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Otago Volts vs Auckland Aces - Match 16

Author: Shreyas
29 Dec 2021 04:52:26
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Otago Volts vs Auckland Aces - 16th Match of Super Smash 2021-22, at John Davies Oval, Queenstown 

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1. VENUE AND PITCH INFO

Venue - John Davies Oval, Queenstown 

(i) Total Matches - T20s

Overall - 4

Avg 1st Innings - 158
Avg 2nd Innings - 155

Highest total - 174/3 (Otago Volts vs Wellington Firebirds - 30th December'2011)

(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground

OV - 4 - 2w/2l
AA - 1 - 0w/1l

(iii) Recent Matches on this venue

1) Otago Volts vs Wellington Firebirds - 28th December'2021
166/7 vs 170/5 (WF won by 5 wkts)

Hamish Rutherford - 12(10) & 1w
JJ Tasman-Jones - 35(26)
Neil Broom - 6(9)
Nick Kelly - 8(7)
Llew Johnson - 0(1)
Anaru Kitchen - 54(34) & 1w
Michael Rippon - 28(25)* & 2w
Max Chu - 9(8)
Matthew Bacon - 1w
Jacob Duffy - 0w
Angus McKenzie - 0w

Pacers - 6w+1w=7w
Spinners - 1w+4w=5w

2) Otago Volts vs Auckland Aces - 30th December'2012
157/7 vs 144/9 (OV won by 13 runs)

Hamish Rutherford - 5(6)
Neil Broom - 14(18)
Jacob Duffy - 4w
Anaru Kitchen - 3(5)

Pacers - 4w+7w=11w
Spinners - 0w+0w=0w

3) Wellington Firebirds vs Otago Volts - 30th December'2011
170/3 vs 174/3 (OV won by 7 wkts)

Neil Broom - 13(10)*
James Neesham - 0w

Pacers - 2w+2w=4w
Spinners - 1w+1w=2w

4) Otago Volts vs Wellington Firebirds - 28th December'2010
147/8 vs 148/7 (WF won by 3 wkts)

Hamish Rutherford - 1(2)

Pacers - 5w+3w=8w
Spinners - 2w+3w=5w

SUMMARY

Pacers
1st Innings - 17w
2nd Innings - 13w

Spinners
1st Innings - 4w
2nd Innings - 8w

Overall
30w:12w (Pacers:Spinners)

2. HEAD TO HEAD

(i) Overall
27 - 16w/11l (In favour of AA)

(ii) Last 5 Matches
5 - 3w/2l (In favour of AA)

(iii) On This Venue
1 - 1w/0l (In favour of OV)

(iv) Recent Head to Head Matches

1) Auckland Aces vs Otago Volts - 1st February'2021
183/7 vs 80/10 (AA won by 103 runs)

William O'Donnell - 40(30)
Mark Chapman - 36(23)
Sean Solia - 27(15)
Robert O'Donnell - 21(14)
Kyle Jamieson - 21(12)* & 3w
Glenn Phillips - 20(17)
Ross Ter Braak - 2w
William Somerville - 2w
Louis Delport - 1w
Danru Ferns - 1w
Nick Kelly - 38(29)
Michael Rae - 1w
Michael Rippon - 1w

2) Otago Volts vs Auckland Aces - 28th December'2020
219/7 vs 174/10 (OV won by 45 runs)

Llew Johnson - 72(44)
Mitch Renwick - 42(22)
Neil Broom - 30(13)
Nick Kelly - 27(18)
Hamish Rutherford - 25(13)
Matthew Bacon - 3w
Jacob Duffy - 1w
Anaru Kitchen - 1w
Michael Rippon - 1w
Ben Horne - 63(35)
Sean Solia - 30(29)
William O'Donnell - 23(15)
Robert O'Donnell - 18(12)
Danru Ferns - 3w
Glenn Phillips - 2w
Ollie Pringle - 1w
William Somerville - 1w

3) Otago Volts vs Auckland Aces - 17th January'2020
174/8 vs 178/7 (AA won by 3 wkts)

Nick Kelly - 60(44)
Anaru Kitchen - 21(13)
Michael Rae - 3w
Michael Rippon - 1w
Jacob Duffy - 1w
Martin Guptill - 43(31)
Robert O'Donnell - 27(13)*
Glenn Phillips - 27(25)
Mark Chapman - 19(15) & 2w
William Somerville - 3w
Kyle Jamieson - 1w

4) Otago Volts vs Auckland Aces - 14th December'2019
210/6 vs 197/5 (OV won by 13 runs)

Neil Broom - 93(57)
Hamish Rutherford - 52(23)
Michael Rippon - 2w
Jacob Duffy - 1w
Glenn Phillips - 106(61)*
Martin Guptill - 46(18)
Mark Chapman - 17(13)
William Somerville - 1w
Sean Solia - 1w

ON THIS VENUE

1) Otago Volts vs Auckland Aces - 30th December'2012
157/7 vs 144/9 (OV won by 13 runs)

Neil Broom - 14(18)
Jacob Duffy - 4w

(v) Top Performers from current squads when both these sides meet

OV

Hamish Rutherford - Highest run scorer (567), Avg (27) - 23M/22I
Neil Broom - 3rd highest run scorer (421), Avg (19.14) - 23M/22I
Anaru Kitchen - 4th highest run scorer (382), Avg (19.60) - 25M/20I

Jacob Duffy - Highest wicket taker (20), Avg (26.65), SR (17.1) - 18M/16I
Matthew Bacon - 15th highest wicket taker (7), Avg (7), SR (6.71) - 2M/2I

AA

Martin Guptill - 2nd highest run scorer (492), Avg (54.67) - 14M/12I
Glenn Phillips - 5th highest run scorer (335), Avg (55.83) - 10M/9I
Robert O'Donnell - 12th highest run scorer (212), Avg (70.67) - 10M/8I
Mark Chapman - 14th highest run scorer (202), Avg (28.86) - 11M/7I

William Somerville - 12th highest wicket taker (8), Avg (22.63), SR (15) - 7M/6I

(vi) Toss Based Analysis (H2H)

Otago Volts (OV)

1. Hamish Rutherford
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 42(27)&0w, 51(47), 52(33), 4(4), 25(13)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(1), 5(4), 37(31), 4(6)

2. Neil Broom
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(3), 93(57)*, 11(9), 30(13)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 23(16), 0(1)

3. Nick Kelly
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 12(13), 60(44), 27(18)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 38(29)

4. Llew Johnson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 72(44)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

5. Anaru Kitchen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(5)&0w, 3(4)&0w, 21(13)&0w, 2(3)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 42(30)&0w, 14(10)&0w, 20(19)&0w, 4(4)&0w

6. Michael Rippon
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(2)*&2w, 3(4)&1w, 10(7)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 18(17)&0w, 8(8)&1w

7. Dale Phillips
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5(2)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

8. JJ Tasman-Jones
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(3)&0w

9. Jacob Duffy
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 13(6)*&0w, 1w, 10(6)*&1w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 2w, 0w

10. Max Chu
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 8(12)*

11. Matthew Bacon
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4w

12. Angus McKenzie
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

13. Mitch Renwick
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 42(22)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

14. Michael Rae
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 1w

15. Josh Finnie
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 45(33)*, 2(4), 3(4), 2(3)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 6(6)&0w, 29(26), 16(8)&0w, 3(4)

16. Travis Muller
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

17. Jarrod McKay
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

18. Jake Gibson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

Auckland Aces (AA)

1. Martin Guptill
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 46(18), 43(31)

2. George Worker
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

3. Mark Chapman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 76(32)&1w, 5(6), 29(24), 36(23)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 20(16), 17(13), 19(15)&2w

4. Sean Solia
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 30(24)*, 1(6)&0w, 27(15)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 7(4)*, 34(24)&1w, 3(5)*&1w, 30(29)&

5. Cole Briggs
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

6. Glenn Phillips
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 55(32), 5(5), 16(11), 20(17)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 62(44)*, 106(61)*, 27(25), 1(2)&2w

7. Ben Horne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 26(17), 12(9)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 1(4), 0(1), 63(35)

8. Ben Lister
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 0w

9. Adithya Ashok
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

10. Louis Delport
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

11. Lockie Ferguson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

12. Kyle Jamieson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 21(12)*&3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 1w

13. Danru Ferns
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w

14. Ross Ter Braak
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

15. Robert O'Donnell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 34(31), 22(23)*, 21(14)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 38(29)*, 27(13)*, 18(12)&0w

16. William O'Donnell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 40(30)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 23(15)

17. William Somerville
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 3w, 6(5)*&1w

18. Ryan Harrison
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

19. Ollie Pringle
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

20. Matthew Gibson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

21. Graeme Beghin
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(1)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4(9)

3. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING

A) OTAGO VOLTS (OV) SQUAD:

Probable XI

1) Hamish Rutherford - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 12r 1w, 62, 7r 1w, 24, 8, 23, 82, 37, 4

2) JJ Tasman Jones - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 35, 2, 19*, 13*, 7, 4r 1w, 19r 1w, 13r 0w, 17r 0w, 6r 0w

3) Neil Broom - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 6, 2, 2, 7, 50, 62, 72, 30, 9

4) Nick Kelly - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 8, 22, 4, 1, 0, 24*, 57, 0, 12, 66, 234*, 16

5) Anaru Kitchen - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 54r 1w, 2r 1w, 12r 1w, 3w, 16r 1w, 1w, 41r 0w, 25r 1w, 8r 0w, 16, 1r 0w

6) Llew Johnson - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 0, 4, 38, 25, 0, 6, 17, 17, 6

7) Michael Rippon - RHB, LWS
Last 10 - 28r 2w, 16r 1w, 7r 0w, 26r 0w, 3r 2w, 3w, 18r 4w, 0w, 7r 5w, 19r 3w, 35r 3w

8) Jacob Duffy - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 16r 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 11r 2w, 1w, 12r 1w, 4w, 0w

9) Matthew Bacon - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 0w, 4w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w

10) Max Chu - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 9, 11, 12, 10*, 0, 103*, 10, 31, 12

11) Angus McKenzie - LHB, RM
Last 10 - 0w, 5r 2w, 7r 0w, 10r 0w, 4, 2w, 9r 1w, 13r 1w, 0w, 34r 0w, 1w, 15r 3w, 8r 1w

BENCH

12) Mitch Renwick - RHB, Legbreak, WK
Last 10 - 0, 11, 6, 134, 107, 20, 15, 31, 0, 16, 4, 49, 42, 9, 5, 11

13) Jake Gibson - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 50r 0w, 4w, 1w, 23r 2w, 19r 0w, 0, 7r 3w

14) Travis Muller - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 30r 2w, 11, 41r 2w, 7r 1w, 0w, 1w, 30r 6w, 14r 1w, 2r 2w, 26r 0w, 1w, 31r 5w, 19r 0w, 34r 1w

15) Jarrod McKay - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 2r 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w

16) Josh Finnie - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 72r 0w, 10r 2w, 28r 0w, 12r 0w, 3, 26, 10r 0w, 6r 0w, 0r 1w

17) Michael Rae - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 9r 0w, 7r 4w, 0w, 5w, 2w, 4w, 1w, 1w, 33r 1w, 1w, 4w, 5r 0w, 16r 1w

18) Dale Phillips - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 7, 43, 6, 33, 8*, 7, 68*, 113, 18, 14, 0, 19

Safe C/VC choices
Hamish Rutherford, Anaru Kitchen

B) AUCKLAND ACES (AA) SQUAD:

Unavailable - Colin Munro (BBL)

Probable XI

1) Martin Guptill - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 79*, 4, 4, 47, 51, 31, 70, 28, 4, 28

2) George Worker - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 1, 23, 5, 36, 13, 64, 13, 21, 0, 8, 0

3) Mark Chapman - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 14r 0w, 55r 0w, 8, 22r 1w, 0, 21, 63, 1, 0*

4) Robert O'Donnell - RHB
Last 10 - 34, 0, 7, 22, 142, 1, 93, 107*, 128, 2

5) Cole Briggs - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 3, 0, 1, 6, 13, 4, 22, 22*, 30
/
Glenn Phillips

6) Sean Solia - LHB, RM
Last 10 - 0r 0w, 19r 0w, 5r 2w, 1r 0w, 21r 0w, 23r 0w, 29, 0, 25, 57r 1w

7) Ben Horne - RHB, LAO, WK
Last 10 - 27, 10, 8, 4, 24, 1, 4, 15, 8, 4

8) Adithya Ashok - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 1w, 3w, 1w, 0w, 3w, 9r 0w, 1w, 0w, 6r 0w

9) Ben Lister - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 0w, 3w, 17r 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 0w

10) Louis Delport - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 2w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 2w, 3w, 1w, 1w, 7w, 0w, 16r 1w

11) Lockie Ferguson - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 2w, 0w, 26r 0w, 7r 2w, 14r 1w, 0w, 1w, 18r 0w, 1w

BENCH

12) Ryan Harrison - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 12r 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 3, 1w, 1w, 13r 0w, 1w, 0w, 7r 1w

13) Kyle Jamieson - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 17r 0w, 0w, 23r 3w, 5r 3w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 9r 0w, 31r 1w

14) William O'Donnell - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 117, 137*, 0, 60, 5, 5, 51*, 79, 8, 81, 0, 38, 40

15) Glenn Phillips - RHB, Offbreak, WK
Last 10 - 0, 34, 0, 18, 2r 0w, 39*, 33, 13

16) Matthew Gibson - RHB, LFM
Last 10 -

17) Ollie Pringle - RHB, RMF
Last 10 -

18) William Somerville - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 0w, 36r 0w, 4w, 59r 2w, 2w, 1w, 23r 2w, 9r 1w, 9r 1w, 1w, 0w, 1w

19) Graeme Beghin - RHB, RM, WK
Last 10 - 11, 83, 42, 10, 2, 8*, 9, 4, 32, 10, 20

20) Danru Ferns - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 2w, 2w, 0w, 10r 0w, 13r 0w, 1w, 3w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 3w

21) Ross Ter Braak - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 4w, 0w, 58r 1w, 1w, 0w, 17r 0w, 32r 2w, 4r 2w, 18r 3w, 0w, 1w, 2w

Safe C/VC choices
George Worker, Mark Chapman

Differential GL C/VC choices

OV - Michael Rippon, Neil Broom, JJ Tasman-Jones
Risky - Nick Kelly, Jacob Duffy

AA - Martin Guptill, Robert O'Donnell, Louis Delport
Risky - Sean Solia, Lockie Ferguson

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Tue, 04 Feb 2025 14:20:41 GMT
He was the Player of the Series in India's 4-1 victory in the T20Is against England
'In the zone' Abhishek salutes seniors for guiding him to century
Mon, 03 Feb 2025 03:41:01 GMT
Abhishek's crisp shots and high-intent game in Mumbai left England without any answer and set up India's colossal victory
Jos Buttler hails Abhishek's ball-striking as England succumb to record loss
Sun, 02 Feb 2025 22:16:40 GMT
England captain says team won't veer from aggressive style despite chastening defeat at Wankhede
Gambhir on India's approach: 'We want to try and get to 250-260 regularly'
Sun, 02 Feb 2025 18:27:08 GMT
Coach says India "don't want to fear losing a game of cricket" after batters go all out to finish off 4-1 series result against England
Abhishek shatters records and England in Mumbai
Sun, 02 Feb 2025 17:10:08 GMT
He scored 38 more runs than England's collective total to complete India's 4-1 series win
G Trisha excels with bat and ball as India become back-to-back Under-19 champions
Sun, 02 Feb 2025 12:29:28 GMT
The defending champions steamrolled past South Africa, with their spinners ruling the roost
Suryakumar's India look to land one final blow on England
Sun, 02 Feb 2025 10:57:25 GMT
With the series already wrapped up, India's captain will be keen on marking his Mumbai homecoming with a big performance
Spirited South Africa look to end mighty India's dominance in final clash
Sun, 02 Feb 2025 03:15:28 GMT
Defending champions India will look to extend their dominance as SA set sights on the team to bring home a first women's title
Tendulkar receives BCCI's lifetime achievement award
Sat, 01 Feb 2025 17:16:04 GMT
Bumrah and Mandhana take top awards, while R Ashwin, who retired from international cricket last year, received a special award
Gambhir: Kohli and Rohit will have 'massive roles' to play in Champions Trophy
Sat, 01 Feb 2025 15:07:42 GMT
"These guys are still hungry, and still have the passion to play for the country and deliver for the country"
Buttler: Rana for Dube 'not a like-for-like' concussion sub
Sat, 01 Feb 2025 05:20:17 GMT
"Either Shivam Dube has put on about 25mph with the ball or Harshit has really improved his batting," says the England captain
Hardik, Dube, spinners hand India series win
Sat, 01 Feb 2025 03:02:35 GMT
England were favourites at a point but then went on to lose six wickets to India's spinners
Tendulkar to receive BCCI's lifetime achievement award; Bumrah, Mandhana win big
Fri, 31 Jan 2025 13:43:29 GMT
R Ashwin, who retired from international cricket last year, is set to receive a special award
Sisodia and Kamalini lead the way as defending champs India cruise into final
Fri, 31 Jan 2025 10:04:55 GMT
Vaishnavi also shone with the ball, as England lost 6 for 11 in a middle-order collapse against India
No captains event or photoshoot before Champions Trophy
Fri, 31 Jan 2025 15:36:02 GMT
However, the PCB will host an event in Lahore on February 16 to mark the start of the tournament
Left-right combination the reason behind Jurel batting at No. 8, says ten Doeschate
Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:47:52 GMT
The team management is not worried about Suryakumar's lean run; in his last six innings, he has scored just 52 runs
India's spin and England's pace cross swords again as series shifts to Pune
Thu, 30 Jan 2025 15:41:27 GMT
Sanju Samson and Phil Salt will hope to get back among the runs as the series nears its climax
Favourites India take on England in Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup semi-final
Thu, 30 Jan 2025 07:37:44 GMT
India have crushed all their opponents so far, while England faced a couple of must-win games in their run to the semi-finals
ICC rankings: Adil Rashid No. 1 again, Varun Chakravarthy climbs to fifth among T20I bowlers
Wed, 29 Jan 2025 10:10:00 GMT
Tilak Varma closed in on Travis Head's top spot in T20I batting by going up from third place to No. 2
Rohit, Jaiswal, Iyer to miss Mumbai's must-win Ranji Trophy game
Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:52:07 GMT
Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Atharva Ankolekar and Suryansh Shedge return for their last league game of the season
Adil Rashid marshals defence as England stay alive in series
Wed, 29 Jan 2025 03:28:46 GMT
Varun Chakravarthy takes five in losing cause after Ben Duckett fifty helps set up winning total
Will England have an answer to India's spinners in Rajkot?
Mon, 27 Jan 2025 17:33:05 GMT
Visitors are clear underdogs against an Indian side that has lost only two of the 17 T20Is since their T20 World Cup triumph
Virat Kohli to train with Delhi squad from Tuesday
Mon, 27 Jan 2025 15:30:40 GMT
The India batter has confirmed his availability for Delhi's next match starting on January 30
Tickets for Champions Trophy final to go on sale only four days before match
Mon, 27 Jan 2025 13:58:50 GMT
ICC says tickets will go on sale for the final only after the conclusion of the first semi-final, scheduled on March 4
Ranji round-up - TN close in on knockouts; Maharashtra stun Baroda
Mon, 27 Jan 2025 12:41:05 GMT
Highlights from the final day of sixth round of matches
Fit-again Riyan Parag to lead Assam in Ranji Trophy
Sun, 26 Jan 2025 14:50:03 GMT
The batting allrounder has recovered from the shoulder injury that put him out of the T20Is in South Africa and the ongoing series against England
Tilak Varma carries India home in nail-biter
Sun, 26 Jan 2025 03:46:53 GMT
England were proactive and stayed in the game but could not dislodge India's No. 3
Ranji round-up: J&K stun Mumbai, Gill ton in vain for Punjab
Sat, 25 Jan 2025 14:41:24 GMT
Highlights from Day 3 of the sixth round of Ranji Trophy matches
Reddy and Rinku injured, Dube and Ramandeep join India's T20I squad
Sat, 25 Jan 2025 12:27:58 GMT
Reddy has a side strain, while Rinku experienced lower-back spasms during the first T20I against England
Can England's batters find a way to test India's bowling depth?
Sun, 26 Jan 2025 04:04:45 GMT
For India, a large part of the focus will once again be on Mohammed Shami's fitness - will he finally be good to go?
Harry Brook blames Kolkata smog for England's spin difficulties
Fri, 24 Jan 2025 18:54:06 GMT
Vice-captain hopes England can bounce back in clearer conditions in Chennai on Saturday
Ranji round-up: Jadeja demolishes Delhi, Thakur rescues Mumbai yet again
Fri, 24 Jan 2025 17:17:00 GMT
R Smaran, meanwhile, turned a maiden first-class ton into a double as Karnataka ground Punjab into the dust
Varun highlights domestic cricket's value ahead of international homecoming
Fri, 24 Jan 2025 15:49:43 GMT
"It has definitely helped me to get better, be more instinctive, be on my toes, and think correctly at the right moment"
Rohit's Ranji return lasts 19 balls as he falls for 3 against J&K
Fri, 24 Jan 2025 02:42:52 GMT
Rohit is now averaging 10.43 across 16 innings in first-class cricket in the 2024-25 season
Ranji round-up: Rohit, Gill and Pant miss out, Siddharth Desai misses perfect ten
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 14:55:47 GMT
Ravindra Jadeja and Khaleel Ahmed, meanwhile, had memorable outings with the ball
Abhishek, Varun lead India's demolition of England
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 10:17:05 GMT
After the spinners limited England to 132, India's batters aced the chase to go 1-0 up
Abhishek: 'The team has always told me to keep my attacking intent'
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 03:50:21 GMT
"That was a big moment for me, that when the team wants me to do that, then I can do it"
No clarity yet on Rohit travelling to Pakistan for Champions Trophy captains event
Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:15:28 GMT
The captains event is tentatively scheduled around February 16 or 17 in Karachi
Rahane backs Rohit to 'get a big one' on Ranji return
Wed, 22 Jan 2025 09:28:13 GMT
Mumbai captain Rahane said the return of Rohit and Jaiswal would add a lot of value in the dressing room too
T20 heavyweights look to draw first blood ahead of five-round bout
Fri, 24 Jan 2025 08:23:42 GMT
The two teams are in transition, but there's plenty of firepower in both sides for what should be a high-scoring series
No issues working with 'good friend' Hardik Pandya for Suryakumar Yadav
Wed, 22 Jan 2025 02:05:08 GMT
With Hardik Pandya losing the India vice-captaincy, and set to lead T20I captain Suryakumar Kumar at the IPL, could it make for a strained relationship? Not at all, says Suryakumar
Kohli available for Delhi's Ranji Trophy game starting January 30
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 18:15:41 GMT
It will be Kohli's first appearance in the Ranji Trophy in 12 years
Axar hints at flexible middle order as India gear up for England T20Is
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 16:19:30 GMT
India's newly appointed T20I vice-captain has suggested that only the openers' roles will be fixed
Brendon McCullum promises focus on entertainment as England white-ball era begins
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 14:36:43 GMT
England take on T20 World Cup champions in five-match series to start new coach's tenure
Shami puts in the hard yards at India's first training session ahead of England T20Is
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:05:01 GMT
The quick was spotted with some protection on his knee but nearly hit full tilt towards the end of his training session
No personal vehicles for India players as CAB enforces BCCI's new policy
Sun, 19 Jan 2025 16:08:15 GMT
The ten-point policy document was sent out to associations that will be hosting India-England games, PTI reported; the first T20I is in Kolkata, where India began training on Sunday
Bowlers take centre stage as India and Sri Lanka start with massive wins
Sun, 19 Jan 2025 09:21:09 GMT
Sri Lanka began with a huge win against Malaysia before India brushed West Indies aside in the evening game
Bumrah to test Champions Trophy fitness by playing third ODI against England
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 17:22:55 GMT
He has been picked in India's Champions Trophy squad, subject to fitness
Bumrah, Jaiswal and Kuldeep picked in India's Champions Trophy squad
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 17:22:06 GMT
Mohammed Siraj has lost his place to Arshdeep Singh in India's 15-man squad
Rohit on BCCI making domestic cricket mandatory: 'You hardly have any time'
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 17:20:52 GMT
Rohit heard telling chief selector Agarkar that his team-mates had expressed concerns over some of the guidelines, including the travel restrictions on families
Smaran, Shrijith, Manohar power Karnataka to Vijay Hazare title
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 16:51:35 GMT
Dhruv Shorey's run-a-ball hundred in vain for Vidarbha
Rohit available for next Ranji Trophy round, but Kohli and Rahul out
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 11:41:20 GMT
The next round is from January 23, and will also see Pant, Jadeja and Gill in action
Bumrah likely to make India's Champions Trophy squad subject to fitness
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 04:08:20 GMT
India are going to announce their 15-man squad for the Champions Trophy on Saturday
Rohit Sharma keeps his spot as captain for England ODIs and Champions Trophy
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 13:21:32 GMT
The BCCI announced he will sit in as captain on the press conference scheduled for January 18, when the two squads will be named
Stung by recent losses, BCCI cracks ten-point whip on men's national team
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 12:22:22 GMT
The guidelines come with a warning that "non-compliance" could result not just in disciplinary action, but heavier sanctions including exclusion from domestic cricket and IPL
Gujarat Giants vs RCB to kick off WPL 2025 on February 14 in Vadodara; final in Mumbai
Thu, 16 Jan 2025 15:59:46 GMT
Bengaluru and Lucknow are the other two venues for the five-team tournament
Sitanshu Kotak set to join India team as batting coach ahead of England T20Is
Thu, 16 Jan 2025 12:04:01 GMT
Kotak has been head coach of several India A tours, and served as assistant coach to Laxman during the Ireland T20Is, and has been a batting coach at the NCA since 2019
India A to play three four-day games against Lions before England Tests
Thu, 16 Jan 2025 11:03:57 GMT
This is a chance for Test regulars to find form or hopefuls to stake claim for selection
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