Central Stags vs Northern Knights - Match 17

Author: Shreyas
30 Dec 2021 07:20:44
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Central Stags vs Northern Knights - 17th Match of Super Smash 2021-22, at Pukekura Park, New Plymouth 

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1. TOURNAMENT STATS AND INFO

(i) Points Table Scenario

CS - 5 - 3w/2l (3rd)
NK - 5 - 3w/1l/1nr (1st)

(ii) Top Performers

CS

Dane Cleaver - Highest run scorer (217), Avg (54.25) - 5M/5I
Greg Hay - 2nd highest run scorer (202), Avg (40.40) - 5M/5I
Tom Bruce - 18th highest run scorer (105), Avg (35) - 5M/5I
Josh Clarkson - 19th highest run scorer (100), Avg (33.33) - 4M/4I

Seth Rance - 3rd highest wicket taker (10), Avg (15.50), SR (11.9) - 5M/5I
Doug Bracewell - 10th highest wicket taker (6), Avg (20.16), SR (16) - 4M/4I
Jayden Lennox - 17th highest wicket taker (5), Avg (23), SR (15.6) - 4M/4I
Blair Tickner - 17th highest wicket taker (5), Avg (39), SR (22.8) - 5M/5I

NK

Katene Clarke - 8th highest run scorer (122), Avg (30.50) - 5M/5I
Joe Carter - 13th highest run scorer (110), Avg (36.67) - 4M/4I

Anurag Verma - 4th highest wicket taker (8), Avg (10.9), SR (9.8) - 5M/4I
Joe Walker - 7th highest wicket taker (7), Avg (11), SR (10.2) - 4M/3I
Frederick Walker - 17th highest wicket taker (5), Avg (6.6), SR (7.6) - 2M/2I
Scott Kuggeleijn - 17th highest wicket taker (5), Avg (20), SR (10.4) - 4M/3I

2. VENUE AND PITCH INFO

Venue - Pukekura Park, New Plymouth

(i) Total Matches - T20s

Overall - 55

Avg 1st Innings - 182
Avg 2nd Innings - 165

Highest total - 249/3 (Otago Volts vs Central Stags - 20th December'2016)

(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground

CS - 36 - 20w/16l
NK - 7 - 1w/6l

(iii) Top Performers on this venue from the current squads - T20s

CS

Ross Taylor - 2nd highest run scorer (552), Avg (69) - 11M/11I
Tom Bruce - 4th highest run scorer (426), Avg (35.50) - 15M/15I
Will Young - 7th highest run scorer (341), Avg (24.36) - 17M/15I
Josh Clarkson - 9th highest run scorer (305), Avg (25.42) - 18M/15I
Dane Cleaver - 10th highest run scorer (261), Avg (17.40) - 18M/16I

Blair Tickner - Highest wicket taker (23), Avg (20.9), SR (13.83) - 15M/14I
Seth Rance - 2nd highest wicket taker (18), Avg (25.1), SR (16.28) - 14M/14I
Doug Bracewell - 8th highest wicket taker (11), Avg (19.55), SR (15.82) - 10M/10I
Ajaz Patel - 10th highest wicket taker (9), Avg (29.11), SR (19.56) - 9M/8I
Ben Wheeler - 13th highest wicket taker (8), Avg (30), SR (25.1) - 10M/9I

NK

Jeet Raval - 29th highest run scorer (121), Avg (30.25) - 5M/4I
Tim Seifert - 42nd highest run scorer (97), Avg (48.50) - 3M/3I

(iv) Recent Matches on this venue

1) Otago Volts vs Central Stags - 18th January'2021
145/9 vs 158/5 (CS won by 5 wkts - DLS)

Pacers - 6w+4w=10w
Spinners - 1w+1w=2w

2) Central Stags vs Auckland Aces - 31st December'2020
226/8 vs 156/10 (CS won by 70 runs)

Pacers - 0w+5w=5w
Spinners - 6w+4w=10w

3) Central Stags vs Northern Knights - 30th December'2020
223/6 vs 178/6 (CS won by 45 runs)

Pacers - 4w+4w=8w
Spinners - 2w+3w=5w

4) Auckland Aces vs Central Stags - 28th December'2019
210/4 vs 208/7 (AA won by 2 runs)

Pacers - 1w+3w=4w
Spinners - 3w+3w=6w

5) Wellington Firebirds vs Central Stags - 27th December'2019
196/8 vs 154/10 (WF won by 42 runs)

Pacers - 6w+9w=15w
Spinners - 1w+1w=2w

6) Central Stags vs Wellington Firebirds - 31st December'2018
136/9 vs 140/2 (WF won by 8 wkts)

Pacers - 8w+2w=10w
Spinners - 1w+0w=1w

7) Central Stags vs Auckland Aces - 29th December'2018
107/10 vs 111/5 (AA won by 5 wkts)

Pacers - 6w+5w=11w
Spinners - 3w+0w=3w

8) Central Stags vs Wellington Firebirds - 12th January'2018
209/6 vs 153/10 (CS won by 56 runs)

Pacers - 5w+5w=10w
Spinners - 1w+3w=4w

SUMMARY

Pacers
1st Innings - 36w
2nd Innings - 37w

Spinners
1st Innings - 17w
2nd Innings - 16w

Overall
73w:33w (Pacers:Spinners)

(v) Toss Based Analysis on this venue

Central Stags (CS)

1. Bayley Wiggins
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(2), 0(2)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

2. Will Young
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 43(35), 2(3), 37(23), 26(22), 11(14)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 27(24), 27(14)

3. Greg Hay
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

4. Dane Cleaver
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 19(15), 17(25), 43(25)*, 4(9), 0(2), 27(21), 9(10)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(9), 3(4), 12(12), 19(11)

5. Tom Bruce
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 7(10), 59(29), 8(8), 28(29), 2(3), 21(16)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 16(16), 67(41), 6(6)

6. Christian Leopard
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(2), 18(6)*, 6(4)*&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(4), 4(5)

7. Doug Bracewell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(11)&2w, 55(25)*&1w, 13(5)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(2)*&1w

8. Seth Rance
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 42(15)&3w, 2w, 1w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 2w, 0w

9. Ajaz Patel
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 2w, 2w, 0w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 0w, 1w

10. Jayden Lennox
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

11. Ben Wheeler
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(5)&1w, 22(24)*&0w, 47(22)&1w, 2w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

12. Blair Tickner
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 10(2)*&2w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4w, 1w, 1w, 3w

13. Josh Clarkson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(10), 12(11), 3(4), 0(2), 31(19), 25(13), 78(31)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 53(31)*, 22(18), 25(14), 31(19)&2w

14. Ben Smith
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 7(12)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 27(29)

15. Adam Milne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

16. Raymond Toole
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

17. Ross Taylor
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 48(27)*

18. Brad Schmulian
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

19. Joey Field
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

Northern Knights (NK)

1. Bharat Popli
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

2. Henry Cooper
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 5(11)

3. Jeet Raval
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

4. Joe Carter
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

5. Kane Williamson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

6. Katene Clarke
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 6(8)

7. Brett Hampton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 26(20), 1(4)

8. Colin De Grandhomme
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

9. Joe Walker
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 16(11)&2w

10. Mitchell Santner
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

11. Kristian Clarke
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

12. Peter Bocock
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

13. Tim Seifert
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 47(36), 11(15)

14. Anurag Verma
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5(3)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

15. Tim Southee
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

16. Trent Boult
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

17. Neil Wagner
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

18. Ish Sodhi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

19. Frederick Walker
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

20. Brett Randell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 2w

21. Matthew Fisher
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

22. Scott Kuggeleijn
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 18(12)&1w

23. Zak Gibson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4(2)&0w

3. HEAD TO HEAD

(i) Overall
28 - 15w/13l (In favour of NK)

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

(iii) On This Venue
7 - 6w/1l (In favour of CS)

(iv) Recent Head to Head Matches

1) Central Stags vs Northern Knights - 4th January'2021
117/9 vs 122/4 (NK won by 6 wkts)

Christian Leopard - 23(21)
Ben Smith - 22(22)*
Dane Cleaver - 17(20)
Blair Tickner - 2w
Jayden Lennox - 2w
Katene Clarke - 24(12)
Henry Cooper - 23(28) & 2w
Tim Seifert - 22(25)
Brett Hampton - 15(17)* & 3w
Frederick Walker - 2w
Joe Walker - 1w
Zak Gibson - 1w

2) Central Stags vs Northern Knights - 30th December'2020
223/6 vs 178/9 (CS won by 45 runs)

Doug Bracewell - 55(25)* & 1w
Dane Cleaver - 27(21)
Josh Clarkson - 25(13)
Christian Leopard - 18(6)*
Joey Field - 2w
Blair Tickner - 1w
Scott Kuggeleijn - 18(12) & 1w
Joe Walker - 16(11) & 2w
Brett Randell - 1w
Matthew Fisher - 1w

3) Central Stags vs Northern Knights - 13th December'2019
221/5 vs 101/10 (CS won by 120 runs)

Dane Cleaver - 39(32)
Tom Bruce - 38(21)
Josh Clarkson - 31(13)*
Ajaz Patel - 3w
Ben Wheeler - 1w
Seth Rance - 1w
Ish Sodhi - 2w
Matthew Fisher - 1w

4) Central Stags vs Northern Knights - 17th February'2019
147/8 vs 80/10 (CS won by 67 runs)

Adam Milne - 14(11)* & 3w
Ajaz Patel - 3w
Doug Bracewell - 2w
Seth Rance - 1w
Blair Tickner - 1w
Tim Seifert - 18(16)
Mitchell Santner - 13(18) & 2w
Ish Sodhi - 2w
Tim Southee - 1w

RECENT MATCHES ON THIS VENUE

1) Central Stags vs Northern Knights - 30th December'2020
223/6 vs 178/9 (CS won by 45 runs)

Doug Bracewell - 55(25)* & 1w
Dane Cleaver - 27(21)
Josh Clarkson - 25(13)
Christian Leopard - 18(6)*
Joey Field - 2w
Blair Tickner - 1w
Scott Kuggeleijn - 18(12) & 1w
Joe Walker - 16(11) & 2w
Brett Randell - 1w
Matthew Fisher - 1w

2) Central Stags vs Northern Knights - 30th December'2017
181/8 vs 182/5 (NK won by 5 wkts)

Will Young - 43(35)
Dane Cleaver - 19(15)
Ajaz Patel - 2w
Ben Wheeler - 1w
Tim Seifert - 47(36)
Brett Hampton - 26(20)
Brett Randell - 1w

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

CS

Will Young - 6th highest run scorer (291), Avg (20.79) - 16M/15I
Ross Taylor - 10th highest run scorer (242), Avg (60.50) - 7M/7I
Josh Clarkson - 11th highest run scorer (237), Avg (29.63) - 13M/11I
Tom Bruce - 15th highest run scorer (209), Avg (26.13) - 11M/10I

Blair Tickner - Highest wicket taker (16), Avg (17.06), SR (12.38) - 10M/9I
Adam Milne - 3rd highest wicket taker (14), Avg (17.6), SR (15.71) - 10M/10I
Ajaz Patel - 3rd highest wicket taker (14), Avg (22.6), SR (16.14) - 11M/10I
Seth Rance - 8th highest wicket taker (10), Avg (19.50), SR (14) - 13M/12I

NK

Tim Seifert - 4th highest run scorer (309), Avg (28.09) - 15M/12I

Scott Kuggeleijn - 2nd highest wicket taker (15), Avg (27.87), SR (20.40) - 15M/14I
Tim Southee - 3rd highest wicket taker (14), Avg (23.14), SR (17.57) - 11M/11I
Ish Sodhi - 11th highest wicket taker (9), Avg (29.56), SR (23.33) - 11M/10I

(vi) Toss Based Analysis (H2H)

Central Stags (CS)

1. Bayley Wiggins
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(2)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

2. Will Young
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 50(30), 43(35), 5(7), 0(2)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(4), 1(2)

3. Greg Hay
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

4. Dane Cleaver
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(7), 19(15), 10(13), 4(5), 39(32), 27(21), 17(20)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(7)

5. Tom Bruce
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(8), 10(14), 38(21), 2(3)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 88(52)*, 4(4)

6. Christian Leopard
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 22(7)*, 2(2), 13(9), 18(6)*, 23(21)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

7. Doug Bracewell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(7)&2w, 55(25)*&1w, 9(13)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 21(19)&0w

8. Seth Rance
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(10)&0w, 1w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

9. Ajaz Patel
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 2w, 11(16)*&0w, 12(7)*&3w, 3w, 0w, 6(6)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(7)&1w

10. Jayden Lennox
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

11. Ben Wheeler
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 8(5)&1w, 0w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 11(8)&0w

12. Blair Tickner
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 2w

13. Josh Clarkson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 52(25)*, 6(10), 2(5), 31(13)*, 25(13), 0(5)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 7(15), 23(19)

14. Ben Smith
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 29(28), 22(22)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

15. Adam Milne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 14(11)*&3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

16. Raymond Toole
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

17. Ross Taylor
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

18. Brad Schmulian
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

19. Joey Field
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

Northern Knights (NK)

1. Bharat Popli
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

2. Henry Cooper
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 5(11), 23(28)&2w

3. Jeet Raval
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

4. Joe Carter
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

5. Kane Williamson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

6. Katene Clarke
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 6(8), 24(12)

7. Brett Hampton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(5)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(2), 26(20), 1(4), 15(17)*&3w

8. Colin De Grandhomme
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

9. Joe Walker
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 16(11)&2w, 1w

10. Mitchell Santner
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(2)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 13(18)&2w

11. Kristian Clarke
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

12. Peter Bocock
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3(6)

13. Tim Seifert
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 55(42), 35(26)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 37(32), 47(36), 23(12), 18(16), 11(15), 22(25)

14. Anurag Verma
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

15. Tim Southee
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

16. Trent Boult
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

17. Neil Wagner
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

18. Ish Sodhi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 2w

19. Frederick Walker
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w

20. Brett Randell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 2w

21. Matthew Fisher
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 0w

22. Scott Kuggeleijn
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(3)*&3w, 3(2)*&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 8(7)&0w, 18(12)&1w, 0w

23. Zak Gibson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4(2)&0w, 1w

4. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING

A) CENTRAL STAGS (CS) SQUAD:

Probable XI

1) Bayley Wiggins - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 37, 22, 13, 9, 6, 16, 29, 30, 41, 0, 15, 133

2) Greg Hay - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 57, 76, 12, 1, 56, 18, 22, 13, 18, 152, 13*, 0, 101, 7, 44

3) Dane Cleaver - RHB, Legbreak, WK
Last 10 - 42, 45, 0, 16, 114*, 39, 54*, 48, 4, 30, 108*, 44, 48, 6, 54*

4) Tom Bruce - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 4, 26r 3w, 6, 69*, 0, 17, 23*, 35, 77*, 33, 55*, 12, 15

5) Christian Leopard - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 8r 1w, 25, 19, 5, 16, 34*, 3, 0w, 0r 2w

6) Ben Smith - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 6*, 0, 11, 111*, 47, 14, 2, 3, 0, 22*, 9, 44

7) Josh Clarkson - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 1, 3, 25, 71*, 31r 1w, 4r 0w, 0r 1w, 22r 1w, 11r 2w, 7r 0w, 10r 1w

8) Blair Tickner - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 3w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 4w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 37r 5w, 0w

9) Seth Rance - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 2w, 5w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 4w, 2w, 4w, 13r 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 1w

10) Ajaz Patel - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 0w, 10w, 4w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 4w, 1w, 1w, 20r 2w, 2w, 1w

11) Joey Field - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 15r 1w, 0w, 20r 1w, 17r 1w, 1w, 2w, 31r 0w, 7r 1w, 1w, 8r 1w

BENCH

12) Jayden Lennox - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 1w, 17r 2w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 3w, 26r 0w, 8r 3w, 43r 2w, 6r 2w, 0w, 0w

13) Adam Milne - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w

14) Raymond Toole - LHB, LMF
Last 10 - 2w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 3w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 2w

15) Doug Bracewell - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 14r 2w, 2w, 1w, 68r 1w, 2w, 26r 4w, 1w, 15r 1w, 2r 0w, 15r 0w, 0w, 5r 0w

16) Will Young - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 4, 20, 89, 2, 6, 46, 20, 22, 5, 82, 8, 5, 103, 124

17) Ross Taylor - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 1, 6, 11, 2, 11, 47*, 80, 0*, 14, 33, 7, 4, 50, 2, 68*, 9

18) Brad Schmulian - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 88r 0w, 4r 0w, 60r 0w, 44r 1w, 117r 0w, 20r 0w, 35r 0w, 23r 2w, 127r 0w, 64r 1w, 17, 1, 0w, 14r 0w, 0w

19) Ben Wheeler - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 1w, 2w, 1w, 59r 0w, 4w, 18r 1w, 17r 0w, 31r 2w, 74r 1w, 1w, 2w, 31r 0w, 0w

Safe C/VC choices
Tom Bruce, Greg Hay

B) NORTHERN KNIGHTS (NK) SQUAD:

Probable XI

1) Katene Clarke - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 32*, 11, 49, 2, 1, 82, 6, 31, 4, 13

2) Tim Seifert - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 15, 14, 14, 17, 13, 12, 8*, 8, 8

3) Jeet Raval - LHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 0, 0, 3, 33, 74, 89, 21, 25, 24, 161*, 4

4) Joe Carter - RHB
Last 10 - 13, 75*, 20, 52, 20, 74*, 3, 40, 13, 13, 27

5) Brett Hampton - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 11r 1w, 0w, 1w, 21r 0w, 23r 2w, 0w, 63r 1w, 4r 0w, 2r 0w, 34r 1w, 15r 3w

6) Henry Cooper - RHB
Last 10 - 7, 3, 24, 19, 52, 200, 6, 0, 10, 15, 10

7) Scott Kuggeleijn - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 6r 0w, 4w, 14r 1w, 8, 11r 1w, 0w, 10r 1w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 51r 2w, 8r 1w

8) Anurag Verma - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 8r 2w, 1w, 22r 2w, 9r 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 28r 1w, 10r 2w

9) Ish Sodhi - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 2w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 2w

10) Joe Walker - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 3w, 4w, 0w, 1w, 11r 1w, 4w, 27r 3w, 24r 1w, 2w, 41r 1w, 2w

11) Trent Boult - RHB, LF
Last 10 - 7r 2w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 2w, 0w, 3w, 2w, 2w

BENCH

12) Zak Gibson - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 2w, 3w, 22r 3w, 3w, 10r 1w, 9r 0w, 1w, 3w, 0w, 0w

13) Brett Randell - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 1w, 50r 5w, 2w, 4w, 3w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 3w

14) Colin De Grandhomme - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 53r 0w, 4, 6, 7r 1w, 21r 1w, 15r 22, 9, 0r 0w, 0r 1w

15) Peter Bocock - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 5, 13*, 20, 28, 21, 28, 14, 22, 2, 22, 5

16) Tim Southee - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 5w, 3w, 3w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 1w

17) Kane Williamson - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 18, 24, 85, 5, 40*, 28, 0, 33*, 25, 37

18) Neil Wagner - LHB, LFM
Last 10 - 2w, 1w, 1w, 3w, 25r 1w, 10r 2w, 32r 2w, 0w, 1w, 17r 4w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 19r 2w, 2w, 66r 0w, 3w, 2w, 4w

19) Frederick Walker - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 2w, 3w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 0w

20) Mitchell Santner - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 3w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w

21) Matthew Fisher - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 2w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 3w, 1w, 0w, 1w

22) Bharat Popli - RHB
Last 10 - 2, 86, 1, 2, 38, 50, 40, 57*, 0, 16, 6, 23, 56

23) Kristian Clarke - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 7r 1w, 46r 4w, 9r 2w, 4r 0w, 21r 1w, 7r 0w, 21r 1w, 1w

Safe C/VC choices
Scott Kuggeleijn, Joe Walker

Differential GL C/VC choices

CS - Josh Clarkson, Blair Tickner, Christian Leopard
Risky - Seth Rance, Bayley Wiggins

NK - Katene Clarke, Trent Boult, Ish Sodhi, Brett Hampton
Risky - Joe Carter, Jeet Raval

Sat, 21 Dec 2024 14:05:01 GMT
It was the second-biggest successful chase in Vijay Hazare Trophy history
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 11:18:22 GMT
Only Jake Fraser-McGurk and AB de Villiers have scored faster List A centuries
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 03:48:31 GMT
Pakistan will not travel to India for the remaining ICC tournaments in the ongoing events cycle
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:23:18 GMT
India posted 217 for 3, their highest-ever T20I total, in their first bilateral T20I series win at home since 2019
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 09:59:29 GMT
"I don't think Ashwin the cricketer is done, I think only Ashwin the Indian cricketer called time."
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:24:24 GMT
Ashwin played only one of the first three Tests of the ongoing series in Australia, taking 1 for 53 in the day-night fixture in Adelaide
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:14:55 GMT
India captain takes heart from India having put the pressure back on Australia late in the Gabba Test, despite having fallen behind earlier
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 08:13:18 GMT
India captain says "it's high time somebody from NCA talks about him, where he is rehabbing"
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 06:33:17 GMT
Australia and India conjured up the most intriguing of what-ifs in the 22 overs that were possible on the fifth day
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 23:09:10 GMT
India's last wicket pair put on 39 to help them take the innings into the final day at the Gabba
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 17:24:12 GMT
Captain Matthews leads chase with an unbeaten 47-ball 85 after Dottin's excellence with the ball and on the field restricts India
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 13:00:40 GMT
The batter posted his List A stats on social media, expressing surprise at his omission
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 09:35:38 GMT
A total of 98 overs can be bowled on the final day, but only 192 have been bowled across the first four days of this Test
Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:37:39 GMT
He "will be exploring new opportunities" in the world of cricket and the "business side of it"
Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:59:34 GMT
India need 195 more runs to avoid the follow-on with six wickets in hand
Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:38:51 GMT
He says Siraj has a "little bit of a niggle" and praises his "fighter spirit that the team loves"
Mon, 16 Dec 2024 09:04:00 GMT
The Mumbai captain says Shaw needs to "figure out himself" how to get things back on track
Sun, 15 Dec 2024 18:51:52 GMT
MP captain Patidar's unbeaten 40-ball 81 wasn't enough as Mumbai chased down 175 with 13 balls to spare
Sun, 15 Dec 2024 18:42:09 GMT
Dottin led the fight for West Indies with a rapid fifty, but her team still fell 49 runs short
Sun, 15 Dec 2024 10:07:36 GMT
The lack of depth in India's attack showed as the day went on as Head and Smith added 241 in 302 balls
Sun, 15 Dec 2024 05:52:17 GMT
Harmanpreet admits that the short turnaround between the ODIs in Australia and the T20Is at home against West Indies is "very difficult" to deal with
Sat, 14 Dec 2024 10:37:13 GMT
Asked to bat first at the toss, Australia's openers ensured they did not lose a wicket against the new ball in brief spell of play
Sat, 14 Dec 2024 04:23:06 GMT
Bhatia, Patil and Punia remain unavailable for India's white-ball series against WI due to injuries
Fri, 13 Dec 2024 10:05:03 GMT
The India batter has looked good in his two innings this series but will want a few more runs to show for it
Fri, 13 Dec 2024 09:42:03 GMT
The last time India played at this venue, they pulled off one of the greatest wins in Test cricket
Wed, 11 Dec 2024 15:17:48 GMT
She made a welcome return to form as the hosts clean-swept India building towards a defence of their 50-over title
Wed, 11 Dec 2024 13:15:01 GMT
Mandhana scored 105 off 109 balls in the 299-chase, but India collapsed after her dismissal
Wed, 11 Dec 2024 12:55:27 GMT
Gaud and Harpreet also contributed to the 174 chase as MP entered their first SMAT semis since 2010-11
Wed, 11 Dec 2024 09:39:56 GMT
Travis Head and Temba Bavuma among batters and Pat Cummins and Matt Henry among bowlers to have moved up this week
Tue, 10 Dec 2024 13:21:13 GMT
After the surgery in London, Sai Sudharsan put out an Instagram post saying "will be back stronger in no time"
Sat, 14 Dec 2024 06:19:11 GMT
Australia, India and Sri Lanka are also still in the race, with 10 Tests left in this cycle
Tue, 10 Dec 2024 05:55:11 GMT
Bhuvneshwar and Rinku, meanwhile, teamed up with Vipraj Nigam to help UP blaze past Andhra into the final eight
Mon, 09 Dec 2024 13:02:29 GMT
In addition, one demerit point was also added to Siraj and Head's disciplinary records
Mon, 09 Dec 2024 08:01:41 GMT
The secretary's position had been left vacant after Jay Shah took over as the ICC chair from this month
Sun, 08 Dec 2024 13:32:15 GMT
He also defends picking Harshit Rana for the Adelaide game: "Rana didn't do anything wrong in the first Test"
Sun, 08 Dec 2024 13:30:42 GMT
The duo helped Bangladesh defend 198 as India went down by 59 runs in Dubai
Sun, 08 Dec 2024 10:28:01 GMT
The India fast bowler has not played for India since November last year
Sun, 08 Dec 2024 09:35:46 GMT
India could add only 47 to their overnight score as Australia finished things off in under four overs with the bat
Sun, 08 Dec 2024 08:12:14 GMT
India fast bowler contradicts Australian batters comments from press conference
Thu, 12 Dec 2024 09:04:00 GMT
Voll continued her stunning rise in the international arena while Perry produced a vintage knock
Sun, 08 Dec 2024 07:35:46 GMT
The five teams have 19 slots to fill, and have 120 players to choose from on December 15 in Bengaluru
Sat, 07 Dec 2024 17:42:31 GMT
Head's innings of 140 was scored at a strike-rate of 99.29 and flattened India by the time they came out to bat in the final session
Sat, 07 Dec 2024 13:49:41 GMT
The Australia batter said there had been 'no confrontation' in the lead-up to the moment
Sat, 07 Dec 2024 03:43:42 GMT
Starc's career-best figures of 6 for 48 saw India fold for 180 before the batters kept Bumrah and Co at bay
Fri, 06 Dec 2024 07:50:22 GMT
Bengal, Chandigarh, Andhra, UP, Baroda, Delhi, MP, Saurashtra, Mumbai and Vidarbha made it to the knockouts
Fri, 06 Dec 2024 09:27:22 GMT
ESPNcricinfo understands the proposal emerged on Thursday after meetings between the new ICC chair Jay Shah and PCB chair Mohsin Naqvi
Thu, 05 Dec 2024 11:23:57 GMT
India captain was all praise for Washington Sundar but he also said he sees Ashwin and Jadeja "playing a huge role in the rest of the series"
Thu, 05 Dec 2024 09:16:12 GMT
Rookie legspinner Mishra, Renuka help India salvage positives in big defeat
Thu, 05 Dec 2024 07:44:25 GMT
India are 1-0 up, but their playing XI has more more changes than Australia's, who will field Boland instead of the injured Hazlewood
Wed, 04 Dec 2024 13:04:26 GMT
Marco Jansen is the big gainer this week, rising in both the Test bowlers' and allrounders' tables after his Durban starrer
Wed, 04 Dec 2024 12:57:40 GMT
Greg Barclay hopes Jay Shah brings "India into the international fold even more" but without making cricket "under the yoke of India"
Wed, 04 Dec 2024 10:25:23 GMT
"Quicks will get a bit out of it, spinners will be able to get height and bounce, but also important for us to get some partnerships in," says the curator about the pitch
Thu, 05 Dec 2024 05:26:10 GMT
Shivam Dube, Shardul Thakur and Suryakumar Yadav play big roles in Mumbai's win over Services
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 18:07:47 GMT
It is yet to be decided whether such provisions are for the next three years or until the end of the current rights cycle in 2031
Mon, 02 Dec 2024 12:42:21 GMT
There could be significant ramifications for an ageing side if the Adelaide Test doesn't go well
Mon, 02 Dec 2024 12:36:16 GMT
Finalising the playing XI for the second Test will be on Gambhir's agenda once he is back with the touring party
Mon, 02 Dec 2024 06:54:56 GMT
Baroda felt Hardik's absence while Naman Dhir continued to impress in the fifth round of SMAT 2024
Wed, 04 Dec 2024 15:45:17 GMT
No team is assured of a place in the top two yet, with 15 Tests to go in this World Test Championship cycle
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 15:04:04 GMT
"I think that with the pink ball, it's better to bowl back of length. Because pitching it up, there's not a lot of swing"
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 12:46:45 GMT
Rohit Sharma slotted in at No. 4, while, from the other side, Sam Konstas impressed with a century at the top for PM's XI
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 10:41:17 GMT
At 36, he is the youngest ICC chair and he was elected unopposed in August
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 08:03:45 GMT
It is expected that Shreyas Iyer will, however, continue to lead the side
Mon, 02 Dec 2024 10:13:55 GMT
PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi stressed once again that "whatever happens must be on the basis of equality"
Sat, 30 Nov 2024 08:23:47 GMT
The first day was washed out in Canberra
Fri, 29 Nov 2024 17:03:47 GMT
It was decided at the ICC Board meeting to give the PCB and BCCI more time to find a solution
Fri, 29 Nov 2024 08:23:22 GMT
"Whether it's a pink ball or a red ball, the difference is really in the mind," batting coach Nayar says
Fri, 29 Nov 2024 13:13:40 GMT
Each of the five franchises have a total budget of INR 15 crore, up from INR 13.5 crore last year, to build their squads
Thu, 28 Nov 2024 15:39:08 GMT
Pujara also says that Washington should continue as the lone spinner ahead of Ashwin and Jadeja
Thu, 28 Nov 2024 14:32:12 GMT
"I feel I still have 3-4 years of cricket left in me, but I wanted to go out on a high, when I was at peak fitness and performing well"
Thu, 28 Nov 2024 12:30:47 GMT
The chances of a hybrid model were reduced on Thursday after a PCB official told ESPNcricinfo they had informed the ICC once again that it was off the table
Thu, 28 Nov 2024 03:06:35 GMT
PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi says any decision on hosting should be made "on the basis of equality"
Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:56:57 GMT
Chetry is yet to make her ODI debut but has played four T20Is
Wed, 27 Nov 2024 09:42:26 GMT
Bumrah went past Rabada and Hazlewood on the list following his superb performance in the Perth Test
Wed, 27 Nov 2024 06:44:00 GMT
ESPNcricinfo has learnt that India's head coach will be back with the team before the Adelaide Test on December 6
Tue, 26 Nov 2024 12:12:46 GMT
The PCB chairman remains steadfast about hosting the entire tournament in Pakistan
Tue, 26 Nov 2024 06:03:11 GMT
Travis Head made a positive 89 but the home side's hopes were forlorn from the start and it was over shortly after tea
Mon, 25 Nov 2024 18:12:36 GMT
Indian allrounders Krunal Pandya and Nitish Rana were sought after by RCB and RR
Mon, 25 Nov 2024 17:49:54 GMT
He had clattered a 58-ball century against Australia Under-19 in a four-day game less than two months ago
Mon, 25 Nov 2024 17:39:12 GMT
Who are the big-ticket players to find no bidders at the two-day IPL auction?
Mon, 25 Nov 2024 15:34:15 GMT
Uttar Pradesh breezed past Himachal Pradesh's total of 100 in just 13.3 overs
Mon, 25 Nov 2024 15:17:00 GMT
The six-sixes-in-an-over at the Delhi Premier League put him in the headlines, but he has been scoring big and quick runs for a while now
Mon, 25 Nov 2024 12:26:11 GMT
"Probably his best Test innings because he left the ball well," Bumrah said of Jaiswal
Sun, 24 Nov 2024 17:43:16 GMT
Arshdeep Singh was the first player sold at the mega auction, also to PBKS for INR 18 crore
Sun, 24 Nov 2024 17:17:33 GMT
"If given the responsibility, I would be more than happy to take it on," Venkatesh says about the KKR captaincy
Sun, 24 Nov 2024 16:04:34 GMT
"We spent a bit of money, but what we're trying to do is rebuild this franchise basically from the ground up," Ponting says on spending big on Chahal and Arshdeep
Sun, 24 Nov 2024 10:24:38 GMT
India's quicks made three late inroads in a dramatic conclusion to third day to put them on track for a huge victory
Sat, 23 Nov 2024 21:19:55 GMT
He is only the second Indian to have a 150-plus score in T20s after Kiran Navgire's 162 not out in 2022
Sat, 23 Nov 2024 13:24:44 GMT
The fast bowler didn't get a lot of sleep the night before his debut and started to cry after he got the India cap
Sat, 23 Nov 2024 10:33:52 GMT
The home side couldn't take a wicket across two sessions after Jasprit Bumrah haul had bundled them out for 104
Sat, 23 Nov 2024 04:26:11 GMT
Here's how ESPNcricinfo's ball-by-ball commentary recorded his wickets
Sat, 23 Nov 2024 03:23:44 GMT
An emergency meeting of the ICC Board will be convened to discuss this matter, with fewer than 100 days left to the expected start of the tournament
Fri, 22 Nov 2024 11:22:25 GMT
Hazlewood's four-for helped Australia bowl India out for 150 but the visitors ended the day on top
Fri, 22 Nov 2024 06:35:33 GMT
Former umpire Simon Taufel was of the opinion the ball had hit the edge in a tricky decision
Fri, 22 Nov 2024 03:38:22 GMT
The final of the 2025 IPL will be played on May 25
Fri, 22 Nov 2024 00:16:02 GMT
India are grappling with a minor personnel crisis, meaning they will need to rely to some extent on fringe players. Cummins and Co will be looking to exploit that
Thu, 21 Nov 2024 17:15:02 GMT
It will be inaugurated ahead of the India vs England men's T20I in Kolkata on January 22
Thu, 21 Nov 2024 10:32:34 GMT
Bumrah says bowlers have more perks as captains, while Cummins feels the captaincy experience has made his intuition stronger
Fri, 22 Nov 2024 03:08:48 GMT
India's bowling coach also says they're tracking the injured Gill's progress on a "day-to-day" basis
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 12:17:50 GMT
Tilak jumped a whopping 69 places after his back-to-back centuries in South Africa
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 08:06:26 GMT
The team did not get clearance from the Indian government to travel to Pakistan
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