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Southern Brave vs Welsh Fire - Match 1

Author: Shreyas
03 Aug 2022 20:57:37
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Southern Brave vs Welsh Fire - 1st Match of The Hundred Men's Competition 2022, at The Rose Bowl, Southampton

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1. TOURNAMENT STATS AND INFO

(i) Points Table Scenario

SOB - Not Played Yet
WEF - Not Played Yet

2. VENUE AND PITCH INFO

Venue - The Rose Bowl, Southampton

(i) Total Matches - T20s

Overall - 160

Avg 1st Innings - 163
Avg 2nd Innings - 150

Highest total - 248/6 (Australia vs England - 29th August'2013)

(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground

SOB - 4 - 4w/0l
WEF - 1 - 0w/1l

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

SOB

James Vince - Highest run scorer (2323), Avg (31.39) - 83M/80I
Joe Weatherley - 10th highest run scorer (476), Avg (28) - 22M/20I
Quinton De Kock - 64th highest run scorer (141), Avg (47) - 5M/5I
Marcus Stoinis - 87th highest run scorer (110), Avg (36.67) - 4M/4I

Chris Jordan - 21st highest wicket taker (13), Avg (33.33), SR (26) - 16M/16I
Jofra Archer - 29th highest wicket taker (10), Avg (14), SR (11.4) - 5M/5I
Jacob Lintott - 29th highest wicket taker (10), Avg (15), SR (11.6) - 6M/6I
Craig Overton - 58th highest wicket taker (6), Avg (14), SR (11.50) - 3M/3I
Tymal Mills - 58th highest wicket taker (6), Avg (36), SR (28.33) - 9M/8I

WEF

Jonny Bairstow - 39th highest run scorer (210), Avg (42) - 7M/6I

Ryan Higgins - 58th highest wicket taker (6), Avg (11), SR (8.17) - 5M/3I
David Payne - 76th highest wicket taker (5), Avg (32), SR (21.6) - 5M/5I

(iv) Recent Matches on this venue

1) South Africa vs England - 31st July'2022
191/5 vs 101/10 (SA won by 90 runs)

Pacers - 4w+2w=6w
Spinners - 1w+8w=9w

2) Hampshire vs Gloucestershire - 1st July'2022
140/7 vs 125/10 (HAM won by 15 runs)

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

3) Hampshire vs Surrey - 19th June'2022
151/7 vs 152/6 (SUR won by 4 wkts)

Pacers - 3w+2w=5w
Spinners - 3w+4w=7w

4) Hampshire vs Kent - 17th June'2022
221/3 vs 167/8 (HAM won by 54 runs)

Pacers - 2w+6w=8w
Spinners - 1w+2w=3w

5) Essex vs Hampshire - 9th June'2022
123/10 vs 155/6 (HAM won by 32 runs)

Pacers - 3w+8w=11w
Spinners - 3w+2w=5w

6) Hampshire vs Sussex - 4th June'2022
199/6 vs 177/6 (HAM won by 22 runs)

Pacers - 5w+4w=9w
Spinners - 1w+1w=2w

7) Hampshire vs Somerset - 30th May'2022
123/10 vs 124/6 (SOM won by 4 wkts)

Pacers - 10w+5w=15w
Spinners - 0w+1w=1w

8) Middlesex vs Hampshire - 27th May'2022
163/6 vs 153/8 (MID won by 10 runs)

Pacers - 5w+4w=9w
Spinners - 1w+4w=5w

SUMMARY

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

Spinners
1st Innings - 11w
2nd Innings - 25w

Overall
73w:36w (Pacers:Spinners)

(v) Toss Based Analysis on this venue - 2015 onwards

Southern Brave (SOB)

1. James Vince
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 32(35), 66(43), 9(16), 41(24), 31(25), 24(21), 7(8), 34(15), 3(8), 0(1), 30(16), 23(10), 16(16), 51(35), 25(21), 48(46), 27(22), 6(9), 13(7), 63(46), 12(14), 65(41), 44(39), 100(54), 30(20), 14(17)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 28(22), 16(14), 62(51), 39(26), 60(41)*, 2(3), 2(8), 1(6), 48(37)*, 10(9), 2(6), 66(55)*, 10(7), 0(1), 19(17), 102(59), 39(21), 60(38), 8(12), 53(39), 13(14), 47(38)

2. Joe Weatherley
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 12(14), 17(13), 15(12), 30(24), 50(35), 10(6), 16(12), 38(26), 26(14)*, 29(25), 32(28)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 13(11), 12(13), 25(26), 16(13), 15(14), 24(12)*, 43(13)*, 10(9)

3. Ross Whiteley
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 10(9), 6(6), 4(6), 23(6)*, 9(11), 12(15)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4(5), 1(4), 27(16)

4. Tim David
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

5. Marcus Stoinis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 26(25)&4w, 35(26)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 23(18)*, 26(18)

6. Rehan Ahmed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

7. Alex Davies
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 15(11), 14(14), 18(9)*, 40(29)*

8. Finn Allen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 14(16)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

9. Quinton De Kock
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(3)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3(4), 72(45)*, 57(32)*, 9(4)

10. Chris Jordan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 14(8)*&0w, 0w, 1w, 8(2)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 17(9)*&0w, 10(7)*&1w, 1w, 1w, 10(9)*&1w, 14(9)&1w

11. Craig Overton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 13(10)&1w

12. Daniel Moriarty
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 0w

13. George Garton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 23(17)&2w

14. Jacob Lintott
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 8(18)&1w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 3w

15. Jofra Archer
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4w, 3w, 1w

16. Michael Hogan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w

17. Tymal Mills
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w

Welsh Fire (WEF)

1. David Miller
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(7), 22(9)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

2. Leus Du Plooy
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 30(22)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

3. Ollie Pope
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 23(16)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

4. Sam Hain
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

5. Tom Banton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(5), 8(10), 2(6), 36(20)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(4), 20(21)

6. Jacob Bethell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

7. Joshua Cobb
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

8. Matthew Critchley
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 14(11)&3w

9. Ryan Higgins
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5w, 31(16)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4(6), 5(9)&1w

10. Ben Duckett
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 7(7)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

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

12. Jonny Bairstow
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(7), 55(44), 51(43)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 60(35)*, 9(11), 27(30)

13. Adam Zampa
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 2w

14. David Payne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

15. George Scrimshaw
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

16. Jake Ball
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

17. Naseem Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

18. Noor Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

3. HEAD TO HEAD

(i) Overall
2 - 1w/1l (Tied)

(ii) Last 5 Matches
2 - 1w/1l (Tied)

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

(iv) Recent Head to Head Matches

1) Welsh Fire vs Southern Brave - 11th August'2021
144/5 vs 147/2 (SOB won by 8 wkts)

Tom Banton - 36(20)
Leus Du Plooy - 30(22)
Quinton De Kock - 57(32)*
James Vince - 53(39)
Alex Davies - 18(9)*
Jacob Lintott - 2w
Chris Jordan - 1w

2) Welsh Fire vs Southern Brave - 27th July'2021
165/4 vs 147/7 (WEF won by 18 runs)

Jonny Bairstow - 72(39)
Ben Duckett - 53(34)
Tom Banton - 34(23)
David Payne - 2w
Jake Ball - 1w
Matthew Critchley - 1w
James Vince - 40(27)
Quinton De Kock - 21(7)
Ross Whiteley - 25(14)
Chris Jordan - 1w
Jacob Lintott - 1w

(v) Toss Based Analysis (H2H)

Southern Brave (SOB)

1. James Vince
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 40(27), 53(39)

2. Joe Weatherley
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

3. Ross Whiteley
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 25(14)

4. Tim David
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

5. Marcus Stoinis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

6. Rehan Ahmed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

7. Alex Davies
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 14(11), 18(9)*

8. Finn Allen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

9. Quinton De Kock
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 21(7), 57(32)*

10. Chris Jordan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 6(5)&1w, 1w

11. Craig Overton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

12. Daniel Moriarty
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

13. George Garton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

14. Jacob Lintott
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 2w

15. Jofra Archer
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

16. Michael Hogan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

17. Tymal Mills
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 0w

Welsh Fire (WEF)

1. David Miller
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

2. Leus Du Plooy
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 30(22)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

3. Ollie Pope
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

4. Sam Hain
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

5. Tom Banton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 34(23), 36(20)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

6. Jacob Bethell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

7. Joshua Cobb
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

8. Matthew Critchley
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

9. Ryan Higgins
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

10. Ben Duckett
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 53(34), 7(7)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

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

12. Jonny Bairstow
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 72(39)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

13. Adam Zampa
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

14. David Payne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

15. George Scrimshaw
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

16. Jake Ball
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

17. Naseem Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

18. Noor Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

4. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING

A) SOUTHERN BRAVE (SOB) SQUAD:

Unavailable - Finn Allen, Quinton De Kock

Probable XI

1) Alex Davies - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 23, 49, 5, 4, 15, 46, 6, 5, 16, 31, 0, 42, 5

2) Joe Weatherley - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 23, 0, 9, 24, 8, 47, 14, 32, 17, 6, 29

3) James Vince - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 15, 43*, 95, 24, 5, 20, 8, 22*, 31, 65, 14, 1, 13, 15

4) Marcus Stoinis - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 44r 0w, 38r 2w, 9, 9, 3w, 27r 0w, 2, 28, 17r 0w

5) Ross Whiteley - LHB, LM
Last 10 - 22, 27, 24, 16*, 12, 18, 0, 9, 23*, 6

6) Tim David - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 8, 10, 4*, 12, 7, 42r 1w, 16, 5r 0w, 31r 1w, 6

7) Rehan Ahmed - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 3w, 34, 3w, 0w, 2w, 4w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 8r 0w

8) George Garton - LHB, LFM
Last 10 - 25r 0w, 52r 0w, 37r 0w, 7r 0w, 31, 24r 0w, 14r 0w, 12r 1w, 0w, 0w, 21r 3w

9) Chris Jordan - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 14r 1w, 1w, 0w, 11r 2w, 4w, 26r 2w, 73r 3w, 0w, 34r 0w, 5r 0w

10) Jofra Archer - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 15r 0w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 35r 2w, 15, 0w, 18r 4w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 11r 1w
/
Tymal Mills (In case Archer still isn't fully fit)

11) Jacob Lintott - RHB, LWS
Last 10 - 21r 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 3w, 52r 1w, 6r 2w, 2w, 16r 0w, 1w

BENCH

12) Tymal Mills - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 1w, 2w, 3w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 4w, 1w, 0w

13) Daniel Moriarty - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 0wz 13r 1w, 5r 3w, 1w

14) Craig Overton - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 7r 2w, 32r 1w, 10r 0w, 8r 0w, 1w, 4w, 12r 0w, 1w, 29r 0w, 13r 3w

15) Michael Hogan - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 3w, 4w, 4w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 3w, 1w, 3w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 1w

16) Quinton De Kock - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 0, 15, 2, 92*, 5, 19, 14, 22

17) Finn Allen - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 50, 6, 101, 14, 35, 1, 33, 60, 3

Safe C/VC choices
Marcus Stoinis, James Vince

B) WELSH FIRE (WEF) SQUAD:

Unavailable - David Miller
OUT - Jonny Bairstow

Probable XI

1) Tom Banton - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 126, 12, 57, 73, 9, 39, 0, 54, 39, 17

2) Joe Clarke - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 1, 0, 5, 14, 95, 0, 51, 47, 5, 38, 8, 6

3) Ben Duckett - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 7, 0, 241, 44, 85, 62*, 53*, 37r 1w, 10, 63  11

4) Sam Hain - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 27, 96, 99, 16, 0, 20, 11, 9, 25, 0, 18, 73*

5) Leus Du Plooy - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 38, 6, 5, 11, 122*, 134, 0, 2, 9, 4, 3, 2, 35, 16*

6) Josh Cobb - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 9r 0w, 26, 4r 1w, 53r 1w, 88r 1w, 9r 1w, 13*, 17r 1w, 57r 0w, 50r 5w

7) Matthew Critchley - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 4r 2w, 21r 1w, 8r 1w, 7r 1w, 1w, 12r 1w, 8r 0w, 34r 2w, 1r 3w, 14r 3w, 18r 2w, 38r 1w

8) Ryan Higgins - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 50r 0w, 17r 1w, 11r 2w, 63r 3w, 14r 2w, 0r 1w, 5r 1w, 11r 3w, 9r 3w, 0w, 43r 0w, 24r 1w, 30r 0w

9) David Payne - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 40r 0w, 4w, 0w, 3w, 1w, 1w, 3w, 1w, 2w

10) Jake Ball - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 3w, 4w, 3w, 3w, 0w, 4w, 2w, 2w, 3w

11) Adam Zampa - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 2w, 4w, 3w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 3w, 2w
/
George Scrimshaw/Noor Ahmad/Naseem Shah

BENCH

12) Noor Ahmad - RHB, LWS
Last 10 - 2w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 4w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 13r 1w, 1w

13) George Scrimshaw - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 2w, 0w, 8r 2w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 2w

14) Naseem Shah - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 3w, 18r 2w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 10r 2w, 2w, 1w, 19r 1w, 0w

15) Jacob Bethell - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 7w, 14r 4w, 6r 0w, 0w, 7, 21, 17, 2, 7r 1w, 8r 0w, 14, 5

16) Ollie Pope - RHB
Last 10 - 65, 52, 26, 4*, 11, 10, 0, 5, 82, 37*, 145, 18, 7, 10, 62, 31*

17) David Miller - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 22, 8, 12, 24*, 22, 55*, 9

Safe C/VC choices
Matthew Critchley, Ben Duckett

Differential GL C/VC choices

SOB - Alex Davies, Tim David, Joe Weatherley, Chris Jordan
Risky - George Garton, Jacob Lintott

WEF - Josh Cobb, Tom Banton, Sam Hain, Ryan Higgins
Risky - Joe Clarke, David Payne

 

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Mon, 30 Dec 2024 10:15:22 GMT
India's wicketkeeper-batter was out playing high-risk shots at crucial moments in both innings at the MCG
India lose seven in the final session, Australia snatch 2-1 series lead
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 07:46:11 GMT
India went to tea with strong hopes of drawing the Boxing Day Test, but Cummins and Co kept pegging away to seal a fantastic win at the MCG
All-time attendance record for a Test in Australia broken at the MCG
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 06:05:06 GMT
The total attendance over five days surpassed the previous record of 350,534 set at the MCG in 1937
WTC final scenarios: South Africa through, but what about India, Australia and Sri Lanka?
Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:04:09 GMT
If not the remaining two Border-Gavaskar Trophy Tests, then Australia's visit to Sri Lanka will decide who meets South Africa at Lord's in June 2025
Lyon, Boland frustrate India after Bumrah rips through middle-order
Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:22:56 GMT
Australia's lower order extended the lead to 333 after they had slipped to 91 for 6 at one stage
Advantage Australia as batting gets harder at the MCG?
Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:08:52 GMT
India will need to pull off the highest successful chase at the MCG to win the Boxing Day Test
Allrounder Reddy wants more: 'Not happy with the way I'm bowling'
Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:16:37 GMT
Nitish Kumar Reddy happy to have already proven his doubters wrong with the bat, but he wants to fill the allrounder's role better for India
'Stupid, stupid, stupid' - Gavaskar criticises Pant's shot selection
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 11:22:30 GMT
He says Pant should be batting lower than No. 5 if he only plays "these shots"
Nitish Kumar Reddy's dramatic 105* leads India's rearguard
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 09:16:58 GMT
Reddy shared a 127-run stand with Washington Sundar as India fought back after being 221 for 7
Deepti's all-round heroics hand India series sweep
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:57:14 GMT
After a six-for with the ball, Deepti scored 39* with the bat with India in choppy waters at that stage
Smith's 140, late flurry of wickets push India on the back foot
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:56:55 GMT
After Australia finished on 474, India fought back with a century stand between Jaiswal and Kohli before they lost three wickets late on the second day
Konstas' debut, Bumrah's riposte highlight Boxing Day
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 22:28:24 GMT
Bumrah had a significant say with three wickets although it was Australia who edged the honours with their top four all passing fifty
Kohli fined 20% of match fees after heated altercation with Konstas at MCG
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:10:01 GMT
Konstas later brushed the incident aside, but Ricky Ponting said on commentary that Kohli "instigated that confrontation"
Shikha Pandey to play for Canterbury Magicians in Women's Super Smash 2024-25
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 13:08:56 GMT
Pandey is fresh off her maiden stint at WBBL; she also turned for TKR in the WCPL earlier this year
Gill not dropped, 'just unfortunate' says India assistant coach Abhishek Nayar
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 12:01:10 GMT
The India batter had made scores of 31, 28 and 1 in his three innings in Adelaide and Brisbane
Bumrah attains highest-ever rating points for an India bowler after Brisbane exploits
Wed, 25 Dec 2024 09:20:38 GMT
He equals Ashwin's record of 904 rating points as he consolidates the top spot on the bowler's table
Niki Prasad to lead India in Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:15:17 GMT
It's almost the same squad that won the Asia Cup in Malaysia recently
India, Australia look to iron out flaws to edge ahead in high-octane series
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:26:45 GMT
Australia will have all eyes on their new opener Konstas, and India would want more support for their star bowler Bumrah
Deol maiden hundred outshines Matthews' as India take series
Tue, 24 Dec 2024 16:08:40 GMT
Matthews' knock wasn't enough as West Indies were eventually bowled out for 238 in big chase
Champions Trophy 2025: Dubai to host all India matches, including the knockouts if India qualify
Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:58:14 GMT
The final has been allocated to Lahore, but will be played in Dubai if India make the title round
Rohit doesn't want to 'complicate too many things' for Gill and Jaiswal
Tue, 24 Dec 2024 08:02:52 GMT
The India captain emphasised that the team management doesn't want to tamper with the batters' mindsets
Tanush Kotian to join India's Test squad as Ashwin's replacement
Tue, 24 Dec 2024 06:17:21 GMT
Mumbai allrounder was part of the India A tour to Australia before the Border-Gavaskar Trophy began
Shafali's 197 in vain as Bengal chase down 390 against Haryana
Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:52:26 GMT
Tanusree Sarkar led the way for Bengal with 113 off 83 balls, while Priyanka Bala, Dhara Gujjar and Sasthi Mondal scored half-centuries
Shami ruled out of remaining two Border-Gavaskar Trophy Tests
Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:29:05 GMT
His left knee has minor swelling due to increased joint loading from his bowling workload
Renuka, Mandhana consign West Indies to record loss
Mon, 23 Dec 2024 07:57:07 GMT
The hosts dominated from start to finish despite not batting to full potential, winning by 211 runs
Champions Trophy: India vs Pakistan on February 23 in UAE
Sun, 22 Dec 2024 20:24:25 GMT
Pakistan will kick off the tournament against New Zealand in Karachi on February 19
Rohit, Akash Deep hit in MCG nets, but 'no major concerns'
Sun, 22 Dec 2024 08:32:56 GMT
Rohit was struck on the knee while attempting to play a pull shot and had to be attended by the physio
Shrijith's 150* eclipses Iyer's 114* as Karnataka chase down 383 against Mumbai
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 14:05:01 GMT
It was the second-biggest successful chase in Vijay Hazare Trophy history
Anmolpreet Singh hits third-fastest List A century off just 35 balls in Vijay Hazare Trophy
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 11:18:22 GMT
Only Jake Fraser-McGurk and AB de Villiers have scored faster List A centuries
Hybrid model agreed for Champions Trophy and ICC events from 2024-27
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 03:48:31 GMT
Pakistan will not travel to India for the remaining ICC tournaments in the ongoing events cycle
Mandhana, Ghosh star as India seal series in style
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
'No regrets' about retiring, says Ashwin on return to Chennai
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."
'My last day' - Ashwin announces retirement from international cricket
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
Rohit on Brisbane effort: 'If your attitude is good, you can turn impossible into possible'
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
'We're not going to take any risk' - Rohit on Shami's fitness for Australia
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"
Rain has final say as Australia, India draw at the Gabba
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
Rahul and Jadeja fight to help India avoid follow-on
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
Dottin, Matthews make easy work of India in series-levelling win
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
Prithvi Shaw dropped from Mumbai squad for Vijay Hazare Trophy
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 13:00:40 GMT
The batter posted his List A stats on social media, expressing surprise at his omission
Rain likely to help India on final day in Brisbane
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
UP fast bowler Ankit Rajpoot retires from Indian cricket
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"
Australia's quicks rattle India on stop-start day in Brisbane
Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:59:34 GMT
India need 195 more runs to avoid the follow-on with six wickets in hand
'We are in transition' - Bumrah defends India's bowling show
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"
Shreyas: 'Can't babysit' Shaw, he 'needs to get his work ethics right'
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
Shedge, Suryakumar power Mumbai to Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title
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
Rodrigues, Sadhu hand India big win on belter
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
Bumrah bags five but Head, Smith tons flatten India
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
Harmanpreet points to players' 'mindset' for India losing big games
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
Khawaja, McSweeney steady for 13.2 overs before rain ruins day one of Gabba Test
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
India drop Reddy; Kashyap, Bist, Rawal get maiden call-ups for West Indies series
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
Gill toasts old Gabba memories as he prepares to make new ones
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
Struggling batters brace for tough test at the Gabba
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
Gardner plays her part as Australia rebound after T20 World Cup disappointment
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
Sutherland 110, Gardner five-for make it 3-0 for Australia
Wed, 11 Dec 2024 13:15:01 GMT
Mandhana scored 105 off 109 balls in the 299-chase, but India collapsed after her dismissal
Venkatesh Iyer's all-round effort guides MP to semi-final
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
Brook goes past Root to become the No. 1 Test batter in the world
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
Sai Sudharsan undergoes surgery for sports hernia
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"
WTC final scenarios - South Africa need one more win for guaranteed top-two finish
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
Shami fires with bat and ball to help Bengal into quarters
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
Siraj fined, Head reprimanded for Adelaide Test altercation
Mon, 09 Dec 2024 13:02:29 GMT
In addition, one demerit point was also added to Siraj and Head's disciplinary records
BCCI appoints Devajit Saikia as board's acting secretary
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
Rohit: 'We were not good enough with bat'
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"
Emon, Hakim three-fors help Bangladesh defend U-19 title
Sun, 08 Dec 2024 13:30:42 GMT
The duo helped Bangladesh defend 198 as India went down by 59 runs in Dubai
Rohit Sharma says 'door very much open' for Mohammed Shami to join Test squad in Australia
Sun, 08 Dec 2024 10:28:01 GMT
The India fast bowler has not played for India since November last year
Cummins takes five to lead Australia to thumping victory
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
Siraj: It's a lie that Head said 'well bowled' to me
Sun, 08 Dec 2024 08:12:14 GMT
India fast bowler contradicts Australian batters comments from press conference
Voll, Perry centuries and Sutherland four-for seal series for Australia
Thu, 12 Dec 2024 09:04:00 GMT
Voll continued her stunning rise in the international arena while Perry produced a vintage knock
Dottin, Knight, Rana among big attractions at WPL 2025 auction
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
Australia scorch India after Head ton and Boland-Cummins spells
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
Head on Siraj send-off: 'I jokingly said 'well bowled', then he pointed me in the sheds'
Sat, 07 Dec 2024 13:49:41 GMT
The Australia batter said there had been 'no confrontation' in the lead-up to the moment
McSweeney, Labuschagne blunt India after Starc sizzles on Australia's day
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
UP in knockouts with Bhuvneshwar's hat-trick, Shami continues to prove fitness
Fri, 06 Dec 2024 07:50:22 GMT
Bengal, Chandigarh, Andhra, UP, Baroda, Delhi, MP, Saurashtra, Mumbai and Vidarbha made it to the knockouts
ICC, PCB move closer to adopting hybrid model for Champions Trophy and beyond
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
Rahul to open in Adelaide, Rohit will bat in the middle order
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"
Debutant Georgia Voll steers Australia home after Megan Schutt's five-for
Thu, 05 Dec 2024 09:16:12 GMT
Rookie legspinner Mishra, Renuka help India salvage positives in big defeat
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