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MAL vs PNJ Match 16 Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Stats, Venue Report, Recent Performances, Probable XIs, Weather Forecast, Head to Head, Toss Based Analysis, C/VC Choices

Author: Shubham
30 Mar 2023 12:30:53
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Malo vs Punjab CC - 16th Match of the European Cricket Series, Portugal, Santarem, 2023 at Gucherre Cricket Ground, Cartaxo

Weather Forecast
Clear - 15°C

1. TOURNAMENT STATS AND INFO

(i) Points Table Scenario 

MAL - 2 - 2w/0l (4th)
PNJ - 3 - 2w/1l (3rd)

(ii) Toss Based Analysis

Malo (MAL)

1. Saim Ali 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

2. Zulfiqar Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 14(16), 1(4)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

3. Najam Shahzad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

4. Asim Sarwar 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 20(9)*&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

5. Amir Zaib
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 23(9)*&0w, 43(14)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

6. Syed Maisam
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 21(12)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

7. Aamer Ikram 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

8. Amir Ali 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

9. Amandeep Singh 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 18(12)&0w, 6(4)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

10. Yasir Sabir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

11. Assad Mehmood 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

12. Jayesh Popat
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 7(7)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

13. Muhammad Rizwan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

14. Sadaqat Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

15. Waleed Amjad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

16. Adnan Gondal 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

17. Geoarge Bhatti
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

18. Mian Shahid
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

19. Gulfam Shahid
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

20. Muhammad Adnan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

21. Roushan Singh
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

22. Zafar Ali 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 28(19)&2w, 51(17)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

Punjab CC (PNJ)

1. Abdul Qazi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

2. Amit Datta
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

3. Rao Imran 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(5)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 54(20)*, 8(6)

4. Rana Sarwar 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

5. Parveen Singh
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 7(7)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 12(7)*&0w, 17(14)&3w

6. Umar Muhammad 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 60(20)*&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 13(5)&1w

7. Muzamal Abbas
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 28(12)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(8)

8. Arslan Ahmad 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

9. Syed Ali Naqi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(1)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 0w

10. Bilal Naseem 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

11. Bilal Nasir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

12. Abdul Mateen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

13. Abubakr Nazir 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

14. Gurjit Singh 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

15. Mohammad Qasim
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

16. Shafaqat Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

17. Adnan Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(3)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 41(16)&2w

18. Jabran Gulzar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

19. Mudassar Zaid
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

20. Rehan Khan 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

21. Simranjeet Singh
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(1)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 6(5)

22. Usama Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

23. Abu Sufyan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

24. Mehtab Qayyum
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

25. Ranjit Singh
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

26. Saba Dhillon
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

27. Usama Zahid
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 14(12)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 6(4)

2. VENUE AND PITCH INFO 

Venue - Gucherre Cricket Ground, Cartaxo, Portugal 

(i) Total Matches - T10s

Overall - 58

Avg 1st Innings - 90
Avg 2nd Innings - 86

Highest total - 193/1 (Wild Panthers vs Coimbra Knights - 4th April'2022)

(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground 

MAL - 13 - 12w/1l 
PNJ - 13 - 8w/5l

(iii) Recent Matches on this venue 

1) Friendship CC vs Oeiras - 27th March'2023
132/3 vs 114/6 (FRD won by 18 runs)

Pacers - 3w+1w = 4w
Spinners - 0w+4w = 4w

2) Friendship CC vs Gamblers CC - 27th March'2023
108/3 vs 111/0 (GAM won by 10 wickets)

Pacers - 1w+0w = 1w
Spinners - 1w+0w = 1w

3) Oeiras vs Gamblers CC - 27th March'2023
161/3 vs 105/5 (OEI won by 56 runs)

Pacers - 1w+2w = 3w
Spinners - 1w+3w = 4w

4) Malo vs Friendship CC - 27th March'2023
152/5 vs 89/5 (MAL won by 63 runs)

Pacers - 3w+1w = 4w
Spinners - 2w+4w = 6w

5) Malo vs Oeiras - 27th March'2023
123/3 vs 117/2 (MAL won by 6 runs)

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

6) Malo vs Oeiras - 9th April'2022
99/7 vs 85/6 (MAL won by 14 runs)

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

7) Gorkha 11 vs Punjab CC - 9th April'2022
68/7 vs 70/1 (PCC won by 9 wickets)

Pacers - 4w+0w = 4w
Spinners - 3w+1w = 4w

8) Punjab CC vs Malo - 9th April'2022
91/7 vs 92/0 (MAL won by 10 wickets)

Pacers - 3w+0w = 3w
Spinners - 3w+0w = 3w

SUMMARY 

Pacers 
1st Innings - 20w
2nd Innings - 8w

Spinners 
1st Innings - 14w
2nd Innings - 15w

Overall
28w:29w (Pacers:Spinners)

(iv) Toss Based Analysis on this venue

Malo (MAL)

1. Saim Ali 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 17(15), 9(6)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 29(26)*

2. Zulfiqar Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 17(12), 12(14), 25(13), 14(16), 1(4)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 21(11), 2(6), 13(8)*, 19(14)

3. Najam Shahzad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(5)&0w, 30(22)&0w, 69(31), 3(4)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 30(14)&1w, 57(34)&0w, 51(29)*&2w, 10(12)&1w

4. Asim Sarwar 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 14(13)&1w, 10(10)*&2w, 30(9)&1w, 9(11)*&3w, 20(9)*&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 0w, 0w, 3w

5. Amir Zaib
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(2)&0w, 0(1)&1w, 12(10), 16(7)*, 13(9)*&0w, 43(14)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 21(10)*, 16(9)*&2w, 19(12)*

6. Syed Maisam
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(2)*&0w, 2(6)&4w, 5(2)*&2w, 45(25)&2w, 0w, 21(12)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 2w, 0w, 20(12)*&2w

7. Aamer Ikram 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 19(5)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

8. Amir Ali 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

9. Amandeep Singh 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(1), 9(8)&3w, 1w, 18(12)&0w, 6(4)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 15(9)

10. Yasir Sabir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

11. Assad Mehmood 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 0w, 1w, 0w

12. Jayesh Popat
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 7(7)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

13. Muhammad Rizwan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

14. Sadaqat Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

15. Waleed Amjad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

16. Adnan Gondal 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 0w, 0w

17. Geoarge Bhatti
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

18. Mian Shahid
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

19. Gulfam Shahid
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

20. Muhammad Adnan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

21. Roushan Singh
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

22. Zafar Ali 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 18(19)&2w, 51(17)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

Punjab CC (PNJ)

1. Abdul Qazi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 22(17), 0(4), 10(4), 17(14), 44(29)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4(4), 19(15)

2. Amit Datta
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 10(7), 12(10)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

3. Rao Imran 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5(4), 2(5), 4(4), 1(2), 23(16)*, 2(5)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 40(21)*, 1(2), 54(20)*, 8(6)

4. Rana Sarwar 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 30(13)*&1w, 24(13)&0w, 50(20)&2w, 1(2), 14(7)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 22(9), 11(11)&0w

5. Parveen Singh
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 16(8)&1w, 1(9)&1w, 43(26)*&1w, 29(21)&0w, 0w, 7(7)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(1)&3w, 9(4)&0w, 12(7)*&0w, 17(14)&3w

6. Umar Muhammad 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(3)&1w, 4(2)&0w, 7(5)&0w, 1w, 60(20)*&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 22(17)*&3w, 10(4)&0w, 1w, 13(5)&1w

7. Muzamal Abbas
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 34(8)*, 1w, 5(4)*&1w, 2w, 28(12)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 22(8), 9(8)

8. Arslan Ahmad 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(1), 8(4), 11(9), 24(18)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(4), 9(8)

9. Syed Ali Naqi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 9(5)&2w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 0w, 1w, 0w

10. Bilal Naseem 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

11. Bilal Nasir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

12. Abdul Mateen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

13. Abubakr Nazir 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

14. Gurjit Singh 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

15. Mohammad Qasim
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

16. Shafaqat Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

17. Adnan Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 41(16)&2w

18. Jabran Gulzar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

19. Mudassar Zaid
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

20. Rehan Khan 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

21. Simranjeet Singh
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 6(5)

22. Usama Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5(2)*, 2w, 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 0w, 0w

23. Abu Sufyan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

24. Mehtab Qayyum
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

25. Ranjit Singh
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

26. Saba Dhillon
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

27. Usama Zahid
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 14(12)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 6(4)

3. HEAD TO HEAD 

(i) Overall
Not Played Yet!

4. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING 

A) MALO (MAL) SQUAD: 

Probable XI

1) Saim Ali - RHB, RAM

2) Zulfiqar Shah - LHB, Right Arm Slow 
Runs (499), Avg (15.12) - 46M

3) Najam Shahzad - RHB, RAM
Runs (1085), Avg (27.12) - 11M
Wickets (31), Avg (21.93), SR (16.03) - 46I/82.5O

4) Asim Sarwar - LHB, Left Arm Spin
Runs (143), Avg (12) - 39M
Wickets (25), Avg (17.12), SR (12.56) - 29I/57.2O

5) Amir Zaib - RHB, RAM
Runs (713), Avg (23.76) - 46M
Wickets (45), Avg (13.53), SR (8.60) - 35I/64.3O

6) Syed Maisam - RHB, RAM
Runs (610), Avg (16.48) - 57M
Wickets (41), Avg (19.02), SR (13.29) - 53I/90.5O

7) Aamer Ikram - RHB, RAM
Runs (275), Avg (10.18) - 45M
Wicket (1), Avg (7), SR (6) - 1I/1O

8) Amir Ali - RHB, RAM

9) Amandeep Singh - RHB, Off Spin
Runs (333), Avg (13.32) - 42M
Wickets (20), Avg (19.45), SR (12.40) - 25I/41.2O

10) Yasir Sabir - RHB, RAM
Wickets (14), Avg (18.92), SR (12.85) - 20I/30O

11) Assad Mehmood - RHB, Right Arm Slow 
Wickets (36), Avg (17.80), SR (13) - 43I/78O

BENCH 

12) Jayesh Popat - LHB, Left Arm Slow 
Runs (164), Avg (12.61) - 47M
Wickets (5), Avg (7.40), SR (6) - 3I/5O

13) Muhammad Rizwan - RHBZ RAM

14) Sadaqat Ali - RHB, RAM

15) Waleed Amjad - RHB, RAM
Wickets (5), Avg (13.60), SR (9.60) - 6I/8O

16) Adnan Gondal - RHB, RAM
Runs (183), Avg (22.87) - 34M
Wickets (25), Avg (18.52), SR (12.96) - 32I/54O

17) Geoarge Bhatti - RHB, RAM

18) Mian Shahid - RHB, RAM
Runs (453), Avg (14.15) - 39M
Wickets (12), Avg (16.33), SR (13.25) - 17I/26.3O

19) Gulfam Shahid - RHB, RAM

20) Muhammad Adnan - RHB, RAM
Runs (593), Avg (28.23) - 24M
Wickets (15), Avg (11.40), SR (20) - 14I/25O 

21) Roushan Singh - RHB, Left Arm Spin 

22) Zafar Ali - RHB, RAM
Wickets (10), Avg (11.60), SR (11.40) - 10I/19O

Safe C/VC choices
Muhammad Adnan, Amandeep Singh 

B) PUNJAB CC (PNJ) SQUAD : 

Probable XI

1. Abdul Qazi - RHB
Runs (168), Avg (10.50) - 18M

2. Amit Datta - RHB

3. Rao Imran - RHB, RAM
Runs (690), Avg (21.56) - 39M
Wickets (5), Avg (28.60), SR (19.80) - 10I/16.3O

4. Rana Sarwar - RHB, RAM
Runs (549), Avg (40.50) - 40M
Wickets (21), Avg (18.57), SR (12.28) - 24I/43O

5. Parveen Singh - LHB, LAM
Runs (319), Avg (22.78) - 22M
Wickets (16), Avg (19.62), SR (15) - 22I/40O

6. Umar Muhammad - RHB, RAM
Wickets (11), Avg (20.72), SR (10.90) - 11I/20O

7. Muzamal Abbas - RHB, RAM
Wickets (8), Avg (14.12), SR (9.37) - 8I/12.3O

8. Arslan Ahmad - RHB
Runs (103), Avg (8.18) - 18M

9. Syed Ali Naqi - RHB, RAM
Wickets (20), Avg (18.60), SR (14.30) - 26I/47.4O

10. Bilal Naseem - RHB, RAM

11. Bilal Nasir - RHB, Right Arm Spin 

BENCH

12. Abdul Mateen - RHB, RAM

13. Abubakr Nazir - RHB, RAM

14. Gurjit Singh - RHB, RAM

15. Mohammad Qasim - RHB, RAM

16. Shafaqat Ali - RHB, Right Arm Spin 

17. Adnan Ali - RHB, RAM

18. Jabran Gulzar - RHB, RAM

19. Mudassar Zaid - RHB, RAM

20. Rehan Khan - RHB, RAM

21. Simranjeet Singh - RHB, RAM

22. Usama Ali - RHB, RAM

23. Abu Sufyan - RHB, RAM

24. Mehtab Qayyum - RHB, RAM

25. Ranjit Singh - RHB, RAM

26. Saba Dhillon - RHB, RAM
 
27. Usama Zahid - RHB, RAM

Safe C/VC Choices 
Rana Sarwar, Abdul Qazi

Differential GL C/VC choices

MAL - Najam Shahzad, Aamer Ikram, Syed Maisam, Aamir Zaib

PNJ - Rao Imran, Syed Ali Naqi, Muzamal Abbas, Arslan Ahmad

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Pant was sidelined for large parts of the first Test after taking a hit on the knee, while Gill was left out of the XI due to neck stiffness
Jay Shah could serve two three-year terms as ICC chair following Board recommendation
Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:55:20 GMT
The current norm is for the chair and independent director to serve three terms of two years each
MI, KKR and SRH among IPL franchises bidding for stake in Hundred teams
Tue, 22 Oct 2024 03:20:29 GMT
ESPNcricinfo has learned that Avram Glazer, co-owner of Manchester United, also submitted a bid last week
Shami '100%' pain free, but wants to play domestic cricket before Australia tour
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 10:56:36 GMT
"The day I feel comfortable about bowling 20-30 overs and I get the nod from the doctors, I'll run to play a match"
Pune set to roll out slow turner for second Test, with India looking to level series
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 10:53:55 GMT
The pitch, predominantly packed with black soil, will have lower bounce compared to the first Test in Bengaluru
Rohit: 'Three hours of bad cricket not going to dictate what this team is'
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 05:25:31 GMT
Rohit said India are not going to change their aggressive attitude, irrespective of whether they are ahead in the game or behind
Washington Sundar added to India's squad for second and third Tests
Sun, 20 Oct 2024 13:12:19 GMT
The allrounder batted at No. 3 and scored a first-innings 152 for Tamil Nadu in their ongoing Ranji Trophy match against Delhi
Rachin Ravindra headlines NZ's first Test win in India since 1988
Sun, 20 Oct 2024 11:57:28 GMT
Jasprit Bumrah threatened to take a wicket every second delivery, but NZ eased their way to the target of 107
Shami bowls at full tilt on the sidelines in Bengaluru
Sun, 20 Oct 2024 11:15:40 GMT
The fast bowler had a session for more than an hour after the end of the India-NZ Test
Rohit praises Sarfaraz and Pant for showing maturity
Sun, 20 Oct 2024 08:43:20 GMT
The pair added 177 for the fourth wicket in India's second innings, helping them overturn a deficit of 356
Shreyas Iyer after Ranji ton: No matter what people think, I have to listen to my body
Sun, 20 Oct 2024 05:28:33 GMT
"The body has taken a lot of load at the same time. So we have to manage here and there and see to it that I strategise in terms of how I play"
Washington Sundar: 'I consider myself a top-order batter'
Sat, 19 Oct 2024 18:17:12 GMT
After scoring 152 from No. 3 against Delhi, the allrounder says he enjoys batting higher up the order
Bengaluru weatherwatch: spells of rain and thunderstorms forecast for last day
Sat, 19 Oct 2024 12:53:00 GMT
The Test has had three almost full days of play despite forecasts before the game suggesting rain would have a much bigger say in it
India flex batting muscle before collapsing to set New Zealand 107
Sat, 19 Oct 2024 12:36:17 GMT
India lose 7 for 54 after Sarfaraz and Pant's 177-run partnership to leave NZ in sight of first Test win in India in 36 years
Ruturaj Gaikwad to lead India A on tour of Australia
Fri, 25 Oct 2024 18:05:19 GMT
The series could provide match practice, or serve as an audition, for a couple of back-up players likely to be picked in the Test squad
Batting magic in Bengaluru as India threaten something special
Fri, 18 Oct 2024 14:27:34 GMT
They went behind by 356 runs but responded to it brilliantly to leave the Test fascinatingly poised
Richa Ghosh misses NZ ODIs to sit for class 12 exams
Fri, 18 Oct 2024 11:13:53 GMT
India play New Zealand in three women's ODIs in Ahmedabad later this month
Pant stays off the field after picking up knee injury while keeping
Fri, 18 Oct 2024 10:33:44 GMT
India captain Rohit Sharma said there was swelling on the knee after the blow on day two; he did not take the field on the third morning either
Rohit Sharma 'hurting' after misjudging Bengaluru pitch
Fri, 18 Oct 2024 01:37:59 GMT
India picked three spinners and chose to bat on a surface that offered plenty of assistance for New Zealand's fast bowlers
Hemang Badani to take over as Delhi Capitals head coach
Thu, 17 Oct 2024 18:25:40 GMT
Former India batter Venugopal Rao will be their new director of cricket
India 46 all out as Henry and Conway create New Zealand's dream day
Thu, 17 Oct 2024 12:21:23 GMT
A spectacular day's play in Bengaluru ended with the visitors 134 runs in the lead
Alastair Cook, Neetu David, AB de Villiers inducted into ICC Hall of Fame
Wed, 16 Oct 2024 11:23:28 GMT
David, a former left-arm spinner, is the second Indian woman in the Hall of Fame
IPL 2025: Paras Mhambrey appointed Mumbai Indians bowling coach
Wed, 16 Oct 2024 10:37:37 GMT
Mhambrey will work with Malinga, MI's current bowling coach, and Jayawardene, the new head coach
Champions Trophy without India not an option, say ECB chiefs
Wed, 16 Oct 2024 10:19:27 GMT
There are "lots of contingencies available" in the event that India do not travel to Pakistan for the tournament but, to "protect broadcast rights", replacing India in the line-up is not one of them
Rain washes out first day in Bengaluru
Wed, 16 Oct 2024 09:34:03 GMT
Now that this will start as a Test of four days or fewer, a team wanting to enforce a follow-on will need to lead by 150 and not 200
Mithali Raj: Time for 'saturated' India to move on from Harmanpreet as captain
Tue, 15 Oct 2024 19:24:23 GMT
Former India captain feels Rodrigues could be the right person to lead in T20Is
Rohit wants to expand India's fast-bowling bench strength
Tue, 15 Oct 2024 11:59:54 GMT
India's captain wants to create a pool of eight or nine fast bowlers capable of stepping into the Test XI at any given point
Rohit: We have found a great player in Jaiswal
Tue, 15 Oct 2024 11:59:53 GMT
"The guy has got real talent," India's captain said of his opening partner. "He has got the game to play in all sorts of conditions"
India start as favourites, but Bengaluru weather could level the playing field
Tue, 15 Oct 2024 09:16:30 GMT
There has been a lot of rain in Bengaluru and the pitch has been under covers, so the teams might wait till late to finalise their XIs
Rohit: Shami had a 'recent setback', don't want him 'undercooked' in Australia
Tue, 15 Oct 2024 09:15:08 GMT
India captain says the fast bowler "had a swelling in his knee", which put him back in his recovery and bid to return to action
India's training session on eve of Bengaluru Test washed out
Tue, 15 Oct 2024 09:14:48 GMT
There is a serious rain threat over the entire game, with bad weather forecast for the whole week
BCCI scraps Impact Player rule in Syed Mushtaq Ali T20s
Mon, 14 Oct 2024 17:19:30 GMT
However, the rule will be in effect for the next three season in the IPL
'If you play only one way, you don't grow' - for Gambhir, it's adaptability above all else
Mon, 14 Oct 2024 16:14:33 GMT
"We want to keep the game going forward and get the results in whatever situation we are in"
Muzumdar: Australia's experience saw them through
Mon, 14 Oct 2024 05:25:22 GMT
India lost another knockout game to Australia in the last over and their coach said the team can "learn from the experience and disappointment"
Tilak Varma to lead India A in Emerging Teams Asia Cup
Sat, 19 Oct 2024 17:35:53 GMT
India will begin their campaign against Pakistan A on October 19
Jayawardene back as Mumbai Indians head coach, replaces Boucher
Mon, 14 Oct 2024 11:00:41 GMT
Jayawardene had previously served as Mumbai's head coach from 2017 to 2022
Australia clinch thriller to book yet another semi-final; India on the brink
Sun, 13 Oct 2024 18:41:25 GMT
India suffered a collapse of 6 for 31 which left them nine runs short in the end
Radha Yadav replaces Asha Sobhana in India's XI after toss
Sun, 13 Oct 2024 14:32:39 GMT
The swap - because Asha picked up an injury while warming up - needed Australia's nod since the playing XIs had already been announced
Suryakumar: 'I want to have selfless cricketers in my team'
Sat, 12 Oct 2024 18:42:49 GMT
India's T20I captain is also enthused by the presence of flexible batters and bowlers in his team
Samson's epic, Suryakumar's innovation hand Bangladesh a shellacking in Hyderabad
Sat, 12 Oct 2024 18:41:12 GMT
A firing lower middle order almost took India to 300 before Bishnoi and Co completed 133-run thumping
October 13 at the T20 World Cup: Injury concerns for Australia ahead of blockbuster game vs India
Sat, 12 Oct 2024 18:27:01 GMT
England, meanwhile, will be looking to maintain their winning start to the tournament when they take on Scotland
Rohit Sharma in doubt for India's first Test against Australia in Perth
Sat, 12 Oct 2024 07:29:35 GMT
With Bumrah's appointment as vice-captain, it is likely he will step in to take temporary charge of the team
Shami not ready for New Zealand Tests; Bumrah named vice-captain
Fri, 11 Oct 2024 19:22:32 GMT
Yash Dayal, who was in the squad for Bangladesh series, misses out
Ryan ten Doeschate: 'We are trying to push the limits of what we can do'
Fri, 11 Oct 2024 15:49:05 GMT
India are looking to be well-prepared for the Champions Trophy, Asia Cup and T20 World Cup
Can Bangladesh bid Mahmudullah farewell with a win?
Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:58:10 GMT
Having already won the series, India could give a chance to Ravi Bishnoi, Tilak Verma, Jitesh Sharma and Harshit Rana
'Take it to them' - How Latham wants New Zealand to tackle India
Fri, 11 Oct 2024 01:38:14 GMT
The new Test captain has backed Tim Southee to rediscover his wicket-taking form
Nitish Kumar Reddy makes an all-round splash as India seal the series
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 07:08:45 GMT
India's spinners finish the job, with miserly and incisive spells
Harmanpreet, bowlers demolish Sri Lanka to hand India big NRR boost
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 03:07:27 GMT
India put on their best batting show and then were clinical with the ball and on the field to send the Asia Cup champions packing from the tournament
Arshdeep Singh rises to joint No. 8 among bowlers in latest T20I rankings
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 15:12:45 GMT
Hardik Pandya climbed four places up to No. 3 among T20I allrounders after contributing in India's win against Bangladesh
Mandhana: 'We are still better than what we have been playing'
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 16:23:12 GMT
Mandhana revealed that there's no fixed batter for the No. 3 spot, and the candidate would be chosen based on conditions and match situation
Bihar finalise Ranji Trophy squad, but only after late court intervention
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 16:03:16 GMT
Last week, there were two separate BCA training camps being run in Patna, one organised by former secretary Amit Kumar and another by president Rakesh Tiwary
Watson: I think Pant is going to have a big series in Australia
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:48:12 GMT
Former allrounder also believes India won't miss Pujara given the impact of people like Jaiswal with the bat and Bumrah with the ball
Brian Lara backs Yashasvi Jaiswal to 'do well' in Australia
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:47:15 GMT
The India opener, who is set to go on his first trip to Australia, has so far amassed 1217 Test runs at an average of 64.05
October 9 at T20 World Cup: SA look to get back to winning ways; Harmanpreet fit to play for India vs SL
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:34:49 GMT
Scotland and South Africa face-off for the first time in women's cricket; Sri Lanka meet India after back-to-back losses
High-flying India favourites for high-scoring contest in Delhi
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:31:40 GMT
A win would seal the series for them with Bangladesh looking for batting improvement
Iqbal becomes No. 1 ranked T20I bowler before Ecclestone snatches it back
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 11:22:18 GMT
With a small gap of eight points, the positions might change again before the World Cup ends
PCB chief 'confident' of India's visit to Pakistan for Champions Trophy 2025
Mon, 07 Oct 2024 10:26:30 GMT
Mohsin Naqvi said that all teams including India will participate in the event and does not see them "cancel or postpone" their trip
Reddy, Patil and Harmanpreet help India overcome Pakistan
Mon, 07 Oct 2024 13:37:20 GMT
Patil and Reddy shared five wickets among them to restrict Pakistan to just 105
Varun Chakravarthy: 'It feels like a rebirth'
Mon, 07 Oct 2024 05:20:06 GMT
Varun Chakravarthy, playing for India again after almost three years, got three wickets in a big win over Bangladesh
New-look India blow away Bangladesh to take 1-0 lead
Sun, 06 Oct 2024 18:17:43 GMT
Arshdeep, Varun ran through Bangladesh's batters before India got home with 49 balls to spare
Suryakumar: 'Mayank has the X factor, important to manage him well'
Sun, 06 Oct 2024 05:50:53 GMT
India's T20I captain expected the Gwalior pitch for the first T20I to be conducive to run-scoring
October 6 at the T20 World Cup: India meet Pakistan; Scotland take on injury-affected West Indies
Sun, 06 Oct 2024 05:03:25 GMT
India aim to get back to winning ways, Scotland look to notch up their first T20 World Cup win in just their second outing
Gwalior takes centre stage as youthful India prepare for experienced Bangladesh
Sun, 06 Oct 2024 04:13:14 GMT
Harshit Rana or Mayank Yadav is likely to make his international debut for India
Dube out of Bangladesh T20Is with back injury; Tilak named replacement
Sat, 05 Oct 2024 16:08:17 GMT
Tilak will link up with the squad in Gwalior on Sunday morning
Harmanpreet & Co left fuming after Amelia Kerr run-out-that-wasn't drama
Sat, 05 Oct 2024 10:09:47 GMT
Kerr wasn't given run-out because the ball was deemed dead, but questions around the incident remain
Rodrigues challenges India to bounce back from shock New Zealand loss
Sat, 05 Oct 2024 08:34:30 GMT
Early setback leaves form team with ground to make up in highly competitive Group A
New Zealand shoot India out for 102 amid high drama to script big win
Sat, 05 Oct 2024 08:33:14 GMT
Mair finished with four and Tahuhu with three as New Zealand ended their losing streak in T20Is
Mulani and Shaw put Mumbai in position of strength on tricky track
Fri, 04 Oct 2024 12:28:49 GMT
Mumbai finished the fourth day 274 runs in front with four second-innings wickets in hand
Rohit hopes 'exceptional' series against Bangladesh doesn't go 'unnoticed'
Fri, 04 Oct 2024 08:54:31 GMT
India captain also praises his fielders, saying some crucial catches hastened their push for victory in Kanpur
Harmanpreet set to end India's No. 3 roulette at T20 World Cup
Fri, 04 Oct 2024 04:34:51 GMT
Coach Muzumdar reveals decision was made long before they arrived in the UAE
October 4 at T20 World Cup: SA face WI in potential quarter-final; dew to play big role in India vs NZ
Thu, 03 Oct 2024 15:15:56 GMT
New Zealand have separated the opening pair of Bates and Devine; Harmanpreet will bat at No. 3 for India
India, Australia, Sri Lanka and South Africa in tussle to make WTC final
Thu, 24 Oct 2024 08:13:35 GMT
What the contenders need to do to qualify for the World Test Championship final
Sarfaraz's historic 221* grinds down Rest of India
Wed, 02 Oct 2024 14:01:59 GMT
With lower-order support from Kotian and Thakur, he became the first Mumbai batter to score a double-hundred in the Irani Cup
Bumrah back at No. 1 in Test bowling rankings
Wed, 02 Oct 2024 09:23:35 GMT
Yashasvi Jaiswal moves to third among batters after just 11 Tests, Sri Lanka's Prabath Jayasuriya and Kamindu Mendis also marching up rankings early in career
Shafali: 'I get good sleep' when India win
Wed, 02 Oct 2024 03:01:54 GMT
She always had the power, and now Shafali Verma wants to build on her confidence and add consistency to it for a better-rounded game
Ashwin: It 'most certainly' helps for India to have just a few Test centres
Tue, 01 Oct 2024 15:43:30 GMT
While he feels there are a few positives to playing at different venues, he took the example of how England and Australia have fixed Test centres
Rahane and Sarfaraz fifties drive Mumbai on opening day
Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:54:18 GMT
Three early wickets from Mukesh had Mumbai rattling before Rahane, Shreyas and Safaraz took the team to 237 for 4
India beat the weather and the clock to sweep Bangladesh 2-0
Tue, 01 Oct 2024 10:16:59 GMT
Jaiswal scored twin fifties as India registered a remarkable win despite two days of no play due to rain in Kanpur
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