SPA vs GER Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Stats, Venue Report, Recent Performances, Probable XIs, Weather Forecast, Head to Head, Toss Based Analysis, C/VC Choices - Match 20

Author: Shubham
19 Oct 2023 15:51:16
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Spain vs Germany - 20th Match (Championship Week) of the European Cricket Championship, 2023 at Cartama Oval, Spain

Weather Forecast
Clear - 22°C

1. TOURNAMENT STATS AND INFO

(i) Points Table Scenerio (Qualifying Round)

SPA - 4 - 4w/0l (1st - Group A)
GER - 4 - 4w/0l (1st - Group F)

(ii) Points Table Scenerio (Championship Week)

SPA - 5 - 3w/2l (3rd)
GER - 5 - 3w/2l (4th)

(iii) Toss Based Analysis (Qualifying Round)

Spain (SPA)

1. Muhammad Babar 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 62(21)&1w, 29(11)&1w, 0(2)&0w, 54(18)&0w, 56(23)*&1w

2. Daniel Doyle Calle
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 59(24), 68(21)*&0w, 0(1), 0(3)

3. Babar Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(4), 1(2), 28(14), 0(1)&2w, 19(9)*

4. Yasir Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 6(1)*&0w, 0w, 44(11)*, 34(11), 0(3)&0w

5. Hamza Saleem Dar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 12(4)&1w, 14(5)*&0w, 0w, 39(18)*&0w, 21(7)&0w, 18(9)*&3w

6. Muhammad Ihsan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 7(4), 38(13)*, 36(12)*, 0(1)

7. Awais Ahmed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 14(11), 31(9)*

8. Adam Alger
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4(2), 0(2)

9. Lorne Burns
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4(6)&4w, 2w, 0w

10. Muhammad Atif
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 2w

11. Hassan Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 2w

12. Ravi Panchal
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

13. Snehith Reddy
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

14. Muhammad Yasin
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

15. Malik Mati Ur Rehman 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

16. Adeel Raja
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

17. Robiul Khan 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 1w

Germany (GER) 

1. Rohit Harmanjot Singh
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 15(7)*, 42(23)*, 48(14)

2. Sachin Mandy 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 43(22)

3. Abdul Basir Andar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 0w, 0w

4. Fayaz Khan Nasseri
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(1)*&1w, 10(3)&1w, 0(0)*&3w, 2w

5. Aritharan Vaseekaran 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 15(9), 24(11)

6. Abdul Shakoor 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 33(13), 0(1)

7. Ahmed Hamid Wardak
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(3)*, 15(6)*

8. Shahid Afridi Jr
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 11(5)&1w, 0(2)&1w, 41(12)*&0w, 1(1)*&0w

9. Ghulam Rasul Ahmadi 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 2w

10. Walter Behr
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 2w, 0w, 3w

11. Adil Khan 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w

12. Jamshed Khan 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 53(15), 16(4), 40(15)*&1w, 21(13)

13. Janpreet Singh
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(5), 0(1)

(iv) Toss Based Analysis (Championship Week)

Spain (SPA)

1. Muhammad Babar 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

2. Daniel Doyle Calle
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(2), 62(25)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(2), 86(27)*&1w, 47(17)

3. Babar Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(4), 8(7)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 20(8)*&0w, 5(2)*&0w

4. Yasir Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(3)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 6(1)

5. Hamza Saleem Dar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 16(6)&1w, 18(7)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 17(6)&2w, 41(9), 61(16)*&1w

6. Muhammad Ihsan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 63(24)*, 21(10)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 43(7), 7(2)&0w, 9(5)

7. Awais Ahmed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(0), 14(7)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 22(11), 7(5)

8. Adam Alger
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

9. Lorne Burns
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

10. Muhammad Atif
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 0w, 1w

11. Hassan Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

12. Ravi Panchal
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

13. Snehith Reddy
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(3)&0w

14. Muhammad Yasin
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 37(22), 8(5)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 37(14)*, 38(10), 8(7)

15. Malik Mati Ur Rehman 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

16. Adeel Raja
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 0w, 1w

17. Robiul Khan 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 0w

Germany (GER) 

1. Rohit Harmanjot Singh
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(4)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

2. Sachin Mandy 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 15(7)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

3. Abdul Basir Andar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 0w, 0w

4. Fayaz Khan Nasseri
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 25(11)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 0(1)&1w, 20(4)*&2w

5. Aritharan Vaseekaran 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 21(12)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 12(5), 5(10), 27(17)*

6. Abdul Shakoor 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

7. Ahmed Hamid Wardak
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

8. Shahid Afridi Jr
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(1)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 44(18)*&1w, 0(4), 7(3)&2w

9. Ghulam Rasul Ahmadi 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 0w, 1w

10. Walter Behr
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 1w, 1w

11. Adil Khan 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

12. Jamshed Khan 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(9)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 60(24)*, 0(2), 73(22)&0w

13. Janpreet Singh
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

2. VENUE AND PITCH INFO 

Venue - Cartama Oval, Spain 

(i) Total Matches - T10s

Overall - 498

Avg 1st Innings - 105
Avg 2nd Innings - 103

Highest total - 220/1 (Hungary vs Turkiye - 6th October'2023)

(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground 

SPA - 45 - 25w/20l
GER - 30 - 17w/13l 

(iii) Recent Matches on this venue 

1) England XI vs Netherlands XI - 18th October'2023
121/5 vs 125/4 (NED-XI won by 6 wkts)

Pacers - 5w+2w=7w
Spinners - 0w+2w=2w

2) Jersey vs Germany - 17th October'2023
141/7 vs 142/3 (GER won by 7 wkts)

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

3) Ireland XI vs Netherlands XI - 17th October'2023
122/9 vs 126/6 (NED-XI won by 4 wkts)

Pacers - 6w+3w=9w
Spinners - 3w+2w=5w

4) England XI vs Germany - 17th October'2023
183/2 vs 53/10 (ENG-XI won by 130 runs)

Pacers - 2w+5w=7w
Spinners - 0w+4w=4w

5) Italy vs Spain - 17th October'2023
170/2 vs 174/2 (SPA won by 8 wkts)

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

6) Ireland XI vs Germany - 16th October'2023
130/7 vs 132/1 (GER won by 9 wkts)

Pacers - 3w+0w=3w
Spinners - 4w+1w=5w

7) England XI vs Jersey - 16th October'2023
155/6 vs 76/9 (ENG-XI won by 79 runs)

Pacers - 3w+6w=9w
Spinners - 3w+3w=6w

8) Ireland XI vs Spain - 16th October'2023
216/3 vs 165/6 (IRE-XI won by 51 runs)

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

SUMMARY 

Pacers 
1st Innings - 24w
2nd Innings - 21w

Spinners 
1st Innings - 16w
2nd Innings - 14w

Overall
45w:30w (Pacers:Spinners)


(iv) Toss Based Analysis on this venue

Spain (SPA)

1. Muhammad Babar 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 16(6)&0w, 8(9)&2w, 0(1)&0w, 53(13)&0w, 0(1)&1w, 16(11), 7(6)&0w, 16(11)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 33(13)&0w, 1w, 0(1)&0w, 22(9)&0w, 62(21)&1w, 29(11)&1w, 0(2)&0w, 54(18)&0w, 56(23)*&1w

2. Daniel Doyle Calle
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 31(11)*, 32(17)*, 34(15), 24(22), 6(5), 40(23), 62(25)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 39(13)*, 0w, 1(3), 45(14), 57(24)*, 2(4), 23(7), 25(13), 22(15), 35(19), 
 59(24), 68(21)*&0w, 0(1), 0(3), 47(17)

3. Babar Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(7)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(4), 1(2), 28(14), 0(1)&2w, 19(9)*, 5(2)*&0w

4. Yasir Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 23(15)&1w, 28(18), 5(3)&1w, 14(7)&2w, 5(3)&2w, 27(19)&0w,  6(1)*&0w, 0w, 44(11)*, 34(11), 0(3)&0w

5. Hamza Saleem Dar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -  1(2), 44(19)*, 0(3), 6(2)&0w, 65(28)*, 72(25)*, 0(2), 10(9), 2(3)&0w, 1(4)&0w, 23(20)&1w, 1(2), 6(7)&1w, 18(7)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 56(19)*, 0(0), 1(4), 31(14)*&1w, 22(10), 1(4), 13(7), 18(19), 9(10), 50(20)*, 0(2), 1(6)&3w, 2w, 10(4)*&1w, 46(14), 25(9), 0w, 44(21)&0w, 29(13)&2w, 12(4)&1w, 14(5)*&0w, 0w, 39(18)*&0w, 21(7)&0w, 18(9)*&3w, 61(16)*&1w

6. Muhammad Ihsan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 22(5), 0(1), 0(3), 8(3), 6(3), 1(3), 21(10)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(3), 12(13), 20(8), 3(6)*, 14(5), 7(4), 1(2), 7(4), 38(13)*, 36(12)*, 0(1), 9(5)

7. Awais Ahmed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 14(7)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 14(11), 31(9)*, 7(5)

8. Adam Alger
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4(2), 0(2)

9. Lorne Burns
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(2), 61(25)*, 2(4), 1(3), 8(6)*, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 5(3)&0w, 7(3)*, 20(10), 4(6)&4w, 2w, 0w, 1w

10. Muhammad Atif
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 2w, 0(1)&0w, 1w, 1(1)*&1w, 0w, 3w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 2w, 1(2)*&1w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 3w, 3w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 1w

11. Hassan Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 2w

12. Ravi Panchal
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

13. Snehith Reddy
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

14. Muhammad Yasin
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 8(7)

15. Malik Mati Ur Rehman 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

16. Adeel Raja
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

17. Robiul Khan 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 1w, 0w

Germany (GER) 

1. Rohit Harmanjot Singh
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(4), 5(5)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(1), 16(13), 23(13), 1(2), 1(5), 15(7)*, 42(23)*, 48(14)

2. Sachin Mandy 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 15(7)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 43(22)

3. Abdul Basir Andar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w

4. Fayaz Khan Nasseri
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 25(11)&2w, 4(2)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(1)*, 10(3)&1w, 0(0)*&3w, 2w, 2w

5. Aritharan Vaseekaran 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 21(12), 22(9)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 13(10), 11(9), 23(11)*, 8(6)*, 15(9), 24(11), 12(5)

6. Abdul Shakoor 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 33(13)

7. Ahmed Hamid Wardak
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(3)*, 15(6)*

8. Shahid Afridi Jr
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(1)&0w, 3(4)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 11(5)&1w, 0(2)&1w, 41(12)*&0w, 1(1)*&0w, 44(18)*&1w

9. Ghulam Rasul Ahmadi 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 2w, 3w

10. Walter Behr
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 12(13)&2w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 3w, 0w

11. Adil Khan 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w

12. Jamshed Khan 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(9), 56(18)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 53(15), 16(4), 40(15)&1w, 21(13), 60(24)*

13. Janpreet Singh
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 13(9)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(5), 0(1)

14. Tristan Jungbauer
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 18(9)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

3. HEAD TO HEAD 

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4. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING 

A) SPAIN (SPA) SQUAD : 

Probable XI

1. Muhammad Babar - RHB, RAM
Runs (1152), Avg (26.18) - 61M
Wickets (45), SR (11.68) - 54I/87.4O

2. Daniel Doyle Calle - RHB
Runs (896), Avg (44) - 34M

3. Babar Khan - RHB, Right Arm Slow
Runs (1248), Avg (27.13) - 51M
Wickets (6), SR (12.16) - 10I/12.1O

4. Yasir Ali - RHB, Off Break
Runs (2278), Avg (34) - 90M
Wickets (47), SR (12.38) - 58I/97O

5. Hamza Saleem Dar - LHB, RAF
Runs (2109), Avg (28.50) - 98M
Wickets (69), SR (12.20) - 74I/140.2O

6. Muhammad Ihsan - RHB
Runs (2297), Avg (30.22) - 107M

7. Awais Ahmed - RHB, Off Spin, WK
Runs (2176), Avg (24.72) - 107M

8. Adam Alger - RHB, RAM
Runs (442), Avg (31.57) - 28M

9. Lorne Burns - RHB, Off Break
Runs (502), Avg (20.08) - 33M
Wickets (29), SR (10.65) - 29I/51.3O

10. Muhammad Atif - RHB, LAF
Wickets (101), SR (10.42) - 100I/175.3O

11. Hassan Ali - RHB, RAM

BENCH

12. Ravi Panchal - RHB, RAM
Runs (259), Avg (19.92) - 32M
Wickets (13), SR (9.53) - 28I/42.2O

13. Snehith Reddy - LHB, RAM
Runs (502), Avg (45.63) - 15M
Wickets (13), SR (12) - 14I/26O

14. Muhammad Yasin - LHB, Right Arm Spin
Runs (437), Avg (27.31) - 30M
Wickets (10), SR (10.80) - 9I/18O

15. Malik Mati Ur Rehman - LHB, RAM
Runs (669), Avg (23.89) - 45M
Wickets (33), SR (14.81) - 44I/81.3O

16. Adil Raja - RHB, RAM
Wickets (31), SR (13.93) - 38I/72O

17. Robiul Khan - RHB, RAM
Runs (319), Avg (26.58) - 23M
Wickets (7), SR (30.14) - 19I/35.1O


Safe C/VC choices
Muhammad Babar, Daniel Doyle Calle


B) GERMANY (GER) SQUAD : 

Probable XI 

1. Rohit Harmanjot Singh - RHB, RAM
Runs (1354), Avg (32.23) - 66M
Wickets (29), SR (9.31) - 29I/45O

2. Sachin Mandy - RHB, RAM
Runs (262), Avg (52.40) - 16M

3. Abdul Basir Andar - RHB, RAM
Runs (417), Avg (14.89) - 43M
Wickets (37), SR (11.81) - 42I/72.5O

4. Fayaz Khan Nasseri - RHB, RAM
Runs (330), Avg (18.33) - 30M
Wickets (30), SR (11.20) - 29I/56O

5. Aritharan Vaseekaran - RHB, RAM
Runs (1278), Avg (31.95) - 54M
Wickets (8), SR (21) - 17I/28O

6. Abdul Shakoor - RHB, Off Break
Runs (293), Avg (13.95) - 25M
Wickets (5), SR (14.40) - 9I/12O

7. Ahmed Hamid Wardak - LHB, LAF
Runs (316), Avg (17.55) - 30M
Wickets (4), SR (29.50) - 12I/19.4O

8. Shahid Afridi Jr - RHB, RAM
Runs (676), Avg (22.53) - 40M
Wickets (29), SR (14.68) - 38I/71O

9. Ghulam Rasul Ahmadi - RHB, Off Break
Wickets (9), SR (15.33) - 13I/23O

10. Walter Behr - RHB, RAM
Wickets (16), SR (10.56) - 16I/28.1O

11. Adil Khan - RHB, RAM
Wickets (8), SR (6.75) - 5I/9O

BENCH

12. Jamshed Khan - RHB, RAM
Runs (842), Avg (35.05) - 29M
Wickets (14), SR (8.50) - 13I/19.5O

13. Janpreet Singh - RHB, RAM
Runs (428), Avg (28.53) - 19M
Wickets (10), SR (9.60) - 10I/16O

Safe C/VC choices
Fayaz Khan Nasseri, Abdul Basir Andar


Differential GL C/VC choices

SPA - Muhammad Atif, Yasir Ali, Hamza Saleem Dar  

GER - Ghulam Rasul Ahmadi, Aritharan Vaseekaran, Rohit Harmanjot Singh 

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"Whatever Rohit has told me, I feel like I've done that to the best of my ability, and I know that Rohit feels the same"
Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:15:59 GMT
India's head coach dismisses talk of his team having an "undue advantage" in the Champions Trophy
Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:57:49 GMT
The Australian opener played nine balls and missed six in a row before edging behind for a duck
Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:36:00 GMT
He is often twinned with Rajinder Goel for the misfortune of being great left-arm spinners in the time of Bishan Bedi
Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:50:01 GMT
India have marched ahead of Australia since the World Cup final in 2023, but the gap matters less with a spot in the final on the line
Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:47:19 GMT
The India captain also feels that the pitches in Dubai have been challenging for batters, while the bowlers have also had to adjust
Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:23:26 GMT
Apart from Steven Smith and Glenn Maxwell, no other Australian batter in the top seven has faced Varun before
Tue, 04 Mar 2025 02:55:02 GMT
Australia had arrived in Dubai not knowing whether they would be staying in Dubai, or heading to Lahore for the second semi-final
Mon, 03 Mar 2025 04:15:56 GMT
Kumble says Australia will find it difficult if India play four spinners in their semi-final in Dubai
Mon, 03 Mar 2025 03:23:23 GMT
"In T20, my sequencing of balls - as in how I construct an over - is totally different compared to the 50-over format," he says
Sun, 02 Mar 2025 18:16:04 GMT
Williamson's 81 in vain as New Zealand crumble against spin chasing 250
Sun, 02 Mar 2025 16:55:03 GMT
South Africa, who had also shifted to Dubai ahead of the knockouts, will now fly back to Lahore for the second semi-final
Sun, 02 Mar 2025 03:10:42 GMT
Both are exceptional ODI outfits, coming in with a string of wins to their name. Both will also already have one eye on their respective semi-finals, which quickly follow Sunday's game
Sat, 01 Mar 2025 15:31:49 GMT
One of the teams will travel back to Pakistan to play New Zealand in the second semi-final
Sat, 01 Mar 2025 03:16:15 GMT
India assistant coach says they also want to carry momentum into the semi-final by beating New Zealand, so it might come down to bowlers not bowling their full quotas on Sunday
Fri, 28 Feb 2025 18:08:11 GMT
India's keeper-batter admits keeping someone like Pant out of the XI comes with its own pressures, and also heaps praise on Shami
Thu, 27 Feb 2025 10:11:46 GMT
This is the former England captain's first foray into coaching in the IPL
Wed, 26 Feb 2025 10:55:07 GMT
Ponting also reckoned that Kohli, who is now third on the highest run-scorers list in ODIs, will want to finish at the top
Tue, 25 Feb 2025 17:53:55 GMT
Defending champions yet to name their captain with season starting on March 22
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:03:09 GMT
New Zealand's five-wicket win over Bangladesh in Rawalpindi on Monday confirmed this; that means Bangladesh and hosts Pakistan are out of contention
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 09:26:10 GMT
Iyer points to the sluggishness of the pitch and Abrar's tight spell as reasons for India not being able to bat more aggressively
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 08:58:52 GMT
Former India allrounder comes in with plenty of coaching experience in international and franchise cricket
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 05:03:05 GMT
Kohli set up India for a semi-final spot and all but crossed out Pakistan from the 2025 Champions Trophy
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 04:46:36 GMT
India batter gets to the milestone in the Champions Trophy match against Pakistan in Dubai, breaking Sachin Tendulkar's record
Sun, 23 Feb 2025 08:34:14 GMT
A PCB official said that as this is an ICC tournament, the anthem playlist has been produced and distributed by the ICC
Sun, 23 Feb 2025 05:13:15 GMT
Aaqib Javed gives his vote of confidence to Pakistan's quicks, but Urooj Mumtaz and Anil Kumble feel the team, on the whole, lack firepower
Sat, 22 Feb 2025 19:55:32 GMT
They have opened together only 28 times in ODIs, but their numbers are staggering
Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:02:25 GMT
After the defeat to New Zealand in Karachi, Pakistan must travel to Dubai to play India, a team they have struggled to beat for several years
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 07:22:38 GMT
"The difference between Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill is that Gill will take you right till the end," Sanjay Manjrekar says
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 07:21:13 GMT
Manjrekar feels Kohli is down on confidence, and that has affected his ability to take bowlers on
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 07:07:42 GMT
Despite a quick 69-run opening stand, India were tested by the 229 target
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 02:35:39 GMT
Axar finished with 2 for 43, and Jaker Ali, the beneficiary of the drop, went on to score 68
Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:45:25 GMT
Former India spinner says head coach Gautam Gambhir has tough decisions irrespective of Champions Trophy result
Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:45:24 GMT
Yash Rathod's century set Mumbai a target of 406, before Vidarbha ended the day with three key wickets
Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:26:25 GMT
Shami opens up about his struggles and recovery after injuries and a surgery sidelined him from international cricket for over a year
Thu, 20 Feb 2025 02:34:23 GMT
The former Mumbai captain represented the state in first-class cricket for over a decade in the 1960s and 70s but is best remembered as a Mumbai selector and administrator
Wed, 19 Feb 2025 16:02:00 GMT
The venue last hosted a 50-over match in March 2024 while India and Bangladesh last played an ODI there in 2018
Wed, 19 Feb 2025 15:48:32 GMT
India captain says their three allrounders gives them a lot of options
Wed, 19 Feb 2025 08:43:56 GMT
This is the second time Gill is at the summit; the last time was during the 2023 ODI World Cup
Tue, 18 Feb 2025 14:38:32 GMT
India international set for first taste of county cricket after agreeing deal for first red-ball block
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 18:04:37 GMT
Qualifier 1 and the Eliminator will be played in Hyderabad, and Qualifier 2 in Kolkata
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 10:09:59 GMT
Chennai Super Kings are expected to host Mumbai Indians on March 23
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 07:05:18 GMT
The total prize pot has gone up by 53% to $6.9 million
Thu, 13 Feb 2025 12:23:35 GMT
Parunika Sisodia and Nuzhat Parween will replace them at MI and RCB respectively
Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:45:03 GMT
India are without their bowling spearhead, Australia are without their entire first-choice pace attack
Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:12:47 GMT
In two of India's chases against England, they promoted Axar Patel, and that left KL Rahul with little to do
Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:29:23 GMT
Visitors were 126 for 2 after 18 overs in pursuit of 357, but eventually folded for 214
Wed, 12 Feb 2025 08:37:50 GMT
He is expected to take a month to recover after the surgery
Wed, 12 Feb 2025 07:17:13 GMT
While the latest scan, which Bumrah underwent in Bengaluru over the weekend, did not reveal anything untoward, it is learned he is not entirely ready to return to bowling yet
Tue, 11 Feb 2025 09:40:31 GMT
Their run-scoring methods haven't worked on this tour and part of that is due to the variety in the Indian bowling attack
Mon, 10 Feb 2025 10:20:54 GMT
Bumrah has not played any cricket since the Border-Gavaskar Trophy ended in early January
Mon, 10 Feb 2025 11:22:25 GMT
Hamstring injury leaves England looking at potential replacements ahead of Australia opener
Sun, 09 Feb 2025 20:09:09 GMT
"I bowled almost 30 overs in that match [against Delhi in the Ranji Trophy]. So I never lost my rhythm"
Sun, 09 Feb 2025 17:54:12 GMT
India chased down their target of 305 with 33 balls to spare as Rohit and Shubman Gill reuinited at the top of the order with a 136-run stand
Sun, 09 Feb 2025 17:39:13 GMT
"He makes things much easier than what it is," Shubman Gill says about Rohit Sharma's century in the Cuttack ODI
Sat, 08 Feb 2025 14:45:42 GMT
There is an opportunity for both teams to use this series as a kind of laboratory ahead of the Champions Trophy
Sat, 08 Feb 2025 13:56:24 GMT
India batter had missed the series opener in Nagpur due to a knee injury
Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:07:58 GMT
Your ready reckoner for the Ranji Trophy quarter-finals, to be played in Pune, Nagpur, Kolkata and Rajkot from Saturday
Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:40:39 GMT
Iyer, who scored a match-winning half-century, was originally meant to sit out the first ODI
Fri, 07 Feb 2025 06:48:56 GMT
We answer all your questions about the upcoming Champions Trophy in Pakistan and the UAE
Thu, 06 Feb 2025 19:42:42 GMT
India batter suffered a knee injury on the eve of the match
Thu, 06 Feb 2025 19:01:27 GMT
Harshit Rana and Ravindra Jadeja picked up three wickets each to restrict England to a very gettable 248
Wed, 05 Feb 2025 18:13:05 GMT
Adil Rashid lost his spot as the leader in the bowling charts, while Jofra Archer dropped four places to tenth
Wed, 05 Feb 2025 17:57:11 GMT
They are also set to tour India for two Tests in 2025
Wed, 05 Feb 2025 17:11:31 GMT
Javagal Srinath and Nitin Menon "mutually agreed" with the ICC that they would not undertake any officiating assignments in Pakistan
Wed, 05 Feb 2025 16:05:56 GMT
Two weeks ahead of the Champions Trophy, both teams have an air of vulnerability
Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:49:33 GMT
Captain says the league will help players fine-tune their game and improve their fitness in the free window after the tournament
Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:57:13 GMT
India's captain also hinted that Rahul could edge Pant as wicketkeeper for the England ODIs
Wed, 05 Feb 2025 07:34:48 GMT
The change was made to free up Mooney, who is Giants' designated wicketkeeper as well as opener
Tue, 04 Feb 2025 23:59:20 GMT
"You know a bowler of his calibre, to be able to play consistently for the long term, that's where I'm trying to put in all my efforts and energy," says LSG mentor
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
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
Sun, 02 Feb 2025 22:16:40 GMT
England captain says team won't veer from aggressive style despite chastening defeat at Wankhede
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
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
Sun, 02 Feb 2025 12:29:28 GMT
The defending champions steamrolled past South Africa, with their spinners ruling the roost
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
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
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