AFG vs PNG Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Stats, Venue Report, Recent Performances, Probable XIs, Head To Head, Toss Based Analysis, C/VC Choices - Match 29

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Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea - 29th Match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024, at Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad

Weather Forecast
Mostly Cloudy - 32°C

1. TOURNAMENT STATS AND INFO

(i) Points Table Scenario

AFG - 2 - 2w/0l (1st - Group C)
PNG - 2 - 0w/2l (5th - Group C)

(ii) Toss Based Analysis

Afghanistan (AFG)

1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(5), 76(45), 80(56)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

2. Ibrahim Zadran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(5), 70(46), 44(41)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

3. Gulbadin Naib
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 69(30)&1w, 4(5), 0(2)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

4. Azmatullah Omarzai
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 5(5)&0w, 22(13)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

5. Najibullah Zadran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(12), 2(3), 1(1)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

6. Mohammad Nabi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 16(15), 14(16)*&0w, 0(1)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

7. Rashid Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 15(7)&1w, 2(1)*&2w, 6(5)&4w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

8. Karim Janat
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(8)&2w, 1(1)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

9. Fazalhaq Farooqi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 5w, 4w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

10. Naveen ul Haq
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 2w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

11. Noor Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

12. Fareed Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

13. Mohammad Ishaq
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(4)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

14. Mujeeb ur Rahman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

15. Nangeyalia Kharote
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

Papua New Guinea (PNG)

1. Tony Ura
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(8), 1(5), 2(5), 1(6)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

2. Sese Bau
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 18(20), 29(25), 50(43)&0w, 5(9)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

3. Kipling Doriga
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(5), 14(11)*, 27(18)*, 12(20)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

4. Assad Vala (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 14(12)&0w, 10(17)&2w, 21(22)&2w, 0(2)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

5. Lega Siaka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 28(24), 19(16), 1(2), 12(17)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

6. Norman Vanua
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5(6), 5(7)&1w, 5(10)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

7. Charles Amini
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(12)&2w, 13(28), 12(14)&0w, 5(14)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

8. Chad Soper
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w, 10(9)&1w, 4(11)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

9. Alei Nao
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 17(10)*&2w, 3(3)*&2w, 1w, 5(6)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

10. Kabua Morea
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 14(17)&2w, 1w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

11. Hiri Hiri
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(8), 2(6), 15(19)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

12. Jack Gardner
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

13. Semo Kamea
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

14. Hila Vare
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(5)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

15. John Kariko
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

(iii) POWERPLAY ANALYSIS -  BATTING

AFG

1st Innings - 0w, 0w
2nd Innings -

PNG

1st Innings - 3w, 3w
2nd Innings -

(iv) POWERPLAY ANALYSIS - BOWLING

AFG

1st Innings -
2nd Innings - 5w, 3w

PNG

1st Innings -
2nd Innings - 1w, 4w

(v) NEW BALL BOWLERS (RECENT to LAST) - Last 5 Matches 

AFG

1st Over - Farooqi, Farooqi

2nd Over - Nabi, Mujeeb

3rd Over - Farooqi, Farooqi

4th Over - Naveen, Mujeeb

5th Over - Farooqi, Naveen

6th Over - Naveen, Azmatullah

PNG

1st Over - Nao, Morea

2nd Over - Vanua, Nao

3rd Over - Nao, Morea

4th Over - Vanua, Nao

5th Over - Nao, Soper

6th Over - Soper, Bau

(vi) DEATH OVERS BOWLERS (RECENT to LAST) - Last 5 Matches

AFG

16th Over - Farooqi, Rashid

17th Over - ###, ###

18th Over - ###, ###

19th Over - ###, ###

20th Over - ###, ###

PNG

16th Over - Vanua, Vala

17th Over - Soper, Kariko

18th Over - Vanua, Vala

19th Over - Amini, Morea

20th Over - ###, ###

2. VENUE AND PITCH INFO

Venue - Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trindad

(i) Total Matches - T20s

Overall - 43

Avg 1st Innings - 145
Avg 2nd Innings - 135

Highest total - 267/3 (England vs West Indies - 20th December'2023)

Times won Batting First - 20
Times won Batting Second - 22
Times Tied/No Result - 1

(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground

AFG - Not Played Yet
PNG - 2 - 0w/2l

(iii) Top Performers from the current squads at this Venue - T20s

AFG

Najibullah Zadran - 28th highest run scorer (148), Avg (18.5) - 9M/8I
Mohammad Nabi - 32nd highest run scorer (143), Avg (17.88) - 11M/10I

Rashid Khan - 12th highest wicket taker (12), SR (16.2) - 9M/9I
Mujeeb Ur Rahman - 20th highest wicket taker (10), SR (19.8) - 9M/9I
Naveen Ul Haq - 22nd highest wicket taker (9), SR (16.4) - 7M/7I
Mohammad Nabi - 42nd highest wicket taker (5), SR (39.6) - 11M/11I

PNG

No Records Yet

(iv) Recent Matches on this venue

1) West Indies vs New Zealand - 13th June'2024
149/9 vs 136/9 (WI won by 13 runs)

Pacers - 8w+5w=13w
Spinners - 1w+4w=5w

2) England vs West Indies - 22nd December'2023
132/10 vs 133/6 (WI won by 4 wkts)

Pacers - 4w+4w=8w
Spinners - 5w+2w=7w

3) England vs West Indies - 20th December'2023
267/3 vs 192/10 (ENG won by 75 runs)

Pacers - 2w+6w=8w
Spinners - 1w+4w=5w

4) St Lucia Kings vs Trinbago Knight Riders - 11th September'2023
167/3 vs 169/3 (TKR won by 7 wkts)

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

5) Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Barbados Royals - 10th September'2023
181/9 vs 178/8 (GUY won by 3 runs)

Pacers - 8w+5w=13w
Spinners - 1w+2w=3w

6) Jamaica Tallawahs vs Trinbago Knight Riders - 10th September'2023
154/8 vs 155/3 (TKR won by 7 wkts)

Pacers - 3w+0w=3w
Spinners - 4w+3w=7w

7) St Lucia Kings vs St Kitts and Nevis Patriots - 9th September'2023
149/7 vs 150/6 (SKN won by 4 wkts)

Pacers - 4w+0w=4w
Spinners - 2w+6w=8w

8) West Indies vs India - 3rd August'2023
149/6 vs 145/9 (WI won by 4 runs)

Pacers - 3w+6w=9w
Spinners - 3w+1w=4w

9) St Lucia Kings vs Trinbago Knight Riders - 19th September'2022
147/6 vs 146/6 (SLK won by 1 run)

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

10) Barbados Royals vs Guyana Amazon Warriors - 18th September'2022
107/6 vs 81/9 (BR won by 29 runs - DLS)

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

SUMMARY

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

Spinners
1st Innings - 27w
2nd Innings - 30w

Overall
73w:57w (Pacers:Spinners)

(v) POWERPLAY ANALYSIS

Last 10 Matches

1st Innings - 4w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 3w, 2w, 1w, 3w (9 out of 10 - 90%)

2nd Innings - 2w, 2w, 4w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 3w, 2w (10 out of 10 - 100%)

(v) Toss Based Analysis on this venue

Afghanistan (AFG)

1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

2. Ibrahim Zadran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

3. Gulbadin Naib
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

4. Najibullah Zadran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 25(21), 28(24), 0(3), 19(22), 35(25), 24(18)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 5(4), 12(9)

5. Azmatullah Omarzai
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

6. Mohammad Nabi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(3)&0w, 18(5)*&0w, 13(9)&0w, 35(22)*&1w, 27(24)&1w, 13(14)&1w, 2(6)&0w, 2(3)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 15(6)&1w, 17(13)&0w, 1w

7. Rashid Khan (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 26(20)*&2w, 2w, 19(15)&1w, 0(1)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 0w, 1w, 26(19)&2w

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

9. Mujeeb Ur Rahman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 3w, 0w, 0w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w

10. Naveen Ul Haq
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 4w, 2w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 1w, 0w

11. Fazalhaq Farooqi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

12. Karim Janat
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

13. Mohammad Ishaq
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

14. Nangyal Kharoti
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

15. Fareed Ahmad Malik
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

Papua New Guinea (PNG)

1. Tony Ura
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(8), 1(5)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

2. Sese Bau
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 18(20), 29(25)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

3. Kipling Doriga
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(5), 14(11)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

4. Assad Vala (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 14(12)&0w, 10(17)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

5. Lega Siaka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 28(24), 19(16)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

6. Norman Vanua
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5(6), 5(7)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

7. Charles Amini
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(12)&2w, 13(28)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

8. Chad Soper
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

9. Alei Nao
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 17(10)*&2w, 3(3)*&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

10. Kabua Morea
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 14(17)&2w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

11. Hiri Hiri
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(8)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

12. Jack Gardner
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

13. Semo Kamea
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

14. Hila Vare
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(5)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

15. John Kariko
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

3. HEAD TO HEAD

(i) Overall
3 - 3w/0l (In favour of AFG)

(ii) On This Venue
Not Played Yet

(iii) Recent Head to Head Matches

1) Papua New Guinea vs Afghanistan - 23rd July'2015
127/6 vs 128/4 (AFG won by 6 wkts)

Charles Amini - 37(37)* & 2w
Norman Vanua - 22(10)* & 2w
Mohammad Nabi - 1w

2) Papua New Guinea vs Afghanistan - 17th November'2013
167/6 vs 72/4 (AFG won by 6 wkts - DLS)

Tony Ura - 56(49)
Assad Vala - 28(30)
Norman Vanua - 1w
Mohammad Nabi - 36(22)*

3) Papua New Guinea vs Afghanistan - 13th March'2012
112/6 vs 113/4 (AFG won by 6 wkts)

Assad Vala - 18(25)
Mohammad Nabi - 52(49)* & 1w

(v) Toss Based Analysis (H2H)

Afghanistan (AFG)

1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

2. Ibrahim Zadran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

3. Gulbadin Naib
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

4. Najibullah Zadran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 14(6)*

5. Gulbadin Naib
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(5), 0(3)&0w

6. Mohammad Nabi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 52(49)*&1w, 36(22)*&0w, 11(9)&0w

7. Rashid Khan (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

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

9. Mujeeb Ur Rahman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

10. Naveen Ul Haq
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

11. Fazalhaq Farooqi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

12. Karim Janat
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

13. Mohammad Ishaq
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

14. Nangyal Kharoti
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

15. Fareed Ahmad Malik
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

RESERVES

16. Hazratullah Zazai
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

17. Sediqullah Atal
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

18. Saleem Safi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

Papua New Guinea (PNG)

1. Tony Ura
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(8), 56(49), 5(13)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

2. Sese Bau
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

3. Kipling Doriga
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

4. Assad Vala (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 18(25), 28(30), 7(15)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

5. Lega Siaka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5(9)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

6. Norman Vanua
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 22(10)*&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

7. Charles Amini
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(2)&0w, 37(37)*&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

8. Chad Soper
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

9. Alei Nao
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

10. Kabua Morea
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

11. Hiri Hiri
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

12. Jack Gardner
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

13. Sema Kamea
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

14. Hila Vare
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

15. John Kariko
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

4. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING

A) AFGHANISTAN (AFG) SQUAD :

Probable XI

1) Rahmanullah Gurbaz - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 80, 76, 39, 23, 6, 3, 0, 51, 121, 5, 46

2) Ibrahim Zadran - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 44, 70, 26, 101*, 10, 36, 14, 56, 65, 15, 72*

3) Gulbadin Naib - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 0, 4, 0w, 19, 8r 1w, 4, 16, 0r 0w, 13r 0w, 12r 0w

4) Azmatullah Omarzai - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 22, 5r 0w, 0w, 1r 0w, 13r 0w, 1w, 1w, 11r 0w, 17r 2w, 3r 4w, 0r 0w

5) Mohammad Nabi - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 0r 2w, 14r 0w, 1r 1w, 7r 1w, 23r 0w, 0, 4r 0w, 0w, 0w, 6r 0w, 58r 1w

6) Najibullah Zadran - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 1*, 2, 0, 53, 8, 10, 29, 55, 24, 52*, 9

7) Rashid Khan - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 6r 4w, 2r 2w, 2w, 18r 0w, 0w, 21r 0w, 3r 1w, 31r 1w, 24r 1w, 1w, 1w

8) Karim Janat - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1, 107r 4w, 26r 0w, 9r 0w, 1r 1w, 11r 1w, 37r 2w, 1w, 6r 1w, 41r 0w, 13*

9) Noor Ahmad - RHB, LWS
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 2w

10) Naveen ul Haq - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 2w, 2w, 2w, 0w, 3w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 0w

11) Fazalhaq Farooqi - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 4w, 5w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 4w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 3w

BENCH

12) Fareed Ahmad - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 1w, 7r 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w

13) Mujeeb ur Rahman - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 21r 0w, 2w, 3w, 1w, 1w

14) Mohammad Ishaq - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 10, 30, 1, 1, 2, 27, 0, 32, 16*, 5

15) Nangeyalia Kharote - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 27r 3w, 40r 1w, 0r 1w, 4r 2w, 0r 2w, 10r 4w, 15r 0w, 40r 1w, 19r 1w, 23r 3w

Safe C/VC choices
Rashid Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi 

B) PAPUA NEW GUINEA (PNG) SQUAD:

Probable XI

1) Tony Ura - RHB
Last 10 - 1, 2, 1, 8, 18, 61, 51*, 13, 1, 17, 10

2) Assad Vala - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 0r 1w, 21r 2w, 19r 2w, 14r 0w, 2r 0w, 2w, 9r 2w, 22r 0w, 51r 2w, 40r 0w, 0r 2w

3) Lega Siaka - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 12, 1, 19, 28, 10, 55, 2, 5, 5, 7*, 5

4) Sese Bau - LHB, RM
Last 10 - 5, 50r 0w, 29, 18, 8r 0w, 28r 1w, 0r 2w, 61r 2w, 21r 0w, 11r 1w, 65r 0w

5) Hiri Hiri - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 15, 2, 24, 2*, 15, 28, 53*, 34, 66*

6) Charles Amini - LHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 5r 0w, 12r 0w, 13, 8r 2w, 33r 1w, 91r 3w, 9, 0, 24, 24r 0w

7) Kiplin Doriga - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 12, 27*, 14*, 8, 3, 14, 8, 3, 23, 67

8) Chad Soper - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 4r 1w, 10r 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 13r 2w, 0w, 17r 1w, 10r 3w, 3w, 0w

9) Alei Nao - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 5r 2w, 1w, 2w, 17r 2w, 30r 1w, 2w, 1w, 3w, 1w, 11r 1w, 1w

10) John Kariko - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 9r 2w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 1w

11) Norman Vanua - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 5r 2w, 5r 1w, 5, 0w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 16r 0w, 1r 1w, 10r 0w

BENCH

12) Kabua Morea - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 5w

13) Semo Kamea - LHB, LFM
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 11r 1w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 2w

14) Hila Vare - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 1, 0, 18, 3*, 0*, 4, 7, 4

15) Jack Gardner - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 2w

Safe C/VC Choices
Assad Vala, Norman Vanua

Differential GL C/VC choices

AFG - Mohammad Nabi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran

PNG - Alei Nao, Chad Soper, Sese Bau

 

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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
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"
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
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
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
Mon, 14 Oct 2024 17:19:30 GMT
However, the rule will be in effect for the next three season in the IPL
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"
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"
Mon, 14 Oct 2024 11:00:41 GMT
Jayawardene had previously served as Mumbai's head coach from 2017 to 2022
Mon, 14 Oct 2024 06:45:44 GMT
India will begin their campaign against Pakistan A on October 19
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
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
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
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
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
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
Fri, 11 Oct 2024 19:22:32 GMT
Yash Dayal, who was in the squad for Bangladesh series, misses out
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
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
Fri, 11 Oct 2024 01:38:14 GMT
The new Test captain has backed Tim Southee to rediscover his wicket-taking form
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 07:08:45 GMT
India's spinners finish the job, with miserly and incisive spells
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:31:40 GMT
A win would seal the series for them with Bangladesh looking for batting improvement
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
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
Mon, 07 Oct 2024 13:37:20 GMT
Patil and Reddy shared five wickets among them to restrict Pakistan to just 105
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
Sun, 06 Oct 2024 18:17:43 GMT
Arshdeep, Varun ran through Bangladesh's batters before India got home with 49 balls to spare
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
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
Sun, 06 Oct 2024 04:13:14 GMT
Harshit Rana or Mayank Yadav is likely to make his international debut for India
Sat, 05 Oct 2024 16:08:17 GMT
Tilak will link up with the squad in Gwalior on Sunday morning
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
Sat, 05 Oct 2024 08:34:30 GMT
Early setback leaves form team with ground to make up in highly competitive Group A
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
Fri, 04 Oct 2024 12:28:49 GMT
Mumbai finished the fourth day 274 runs in front with four second-innings wickets in hand
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
Fri, 04 Oct 2024 04:34:51 GMT
Coach Muzumdar reveals decision was made long before they arrived in the UAE
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
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
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
Wed, 02 Oct 2024 06:24:48 GMT
Bangladesh's chances took a huge dip after their 2-0 series loss to India, who in turn need at least four more wins and two draws from eight Tests to secure their place in the top two
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
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
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
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
Tue, 01 Oct 2024 09:59:58 GMT
"To make a game out of that pitch was a super effort from the bowlers"
Mon, 30 Sep 2024 13:07:38 GMT
KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed quick fifties to lead India's onslaught, before R Ashwin struck twice
Mon, 30 Sep 2024 12:15:06 GMT
Rajiv Shukla pointed to the ground's age and ownership structure to highlight the difficulty of redoing its outfield
Sun, 29 Sep 2024 18:24:23 GMT
The facility, housed in a 40-acre campus comprises three grounds, an indoor facility and an expansive outdoor nets area featuring 45 pitches
Sun, 29 Sep 2024 18:16:34 GMT
Laxman and Kanitkar prioritise development of players at Under-19 level
Sun, 29 Sep 2024 13:07:30 GMT
If a player is retained while uncapped, he will remain in the uncapped slab even if he plays an international game before the day of the auction
Sun, 29 Sep 2024 09:23:11 GMT
The area around mid-on and mid-off, and the bowler's run-up from the media box end were too soggy to play
Sun, 29 Sep 2024 07:06:18 GMT
An overseas player who does not register for the mega auction will not be allowed to register for subsequent mini auction
Sun, 29 Sep 2024 13:47:40 GMT
The Mumbai allrounder has put out an Instagram video alongside his father, reassuring fans that he is on the road to recovery
Sun, 29 Sep 2024 08:24:48 GMT
Each franchise will have a purse of INR 120 crore, an increment of INR 20 crore from the last time, to build a squad for IPL 2025
Sun, 29 Sep 2024 07:44:06 GMT
Mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy, who last played a T20I in 2021, has been recalled
Sat, 28 Sep 2024 16:28:21 GMT
On top of their contract amounts, players now stand to earn INR 7.5 lakh (US$ 9000 approx.) per game as match fees
Sat, 28 Sep 2024 15:20:06 GMT
If approved, this would be the highest number of retentions allowed in the tournament's history
Sat, 28 Sep 2024 13:33:47 GMT
The whole ground was under cover throughout the day
Fri, 27 Sep 2024 17:14:37 GMT
Before changing his statement, Robi had indicated that he had been hit in his back and in his ribs, possibly by local fans
Fri, 27 Sep 2024 14:27:21 GMT
Mominul led the visitors' resistance with an unbeaten 40
Fri, 27 Sep 2024 11:15:16 GMT
Former West Indies allrounder will be in charge of the Knight Riders teams in other T20 leagues too
Fri, 27 Sep 2024 03:20:23 GMT
There will be a total of 74 matches played, 10 fewer than what was listed by the IPL in 2022 during the new media rights cycle
Thu, 26 Sep 2024 13:27:02 GMT
India lead the series 1-0 after winning the first Test in Chennai by 280 runs
Thu, 26 Sep 2024 11:10:27 GMT
State officials have advised the stadium authorities not to fill up the stand to capacity
Thu, 26 Sep 2024 10:13:17 GMT
Two black-soil surfaces are being prepared, but it isn't clear yet which one will be used for the Kanpur Test
Thu, 26 Sep 2024 10:21:05 GMT
The fast bowler says his experience with various domestic teams helped him settle into the Indian team environment quickly
Wed, 25 Sep 2024 09:58:42 GMT
Jaiswal and Jayasuriya were the other big movers up the Test tables, while Gurbaz and Rashid rose on the ODI tables
Wed, 25 Sep 2024 03:16:41 GMT
"I'm quite confident in my team, I know what they are capable of"
Tue, 24 Sep 2024 17:50:39 GMT
Jurel, Dayal and Sarfaraz will be released to play the Irani Cup if they are not picked in India's XI in the Kanpur Test against Bangladesh
Tue, 24 Sep 2024 17:14:29 GMT
Club unmoved by concern over empty stands against Sri Lanka, citing higher demand
Mon, 23 Sep 2024 16:53:13 GMT
Unlike the true bounce which lasted across four days in Chennai, the Green Park surface is expected to be flatter
Sun, 22 Sep 2024 09:50:49 GMT
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto's 82 kept the bowling at bay, but Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja shared nine wickets
Sun, 22 Sep 2024 09:40:21 GMT
He is "loving it every day" after returning from injury because he "wanted to play all three formats"
Sun, 22 Sep 2024 03:33:18 GMT
Bangladesh went to stumps four down and 357 adrift of their mammoth target on a dominant day for the hosts
Sat, 21 Sep 2024 16:16:40 GMT
India D are 311 ahead with five second-innings wickets left
Sat, 21 Sep 2024 11:25:48 GMT
The Bangladesh allrounder is believed to be playing in the Chennai Test with discomfort on his spinning finger and shoulder
Fri, 20 Sep 2024 14:41:28 GMT
A day on from his silky hundred against Bangladesh, the India allrounder explains how he approaches batting and bowling differently
Fri, 20 Sep 2024 14:21:59 GMT
India did not enforce the follow-on after skittling Bangladesh for 149, and finished the day more than 300 ahead with seven second-innings wickets in hand
Fri, 20 Sep 2024 08:24:35 GMT
He will re-unite with Dravid, not long after they lifted the T20 World Cup this year
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:54:05 GMT
Their unbroken 195-run stand lifted India from 144 for 6 on an unusual day of Test cricket in India
Sat, 21 Sep 2024 06:20:59 GMT
India will be at full strength with Kohli, Rahul and Pant back in the middle order
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