LKK vs CSG Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Stats, Venue Report, Recent Performances, Probable XIs, Head To Head, Toss Based Analysis, C/VC Choices - Match 1

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Lyca Kovai Kings vs Chepauk Super Gillies - 1st Match of the Tamil Nadu Premier League 2024, at SCF Cricket Ground, Salem

Weather Forecast
Cloudy - 28°C

1. TOURNAMENT STATS AND INFO

(i) Points Table Scenario 

LKK - Not Played Yet
CSG - Not Played Yet


2. VENUE AND PITCH INFO 

Venue - SCF Cricket Ground, Salem 

(i) Total Matches - T20s

Overall - 19

Avg 1st Innings - 150
Avg 2nd Innings - 124

Highest total - 211/6 (Nellai Royal Kings vs Siechem Madurai Panthers - 8th July'2023)

Times won Batting First - 11
Times won Batting Second - 8

(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground 

LKK - 5 - 5w/0l
CSG - 5 - 3w/2l

(iii) Recent Matches on this venue 

1) Nellai Royal Kings vs Siechem Madurai Panthers - 8th July'2023
211/6 vs 207/4 (NRK won by 4 runs)

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

2) Lyca Kovai Kings vs Dindigul Dragons - 7th July'2023
193/7 vs 163/9 (LKK won by 30 runs)

Pacers - 5w+7w=12w
Spinners - 2w+2w=4w

3) Trichy Grand Cholas vs Siechem Madurai Panthers - 29th June'2023
105/10 vs 108/3 (SMP won by 7 wkts)

Pacers - 4w+3w=7w
Spinners - 6w+0w=6w

4) iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans vs Dindigul Dragons - 28th June'2023
173/5 vs 174/2 (DD won by 8 wkts)

Pacers - 1w+0w=1w
Spinners - 1w+2w=3w

5) Lyca Kovai Kings vs Salem Spartans - 27th June'2023
199/8 vs 120/10 (LKK won by 79 runs)

Pacers - 4w+5w=9w
Spinners - 2w+4w=6w

6) Siechem Madurai Panthers vs Chepauk Super Gillies - 26th June'2023
141/7 vs 129/9 (SMP won by 12 runs)

Pacers - 1w+5w=6w
Spinners - 5w+4w=10w

7) iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans vs Trichy Grand Cholas - 25th June'2023
201/4 vs 155/8 (ITT won by 46 runs)

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

8) Lyca Kovai Kings vs Dindigul Dragons - 25th June'2023
206/5 vs 147/10 (LKK won by 59 runs)

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

9) Salem Spartans vs Siechem Madurai Panthers - 24th June'2023
98/10 vs 101/3 (SMP won by 7 wkts)

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

10) Chepauk Super Gillies vs Nellai Royal Kings - 24th June'2023
159/7 vs 160/2 (NRK won by 8 wkts)

Pacers - 4w+0w=4w
Spinners - 3w+2w=5w


SUMMARY 

Pacers 
1st Innings - 39w
2nd Innings - 33w

Spinners 
1st Innings - 34w
2nd Innings - 23w

Overall
72w:57w (Pacers:Spinners)


(iv) Toss Based Analysis on this venue

Lyca Kovai Kings (LKK)

1. Shahrukh Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(6)&2w, 18(11)*&2w, 11(5)&2w, 2(3)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

2. B Sai Sudharsan 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 35(18), 83(41), 41(28)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

3. J Suresh Kumar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 75(48), 29(17), 4(6), 26(12)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 20(21)*

4. Manimaran Siddharth
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 2w, 1w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 2w

5. M Mohammed 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(9)&1w, 1w, 6(2)&1w, 2(2)*&3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4(14)&1w

6. B Sachin
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 70(46)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

7. G Vignesh
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

8. K Gowtham Thamarai Kannan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w, 3w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

9. U Mukilesh
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(2)*, 34(33), 5(5), 44(27)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

10. P Vidyuth
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

11. R Ram Arvindh
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(2), 50(22)*, 2(3)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

12. R Divakar 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

13. S Sujay
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 31(17), 43(32), 12(16)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

14. M Atheeq Ur Rahman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 31(18), 19(10)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 11(14)&1w

15. V Yudheeswaran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 1w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

16. P Hemcharan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

17. Jhathavedh Subramanyan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 1w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

18. KM Om Prakash
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 


Chepauk Super Gillies (CSG)

1. M Shahjahan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 25(13)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(3)&1w

2. Narayan Jagadeesan 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(2), 15(14)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 39(33), 0(1), 35(29)

3. Daryl S Ferrario
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(3)&1w, 13(17), 38(36), 21(23)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 42(40)&0w

4. Pradosh Ranjan Paul
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(8)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(3), 3(5)

5. Baba Aparajith
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 33(31)&0w, 79(51)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 28(21)&3w, 37(31)&0w, 33(29)&2w

6. Abhishek Tanwar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(3)*&1w, 29(18)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 4(8)&1w

7. Rajagopal Sathish
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5(9)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(1)*, 31(19)*

8. CH Jitendra Kumar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 13(12)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

9. Rahil Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 1w, 1w

10. M Silambarasan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 7(12)*&2w, 2w

11. S Manthan Kumar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(1)

12. Aswin Crist
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w

13. Balu Surya
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

14. TD Lokesh Raj 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 1(2)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

15. R Sibi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

16. G Periyaswamy
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w, 3w, 1w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

17. B Iyappan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

18. V Arunachalam
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

19. C Andre Siddarth
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

20. D Santhosh Kumar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 


3. HEAD TO HEAD 

(i) Overall
10 - 6w/3l/1nr (In favour of CSG)

(ii) Last 5 Matches
5 - 3w/1l/1nr (In favour of CSG)

(iii) On This Venue
Not Played Yet 

(iv) Recent Head to Head Matches

1) Chepauk Super Gillies vs Lyca Kovai Kings - 19th June'2023
126/8 vs 128/2 (LKK won by 8 wkts)

Rahil Shah - 1w
Lokesh Raj - 1w
B Sai Sudharsan - 64(43)* 
J Suresh Kumar - 47(34) 
Valliyapan Yudheeswaran - 3w
Jhathavedh Subramanyan - 1w
Manimaran Siddharth - 1w
Shahrukh Khan - 1w
M Mohammed - 1w

2) Lyca Kovai Kings vs Chepauk Super Gillies - 12th July'2022 
170/7 vs 171/5 (CSG won by 5 wkts)

Shahrukh Khan - 51(28)*
J Suresh Kumar - 32(22)
B Sai Sudharsan - 27(25)
Narayan Jagadeesan - 75(51)
Manimaran Siddharth - 1w

3) Chepauk Super Gillies vs Lyca Kovai Kings - 6th August'2021
159/7 vs 123/9 (CSG won by 36 runs)

Rajagopal Sathish - 64(32)
S Harish Kumar - 15(7)* & 1w
Manimaran Siddharth - 1w
Shahrukh Khan - 26(17)
V Yudheeswaran - 2w
R Divakar - 1w

4) Lyca Kovai Kings vs Chepauk Super Gillies - 28th July'2019 
115/9 vs 116/1 (CSG won by 9 wkts)

Shahrukh Khan - 22(23)


(v) Toss Based Analysis (H2H)

Lyca Kovai Kings (LKK)

1. Shahrukh Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 59(45)&0w, 22(23), 51(28)*&0w, 22(17)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 26(17), 1w

2. B Sai Sudharshan 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 27(25), 65(42)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 5(7), 64(43)*

3. J Suresh Kumar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 32(22), 5(5)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 47(34)

4. Manimaran Siddharth
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 0w, 1w

5. M Mohammed 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 26(12)*&0w, 26(12)&0w, 30(25)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 6(6)&1w, 1w

6. B Sachin
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 14(16)

7. G Vignesh
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

8. K Gowtham Thamarai Kannan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

9. U Mukilesh
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(5), 7(8)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(8)&0w

10. P Vidyuth
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

11. R Ram Arvindh
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3(6)*

12. R Divakar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 7(10)*&1w

13. S Sujay
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(13)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

14. M Atheeq Ur Rahman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

15. V Yudheeswaran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 3w

16. P Hemcharan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

17. Jhathavedh Subramanyan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

18. KM Om Prakash
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 


Chepauk Super Gillies (CSG)

1. M Shahjahan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

2. Narayan Jagadeesan 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(11), 4(5)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 75(51), 2(10)

3. Daryl S Ferrario
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

4. Pradosh Ranjan Paul
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 18(17), 17(11), 6(13)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

5. Baba Aparajith
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 12(23)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

6. Abhishek Tanwar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

7. Rajagopal Satish 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 18(13)&1w, 64(32)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(2)&2w, 7(7)&1w, 0w, 11(5)*, 0(0)*

8. CH Jitendra Kumar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

9. Rahil Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(9)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

10. M Silambarasan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

11. S Manthan Kumar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

12. Aswin Crist
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

13. Balu Surya
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

14. TD Lokesh Raj
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

15. R Sibi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

16. Ganeshan Periyaswamy
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

17. B Iyappan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

18. V Arunachalam
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

19. C Andre Siddarth
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

20. D Santhosh Kumar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 


KEY PLAYERS WHO HAVE PLAYED AGAINST THE OTHER AS PART OF DIFFERENT TEAMS IN THE PAST 

1. Daryl S Ferrario vs Lyca Kovai Kings  

1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5(4), 0(1)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

3. Baba Aparajith vs Lyca Kovai Kings - Runs (325), Avg (54.17) - 8M/8I; Wickets (5), SR (18) - 8M/5I

1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 74(39)*, 60(31), 41(32)*, 29(34)&0w, 44(33)&2w, 12(23)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 28(21)&3w, 37(31)&0w

4. Abhishek Tanwar vs Lyca Kovai Kings - Wickets (7), SR (15.7) - 5M/5I

1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 55(22)*&1w, 1(9)&0w, 5(4)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 4(8)&1w

5. M Silambarasan vs Lyca Kovai Kings - Wickets (5), SR (21.6) - 6M/6I

1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 2w

6. Aswin Crist vs Lyca Kovai Kings - Wickets (1), SR (48) - 3M/3I

1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 1w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

7. Rahil Shah vs Lyca Kovai Kings - Wickets (4), SR (36) - 8M/7I

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

8. G Periyaswamy vs Lyca Kovai Kings - Wickets (4), SR (22.5) - 4M/4I

1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 2w, 0w

9. M Shahjahan vs Lyca Kovai Kings - Runs (116), Avg (23.2) - 8M/8I

1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(4), 25(23)*&0w, 20(19)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 8(8), 41(23)*&1w, 11(21), 2(3)&1w


4. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING 

A) LYCA KOVAI KINGS (LKK) SQUAD: 

Unavailable - B Sai Sudharsan 

Probable XI

1) J Suresh Kumar - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 57, 26, 64, 4, 29, 9, 47, 33, 11, 5

2) B Sachin - LHB
Last 10 - 16, 33, 5, 9, 4, 12, 70, 67, 14, 0, 2

3) S Sujay - LHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 7, 12, 4, 44, 31, 72*, 11, 9, 9*, 10

4) Shahrukh Khan - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 2, 37, 58, 8r 0w, 8r 0w, 0, 14, 13

5) M Atheeq Ur Rahman - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 50, 19, 31, 13*, 9, 11r 1w, 0r 2w

6) U Mukilesh - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 51*, 44, 11, 5, 34, 9, 15r 0w, 33r 1w, 7

7) M Mohammed - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 17r 0w, 4r 0w, 0w, 8r 0w, 6r 2w, 15r 1w, 0w, 20r 0w, 85r 5w, 4r 0w, 0w

8) K Gowtham Thamarai Kannan - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 2w, 1w, 3w, 3w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w

9) Manimaran Siddharth - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 3w, 1w

10) Valliyapan Yudheeswaran - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 2w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 1w, 0w

11) R Divakar - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 6r 0w, 1w, 3w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 14r 0w, 2w, 1w


BENCH

12) Jhathavedh Subramanyan - RHB, Legbreak 
Last 10 - 4w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 20r 2w

13) KM Om Prakash - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 

14) R Ram Arvindh - RHB
Last 10 - 10*, 2, 1*, 50*, 4, 2, 3* 18, 0

15) P Hemcharan - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 

16) P Vidyuth - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 

17) G Vignesh - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 2, 16, 3

18) B Sai Sudharsan - LHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 103, 6, 84*, 65, 31, 12, 35, 31, 33, 45

Safe C/VC Choices 
Shahrukh Khan, B Sai Sudharsan 


B) CHEPAUK SUPER GILLIES (CSG) SQUAD: 

Probable XI

1) Narayan Jagadeesan - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 4, 0, 37, 22, 26*, 40, 8, 75, 4, 321, 245*, 25, 9, 30

2) Baba Aparajith - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 7r 0w, 45r 2w, 2r 1w, 3r 3w, 0, 4r 2w, 40r 2w, 8r 0w, 0

3) Pradosh Ranjan Paul - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 8, 25, 13r 0w, 20r 0w, 22r 3w, 5r 1w, 74r 1w, 71r 2w, 65, 105, 0r 0w, 43r 2w, 21, 35r 0w, 39*, 163r 0w

4) Daryl S Ferrario - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 12r 0w, 45, 21, 42r 0w, 0r 2w, 29, 5, 38, 13, 0r 1w

5) M Shahjahan - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 13, 0*, 25, 2r 1w

6) CH Jitendra Kumar - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 13, 13, 10r 0w, 0w, 20, 1*

7) Rajagopal Sathish - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 0, 31*, 5, 1*, 8, 11*, 15r 0w, 4

8) Abhishek Tanwar - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1r 0w, 17r 0w, 4r 1w, 29r 0w, 2w, 3w, 1w, 9r 1w, 0w, 0w

9) Rahil Shah - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 0w, 3w, 9r 1w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 3w, 1w

10) Aswin Crist - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 18r 1w, 0w, 13r 3w, 0w, 32r 2w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 3w, 10r 0w, 1w, 2w, 20r 0w

11) TD Lokesh Raj - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1, 5r 1w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 15r 0w, 10r 1w, 8r 3w


BENCH

12) M Silambarasan - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 5w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 7r 2w, 1w, 1w

13) Balu Surya - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 3w, 1w, 1w

14) Ganeshan Periyaswamy - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 8r 1w

15) R Sibi - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 31

16) B Iyappan - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 

17) V Arunachalam - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 

18) S Manthan Kumar - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 5, 0, 3*

19) C Andre Siddarth - RHB
Last 10 - 

20) D Santhosh Kumar - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 

Safe C/VC Choices 
Narayan Jagadeesan, Baba Aparajith


Differential GL C/VC choices 

LKK - J Suresh Kumar, U Mukilesh, Valliyapan Yudheeswaran 

CSG - Abhishek Tanwar, Daryl S Ferrario, Aswin Crist 

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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
Sat, 01 Feb 2025 17:16:04 GMT
Bumrah and Mandhana take top awards, while R Ashwin, who retired from international cricket last year, received a special award
Sat, 01 Feb 2025 15:07:42 GMT
"These guys are still hungry, and still have the passion to play for the country and deliver for the country"
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