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SL vs WI Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Stats, Venue Report, Recent Performances, Probable XIs, Head To Head, Toss Based Analysis, C/VC Choices - 1st ODI

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Sri Lanka vs West Indies - 1st ODI of the 3-Match ODI Series in the West Indies Tour of Sri Lanka 2024, at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

Weather Forecast
Scattered Showers - 31°C

1. VENUE AND PITCH INFO

Venue - Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

(i) Total Matches - ODIs

Overall - 39

Avg 1st Innings - 271
Avg 2nd Innings - 220

Highest total - 381/3 (Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan - 9th February'2024)

Times won Batting First - 16
Times won Batting Second - 21
Times Tied/No Result - 2

(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground

SL - 35 - 19w/15l/1nr
WI - 2 - 0w/2l

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

SL

Pathum Nissanka - 2nd highest run scorer (699), Avg (69.90) - 12M/12I
Kusal Mendis - 3rd highest run scorer (541), Avg (30.06) - 20M/20I
Charith Asalanka - 4th highest run scorer (462), Avg (77) - 12M/11I
Avishka Fernando - 19th highest run scorer (213), Avg (53.25) - 4M/4I
Sadeera Samaravickrama - 25th highest run scorer (195), Avg (39) - 6M/6I
Wanindu Hasaranga - 36th highest run scorer (135), Avg (27) - 7M/5I

Wanindu Hasaranga - 4th highest wicket taker (14), SR (28.2) - 7M/7I
Jeffrey Vandersay - 8th highest wicket taker (9), SR (18.4) - 4M/4I
Maheesh Theekshana - 14th highest wicket taker (8), SR (69.8) - 11M/11I
Dunith Wellalage - 17th highest wicket taker (7), SR (28.3) - 5M/5I
Asitha Fernando - 24th highest wicket taker (5), SR (30) - 3M/3I

WI

No Records Yet

(iv) Recent Matches on this venue

1) Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka - 14th February'2024
266/10 vs 267/3 (SL won by 7 wkts)

Pacers - 5w+0w=5w
Spinners - 4w+3w=7w

2) Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan - 11th February'2024
308/6 vs 153/10 (SL won by 155 runs)

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

3) Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan - 9th February'2024
381/3 vs 339/6 (SL won by 42 runs)

Pacers - 2w+6w=8w
Spinners - 1w+0w=1w

4) Nepal vs India - 4th September'2023
230/10 vs 147/0 (IND won by 10 wkts - DLS)

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

5) Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka - 31st August'2023
164/10 vs 165/5 (SL won by 5 wkts)

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

6) Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka - 30th November'2022
313/8 vs 314/6 (SL won by 4 wkts)

Pacers - 4w+0w=4w
Spinners - 3w+6w=9w

7) Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka - 25th November'2022
294/8 vs 234/10 (AFG won by 60 runs)

Pacers - 3w+9w=12w
Spinners - 3w+1w=4w

8) Sri Lanka vs Australia - 16th June'2022
220/9 vs 189/10 (SL won by 26 runs - DLS)

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

9) Sri Lanka vs Australia - 14th June'2022
300/7 vs 282/8 (AUS won by 2 wkts - DLS)

Pacers - 2w+1w=3w
Spinners - 4w+7w=11w

10) Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe - 21st January'2022
254/9 vs 70/10 (SL won by 184 runs)

Pacers - 4w+3w=7w
Spinners - 3w+7w=10w

SUMMARY

Pacers
1st Innings - 39w
2nd Innings - 31w

Spinners
1st Innings - 32w
2nd Innings - 35w

Overall
70w:67w (Pacers:Spinners)

(v) Toss Based Analysis on this venue

Sri Lanka (SL)

1. Pathum Nissanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 55(66), 56(68), 14(17), 210(139)*, 18(17)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 75(71), 16(24), 85(83), 39(55), 14(13), 118(101)

2. Avishka Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 29(34), 88(88), 5(23)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 91(66)

3. Kusal Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 33(36), 19(48), 1(10), 14(13), 0(1), 5(14), 55(48), 36(51), 86(87)*, 36(41), 16(31), 61(65)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 31(34), 26(24), 7(9), 1(5), 67(61), 5(21), 40(29)

4. Charith Asalanka (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 52(56), 37(42), 13(27), 7(8)*, 97(74)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 71(68)&0w, 23(21)&0w, 10(18), 83(72)*, 62(92)*, 7(13)*&0w

5. Janith Liyanage
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 50(48)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

6. Nishan Madushka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

7. Kamindu Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 11(20)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 17(24)&1w, 57(82)&0w

8. Dilshan Madushanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

9. Dunith Wellalage
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 20(35)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 31(21)*&0w, 1w, 2w

10. Wanindu Hasaranga
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 16(9)&1w, 37(19)&4w, 0w, 14(13)&4w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 66(46)&2w, 2(3)&2w

11. Sadeera Samaravickrama
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 35(34), 1(7), 45(36), 52(61)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 54(77), 8(5)*

12. Chamindu Wickramasinghe
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

13. Mohammed Shiraz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

14. Maheesh Theekshana
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 1w, 11(14)*&0w, 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 2w

15. Jeffrey Vandersay
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(3)*&4w, 7(10)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 4(8)&3w

16. Asitha Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 2w

West Indies (WI)

1. Brandon King
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

2. Evin Lewis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

3. Shai Hope (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 72(88)

4. Alick Athanaze
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

5. Jewel Andrew
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

6. Keacy Carty
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

7. Sherfane Rutherford
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

8. Roston Chase
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

9. Romario Shepherd
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

10. Alzarri Joseph
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4w

11. Shamar Joseph
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

12. Gudakesh Motie
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

13. Jayden Seales
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

14. Hayden Walsh Jr
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(3)&0w

15. Matthew Forde
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

2. HEAD TO HEAD

(i) Overall
64 - 31w/30l/3nr (In favor of WI)

(ii) Last 5 Matches
5 - 3w/2l (In favor of WI)

(iii) On This Venue
2 - 2w/0l (In favor of SL)

(iv) Top Performers from current squads when both these teams have met each other - ODIs

SL

Kusal Mendis - 21st highest run scorer (365), Avg (60.83) - 7M/7I
Avishka Fernando - 26th highest run scorer (310), Avg (77.50) - 4M/4I
Wanindu Hasaranga - 38th highest run scorer (205), Avg (51.25) - 6M/6I

WI

Shai Hope - 7th highest run scorer (575), Avg (57.50) - 10M/10I
Evin Lewis - 22nd highest run scorer (356), Avg (71.20) - 5M/5I

Alzarri Joseph - 10th highest wicket taker (14), SR (25.7) - 6M/6I

(v) Recent Head to Head Matches

1) West Indies vs Sri Lanka - 7th July'2023
243/10 vs 244/2 (SL won by 8 wkts)

Keacy Carty - 87(96)
Romario Shepherd - 26(21)
Pathum Nissanka - 104(113)
Kusal Mendis - 34(43)*
Maheesh Theekshana - 4w
Dilshan Madushanka - 1w

2) Sri Lanka vs West Indies - 14th March'2021
274/6 vs 276/5 (WI won by 5 wkts)

Wanindu Hasaranga - 80(60)* & 1w
Pathum Nissanka - 24(25)
Shai Hope - 64(72)

3) Sri Lanka vs West Indies - 12th March'2021
273/8 vs 274/5 (WI won by 5 wkts)

Wanindu Hasaranga - 47(31)
Shai Hope - 84(108)

4) Sri Lanka vs West Indies - 10th March'2021
232/10 vs 236/2 (WI won by 8 wkts)

Shai Hope - 110(133)

(vi) Toss Based Analysis (H2H)

Sri Lanka (SL)

1. Pathum Nissanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(16), 10(13), 24(25)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 104(113)

2. Kusal Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 94(73), 39(41), 119(119), 55(48)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4(6), 20(25), 34(43)*

3. Avishka Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 104(103), 127(123), 29(34)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 50(55)

4. Charith Asalanka (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

5. Nishan Madushka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

6. Janith Liyanage
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

7. Kamindu Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(21)&0w

8. Dilshan Madushanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

9. Dunith Wellalage
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

10. Wanindu Hasaranga
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 17(10)&3w, 16(9)&1w, 3(5)&0w, 47(31)&0w, 80(60)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 42(39)*&0w

11. Sadeera Samarawickrama
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 17(18)*

12. Chamindu Wickramasinghe
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

13. Mohammed Shiraz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

14. Maheesh Theekshana
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4w

15. Jeffrey Vandersay
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

16. Asitha Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

West Indies (WI)

1. Brandon King
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 10(18)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

2. Evin Lewis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 27(50)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 148(122), 65(90), 103(121), 13(16)

3. Shai Hope (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 47(81), 115(140), 2(5)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 25(32), 5(11), 51(65), 72(88), 110(133), 84(108), 64(72)

4. Alick Athanaze
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

5. Jewel Andrew
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

6. Keacy Carty
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 87(96)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

7. Sherfane Rutherford
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

8. Roston Chase
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 41(45)&0w, 1(3)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 20(30)&0w, 0(0)&1w

9. Romario Shepherd
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 26(21)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 0w

10. Alzarri Joseph
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 4w, 1w, 2w, 1w

11. Shamar Joseph
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

12. Gudakesh Motie
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

13. Jayden Seales
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

14. Hayden Walsh Jr
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 20(8)*&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(3)&0w

15. Matthew Forde
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

3. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING

A) SRI LANKA (SL) SQUAD:

Probable XI

1) Pathum Nissanka - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 54, 11, 1, 27, 2, 64, 127*, 12, 14, 45, 0, 56

2) Kusal Mendis - RHB, Legbreak, WK
Last 10 - 26, 19, 1, 106*, 50, 23, 14, 39, 24, 0, 12, 3, 59

3) Avishka Fernando - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 126, 1, 41, 44, 17, 15, 33, 42, 96, 40

4) Sadeera Samarawickrama - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 12, 109, 8, 25, 0, 14, 8, 7, 62, 6

5) Kamindu Mendis - LHB, LAO, Offbreak
Last 10 - 19r 0w, 51r 1w, 182*, 114, 13r 0w, 64, 74, 4r 0w, 12, 113r 0w, 23*, 40r 0w

6) Charith Asalanka - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 9r 2w, 59, 206r 2w, 12r 1w, 32, 1r 2w, 138r 0w, 111r 2w, 4r 0w, 37r 0w

7) Janith Liyanage - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 16r 0w, 39r 1w, 48r 0w, 14r 1w, 11r 1w, 13, 23r 0w, 0w, 44r 1w, 8, 12, 20

8) Wanindu Hasaranga - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 5r 2w, 1r 1w, 62r 2w, 3w, 10r 1w, 3r 2w, 23r 4w, 40r 1w, 24r 3w, 3r 2w

9) Dunith Wellalage - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 3w, 0r 2w, 6r 0w, 5r 2w, 6r 2w, 0r 2w, 39r 3w, 1w, 2r 5w, 39r 0w

10) Maheesh Theekshana - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 2w, 1w, 5r 1w, 1w, 3w, 3w, 1w, 14r 1w, 0w, 0w

11) Asitha Fernando - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 11r 2w, 5w, 3w, 4w, 2w, 1w, 0w

BENCH

12) Nishan Madushka - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 56, 31*, 36, 25, 7, 13, 4, 0, 11, 77, 18, 20, 81*

13) Mohammed Shiraz - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 6w, 0w

14) Chamindu Wickramasinghe - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 4r 0w, 0r 1w, 10r 2w, 27r 0w, 14r 1w, 25*, 8, 70r 0w, 48r 1w, 55r 1w

15) Dilshan Madushanka - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 2w

16) Jeffrey Vandersay - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 17r 0w, 15r 1w, 2w, 7w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 2w

Safe C/VC Choices
Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana

B) WEST INDIES (WI) SQUAD:

Probable XI

1) Evin Lewis - LHB
Last 10 - 7, 50, 2, 49, 6, 15, 5, 0, 3, 100*

2) Brandon King - RHB
Last 10 - 5, 63, 3, 0, 26, 29, 23*, 7, 9

3) Shai Hope - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 7, 22, 56, 27, 28, 56, 71, 15, 7, 5

4) Roston Chase - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 0r 0w, 19r 0w, 39r 1w, 18r 1w, 5r 0w, 4r 1w, 12r 0w, 39r 3w, 0r 1w, 4r 1w

5) Keacy Carty - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 27*, 32, 2, 13, 8, 10, 32, 15, 34

6) Sherfane Rutherford - LHB, RM
Last 10 - 14, 14*, 0, 34, 0, 1, 29, 1, 22

7) Romario Shepherd - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1r 2w, 1r 2w, 19r 1w, 3w, 0w, 0r 0w, 24r 0w, 23r 1w, 10r 0w, 34*

8) Matthew Forde - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 0r 0w, 0w, 11r 2w, 31r 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 3w

9) Alzarri Joseph - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 16r 1w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 25r 2w, 1w, 2w, 4w, 1w, 2w

10) Gudakesh Motie - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 4r 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 26r 0w, 2w, 3w, 8r 1w, 1w

11) Shamar Joseph - LHB, RF
Last 10 - 5r 1w, 1w, 1w, 3w, 1w, 3w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 6r 0w

BENCH

12) Alick Athanaze - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 26, 44, 8, 19, 10, 22*, 16, 0, 34

13) Jewel Andrew - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 3, 2, 15, 48, 10, 50*, 27, 13, 17

14) Hayden Walsh Jr - LHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 1w, 8r 0w, 0w, 0w, 7r 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 12r 1w, 2w

15) Jayden Seales - LHB, RF
Last 10 - 16r 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 6w, 3w, 0w, 3w, 0w, 2w, 8r 4w, 8r 4w, 0w

Safe C/VC Choices
Romario Shepherd, Alzarri Joseph

Differential GL C/VC choices

SL - Charith Asalanka, Avishka Fernando, Dunith Wellalage

WI - Shai Hope, Roston Chase, Brandon King

 

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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
Sun, 20 Oct 2024 07:04:26 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
Rohit: 'We were ready to get bowled out for a low score if it meant forcing a result'
Tue, 01 Oct 2024 09:59:58 GMT
"To make a game out of that pitch was a super effort from the bowlers"
India's breakneck pace keeps result alive after two lost days
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
BCCI vice-president defends Kanpur as Test venue but concedes need for improvements
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
BCCI inaugurates state-of-the-art 'Centre of Excellence' in Bengaluru
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
Injured Samit Dravid 'unlikely' to recover in time for four-dayers against Australia Under-19s
Sun, 29 Sep 2024 18:16:34 GMT
Laxman and Kanitkar prioritise development of players at Under-19 level
October 31 set as deadline for IPL teams to finalise retentions
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
Third day of Kanpur Test called off despite no rain
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
Two-year ban for overseas players pulling out after being picked at IPL auction
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
Musheer 'fine', grateful for 'second life' after car crash
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
IPL mega auction: Six retentions, RTM back, Impact Player to stay
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
Mayank Yadav called up as India name fresh-looking 15 for Bangladesh T20Is
Sun, 29 Sep 2024 07:44:06 GMT
Mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy, who last played a T20I in 2021, has been recalled
BCCI introduces match fees from IPL 2025
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
IPL teams likely to be allowed five retentions, one RTM card
Sat, 28 Sep 2024 15:20:06 GMT
If approved, this would be the highest number of retentions allowed in the tournament's history
Persistent drizzle in Kanpur washes out second day
Sat, 28 Sep 2024 13:33:47 GMT
The whole ground was under cover throughout the day
Bangladesh fan alleges assault at Green Park, changes version later
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
Heavy rain calls off first day after Bangladesh lose three
Fri, 27 Sep 2024 14:27:21 GMT
Mominul led the visitors' resistance with an unbeaten 40
Dwayne Bravo parts ways with CSK, joins KKR as mentor for IPL 2025
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
IPL 2025: No increase in number of matches as BCCI wary of India's workload
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
Weather and pitch in focus as India, Bangladesh ponder three spinners
Thu, 26 Sep 2024 13:27:02 GMT
India lead the series 1-0 after winning the first Test in Chennai by 280 runs
Green Park's C stand deemed 'unsafe' for India-Bangladesh Test
Thu, 26 Sep 2024 11:10:27 GMT
State officials have advised the stadium authorities not to fill up the stand to capacity
Which pitch? Teams still guessing on eve of the match
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
Domestic grind prepares Akash well for the deep end
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
Pant re-enters Test batting rankings at No. 6 after Chennai century
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
Harmanpreet: 'This is our best ever team at a T20 World Cup'
Wed, 25 Sep 2024 03:16:41 GMT
"I'm quite confident in my team, I know what they are capable of"
Ishan Kishan picked in Rest of India squad for Irani Cup
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
Lord's under scrutiny again as prices rise for India Test in 2025
Tue, 24 Sep 2024 17:14:29 GMT
Club unmoved by concern over empty stands against Sri Lanka, citing higher demand
India and Bangladesh brace for lower bounce on black-soil pitch in Kanpur
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
Ashwin's double act of hundred and six-for secures 1-0 lead for India
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
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