SL vs WI Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Stats, Venue Report, Recent Performances, Probable XIs, Head To Head, Toss Based Analysis, C/VC Choices - 3rd ODI

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

Weather Forecast
Light Rain - 29°C

1. VENUE AND PITCH INFO

Venue - Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

(i) Total Matches - ODIs

Overall - 41

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 - 23
Times Tied/No Result - 2

(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground

SL - 38 - 22w/15l/1nr
WI - 4 - 0w/4l

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

SL

Pathum Nissanka - 2nd highest run scorer (699), Avg (69.90) - 12M/12I
Charith Asalanka - 3rd highest run scorer (601), Avg (85.86) - 14M/13I
Kusal Mendis - 4th highest run scorer (557), Avg (27.85) - 22M/22I
Sadeera Samaravickrama - 18th highest run scorer (251), Avg (35.86) - 8M/8I
Avishka Fernando - 20th highest run scorer (227), Avg (37.83) - 6M/6I
Wanindu Hasaranga - 37th highest run scorer (135), Avg (27) - 9M/5I
Kamindu Mendis - 40th highest run scorer (126), Avg (42) - 5M/5I
Nishan Madushka - 45th highest run scorer (107), Avg (53.50) - 2M/2I

Wanindu Hasaranga - 4th highest wicket taker (20), SR (23.9) - 9M/9I
Maheesh Theekshana - 8th highest wicket taker (11), SR (55.6) - 12M/12I
Jeffrey Vandersay - 9th highest wicket taker (10), SR (21.7) - 5M/5I
Asitha Fernando - 15th highest wicket taker (8), SR (27) - 5M/5I
Dunith Wellalage - 21st highest wicket taker (7), SR (39.4) - 7M/7I

WI

Sherfane Rutherford - 34th highest run scorer (154), Avg (154) - 2M/2I

Alzarri Joseph - 15th highest wicket taker (8), SR (16.5) - 3M/3I

(iv) Recent Matches on this venue

1) West Indies vs Sri Lanka - 23rd October'2024
189/10 vs 190/5 (SL won by 5 wkts - Match reduced to 44 overs)

Pacers - 3w+2w=5w
Spinners - 7w+2w=9w

2) West Indies vs Sri Lanka - 20th October'2024
185/4 vs 234/5 (SL won by 5 wkts - DLS, Match reduced to 37 overs)

Pacers - 0w+2w=2w
Spinners - 4w+3w=7w

3) 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

4) 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

5) 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

6) 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

7) 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

8) 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

9) 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

10) 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

SUMMARY

Pacers
1st Innings - 36w
2nd Innings - 31w

Spinners
1st Innings - 36w
2nd Innings - 26w

Overall
67w:62w (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), 5(7), 9(12)

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), 13(8), 3(13)

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, 77(71)&1w, 62(61)*&0w

5. Janith Liyanage
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 50(48)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 18(18)*&0w, 24(34)

6. Nishan Madushka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 69(54), 38(44)

7. Kamindu Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 11(20)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 17(24)&1w, 57(82)&0w, 30(21)*, 11(16)*&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, 0w, 0w

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, 2w, 4w

11. Sadeera Samaravickrama
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 35(34), 1(7), 45(36), 52(61)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 54(77), 8(5)*, 18(12), 38(50)

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, 3w

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

16. Asitha Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 2w, 0w, 3w

West Indies (WI)

1. Brandon King
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 14(25), 16(18)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

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

3. Shai Hope (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5(13), 5(6)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 72(88)

4. Alick Athanaze
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 10(20), 1(3)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

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

6. Keacy Carty
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 37(58), 6(14)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

7. Sherfane Rutherford
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 74(82)*, 80(82)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

8. Roston Chase
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 33(33)*&0w, 8(14)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

9. Romario Shepherd
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 4(2)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

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

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

12. Gudakesh Motie
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w, 50(61)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

13. Jayden Seales
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 5(6)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

14. Hayden Walsh Jr
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 1(7)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(3)&0w

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

2. HEAD TO HEAD

(i) Overall
66 - 32w/31l/3nr (In favor of SL)

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

(iii) On This Venue
4 - 4w/0l (In favor of SL)

(iv) Recent Head to Head Matches

1) West Indies vs Sri Lanka - 23rd October'2024
189/10 vs 190/5 (SL won by 5 wkts - Match reduced to 44 overs)

Sherfane Rutherford - 80(82)
Gudakesh Motie - 50(61)* & 1w
Alzarri Joseph - 2w
Roston Chase - 1w
Charith Asalanka - 62(61)*
Nishan Madushka - 38(44)
Sadeera Samarawickrama - 38(50)
Janith Liyanage - 24(34)
Wanindu Hasaranga - 4w
Asitha Fernando - 3w
Maheesh Theekshana - 3w

2) West Indies vs Sri Lanka - 20th October'2024
185/4 vs 234/5 (SL won by 5 wkts - DLS, Match reduced to 37 overs)

Sherfane Rutherford - 74(82)*
Keacy Carty - 37(58)
Roston Chase - 33(33)*
Gudakesh Motie - 3w
Alzarri Joseph - 2w
Charith Asalanka - 77(71) & 1w
Nishan Madushka - 69(54)
Kamindu Mendis - 30(21)*
Janith Liyanage - 18(18)*
Wanindu Hasaranga - 2w
Jeffrey Vandersay - 1w

3) 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

4) 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)

5) 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)

(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)*, 13(8), 3(13)

3. Avishka Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 104(103), 127(123), 29(34)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 50(55), 5(7), 9(12)

4. Charith Asalanka (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 77(71)&1w, 62(61)*&0w

5. Nishan Madushka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 69(54), 38(44)

6. Janith Liyanage
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 18(18)*&0w, 24(34)

7. Kamindu Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(21)&0w, 30(21)*, 11(16)*&0w

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

9. Dunith Wellalage
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 0w

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, 2w, 4w

11. Sadeera Samarawickrama
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 17(18)*, 18(12), 38(50)

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, 3w

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

16. Asitha Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 3w

West Indies (WI)

1. Brandon King
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 10(18), 14(25), 16(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), 5(13), 5(6)
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 - 10(20), 1(3)&0w
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, 37(58), 6(14)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

7. Sherfane Rutherford
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 74(82)*, 80(82)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

8. Roston Chase
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 41(45)&0w, 1(3)&0w, 33(33)*&0w, 8(14)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 20(30)&0w, 0(0)&1w

9. Romario Shepherd
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 26(21)&0w, 0w, 4(2)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 0w

10. Alzarri Joseph
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w, 2w, 2w
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 - 3w, 50(61)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

13. Jayden Seales
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 5(6)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

14. Hayden Walsh Jr
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 20(8)*&2w, 0w, 1(7)&0w
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) Avishka Fernando - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 9, 5, 126, 1, 41, 44, 17, 15, 33, 42
/
Pathum Nissanka

2) Nishan Madushka - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 38, 69, 56, 31*, 36, 25, 7, 13, 4, 0, 11, 77

3) Kusal Mendis - RHB, Legbreak, WK
Last 10 - 3, 13, 26, 19, 1, 106*, 50, 23, 14, 39, 24, 0

4) Sadeera Samarawickrama - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 38, 18, 12, 109, 8, 25, 0, 14, 8, 7

5) Kamindu Mendis - LHB, LAO, Offbreak
Last 10 - 11r 0w, 30*, 19r 0w, 51r 1w, 182*, 114, 13r 0w, 64, 74, 4r 0w, 12, 113r 0w

6) Charith Asalanka - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 62r 0w, 77r 1w, 9r 2w, 59, 206r 2w, 12r 1w, 32, 1r 2w, 138r 0w, 111r 2w

7) Janith Liyanage - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 24, 18r 0w, 16r 0w, 39r 1w, 48r 0w, 14r 1w, 11r 1w, 13, 23r 0w, 0w, 44r 1w, 8

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

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

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

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

BENCH

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

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 - 1w, 17r 0w, 15r 1w, 2w, 7w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 2w

Safe C/VC Choices
Wanindu Hasaranga, Charith Asalanka

B) WEST INDIES (WI) SQUAD:

Probable XI

1) Alick Athanaze - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 1r 0w, 10, 26, 44, 8, 19, 10, 22*, 16
/
Evin Lewis/Jewel Andrew

2) Brandon King - RHB
Last 10 - 16, 10, 5, 63, 3, 0, 26, 29, 23*

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

4) Keacy Carty - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 6, 37, 27*, 32, 2, 13, 8, 10, 32

5) Sherfane Rutherford - LHB, RM
Last 10 - 80, 74*, 14, 14*, 0, 34, 0, 1, 29

6) Roston Chase - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 8r 1w, 33r 0w, 0r 0w, 19r 0w, 39r 1w, 18r 1w, 5r 0w, 4r 1w, 12r 0w, 39r 3w

7) Romario Shepherd - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 4r 0w, 0w, 1r 2w, 1r 2w, 19r 1w, 3w, 0w, 0r 0w, 24r 0w, 23r 1w

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

9) Gudakesh Motie - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 50r 1w, 3w, 4r 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 26r 0w, 2w, 3w

10) Jayden Seales - LHB, RF
Last 10 - 5r 0w, 16r 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 6w, 3w, 0w, 3w, 0w, 2w, 8r 4w

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

BENCH

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

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

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

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

Safe C/VC Choices
Gudakesh Motie, Sherfane Rutherford

Differential GL C/VC choices

SL - Dunith Wellalage, Kamindu Mendis, Nishan Madushka

WI - Shai Hope, Roston Chase, Alzarri Joseph

 

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The Test has had three almost full days of play despite forecasts before the game suggesting rain would have a much bigger say in it
Sat, 19 Oct 2024 12:36:17 GMT
India lose 7 for 54 after Sarfaraz and Pant's 177-run partnership to leave NZ in sight of first Test win in India in 36 years
Fri, 25 Oct 2024 18:05:19 GMT
The series could provide match practice, or serve as an audition, for a couple of back-up players likely to be picked in the Test squad
Fri, 18 Oct 2024 14:27:34 GMT
They went behind by 356 runs but responded to it brilliantly to leave the Test fascinatingly poised
Fri, 18 Oct 2024 11:13:53 GMT
India play New Zealand in three women's ODIs in Ahmedabad later this month
Fri, 18 Oct 2024 10:33:44 GMT
India captain Rohit Sharma said there was swelling on the knee after the blow on day two; he did not take the field on the third morning either
Fri, 18 Oct 2024 01:37:59 GMT
India picked three spinners and chose to bat on a surface that offered plenty of assistance for New Zealand's fast bowlers
Thu, 17 Oct 2024 18:25:40 GMT
Former India batter Venugopal Rao will be their new director of cricket
Thu, 17 Oct 2024 12:21:23 GMT
A spectacular day's play in Bengaluru ended with the visitors 134 runs in the lead
Wed, 16 Oct 2024 11:23:28 GMT
David, a former left-arm spinner, is the second Indian woman in the Hall of Fame
Wed, 16 Oct 2024 10:37:37 GMT
Mhambrey will work with Malinga, MI's current bowling coach, and Jayawardene, the new head coach
Wed, 16 Oct 2024 10:19:27 GMT
There are "lots of contingencies available" in the event that India do not travel to Pakistan for the tournament but, to "protect broadcast rights", replacing India in the line-up is not one of them
Wed, 16 Oct 2024 09:34:03 GMT
Now that this will start as a Test of four days or fewer, a team wanting to enforce a follow-on will need to lead by 150 and not 200
Tue, 15 Oct 2024 19:24:23 GMT
Former India captain feels Rodrigues could be the right person to lead in T20Is
Tue, 15 Oct 2024 11:59:54 GMT
India's captain wants to create a pool of eight or nine fast bowlers capable of stepping into the Test XI at any given point
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"
Sat, 19 Oct 2024 17:35:53 GMT
India will begin their campaign against Pakistan A on October 19
Mon, 14 Oct 2024 11:00:41 GMT
Jayawardene had previously served as Mumbai's head coach from 2017 to 2022
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
Thu, 24 Oct 2024 08:13:35 GMT
What the contenders need to do to qualify for the World Test Championship final
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 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
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