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SA vs PAK 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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South Africa vs Pakistan - 1st ODI of the 3-Match ODI Series in the Pakistan Tour of South Africa 2024-25, at Boland Park, Paarl

Weather Forecast
Cloudy - 23°C

1. VENUE AND PITCH INFO

Venue - Boland Park, Paarl

(i) Total Matches - ODIs

Overall - 16

Avg 1st Innings - 253
Avg 2nd Innings - 191

Highest total - 353/6 (South Africa vs Bangladesh - 18th October'2017)

Times won Batting First - 9
Times won Batting Second - 6
Times Tied - 1

(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground

SA - 10 - 8w/2l
PAK - 3 - 2w/1l

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

SA

Heinrich Klaasen - 4th highest run scorer (203), Avg (101.50) - 3M/3I
Temba Bavuma - 7th highest run scorer (171), Avg (57) - 3M/3I
Rassie Van Der Dussen - 8th highest run scorer (168), Avg (168) - 3M/3I
Aiden Markram - 11th highest run scorer (119), Avg (39.67) - 4M/4I

Andile Phehlukwayo - Highest wicket taker (10), SR (23.4) - 5M/5I
Tabraiz Shamsi - 3rd highest wicket taker (6), SR (39) - 4M/4I
Keshav Maharaj - 12th highest wicket taker (4), SR (58.5) - 4M/4I

PAK

No Records Yet

(iv) Recent Matches on this venue

1) India vs South Africa - 21st December'2023
296/8 vs 218/10 (IND won by 78 runs)

Pacers - 7w+7w=14w
Spinners - 1w+3w=4w

2) India vs South Africa - 21st January'2022
287/6 vs 288/3 (SA won by 7 wkts)

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

3) South Africa vs India - 19th January'2022
296/4 vs 265/8 (SA won by 31 runs)

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

4) South Africa vs Australia - 29th February'2020
291/7 vs 217/10 (SA won by 74 runs)

Pacers - 6w+6w=12w
Spinners - 0w+3w=3w

5) Zimbabwe vs South Africa - 6th October'2018
228/10 vs 231/6 (SA won by 4 wkts)

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

6) South Africa vs Bangladesh - 18th October'2017
353/6 vs 249/10 (SA won by 104 runs)

Pacers - 4w+7w=11w
Spinners - 2w+3w=5w

7) South Africa vs New Zealand - 19th January'2013
208/10 vs 209/9 (NZ won by 1 wkt)

Pacers - 6w+8w=14w
Spinners - 4w+0w=4w

8) South Africa vs Sri Lanka - 11th January'2012
301/8 vs 43/10 (SA won by 258 runs)

Pacers - 6w+8w=14w
Spinners - 1w+2w=3w

SUMMARY

Pacers
1st Innings - 41w
2nd Innings - 47w

Spinners
1st Innings - 15w
2nd Innings - 17w

Overall
88w:32w (Pacers:Spinners)

(v) Toss Based Analysis on this venue

South Africa (SA)

1. Temba Bavuma (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 26(30), 110(143)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 35(36)

2. Tony De Zorzi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 81(87)

3. Tristan Stubbs
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

4. David Miller
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 64(70), 2(2)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(20)

5. Aiden Markram
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(11)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 42(40), 37(41)*&1w, 36(41)

6. Rassie Van Der Dussen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 129(96)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 37(38)*, 2(17)

7. Heinrich Klaasen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 123(114)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 59(67), 21(22)

8. Ryan Rickelton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

9. Keshav Maharaj
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(2)&1w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 14(27)&1w

10. Andile Phehlukwayo
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4w, 0(2)&1w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(9)&2w, 1w

11. Kagiso Rabada
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w

12. Kwena Maphaka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

13. Tabraiz Shamsi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 2w

14. Marco Jansen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

15. Ottneil Baartman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

Pakistan (PAK)

1. Saim Ayub
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

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

3. Mohammad Rizwan (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

4. Irfan Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

5. Usman Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

6. Tayyab Tahir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

7. Agha Salman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

8. Kamran Ghulam
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

9. Abdullah Shafique
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

10. Faisal Akram
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

11. Shahnawaz Dahani
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

12. Haris Rauf
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

13. Shaheen Afridi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

14. Mohammad Hasnain
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

15. Abrar Ahmed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

16. Sufiyan Muqeem
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

17. Naseem Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

2. HEAD TO HEAD

(i) Overall
83 - 52w/30l/1nr (In favor of SA)

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

(iii) On This Venue
1 - 1w/0l (In favor of SA)

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

SA

David Miller - 23rd highest run scorer (536), Avg (29.77) - 25M/23I
Rassie Van Der Dussen - 27th highest run scorer (481), Avg (96.20) - 9M/8I
Andile Phehlukwayo - 49th highest run scorer (212), Avg (53) - 9M/6I
Aiden Markram - 52nd highest run scorer (174), Avg (34.80) - 5M/5I
Temba Bavuma - 63rd highest run scorer (141), Avg (35.25) - 4M/4I

Andile Phehlukwayo - 27th highest wicket taker (14), SR (30.1) - 9M/9I
Tabraiz Shamsi - 38th highest wicket taker (9), SR (30.6) - 5M/5I
Kagiso Rabada - 47th highest wicket taker (7), SR (68.7) - 9M/9I

PAK

Babar Azam - 20th highest run scorer (573), Avg (63.66) - 11M/11I

Shaheen Afridi - 23rd highest wicket taker (16), SR (29) - 9M/9I
Haris Rauf - 38th highest wicket taker (9), SR (26) - 4M/4I

(v) Recent Head to Head Matches

1) Pakistan vs South Africa - 27th October'2023
270/10 vs 271/9 (SA won by 1 wicket)

Babar Azam - 50(65)
Mohammad Rizwan - 31(27)
Shaheen Afridi - 3w
Haris Rauf - 2w
Aiden Markram - 91(93)
David Miller - 29(33)
Temba Bavuma - 28(27)
Rassie Van Der Dussen - 21(39)
Marco Jansen - 20(14) & 3w
Tabraiz Shamsi - 4w

2) Pakistan vs South Africa - 7th April'2021
320/7 vs 292/10 (PAK won by 28 runs)

Babar Azam - 94(82)
Shaheen Afridi - 3w
Haris Rauf - 2w
Andile Phehlukwayo - 54(61) & 1w
Temba Bavuma - 20(23)
Keshav Maharaj - 19(11) & 3w
Aiden Markram - 18(21) & 2w

3) South Africa vs Pakistan - 4th April'2021
341/6 vs 324/7 (SA won by 17 runs)

Temba Bavuma - 92(102)
Rassie Van Der Dussen - 60(37)*
David Miller - 50(27)*
Aiden Markram - 39(34)
Andile Phehlukwayo - 2w
Babar Azam - 31(33)
Haris Rauf - 3w
Mohammad Hasnain - 1w

4) South Africa vs Pakistan - 2nd April'2021
273/6 vs 274/7 (PAK won by 3 wkts)

Rassie Van Der Dussen - 123(134)*
David Miller - 50(56)
Andile Phehlukwayo - 29(35) & 2w
Babar Azam - 103(104)
Mohammad Rizwan - 40(52)
Haris Rauf - 2w
Shaheen Afridi - 2w
Mohammad Hasnain - 1w

5) Pakistan vs South Africa - 23rd June'2019
308/7 vs 259/9 (PAK won by 49 runs)

Babar Azam - 69(80)
Rassie Van Der Dussen - 36(47)
Andile Phehlukwayo - 46(32)* & 1w

(vi) Toss Based Analysis (H2H)

South Africa (SA)

1. Ryan Rickelton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

2. Aiden Markram
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 19(23), 39(34)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 7(16)&1w, 18(21)&2w, 91(93)&0w

3. Rassie Van Der Dussen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 93(101), 18(31), 123(134)*, 60(37)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 80(123)*, 50(61)*, 36(47), 21(39)

4  David Miller
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(10), 6(10), 0(1), 67(77), 19(24), 37(51), 34(33), 5(10), 15(25), 75(104)*, 16(12)*, 4(7), 50(56), 50(27)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 20(20)*, 11(19), 4(14), 2(4)*, 24(26), 0(13), 31(26), 31(37), 29(33)

5. Andile Phehlukwayo
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 11(21)&1w, 29(35)&2w, 3(5)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 69(80)*&4w, 0w, 2w, 46(31)*&1w, 54(61)&1w

6. Temba Bavuma (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(4), 92(102)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 20(23), 28(27)

7. Heinrich Klaassen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(21), 11(9)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(1), 4(12), 12(10)

8. Kagiso Rabada
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 26(23)&0w, 0w, 0w, 13(10)*&1w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 2w, 1w, 3(7)&0w

9. Tabraiz Shamsi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 1w, 4(6)*&4w

10. Tristan Stubbs
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

11. Tony De Zorzi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

12. Marco Jansen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 20(14)&3w

13. Kwena Maphaka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

14. Keshav Maharaj
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 19(11)&3w, 7(21)*&0w

15. Ottneil Baartman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

Pakistan (PAK)

1. Babar Azam
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 12(15), 69(72), 24(25), 69(80), 94(82), 50(65)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 31(51)*, 49(69), 41(53)*, 103(104), 31(33)

2. Saim Ayub
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

3. Abdullah Shafique
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(17)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

4. Mohammad Rizwan (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 10(30), 2(7), 31(27)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4(1)*, 40(52), 0(2)

5. Tayyab Tahir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

6. Kamran Ghulam
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

7. Irfan Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

8. Haris Rauf
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 3w

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

10. Usman Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

11. Abrar Ahmed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

12. Sufiyan Muqeem
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

13. Agha Salman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

14. Mohammad Hasnain
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 12(5)*&1w

15. Faisal Akram
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

16. Shahnawaz Dahani
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

17. Naseem Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

3. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING

A) SOUTH AFRICA (SA) SQUAD:

Probable XI

1) Temba Bavuma - RHB
Last 10 - 78, 66, 70, 113, 35*, 4, 22, 38, 0, 4, 86, 15*, 51, 7

2) Tony De Zorzi - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 0, 19, 4, 17, 9, 0r 0w, 177, 30, 41, 12, 26, 31, 11, 25
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Ryan Rickelton

3) Aiden Markram - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 20r 0w, 55r 0w, 9, 47, 8r 0w, 29r 0w, 3r 1w, 8r 0w, 33r 0w, 6, 20r 0w, 8, 17r 0w

4) Rassie Van Der Dussen - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 66*, 0, 92*, 14, 10, 24, 3, 4, 62, 44*

5) Tristan Stubbs - RHB, Offbreak, WK
Last 10 - 4, 47, 16, 122, 43r 0w, 12, 47*, 11, 106, 23, 30*, 10r 0w, 20r 0w

5) Heinrich Klaasen - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 8*, 12, 0, 41, 2, 25, 13, 13, 14

7) David Miller - LHB
Last 10 - 82, 36, 18, 0, 18, 8, 36, 50*, 30, 71*

8) Marco Jansen - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 4r 2w, 8r 1w, 7w, 13r 4w, 29r 0w, 54r 1w, 7r 1w, 12r 1w, 9r 0w, 29r 0w, 2r 1w, 18r 3w

9) Keshav Maharaj - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 2w, 14r 5w, 24r 2w, 6r 0w, 2w, 0w, 5r 1w, 2w, 5w, 3w, 2w, 7r 0w, 0w

10) Tabraiz Shamsi - RHB, LWS
Last 10 - 0w, 3w, 3w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 2w

11) Kagiso Rabada - LHB, RF
Last 10 - 23r 1w, 8r 2w, 1w, 15r 2w, 5w, 0w, 3w, 6w, 1w, 6r 3w, 3w 21r 1w, 3w, 0w, 1w, 2w

BENCH

12) Andile Phehlukwayo - LHB, RFM
Last 10 - 8*, 63, 88r 1w, 16r 0w, 18r 0w, 39r 0w, 12r 0w, 0w, 2w, 23r 2w

13) Ryan Rickelton - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 2, 24, 101, 1, 20, 13, 21, 12, 27, 1*, 4, 40

14) Kwena Maphaka - LHB, LFM
Last 10 - 0w, 12r 2w, 3w, 3w, 2w, 3w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 2w

15) Ottneil Baartman - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 2w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 1w

Safe C/VC Choices
Rassie Van Der Dussen, Aiden Markram

B) PAKISTAN (PAK) SQUAD:

Probable XI

1) Saim Ayub - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 98*, 31, 36*, 24, 31r 2w, 113r 1w, 11r 0w, 42, 82r 0w, 1, 19, 8

2) Abdullah Shafique - RHB
Last 10 - 50, 32* 1, 37, 64*, 12, 14, 5*, 7, 4, 102, 0, 27

3) Babar Azam - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 31, 0, 41, 3, 3, 28*, 15*, 37, 30, 5, 5r 0w

4) Mohammad Rizwan - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 11, 74, 37, 19*, 16, 0, 30*, 44, 25

5) Kamran Ghulam - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 103r 1w, 17, 5, 3, 118, 26, 36r 1w, 39

6) Agha Salman - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 32r 1w, 1w, 13, 30r 0w, 3w, 4r 3w, 1, 0, 4

7) Irfan Khan - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 30, 1, 27*, 3, 7, 10, 37*, 0

8) Shaheen Afridi - LHB, LF
Last 10 - 0w, 9r 3w, 16r 1w, 0w, 11r 0w, 3w, 3w, 24r 2w, 26, 10r 1w, 33r 2w

9) Naseem Shah - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 2w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 3w, 1w, 40r 1w, 33, 6r 2w, 14r 0w, 1w, 2w

10) Haris Rauf - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 4w, 1w

11) Sufiyan Muqeem - LHB, LWS
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 5w, 3w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 2w

BENCH

12) Usman Khan - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 3, 9, 5, 39, 3, 52, 4, 93r 0w, 0

13) Abrar Ahmed - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 0w, 3w, 1w, 3w, 2w, 4w, 0w, 9r 1w, 2w, 6r 1w, 1w

14) Tayyab Tahir - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 6, 18, 21, 39*, 29*, 16, 32r 0w, 24r 0w, 67

15) Mohammad Hasnain - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 8r 3w, 2w, 3w

16) Faisal Akram - LHB, LWS
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 3w, 1w, 3w, 2w, 5w, 2w

17) Shahnawaz Dahani - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 5w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 5r 1w, 1w, 1w, 0w

Safe C/VC Choices
Saim Ayub, Shaheen Afridi

Differential GL C/VC choices

SA - Tabraiz Shamsi, Marco Jansen, Temba Bavuma

PAK - Babar Azam, Abdullah Shafique, Agha Salman

 

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Australia will have all eyes on their new opener Konstas, and India would want more support for their star bowler Bumrah
Deol maiden hundred outshines Matthews' as India take series
Tue, 24 Dec 2024 16:08:40 GMT
Matthews' knock wasn't enough as West Indies were eventually bowled out for 238 in big chase
Champions Trophy 2025: Dubai to host all India matches, including the knockouts if India qualify
Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:58:14 GMT
The final has been allocated to Lahore, but will be played in Dubai if India make the title round
Rohit doesn't want to 'complicate too many things' for Gill and Jaiswal
Tue, 24 Dec 2024 08:02:52 GMT
The India captain emphasised that the team management doesn't want to tamper with the batters' mindsets
Tanush Kotian to join India's Test squad as Ashwin's replacement
Tue, 24 Dec 2024 06:17:21 GMT
Mumbai allrounder was part of the India A tour to Australia before the Border-Gavaskar Trophy began
Shafali's 197 in vain as Bengal chase down 390 against Haryana
Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:52:26 GMT
Tanusree Sarkar led the way for Bengal with 113 off 83 balls, while Priyanka Bala, Dhara Gujjar and Sasthi Mondal scored half-centuries
Shami ruled out of remaining two Border-Gavaskar Trophy Tests
Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:29:05 GMT
His left knee has minor swelling due to increased joint loading from his bowling workload
Renuka, Mandhana consign West Indies to record loss
Mon, 23 Dec 2024 07:57:07 GMT
The hosts dominated from start to finish despite not batting to full potential, winning by 211 runs
Champions Trophy: India vs Pakistan on February 23 in UAE
Sun, 22 Dec 2024 20:24:25 GMT
Pakistan will kick off the tournament against New Zealand in Karachi on February 19
Rohit, Akash Deep hit in MCG nets, but 'no major concerns'
Sun, 22 Dec 2024 08:32:56 GMT
Rohit was struck on the knee while attempting to play a pull shot and had to be attended by the physio
Shrijith's 150* eclipses Iyer's 114* as Karnataka chase down 383 against Mumbai
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 14:05:01 GMT
It was the second-biggest successful chase in Vijay Hazare Trophy history
Anmolpreet Singh hits third-fastest List A century off just 35 balls in Vijay Hazare Trophy
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 11:18:22 GMT
Only Jake Fraser-McGurk and AB de Villiers have scored faster List A centuries
Hybrid model agreed for Champions Trophy and ICC events from 2024-27
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 03:48:31 GMT
Pakistan will not travel to India for the remaining ICC tournaments in the ongoing events cycle
Mandhana, Ghosh star as India seal series in style
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:23:18 GMT
India posted 217 for 3, their highest-ever T20I total, in their first bilateral T20I series win at home since 2019
'No regrets' about retiring, says Ashwin on return to Chennai
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 09:59:29 GMT
"I don't think Ashwin the cricketer is done, I think only Ashwin the Indian cricketer called time."
'My last day' - Ashwin announces retirement from international cricket
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:24:24 GMT
Ashwin played only one of the first three Tests of the ongoing series in Australia, taking 1 for 53 in the day-night fixture in Adelaide
Rohit on Brisbane effort: 'If your attitude is good, you can turn impossible into possible'
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:14:55 GMT
India captain takes heart from India having put the pressure back on Australia late in the Gabba Test, despite having fallen behind earlier
'We're not going to take any risk' - Rohit on Shami's fitness for Australia
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 08:13:18 GMT
India captain says "it's high time somebody from NCA talks about him, where he is rehabbing"
Rain has final say as Australia, India draw at the Gabba
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 06:33:17 GMT
Australia and India conjured up the most intriguing of what-ifs in the 22 overs that were possible on the fifth day
Rahul and Jadeja fight to help India avoid follow-on
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 23:09:10 GMT
India's last wicket pair put on 39 to help them take the innings into the final day at the Gabba
Dottin, Matthews make easy work of India in series-levelling win
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 17:24:12 GMT
Captain Matthews leads chase with an unbeaten 47-ball 85 after Dottin's excellence with the ball and on the field restricts India
Prithvi Shaw dropped from Mumbai squad for Vijay Hazare Trophy
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 13:00:40 GMT
The batter posted his List A stats on social media, expressing surprise at his omission
Rain likely to help India on final day in Brisbane
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 09:35:38 GMT
A total of 98 overs can be bowled on the final day, but only 192 have been bowled across the first four days of this Test
UP fast bowler Ankit Rajpoot retires from Indian cricket
Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:37:39 GMT
He "will be exploring new opportunities" in the world of cricket and the "business side of it"
Australia's quicks rattle India on stop-start day in Brisbane
Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:59:34 GMT
India need 195 more runs to avoid the follow-on with six wickets in hand
'We are in transition' - Bumrah defends India's bowling show
Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:38:51 GMT
He says Siraj has a "little bit of a niggle" and praises his "fighter spirit that the team loves"
Shreyas: 'Can't babysit' Shaw, he 'needs to get his work ethics right'
Mon, 16 Dec 2024 09:04:00 GMT
The Mumbai captain says Shaw needs to "figure out himself" how to get things back on track
Shedge, Suryakumar power Mumbai to Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title
Sun, 15 Dec 2024 18:51:52 GMT
MP captain Patidar's unbeaten 40-ball 81 wasn't enough as Mumbai chased down 175 with 13 balls to spare
Rodrigues, Sadhu hand India big win on belter
Sun, 15 Dec 2024 18:42:09 GMT
Dottin led the fight for West Indies with a rapid fifty, but her team still fell 49 runs short
Bumrah bags five but Head, Smith tons flatten India
Sun, 15 Dec 2024 10:07:36 GMT
The lack of depth in India's attack showed as the day went on as Head and Smith added 241 in 302 balls
Harmanpreet points to players' 'mindset' for India losing big games
Sun, 15 Dec 2024 05:52:17 GMT
Harmanpreet admits that the short turnaround between the ODIs in Australia and the T20Is at home against West Indies is "very difficult" to deal with
Khawaja, McSweeney steady for 13.2 overs before rain ruins day one of Gabba Test
Sat, 14 Dec 2024 10:37:13 GMT
Asked to bat first at the toss, Australia's openers ensured they did not lose a wicket against the new ball in brief spell of play
India drop Reddy; Kashyap, Bist, Rawal get maiden call-ups for West Indies series
Sat, 14 Dec 2024 04:23:06 GMT
Bhatia, Patil and Punia remain unavailable for India's white-ball series against WI due to injuries
Gill toasts old Gabba memories as he prepares to make new ones
Fri, 13 Dec 2024 10:05:03 GMT
The India batter has looked good in his two innings this series but will want a few more runs to show for it
Struggling batters brace for tough test at the Gabba
Fri, 13 Dec 2024 09:42:03 GMT
The last time India played at this venue, they pulled off one of the greatest wins in Test cricket
Gardner plays her part as Australia rebound after T20 World Cup disappointment
Wed, 11 Dec 2024 15:17:48 GMT
She made a welcome return to form as the hosts clean-swept India building towards a defence of their 50-over title
Sutherland 110, Gardner five-for make it 3-0 for Australia
Wed, 11 Dec 2024 13:15:01 GMT
Mandhana scored 105 off 109 balls in the 299-chase, but India collapsed after her dismissal
Venkatesh Iyer's all-round effort guides MP to semi-final
Wed, 11 Dec 2024 12:55:27 GMT
Gaud and Harpreet also contributed to the 174 chase as MP entered their first SMAT semis since 2010-11
Brook goes past Root to become the No. 1 Test batter in the world
Wed, 11 Dec 2024 09:39:56 GMT
Travis Head and Temba Bavuma among batters and Pat Cummins and Matt Henry among bowlers to have moved up this week
Sai Sudharsan undergoes surgery for sports hernia
Tue, 10 Dec 2024 13:21:13 GMT
After the surgery in London, Sai Sudharsan put out an Instagram post saying "will be back stronger in no time"
WTC final scenarios - South Africa need one more win for guaranteed top-two finish
Sat, 14 Dec 2024 06:19:11 GMT
Australia, India and Sri Lanka are also still in the race, with 10 Tests left in this cycle
Shami fires with bat and ball to help Bengal into quarters
Tue, 10 Dec 2024 05:55:11 GMT
Bhuvneshwar and Rinku, meanwhile, teamed up with Vipraj Nigam to help UP blaze past Andhra into the final eight
Siraj fined, Head reprimanded for Adelaide Test altercation
Mon, 09 Dec 2024 13:02:29 GMT
In addition, one demerit point was also added to Siraj and Head's disciplinary records
BCCI appoints Devajit Saikia as board's acting secretary
Mon, 09 Dec 2024 08:01:41 GMT
The secretary's position had been left vacant after Jay Shah took over as the ICC chair from this month
Rohit: 'We were not good enough with bat'
Sun, 08 Dec 2024 13:32:15 GMT
He also defends picking Harshit Rana for the Adelaide game: "Rana didn't do anything wrong in the first Test"
Emon, Hakim three-fors help Bangladesh defend U-19 title
Sun, 08 Dec 2024 13:30:42 GMT
The duo helped Bangladesh defend 198 as India went down by 59 runs in Dubai
Rohit Sharma says 'door very much open' for Mohammed Shami to join Test squad in Australia
Sun, 08 Dec 2024 10:28:01 GMT
The India fast bowler has not played for India since November last year
Cummins takes five to lead Australia to thumping victory
Sun, 08 Dec 2024 09:35:46 GMT
India could add only 47 to their overnight score as Australia finished things off in under four overs with the bat
Siraj: It's a lie that Head said 'well bowled' to me
Sun, 08 Dec 2024 08:12:14 GMT
India fast bowler contradicts Australian batters comments from press conference
Voll, Perry centuries and Sutherland four-for seal series for Australia
Thu, 12 Dec 2024 09:04:00 GMT
Voll continued her stunning rise in the international arena while Perry produced a vintage knock
Dottin, Knight, Rana among big attractions at WPL 2025 auction
Sun, 08 Dec 2024 07:35:46 GMT
The five teams have 19 slots to fill, and have 120 players to choose from on December 15 in Bengaluru
Australia scorch India after Head ton and Boland-Cummins spells
Sat, 07 Dec 2024 17:42:31 GMT
Head's innings of 140 was scored at a strike-rate of 99.29 and flattened India by the time they came out to bat in the final session
Head on Siraj send-off: 'I jokingly said 'well bowled', then he pointed me in the sheds'
Sat, 07 Dec 2024 13:49:41 GMT
The Australia batter said there had been 'no confrontation' in the lead-up to the moment
McSweeney, Labuschagne blunt India after Starc sizzles on Australia's day
Sat, 07 Dec 2024 03:43:42 GMT
Starc's career-best figures of 6 for 48 saw India fold for 180 before the batters kept Bumrah and Co at bay
UP in knockouts with Bhuvneshwar's hat-trick, Shami continues to prove fitness
Fri, 06 Dec 2024 07:50:22 GMT
Bengal, Chandigarh, Andhra, UP, Baroda, Delhi, MP, Saurashtra, Mumbai and Vidarbha made it to the knockouts
ICC, PCB move closer to adopting hybrid model for Champions Trophy and beyond
Fri, 06 Dec 2024 09:27:22 GMT
ESPNcricinfo understands the proposal emerged on Thursday after meetings between the new ICC chair Jay Shah and PCB chair Mohsin Naqvi
Rahul to open in Adelaide, Rohit will bat in the middle order
Thu, 05 Dec 2024 11:23:57 GMT
India captain was all praise for Washington Sundar but he also said he sees Ashwin and Jadeja "playing a huge role in the rest of the series"
Debutant Georgia Voll steers Australia home after Megan Schutt's five-for
Thu, 05 Dec 2024 09:16:12 GMT
Rookie legspinner Mishra, Renuka help India salvage positives in big defeat
India's batting order, Australia batters' form in focus in pink-ball match-up
Thu, 05 Dec 2024 07:44:25 GMT
India are 1-0 up, but their playing XI has more more changes than Australia's, who will field Boland instead of the injured Hazlewood
Brook rises to No. 2 in Test batting rankings, closes gap with table-topper Root
Wed, 04 Dec 2024 13:04:26 GMT
Marco Jansen is the big gainer this week, rising in both the Test bowlers' and allrounders' tables after his Durban starrer
Outgoing ICC chair Barclay blames members' 'self-interest' for congested cricket calendar
Wed, 04 Dec 2024 12:57:40 GMT
Greg Barclay hopes Jay Shah brings "India into the international fold even more" but without making cricket "under the yoke of India"
Pink-ball-ready Rahul will 'try and face up to whatever comes my way'
Wed, 04 Dec 2024 10:25:23 GMT
"Quicks will get a bit out of it, spinners will be able to get height and bounce, but also important for us to get some partnerships in," says the curator about the pitch
Urvil Patel continues to churn out sixes and centuries, Shreyas' hat-trick goes in vain
Thu, 05 Dec 2024 05:26:10 GMT
Shivam Dube, Shardul Thakur and Suryakumar Yadav play big roles in Mumbai's win over Services
PCB open to hybrid model Champions Trophy, but wants same for events in India
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 18:07:47 GMT
It is yet to be decided whether such provisions are for the next three years or until the end of the current rights cycle in 2031
Uncertain Australia walking a tightrope in Adelaide
Mon, 02 Dec 2024 12:42:21 GMT
There could be significant ramifications for an ageing side if the Adelaide Test doesn't go well
Gambhir flies back to rejoin India Test squad in Australia
Mon, 02 Dec 2024 12:36:16 GMT
Finalising the playing XI for the second Test will be on Gambhir's agenda once he is back with the touring party
Saurashtra continue ascent, Karnataka knock out Tamil Nadu, Punjab stay on the edge
Mon, 02 Dec 2024 06:54:56 GMT
Baroda felt Hardik's absence while Naman Dhir continued to impress in the fifth round of SMAT 2024
What do India, Australia, South Africa et al still have to do to make the WTC final?
Wed, 04 Dec 2024 15:45:17 GMT
No team is assured of a place in the top two yet, with 15 Tests to go in this World Test Championship cycle
Siraj finds joy in his bowling again as the wickets follow
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 15:04:04 GMT
"I think that with the pink ball, it's better to bowl back of length. Because pitching it up, there's not a lot of swing"
KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal open, Shubman Gill fifty at No. 3 in warm-up
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 12:46:45 GMT
Rohit Sharma slotted in at No. 4, while, from the other side, Sam Konstas impressed with a century at the top for PM's XI
Jay Shah begins term as ICC chair with Champions Trophy venue decision imminent
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 10:41:17 GMT
At 36, he is the youngest ICC chair and he was elected unopposed in August
Suryakumar to play remaining Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy games and Vijay Hazare Trophy
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 08:03:45 GMT
It is expected that Shreyas Iyer will, however, continue to lead the side
Fate of Champions Trophy still unclear as no decision taken at ICC meeting
Mon, 02 Dec 2024 10:13:55 GMT
PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi stressed once again that "whatever happens must be on the basis of equality"
Two-day tour game expected to be 50-over match on Sunday after rain
Sat, 30 Nov 2024 08:23:47 GMT
The first day was washed out in Canberra
Decision on Champions Trophy venue expected over the weekend
Fri, 29 Nov 2024 17:03:47 GMT
It was decided at the ICC Board meeting to give the PCB and BCCI more time to find a solution
Gill 'looking comfortable' on return to nets in Canberra
Fri, 29 Nov 2024 08:23:22 GMT
"Whether it's a pink ball or a red ball, the difference is really in the mind," batting coach Nayar says
WPL 2025: Mini auction to be held on December 15 in Bengaluru
Fri, 29 Nov 2024 13:13:40 GMT
Each of the five franchises have a total budget of INR 15 crore, up from INR 13.5 crore last year, to build their squads
Pujara: Rahul should bat no lower than No. 3 if Rohit opens
Thu, 28 Nov 2024 15:39:08 GMT
Pujara also says that Washington should continue as the lone spinner ahead of Ashwin and Jadeja
Siddarth Kaul retires from Indian cricket, open to playing overseas
Thu, 28 Nov 2024 14:32:12 GMT
"I feel I still have 3-4 years of cricket left in me, but I wanted to go out on a high, when I was at peak fitness and performing well"
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