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PAK vs NZ Dream 11 Prediction, Fantasy Stats, Venue Report, Recent Performances, Probable XIs, Head To Head, Toss Based Analysis, C/VC Choices - Match 1

Author: Shubham
08 Feb 2025 02:31:04
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Pakistan vs New Zealand - 1st ODI of the ODI Tri Series in Pakistan, 2025 at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 

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1. TOURNAMENT STATS AND INFO

(i) Points Table Scenario 

PAK - Not Played Yet!
NZ - Not Played Yet!

2. VENUE AND PITCH INFO 

Venue - Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 

(i) Total Matches - ODIs

Overall - 68 (Only 8 post 2010)

Avg 1st Innings - 249
Avg 2nd Innings - 213

Highest total - 375/3 (Pakistan vs Zimbabwe - 26th May'2015)

(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground 

PAK - 54 - 34w/19l/1t 
NZ - 5 - 0w/5l (Last Played in 2003)

(iii) Recent Matches on this venue 

1) Bangladesh vs Pakistan - 6th September'2023
193/10 vs 194/3 (PAK won by 7 wkts)

Pacers - 9w+2w=11w
Spinners - 1w+1w=2w

2) Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan - 5th September'2023
291/8 vs 289/10 (SL won by 2 runs)

Pacers - 4w+5w=9w
Spinners - 3w+5w=8w

3) Bangladesh vs Afghanistan - 3rd September'2023
334/5 vs 245/10 (BAN won by 89 runs)

Pacers - 1w+8w=9w
Spinners - 1w+1w=2w

4) Australia vs Pakistan - 2nd April'2022
210/10 vs 214/1 (PAK won by 9 wkts)

Pacers - 8w+1w=9w
Spinners - 2w+0w=2w

5) Australia vs Pakistan - 31st March'2022 
348/8 vs 352/4 (PAK won by 6 wkts)

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

6) Australia vs Pakistan - 29th March'2022 
313/7 vs 225/10 (AUS won by 88 runs)

Pacers - 2w+2w=8w
Spinners - 4w+8w=12w

7) Zimbabwe vs Pakistan - 29th May'2015
268/7 vs 269/4 (PAK won by 6 wkts)

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

8) Pakistan vs Zimbabwe - 26th May'2015
375/3 vs 334/5 (PAK won by 41 runs)

Pacers - 1w+4w=5w
Spinners - 2w+1w=3w

SUMMARY 

Pacers 
1st Innings - 34w
2nd Innings - 25w

Spinners 
1st Innings - 19w
2nd Innings - 21w

Overall
69w:46w (Pacers:Spinners)

(iv) Toss Based Analysis on this venue

Pakistan (PAK)

1. Fakhar Zaman 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 18(18), 67(74), 17(12), 20(21)

2. Babar Azam
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 54(60)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 57(72), 114(83), 105(115)*, 17(22)

3. Mohammad Rizwan 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(18), 23(26), 63(79)*

4. Saud Shakeel 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3(8)

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

6. Khushdil Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 19(22)&1w, 27(17)*&1w

7. Agha Salman 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 12(21)*&0w

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

9. Faheem Ashraf 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

10. Shaheen Afridi 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4w, 2w, 1w

11. Haris Rauf 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 7(17)&2w, 0w, 3w, 4w

12. Naseem Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w

13. Abrar Ahmad 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

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

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

New Zealand (NZ)

1. Devon Conway 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

2. Will Young 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

3. Kane Williamson 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

4. Rachin Ravindra 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

5. Mark Chapman 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

6. Daryl Mitchell 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

7. Glenn Phillips 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

8. Tom Latham 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

9. Michael Bracewell 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

10. Mitchell Santner 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

11. Nathan Smith
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

12. Matt Henry 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

13. Jacob Duffy
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

14. Lockie Ferguson 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

15. Ben Sears
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

16. William O'Rourke
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

3. HEAD TO HEAD 

(i) Overall
113 - 61w/51l/1t (In favour of PAK)

(ii) Last 5 Matches
5 - 4w/1l (In favour of PAK)

(iii) On This Venue
4 - 4w/0l (In Favour of PAK)

(iv) Recent Head to Head Matches

1) New Zealand vs Pakistan - 4th November'2023 - Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru 
401/6 vs 200/1 (PAK won by 21 runs - DLS)

Rachin Ravindra - 108(94)
Kane Williamson - 95(79)
Glenn Phillips - 41(25)
Fakhar Zaman - 126(81)*
Babar Azam - 66(63)*
Haris Rauf - 1w

2) New Zealand vs Pakistan - 7th May'2023 - National Stadium, Karachi
299/10 vs 252/10 (NZ won by 47 runs)

Will Young - 87(91)
Tom Latham - 59(58)
Mark Chapman - 43(33)
Rachin Ravindra - 28(20) & 3w
Matt Henry - 1w
Agha Salman - 57(57)
Fakhar Zaman - 33(64)
Shaheen Afridi - 3w
Haris Rauf - 1w

3) Pakistan vs New Zealand - 5th May'2023 - National Stadium, Karachi
334/6 vs 232/10 (PAK won by 102 runs)

Babar Azam - 107(117)
Agha Salman - 58(46)
Mohammad Rizwan - 24(28)
Shaheen Afridi - 23(7)* & 1w
Haris Rauf - 2w
Tom Latham - 60(76)
Mark Chapman - 46(33)
Daryl Mitchell - 34(48)
Matt Henry - 3w

4) Pakistan vs New Zealand - 3rd May'2023 - National Stadium, Karachi
287/6 vs 261/10 (PAK won by 26 runs)

Babar Azam - 54(62)
Mohammad Rizwan - 32(34)
Agha Salman - 31(29) & 1w
Fakhar Zaman - 19(26)
Abdullah Shafique - 19(23)
Shaheen Afridi - 2w
Tom Latham - 45(60)
Will Young - 33(41)
Matt Henry - 3w

5) New Zealand vs Pakistan - 29th April'2023 - Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
336/5 vs 337/3 (PAK won by 7 wkts)

Daryl Mitchell - 129(119)
Tom Latham - 98(85)
Matt Henry - 1w
Fakhar Zaman - 180(144)*
Babar Azam - 65(66)
Mohammad Rizwan - 54(41)*
Haris Rauf - 4w

6) New Zealand vs Pakistan - 27th April'2023 - Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
288/7 vs 291/5 (PAK won by 5 wkts)

Daryl Mitchell - 113(115)
Will Young - 86(78)
Tom Latham - 20(36)
Rachin Ravindra - 1w
Fakhar Zaman - 117(114)
Imam Ul Haq - 60(65)
Babar Azam - 49(46)
Mohammad Rizwan - 42(34)*
Shaheen Afridi - 2w
Haris Rauf - 2w

(v) Top Performers from current squads when both these teams meet

NZ

Kane Williamson - 3rd Highest run scorer (1198), Avg (57.04) - 22M/22I
Tom Latham - 25th Highest run scorer (582), Avg (29.1) - 25M/23I
Daryl Mitchell - 40th Highest run scorer (398), Avg (49.75) - 8M/8I
Will Young - 57th Highest run scorer (240), Avg (48) - 5M/5I
Devon Conway - 70th Highest run scorer (188), Avg (47) - 4M/4I
Mitchell Santner - 75th Highest run scorer (176), Avg (25.14) - 12M/10I
Mark Chapman - 82nd Highest run scorer (157), Avg (26.16) - 6M/6I

Matt Henry - 12th Highest wicket taker (28), SR (27.9) - 14M/14I
Lockie Ferguson - 21st Highest wicket taker (22), SR (27.6) - 12M/12I
Mitchell Santner - 65th highest wicket taker (8), SR (70.5) - 12M/11I

PAK

Fakhar Zaman - 9th Highest run scorer (959), Avg (68.50) - 17M/17I
Babar Azam - 12th Highest run scorer (906), Avg (50.33) - 20M/20I
Mohammad Rizwan - 43rd highest run scorer (359), Avg (59.83) - 9M/9I
Agha Salman - 58th highest run scorer (236), Avg (39.33) - 9M/7I 

Shaheen Afridi - 25th Highest wicket taker (20), SR (22.7) - 9M/9I
Naseem Shah - 39th Highest wicket taker (13), SR (21.6) - 5M/5I
Haris Rauf - 46th highest wicket taker (11), SR (39) - 8M/8I

(vi) Toss Based Analysis (H2H)

Pakistan (PAK)

1. Fakhar Zaman 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 54(75), 65(77), 101(122), 19(26), 14(17)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 82(86)*&1w, 2(7), 12(17), 1(5), 88(88), 9(10), 56(74), 0(7), 117(114), 180(144)*, 33(64), 126(81)*

2. Babar Azam
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 83(77), 10(17), 3(9), 92(100), 4(13), 54(62), 107(117)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 62(76), 0(1), 8(28), 10(21), 0(1), 46(50), 101(127)*, 66(82), 79(114), 49(46), 65(66), 1(5), 66(63)*

3. Mohammad Rizwan 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 16(18), 77(74), 32(34), 24(28)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 77(86)* 28(50), 42(34)*, 54(41)*, 9(15)

4. Saud Shakeel 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

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

6. Khushdil Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

7. Agha Salman 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 45(43)&2w, 31(29)&1w, 58(46)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 13(10)*&0w, 25(22)&0w, 7(10)&0w, 0w, 57(57)&0w, 0w

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

9. Faheem Ashraf 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 7(18)&1w, 1(4)&0w, 5(2)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 17(12)*&1w, 10(13)&1w, 0w, 23(15)&2w

10. Shaheen Afridi 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 2w, 23(7)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4w, 4w, 3w, 2w, 3w, 0w

11. Haris Rauf 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 1w, 2w, 4w, 1w, 1w

12. Naseem Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 5w, 3w, 2w, 1w

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

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

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

New Zealand (NZ)

1. Devon Conway 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(1), 101(92), 35(39)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 52(65)

2. Will Young 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 86(78), 19(22), 87(91)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 33(41), 15(20)

3. Kane Williamson 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 15(36), 10(19), 123(105)&0w, 97(119)&0w, 112(88), 10(17)&1w, 115(117), 73(101), 22(36), 27(38), 1(3)&0w, 41(69)&1w, 26(39), 85(100), 95(79)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 42(63), 70(91)*, 46(52), 84(86), 19(28), 32(54)&2w, 53(68)

4. Rachin Ravindra 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(9)&1w, 0w, 28(20)&3w, 108(94)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

5. Mark Chapman 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 15(14), 1(3), 43(33), 39(27)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 13(21), 46(33)

6. Daryl Mitchell 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 36(55), 5(7), 113(115)&0w, 129(119), 29(18)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 31(36), 21(24), 34(48)

7. Glenn Phillips 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 37(53)&1w, 3(8)&1w, 41(25)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 63(42)*

8. Tom Latham 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 13(20), 14(12)*, 22(14)*, 11(15), 3(7), 35(35), 2(5), 68(64), 1(7), 1(14), 42(52), 2(3), 20(36), 98(85), 59(58), 2(2)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3(7), 34(48), 23(28), 8(16), 16(22), 45(60), 60(76)

9. Michael Bracewell 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

10. Mitchell Santner 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 48(63)&1w, 7(5)&0w, 6(12), 1(1)&3w, 5(5)*&0w, 21(18)&0w, 37(40)&1w, 26(17)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(7)*&1w, 1w, 1w, 15(17)&0w

11. Nathan Smith
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

12. Matt Henry 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 5w, 48(30)*&0w, 4w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4w, 3w, 2w, 1w, 3w, 3w

13. Jacob Duffy
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

14. Lockie Ferguson 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 2w, 2w, 3w, 3w, 1w, 0w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 0w, 5w, 2w

15. Ben Sears
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

16. William O'Rourke
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 


4. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING 

A) PAKISTAN (PAK) SQUAD : 

Probable XI

1) Babar Azam - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 1, 31, 8, 5, 58, 81, 4, 50, 52, 73, 23, 31, 0, 41

2) Fakhar Zaman - LHB, LAO 
Last 10 - 14, 7, 8, 71*, 14, 11, 67, 7, 23, 20

3) Saud Shakeel - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 32, 13, 84, 2, 0, 23, 14, 84, 0, 17, 120, 4

4) Mohammad Rizwan - RHB, WK 
Last 10 - 49, 25, 71, 2, 46, 41, 27, 3, 53, 80, 1, 11, 74, 37

5) Agha Salman - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 9r 0w, 15, 2, 14, 19r 3w, 48r 0w, 33r 1w, 82r 4w, 32r 1w, 1w, 13

6) Khushdil Shah - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 10r 3w, 14r 3w, 59r 2w, 73r 0w, 48, 27r 2w, 0w, 3w, 21r 2w, 46r 2w

7) Faheem Ashraf - LHB, RAM
Last 10 - 3w, 18r 2w, 5w, 9r 0w, 3w, 2w, 20r 1w, 2w, 1w, 0w

8) Shaheen Afridi - LHB, LAM 
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 2w, 8r 0w, 27r 0w, 0r 2w, 16r 4w, 0r 1w, 0w, 9r 3w

9) Haris Rauf - RHB, RAF
Last 10 - 2w, 1w, 9r 2w, 9r 1w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 2w

10) Naseem Shah - RHB, RAF
Last 10 - 3w, 1w, 2w, 3w, 0w, 2w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 3w, 1w

11) Abrar Ahmed - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 1w, 4w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 0w, 3w, 1w, 2w

BENCH 

12) Usman Khan - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 7, 19, 0, 10, 53, 55, 123, 18, 3, 9

13) Tayyab Tahir - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 36, 0r 0w, 41, 139r 0w, 14, 47, 17, 28, 6, 18, 21

14) Kamran Ghulam - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 16, 19, 5, 27, 12r 0w, 28r 0w, 54, 4r 0w, 103r 1w, 17

15) Mohammad Hasnain - RHB, RAF
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 2w

Safe C/VC choices
Shaheen Afridi, Babar Azam 


B) NEW ZEALAND (NZ) SQUAD : 

Probable XI

1) Devon Conway - LHB, WK 
Last 10 - 30, 21, 20, 9, 76*, 43, 7, 35, 22

2) Will Young - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 35, 11, 5, 0, 16, 90*, 50, 42, 60, 56*, 26

3) Kane Williamson - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 22, 45, 56*, 3, 44, 3, 60*, 44, 156, 37, 4

4) Rachin Ravindra - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 48r 2w, 1, 79, 45, 69, 1, 8r 0w, 18, 44, 3, 6, 34, 24

5) Daryl Mitchell - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 46, 20, 67, 22, 2, 38r 0w, 35r 1w, 18

6) Tom Latham - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 3, 26, 20, 46, 4, 0, 1, 56, 4

7) Glenn Phillips - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 35r 1w, 21r 0w, 49r 1wz 11r 0w, 22, 6r 0w, 23r 0w, 8

8) Mitchell Santner - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 1r 2w, 4r 0w, 28r 1w, 2r 2w, 20r 1w, 1wz 14r 1w, 2w, 0w, 76r 3w, 49

9) Nathan Smith - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 0w, 17r 1w, 11r 1w, 17r 1w, 1w, 2w, 14r 4w, 42r 0w, 3r 3w

10) Matt Henry - RHB, RAF
Last 10 - 12r 0w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 10r 5w, 7r 3w, 12r 4w, 1w, 4w, 1w 

11) Jacob Duffy - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 2w, 0w, 13r 0w, 0w, 3w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 4w, 3w

BENCH 

12) William O'Rourke - RHB, RAF
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 3w, 0w, 0w, 3w

13) Mark Chapman - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 21, 68, 81, 62, 29*, 9, 42, 15, 27, 2, 276

14) Michael Bracewell - LHB, RAO
Last 10 - 17r 1w, 20r 4w, 33r 1w, 21r 0w, 20r 1w, 61r 0w, 13r 1w, 1r 0w, 5r 1w, 59r 0w

15) Lockie Ferguson - RHB, RAF
Last 10 - 2w, 9r 0w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 2w, 3w, 1w, 2w, 0w 

16) Ben Sears - RHB, RAM 
Last 10 - 1w, 2w, 17r 1w, 0w, 4w, 1w, 2w, 7r 1w, 2w, 0w

Safe C/VC choices
Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra 


Differential GL C/VC choices

PAK - Khushdil Shah, Naseem Shah 

NZ - Nathan Smith, Devon Conway 

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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
Gambhir: Kohli and Rohit will have 'massive roles' to play in Champions Trophy
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"
Buttler: Rana for Dube 'not a like-for-like' concussion sub
Sat, 01 Feb 2025 05:20:17 GMT
"Either Shivam Dube has put on about 25mph with the ball or Harshit has really improved his batting," says the England captain
Hardik, Dube, spinners hand India series win
Sat, 01 Feb 2025 03:02:35 GMT
England were favourites at a point but then went on to lose six wickets to India's spinners
Tendulkar to receive BCCI's lifetime achievement award; Bumrah, Mandhana win big
Fri, 31 Jan 2025 13:43:29 GMT
R Ashwin, who retired from international cricket last year, is set to receive a special award
Sisodia and Kamalini lead the way as defending champs India cruise into final
Fri, 31 Jan 2025 10:04:55 GMT
Vaishnavi also shone with the ball, as England lost 6 for 11 in a middle-order collapse against India
No captains event or photoshoot before Champions Trophy
Fri, 31 Jan 2025 15:36:02 GMT
However, the PCB will host an event in Lahore on February 16 to mark the start of the tournament
Left-right combination the reason behind Jurel batting at No. 8, says ten Doeschate
Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:47:52 GMT
The team management is not worried about Suryakumar's lean run; in his last six innings, he has scored just 52 runs
India's spin and England's pace cross swords again as series shifts to Pune
Thu, 30 Jan 2025 15:41:27 GMT
Sanju Samson and Phil Salt will hope to get back among the runs as the series nears its climax
Favourites India take on England in Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup semi-final
Thu, 30 Jan 2025 07:37:44 GMT
India have crushed all their opponents so far, while England faced a couple of must-win games in their run to the semi-finals
ICC rankings: Adil Rashid No. 1 again, Varun Chakravarthy climbs to fifth among T20I bowlers
Wed, 29 Jan 2025 10:10:00 GMT
Tilak Varma closed in on Travis Head's top spot in T20I batting by going up from third place to No. 2
Rohit, Jaiswal, Iyer to miss Mumbai's must-win Ranji Trophy game
Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:52:07 GMT
Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Atharva Ankolekar and Suryansh Shedge return for their last league game of the season
Adil Rashid marshals defence as England stay alive in series
Wed, 29 Jan 2025 03:28:46 GMT
Varun Chakravarthy takes five in losing cause after Ben Duckett fifty helps set up winning total
Will England have an answer to India's spinners in Rajkot?
Mon, 27 Jan 2025 17:33:05 GMT
Visitors are clear underdogs against an Indian side that has lost only two of the 17 T20Is since their T20 World Cup triumph
Virat Kohli to train with Delhi squad from Tuesday
Mon, 27 Jan 2025 15:30:40 GMT
The India batter has confirmed his availability for Delhi's next match starting on January 30
Tickets for Champions Trophy final to go on sale only four days before match
Mon, 27 Jan 2025 13:58:50 GMT
ICC says tickets will go on sale for the final only after the conclusion of the first semi-final, scheduled on March 4
Ranji round-up - TN close in on knockouts; Maharashtra stun Baroda
Mon, 27 Jan 2025 12:41:05 GMT
Highlights from the final day of sixth round of matches
Fit-again Riyan Parag to lead Assam in Ranji Trophy
Sun, 26 Jan 2025 14:50:03 GMT
The batting allrounder has recovered from the shoulder injury that put him out of the T20Is in South Africa and the ongoing series against England
Tilak Varma carries India home in nail-biter
Sun, 26 Jan 2025 03:46:53 GMT
England were proactive and stayed in the game but could not dislodge India's No. 3
Ranji round-up: J&K stun Mumbai, Gill ton in vain for Punjab
Sat, 25 Jan 2025 14:41:24 GMT
Highlights from Day 3 of the sixth round of Ranji Trophy matches
Reddy and Rinku injured, Dube and Ramandeep join India's T20I squad
Sat, 25 Jan 2025 12:27:58 GMT
Reddy has a side strain, while Rinku experienced lower-back spasms during the first T20I against England
Can England's batters find a way to test India's bowling depth?
Sun, 26 Jan 2025 04:04:45 GMT
For India, a large part of the focus will once again be on Mohammed Shami's fitness - will he finally be good to go?
Harry Brook blames Kolkata smog for England's spin difficulties
Fri, 24 Jan 2025 18:54:06 GMT
Vice-captain hopes England can bounce back in clearer conditions in Chennai on Saturday
Ranji round-up: Jadeja demolishes Delhi, Thakur rescues Mumbai yet again
Fri, 24 Jan 2025 17:17:00 GMT
R Smaran, meanwhile, turned a maiden first-class ton into a double as Karnataka ground Punjab into the dust
Varun highlights domestic cricket's value ahead of international homecoming
Fri, 24 Jan 2025 15:49:43 GMT
"It has definitely helped me to get better, be more instinctive, be on my toes, and think correctly at the right moment"
Rohit's Ranji return lasts 19 balls as he falls for 3 against J&K
Fri, 24 Jan 2025 02:42:52 GMT
Rohit is now averaging 10.43 across 16 innings in first-class cricket in the 2024-25 season
Ranji round-up: Rohit, Gill and Pant miss out, Siddharth Desai misses perfect ten
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 14:55:47 GMT
Ravindra Jadeja and Khaleel Ahmed, meanwhile, had memorable outings with the ball
Abhishek, Varun lead India's demolition of England
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 10:17:05 GMT
After the spinners limited England to 132, India's batters aced the chase to go 1-0 up
Abhishek: 'The team has always told me to keep my attacking intent'
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 03:50:21 GMT
"That was a big moment for me, that when the team wants me to do that, then I can do it"
No clarity yet on Rohit travelling to Pakistan for Champions Trophy captains event
Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:15:28 GMT
The captains event is tentatively scheduled around February 16 or 17 in Karachi
Rahane backs Rohit to 'get a big one' on Ranji return
Wed, 22 Jan 2025 09:28:13 GMT
Mumbai captain Rahane said the return of Rohit and Jaiswal would add a lot of value in the dressing room too
T20 heavyweights look to draw first blood ahead of five-round bout
Fri, 24 Jan 2025 08:23:42 GMT
The two teams are in transition, but there's plenty of firepower in both sides for what should be a high-scoring series
No issues working with 'good friend' Hardik Pandya for Suryakumar Yadav
Wed, 22 Jan 2025 02:05:08 GMT
With Hardik Pandya losing the India vice-captaincy, and set to lead T20I captain Suryakumar Kumar at the IPL, could it make for a strained relationship? Not at all, says Suryakumar
Kohli available for Delhi's Ranji Trophy game starting January 30
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 18:15:41 GMT
It will be Kohli's first appearance in the Ranji Trophy in 12 years
Axar hints at flexible middle order as India gear up for England T20Is
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 16:19:30 GMT
India's newly appointed T20I vice-captain has suggested that only the openers' roles will be fixed
Brendon McCullum promises focus on entertainment as England white-ball era begins
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 14:36:43 GMT
England take on T20 World Cup champions in five-match series to start new coach's tenure
Shami puts in the hard yards at India's first training session ahead of England T20Is
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:05:01 GMT
The quick was spotted with some protection on his knee but nearly hit full tilt towards the end of his training session
No personal vehicles for India players as CAB enforces BCCI's new policy
Sun, 19 Jan 2025 16:08:15 GMT
The ten-point policy document was sent out to associations that will be hosting India-England games, PTI reported; the first T20I is in Kolkata, where India began training on Sunday
Bowlers take centre stage as India and Sri Lanka start with massive wins
Sun, 19 Jan 2025 09:21:09 GMT
Sri Lanka began with a huge win against Malaysia before India brushed West Indies aside in the evening game
Bumrah to test Champions Trophy fitness by playing third ODI against England
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 17:22:55 GMT
He has been picked in India's Champions Trophy squad, subject to fitness
Bumrah, Jaiswal and Kuldeep picked in India's Champions Trophy squad
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 17:22:06 GMT
Mohammed Siraj has lost his place to Arshdeep Singh in India's 15-man squad
Rohit on BCCI making domestic cricket mandatory: 'You hardly have any time'
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 17:20:52 GMT
Rohit heard telling chief selector Agarkar that his team-mates had expressed concerns over some of the guidelines, including the travel restrictions on families
Smaran, Shrijith, Manohar power Karnataka to Vijay Hazare title
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 16:51:35 GMT
Dhruv Shorey's run-a-ball hundred in vain for Vidarbha
Rohit available for next Ranji Trophy round, but Kohli and Rahul out
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 11:41:20 GMT
The next round is from January 23, and will also see Pant, Jadeja and Gill in action
Bumrah likely to make India's Champions Trophy squad subject to fitness
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 04:08:20 GMT
India are going to announce their 15-man squad for the Champions Trophy on Saturday
Rohit Sharma keeps his spot as captain for England ODIs and Champions Trophy
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 13:21:32 GMT
The BCCI announced he will sit in as captain on the press conference scheduled for January 18, when the two squads will be named
Stung by recent losses, BCCI cracks ten-point whip on men's national team
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 12:22:22 GMT
The guidelines come with a warning that "non-compliance" could result not just in disciplinary action, but heavier sanctions including exclusion from domestic cricket and IPL
Gujarat Giants vs RCB to kick off WPL 2025 on February 14 in Vadodara; final in Mumbai
Thu, 16 Jan 2025 15:59:46 GMT
Bengaluru and Lucknow are the other two venues for the five-team tournament
Sitanshu Kotak set to join India team as batting coach ahead of England T20Is
Thu, 16 Jan 2025 12:04:01 GMT
Kotak has been head coach of several India A tours, and served as assistant coach to Laxman during the Ireland T20Is, and has been a batting coach at the NCA since 2019
India A to play three four-day games against Lions before England Tests
Thu, 16 Jan 2025 11:03:57 GMT
This is a chance for Test regulars to find form or hopefuls to stake claim for selection
Mandhana hails Pratika Rawal's 'calm head' and versatility
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:10:39 GMT
"She can accelerate as well as play the defensive role, which is great as a batter to have"
BCCI set to limit families' presence on India's tours
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 18:21:05 GMT
The new protocols will also mandate that all players travel in the team bus to and from practice and matches
Rohit joins Mumbai training camp in bid to rediscover form
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 11:03:25 GMT
Rohit, who might not be in the mix for the Ranji Trophy, has had a poor run of form over the last many months in Test cricket
Shafali focuses on 'playing the long innings' as she eyes an India comeback
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 07:43:48 GMT
After being dropped from the national side last November, she has been piling on the runs in the domestic circuit
Gill makes himself available for Punjab's next Ranji Trophy match
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 07:27:05 GMT
Shubman Gill has come in for sharp scrutiny following poor returns at the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia
IPL begins March 21 weekend; WPL to start from February 7
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 03:47:51 GMT
Eden Gardens will host the IPL opener as well as the final, on May 25
Rodrigues: 'Like the way I showed patience and switched gears'
Sun, 12 Jan 2025 16:18:32 GMT
India batter says she is glad to end long wait for maiden international hundred
Fourteen-year-old Ira Jadhav smashes 346* for Mumbai U-19 in a 50-over game
Sun, 12 Jan 2025 12:15:24 GMT
Jadhav, who had also registered for the WPL auction but went unsold, is one of the standbys for the upcoming Under-19 World Cup
Mohammed Shami returns for India's T20I series against England
Sat, 11 Jan 2025 15:39:03 GMT
Four players from the Test squad in Australia have rejoined the T20I squad
Arshin Kulkarni and Mukesh Choudhary lead Maharashtra into semis
Sat, 11 Jan 2025 13:37:26 GMT
Maharashtra's 19-year-old allrounder scored a match-winning hundred on his List A debut
Karnataka in semis after beating Baroda in a thriller
Sat, 11 Jan 2025 12:52:08 GMT
Rookie left-arm seamer Abhilash Shetty defended 13 in the final over for Karnataka
Rawal, Hasabnis ace 239 chase to put India 1-0 up
Fri, 10 Jan 2025 12:58:27 GMT
The pair added 116 for the fourth wicket after a brief wobble to secure a comfortable win for India in Rajkot
India quick Varun Aaron retires from all representative cricket
Fri, 10 Jan 2025 09:50:07 GMT
"Fast bowling has been my first love, and though I step off the field, it will always be a part of who I am"
Youngsters Vats and Sindhu lead Haryana into quarterfinals
Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:29:34 GMT
They will play their quarterfinal against Gujarat on January 12
Varun's five-for in vain as Tomar's ton takes Rajasthan into quarterfinals
Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:06:39 GMT
Rajasthan beat Tamil Nadu by 19 runs in the pre-quarterfinal in Vadodara
Shastri wants Rohit and Kohli to return to domestic cricket to rediscover form
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 16:18:33 GMT
Ponting, meanwhile, suggests Kohli needs time away from the game
ICC rankings: Boland, Bumrah, Bavuma and Babar make gains
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 10:02:42 GMT
The Tests in Sydney and Cape Town brought with them some record highs
SCG pitch for final Australia vs India Test earns 'satisfactory' rating
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 06:43:02 GMT
Cricket Australia calls the rating a "step in the right direction" for surfaces at the venue
Clarke lauds Bumrah as 'the best ever' all-format quick
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 05:38:47 GMT
The former Australia captain believes that with a handful more runs and a fit Bumrah could have taken India to victory at the SCG
Prasidh, Abhimanyu, Padikkal available for Vijay Hazare Trophy knockouts
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 05:08:11 GMT
KL Rahul has been given time off, while Washington Sundar could play the semi-finals if Tamil Nadu get there
Khawaja: 'I was just getting Bumrah-ed'
Tue, 07 Jan 2025 08:23:41 GMT
Australia opener hails "the toughest bowler I have ever faced"
Harmanpreet, Renuka rested for Ireland ODIs; Mandhana to lead India
Mon, 06 Jan 2025 07:36:49 GMT
Raghvi Bist and Sayali Satghare have been called up for the series
Rishi Dhawan retires from Indian limited-overs cricket
Sun, 05 Jan 2025 15:44:38 GMT
The allrounder, who played three ODIs and one T20I in 2016, led Himachal to their maiden Vijay Hazare Trophy title in 2021-22
Do Kohli and Rohit have a future in Test cricket? 'It's up to them,' says Gambhir
Sun, 05 Jan 2025 12:04:53 GMT
Gambhir makes it clear that he wants Test hopefuls to take domestic cricket seriously, and play the Ranji Trophy if they are not committed elsewhere
Australia regain Border-Gavaskar Trophy, set up WTC final date with SA
Sun, 05 Jan 2025 10:22:56 GMT
Without Bumrah, India's hopes faded away as Australia wrapped up the win within three days
'You can't be that soft' - Gambhir responds to Australia's intimidation accusation
Sun, 05 Jan 2025 10:03:40 GMT
"I've been really impressed with how he's gone about it," Pat Cummins says of newcomer Sam Konstas, who was involved in a couple of scraps in the last two Tests
Bumrah frustrated after missing out 'on the spiciest wicket of the series'
Sun, 05 Jan 2025 07:34:41 GMT
"They've gained a lot of experience; they'll only go from strength to strength from here," Bumrah says of the newcomers to the Test team
Rohit says he 'stood down' for SCG Test: 'It is not a retirement decision'
Sun, 05 Jan 2025 10:05:16 GMT
"I sat out of this match because runs are not coming off my bat"
Boland four-for, Pant fireworks keep SCG Test in balance
Sat, 04 Jan 2025 18:15:36 GMT
Despite the absence of Bumrah, India snatched a four-run first-innings lead, turning the Test into a second-innings shootout
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