AFG vs ENG Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Stats, Venue Report, Recent Performances, Probable XIs, Head To Head, Toss Based Analysis, C/VC Choices - Match 8

Author: Shreyas
25 Feb 2025 22:56:44
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Afghanistan vs England - 8th Match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Weather Forecast
Cloudy - 26°C

1. TOURNAMENT STATS AND INFO

(i) Points Table Scenario 

AFG - 1 - 0w/1l (4th - Group B)
ENG - 1 - 0w/1l (3rd - Group B)

(ii) Toss Based Analysis 

Afghanistan (AFG)

1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(14)

2. Ibrahim Zadran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 17(29)

3. Rahmat Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 90(92)

4. Hashmatullah Shahidi (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(4)

5. Gulbadin Naib
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 13(19)&0w

6. Azmatullah Omarzai
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 18(27)&1w

7. Mohammad Nabi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 8(17)&2w

8. Rashid Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 18(13)&0w

9. Nangeyalia Kharote
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

10. Noor Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(15)&1w

11. Ikram Ali Khil
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

12. Fazalhaq Farooqi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

13. Sediqullah Atal
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 16(32)

14. Naveed Zadran 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

15. Fareed Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 


RESERVES

16. Bilal Sami
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

17. Darwish Rasooli
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 


England (ENG)

1. Phil Salt
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 10(6)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

2. Ben Duckett 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 165(143)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

3. Joe Root 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 68(78)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

4. Harry Brook
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(6)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

5. Jos Buttler (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 23(21)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

6. Tom Banton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

7. Liam Livingstone 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 14(17)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

8. Jamie Smith 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 15(13)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

9. Jamie Overton 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

10. Rehan Ahmed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

11. Jofra Archer 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 21(10)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

12. Adil Rashid 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

13. Saqib Mahmood 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

14. Mark Wood
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

15. Gus Atkinson 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 


2. VENUE AND PITCH INFO 

Venue - Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 

(i) Total Matches - ODIs

Overall - 75 (Only 11 post 2010)

Avg 1st Innings - 253
Avg 2nd Innings - 218

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

Times won Batting First - 37
Times won Batting Second - 36
Times Tied - 1 
Times No Result - 1

(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground 

AFG - 3 - 0w/3l (Including Warm-Up)
ENG - 7 - 2w/5l

(iii) Recent Matches on this venue 

1) England vs Australia - 22nd February'2025
351/8 vs 356/5 (AUS won by 5 wkts)

Pacers - 3w+3w=6w
Spinners - 5w+2w=7w

2) Pakistan A vs Afghanistan - 14th February'2025
314/8 vs 170/10 (PAK-A won by 144 runs)

Pacers - 5w+4w=9w
Spinners - 3w+4w=7w

3) New Zealand vs Pakistan - 8th February'2025
330/6 vs 252/10 (NZ won by 78 runs)

Pacers - 4w+3w=7w
Spinners - 2w+6w=8w

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

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

5) 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


SUMMARY 

Pacers 
1st Innings - 42w
2nd Innings - 30w

Spinners 
1st Innings - 23w
2nd Innings - 29w

Overall
72w:52w (Pacers:Spinners)


(iv) Toss Based Analysis on this venue

Afghanistan (AFG)

1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(7), 4(8), 7(12)

2. Ibrahim Zadran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 75(74), 7(14), 39(55)

3. Rahmat Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 33(57), 45(40), 43(53)

4. Hashmatullah Shahidi (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 51(60), 59(66), 8(12)

5. Gulbadin Naib
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 15(13)&1w, 22(16)&4w, 5(6)&0w

6. Azmatullah Omarzai
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(5)&2w

7. Mohammad Nabi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3(6)&0w, 65(32)&0w, 24(42)&0w

8. Rashid Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 24(15)&0w, 27(16)*&2w

9. Nangeyalia Kharote
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(9)&1w

10. Noor Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 5(8)*&2w

11. Ikram Ali Khil
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 17(27)

12. Fazalhaq Farooqi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 0w, 0w

13. Sediqullah Atal
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(4)

14. Naveed Zadran 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

15. Fareed Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w


RESERVES

16. Bilal Sami
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

17. Darwish Rasooli
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 


England (ENG)

1. Phil Salt
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 10(6)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

2. Ben Duckett 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 165(143)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

3. Joe Root 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 68(78)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

4. Harry Brook
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(6)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

5. Jos Buttler (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 23(21)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

6. Tom Banton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

7. Liam Livingstone 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 14(17)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

8. Jamie Smith 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 15(13)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

9. Jamie Overton 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

10. Rehan Ahmed 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

11. Jofra Archer 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 21(10)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

12. Adil Rashid 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

13. Saqib Mahmood 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

14. Mark Wood
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

15. Gus Atkinson 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 


3. HEAD TO HEAD 

(i) Overall
3 - 2w/1l (In favor of ENG)

(ii) On This Venue
Not Played Yet 

(iii) Recent Head to Head Matches 

1) Afghanistan vs England - 15th October'2023 - Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
284/10 vs 215/10 (AFG won by 69 runs)

Rahmanullah Gurbaz - 80(57) 
Ikram Ali Khil - 58(66) 
Ibrahim Zadran - 28(48)
Rashid Khan - 23(22) & 3w
Azmatullah Omarzai - 19(24)
Mohammad Nabi - 2w
Fazalhaq Farooqi - 1w
Harry Brook - 66(61) 
Adil Rashid - 20(13) & 3w
Mark Wood - 18(22) & 2w
Liam Livingstone - 1w
Joe Root - 1w

2) England vs Afghanistan - 18th June'2019 - Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
397/6 vs 247/8 (ENG won by 150 runs)

Joe Root - 88(82) 
Adil Rashid - 3w
Jofra Archer - 3w
Mark Wood - 2w
Hashmatullah Shahidi - 76(100)
Rahmat Shah - 46(74)
Gulbadin Naib - 37(28) & 3w

3) Afghanistan vs England - 13th March'2015 - Sydney Cricket Ground
111/7 vs 101/1 (ENG won by 9 wkts - DLS)

Mohammad Nabi - 16(17)


(iv) Toss Based Analysis (H2H)

Afghanistan (AFG)

1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 80(57)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

2. Ibrahim Zadran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 28(48)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

3. Rahmat Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(8)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 46(74)&0w

4. Hashmatullah Shahidi (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 14(36)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 76(100)

5. Gulbadin Naib
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 37(28)&3w

6. Azmatullah Omarzai
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 19(24)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

7. Mohammad Nabi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 16(17)&0w, 9(15)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(7)&0w

8. Rashid Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 23(22)&3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 8(13)&0w

9. Nangeyalia Kharote
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

10. Noor Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

11. Ikram Ali Khil
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 58(66)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3(10)*

12. Fazalhaq Farooqi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

13. Sediqullah Atal
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

14. Naveed Zadran 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

15. Fareed Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 


RESERVES

16. Bilal Sami
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

17. Darwish Rasooli
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 


England (ENG)

1. Phil Salt
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

2. Ben Duckett 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

3. Joe Root 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 88(82)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 11(17)&1w

4. Harry Brook
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 66(61)

5. Jos Buttler (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(2)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(18)

6. Tom Banton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

7. Liam Livingstone 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(14)&1w

8. Jamie Smith 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

9. Jamie Overton 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

10. Rehan Ahmed 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

11. Jofra Archer 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

12. Adil Rashid 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 20(13)&3w

13. Saqib Mahmood 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

14. Mark Wood
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 18(22)&2w

15. Gus Atkinson 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 


4. PLAYER BATTLES - ODIs

(i) AFG BATTING vs ENG BOWLING 

1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz 
vs Wood - 19r, 15b, 0w
vs Rashid - 15r, 11b, 0w
vs Atkinson - 8r, 10b, 2w - T20s

2. Ibrahim Zadran 
vs Wood - 2r, 7b, 0w
vs Rashid - 4r, 11b, 1w

3. Rahmat Shah
vs Wood - 4r, 7b, 0w
vs Rashid - 2r, 9b, 2w
vs Archer - 4r, 18b, 0w

4. Hashmatullah Shahidi 
vs Wood - 23r, 32b, 0w
vs Rashid - 29r, 29b, 0w
vs Archer - 9r, 7b, 1w
vs Livingstone - 8r, 21b, 0w
vs Root - 2r, 8b, 1w

5. Gulbadin Naib
vs Wood - 0r, 1b, 1w
vs Archer - 22r, 11b, 0w

6. Azmatullah Omarzai 
vs Rashid - 4r, 7b, 0w
vs Livingstone - 5r, 11b, 1w

7. Mohammad Nabi
vs Wood - 1r, 5b, 1w
vs Rashid - 7r, 4b, 1w
vs Livingstone - 4r, 5b, 0w
vs Root - 4r, 5b, 0w
vs Saqib - 26r, 11b, 1w - T20s
vs Archer - 10r, 10b, 0w - T20s

8. Ikram Ali Khil 
vs Wood - 8r, 11b, 0w
vs Rashid - 6r, 9b, 0w
vs Archer - 1r, 7b, 0w
vs Livingstone - 11r, 20b, 0w
vs Root - 13r, 11b, 0w


(ii) ENG BATTING vs AFG BOWLING 

1. Joe Root 
vs Farooqi - 5r, 6b, 0w
vs Nabi - 21r, 19b, 0w
vs Naib - 15r, 20b, 1w
vs Rashid - 17r, 13b, 0w
vs Omarzai - 18r, 7b, 0w - T20s

2. Harry Brook
vs Farooqi - 7r, 8b, 0w
vs Nabi - 5r, 8b, 0w
vs Rashid - 9r, 14b, 0w (3r, 6b, 3w - T20s)
vs Omarzai - 10r, 7b, 0w

3. Liam Livingstone 
vs Farooqi - 23r, 17b, 0w - T20s
vs Nabi - 13r, 13b, 0w - T20s
vs Rashid - 3r, 8b, 1w (129r, 77b, 4w - T20s)
vs Omarzai - 2r, 3b, 0w
vs Noor - 20r, 17b, 3w - T20s

4. Jos Buttler 
vs Farooqi - 23r, 16b, 2w - T20s
vs Nabi - 3r, 7b, 0w (34r, 16b, 0w - T20s)
vs Rashid - 5r, 3b, 0w (50r, 75b, 5w - T20s)

5. Phil Salt (T20s + T10s)
vs Farooqi - 19r, 16b, 1w
vs Nabi - 31r, 20b, 1w
vs Naib - 37r, 8b, 0w
vs Rashid - 0r, 1b, 1w
vs Omarzai - 9r, 5b, 0w
vs Noor - 45r, 23b, 0w

6. Ben Duckett (T20s)
vs Farooqi - 2r, 4b, 0w
vs Nabi - 19r, 16b, 0w
vs Rashid - 32r, 25b, 2w

7. Jamie Smith (T20s)
vs Farooqi - 22r, 11b, 1w
vs Rashid - 0r, 3b, 0w

8. Tom Banton (T20s + T10s)
vs Farooqi - 43r, 26b, 0w
vs Nabi - 39r, 15b, 0w
vs Fareed - 12r, 6b, 1w
vs Naib - 12r, 8b, 0w
vs Rashid - 6r, 4b, 0w
vs Omarzai - 14r, 4b, 0w
vs Fareed - 12r, 6b, 1w
vs Noor - 29r, 9b, 0w


5. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING 

A) AFGHANISTAN (AFG) SQUAD: 

Probable XI

1) Rahmanullah Gurbaz - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 10, 110, 7, 5, 1, 1, 6, 7, 42, 0, 7

2) Ibrahim Zadran - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 17, 32, 39, 11, 3, 24, 7, 5, 6, 1

3) Sediqullah Atal - LHB
Last 10 - 16, 52, 0, 0, 74, 8, 3, 52, 104, 3

4) Rahmat Shah - RHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 90, 0, 43, 19, 138, 234, 17*, 1, 8, 52

5) Hashmatullah Shahidi - LHB
Last 10 - 0, 40, 8, 13, 13, 246r 0w, 20*, 29*, 6, 17

6) Azmatullah Omarzai - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 18r 1w, 3r 1w, 2r 2w, 0w, 13r 0w, 2r 1w, 1r 0w, 2r 1w, 1w, 0r 0w, 1w

7) Mohammad Nabi - RHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 8r 2w, 11r 0w, 24r 0w, 4r 0w, 0w, 0r 1w, 3w, 15r 1w, 2w, 1r 1w

8) Gulbadin Naib - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 13r 0w, 12r 0w, 5r 0w, 5r 0w, 62r 2w, 55r 0w, 47r 1w, 2, 80r 0w, 17r 1w

9) Rashid Khan - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 18r 0w, 5r 2w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 5*, 1w, 1w

10) Noor Ahmad - RHB, LWS
Last 10 - 9r 1w, 6r 2w, 5r 2w, 3w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 4w

11) Fazalhaq Farooqi - LHB, LF
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 3w, 1w, 1w


BENCH

12) Nangeyalia Kharote - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 10r 0w, 10r 1w, 0w, 4r 3w, 27r 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 4w, 0w

13) Fareed Ahmad - LHB, LFM
Last 10 - 0w, 3w, 17r 2w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 2w

14) Ikram Ali Khil - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 17, 5, 27, 56, 22, 142, 4

15) Naveed Zadran - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 2w, 0w, 3w, 11r 1w, 3r 1w, 0w, 1w, 7r 1w, 1w


RESERVES

16) Darwish Rasooli - RHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 37, 17, 15, 9, 58, 24, 0, 18, 5

17) Bilal Sami - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 3w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 3w

Safe C/VC Choices 
Rashid Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai 


B) ENGLAND (ENG) SQUAD: 

OUT - Brydon Carse

IN - Rehan Ahmed

Probable XI

1) Phil Salt - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 10, 23, 43, 55, 23, 5, 4, 0, 2, 2

2) Ben Duckett - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 165, 34, 32, 0, 39, 51, 3, 4, 21, 20, 67, 0

3) Jamie Smith - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 15, 6, 22, 89, 3, 21, 6, 31, 6, 39, 7, 49

4) Joe Root - RHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 68r 0w, 24r 1w, 19r 0w, 0r 0w, 78r 2w, 0r 1w, 6r 1w, 92r 0w, 15r 1w, 26, 62*

5) Harry Brook - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 3, 19, 0, 2, 51, 8, 13, 17, 0, 1r 0w, 123, 55

6) Jos Buttler - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 23, 6, 52, 7, 2, 24, 45, 68, 12*, 6

7) Liam Livingstone - RHB, Offbreak, Legbreak 
Last 10 - 14r 1w, 9r 0w, 5r 0w, 9r 0w, 43r 0w, 13r 1w, 0r 0w, 22, 14*

8) Adil Rashid - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 1w, 4w, 8r 2w, 6r 1w, 10r 1w, 10r 1w, 10r 1w, 8r 1w, 1w, 2w

9) Jofra Archer - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 21r 1w, 21r 1w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 12r 1w, 12r 2w, 0w, 1w, 1w

10) Mark Wood - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 1w, 9r 2w, 2w, 10r 0w, 5r 1w, 0w, 1w, 22r 1w, 2w, 5w, 13r 1w, 1w

11) Saqib Mahmood - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 2w, 3w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w
/
Jamie Overton/Gus Atkinson


BENCH

12) Rehan Ahmed - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 4r 0w, 46r 1w, 3w, 5r 0w, 9r 4w, 30r 1w, 3r 0w, 77r 3w, 15r 3w, 60, 23r 0w

13) Gus Atkinson - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 38r 1w, 0w, 4r 3w, 43r 1w, 4w, 1w, 2w, 48r 1w, 5r 3w, 4r 0w, 39, 10r 2w, 2w, 2w, 5r 0w, 1w, 118r 2w

14) Tom Banton - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 38, 29, 84*, 11, 105, 56, 1, 9, 102*, 15

15) Jamie Overton - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1r 1w, 19r 2w, 0r 3w, 5r 1w, 2r 0w, 32r 2w, 3r 0w, 27r 0w, 2r 2w, 1r 0w

Safe C/VC Choices 
Joe Root, Ben Duckett


Differential GL C/VC choices 

AFG - Ibrahim Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Rahmat Shah

ENG - Jos Buttler, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer

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Mon, 10 Mar 2025 04:20:40 GMT
Here's how India's players reacted after winning the Champions Trophy in Dubai
Mon, 10 Mar 2025 04:00:21 GMT
India had just too much quality and depth to end their second straight ICC tournament unbeaten
Mon, 10 Mar 2025 02:57:15 GMT
New Zealand also let the India batters off a couple of times - Mitchell dropped a toughie, while Jamieson missed a sitter
Sat, 08 Mar 2025 17:28:33 GMT
India are unlikely to tinker with a winning combination, while Matt Henry's availability will be in focus for New Zealand
Sat, 08 Mar 2025 15:26:22 GMT
India vice-captain says the team's depth in batting also frees up the top order
Fri, 07 Mar 2025 04:04:11 GMT
The series will be played from April 27 to May 11 in Colombo
Thu, 06 Mar 2025 10:55:15 GMT
The ban on using saliva to polish the ball was first put into place by the ICC during the Covid-19 pandemic
Wed, 05 Mar 2025 12:58:14 GMT
Virat Kohli, meanwhile, moves up one spot to fourth on the batting charts, while Matt Henry enters the top three on the bowling list
Wed, 05 Mar 2025 05:37:40 GMT
On ESPNcricinfo's Match Day show, Agar said Kohli's ability to rotate strike leaves bowlers with little chance to exert pressure
Wed, 05 Mar 2025 03:38:59 GMT
Kumble feels Rahul should have batted ahead of Axar Patel but Manjrekar wonders if less time is better for him
Wed, 05 Mar 2025 05:37:08 GMT
A weakened Australia put up a good fight, but India's experienced hands helped seal a chase of 265 with 11 balls remaining
Wed, 05 Mar 2025 05:19:24 GMT
"When, as a batsman, you start taking pride in hitting those singles into the gaps, that's when you know you're playing good cricket"
Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:38:32 GMT
"Whatever Rohit has told me, I feel like I've done that to the best of my ability, and I know that Rohit feels the same"
Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:15:59 GMT
India's head coach dismisses talk of his team having an "undue advantage" in the Champions Trophy
Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:57:49 GMT
The Australian opener played nine balls and missed six in a row before edging behind for a duck
Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:36:00 GMT
He is often twinned with Rajinder Goel for the misfortune of being great left-arm spinners in the time of Bishan Bedi
Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:50:01 GMT
India have marched ahead of Australia since the World Cup final in 2023, but the gap matters less with a spot in the final on the line
Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:47:19 GMT
The India captain also feels that the pitches in Dubai have been challenging for batters, while the bowlers have also had to adjust
Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:23:26 GMT
Apart from Steven Smith and Glenn Maxwell, no other Australian batter in the top seven has faced Varun before
Tue, 04 Mar 2025 02:55:02 GMT
Australia had arrived in Dubai not knowing whether they would be staying in Dubai, or heading to Lahore for the second semi-final
Mon, 03 Mar 2025 04:15:56 GMT
Kumble says Australia will find it difficult if India play four spinners in their semi-final in Dubai
Mon, 03 Mar 2025 03:23:23 GMT
"In T20, my sequencing of balls - as in how I construct an over - is totally different compared to the 50-over format," he says
Sun, 02 Mar 2025 18:16:04 GMT
Williamson's 81 in vain as New Zealand crumble against spin chasing 250
Sun, 02 Mar 2025 16:55:03 GMT
South Africa, who had also shifted to Dubai ahead of the knockouts, will now fly back to Lahore for the second semi-final
Sun, 02 Mar 2025 03:10:42 GMT
Both are exceptional ODI outfits, coming in with a string of wins to their name. Both will also already have one eye on their respective semi-finals, which quickly follow Sunday's game
Sat, 01 Mar 2025 15:31:49 GMT
One of the teams will travel back to Pakistan to play New Zealand in the second semi-final
Sat, 01 Mar 2025 03:16:15 GMT
India assistant coach says they also want to carry momentum into the semi-final by beating New Zealand, so it might come down to bowlers not bowling their full quotas on Sunday
Fri, 28 Feb 2025 18:08:11 GMT
India's keeper-batter admits keeping someone like Pant out of the XI comes with its own pressures, and also heaps praise on Shami
Thu, 27 Feb 2025 10:11:46 GMT
This is the former England captain's first foray into coaching in the IPL
Wed, 26 Feb 2025 10:55:07 GMT
Ponting also reckoned that Kohli, who is now third on the highest run-scorers list in ODIs, will want to finish at the top
Tue, 25 Feb 2025 17:53:55 GMT
Defending champions yet to name their captain with season starting on March 22
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:03:09 GMT
New Zealand's five-wicket win over Bangladesh in Rawalpindi on Monday confirmed this; that means Bangladesh and hosts Pakistan are out of contention
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 09:26:10 GMT
Iyer points to the sluggishness of the pitch and Abrar's tight spell as reasons for India not being able to bat more aggressively
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 08:58:52 GMT
Former India allrounder comes in with plenty of coaching experience in international and franchise cricket
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 05:03:05 GMT
Kohli set up India for a semi-final spot and all but crossed out Pakistan from the 2025 Champions Trophy
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 04:46:36 GMT
India batter gets to the milestone in the Champions Trophy match against Pakistan in Dubai, breaking Sachin Tendulkar's record
Sun, 23 Feb 2025 08:34:14 GMT
A PCB official said that as this is an ICC tournament, the anthem playlist has been produced and distributed by the ICC
Sun, 23 Feb 2025 05:13:15 GMT
Aaqib Javed gives his vote of confidence to Pakistan's quicks, but Urooj Mumtaz and Anil Kumble feel the team, on the whole, lack firepower
Sat, 22 Feb 2025 19:55:32 GMT
They have opened together only 28 times in ODIs, but their numbers are staggering
Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:02:25 GMT
After the defeat to New Zealand in Karachi, Pakistan must travel to Dubai to play India, a team they have struggled to beat for several years
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 07:22:38 GMT
"The difference between Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill is that Gill will take you right till the end," Sanjay Manjrekar says
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 07:21:13 GMT
Manjrekar feels Kohli is down on confidence, and that has affected his ability to take bowlers on
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 07:07:42 GMT
Despite a quick 69-run opening stand, India were tested by the 229 target
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 02:35:39 GMT
Axar finished with 2 for 43, and Jaker Ali, the beneficiary of the drop, went on to score 68
Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:45:25 GMT
Former India spinner says head coach Gautam Gambhir has tough decisions irrespective of Champions Trophy result
Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:45:24 GMT
Yash Rathod's century set Mumbai a target of 406, before Vidarbha ended the day with three key wickets
Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:26:25 GMT
Shami opens up about his struggles and recovery after injuries and a surgery sidelined him from international cricket for over a year
Thu, 20 Feb 2025 02:34:23 GMT
The former Mumbai captain represented the state in first-class cricket for over a decade in the 1960s and 70s but is best remembered as a Mumbai selector and administrator
Wed, 19 Feb 2025 16:02:00 GMT
The venue last hosted a 50-over match in March 2024 while India and Bangladesh last played an ODI there in 2018
Wed, 19 Feb 2025 15:48:32 GMT
India captain says their three allrounders gives them a lot of options
Wed, 19 Feb 2025 08:43:56 GMT
This is the second time Gill is at the summit; the last time was during the 2023 ODI World Cup
Tue, 18 Feb 2025 14:38:32 GMT
India international set for first taste of county cricket after agreeing deal for first red-ball block
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 18:04:37 GMT
Qualifier 1 and the Eliminator will be played in Hyderabad, and Qualifier 2 in Kolkata
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 10:09:59 GMT
Chennai Super Kings are expected to host Mumbai Indians on March 23
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 07:05:18 GMT
The total prize pot has gone up by 53% to $6.9 million
Thu, 13 Feb 2025 12:23:35 GMT
Parunika Sisodia and Nuzhat Parween will replace them at MI and RCB respectively
Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:45:03 GMT
India are without their bowling spearhead, Australia are without their entire first-choice pace attack
Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:12:47 GMT
In two of India's chases against England, they promoted Axar Patel, and that left KL Rahul with little to do
Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:29:23 GMT
Visitors were 126 for 2 after 18 overs in pursuit of 357, but eventually folded for 214
Wed, 12 Feb 2025 08:37:50 GMT
He is expected to take a month to recover after the surgery
Wed, 12 Feb 2025 07:17:13 GMT
While the latest scan, which Bumrah underwent in Bengaluru over the weekend, did not reveal anything untoward, it is learned he is not entirely ready to return to bowling yet
Tue, 11 Feb 2025 09:40:31 GMT
Their run-scoring methods haven't worked on this tour and part of that is due to the variety in the Indian bowling attack
Mon, 10 Feb 2025 10:20:54 GMT
Bumrah has not played any cricket since the Border-Gavaskar Trophy ended in early January
Mon, 10 Feb 2025 11:22:25 GMT
Hamstring injury leaves England looking at potential replacements ahead of Australia opener
Sun, 09 Feb 2025 20:09:09 GMT
"I bowled almost 30 overs in that match [against Delhi in the Ranji Trophy]. So I never lost my rhythm"
Sun, 09 Feb 2025 17:54:12 GMT
India chased down their target of 305 with 33 balls to spare as Rohit and Shubman Gill reuinited at the top of the order with a 136-run stand
Sun, 09 Feb 2025 17:39:13 GMT
"He makes things much easier than what it is," Shubman Gill says about Rohit Sharma's century in the Cuttack ODI
Sat, 08 Feb 2025 14:45:42 GMT
There is an opportunity for both teams to use this series as a kind of laboratory ahead of the Champions Trophy
Sat, 08 Feb 2025 13:56:24 GMT
India batter had missed the series opener in Nagpur due to a knee injury
Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:07:58 GMT
Your ready reckoner for the Ranji Trophy quarter-finals, to be played in Pune, Nagpur, Kolkata and Rajkot from Saturday
Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:40:39 GMT
Iyer, who scored a match-winning half-century, was originally meant to sit out the first ODI
Fri, 07 Feb 2025 06:48:56 GMT
We answer all your questions about the upcoming Champions Trophy in Pakistan and the UAE
Thu, 06 Feb 2025 19:42:42 GMT
India batter suffered a knee injury on the eve of the match
Thu, 06 Feb 2025 19:01:27 GMT
Harshit Rana and Ravindra Jadeja picked up three wickets each to restrict England to a very gettable 248
Wed, 05 Feb 2025 18:13:05 GMT
Adil Rashid lost his spot as the leader in the bowling charts, while Jofra Archer dropped four places to tenth
Wed, 05 Feb 2025 17:57:11 GMT
They are also set to tour India for two Tests in 2025
Wed, 05 Feb 2025 17:11:31 GMT
Javagal Srinath and Nitin Menon "mutually agreed" with the ICC that they would not undertake any officiating assignments in Pakistan
Wed, 05 Feb 2025 16:05:56 GMT
Two weeks ahead of the Champions Trophy, both teams have an air of vulnerability
Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:49:33 GMT
Captain says the league will help players fine-tune their game and improve their fitness in the free window after the tournament
Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:57:13 GMT
India's captain also hinted that Rahul could edge Pant as wicketkeeper for the England ODIs
Wed, 05 Feb 2025 07:34:48 GMT
The change was made to free up Mooney, who is Giants' designated wicketkeeper as well as opener
Tue, 04 Feb 2025 23:59:20 GMT
"You know a bowler of his calibre, to be able to play consistently for the long term, that's where I'm trying to put in all my efforts and energy," says LSG mentor
Tue, 04 Feb 2025 14:20:41 GMT
He was the Player of the Series in India's 4-1 victory in the T20Is against England
Mon, 03 Feb 2025 03:41:01 GMT
Abhishek's crisp shots and high-intent game in Mumbai left England without any answer and set up India's colossal victory
Sun, 02 Feb 2025 22:16:40 GMT
England captain says team won't veer from aggressive style despite chastening defeat at Wankhede
Sun, 02 Feb 2025 18:27:08 GMT
Coach says India "don't want to fear losing a game of cricket" after batters go all out to finish off 4-1 series result against England
Sun, 02 Feb 2025 17:10:08 GMT
He scored 38 more runs than England's collective total to complete India's 4-1 series win
Sun, 02 Feb 2025 12:29:28 GMT
The defending champions steamrolled past South Africa, with their spinners ruling the roost
Sun, 02 Feb 2025 10:57:25 GMT
With the series already wrapped up, India's captain will be keen on marking his Mumbai homecoming with a big performance
Sun, 02 Feb 2025 03:15:28 GMT
Defending champions India will look to extend their dominance as SA set sights on the team to bring home a first women's title
Sat, 01 Feb 2025 17:16:04 GMT
Bumrah and Mandhana take top awards, while R Ashwin, who retired from international cricket last year, received a special award
Sat, 01 Feb 2025 15:07:42 GMT
"These guys are still hungry, and still have the passion to play for the country and deliver for the country"
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
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
Fri, 31 Jan 2025 13:43:29 GMT
R Ashwin, who retired from international cricket last year, is set to receive a special award
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
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