LAH vs PES - Match 17

Author: Shreyas
10 Jun 2021 18:27:26
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Lahore Qalandars vs Peshawar Zalmi -  of the Pakistan Super League'2021, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 

Weather Forecast
Clear - 33°C

Points Table Scenario

LAH - 5-4w/1l (1st)
PES - 5-3w/2l (3rd)

Series Performers till now
(This is from the 1st half of the PSL'2021 which was held in Karachi)

LAH

Fakhar Zaman - 4th highest run scorer (189), Avg (63) - 4M/4I
Mohammad Hafeez - 6th highest run scorer (181), Avg (90.50) - 4M/4I

Shaheen Shah Afridi - 2nd highest wicket taker (9), Avg (12.56), SR (10.67) - 4M/4I
Haris Rauf - 10th highest wicket taker (4), Avg (27.75) - 3M/3I

PES

Sherfane Rutherford - 11th highest run scorer (129), Avg (43) - 5M/5I
Haider Ali - 13th highest run scorer (119), Avg (29.75) - 5M/5I

Wahab Riaz - 4th highest wicket taker (8), Avg (19), SR (12) - 4M/4I

1. VENUE AND PITCH INFO

Venue - Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 

(i) Total Matches - T20s

Overall - 123

Avg 1st Innings - 158
Avg 2nd Innings - 142

Highest total - 225/7 (Ireland vs Afghanistan - 30th November'2013)

(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground

LAH - 5-4w/1l (80%)
PES - 2-1w/1l (50%)

(iii) Top Performers on this venue from the current squads - T20s

LAH

Sohail Akhtar - 26th highest run scorer (204), Avg (51) - 4M/4I
Mohammad Hafeez - 45th highest run scorer (163), Avg (23.29) - 8M/8I

Rashid Khan - 4th highest wicket taker (16), Avg (14.06), SR (14.25) - 10M/10I
Shaheen Afridi - 19th highest wicket taker (10), Avg (16.40), SR (13.20) - 6M/6I

PES

Shoaib Malik - 71st highest run scorer (130), Avg (43.33) - 7M/6I

Amad Butt - Wickets (3), Avg (13.33), SR (8) - 1M/1I

(iv) Recent T20 Matches on this venue

1) Islamabad United vs Lahore Qalandars - 9th June'2021
143/9 vs 144/5 (LAH won by 5 wkts)

Pacers - 8w+3w=11w
Spinners - 1w+2w=3w

2) Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe - 20th March'2021
183/7 vs 136/5 (AFG won by 47 runs)

Pacers - 5w+4w=9w
Spinners - 2w+1w=3w

3) Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe - 19th March'2021
193/5 vs 148/10 (AFG won by 45 runs)

Pacers - 4w+5w=9w
Spinners - 1w+5w=6w

4) Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe - 17th March'2021
198/5 vs 150/7 (AFG won by 48 runs)

Pacers - 4w+4w=8w
Spinners - 1w+3w=4w

5) Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - 9th November'2020
189/3 vs 172/8 (DC won by 17 runs)

Pacers - 2w+7w=9w
Spinners - 1w+1w=2w

6) Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - 7th November'2020
131/7 vs 132/4 (SRH won by 6 wkts)

Pacers - 5w+2w=7w
Spinners - 1w+2w=3w

7) Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals - 3rd November'2020
152/7 vs 154/4 (DC won by 6 wkts)

Pacers - 5w+1w=6w
Spinners - 1w+3w=4w

8) Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - 1st November'2020
153/6 vs 154/1 (CSK won by 9 wkts)

Pacers - 4w+1w=5w
Spinners - 2w+0w=2w

9) Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals - 31st October'2020
185/4 vs 186/3 (RR won by 7 wkts)

Pacers - 4w+1w=5w
Spinners - 0w+1w=1w

10) Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians - 29th October'2020
164/6 vs 166/5 (MI won by 5 wkts)

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

11) Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals - 26th October'2020
195/5 vs 196/2 (RR won by 8 wkts)

Pacers - 3w+2w=5w
Spinners - 2w+0w=2w

SUMMARY OF WICKETS

Pacers
1st Innings - 49w
2nd Innings - 33w

Spinners
1st Innings - 13w
2nd Innings - 20w

Overall
82w:33w (Pacers:Spinners)

(v) Toss Based Analysis on this venue

Lahore Qalandars (LAH)

1. Sohail Akhtar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 37(43), 56(47), 11(13)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 100(56)*, 40(30)

2. Ahmed Danyal
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w

3. Ben Dunk
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 17(18)

4. Callum Ferguson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

5. Dilbar Hussain
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

6. Fakhar Zaman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 14(12), 11(7)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 6(10), 11(10), 9(15)

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

8. James Faulkner
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w

9. Maaz Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

10. Mohammad Faizan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 58(44), 32(35)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 6(9), 9(12)

11. Mohammad Hafeez
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 39(30), 45(36)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 25(23)*&2w, 14(19)&0w, 29(25)

12. Salman Ali Agha
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 37(21), 0(2)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

13. Seekkuge Prasanna
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 1(3)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

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

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

16. Tim David
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 23(15)*

17. Zaid Alam
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

18. Zeeshan Ashraf
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

19. Rashid Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 3w, 7(3)&3w, 9(5)*&3w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 11(7)&1w, 15(5)*&1w

Peshawar Zalmi (PES)

1. Wahab Riaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

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

3. Amad Butt
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w

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

5. David Miller
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

6. Fabian Allen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

7. Fidel Edwards
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

8. Haider Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

9. Imam Ul Haq
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 13(14)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4(4)

10. Kamran Akmal
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 72(50)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3(6)

11. Mohammad Amir Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

12. Mohammad Irfan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

13. Mohammad Imran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

14. Mohammad Imran Randhawa
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

15. Rovman Powell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

16. Waqar Salamkheil
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

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

18. Shoaib Malik
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(7), 26(26)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 43(34)*&0w, 42(31)*, 9(20)

19. Umaid Asif
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
 

2. HEAD TO HEAD

(i) Overall
12 - 8w/4l (In favour of PES)

(ii) Last 5 Matches
5 - 3w/2l (In favour of LAH)

(iii) On this Venue
1 - 1w/0l (In favour of PES)

(iv) Recent head to head matches

1) Peshawar Zalmi vs Lahore Qalandars - 21st February'2021
140/6 vs 143/6 (LAH won by 4 wkts)

Sherfane Rutherford - 26(27)
Shoaib Malik - 26(24)
Amad Butt - 23(11)* & 1w
Wahab Riaz - 2w
Mohammad Hafeez - 33(26)*
Rashid Khan - 27(15)* & 0w
Ben Dunk - 22(14)
Agha Salman - 21(16)
Fakhar Zaman - 15(15)
Sohail Akhtar - 14(14)
Shaheen Shah Afridi - 3w

Pacers - 6w+5w=11w
Spinners - 0w+1w=1w

2) Peshawar Zalmi vs Lahore Qalandars - 15th November'2020
170/9 vs 171/5 (LAH won by 5 wkts)

Shoaib Malim - 39(24)
Imam Ul Haq - 24(19)
Mohammad Imran - 1w
Mohammad Hafeez - 74(46)*
Ben Dunk - 20(19)
Dilbar Hussain - 3w
Haris Rauf - 2w
Shaheen Shah Afridi - 2w

Pacers - 9w+5w=14w
Spinners - 0w+0w=0w

3) Peshawar Zalmi vs Lahore Qalandars - 11th March'2020
187/7 vs 189/5 (LAH won by 5 wkts)

Haider Ali - 69(43)
Shoaib Malik - 62(43)
Kamran Akmal - 12(8)
Wahab Riaz - 1w
Fakhar Zaman - 63(46)
Sohail Akhtar - 21(19)
Shaheen Shah Afridi - 3w
Dilbar Hussain - 1w

Pacers - 5w+4w=9w
Spinners - 2w+0w=2w

4) Peshawar Zalmi vs Lahore Qalandars - 29th February'2020
132/7 vs 116/6 (PES won by 16 runs - DLS)

Haider Ali - 34(12)
Kamran Akmal - 14(9)
Wahab Riaz - 13(10)* & 1w
Mohammad Amir Khan - 1w
Fakhar Zaman - 22(19)
Sohail Akhtar - 12(5)
Dilbar Hussain - 4w
Shaheen Shah Afridi - 1w

Pacers - 7w+6w=13w
Spinners - 0w+0w=0w

5) Lahore Qalandars vs Peshawar Zalmi - 5th March'2019
124/7 vs 125/6 (PES won by 4 wkts)

Fakhar Zaman - 11(7)
Sohail Akhtar - 11(13)
Shaheen Shah Afridi - 3w
Wahab Riaz - 1w

Pacers - 6w+6w=12w
Spinners - 1w+0w=1w

(v) Top Performers when these two sides meet

LAH

Fakhar Zaman - 2nd highest run scorer (177), Avg (19.67) - 9M/9I
Mohammad Hafeez - 3rd highest run scorer (174), Avg (24.86) - 9M/8I
(Used to play for PES earlier)
Sohail Akhtar - 8th highest run scorer (99), Avg (16.50) - 7M/7I

Shaheen Shah Afridi - 3rd highest wicket taker (10), Avg (14.40), SR (13.20) - 6M/6I
Dilbar Hussain - 4th highest wicket taker (8), Avg (11.88), SR (8.25) - 3M/3I

PES

Kamran Akmal - Highest run scorer (272), Avg (38.86) - 10M/9I
Haider Ali - 6th highest run scorer (103), Avg (20.75) - 4M/4I
Shoaib Malik - 7th highest run scorer (127), Avg (42.33) - 3M/3I

Wahab Riaz - 2nd highest wicket taker (12), Avg (24.25), SR (19.58) - 11M/11I

(vi) Toss Based Analysis - Head to Head

Lahore Qalandars (LAH)

1. Sohail Akhtar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 12(13), 30(16)*, 6(9), 11(13)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 12(5), 21(19), 7(8), 14(14)

2. Ahmed Danyal
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

3. Ben Dunk
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 7(5), 20(19), 22(14)

4. Callum Ferguson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

5. Dilbar Hussain
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4w, 1w, 3w

6. Fakhar Zaman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 33(19), 30(17)&0w, 6(11), 6(8), 11(7)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(2), 22(19), 63(46), 6(7), 15(15)

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

8. James Faulkner
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

9. Maaz Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 0w

10. Mohammad Faizan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

11. Mohammad Hafeez
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 13(18)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 43(37), 9(7), 3(11)&1w, 27(25), 1(3), 4(4), 74(47)*, 33(26)*

12. Salman Ali Agha
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 13(12), 28(25), 13(18)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 21(16)

13. Seekkuge Prasanna
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

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

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

16. Tim David
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

17. Zaid Alam
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

18. Zeeshan Ashraf
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

19. Rashid Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 27(15)*&0w

Peshawar Zalmi (PES)

1. Wahab Riaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 13(10)*&1w, 1w, 0w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 14(11)&0w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 3w, 1w

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

3. Amad Butt
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 23(11)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

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

5. David Miller
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

6. Fabian Allen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

7. Fidel Edwards
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

8. Haider Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 34(12), 69(43), 0(1), 0(1)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

9. Imam Ul Haq
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 24(19), 0(1)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(2), 4(4)

10. Kamran Akmal
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 58(40), 14(9), 12(8), 5(10)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 18(20), 3(13), 57(47)*, 107(61)*, 0(2), 3(6)

11. Mohammad Amir Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

12. Mohammad Irfan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

13. Mohammad Imran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(4)&1w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

14. Mohammad Imran Randhawa
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

15. Rovman Powell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

16. Waqar Salamkheil
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

17. Sherfane Rutherford
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 26(27)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

18. Shoaib Malik
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 62(43), 39(24), 26(24)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

19. Umaid Asif
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 0w, 0w

3. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING

A) LAHORE QALANDARS (LAH):

Probable XI

1) Fakhar Zaman - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 9, 0, 2, 13, 60, 8*, 27, 101, 193, 8

2) Sohail Akhtar (C) - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 40, 0, 7, 21, 14, 17, 17, 14, 49*, 20

3) Mohammad Hafeez - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 29, 11r 1w, 17r 2w, 6r 1w, 29r 0w, 19r 0w, 17r 3w, 8r 0w, 25r 0w, 14r 0w

4) Tim David - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 23*, 14, 7, 27, 7*, 31*, 2, 2, 8*, 36

5) Muhammad Faizan - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 9, 0, 0*, 0w, 6r 1w, 2w, 0*, 2w

6) Ben Dunk (Wk) - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 17, 57*, 1, 22, 13, 0, 1, 31, 26*, 0*

7) James Faulkner - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 3w, 26r 0w, 1w, 0r 2w, 12r 3w, 6r 2w, 5r 1w, 1w, 1w, 0w

8) Ahmed Danyal - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 2w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 1w

9) Haris Rauf - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 2w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 3w, 2w

10) Rashid Khan - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 15r 1w, 1w, 3w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 2w, 0w, 3w

11) Shaheen Shah Afridi - LHB, LFM
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 5w, 4w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 3w, 1w, 2w

BENCH

12) Zeeshan Ashraf - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 9, 0, 28, 25, 22, 9, 14, 12, 21, 12, 15, 2, 24

13) Zaid Alam - RHB
Last 10 - 13, 9, 0, 11, 0, 0, 6, 31, 0, 19,2 2, 24, 112, 0, 0, 0

14) Salman Ali Agha - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 21, 14, 1w, 1, 106*, 45, 79r 1w, 45r 1w, 6, 50r 0w, 15

15) Dilbar Hussain - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 2w, 2w, 2w, 3w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 2w

16) Seekkuge Prasanna - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 1w, 2w, 3w, 3w, 3w, 0w, 8r 0e, 6r 1w, 50r 1w, 24r 2w

17) Maaz Khan - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 0w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 2w

18) Callum Ferguson - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 19, 26, 14, 27, 25, 46*, 22, 42, 23, 3

19) Sultan Ahmed -
Last 10 - 2w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 4w, 0w, 1w

Safe C/VC choices
Mohammad Hafeez, Rashid Khan

B) PESHAWAR ZALMI (PES):

Probable XI

1) Kamran Akmal (Wk) - RHB
Last 10 - 1, 6, 21, 3, 3, 37, 5, 8, 22, 5, 49, 24, 4

2) Imam Ul Haq - LHB
Last 10 - 57, 5, 70, 0, 41, 48, 0, 24, 4, 49

3) Haider Ali - RHB
Last 10 - 5, 3, 12, 14, 9, 36, 50, 24*, 0

4) Shoaib Malik - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 1, 29*, 34, 11*, 26, 1, 15*, 23r 1w, 46r 2w

5) David Miller - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 7*, 7*, 24*, 0, 2, 62, 50*, 50, 2, 49*

6) Sherfane Rutherford - LHB, RMF
Last 10 - 46, 6*, 36*, 15, 26, 4, 29, 14*, 28*

7) Wahab Riaz (C) - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 28r 2w, 4w, 20r 2w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 1w

8) Fabian Allen - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 0w, 6r 1w, 0w, 15r 0w, 1w, 21r 1w, 12r 0w, 0r 1w, 3r 1w, 23r 2w

9) Amad Butt - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 0w, 27r 0w, 23r 1w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 26r 0w, 0w, 0w

10) Fidel Edwards - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w

11) Mohammad Irfan - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w

BENCH

12) Umaid Asif - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 2w

13) Waqar Salamkheil - RHB, LWS
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 4w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 3w

14) Mohammad Imran - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w

15) Mohammad Imran Randhawa - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 13r 1w, 2w, 46r 2w, 6r 2w, 0w, 0w, 100r 1w, 8r 2w

16) Bismillah Khan - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 42, 7, 73, 38, 16, 8, 0, 92, 48, 38

17) Abrar Ahmed - LHB, Legbreak  (He has only played First Class Cricket till now)
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 9w, 0w, 0w, 4w, 3w, 1w, 2w, 3w, 5w, 6w, 3w, 5w, 5w, 2w, 4w 5w

18) Rovman Powell - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 7, 16, 19, 29r 1w, 2r 3w, 32, 43, 16*, 1, 49

19) Mohammad Amir Khan - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 0w, 4w, 1w, 5w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 1w

Safe C/VC choices
Kamran Akmal, Shoaib Malik

Differential C/VC choices

LAH

Fakhar Zaman, Shaheen Afridi
Hit or Miss: Sohail Akhtar

PES

Wahab Riaz, Haider Ali
Hit or Miss: Amad Butt, David Miller

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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
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
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
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
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
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
Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:52:07 GMT
Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Atharva Ankolekar and Suryansh Shedge return for their last league game of the season
Wed, 29 Jan 2025 03:28:46 GMT
Varun Chakravarthy takes five in losing cause after Ben Duckett fifty helps set up winning total
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
Mon, 27 Jan 2025 15:30:40 GMT
The India batter has confirmed his availability for Delhi's next match starting on January 30
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
Mon, 27 Jan 2025 12:41:05 GMT
Highlights from the final day of sixth round of matches
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
Sun, 26 Jan 2025 03:46:53 GMT
England were proactive and stayed in the game but could not dislodge India's No. 3
Sat, 25 Jan 2025 14:41:24 GMT
Highlights from Day 3 of the sixth round of Ranji Trophy matches
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
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?
Fri, 24 Jan 2025 18:54:06 GMT
Vice-captain hopes England can bounce back in clearer conditions in Chennai on Saturday
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
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"
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
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 14:55:47 GMT
Ravindra Jadeja and Khaleel Ahmed, meanwhile, had memorable outings with the ball
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
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"
Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:15:28 GMT
The captains event is tentatively scheduled around February 16 or 17 in Karachi
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
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
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
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 18:15:41 GMT
It will be Kohli's first appearance in the Ranji Trophy in 12 years
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
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
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
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
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
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 17:22:55 GMT
He has been picked in India's Champions Trophy squad, subject to fitness
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 17:22:06 GMT
Mohammed Siraj has lost his place to Arshdeep Singh in India's 15-man squad
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
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 16:51:35 GMT
Dhruv Shorey's run-a-ball hundred in vain for Vidarbha
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
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 04:08:20 GMT
India are going to announce their 15-man squad for the Champions Trophy on Saturday
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
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
Thu, 16 Jan 2025 15:59:46 GMT
Bengaluru and Lucknow are the other two venues for the five-team tournament
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