LAH vs ISL - Match 20 - INJURY UPDATES

Author: Shreyas
13 Jun 2021 22:01:51
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Islamabad United vs Lahore Qalandars -  Match 20 of the Pakistan Super League'2021, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 

Weather Forecast
Sunny - 34°C

Points Table Scenario

ISL - 5-3w/2l (3rd)
LAH - 6-5w/1l (1st)


Series Performers till now 

ISL

Faheem Ashraf - 12th highest wicket taker (5), Avg (22.20) - 5M/5I
Mohammad Wasim Jr - 14th highest wicket taker (4), Avg (31.75) - 5M/5I

LAH

Fakhar Zaman - 5th highest run scorer (199), Avg (39.80) - 6M/6I
Mohammad Hafeez - 3rd highest run scorer (212), Avg (53) - 6M/6I

Shaheen Shah Afridi - 2nd highest wicket taker (10), Avg (18.10), SR (14.40) - 6M/6I
Haris Rauf - 6th highest wicket taker (7), Avg (16.57) - 5M/5I


1. VENUE AND PITCH INFO 

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

(i) Total Matches - T20s

Overall - 125

Avg 1st Innings - 160
Avg 2nd Innings - 144

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


(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground 

ISL - 2-0w/2l (0%)
LAH - 6-5w/1l (83.33%)

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

ISL

Faheem Ashraf - 19th highest wicket taker (10), Avg (6.50), SR (7.80) - 5M/5I

LAH

Sohail Akhtar - 13th highest run scorer (244), Avg (48.80) - 5M/5I
Mohammad Hafeez - 32nd highest run scorer (192), Avg (24) - 9M/9I

Rashid Khan - Highest wicket taker (21), Avg (12), SR (12) - 11M/11I
Shaheen Afridi - 19th highest wicket taker (10), Avg (16.40), SR (13.20) - 6M/6I


(iv) Recent T20 Matches on this venue 

1) Lahore Qalandars vs Peshawar Zalmi - 10th June'2021 
170/8 vs 160/8 (LAH won by 10 runs)

Tim David - 64(36)*
Ben Dunk - 48(33)
James Faulkner - 22(7) & 2w
Rashid Khan - 8(7) & 5w
Haris Rauf - 1w

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

2) Multan Sultans vs Karachi Kings - 10th June'2021 
176/5 vs 164/7 (MUL won by 12 runs)

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

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

Faheem Ashraf - 27(24) & 1w
Usman Khawaja - 18(17)
Hussain Talat - 14(17)
Iftikhar Ahmed - 12(16)
Colin Munro - 11(7)
Mohammad Wasim Jr - 10(5)* & 0w
Shadab Khan - 7(8) & 1w
Sohail Akhtar - 40(30)
Mohammad Hafeez - 29(25)
Tim David - 23(15)*
Ben Dunk - 17(18)
Rashid Khan - 15(5)* & 1w
James Faulkner - 3w
Ahmed Danyal - 2w
Haris Rauf - 2w
Shaheen Shah Afridi - 1w

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

7) 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

8) 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

9) 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

10) 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

11) 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

12) 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

13) 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 - 56w
2nd Innings - 39w

Spinners 
1st Innings - 16w
2nd Innings - 27w

Overall 
95w:43w (Pacers:Spinners)


(v) Toss Based Analysis on this venue 

Islamabad United (ISL)

1. Shadab Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 1w, 7(8)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 16(8)*&1w, 8(7)&0w

2. Ahmed Saifi Abdullah 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

3. Ali Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

4. Akif Javed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

5. Asif Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 24(21), 7(9)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(2)

6. Colin Munro
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 11(15), 11(7)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 58(42)

7. Fawad Ahmed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w, 4(3)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

8. Faheem Ashraf
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 10(8)*&0w, 27(24)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 3w, 4w

9. Hussain Talat
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 14(17)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

10. Iftikhar Ahmed 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 12(16)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

11. Mohammad Wasim Jr
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 10(5)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

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

13. Musa Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

14. Rohail Nazir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(5)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

15. Usman Khawaja
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 18(17)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

16. Zafar Gohar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

17. Zeeshan Zameer
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

18. Brandon King 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

19. Umar Amin
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 


Lahore Qalandars (LAH)

1. Sohail Akhtar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 37(43), 56(47), 11(13), 7(7)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 100(56)*, 40(30)

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

3. Ben Dunk
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 48(33)
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), 1(3)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 6(10), 11(10), 9(15)

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

8. James Faulkner
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 22(7)&2w
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), 8(21)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 6(9), 9(12)

11. Mohammad Hafeez
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 39(30), 45(36)&0w, 2(6)
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, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 1w

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

16. Tim David
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 64(36)*
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, 8(7)&5w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 11(7)&1w, 15(5)*&1w

 

2. HEAD TO HEAD

(i) Overall
11 - 8w/3l (In favour of ISL)

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

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

(iv) Recent head to head matches 

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

Faheem Ashraf - 27(24) & 1w
Usman Khawaja - 18(17)
Hussain Talat - 14(17)
Iftikhar Ahmed - 12(16)
Colin Munro - 11(7)
Mohammad Wasim Jr - 10(5)* & 0w
Shadab Khan - 7(8) & 1w
Sohail Akhtar - 40(30)
Mohammad Hafeez - 29(25)
Tim David - 23(15)*
Ben Dunk - 17(18)
Rashid Khan - 15(5)* & 1w
James Faulkner - 3w
Ahmed Danyal - 2w
Haris Rauf - 2w
Shaheen Shah Afridi - 1w

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

2) Islamabad United vs Lahore Qalandars - 5th March'2020
198/3 vs 127/10 (ISL won by 71 runs)

Colin Munro - 87(59)*
Asif Ali - 20(6)*
Shadab Khan - 2w
Zafar Gohar - 3w
Ben Dunk - 25(15)
Mohammad Hafeez - 10(13) & 1w

Pacers - 1w+5w=6w
Spinners - 2w+5w=7w

3) Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United - 24th February'2020
182/6 vs 183/9 (ISL won by 1 wkt)

Mohammad Hafeez - 98(57)* & 1w
Fakhar Zaman - 33(26)
Shaheen Shah Afridi - 4w
Haris Rauf - 2w
Shadab Khan - 52(29) & 2w
Asif Ali - 18(11)
Faheem Ashraf - 11(7) & 2w
Ahmed Saifi Abdullah - 8(8)* & 1w
Musa Khan - 17(11)* & 1w

Pacers - 3w+7w=10w
Spinners - 3w+2w=5w

4) Islamabad United vs Lahore Qalandars - 10th March'2019 
238/3 vs 189/9 (ISL won by 49 runs)

Asif Ali - 55(21)*
Faheem Ashraf - 6w
Shadab Khan - 1w
Sohail Akhtar - 75(34)
Fakhar Zaman - 38(20)
Shaheen Shah Afridi - 1w

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

5) Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United - 15th February'2019
171/8 vs 177/5 (ISL won by 5 wkts)

Fakhar Zaman - 65(44)
Sohail Akhtar - 37(30)
Hussain Talat - 37(30)
Asif Ali - 36(19)*
Faheem Ashraf - 23(11)* & 2w
Shadab Khan - 1w

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


(v) Top Performers when these two sides meet 

LAH

Fakhar Zaman - 2nd highest run scorer (181), Avg (25.86) - 7M/7I
Sohail Akhtar - 8th highest run scorer (125), Avg (25) - 5M/5I
Mohammad Hafeez - 9th highest run scorer (113), Avg (113) - 3M/3I

Shaheen Shah Afridi - 5th highest wicket taker (5), Avg (25), SR (14.40) - 3M/3I

ISL

Asif Ali - 4th highest run scorer (156), Avg (31.20) - 8M/8I
Shadab Khan - 6th highest run scorer (138), Avg (23) - 8M/6I
Colin Munro - 13th highest run scorer (89), Avg (89) - 2M/2I

Faheem Ashraf - Highest wicket taker (14), Avg (9.07), SR (7.29) - 5M/5I
Shadab Khan - 2nd highest wicket taker (10), Avg (), SR (18) - 8M/8I


(vi) Toss Based Analysis - Head to Head

Lahore Qalandars (LAH) 


1. Sohail Akhtar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 37(30), 1(6)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4(8), 75(34), 8(9), 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 - 25(15), 17(18)

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

5. Dilbar Hussain
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 8(12)*&0w

6. Fakhar Zaman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 34(24), 65(44), 33(26)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 5(8), 6(5), 0(1)&1w, 38(20), 9(15)

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

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

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

10. Mohammad Faizan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 6(6)&1w, 9(12)

11. Mohammad Hafeez
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5(3)*&0w, 98(57)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(13)&1w, 29(25)

12. Salman Ali Agha
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(13)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 48(35), 3(6)&0w

13. Seekkuge Prasanna
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 8(8)&0w

14. Shaheen Shah Afridi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 4w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 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 - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 15(5)*&1w


Islamabad United (ISL)


1. Shadab Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(5)&0w, 42(24)&2w, 1(2)&1w, 1w, 7(5)&2w, 7(8)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 32(24)&1w, 1w, 52(29)&2w

2. Ahmed Saifi Abdullah 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 8(8)*&1w

3. Ali Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

4. Akif Javed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

5. Asif Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(2), 16(8), 55(21)*, 20(6)*, 7(9)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3(6), 7(4), 36(19)*, 18(11)

6. Colin Munro
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 87(59)*, 11(7)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(4)

7. Fawad Ahmed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(3)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

8. Faheem Ashraf
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(3)&1w, 6w, 27(24)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 23(11)*&2w, 11(7)&2w

9. Umar Amin
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

10. Hussain Talat
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 33(21)*, 14(17)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 37(30), 5(7)&0w

11. Iftikhar Ahmed 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 12(16)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

12. Mohammad Wasim Jr
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 10(5)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

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

14. Musa Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 17(11)*&1w

15. Rohail Nazir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(5)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

16. Usman Khawaja
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 18(17)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

17. Zafar Gohar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

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

19. Brandon King 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -  


3. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING 


A) Islamabad United (ISL): 
Injuries/Unavailability Concerns: 

OUT: Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali

Probable XI

1) Rohail Nazir (Wk) - RHB
Last 10 - 8, 34, 57, 88, 69*, 18, 45, 68, 1, 6,

2) Usman Khawaja - LHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 18, 23, 64, 25, 50, 6, 42, 93, 3, 115*

3) Colin Munro - LHB, RM
Last 10 - 11, 2, 30, 7, 46*, 5, 82, 34, 50, 50

4) Iftikhar Ahmed - RHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 16, 0w, 7r 0w, 49r 0w, 1, 20r 0w, 4, 40r 0w, 19r 1w, 20r 0w, 76r 4w

5) Asif Ali - RHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 7, 1, 5, 19, 2, 16*, 19, 21*, 9, 7

6) Hussain Talat - LHB, RFM
Last 10 - 14, 1*, 22, 42r 1w, 10, 5, 3, 15, 21, 46*

7) Shadab Khan (C) - RHB, Legbreak 
Last 10 - 7r 1w, 13r 0w, 33r 0w, 21r 1w, 6r 0w, 0r 0w, 5r 1w, 0r 0w, 4r 0w, 42r 0w

8) Akif Javed - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 0w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 0w

9) Musa Khan - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 2w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 1w

10) Mohammad Wasim Jr - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 10r 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 3w, 1w, 18r 2w, 24r 1w, 7r 0w, 54r 0w

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


BENCH 

12) Faheem Ashraf - LHB, RFM
Last 10 - 27r 1w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 3w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 0w

13) Zeeshan Zameer - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 4r 1w, 2r 0w

14) Zafar Gohar - LHB, LAO 
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 1w, 53r 1w, 28r 2w, 24r 3w, 48r 0w, 5r 1w, 7r 3w, 34, 37r 0w

15) Umar Amin - LHB, RM
Last 10 - 24, 83, 47, 1, 26, 67, 0, 10, 14, 22

16) Ali Khan - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 3w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w

17) Muhammad Akhlaq - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1, 14, 10, 0, 1, 55, 117, 4, 48, 0, 38*, 0, 26

18) Ahmed Saifi Abdullah - RHB, Legbreak 
Last 10 - 10r 0w, 14r 1w, 3r 0w, 0r 1w, 35r 0w, 1w, 4w, 0w, 0w, 13r 0w, 0w, 17r 2w, 4w, 4r 1w, 2w, 1w

19) Brandon King - RHB
Last 10 - 58, 10, 7, 4, 19, 97, 2, 20


Safe C/VC choices
Shadab Khan, Colin Munro

B) Lahore Qalandars (LAH): 

Probable XI

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

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

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

4) Tim David - RHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 64*, 23*, 14, 7, 27, 7*, 31*, 2, 2, 8*, 36

5) Muhammad Faizan - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 8, 9, 0, 0*, 0w, 6r 1w, 2w, 0*

6) Ben Dunk (Wk) - LHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 48, 17, 57*, 1, 22, 13, 0, 1, 31, 26*

7) James Faulkner - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 22r 2w, 3w, 26r 0w, 1w, 0r 2w, 12r 3w, 6r 2w, 5r 1w, 1w, 1w, 0w

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

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

10) Rashid Khan - RHB, Legbreak 
Last 10 - 8r 5w, 15r 1w, 1w, 3w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 2w, 0w, 3w

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


Safe C/VC choices
Mohammad Hafeez, Rashid Khan

Differential C/VC choices 

ISL

Rohail Nazir, Usman Khawaja
Hit or Miss: Musa Khan, Akif Javed

LAH

Fakhar Zaman, Shaheen Afridi
Hit or Miss: Sohail Akhtar, Tim David


My Fantasy Team 

Wk - Dunk, Nazir
Bat - Khawaja, Munro, Akhtar/David/Zaman
AR - Hafeez, Faulkner, Shadab
Bowl - Rashid, Rauf/Afridi, Wasim Jr

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
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
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
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