MUL vs PES - Match 21

Author: Shreyas
14 Jun 2021 02:53:52
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Peshawar Zalmi vs Multan Sultans -  Match 21 of the Pakistan Super League'2021, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 

Weather Forecast
Clear - 32°C

Points Table Scenario

PES - 6-3w/3l (4th)
MUL - 6-2w/4l (5th)


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

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

MUL

Mohammad Rizwan - Highest run scorer (297), Avg (59.40) - 5M/5I
Sohaib Maqsood - 10th highest run scorer (135), Avg (45) - 5M/5I

Shahnawaz Dhani - 2nd highest wicket taker (9), Avg (12.56), SR (10) - 4M/4I


1. VENUE AND PITCH INFO 

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

(i) Total Matches - T20s

Overall - 125

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 

PES - 3-1w/2l (33.33%)
MUL - 2-1w/1l (50%)


(iii) 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)

Shoaib Malik - 73(48)
Umaid Asid - 23(12)* & 1w
David Miller - 21(23)
Wahab Riaz - 17(10) & 1w
Sherfane Rutherford - 15(10)
Fabian Allen - 2w
Mohammad Imran Randhawa - 1w
Mohammad Irfan - 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)

Khushdil Shah - 44(32)*
Rilee Roussouw - 44(24)
Sohaib Maqsood - 31(14)
Mohammad Rizwan - 29(23)
Sohail Tanvir - 14(14)* & 0w
Imran Khan Sr - 3w
Imran Tahir - 2w

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)

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 

Peshawar Zalmi (PES)


1. Wahab Riaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 17(10)&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 - 21(23)

6. Fabian Allen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(2)&2w

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

8. Haider Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3(6)

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), 1(5)

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

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

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

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

15. Rovman Powell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(2)

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

17. Sherfane Rutherford 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 15(10)

18. Shoaib Malik
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(7), 26(26)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 43(34)*&0w, 42(31)*, 9(20), 73(48)

19. Umaid Asif
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 23(12)*&1w


Multan Sultans (MUL)


1. Mohammad Rizwan 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 10(14), 29(23)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

2. Hammad Azam
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 29(30)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

3. Imran Tahir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

4. Imran Khan Sr
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

5. Johnson Charles
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5(5)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

6. Khushdil Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 44(32)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

7. Mohammad Umar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

8. George Linde 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

9. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(4)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

10. Rilee Roussouw 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 23(17), 44(24)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

11. Shahnawaz Dhani
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

12. Shan Masood
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

13. Shimron Hetmeyer 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 42(22)*, 7(9)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 21(12), 10(5)

14. Sohaib Maqsood
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 31(14)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

15. Sohaibullah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

16. Sohail Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

17. Sohail Tanvir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 14(14)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

18. Usman Qadir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

19. Muhammad Waseem
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

20. Asif Afridi 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

 

2. HEAD TO HEAD

(i) Overall
7 - 4w/3l (In favour of MUL)

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

(iii) On this Venue 
Not played yet!

(iv) Recent head to head matches 

1) Multan Sultans vs Peshawar Zalmi - 24th February'2021
193/4 vs 197/4 (PES won by 6 wkts)

Mohammad Rizwan - 41(28)
Sohaib Maqsood - 36(21)
Shahnawaz Dhani - 2w
Imam Ul Haq - 48(39)
Kamran Akmal - 37(24)
Haider Ali - 24(8)*
Mohammad Irfan - 1w
Mohammad Imran - 1w

Pacers - 4w+2w=6w
Spinners - 0w+1w=1w

2)  Peshawar Zalmi vs Multan Sultans - 14th March'2020
151/7 vs 154/6 (MUL won by 4 wkts)

Khushdil Shah - 30(20)*
Shan Masood - 28(23)
Sohail Tanvir - 3w
Mohammad Irfan - 1w
Imam Ul Haq - 56(41)
Shoaib Malik - 30(25)
Wahab Riaz - 1w

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

3) Peshawar Zalmi vs Multan Sultans - 27th February'2020
123/10 vs 124/4 (MUL won by 6 wkts)

Haider Ali - 47(27)
Wahab Riaz - 2w
Rilee Roussouw - 49(42)*
Khushdil Shah - 43(29)*
Sohail Tanvir - 4w
Mohammad Ilyas - 2w
Mohammad Irfan - 2w
Imran Tahir - 1w

Pacers - 8w+4w=12w
Spinners - 2w+0w=2w

4) Multan Sultans vs Peshawar Zalmi - 28th February'2019 
172/5 vs 176/3 (PES won by 7 wkts)

Johnson Charles - 57(31)
Shoaib Malik - 28(21)*
Mohammad Irfan - 1w
Imam Ul Haq - 39(34)
Umaid Asif - 1w

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

5) Multan Sultans vs Peshawar Zalmi - 24th February'2019 
145/10 vs 146/5 (PES won by 5 wkts)

Johnson Charles - 53(34)
Shoaib Malik - 22(24)
Mohammad Irfan - 1w
Imam Ul Haq - 52(44)
Wahab Riaz - 1w
Umaid Asif - 1w

Pacers - 7w+5w=12w
Spinners - 1w+0w=1w


(v) Top Performers when these two sides meet 

PES 

Imam Ul Haq - Highest run scorer (195), Avg (48.75) - 4M/4I
Shoaib Malik - 2nd highest run scorer (148), Avg (37) - 7M/7I
Haider Ali - 11th highest run scorer (72), Avg (36) - 3M/3I

Mohammad Irfan - 2nd highest wicket taker (10), Avg (19.11), SR (16.80) - 7M/7I
Wahab Riaz - 4th highest wicket taker (6), Avg (39.83), SR (27.83) - 7M/7I

MUL 

Sohaib Maqsood - 3rd highest run scorer (142), Avg (71) - 3M/3I
Johnson Charles - 7th highest run scorer (110), Avg (55) - 2M/2I

Sohail Tanvir - Highest wicket taker (11), Avg (11.73), SR (10.09) - 5M/5I


(vi) Toss Based Analysis - Head to Head

Peshawar Zalmi (PES)


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

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

3. Amad Butt
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
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 - 47(27)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(4), 24(8)*

9. Imam Ul Haq
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 52(44), 39(34), 56(41), 48(39)

10. Kamran Akmal
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(4), 15(9)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(12), 4(3), 0(5), 2(7), 37(24)

11. Mohammad Amir Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

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

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

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 - 15(6)

18. Shoaib Malik
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 13(10), 22(24), 28(21)*, 2(4)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 42(30)*, 30(25)&0w, 11(5)*

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


Multan Sultans (MUL)


1. Mohammad Rizwan 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 41(28)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

2. Hammad Azam
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(3)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 7(5)&0w

3. Imran Tahir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 1w

4. Imran Khan Sr
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

5. Johnson Charles
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 53(34), 57(31)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

6. Khushdil Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 30(20)*, 6(5)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 43(29)*

7. Mohammad Umar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

8. George Linde 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

9. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

10. Rilee Roussouw 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 14(8)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 49(42)*

11. Shahnawaz Dhani
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

12. Shan Masood
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 28(23)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 8(5)

13. Shimron Hetmeyer 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

14. Sohaib Maqsood
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 85(42)*, 36(21)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 21(16)

15. Sohaibullah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

16. Sohail Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

17. Sohail Tanvir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w, 3w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 4w

18. Usman Qadir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

19. Muhammad Waseem
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

20. Asif Afridi 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

 

3. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING 


A) Peshawar Zalmi (PES): 

Probable XI

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

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

3) Shoaib Malik - RHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 73, 1, 29*, 34, 11*, 26, 1, 15*, 23r 1w, 46r 2w

4) David Miller - LHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 21, 7*, 7*, 24*, 0, 2, 62, 50*, 50, 2, 49*

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

6) Rovman Powell - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 0, 7, 16, 19, 29r 1w, 2r 3w, 32, 43, 16*, 1

7) Wahab Riaz (C) - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 17r 1w, 28r 2w, 4w, 20r 2w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 1w

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

9) Umaid Asif - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 23r 1w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w

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

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


BENCH 

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

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

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

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

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


B) Multan Sultans (MUL): 

Probable XI

1) Rahmanullah Gurbaz - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 3, 18, 9, 87, 13, 14, 17, 26, 47, 15, 4

2) Mohammad Rizwan (C/Wk) - RHB
Last 10 - 29, 21, 45, 91*, 13, 82*, 0, 73*, 0, 74*, 2

3) Shimron Hetmeyer - LHB
Last 10 - 7, 16*, 0*, 53*, 1, 14*, 0*, 12, 0, 20, 113, 67*

4) Sohaib Maqsood - RHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 31, 2, 34*, 61*, 36, 2, 22r 0w, 130, 14, 14r 1w, 24

5) Rilee Roussouw - LHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 44, 3, 7, 1*, 14*, 25, 6, 3, 3, 17, 59

6) Khushdil Shah - LHB, LAO 
Last 10 - 44*, 19r 0w, 6r 0w, 6*, 7r 1w, 15, 12, 7r 0w, 5, 71r 1w

7) Imran Khan Sr - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 3w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 4w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 3w

8) Sohail Khan - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 4w, 1w, 3w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 0w

9) Shahnawaz Dhani - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 3w, 2w, 2w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 0w

10) Imran Tahir - RHB, Legbreak 
Last 10 - 2w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w

11) Sohail Tanvir - LHB, LFM
Last 10 - 14r 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 3w, 0w


BENCH 

12) Johnson Charles - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 59, 12, 14, 0, 23, 73*, 26, 76, 8, 17

13) Mohammad Umar - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 4w, 3w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 2w

14) George Linde - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 3r 0w, 22r 0w, 20r 3w, 6r 0w, 7w, 107r 1w, 22r 0w, 48r 4w, 11r 1w, 37r 2w

15) Usman Qadir - LHB, Legbreak 
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 3w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w

16) Sohaibullah - LHB, LM
Last 10 - 8, 10, 0, 3, 0

17) Asif Afridi - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 5w, 14r 2w, 15r 2w, 6r 3w, 8r 1w, 16r 3w, 0w, 13r 1w, 2w, 5r 0w

18) Shan Masood - LHB, RMF
Last 10 - 1, 141, 125, 91, 66*, 49, 0, 0, 10, 0, 8, 14, 27

19) Muhammad Waseem - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 27, 5, 10, 56*, 26, 76, 12, 19

20) Hammad Azam - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 94r 1w, 39r 2w, 30r 0w, 70r 1w, 46r 1w, 36r 0w, 22r 2w, 19, 22r 1w, 45r 4w


Safe C/VC choices
Mohammad Rizwan, Sohaib Maqsood

Differential C/VC choices 

PES 

Wahab Riaz, Haider Ali
Hit or Miss: Fabian Allen, David Miller

MUL

Rilee Roussouw, Shimron Hetmeyer
Hit or Miss: Shahnawaz Dhani, Rahmanullah Gurbaz 


My Fantasy Team (SL)
(Pre Toss)

Wk - Akmal, Gurbaz, Rizwan
Bat - Malik, Roussouw, Maqsood, Miller
AR - Allen
Bowl - Riaz, Tahir, Dhani

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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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