ISL vs KAK - Match 22

Author: Shreyas
15 Jun 2021 01:49:56
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Islamabad United vs Karachi Kings -  Match 22 of the Pakistan Super League'2021, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 

Weather Forecast
Sunny - 34°C

Points Table Scenario

ISL - 6-4w/2l (1st)
KAR - 6-3w/3l (3rd)

Series Performers till now

ISL

Colin Munro - 20th highest run scorer (101), Avg (101) - 2M/2I

Hasan Ali - 2nd highest wicket taker (10), Avg (14), SR (14.40) - 6M/6I
Faheem Ashraf - 13th highest wicket taker (5), Avg (22.20), SR (20.40) - 5M/5I
Mohammad Wasim Jr - 8th highest wicket taker (6), Avg (23.17), SR (22) - 6M/6I

KAR

Babar Azam - Highest run scorer (343), Avg (114.33) - 6M/6I
Sharjeel Khan - 4th highest run scorer (204), Avg (34) - 6M/6I

Arshad Iqbal - 8th highest wicket taker (6), Avg (24.50), SR (18) - 6M/6I
Waqas Maqsood - 8th highest wicket taker (6), Avg (26.17), SR (15.50) - 5M/5I
Imad Wasim - 15th highest wicket taker (4), Avg (33.75), SR (24) - 6M/5I
Mohammad Amir - 15th highest wicket taker (4), Avg (49.25), SR (36) - 6M/6I

1. VENUE AND PITCH INFO

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

(i) Total Matches - T20s

Overall - 126

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

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

ISL

Colin Munro - 47th highest run scorer (170), Avg (56.67) - 4M/4I

Faheem Ashraf - 17th highest wicket taker (11), Avg (8.73), SR (9.27) - 6M/6I
Hasan Ali - 17th highest wicket taker (11), Avg (17.18), SR (13.91) - 7M/7I
Shadab Khan - 72nd highest wicket taker (5), Avg (25.60), SR (25) - 6M/6I

KAR

Babar Azam - 28th highest run scorer (201), Avg (50.25) - 7M/7I
Najibullah Zadran - 80th highest run scorer (121), Avg (40.33) - 8M/7I

Imad Wasim - 24th highest wicket taker (9), Avg (19.22), SR (18) - 7M/7I
Thisara Perera - 50th highest wicket taker (6), Avg (12.67), SR (13) - 4M/4I

(iv) Recent T20 Matches on this venue

1) Quetta Gladiators vs Islamabad United - 11th June'2021
133/10 vs 137/0 (ISL won by 10 wkts)

Colin Munro - 90(36)*
Usman Khawaja - 41(27)*
Hasan Ali - 2w
Mohammad Wasim Jr - 2w
Musa Khan - 2w
Akif Javed - 1w
Shadab Khan - 1w

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

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

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

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

Babar Azam - 85(63)*
Chadwick Walton - 35(23)
Thisara Perera - 2w
Waqas Maqsood - 1w
Imad Wasim - 1w

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

4) 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)
Hasan Ali - 14(9) & 2w
Iftikhar Ahmed - 12(16)
Colin Munro - 11(7)
Mohammad Wasim Jr - 10(5)* & 0w
Shadab Khan - 7(8) & 1w

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8) 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

9) 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

10) 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

11) 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

12) 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

13) 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

14) 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 - 63w
2nd Innings - 39w

Spinners
1st Innings - 17w
2nd Innings - 27w

Overall
102w:44w (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, 1w

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 - 1w

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), 90(36)*

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. Hasan Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 17(8)*&1w, 3w, 0w, 14(9)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 2w, 0w, 2w

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

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 - 2w

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

14. Musa Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w

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 - 41(27)*

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

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

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

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

Karachi Kings (KAR)

1. Imad Wasim
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w, 14(5)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 0(1)&1w

2. Abbas Afridi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

3. Amir Yamin
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

4. Arshad Iqbal
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

5. Babar Azam
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 68(55)*, 7(9), 12(18)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 27(24)*, 1(8), 1(2), 85(63)*

6. Chadwick Walton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(1)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 35(23)

7. Danish Aziz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

8. Martin Guptill
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 5(9), 11(16)

9. Mohammad Amir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 0w

10. Mohammad Ilyas
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

11. Thisara Perera
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(7)&0w, 3(4)&3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(2)&2w

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

13. Najibullah Zadran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 12(15), 72(35)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 11(11)*, 11(5)*, 11(6)

14. Noor Ahmed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

15. Qasim Akram
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(3)&0w

16. Sharjeel Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 11(13), 4(6)

17. Waqas Maqsood
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

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

2. HEAD TO HEAD

(i) Overall
15 - 9w/6l (In favour of ISL)

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

(iii) On this Venue
Not played yet!

(iv) Recent head to head matches

1) Karachi Kings vs Islamabad United - 25th February'2021
196/3 vs 197/5 (ISL won by 5 wkts)

Sharjeel Khan - 105(59)
Babar Azam - 62(54)
Imad Wasim - 1w
Mohammad Amir - 1w
Waqas Maqsood - 1w
Arshad Iqbal - 1w
Iftikhar Ahmed - 49(37)*
Hussain Talat - 42(31) & 1w
Faheem Ashraf - 25(15)
Asif Ali - 21(9)*
Hasan Ali - 1w

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

2) Islamabad United vs Karachi Kings - 15th March'2020
136/6 vs 137/6 (KAR won by 4 wkts)

Hussain Talat - 37(30)
Shadab Khan - 12(14) & 2w
Akif Javed - 1w
Musa Khan - 1w
Sharjeel Khan - 37(14)
Imad Wasim - 26(34) & 1w
Umaid Asif - 1w
Arshad Iqbal - 1w
Iftikhar Ahmed - 1(4) & 1w

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

3) Islamabad United vs Karachi Kings - 2nd March'2020
183/3 vs 187/5 (KAR won by 5 wkts)

Shadab Khan - 54(31)*
Sharjeel Khan - 38(20)
Imad Wasim - 32(15)* & 1w
Chadwick Walton - 23(17)*
Mohammad Amir - 1w

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

4) Karachi Kings vs Islamabad United - 15th March'2019
161/9 vs 164/6 (ISL won by 4 wkts)

Babar Azam - 42(32)
Colin Munro - 32(11)
Aamer Yamin - 2w
Mohammad Amir - 1w
Hussain Talat - 32(19)
Asif Ali - 24(10)*
Faheem Ashraf - 17(8) & 2w
Musa Khan - 3w
Shadab Khan - 1w

Pacers - 6w+4w=10w
Spinners - 1w+2w=3w

5) Karachi Kings vs Islamabad United - 28th February'2019
168/8 vs 169/5 (ISL won by 5 wkts)

Babar Azam - 68(50)
Imad Wasim - 1w
Mohammad Amir - 1w
Asif Ali - 70(38)
Shadab Khan - 11(8)* & 1w
Faheem Ashraf - 8(7)* & 1w

Pacers - 5w+2w=7w
Spinners - 1w+3w=4w

(v) Top Performers when these two sides meet

ISL

Asif Ali - 3rd highest run scorer (252), Avg (50.40) - 13M/9I
Hussain Talat - 10th highest run scorer (132), Avg (16.50) - 9M/8I
Shadab Khan - 13th highest run scorer (96), Avg (19.20) - 12M/9I

Faheem Ashraf - 5th highest wicket taker (10), Avg (24.27), SR (16.73) - 9M/9I
Shadab Khan - 7th highest wicket taker (9), Avg (30.56), SR (28) - 12M/12I
Musa Khan - 10th highest wicket taker (5), Avg (29.80), SR (20.40) - 5M/5I

KAR

Babar Azam - Highest run scorer (401), Avg (40.10) - 12M/12I
Sharjeel Khan - 4th highest run scorer (218), Avg (36.33) - 6M/6I
Imad Wasim - 8th highest run scorer (140), Avg (17.50) - 13M/11I

Mohammad Amir - Highest wicket taker (13), Avg (31.08), SR (23.46) - 15M/15I
Imad Wasim - 2nd highest wicket taker (12), Avg (24.50), SR (19.83) - 13M/12I

(vi) Toss Based Analysis - Head to Head

Islamabad United (ISL)

1. Shadab Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 9(4)&3w, 8(10)&1w, 54(31)*&0w, 12(14)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(2)&1w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 11(8)*&1w, 1w, 0(1)&0w

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

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 - 5(3), 34(14), 2(5)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 39(36), 26(16)*, 70(38), 24(10)*, 21(9)*

6. Colin Munro
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(1), 4(5), 32(11), 1(5)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

7. Fawad Ahmed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

8. Faheem Ashraf
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 0w, 12(14)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 1w, 3w, 8(7)*&1w, 17(8)&2w, 25(15)&0w

9. Hasan Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

10. Hussain Talat
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 11(12), 1(2), 37(30)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 8(7)&1w, 0w, 0(1), 1(3), 32(19), 42(31)&1w

11. Iftikhar Ahmed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(2)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(2), 1(4)&1w, 49(37)*&0w

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

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

14. Musa Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 0w, 3w

15. Rohail Nazir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

16. Usman Khawaja
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

17. Zafar Gohar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 13(10)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

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

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

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

Karachi Kings (KAR)

1. Imad Wasim
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 14(9)&3w, 10(6)&0w, 2w, 2(3)&1w, 13(15)*&0w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 8(9)*&2w, 0w, 32(15)*&1w, 26(34)&1w

2. Abbas Afridi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

3. Aamer Yamin
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 35(19)*&0w, 0w, 1(2)&2w  0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

4. Arshad Iqbal
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

5. Babar Azam
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 25(21), 55(53), 0(2), 27(21), 68(50), 42(32), 62(54)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 47(30)*, 27(27), 29(26), 0(0), 19(20)

6. Chadwick Walton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 21(17)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(2), 23(17)*, 11(6)

7. Danish Aziz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

8. Martin Guptill
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

9. Mohammad Amir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 0w

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

11. Thisara Perera
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

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

13. Najibullah Zadran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

14. Noor Ahmed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

15. Qasim Akram
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

16. Sharjeel Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 105(59)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 38(20), 37(14)

17. Waqas Maqsood
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

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

3. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING

A) Islamabad United (ISL):

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) Hasan Ali - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 14r 2w, 5w, 0w 30r 4w, 5w, 4w, 3w, 1w, 12r 1w, 9r 2w, 32r 1w, 2w

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

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

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

BENCH

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

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

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

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

Safe C/VC choices
Colin Munro, Shadab Khan

B) Karachi Kings (KAR):

Probable XI

1) Sharjeel Khan - LHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 4, 18, 8, 0, 64, 27, 105, 4, 12, 7

2) Martin Guptill - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 11, 44, 21, 35, 26, 20, 38, 71, 7, 43, 97

3) Babar Azam - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 85*, 2, 0, 52, 41, 2, 24, 122, 50, 14 94

4) Najibullah Zadran - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 11, 72*, 12, 0*, 45*, 9*, 6, 1*

5) Chadwick Walton (Wk) - RHB
Last 10 - 35, 0, 0, 1, 4, 23, 9*, 18, 7*, 15

6) Imad Wasim (C) - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 0r 1w, 0w, 0, 1w, 1w, 1w, 12r 1w, 13r 1w, 1w, 15r 0w, 4r 1w

7) Thisara Perera - LHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0r 2w, 45, 32, 67, 52*, 58, 68, 3r 1w, 19r 2w

8) Qasim Akram - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 10r 0w, 50r 1w, 27, 44r 0w, 67r 2w, 108r 0w, 5, 22r 0w, 60r 1w, 46r 0w, 30r 0w

9) Waqas Maqsood - LHB, LFM
Last 10 - 1w, 12r 1w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 3w, 3w, 4w

10) Arshad Iqbal - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 3w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 2w

11) Mohammad Amir - LHB, LFM
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 0w

BENCH

12) Danish Aziz - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 22r 2w, 15, 9r 0w, 3r 0w, 5r 1w, 65r 0w, 28r 4w, 101r 0w, 46, 3w

13) Zeeshan Malik - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 15, 1, 44, 4, 18, 3, 6, 5, 54, 17

14) Aamer Yamin - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 0w, 73r 0w, 17r 0w, 23r 1w, 1r 0w, 35r 3w, 7r 2w, 93r 1w, 19r 6w, 6r 2w

15) Noor Ahmed -
Last 10 -

16) Mohammad Ilyas - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 2w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 4w, 2w, 3w

17) Mohammad Haris (Wk) - RHB
Last 10 - 7, 100, 20*, 54, 20, 1, 68, 19, 24

18) Abbas Afridi  - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 2w, 1w, 3w, 0w, 2w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 3w, 2w, 2w

Safe C/VC choices
Babar Azam, Imad Wasim

Differential C/VC choices

ISL

Usman Khawaja, Hasan Ali
Hit or Miss: Rohail Nazir

KAR

Sharjeel Khan, Najibullah Zadran
Hit or Miss: Martin Guptill, Thisara Perera

My Fantasy Team (SL)
(Pre Toss)

Wk - Nazir
Bat - Azam, Guptill, Sharjeel, Khawaja, Munro
AR - Shadab, Perera
Bowl - Maqsood, Musa Khan, Iqbal/Ahmed/A Khan

Options - Hasan Ali (if he plays), Imad Wasim

GL Picks - Asif Ali, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Amir, Najibullah Zadran, Chadwick Walton

Thu, 31 Oct 2024 18:01:02 GMT
It is understood that the players decided the retention order themselves
Thu, 31 Oct 2024 16:48:47 GMT
Franchise keeps Nicholas Pooran as top retention at INR 21 crore and does not retain KL Rahul
Thu, 31 Oct 2024 13:40:25 GMT
It's not clear if the team management wanted to rest him or Bumrah himself wanted to be rested
Thu, 31 Oct 2024 13:28:26 GMT
The full list of players retained by IPL franchises ahead of the IPL 2025 auction
Thu, 31 Oct 2024 13:07:49 GMT
For India, there are key WTC points they can't afford to lose, not with their reign at the top shaky and a tour of Australia coming up
Thu, 31 Oct 2024 12:09:28 GMT
RCB will have three right-to-match options at the IPL 2025 mega auction
Thu, 31 Oct 2024 11:54:51 GMT
But India head coach admits they need to defend better on turning tracks
Thu, 31 Oct 2024 11:10:15 GMT
Tilak Varma is the fifth capped player retained by MI ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction
Thu, 31 Oct 2024 10:53:03 GMT
PBKS are set to have the largest purse at the upcoming mega auction for IPL 2025
Thu, 31 Oct 2024 08:19:55 GMT
"I can promise you, they [are] going to get looked after amazingly well. The young cricket fans adore them"
Thu, 31 Oct 2024 07:27:05 GMT
DC have retained Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs and Abishek Porel
Thu, 31 Oct 2024 11:12:26 GMT
Here's all we know about the players who are set to be retained by their respective franchises
Wed, 30 Oct 2024 17:01:26 GMT
Jos Buttler and Yuzvendra Chahal, it is understood, will not be retained by the franchise
Wed, 30 Oct 2024 16:49:15 GMT
Rahul Tewatia and Shahrukh Khan are also likely to be retained by the franchise
Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:14:20 GMT
Gaikwad, Jadeja, Dube and Pathirana likely to be the franchise's other retained players
Wed, 30 Oct 2024 11:58:52 GMT
Heinrich Klaasen, Pat Cummins and Abhishek Sharma were the first three capped players set to be retained by Sunrisers Hyderabad
Wed, 30 Oct 2024 11:17:48 GMT
The franchise is set to retain Sunil Narine, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana and Varun Chakravarthy ahead of the mega auction
Wed, 30 Oct 2024 02:47:27 GMT
India put on a chasing masterclass in Ahmedabad after their bowlers - led by Deepti Sharma's 3 for 39 - restricted New Zealand to 232
Tue, 29 Oct 2024 16:24:46 GMT
For New Zealand, Sophie Devine, Lea Tahuhu and Amelia Kerr have moved up after the first two ODIs in India
Mon, 28 Oct 2024 07:14:45 GMT
The uncapped pair of Ayush Badoni and Mohsin Khan are also set to be retained by the franchise
Mon, 28 Oct 2024 03:13:12 GMT
Radha-Thakor pair post India's highest partnership for the ninth wicket in ODIs to reduce the margin of defeat
Sun, 27 Oct 2024 14:01:41 GMT
His comments come at a time when there are still doubts over his availability for IPL 2025
Sun, 27 Oct 2024 06:44:49 GMT
"Perhaps we haven't batted as well in this series as we should have, but these things happen," India's captain said after series defeat
Sat, 26 Oct 2024 17:10:15 GMT
"They are allowed to have some bad games here and there," the India captain said of the two spinners
Sat, 26 Oct 2024 13:27:13 GMT
New Zealand now completed their first-ever Test series win in India after wins in Bengaluru and Pune
Sat, 26 Oct 2024 03:25:27 GMT
Kuldeep Yadav was unavailable because of a groin injury, while Mohammed Shami had not yet regained full fitness
Fri, 25 Oct 2024 17:51:49 GMT
Riyan Parag, Mayank Yadav and Shivam Dube are out injured
Fri, 25 Oct 2024 17:25:26 GMT
NZ captain scored 86 after Santner bagged 7 for 53, with visitors ending day two 301 runs ahead
Fri, 25 Oct 2024 06:46:26 GMT
The MCA has promised improved access to water for the fans from day two onwards
Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:38:46 GMT
New Zealand's spinners had restricted India to 227, but the visitors couldn't get any momentum going in the chase
Thu, 24 Oct 2024 14:05:02 GMT
Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra scored half-centuries before India's offspinners took complete charge
Wed, 23 Oct 2024 14:00:15 GMT
India coach says the team management backs Rahul and is unconcerned by the growing scrutiny of his form
Wed, 23 Oct 2024 13:58:57 GMT
India have made every effort possible to restore to this series the one major ingredient it had lacked up to this point: home advantage
Tue, 22 Oct 2024 16:08:29 GMT
Pant was sidelined for large parts of the first Test after taking a hit on the knee, while Gill was left out of the XI due to neck stiffness
Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:55:20 GMT
The current norm is for the chair and independent director to serve three terms of two years each
Tue, 22 Oct 2024 03:20:29 GMT
ESPNcricinfo has learned that Avram Glazer, co-owner of Manchester United, also submitted a bid last week
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 10:56:36 GMT
"The day I feel comfortable about bowling 20-30 overs and I get the nod from the doctors, I'll run to play a match"
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 10:53:55 GMT
The pitch, predominantly packed with black soil, will have lower bounce compared to the first Test in Bengaluru
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 05:25:31 GMT
Rohit said India are not going to change their aggressive attitude, irrespective of whether they are ahead in the game or behind
Sun, 20 Oct 2024 13:12:19 GMT
The allrounder batted at No. 3 and scored a first-innings 152 for Tamil Nadu in their ongoing Ranji Trophy match against Delhi
Sun, 20 Oct 2024 11:57:28 GMT
Jasprit Bumrah threatened to take a wicket every second delivery, but NZ eased their way to the target of 107
Sun, 20 Oct 2024 11:15:40 GMT
The fast bowler had a session for more than an hour after the end of the India-NZ Test
Sun, 20 Oct 2024 08:43:20 GMT
The pair added 177 for the fourth wicket in India's second innings, helping them overturn a deficit of 356
Sun, 20 Oct 2024 05:28:33 GMT
"The body has taken a lot of load at the same time. So we have to manage here and there and see to it that I strategise in terms of how I play"
Sat, 19 Oct 2024 18:17:12 GMT
After scoring 152 from No. 3 against Delhi, the allrounder says he enjoys batting higher up the order
Sat, 19 Oct 2024 12:53:00 GMT
The Test has had three almost full days of play despite forecasts before the game suggesting rain would have a much bigger say in it
Sat, 19 Oct 2024 12:36:17 GMT
India lose 7 for 54 after Sarfaraz and Pant's 177-run partnership to leave NZ in sight of first Test win in India in 36 years
Fri, 25 Oct 2024 18:05:19 GMT
The series could provide match practice, or serve as an audition, for a couple of back-up players likely to be picked in the Test squad
Fri, 18 Oct 2024 14:27:34 GMT
They went behind by 356 runs but responded to it brilliantly to leave the Test fascinatingly poised
Fri, 18 Oct 2024 11:13:53 GMT
India play New Zealand in three women's ODIs in Ahmedabad later this month
Fri, 18 Oct 2024 10:33:44 GMT
India captain Rohit Sharma said there was swelling on the knee after the blow on day two; he did not take the field on the third morning either
Fri, 18 Oct 2024 01:37:59 GMT
India picked three spinners and chose to bat on a surface that offered plenty of assistance for New Zealand's fast bowlers
Thu, 17 Oct 2024 18:25:40 GMT
Former India batter Venugopal Rao will be their new director of cricket
Thu, 17 Oct 2024 12:21:23 GMT
A spectacular day's play in Bengaluru ended with the visitors 134 runs in the lead
Wed, 16 Oct 2024 11:23:28 GMT
David, a former left-arm spinner, is the second Indian woman in the Hall of Fame
Wed, 16 Oct 2024 10:37:37 GMT
Mhambrey will work with Malinga, MI's current bowling coach, and Jayawardene, the new head coach
Wed, 16 Oct 2024 10:19:27 GMT
There are "lots of contingencies available" in the event that India do not travel to Pakistan for the tournament but, to "protect broadcast rights", replacing India in the line-up is not one of them
Wed, 16 Oct 2024 09:34:03 GMT
Now that this will start as a Test of four days or fewer, a team wanting to enforce a follow-on will need to lead by 150 and not 200
Tue, 15 Oct 2024 19:24:23 GMT
Former India captain feels Rodrigues could be the right person to lead in T20Is
Tue, 15 Oct 2024 11:59:54 GMT
India's captain wants to create a pool of eight or nine fast bowlers capable of stepping into the Test XI at any given point
Tue, 15 Oct 2024 11:59:53 GMT
"The guy has got real talent," India's captain said of his opening partner. "He has got the game to play in all sorts of conditions"
Tue, 15 Oct 2024 09:16:30 GMT
There has been a lot of rain in Bengaluru and the pitch has been under covers, so the teams might wait till late to finalise their XIs
Tue, 15 Oct 2024 09:15:08 GMT
India captain says the fast bowler "had a swelling in his knee", which put him back in his recovery and bid to return to action
Tue, 15 Oct 2024 09:14:48 GMT
There is a serious rain threat over the entire game, with bad weather forecast for the whole week
Mon, 14 Oct 2024 17:19:30 GMT
However, the rule will be in effect for the next three season in the IPL
Mon, 14 Oct 2024 16:14:33 GMT
"We want to keep the game going forward and get the results in whatever situation we are in"
Mon, 14 Oct 2024 05:25:22 GMT
India lost another knockout game to Australia in the last over and their coach said the team can "learn from the experience and disappointment"
Sat, 19 Oct 2024 17:35:53 GMT
India will begin their campaign against Pakistan A on October 19
Mon, 14 Oct 2024 11:00:41 GMT
Jayawardene had previously served as Mumbai's head coach from 2017 to 2022
Sun, 13 Oct 2024 18:41:25 GMT
India suffered a collapse of 6 for 31 which left them nine runs short in the end
Sun, 13 Oct 2024 14:32:39 GMT
The swap - because Asha picked up an injury while warming up - needed Australia's nod since the playing XIs had already been announced
Sat, 12 Oct 2024 18:42:49 GMT
India's T20I captain is also enthused by the presence of flexible batters and bowlers in his team
Sat, 12 Oct 2024 18:41:12 GMT
A firing lower middle order almost took India to 300 before Bishnoi and Co completed 133-run thumping
Sat, 12 Oct 2024 18:27:01 GMT
England, meanwhile, will be looking to maintain their winning start to the tournament when they take on Scotland
Sat, 12 Oct 2024 07:29:35 GMT
With Bumrah's appointment as vice-captain, it is likely he will step in to take temporary charge of the team
Fri, 11 Oct 2024 19:22:32 GMT
Yash Dayal, who was in the squad for Bangladesh series, misses out
Fri, 11 Oct 2024 15:49:05 GMT
India are looking to be well-prepared for the Champions Trophy, Asia Cup and T20 World Cup
Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:58:10 GMT
Having already won the series, India could give a chance to Ravi Bishnoi, Tilak Verma, Jitesh Sharma and Harshit Rana
Fri, 11 Oct 2024 01:38:14 GMT
The new Test captain has backed Tim Southee to rediscover his wicket-taking form
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 07:08:45 GMT
India's spinners finish the job, with miserly and incisive spells
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 03:07:27 GMT
India put on their best batting show and then were clinical with the ball and on the field to send the Asia Cup champions packing from the tournament
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 15:12:45 GMT
Hardik Pandya climbed four places up to No. 3 among T20I allrounders after contributing in India's win against Bangladesh
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 16:23:12 GMT
Mandhana revealed that there's no fixed batter for the No. 3 spot, and the candidate would be chosen based on conditions and match situation
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 16:03:16 GMT
Last week, there were two separate BCA training camps being run in Patna, one organised by former secretary Amit Kumar and another by president Rakesh Tiwary
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:48:12 GMT
Former allrounder also believes India won't miss Pujara given the impact of people like Jaiswal with the bat and Bumrah with the ball
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:47:15 GMT
The India opener, who is set to go on his first trip to Australia, has so far amassed 1217 Test runs at an average of 64.05
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:34:49 GMT
Scotland and South Africa face-off for the first time in women's cricket; Sri Lanka meet India after back-to-back losses
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:31:40 GMT
A win would seal the series for them with Bangladesh looking for batting improvement
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 11:22:18 GMT
With a small gap of eight points, the positions might change again before the World Cup ends
Mon, 07 Oct 2024 10:26:30 GMT
Mohsin Naqvi said that all teams including India will participate in the event and does not see them "cancel or postpone" their trip
Mon, 07 Oct 2024 13:37:20 GMT
Patil and Reddy shared five wickets among them to restrict Pakistan to just 105
Mon, 07 Oct 2024 05:20:06 GMT
Varun Chakravarthy, playing for India again after almost three years, got three wickets in a big win over Bangladesh
Sun, 06 Oct 2024 18:17:43 GMT
Arshdeep, Varun ran through Bangladesh's batters before India got home with 49 balls to spare
Sun, 06 Oct 2024 05:50:53 GMT
India's T20I captain expected the Gwalior pitch for the first T20I to be conducive to run-scoring
Sun, 06 Oct 2024 05:03:25 GMT
India aim to get back to winning ways, Scotland look to notch up their first T20 World Cup win in just their second outing
Sun, 06 Oct 2024 04:13:14 GMT
Harshit Rana or Mayank Yadav is likely to make his international debut for India
Sat, 05 Oct 2024 16:08:17 GMT
Tilak will link up with the squad in Gwalior on Sunday morning
Sat, 05 Oct 2024 10:09:47 GMT
Kerr wasn't given run-out because the ball was deemed dead, but questions around the incident remain
Sat, 05 Oct 2024 08:34:30 GMT
Early setback leaves form team with ground to make up in highly competitive Group A
Sat, 05 Oct 2024 08:33:14 GMT
Mair finished with four and Tahuhu with three as New Zealand ended their losing streak in T20Is
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