ENG vs PAK - 1st ODI

Author: Shreyas
08 Jul 2021 07:42:57
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England vs Pakistan - 1st ODI of the 3 Match ODI series, at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

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1. VENUE AND PITCH INFO

Venue - Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

(i) Total Matches - ODIs

Overall - 24

Avg 1st Innings - 225
Avg 2nd Innings - 210

Highest total - 386/6 (England vs Bangladesh - 8th June'2019)

Times won batting first - 8
Times won batting second - 16

(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground

ENG - 11-8w/3l (72.72%)
PAK - 4-3w/1l (75%)

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

ENG

Ben Stokes - 8th highest run scorer (211), Avg (35.16) - 6M/6I

PAK

Sarfaraz Ahmed - 15th highest run scorer (151), Avg (151) - 3M/2I
Fakhar Zaman - 26th highest run scorer (107), Avg (53.50) - 2M/2I
Babar Azam - 38th highest run scorer (79), Avg (39.50) - 3M/3I

Hasan Ali - 2nd highest wicket taker (10), Avg (13.80), SR (18) - 3M/3I

(iv) Recent Matches on this venue

1) Afghanistan vs South Africa - 15th June'2019
125/10 vs 131/1 (SA won by 9 wkts)

Pacers - 6w+1w=7w
Spinners - 4w+0w=4w

2) England vs Bangladesh - 8th June'2019
386/6 vs 280/10 (ENG won by 106 runs)

Ben Stokes - 3w

Pacers - 4w+9w=13w
Spinners - 2w+1w=3w

3) Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan - 4th June'2019
201/10 vs 152/10 (SL won by 49 runs)

Pacers - 3w+9w=12w
Spinners - 6w+0w=6w

4) Sri Lanka vs New Zealand - 1st June'2019
136/10 vs 137/0 (NZ won by 10 wkts)

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

5) England vs Australia - 16th June'2018
342/8 vs 304/10 (ENG won by 38 runs)

Pacers - 7w+5w=12w
Spinners - 0w+4w=4w

6) England vs Pakistan - 14th June'2017
211/10 vs 215/2 (PAK won by 8 wkts)

Ben Stokes - 34(64)
Jake Ball - 1w
Fakhar Zaman - 57(58)
Babar Azam - 38(45)*
Hasan Ali - 3w
Shadab Khan - 1w

Pacers - 7w+1w=8w
Spinners - 1w+1w=2w

7) Sri Lanka vs Pakistan - 12th June'2017
236/10 vs 237/7 (PAK won by 3 wkts)

Sarfaraz Ahmed - 61(79)*
Fakhar Zaman - 50(36)
Hasan Ali - 3w
Faheem Ashraf - 15(15) & 2w

Pacers - 10w+6w=16w
Spinners - 0w+0w=0w

8) New Zealand vs Bangladesh - 9th June'2017
265/8 vs 268/5 (BAN won by 5 wkts)

Pacers - 4w+5w=9w
Spinners - 3w+0w=3w

SUMMARY

Pacers
1st Innings - 50w
2nd Innings - 34w

Spinners
1st Innings - 17w
2nd Innings - 6w

Overall
84w:23w (Pacers:Spinners)

(v) Toss Based Analysis on this venue

ENGLAND (ENG)

1. Ben Stokes
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 75(76)&0w, 48(53)&1w, 34(64)&0w, 6(7)&3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

2. James Vince
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 51(56)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

3. Zak Crawley
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

4. John Simpson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

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

6. Lewis Gregory
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

7. Will Jacks
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

8. Daniel Lawrence
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

9. Dawid Malan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

10. Craig Overton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

11. Matthew Parkinson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

12. David Payne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

13. Tom Helm
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

14. Danny Briggs
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

15. Brydon Carse
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

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

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

18. Jake Ball
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

PAKISTAN (PAK)

1. Babar Azam
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 31(29), 10(18), 38(45)*

2. Fakhar Zaman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 50(36), 57(58)

3. Sohaib Maqsood
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

4. Imam Ul Haq
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

5. Abdullah Shafique
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

6. Mohammad Rizwan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 34(34)*

7. Sarfaraz Ahmed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 90(73), 61(79)*

8. Saud Shakeel
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

9. Agha Salman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

10. Mohammad Nawaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

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

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

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

14. Hasan Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4w, 3w, 3w

15. Faheem Ashraf
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 15(15)&2w

16. Mohammad Hasnain
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

17. Haris Rauf
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

18. Shaheen Afridi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

NATWEST T20 BLAST ON THIS VENUE

1. Gloucs vs Glam - 10th June'2021

David Payne - 0w

2. Kent vs Glam - 16th June'2021

Zak Crawley - 15(16)

3. Glam vs Mid - 18th June'2021

John Simpson - 0(1)

4. Glam vs Sur - 29th June'2021

Will Jacks - 0(1)&1w

5. Sus vs Glam - 2nd July'2021

Phil Salt - 63(35)
 

2. HEAD TO HEAD

(i) Overall
85 - 53w/32l (In favour of ENG)

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

(iii) On this venue
2 - 2w/0l (In favour of PAK)

(iv) Recent head to head matches

1) Pakistan vs England - 3rd June'2019
348/8 vs 334/9 (PAK won by 14 runs)

Babar Azam - 63(66)
Sarfaraz Ahmed - 55(44)
Imam Ul Haq - 44(58)
Fakhar Zaman - 36(40)
Shadab Khan - 2w

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

2) England vs Pakistan - 19th May'2019
351/9 vs 297/10 (ENG won by 54 runs)

James Vince - 33(32)
Ben Stokes - 21(29)
Sarfaraz Ahmed - 97(80)
Babar Azam - 80(83)
Shaheen Shah Afridi - 19(26)* & 4w
Mohammad Hasnain - 28(17) & 1w
Hasan Ali - 11(10) & 1w

Pacers - 6w+6w=12w
Spinners - 3w+2w=5w

3) Pakistan vs England - 17th May'2019
340/7 vs 341/7 (ENG won by 3 wkts)

Babar Azam - 115(112)
Fakhar Zaman - 57(50)
Mohammad Hasnain - 2w
Hasan Ali - 1w
Ben Stokes - 71(64)*
James Vince - 43(39)

Pacers - 7w+4w=11w
Spinners - 0w+3w=3w

4) Pakistan vs England - 14th May'2019
358/9 vs 359/4 (ENG won by 6 wkts)

Imam Ul Haq - 151(131)
Haris Sohail - 41(41)
Sarfaraz Ahmed - 27(34)
Faheem Ashraf - 1w
Ben Stokes - 37(38)

Pacers - 8w+2w=10w
Spinners - 0w+1w=1w

5) England vs Pakistan - 11th May'2019
373/3 vs 361/7 (ENG won by 12 runs)

Fakhar Zaman - 138(106)
Babar Azam - 51(52)
Sarfaraz Ahmed - 41(32)*
Imam Ul Haq - 35(44)
Shaheen Shah Afridi - 1w
Hasan Ali - 1w

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

ON THIS VENUE (H2H)

1) England vs Pakistan - 14th June'2017
211/10 vs 215/2 (PAK won by 8 wkts)

Ben Stokes - 34(64)
Fakhar Zaman - 57(58)
Babar Azam - 38(45)*
Hasan Ali - 3w
Shadab Khan - 1w

Pacers - 7w+1w=8w
Spinners - 1w+1w=2w

2) England vs Pakistan - 4th September'2016
302/9 vs 304/6 (PAK won by 4 wkts)

Ben Stokes - 75(76)
Sarfaraz Ahmed - 90(73)
Mohammad Rizwan - 34(34)*
Babar Azam - 31(29)
Hasan Ali - 4w

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

(v) Top Performers when these two sides meet

ENG

Ben Stokes - 39th highest run scorer (377), Avg (53.85) - 12M/9I

PAK

Sarfaraz Ahmed - 10th highest run scorer (655), Avg (59.54) - 16M/13I
Babar Azam - 11th highest run scorer (639), Avg (45.64) - 16M/16I
Fakhar Zaman - 47th highest run scorer (293), Avg (41.85) - 7M/7I
Imam Ul Haq - 48th highest run scorer (278), Avg (92.66) - 5M/5I

Hasan Ali - 23rd highest wicket taker (14), Avg (43.07), SR (41.3) - 11M/10I

(vi) Toss Based Analysis - Head to Head

ENGLAND (ENG)

1. Ben Stokes
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 21(29)&0w, 34(64)&0w, 75(76)&0w, 0w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 15(20)*, 13(18)&0w, 71(64)*&0w, 37(38)&0w, 69(70)&0w, 42(30)

2. James Vince
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 33(32)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 43(39)

3. Zak Crawley
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

4. John Simpson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

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

6. Lewis Gregory
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

7. Will Jacks
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

8. Daniel Lawrence
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

9. Dawid Malan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

10. Craig Overton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

11. Matthew Parkinson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

12. David Payne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

13. Tom Helm
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

14. Danny Briggs
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

15. Brydon Carse
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

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

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

18. Jake Ball
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

PAKISTAN (PAK)

1. Babar Azam
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 40(42), 30(33), 12(21), 15(11), 115(112), 63(66)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(19), 31(29), 38(45)*, 51(52), 80(83)

2. Fakhar Zaman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(4), 57(50), 36(40)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 57(58), 138(106), 0(3)&0w

3. Sohaib Maqsood
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

4. Imam Ul Haq
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 151(131), 6(20)*, 44(58)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 35(44)

5. Abdullah Shafique
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

6. Mohammad Rizwan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(14)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 34(34)*

7. Sarfaraz Ahmed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 55(58), 105(130), 12(23), 27(34), 21(14)*, 55(44)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 38(43), 90(73), 41(32)*, 97(80)

8. Saud Shakeel
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

9. Agha Salman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

10. Mohammad Nawaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 17(15)*&1w, 13(21)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 34(36)&1w, 2(3)&0w

11. Shadab Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 10(4)*&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

12. Haris Sohail
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 41(41)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 14(18)&0w

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

14. Hasan Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 1w, 18(9)*&0w, 1w, 10(5)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 4w, 3w, 1w, 11(10)&1w

15. Faheem Ashraf
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 13(11)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

16. Mohammad Hasnain
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 28(17)&1w

17. Haris Rauf
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

18. Shaheen Afridi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 19(26)*&4w

NATWEST T20 BLAST 2021 STATS (Due to lack of H2H and Venue data for all the new players)

Will Jacks - Runs (369), Avg (36.90) - 11M/11I
Zak Crawley - Runs (281), Avg (40.14) - 7M/7I
Phil Salt - Runs (262), Avg (52.40) - 8M/7I
Ben Duckett - Runs (248), Avg (27.55) - 10M/9I

Jake Ball - Wickets (18), Avg (15.44), SR (9.8) - 9M/9I
Matthew Parkinson - Wickets (13), Avg (23.30), SR (16.6) - 10M/10I
Lewis Gregory - Wickets (12), Avg (18.83), SR (11.5) - 8M/8I
David Payne - Wickets (10), Avg (28.30), SR (19.2) - 8M/8I

3. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING

A) ENGLAND (ENG) SQUAD:

Probable XI

1) Phil Salt - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 63, 6, 20, 11, 58, 13, 72*, 77, 86

2) Zak Crawley - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 24, 39, 43, 43, 69, 15, 48, 0, 17, 2, 2, 0, 18*

3) James Vince - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 13, 19, 5, 31, 36, 23, 34, 29, 32, 62

4) Dawid Malan - LHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 76, 4, 7, 2, 6, 10, 23, 199, 26, 50

5) Ben Stokes - LHB, RMF
Last 10 - 8r 1w, 0r 2w, 35r 4w, 20r 0w, 11r 0w, 29r 1w, 0r 0w, 35r 1w, 99r 0w, 1r 3w

6) Daniel Lawrence - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 55r 1w, 2r 0w, 19r 2w, 59r 0w, 11r 2w, 17, 81r 1w, 0, 0, 14, 152r 1w

7) Lewis Gregory - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 5w, 0w, 4w, 3w, 0w, 13r 0w, 0w, 24r 0w, 107r 1w, 2w

8) Craig Overton - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 3w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 16r 1w, 15r 4w, 74r 2w, 5w, 38r 3w, 5w

9) Matthew Parkinson - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 2w, 2w, 3w

10) Saqib Mahmood - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 1w, 4w, 2w, 1w, 3w, 1w, 1w, 5w, 3w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 2w, 2w

11) Jake Ball - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 4w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 3w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 3w, 0w

BENCH

12) Danny Briggs - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 3w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 2w

13) Brydon Carse - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 51r 1w, 4w, 1w

14) Ben Duckett - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 39, 20, 7, 0, 35, 38, 52, 51, 6

15) Will Jacks - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 87r 1w, 28r 0w, 0r 1w, 13r 0w, 47r 2w, 65r 0w, 3r 0w, 38*, 10r 0w, 8

16) John Simpson - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 7, 5, 6*, 1, 17*, 0, 10, 62, 4, 4

17) David Payne - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 1w, 2w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 3w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 1w

18) Tom Helm - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 3w, 2w, 1w, 3w, 0w, 3w, 2w, 0w

Safe C/VC choices
Ben Stokes, Dawid Malan

B) PAKISTAN (PAK) SQUAD:

Probable XI

1) Imam Ul Haq - LHB
Last 10 - 11, 7, 57, 5, 70, 0, 41, 48, 0, 24

2) Fakhar Zaman - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 13, 19, 12, 44, 1, 9, 0, 2, 13, 60

3) Babar Azam - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 53, 23, 54, 0, 81, 85*, 2, 0, 52, 41

4) Sohaib Maqsood - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 65*, 59, 12, 60, 5, 61, 31, 2, 34*, 61*

5) Mohammad Rizwan - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 30, 0, 26, 15, 21, 82*, 29, 21, 45, 91*

6) Sarfaraz Ahmed - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 51*, 13, 34*, 36*, 2, 13, 3, 54, 81

7) Shadab Khan - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 15r 0w, 0r 2w, 35r 1w, 0w, 5r 2w, 1w, 7r 1w, 1r 3w, 13r 0w, 33r 0w

8) Faheem Ashraf - LHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 2w, 2w, 27r 1w, 6r 1w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 3w

9) Hasan Ali - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 45r 1w, 10r 0w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 14r 2w, 6r 2w, 0r 5w, 0w, 30r 4w, 5w, 4w

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

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

BENCH

12) Mohammad Hasnain - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 0w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 1w

13) Agha Salman - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 13, 1, 21, 14r 0w, 0r 1w, 1r 0w, 106r 0w, 45r 1w, 79, 1r 0w, 100r 1w

14) Haris Sohail - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 40r 0w, 10r 0w, 109r 0w, 5r 1w, 1, 15r 0w, 3r 0w, 9, 71, 24, 28r 1w, 41

15) Saud Shakeel - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 12, 58r 2w, 7r 0w, 60r 1w, 9r 0w, 90, 10r 0w, 123*, 81r 0w, 19r 0w, 50, 1r 0w, 10, 142r 0w, 48

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

17) Mohammad Nawaz - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 10r 1w, 6r 2w, 0r 2w, 4r 0w, 9r 0w, 25r 1w, 2w, 2r 0w, 0r 2w, 4r 3w

18) Abdullah Shafique - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 15, 0, 35, 15, 0, 0, 41*, 63

Safe C/VC choices
Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman

Differential C/VC choices

ENG

Phil Salt, James Vince, Zak Crawley
Hit or Miss: Lewis Gregory, Matthew Parkinson

PAK

Sarfaraz Ahmed, Hasan Ali, Imam Ul Haq
Hit or Miss: Mohammad Rizwan, Sohaib Maqsood

My Fantasy Team (SL)
(Pre Toss) (9 players)

Wk - Salt, Sarfaraz
Bat - Azam, Maqsood, Vince, Malan
AR - Stokes
Bowl - Mahmood, Ali

Options -
1. Shaheen Afridi/Haris Rauf
2. Zak Crawley/Daniel Lawrence/Shadab Khan/Fakhar Zaman

In GL,

1. Can rotate between Malan and Vince in different teams.
2. Salt is a Hit or Miss player. When you avoid him in GL, rotate between Sarfaraz and Rizwan, with preference to Sarfaraz a bit more (on the basis of their stats and batting positions).
3. Rizwan is a must try in GL, though remember he bats in the middle order for Pakistan in ODIs. Also, he is a safe pick due to the selection percentage so safe players can continue with him even in SL in place of Salt.
4. Whoever between Briggs or Parkinson plays will be a good GL try.
5. Imam Ul Haq, if plays, would be a good pick for GL as well.
6. Lewis Gregory, Faheem Ashraf, Jake Ball and Mohammad Nawaz should be tried in different GL combinations as risky differential picks, especially the two who'd be bowling first.

Note - SL would be a bit risky as most of the England players have neither played an ODI on this venue nor against Pakistan, and the squad has just assembled 2 days prior to this fixture, so a much better game for GL!

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Who's in and who's out? A former T20 World Cup winner dons the selector's hat
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 15:12:47 GMT
KKR have brought in 16-year old Afghanistan offspinner Allah Ghazanfar
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 10:53:01 GMT
The Andhra Cricket Association had said earlier in the day that Vihari hadn't responded to the notice
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 10:47:40 GMT
CA would offer Australian venues if the BCCI and PCB show any desire to restart bilateral relations
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 13:40:13 GMT
Australia have not played a women's Test at the MCG since 1949. They will also host T20Is against England at Adelaide Oval and the SCG
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 11:19:44 GMT
Australia will also host Pakistan for white-ball cricket in November while schedule has also been drawn up to boost the BBL
Sun, 24 Mar 2024 04:58:43 GMT
Following this hike, players in the top experience bracket (40-plus first-class caps) stand to earn INR 120,000 per day
Sat, 23 Mar 2024 02:23:49 GMT
Head coach says it was Dhoni's decision to step down from the captaincy after a "lot of consideration"
Thu, 21 Mar 2024 13:55:06 GMT
MS Dhoni had been CSK's captain throughout their time at the IPL, except for a brief period in 2022 when Ravindra Jadeja took over
Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:06:13 GMT
Sri Lanka fast bowler picked up a hamstring injury earlier this month
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 14:06:49 GMT
MI captain says he hasn't met with his predecessor Rohit Sharma yet but foresees no issues
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 12:50:53 GMT
India seamer impressed in short spell in 2023 season and is set to return for final five games
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 07:20:32 GMT
"The feeling hasn't sunk in, maybe it'll take time," says the captain after leading her side to the WPL title
Sat, 16 Mar 2024 12:43:06 GMT
Titans coach also admits he couldn't have done much to convince Hardik against moving to Mumbai
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 15:42:41 GMT
The Mumbai captain credited his coach Omkar Salvi for creating a vision focussed on player fitness and freedom
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 13:54:30 GMT
Kotian and Deshpande broke Vidarbha's resistance on the fifth afternoon
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 05:06:02 GMT
Iyer did not field on Wednesday because of back pain, but it was understood that he would field on Thursday after receiving treatment
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 05:20:42 GMT
The England batter was part of the Delhi Capitals squad, having been bought for INR 4 crore at the auction in December
Wed, 13 Mar 2024 14:13:53 GMT
Although Nair fell for 74 in the last session of the day, Wadkar stayed unbeaten on 56
Wed, 13 Mar 2024 13:51:50 GMT
Josh Hazlewood has risen to No. 2, while Kuldeep Yadav has achieved a career-best 16th place
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 11:02:29 GMT
A list of injured and unavailable players and their replacements for IPL 2024
Wed, 13 Mar 2024 16:06:41 GMT
Mohammed Shami and Prasidh Krishna have been ruled out of IPL 2024
Tue, 12 Mar 2024 17:44:32 GMT
India allrounder opens up on what happened during those 48 hours when he had to leave the team in the middle of a Test to visit his mother in hospital
Tue, 12 Mar 2024 16:22:00 GMT
England seamer insists landmarks are not the reason he still competes at the age of 41
Tue, 12 Mar 2024 14:54:05 GMT
Mumbai's young batter also credits Ajinkya Rahana and Shreyas Iyer for their roles in putting up big partnerships
Mon, 11 Mar 2024 11:59:45 GMT
Shah also mentioned that Mohammed Shami is expected back only in September, while KL Rahul is still awaiting clearance to join LSG
Mon, 11 Mar 2024 13:01:44 GMT
Jason Roy opted out of the tournament citing personal reasons
Mon, 11 Mar 2024 07:52:32 GMT
They had slipped to fifth after the defeat in Hyderabad, but are now firmly back on top
Sun, 10 Mar 2024 16:23:10 GMT
"I love to play in tough situations and tough conditions," Thakur says after top-scoring in Mumbai's first innings in the Ranji Trophy final
Sun, 10 Mar 2024 03:19:26 GMT
While the expectations from Mumbai are always big, Vidarbha are primed for their time under the limelight
Sat, 09 Mar 2024 17:57:45 GMT
Move aimed at incentivising players for prioritising Test cricket
Sat, 09 Mar 2024 14:48:55 GMT
Ashwin explains the "different actions, different speeds, and different releases" he has had to use to stay on top of the batters
Sat, 09 Mar 2024 14:44:50 GMT
He calls for 'allround' review of domestic cricket involving players and coaches
Sat, 09 Mar 2024 14:34:10 GMT
England captain seeks positives after 4-1 loss as he backs team to stick to positive style
Sat, 09 Mar 2024 14:00:03 GMT
Head coach doesn't rule out the possibility of both players returning soon to the national team
Sat, 09 Mar 2024 10:41:57 GMT
England suffered another collapse to crash to a 4-1 series defeat in Dharamsala
Sat, 09 Mar 2024 10:03:42 GMT
India coach praises the selectors' input and their captain was pleased with Kuldeep and Jaiswal's growth
Sat, 09 Mar 2024 07:14:15 GMT
Bumrah took charge of India in his absence
Fri, 08 Mar 2024 14:12:05 GMT
Shoaib Bashir is England's best bowler on the day, which ends with India comfortably ahead by 255 runs with two first-innings wickets in hand
Fri, 08 Mar 2024 13:00:34 GMT
Spin coach praises Bashir for overcoming illness, as he and Hartley keep fighting with the ball
Thu, 07 Mar 2024 14:20:40 GMT
The India left-arm spinner has had a quietly devastating series and proved to be the difference once more in Dharamsala
Thu, 07 Mar 2024 02:10:27 GMT
ESPNcricinfo understands that the India batter will also take a call on his international future soon
Wed, 06 Mar 2024 21:42:43 GMT
As Stokes himself acknowledged, "3-2 sounds better than 3-1 or 4-1", so another high-octane contest ought to be in prospect
Wed, 06 Mar 2024 14:24:01 GMT
India captain also reflected on the unusual paths both his career and R Ashwin's have gone, with the latter set to play his 100th Test
Wed, 06 Mar 2024 11:40:30 GMT
Cameron Green makes big strides as Jaiswal edges into top ten among batters
Wed, 06 Mar 2024 11:02:15 GMT
Bashir and Hartley both retained in spite of expectation of seam-friendly conditions in Dharamsala
Tue, 05 Mar 2024 13:35:36 GMT
He picks out the 2012-13 home-series defeat to England as one of the major turning points in his career
Tue, 05 Mar 2024 11:45:32 GMT
The England batter explains why Ashwin is such a challenging bowler to face in Test cricket
Tue, 05 Mar 2024 09:54:30 GMT
England's latest caps centurion looks to finish India series on a high in Dharamsala
Sat, 02 Mar 2024 14:08:24 GMT
ESPNcricinfo understands that Steyn has pulled out of the tournament for personal reasons
Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:18:49 GMT
The inter-zonal tournament of five three-day matches will be played in Pune between March 28 and April 11
Thu, 29 Feb 2024 09:43:23 GMT
Washington Sundar was released from the squad to play the Ranji Trophy semi-final for Tamil Nadu against Mumbai
Thu, 29 Feb 2024 10:30:55 GMT
While their abilities were not in question, it is understood that their decision to practically make themselves unavailable for India has not sat well with the selectors
Thu, 29 Feb 2024 09:51:26 GMT
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja have been retained in the top category
Wed, 28 Feb 2024 18:46:54 GMT
It is understood that Lucknow Super Giants are aware of his progress and are optimistic about his availability in the IPL
Wed, 28 Feb 2024 09:52:53 GMT
Hazlewood back into the top ten in T20I rankings while Scholtz, Erasmus of Namibia dazzle too
Wed, 28 Feb 2024 09:27:39 GMT
India Women head coach particularly wants to create a pool of fast bowlers from the WPL
Tue, 27 Feb 2024 13:39:35 GMT
Ishan Kishan turned up for the Reserve Bank of India in the DY Patil T20 tournament
Tue, 27 Feb 2024 04:50:38 GMT
He is also unlikely to play the 2024 T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and USA
Tue, 27 Feb 2024 07:41:55 GMT
His comments follow BCCI's warning that players will face "severe implications" if they skip Tests and domestic games to be ready for IPL
Tue, 27 Feb 2024 07:39:18 GMT
Bashir's two-in-two after lunch opened up the game, but in the end, England's second-innings collapse meant that they didn't have enough to play with
Mon, 26 Feb 2024 16:22:19 GMT
"During the Bengal game, I shouted at 17th player, and he complained to his dad who is a politician"
Mon, 26 Feb 2024 16:21:24 GMT
Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer are also set to feature in the tournament
Mon, 26 Feb 2024 10:24:59 GMT
England captain praises young spin attack despite India inflicting first series defeat of his tenure
Sun, 25 Feb 2024 14:52:19 GMT
Ashwin says the lack of bounce on the surface meant he had to adopt a different approach in Ranchi
Sun, 25 Feb 2024 13:26:54 GMT
India's spinners came to the party on day three in Ranchi after their wicketkeeper dug them out of a hole
Sun, 25 Feb 2024 13:06:16 GMT
Offspinner dedicates five-wicket haul to late grandfathers as he braces for fourth-innings challenge
Sat, 24 Feb 2024 12:32:37 GMT
Backs England to seize chance to square series, after Bashir's stellar display
Sat, 24 Feb 2024 12:09:37 GMT
India trail by 134 runs in the first innings with only three wickets in hand
Sat, 24 Feb 2024 12:37:40 GMT
Bhatia and Harmanpreet steered Mumbai's chase after Capsey and Rodrigues helped Delhi set a target of 172
Fri, 23 Feb 2024 16:01:32 GMT
India's debutant fast bowler picked up three wickets with the new ball to put India on top
Fri, 23 Feb 2024 15:13:56 GMT
India fast bowler has been missing in action since the final of the ODI World Cup in November 2023
Fri, 23 Feb 2024 12:23:53 GMT
First-day century rescues England after five-wicket morning to post 302 for 7 at the close
Fri, 23 Feb 2024 12:15:29 GMT
Veteran batter stepped in and took control shepherding his team from 112 for 5 to 302 for 7 by stumps
Fri, 23 Feb 2024 06:43:41 GMT
BCCI released the schedule only for the first 21 matches, till April 7, as the dates for India's general elections aren't out yet
Thu, 22 Feb 2024 14:38:04 GMT
England haven't lost a Test series since Stokes and McCullum took over but that could change in Ranchi
Wed, 21 Feb 2024 10:31:38 GMT
He is believed to have batted without any discomfort but did not keep wickets
Tue, 20 Feb 2024 17:37:42 GMT
He had opted out of the ongoing Tests against England due to personal reasons
Tue, 20 Feb 2024 17:33:33 GMT
KL Rahul is set to miss the fourth Test as well, while his participation in the final Test in Dharamsala is subject to fitness
Tue, 20 Feb 2024 14:56:20 GMT
Iyer has been ruled out due to back spasms, while Dube will miss out because of a side strain
Tue, 20 Feb 2024 10:25:35 GMT
Former Bengal captain requests BCCI to take steps to increase the significance of the Ranji Trophy
Thu, 22 Feb 2024 08:58:10 GMT
England coach unconcerned by form of Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root ahead of must-win Ranchi Test
Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:34:40 GMT
A veteran for Vidarbha, he is the only Indian batter to have scored fifty or more in his lone ODI appearance
Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:01:34 GMT
Sarfaraz Khan played the perfect supporting act in a stand of 172 off 26.2 overs with Jaiswal to set up India's 2-1 series lead
Mon, 19 Feb 2024 03:07:11 GMT
Ashwin took the field at the start of the third session of play on the fourth day
Sun, 18 Feb 2024 17:51:43 GMT
England captain questions Zak Crawley's second-innings lbw dismissal
Sun, 18 Feb 2024 16:44:51 GMT
"I know how important every innings is and that's why I work hard in practice and every innings counts for me"
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