SOB vs TRR - Eliminator

Author: Shreyas
20 Aug 2021 18:26:31
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Southern Brave vs Trent Rockets - Eliminator of The Hundred'2021, at Kennington Oval, London 

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1. SEASON STATS

(i) Points Table Scenario

SOB - 2nd (8 - 5w/2l/1nr)
TRR - 3rd (8 - 5w/3l)

(ii) Top Performers from these two teams

Southern Brave (SOB)

Quinton De Kock - 6th highest run scorer (189), Avg (47.25) - 7M/6I
James Vince - 9th highest run scorer (180), Avg (25.71) - 8M/7I
Alex Davies - 10th highest run scorer (172), Avg (34.40) - 8M/7I

Jacob Lintott - 3rd highest wicket taker (9), Avg (15.40), SR (12.5) - 7M/7I
Danny Briggs - 13th highest wicket taker (7), Avg (17.57), SR (12.8) - 5M/5I
Chris Jordan - 13th highest wicket taker (7), Avg (32.42), SR (20.7) - 8M/8I
George Garton - 20th highest wicket taker (6), Avg (30.83), SR (19) - 7M/7I
 

Trent Rockets (TRR)

Dawid Malan - 3rd highest run scorer (200), Avg (28.57) - 8M/8I
Alex Hales - 8th highest run scorer (182), Avg (26) - 8M/8I
Samit Patel - 14th highest run scorer (159), Avg (31.80) - 8M/7I
D'Arcy Short - 17th highest run scorer (150), Avg (30) - 8M/8I

Rashid Khan - Highest wicket taker (12), Avg (17.08), SR (12.9) - 8M/8I
Merchant De Lange - 3rd highest wicket taker (10), Avg (14.10), SR (9.9) - 6M/6I
Matthew Carter - 10th highest wicket taker (8), Avg (21.37), SR (15) - 7M/7I
Samit Patel - 10th highest wicket taker (8), Avg (21.12), SR (16) - 8M/8I

(iii) Toss Based Analysis of this season's matches (on any venue, against any opposition)

Southern Brave (SOB)

1. Ross Whiteley
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 39(29)*, 13(9)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 25(14), 4(5), 1(4)

2. Danny Briggs
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 2w, 2w, 1w

3. Devon Conway
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 18(21), 22(18)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 23(20), 34(27)

4. Alex Davies
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 21(12), 50(40)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 14(11), 15(11), 14(14), 18(9)*, 40(29)*

5. Liam Dawson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5(7)&0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

6. Colin De Grandhomme
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(4)&0w, 8(5)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(4)&0w, 1(3)&0w, 2(2), 40(28)*

7. Quinton De Kock
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 27(14)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 21(7), 3(4), 72(45)*, 57(32)*, 9(4)

8. George Garton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 6(7)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 1w, 0w, 23(17)&2w

9. Chris Jordan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 16(14)&0w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 17(9)*&0w, 10(7)*&1w, 1w, 1w

10. Jacob Lintott
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 3w

11. Tymal Mills
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w

12. Paul Stirling
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 20(12)&0w, 18(7)&0w, 2(5)&0w

13. Delray Rawlins
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 7(7)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

14. James Vince
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(2), 6(10)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 40(27), 60(38), 8(12), 53(39), 13(14)

15. Max Waller
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

Trent Rockets (TRR)

1. Lewis Gregory
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(7), 3(5)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 14(8)&1w, 22(17)*, 28(12)*, 25(17)

2. Matthew Carter
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w, 8(3)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 13(8)*&2w, 1w, 1w, 14(9)&1w, 0w

3. Samuel Cook
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 2w, 1w

4. Ben Cox
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

5. Merchant De Lange
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 5w, 3w, 1w, 1w

6. Alex Hales
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 21(14), 38(22)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(1), 40(34)*, 26(25), 25(15), 13(7), 19(16)

7. Rashid Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 25(12)&3w, 0w, 16(6)&1w, 0w, 3w

8. Dawid Malan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(13), 51(41)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 62(43)*, 0(3), 20(12), 6(7), 0(3), 52(46)

9. Tom Moores
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 13(12)*, 7(2)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4(5), 1(4), 13(9)

10. Steven Mullaney
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 11(8)&1w, 10(9), 49(33), 17(10)&1w

11. Samit Patel
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(7)&3w, 31(19)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 13(9)&0w, 46(20)*&0w, 15(7)&2w, 16(8)&1w, 35(23)*&1w

12. Wahab Riaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4w

13. D'Arcy Short
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 69(47)*&0w, 0(3)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 51(41)*, 14(11), 7(9), 0(3), 5(8), 4(1)*

14. Tim Van Der Gugten
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

15. Luke Wood
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 0w, 1w

16. Luke Wright
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

17. Jack Leaning
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

2. VENUE AND PITCH INFO

Venue - Kennington Oval, London 

(i) Total Matches - T20s

Overall - 149

Avg 1st Innings - 153
Avg 2nd Innings - 139

Highest total - 240/3 (Welsh vs Surrey - 15th May'2015)

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

SOB

Paul Stirling - 58th highest run scorer (178), Avg (25.43) - 7M/7I
James Vince - 99th highest run scorer (107), Avg (21.40) - 6M/6I

Max Waller - 38th highest wicket taker (8), Avg (27.75), SR (23.25) - 9M/9I
Chris Jordan - 49th highest wicket taker (7), Avg (37.14), SR (28.29) - 10M/10I
Danny Briggs - 61st highest wicket taker (6), Avg (40.17), SR (33) - 11M/9I

TRR

Dawid Malan - 12th highest run scorer (437), Avg (36.42) - 15M/14I
Luke Wright - 20th highest run scorer (359), Avg (25.64) - 17M/15I
Alex Hales - 52nd highest run scorer (194), Avg (48.50) - 6M/6I
Lewis Gregory - 70th highest run scorer (143), Avg (35.75) - 7M/6I

Merchant De Lange - 49th highest wicket taker (7), Avg (7.86), SR (5.86) - 2M/2I
Samit Patel - 61st highest wicket taker (6), Avg (11), SR (10.50) - 3M/3I
Timm Van Der Gugten - 61st highest wicket taker (6), Avg (19.17), SR (12) - 4M/4I

(iii) Recent Matches on this venue

1) London Spirit vs Oval Invincibles - 14th August'2021
146/7 vs 147/8 (OVI won by 2 wkts)

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

2) Oval Invincibles vs Trent Rockets - 8th August'2021
125/6 vs 116/8 (OVI won by 9 runs)

Pacers - 1w+2w=3w
Spinners - 5w+5w=10w

3) Welsh Fire vs Oval Invincibles - 3rd August'2021
121/7 vs 125/4 (OVI won by 6 wkts)

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

4) Oval Invincibles vs Manchester Originals - 23rd July'2021
145/8 vs 136/7 (OVI won by 9 runs)

Pacers - 5w+4w=9w
Spinners - 3w+3w=6w

5) Surrey vs Kent - 10th July'2021
128/7 vs 129/1 (KEN won by 9 wkts)

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

6) Middlesex vs Surrey - 26th June'2021
174/7 vs 175/5 (SUR won by 5 wkts)

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

7) Surrey vs Somerset - 24th June'2021
146/8 vs 149/3 (SOM won by 7 wkts)

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

8) Surrey vs Essex - 22nd June'2021
118/10 vs 119/2 (ESS won by 8 wkts)

Pacers - 7w+2w=9w
Spinners - 3w+0w=3w

9) Welsh vs Surrey - 15th June'2021
166/8 vs 167/5 (SUR won by 5 wkts)

Pacers - 6w+3w=9w
Spinners - 0w+2w=2w

10) Surrey vs Kent - 1st October'2020
169/2 vs 113/7 (SUR won by 56 runs)

Pacers - 0w+2w=2w
Spinners - 2w+5w=7w

SUMMARY

Pacers
1st Innings - 40w
2nd Innings - 25w

Spinners
1st Innings - 24w
2nd Innings - 23w

Overall
65w:47w (Pacers:Spinners)

(iv) Toss Based Analysis on this venue

Southern Brave (SOB)

1. Ross Whiteley
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

2. Danny Briggs
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 0w

3. Devon Conway
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

4. Alex Davies
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

5. Liam Dawson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 17(15)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

6. Colin De Grandhomme
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

7. Quinton De Kock
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

8. George Garton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

9. Chris Jordan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 24(10)*&0w, 2w

10. Jacob Lintott
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

11. Tymal Mills
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

12. Paul Stirling
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 109(58)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 6(6)

13. Delray Rawlins
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 20(17)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

14. James Vince
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 18(14)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

15. Max Waller
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 1w

Trent Rockets (TRR)

1. Lewis Gregory
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 50(23)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 6(8)&1w, 0w, 28(12)*

2. Matthew Carter
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

3. Samuel Cook
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 4w, 1w

4. Ben Cox
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

5. Merchant De Lange
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4w

6. Alex Hales
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 25(15)

7. Rashid Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 16(6)&1w

8. Dawid Malan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 117(57)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 12(11), 6(7)

9. Tom Moores
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(4)

10. Steven Mullaney
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(9)

11. Samit Patel
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 15(7)&2w

12. Wahab Riaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

13. D'Arcy Short
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(3)

14. Tim Van Der Gugten
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 1w

15. Luke Wood
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

16. Luke Wright
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 45(37)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 6(6), 25(21)

17. Jack Leaning
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 7(10), 2(3)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 34(28)

3. HEAD TO HEAD

(i) Overall
1 - 1w/0l (In favour of TRR)

(ii) Recent Head To Head Matches

1) Southern Brave vs Trent Rockets - 24th July'2021
126/8 vs 127/1 (TRR won by 9 wkts)

Ross Whiteley - 39(29)*
Alex Davies - 21(12)
Devon Conway - 18(21)
Chris Jordan - 16(14)
George Garton - 1w
Dawid Malan - 62(43)*
D'Arcy Short - 51(41)*
Marchant De Lange - 5w
Lewis Gregory - 1w
Luke Wood - 1w

Pacers - 7w+1w=8w
Spinners - 1w+0w=1w

4. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING

A) SOUTHERN BRAVE (SOB) SQUAD:

Unavailable - Craig Overton, Jofra Archer

Probable XI

1) Paul Stirling - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 2r 0w, 18r 0w, 20r 0w, 18, 19r 2w, 6r 0w, 11, 27, 13

2) Quinton De Kock - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 9, 57*, 72*, 27, 21, 27, 20, 120, 60, 60, 72

3) James Vince - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 13, 53, 8, 6, 40, 0, 39, 102, 63, 102

4) Alex Davies - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 40*, 18*, 14, 50, 14, 21, 13, 56, 84, 7
/
Devon Conway

5) Colin De Grandhomme - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 40*, 2, 8r 0w, 1r 0w, 4r 0w, 5, 12r 0w, 32, 4w, 12r 1w, 28r 0w

6) Ross Whiteley - LHB, LM
Last 10 - 1, 13, 25, 39*, 31, 28*, 4, 37, 0

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

8) Chris Jordan - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 10r 1w, 2w, 1w, 16r 0w, 4r 0w, 14r 0w, 3w, 0w

9) Jacob Lintott - RHB, LWS
Last 10 - 3w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 15r 0w, 0w

10) Tymal Mills - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 3w, 27r 3w

11) George Garton - LHB, LFM
Last 10 - 23r 2w, 0w, 1w, 6r 2w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 2w, 46r 3w, 12r 0w

BENCH

12) Liam Dawson - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 0w, 5r 0w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 23r 0w, 16r 0w, 17r 1w, 9r 1w, 33r 0w

13) Max Waller - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w

14) Delray Rawlins - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 7, 33, 22r 0w, 50r 0w, 0w, 6r 0w, 1w, 15r 0w, 6*

15) Devon Conway - LHB, RM
Last 10 - 22, 23, 18, 4, 70*, 21, 12, 0, 88, 45, 81*

Safe C/VC choices
Quinton De Kock, James Vince

B) TRENT ROCKETS (TRR) SQUAD:

Unavailable - Joe Root, Wahab Riaz (injured)

Probable XI

1) Alex Hales - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 19, 13, 25, 26, 38, 40*, 0, 35, 15, 31*, 34

2) D'Arcy Short - LHB, LWS
Last 10 - 4*, 5, 0, 7, 0r 0w, 14, 51*, 69r 0w, 35r 1w, 30r 1w

3) Dawid Malan - LHB, RM
Last 10 - 52, 0, 6, 20, 51, 0, 62*, 31, 1, 1

4) Steven Mullaney - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 17r 1w, 49, 10, 11r 1w, 43r 0w, 7r 3w, 39r 1w, 21

5) Tom Moores - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 13, 1, 7*, 4, 0, 7, 9, 17, 48, 4, 1

6) Lewis Gregory (C) - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 25, 28*, 22*, 3, 14r 1w, 1w, 10r 1w, 77r 0w, 40r 3w, 1w

7) Samit Patel - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 35r 1w, 16r 1w, 15r 2w, 46r 0w, 31r 1w, 13r 0w, 0w, 34r 1w, 26r 0w

8) Rashid Khan - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 3w, 2r 0w, 16r 1w, 0w, 3w, 25r 3w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w

9) Samuel Cook - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 3w, 2w, 0w, 2w, 2w, 0w

10) Merchant De Lange - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 0w, 3w, 5w, 0w, 1w, 29r 0w, 7r 2w, 75r 3w

11) Matthew Carter - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 0w, 14r 1w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 0w

BENCH

12) Luke Wright - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 39, 54, 0, 77, 8, 20*, 33, 75, 22

13) Ben Cox - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 12, 16, 1, 43, 30, 36, 11*, 17*, 61*, 3

14) Luke Wood - LHB, LFM
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 4w, 2w, 1w, 63r 0w, 1w, 1w, 10r 0w

15) Wahab Riaz - RHB, LHB
Last 10 - 4w, 0w, 2w, 2w, 28r 0w, 3w, 0w, 2w, 17r 1w, 28r 2w

16) Timm Van Der Gugten - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 3w, 0w, 3w, 3w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 3w

17) Jack Leaning - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 35, 2, 53*, 50, 5, 0, 19, 42r 3w, 14

Safe C/VC choices
Samit Patel, Rashid Khan

Differential GL C/VC choices

SOB - Paul Stirling, Colin De Grandhomme, George Garton

TRR - Merchant De Lange, Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, D'Arcy Short

My Fantasy Team (Pre Toss)

Wk - De Kock
Bat - Hales, Malan, Mullaney, Davies, Vince
AR - Patel, Stirling
Bowl - Rashid, Garton, Lintott

GL Picks and other options to choose from - Briggs, Jordan, Short, Gregory, Conway (if plays), De Lange, Carter

Can be dropped from various GL teams -
Hales, Malan, Stirling, Rashid

Dropping them would save credits to accommodate the other players

My Fantasy Team (GL - Risky)

Wk - De Kock
Bat - Malan/Hales, Vince, Davies, Mullaney/Gregory(AR)
AR - Patel
Bowl - De Lange, Lintott, Briggs, Jordan, Carter

Refer to their "season stats" for a better overview for toss based inning-wise data!

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India assistant coach says they also want to carry momentum into the semi-final by beating New Zealand, so it might come down to bowlers not bowling their full quotas on Sunday
Fri, 28 Feb 2025 18:08:11 GMT
India's keeper-batter admits keeping someone like Pant out of the XI comes with its own pressures, and also heaps praise on Shami
Thu, 27 Feb 2025 10:11:46 GMT
This is the former England captain's first foray into coaching in the IPL
Wed, 26 Feb 2025 10:55:07 GMT
Ponting also reckoned that Kohli, who is now third on the highest run-scorers list in ODIs, will want to finish at the top
Tue, 25 Feb 2025 17:53:55 GMT
Defending champions yet to name their captain with season starting on March 22
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:03:09 GMT
New Zealand's five-wicket win over Bangladesh in Rawalpindi on Monday confirmed this; that means Bangladesh and hosts Pakistan are out of contention
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 09:26:10 GMT
Iyer points to the sluggishness of the pitch and Abrar's tight spell as reasons for India not being able to bat more aggressively
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 08:58:52 GMT
Former India allrounder comes in with plenty of coaching experience in international and franchise cricket
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 05:03:05 GMT
Kohli set up India for a semi-final spot and all but crossed out Pakistan from the 2025 Champions Trophy
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 04:46:36 GMT
India batter gets to the milestone in the Champions Trophy match against Pakistan in Dubai, breaking Sachin Tendulkar's record
Sun, 23 Feb 2025 08:34:14 GMT
A PCB official said that as this is an ICC tournament, the anthem playlist has been produced and distributed by the ICC
Sun, 23 Feb 2025 05:13:15 GMT
Aaqib Javed gives his vote of confidence to Pakistan's quicks, but Urooj Mumtaz and Anil Kumble feel the team, on the whole, lack firepower
Sat, 22 Feb 2025 19:55:32 GMT
They have opened together only 28 times in ODIs, but their numbers are staggering
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
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