Australia vs South Africa - Match 13

Author: Shreyas
23 Oct 2021 03:55:44
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Australia vs South Africa - 13th Match of the ICC Men's T20I World Cup'2021, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi 

Weather Forecast
Sunny - 33°C

1. VENUE AND PITCH INFO

Venue - Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi 

(i) Total Matches - T20s

Overall - 154

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

AUS - 1 - 0w/1l
SA - 2 - 2w/0l

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

AUS

Glenn Maxwell - 55th highest run scorer (189), Avg (31.50) - 8M/8I
David Warner - 61st highest run scorer (179), Avg (35.80) - 6M/6I

Marcus Stoinis - 78th highest wicket taker (6), Avg (20), SR (12.7) - 5M/4I

SA

Quinton De Kock - 12th highest run scorer (294), Avg (32.67) - 10M/10I
David Miller - 43rd highest run scorer (210), Avg (42) - 9M/8I

Kagiso Rabada - 14th highest wicket taker (13), Avg (13), SR (11) - 6M/6I
Anrich Nortje - 60th highest wicket taker (7), Avg (26), SR (20.57) - 6M/6I
Lungi Ngidi - 78th highest wicket taker (6), Avg (12.83), SR (8) - 2M/2I

(iv) Recent Matches on this venue

1) Sri Lanka vs Ireland - 20th October'2021
171/7 vs 101/10 (SL won by 70 runs)

Pacers - 6w+5w=11w
Spinners - 1w+4w=5w

2) Netherlands vs Namibia - 20th October'2021
164/4 vs 166/4 (NAM won by 6 wkts)

Pacers - 3w+2w=5w
Spinners - 0w+2w=4w

3) Namibia vs Sri Lanka - 18th October'2021
96/10 vs 100/3 (SL won by 7 wkts)

Pacers - 4w+2w=6w
Spinners - 5w+1w=6w

4) Netherlands vs Ireland - 18th October'2021
106/10 vs 107/3 (IRE won by 7 wkts)

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

5) Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - 8th October'2021
235/9 vs 193/8 (MI won by 42 runs)

Pacers - 5w+7w=12w
Spinners - 4w+1w=5w

6) Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - 6th October'2021
141/7 vs 137/6 (SRH won by 4 runs)

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

7) Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals - 2nd October'2021
189/4 vs 190/3 (RR won by 7 wkts)

Pacers - 1w+3w=4w
Spinners - 3w+0w=3w

8) Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians - 28th September'2021
135/6 vs 137/4 (MI won by 6 wkts)

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

9) Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings - 26th September'2021
171/6 vs 172/8 (CSK won by 2 wkts)

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

10) Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals - 25th September'2021
154/6 vs 121/6 (DC won by 33 runs)

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

SUMMARY OF WICKETS

Pacers
1st Innings - 46w
2nd Innings - 34w

Spinners
1st Innings - 19w
2nd Innings - 18w

Overall
80w:37w (Pacers:Spinners)

(v) Toss Based Analysis on this venue

Australia (AUS)

1. David Warner
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 36(30), 45(33)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 47(33)*, 17(17), 2(3)

2. Aaron Finch
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 32(30)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(3), 16(21)

3. Steven Smith
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5(5)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 6(7), 26(34)*, 11(8), 31(20)*

4. Mitchell Marsh
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

5. Marcus Stoinis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 13(8)&1w, 38(27)&3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 11(9)&0w, 6(6)&2w, 10(5)*

6. Glenn Maxwell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(6)*, 10(17)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(7), 11(18), 40(25)

7. Matthew Wade
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

8. Josh Inglis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

9. Mitchell Starc
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

10. Ashton Agar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 19(23)&0w

11. Pat Cummins
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 17(9)*&0w, 5(4)*&0w, 53(36)*&0w, 1w, 4(17)&0w, 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 33(12)&0w, 1w

12. Adam Zampa
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 0w

13. Kane Richardson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

14. Josh Hazlewood
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w

15. Mitchell Swepson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

South Africa (SA)

1. Quinton De Kock
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 33(20), 1(3), 0(5), 23(15), 6(4), 55(42)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 53(36), 78(44)*, 18(19), 27(29)

2. Temba Bavuma
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

3. Aiden Markram
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

4. Rassie Van Der Dussen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

5. David Miller
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 73(46), 22(14)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 21(23), 7(10)

6. Heinrich Klaassen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

7. Wiaan Mulder
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

8. Dwaine Pretorius
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

9. Tabraiz Shamsi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

10. Keshav Maharaj
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

11. Bjorn Fortuin
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

12. Anrich Nortje
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 2w, 3w

13. Kagiso Rabada
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 4w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 15(7)*&2w, 9(10)&2w, 2w

14. Lungi Ngidi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 3w

15. Reeza Hendricks
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

2. HEAD TO HEAD

(i) Overall
21 - 13w/8l (In favour of AUS)

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

(iii) On This Venue
Not Played Yet

(iv) Recent Head to Head Matches

1) Australia vs South Africa - 26th February'2020
193/5 vs 96/10 (AUS won by 97 runs)

David Warner - 57(37)
Aaron Finch - 55(37)
Steven Smith - 30(15)*
Mitchell Marsh - 19(16) & 1w
Ashton Agar - 3w
Mitchell Starc - 3w
Adam Zampa - 2w
Pat Cummins - 1w
Rassie Van Der Dussen - 24(19)
Heinrich Klaassen - 22(18)
Kagiso Rabada - 1w
Anrich Nortje - 1w
Tabraiz Shamsi - 1w
Dwaine Pretorius - 1w
Lungi Ngidi - 1w

2) South Africa vs Australia - 23rd February'2020
158/4 vs 146/6 (SA won by 12 runs)

Quinton De Kock - 70(47)
Rassie Van Der Dussen - 37(26)
Lungi Ngidi - 3w
Anrich Nortje - 1w
Kagiso Rabada - 1w
Dwaine Pretorius - 1w
David Warner - 67(56)*
Steven Smith - 29(26)
Kane Richardson - 2w
Pat Cummins - 1w
Adam Zampa - 1w

3) Australia vs South Africa - 21st February'2020
196/6 vs 89/10 (AUS won by 107 runs)

Steven Smith - 45(32)
Aaron Finch - 42(27)
Ashton Agar - 20(9)* & 5w
Mitchell Marsh - 19(14)
Matthew Wade - 18(11)
Adam Zampa - 2w
Pat Cummins - 2w
Mitchell Starc - 1w
Kagiso Rabada - 22(19)
Tabraiz Shamsi - 2w
Lungi Ngidi - 1w

4) South Africa vs Australia - 17th November'2018
108/6 vs 87/7 (SA won by 19 runs - Match reduced to 10 overs)

Quinton De Kock - 22(16)
Reeza Hendricks - 19(8)
Lungi Ngidi - 2w
Tabraiz Shamsi - 1w
Glenn Maxwell - 38(23) & 1w

(v) Top Performers from current squads when both these sides meet

AUS

David Warner - Highest run scorer (457), Avg (35.15) - 14M/14I
Aaron Finch - 5th highest run scorer (295), Avg (29.50) - 11M/11I
Glenn Maxwell - 9th highest run scorer (190), Avg (27.14) - 9M/8I
Steven Smith - 9th highest run scorer (190), Avg (31.66) - 8M/8I
Mitchell Marsh - 15th highest run scorer (121), Avg (24.20) - 7M/7I

Pat Cummins - Highest wicket taker (12), Avg (17.58), SR (16.5) - 9M/9I
Ashton Agar - 4th highest wicket taker (9), Avg (10.3), SR (9.3) - 4M/4I
Mitchell Starc - 14th highest wicket taker (6), Avg (26), SR (19.5) - 6M/6I
Adam Zampa - 17th highest wicket taker (5), Avg (21), SR (21) - 5M/5I

SA

Quinton De Kock - 3rd highest run scorer (351), Avg (31.90) - 12M/12I
David Miller - 7th highest run scorer (241), Avg (26.77) - 14M/13I
Reeza Hendricks - 19th highest run scorer (100), Avg (20) - 5M/5I

Kagiso Rabada - 5th highest wicket taker (8), Avg (35), SR (23.2) - 9M/9I
Lungi Ngidi - 9th highest wicket taker (7), Avg (18.14), SR (11.1) - 4M/4I

(vi) Toss Based Analysis (H2H)

Australia (AUS)

1. David Warner
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 20(11), 4(2), 57(37)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 77(40), 33(27), 67(56)*

2. Aaron Finch
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 14(11), 40(18), 42(27), 55(37)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 44(30), 33(25), 2(4), 7(6), 14(12)

3. Steven Smith
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(17), 45(32), 30(15)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 19(15), 44(26), 29(26)

4. Mitchell Marsh
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 35(25)&1w, 19(14), 19(16)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(1)*&1w, 4(1)*, 6(8)

5. Marcus Stoinis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 5(3)

6. Glenn Maxwell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 17(11)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(2)&0w, 23(15)&0w, 75(43)&0w, 19(10)*&0w, 38(23)&1w

7. Matthew Wade
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 18(11), 10(9)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(2)

8. Josh Inglis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

9. Mitchell Starc
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 7(3)*&1w, 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

10. Ashton Agar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 20(9)*&5w, 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 0w

11. Pat Cummins
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 2w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 1w, 1w

12. Adam Zampa
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 2w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 1w

13. Kane Richardson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w

14. Josh Hazlewood
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

15. Mitchell Swepson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

South Africa (SA)

1. Quinton De Kock
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(2), 48(27), 44(28), 25(13), 22(16), 70(47)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 46(39), 7(8), 2(3), 5(3)

2. Temba Bavuma
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

3. Aiden Markram
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

4. Rassie Van Der Dussen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 37(26)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 6(10), 24(19)

5. David Miller
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 11(15), 34(26)*, 33(18), 30(16), 11(10), 11(13)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(10)*, 53(35)*, 2(2), 15(18)

6. Heinrich Klaassen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 12(6)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 22(18)

7. Wiaan Mulder
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

8. Dwaine Pretorius
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 11(9)&1w

9. Tabraiz Shamsi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 1w

10. Keshav Maharaj
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

11. Bjorn Fortuin
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

12. Anrich Nortje
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

13. Kagiso Rabada
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 2w, 1w  0w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 2w, 22(19)&0w, 1w

14. Lungi Ngidi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 1w

15. Reeza Hendricks
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 18(22), 49(48), 19(8), 14(17)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(3)

3. WARM UP SCORES

AUSTRALIA

1. vs New Zealand - 18th October'2021
(Won by 3 wickets)

David Warner - 0(1)
Aaron Finch - 24(19)
Mitchell Marsh - 24(15) & 0w
Steven Smith - 35(30)
Marcus Stoinis - 28(23)
Matthew Wade - 0(2)
Ashton Agar - 23(18) & 1w
Mitchell Starc - 13(9)* & 1w
Josh Inglis - 8(2)*
Kane Richardson - 3w
Adam Zampa - 2w

2. vs India - 20th October'2021
(Lost by 8 wickets)

David Warner - 1(7)
Aaron Finch - 8(10)
Mitchell Marsh - 0(1) & 0w
Steven Smith - 57(48)
Glenn Maxwell - 37(28) & 0w
Marcus Stoinis - 41(25)* & 0w
Matthew Wade - 4(1)*
Ashton Agar - 1w
Mitchell Starc - 0w
Pat Cummins - 0w
Adam Zampa - 0w
Kane Richardson - 0w

SOUTH AFRICA

1. vs Afghanistan - 18th October'2021
(Won by 41 runs)

Temba Bavuma - 31(39)
Quinton De Kock - 7(7)
Aiden Markram - 48(35)
Rassie Van Der Dussen - 21(17)
Heinrich Klaassen - 11(8)
David Miller - 20(10)*
Dwaine Pretorius - 4(4)* & 1w
Tabraiz Shamsi - 3w
Lungi Ngidi - 2w
Keshav Maharaj - 1w
Bjorn Fortuin - 1w

2. vs Pakistan - 20th October'2021
(Won by 6 wickets)

Quinton De Kock - 6(8)
Reeza Hendricks - 7(8)
Rassie Van Der Dussen - 101(51)*
Temba Bavuma - 46(42)
Heinrich Klaassen - 14(8)
David Miller - 8(3)*
Kagiso Rabada - 3w
Keshav Maharaj - 1w
Anrich Nortje - 1w
Bjorn Fortuin - 0w
Wiaan Mulder - 0w
Lungi Ngidi - 0w

4. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING

A) AUSTRALIA (AUS) SQUAD:

Probable XI

1) David Warner - LHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 1, 0, 2, 0, 57, 6, 37, 36, 54, 3

2) Aaron Finch - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 8, 24, 34, 53, 30, 6, 4, 36, 79*, 69

3) Mitchell Marsh - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 0r 0w, 24r 0w, 111r 1w, 4, 11, 51r 0w, 45r 0w, 45, 29, 8r 0w

4) Steven Smith - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 57, 35, 9, 39, 24, 4, 34*, 33, 9

5) Glenn Maxwell - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 37r 0w, 15r 0w, 51r 0w, 40, 57, 50r 0w, 56r 2w, 11r 1w, 10

6) Marcus Stoinis - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 41r 0w, 28, 18, 0w, 0w, 6r 1w, 22r 0w, 0w, 1w, 27*

7) Matthew Wade - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 4*, 0, 22, 2, 1, 4, 13, 51*, 36, 3

8) Ashton Agar - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 1w, 23r 1w, 11r 2w, 2r 1w, 27r 1w, 0w, 1w, 7r 0w, 19r 2w, 1w
/
Adam Zampa

9) Pat Cummins - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 11r 3w, 2w, 10r 0w, 66r 0w, 6r 1w, 2w, 1w, 3w

10) Mitchell Starc - LHB, LF
Last 10 - 0w, 13r 1w, 13r 1w, 14r 2w, 3w, 19r 3w, 8r 5w, 0w, 1w, 0w

11) Josh Hazlewood - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 2w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 3w, 2w, 0w

BENCH

12) Adam Zampa - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 0w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 36r 2w, 12r 1w, 2w

13) Josh Inglis - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 8*, 28, 13, 3, 72, 2, 19, 2, 55, 13

14) Mitchell Swepson - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 0w, 3w, 14r 1w, 0w, 3w, 25r 2w, 4w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 2w

15) Kane Richardson - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 3w, 18r 2w, 1w, 0w, 3w, 1w, 3w, 0w, 2w

Safe C/VC choices
Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh

B) SOUTH AFRICA (SA) SQUAD:

Probable XI

1) Quinton De Kock - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 6, 7, 19, 27, 24, 55, 17, 59*, 58*, 36

2) Temba Bavuma - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 46, 31, 38*, 72, 0, 13, 3*, 10, 0

3) Aiden Markram - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 48, 13, 20r 0w, 18, 42r 0w, 27, 26*, 1w, 21r 3w

4) Rassie Van Der Dussen - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 101*, 21, 5, 16, 59, 6, 25, 30

5) David Miller - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 8*, 20*, 15, 7, 26, 36*, 75*, 28, 24

6) Heinrich Klaassen - RHB, Offbreak, WK
Last 10 - 14, 11, 2, 22, 43, 36, 7*, 3r 0w

7) Dwaine Pretorius - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 4r 1w, 0w, 10r 1w, 2w, 0w, 9r 2w, 3w, 1w
/
Wiaan Mulder

8) Anrich Nortje - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 1w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 2w

9) Keshav Maharaj - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 15r 3w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 17r 1w

10) Kagiso Rabada - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 3w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 3w

11) Tabraiz Shamsi - RHB, LWS
Last 10 - 0w, 3w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 1w, 2w, 5w, 1w, 0w
/
Lungi Ngidi

BENCH

12) Lungi Ngidi - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 0w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 3w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w

13) Wiaan Mulder - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 2r 1w, 5r 1w, 2w, 36r 0w, 9r 2w, 8r 3w, 0w, 25r 0w, 0w

14) Bjorn Fortuin - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 3w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w

15) Reeza Hendricks - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 7, 56*, 18, 38, 1, 51, 69, 2, 17

Safe C/VC choices
Quinton De Kock, Aiden Markram

Differential GL C/VC choices

AUS - Aaron Finch, Steven Smith, Pat Cummins

SA - Rassie Van Der Dussen, Anrich Nortje, Keshav Maharaj

Risky Hit or Miss C/VC choices -
Warner, Bavuma, Starc, Miller, Rabada, Agar/Zampa

My Fantasy Team (SL)
(Pre Toss)

Wk - QDK
Bat - Smith, Dussen, Markram
AR - Stoinis, Marsh, Maxwell, Pretorius
Bowl - Starc, Rabada, Nortje

Options - Finch, Cummins, Bavuma

GL Picks - Warner, Shamsi/Ngidi, Maharaj, Hazlewood

 

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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"
Sun, 18 Feb 2024 16:44:07 GMT
They lead England 2-1 having stayed calm in the face of an early onslaught in Rajkot
Sun, 18 Feb 2024 14:21:08 GMT
England captain ignores criticism of approach, while his return to bowling draws nearer
Sun, 18 Feb 2024 13:33:35 GMT
Despite the absence of Ashwin on the third day in Rajkot, India proceeded to seal their biggest Test win
Sun, 18 Feb 2024 08:07:46 GMT
Non-participation in domestic cricket will lead to "severe implications", secretary Jay Shah has said
Sat, 17 Feb 2024 13:36:11 GMT
Earlier in the day, India's bowling attack roared back to bowl out England for 319 despite Ben Duckett's 153
Mon, 19 Feb 2024 03:08:03 GMT
R Ashwin was pulled up for running on the protected area of the pitch on the second morning
Sat, 17 Feb 2024 03:56:03 GMT
As things stand, India will have to play with only ten men in the remainder of the Rajkot Test if Ashwin doesn't return
Fri, 16 Feb 2024 18:25:05 GMT
A sensational century by Ben Duckett, at 88 balls the third fastest against India in India, left the hosts shell-shocked in Rajkot
Fri, 16 Feb 2024 18:24:30 GMT
At 98 Tests, he also becomes the second-fastest to the landmark in Test cricket
Fri, 16 Feb 2024 07:28:48 GMT
"My body won't allow me to continue bowling fast in red-ball cricket, so I have decided to quit"
Fri, 16 Feb 2024 06:17:14 GMT
Deepak Chahar and Shreyas Iyer also missing in action despite being specifically told to play first-class cricket
Thu, 15 Feb 2024 14:34:41 GMT
Sarfaraz's 66-ball innings lit up the afternoon but ended in heartbreak after he was run-out with Jadeja seeking a 100th run
Thu, 15 Feb 2024 06:03:05 GMT
BCCI secretary Jay Shah confirms as much; also says it's mandatory for centrally contracted players to play domestic cricket when fit
Wed, 14 Feb 2024 12:40:31 GMT
There are huge milestones to look forward to for Ashwin, Anderson and Stokes as India take on England's Bazball once again
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