Auckland Aces vs Wellington Firebirds - Match 12

Author: Shreyas
24 Dec 2021 06:00:44
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Wellington Firebirds vs Auckland Aces - 12th Match of Super Smash 2021-22, at Basin Reserve, Wellington 

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1. VENUE AND PITCH INFO

Venue - Basin Reserve, Wellington 

(i) Total Matches - T20s

Overall - 85

Avg 1st Innings - 162
Avg 2nd Innings - 141

Highest total - 213/5 (Wellington Firebirds vs Central Stags - 25th December'2012)

(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground

WF - 59 - 27w/32l
AA - 11 - 6w/5l

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

WF

Michael Bracewell - 3rd highest run scorer (469), Avg (26.06) - 26M/22I
Tom Blundell - 6th highest run scorer (424), Avg (21.20) - 22M/21I
Finn Allen - 21st highest run scorer (238), Avg (29.75) - 8M/8I
Troy Johnson - 31st highest run scorer (197), Avg (24.63) - 11M/11I
James Neesham - 34th highest run scorer (188), Avg (31.33) - 10M/9I

Hamish Bennett - 3rd highest wicket taker (27), Avg (24.74), SR (17.89) - 24M/24I
Logan Van Beek - 6th highest wicket taker (22), Avg (30.18), SR (22.18) - 23M/23I
Ben Sears - 8th highest wicket taker (17), Avg (13.59), SR (11.47) - 9M/9I
Ollie Newton - 8th highest wicket taker (17), Avg (21.29), SR (17.06) - 15M/14I
James Neesham - 10th highest wicket taker (16), Avg (15.19), SR (11.63) - 10M/10I
Rachin Ravindra - 34th highest wicket taker (7), Avg (39), SR (29) - 11M/11I
Peter Younghusband - 42nd highest wicket taker (6), Avg (40.67), SR (31) - 12M/11I

AA

George Worker - 14th highest run scorer (297), Avg (37.13) - 8M/8I
Mark Chapman - 54th highest run scorer (138), Avg (69) - 5M/4I
Martin Guptill - 56th highest run scorer (136), Avg (27.20) - 6M/5I

Michael Bracewell - 23rd highest wicket taker (9), Avg (27), SR (20.67) - 26M/8I
Kyle Jamieson - 34th highest wicket taker (7), Avg (26), SR (17.14) - 5M/5I

(iv) Recent Matches on this venue

1) Wellington Firebirds vs Canterbury Kings - 19th December'2021
151/9 vs 157/4 (CK won by 6 wkts)

Pacers - 7w+4w=11w
Spinners - 2w+0w=2w

2) Central Stags vs Wellington Firebirds - 5th December'2021
190/4 vs 176/7 (CS won by 14 runs)

Pacers - 4w+6w=10w
Spinners - 0w+1w=1w

3) Canterbury Kings vs Wellington Firebirds - 13th February'2021
175/8 vs 178/5 (WF won by 5 wkts)

Pacers - 6w+3w=9w
Spinners - 2w+2w=4w

4) Central Stags vs Wellington Firebirds - 31st January'2021
164/7 vs 170/2 (WF won by 8 wkts)

Pacers - 6w+1w=7w
Spinners - 1w+1w=2w

5) Canterbury Kings vs Wellington Firebirds - 25th January'2021
153/7 vs 154/3 (WF won by 7 wkts)

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

6) Otago Volts vs Wellington Firebirds - 24th January'2021
137/9 vs 140/6 (WF won by 4 wkts)

Pacers - 6w+5w=11w
Spinners - 1w+0w=1w

7) Wellington Firebirds vs Northern Knights - 9th January'2021
185/7 vs 105/10 (WF won by 80 runs)

Pacers - 4w+5w=9w
Spinners - 2w+5w=7w

8) Auckland Aces vs Wellington Firebirds - 24th December'2020
176/3 vs 178/6 (WF won by 4 wkts)

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

SUMMARY

Pacers
1st Innings - 40w
2nd Innings - 29w

Spinners
1st Innings - 10w
2nd Innings - 13w

Overall
69w:23w (Pacers:Spinners)

(v) Toss Based Analysis on this venue

Wellington Firebirds (WF)

1. Finn Allen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 75(39), 20(9)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 53(23), 4(3), 4(9), 66(27), 16(11), 0(1)

2. Luke Georgeson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(3)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(1)

3. Troy Johnson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 12(11), 1(1)*, 10(7)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4(11), 5(9), 50(44)*, 2(7), 24(22), 7(7)*, 28(15), 54(46)

4. Michael Bracewell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 69(34), 27(14), 70(40), 15(15), 34(20)&1w, 23(17)*, 6(7)&4w, 20(22)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(9), 6(5), 11(11), 13(14), 1(4)&0w, 47(43)*&0w, 5(5)*&1w, 1w, 4(5)&3w

5. Nathan Smith
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 16(16)&1w, 6(9)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 25(16)&1w

6. Logan Van Beek
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 18(12)*&1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 15(8)*&3w, 0w, 22(14)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 2w, 1w, 10(7)&0w, 0w, 17(10)*&1w, 0w, 3w, 3w, 61(33)*&1w

7. Hamish Bennett
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 0w, 1w, 3w, 1w, 3w, 2w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 1w, 12(8)*&1w, 3w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 1w

8. Jamie Gibson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5(5), 1(2), 13(8), 10(12)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 23(13), 13(11), 24(14), 6(10), 1w, 16(10)*, 0(1)&0w

9. Tim Robinson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 32(26)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 5(6)

10. Peter Younghusband
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w, 21(15)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 0w

11. Ben Sears
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4w, 2w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 4w, 3w, 1w, 0w, 1w

12. Ollie Newton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 14(12)&1w, 10(8)*&1w, 0w

13. Jacob Bhula
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

14. Callum McLachlan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

15. Nick Greenwood
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(11)

16. James Neesham
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(5)&0w, 47(32)*&2w, 40(29)*&1w, 22(13)&1w, 5(5)&3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 37(20)&0w, 18(12)&1w

17. Rachin Ravindra
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 39(20)&1w, 30(20)&0w, 14(11)&1w, 6(4)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(1)&1w, 9(7)&0w, 11(10)&2w, 3(6)&0w, 29(20)*&1w, 0w

18. Tom Blundell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(3), 4(5), 14(12), 25(21), 22(20)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 38(21), 0(1), 19(11), 62(42)*, 24(14), 0(2)

19. Ian McPeake
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

20. Michael Snedden
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

Auckland Aces (AA)

1. Martin Guptill
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(1), 10(10), 60(53)

2. George Worker
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 44(24), 8(6), 49(45)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

3. Mark Chapman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 47(41)*, 58(31)*&2w, 8(10)&0w

4. Sean Solia
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 75(56)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

5. Glenn Phillips
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(8), 2(3), 7(7)

6. Ben Horne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(2)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

7. Cole Briggs
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

8. Robert O'Donnell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 27(15)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 18(19)*, 1(1)*, 0(1)

9. William O'Donnell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 29(24)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

10. Ben Lister
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

11. Danru Ferns
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

12. William Somerville
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 0w, 1w

13. Lockie Ferguson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

14. Ross Ter Braak
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

15. Adithya Ashok
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

16. Louis Delport
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

17. Kyle Jamieson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(4)&1w, 3w, 10(6)*&1w

18. Matthew Gibson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

19. Ollie Pringle
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

20. Ryan Harrison
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

21. Graeme Beghin
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 32(23)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

2. HEAD TO HEAD

(i) Overall
29 - 16w/13l (In favour of AA)

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

(iii) On This Venue
11 - 6w/5l (In favour of AA)

(iv) Recent Head to Head Matches

1) Wellington Firebirds vs Auckland Aces - 7th February'2021
230/2 vs 191/10 (WF won by 39 runs)

Finn Allen - 73(35)
Tom Blundell - 46(23)
James Neesham - 3w
Peter Younghusband - 2w
Logan Van Beek - 2w
Hamish Bennett - 2w
Jamie Gibson - 1w
William O'Donnell - 38(24)
William Somerville - 26(9)
Robert O'Donnell - 20(12)
Sean Solia - 17(9) & 1w
Ben Horne - 17(18)
Kyle Jamieson - 17(12)
Mark Chapman - 16(14)
Glenn Phillips - 15(7)
Ross Ter Braak - 1w

2) Auckland Aces vs Wellington Firebirds - 24th December'2020
176/3 vs 178/6 (WF won by 4 wkts)

Sean Solia - 75(56)
Graeme Beghin - 32(23)
William O'Donnell - 29(24)
Robert O'Donnell - 27(15)* & 1w
William Somerville - 2w
Danru Ferns - 2w
Ollie Pringle - 1w
Finn Allen - 53(23)
Troy Johnson - 50(44)*
Jamie Gibson - 24(14)
Peter Younghusband - 1w
Michael Snedden - 1w
Hamish Bennett - 1w

3) Wellington Firebirds vs Auckland Aces - 19th January'2020
168/7 vs 146/9 (WF won by 22 runs)

Tom Blundell - 25(21)
Michael Bracewell - 23(17)*
James Neesham - 22(13) & 1w
Logan Van Beek - 15(8)* & 3w
Rachin Ravindra - 14(11) & 1w
Hamish Bennett - 3w
Martin Guptill - 60(53)
Kyle Jamieson - 1w
William Somerville - 1w

4) Wellington Firebirds vs Auckland Aces - 12th January'2020
165/7 vs 166/4 (AA won by 6 wkts)

Michael Bracewell - 34(20) & 1w
Rachin Ravindra - 30(20)
Logan Van Beek - 1w
Ollie Newton - 1w
Hamish Bennett - 1w
Mark Chapman - 58(38)* & 2w
Kyle Jamieson - 3w

ON THIS VENUE

1) Auckland Aces vs Wellington Firebirds - 24th December'2020
176/3 vs 178/6 (WF won by 4 wkts)

Sean Solia - 75(56)
Graeme Beghin - 32(23)
William O'Donnell - 29(24)
Robert O'Donnell - 27(15)* & 1w
William Somerville - 2w
Danru Ferns - 2w
Ollie Pringle - 1w
Finn Allen - 53(23)
Troy Johnson - 50(44)*
Jamie Gibson - 24(14)
Peter Younghusband - 1w
Michael Snedden - 1w
Hamish Bennett - 1w

2) Wellington Firebirds vs Auckland Aces - 19th January'2020
168/7 vs 146/9 (WF won by 22 runs)

Tom Blundell - 25(21)
Michael Bracewell - 23(17)*
James Neesham - 22(13) & 1w
Logan Van Beek - 15(8)* & 3w
Rachin Ravindra - 14(11) & 1w
Hamish Bennett - 3w
Martin Guptill - 60(53)
Kyle Jamieson - 1w
William Somerville - 1w

3) Wellington Firebirds vs Auckland Aces - 12th January'2020
165/7 vs 166/4 (AA won by 6 wkts)

Michael Bracewell - 34(20) & 1w
Rachin Ravindra - 30(20)
Logan Van Beek - 1w
Ollie Newton - 1w
Hamish Bennett - 1w
Mark Chapman - 58(38)* & 2w
Kyle Jamieson - 3w

4) Wellington Firebirds vs Auckland Aces - 18th January'2019
122/10 vs 123/4 (AA won by 6 wkts)

Michael Bracewell - 27(14)
Ben Sears - 2w
Ollie Newton - 2w
Mark Chapman - 47(41)*
Robert O'Donnell - 18(19)*

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

WF

Hamish Bennett - 10th highest wicket taker (8), Avg (19), SR (16.25) - 6M/6I
Ollie Newton - 12th highest wicket taker (7), Avg (27), SR (19.71) - 7M/6I

AA

Martin Guptill - 3rd highest run scorer (363), Avg (27.92) - 14M/13I
Mark Chapman - 9th highest run scorer (288), Avg (48) - 9M/8I

(vi) Toss Based Analysis (H2H)

Wellington Firebirds (WF)

1. Finn Allen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 73(35)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 53(23)

2. Luke Georgeson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

3. Troy Johnson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 12(11)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 50(44)*

4. Michael Bracewell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(4), 27(14), 34(20)&1w, 23(17)*, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 11(21)&2w, 1(4)&0w

5. Nathan Smith
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

6. Logan Van Beek
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 1w, 15(8)*&3w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 0w

7. Hamish Bennett
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 1w, 3w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 1w

8. Jamie Gibson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5(5), 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 24(14)

9. Tim Robinson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

10. Peter Younghusband
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

11. Ben Sears
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

12. Ollie Newton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 2w, 1w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w

13. Jacob Bhula
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

14. Callum McLachlan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

15. Nick Greenwood
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

16. James Neesham
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(5)&0w, 22(13)&1w, 6(5)*&3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 23(24)*&1w

17. Rachin Ravindra
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 30(20)&0w, 14(11)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(8)&1w, 3(6)&0w

18. Tom Blundell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(6), 61(41), 11(14), 4(5), 14(12), 25(21), 46(23)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

19. Ian McPeake
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

20. Michael Snedden
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

Auckland Aces (AA)

1. Martin Guptill
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 42(34)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(5), 29(22), 0(1), 10(10), 60(53)

2. George Worker
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

3. Mark Chapman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 16(11)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 25(16)&0w, 54(30)&0w, 64(24), 47(41)*, 58(38)*&2w, 8(10)&0w, 16(14)

4. Sean Solia
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(4)&0w, 75(56)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(7), 14(9)*, 17(9)&1w

5. Glenn Phillips
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 12(10)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 19(10), 5(4), 1(2), 10(8), 2(3), 7(7), 15(7)&0w

6. Ben Horne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(2)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(2)*, 8(9)&2w, 17(18)

7. Cole Briggs
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

8. Robert O'Donnell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 27(15)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(12), 18(19)*, 1(1)*, 0(1), 20(12)

9. William O'Donnell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 29(24)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 38(24)

10. Ben Lister
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

11. Danru Ferns
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 13(10)&0w

12. William Somerville
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 21(19)*&0w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 0w, 1w, 26(9)&0w

13. Lockie Ferguson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

14. Ross Ter Braak
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

15. Adithya Ashok
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

16. Louis Delport
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

17. Kyle Jamieson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 10(6)*&1w, 17(12)&0w

18. Matthew Gibson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

19. Ollie Pringle
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

20. Ryan Harrison
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

21. Graeme Beghin
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 32(23)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

3. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING

A) WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS (WF) SQUAD:

Probable XI

1) Finn Allen - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 8, 20, 0, 23, 57, 33, 8, 17, 38  21, 44, 18, 4, 41

2) Luke Georgeson - LHB, RMF
Last 10 - 1, 0, 44, 30, 28r 0w, 4, 1, 15, 1, 0, 74, 128r 1w, 1r 2w

3) Troy Johnson - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 88, 10, 54, 73, 78, 28, 46*, 39*, 58*, 114, 3, 1, 30, 17

4) Michael Bracewell - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 39r 3w, 20r 0w, 4, 27r 3w, 51r 0w, 46r 0w, 2r 3w, 8, 14r 0w, 0r 0w, 30r 0w, 24, 105r 0w, 119r 0w, 1r 0w

5) Jamie Gibson - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 2, 10, 0r 0w, 21r 1w, 22*, 1, 23r 0w, 6r 0w, 25r 2w, 18r 2w, 6r 0w, 14r 0w, 8*, 23r 1w, 17r 0w

6) Nathan Smith - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 28r 1w, 6r 0w, 25r 1w, 44r 0w, 4r 2w, 56r 3w, 72r 0w, 5r 2w, 1r 2w, 8r 5w, 0r 0w, 10r 3w, 6w, 34r 0w

7) Logan Van Beek - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 2r 1w, 22r 2w, 61r 1w, 13r 1w, 17r 1w, 2r 0w, 11r 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w

8) Hamish Bennett - LHB, RFM
Last 10 - 2w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 0w

9) Tim Robinson - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 32, 5, 2

10) Peter Younghusband - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 21r 0w, 8r 0w, 3w, 1w, 15r 0w, 11r 1w, 0w, 72r 0w, 6r 1w, 17r 1w, 2w, 0w

11) Ben Sears - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 15r 0w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 7r 5w, 2w, 24r 3w, 3w, 15r 1w, 0w, 1w, 0w

BENCH

12) Ollie Newton - LHB, RFM
Last 10 - 25r 2w, 11r 1w, 10r 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 14r 2w, 1w, 4w, 11r 1w, 3w, 2w, 0w

13) Nick Greenwood - RHB
Last 10 - 9, 14, 23, 26, 9, 21, 14, 13, 4, 10r 0w, 102, 0r 0w, 40r 0w

14) Jakob Bhula - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 21r 1w, 27, 0, 29, 2, 6, 11, 13, 17, 55, 2r 0w, 20, 60r 0w, 47r 3w

15) Callum McLachlan - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 0, 25, 0, 0, 23, 15, 3

16) Michael Snedden - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 7r 1w, 0w, 16r 3w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 1w, 1w, 3w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 2w

17) Rachin Ravindra - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 46r 0w, 4r 0w, 18r 3w, 13r 0w, 18r 0w, 7, 26r 1w, 70r 1w, 11r 1w, 17r 1w, 0r 0w, 20r 1w, 10r 3w

18) James Neesham - LHB, RMF
Last 10 - 3, 3r 0w, 13r 0w, 27r 1w, 1w, 35r 1w, 10*, 1r 0w, 31r 0w

19) Ian McPeake - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 5r 0w, 0w, 15r 2w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 1w

20) Tom Blundell - RHB, Offbreak, WK
Last 10 - 53, 8, 0, 13, 2, 13, 17, 0, 22*, 4, 30*, 6, 2, 34

Safe C/VC choices
Michael Bracewell, Finn Allen

B) AUCKLAND ACES (AA) SQUAD:

Unavailable - Colin Munro (BBL)

Probable XI

1) Martin Guptill - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 4, 47, 51, 31, 70, 28, 4, 28, 18, 93

2) George Worker - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 5, 36, 13, 64, 13, 21, 0, 8, 0, 49, 66, 0, 17r 0w

3) Mark Chapman - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 8, 22r 1w, 0, 21, 63, 1, 0*, 7, 57

4) Robert O'Donnell - RHB
Last 10 - 7, 22, 142, 1, 93, 107*, 128, 2, 5, 1, 18

5) Cole Briggs - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 1, 6, 13, 4, 22, 22*, 30, 29, 23
/
Glenn Phillips

6) Sean Solia - LHB, RM
Last 10 - 5r 2w, 1r 0w, 21r 0w, 23r 0w, 29, 0, 25, 57r 1w, 121r 0w, 17r 1w

7) Ben Horne - RHB, LAO, WK
Last 10 - 8, 4, 24, 1, 4, 15, 8, 4, 21, 29*

8) Adithya Ashok - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 3w, 9r 0w, 1w, 0w, 6r 0w, 3w, 3w

9) Ben Lister - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 17r 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 0w

10) Louis Delport - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 1w, 2w, 0w, 2w, 3w, 1w, 1w, 7w, 0w, 16r 1w, 3w, 3w

11) Lockie Ferguson - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 26r 0w, 7r 2w, 14r 1w, 0w, 1w, 18r 0w, 1w, 2w, 3w

BENCH

12) Ryan Harrison - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 12r 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 3, 1w, 1w, 13r 0w, 1w, 0w, 7r 1w

13) Kyle Jamieson - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 17r 0w, 0w, 23r 3w, 5r 3w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 9r 0w, 31r 1w

14) William O'Donnell - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 117, 137*, 0, 60, 5, 5, 51*, 79, 8, 81, 0, 38, 40

15) Glenn Phillips - RHB, Offbreak, WK
Last 10 - 0, 34, 0, 18, 2r 0w, 39*, 33, 13

16) Matthew Gibson - RHB, LFM
Last 10 -

17) Ollie Pringle - RHB, RMF
Last 10 -

18) William Somerville - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 0w, 36r 0w, 4w, 59r 2w, 2w, 1w, 23r 2w, 9r 1w, 9r 1w, 1w, 0w, 1w

19) Graeme Beghin - RHB, RM, WK
Last 10 - 11, 83, 42, 10, 2, 8*, 9, 4, 32, 10, 20

20) Danru Ferns - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 2w, 2w, 0w, 10r 0w, 13r 0w, 1w, 3w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 3w

21) Ross Ter Braak - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 4w, 0w, 58r 1w, 1w, 0w, 17r 0w, 32r 2w, 4r 2w, 18r 3w, 0w, 1w, 2w

Safe C/VC choices
Martin Guptill, George Worker

Differential GL C/VC choices

WF - Luke Georgeson, Logan Van Beek, Nathan Smith
Risky - Jamie Gibson, Troy Johnson

AA - Mark Chapman, Robert O'Donnell, Louis Delport
Risky - Sean Solia, Lockie Ferguson

My Fantasy Team (SL)
(Pre Toss)

Wk - Allen
Bat - Guptill, Worker, Chapman, Bracewell, Johnson
AR - Solia, Van Beek
Bowl - Ferguson, Delport, N Smith

Options - Bennett

GL Picks - Georgeson, Sears, Lister, Younghusband

Tue, 03 Dec 2024 10:47:14 GMT
Shivam Dube, Shardul Thakur and Suryakumar Yadav play big roles in Mumbai's win over Services
Mon, 02 Dec 2024 12:42:21 GMT
There could be significant ramifications for an ageing side if the Adelaide Test doesn't go well
Mon, 02 Dec 2024 12:36:16 GMT
Finalising the playing XI for the second Test will be on Gambhir's agenda once he is back with the touring party
Mon, 02 Dec 2024 06:54:56 GMT
Baroda felt Hardik's absence while Naman Dhir continued to impress in the fifth round of SMAT 2024
Mon, 02 Dec 2024 07:44:34 GMT
No team is assured of a place in the top two yet, with 15 Tests to go in this World Test Championship cycle
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 15:04:04 GMT
"I think that with the pink ball, it's better to bowl back of length. Because pitching it up, there's not a lot of swing"
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 12:46:45 GMT
Rohit Sharma slotted in at No. 4, while, from the other side, Sam Konstas impressed with a century at the top for PM's XI
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 10:41:17 GMT
At 36, he is the youngest ICC chair and he was elected unopposed in August
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 08:03:45 GMT
It is expected that Shreyas Iyer will, however, continue to lead the side
Mon, 02 Dec 2024 10:13:55 GMT
PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi stressed once again that "whatever happens must be on the basis of equality"
Sat, 30 Nov 2024 08:23:47 GMT
The first day was washed out in Canberra
Fri, 29 Nov 2024 17:03:47 GMT
It was decided at the ICC Board meeting to give the PCB and BCCI more time to find a solution
Fri, 29 Nov 2024 08:23:22 GMT
"Whether it's a pink ball or a red ball, the difference is really in the mind," batting coach Nayar says
Fri, 29 Nov 2024 13:13:40 GMT
Each of the five franchises have a total budget of INR 15 crore, up from INR 13.5 crore last year, to build their squads
Thu, 28 Nov 2024 15:39:08 GMT
Pujara also says that Washington should continue as the lone spinner ahead of Ashwin and Jadeja
Thu, 28 Nov 2024 14:32:12 GMT
"I feel I still have 3-4 years of cricket left in me, but I wanted to go out on a high, when I was at peak fitness and performing well"
Thu, 28 Nov 2024 12:30:47 GMT
The chances of a hybrid model were reduced on Thursday after a PCB official told ESPNcricinfo they had informed the ICC once again that it was off the table
Thu, 28 Nov 2024 03:06:35 GMT
PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi says any decision on hosting should be made "on the basis of equality"
Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:56:57 GMT
Chetry is yet to make her ODI debut but has played four T20Is
Wed, 27 Nov 2024 09:42:26 GMT
Bumrah went past Rabada and Hazlewood on the list following his superb performance in the Perth Test
Wed, 27 Nov 2024 06:44:00 GMT
ESPNcricinfo has learnt that India's head coach will be back with the team before the Adelaide Test on December 6
Tue, 26 Nov 2024 12:12:46 GMT
The PCB chairman remains steadfast about hosting the entire tournament in Pakistan
Tue, 26 Nov 2024 06:03:11 GMT
Travis Head made a positive 89 but the home side's hopes were forlorn from the start and it was over shortly after tea
Mon, 25 Nov 2024 18:12:36 GMT
Indian allrounders Krunal Pandya and Nitish Rana were sought after by RCB and RR
Mon, 25 Nov 2024 17:49:54 GMT
He had clattered a 58-ball century against Australia Under-19 in a four-day game less than two months ago
Mon, 25 Nov 2024 17:39:12 GMT
Who are the big-ticket players to find no bidders at the two-day IPL auction?
Mon, 25 Nov 2024 15:34:15 GMT
Uttar Pradesh breezed past Himachal Pradesh's total of 100 in just 13.3 overs
Mon, 25 Nov 2024 15:17:00 GMT
The six-sixes-in-an-over at the Delhi Premier League put him in the headlines, but he has been scoring big and quick runs for a while now
Mon, 25 Nov 2024 12:26:11 GMT
"Probably his best Test innings because he left the ball well," Bumrah said of Jaiswal
Sun, 24 Nov 2024 17:43:16 GMT
Arshdeep Singh was the first player sold at the mega auction, also to PBKS for INR 18 crore
Sun, 24 Nov 2024 17:17:33 GMT
"If given the responsibility, I would be more than happy to take it on," Venkatesh says about the KKR captaincy
Sun, 24 Nov 2024 16:04:34 GMT
"We spent a bit of money, but what we're trying to do is rebuild this franchise basically from the ground up," Ponting says on spending big on Chahal and Arshdeep
Sun, 24 Nov 2024 10:24:38 GMT
India's quicks made three late inroads in a dramatic conclusion to third day to put them on track for a huge victory
Sat, 23 Nov 2024 21:19:55 GMT
He is only the second Indian to have a 150-plus score in T20s after Kiran Navgire's 162 not out in 2022
Sat, 23 Nov 2024 13:24:44 GMT
The fast bowler didn't get a lot of sleep the night before his debut and started to cry after he got the India cap
Sat, 23 Nov 2024 10:33:52 GMT
The home side couldn't take a wicket across two sessions after Jasprit Bumrah haul had bundled them out for 104
Sat, 23 Nov 2024 04:26:11 GMT
Here's how ESPNcricinfo's ball-by-ball commentary recorded his wickets
Sat, 23 Nov 2024 03:23:44 GMT
An emergency meeting of the ICC Board will be convened to discuss this matter, with fewer than 100 days left to the expected start of the tournament
Fri, 22 Nov 2024 11:22:25 GMT
Hazlewood's four-for helped Australia bowl India out for 150 but the visitors ended the day on top
Fri, 22 Nov 2024 06:35:33 GMT
Former umpire Simon Taufel was of the opinion the ball had hit the edge in a tricky decision
Fri, 22 Nov 2024 03:38:22 GMT
The final of the 2025 IPL will be played on May 25
Fri, 22 Nov 2024 00:16:02 GMT
India are grappling with a minor personnel crisis, meaning they will need to rely to some extent on fringe players. Cummins and Co will be looking to exploit that
Thu, 21 Nov 2024 17:15:02 GMT
It will be inaugurated ahead of the India vs England men's T20I in Kolkata on January 22
Thu, 21 Nov 2024 10:32:34 GMT
Bumrah says bowlers have more perks as captains, while Cummins feels the captaincy experience has made his intuition stronger
Fri, 22 Nov 2024 03:08:48 GMT
India's bowling coach also says they're tracking the injured Gill's progress on a "day-to-day" basis
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 12:17:50 GMT
Tilak jumped a whopping 69 places after his back-to-back centuries in South Africa
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 08:06:26 GMT
The team did not get clearance from the Indian government to travel to Pakistan
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:15:08 GMT
An insight into what India's XI might look like for the first Test in Perth
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 06:50:09 GMT
There were call-ups for Harleen Deol, and the uncapped duo of Titas Sadhu and Minnu Mani
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 12:04:37 GMT
Mohsin Naqvi confirms that the PCB hasn't heard from the ICC on the BCCI's stance on not travelling to Pakistan
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 14:13:46 GMT
With Rohit also set to miss the first Test, India have to find an opening partner for Jaiswal, a new No. 3, and also identify their No. 6
Sun, 17 Nov 2024 13:58:14 GMT
He will join India's squad ahead of the second Test in Adelaide
Sun, 17 Nov 2024 12:56:23 GMT
With Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma ruled out of the Perth Test, it remains to be seen at what position Rahul will bat
Sat, 16 Nov 2024 11:38:54 GMT
Devdutt Padikkal, who was in Australia with the 'A' squad, has been asked to stay on with the Test party
Sat, 16 Nov 2024 10:37:25 GMT
Muzaffarabad is capital of Pakistan administered Kashmir, a territory disputed by the two countries
Sun, 24 Nov 2024 11:18:29 GMT
A total of 204 slots remain to be filled with 70 available for overseas players
Sat, 16 Nov 2024 03:03:48 GMT
India blew the hosts out of the water to complete their fifth bilateral T20I series win in 2024
Fri, 15 Nov 2024 18:28:09 GMT
This latest development adds to growing uncertainty about the Champions Trophy
Fri, 15 Nov 2024 16:03:09 GMT
The other marquee names are Buttler, Rabada, Arshdeep, Starc, Chahal, Livingstone, Miller, Shami and Siraj
Fri, 15 Nov 2024 09:27:24 GMT
The opener was struck on the elbow and retired hurt while a number of other batters fell to the moving ball
Thu, 14 Nov 2024 16:46:30 GMT
India have won 23 of their 25 T20Is this year, and one more on Friday will give them the series
Thu, 14 Nov 2024 11:49:13 GMT
Khawaja is also wary of the threat posed by the other India quicks
Thu, 14 Nov 2024 04:23:14 GMT
India overcame Marco Jansen's blitz to win the high-scorer by 11 runs
Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:34:11 GMT
The matches are set to be played across Navi Mumbai, Vadodara and Rajkot
Wed, 13 Nov 2024 12:16:09 GMT
The WCA had received reports of certain cricket boards not paying the men's T20 World Cup "prize money in full" to their players
Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:29:42 GMT
In T20I batting rankings, Salt moves to No. 2 while Sanju Samson's 50-ball 107 sees him jump 27 positions
Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:09:13 GMT
After being released from LSG, the India batter is prioritising a "balanced" team environment over his captaincy aspirations
Wed, 13 Nov 2024 05:09:44 GMT
Neither team will read too much into how individuals have fared, but there are broad, team-level issues they may want to look into
Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:56:46 GMT
Arshdeep and Jansen have suggested that Centurion and Johannesburg will have more assistance for the quicks than Gqeberha and Durban
Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:03:47 GMT
This Is Munaf's first high-profile coaching gig after retiring from competitive cricket in 2018
Tue, 12 Nov 2024 13:25:05 GMT
The PCB's stance remains unchanged, stating there is "no chance" of a hybrid model for the tournament
Tue, 12 Nov 2024 13:09:23 GMT
He is set to play his first competitive game in nearly a year
Mon, 11 Nov 2024 12:59:12 GMT
Gambhir also said he was not thinking about the team's "transition and that kind of stuff"
Mon, 11 Nov 2024 06:47:16 GMT
Gambhir said one of KL Rahul or Abhimanyu Easwaran or even Shubman Gill are available to open if Rohit doesn't make it
Mon, 11 Nov 2024 00:48:42 GMT
The India batter revealed her Brisbane Heat team-mates encouraged her to take a positive approach
Tue, 12 Nov 2024 09:47:15 GMT
The PCB has adopted a more rigid stance on its hosting of the tournament, ruling out a hybrid model format
Mon, 11 Nov 2024 07:12:44 GMT
South Africa were struggling at 66 for 6 in a small chase before Stubbs and Coetzee turned the game around
Sun, 10 Nov 2024 08:59:45 GMT
This Ranji season, Saurashtra have had three debutants in the four matches they have played so far
Sun, 10 Nov 2024 02:50:58 GMT
13 सदस्यीय ऑस्ट्रेलिया टेस्ट दल में स्कॉट बोलंड अतिरिक्त गेंदबाज़
Sun, 10 Nov 2024 05:53:16 GMT
India are on a 11-match winning streak and one more victory will equal their best-ever T20I run
Sat, 09 Nov 2024 07:36:57 GMT
Konstas made 73 not out and Beau Webster made an unbeaten 46 as Australia A chased down 168 with six wickets to spare
Sat, 23 Nov 2024 10:34:52 GMT
All you need to know about the IPL mega auction 2025 - date, time, venue retention list, players to watch and more - on ESPNcricinfo
Sat, 09 Nov 2024 03:12:36 GMT
Chakravarthy, Bishnoi claim three wickets apiece to secure 61-run win
Fri, 08 Nov 2024 09:08:21 GMT
Marcus Harris made 74 to hand Australia A lead despite Prasidh Krishna's four wickets before India A collapsed with KL Rahul failing again
Fri, 08 Nov 2024 05:33:02 GMT
"The door back to the Indian team is open if you're willing to walk through it," Chappell tells Shaw in a letter
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 11:06:22 GMT
The teams will have an additional INR 1.5 crore for the auction, which is expected in early December
Thu, 07 Nov 2024 17:07:18 GMT
The Chennai pitch on which India played their first Test against Bangladesh was rated "very good"
Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:50:59 GMT
"I am playing all the domestic tournaments, be it red-ball or white-ball. I don't miss any game," he said
Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:48:25 GMT
Many protagonists of that final will not be in action in this series, but can South Africa hit back at home?
Thu, 07 Nov 2024 06:45:16 GMT
Dhruv Jurel played superbly to make 80 in tricky conditions then the India A quicks made life tough with the new ball
Wed, 06 Nov 2024 16:03:07 GMT
Wicketkeeper says he had originally planned to retire before the start of this season
Wed, 06 Nov 2024 12:28:57 GMT
Dhruv Jurel, meanwhile, is likely to take the keeping gloves from Ishan Kishan
Wed, 06 Nov 2024 06:42:32 GMT
He suggested the looming five-Test series played a part in the issue quickly being put to bed
Wed, 06 Nov 2024 08:36:02 GMT
Rahul, Pant, Iyer, Ashwin, Chahal, Shami, Thakur have also registered for INR 2 crore
Tue, 05 Nov 2024 15:34:56 GMT
The event will clash with the third and fourth days of the first Test between India and Australia in Perth
Tue, 05 Nov 2024 10:15:49 GMT
The tournament could bring with it the unique prospect of players from India and Pakistan being team-mates
Tue, 05 Nov 2024 07:20:55 GMT
India A's game will feature a strong Australia A attack at the MCG this week in the second four-day game
Mon, 04 Nov 2024 12:36:37 GMT
The ICC Women's Championship has expanded to 11 teams with Zimbabwe's inclusion, and a new T20 Champions Trophy has been introduced
Mon, 04 Nov 2024 06:25:23 GMT
They plan to get some game time before the five-Test series starting November 22
Mon, 04 Nov 2024 04:57:22 GMT
The 2024-25 Ranji Trophy season will be his last tournament as a cricketer - both for international and domestic cricket
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