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Otago Volts vs Wellington Firebirds - Match 15

Author: Shreyas
28 Dec 2021 06:28:52
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Otago Volts vs Wellington Firebirds - 15th Match of Super Smash 2021-22, at John Davies Oval, Queenstown 

Weather Forecast
Scattered Showers - 17°C

1. VENUE AND PITCH INFO

Venue - John Davies Oval, Queenstown 

(i) Total Matches - T20s

Overall - 3 (Last played in 2012)

Avg 1st Innings - 158
Avg 2nd Innings - 155

Highest total - 174/3 (Otago Volts vs Wellington Firebirds - 30th December'2011)

(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground

OV - 3 - 2w/1l
WF - 2 - 1w/1l

(iii) Recent Matches on this venue

1) Otago Volts vs Auckland Aces - 30th December'2012
157/7 vs 144/9 (OV won by 13 runs)

Hamish Rutherford - 5(6)
Neil Broom - 14(18)
Michael Bracewell - 4(9)
James Neesham - 59(31)* & 1w
Jacob Duffy - 4w
Anaru Kitchen - 3(5)

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

2) Wellington Firebirds vs Otago Volts - 30th December'2011
170/3 vs 174/3 (OV won by 7 wkts)

Neil Broom - 13(10)*
James Neesham - 0w

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

3) Otago Volts vs Wellington Firebirds - 28th December'2010
147/8 vs 148/7 (WF won by 3 wkts)

Hamish Rutherford - 1(2)

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

SUMMARY

Pacers
1st Innings - 11w
2nd Innings - 12w

Spinners
1st Innings - 3w
2nd Innings - 4w

Overall
23w:7w (Pacers:Spinners)

2. HEAD TO HEAD

(i) Overall
21 - 12w/9l (In favour of WF)

(ii) Last 5 Matches
5 - 5w/0l (In favour of WF)

(iii) On This Venue
2 - 1w/1l (Tied) - Last played in 2011

(iv) Recent Head to Head Matches

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

Anaru Kitchen - 28(22)
Michael Rippon - 22(23)
Max Chu - 21(12)*
Nathan Smith - 16(16) & 1w
Jacob Duffy - 1w
Michael Bracewell - 47(43)*
Rachin Ravindra - 29(20) & 1w
Tom Blundell - 19(11)
Logan Van Beek - 17(10)* & 1w
Ben Sears - 4w
Peter Younghusband - 1w

2) Otago Volts vs Wellington Firebirds - 14th January'2021
167/5 vs 168/5 (WF won by 5 wkts)

Neil Broom - 57(48)
Anaru Kitchen - 57(32)*
Michael Rippon - 16(11)* & 2w
Matthew Bacon - 1w
Finn Allen - 92(43)*
Michael Bracewell - 26(16)
Devon Conway - 18(15)
James Neesham - 2w
Logan Van Beek - 1w
Peter Younghusband - 1w

3) Otago Volts vs Wellington Firebirds - 6th January'2020
168/5 vs 169/0 (WF won by 10 wkts)

Anaru Kitchen - 42(28)
Devon Conway - 101(49)*
Michael Bracewell - 2w
Hamish Bennett - 1w
Ollie Newton - 1w

4) Otago Volts vs Wellington Firebirds - 21st December'2019
181/4 vs 182/1 (WF won by 9 wkts)

Devon Conway - 63(48)*
James Neesham - 47(32)* & 2w
Hamish Bennett - 1w
Ollie Newton - 1w
Nick Kelly - 85(53)
Neil Broom - 66(50)

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

OV

Neil Broom - Highest run scorer (521), Avg (37.21) - 17M/16I
Hamish Rutherford - 2nd highest run scorer (412), Avg (27.47) - 17M/16I
Anaru Kitchen - 5th highest run scorer (278), Avg (34.75) - 11M/10I

Jacob Duffy - 3rd highest wicket taker (10), Avg (45.30), SR (28.60) - 15M/14I

WF

Devon Conway - 3rd highest run scorer (343), Avg (114.33) - 7M/6I
Michael Bracewell - 4th highest run scorer (338), Avg (37.56) - 17M/13I
Tom Blundell - 9th highest run scorer (159), Avg (17.67) - 10M/9I

James Neesham - 2nd highest wicket taker (12), Avg (12.3), SR (10) - 8M/6I
Hamish Bennett - 10th highest wicket taker (6), Avg (40.33), SR (28) - 9M/8I

(vi) Toss Based Analysis on this venue

Otago Volts (OV)

1. Hamish Rutherford
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 47(31), 0(1), 9(9), 4(3), 9(9), 10(9)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 44(28), 12(10)

2. Neil Broom
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 10(14), 34(27), 2(3), 57(48), 6(8)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 65(34), 66(50)

3. Nick Kelly
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(10), 1(5), 11(15)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 85(53)

4. Mitch Renwick
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 11(12)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

5. Anaru Kitchen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 11(11)&1w, 52(34)&0w, 42(28)&0w, 57(32)*&0w, 28(22)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 27(15)&0w, 0w

6. Llew Johnson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(3)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

7. Dale Phillips
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 2(5)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

8. Michael Rippon
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 23(10)&0w, 10(9)*&0w, 16(11)*&2w, 22(23)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

9. Max Chu
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 21(12)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

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

11. Matthew Bacon
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

12. Jake Gibson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

13. Josh Finnie
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 26(19)*&0w, 22(14), 6(6)&0w, 12(11)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(4)&0w, 4(5)

14. Michael Rae
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

15. Travis Muller
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

16. Jarrod McKay
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

17. Angus McKenzie
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

18. JJ Tasman-Jones
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

Wellington Firebirds (WF)

1. Finn Allen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 92(43)*, 4(3)

2. Troy Johnson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(7)

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

4. Michael Bracewell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 32(21)*, 7(6)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3(3)*, 60(29), 0w, 26(16), 47(43)*&0w

5. Jamie Gibson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3(5)*, 6(10)

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

7. Logan Van Beek
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 0w, 1w, 17(10)*&1w

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. Ollie Newton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 17(13)&1w, 1w

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

16. Michael Snedden
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

17. Rachin Ravindra
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 13(6)&0w, 29(20)*&1w

18. James Neesham
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 17(11)&2w, 47(32)*&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(6)&4w, 2(4)&2w

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

20. Tom Blundell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 79(44)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 5(6), 16(10), 1(4), 8(10), 19(11)

21. Devon Conway
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 105(60)*, 63(48)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 47(37), 101(49)*, 18(15), 9(5)

3. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING

A) OTAGO VOLTS (OV) SQUAD:

Probable XI

1) Hamish Rutherford - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 62, 7r 1w, 24, 8, 23, 82, 37, 4, 6, 101

2) Neil Broom - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 2, 2, 7, 50, 62, 72, 30, 9, 55

3) Nick Kelly - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 22, 4, 1, 0, 24*, 57, 0, 12, 66, 234*, 16, 5, 22

4) Anaru Kitchen - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 2r 1w, 12r 1w, 3w, 16r 1w, 1w, 41r 0w, 25r 1w, 8r 0w, 16, 1r 0w, 20r 2w, 3r 0w

5) Llew Johnson - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 4, 38, 25, 0, 6, 17, 17, 6, 72

6) Michael Rippon - RHB, LWS
Last 10 - 16r 1w, 7r 0w, 26r 0w, 3r 2w, 3w, 18r 4w, 0w, 7r 5w, 19r 3w, 35r 3w, 21r 1w, 0w

7) Dale Phillips - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 7, 43, 6, 33, 8*, 7, 68*, 113, 18, 14, 0, 19
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JJ Tasman-Jones

8) Jacob Duffy - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 16r 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 11r 2w, 1w, 12r 1w, 4w, 0w, 24r 2w

9) Matthew Bacon - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 4w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w

10) Max Chu - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 11, 12, 10*, 0, 103*, 10, 31, 12, 94

11) Angus McKenzie - LHB, RM
Last 10 - 5r 2w, 7r 0w, 10r 0w, 4, 2w, 9r 1w, 13r 1w, 0w, 34r 0w, 1w, 15r 3w, 8r 1w, 1w, 22r 1w

BENCH

12) Mitch Renwick - RHB, Legbreak, WK
Last 10 - 0, 11, 6, 134, 107, 20, 15, 31, 0, 16, 4, 49, 42, 9, 5, 11

13) Jake Gibson - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 50r 0w, 4w, 1w, 23r 2w, 19r 0w, 0, 7r 3w

14) Travis Muller - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 30r 2w, 11, 41r 2w, 7r 1w, 0w, 1w, 30r 6w, 14r 1w, 2r 2w, 26r 0w, 1w, 31r 5w, 19r 0w, 34r 1w

15) Jarrod McKay - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 2r 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w

16) Josh Finnie - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 72r 0w, 10r 2w, 28r 0w, 12r 0w, 3, 26, 10r 0w, 6r 0w, 0r 1w

17) Michael Rae - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 9r 0w, 7r 4w, 0w, 5w, 2w, 4w, 1w, 1w, 33r 1w, 1w, 4w, 5r 0w, 16r 1w

18) JJ Tasman Jones - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 2, 19*, 13*, 7, 4r 1w, 19r 1w, 13r 0w, 17r 0w, 6r 0w, 34, 96

Safe C/VC choices
Hamish Rutherford, Anaru Kitchen

B) WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS (WF) SQUAD:

Probable XI

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

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

3) Troy Johnson - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 24, 88, 10, 54, 73, 78, 28, 46*, 39*, 58*, 114, 3, 1

4) Michael Bracewell - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 58r 0w, 39r 3w, 20r 0w, 4, 27r 3w, 51r 0w, 46r 0w, 2r 3w, 8, 14r 0w, 0r 0w, 30r 0w, 24, 105r 0w

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

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

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

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

9) Ollie Newton - LHB, RFM
Last 10 - 9r 1w, 25r 2w, 11r 1w, 10r 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 14r 2w, 1w, 4w, 11r 1w, 3w

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

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

BENCH

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

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

21) Devon Conway - LHB, RM, WK
Last 10 - 46, 36*, 17, 1, 2*, 27, 20, 12, 22, 34

Safe C/VC choices
Michael Bracewell, Finn Allen

Differential GL C/VC choices

OV - Michael Rippon, Josh Finnie, Neil Broom
Risky - Nick Kelly, Jacob Duffy

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

My Fantasy Team (SL)
(Pre Toss)

Wk - Allen
Bat - Bracewell, Rutherford, Broom, T Johnson
AR - Rippon, Kitchen, Van Beek
Bowl - Duffy, Sears, Bennett

Options - Bacon, N Smith

GL Picks - Younghusband, N Kelly, L Johnson, McKenzie, Newton

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India's quicks made three late inroads in a dramatic conclusion to third day to put them on track for a huge victory
Tilak Varma breaks records with third successive T20 hundred
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
Rana dedicates 'dream' debut: 'This one's for you, dad'
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
Relentless Jaiswal and Rahul make Australia toil to push lead over 200
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
How Bumrah left Australia reeling with his five-for
Sat, 23 Nov 2024 04:26:11 GMT
Here's how ESPNcricinfo's ball-by-ball commentary recorded his wickets
Hybrid model for Champions Trophy? ICC likely to take call on November 26
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
Bumrah leads India's fightback on 17-wicket opening day in Perth
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
Manjrekar blames 'poor supply of technology' after Rahul falls to debatable DRS decision
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
IPL 2025 to begin on March 14; dates for next three seasons revealed
Fri, 22 Nov 2024 03:38:22 GMT
The final of the 2025 IPL will be played on May 25
Settled Australia vs new-look India as fabled rivalry resumes
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
Jhulan Goswami Stand to be unveiled at Eden Gardens in January
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
Bumrah and Cummins keen to stand out as fast-bowling captains
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
Morkel: Keep your eye on Nitish Kumar Reddy in the series
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
Hardik back as No. 1 allrounder in T20Is, Tilak No. 3 among batters
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 12:17:50 GMT
Tilak jumped a whopping 69 places after his back-to-back centuries in South Africa
India withdraw from T20 Blind Cricket World Cup in Pakistan
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 08:06:26 GMT
The team did not get clearance from the Indian government to travel to Pakistan
India's likely XI: Rahul set to open, Padikkal No. 3, and Jurel in the middle order
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:15:08 GMT
An insight into what India's XI might look like for the first Test in Perth
Shafali Verma dropped for Australia ODIs; Richa Ghosh, Priya Punia return
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
PCB chief on Champions Trophy: 'I still have positive expectations'
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
Injured Gill to miss first Test in Perth with fractured thumb
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
Rohit Sharma to miss first Test in Perth
Sun, 17 Nov 2024 13:58:14 GMT
He will join India's squad ahead of the second Test in Adelaide
Boost for India as KL Rahul returns to bat in Sunday training
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
Shubman Gill picks up thumb injury a week before Perth Test
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
Champions Trophy tour begins on Saturday, without Muzaffarabad in first leg
Sat, 16 Nov 2024 10:37:25 GMT
Muzaffarabad is capital of Pakistan administered Kashmir, a territory disputed by the two countries
IPL 2025 auction - Full list of 577 players
Sun, 24 Nov 2024 11:18:29 GMT
A total of 204 slots remain to be filled with 70 available for overseas players
Samson, Tilak smash records like it's nobody's business to hand India 3-1 series win
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
BCCI objects to PCB's Champions Trophy tour to Muzaffarabad
Fri, 15 Nov 2024 18:28:09 GMT
This latest development adds to growing uncertainty about the Champions Trophy
Iyer, Pant, Rahul among 12 marquee players to kick off IPL 2025 auction
Fri, 15 Nov 2024 16:03:09 GMT
The other marquee names are Buttler, Rabada, Arshdeep, Starc, Chahal, Livingstone, Miller, Shami and Siraj
KL Rahul injury scare as India batters struggle in WACA match simulation
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
India look to add more shine to already glowing T20 credentials
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
Khawaja on Bumrah: 'Thinking about where am I scoring runs against him, not getting out'
Thu, 14 Nov 2024 11:49:13 GMT
Khawaja is also wary of the threat posed by the other India quicks
Tilak ton, Arshdeep three-for put India 2-1 up
Thu, 14 Nov 2024 04:23:14 GMT
India overcame Marco Jansen's blitz to win the high-scorer by 11 runs
India women to host West Indies and Ireland in December, January
Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:34:11 GMT
The matches are set to be played across Navi Mumbai, Vadodara and Rajkot
WCA 'concerned' by 'threatening and intimidatory behaviour' from countries yet to pay its players
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
Afridi back as No. 1 ODI bowler, Hasaranga second in T20Is
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
Rahul hopes to be 'loved, cared for and respected' at his next IPL team
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
SA look to break spin stranglehold while India worry about depth
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
Pace set to reclaim centrestage as series moves to Highveld
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
IPL 2025: Munaf Patel joins Delhi Capitals as bowling coach
Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:03:47 GMT
This Is Munaf's first high-profile coaching gig after retiring from competitive cricket in 2018
Champions Trophy: PCB wants an explanation in writing from India for refusal to travel
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
Shami to return to competitive cricket with Ranji Trophy clash against MP
Tue, 12 Nov 2024 13:09:23 GMT
He is set to play his first competitive game in nearly a year
'They are incredibly tough' - Gambhir backs Kohli and Rohit
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"
Gambhir: Rahul can open if Rohit misses first Test
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
'Just go all out': Rodrigues looks to Australian mindset
Mon, 11 Nov 2024 00:48:42 GMT
The India batter revealed her Brisbane Heat team-mates encouraged her to take a positive approach
Champions Trophy: PCB approaches Pakistan government after India rule out travelling
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
Varun's five-for in vain as SA script comeback win
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
Captain Jaydev Unadkat wants Saurashtra's transition 'to be smooth'
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
पर्थ टेस्ट में मैकस्वीनी करेंगे ओपन, इंगल्स को भी बुलावा
Sun, 10 Nov 2024 02:50:58 GMT
13 सदस्यीय ऑस्ट्रेलिया टेस्ट दल में स्कॉट बोलंड अतिरिक्त गेंदबाज़
Suryakumar's India aim to extend golden run in T20Is
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
Konstas and Webster guide Australia A home in a nervy chase
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
IPL auction 2025 - Time, date, and details of marquee player sets
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
Sanju Samson century, spinners hand India big win in T20I series opener
Sat, 09 Nov 2024 03:12:36 GMT
Chakravarthy, Bishnoi claim three wickets apiece to secure 61-run win
Harris boosts Test case, Rahul dents his on another day of carnage at the MCG
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
Chappell to Shaw: 'Visualise the cricketer and person you want to become'
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
Rana, Poonam, Knight, Tahuhu released ahead of WPL 2025 auction
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
Kanpur outfield earns 'unsatisfactory' rating and demerit point
Thu, 07 Nov 2024 17:07:18 GMT
The Chennai pitch on which India played their first Test against Bangladesh was rated "very good"
Suryakumar: 'If Test comeback has to happen, it will happen'
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
A rematch of T20 World Cup final, with some fresh faces
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?
Rahul and McSweeney miss out as bowlers dominate at the MCG
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
Saha: 'Ganguly pushed me to play and finish with Bengal'
Wed, 06 Nov 2024 16:03:07 GMT
Wicketkeeper says he had originally planned to retire before the start of this season
Rahul likely to open alongside Abhimanyu as India ponder Perth combination
Wed, 06 Nov 2024 12:28:57 GMT
Dhruv Jurel, meanwhile, is likely to take the keeping gloves from Ishan Kishan
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