Northern Knights vs Wellington Firebirds - Match 24

Author: Shreyas
16 Jan 2022 02:09:24

Northern Knights vs Wellington Firebirds - 24th Match of Super Smash 2021-22, at Cobham Oval (New), Whangarei

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1. TOURNAMENT STATS AND INFO

(i) Points Table Scenario

NK - 7 - 5w/1l/1nr (1st)
WF - 7 - 4w/3l (3rd)

(ii) Top Performers

Joe Carter - 10th highest run scorer (174), Avg (34.80) - 6M/6I
Colin De Grandhomme - 11th highest run scorer (164), Avg (27.33) - 6M/6I
Katene Clarke - 23rd highest run scorer (122), Avg (30.50) - 5M/5I
Jeet Raval - 26th highest run scorer (114), Avg (19) - 7M/7I
Tim Seifert - 28th highest run scorer (99), Avg (19.80) - 6M/6I

Anurag Verma - 5th highest wicket taker (11), Avg (14), SR (11.5) - 7M/6I
Scott Kuggeleijn - 13th highest wicket taker (8), Avg (19), SR (11.7) - 6M/5I
Joe Walker - 13th highest wicket taker (8), Avg (13), SR (11.2) - 6M/5I
Frederick Walker - 23rd highest wicket taker (5), Avg (11.60), SR (12.4) - 3M/3I
Ish Sodhi - 23rd highest wicket taker (5), Avg (18.60), SR (19.2) - 4M/4I
Matthew Fisher - 23rd highest wicket taker (5), Avg (20.4), SR (18) - 5M/4I

Michael Bracewell - 2nd highest run scorer (265), Avg (88.33) - 6M/6I
Finn Allen - 9th highest run scorer (181), Avg (25.85) - 7M/7I
Logan Van Beek - 17th highest run scorer (137), Avg (34.25) - 7M/5I
Tim Robinson - 21st highest run scorer (131), Avg (18.71) - 7M/7I
Troy Johnson - 24th highest run scorer (122), Avg (24.40) - 6M/6I

Ben Sears - 8th highest wicket taker (9), Avg (19), SR (13) - 6M/6I
Logan Van Beek - 16th highest wicket taker (7), Avg (30), SR (22.2) - 7M/7I
Hamish Bennett - 20th highest wicket taker (6), Avg (37.16), SR (25) - 7M/7I
Peter Younghusband - 23rd highest wicket taker (5), Avg (23.6), SR (21.6) - 6M/6I
Michael Bracewell - 23rd highest wicket taker (5), Avg (25.8), SR (22.8) - 6M/6I
Nathan Smith - 29th highest wicket taker (4), Avg (36), SR (19.5) - 7M/5I

2. VENUE AND PITCH INFO

Venue - Cobham Oval (New), Whangarei

(i) Total Matches - T20s

Overall - 12 (Only 2 Men's T20s)

Avg 1st Innings - 149
Avg 2nd Innings - 141

Highest total - 172/8 (Northern Knights vs Canterbury Kings - 14th November'2015)

(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground

NK - 2 - 1w/1l
WF - Not Played Yet

(iii) Recent Matches on this venue

1) Northern Knights vs Canterbury Kings - 14th November'2015
172/8 vs 160/6 (NK won by 12 runs)

Tim Seifert - 18(13)
Scott Kuggeleijn - 1w

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

2) Canterbury Kings vs Northern Knights - 28th January'2007
125/4 vs 123/8 (CK won by 2 runs)

Hamish Bennett - 0w

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

3. HEAD TO HEAD

(i) Overall
30 - 16w/14l (In favour of NK)

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

(iii) On This Venue
Not Played Yet

(iv) Recent Head to Head Matches

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

Finn Allen - 75(39)
Devon Conway - 45(35)
Tom Blundell - 22(20)
Michael Bracewell - 4w
James Neesham - 3w
Hamish Bennett - 2w
Rachin Ravindra - 1w
Tim Seifert - 53(41)
Joe Walker - 2w
Scott Kuggeleijn - 2w
Brett Hampton - 1w
Matthew Fisher - 1w

2) Northern Knights vs Wellington Firebirds - 1st January'2021
148/6 vs 152/1 (WF won by 9 wkts)

Tim Seifert - 46(46)
Brett Hampton - 28(22)
Scott Kuggeleijn - 18(13)* & 1w
Finn Allen - 91(50)*
Rachin Ravindra - 40(31)* & 1w
Devon Conway - 13(15)
James Neesham - 2w
Logan Van Beek - 1w
Hamish Bennett - 1w
Peter Younghusband - 1w

3) Wellington Firebirds vs Northern Knights - 3rd January'2020
188/4 vs 136/10 (WF won by 52 runs)

James Neesham - 40(29)* & 1w
Rachin Ravindra - 39(20) & 1w
Michael Bracewell - 15(15)
Hamish Bennett - 3w
Ollie Newton - 2w
Logan Van Beek - 1w
Tim Seifert - 35(28)
Brett Hampton - 14(11)
Anurag Verma - 13(10)
Scott Kuggeleijn - 1w
Brett Randell - 1w

4) Wellington Firebirds vs Northern Knights - 1st January'2020
161/8 vs 162/5 (NK won by 5 wkts)

Devon Conway - 32(23)
Jamie Gibson - 28(18)
Rachin Ravindra - 19(15) & 1w
James Neesham - 16(18) & 1w
Ollie Newton - 2w
Hamish Bennett - 1w
Tim Seifert - 30(32)
Ish Sodhi - 3w
Brett Randell - 3w
Anurag Verma - 1w

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

Tim Seifert - 8th highest run scorer (259), Avg (25.90) - 13M/11I

Ish Sodhi - 5th highest wicket taker (13), Avg (22.5), SR (21.23) - 12M/12I
Scott Kuggeleijn - 5th highest wicket taker (13), Avg (32.08), SR (21.23) - 13M/13I
Tim Southee - 11th highest wicket taker (10), Avg (17), SR (15.2) - 7M/7I

Tom Blundell - 13th highest run scorer (216), Avg (36) - 7M/7I
Devon Conway - 14th highest run scorer (211), Avg (30.14) - 7M/7I

Hamish Bennett - 8th highest wicket taker (11), Avg (21.91), SR (19.55) - 10M/10I
Ollie Newton - 13th highest wicket taker (8), Avg (14), SR (11.25) - 4M/4I
James Neesham - 13th highest wicket taker (8), Avg (15.25), SR (12) - 5M/5I

(vi) Toss Based Analysis (H2H)

Northern Knights (NK)

1. Bharat Popli
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

2. Henry Cooper
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(10)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

3. Jeet Raval
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(10)

4. Joe Carter
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 32(21), 0(2)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(9)*, 0(1), 5(6)

5. Kane Williamson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

6. Katene Clarke
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 7(5), 0(2)

7. Brett Hampton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5(3), 9(11), 0(1), 28(22)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(2), 8(9), 14(11), 3(5)&1w

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

9. Joe Walker
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w

10. Mitchell Santner
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 22(13)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

11. Kristian Clarke
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

12. Peter Bocock
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 29(23)*, 1(2)*, 9(9)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

13. Tim Seifert
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(2), 29(27), 46(28), 46(46)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3(9), 30(32), 35(28), 53(41)

14. Anurag Verma
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 10(11)&1w, 1w, 13(10)&0w

15. Tim Southee
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

16. Trent Boult
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

17. Neil Wagner
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

18. Ish Sodhi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w, 2w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 51(36)&2w, 3w, 0w

19. Frederick Walker
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

20. Brett Randell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 3w, 1w

21. Matthew Fisher
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

22. Scott Kuggeleijn
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 1w, 1w, 18(13)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 10(7)&1w, 2w

23. Zak Gibson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(8)&0w

Wellington Firebirds (WF)

1. Finn Allen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 75(39)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 91(50)*

2. Troy Johnson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4(11)

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

4. Michael Bracewell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 56(28)*, 9(10), 15(15), 6(7)&4w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 17(18), 6(5), 9(9)

5. Jamie Gibson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 28(18), 13(8)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

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

7. Logan Van Beek
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 0w, 1w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 1w, 1w

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

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

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

11. Peter Younghusband
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 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 - 2w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 3w

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 - 19(15)&1w, 39(20)&1w, 6(4)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 40(31)*&1w

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

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

20. Tom Blundell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(9), 22(20)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 63(42), 69(43)*, 20(17), 38(21)

21. Devon Conway
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 32(23), 9(10), 45(35)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 53(36), 45(23), 14(15), 13(15)

4. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING

A) NORTHERN KNIGHTS (NK) SQUAD:

Probable XI

1) Tim Seifert - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 10, 9, 1, 8, 15, 14, 14, 17, 13

2) Jeet Raval - LHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 11, 0, 97, 66*, 0, 0, 3, 33, 74, 89

3) Joe Carter - RHB
Last 10 - 32, 2, 105*, 32, 13, 75*, 20, 52, 20, 74*

4) Brett Hampton - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0r 1w, 11r 1w, 11r 1w, 0w, 1w, 21r 0w, 23r 2w, 0w, 63r 1w, 4r 0w, 2r 0w

5) Henry Cooper - RHB
Last 10 - 3, 4, 9*, 25*, 7, 3, 24, 19, 52, 200, 6

6) Colin De Grandhomme - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 86, 126r 0w, 1w, 53r 0w, 4, 6, 7r 1w, 21r 1w, 15r 2w

7) Mitchell Santner - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 2w, 74r 2w, 2w, 3w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w

8) Scott Kuggeleijn - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 15r 0w, 0w, 3w, 6r 0w, 4w, 14r 1w, 8, 11r 1w, 0w, 10r 1w, 2w

9 Anurag Verma - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 11r 2w, 3w, 1w, 8r 2w, 1w, 22r 2w, 9r 0w, 0w, 1w

10) Ish Sodhi - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 1w, 13r 0w, 2w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w

11) Joe Walker - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 3w, 4w, 0w, 1w, 11r 1w, 4w, 27r 3w

BENCH

12) Trent Boult - RHB, LF
Last 10 - 7r 2w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 2w, 0w, 3w, 2w, 2w

13) Brett Randell - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 1w, 50r 5w, 2w, 4w, 3w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 3w

14) Katene Clarke - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 32*, 11, 49, 2, 1, 82, 6, 31, 4, 13

15) Peter Bocock - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 5, 13*, 20, 28, 21, 28, 14, 22, 2, 22, 5

16) Tim Southee - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 5w, 3w, 3w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 1w

17) Kane Williamson - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 18, 24, 85, 5, 40*, 28, 0, 33*, 25, 37

18) Neil Wagner - LHB, LFM
Last 10 - 2w, 1w, 1w, 3w, 25r 1w, 10r 2w, 32r 2w, 0w, 1w, 17r 4w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 19r 2w, 2w, 66r 0w, 3w, 2w, 4w

19) Frederick Walker - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 0w, 2w, 3w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w

20) Zak Gibson - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 4w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 3w, 22r 3w, 3w, 10r 1w, 9r 0w, 1w, 3w

21) Matthew Fisher - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 3w, 1w

22) Bharat Popli - RHB
Last 10 - 2, 86, 1, 2, 38, 50, 40, 57*, 0, 16, 6, 23, 56

23) Kristian Clarke - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 7r 1w, 46r 4w, 9r 2w, 4r 0w, 21r 1w, 7r 0w, 21r 1w, 1w

Safe C/VC choices
Scott Kuggeleijn, Jeet Raval

B) WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS (WF) SQUAD:

Probable XI

1) Finn Allen - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 4, 68, 0, 86, 32, 0, 8, 20, 0, 23

2) Tim Robinson - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 0, 18, 65, 9, 32, 5, 2

3) Troy Johnson - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 4, 12*, 8, 84, 18, 24, 88, 10, 54, 73

4) Michael Bracewell - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 141r 0w, 18r 2w, 30r 2w, 10r 1w, 1r 0w, 58r 0w, 39r 3w, 20r 0w, 4, 27r 3w

5) James Neesham - LHB, RMF
Last 10 - 5r 1w, 0w, 4r 2w, 3, 3r 0w, 13r 0w, 27r 1w, 1w, 35r 1w

6) Jakob Bhula - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 0w, 38, 9r 0w, 21r 1w, 27, 0, 29, 2, 6, 11, 13

7) Nathan Smith - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 2, 0w, 47r 1w, 14, 38r 1w, 0, 28r 1w, 6r 0w, 25r 1w, 44r 0w, 4r 2w

8) Logan Van Beek - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 37r 0w, 1w, 3w, 19r 0w, 1w, 1w, 2r 1w, 22r 2w, 61r 1w

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

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

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

BENCH

12) Luke Georgeson - LHB, RMF
Last 10 - 51, 56, 1, 0, 44, 30, 28r 0w, 4, 1, 15, 1

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

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

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

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

NK - Colin De Grandhomme, Ish Sodhi, Brett Hampton, Joe Walker
Risky - Joe Carter, Henry Cooper

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

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"Probably his best Test innings because he left the ball well," Bumrah said of Jaiswal

LSG splurge record INR 27 crore for Pant, Shreyas gets 26.75 crore from PBKS

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

KKR on breaking the bank for Venkatesh - 'All about keeping our core'

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

Ponting on Shreyas Iyer: 'He'll be a great leader for our team'

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

Jaiswal, Kohli hundreds overwhelm Australia before Bumrah caps India's day

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

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

'Squashed': Warner calls for CA to explain India A ball change

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

Stokes missing from IPL 2025 auction long list; Pant, Rahul, Starc list highest base price

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 08:36:02 GMT

Rahul, Pant, Iyer, Ashwin, Chahal, Shami, Thakur have also registered for INR 2 crore

IPL 2025 mega auction to be held on November 24, 25 in Jeddah

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

Afro-Asia Cup set to be revived after almost two decades

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

Boland eyes chance to keep pressure on KL Rahul

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

WPL, Hundred, WBBL given separate windows in new women's FTP

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

Rahul, Jurel to leave early for Australia and play second A game

Mon, 04 Nov 2024 06:25:23 GMT

They plan to get some game time before the five-Test series starting November 22

Wriddhiman Saha to retire from cricket after Ranji Trophy season

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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