Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe - 1st ODI

Author: Shreyas
16 Jan 2022 02:27:01
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Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe - 1st ODI of the 3-Match ODI series, at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium 

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1. VENUE AND PITCH INFO 

Venue - Pallekele International Cricket Stadium 

(i) Total Matches - ODIs

Overall - 25

Avg 1st Innings - 248
Avg 2nd Innings - 202

Highest total - 363/7 (South Africa vs Sri Lanka - 5th August'2018)

Matches won batting first - 10
Matches won batting second - 15

(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground 

SL - 23 - 11w/12l
ZIM - 2 - 0w/2l

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

SL

Dinesh Chandimal - 8th highest run scorer (291), Avg (24.25) - 14M/13I
Dasun Shanaka - 19th highest run scorer (165), Avg (41.25) - 4M/4I


ZIM

No Records Yet


(iv) Recent Matches on this venue 

1) Sri Lanka vs West Indies - 1st March'2020
307/10 vs 301/9 (SL won by 6 runs)

Pacers - 8w+5w=13w
Spinners - 1w+1w=2w

2) Sri Lanka vs England - 20th October'2018
273/7 vs 132/2 (ENG won by 18 runs - DLS)

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

3) Sri Lanka vs England - 17th October'2018
150/9 vs 153/3 (ENG won by 7 wkts)

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

4) Sri Lanka vs South Africa - 8th August'2018 
306/7 vs 187/9 (SL won by 3 runs - DLS)

Pacers - 4w+6w=10w
Spinners - 3w+2w=5w

5) South Africa vs Sri Lanka - 5th August'2018 
363/7 vs 285/10 (SA won by 78 runs)

Pacers - 6w+8w=14w
Spinners - 1w+2w=3w

6) Sri Lanka vs India - 27th August'2017
217/9 vs 218/4 (IND won by 6 wkts)

Pacers - 6w+2w=8w
Spinners - 2w+2w=4w

7) Sri Lanka vs India - 24th August'2017
236/8 vs 231/7 (IND won by 3 wkts - DLS)

Pacers - 5w+0w=5w
Spinners - 3w+7w=10w

8) Sri Lanka vs Australia - 4th September'2016
195/10 vs 199/5 (AUS won by 5 wkts)

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


SUMMARY 

Pacers 
1st Innings - 40w
2nd Innings - 26w

Spinners 
1st Innings - 21w
2nd Innings - 19w

Overall
66w:40w (Pacers:Spinners)


(v) Toss Based Analysis on this venue

Sri Lanka (SL)

1. Dasun Shanaka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 13(17), 65(34)&1w, 21(10), 66(66)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

2. Kusal Mendis 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 33(36), 19(48), 1(10), 14(13), 0(1), 5(14), 55(48)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 31(34)

3. Pathum Nissanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

4. Dinesh Chandimal 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(3), 36(71), 34(42), 33(47)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 23(25)

5. Minod Bhanuka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

6. Charith Asalanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

7. Chamika Karunaratne 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

8. Kamindu Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

9. Maheesh Theekshana 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

10. Ramesh Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

11. Praveen Jayavickrama 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

12. Dushmantha Chameera 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w

13. Nuwan Pradeep 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

14. Nuwan Thushara 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

15. Jeffrey Vandersay 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

16. Chamika Gunasekara 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

17. Shiran Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

18. Ashen Bandara 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

19. Pulina Tharanga 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

20. Nimesh Vimukthi 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

21. Ashian Daniel 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

22. Asitha Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

23. Vishwa Fernando 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 


Zimbabwe (ZIM)

1. Craig Ervine 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 52(82)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 17(21)

2. Ryan Burl
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

3. Regis Chakabva 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(6)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 35(61)

4. Tendai Chatara 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

5. Luke Jongwe
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

6. Takudzwanashe Kaitano
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

7. Clive Madande
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

8. Wesley Madhvere 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

9. Wellington Masakadza 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

10. Tinotenda Mutombodzi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

11. Blessing Muzarabani 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

12. Richard Ngarava
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

13. Sikander Raza
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

14. Milton Shumba
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

15. Sean Williams
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 


2. HEAD TO HEAD 

(i) Overall
55 - 44w/11l (In favour of SL) - Last played in 2018)

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

(iii) On This Venue
1 - 1w/0l (In favour of SL)

(iv) Recent Head to Head Matches 

1) Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka - 21st January'2018
198/10 vs 202/5 (SL won by 5 wkts)

Blessing Muzarabani - 3w
Tendai Chatara - 1w
Dinesh Chandimal - 38(71)*
Kusal Mendis - 36(44)
Nuwan Pradeep - 3w

2) Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka - 17th January'2018
290/6 vs 278/10 (ZIM won by 12 runs)

Sikander Raza - 81(67)* & 1w
Tendai Chatara - 4w
Blessing Muzarabani - 1w
Dinesh Chandimal - 34(33)

3) Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe - 10th July'2017 
203/8 vs 204/7 (ZIM won by 3 wkts)

Dushmantha Chameera - 19(31)*
Sikander Raza - 27(27)* & 3w
Tendai Chatara - 1w
Sean Williams - 1w

4) Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe - 8th July'2017 
300/6 vs 219/6 (ZIM won by 4 wkts - DLS)

Dushmantha Chameera - 1w
Craig Ervine - 69(55)*
Sikander Raza - 1w
Tendai Chatara - 1w


ON THIS VENUE 

1) Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe - 10th March'2011
327/6 vs 188/10 (SL won by 139 runs)

Regis Chakabva - 35(61)
Craig Ervine - 17(21)


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

SL

Kusal Mendis - 28th highest run scorer (220), Avg (31.42) - 10M/9I

Nuwan Pradeep - 32nd highest wicket taker (7), Avg (21), SR (31.7) - 5M/5I


ZIM

Sikander Raza - 26th highest run scorer (237), Avg (47.40) - 10M/10I
Craig Ervine - 29th highest run scorer (212), Avg (19.27) - 14M/13I
Sean Williams - 33rd highest run scorer (193), Avg (21.44) - 11M/10I

Tendai Chatara - 21st highest wicket taker (11), Avg (26), SR (28.3) - 7M/7I


(vi) Toss Based Analysis (H2H) - 2015 onwards

Sri Lanka (SL)

1. Dasun Shanaka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

2. Kusal Mendis 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 86(80), 0(1), 1(8)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 12(8)*, 0(1), 28(25)*, 0(4), 36(44)

3. Pathum Nissanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

4. Dinesh Chandimal 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 34(33), 38(71)*

5. Minod Bhanuka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

6. Charith Asalanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

7. Chamika Karunaratne 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

8. Kamindu Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

9. Maheesh Theekshana 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

10. Ramesh Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

11. Praveen Jayavickrama 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

12. Dushmantha Chameera 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 1w, 19(31)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 0w, 0w

13. Nuwan Pradeep 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 1w, 1w, 3w

14. Nuwan Thushara 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

15. Jeffrey Vandersay 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

16. Chamika Gunasekara 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

17. Shiran Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

18. Ashen Bandara 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

19. Pulina Tharanga 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

20. Nimesh Vimukthi 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

21. Ashian Daniel 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

22. Asitha Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

23. Vishwa Fernando 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 


Zimbabwe (ZIM)

1. Craig Ervine 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(2), 22(41), 16(24), 2(9), 2(5)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 18(23), 69(55)*, 2(6)

2. Ryan Burl
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(14)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

3. Regis Chakabva 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

4. Tendai Chatara 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 0w, 4w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 1w, 1w

5. Luke Jongwe
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

6. Takudzwanashe Kaitano
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

7. Clive Madande
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

8. Wesley Madhvere 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

9. Wellington Masakadza 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

10. Tinotenda Mutombodzi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

11. Blessing Muzarabani 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

12. Richard Ngarava
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

13. Sikander Raza
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(3)&0w, 8(17)&0w, 25(17)*&0w, 81(67)*&1w, 9(12)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 67(56)*&0w, 10(10)&1w, 27(27)*&3w

14. Milton Shumba
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

15. Sean Williams
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(22), 13(19)&0w, 43(47)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 65(69)&1w, 6(9)&0w, 2(7)&1w


4. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING 

A) SRI LANKA (SL) SQUAD: 

Probable XI

1) Pathum Nissanka - LHB
Last 10 - 42, 0, 1, 12, 1, 73, 66, 56, 3, 51, 1, 72

2) Dinesh Chandimal - RHB, Offbreak, WK
Last 10 - 2, 44*, 6, 44, 36, 65*, 28, 26, 26*, 2, 2

3) Kusal Mendis - RHB, Legbreak 
Last 10 - 39, 85, 9, 35, 64, 44, 15*, 16, 4, 15

4) Charith Asalanka - LHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 14r 0w, 4, 28r 1w, 44*, 21r 0w, 42, 6r 1w, 5, 10r 0w, 19, 68

5) Dasun Shanaka - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 4*, 1, 6, 16, 37, 38, 13, 24r 1w, 1r 0w, 2w

6) Ramesh Mendis - RHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 0r 0w, 41r 2w, 0w, 7r 0w, 8r 1w, 33*, 1w, 14r 0w, 22r 3w

7) Chamika Karunaratne - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 75r 1w, 10r 1w, 0, 8r 0w, 0, 12r 1w, 13, 12r 2w, 18r 0w, 8r 0w

8) Dushmantha Chameera - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 1w, 4w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 15r 3w, 2w, 0w, 0w

9) Praveen Jayavickrama - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 2w, 2w, 0w, 4w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 0w

10) Nuwan Pradeep - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 3w, 1w, 3w, 0w

11) Maheesh Theekshana - RHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 1w, 2w, 0w, 2w, 3w, 0w, 4w, 0w, 3w, 1w


BENCH 

12) Kamindu Mendis - LHB, Offbreak, LAO
Last 10 - 13r 0w, 2r 0w, 8r 1w, 0w, 7r 3w, 9r 1w, 32r 1w, 17r 0w, 12r 0w, 19r 2w

13) Minod Bhanuka - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 6, 8, 20, 8*, 1*, 7, 27, 74, 8*, 1

14) Shiran Fernando - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 17r 0w, 23r 2w, 12, 8r 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w

15) Chamika Gunasekara - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 6w, 0w, 1w, 16r 0w, 10, 0w, 0w, 2w

16) Jeffrey Vandersay - RHB, Legbreak 
Last 10 - 1w, 6w, 1w, 3w, 5w, 20r 3w, 14r 5w, 5w, 1w, 0w

17) Nuwan Thushara - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 5w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 0w


STANDBY PLAYERS
(They will join the squad only in case of player unavailability due to any reason, until then they aren't available for selection in the Playing XI)

18) Ashen Bandara - RHB, Legbreak 
Last 10 - 9, 18, 2*, 4r 1w, 42, 0, 29, 46, 30*

19) Ashian Daniel - RHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 0w, 22r 2w, 5w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 2w

20) Asitha Fernando - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w

21) Vishwa Fernando - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 30r 0w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 4w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 5w, 0w

22) Nimesh Vimukthi - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 3w, 1w, 12r 2w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 11r 1w, 3r 1w, 3r 2w, 6w

23) Pulina Tharanga - RHB, Legbreak 
Last 10 - 4r 0w, 1w, 14r 0w, 0w, 5r 2w, 2w, 31r 0w, 11r 2w, 55r 1w, 0w

Safe C/VC choices
Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka


B) ZIMBABWE (ZIM) SQUAD: 

Probable XI

1) Regis Chakabva - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 35, 27, 3, 122, 40*, 13, 18, 6, 99, 24, 25, 8

2) Wessley Madhvere - RHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 39, 19r 1w, 0r 0w, 19r 2w, 3r 1w, 53r 1w, 9r 2w, 2w, 73r 3w, 0r 0w, 36r 1w, 39r 1w

3) Sean Williams - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 4r 0w, 26r 0w, 6r 1w, 10r 1w, 56r 5w, 56r 2w, 86r 3w, 7r 1w, 4r 2w, 0r 0w

4) Craig Ervine - LHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 10, 49*, 15, 12, 99*, 4, 0, 118, 0, 183, 55*

5) Sikander Raza - RHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 2r 0w, 0w, 36r 1w, 2r 1w, 27r 2w, 56r 1w, 0r 3w, 13r 2w, 60*, 49r 1w

6) Ryan Burl - LHB, Legbreak 
Last 10 - 0w, 20r 0w, 29r 2w, 26r 2w, 8r 2w, 56r 2w, 14r 0w, 4r 0w, 0r 0w, 17r 2w

7) Takudzwanashe Kaitano - RHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 43, 78, 16, 5, 43, 4, 73, 5, 13, 46*
/
Tinotenda Mutombodzi/Clive Madande 

8) Wellington Masakadza - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 10r 0w, 2w, 26, 2w, 58r 1w, 27r 1w, 22r 1w, 36r 1w, 16r 1w, 64r 0w

9) Richard Ngarava - LHB, LFM 
Last 10 - 1w, 2w, 2w, 0w, 16r 2w, 1w, 3w, 1w, 1w, 13r 2w, 3w, 1w, 2w

10) Luke Jongwe - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 32r 0w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 14r 1w, 0w, 10r 2w, 42r 1w, 4

11) Blessing Muzarabani - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 5w, 0w, 11r 2w, 3w, 8r 2w, 6r 3w, 20r 1w, 12r 1w


BENCH 

12) Tendai Chatara - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 3w, 0w, 1w, 3w, 0w, 4w, 4w, 1w, 68r 0w, 4w, 13r 2w

13) Clive Madande - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 45, 0, 75, 12, 25, 16, 8, 20, 19*

14) Tinotenda Mutombodzi - RHB, Legbreak 
Last 10 - 43, 4, 71, 52*, 5, 93, 122, 54, 0, 4

15) Milton Shumba - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 1r 0w, 11, 14, 68, 17r 0w, 48r 0w, 11r 0w, 7r 0w, 1r 3w, 10r 0w

Safe C/VC choices
Sean Williams, Sikander Raza


Differential GL C/VC choices 

SL - Maheesh Theekshana, Kusal Mendis, Ramesh Mendis, Pathum Nissanka
Risky - Dushmantha Chameera, Dinesh Chandimal 

ZIM - Craig Ervine, Luke Jongwe, Blessing Muzarabani, Regis Chakbva
Risky - Ryan Burl, Richard Ngarava 


My Fantasy Team (SL)
(Pre Toss)

Wk - Chakabva, Chandimal
Bat - Nissanka, Ervine, Asalanka
AR - Raza, Williams, Shanaka
Bowl - Chameera, Theekshana, Muzarabani 

Options - Jongwe, Ngarava, Kusal Mendis, R Mendis

GL Picks - Masakadza, Jayavickrama/Vandersay, Karunaratne 

 

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Mon, 20 Nov 2023 07:00:50 GMT
Labuschagne wasn't anywhere near Australia's World Cup squad until two months ago... but fate had something else in store for him
Mon, 20 Nov 2023 06:20:54 GMT
Indian coach lauds "exceptional leader" Rohit Sharma for "giving so much of his time and energy in the dressing room to the boys"
Mon, 20 Nov 2023 04:11:19 GMT
Rohit Sharma feels India were 20-30 runs short with the bat and one more early wicket away from making a game of it in Ahmedabad
Mon, 20 Nov 2023 04:06:10 GMT
The opener also took a spectacular catch earlier in the game to send back Rohit Sharma, after which Australia's bowlers put India in a chokehold
Sat, 18 Nov 2023 18:05:50 GMT
"I'm very happy [that even] at this age I'm leading the team into the final. I never thought it'll happen," India captain said
Sat, 18 Nov 2023 14:33:40 GMT
Can Jupiter take down the Sun, in front of over 100,000 hyper-partisan fans in blue?
Thu, 16 Nov 2023 03:46:12 GMT
India batter becomes the first to score 50 ODI hundreds, and also breaks Tendulkar's record for most runs in a World Cup
Wed, 15 Nov 2023 23:58:44 GMT
Virat Kohli set a new record for ODI hundreds in a rampaging batting display from the hosts to overwhelm New Zealand
Wed, 15 Nov 2023 21:24:15 GMT
New Zealand captain says India "didn't give us a sniff" after putting almost 400 on the board
Wed, 15 Nov 2023 19:38:28 GMT
"Every time he comes on to the park, he does something special," Gill says of Kohli
Wed, 15 Nov 2023 19:05:57 GMT
"We wanted to take that semi-final out of the equation, not to think too much about it"
Wed, 15 Nov 2023 18:16:22 GMT
India scored the highest total in a World Cup knockout match before Daryl Mitchell scored a scarcely believable 134 off 119
Wed, 15 Nov 2023 09:03:30 GMT
There is no ICC requirement that World Cup knockout matches must be played on unused pitches
Wed, 15 Nov 2023 03:33:38 GMT
Rohit and Co have racked up nine wins in a row while New Zealand have become what they need to be to win
Tue, 14 Nov 2023 23:18:21 GMT
There are eyes on the weather in Kolkata ahead of Australia facing South Africa
Tue, 14 Nov 2023 15:05:28 GMT
Ahead of the semi-final against New Zealand, Rohit Sharma says the team environment isn't dictated by results
Tue, 14 Nov 2023 14:22:27 GMT
The majority of the World Cup squad is likely to be rested with fringe players set to get opportunities
Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:58:53 GMT
He is used to his side being underestimated, even after reaching the final of the previous two 50-over World Cups
Mon, 13 Nov 2023 06:20:12 GMT
Two of them are World Cup winners and one is a trailblazer in women's cricket
Sun, 12 Nov 2023 23:31:15 GMT
The group stage of the tournament is complete with the hosts signing off in style ahead of facing New Zealand in the first semi-final
Sun, 12 Nov 2023 18:57:31 GMT
Rahul Dravid was pleased with the bench strength that India have built up
Sun, 12 Nov 2023 17:07:21 GMT
A 160-run victory was set up by blistering hundreds from the middle-order
Sun, 12 Nov 2023 02:14:28 GMT
The group stage is almost complete with India looking to make it nine from nine against Netherlands
Sat, 11 Nov 2023 14:46:40 GMT
Will Rohit Sharma be tempted to tinker with his XI?
Sat, 11 Nov 2023 12:05:21 GMT
India's coach praised the contributions of the middle order, and was also pleased with how the team coped with Hardik Pandya's absence
Fri, 10 Nov 2023 11:49:55 GMT
The 33-year old Punjab allrounder played three ODIs for India in 2016
Thu, 09 Nov 2023 23:38:51 GMT
New Zealand beat Sri Lanka to all but lock up another semi-final with India while Allan Donald is issued a please explain from the BCB
Wed, 08 Nov 2023 09:37:02 GMT
Shubman Gill is the new No. 1 ODI batter, leapfrogging Babar Azam, while Siraj has reclaimed the top spot on the bowling table
Wed, 08 Nov 2023 01:02:03 GMT
Bottom-placed England face Netherlands in a match that could decide Champions Trophy qualification
Tue, 07 Nov 2023 17:09:41 GMT
What do Bangladesh, England, Netherlands and Sri Lanka need to do in their last World Cup fixtures?
Mon, 06 Nov 2023 23:58:54 GMT
An international first took place in a heated contest between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka while Afghanistan look to boost semi-final hopes
Mon, 06 Nov 2023 03:32:38 GMT
Five-wicket haul follows lower-order runs to highlight allrounder's crucial role
Mon, 06 Nov 2023 00:00:39 GMT
Kohli's 49th ODI century and Jadeja's five-for widened the gap between India and the rest while Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have concerns over Delhi's air quality
Sun, 05 Nov 2023 18:27:45 GMT
"It's important that we stay in the moment. That's the constant talk from game one, it's not like we want to change anything," he adds
Sun, 05 Nov 2023 16:49:45 GMT
Kohli and Iyer lifted India to an above-par 326 for 5 and in return South Africa could manage just 83
Sun, 05 Nov 2023 16:24:23 GMT
India batter says Sachin Tendulkar's message is 'special' after equalling his world record
Sun, 05 Nov 2023 15:47:59 GMT
He got to the milestone on his 35th birthday in India's World Cup match against South Africa at Eden Gardens
Sun, 05 Nov 2023 00:02:56 GMT
Fakhar's century and rain put New Zealand's semi-final hopes in jeopardy while England are finally formally knocked out as Australia win five in a row
Sat, 04 Nov 2023 17:12:49 GMT
The big call at the toss, for either team, is whether to do what they do best or make the opposition do what they don't like too much
Sat, 04 Nov 2023 12:31:44 GMT
The allrounder had suffered an ankle injury while bowling against Bangladesh
Sat, 04 Nov 2023 02:09:56 GMT
Afghanistan power past Netherlands to put themselves firmly in the semi-final mix while undermanned New Zealand and Australia face Pakistan and England respectively
Fri, 03 Nov 2023 02:11:55 GMT
Sri Lanka were blown away for just 55 while Afghanistan and Netherlands are set for a critical meeting
Fri, 03 Nov 2023 06:40:58 GMT
India batter says he has no issue tackling short-pitched bowling, following a match-winning 82 against Sri Lanka in Mumbai
Fri, 03 Nov 2023 05:40:07 GMT
India scored 357 for 8 and then their fast bowlers routed Sri Lanka for 55 in 19.4 overs
Thu, 02 Nov 2023 18:32:39 GMT
"How we approached the seven games has been quite clinical - everybody put in the effort"
Thu, 02 Nov 2023 17:23:38 GMT
Fast bowler becomes India's highest wicket-taker in World Cups, over-taking Javagal Srinath and Zaheer Khan
Thu, 02 Nov 2023 12:06:29 GMT
Also, can Sri Lanka and Netherlands still qualify?
Thu, 02 Nov 2023 06:47:10 GMT
The two teams will play an ODI at the Wankhede for the first time since the 2011 World Cup final
Thu, 02 Nov 2023 04:45:55 GMT
India captain says his spinners have "so much skill" to apply pressure on batters in home conditions
Wed, 01 Nov 2023 16:36:46 GMT
BCCI says there won't be any fireworks for remaining World Cup games in Mumbai and Delhi
Wed, 01 Nov 2023 15:52:06 GMT
India are unlikely to bring the allrounder back until the final group game against Netherlands on November 12
Wed, 01 Nov 2023 09:10:17 GMT
Shaheen and Fakhar combine to beat Bangladesh while South Africa and New Zealand meet in Pune just days after the Rugby World Cup final
Sun, 29 Oct 2023 23:18:14 GMT
Afghanistan and Sri Lanka face each other in a crucial game for their semi-final ambitions
Sun, 29 Oct 2023 18:24:44 GMT
The India captain says the side were "not great with the bat" in Lucknow, but having hung around to give his bowlers something to work with, he knew they could "do magic"
Sun, 29 Oct 2023 18:07:20 GMT
Allrounder had injured his ankle during the game against Bangladesh on October 19
Sun, 29 Oct 2023 17:42:09 GMT
Bumrah took three wickets as India successfully defended 229 against England
Sun, 29 Oct 2023 16:22:50 GMT
Rohit Sharma's 87 was pivotal to India scoring 229 on a tricky surface, a total they defended with aplomb
Sun, 29 Oct 2023 16:13:02 GMT
The top seven sides at the ODI World Cup along with hosts Pakistan will compete in the eight-team event
Sun, 29 Oct 2023 02:19:24 GMT
The Trans-Tasman meeting became a run-laden final-ball thriller as New Zealand fell agonisingly short while Bangladesh had a day to forget
Sun, 29 Oct 2023 06:08:36 GMT
Defending champions England are hanging by a thread with just one win from five matches
Sat, 28 Oct 2023 17:04:48 GMT
"There's something within the team that is definitely unsettled," former captain says
Sat, 28 Oct 2023 11:10:29 GMT
"That injury had, obviously, a huge impact on me and my career. It wasn't such a happy moment for me"
Sat, 28 Oct 2023 02:19:22 GMT
Pakistan's hopes slip further after a heartbreaking loss while Bangladesh and Netherlands aim to keep their tournament alive
Fri, 27 Oct 2023 15:45:16 GMT
The tour will follow England's three T20Is and Test match, with both sets of matches to be played in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai
Fri, 27 Oct 2023 05:32:24 GMT
And are table-toppers India in the semis yet? The answer to both: not quite!
Thu, 26 Oct 2023 15:20:51 GMT
Teams likely to have a purse of INR 100 crore to build their squads for next season
Wed, 25 Oct 2023 23:37:10 GMT
The Australia allrounder sets a new World Cup record in a crushing performance while two struggling teams meet in Bengaluru
Wed, 25 Oct 2023 14:37:20 GMT
The position had been vacant since December 2022, when Ramesh Powar was removed as part of BCCI's "restructuring module"
Wed, 25 Oct 2023 10:03:03 GMT
The allrounder will undergo a fitness test on Thursday before the medical team decides on his return date
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