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South Africa vs India - 1st ODI

Author: Shreyas
19 Jan 2022 05:30:29
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India vs South Africa - 1st ODI of the 3-Match ODI series, at Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa 

Weather Forecast
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1. VENUE AND PITCH INFO 

Venue - Boland Park, Paarl

(i) Total Matches - ODIs

Overall - 13

Avg 1st Innings - 243
Avg 2nd Innings - 175

Highest total - 353/6 (South Africa vs Bangladesh - 18th October'2017)

Matches won batting first - 7
Matches won bowling first - 5
Matches tied - 1

(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground 

IND - 3 - 2w/1t - Last played in 2003
SA - 7 - 6w/1l 

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

IND

No records yet


SA

Quinton De Kock - 14th highest run scorer (79), Avg (26.33) - 3M/3I

Andile Phehlukwayo - Highest wicket taker (7), Avg (18), SR (22.2) - 3M/3I


(iv) Recent Matches on this venue 

1) South Africa vs Australia - 29th February'2020 
291/7 vs 217/10 (SA won by 74 runs)

Pacers - 6w+6w=12w
Spinners - 0w+3w=3w

2) Zimbabwe vs South Africa - 6th October'2018 
228/10 vs 231/6 (SA won by 4 wkts)

Pacers - 8w+5w=13w
Spinners - 2w+1w=3w

3) South Africa vs Bangladesh - 18th October'2017 
353/6 vs 249/10 (SA won by 104 runs)

Pacers - 4w+7w=11w
Spinners - 2w+3w=5w

4) South Africa vs New Zealand - 19th January'2013
208/10 vs 209/9 (NZ won by 1 wkt)

Pacers - 6w+8w=14w
Spinners - 4w+0w=4w

5) South Africa vs Sri Lanka - 11th January'2012
301/8 vs 43/10 (SA won by 258 runs)

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


SUMMARY 

Pacers 
1st Innings - 30w
2nd Innings - 34w

Spinners 
1st Innings - 9w
2nd Innings - 9w

Overall
64w:18w (Pacers:Spinners)


(v) Toss Based Analysis on this venue

India (IND)

1. Shikhar Dhawan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

2. Ruturaj Gaikwad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

3. Virat Kohli
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

4. Shreyas Iyer
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

5. Suryakumar Yadav 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

6. Venkatesh Iyer
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

7. Ravichandran Ashwin 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

8. KL Rahul
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

9. Rishabh Pant
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

10. Ishan Kishan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

11. Yuzvendra Chahal 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

12. Jasprit Bumrah 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

13. Shardul Thakur
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

14. Jayant Yadav
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

15. Navdeep Saini
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

16. Mohammad Siraj
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

17. Deepak Chahar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

18. Bhuvneshwar Kumar 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

19. Prasidh Krishna 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 


South Africa (SA)

1. Temba Bavuma
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 26(30)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

2. Zubayr Hamza
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

3. David Miller
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 64(70)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

4. Aiden Markram 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 42(40)

5. Jaaneman Malan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(1)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

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

7. Quinton De Kock
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 18(34), 46(61), 15(16)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

8. Kyle Verreynne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 48(64)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

9. Wayne Parnell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

10. Andile Phehlukwayo
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4w, 0(2)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(9)&2w

11. Marco Jansen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

12. Dwaine Pretorius
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(1)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

13. Keshav Maharaj 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

14. Sisanda Magala
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

15. Kagiso Rabada
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w

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

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


2. HEAD TO HEAD 

(i) Overall
81 - 46w/35l (In favour of SA)

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

(iii) On This Venue
Not Played Yet

(iv) Recent Head to Head Matches 

1) South Africa vs India - 5th June'2019
227/9 vs 230/4 (IND won by 6 wkts)

Abdile Phehlukwayo - 34(61) & 1w
Kagiso Rabada - 31(35)* & 2w
David Miller - 31(40)
Rassie Van Der Dussen - 22(37)
KL Rahul - 26(42)
Virat Kohli - 18(34)
Yuzvendra Chahal - 4w
Bhuvneshwar Kumar - 2w
Jasprit Bumrah - 2w

2) South Africa vs India - 16th February'2018
204/10 vs 206/2 (IND won by 8 wkts)

Andile Phehlukwayo - 34(42)
Aiden Markram - 24(30)
Lungi Ngidi - 2w
Virat Kohli - 129(96)*
Shikhar Dhawan - 18(34)
Shardul Thakur - 4w
Yuzvendra Chahal - 2w
Jasprit Bumrah - 2w

3) India vs South Africa - 13th February'2018
274/7 vs 201/10 (IND won by 73 runs)

Virat Kohli - 36(54)
Shikhar Dhawan - 34(23)
Shreyas Iyer - 30(37)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar - 19(20)*
Yuzvendra Chahal - 2w
Jasprit Bumrah - 1w
David Miller - 36(51)
Aiden Markram - 32(32)
Lungi Ngidi - 4w
Kagiso Rabada - 1w

4) India vs South Africa - 10th February'2018
289/7 vs 207/5 (SA won by 5 wkts - DLS)

Shikhar Dhawan - 109(105)
Virat Kohli - 75(83)
Shreyas Iyer - 18(21)
Jasprit Bumrah - 1w
Yuzvendra Chahal - 1w
David Miller - 39(28)
Andile Phehlukwayo - 23(5)*
Aiden Markram - 22(23)
Kagiso Rabada - 2w
Lungi Ngidi - 2w


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

IND

Virat Kohli - 7th highest run scorer (1287), Avg (64.35) - 27M/25I
Shikhar Dhawan - 13th highest run scorer (798), Avg (49.87) - 18M/17I

Yuzvendra Chahal - 15th highest wicket taker (20), Avg (15.65), SR (18.6) - 7M/7I
Bhuvneshwar Kumar - 23rd highest wicket taker (15), Avg (48.8), SR (46) - 14M/14I
Jasprit Bumrah - 28th highest wicket taker (12), Avg (19.2), SR (30) - 8M/8I


SA

Quinton De Kock - 14th highest run scorer (784), Avg (60.30) - 13M/13I
David Miller - 31st highest run scorer (332), Avg (20.75) - 19M/19I

Kagiso Rabada - 21st highest wicket taker (17), Avg (32.7), SR (38.6) - 12M/12I
Lungi Ngidi - 40th highest wicket taker (8), Avg (26), SR (24.7) - 4M/4I


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

India (IND)

1. Shikhar Dhawan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 137(146), 7(15), 76(63), 109(105), 34(25)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 23(28), 13(29), 60(59), 51(56)*, 18(34), 8(12)

2. Ruturaj Gaikwad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

3. Virat Kohli
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 46(60), 138(140), 160(159)*, 75(83), 36(54)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 11(18), 77(99), 7(6)&0w, 46(50)*, 129(96)*, 18(34)

4. Shreyas Iyer
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 18(21), 30(37)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

5. Suryakumar Yadav 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

6. Venkatesh Iyer
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

7. Ravichandran Ashwin 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

8. KL Rahul
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 26(42)

9. Rishabh Pant
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

10. Ishan Kishan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

11. Yuzvendra Chahal 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4w, 1w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 5w, 2w, 4w

12. Jasprit Bumrah 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 1w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 2w, 2w

13. Shardul Thakur
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4w

14. Jayant Yadav
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

15. Navdeep Saini
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

16. Mohammad Siraj
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

17. Deepak Chahar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

18. Bhuvneshwar Kumar 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w, 16(19)*&0w, 0w, 19(20)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 2w

19. Prasidh Krishna 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 


South Africa (SA)

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

2. Zubayr Hamza
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

3. David Miller
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 13(22), 33(41), 22(12)*, 1(3), 7(7), 0(4), 31(40)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 22(23), 6(12), 25(42), 39(28), 36(51)

4. Aiden Markram 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(21)&0w, 8(11), 24(30)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 32(42), 22(23), 32(32)

5. Jaaneman Malan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

6. Rassie Van Der Dussen 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 22(37)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

7. Quinton De Kock
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 29(33), 103(118), 109(87), 53(72), 34(49), 20(36), 10(17)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 7(15), 43(35)

8. Kyle Verreynne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

9. Wayne Parnell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 17(28)*&1w

10. Andile Phehlukwayo
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 27(33)*&2w, 34(42)&0w, 34(61)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 23(5)*&0w, 0(3)&0w

11. Marco Jansen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

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

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

14. Sisanda Magala
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

15. Kagiso Rabada
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 0w, 4w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 31(35)*&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 12(7)*&1w, 2w, 1w

16. Lungi Ngidi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 2w, 4w

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


VENUE SHORTLIST

Yuzvendra Chahal - GL C/VC
Quinton De Kock
Shikhar Dhawan 
Virat Kohli (C/VC while batting 1st)
David Miller (especially batting 2nd)
Kagiso Rabada
Lungi Ngidi
Aiden Markram (especially batting 2nd)
Andile Phehlukwayo (especially batting 1st)


3. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING 

A) INDIA (IND) SQUAD: 

Probable XI

1) Shikhar Dhawan - LHB
Last 10 - 12, 18, 14, 12, 0, 36, 7, 43, 39, 8

2) KL Rahul - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 12, 10, 50, 8, 123, 23, 65, 15, 54*, 50, 69, 18, 3

3) Virat Kohli - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 29, 79, 18, 35, 36, 0, 2*, 9, 57, 11

4) Shreyas Iyer - RHB, Legbreak 
Last 10 - 18, 14, 105, 65, 5, 30*, 1, 18, 2, 33*

5) Rishabh Pant - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 27, 100*, 17, 0, 8, 34, 4, 12*, 17*, 27*, 12

6) Venkatesh Iyer - LHB, RFM
Last 10 - 30r 1w, 1, 151r 2w, 71r 2w, 112r 3w, 14r 1w, 20r 1w, 12*, 4, 1r 0w

7) Ravichandran Ashwin - RHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 46r 0w, 16r 1w, 0w, 14r 2w, 4w, 4w, 38r 3w, 32r 3w, 1w, 2w, 3w, 1w, 2w

8) Deepak Chahar - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 10r 4w, 0w, 21r 1w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w
/
Shardul Thakur

9) Bhuvneshwar Kumar - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 46r 0w, 16r 2w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 0w

10) Yuzvendra Chahal - RHB, Legbreak 
Last 10 - 3w, 3w, 3w, 11r 2w, 3w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w

11) Jasprit Bumrah - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 5w, 1w, 14r 1w, 0w, 14r 2w, 7r 3w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 2w


BENCH 

12) Shardul Thakur - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 12r 1w, 5r 1w, 7w, 28r 1w, 2w, 10r 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 0w, 3w

13) Ruturaj Gaikwad - RHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 168, 21, 124, 154*, 136, 44, 3, 81, 80, 51

14) Suryakumar Yadav - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 4, 49, 8, 14, 0, 1, 62, 25*, 6*

15) Prasidh Krishna - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 2w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 0w

16) Mohammad Siraj - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 3w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 3w, 2w, 2w, 0w

17) Navdeep Saini - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 27r 3w, 1w, 3w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 0w

18) Jayant Yadav - RHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 12r 1w, 6r 4w, 19r 0w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 11r 1w, 0w, 0w

19) Ishan Kishan - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 91, 0*, 49, 29, 4, 70*, 84, 50*, 9, 14

Safe C/VC choices
KL Rahul, Virat Kohli 


B) SOUTH AFRICA (SA) SQUAD: 

Probable XI

1) Jaaneman Malan - RHB, Legbreak 
Last 10 - 16, 54, 0, 0, 29, 200*, 74*, 1, 39, 5, 18, 121

2) Quinton De Kock - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 34, 21, 34, 16, 12, 7, 6, 7, 19, 27, 24

3) Temba Bavuma - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 28, 32*, 51, 23*, 52, 35*, 31*, 46, 2, 12, 46, 31

4) Aiden Markram - RHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 8, 16, 7, 31, 13, 1, 52r 0w, 0, 19r 0w, 51r 0w, 40, 48

5) Rassie Van Der Dussen - RHB, Legbreak 
Last 10 - 21, 41*, 1, 40, 3, 11, 94*, 22, 16, 43*, 2, 101*, 21

6) David Miller - LHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 12, 5*, 23*, 16, 8*, 20*, 15

7) Andile Phehlukwayo - LHB, RFM
Last 10 - 48, 8, 16r 0w, 17r 0w, 4r 0w, 5r 0w, 1w, 6r 3w, 2r 2w, 1w, 20r 0w
/
Dwaine Pretorius

8) Marco Jansen - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 7r 3w, 4w, 21r 4w, 3w, 19r 1w, 13r 4w, 12r 3w, 0w, 70r 3w, 28r 0w, 17r 0w, 11r 6w, 3w, 55r 1w, 1w, 1w

9) Tabraiz Shamsi - RHB, LWS
Last 10 - 2w, 2w, 3w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 3w, 0w, 0w
/
Lungi Ngidi/Wayne Parnell

10) Kagiso Rabada - LHB, RF
Last 10 - 15r 4w, 3w, 3w, 3w, 25r 3w, 4w, 3w, 3w, 13r 0w, 1w, 19r 1w, 3w

11) Keshav Maharaj - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 25r 1w, 0w, 21r 0w, 0w, 12r 0w, 0w, 18r 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 1w


BENCH 

12) Wayne Parnell - LHB, LFM
Last 10 - 10r 0w, 2w, 1w, 79r 1w, 14*, 80r 1w, 3w, 5r 1w, 18r 0w, 6r 1w, 1w

13) Zubayr Hamza - RHB, Legbreak 
Last 10 - 16, 125*, 31, 0, 56, 39, 47, 94, 24, 28, 19, 62, 0, 106

14) Sisanda Magala - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 26r 4w, 2w, 34r 0w, 6w, 28r 2w, 1w, 3r 1w, 25r 0w, 23r 1w, 2w, 1w, 0w

15) Kyle Verreynne - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 0, 21, 95, 6, 50, 42, 20, 5, 16, 25*, 7, 35

16) Dwaine Pretorius - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 2w, 1w, 3w, 3w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 10r 1w, 2w

17) Lungi Ngidi - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 1w, 3w, 0w, 3w, 6w, 2w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 3w, 0w

Safe C/VC choices
Aiden Markram, Quinton De Kock


Differential GL C/VC choices 

IND - Venkatesh Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan, Ruturaj Gaikwad/Shreyas Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal 
Risky - Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah

SA - Marco Jansen, Jaaneman Malan, Temba Bavuma, Rassie Van Der Dussen 
Risky - Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj

UPDATE - KAGISO RABADA HAS BEEN RULED OUT OF THE ODI SERIES. IGNORE HIS STATS AND SELECTION IN YOUR SIDE. LUNGI NGIDI OR WAYNE PARNELL COULD REPLACE HIM IN THE PLAYING XI

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Bengaluru to host Ranji Trophy knockouts from June 4
Thu, 28 Apr 2022 12:07:12
The first-class competition will resume after the IPL in a bio-bubble, with the final scheduled for June 20-24
'Umran Malik will take the world by storm if selected for India'
Thu, 28 Apr 2022 11:16:27
ESPNcricinfo experts Vettori and Lynn feel the Sunrisers seamer should be fast-tracked into the squad for the T20 World Cup
Parag, Kuldeep and Ashwin rescue the Royals
Tue, 26 Apr 2022 19:06:16
The batter's 56* off 31 dragged his team from 99 for 5 to 144. Then the bowlers combined to take 7 for 37 to stymie RCB in their small chase
Shastri: 'In India there is always jealousy and people willing you to fail'
Tue, 26 Apr 2022 06:12:37
Former India coach says Rob Key will have to develop thick skin in his new role as ECB's managing director of cricket
Rahul 103*, Krunal three-for send Mumbai hurtling to eighth defeat
Mon, 25 Apr 2022 10:55:01
The Lucknow Super Giants captain scored his third century against Mumbai, which is an IPL record
IPL playoffs to be held in Kolkata and Ahmedabad with full-capacity crowds
Tue, 03 May 2022 12:38:11
Qualifier 1 and Eliminator at Eden Gardens on May 24 and 25; Narendra Modi Stadium to host Qualifier 2 and final on May 27 and 29
South Africa to tour India for five T20Is soon after the IPL
Sat, 23 Apr 2022 17:09:36
The series, starting June 9, will be key in a T20 World Cup year
No-ball fracas: Frustrated Pant says 'third umpire should have interfered'
Sat, 23 Apr 2022 06:50:09
Capitals assistant coach Shane Watson, however, says umpires' decision has to be accepted, right or wrong
Delhi Capitals allrounder Mitchell Marsh tests positive for Covid-19
Wed, 20 Apr 2022 11:25:09
Call yet to be taken on the possibility of Wednesday's fixture against Punjab Kings in Pune
Two more Covid-positive cases in Delhi Capitals camp
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 08:43:00
The franchise's physio Patrick Farhart had tested positive last week
David Miller classic brings the house down on Chennai Super Kings
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 18:49:11
Rashid Khan cameo at the end helps Gujarat Titans seal victory despite their having been 16 for 3 and 87 for 5
Narine and company face the best spin hitters in IPL 2022
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 15:18:02
Thanks to Samson and Buttler, the Royals have been dismantling slow bowlers this season
Deepak Chahar ruled out of IPL 2022
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 15:24:07
The Chennai Super Kings quick hasn't recovered sufficiently from the back injury he picked up recently
Varun Chakravarthy reveals he is working on a 'new legspin variation'
Thu, 14 Apr 2022 14:34:59
"If it starts clicking well, it will definitely add a new dimension to my game"
Mumbai run out of power, crashing to fifth straight loss
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 19:37:59
Brevis and Tilak Varma put on a show, but Punjab Kings had enough on the board to weather it
Punjab Cricket Association officials Pandove, Walia debarred from cricket administration for life
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 19:16:55
Ruling states that they had "in order to help the MCA misused their position and power in the PCA to provide undue favour to MCA"
CSK get on the board after Dube-Uthappa show
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:21:02
Theekshana leads the bowling effort with four-for after batters turn on the style to put up huge total
Back injury puts further question mark over Deepak Chahar's IPL return
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 06:09:34
Pace-bowling allrounder was already recovering from quadricep tear picked against West Indies in February
Williamson, Pooran help Sunrisers hand Titans their first defeat
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 05:15:11
Natarajan leads the way with the ball, as Sunrisers rack up back-to-back victories
Ramiz's quadrangular T20s idea turned down; Barclay to finish his term in November
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 03:55:33
Given that the ICC events schedule is now fixed for the next cycle, fitting another tournament was a non-starter
Hetmyer, Boult, Chahal ensure Royals win in tactics showdown
Sun, 10 Apr 2022 18:44:59
Uncapped Indian seamer Kuldeep Sen went toe-to-toe with Marcus Stoinis and defended 14 in the final over
Durham to 'speak privately' to head coach Franklin over Chahal physical-harassment allegations
Sun, 10 Apr 2022 11:58:17
Reaction follows legspinner's retelling of incident from 2011, when they were Mumbai Indians team-mates
ICC meeting: Ramiz's quadrangular T20s idea gets support ahead of his presentation
Sun, 10 Apr 2022 03:01:40
It is believed that the ECB, CA, CWI and PCB were in favour; indications are that BCCI is not in direct opposition
Rawat 66 seals deal as RCB keep Mumbai winless
Sat, 09 Apr 2022 19:03:01
Suryakumar's 68 in vain as Mumbai join fellow sufferers Chennai Super Kings at the bottom of the table
Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi do the job as Sunrisers get on the board
Sat, 09 Apr 2022 15:28:04
Super Kings lose their fourth match in a row and already face a monumental task ahead to make the playoffs
KKR and Shreyas Iyer hold the edge in reunion with Delhi Capitals
Sat, 09 Apr 2022 19:26:36
Rishabh Pant's men, meanwhile, could use some middle-order batting muscle
India to play Derbyshire and Northamptonshire in T20 warm-ups on England tour
Fri, 08 Apr 2022 12:34:38
Both practice matches will be clashing with their rescheduled fifth Test against England from July 1
'He was very drunk, he took me and hung me out of the 15th-floor balcony'
Fri, 08 Apr 2022 19:09:49
Yuzvendra Chahal opens up, not for the first time, about bullying by colleagues from the time he was a youngster trying to make a mark
ICC quarterly meeting: Bilateral calendar, quadrangular T20 event proposal in focus
Sat, 09 Apr 2022 02:23:32
The game's chief executives will meet on Friday to continue scheduling discussions which will eventually give face to the next FTP
How Pat Cummins hit an IPL record 14-ball fifty
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 05:25:17
A blow-by-blow account of Pat Cummins' record-breaking fifty against Mumbai Indians in the IPL
Suryakumar, Cummins add spice to a lopsided Mumbai-KKR rivalry
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 19:24:40
Mumbai are coming off two losses in two games and will be keen to get off the mark against in-form KKR
Avesh, Hooda star as Super Giants sink Sunrisers
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 19:06:42
Reduced to 27 for 3 after being sent in, Super Giants recovered to set a target of 170, and Sunrisers stumbled at the end of the chase
Cheteshwar Pujara's Sussex debut delayed by visa hold-up
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 17:28:09
Home Office backlog caused by displacement of Ukrainian citizens sees Pujara miss Notts fixture
All-round Livingstone consigns CSK to third straight loss
Sun, 03 Apr 2022 19:40:24
Allrounder's 60 lifted Punjab Kings to 180, and Super Kings fell apart in the chase
CSK look to fix bowling woes as defending champions seek first win
Sun, 03 Apr 2022 04:40:15
Jonny Bairstow is set to return to Punjab Kings' XI having completed his quarantine upon arrival from the Caribbean
Titans, Capitals look to build on winning start
Sat, 02 Apr 2022 14:12:45
Both top orders misfired in their opening game. Can they bounce back?
Pace-setters Royals eye big-ticket scalp
Sat, 02 Apr 2022 08:52:55
Jayawardene v Sangakkara and Malinga, Ashwin v Ashwin, Boult v Rohit are few of the subplots
Mumbai call for flexibility with fit and ready Suryakumar Yadav
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 10:53:17
Franchise's prolific run-scorer set to return following a recovery from a wrist injury
Harshal Patel and Dinesh Karthik help Royal Challengers survive a scare
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 19:21:52
Kolkata Knight Riders' bowlers fought really hard to defend 128, but it was not to be
Rahul Mankad dies aged 66
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 15:23:08
Son of the legendary India allrounder Vinoo Mankad, Rahul played first-class cricket for Mumbai
Healy on WIPL, WPSL: It's exactly where 'the women's game needed to go'
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 11:56:16
Says India is "such an untapped market" and "they're going to be unbeatable in a 10-year time" with launch of Women's IPL
ICC Rankings: Laura Wolvaardt replaces Alyssa Healy as No.1 batter
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 10:12:57
Mithali Raj and Smriti Mandhana the only Indians in the top ten list of batters
Who is Ayush Badoni? (and where has he been hiding?)
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 20:05:51
Who's this 22-year-old who comes in and slog-sweeps Rashid for a six and hooks Ferguson for another?
Mignon du Preez stars in dramatic chase to knock India out, West Indies qualify for semi-finals
Sun, 27 Mar 2022 09:39:23
Half-centuries from Mandhana, Verma and Raj go in vain as South Africa chase down 275 off the last ball
Fleming: Dhoni wanted to give Jadeja a clean captaincy slate
Sat, 26 Mar 2022 19:18:38
Super Kings coach admits "it is going to be a bit of a transition period"
Dhoni's fireworks not enough for Chennai Super Kings in opener
Sat, 26 Mar 2022 18:41:19
KKR's mystery spinners Narine and Chakravarthy prove unhittable; Rahane shines with the bat
Ricky Ponting: Rishabh Pant's journey as captain could be like Rohit Sharma's
Sat, 26 Mar 2022 15:05:53
Says that Pant's "learning experiences" from the last year and a half will make him a "better leader and person".
New era RCB face Punjab's batting might at unfamiliar DY Patil
Sun, 27 Mar 2022 13:34:16
Agarwal's men boast a lot of power-hitting talent, but will be without Bairstow for their season opener
Shafali Verma trying to improve 'physically, mentally and skills-wise'
Sat, 26 Mar 2022 17:44:47
"I have improved but want to keep getting better at it," she says about facing short balls from South Africa's pace attack
BCCI plans to start women's IPL by 2023; Women's T20 Challenge returns this season
Sat, 26 Mar 2022 09:37:31
The board is planning to have five or six teams in the inaugural edition of women's IPL but it will need AGM's approval first
Andrew Tye replaces injured Mark Wood at Lucknow Super Giants
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:25:20
Fast bowler has picked up 40 wickets in 27 IPL matches at an economy rate of 8.46
Shastri on Kohli minus captaincy: 'It's about him wanting to enjoy himself out there'
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 18:38:15
While terming Kohli's giving up of captaincy a 'smart decision', Shastri wished he had held on to the job in Test cricket
Ravi Shastri: India will be looking for an allrounder who can bat No. 6
Fri, 25 Mar 2022 06:39:09
Former India coach, who joins ESPNcricinfo as an analyst for the IPL, says Hardik will struggle to make the national team as a pure batter
Injured Suryakumar may miss Mumbai Indians season opener
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 08:37:18
"We are trying to get him here as soon as possible once we have the clearance from NCA" - Rohit Sharma
Yastika Bhatia, Sneh Rana keep India's World Cup semi-final hopes alive
Tue, 22 Mar 2022 10:02:45
Pooja Vastrakar, too, continues to impress as India record their third win after beating Bangladesh by 110 runs
Shreyas Iyer: KL Rahul's on-field decision-making is very instinctive
Mon, 21 Mar 2022 09:01:40
Iyer says he enjoyed playing under Rahul's captaincy in South Africa
Bengaluru pitch gets 'below average' rating from ICC match referee
Sun, 20 Mar 2022 11:43:10
Javagal Srinath says the surface didn't offer an even contest between bat and ball
Asia Cup to be held in Sri Lanka in August-September 2022
Sat, 19 Mar 2022 16:15:38
All five Asian Test teams will feature in the T20I tournament with a sixth team joining them via a qualifier
Peerless Lanning leads the way as Australia make it five in five, enter semi-finals
Sat, 19 Mar 2022 14:26:18
Three-wicket haul from Brown and solid contributions with the bat from Healy, Haynes and Mooney play their part in subduing spirited India
Mandhana has 'no explanation' for batters' inconsistency, but expects 'perfect game' against Australia
Fri, 18 Mar 2022 19:18:45
Mott wants Australia to be aggressive, but will fall back on "Plan Bs and Cs that we've got" if India get on top
Prithvi Shaw performs poorly at fitness test at NCA ahead of IPL
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 14:07:47
Opener fails to get prescribed minimum score on yo-yo test, PTI reports
'Just one big knock away' - Jhulan Goswami backs Mithali Raj, and India's batting, to come good
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 13:16:19
She admits not batting 50 overs against England cost the team, but says they are "bound to go through ups and downs" over a long tournament like the World Cup
Test rankings: Bumrah No. 4 in bowlers' list, Karunaratne at career-best No. 5 among batters
Thu, 17 Mar 2022 10:10:33
Jason Holder returns to the top spot for allrounders following the Antigua Test against England
England rediscover themselves with Dean's four-for and sharp fielding for first points
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 07:07:23
They were upbeat yet clinical in the field and with the ball, led by Dean, who got her ODI career-best 4 for 23 in just her second World Cup game
In-form Harmanpreet promises to be 'there for my team' at the biggest stage
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:23:00
Loss in 2017 final not important, "right now it's all about momentum and that's on our side," she says of taking on England
IPL 2022: New man on strike even if batters cross when a catch is taken
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 08:32:31
Number of unsuccessful reviews increased from one to two per innings in the upcoming season
Hanuma Vihari, Abhimanyu Easwaran among seven Indians signed up by DPL teams
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 07:09:00
Pakistan veteran Mohammad Hafeez and Zimbabwe allrounder Sikandar Raza are also in the mix
Rohit: 'Pant is somebody who can change the game in 40 minutes'
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 18:26:34
"His keeping was the best I've seen", says India's Test captain
India brush aside Sri Lanka despite Dimuth Karunaratne's resistance
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 03:34:16
R Ashwin and Jasprit Bumrah shared seven between them to wrap up a dominant series sweep
Dominant Jharkhand amass 880 as Nagaland stare at big defeat
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 14:50:24
Shahbaz Nadeem scored 177 before also striking with the ball, as Nagaland ended day three 750 runs behind
Bumrah, Pant and Iyer leave Sri Lanka struggling to survive
Sun, 13 Mar 2022 17:06:33
Having set a target of 447, India made an early incision in the last half hour of day two
Shreyas Iyer: On this pitch, a fifty feels like a century
Sun, 13 Mar 2022 04:19:51
"You can't just play very negatively on that wicket and just keep defending the ball," he says after hitting 92 off 98
Sri Lanka in strife after Shreyas Iyer gives India 252 on turning track
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 17:49:28
The pitch offered square turn and uncertain bounce from ball one, but it was India's pacers who did all the damage at the top
Fierce focus, 'lot of fun', and a shared trophy - Mandhana and Harmanpreet's day out
Sun, 13 Mar 2022 01:53:11
The centurions both lifted the Player-of-the-Match award after they kept each other company in the middle for over two hours
Faf du Plessis unveiled as RCB's captain for IPL 2022
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 17:49:12
"I couldn't be happier to pass on the baton to a good friend, someone I've known over the years," says Virat Kohli
With one eye on World Cups, Indian players begin work on enhancing fitness levels at the NCA
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 07:58:10
Atleast 25 players are in Bengaluru to establish their baseline fitness levels before the IPL gets underway
West Indies collapse after Mandhana, Harmanpreet centuries as India seal NRR-boosting win
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 12:08:55
West Indies go down after a 100-run stand for the first wicket to lose their first game of the World Cup so far
Jasprit Bumrah: 'We're still very new' to pink-ball cricket
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 03:29:05
"We are not used to catching the pink ball, bowling with the pink ball, and as batters, playing against the pink ball"
Injury-hit Sri Lanka run into pink ball and red-hot India
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 10:09:53
This will be the last Test for Suranga Lakmal. Can Sri Lanka make it a memorable one for him?
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