Hong Kong vs Uganda - 5th Place Playoff

Author: Shreyas
17 Jul 2022 06:28:59
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Hongkong vs Uganda - 5th Place Playoff of the ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup Global Qualifier B, at Queen Sports Club, Bulawayo 

Weather Forecast
Cloudy - 26°C

1. TOURNAMENT STATS AND INFO

(i) Points Table Scenario 

HK - 3 - 1w/2l (3rd - Group B) 
UGA - 3 - 1w/2l (4th - Group B)

(ii) Toss Based Analysis 

Hong Kong (HK) 

1. Nizakat Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 60(55), 4(4)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 6(6), 81(55)

2. Ehsan Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 6(7)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(3)&3w, 2w

3. Babar Hayat
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 12(8), 9(24)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 86(45), 13(19)

4. Yasim Murtaza
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(7)&0w, 3(5)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(16)&1w, 3w

5. Aizaz Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(8)&1w, 7(6)&3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3(6)&1w, 20(19)&1w

6. Zeeshan Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5(6), 11(15)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 42(23), 1(2)*

7. Haroon Arshad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 1(2)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

8. Shahid Wasif
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5(6)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 12(9)*

9. Ayush Shukla
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 0w

10. Mohammad Ghazanafar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 2(3)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 1w

11. Adit Gorawara
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

12. Scott McKechnie
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(2), 2(7)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(8)

13. Kinchit Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 13(14)&0w, 37(46)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 5(4)&0w, 30(19)*&1w

14. Mohammed Waheed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

15. Aftab Hussain
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 


Uganda (UGA) 

1. Bilal Hassan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(3)*&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(5)*&1w

2. Simon Ssesazi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 78(48), 30(25)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(1), 5(4)

3. Kenneth Waiswa
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 17(15)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(1), 15(19)

4. Brian Masaba
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

5. Riazat Ali Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 48(44)&0w, 1(4)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 28(41)*&1w, 19(26)&0w

6. Dinesh Nakrani
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 13(7)*&0w, 9(7)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 11(9)&4w, 17(29)&1w

7. Frank Akankwasa
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(3)*&0w, 0(1)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 7(14)&0w, 11(13)&0w

8. Fred Achelam
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(3)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(11), 0(2)

9. Frank Nsubuga
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 0(6)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(15)&1w, 15(16)&1w

10. Juma Miyagi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 26(20)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(4)*&0w

11. Cosmas Kyewuta
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(1)&2w

12. Ronak Patel
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(6), 21(36)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 16(17), 0(1)

13. Deusdedit Muhumuza
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

14. Henry Ssenyondo
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

15. Roger Mukasa
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(12)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 6(7), 0(1)


2. VENUE AND PITCH INFO 

Venue - Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo 

(i) Total Matches - T20s

Overall - 32

Avg 1st Innings - 162
Avg 2nd Innings - 124

Highest total - 239/3 (Easterns vs Centrals - 15th May'2009)

(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground 

HKG - 1 - 0w/1l
UGA - 2 - 1w/1l

(iii) Recent Matches on this venue 

1) Zimbabwe vs Papua New Guinea - 15th July'2022 
199/5 vs 172/8 (ZIM won by 27 runs)

Pacers - 0w+4w=4w
Spinners - 5w+3w=8w

2) Uganda vs Jersey - 15th July'2022 
110/10 vs 105/9 (UGA won by 5 runs)

Pacers - 1w+6w=7w
Spinners - 6w+2w=8w

3) Zimbabwe vs United States of America - 14th July'2022 
185/6 vs 139/8 (ZIM won by 46 runs)

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

4) Netherlands vs Uganda - 14th July'2022 
187/3 vs 90/9 (NED won by 97 runs)

Pacers - 2w+7w=9w
Spinners - 1w+2w=3w

5) Hong Kong vs Netherlands - 12th July'2022
116/10 vs 117/3 (NED won by 7 wickets)

Pacers - 7w+1w=8w
Spinners - 2w+2w=4w

6) Zimbabwe vs Jersey - 12th July'2022
146/8 vs 123/5 (ZIM won by 23 runs) 

Pacers - 2w+2w=4w
Spinners - 5w+3w=8w

7) Netherlands vs Papua New Guinea - 11th July'2022
163/7 vs 111/10 (NED won by 52 runs) 

Pacers - 4w+9w=13w
Spinners - 2w+0w=2w

8) Zimbabwe vs Singapore - 11th July'2022
236/5 vs 125/7 (ZIM won by 111 runs) 

Pacers - 3w+6w=9w
Spinners - 1w+1w=2w


SUMMARY 

Pacers 
1st Innings - 21w
2nd Innings - 37w

Spinners 
1st Innings - 26w
2nd Innings - 19w

Overall
58w:45w (Pacers:Spinners)


(v) Toss Based Analysis on this venue

Uganda (UGA) 

1. Bilal Hassan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(3)*&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(5)*&1w

2. Simon Ssesazi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 30(25)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 5(4)

3. Kenneth Waiswa
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 17(15)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 15(19)

4. Brian Masaba
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

5. Riazat Ali Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(4)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 19(26)&0w

6. Dinesh Nakrani
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(7)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 17(29)&1w

7. Frank Akankwasa
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(1)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 11(13)&0w

8. Fred Achelam
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(3)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(2)

9. Frank Nsubuga
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(6)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 15(16)&1w

10. Juma Miyagi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 26(20)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(4)*&0w

11. Cosmas Kyewuta
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

12. Ronak Patel
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 21(36)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(1)

13. Deusdedit Muhumuza
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

14. Henry Ssenyondo
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

15. Roger Mukasa
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(1)


Hong Kong (HK) 

1. Nizakat Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 60(55)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

2. Ehsan Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

3. Babar Hayat
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 12(8)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

4. Yasim Murtaza
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(7)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

5. Aizaz Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(8)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

6. Zeeshan Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5(6)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

7. Haroon Arshad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

8. Shahid Wasif
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5(6)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

9. Ayush Shukla
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

10. Mohammad Ghazanafar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

11. Adit Gorawara
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

12. Scott McKechnie
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(2)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

13. Kinchit Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 13(14)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

14. Mohammed Waheed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

15. Aftab Hussain
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 


3. HEAD TO HEAD 

(i) Overall
1 - 1w/0l (In favour of UGA)

(ii) Recent Head to Head Matches 

1) Hong Kong vs Uganda - 11th July'2022 
87/9 vs 88/8 (UGA won by 2 wkts)

Kinchit Shah - 37(46)
Aizaz Khan - 3w
Mohammad Ghazanafar - 2w
Ehsan Khan - 1w
Haroon Arshad - 1w
Riazat Ali Shah - 28(41)* & 1w
Dinesh Nakrani - 4w
Cosmas Kyewuta - 2w
Frank Nsubuga - 1w
Henry Ssenyondo - 1w


(iii) Toss Based Analysis (H2H)

Uganda (UGA) 

1. Bilal Hassan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

2. Simon Ssesazi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(1)

3. Kenneth Waiswa
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(1)

4. Brian Masaba
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

5. Riazat Ali Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 28(41)*&1w

6. Dinesh Nakrani
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 11(9)&4w

7. Frank Akankwasa
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 7(14)&0w

8. Fred Achelam
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(11)

9. Frank Nsubuga
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(15)&1w

10. Juma Miyagi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

11. Cosmas Kyewuta
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(1)*&2w

12. Ronak Patel
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 16(17)

13. Deusdedit Muhumuza
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

14. Henry Ssenyondo
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

15. Roger Mukasa
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 6(7)


Hong Kong (HK) 

1. Nizakat Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(4)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

2. Ehsan Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(7)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

3. Babar Hayat
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(24)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

4. Yasim Murtaza
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(5)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

5. Aizaz Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 7(6)&3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

6. Zeeshan Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 11(15)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

7. Haroon Arshad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(2)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

8. Shahid Wasif
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

9. Ayush Shukla
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(1)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

10. Mohammad Ghazanafar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(3)*&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

11. Adit Gorawara
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

12. Scott McKechnie
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(7)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

13. Kinchit Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 37(46)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

14. Mohammed Waheed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

15. Aftab Hussain
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 


4. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING 

A) UGANDA (UGA) SQUAD :

Probable XI

1) Simon Ssesazi - RHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 30, 5, 78, 0, 87*, 15, 50*, 0, 50, 82

2) Ronak Patel - RHB
Last 10 - 21, 0, 2, 16, 50, 23, 19, 35, 64, 1*

3) Riazat Ali Shah - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 1, 19r 0w, 48r 0w, 28r 1w, 3w, 1w, 2w, 0r 0w, 10r 1w, 43r 1w

4) Dinesh Nakrani - LHB, LM
Last 10 - 9r 2w, 17r 1w, 13r 0w, 11r 4w, 55r 2w, 25r 2w, 2w, 0r 2w, 3r 1w, 45r 1w

5) Kenneth Waiswa - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 17, 15, 0w, 0, 4r 0w, 35r 0w, 19*, 9, 20

6) Frank Akankwasa - RHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 0, 11r 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 9, 5, 5r 1w

7) Fred Achelam - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 0, 0, 1, 5, 1, 22, 1

8) Juma Miyagi - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 26r 2w, 0w, 1w, 1r 1w, 0w, 2r 0w, 0r 1w, 5r 4w, 0r 4w, 0r 0w, 7r 3w

9) Bilal Hassan - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 4r 2w, 1r 1w, 3w, 0w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 0w

10) Frank Nsubuga - RHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 2w, 15r 1w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 2r 0w, 9r 0w, 0r 1w, 0w, 0w,

11) Henry Ssenyondo - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 1w


BENCH

12) Roger Mukasa - RHB
Last 10 - 0, 9, 6, 15, 13, 6, 24, 35, 23

13) Deusdedit Muhumuza - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 5r 0w, 3r 0w, 7r 0w, 27r 2w, 7, 59*, 12*, 1

14) Brian Masaba - RHB, RM/Legbreak
Last 10 - 22, 1w, 1w, 19, 8r 1w, 3, 9

15) Cosmas Kyewuta - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 0w, 2w, 3w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w

Safe C/VC choices
Dinesh Nakrani, Riazat Ali Shah


B) HONG KONG (HK) SQUAD :

Probable XI

1) Nizakat Khan - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 81, 6, 60, 4, 13, 79, 41, 16, 0, 102*

2) Aizaz Khan - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 20r 1w, 3r 1w, 8r 1w, 7r 3w, 16r 1w, 0r 1w, 116r 0w, 13r 2w, 104r 0w, 22r 3w, 52r 1w

3) Babar Hayat - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 13, 86, 12, 9, 1, 54, 60, 96, 81, 57

4) Kinchit Shah - LHB, RAO
Last 10 - 30r 1w, 5r 0w, 13r 0w, 37r 0w, 4r 0w, 56r 0w, 38r 1w, 58r 3w, 14r 2w

5) Yasim Murtaza - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 3w, 9r 1w, 6r 0w, 3r 0w, 0r 0w, 72r 1w, 42r 1w, 60r 2w, 1r 1w, 1r 2w, 5r 3w

6) Zeeshan Ali - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 1*, 42, 5, 11, 15, 9, 83, 51, 14, 2

7) Haroon Arshad - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 0r 0w, 1r 1w, 4w, 2r 1w, 41r 2w, 3r 2w, 22r 0w, 40r 1w, 21r 1w, 35r 1w,  19r 2w, 13r 1w

8) Ehsan Khan - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 2w, 3w, 2w, 6r 1w, 18r 1w, 1r 2w, 8r 2w, 18r 2w, 1w, 15r 2w, 16r 4w, 0r 1w, 1r 4w

9) Shahid Wasif - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 2, 13, 14, 16, 3, 50, 1, 0, 1, 53

10) Ayush Shukla - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w

11) Mohammad Ghazanafar - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 0w

BENCH

12) Mohammed Waheed - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 2w

13) Scott McKechnie - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 9, 1, 2, 18*, 0*, 0*, 25

14) Aftab Hussain - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 3r 0w, 35*, 0w, 5r 2w, 19r 0w, 37r 2w, 15r 1w, 5r 0w, 4r 2w, 1r 0w

15) Adit Gorawara - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 32, 14, 66, 38, 0, 0, 58, 35*, 23, 13

Safe C/VC choices
Aizaz Khan, Ehsan Khan


Differential GL C/VC choices 

UGA - Simon Ssesazi, Juma Miyagi, Frank Nsubuga 
Risky - Ronak Patel, Bilal Hassan 

HK - Nizakat Khan, Babar Hayat, Yasim Murtaza
Risky - Mohammad Ghaznafar, Kinchit Shah

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"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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