SL vs AFG 2nd ODI Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Tips, Pitch Report, Recent Performances, Probable XIs, Weather Forecast, Head to Head, Toss Based Analysis

Author: Shreyas
27 Nov 2022 03:31:09
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Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan - 2nd ODI of the Afghanistan Tour of Sri Lanka, at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium 

Weather Forecast
Partly Cloudy - 31°C

1. VENUE AND PITCH INFO 

Venue - Pallekele International Cricket Stadium 

(i) Total Matches - ODIs

Overall - 34

Avg 1st Innings - 248
Avg 2nd Innings - 204

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

Matches won batting first - 15
Matches won batting second - 19

(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground 

SL - 29 - 14w/15l
AFG - 1 - 1w/0l

(iii) Recent Matches on this venue 

1) Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka - 25th November'2022 
294/8 vs 234/10 (AFG won by 60 runs)

Pacers - 3w+9w=12w
Spinners - 3w+1w=4w

2) Sri Lanka vs Australia - 16th June'2022
220/9 vs 189/10 (SL won by 26 runs - DLS)

Pacers - 4w+5w=9w
Spinners - 5w+4w=9w

3) Sri Lanka vs Australia - 14th June'2022 
300/7 vs 282/8 (AUS won by 2 wkts - DLS)

Pacers - 2w+1w=3w
Spinners - 4w+7w=11w

4) Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe - 21st January'2022 
254/9 vs 70/10 (SL won by 184 runs)

Pacers - 4w+3w=7w
Spinners - 3w+7w=10w

5) Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka - 18th January'2022
302/8 vs 280/9 (ZIM won by 22 runs)

Pacers - 3w+7w=10w
Spinners - 4w+1w=5w

6) Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka - 16th January'2022
296/9 vs 300/5 (SL won by 5 wkts)

Pacers - 5w+4w=9w
Spinners - 4w+1w=5w

7) 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

8) 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

9) 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

10) 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


SUMMARY 

Pacers 
1st Innings - 38w
2nd Innings - 42w

Spinners 
1st Innings - 34w
2nd Innings - 27w

Overall
80w:61w (Pacers:Spinners)


(iv) 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), 15(23), 6(7)&1w, 34(36)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(12)*&0w, 102(94)&0w, 16(27)&0w

2. Charith Asalanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 52(56), 37(42), 13(27)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 71(68)&0w, 23(21)&0w, 10(18)

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

4. Dhananjaya Da Silva 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 34(47)&2w, 10(10)&1w, 3(10)&0w, 17(28)&0w, 51(47)&0w, 7(17)&0w, 34(41)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 84(66)&0w, 16(16)&0w

5. Dinesh Chandimal 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 12(13), 0(9), 32(51), 0(5), 35(31), 1(3), 36(71), 34(42), 33(47), 17(24)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 8(8), 29(65), 48(63)*, 23(35), 75(91), 2(6), 14(11)

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

7. Wanindu Hasaranga 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 16(9)&1w, 37(19)&4w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 66(46)&2w

8. Lahiru Kumara 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

9. Dhananjaya Lakshan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

10. Pramod Madushan 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

11. Kusal Mendis 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 33(36), 19(48), 1(10), 14(13), 0(1), 5(14), 55(48), 36(51), 86(87)*, 36(41)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 31(34), 26(24), 7(9), 1(5)

12. Pathum Nissanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 55(66), 56(68), 14(17)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 75(71), 16(24), 85(83)

13. Bhanuka Rajapaksa 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

14. Kasun Rajitha 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 8(5)&1w

15. Maheesh Theekshana 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 1w, 11(14)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 1w, 1w

16. Dunith Wellalage 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 20(35)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 


Afghanistan (AFG)

1. Hashmatullah Shahidi 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(2)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

2. Rahmat Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 52(64)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

3. Fareed Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

4. Noor Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

5. Ikram Ali Khil
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

6. Yamin Ahmadzai
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

7. Fazalhaq Farooqi 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

8. Rahmanullah Gurbaz 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 53(55)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

9. Riaz Hassan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

10. Shahidullah Kamal
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

11. Rashid Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(5)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

12. Mohammad Nabi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(3)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

13. Gulbadin Naib
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 22(24)&3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

14. Azmatullah Omarzai 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

15. Mujeeb Ur Rahman 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

16. Zia Ur Rahman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

17. Ibrahim Zadran 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 106(120)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

18. Najibullah Zadran 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 42(25)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 


3. HEAD TO HEAD 

(i) Overall
5 - 3w/2l (In favour of SL)

(ii) On This Venue
1 - 1w/0l (In favour of AFG)

(iii) Recent Head to Head Matches 

1) Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka - 25th November'2022 
294/8 vs 234/10 (AFG won by 60 runs)

Ibrahim Zadran - 106(120)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz - 53(55)
Rahmat Shah - 52(64)
Najibullah Zadran - 42(25)
Gulbadin Naib - 22(24) & 3w
Fazalhaq Farooqi - 4w
Yamin Ahmadzai - 2w
Rashid Khan - 1w
Pathum Nissanka - 85(83)
Wanindu Hasaranga - 66(46) & 2w
Lahiru Kumara - 1w
Kasun Rajitha - 1w
Dhananjaya Lakshan - 1w
Maheesh Theekshana - 1w

2) Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan - 4th June'2019
201/10 vs 152/10 (SL won by 34 runs - DLS)

Najibullah Zadran - 43(56)
Gulbadin Naib - 23(32)
Mohammad Nabi - 4w
Rashid Khan - 2w

3) Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka - 17th September'2018
249/10 vs 158/10 (AFG won by 91 runs)

Rahmat Shah - 72(90)
Hashmatullah Shahidi - 37(52)
Rashid Khan - 2w
Mohammad Nabi - 2w
Mujeeb Ur Rahman - 2w
Gulbadin Naib - 2w
Dhananjaya Da Silva - 23(38)

4) Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka - 22nd February'2015
232/10 vs 236/6 (SL won by 4 wkts)

Mohammad Nabi - 21(27) 

5) Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan - 3rd March'2014
253/6 vs 124/10 (SL won by 129 runs)

Dinesh Chandimal - 26(41)
Mohammad Nabi - 37(43)


(iv) Toss Based Analysis (H2H)

Sri Lanka (SL)

1. Dasun Shanaka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(2), 16(27)&0w

2. Charith Asalanka 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(18)

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

4. Dhananjaya Da Silva 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(4)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 23(38)&0w, 16(16)&0w

5. Dinesh Chandimal
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 26(41)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 14(11)

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

7. Wanindu Hasaranga 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 66(46)&2w

8. Lahiru Kumara 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

9. Dhananjaya Lakshan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

10. Pramod Madushan 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

11. Kusal Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(2)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(2), 1(5)

12. Pathum Nissanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 85(83)

13. Bhanuka Rajapaksa 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

14. Kasun Rajitha 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 8(5)&1w

15. Maheesh Theekshana 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

16. Dunith Wellalage 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 


Afghanistan (AFG)

1. Hashmatullah Shahidi 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 37(52), 2(2)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4(17)

2. Rahmat Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 72(90), 52(64)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(11)

3. Fareed Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

4. Noor Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

5. Ikram Ali Khil
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

6. Yamin Ahmadzai
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

7. Fazalhaq Farooqi 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

8. Rahmanullah Gurbaz 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 53(55)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

9. Riaz Hassan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

10. Shahidullah Kamal
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

11. Rashid Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 13(6)&2w, 4(5)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(4)&2w

12. Mohammad Nabi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 21(27)&0w, 15(12)&2w, 2(3)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 37(43)&0w, 11(16)&4w

13. Gulbadin Naib
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(5)&2w, 22(24)&3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 23(32)&0w

14. Azmatullah Omarzai 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

15. Mujeeb Ur Rahman 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

16. Zia Ur Rahman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

17. Ibrahim Zadran 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 106(120)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

18. Najibullah Zadran 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 10(15), 12(14), 42(25)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 11(35)&0w, 43(56)


4. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING 

A) SRI LANKA (SL) SQUAD:  

Probable XI

1) Pathum Nissanka - RHB
Last 10 - 85, 67, 10, 0, 40, 14, 74, 9, 21, 8

2) Kusal Mendis - RHB, Legbreak, WK
Last 10 - 1, 18, 25, 4, 5, 68*, 79, 18, 6, 54

3) Dhananjaya Da Silva - RHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 16r 0w, 9r 2w, 66r 1w, 0r 1w, 26r 1w, 31r 1w, 0r 0w, 33, 12, 17r 1w, 28r 0w

4) Charith Asalanka - LHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 10, 8r 0w, 19, 4, 38*, 31*, 31, 0, 44r 0w, 8r 0w

5) Bhanuka Rajapaksa - LHB, RM
Last 10 - 22, 18, 34, 7, 19, 5, 20, 17, 71*

6) Dasun Shanaka - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 16r 0w, 3, 0*, 35, 3r 0w, 8r 0w, 0r 1w, 29, 16*

7) Wanindu Hasaranga - RHB, Legbreak 
Last 10 - 66r 2w, 9r 2w, 3w, 4r 1w, 1r 0w, 2w, 5r 3w, 2r 3w, 4r 1w, 37r 0w, 21r 0w

8) Dunith Wellalage - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 26r 0w, 0w, 25r 8w, 4w, 78r 0w, 6w, 34r 1w, 5w, 31r 0w, 3w, 59r 0w, 10, 12r 2w, 4w, 15r 2w, 1w, 1w

9) Lahiru Kumara - LHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w 0w, 1w, 2w

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

11) Kasun Rajitha - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 8r 1w, 0w, 1w, 8r 2w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 6r 0w, 19r 1w, 12r 1w, 7r 0w


BENCH 

12) Pramod Madhushan - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 2w, 4w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 4w, 0w

13) Asitha Fernando - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 3w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 11r 2w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 10r 1w, 2w, 2w, 2w

14) Ashen Bandara - RHB, Legbreak 
Last 10 - 25r 0w, 40*, 30, 27*, 37*, 46, 1, 27r 2w, 12r 0w, 0w, 44

15) Dinesh Chandimal - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 14, 27, 2*, 152, 10*, 24, 15, 11, 5, 80, 21, 76, 94*, 206*

16) Dhananjaya Lakshan - LHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 3r 0w, 154, 4, 56r 0w, 1w, 1r 2w, 78r 0w, 1r 0w, 60r 1w, 30, 6r 2w, 41, 43r 1w, 4w, 26r 4w

Safe C/VC choices
Wanindu Hasaranga, Dhananjaya Da Silva 


B) AFGHANISTAN (AFG) SQUAD: 

Probable XI

1) Rahmanullah Gurbaz - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 53, 30, 28, 10, 0, 26, 22, 1, 22, 60

2) Ibrahim Zadran - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 106, 26, 22, 32, 35, 46, 64*, 35, 40, 42*

3) Hashmatullah Shahidi - LHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 2, 4r 1w, 33r 0w, 14r 1w, 25r 0w, 23r 1w, 36, 11, 90, 62, 8r 1w, 15

4) Rahmat Shah - RHB, Offbreak, WK
Last 10 - 52, 2w, 12r 1w, 2r 0w, 61r 1w, 20r 0w, 17, 87, 94, 81

5) Najibullah Zadran - LHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 42, 18, 13, 6, 5, 6, 2, 0, 0, 10

6) Mohammad Nabi - RHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 2r 0w, 1r 0w, 13r 0w, 3r 1w 51*, 41r 1w, 0w, 0w, 31r 3w

7) Gulbadin Naib - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 22r 3w, 39r 0w, 12r 0w, 1r 0w, 40r 1w, 22r 0w, 11r 0w, 27r 1w, 37r 0w, 0w

8) Rashid Khan - RHB, Legbreak 
Last 10 - 1w, 48r 1w, 9r 2w, 1w, 0w, 5r 0w, 26r 2w, 1w

9) Mujeeb Ur Rahman - RHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 15r 1w, 3w

10) Yamin Ahmadzai - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 2w, 3w, 45r 4w, 0w, 6r 2w, 2w, 15r 2w, 0w, 7r 1w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 0w

11) Fazalhaq Farooqi - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 4w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 3w, 0w, 3w, 0w, 0w


BENCH 

12) Fareed Ahmad - LHB, LFM
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 3w, 0w, 3w, 0w, 3w

13) Noor Ahmad - RHB, LWS 
Last 10 - 20r 5w, 15r 5w, 3r 1w, 47r 6w, 9r 0w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 4w, 2w

14) Ikram Ali Khil - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 12, 28, 39*, 22, 12, 14, 0, 20, 12, 4

15) Riaz Hassan - RHB
Last 10 - 25, 3, 17, 6, 1, 37, 82, 39r 0w, 0

16) Shahidullah Kamal - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 127r 0w, 8, 5r 0w, 7r 0w, 6r 0w, 40r 1w, 37, 18r 0w, 5*, 0w

17) Zia Ur Rahman - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 4, 14r 2w, 14r 5w, 1w, 2w, 2r 5w, 7r 2w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 3w

18) Azmatullah Omarzai - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 8r 0w, 0r 0w, 1r 0w, 1r 0w, 10r 0w, 0w, 0w, 15*, 4r 1w

Safe C/VC choices
Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan


Differential GL C/VC choices 

SL - Pathum Nissanka, Maheesh Theekshana, Kusal Mendis, Dasun Shanaka

AFG - Hashmatullah Shahidi, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Fazalhaq Farooqi 

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Thu, 23 Feb 2023 07:15:33
Both teams are yet to put up the perfect performance but boast enough depth to make the semi-final exciting
Wed, 22 Feb 2023 09:36:15
The England veteran is the oldest man to top the charts since Clarrie Grimmett in 1936
Tue, 21 Feb 2023 16:17:49
According to a BCCI source, the deal is for five years
Tue, 21 Feb 2023 13:10:14
Fast bowler says he has recovered from a stress fracture and quad grade 3 tear following extensive rehab at the NCA
Tue, 21 Feb 2023 09:52:31
Renuka Singh's five-for against England lifted her to No. 5 among bowlers, as Lea Tahuhu moved from tenth to seventh
Mon, 20 Feb 2023 21:04:07
Captain wants more proactivity in likely semi-final showdown with Australia
Mon, 20 Feb 2023 17:26:59
Ireland were five runs behind the DLS par score when rain forced an early end to the game
Mon, 20 Feb 2023 09:08:04
Axar avoided it while making 74 crucial runs for India; Jadeja benefited from Australia's overuse of it to finish with a match haul of ten wickets
Sun, 19 Feb 2023 14:26:33
Captain also says "this decade and era belongs to Saurashtra" following their second title in three seasons
Sun, 19 Feb 2023 13:31:28
Hardik to lead in Rohit's absence; no changes in the red-ball squad for the remaining two Tests
Sun, 19 Feb 2023 12:17:09
The India captain says he told his spinners at the start of day three to "keep it tight, and let the batters make the mistake"
Sun, 19 Feb 2023 09:56:35
India and Australia are the favourites to qualify for the second World Test Championship final at The Oval from June 7 to 11
Sun, 19 Feb 2023 09:43:05
Jadeja took career-best figures of 7 for 42 as India won the second Test inside three days in Delhi
Sun, 19 Feb 2023 12:38:53
Australia began the third day on 61 for 1; they were all out for 113 before lunch
Sun, 19 Feb 2023 09:52:45
"She bowled really well with the new ball and that's something batters will look at in case we come up against India again," says Sophie Ecclestone
Sat, 18 Feb 2023 17:18:21
Renuka's career-best haul and good knocks from Smriti Mandhana and Richa Ghosh fail to prevent England from closing in on semi-final spot
Sat, 18 Feb 2023 14:27:48
India's lower order came to the party again with Axar scoring 74
Fri, 17 Feb 2023 13:57:59
Shami, Ashwin and Jadeja shared the wickets in Delhi where the Test is evenly poised
Fri, 17 Feb 2023 11:17:13
It also puts him in considerable doubt for the 50-over World Cup at home this October-November
Sat, 18 Feb 2023 02:52:13
Both the tournament-opener and the final will be played in Ahmedabad; there will be double-headers every Saturday and Sunday, totalling 18
Fri, 17 Feb 2023 06:41:05
Chetan Sharma had been reappointed to the role only in January
Thu, 16 Feb 2023 17:59:15
According to police, Shaw "refused to take a selfie for the second time with two people"
Thu, 16 Feb 2023 11:46:54
Spin will likely dominate again and the visitors need to keep Ashwin and Jadeja at bay much longer than they managed in Nagpur
Thu, 16 Feb 2023 06:36:04
"We certainly value contributions of people who've been there, and if they've missed out due to injury, they deserve the right to come back in"
Wed, 15 Feb 2023 17:04:58
Gudakesh Motie, the star of West Indies' win in the second Test in Zimbabwe, rises 77 places in the bowlers' rankings
Tue, 14 Feb 2023 17:33:31
"We're confident that she got through the session today and did everything she needed to do," Troy Cooley says
Tue, 14 Feb 2023 14:38:27
Batter has been cleared by the BCCI's medical team after undergoing rehab at the NCA
Tue, 14 Feb 2023 14:54:20
The final will be played on March 26, at the Brabourne Stadium
Mon, 13 Feb 2023 13:43:52
Reactions from some of the players who were bought at the first Women's Premier League auction
Tue, 14 Feb 2023 02:48:48
Australia's Ashleigh Gardner and England's Nat Sciver-Brunt were the most expensive overseas players at a price of INR 3.2 crore
Mon, 13 Feb 2023 09:05:47
The Under-19 world champion is one of the young Indians who could attract a lot of interest during the WPL auction
Mon, 13 Feb 2023 18:29:39
Who was sold to whom, and who didn't get a bid?
Mon, 13 Feb 2023 04:52:06
Poor outfield conditions led to Dharamsala losing the right to host the game
Sun, 12 Feb 2023 20:16:41
Batter went out of comfort zone in bid to overcome 50-over World Cup axing
Sun, 12 Feb 2023 13:51:52
It is understood that the fast bowler initiated the request for release with the Indian team management
Sun, 12 Feb 2023 13:06:31
Indore and Rajkot are reportedly the frontrunners as alternative venue
Sun, 12 Feb 2023 12:33:00
Gowtham's three wickets had reduced Saurashtra to 42 for 5 in a chase of 115, before Vasavada and Sakariya rescued them
Sun, 12 Feb 2023 10:17:49
Madhya Pradesh scored at over six an over in a mammoth chase but were bowled out in the 40th over
Sat, 11 Feb 2023 13:08:09
Kaverappa takes a five-for but Karnataka's hopes fade away in Bengaluru
Sat, 11 Feb 2023 11:13:32
"You can't let the bowler bowl six balls on the spot, you got to try and do something different, and that can be your way of doing it"
Sat, 11 Feb 2023 09:47:34
Jadeja fined 25% of his Nagpur Test match fee and handed a demerit point
Sat, 11 Feb 2023 09:12:44
Australia crumbled to their second-lowest total against India in 32.3 overs on the third day
Sat, 11 Feb 2023 11:27:24
She, however, is likely to be available for India's second game, against West Indies, on February 15
Fri, 10 Feb 2023 17:27:48
Ground to be inspected, to see if it is fit to host a Test match after a recent renovation, before the BCCI takes a final call
Fri, 10 Feb 2023 15:31:15
Team closes in on making a second final in three years after bowling Madhya Pradesh out for 170
Fri, 10 Feb 2023 14:50:16
Their 232-run stand helped Saurashtra recover from 92 for 3 and go into day four trailing by just 43 runs
Fri, 10 Feb 2023 12:17:29
India finished day two with a significant lead of 144, despite a five-for from Australia debutant Todd Murphy
Thu, 09 Feb 2023 18:40:32
Jadeja and Rohit met with match-referee Pycroft to clarify visuals of spinner rubbing a substance on his bowling finger
Thu, 09 Feb 2023 11:42:18
India take day one honours after Australia bowled out for 177 in 63.5 overs
Thu, 09 Feb 2023 04:07:17
Australia pick Handscomb in place of Head; Shami and Siraj form India's pace attack
Wed, 08 Feb 2023 12:35:23
India captain says they will pick their "best XI" depending on the pitch and conditions
Wed, 08 Feb 2023 12:22:25
Charges of pitch doctoring, and rebuttals to those charges, are dominating the discussion on the eve of the first Border-Gavaskar Test
Wed, 08 Feb 2023 14:57:48
The high-profile series plays out against the broader narrative of a World Test Championship final
Wed, 08 Feb 2023 10:17:12
June 12 has been earmarked as a reserve day for the Test
Wed, 08 Feb 2023 12:17:39
Jofra Archer, playing after a gap of nearly two years, has moved up to No. 22 among bowlers after his career-best 6 for 40 vs SA
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