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SL vs AFG Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Stats, Venue Report, Recent Performances, Probable XIs, Head To Head, Toss Based Analysis, C/VC Choices - 3rd T20I

Author: Shreyas
21 Feb 2024 02:22:30
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Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan - 3rd T20I of the 3-Match T20I Series in the Afghanistan Tour of Sri Lanka 2024, at Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium

Weather Forecast
Partly Cloudy - 30°C

1. VENUE AND PITCH INFO 

Venue - Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium

(i) Total Matches - T20s

Overall - 6

Avg 1st Innings - 169
Avg 2nd Innings - 154

Highest Total - 217/4 (Dambulla vs Kandy - 26th August'2018)

Times won Batting First - 4
Times won Batting Second - 2


(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground 

SL - 2 - 2w/0l
AFG - 2 - 0w/2l

(iii) Recent Matches on this venue 

1) Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan - 19th February'2024
187/6 vs 115/10 (SL won by 72 runs)

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

2) Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan - 17th February'2024
160/10 vs 156/9 (SL won by 4 runs)

Pacers - 8w+7w=15w
Spinners - 1w+2w=3w

3) Dambulla vs Kandy - 26th August'2018
217/4 vs 211/7 (DAM won by 6 runs)

Pacers - 2w+1w=3w
Spinners - 2w+5w=7w

4) Galle vs Colombo - 26th August'2018
131/8 vs 134/3 (COL won by 7 wkts)

Pacers - 2w+3w=5w
Spinners - 6w+0w=6w

5) Dambulla vs Colombo - 25th August'2018
123/10 vs 124/7 (COL won by 3 wkts)

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

6) Galle vs Kandy - 25th August'2018
193/5 vs 186/8 (GAL won by 7 runs)

Pacers - 3w+4w=7w
Spinners - 2w+4w=6w


SUMMARY

Pacers
1st Innings - 19w
2nd Innings - 22w

Spinners
1st Innings - 19w
2nd Innings - 20w

Overall 
41w:39w (Pacers:Spinners)


(iv) Toss Based Analysis on this venue

Sri Lanka (SL)

1. Wanindu Hasaranga 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 15(12)&3w, 27(14)*&0w, 67(32)&1w, 22(9)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

2. Charith Asalanka 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(7), 4(8)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 17(13)&1w, 43(24)&1w

3. Akila Dhananjaya 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 3w

4. Dhananjaya Da Silva
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 18(13)&0w, 44(30)&0w, 24(17), 14(14)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

5. Binura Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(4), 0w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

6. Dilshan Madushanka 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

7. Angelo Matthews
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(6)&1w, 42(22)*&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

8. Kamindu Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 23(22)*, 1(5)*&1w

9. Kusal Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 40(28), 36(25), 10(8), 23(14)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

10. Pathum Nissanka 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(4), 25(11)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

11. Matheesha Pathirana 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5(4)*&4w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

12. Kusal Perera 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

13. Sadeera Samaravickrama 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(6), 23(19), 25(24), 51(42)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

14. Dasun Shanaka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(4)&2w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 24(17)&0w, 81(46)

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

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


Afghanistan (AFG)

1. Ibrahim Zadran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 67(55)*, 10(7)

2. Rahmanullah Gurbaz 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 13(6), 13(8)

3. Mohammad Ishaq
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

4. Hazratullah Zazai 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(2)

5. Gulbadin Naib 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 16(17), 4(8)

6. Mohammad Nabi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(8), 27(17)&2w

7. Najibullah Zadran 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(1), 9(15)

8. Azmatullah Omarzai 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(5)&2w, 0(1)&2w

9. Karim Janat
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 20(16)&1w, 28(23)&0w

10. Sharafuddin Ashraf 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

11. Fazalhaq Farooqi 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 1w

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

13. Naveen Ul Haq 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 5(9)&1w

14. Noor Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(6)&1w, 5(9)*&0w

15. Wafadar Momand
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

16. Qais Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 7(4)&0w


2. HEAD TO HEAD 

(i) Overall
5 - 4w/1l (In favour of SL)

(ii) On This Venue
2 - 2w/0l (In favour of SL)

(iii) Recent Head To Head Matches

1) Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan - 19th February'2024
187/6 vs 115/10 (SL won by 72 runs)

Sadeera Samaravickrama - 51(42) 
Angelo Matthews - 42(22)* & 2w
Pathum Nissanka - 25(11) 
Kusal Mendis - 23(14) 
Wanindu Hasaranga - 22(9) & 2w
Binura Fernando - 2w
Matheesha Pathirana - 2w
Dasun Shanaka - 1w
Maheesh Theekshana - 1w
Karim Janat - 28(23) 
Mohammad Nabi - 27(23) & 2w
Azmatullah Omarzai - 2w
Fazalhaq Farooqi - 1w
Naveen Ul Haq - 1w

2) Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan - 17th February'2024
160/10 vs 156/9 (SL won by 4 runs)

Wanindu Hasaranga - 67(32) & 1w
Sadeera Samaravickrama - 25(24) 
Dhananjaya Da Silva - 24(17) 
Matheesha Pathirana - 4w
Dasun Shanaka - 2w
Maheesh Theekshana - 1w
Angelo Matthews - 1w
Ibrahim Zadran - 67(55)* 
Karim Janat - 20(16) & 1w
Fazalhaq Farooqi - 3w
Naveen Ul Haq - 2w
Azmatullah Omarzai - 2w
Noor Ahmad - 1w

3) Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka - 1st November'2022
144/8 vs 148/4 (SL won by 6 wkts)

Rahmanullah Gurbaz - 28(24)
Ibrahim Zadran - 22(18) 
Najibullah Zadran - 18(16)
Dhananjaya Da Silva - 66(42)* & 1w
Kusal Mendis - 25(27) 
Charith Asalanka - 19(18) 
Wanindu Hasaranga - 3w

4) Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka - 3rd September'2022
175/6 vs 179/6 (SL won by 4 wkts)

Rahmanullah Gurbaz - 84(45) 
Ibrahim Zadran - 40(38) 
Najibullah Zadran - 17(10)
Naveen Ul Haq - 2w
Mohammad Nabi - 1w
Kusal Mendis - 36(19) 
Pathum Nissanka - 35(28) 
Dilshan Madushanka - 2w
Maheesh Theekshana - 1w

5) Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan - 27th August'2022
105/10 vs 106/2 (AFG won by 8 wkts)

Wanindu Hasaranga - 1w
Rahmanullah Gurbaz - 40(18) 
Hazratullah Zazai - 37(28)* 
Fazalhaq Farooqi - 3w
Mohammad Nabi - 2w
Naveen Ul Haq - 1w


(iv) Toss Based Analysis (H2H)

Sri Lanka (SL)

1. Wanindu Hasaranga 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(8)&1w, 67(32)&1w, 22(9)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 16(9)*&0w, 3w

2. Charith Asalanka 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(1), 3(7), 4(8)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 8(14), 19(18)

3. Akila Dhananjaya 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

4. Dhananjaya Da Silva
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 24(17), 14(14)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 66(42)*&1w

5. Binura Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

6. Dilshan Madushanka 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w

7. Angelo Matthews
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(6)&1w, 42(22)*&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 21(10)*&1w

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

9. Kusal Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(4), 10(8), 23(14)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 36(19), 25(27)

10. Pathum Nissanka 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(7), 6(4), 25(11)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 35(28), 10(10)

11. Matheesha Pathirana 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5(12), 5(4)*&4w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

12. Kusal Perera 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

13. Sadeera Samaravickrama 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 25(24), 51(42)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

14. Dasun Shanaka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(1), 6(4)&2w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(9)&0w

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

16. Maheesh Theekshana
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 1w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 0w


Afghanistan (AFG)

1. Ibrahim Zadran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 40(38), 22(18)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 15(13), 67(55)*, 10(7)

2. Rahmanullah Gurbaz 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 84(45), 28(24)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 40(18), 13(6), 13(8)

3. Mohammad Ishaq
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

4. Hazratullah Zazai 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 12(16)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 37(28)*, 1(2)

5. Gulbadin Naib 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 12(14)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 16(17), 4(8)

6. Mohammad Nabi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(4)&1w, 1(4)&1w, 13(8)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 9(8), 27(17)&2w

7. Najibullah Zadran 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 12(3)*, 17(10), 18(16)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(2)*, 0(1), 9(15)

8. Azmatullah Omarzai 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(4)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 2(5)&2w, 0(1)&2w

9. Karim Janat
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 20(16)&1w, 28(23)&0w

10. Sharafuddin Ashraf 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

11. Fazalhaq Farooqi 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 3w, 1w

12. Fareed Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

13. Naveen Ul Haq 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 2w, 5(9)&1w

14. Noor Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(6)&1w, 5(9)*&0w

15. Wafadar Momand
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

16. Qais Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 7(4)&0w


3. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING 

A) SRI LANKA (SL) SQUAD: 

Probable XI 

1) Pathum Nissanka - RHB
Last 10 - 25, 6, 118, 18, 210*, 151, 29, 0, 7, 39*, 1, 2

2) Kusal Mendis - RHB, Legbreak, WK
Last 10 - 23, 10, 40, 61, 16, 10, 80r 0w, 33, 4, 17

3) Sadeera Samaravickrama - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 51, 25, 8*, 52, 45, 27, 1, 0, 16, 9

4) Dhananjaya Da Silva - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 14, 24, 5r 2w, 86r 0w, 0r 0w, 113, 37, 15r 1w, 8r 0w, 16r 2w, 26r 0w, 29r 0w, 69r 3w

5) Charith Asalanka - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 4, 3, 7r 0w, 97*, 7*, 69r 0w, 16, 0r 0w, 101

6) Angelo Matthews - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 42r 2w, 6r 1w, 141, 146, 9, 2w, 66r 0w, 46r 0w, 12r 0w, 0r 0w, 6r 1w

7) Dasun Shanaka - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 1w, 6r 2w, 0*, 11, 10, 24*, 6r 0w, 1w, 40r 4w

8) Wanindu Hasaranga - RHB, Legbreak 
Last 10 - 22r 2w, 67r 1w, 14r 4w, 0w, 8r 1w, 1r 2w, 12r 2w, 26r 1w, 6r 3w, 14r 2w

9) Matheesha Pathirana - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 2w, 5r 4w, 3w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 1w

10) Maheesh Theekshana - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 5r 0w, 9r 0w, 4w, 0w, 9r 1w

11) Binura Fernando - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 2w, 0w, 1w, 36r 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 1w


BENCH

12) Akila Dhananjaya - LHB, Offbreak, Legbreak
Last 10 - 2w, 6r 1w, 20r 3w, 1w, 7r 5w, 3w, 2w, 2w, 3w, 2w, 19r 6w

13) Nuwan Thushara - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 1w, 3w, 0w, 2w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 4w, 1w

14) Dilshan Madushanka - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 0w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 2w

15) Kamindu Mendis - LHB, Offbreak, LAO
Last 10 - 73r 2w, 172r 0w, 115, 0, 40*, 36, 1, 18r 0w, 17, 37

16) Kusal Perera - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 11, 34, 65, 47, 0, 54, 42, 22, 0, 17

Safe C/VC Choices
Wanindu Hasaranga, Kusal Mendis


B) AFGHANISTAN (AFG) SQUAD: 

Probable XI 

1) Rahmanullah Gurbaz - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 13, 13, 48, 8, 1, 15, 0, 4, 9, 1, 21

2) Ibrahim Zadran - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 10, 67*, 13, 54, 4, 0, 114, 11, 12, 50, 8

3) Gulbadin Naib - RHB, RFM 
Last 10 - 4, 16, 0r 0w, 16r 0w, 13r 0w, 12r 0w, 3r 0w, 55*, 57, 0w

4) Azmatullah Omarzai - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0r 2w, 2r 2w, 54r 0w, 3r 3w, 149r 0w, 3r 0w, 22r 1w, 36r 2w, 32r 2w, 4r 0w

5) Mohammad Nabi - RHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 27r 2w, 9, 14r 1w, 1r 0w, 136r 1w, 29r 0w, 7r 3w, 13r 1w, 1r 1w, 50r 0w

6) Najibullah Zadran - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 9, 0, 4, 11, 18, 32*, 24, 61*, 5

7) Karim Janat - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 28r 0w, 20r 1w, 1, 17r 0w, 2r 0w, 20r 2w, 9*, 31, 2r 1w

8) Noor Ahmad - RHB, LWS
Last 10 - 5r 0w, 9r 1w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 5w, 1w, 3w, 0w

9) Qais Ahmad - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 7r 0w, 11r 2w, 1w, 21r 2w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 18r 2w, 1w

10) Naveen Ul Haq - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 5r 1w, 2w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 10r 1w, 1w, 1w, 2w

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


BENCH

12) Fareed Ahmad Malik - LHB, LFM 
Last 10 - 0w, 2w, 3w, 3w, 2w, 3w, 0w, 17r 2w, 1w

13) Sharafuddin Ashraf - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 4r 0w, 5r 0w, 0w, 63r 2w, 24r 0w, 6r 0w, 0r 1w, 4r 1w, 52r 0w, 36r 0w

14) Hazratullah Zazai - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 1, 36, 36, 13, 9, 3, 57, 54, 17, 52*

15) Mohammad Ishaq - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 5, 22, 8, 4, 28, 46, 26*, 99*, 89

16) Wafadar Momand - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 2w, 15r 0w, 2w, 2w, 3w, 2w, 14r 1w, 3w

Safe C/VC Choices
Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai 


Differential GL C/VC choices 

SL - Pathum Nissanka, Angelo Matthews, Matheesha Pathirana 

AFG - Mohammad Nabi, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Karim Janat

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BCCI to release INR 1 crore for Anshuman Gaekwad's cancer treatment
Sun, 14 Jul 2024 10:53:09 GMT
The decision came after Kapil Dev and Sandeep Patil urged the board to help Gaekwad
Jaiswal and Gill wrap up series in style for India
Sat, 13 Jul 2024 14:57:02 GMT
The bowlers shared the wickets around and kept Zimbabwe to 152 for 7, before the opening pair made light work of the target
Jhulan Goswami joins Trinbago Knight Riders as mentor for WCPL 2024
Sat, 13 Jul 2024 03:42:39 GMT
TKR recently signed India's Jemimah Rodrigues and Shikha Pandey for this year
Questions to answer for both India and Zimbabwe
Fri, 12 Jul 2024 17:55:09 GMT
Shubman Gill's men also have the chance to seal the series on Saturday
India to tour Sri Lanka for three T20Is and three ODIs in July-August
Sat, 13 Jul 2024 13:23:02 GMT
Pallekele and Colombo will host the T20Is and ODIs respectively
Fielding makes the difference as India go 2-1 up against Zimbabwe
Wed, 10 Jul 2024 17:52:19 GMT
Madande and Myers script a fightback for Zimbabwe, but a top-order collapse had left them with too much to do
Gautam Gambhir unveiled as India's new head coach
Wed, 10 Jul 2024 01:43:55 GMT
The new coach will be in charge for three and a half years and in all formats
Vastrakar's 4 for 13 helps India to series-levelling victory
Tue, 09 Jul 2024 16:40:54 GMT
South Africa were bowled out for 84 and conceded the contest by 10 wickets
Rohit to Dravid: 'An absolute privilege to call you my confidant, coach and friend'
Tue, 09 Jul 2024 14:26:35 GMT
Rohit penned a heartfelt letter to the outgoing head coach days after India's T20 World Cup win
India look to hit their stride as reinforcements arrive
Tue, 09 Jul 2024 13:28:17 GMT
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson and Shivam Dube will all join the squad for the third T20I, with the series locked 1-1
Jemimah Rodrigues, Shikha Pandey sign up for Women's Caribbean Premier League
Sat, 13 Jul 2024 03:29:30 GMT
The pair of India internationals will play for Trinbago Knight Riders in the third season of the competition
Abhishek strikes 46-ball ton as India give Zimbabwe a thrashing
Sun, 07 Jul 2024 15:04:21 GMT
Ruturaj Gaikwad and Rinku Singh played support roles as India drew level 1-1 in the T20I series, with three games still to play
Gill: 'Everybody looked a bit rusty'
Sat, 06 Jul 2024 18:04:45 GMT
India were unable to chase 116 against Zimbabwe in a T20I in Harare
Chatara and Raza star as Zimbabwe stun India in low-scorer
Sat, 06 Jul 2024 17:36:58 GMT
Hosts defend 115 to take 1-0 lead in five-match T20I series in Harare
India remain consistent in selecting squad for Women's Asia Cup
Sat, 06 Jul 2024 16:42:02 GMT
Fifteen of the 17 members in the squad were part of the T20I series against South Africa
Ghosh goes off with concussion, Brits stretchered off with contusion
Sat, 06 Jul 2024 04:15:38 GMT
Neither player was able to take a full part in the first T20I between India and South Africa in Chennai on Friday
Brits and Kapp fifties help South Africa to their first victory of India tour
Fri, 05 Jul 2024 18:17:13 GMT
The hosts fell 12 runs short in Chennai and now trail the three-match T20I series 1-0
Zimbabwe look to grab eyeballs as they come up against India's future
Fri, 05 Jul 2024 15:34:43 GMT
Abhishek Sharma is set to open with Gill; India likely to hand a number of debuts in this series
Kohli applauds Bumrah for bringing India back into games 'again and again and again'
Fri, 05 Jul 2024 03:31:48 GMT
"What we saw on the streets tonight is something I'm never going to forget in my life," says Kohli after open-top bus parade in Mumbai
Massive crowds in and around Wankhede to greet Indian team
Thu, 04 Jul 2024 20:01:46 GMT
Parade delayed by two hours after team arrived late from Delhi and rain came down in Mumbai
Hardik Pandya becomes first Indian to be ranked No. 1 T20I allrounder
Thu, 04 Jul 2024 07:00:37 GMT
Jasprit Bumrah, the Player of the Series in the T20 World Cup, rose 12 places to No. 12 among bowlers
T20 world champions finally leave Barbados for New Delhi
Wed, 03 Jul 2024 09:52:12 GMT
The chartered flight "AIC24WC" (Air India Champions 24 World Cup) has been organised by the BCCI
'I knew I hadn't touched the rope' - Suryakumar recounts the Miller catch
Tue, 02 Jul 2024 10:27:16 GMT
He said that he decided to go all out for the catch the moment he saw that Rohit Sharma, at long-on, wasn't going to get to the ball
Sudharsan, Jitesh and Rana added to India's squad for first two T20Is against Zimbabwe
Tue, 02 Jul 2024 10:11:23 GMT
They replace Jaiswal, Dube and Samson, who will return to India with the rest of the T20 World Cup-winning squad before flying out to Zimbabwe for the last three games
Indian team expected to fly out of Barbados on Tuesday evening
Tue, 02 Jul 2024 09:11:55 GMT
The team has been stranded in Barbados for the last two days due to Hurricane Beryl
Dravid: 'Ro, thank you for making that call and asking me to continue'
Tue, 02 Jul 2024 08:53:56 GMT
Dravid says that he had no plans to continue as India head coach after the ODI World Cup final defeat, but a call from his captain changed his mind
Hurricane warning leaves India stranded in Barbados after World Cup triumph
Mon, 01 Jul 2024 12:27:56 GMT
The airport has been shut down indefinitely with the hurricane expected to pass by Barbados on Sunday night local time
Rana's 10-wicket haul wraps up India's victory over South Africa
Mon, 01 Jul 2024 12:24:27 GMT
It was a ten-wicket victory but it went down to the final session of the final day in Chennai
Dinesh Karthik named RCB batting coach and mentor
Mon, 01 Jul 2024 07:11:10 GMT
The wicketkeeper-batter had retired from all forms of representative cricket at the end of the IPL 2024 season
Australia A-India A multi-format women's series set for August
Mon, 01 Jul 2024 02:20:07 GMT
The tour includes three T20s, three one-day games and a four-day match on the Gold Coast
BCCI announces INR 125 crore award for T20 World Champions India
Sun, 30 Jun 2024 16:13:24 GMT
The ICC had already announced a cash prize of USD 2.45 million for the winners of this T20 World Cup
Ravindra Jadeja retires from T20 internationals a day after India's World Cup triumph
Sun, 30 Jun 2024 14:38:11 GMT
He became the third member of India's squad, behind Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, to bow out of the format after the Barbados final
Luus and Wolvaardt lead South Africa's fightback after Rana's eight-for
Sun, 30 Jun 2024 13:28:57 GMT
India enforced the follow-on after Rana's eight-wicket haul gave them a first-innings lead of 337
Dravid: India's T20 World Cup win a 'great testament to the fight in the team'
Sun, 30 Jun 2024 10:28:02 GMT
The India head coach lauds the players for fighting back from tricky situations, and plays down talks of this being a redemption for him
Rohit Sharma: This is my greatest achievement, I wanted it badly
Sun, 30 Jun 2024 06:39:26 GMT
The India captain was thrilled to be able to give departing coach Rahul Dravid a major trophy: 'You saw how proud he was and how excited he was'
Rohit Sharma joins Kohli in retiring from T20Is after World Cup triumph
Sun, 30 Jun 2024 06:06:41 GMT
India captain signs off as the highest run-scorer in the format
Rohit: It's not what we did today, it is what we have done for three-four years
Sun, 30 Jun 2024 05:27:48 GMT
India captain hails team management after winning the T20 World Cup in Barbados
'We fulfilled what the whole nation wanted' - India players react after winning T20 World Cup 2024
Sun, 30 Jun 2024 05:15:34 GMT
Here's how the players from the India team reacted after beating South Africa in the final
Kohli retires from T20 internationals after winning World Cup title
Sun, 30 Jun 2024 05:05:53 GMT
He made the announcement after being named the Player of the Match in the T20 World Cup final
Bumrah and Hardik script stunning comeback to lead India to T20 World Cup glory
Sat, 29 Jun 2024 20:11:19 GMT
South Africa needed 30 off 30 balls with six wickets in hand, to win their maiden World Cup title, and then India fought back
India vs South Africa at the T20 World Cup final: all you need to know
Sat, 29 Jun 2024 09:41:36 GMT
Who have these teams beaten on their way to Barbados, when was the last time they won a global title, and, most importantly, what's the weather forecast for the final? This and more in ESPNcricinfo's FAQs
Unbeaten India and South Africa come face to face in bid for glory
Sat, 29 Jun 2024 06:03:09 GMT
South Africa have the weight of history to deal with, India's brightest stars have resolutely reinvented their games because they really wanted to be here. Winning will mean so much to either side
Luggage holds sway over historical baggage in tight turnaround to final
Sat, 29 Jun 2024 03:32:31 GMT
India and South Africa have history of knock-out heartbreak, but short turnaround prevents introspection
Player survey reveals T20 World Cup has closed gap on ODI World Cup
Fri, 28 Jun 2024 13:34:21 GMT
In the past five years, there has been a sharp increase in the proportion of players who consider the T20 World Cup to be the most important ICC event
Axar's powerplay plan: Make it difficult for England 'without doing anything extraordinary'
Fri, 28 Jun 2024 06:26:00 GMT
On a tricky pitch in a stop-start game, he stepped up with both ball and bat to KO defending champions England
Rohit praises India's 'calmness' after win against England in semi-final
Tue, 02 Jul 2024 05:18:21 GMT
He also lauded the spinners who applied the brakes on England, as India made their third consecutive ICC final across formats
'Outplayed' Buttler wishes he had bowled Moeen on turning Providence pitch
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 21:36:48 GMT
England suffer a 68-run loss in Guyana as India avenge 2022 defeat, also at the semi-final stage
Rohit, Axar and Kuldeep lead India's dismantling of England in semi-final
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 20:57:31 GMT
India's batters scored an above-par total on a tough pitch, and then their spinners ran through England in Providence
Manjrekar: India had a 'clear advantage' in knowing their semi-final venue in advance
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 16:07:30 GMT
Nick Knight also felt that "it didn't seem right or fair" that India knew where they were playing
India head into Chennai Test with an eye on 2025 Women's ODI World Cup
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 10:34:18 GMT
"We are getting used to home conditions... even though they are home conditions, we don't have much experience here," says Harmanpreet of playing at Chepauk
Ajinkya Rahane to join Leicestershire for One-Day Cup, County Championship
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 10:28:06 GMT
India batter had signed for county in 2023 only to win recall for World Test Championship final
England up against a changed India from Adelaide 2022
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 22:55:30 GMT
India are unbeaten in the T20 World Cup 2024, while England have got to the semi-final with some hiccups
Rohit on semi-final pressure: 'Everyone knows ... don't want to keep talking about it again and again'
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 18:00:45 GMT
The India captain stressed on keeping a calm team environment and trusting his experienced players to perform their roles in the semi-final
Dube replaces injured Reddy in India squad for Zimbabwe T20Is
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 15:34:01 GMT
Nitish Kumar Reddy had received his maiden India call-up before being sidelined due to a hernia
Muzumdar: 'Not a bad idea to have Test Championships for women'
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:54:02 GMT
"The players are ready and raring to go in the multi-day format; to adjust to that is a different story," India head coach says
England to call on Adelaide 2022 memories against 'brilliant' India
Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:13:43 GMT
Moeen Ali says England will be up against it as they venture into unknown in Guyana
Hanuma Vihari commits to Andhra after 'full assurance' from minister
Tue, 25 Jun 2024 15:40:11 GMT
The move came after he had said he would never play for Andhra again and was in talks with Madhya Pradesh to play for them
Arshdeep: A lot of credit for my wickets goes to Bumrah
Tue, 25 Jun 2024 09:46:12 GMT
The India quick says the bowlers had to be smart to prevent "the wind to come into play" in St Lucia
T20 World Cup 2024 semi-finals: India vs England, Afghanistan vs South Africa
Tue, 25 Jun 2024 05:45:29 GMT
Afghanistan beat Bangladesh in the last game of the Super Eight stage to knock Australia out of the T20 World Cup
Rohit powers India into semis; Australia's hopes take a hit
Mon, 24 Jun 2024 21:26:47 GMT
India will play England in the second semi-final in Guyana after winning all three of their Super Eight games
Rohit had to 'open up all sides of the field' to counter St Lucia breeze
Mon, 24 Jun 2024 19:33:00 GMT
Rohit smashed 92 off just 41 balls, as India confirmed their spot in the semi-final of the T20 World Cup
Abhishek Sharma, Riyan Parag, Nitish Reddy in India's T20I squad for Zimbabwe tour
Mon, 24 Jun 2024 16:18:35 GMT
The squad will be led by Shubman Gill and will play five matches in Zimbabwe from July 6
Ball-by-ball: Rohit takes Starc down in 29-run over
Mon, 24 Jun 2024 15:16:24 GMT
It was the most expensive over Starc has ever bowled in T20Is
Rain threatens high stakes India-Australia clash at T20 World Cup
Mon, 24 Jun 2024 11:21:22 GMT
A washout would suit India just fine, sealing their semi-finals spot, but not so for Australia
Mandhana, Reddy help India sweep South Africa 3-0
Sun, 23 Jun 2024 17:13:04 GMT
Arundhati and Co induced a collapse in the first innings, from which South Africa couldn't recover
Scenarios: How Afghanistan's win opens up Group 1
Sun, 23 Jun 2024 06:43:11 GMT
Afghanistan's win over Australia means both teams stand an equal chance of making it to the final four
Kuldeep relishes Caribbean conditions as Super Eight specialist
Sun, 23 Jun 2024 03:12:28 GMT
India spinner pleased with return to starting XI in Super Eight after sitting out first round
Shakib, Tamim criticise Bangladesh's batting intent against India
Sat, 22 Jun 2024 21:21:20 GMT
Tamim questions team selection and calls for better batting surfaces to be produced back home
Rohit on batting show vs Bangladesh: 'That's how we want to play and go forward'
Sat, 22 Jun 2024 19:07:21 GMT
"You need to show intent and take the bowlers on, so it was pleasing from a batting perspective," Anil Kumble said
Hardik and Kuldeep lead India to their second win in the Super Eight
Sat, 22 Jun 2024 18:41:16 GMT
Bangladesh are on the brink of elimination after losing by 50 runs in Antigua
Struggling Bangladesh in fight for survival against Bumrah & Co
Fri, 21 Jun 2024 16:35:38 GMT
While Bangladesh have assembled an attack of enviable depth and variety, their batters have rarely given them any sort of cushion
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