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IRE vs SA Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Stats, Venue Report, Probable XIs, Head To Head, Toss Based Analysis, C/VC Choices - 3rd ODI

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Ireland vs South Africa - 3rd ODI of the 3-Match Series in the Ireland vs South Africa in UAE 2024, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Weather Forecast
Clear - 36°C

1. VENUE AND PITCH INFO 

Venue - Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi 

(i) Total Matches - T20s

Overall - 52

Avg 1st Innings - 251
Avg 2nd Innings - 210

Highest total - 313/9 (Pakistan vs Sri Lanka - 20th May'2007)

Times won Batting First - 34
Times won Batting Second - 18

(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground 

IRE - 7 - 1w/6l
SA - 6 - 5w/1l (Last played in 2013 before this series)

(iii) Recent Matches on this venue 

1) South Africa vs Ireland - 4th October'2024
343/4 vs 169/10 (SA won by 174 runs)

Pacers - 2w+8w=10w
Spinners - 2w+2w=4w

2) South Africa vs Ireland - 2nd October'2024
271/9 vs 132/10 (SA won by 139 runs)

Pacers - 8w+8w=16w
Spinners - 1w+2w=3w

3) Afghanistan vs Ireland - 26th January'2021
266/9 vs 230/10 (AFG won by 36 runs)

Pacers - 4w+1w=5w
Spinners - 5w+7w=12w

4) Ireland vs Afghanistan - 24th January'2021
259/9 vs 260/3 (AFG won by 7 wkts)

Pacers - 5w+2w=7w
Spinners - 4w+1w=5w

5) Afghanistan vs Ireland - 21st January'2021
287/9 vs 271/9 (AFG won by 16 runs)

Pacers - 1w+4w=5w
Spinners - 7w+5w=12w

6) Ireland vs United Arab Emirates - 18th January'2021
228/6 vs 116/10 (IRE won by 112 runs)

Pacers - 4w+1w=5w
Spinners - 2w+7w=9w

7) Ireland vs United Arab Emirates - 8th January'2021
269/5 vs 270/4 (UAE won by 6 wkts)

Pacers - 1w+4w=5w
Spinners - 4w+0w=4w

8) Australia vs Pakistan - 27th March'2019
266/6 vs 186/10 (AUS won by 80 runs)

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

9) New Zealand vs Pakistan - 9th November'2018
209/9 vs 212/4 (PAK won by 6 wkts)

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

10) New Zealand vs Pakistan - 7th November'2018
266/9 vs 219/10 (NZ won by 47 runs)

Pacers - 4w+9w=13w
Spinners - 5w+1w=6w


SUMMARY 

Pacers
1st Innings - 37w
2nd Innings - 40w

Spinners
1st Innings - 35w
2nd Innings - 32w

Overall
77w:67w (Pacers:Spinners)


(v) Toss Based Analysis on this venue - ODIs

Ireland (IRE)

1. Paul Stirling (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 131(148)*, 4(9), 128(132)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 39(40)&0w, 118(119), 2(2), 5(7)

2. Mark Adair
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(4)&0w, 12(22)&4w, 21(30)&0w

3. Andrew Balbirnie
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 53(61), 3(11), 5(10)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 15(18), 5(10), 20(28), 1(7)

4. Curtis Campher
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 24(30)&2w, 56(72)&0w, 47(52)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 39(53)&0w, 12(26), 20(36)&0w, 17(14)&1w

5. George Dockrell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 21(32), 11(10)&0w

6. Stephen Doheny
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3(8), 0(1)

7. Gavin Hoey
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(3)&0w, 23(25)&1w

8. Fionn Hand
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

9. Graham Hume
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(22)&1w, 21(22)&0w

10. Matthew Humphreys
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

11. Andy McBrine
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 1w, 0(1)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(4)&5w, 16(24)&1w, 14(20)&1w, 10(20)&1w

12. Neil Rock
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

13. Harry Tector
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(14), 33(60), 24(58)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 28(37), 24(26)&1w, 12(9), 20(28)

14. Lorcan Tucker
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(10), 42(81), 17(19)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 83(96), 22(35)

15. Craig Young
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 12(11)*&0w, 3w, 12(10)*&3w, 29(21)*&1w


South Africa (SA)

1. Temba Bavuma (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(4), 35(39)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

2. Ottneil Baartman 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(3)*&1w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

3. Nandre Burger
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

4. Tony De Zorzi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 12(14)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

5. Bjorn Fortuin
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 28(34)&2w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

6. Wiaan Mulder
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 11(18)&1w, 43(34)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

7. Lungi Ngidi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 20(17)*&2w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

8. Nqaba Peter 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

9. Andile Phehlukwayo
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(7), 4(4)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

10. Ryan Rickelton 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 91(102), 40(39)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

11. Jason Smith 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

12. Tristan Stubbs
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 79(86), 112(81)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

13. Rassie Van Der Dussen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(4), 35(39)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

14. Kyle Verreynne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 67(64)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

15. Lizaad Williams 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 13(11)&4w, 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 


3. HEAD TO HEAD 

(i) Overall
10 - 8w/1l/1nr (In favor of SA)

(ii) Last 5 Matches 
5 - 3w/1l/1nr (In favor of SA)

(iii) On This Venue
2 - 2w/0l (In favor of SA)

(iv) Recent Head to Head Matches 

1) South Africa vs Ireland - 4th October'2024
343/4 vs 169/10 (SA won by 174 runs)

Tristan Stubbs - 112(81)* 
Kyle Verreynne - 67(64) 
Wiaan Mulder - 43(34) & 1w
Ryan Rickelton - 40(39) 
Temba Bavuma - 35(39) 
Rassie Van Der Dussen - 35(39) 
Lizaad Williams - 3w
Lungi Ngidi - 2w
Bjorn Fortuin - 2w
Andile Phehlukwayo - 1w
Ottneil Baartman - 1w
Craig Young - 29(21)* & 1w
Gavin Hoey - 23(25) & 1w
Graham Hume - 21(22) 
Mark Adair - 21(30) 
Harry Tector - 20(28) 
Curtis Campher - 1w
Andy McBrine - 1w

2) South Africa vs Ireland - 2nd October'2024
271/9 vs 132/10 (SA won by 139 runs)

Ryan Rickelton - 91(102) 
Tristan Stubbs - 79(86) 
Bjorn Fortuin - 28(34) & 2w
Lungi Ngidi - 20(17)* & 2w
Lizaad Williams - 4w
Ottneil Baartman - 1w
Wiaan Mulder - 1w
George Dockrell - 21(32) 
Curtis Campher - 20(36) 
Andrew Balbirnie - 20(28) 
Mark Adair - 4w
Craig Young - 3w
Andy McBrine - 1w
Graham Hume - 1w

2) South Africa vs Ireland - 16th July'2021
346/4 vs 276/10 (SA won by 70 runs)

Rassie Van Der Dussen - 30(28) 
Andile Phehlukwayo - 3w
Lizaad Williams - 1w
Curtis Campher - 54(54) 
Harry Tector - 29(34) 
Craig Young - 1w

4) Ireland vs South Africa - 13th July'2021
290/5 vs 247/10 (IRE won by 43 runs)

Andrew Balbirnie - 102(117) 
Harry Tector - 79(68) 
George Dockrell - 45(23) & 1w
Andy McBrine - 30(47) & 2w
Paul Stirling - 27(44)
Mark Adair - 2w
Craig Young - 1w
Rassie Van Der Dussen - 49(70) 
Andile Phehlukwayo - 2w


(v) Toss Based Analysis (H2H)

Ireland (IRE)

1. Paul Stirling (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 13(40), 27(44)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(11)&1w, 9(6)&0w, 40(49), 11(13), 2(2), 5(7)

2. Mark Adair
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 16(8)*, 1(1)*&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 15(16)&0w, 12(22)&4w, 21(30)&0w

3. Andrew Balbirnie
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 65(79), 102(117)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 58(71), 7(14), 20(28), 1(7)

4. Curtis Campher
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 54(54), 20(36)&0w, 17(14)&1w

5. George Dockrell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 45(23)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 16(12)&1w, 25(57)&0w, 16(22)&0w, 15(29)&0w, 21(32), 11(10)&0w

6. Stephen Doheny
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3(8), 0(1)

7. Gavin Hoey
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(3)&0w, 23(25)&1w

8. Fionn Hand
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

9. Graham Hume
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(22)&1w, 21(22)&0w

10. Matthew Humphreys
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

11. Andy McBrine
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 30(47)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 9(10)&0w, 14(20)&1w, 10(20)&1w

12. Neil Rock
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

13. Harry Tector
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 25(28), 79(68)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 29(34), 12(9), 20(28)

14. Lorcan Tucker
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(8)

15. Craig Young
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 8(14)&1w, 12(10)*&3w, 29(21)*&1w


South Africa (SA)

1. Temba Bavuma (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 113(123), 3(3)*, 4(4), 35(39)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(20)

2. Ottneil Baartman 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(3)*&1w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

3. Nandre Burger
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

4. Tony De Zorzi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 12(14)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

5. Bjorn Fortuin
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 28(34)&2w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

6. Wiaan Mulder
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 11(18)&1w, 43(34)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

7. Lungi Ngidi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 20(17)*&2w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

8. Nqaba Peter 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

9. Andile Phehlukwayo
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 6(5)&3w, 1(7), 4(4)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 2(11)&2w

10. Ryan Rickelton 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 91(102), 40(39)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

11. Jason Smith 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

12. Tristan Stubbs
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 79(86), 112(81)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

13. Rassie Van Der Dussen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 30(28), 0(4), 35(39)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 49(70)

14. Kyle Verreynne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 67(64)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 13(16)

15. Lizaad Williams 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 13(11)&4w, 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 


4. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING 

A) IRELAND (IRE) SQUAD : 

Probable XI

1) Paul Stirling - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 5, 2, 52, 2, 4, 22, 4, 22, 10, 90, 2, 0w

2) Andrew Balbirnie - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 1, 20, 75*, 57*, 23*, 19, 33, 19, 5, 22, 88

3) Harry Tector - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 20, 12, 5, 16r 0w, 5r 1w, 1r 3w, 4, 4r 0w, 4, 0

4) Curtis Campher - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 17r 1w, 20r 0w, 0r 0w, 49, 8r 2w, 50r 1w, 12r 3w, 14r 1w, 21r 1w, 7r 4w, 10r 1w

5) Stephen Doheny - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 0, 3, 26, 38, 30, 84, 28, 10, 41, 25
/
Neil Rock/Lorcan Tucker 

6) George Dockrell - RHB, LAO 
Last 10 - 11r 0w, 21, 20*, 21, 9r 0w, 1, 4r 0w, 1w, 1

7) Andy McBrine - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 10r 1w, 14r 1w, 1r 0w, 14r 1w, 10r 0w, 3r 0w, 0w, 28r 3w, 55r 4w, 67r 2w

8) Mark Adair - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 21r 0w, 12r 4w, 3r 4w, 8r 1w, 14r 0w, 4r 1w, 1w, 0r 2w, 24r 2w, 15r 1w, 34r 1w, 3r 1w

9) Graham Hume - LHB, RFM
Last 10 - 21r 0w, 9r 1w, 3w, 79r 2w, 11r 1w, 3w, 53r 0w, 0w

10) Gavin Hoey - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 23r 1w, 1r 0w, 2w, 0w, 4w, 3w, 17r 3w, 18r 2w, 24r 2w, 31r 0w, 37r 4w

11) Craig Young - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 29r 1w, 12r 3w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 2w


BENCH 

12) Matthew Humphreys - RHB, LAO 
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 8r 0w, 2w, 2w, 0w, 27r 1w, 1w, 4r 5w, 5w, 25r 2w, 3w

13) Neil Rock - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 1, 37, 5, 0, 10, 11, 4, 1, 35

14) Lorcan Tucker - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 72*, 8, 0, 60*, 32, 31, 0, 56, 125*, 1, 2

15) Fionn Hand - RHB, RFM 
Last 10 - 4r 0w, 0w, 4w, 7r 0w, 1w, 2w, 15r 3w, 1w, 34r 1w, 79r 0w, 0w, 0w

Safe C/VC choices
Curtis Campher, Mark Adair 


B) SOUTH AFRICA (SA) SQUAD: 

Injury - Temba Bavuma 

Probable XI

1) Ryan Rickelton - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 40, 91, 36, 76, 27, 20, 4, 19, 80, 0, 0

2) Tony De Zorzi - LHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 12, 26, 31, 11, 25, 53, 1, 39, 78, 45, 9, 6
/
Temba Bavuma 

3) Rassie Van Der Dussen - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 35, 0, 17, 5, 30*, 14, 5, 15, 25

4) Kyle Verreynne - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 67, 148*, 2, 10, 12, 38*, 50*, 21, 59, 39, 65

5) Tristan Stubbs - RHB, Offbreak, WK
Last 10 - 112*, 79, 9, 26*, 5, 0, 40, 28, 76, 26, 24, 20, 68

6) Wiaan Mulder - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 43r 1w, 11r 1w, 8r 2w, 1w, 0w, 2r 0w, 52r 0w, 1*, 0r 4w, 34r 2w, 41r 0w, 0w, 17r 0w, 53r 2w, 21r 1w

7) Andile Phehlukwayo - LHB, RFM 
Last 10 - 4r 1w, 1, 2w, 0r 0w, 24r 2w, 0r 3w, 3r 2w, 4r 3w, 10r 1w, 13r 0w
/
Jason Smith

8) Lungi Ngidi - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 2w, 20r 2w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 0w, 1w, 2w

9) Ottneil Baartman - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 3w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 4w
/
Nandre Burger

10) Bjorn Fortuin - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 2w, 28r 2w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 16r 2w, 1w, 0w, 11r 1w, 0w, 9r 1w, 0w, 2w
/
Nqaba Peter 

11) Lizaad Williams - LHB, RF
Last 10 - 3w, 13r 4w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 0w


BENCH 

12) Temba Bavuma - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 35, 4, 22, 38, 0, 4, 86, 15*, 51, 7, 19*, 0

13) Nqaba Peter - RHB, Legbreak 
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 5r 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 4w, 3w, 2w, 0w

14) Nandre Burger - LHB, LFM
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 23r 3w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 1w

15) Jason Smith - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 0, 51, 30*, 41*, 19*, 28*, 9, 10, 3, 14*

Safe C/VC choices
Wiaan Mulder, Tristan Stubbs 


Differential GL C/VC choices 

IRE - Harry Tector, Craig Young, Paul Stirling

SA - Rassie Van Der Dussen, Ryan Rickelton, Lizaad Williams

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The six-sixes-in-an-over at the Delhi Premier League put him in the headlines, but he has been scoring big and quick runs for a while now
Bumrah: 'Virat Kohli doesn't need us, we need him'
Mon, 25 Nov 2024 12:26:11 GMT
"Probably his best Test innings because he left the ball well," Bumrah said of Jaiswal
LSG splurge record INR 27 crore for Pant, Shreyas gets 26.75 crore from PBKS
Sun, 24 Nov 2024 17:43:16 GMT
Arshdeep Singh was the first player sold at the mega auction, also to PBKS for INR 18 crore
KKR on breaking the bank for Venkatesh - 'All about keeping our core'
Sun, 24 Nov 2024 17:17:33 GMT
"If given the responsibility, I would be more than happy to take it on," Venkatesh says about the KKR captaincy
Ponting on Shreyas Iyer: 'He'll be a great leader for our team'
Sun, 24 Nov 2024 16:04:34 GMT
"We spent a bit of money, but what we're trying to do is rebuild this franchise basically from the ground up," Ponting says on spending big on Chahal and Arshdeep
Jaiswal, Kohli hundreds overwhelm Australia before Bumrah caps India's day
Sun, 24 Nov 2024 10:24:38 GMT
India's quicks made three late inroads in a dramatic conclusion to third day to put them on track for a huge victory
Tilak Varma breaks records with third successive T20 hundred
Sat, 23 Nov 2024 21:19:55 GMT
He is only the second Indian to have a 150-plus score in T20s after Kiran Navgire's 162 not out in 2022
Rana dedicates 'dream' debut: 'This one's for you, dad'
Sat, 23 Nov 2024 13:24:44 GMT
The fast bowler didn't get a lot of sleep the night before his debut and started to cry after he got the India cap
Relentless Jaiswal and Rahul make Australia toil to push lead over 200
Sat, 23 Nov 2024 10:33:52 GMT
The home side couldn't take a wicket across two sessions after Jasprit Bumrah haul had bundled them out for 104
How Bumrah left Australia reeling with his five-for
Sat, 23 Nov 2024 04:26:11 GMT
Here's how ESPNcricinfo's ball-by-ball commentary recorded his wickets
Hybrid model for Champions Trophy? ICC likely to take call on November 26
Sat, 23 Nov 2024 03:23:44 GMT
An emergency meeting of the ICC Board will be convened to discuss this matter, with fewer than 100 days left to the expected start of the tournament
Bumrah leads India's fightback on 17-wicket opening day in Perth
Fri, 22 Nov 2024 11:22:25 GMT
Hazlewood's four-for helped Australia bowl India out for 150 but the visitors ended the day on top
Manjrekar blames 'poor supply of technology' after Rahul falls to debatable DRS decision
Fri, 22 Nov 2024 06:35:33 GMT
Former umpire Simon Taufel was of the opinion the ball had hit the edge in a tricky decision
IPL 2025 to begin on March 14; dates for next three seasons revealed
Fri, 22 Nov 2024 03:38:22 GMT
The final of the 2025 IPL will be played on May 25
Settled Australia vs new-look India as fabled rivalry resumes
Fri, 22 Nov 2024 00:16:02 GMT
India are grappling with a minor personnel crisis, meaning they will need to rely to some extent on fringe players. Cummins and Co will be looking to exploit that
Jhulan Goswami Stand to be unveiled at Eden Gardens in January
Thu, 21 Nov 2024 17:15:02 GMT
It will be inaugurated ahead of the India vs England men's T20I in Kolkata on January 22
Bumrah and Cummins keen to stand out as fast-bowling captains
Thu, 21 Nov 2024 10:32:34 GMT
Bumrah says bowlers have more perks as captains, while Cummins feels the captaincy experience has made his intuition stronger
Morkel: Keep your eye on Nitish Kumar Reddy in the series
Fri, 22 Nov 2024 03:08:48 GMT
India's bowling coach also says they're tracking the injured Gill's progress on a "day-to-day" basis
Hardik back as No. 1 allrounder in T20Is, Tilak No. 3 among batters
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 12:17:50 GMT
Tilak jumped a whopping 69 places after his back-to-back centuries in South Africa
India withdraw from T20 Blind Cricket World Cup in Pakistan
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 08:06:26 GMT
The team did not get clearance from the Indian government to travel to Pakistan
India's likely XI: Rahul set to open, Padikkal No. 3, and Jurel in the middle order
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:15:08 GMT
An insight into what India's XI might look like for the first Test in Perth
Shafali Verma dropped for Australia ODIs; Richa Ghosh, Priya Punia return
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 06:50:09 GMT
There were call-ups for Harleen Deol, and the uncapped duo of Titas Sadhu and Minnu Mani
PCB chief on Champions Trophy: 'I still have positive expectations'
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 12:04:37 GMT
Mohsin Naqvi confirms that the PCB hasn't heard from the ICC on the BCCI's stance on not travelling to Pakistan
Injured Gill to miss first Test in Perth with fractured thumb
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 14:13:46 GMT
With Rohit also set to miss the first Test, India have to find an opening partner for Jaiswal, a new No. 3, and also identify their No. 6
Rohit Sharma to miss first Test in Perth
Sun, 17 Nov 2024 13:58:14 GMT
He will join India's squad ahead of the second Test in Adelaide
Boost for India as KL Rahul returns to bat in Sunday training
Sun, 17 Nov 2024 12:56:23 GMT
With Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma ruled out of the Perth Test, it remains to be seen at what position Rahul will bat
Shubman Gill picks up thumb injury a week before Perth Test
Sat, 16 Nov 2024 11:38:54 GMT
Devdutt Padikkal, who was in Australia with the 'A' squad, has been asked to stay on with the Test party
Champions Trophy tour begins on Saturday, without Muzaffarabad in first leg
Sat, 16 Nov 2024 10:37:25 GMT
Muzaffarabad is capital of Pakistan administered Kashmir, a territory disputed by the two countries
IPL 2025 auction - Full list of 577 players
Sun, 24 Nov 2024 11:18:29 GMT
A total of 204 slots remain to be filled with 70 available for overseas players
Samson, Tilak smash records like it's nobody's business to hand India 3-1 series win
Sat, 16 Nov 2024 03:03:48 GMT
India blew the hosts out of the water to complete their fifth bilateral T20I series win in 2024
BCCI objects to PCB's Champions Trophy tour to Muzaffarabad
Fri, 15 Nov 2024 18:28:09 GMT
This latest development adds to growing uncertainty about the Champions Trophy
Iyer, Pant, Rahul among 12 marquee players to kick off IPL 2025 auction
Fri, 15 Nov 2024 16:03:09 GMT
The other marquee names are Buttler, Rabada, Arshdeep, Starc, Chahal, Livingstone, Miller, Shami and Siraj
KL Rahul injury scare as India batters struggle in WACA match simulation
Fri, 15 Nov 2024 09:27:24 GMT
The opener was struck on the elbow and retired hurt while a number of other batters fell to the moving ball
India look to add more shine to already glowing T20 credentials
Thu, 14 Nov 2024 16:46:30 GMT
India have won 23 of their 25 T20Is this year, and one more on Friday will give them the series
Khawaja on Bumrah: 'Thinking about where am I scoring runs against him, not getting out'
Thu, 14 Nov 2024 11:49:13 GMT
Khawaja is also wary of the threat posed by the other India quicks
Tilak ton, Arshdeep three-for put India 2-1 up
Thu, 14 Nov 2024 04:23:14 GMT
India overcame Marco Jansen's blitz to win the high-scorer by 11 runs
India women to host West Indies and Ireland in December, January
Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:34:11 GMT
The matches are set to be played across Navi Mumbai, Vadodara and Rajkot
WCA 'concerned' by 'threatening and intimidatory behaviour' from countries yet to pay its players
Wed, 13 Nov 2024 12:16:09 GMT
The WCA had received reports of certain cricket boards not paying the men's T20 World Cup "prize money in full" to their players
Afridi back as No. 1 ODI bowler, Hasaranga second in T20Is
Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:29:42 GMT
In T20I batting rankings, Salt moves to No. 2 while Sanju Samson's 50-ball 107 sees him jump 27 positions
Rahul hopes to be 'loved, cared for and respected' at his next IPL team
Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:09:13 GMT
After being released from LSG, the India batter is prioritising a "balanced" team environment over his captaincy aspirations
SA look to break spin stranglehold while India worry about depth
Wed, 13 Nov 2024 05:09:44 GMT
Neither team will read too much into how individuals have fared, but there are broad, team-level issues they may want to look into
Pace set to reclaim centrestage as series moves to Highveld
Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:56:46 GMT
Arshdeep and Jansen have suggested that Centurion and Johannesburg will have more assistance for the quicks than Gqeberha and Durban
IPL 2025: Munaf Patel joins Delhi Capitals as bowling coach
Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:03:47 GMT
This Is Munaf's first high-profile coaching gig after retiring from competitive cricket in 2018
Champions Trophy: PCB wants an explanation in writing from India for refusal to travel
Tue, 12 Nov 2024 13:25:05 GMT
The PCB's stance remains unchanged, stating there is "no chance" of a hybrid model for the tournament
Shami to return to competitive cricket with Ranji Trophy clash against MP
Tue, 12 Nov 2024 13:09:23 GMT
He is set to play his first competitive game in nearly a year
'They are incredibly tough' - Gambhir backs Kohli and Rohit
Mon, 11 Nov 2024 12:59:12 GMT
Gambhir also said he was not thinking about the team's "transition and that kind of stuff"
Gambhir: Rahul can open if Rohit misses first Test
Mon, 11 Nov 2024 06:47:16 GMT
Gambhir said one of KL Rahul or Abhimanyu Easwaran or even Shubman Gill are available to open if Rohit doesn't make it
'Just go all out': Rodrigues looks to Australian mindset
Mon, 11 Nov 2024 00:48:42 GMT
The India batter revealed her Brisbane Heat team-mates encouraged her to take a positive approach
Champions Trophy: PCB approaches Pakistan government after India rule out travelling
Tue, 12 Nov 2024 09:47:15 GMT
The PCB has adopted a more rigid stance on its hosting of the tournament, ruling out a hybrid model format
Varun's five-for in vain as SA script comeback win
Mon, 11 Nov 2024 07:12:44 GMT
South Africa were struggling at 66 for 6 in a small chase before Stubbs and Coetzee turned the game around
Captain Jaydev Unadkat wants Saurashtra's transition 'to be smooth'
Sun, 10 Nov 2024 08:59:45 GMT
This Ranji season, Saurashtra have had three debutants in the four matches they have played so far
पर्थ टेस्ट में मैकस्वीनी करेंगे ओपन, इंगल्स को भी बुलावा
Sun, 10 Nov 2024 02:50:58 GMT
13 सदस्यीय ऑस्ट्रेलिया टेस्ट दल में स्कॉट बोलंड अतिरिक्त गेंदबाज़
Suryakumar's India aim to extend golden run in T20Is
Sun, 10 Nov 2024 05:53:16 GMT
India are on a 11-match winning streak and one more victory will equal their best-ever T20I run
Konstas and Webster guide Australia A home in a nervy chase
Sat, 09 Nov 2024 07:36:57 GMT
Konstas made 73 not out and Beau Webster made an unbeaten 46 as Australia A chased down 168 with six wickets to spare
IPL auction 2025 - Time, date, and details of marquee player sets
Sat, 23 Nov 2024 10:34:52 GMT
All you need to know about the IPL mega auction 2025 - date, time, venue retention list, players to watch and more - on ESPNcricinfo
Sanju Samson century, spinners hand India big win in T20I series opener
Sat, 09 Nov 2024 03:12:36 GMT
Chakravarthy, Bishnoi claim three wickets apiece to secure 61-run win
Harris boosts Test case, Rahul dents his on another day of carnage at the MCG
Fri, 08 Nov 2024 09:08:21 GMT
Marcus Harris made 74 to hand Australia A lead despite Prasidh Krishna's four wickets before India A collapsed with KL Rahul failing again
Chappell to Shaw: 'Visualise the cricketer and person you want to become'
Fri, 08 Nov 2024 05:33:02 GMT
"The door back to the Indian team is open if you're willing to walk through it," Chappell tells Shaw in a letter
Rana, Poonam, Knight, Tahuhu released ahead of WPL 2025 auction
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 11:06:22 GMT
The teams will have an additional INR 1.5 crore for the auction, which is expected in early December
Kanpur outfield earns 'unsatisfactory' rating and demerit point
Thu, 07 Nov 2024 17:07:18 GMT
The Chennai pitch on which India played their first Test against Bangladesh was rated "very good"
Suryakumar: 'If Test comeback has to happen, it will happen'
Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:50:59 GMT
"I am playing all the domestic tournaments, be it red-ball or white-ball. I don't miss any game," he said
A rematch of T20 World Cup final, with some fresh faces
Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:48:25 GMT
Many protagonists of that final will not be in action in this series, but can South Africa hit back at home?
Rahul and McSweeney miss out as bowlers dominate at the MCG
Thu, 07 Nov 2024 06:45:16 GMT
Dhruv Jurel played superbly to make 80 in tricky conditions then the India A quicks made life tough with the new ball
Saha: 'Ganguly pushed me to play and finish with Bengal'
Wed, 06 Nov 2024 16:03:07 GMT
Wicketkeeper says he had originally planned to retire before the start of this season
Rahul likely to open alongside Abhimanyu as India ponder Perth combination
Wed, 06 Nov 2024 12:28:57 GMT
Dhruv Jurel, meanwhile, is likely to take the keeping gloves from Ishan Kishan
'Squashed': Warner calls for CA to explain India A ball change
Wed, 06 Nov 2024 06:42:32 GMT
He suggested the looming five-Test series played a part in the issue quickly being put to bed
Stokes missing from IPL 2025 auction long list; Pant, Rahul, Starc list highest base price
Wed, 06 Nov 2024 08:36:02 GMT
Rahul, Pant, Iyer, Ashwin, Chahal, Shami, Thakur have also registered for INR 2 crore
IPL 2025 mega auction to be held on November 24, 25 in Jeddah
Tue, 05 Nov 2024 15:34:56 GMT
The event will clash with the third and fourth days of the first Test between India and Australia in Perth
Afro-Asia Cup set to be revived after almost two decades
Tue, 05 Nov 2024 10:15:49 GMT
The tournament could bring with it the unique prospect of players from India and Pakistan being team-mates
Boland eyes chance to keep pressure on KL Rahul
Tue, 05 Nov 2024 07:20:55 GMT
India A's game will feature a strong Australia A attack at the MCG this week in the second four-day game
WPL, Hundred, WBBL given separate windows in new women's FTP
Mon, 04 Nov 2024 12:36:37 GMT
The ICC Women's Championship has expanded to 11 teams with Zimbabwe's inclusion, and a new T20 Champions Trophy has been introduced
Rahul, Jurel to leave early for Australia and play second A game
Mon, 04 Nov 2024 06:25:23 GMT
They plan to get some game time before the five-Test series starting November 22
Wriddhiman Saha to retire from cricket after Ranji Trophy season
Mon, 04 Nov 2024 04:57:22 GMT
The 2024-25 Ranji Trophy season will be his last tournament as a cricketer - both for international and domestic cricket
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