SL vs WI Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Stats, Venue Report, Recent Performances, Probable XIs, Head To Head, Toss Based Analysis, C/VC Choices - 1st T20I

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Sri Lanka vs West Indies - 1st T20I of the 3-Match T20I Series in the West Indies Tour of Sri Lanka 2024, at Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium

Weather Forecast
Scattered Thunderstorms - 28°C

1. VENUE AND PITCH INFO 

Venue - Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium 

(i) Total Matches - T20s

Overall - 16

Avg 1st Innings - 184
Avg 2nd Innings - 176

Highest total - 230/3 (Kandy Falcons vs Jaffna Kings - 9th July'2024)

Times won Batting First - 8
Times won Batting Second - 8

(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground 

SL - 3 - 2w/1l
WI - Not Played Yet 

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

SL 

Pathum Nissanka - Highest run scorer (316), Avg (52.67) - 7M/7I
Wanindu Hasaranga - 3rd highest run scorer (209), Avg (34.83) - 9M/8I
Kusal Mendis - 4th highest run scorer (204), Avg (22.67) - 9M/9I
Kamindu Mendis - 5th highest run scorer (204), Avg (68) - 7M/7I
Dinesh Chandimal - 7th highest run scorer (192), Avg (38.40) - 6M/6I
Bhanuka Rajapaksa - 13th highest run scorer (164), Avg (32.80) - 6M/6I
Avishka Fernando - 14th highest run scorer (158), Avg (26.33) - 6M/6I
Kusal Perera - 20th highest run scorer (114), Avg (28.25) - 4M/4I
Charith Asalanka - 22nd highest run scorer (107), Avg (17.83) - 8M/8I

Matheesha Pathirana - Highest wicket taker (12), SR (10.9) - 6M/6I
Wanindu Hasaranga - 2nd highest wicket taker (11), SR (19.1) - 9M/9I
Maheesh Theekshana - 7th highest wicket taker (6), SR (24) - 6M/6I
Nuwan Thushara - 15th highest wicket taker (4), SR (16.5) - 3M/3I
Asitha Fernando - 15th highest wicket taker (4), SR (24.5) - 5M/5I


WI

Andre Fletcher - 10th highest run scorer (179), Avg (44.75) - 4M/4I


(iv) Recent Matches on this venue 

1) Colombo Stars vs Jaffna Kings - 10th July'2024
188/8 vs 190/3 (JK won by 7 wkts)

Pacers - 5w+1w=6w
Spinners - 2w+2w=4w

2) Kandy Falcons vs Galle Titans - 10th July'2024
187/9 vs 188/2 (GT won by 8 wkts)

Pacers - 3w+0w=3w
Spinners - 5w+2w=7w

3) Jaffna Kings vs Kandy Falcons - 9th July'2024
224/7 vs 230/3 (KF won by 7 wkts)

Pacers - 5w+1w=6w
Spinners - 2w+2w=4w

4) Dambulla Giants vs Galle Titans - 9th July'2024
160/8 vs 135/10 (DG won by 25 runs)

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

5) Kandy Falcons vs Galle Titans - 7th July'2024
175/7 vs 176/4 (GT won by 6 wkts)

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

6) Colombo Stars vs Dambulla Giants - 7th July'2024
185/6 vs 188/2 (DG won by 8 wkts)

Pacers - 2w+2w=4w
Spinners - 3w+0w=3w

7) Colombo Stars vs Kandy Falcons - 6th July'2024
199/9 vs 197/8 (CS won by 2 runs)

Pacers - 6w+6w=12w
Spinners - 3w+1w=4w

8) Jaffna Kings vs Dambulla Giants - 6th July'2024
218/5 vs 188/8 (JK won by 30 runs)

Pacers - 4w+5w=9w
Spinners - 1w+3w=4w


SUMMARY 

Pacers
1st Innings - 35w
2nd Innings - 24w

Spinners
1st Innings - 21w
2nd Innings - 15w


Overall
59w:36w (Pacers:Spinners)


(v) Toss Based Analysis on this venue

Sri Lanka (SL)

1. Charith Asalanka (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(7), 4(8), 13(6), 2(4)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 17(13)&1w, 43(24)&1w, 14(8)*&0w, 11(8)*

2. Dinesh Chandimal
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(3), 32(14)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 20(26), 38(38)*, 12(9), 89(37)

3. Kusal Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 40(28), 36(25), 10(8), 23(14), 18(12), 26(23)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 16(13), 30(16), 5(9)

4. Kamindu Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 10(10), 4(6)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 23(22)*, 1(5)*, 65(39)*, 36(16), 65(36)*&0w

5. Pathum Nissanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(4), 25(11), 88(53), 119(59)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 60(30), 12(11), 6(9)

6. Bhanuka Rajapaksa
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 28(21)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 63(33), 4(4), 16(13), 7(9), 46(26)*

7. Avishka Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 57(30), 16(7)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 7(4), 6(4), 14(11), 58(35)

8. Kusal Perera
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 17(12)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(2), 16(7), 80(50)

9. Dunith Wellalage
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(9)&0w, 0w, 13(10)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

10. Wanindu Hasaranga 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 15(12)&3w, 27(14)*&0w, 67(32)&1w, 22(9)&2w, 65(32)*&1w, 0(1)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 13(11)&1w, 0(2)&2w, 0w

11. Chamindu Wickramasinghe
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 56(34)*&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 20(17)*&1w, 0w

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

13. Asitha Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 0w, 2w

14. Nuwan Thushara
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 1w

15. Matheesha Pathirana
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4w, 2w, 4w, 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w

16. Maheesh Theekshana 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 1w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 5(11)&1w

17. Jeffrey Vandersay
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 9(17)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 


West Indies (WI)

1. Rovman Powell (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

2. Evin Lewis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

3. Andre Fletcher 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 50(36), 69(43)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 47(36), 13(6)

4. Shai Hope
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

5. Brandon King
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

6. Sherfane Rutherford
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

7. Roston Chase
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

8. Romario Shepherd
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

9. Shamar Springer
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

10. Alick Athanaze 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

11. Fabian Allen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(3)*&1w, 10(5)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 1w

12. Gudakesh Motie
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

13. Terrance Hinds
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

14. Shamar Joseph
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

15. Alzarri Joseph 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 


2. HEAD TO HEAD 

(i) Overall
15 - 8w/7l (In favor of SL)

(ii) Last 5 Matches 
5 - 3w/2l (In favor of SL)

(iii) On This Venue
Not Played Yet 

(iv) Recent Head to Head Matches 

1) Sri Lanka vs West Indies - 4th November'2021
189/3 vs 169/8 (SL won by 20 runs)

Charith Asalanka - 68(41) 
Pathum Nissanka - 51(41) 
Kusal Perera - 29(21) 
Binura Fernando - 2w
Wanindu Hasaranga - 2w

2) Sri Lanka vs West Indies - 8th March'2021
131/4 vs 134/7 (WI won by 3 wkts)

Dinesh Chandimal - 54(46)*
Wanindu Hasaranga - 2w
Evin Lewis - 21(18)

3) Sri Lanka vs West Indies - 6th March'2021
160/6 vs 117/10 (SL won by 43 runs)

Pathum Nissanka - 37(23)
Wanindu Hasaranga - 19(11)* & 3w

4) Sri Lanka vs West Indies - 4th March'2021
131/9 vs 134/6 (WI won by 4 wkts)

Pathum Nissanka - 39(34)
Wanindu Hasaranga - 3w
Evin Lewis - 28(10)


(v) Toss Based Analysis (H2H)

Sri Lanka (SL)

1. Charith Asalanka (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 68(41)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

2. Dinesh Chandimal
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 40(19), 16(18), 11(10), 3(7), 54(46)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(2)

3. Kusal Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 11(13)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(2)

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

5. Pathum Nissanka 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 39(34), 37(23), 5(13), 51(41)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

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

7. Avishka Fernando 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(10)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 7(5)

8. Kusal Perera
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 26(12), 40(30), 15(13), 29(21)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 12(11), 66(38)

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

10. Wanindu Hasaranga
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(8), 12(14)&3w, 19(11)*&3w, 2w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 44(34)&1w

11. Chamindu Wickramasinghe
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

12. Binura Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

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

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

15. Matheesha Pathirana
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

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

17. Jeffrey Vandersay
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 


West Indies (WI)

1. Rovman Powell (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 17(17), 7(8)

2. Evin Lewis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 28(10), 6(6), 21(18), 8(6)

3. Andre Fletcher 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 23(21)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 13(11), 16(18), 57(25), 84(64)*

4. Shai Hope
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

5. Brandon King
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 33(25)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 43(21)

6. Sherfane Rutherford
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

7. Roston Chase
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(8)&0w

8. Romario Shepherd
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

9. Shamar Springer
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

10. Alick Athanaze 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

11. Fabian Allen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(3)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 0(1)&1w, 12(17)&0w, 21(6)*&1w

12. Gudakesh Motie
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

13. Terrance Hinds
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

14. Shamar Joseph
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

15. Alzarri Joseph 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 


3. PLAYER BATTLES - T20s

(i) SL BATTING vs WI BOWLING 

1. Pathum Nissanka 
vs Allen - 1r, 7b, 1w
vs Chase - 1r, 2b, 0w

2. Kusal Perera 
vs Allen - 9r, 7b, 1w
vs Chase - 5r, 4b, 0w

3. Kusal Mendis
vs Allen - 8r, 7b, 0w

4. Charith Asalanka 
vs Allen - 24r, 12b, 1w

5. Kamindu Mendis 
vs Allen - 1r, 1b, 0w

6. Bhanuka Rajapaksa 
vs Allen - 21r, 14b, 1w
vs Shepherd - 15r, 11b, 0w
vs Alzarri - 11r, 13b, 1w
vs Shamar - 3r, 3b, 0w
vs Hinds - 6r, 7b, 0w
vs Motie - 9r, 3b, 0w
vs Springer - 9r, 6b, 0w

7. Dinesh Chandimal 
vs Allen - 34r, 30b, 1w

8. Avishka Fernando 
vs Allen - 12r, 14b, 1w

9. Wanindu Hasaranga 
vs Allen - 6r, 3b, 1w
vs Alzarri - 3r, 2b, 0w


(ii) WI BATTING vs SL BOWLING 

1. Evin Lewis 
vs Hasaranga - 19r, 7b, 1w
vs Binura - 8r, 3b, 1w
vs Theekshana - 1r, 10b, 1w

2. Andre Fletcher 
vs Theekshana - 47r, 39b, 2w
vs Binura - 17r, 12b, 0w 
vs Wellalage - 14r, 18b, 3w
vs Asitha - 11r, 8b, 0w
vs Pathirana - 3r, 2b, 0w
vs Thushara - 11r, 11b, 2w
vs Wickramasinghe - 1r, 1b, 0w
vs Vandersay - 18r, 25b, 0w

3. Brandon King 
vs Theekshana - 9r, 7b, 0w

4. Rovman Powell 
vs Hasaranga - 22r, 16b, 0w
vs Pathirana - 11r, 11b, 0w
vs Theekshana - 8r, 12b, 2w

5. Roston Chase
vs Theekshana - 4r, 9b, 1w
vs Wellalage - 1r, 2b, 1w

6. Alick Athanaze 
vs Hasaranga - 6r, 3b, 0w

7. Shai Hope
vs Theekshana - 13r, 19b, 1w
vs Thushara - 1r, 1b, 0w

8. Sherfane Rutherford 
vs Theekshana - 2r, 5b, 0w
vs Binura - 7r, 6b, 0w
vs Thushara - 4r, 4b, 0w
vs Wellalage - 0r, 3b, 1w

9. Romario Shepherd 
vs Theekshana - 1r, 1b, 0w
vs Pathirana - 0r, 1b, 1w

10. Fabian Allen 
vs Theekshana - 4r, 3b, 2w
vs Thushara - 0r, 1b, 1w
vs Hasaranga - 2r, 9b, 2w
vs Wickramasinghe - 4r, 3b, 0w
vs Wellalage - 0r, 2b, 0w


4. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING 

A) SRI LANKA (SL) SQUAD: 

Probable XI

1) Pathum Nissanka - RHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 1, 27, 2, 64, 127*, 12, 14, 45, 0, 56, 26, 32, 79

2) Kusal Perera - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 0, 7, 46, 15, 46, 53, 20, 7, 74, 0

3) Kusal Mendis - RHB, Legbreak, WK
Last 10 - 1, 106*, 50, 23, 14, 39, 24, 0, 12, 3, 59, 30, 14, 43

4) Kamindu Mendis - LHB, LAO, Offbreak
Last 10 - 182*, 114, 13r 0w, 64, 74, 4r 0w, 12, 113r 0w, 23*, 40r 0w, 1r 0w, 26, 12r 0w

5) Charith Asalanka - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 206r 2w, 12r 1w, 32, 1r 2w, 138r 0w, 111r 2w, 4r 0w, 37r 0w, 10r 0w, 25r 3w

6) Wanindu Hasaranga - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 62r 2w, 3w, 10r 1w, 3r 2w, 23r 4w, 40r 1w, 24r 3w, 3r 2w, 0r 1w, 2r 1w

7) Chamindu Wickramasinghe - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0r 1w, 10r 2w, 27r 0w, 14r 1w, 25*, 8, 70r 0w, 48r 1w, 55r 1w, 4r 1w
/
Bhanuka Rajapaksa/Dinesh Chandimal 

8) Dunith Wellalage - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 0r 2w, 6r 0w, 5r 2w, 6r 2w, 0r 2w, 39r 3w, 1w, 2r 5w, 39r 0w, 67r 2w

9) Maheesh Theekshana - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 5r 1w, 1w, 3w, 3w, 1w, 14r 1w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 0w

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

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


BENCH

12) Asitha Fernando - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 11r 2w, 5w, 3w, 4w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w

13) Avishka Fernando - RHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 126, 1, 41, 44, 17, 15, 33, 42, 96, 40

14) Dinesh Chandimal - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 116, 30, 61, 0, 23, 58, 17, 79, 12, 0, 11, 7, 12, 21

15) Bhanuka Rajapaksa - LHB, RM
Last 10 - 1, 9, 33, 7, 9, 68*, 82, 8*, 35, 1

16) Binura Fernando - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 21r 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 3w, 3w, 1w, 2w, 0w

17) Jeffrey Vandersay - RHB, Legbreak 
Last 10 - 17r 0w, 15r 1w, 2w, 7w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 2w

Safe C/VC Choices 
Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana 


B) WEST INDIES (WI) SQUAD: 

Probable XI

1) Andre Fletcher - RHB, Legbreak, WK
Last 10 - 93, 15, 32, 62, 9, 0, 81, 1, 0, 25
/
Evin Lewis/Alick Athanaze 

2) Brandon King - RHB
Last 10 - 3, 0, 26, 29, 23*, 7, 9, 13, 34
/
Evin Lewis/Alick Athanaze 

3) Shai Hope - RHB, WK 
Last 10 - 22, 56, 27, 28, 56, 71, 15, 7, 5, 40

4) Roston Chase - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 39r 1w, 18r 1w, 5r 0w, 4r 1w, 12r 0w, 39r 3w, 0r 1w, 4r 1w, 56r 0w, 2

5) Sherfane Rutherford - LHB, RM
Last 10 - 0, 34, 0, 1, 29, 1, 22

6) Rovman Powell - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 12, 9*, 18r 0w, 10r 0w, 8, 1, 7, 59*, 15*

7) Romario Shepherd - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 19r 1w, 3w, 0w, 0r 0w, 24r 0w, 23r 1w, 10r 0w, 34*, 51*, 32r 0w

8) Fabian Allen - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 0r 0w, 4r 2w, 2r 0w, 1, 13r 2w, 25r 3w, 0r 1w, 1, 11r 1w, 24r 0w

9) Alzarri Joseph - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 25r 2w, 1w, 2w, 4w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 1w

10) Gudakesh Motie - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 0w, 26r 0w, 2w, 3w, 8r 1w, 1w, 5r 0w, 0w

11) Shamar Joseph - LHB, RF
Last 10 - 1w, 3w, 1w, 3w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 6r 0w, 3w, 2w


BENCH

12) Alick Athanaze - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 26, 44, 8, 19, 10, 22*, 16, 0, 34

13) Evin Lewis - LHB
Last 10 - 2, 49, 6, 15, 5, 0, 3, 100*, 39, 29

14) Terrance Hinds - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 3w, 9r 2w, 0w, 14r 0w, 1w, 4r 1w, 1w, 1r 2w

15) Shamar Springer - RHB, RFM 
Last 10 - 2w, 23r 3w, 10r 0w, 0, 1w, 0w, 7r 0w, 2w, 4w, 131r 1w

Safe C/VC Choices 
Romario Shepherd, Shai Hope


Differential GL C/VC choices 

SL - Kusal Mendis, Matheesha Pathirana, Pathum Nissanka 

WI - Gudakesh Motie, Alzarri Joseph, Roston Chase

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"I can promise you, they [are] going to get looked after amazingly well. The young cricket fans adore them"
Thu, 31 Oct 2024 07:27:05 GMT
DC have retained Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs and Abishek Porel
Thu, 31 Oct 2024 11:12:26 GMT
Here's all we know about the players who are set to be retained by their respective franchises
Wed, 30 Oct 2024 17:01:26 GMT
Jos Buttler and Yuzvendra Chahal, it is understood, will not be retained by the franchise
Wed, 30 Oct 2024 16:49:15 GMT
Rahul Tewatia and Shahrukh Khan are also likely to be retained by the franchise
Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:14:20 GMT
Gaikwad, Jadeja, Dube and Pathirana likely to be the franchise's other retained players
Wed, 30 Oct 2024 11:58:52 GMT
Heinrich Klaasen, Pat Cummins and Abhishek Sharma were the first three capped players set to be retained by Sunrisers Hyderabad
Wed, 30 Oct 2024 11:17:48 GMT
The franchise is set to retain Sunil Narine, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana and Varun Chakravarthy ahead of the mega auction
Wed, 30 Oct 2024 02:47:27 GMT
India put on a chasing masterclass in Ahmedabad after their bowlers - led by Deepti Sharma's 3 for 39 - restricted New Zealand to 232
Tue, 29 Oct 2024 16:24:46 GMT
For New Zealand, Sophie Devine, Lea Tahuhu and Amelia Kerr have moved up after the first two ODIs in India
Mon, 28 Oct 2024 07:14:45 GMT
The uncapped pair of Ayush Badoni and Mohsin Khan are also set to be retained by the franchise
Mon, 28 Oct 2024 03:13:12 GMT
Radha-Thakor pair post India's highest partnership for the ninth wicket in ODIs to reduce the margin of defeat
Sun, 27 Oct 2024 14:01:41 GMT
His comments come at a time when there are still doubts over his availability for IPL 2025
Sun, 27 Oct 2024 06:44:49 GMT
"Perhaps we haven't batted as well in this series as we should have, but these things happen," India's captain said after series defeat
Sat, 26 Oct 2024 17:10:15 GMT
"They are allowed to have some bad games here and there," the India captain said of the two spinners
Sat, 26 Oct 2024 13:27:13 GMT
New Zealand now completed their first-ever Test series win in India after wins in Bengaluru and Pune
Sat, 26 Oct 2024 03:25:27 GMT
Kuldeep Yadav was unavailable because of a groin injury, while Mohammed Shami had not yet regained full fitness
Fri, 25 Oct 2024 17:51:49 GMT
Riyan Parag, Mayank Yadav and Shivam Dube are out injured
Fri, 25 Oct 2024 17:25:26 GMT
NZ captain scored 86 after Santner bagged 7 for 53, with visitors ending day two 301 runs ahead
Fri, 25 Oct 2024 06:46:26 GMT
The MCA has promised improved access to water for the fans from day two onwards
Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:38:46 GMT
New Zealand's spinners had restricted India to 227, but the visitors couldn't get any momentum going in the chase
Thu, 24 Oct 2024 14:05:02 GMT
Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra scored half-centuries before India's offspinners took complete charge
Wed, 23 Oct 2024 14:00:15 GMT
India coach says the team management backs Rahul and is unconcerned by the growing scrutiny of his form
Wed, 23 Oct 2024 13:58:57 GMT
India have made every effort possible to restore to this series the one major ingredient it had lacked up to this point: home advantage
Tue, 22 Oct 2024 16:08:29 GMT
Pant was sidelined for large parts of the first Test after taking a hit on the knee, while Gill was left out of the XI due to neck stiffness
Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:55:20 GMT
The current norm is for the chair and independent director to serve three terms of two years each
Tue, 22 Oct 2024 03:20:29 GMT
ESPNcricinfo has learned that Avram Glazer, co-owner of Manchester United, also submitted a bid last week
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 10:56:36 GMT
"The day I feel comfortable about bowling 20-30 overs and I get the nod from the doctors, I'll run to play a match"
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 10:53:55 GMT
The pitch, predominantly packed with black soil, will have lower bounce compared to the first Test in Bengaluru
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 05:25:31 GMT
Rohit said India are not going to change their aggressive attitude, irrespective of whether they are ahead in the game or behind
Sun, 20 Oct 2024 13:12:19 GMT
The allrounder batted at No. 3 and scored a first-innings 152 for Tamil Nadu in their ongoing Ranji Trophy match against Delhi
Sun, 20 Oct 2024 11:57:28 GMT
Jasprit Bumrah threatened to take a wicket every second delivery, but NZ eased their way to the target of 107
Sun, 20 Oct 2024 11:15:40 GMT
The fast bowler had a session for more than an hour after the end of the India-NZ Test
Sun, 20 Oct 2024 08:43:20 GMT
The pair added 177 for the fourth wicket in India's second innings, helping them overturn a deficit of 356
Sun, 20 Oct 2024 05:28:33 GMT
"The body has taken a lot of load at the same time. So we have to manage here and there and see to it that I strategise in terms of how I play"
Sat, 19 Oct 2024 18:17:12 GMT
After scoring 152 from No. 3 against Delhi, the allrounder says he enjoys batting higher up the order
Sat, 19 Oct 2024 12:53:00 GMT
The Test has had three almost full days of play despite forecasts before the game suggesting rain would have a much bigger say in it
Sat, 19 Oct 2024 12:36:17 GMT
India lose 7 for 54 after Sarfaraz and Pant's 177-run partnership to leave NZ in sight of first Test win in India in 36 years
Fri, 25 Oct 2024 18:05:19 GMT
The series could provide match practice, or serve as an audition, for a couple of back-up players likely to be picked in the Test squad
Fri, 18 Oct 2024 14:27:34 GMT
They went behind by 356 runs but responded to it brilliantly to leave the Test fascinatingly poised
Fri, 18 Oct 2024 11:13:53 GMT
India play New Zealand in three women's ODIs in Ahmedabad later this month
Fri, 18 Oct 2024 10:33:44 GMT
India captain Rohit Sharma said there was swelling on the knee after the blow on day two; he did not take the field on the third morning either
Fri, 18 Oct 2024 01:37:59 GMT
India picked three spinners and chose to bat on a surface that offered plenty of assistance for New Zealand's fast bowlers
Thu, 17 Oct 2024 18:25:40 GMT
Former India batter Venugopal Rao will be their new director of cricket
Thu, 17 Oct 2024 12:21:23 GMT
A spectacular day's play in Bengaluru ended with the visitors 134 runs in the lead
Wed, 16 Oct 2024 11:23:28 GMT
David, a former left-arm spinner, is the second Indian woman in the Hall of Fame
Wed, 16 Oct 2024 10:37:37 GMT
Mhambrey will work with Malinga, MI's current bowling coach, and Jayawardene, the new head coach
Wed, 16 Oct 2024 10:19:27 GMT
There are "lots of contingencies available" in the event that India do not travel to Pakistan for the tournament but, to "protect broadcast rights", replacing India in the line-up is not one of them
Wed, 16 Oct 2024 09:34:03 GMT
Now that this will start as a Test of four days or fewer, a team wanting to enforce a follow-on will need to lead by 150 and not 200
Tue, 15 Oct 2024 19:24:23 GMT
Former India captain feels Rodrigues could be the right person to lead in T20Is
Tue, 15 Oct 2024 11:59:54 GMT
India's captain wants to create a pool of eight or nine fast bowlers capable of stepping into the Test XI at any given point
Tue, 15 Oct 2024 11:59:53 GMT
"The guy has got real talent," India's captain said of his opening partner. "He has got the game to play in all sorts of conditions"
Tue, 15 Oct 2024 09:16:30 GMT
There has been a lot of rain in Bengaluru and the pitch has been under covers, so the teams might wait till late to finalise their XIs
Tue, 15 Oct 2024 09:15:08 GMT
India captain says the fast bowler "had a swelling in his knee", which put him back in his recovery and bid to return to action
Tue, 15 Oct 2024 09:14:48 GMT
There is a serious rain threat over the entire game, with bad weather forecast for the whole week
Mon, 14 Oct 2024 17:19:30 GMT
However, the rule will be in effect for the next three season in the IPL
Mon, 14 Oct 2024 16:14:33 GMT
"We want to keep the game going forward and get the results in whatever situation we are in"
Mon, 14 Oct 2024 05:25:22 GMT
India lost another knockout game to Australia in the last over and their coach said the team can "learn from the experience and disappointment"
Sat, 19 Oct 2024 17:35:53 GMT
India will begin their campaign against Pakistan A on October 19
Mon, 14 Oct 2024 11:00:41 GMT
Jayawardene had previously served as Mumbai's head coach from 2017 to 2022
Sun, 13 Oct 2024 18:41:25 GMT
India suffered a collapse of 6 for 31 which left them nine runs short in the end
Sun, 13 Oct 2024 14:32:39 GMT
The swap - because Asha picked up an injury while warming up - needed Australia's nod since the playing XIs had already been announced
Sat, 12 Oct 2024 18:42:49 GMT
India's T20I captain is also enthused by the presence of flexible batters and bowlers in his team
Sat, 12 Oct 2024 18:41:12 GMT
A firing lower middle order almost took India to 300 before Bishnoi and Co completed 133-run thumping
Sat, 12 Oct 2024 18:27:01 GMT
England, meanwhile, will be looking to maintain their winning start to the tournament when they take on Scotland
Sat, 12 Oct 2024 07:29:35 GMT
With Bumrah's appointment as vice-captain, it is likely he will step in to take temporary charge of the team
Fri, 11 Oct 2024 19:22:32 GMT
Yash Dayal, who was in the squad for Bangladesh series, misses out
Fri, 11 Oct 2024 15:49:05 GMT
India are looking to be well-prepared for the Champions Trophy, Asia Cup and T20 World Cup
Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:58:10 GMT
Having already won the series, India could give a chance to Ravi Bishnoi, Tilak Verma, Jitesh Sharma and Harshit Rana
Fri, 11 Oct 2024 01:38:14 GMT
The new Test captain has backed Tim Southee to rediscover his wicket-taking form
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 07:08:45 GMT
India's spinners finish the job, with miserly and incisive spells
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 03:07:27 GMT
India put on their best batting show and then were clinical with the ball and on the field to send the Asia Cup champions packing from the tournament
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 15:12:45 GMT
Hardik Pandya climbed four places up to No. 3 among T20I allrounders after contributing in India's win against Bangladesh
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 16:23:12 GMT
Mandhana revealed that there's no fixed batter for the No. 3 spot, and the candidate would be chosen based on conditions and match situation
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 16:03:16 GMT
Last week, there were two separate BCA training camps being run in Patna, one organised by former secretary Amit Kumar and another by president Rakesh Tiwary
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:48:12 GMT
Former allrounder also believes India won't miss Pujara given the impact of people like Jaiswal with the bat and Bumrah with the ball
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:47:15 GMT
The India opener, who is set to go on his first trip to Australia, has so far amassed 1217 Test runs at an average of 64.05
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