MUL vs PES - Match 21

Author: Shreyas
14 Jun 2021 02:53:52
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Peshawar Zalmi vs Multan Sultans -  Match 21 of the Pakistan Super League'2021, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 

Weather Forecast
Clear - 32°C

Points Table Scenario

PES - 6-3w/3l (4th)
MUL - 6-2w/4l (5th)


Series Performers till now 
(This is from the 1st half of the PSL'2021 which was held in Karachi)

PES

Sherfane Rutherford - 11th highest run scorer (129), Avg (43) - 5M/5I
Haider Ali - 13th highest run scorer (119), Avg (29.75) - 5M/5I

Wahab Riaz - 4th highest wicket taker (8), Avg (19), SR (12) - 4M/4I

MUL

Mohammad Rizwan - Highest run scorer (297), Avg (59.40) - 5M/5I
Sohaib Maqsood - 10th highest run scorer (135), Avg (45) - 5M/5I

Shahnawaz Dhani - 2nd highest wicket taker (9), Avg (12.56), SR (10) - 4M/4I


1. VENUE AND PITCH INFO 

Venue - Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 

(i) Total Matches - T20s

Overall - 125

Avg 1st Innings - 158
Avg 2nd Innings - 142 

Highest total - 225/7 (Ireland vs Afghanistan - 30th November'2013)


(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground 

PES - 3-1w/2l (33.33%)
MUL - 2-1w/1l (50%)


(iii) Recent T20 Matches on this venue 

1) Lahore Qalandars vs Peshawar Zalmi - 10th June'2021 
170/8 vs 160/8 (LAH won by 10 runs)

Shoaib Malik - 73(48)
Umaid Asid - 23(12)* & 1w
David Miller - 21(23)
Wahab Riaz - 17(10) & 1w
Sherfane Rutherford - 15(10)
Fabian Allen - 2w
Mohammad Imran Randhawa - 1w
Mohammad Irfan - 1w

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

2) Multan Sultans vs Karachi Kings - 10th June'2021 
176/5 vs 164/7 (MUL won by 12 runs)

Khushdil Shah - 44(32)*
Rilee Roussouw - 44(24)
Sohaib Maqsood - 31(14)
Mohammad Rizwan - 29(23)
Sohail Tanvir - 14(14)* & 0w
Imran Khan Sr - 3w
Imran Tahir - 2w

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

3) Islamabad United vs Lahore Qalandars - 9th June'2021 
143/9 vs 144/5 (LAH won by 5 wkts)

Pacers - 8w+3w=11w
Spinners - 1w+2w=3w

4) Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe - 20th March'2021
183/7 vs 136/5 (AFG won by 47 runs)

Pacers - 5w+4w=9w
Spinners - 2w+1w=3w

5) Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe - 19th March'2021 
193/5 vs 148/10 (AFG won by 45 runs)

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

6) Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe - 17th March'2021 
198/5 vs 150/7 (AFG won by 48 runs)

Pacers - 4w+4w=8w
Spinners - 1w+3w=4w

7) Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - 9th November'2020 
189/3 vs 172/8 (DC won by 17 runs)

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

8) Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - 7th November'2020 
131/7 vs 132/4 (SRH won by 6 wkts)

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

9) Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals - 3rd November'2020 
152/7 vs 154/4 (DC won by 6 wkts)

Pacers - 5w+1w=6w
Spinners - 1w+3w=4w

10) Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - 1st November'2020 
153/6 vs 154/1 (CSK won by 9 wkts)

Pacers - 4w+1w=5w
Spinners - 2w+0w=2w

11) Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals - 31st October'2020 
185/4 vs 186/3 (RR won by 7 wkts)

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

12) Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians - 29th October'2020
164/6 vs 166/5 (MI won by 5 wkts)

Pacers - 5w+3w=8w
Spinners - 1w+2w=3w

13) Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals - 26th October'2020
195/5 vs 196/2 (RR won by 8 wkts)

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


SUMMARY OF WICKETS 

Pacers
1st Innings - 56w
2nd Innings - 39w

Spinners 
1st Innings - 16w
2nd Innings - 27w

Overall 
95w:43w (Pacers:Spinners)


(v) Toss Based Analysis on this venue 

Peshawar Zalmi (PES)


1. Wahab Riaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 17(10)&1w

2. Abrar Ahmed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

3. Amad Butt
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w

4. Bismillah Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

5. David Miller
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 21(23)

6. Fabian Allen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(2)&2w

7. Fidel Edwards
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

8. Haider Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3(6)

9. Imam Ul Haq
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 13(14)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4(4)

10. Kamran Akmal
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 72(50)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3(6), 1(5)

11. Mohammad Amir Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

12. Mohammad Irfan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

13. Mohammad Imran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

14. Mohammad Imran Randhawa
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

15. Rovman Powell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(2)

16. Waqar Salamkheil
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

17. Sherfane Rutherford 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 15(10)

18. Shoaib Malik
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(7), 26(26)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 43(34)*&0w, 42(31)*, 9(20), 73(48)

19. Umaid Asif
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 23(12)*&1w


Multan Sultans (MUL)


1. Mohammad Rizwan 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 10(14), 29(23)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

2. Hammad Azam
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 29(30)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

3. Imran Tahir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

4. Imran Khan Sr
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

5. Johnson Charles
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5(5)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

6. Khushdil Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 44(32)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

7. Mohammad Umar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

8. George Linde 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

9. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(4)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

10. Rilee Roussouw 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 23(17), 44(24)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

11. Shahnawaz Dhani
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

12. Shan Masood
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

13. Shimron Hetmeyer 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 42(22)*, 7(9)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 21(12), 10(5)

14. Sohaib Maqsood
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 31(14)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

15. Sohaibullah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

16. Sohail Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

17. Sohail Tanvir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 14(14)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

18. Usman Qadir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

19. Muhammad Waseem
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

20. Asif Afridi 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

 

2. HEAD TO HEAD

(i) Overall
7 - 4w/3l (In favour of MUL)

(ii) Last 5 Matches 
5 - 3w/2l (In favour of PES)

(iii) On this Venue 
Not played yet!

(iv) Recent head to head matches 

1) Multan Sultans vs Peshawar Zalmi - 24th February'2021
193/4 vs 197/4 (PES won by 6 wkts)

Mohammad Rizwan - 41(28)
Sohaib Maqsood - 36(21)
Shahnawaz Dhani - 2w
Imam Ul Haq - 48(39)
Kamran Akmal - 37(24)
Haider Ali - 24(8)*
Mohammad Irfan - 1w
Mohammad Imran - 1w

Pacers - 4w+2w=6w
Spinners - 0w+1w=1w

2)  Peshawar Zalmi vs Multan Sultans - 14th March'2020
151/7 vs 154/6 (MUL won by 4 wkts)

Khushdil Shah - 30(20)*
Shan Masood - 28(23)
Sohail Tanvir - 3w
Mohammad Irfan - 1w
Imam Ul Haq - 56(41)
Shoaib Malik - 30(25)
Wahab Riaz - 1w

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

3) Peshawar Zalmi vs Multan Sultans - 27th February'2020
123/10 vs 124/4 (MUL won by 6 wkts)

Haider Ali - 47(27)
Wahab Riaz - 2w
Rilee Roussouw - 49(42)*
Khushdil Shah - 43(29)*
Sohail Tanvir - 4w
Mohammad Ilyas - 2w
Mohammad Irfan - 2w
Imran Tahir - 1w

Pacers - 8w+4w=12w
Spinners - 2w+0w=2w

4) Multan Sultans vs Peshawar Zalmi - 28th February'2019 
172/5 vs 176/3 (PES won by 7 wkts)

Johnson Charles - 57(31)
Shoaib Malik - 28(21)*
Mohammad Irfan - 1w
Imam Ul Haq - 39(34)
Umaid Asif - 1w

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

5) Multan Sultans vs Peshawar Zalmi - 24th February'2019 
145/10 vs 146/5 (PES won by 5 wkts)

Johnson Charles - 53(34)
Shoaib Malik - 22(24)
Mohammad Irfan - 1w
Imam Ul Haq - 52(44)
Wahab Riaz - 1w
Umaid Asif - 1w

Pacers - 7w+5w=12w
Spinners - 1w+0w=1w


(v) Top Performers when these two sides meet 

PES 

Imam Ul Haq - Highest run scorer (195), Avg (48.75) - 4M/4I
Shoaib Malik - 2nd highest run scorer (148), Avg (37) - 7M/7I
Haider Ali - 11th highest run scorer (72), Avg (36) - 3M/3I

Mohammad Irfan - 2nd highest wicket taker (10), Avg (19.11), SR (16.80) - 7M/7I
Wahab Riaz - 4th highest wicket taker (6), Avg (39.83), SR (27.83) - 7M/7I

MUL 

Sohaib Maqsood - 3rd highest run scorer (142), Avg (71) - 3M/3I
Johnson Charles - 7th highest run scorer (110), Avg (55) - 2M/2I

Sohail Tanvir - Highest wicket taker (11), Avg (11.73), SR (10.09) - 5M/5I


(vi) Toss Based Analysis - Head to Head

Peshawar Zalmi (PES)


1. Wahab Riaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 0w

2. Abrar Ahmed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

3. Amad Butt
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

4. Bismillah Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

5. David Miller
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

6. Fabian Allen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

7. Fidel Edwards
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

8. Haider Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 47(27)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(4), 24(8)*

9. Imam Ul Haq
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 52(44), 39(34), 56(41), 48(39)

10. Kamran Akmal
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(4), 15(9)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(12), 4(3), 0(5), 2(7), 37(24)

11. Mohammad Amir Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

12. Mohammad Irfan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 1w, 1w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 2w, 1w

13. Mohammad Imran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

14. Mohammad Imran Randhawa
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

15. Rovman Powell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

16. Waqar Salamkheil
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

17. Sherfane Rutherford 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 15(6)

18. Shoaib Malik
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 13(10), 22(24), 28(21)*, 2(4)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 42(30)*, 30(25)&0w, 11(5)*

19. Umaid Asif
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 1w, 1w


Multan Sultans (MUL)


1. Mohammad Rizwan 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 41(28)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

2. Hammad Azam
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(3)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 7(5)&0w

3. Imran Tahir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 1w

4. Imran Khan Sr
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

5. Johnson Charles
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 53(34), 57(31)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

6. Khushdil Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 30(20)*, 6(5)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 43(29)*

7. Mohammad Umar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

8. George Linde 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

9. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

10. Rilee Roussouw 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 14(8)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 49(42)*

11. Shahnawaz Dhani
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

12. Shan Masood
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 28(23)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 8(5)

13. Shimron Hetmeyer 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

14. Sohaib Maqsood
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 85(42)*, 36(21)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 21(16)

15. Sohaibullah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

16. Sohail Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

17. Sohail Tanvir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w, 3w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 4w

18. Usman Qadir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

19. Muhammad Waseem
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

20. Asif Afridi 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

 

3. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING 


A) Peshawar Zalmi (PES): 

Probable XI

1) Kamran Akmal (Wk) - RHB
Last 10 - 1, 1, 6, 21, 3, 3, 37, 5, 8, 22, 5, 49, 24

2) Haider Ali - RHB
Last 10 - 3, 5, 3, 12, 14, 9, 36, 50, 24*, 0

3) Shoaib Malik - RHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 73, 1, 29*, 34, 11*, 26, 1, 15*, 23r 1w, 46r 2w

4) David Miller - LHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 21, 7*, 7*, 24*, 0, 2, 62, 50*, 50, 2, 49*

5) Sherfane Rutherford - LHB, RMF
Last 10 - 15, 46, 6*, 36*, 15, 26, 4, 29, 14*, 28*

6) Rovman Powell - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 0, 7, 16, 19, 29r 1w, 2r 3w, 32, 43, 16*, 1

7) Wahab Riaz (C) - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 17r 1w, 28r 2w, 4w, 20r 2w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 1w

8) Fabian Allen - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 0r 2w, 0w, 6r 1w, 0w, 15r 0w, 1w, 21r 1w, 12r 0w, 0r 1w, 3r 1w

9) Umaid Asif - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 23r 1w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w

10) Mohammad Imran Randhawa - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 13r 1w, 2w, 46r 2w, 6r 2w, 0w, 0w, 100r 1w

11) Mohammad Irfan - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w


BENCH 

12) Amad Butt - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 0w, 27r 0w, 23r 1w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 26r 0w, 0w, 0w

13) Waqar Salamkheil - RHB, LWS
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 4w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 3w

14) Fidel Edwards - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w

15) Mohammad Imran - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w

16) Bismillah Khan - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 42, 7, 73, 38, 16, 8, 0, 92, 48, 38

17) Abrar Ahmed - LHB, Legbreak  (He has only played First Class Cricket till now)
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 9w, 0w, 0w, 4w, 3w, 1w, 2w, 3w, 5w, 6w, 3w, 5w, 5w, 2w, 4w 5w

18) Imam Ul Haq - LHB
Last 10 - 57, 5, 70, 0, 41, 48, 0, 24, 4, 49

19) Mohammad Amir Khan - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 0w, 4w, 1w, 5w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 1w


Safe C/VC choices
Kamran Akmal, Shoaib Malik


B) Multan Sultans (MUL): 

Probable XI

1) Rahmanullah Gurbaz - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 3, 18, 9, 87, 13, 14, 17, 26, 47, 15, 4

2) Mohammad Rizwan (C/Wk) - RHB
Last 10 - 29, 21, 45, 91*, 13, 82*, 0, 73*, 0, 74*, 2

3) Shimron Hetmeyer - LHB
Last 10 - 7, 16*, 0*, 53*, 1, 14*, 0*, 12, 0, 20, 113, 67*

4) Sohaib Maqsood - RHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 31, 2, 34*, 61*, 36, 2, 22r 0w, 130, 14, 14r 1w, 24

5) Rilee Roussouw - LHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 44, 3, 7, 1*, 14*, 25, 6, 3, 3, 17, 59

6) Khushdil Shah - LHB, LAO 
Last 10 - 44*, 19r 0w, 6r 0w, 6*, 7r 1w, 15, 12, 7r 0w, 5, 71r 1w

7) Imran Khan Sr - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 3w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 4w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 3w

8) Sohail Khan - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 4w, 1w, 3w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 0w

9) Shahnawaz Dhani - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 3w, 2w, 2w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 0w

10) Imran Tahir - RHB, Legbreak 
Last 10 - 2w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w

11) Sohail Tanvir - LHB, LFM
Last 10 - 14r 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 3w, 0w


BENCH 

12) Johnson Charles - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 59, 12, 14, 0, 23, 73*, 26, 76, 8, 17

13) Mohammad Umar - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 4w, 3w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 2w

14) George Linde - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 3r 0w, 22r 0w, 20r 3w, 6r 0w, 7w, 107r 1w, 22r 0w, 48r 4w, 11r 1w, 37r 2w

15) Usman Qadir - LHB, Legbreak 
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 3w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w

16) Sohaibullah - LHB, LM
Last 10 - 8, 10, 0, 3, 0

17) Asif Afridi - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 5w, 14r 2w, 15r 2w, 6r 3w, 8r 1w, 16r 3w, 0w, 13r 1w, 2w, 5r 0w

18) Shan Masood - LHB, RMF
Last 10 - 1, 141, 125, 91, 66*, 49, 0, 0, 10, 0, 8, 14, 27

19) Muhammad Waseem - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 27, 5, 10, 56*, 26, 76, 12, 19

20) Hammad Azam - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 94r 1w, 39r 2w, 30r 0w, 70r 1w, 46r 1w, 36r 0w, 22r 2w, 19, 22r 1w, 45r 4w


Safe C/VC choices
Mohammad Rizwan, Sohaib Maqsood

Differential C/VC choices 

PES 

Wahab Riaz, Haider Ali
Hit or Miss: Fabian Allen, David Miller

MUL

Rilee Roussouw, Shimron Hetmeyer
Hit or Miss: Shahnawaz Dhani, Rahmanullah Gurbaz 


My Fantasy Team (SL)
(Pre Toss)

Wk - Akmal, Gurbaz, Rizwan
Bat - Malik, Roussouw, Maqsood, Miller
AR - Allen
Bowl - Riaz, Tahir, Dhani

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KKR have brought in 16-year old Afghanistan offspinner Allah Ghazanfar
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 10:53:01 GMT
The Andhra Cricket Association had said earlier in the day that Vihari hadn't responded to the notice
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 10:47:40 GMT
CA would offer Australian venues if the BCCI and PCB show any desire to restart bilateral relations
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 13:40:13 GMT
Australia have not played a women's Test at the MCG since 1949. They will also host T20Is against England at Adelaide Oval and the SCG
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 11:19:44 GMT
Australia will also host Pakistan for white-ball cricket in November while schedule has also been drawn up to boost the BBL
Sun, 24 Mar 2024 04:58:43 GMT
Following this hike, players in the top experience bracket (40-plus first-class caps) stand to earn INR 120,000 per day
Sat, 23 Mar 2024 02:23:49 GMT
Head coach says it was Dhoni's decision to step down from the captaincy after a "lot of consideration"
Thu, 21 Mar 2024 13:55:06 GMT
MS Dhoni had been CSK's captain throughout their time at the IPL, except for a brief period in 2022 when Ravindra Jadeja took over
Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:06:13 GMT
Sri Lanka fast bowler picked up a hamstring injury earlier this month
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 14:06:49 GMT
MI captain says he hasn't met with his predecessor Rohit Sharma yet but foresees no issues
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 12:50:53 GMT
India seamer impressed in short spell in 2023 season and is set to return for final five games
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 07:20:32 GMT
"The feeling hasn't sunk in, maybe it'll take time," says the captain after leading her side to the WPL title
Sat, 16 Mar 2024 12:43:06 GMT
Titans coach also admits he couldn't have done much to convince Hardik against moving to Mumbai
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 15:42:41 GMT
The Mumbai captain credited his coach Omkar Salvi for creating a vision focussed on player fitness and freedom
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 13:54:30 GMT
Kotian and Deshpande broke Vidarbha's resistance on the fifth afternoon
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 05:06:02 GMT
Iyer did not field on Wednesday because of back pain, but it was understood that he would field on Thursday after receiving treatment
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 05:20:42 GMT
The England batter was part of the Delhi Capitals squad, having been bought for INR 4 crore at the auction in December
Wed, 13 Mar 2024 14:13:53 GMT
Although Nair fell for 74 in the last session of the day, Wadkar stayed unbeaten on 56
Wed, 13 Mar 2024 13:51:50 GMT
Josh Hazlewood has risen to No. 2, while Kuldeep Yadav has achieved a career-best 16th place
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 11:02:29 GMT
A list of injured and unavailable players and their replacements for IPL 2024
Wed, 13 Mar 2024 16:06:41 GMT
Mohammed Shami and Prasidh Krishna have been ruled out of IPL 2024
Tue, 12 Mar 2024 17:44:32 GMT
India allrounder opens up on what happened during those 48 hours when he had to leave the team in the middle of a Test to visit his mother in hospital
Tue, 12 Mar 2024 16:22:00 GMT
England seamer insists landmarks are not the reason he still competes at the age of 41
Tue, 12 Mar 2024 14:54:05 GMT
Mumbai's young batter also credits Ajinkya Rahana and Shreyas Iyer for their roles in putting up big partnerships
Mon, 11 Mar 2024 11:59:45 GMT
Shah also mentioned that Mohammed Shami is expected back only in September, while KL Rahul is still awaiting clearance to join LSG
Mon, 11 Mar 2024 13:01:44 GMT
Jason Roy opted out of the tournament citing personal reasons
Mon, 11 Mar 2024 07:52:32 GMT
They had slipped to fifth after the defeat in Hyderabad, but are now firmly back on top
Sun, 10 Mar 2024 16:23:10 GMT
"I love to play in tough situations and tough conditions," Thakur says after top-scoring in Mumbai's first innings in the Ranji Trophy final
Sun, 10 Mar 2024 03:19:26 GMT
While the expectations from Mumbai are always big, Vidarbha are primed for their time under the limelight
Sat, 09 Mar 2024 17:57:45 GMT
Move aimed at incentivising players for prioritising Test cricket
Sat, 09 Mar 2024 14:48:55 GMT
Ashwin explains the "different actions, different speeds, and different releases" he has had to use to stay on top of the batters
Sat, 09 Mar 2024 14:44:50 GMT
He calls for 'allround' review of domestic cricket involving players and coaches
Sat, 09 Mar 2024 14:34:10 GMT
England captain seeks positives after 4-1 loss as he backs team to stick to positive style
Sat, 09 Mar 2024 14:00:03 GMT
Head coach doesn't rule out the possibility of both players returning soon to the national team
Sat, 09 Mar 2024 10:41:57 GMT
England suffered another collapse to crash to a 4-1 series defeat in Dharamsala
Sat, 09 Mar 2024 10:03:42 GMT
India coach praises the selectors' input and their captain was pleased with Kuldeep and Jaiswal's growth
Sat, 09 Mar 2024 07:14:15 GMT
Bumrah took charge of India in his absence
Fri, 08 Mar 2024 14:12:05 GMT
Shoaib Bashir is England's best bowler on the day, which ends with India comfortably ahead by 255 runs with two first-innings wickets in hand
Fri, 08 Mar 2024 13:00:34 GMT
Spin coach praises Bashir for overcoming illness, as he and Hartley keep fighting with the ball
Thu, 07 Mar 2024 14:20:40 GMT
The India left-arm spinner has had a quietly devastating series and proved to be the difference once more in Dharamsala
Thu, 07 Mar 2024 02:10:27 GMT
ESPNcricinfo understands that the India batter will also take a call on his international future soon
Wed, 06 Mar 2024 21:42:43 GMT
As Stokes himself acknowledged, "3-2 sounds better than 3-1 or 4-1", so another high-octane contest ought to be in prospect
Wed, 06 Mar 2024 14:24:01 GMT
India captain also reflected on the unusual paths both his career and R Ashwin's have gone, with the latter set to play his 100th Test
Wed, 06 Mar 2024 11:40:30 GMT
Cameron Green makes big strides as Jaiswal edges into top ten among batters
Wed, 06 Mar 2024 11:02:15 GMT
Bashir and Hartley both retained in spite of expectation of seam-friendly conditions in Dharamsala
Tue, 05 Mar 2024 13:35:36 GMT
He picks out the 2012-13 home-series defeat to England as one of the major turning points in his career
Tue, 05 Mar 2024 11:45:32 GMT
The England batter explains why Ashwin is such a challenging bowler to face in Test cricket
Tue, 05 Mar 2024 09:54:30 GMT
England's latest caps centurion looks to finish India series on a high in Dharamsala
Sat, 02 Mar 2024 14:08:24 GMT
ESPNcricinfo understands that Steyn has pulled out of the tournament for personal reasons
Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:18:49 GMT
The inter-zonal tournament of five three-day matches will be played in Pune between March 28 and April 11
Thu, 29 Feb 2024 09:43:23 GMT
Washington Sundar was released from the squad to play the Ranji Trophy semi-final for Tamil Nadu against Mumbai
Thu, 29 Feb 2024 10:30:55 GMT
While their abilities were not in question, it is understood that their decision to practically make themselves unavailable for India has not sat well with the selectors
Thu, 29 Feb 2024 09:51:26 GMT
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja have been retained in the top category
Wed, 28 Feb 2024 18:46:54 GMT
It is understood that Lucknow Super Giants are aware of his progress and are optimistic about his availability in the IPL
Wed, 28 Feb 2024 09:52:53 GMT
Hazlewood back into the top ten in T20I rankings while Scholtz, Erasmus of Namibia dazzle too
Wed, 28 Feb 2024 09:27:39 GMT
India Women head coach particularly wants to create a pool of fast bowlers from the WPL
Tue, 27 Feb 2024 13:39:35 GMT
Ishan Kishan turned up for the Reserve Bank of India in the DY Patil T20 tournament
Tue, 27 Feb 2024 04:50:38 GMT
He is also unlikely to play the 2024 T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and USA
Tue, 27 Feb 2024 07:41:55 GMT
His comments follow BCCI's warning that players will face "severe implications" if they skip Tests and domestic games to be ready for IPL
Tue, 27 Feb 2024 07:39:18 GMT
Bashir's two-in-two after lunch opened up the game, but in the end, England's second-innings collapse meant that they didn't have enough to play with
Mon, 26 Feb 2024 16:22:19 GMT
"During the Bengal game, I shouted at 17th player, and he complained to his dad who is a politician"
Mon, 26 Feb 2024 16:21:24 GMT
Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer are also set to feature in the tournament
Mon, 26 Feb 2024 10:24:59 GMT
England captain praises young spin attack despite India inflicting first series defeat of his tenure
Sun, 25 Feb 2024 14:52:19 GMT
Ashwin says the lack of bounce on the surface meant he had to adopt a different approach in Ranchi
Sun, 25 Feb 2024 13:26:54 GMT
India's spinners came to the party on day three in Ranchi after their wicketkeeper dug them out of a hole
Sun, 25 Feb 2024 13:06:16 GMT
Offspinner dedicates five-wicket haul to late grandfathers as he braces for fourth-innings challenge
Sat, 24 Feb 2024 12:32:37 GMT
Backs England to seize chance to square series, after Bashir's stellar display
Sat, 24 Feb 2024 12:09:37 GMT
India trail by 134 runs in the first innings with only three wickets in hand
Sat, 24 Feb 2024 12:37:40 GMT
Bhatia and Harmanpreet steered Mumbai's chase after Capsey and Rodrigues helped Delhi set a target of 172
Fri, 23 Feb 2024 16:01:32 GMT
India's debutant fast bowler picked up three wickets with the new ball to put India on top
Fri, 23 Feb 2024 15:13:56 GMT
India fast bowler has been missing in action since the final of the ODI World Cup in November 2023
Fri, 23 Feb 2024 12:23:53 GMT
First-day century rescues England after five-wicket morning to post 302 for 7 at the close
Fri, 23 Feb 2024 12:15:29 GMT
Veteran batter stepped in and took control shepherding his team from 112 for 5 to 302 for 7 by stumps
Fri, 23 Feb 2024 06:43:41 GMT
BCCI released the schedule only for the first 21 matches, till April 7, as the dates for India's general elections aren't out yet
Thu, 22 Feb 2024 14:38:04 GMT
England haven't lost a Test series since Stokes and McCullum took over but that could change in Ranchi
Wed, 21 Feb 2024 10:31:38 GMT
He is believed to have batted without any discomfort but did not keep wickets
Tue, 20 Feb 2024 17:37:42 GMT
He had opted out of the ongoing Tests against England due to personal reasons
Tue, 20 Feb 2024 17:33:33 GMT
KL Rahul is set to miss the fourth Test as well, while his participation in the final Test in Dharamsala is subject to fitness
Tue, 20 Feb 2024 14:56:20 GMT
Iyer has been ruled out due to back spasms, while Dube will miss out because of a side strain
Tue, 20 Feb 2024 10:25:35 GMT
Former Bengal captain requests BCCI to take steps to increase the significance of the Ranji Trophy
Thu, 22 Feb 2024 08:58:10 GMT
England coach unconcerned by form of Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root ahead of must-win Ranchi Test
Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:34:40 GMT
A veteran for Vidarbha, he is the only Indian batter to have scored fifty or more in his lone ODI appearance
Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:01:34 GMT
Sarfaraz Khan played the perfect supporting act in a stand of 172 off 26.2 overs with Jaiswal to set up India's 2-1 series lead
Mon, 19 Feb 2024 03:07:11 GMT
Ashwin took the field at the start of the third session of play on the fourth day
Sun, 18 Feb 2024 17:51:43 GMT
England captain questions Zak Crawley's second-innings lbw dismissal
Sun, 18 Feb 2024 16:44:51 GMT
"I know how important every innings is and that's why I work hard in practice and every innings counts for me"
Sun, 18 Feb 2024 16:44:07 GMT
They lead England 2-1 having stayed calm in the face of an early onslaught in Rajkot
Sun, 18 Feb 2024 14:21:08 GMT
England captain ignores criticism of approach, while his return to bowling draws nearer
Sun, 18 Feb 2024 13:33:35 GMT
Despite the absence of Ashwin on the third day in Rajkot, India proceeded to seal their biggest Test win
Sun, 18 Feb 2024 08:07:46 GMT
Non-participation in domestic cricket will lead to "severe implications", secretary Jay Shah has said
Sat, 17 Feb 2024 13:36:11 GMT
Earlier in the day, India's bowling attack roared back to bowl out England for 319 despite Ben Duckett's 153
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