If we look into the first game of the ODI between India and the West Indies in Chennai, we saw decent performances from the likes Rishabh Pant, Kedar Jadhav and Shreyas Iyer after a rare failure for the Indian top order. Team India made a total of 287 for loss of 8 wickets- skipper Kohli seemed satisfied with his batsmen, but the fans would’ve expected more, especially given the position India were in when Pant and Iyer had both got their eye in. Continue reading “Five Talking points from the first ODI between India and West Indies”
Month: December 2019
Full List of 332 players- IPL auction shortlist 2020 (Indian, Overseas & Associate Players)
Here is the 332 player shortlist of the 2020 Indian Premier League auction. 971 players originally registered, and the list was trimmed down to 332, which have been released today. The auction will take place on December 19. The 332 players comprise of 186 Indians, 143 overseas/foreign players, and 3 associate nation players.
What is the breakup of the 143 foreign players participating at the IPL auction?
35 Australian players, 23 South African players, 22 England players, 19 West Indies players, 18 New Zealand Players, 14 Sri Lankan players, 7 Afghanistan players, 5 Bangladesh players.
Which associate players will be there at the 2020 Indian Premier League auction?
There are 3 Associate Players in the auction- Ali Khan (USA), Zahoor Khan (UAE) and George Munsey (Scotland)
How many South African players have registered for the 2020 IPL Auction?
There were 54 Proteas players who originally registered for the auction, and this figure was trimmed down to 23 in the 332 player shortlist. The 23 player names are
Chris Morris, Heinrich Klaasen, Dale Steyn, Colin Ingram, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Anrich Nortje, Janneman Malan, Beuran Hendricks, Aiden Markram, Rilee Rossouw, Tabraiz Shamsi, Nandre Burger, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Abbott, David Wiese, Marchant de Lange, Cameron Delport, Wiaan Mulder, Jon Jon Smuts, Gerald Coetzee, Marco Marais and Corbin Bosch. Continue reading “Full List of 332 players- IPL auction shortlist 2020 (Indian, Overseas & Associate Players)”
Pollard knock in vain, Indian top order fires, Evin Lewis Injury & More- Five Talking points & Analysis- India vs West Indies Third T20 Mumbai December 2019
Kieron Pollard’s fine half century went in vain, as India defeated West Indies by 67 runs in the third and the final T20 International at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday. Pollard has played more games at the ground than any other Indian international bar Rohit Sharma, and his familiarity with the venue showed as he smashed six sixes and five fours in his 39 ball 68.
The visitors, fresh off a fine chase in Trivandrum, remained unchanged while India brought in Mohammed Shami and Kuldeep Yadav in place of Ravindra Jadeja and Yuzvendra Chahal to strengthen their bowling. Pollard won the toss, and as he had done in the Kerala capital, opted to bowl first.
South Africa U19 Cricket World Cup Squad 2020 | Bryce Parsons to captain Baby Proteas; no Ruan Terblanche
Hosts South Africa have today (December 10, 2019) officially announced their squad for the 2020 U19 Cricket World Cup. The Baby Proteas will be captained by Bryce Parsons, but there are some puzzling omissions, most notably Ruan Terblanche, the Boland star who played six of their seven ODI’s against Pakistan U19 earlier this year and also scored a century against the visitors.
North West wicketkeeper Khanya Cotani will be Parsons’ deputy at the event. South Africa are in Group D alongside Afghanistan, Canada and the United Arab Emirates, a relatively straightforward group for Lawrence Mahlatlane’s men. Winning the group will send the Baby Proteas into a quarterfinal against the second placed team from Group A- most likely to be either New Zealand or Sri Lanka.
Apart from Parsons, all eyes will also be on Bishops Old Boy Jonathan Bird, the highly regarded WP batsman and young all rounder Gerald Coetzee, who sent down the most overs in the 2019/20 CSA Four Day series before it took a break for the Mzansi Super League.
South Africa 15 member U19 World Cup Roster
Bryce Parsons (Captain) (Gauteng)
Khanya Cotani (Vice captain) North West
Luke Beaufort (Eastern Province)
Jonathan Bird (Western Province)
Merrick Brett (Northerns)
Achille Cloete (Boland)
Gerald Coetzee (Free State)
Tyrese Karelse (South Western Districts)
Mondli Khumalo (KZN Inland)
Jack Lees (Gauteng) Continue reading “South Africa U19 Cricket World Cup Squad 2020 | Bryce Parsons to captain Baby Proteas; no Ruan Terblanche”
Five Talking points & Analysis- India vs West Indies Second T20 Thiruvananthapuram December 2019
A fine half century from West Indies opener Lendl Simmons- his first in this format since the 2016 World Cup, saw the visitors defeat India by 8 wickets in the second T20 international at Trivandrum on Sunday.
Simmons’ 67, ably supported by quickfire knocks from Evin Lewis, Shimron Hetmyer and Nicholas Pooran, saw the Windies comfortably overhaul the target of 171 with nine balls to spare. Continue reading “Five Talking points & Analysis- India vs West Indies Second T20 Thiruvananthapuram December 2019”
Five Talking points & Analysis- India vs West Indies First T-20 Hyderabad December 2019
Skipper Virat Kohli scored a masterful 94 as India comfortably chased down a seemingly stiff target of 208 in the first T-20 against the West Indies in Hyderabad on Friday.
India traditionally tend to be slow starters- Bangladesh beat them in Delhi last month in that series opener, but with Kohli back in the squad, they didn’t falter against the T20 world champions in Gachibowli.
