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Here is the timeline of key moments & scorecard of the second one day international between India national cricket team vs New Zealand national cricket team held at Rajkot on January 14.
New Zealand beat India comprehensively by 7 wickets and level the series 1-1. Continue reading “Second ODI Rajkot | India national cricket team vs New Zealand national cricket team timeline & scorecard January 2026”
Here is the timeline of key moments & scorecard of the first one day international between India national cricket team vs New Zealand national cricket team held at Vadodara on January 11.
India beat New Zealand comfortably by 4 wickets and take a 1-0 lead in the three match series. Continue reading “First ODI Vadodara | India national cricket team vs New Zealand national cricket team timeline & scorecard January 2026”
India have named their 15 member squad for the upcoming one dayers against New Zealand starting Januray 11.
Shubman Gill who missed the ODI series against South Africa last month due to a neck injury is back at the helm.
The likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya have been rested. Gill, Shreyas Iyer and Siraj return to the squad in place of Tilak Varma, Dhruv Jurel and Ruturaj Gaikwad.
The one dayers will be pklayed on January 11, 14 & 18 at Vadodra, Rajkot and Indore respectively.
Washington Sundar has been ruled out of the ODI series against New Zealand due to rib injury and will be replaced by young Ayush Badoni.
India ODI squad
Shubman Gill (capt), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wk), Shreyas Iyer (vice-capt)*, Ayush Badoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh and Yashasvi Jaiswal (*subject to fitness clearance).
Here is the timeline of key moments & scorecard of the final of the U19 Men’s Asia Cup between India U19 cricket team vs Pakistan U19 cricket team Timeline held at Dubai on December 21.
Pakistan U19 thump India U19 in the finals by 191 runs Continue reading “India national U-19 cricket team vs Pakistan national U-19 cricket team Final Dubai timeline & Scorecard”
If you want a poster child for consistency, Virat Kohli comes first to mind. He’s been the engine of many chases and has produced run after run across formats, often in pressure moments when others blinked. His technique and hunger made him the go-to finisher for India for years. Think of those countless ODI chases where the target looked tricky, yet Kohli’s calm presence made fans believe the game was already in the bag. Continue reading “VK, Williamson & others- Consistent match-winners of the last decade”
The Asian Cricket Council has announced the fixtures for the upcoming ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup 2025 scheduled to be to be played from December 12 to 21.
The teams have been divided into two groups. Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka in Group B. Group A consist of India, UAE, Malaysia and Pakistan.
Thr tournament will kick start with India taking on United Arab Emirates at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai on December 12.
ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup 2025 Fixtures
India U19 vs UAE U19 – December 12 – 10:30am IST – ICC Academy Ground, India U19 win by 234 runs
Pakistan U19 vs Malaysia U19 – December 12 – 10:30am IST – Sevens Stadium, Pakistan U19 win by 297 runs..
Afghanistan U19 vs Bangladesh U19 – December 13 – 10:30am IST – ICC Academy Ground, Bangladesh U19 won by 3 wkts
Sri Lanka U19 vs Nepal U19 – December 13 – 10:30am IST – Sevens Stadium, Sri Lanka U19 won by 8 wkts
India U19 vs Pakistan U19 – December 14 – 10:30am IST – ICC Academy Ground, IND Under-19 won by 90 runs
UAE U19 vs Malaysia U19 – December 14 – 10:30am IST – Sevens Stadium, United Arab Emirates U19 won by 78 runs
Bangladesh U19 vs Nepal U19 – December 15 – 10:30am IST – Sevens Stadium, BAN Under-19 won by 7 wickets
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka U19 – December 15 – 10:30am IST – ICC Academy Stadium, Sri Lanka U19 win by 2 wickets
Pakistan U19 vs UAE U19 – December 16 – 10:30am IST – ICC Academy Stadium, Pakistan U19 win by 70 runs
India U19 vs Malaysia U19 – December 16 – 10:30am IST – Sevens Stadium, India U19 win by 315 runs
Bangladesh U19 vs Sri Lanka U19 – December 17 – 10:30am IST – ICC Academy Ground, BAN Under-19 won by 39 runs
Afghanistan U19 vs Nepal U19 – December 17 – 10:30am IST – Sevens Stadium, AFG Under-19 won by 6 wickets
Semifinal 1: India U19 vs Sri Lanka U19 – December 19 – 10:30am IST – ICC Academy Stadium, IND Under-19 won by 8 wickets
Semifinal 2: Bangladesh U19 vs PAKISTAN U19 – December 19 – 10:30am IST – Sevens Stadium, PAK Under-19 won by 8 wickets
Final: Ind U19 vs Pakistan U19 – December 21 – 10:30am IST – ICC Academy Ground , Pak U19 win by 191 runs