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In an email to team-mates leaked on social media, the Pakistan offspinner said she could not continue in the current set up and team management

Danyal Rasool26-Sep-2017The Pakistan women’s team have been rocked by the refusal of their highest-profile player – Sana Mir – to attend a training session and fitness camp along with the rest of the team.In an email to her fellow players, which was leaked on social media, Mir stated, “I won’t be coming to the camp or travel with the team unless some crucial issues regarding women’s cricket are addressed, which I have communicated to the top PCB management.”Mir confirmed the authenticity of the email to ESPNcricinfo, saying it was intended “for her fellow players”, and describing the leak as “unfortunate”. It is believed that the main subject of her unhappiness is the women’s wing general manager. While she didn’t take names, she mentioned the management in her email, saying it had “compromised players’ respect, merit, and physical and mental well-being. I am not willing to work in this setup unless things change for the betterment of women’s cricket.”There were signs of problems between Mir and the management in the wake of Pakistan’s winless campaign at the World Cup in July, when she was captain. In August, the women’s team coach Sabih Azhar called Mir “self-centred, egotistical and being wrapped up in oneself”, before Mir responded by saying she would not continue with the current set-up. The training camp was ahead of the team’s upcoming tour of New Zealand, for which the PCB announced New Zealander Mark Coles as the new coach of the side.

Fast bowler Kemar Roach has been included in the West Indies Cricket Board President’s XI squad to face the Indians in a three-day warm-up match starting July 14 in Basseterre

ESPNcricinfo staff12-Jul-2016Fast bowler Kemar Roach has been included in the West Indies Cricket Board President’s XI squad to face the Indians in a three-day warm-up match starting July 14 in Basseterre. Roach, who has played 37 Tests, was dropped from the Test squad for the India series, after a poor tour to Australia last December.In six other changes to the 13-member squad, John Campbell, Rahkeem Cornwall, Jahmar Hamilton, Montcin Hodge, Chemar Holder and Gudakesh Motie were included for Rajendra Chandrika, Roston Chase and Shane Dowrich, all of whom were selected in the Test squad to face India, along with Damion Jacobs, Marquino Mindley and Jomel Warrican, who was also dropped from the Test squad.Fast bowler Holder, 18, was part of the Under-19 squad that won the World Cup earlier this year in Bangladesh. He took five wickets in three games at an average of 16.40 in that tournament, but is yet to play a first-class game.Captain Leon Johnson and Jermaine Blackwood, who scored 2 and 0 respectively in the two-day warm-up match against the Indians, remained in the Board President’s XI to get some more practice before the Tests.West Indies Board President’s XI squad: Leon Johnson (capt), Jermaine Blackwood, John Campbell, Rahkeem Cornwall, Jason Dawes, Jahmar Hamilton, Montcin Hodge, Chemar Holder, Shai Hope, Keon Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Kemar Roach, Vishaul Singh

Chris Jordan is currently recovering from a side strain but has not given up hope of being involved in England’s Ashes campaign

Alan Gardner05-Jul-20155:06

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It is only a few short weeks since Chris Jordan was playing for England in the Barbados Test. The match was a homecoming for Jordan but it ended in a defeat that had significant repercussions for England’s Ashes summer. Jordan lost his place for the subsequent series against New Zealand and an injury sustained in the one-day series ruled him out of contention for the early skirmishes with Australia.It also meant that Jordan could not take part in the training camp in Spain on which the players were introduced to Trevor Bayliss, the new head coach who was appointed in the wake of Peter Moores’ sacking. A line was effectively drawn in the Caribbean sand when England were held to a 1-1 draw and the end of Moores’ second spell in charge followed soon after.Jordan is now back in Barbados, working on his recovery from a grade two side strain that tore muscle off the bone. That could keep him out for six weeks, limiting his chances of being involved in the Tests against Australia – a series that even the laidback Jordan, who grew up outside the Anglo-Australian Ashes bubble, describes as something “you dream of”.

‘I enjoy when I take a left-handed catch’

Chris Jordan has become known for taking spectacular catches – at slip, in the field, off his own bowling – and sometimes the feeling is as good as taking the wicket itself. England’s cordon could do worse than try to emulate his technique, which involves trying to visualise chances before they come.
“You do get that similar adrenaline rush, especially when it’s a one-handed catch and it has come quite quickly,” he said. “The bit that really excites me is that, because I do a lot of visualisation, I’ll have visualised taking that catch. Even five balls, 10 balls before and all of a sudden it comes and it’s happening for real. It’s a good feeling, got to be close to taking a wicket.”
Among his favourites were a diving catch to dismiss Nottinghamshire’s Steve Mullaney off his own bowling when playing for Sussex a few weeks ago and a left-handed grab to help dismiss Kraigg Brathwaite in the Barbados Test in May.
“From a caught-and-bowled point of view, I took one in county cricket the other day – I guess that’s got to be up there. I didn’t realise how much ground I covered until I watched it back. From a slip catching point of view, in international cricket, one of the ones off the spinners.
“I do enjoy when I take a left-handed catch because it is my weaker side. When I do take a left-handed, one-handed catch it’s a different feeling. It’s quite hard to take a pick sometimes because all the catches are special in their own way.”

He has represented England in all three formats, played international cricket at Kensington Oval, the ground where he used to watch West Indies as a child, and featured at a World Cup (albeit a disappointing one) but is keen to add an Ashes experience to the list.”That would cap it off but you don’t want to just be there making up the numbers,” he said. “You don’t just want to play one and be overwhelmed by the whole environment. But that would cap it off, hopefully that can happen sooner rather than later and be many more to come as well.”It’s a series you dream of, you’re looking forward to it and it’s a shame to miss it. You dream of walking out in that first Test and taking in the atmosphere, soaking up everything that’s going on around you. From watching it over the past few years, it’s electrifying and you get the whole public rallying behind you. It’s a real festival, it’ll be a great experience and hopefully the boys can come out on top.”Even as a very young kid, the series that sticks out in my mind was that 2005 series, when they won them back. It’s a brilliant series to watch, a great spectacle and a great advert for cricket.”When he returns to fitness, Jordan is likely to face a battle for a place in the Test XI. Having played six consecutive matches against India and West Indies – with England winning four of them – he was displaced by Mark Wood at the start of the English summer. Wood is being talked of as a potent weapon with which to ruffle Australia but there are a handful of pace bowlers lining up to provide further competition.Steven Finn has returned to contention, almost two years after his last Test appearance, while Liam Plunkett could feature and the left-armer Mark Footitt was included in the group taken to Spain.”I’m pleased for Woody making his debut and performing the way he did,” Jordan said of the man who took his spot. “You always have ambition of getting back in the team and I’ll be working very hard towards that. That can only be good for the team because there’s great competition for places, so guys skills levels and everyone’s game has to raise. So it can only be good for English cricket.”In the limited-overs formats, Jordan has suddenly become one of the senior bowlers, with England seemingly having moved on from James Anderson and Stuart Broad. He played the first two games against New Zealand but could not fully enjoy England’s ebullient, 3-2 victory after getting injured at The Oval.Chris Jordan is hoping to play a part in England’s Ashes summer•Octopus Investments

“It’s very frustrating,” he said. “The timing of it wasn’t perfect, in a series where we went on to win and the brand of cricket was very exciting. It was disappointing but at the same time I’m chuffed for the boys because a lot of things we talked about, we actually went out and did. So it was great to get that series win and for the new guys coming into that team it will only stand them in good stead.”England’s turnaround in 50-over cricket has been dramatic and while Jordan could not pinpoint any specific changes, he suggested a young, fresh side were not affected by “the scars from the winter”. The focus will be on the Ashes for the next seven weeks but the New Zealand series helped to reinvigorate England’s ODI game and there is now a determination that it will not be neglected, with the Champions Trophy in 2017 and the 2019 World Cup both to be played at home.”The new guys who have come in have taken to it brilliantly, you can see with the way we buzz around in the field and chase down every ball, try to do something spectacular – everyone is taking to it and buying into what we’re trying to do, the brand of cricket we’re trying to play,” Jordan said. “It was 14 guys enjoying each other’s company and wanting each other to do well. When you have that kind of environment it’s really exciting and it bodes well for the kind of things we can do in the future.”

Mahela Jayawardene will seriously re-assess his future as Sri Lanka’s captain and as an international cricketer at the end of the tour of Australia

Sa'adi Thawfeeq03-Dec-2012Mahela Jayawardene will seriously re-assess his future as Sri Lanka’s captain and as an international cricketer at the end of the tour of Australia.”I am going to take it one series at a time especially after the Australian tour I will have time to think,” he said. “I took on the responsibility to lead the team for one year and that will end after the Australian tour.”He was speaking before Sri Lanka left for Australia on a tour which includes a series of three Tests, five one-day internationals and twoTwenty20 internationals.”(After the tour) I can sit back and think what I want to achieve not just for myself but for the team as well. I have always said that I am not a guy who will just hang around for the sake of playing. If the youngsters take on the responsibility and do the job for Sri Lanka then I will be very happy to step aside and give them that opportunity but at the same time I don’t want the team in a situation where it will have a harmful effect.”I want to make that transition as smooth as possible. I don’t want to let go all the good things that’s been done all these years and just walk away from that. I will sit down and talk to a few people that I talk to usually when it comes to taking a decision and have a chat with the selectors as well especially with the captaincy position, then it will be much easier for me to make a call on what I want to do in my career.”Jayawardene is of the view that it would be the right time to hand over the captaincy to his deputy Angelo Mathews who has been groomed for the position over the past year or so. “Angelo hasn’t had the experience of leading the team at international level I agree but the way he led the provincial and SLPL teams to reach the final was most commendable.”As a deputy he has contributed on the field and off the field and that is something that the public and others don’t see. He is very mature. The other important thing is he’s earned the respect of all the players, the younger and older players.”In a way personally I feel that it would be better for him to be captain while there are some senior hands around in the team to help him rather than him taking over when there is no one. You can look at it in different ways.”You never know whether he can handle the situation unless you give him that opportunity. There were a few issues when I took over the captaincy and to a certain extent I’ve been able to settle them. The team is more focused on what they want to achieve now. It is a much settled set-up. It could be the right time to give Angelo the captaincy.”One of the priorities of the team is to win a Test in Australia. It is an achievement that has eluded many past Sri Lankan captains. Whether the present team has it in them to tame Australia at this moment of time seems questionable.”No one gave us a chance to win in South Africa they were the No. 1 team and to beat them on their home soil was a very big achievement,” Jayawardene said. “We have the capacity and the talent to go and win a match but how consistently we can do it is something we have to challenge ourselves, that’s where we lack. We are definitely in a position to go and beat Australia and put pressure on them.”When we played Australia in the last one-day series we actually handled their bowlers in their conditions. We do play much better when we are in that kind of situation when it is more challenging and the conditions tough. We’ve shown that in South Africa and in Australia in the ODI series when the Indians got bamboozled against the same attack we were beating. We didn’t perform against New Zealand when we had a bad Test match. We had a couple of sessions that we didn’t play well. It doesn’t mean that if we challenge their (Australian) bowling unit and if we adapt and play better cricket there we can’t hold them on level terms.”It’s very much a mental thing. You have to be mentally stronger to beat Australia. They will come at us. Everyone will know what you have to do in Australia so knowing how you tackle that situation is the most important thing. In a way it’s like when you know what going to happen you sometimes know too much about it and then you fall into a trap rather than just concentrate on your strengths. That would be the way to go.”Whether Sri Lanka wins a Test in Australia or not Jayawardene stated that there was no substitute to winning a fifty-over World Cup. “Ask any international cricketer, winning a 50-over World Cup will be one of their priorities. That would always be my disappointment if I don’t win a World Cup before I retire. Definitely winning a Test in Australia would be brilliant. We won a Test match in West Indies we’ve done that in South Africa, in New Zealand and in England. We haven’t won a Test in Australia and India so we must try and get those two opportunities before I hang up.”

A round-up of the action from the first day of the fourth round of matches in the Ranji Trophy Plate Division 2011-12

ESPNcricinfo staff29-Nov-2011Led by Mohammed Khader and Anwar Ahmed, Hyderabad skittled Goa for 147 on the first day of their Ranji Trophy game in Porvorim. Khader and Ahmed combined to take 6 for 50, and India spinner Pragyan Ojha took 2 for 43, as the hosts failed to generate any momentum. Swapnil Asnodkar, returned after serving his two-match ban for calling off a potentially achievable chase against Maharashtra, returned to the side, but failed to make an impact, falling for 8 as Goa crawled to 22 for 1 from 14.3 overs. The scoring-rate hovered around two for the duration of the innings, and only two batsmen managed to go past 20. Vaibhav Naik crawled to 23 from 81 balls while Abhishek Raut top-scored with 41 from 78 balls. Akshath Reddy got Hyderabad’s reply off to a positive start, remaining unbeaten on 41 as the visitors ended the day on 61 for 2.Dheeraj Jadhav’s 18th first-class century and a supporting hand from Amit Sinha gave Assam the first-day honours against Jharkhand at the Railway Stadium in Dhanbad. Assam began well after choosing to bat, their openers Jadhav and Pallavkumar Das adding 58. Sinha went along patiently at No.3, reaching 79 by the close off 198 balls, and guiding Assam to 234 for 3. Jadhav and Sinha put on 135 for the second wicket before the centurion fell for 102, dismissed by Samar Qadri who picked up two wickets. Sibsankar Roy fell cheaply but Sinha saw Assam through to the close with no further hiccups.Andhra Pradesh made the Kerala batsmen struggle on a rain-curtailed day at the Nehru Stadium in Kochi. Left-arm medium-pacer Takkami Atchuta Rao and left-arm spinner Shankara Rao. Takkami did the early damage, dismissing opener VA Jagadeesh and No.3 Robert Fernandez off successive deliveries in the eighth over. Those early strikes slowed down the innings considerably. Though the Kerala batsmen consumed several deliveries, their batting stagnated, and AP made steady inroads to reduce them to 95 for 5 in the 58th over. That became 110 for 6 soon after, Takkami ending the day with three and Shankara with two.Jammu and Kashmir batted out the first day at the Chatrapati Shivaji Stadium in Ratnagiri, reaching 302 for 8, against the in-form Maharashtra. Opener Adil Rishi top-scored with 88, backed up by important contributions along the way. He added 116 with wicketkeeper Manish Dogra, and was the third wicket to fall, with the score on 166. For Maharashtra, left-arm spinner Akshya Darekar grabbed 4 for 60 and his team would have felt confident of bowling out J&K for under 300 after reducing them to 236 for 7 at one stage. Captain Hardeep Singh and Samiullah Beigh, however, added 59 for the eighth wicket that made it possible for J&K to reach 302 at the close.Vidarbha had the better of the first day against Tripura at the Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium in Agartala. Medium-pacer Sandeep Singh picked up four wickets to help restrict Tripura to 246 for 7 at stumps on the first day. Opener Rajib Saha made 77 and wicketkeeper Vinayak Samant also scored a half-century; this, after Tripura were struggling at 38 for 3 at one stage. Debabrata Chowdhury and Udit Patel chipped in with 37 and 38 respectively, ensuring Tripura reached a respectable score at stumps.A determined rear-guard action from the lower order rescued Himachal Pradesh from 95 for 5 and took them 262 for 6 at the close of the first day against Services in Dharamsala. Having been put in, Himachal lost wickets at regular intervals and when Nishan Singh removed Sridharan Sriram for a painstaking 16 from 94 balls, it looked like the hosts would capitulate quickly. However, captain Ajay Ratra and Amit Kumar turned things around with a 112-run partnership for the sixth wicket before Ratra became Nishan’s third wicket of the day, caught behind for 52. Kumar (76*) then found another willing ally in Rishi Dhawan (29*), and the pair addeda further 55 to give their side a share of the honours on the day.

Mark Boucher, the South Africa wicketkeeper, has recovered from a shoulder injury and is set to continue his bid to return to South Africa’s limited-overs sides

ESPNcricinfo staff06-Nov-2010Mark Boucher, the South Africa wicketkeeper, has recovered from a shoulder injury and is set to continue his bid to return to the national limited-overs sides. Boucher is presently part of only the Test team, while AB de Villiers is keeping wicket in the one-day and Twenty20 formats.Boucher recently returned from a six-week injury layoff and took four catches and effected a stumping for the Warriors during their 128-run defeat to the Knights in Port Elizabeth. He is desperate to regain his place in the ODI squad after he was dropped for the five-match series in the West Indies in May. He was not selected for the ongoing series against Pakistan in the UAE either.”For as long as I can go, and as long as I can keep learning and keep becoming a better cricketer, I will keep going,” Boucher said.South Africa’s coach Corrie van Zyl had said Boucher needed to work on his limited-overs game and, although he did not mention anything specific, it was widely believed that Boucher was dropped because of his batting. He averaged 21.00 in his last 10 ODIs and his lower-order match-winning skills were thought to have waned.The door is still open for Boucher, though, as South Africa build towards the 2011 World Cup. “We have not finalised the World Cup squad yet, therefore all South African first-class cricketers are eligible and will be considered, taking into account form and results of domestic cricket,” Andrew Hudson, the convenor of selectors, told ESPNcricinfo.Boucher will join the Test team in the UAE for the first Test against Pakistan, which begins on November 12 at the Dubai International Stadium. Before that, he will have one more MTN40 match for the Warriors against the Dolphins in Pietermaritzburg. The Warriors have played two matches in the competition so far, winning their first game against the Titans by two wickets before their loss to the Knights.

Both sides were content with the opening day of the ICC’s new umpire review system in Australia

Peter English at the Gabba26-Nov-2009Shane Watson didn’t use it when his team-mates thought he should have. The West Indies tried it once with Ricky Ponting and failed. They could have had another go but didn’t bother. Still, both sides were content with the opening day of the ICC’s new umpire review system in Australia that offers increased technology in an attempt to eliminate the awful decisions.Ponting was the only batsman under the extra spotlight when West Indies thought Ian Gould might have been incorrect with an lbw decision. Ravi Rampaul angled a ball in to Ponting on 30 and the original decision stood after the third umpire viewed the replays. Hawk-Eye showed the ball clipping the top of the bails, but in situations of doubt – where the centre of the ball is not within an imaginary rectangle inside the stumps – the choice remains with the on-field official.”Perhaps they should have that box there rather than the full stumps and it probably would have shown the ball would have gone over the stumps,” Michael Hussey said of the Ponting decision. “I guess it’s a little bit confusing at the moment for some players. I think they got them all right today and I think that’s what we want, the most correct decisions in the game.”The Australians don’t have a set procedure on how to employ the ration of two unsuccessful appeals an innings, but Hussey said the top order did have priority. “It’s more how you feel, or you have a quick chat with your mate at the other end,” Hussey said. “There’s no point having them left at the end so we might as well use them.”West Indies had another chance to try the system when Kemar Roach appealed for Ponting’s lbw on 53. It wasn’t a safety-first approach that stopped them risking their final review – they just didn’t think it was definitely out.”It was a touch-and-go situation,” Roach said. “We didn’t decide to go to the referrals. As a bowler you ask the keeper because he’s in line with the stumps and then you go onto the captain, who makes the decision.”The ICC’s Dave Richardson hopes one of the side effects of the process is an increase in walking and an improvement in the spirit of the game. Watson wasn’t exactly following that process when he decided against asking for a review on principle after being given out lbw in the third over. The ball hit him outside off and there was a slight doubt about height, but Watson wasn’t concerned simply because he hadn’t offered a shot.Hussey thought Watson should have had a go at the review. “Definitely,” he said. “But he was adamant, you gotta use your bat and I should have hit it.”

Both teams made 300-plus totals in their opening games, so expect another run-fest on a flat surface in Rawalpindi

Firdose Moonda24-Feb-20253:05

Australia’s batters vs SA’s bowlers – who has the upper hand?

Big picture: Expect a hard-fought contest

Australia and South Africa brushed off poor pre-tournament results to record wins in their opening matches of the Champions Trophy and they meet each other with their batters in good form. Australia may be riding slightly higher after they completed the highest successful chase in tournament history – 352 – with 15 balls to spare. South Africa’s 315 for 6 against Afghanistan resulted in victory by 107 runs and put them higher on the points table thanks to a bigger net run-rate.All that, combined with expectations of a batter-friendly pitch in Rawalpindi, means the bowling attacks can expect a tough day out after already being challenged by absences in personnel. Australia are missing more than South Africa with Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc all out of the tournament. But with Anrich Nortje and Gerald Coetzee also ruled out, South Africa had to look elsewhere for express pace. Still, they have five seamers and three spinners (if you include Aiden Markram) to choose from. Australia’s squad make-up is similar, and with Marnus Labuschagne turning his arm over, they have additional options. So the real point of difference may lie in selection and how the captains allocate overs to exert pressure on each other.Related

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Victory will not guarantee either team progression to the semi-finals but will leave the winner primed to top the group, so expect a contest that lives up to its billing, especially if the last one was anything to go by. In 2023, at the ODI World Cup semi-final, South Africa were restricted to an under-par total of 212 but had Australia seven down in the 48th when the winning runs were scored. That game had the tension of a low-scoring thriller. This one is likely to have the fireworks of a run fest.Whatever happens, given these two sides routinely bring out the most competitive streaks in each other, this will be one of the tournament’s showpiece matches in front of what is expected to be a sell-out crowd.

Form guide

Australia: WLLLL
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Carey: We know South Africa are a great team

In the spotlight: Nathan Ellis and Rassie van der Dussen

In a match where 707 runs were scored in 97.3 overs, conceding less than six runs an over was simply outstanding. That’s what Nathan Ellis did for Australia against England, where his ten overs cost just 51 runs in a display of immense control and maturity in just his tenth ODI. Ellis is unusual in that at 5′ 9″ he isn’t as tall as we’d expect a fast bowler to be and relies on consistency and variety rather than pace to make an impact. While he may not be an outright attacking bowler, in a tournament where restricting batting sides in the middle overs has already proven to be important, how he performs in that phase could be decisive in Australia’s campaign.Part of a powerful and in-form batting order, Rassie van der Dussen has the third-best ODI batting average of all time for South Africa and is among their most consistent performers despite a recent dip, and he may have started to feel the pressure of competition for his place. His 46-ball 52 against Afghanistan was his first half-century in 11 innings. South Africa are choosing between Ryan Rickelton, Tony de Zorzi and van der Dussen for two of three top-order spots and also have Tristan Stubbs on the bench, so van der Dussen will want to do all he can to keep proving his worth.

Team news: Heinrich Klassen to have fitness test

Australia don’t have reason to change things and Alex Carey suggested the XI would remain as is. They may consider a switch in their attack, and swap out one of their two left-arm quicks – Spencer Johnson and Ben Dwarshuis – for Sean Abbott.Australia: (possible): 1 Matthew Short, 2 Travis Head, 3 Steven Smith (capt), 4 Marnus Labuschagne, 5 Josh Inglis (wk), 6 Alex Carey, 7 Glenn Maxwell, 8 Ben Dwarshuis, 9 Nathan Ellis, 10 Adam Zampa, 11 Spencer JohnsonHeinrich Klaasen missed South Africa’s opener against Afghanistan because of an elbow niggle and will have a fitness test to assess his availability for this match. If Klaasen is fit, South Africa are likely to change their opening combination to make room for him in the middle order, which would mean leaving de Zorzi out after Rickelton made himself undroppable with his century against Afghanistan. South Africa seem content to play one specialist spinner and have the option of four quicks, which could leave Tabraiz Shamsi on the bench again.South Africa (possible): 1 Temba Bavuma (capt), 2 Ryan Rickelton, 3 Rassie van der Dussen, 4 Aiden Markram, 5 Heinrich Klaasen (wk), 6 David Miller, 7 Wiaan Mulder, 8 Marco Jansen, 9 Keshav Maharaj, 10 Kagiso Rabada, 11 Lungi Ngidi4:00

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Pitch and conditions

Before this tournament, Rawalpindi had not hosted ODIs since April 2023, when Pakistan and New Zealand made scores of 288, 291, 336 and 337 in two matches. South Africa’s captain Temba Bavuma and Carey said they expected another high-scoring encounter on what should be a flat surface. Bavuma also revealed that South Africa noted significant dew during a training session at the venue over the weekend and both he and Carey expected chasing to be easier than defending a target. The weather will be cooler than in Karachi or Lahore with a high of just 17 degrees, and there is some drizzle forecast in the afternoon which could impact the match.

Stats and trivia

• Australia’s chase of 352 against England was their second-highest successful chase in ODIs.
• In that game, Josh Inglis became the fourth Australian men’s cricketer to complete a hundred in all formats, after Aaron Finch, Glenn Maxwell and David Warner.
• Since 2016, South Africa have batted first 12 times against Australia in ODIs and lost only two of those matches. The most recent of these defeats was the semi-final of the 2023 ODI World Cup.
• Travis Head has scored 62 runs off 55 balls off Kagiso Rabada in ODIs and been dismissed by him three times. Against Lungi Ngidi, however, he’s scored only 15 off 25 balls for two dismissals.
• Klaasen has scored 121 runs off 89 balls from Adam Zampa in ODIs and been dismissed twice by him.

Quotes

“We probably don’t want to chase 350 too many more times but our bowlers will learn a lot from that hit out.”
“We’re quite bullish about our chances. Even though in the [preceding] tri-series, we didn’t have all our guys, it still was an opportunity for us to get whatever intel that we can on the conditions and share that information with all the other guys who came in. Confidence is good. We’re quite optimistic about our chances and how far we can go in this competition.”

Kohli’s 49th ODI century and Jadeja’s five-for widened the gap between India and the rest while Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have concerns over Delhi’s air quality

ESPNcricinfo staff05-Nov-20232:11

Kumble: Don’t think any player will come close to Kohli’s ODI achievements

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Top Story: Jadeja razes South Africa for 83 after Kohli scores 49th ODI ton

Virat Kohli gifted himself a record-equalling 49th ODI century and India their eighth successive victory in this World Cup, on his 35th birthday. When Kohli drew level with Sachin Tendulkar, with a punched single in the penultimate over of India’s innings, a crowd of 60,000 at Eden Gardens celebrated with Kohli and made it a memorable birthday bash.Kohli, who walked out to bat in the sixth over after Rohit Sharma had won the toss and challenged India to bat, batted till the end of the innings, lifting India to an above-par 326 for 5. He ended up outscoring South Africa who could manage just 83 in 27.1 overs. Ravindra Jadeja bagged career-best figures of 5 for 33 to wreck South Africa’s chase and consign them to their joint second-lowest total in ODI cricket.Click here for the full report

Match analysis: Kohli soaks up the spotlight so that India can celebrate and shine

Virat Kohli’s terrific hundred took India to above-par 326•ICC via Getty

The path Virat Kohli chose in Pune was a dangerous one. He possibly didn’t even choose that path but was led down it by KL Rahul. Not the path where he tried to hit sixes to get his 48th hundred even as India were running out of runs to chase. But the one where they started manipulating strike to get him there.India had plenty of overs and wickets in hand, so there was no risk of losing. Let’s also put aside the possible disrespect to the opposition – telling them you are beating them with plenty of time to spare – because there are arguments against that too. It was the attention he was drawing to himself. Telling the whole country, which hangs on to his every word and gesture – that he is so keen to get to No. 50 that he is willing to do something he has never done.Read the full analysis from Sidharth Monga

Must Watch: What does India’s dominance mean for the rest?

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What does India’s dominant win mean for the rest?

News headlines

• Delhi’s poor air quality could force the ICC to cancel the clash between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka with protocols being put in place to monitor the situation right up until game time with points to be shared if no play is possible.
• Moeen Ali says England’s older players perhaps did not see the writing on the wall ahead of the World Cup after losing six of seven matches to be knocked out of the tournament.
• Cameron Green says he has no issues with being left out of Australia’s first-choice XI against Afghanistan as Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell are likely to return after missing the England game.

Match preview

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, Delhi (2pm IST; 8.30am GMT; 7.30pm AEDT)3:48

Finch wants to see Shakib at No. 3

This may not be the must-win scenario either side would have envisioned towards the tail-end of this tournament, but the ICC’s confirmation that the top seven finishers (and hosts Pakistan) will gain qualification for the 2025 Champions Trophy has given what would have been a largely inconsequential game some much needed purpose.Both sides’ troubles are well documented. Since their opening game win against Afghanistan, Bangladesh have lost six on the trot. Only England have a worse record, and Bangladesh have lost to them too. For a side that had won 24 of 39 ODIs since the start of 2021, this has been the most underwhelming of tournaments, especially in conditions that on the face of it looked like it might have suited them.Full previewTeam newsBangladesh (probable): 1 Litton Das, 2 Tanzid Hasan, 3 Najmul Hossain Shanto, 4 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk) 5 Mahmudullah, 6 Shakib Al Hasan (capt), 7 Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 8 Towhid Hridoy , 9 Taskin Ahmed, 10 Mustafizur Rahman, 11 Shoriful Islam.Sri Lanka (probable): 1 Pathum Nissanka, 2 Kusal Perera/Dimuth Karunaratne, 3 Kusal Mendis (capt, wk) 4 Sadeera Samarawickrama, 5 Charith Asalanka, 6 Angelo Mathews 7 Dushan Hemantha 8 Maheesh Theekshana, 9 Kasun Rajitha, 10 Dushmantha Chameera 11 Dilshan Madushanka

Scenarios: What do New Zealand and Pakistan need to do to qualify for the semi-finals?

Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson, and Tim Southee talk to an official at the second rain break•ICC/Getty Images

England have been eliminated, South Africa have qualified for the semi-finals, while the fight for the last two semi-finals slots is largely between Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Here is how the qualifications scenarios look for those teams.Read the full analysis from S Rajesh