Editor’s Pick (ODI): England

Editor’s Pick (ODI): England - West Indies

Despite the fact that it rained, the match had not lost its charm. The first ODI between England and West Indies was reduced to 42 overs per side because of the wet outfield. Yes this is also a reason for Duckworth and Lewis to make their entry into the scenario. West Indies not only lost the match by seven wickets, they lost their free ride to the World Cup in 2019. They have to fight it out to earn their place in the tournament by taking on Zimbabwe probably. They have to face the other ten teams who are aching to take part in the prestigious tournament. No one said it’s easy.

Sri Lanka was also watching this match with bathed breath hoping West Indies will lose. And they did lose, ensuring that Sri Lanka got in. This is the best news that Sri Lanka have received after being totally thrashed by India in their own home backyard. Yup they are relieved with this piece of news.

West Indies top order batsmen did not do too bad if you ask me. It just wasn’t enough. They brought 204 on the board at the end of 42 overs. England did better, that’s all. They reached the target in less than 31 overs. Jonny Bairstow hit his hundred and not without the drama. Joe Root gave him company with 54 runs off 53 deliveries. The West Indian Bowlers need to do better.

Today’s lineup

Bowlers

Devendra Bishoo

Liam Plunkett

KOK Williams

Adil Rashid

Batsmen

Joe Root

Alex Hales

Jonny Bairstow

Chris Gayle

All-Rounder

Ben Stokes

Jason Holder

Wicket-Keeper

Jos Buttler

What do you think? Chris Woakes and Shai Hope deserve a place too for sure. But who gets the kick?

Indu

P.S. Please note that the above-expressed opinions are purely the Editor’s. We do not take responsibility, nor can we guarantee the performance of the players. All the best !!!

Comments

Key Players: India - England

When there is nothing left, you will play for pride. That is what India has to do tomorrow. Considering the fact that the match is taking place in Mumbai. Do it for them. Do it for us. England and Australia will meet each other at the finals on 31st March. India and England are more than likely to go in with the same playing eleven.
India Terribly low on morale, the team will now have to give it their all. They need to know that they are much better than this.
Key players Smriti Mandhana H Kaur Jhulan Goswami J Rodrigues Pooja Vastrakar
England The team has been doing really well since day one. They will now consider this as a practice match. But they will want to win and go to the finals with confidence. They were thumped by Australia earlier in what can be called as a one-sided game. They want to win this tomorrow.
Key Players Danielle Wyatt Nat Sciver Jenny Gunn Tammy B Tash Farrant
Indu

Editor’s Pick (PKL)

The first match - UP - Bengaluru

UP Yoddha - Squad strength: 18 (16 Indian, 2 Overseas) Defenders – Jeeva Kumar, Hadi Tajik, Nitesh Kumar, Gurvinder Singh, Santosh BS, Rohit Kumar, Sanoj Kumar Raiders – Rishank Devadiga, Sulieman Kabir, Nitin Tomar, Surendra Singh, Mahesh Goud, Ajvender Singh, Gulveer Singh All Rounders – Rajesh Narwal, Pankaj, Sunil, Sagar B Krishna Bengaluru Bulls - Squad strength: 18 (16 Indian, 2 Overseas) Defenders – Ravinder Pahal, Sachin Kumar, Navjot Singh, Pradeep Narwal, Kuldeep Singh, Mahender Singh Raiders – Rohit Kumar, Ajay Kumar, Sumit Singh, Harish Naik, Sinotharan Kanesharajah, Gurvinder Singh, Rohit, Sunil Jaipal All Rounders – Sanjay Shrestha, Ashish Kumar, Ankit Sangwan, Amit, Preetam Chhillar

My Lineup AR: Pankaj DF: Ravinder Pahal , Mahender Singh RA: Ajay Kumar, Nitin Tomar, Rishank Devadiga, Rohit Kumar

The points of some players go right through the roof. Nitin Tomar with a score of 654 and Rohit Kumar with 1018. I have seen Rohit Kumar play. He is r…

Editor’s Pick (Nidahas T20): India - Sri Lanka

The table is currently in a very surprising situation. Most expected Sri Lanka to show Bangladesh the door. But here they are still standing up and shining. The tournament is wide open. Today’s match is between India and Sri Lanka. The stakes are much higher now that Bangladesh is more feared than before. The teams would not want to risk anything at this point. Earlier I had said that they might experiment with the lineup and give everyone a chance. Now it will be more than giving people a chance. They will strategize. The Indian team will be open to experimentation, but not at the cost of results.

The untested ones are Deepak Hooda, KL Rahul, and Axar Patel. India has lost to Sri Lanka in their first encounter of this tournament. They will want to be wary because another defeat could cost them the tournament itself. So, not all the new players will see the light today.
A lot depends on Rohit Sharma today. Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey and Dinesh Karthik will chip in too.…

Game on...

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