New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, NZ-W vs SL-W , Today Match Prediction

​​New Zealand Women vs Sri Lanka​​ Women, NZ-W vs SL-W , Today Match Prediction

𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇 :​ ​​New Zealand Women vs Sri Lanka​​ Women𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 : March 04, Tuesday𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 : 06:30 AM IST​​𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐔𝐄 : Mclean Park, Napier, New Zealand 𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 : 1st ODI 2025 An exciting series awaits as Sri Lanka tour New Zealand with the day-night opener in Napier on Tuesday. ​​New Zealand Women vs Sri Lanka​​ Women TV channels: The fans can watch the match live on Hotstar Live Streaming: Live streaming of the match will be available on the FAFA191 Cricket Exchange India and website. NZW vs SLW Match Prediction & Analysis Although the Women’s Premier League has quickly established itself as the premier women’s franchise tournament across the globe, international cricket still holds sway in the sport and Chamari Athapaththu will leave India early to be in place ahead of this series opener. Not only is that good news for this series, but it is a massive boost for the tourists who have long relied on Athapththu with both bat and ball to keep them competitive. It is a different story for New Zealand though as their key-player, Amelia Kerr, is missing this series completely due to her WPL commitments. Their captain, Sophie Devine is also not available as she is on a well-being break so Suzie Bates will lead the side. TEAMS PREVIEW New Zealand Preview After winning the Women’s T20 World Cup last year, there had been hopes that it could signal a new era of women’s cricket for New Zealand and this will be a good gauge for the team as they try and take on a tricky opponent without some of their top players. Stand-in skipper Suzie Bates will open the innings and contributions from the likes of Brooke Halliday, who returns to the side, and keeper-batter Isabella Gaze will also be crucial. New Zealand Women do have depth in their batting line-up but top order runs are always welcome particularly in the series opener. With the ball, expect Hannah Rowe, Eden Carson and Hayley Jensen to be consistent and to make good use of the local conditions. Jess Kerr should also get plenty of assistance from the surface. Sri Lanka Preview Sri Lanka Women will arrive in Napier as the underdogs but will not be overawed by the task which awaits them! As ever, much will depend on the form of Chamari Athapaththu and if she can be kept company by one of the other talented batters then Sri Lanka Women could do a lot more than just make up the numbers in this opener. Key to the success with the bat will be Vishmi Gunaratne who has a solid technique alongside Kavisha Dilhari who we expect to open the innings next to her captain. Dilshari is also one of the most talented bowlers in the group and it would be no surprise to see her operate in tandem with the ball with Athapaththu as well. Sri Lanka Women are a side never to be written off, with both bat and ball. Weather Conditions The forecast for Tuesday is not too impressive in Napier with some showers expected across the afternoon and into the evening. Humidity will also increase to over 80% in the final innings of the game. NZW vs SLW Pitch Report There is usually a bit of green grass left on the wicket in Napier and we would expect to see the same in this match. That would mean assistance for the quick bowlers across the first innings and a par total of around 260. Toss: To Bowl McLean Park is an excellent place to both watch and play WODI cricket. The last two games at this venue have been won by the team chasing so we predict both captains will want to bowl first.

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Royal Challengers Bangalore Women vs Delhi Capitals Women, WPLT20, Today Match Prediction

Royal Challengers Bangalore Women vs Delhi Capitals Women, WPLT20, Today Match Prediction

𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇 :​ ​​Royal Challengers Bangalore Women vs Delhi Capitals Women𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 : March 01, Saturday 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 : 19:30 PM IST​​ 𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐔𝐄 : M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India 𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 : Womens Premier League, 2025 Delhi Capitals Women face struggling RCB Women Royal Challengers Bangalore Women vs Delhi Capitals Women TV channels: The fans can watch the match live on Hotstar Live Streaming: Live streaming of the match will be available on the FAFA191 Cricket Exchange India and website. RCBW vs DCW Match Prediction & Analysis After a winning start to the season, RCB Women lost the plot. Their batting was hanging by a small thread and it finally collapsed in the last match. Now the defending champions will take on an in-form DC Women in search of a win. Delhi Capitals are moving from strength to strength this season. They’ve bounced back brilliantly after their loss to RCB early in the season. DC bowlers have been exceptional in recent outings and will pose a threat to the struggling batting order of RCB Women. The top 3 of the RCB batting lineup are crucial to their success. With skipper Smriti Mandhana out of form, Ellyse Perry has been the sole figure in this lineup leading the fight for RCB. TEAMS PREVIEW Royal Challengers Bangalore Preview Royal Challengers Bangalore Women are desperately looking to get back to winning ways. They’ve beaten DC once in this tournament and should be hoping to repeat the same. However, this time, they find themselves on the back foot as they lock horns with a resurgent DC. Smriti Mandhana’s poor run of form continues to hurt the team while the inconsistencies of the middle-order batters are also a major concern for RCB going ahead. Ellyse Perry and Daniel Wyatt-Hodge are the key batters in the top order to watch out for. These two have shown great promise and delivered some impressive knocks in recent matches. But the constant pressure of delivering in every game without any support from others around them has taken a toll on them. Kanika Ahuja and Richa Ghosh need to step up and deliver bigger knocks to take RCB to a competitive score. Delhi Capitals Preview Delhi Capitals Women are on a roll with back-to-back wins. Their bowlers have been the driving force behind their recent comeback. They restricted MI to 123 in the last match and chased down the target with 9 wickets in hand. In the previous outing, the bowlers did the same as the Giants ended up with 127 for 9 batting first and the Capitals chased it down comfortably. Shikha Pandey, Marizzane Kapp, and Annabel Sutherland are the key wicket-takers to watch out for in this squad. There is great variety in this bowling attack and Jess Jonassen and Titas Sidhu are also quality bowling options. Skipper Meg Lanning will be happy with her team’s efforts in recent matches and her return to form in the last game. She scored a fifty after a couple of disappointing knocks at the top. She was also supported by Shafali Sharma at the top and with both the openers finding their rhythm, DC Women now look quite threatening. Weather Conditions It will be mostly cloudy in Bengaluru with a high of 28 degrees Celsius. We don’t expect any rain interruptions on the match day. RCBW vs DCW Pitch Report It is a great wicket for batting and though there have been a few disappointing performances in the first innings of the last few games, there is still plenty of help for the batters on this pitch. The average 1st inning score in the last 10 T20 matches is 151 runs. However, for a match-winning score, we reckon, the team batting first should aim for something over 170 runs. Toss: To Bowl Teams bowling first have won the last 5 consecutive matches at this venue in WPL. Chasing has always been the popular choice at this venue in Bengaluru and the recent results indicate that bowling will be the preferred choice in this match as well.

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Pakistan vs Bangladesh, ICCCT, Today Match Prediction

Pakistan vs Bangladesh, ICCCT, Today Match Prediction

𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇 :​ ​​Pakistan vs Bangladesh 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 : February 27, Thursday 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 : 14:30 PM IST​​ 𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐔𝐄 : Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 : 9th ODI 2025​ Pakistan and Bangladesh to fight for the consolation win. Pakistan vs Bangladesh TV channels: The fans can watch the match live on Hotstar Live Streaming: Live streaming of the match will be available on the FAFA191 Cricket Exchange India and website. PAK vs BAN Match Prediction & Analysis The group stage of the ICC Champions Trophy is reaching the conclusion with the final two from Group A already being decided. With India and New Zealand qualifying for the semis, the two teams including the hosts Pakistan will be playing their last game against Bangladesh at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi on 27th February from 2:30 pm onwards. Pakistan were thrown out of the tournament after their loss against India in the final game. Batting first, Pakistan managed to score 241 runs. Saud Shakeel fought the battle scoring 62 runs. India then managed to chase the target with the help of Virat Kohli’s century. The second consecutive loss in the group stage shattered Pakistan’s hopes to qualify for the semis. TEAMS PREVIEW Pakistan Preview With the chances of qualifying for the semis are over, Pakistan will open the innings with Imam-ul-Haq and Babar Azam. Azam has 1293 runs in the 32 ODIs played since the last two years at an average of 44 with two centuries and eleven half-centuries. He will be the batter to watch out for though his average against Bangladesh is 30. Imam has played 17 games in the last two years scoring 606 runs with 6 half-centuries. Saud Shakeel will come at number three. Shakeel scored 62 runs in the last game against India.  Skipper Mohammad Rizwan will come in the middle with Salman Agha, Tayyab Tahir, and Khushdil Shah. Rizwan has been Pakistan’s leading run-scorer for the last two years with 1325 runs at an average of 57.60 including two centuries and 7 half-centuries. Salman Agha has an average of 60 and a strike rate of 105 – the highest among the pak batters in the last 10 ODIs. Khushdil Shah has scored 107 runs in the two games of the Champions Trophy.  Bangladesh Preview Bangladesh is going through a poor form in the limited-overs format. They have lost 11 of the last 15 ODIs. All eyes will be on Najmal Hossain Shanto, Mehidy Hasan Miraj, and Taskin Ahmed to perform well in the last game. Shanto will open for Bangladesh with Tanzid Hasan. He has 414 runs in the last 8 ODIs at an average of 59. He will be the batter to watch out for. Miraj will come at number three if Soumya Sarkar doesn’t play. He has 323 runs in the last 10 ODIs for Bangladesh. Towhid Hridoy will come in the middle with Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, and Jaker Ali. Hridoy has 984 runs in the last 31 innings since 2023 including a ton against India in the first game of the ongoing Champions Trophy. Mushfiqur Rahim has averaged 37 in the last two years. Mahmdullah is one of the only third player in the current squad who has an average above 40. All eyes will be on Jaker Ali who has been the most consistent. Ali has 264 runs in the last 7 games at an average of 52 – the highest among the Bangladeshi players. Weather Conditions The weather at  Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi is expected to be cloudy on match day, with temperatures ranging between 12 and 19 degrees Celsius. The rain is expected. Winds will blow from the southeast at 8-19 km/h. It gives a good balance for both bowlers and batsmen. Bowlers can benefit from the pitch in the early stages, which offers a nice bounce. As the game goes on and the pitch gets older, batsmen can play their shots comfortably. PAK vs BAN Pitch Report The game will be played at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi on 27th February from 2:30 pm onwards. The stadium has a capacity of 15000 spectators. The stadium has hosted 16 Tests, 27 ODIs, and 8 T20s.  Toss: To Bowl In 27 ODIs played here, the results have favored teams chasing the target on 15 occasions while 11 has been won by the teams chasing it. The average first-innings score is 242 with the highest total of 337. The team winning the toss should bowl first.

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Afghanistan vs England, ICCCT, Today Match Prediction

Afghanistan vs England, ICCCT, Today Match Prediction

𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇 :​ ​​Afghanistan vs England𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 : February 26, Wednesday𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 : 14:30 PM IST​​𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐔𝐄 : Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Cantt, Pakistan 𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 : 8th ODI 2025 After both lost their opening game in the ICC Champions Trophy, Afghanistan and England can ill-afford another defeat! Afghanistan vs England TV channels: The fans can watch the match live on Hotstar Live Streaming: Live streaming of the match will be available on the FAFA191 Cricket Exchange India and website. AFG vs ENG Match Prediction & Analysis One of the great features of the ICC Champions Trophy is that teams do not have to wait long for their next fixture but lose a couple in a row and you are more than likely to be heading home! That will be in the minds of both the Afghanistan and England players ahead of this match after they were beaten by South Africa and Australia on Friday and Saturday respectively. Although both suffered losses, Afghanistan were the least competitive, seemingly heading for defeat from the end of the first over, whereas England did at least post 350 in the first innings but still saw Australia knock the runs off with 15 balls to spare. TEAMS PREVIEW Afghanistan Preview There are plenty of areas for improvement for Afghanistan ahead of this game with only batter Rahmat Shah and bowling all-rounder Mohammad Nabi able to hold their heads up high after the performance against South Africa. The losing margin was 107 runs but it would certainly have been a lot wider if Nabi had not taken 2/51, while being the most economical of the bowling attack, and Rahmat had not struck 90 of Afghanistan’s 208 all out. Fortunately for Jonathan Trott’s side, there are plenty of accomplished players in this team and he will be looking at the opening pair of Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran at the top of the order with Rashid Khan’s spin a big threat along that of Nabi’s. England Preview There will be one forced change for England ahead of this game as Brydon Carse will miss the rest of the tournament and has been replaced in the squad by spinner Rehan Ahmed. Unfortunately for the latter though, he is not expected to arrive in Lahore until after this game has begun so it is thought that Jamie Overton will come in as a like for like replacement. Although England fell to another ODI defeat, and another in Asia at that, there were two major positives with the bat as Ben Duckett struck his career best 165 from 143 balls and Joe Root played the anchor role with 68 runs from 78 balls. England need a score from captain Jos Buttler and he will be looking to end a torrid run of returns against Afghanistan, With the ball, all of the six man bowling attack, bar Joe Root, took a wicket against Australia and Buttler looks likely to be very reliant on the accuracy of Adil Rashid once again. Weather Conditions No rain is forecast during the match on Wednesday but it will be a predominantly cloudy day-night fixture. Humidity will also come into consideration with dew likely to be a factor during the final 20 overs. AFG vs ENG Pitch Report Both England and Australia showed that this is a good batting wicket on Saturday and we expect whoever bats first to be looking to post a score of at least 330 on this pitch. Toss: To Bowl Teams chasing have had the most success across recent ODIs in Lahore so we predict that both captains will choose to bowl first should they win the toss ahead of the game.

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Australia vs South Africa, ICCCT, Today Match Prediction

Australia vs South Africa, ICCCT, Today Match Prediction

𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇 :​ ​​Australia vs South Africa 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 : February 25, Tuesday𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 : 14:30 PM IST​​𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐔𝐄 : Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan 𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 : 7th ODI 2025 Australia and South Africa both go in search of their second successive win in this year’s ICC Champions Trophy in this clash in Rawalpindi! Australia vs South Africa TV channels: The fans can watch the match live on Hotstar Live Streaming: Live streaming of the match will be available on the FAFA191 Cricket Exchange India and website. AUS vs RSA Match Prediction & Analysis Both teams came into their opening fixtures needing to find some confidence after suffering injuries to key pace bowlers and struggling in this format of late but wins by five wickets over England and by 107 runs over Afghanistan mean Australia and South Africa are both in strong positions ahead of this Group B clash on Tuesday. Games between these sides are rarely dull, from the 1999 Cricket World Cup semi-final to the ‘sandpapergate’ incident in Test cricket during the last decade, these are two teams who like to play hard. TEAMS PREVIEW Australia Preview It is not often that a team conceded 351 runs in an ODI but then goes on and wins the game with 15 balls remaining but that is exactly what Australia did when they played their great rivals England on Saturday. Although they would like to have conceded fewer runs, there were some fine performances with Ben Dwarshuis continuing to show that he is an international level cricketer by dismissing both Phil Salt and Jamie Smith in the powerplay. Adam Zampa produced another impressive display of spin bowling and Nathan Ellis showed the value of variations in keeping the run-rate down. South Africa Preview There could be a selection dilemma for South Africa ahead of this game after Ryan Rickelton came into the team in place of the injured Heinrich Klaasen against Afghanistan and hit 103 runs from 106 balls at the top of the order! With that century contributing to a victory by 107 runs, it could be that South Africa feel they can afford to give Klaasen a few more days rest but if not then Tony de Zorzi’s place at the top of the order could be in danger. That’s because there were also useful half-centuries from Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen and Aiden Markram in a fine batting display. Weather Conditions It does not look like being a particularly bright and sunny day in Rawalpindi on Tuesday. It will be cloudy and humid throughout with a good chance of rain in both innings. AUS vs RSA Pitch Report The pitch in Rawalpindi is a good one for batting so with the overhead conditions favouring the bowlers it could be a leveller! Whoever bats first will be looking to post a total of 300+. Toss: To Bowl Of the last five ODIs at this venue, only one has been won by the team batting first without the use of a super-over! And with the conditions looking good for bowlers, we expect both teams to want to chase.

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Delhi Capitals Women vs UP Warriorz Women, WPLT20, Today Match Prediction

Delhi Capitals Women vs UP Warriorz Women, WPLT20, Today Match Prediction

𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇 :​​ Delhi Capitals Women vs UP Warriorz Women𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 : February 22, Saturday𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 : 19:30 PM IST​​𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐔𝐄 : M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India 𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 : Womens Premier League, 2025 Delhi Capitals Women have dominated UP Warriorz Women in the Women’s Premier League, winning four out of their five encounters. Delhi Capitals Women vs UP Warriorz Women TV channels: The fans can watch the match live on Hotstar Live Streaming: Live streaming of the match will be available on the FAFA191 Cricket Exchange India and website. DCW vs UPW Match Prediction & Analysis Match eight of the 2025 Women’s Premier League brings us to the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium where Delhi Capitals Women meet UP Warriorz Women. Fresh from beating UP earlier this week, Delhi jumped to second place with that convincing victory. Things look bleak for UP though – they’re stuck at the bottom after dropping their last two matches. Given how both teams are playing, Delhi looks well-placed to come out on top again. TEAMS PREVIEW Delhi Capitals Preview Delhi Capitals Women have had a strong campaign so far, winning two out of their three games. Their most recent outing saw them secure a comfortable 7-wicket victory over UP Warriorz Women—who they’ll be facing again next—successfully chasing down a 167-run target with one delivery to spare. Skipper Meg Lanning anchored the chase with a fluent 69 off 49 balls, while Annabel Sutherland (41* off 35) and Marizanne Kapp (29* off 17) provided valuable support to see the team home. Lanning, Sutherland, and Kapp will be the core of Delhi’s batting order, and their performances will be key in the upcoming matches. One of them is likely to deliver another match-winning innings in the next game. Meanwhile, Jemimah Rodrigues has had a quiet start to the season, but given her class, a turnaround could be on the cards soon. On the bowling front, Sutherland has been Delhi’s most consistent performer, picking up five wickets in three matches at an economy of 8.50. Shikha Pandey and Minnu Mani have also chipped in with five wickets between them, and their contributions could be crucial in shaping the outcome of future games. UP Warriorz Preview UP Warriorz Women are struggling to find their rhythm this season, having suffered back-to-back losses, with their latest defeat coming against Delhi Capitals. The next few games give them a chance to regroup and work their way back into form. Kiran Navgire has been the standout performer with the bat, leading the team’s scoring charts with 66 runs in two innings at a blistering strike rate of 188.57. Shweta Sehrawat has chipped in with 53 runs across two matches, providing stability in the middle order. Deepti Sharma has added 46 runs so far and will be expected to deliver key contributions when needed. Sophie Ecclestone has led the bowling attack well, picking up three wickets in two outings while keeping her economy rate at 5.87. Grace Harris and Tahlia McGrath have found wickets too, but they’ll need to be sharper to contain Delhi’s batters. Weather Conditions The Chinnaswamy pitch shows a nice covering of grass but looks hard underneath – perfect for batters to play their shots. Expect good bounce and carry throughout. While spinners might not get much help, pacers could exploit some early movement under lights. The outfield is lightning quick as usual. Expect pleasant conditions in Bengaluru during the game with no chances of disruptions because of rain. DCW vs UPW Pitch Report Average first innings scores at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium hover around 150-160 runs, with dew likely to play a role later. The highest total posted at the venue is RCB Women’s 198-3 versus UP Warriorz Women, a game they won by 23 runs. Toss: To Bowl Teams batting second have found consistent success at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium. The numbers back this up – in last year’s Women’s Premier League, the chasing side walked away with wins in seven out of 11 matches here. Expect both teams to opt for bowling first if they win the toss.

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Australia vs England, ICCCT, Today Match Prediction

Australia vs England, ICCCT, Today Match Prediction

𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇 :​​ Australia vs England 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 : February 22, Saturday 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 : 14:30 PM IST​​𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐔𝐄 : Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Cantt, Pakistan 𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 : 4th ODI 2025 Australia and England begin their 2025 ICC Champions Trophy with a clash in Lahore! Australia vs England TV channels: The fans can watch the match live on Hotstar Live Streaming: Live streaming of the match will be available on the FAFA191 Cricket Exchange India and website. AUS vs ENG Match Prediction & Analysis Whenever Australia and England go head to head in any sport, there is plenty at stake and this game will be no different as both look to get off to a winning start in Group B of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy. There is an Ashes series on the horizon for late in the year but all focus will be on this clash in Lahore as both sides look to put poor recent ODI performances and poor ICC Champions Trophy showing behind them. Australia may have won the last Cricket World Cup but they are without their top three pace bowlers in Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood so their attack may lack some of it’s usual potency. TEAMS PREVIEW Australia Preview After dominating the Test series and winning 2-0, the boot was on the other foot in the ODI series as Australia were beaten 2-0 without putting up a fight on their recent tour to Sri Lanka. As a result, Steven Smith’s side must raise their game ahead of this clash even if their opponents are also in disappointing form. For a proud cricketing nation like Australia, their recent record in the ICC Champions Trophy, where they haven’t won a game since 2009, make for painful reading, so they will be looking to their experienced heads to get them through this opener. Top of that list will be Travis Head who has an exceptional ODI record against England and captain Smith who has hit over 17,000 international runs. England Preview England have been a very disappointing ODI side since they won the 2019 Cricket World Cup courtesy of the now famous Super-Over against New Zealand at Lord’s. But with Brendan McCullum leading the side, hopes are high that they could find some form from nowhere and dominate this tournament with an aggressive batting style. Key to the team will be opener Ben Duckett who has just recovered from an injury but has an excellent record in this format, particularly against Australia. Phil Salt will take on the role of ‘pinch hitter’ and will look to clear the boundary at every opportunity in the powerplay. With the ball, Adil Rashid has a strong record against Australia and the pace of Jofra Archer is always a point of difference across any format, particularly when he is fully fit. Weather Conditions The forecast is for pleasant weather in Lahore throughout Saturday with the temperature up at 22 degrees from the first ball. Although this is a day-nighter, the temperature will not drop below 19 degrees.  AUS vs ENG Pitch Report As seen in the recently completed Pakistan Tri-Nation Series, this is a good batting wicket with players generally finding it easy to score runs at a steady pace outside of the powerplay. A par score will be around 350. Toss: To Bat There is an even spread of victories for teams batting first and bowling first in recent 50-over internationals at the Gaddafi Stadium. Humidity levels will increase in the second half of the game so we predict that both sides will want to bat first on Saturday.

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Bangladesh vs India, ICCCT, Today Match Prediction

Bangladesh vs India, ICCCT, Today Match Prediction

𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇 :​​ Bangladesh vs India𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 : February 20, Thursday 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 : 14:30 PM IST​​𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐔𝐄 : Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 : 2nd ODI 2025 India to start their Champions Trophy campaign against the Noisy Neighbours. Pakistan vs New Zealand TV channels: The fans can watch the match live on Hotstar Live Streaming: Live streaming of the match will be available on the FAFA191 Cricket Exchange India and website. BAN vs IND Match Prediction & Analysis The wait is finally over for the Indian fans. Their team led by Rohit Sharma is set to kick off their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign against Bangladesh at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai on 20th February from 2:30 pm onwards. India had their hands on the trophy back in 2013 under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. They lost to their arch-rivals Pakistan in the last edition which was held in 2017. India is set to miss Jaspreet Bumrah due to a back injury. Harshit Rana has been called into the squad as his replacement. India whitewashed England in the three-match ODI series at home recently. Rohit Sharma’s century in the second ODI followed by Virat Kohli’s half-century in the last ODI were the key takeaways for India from the series. Ravindra Jadeja picked six wickets in the series at an average of just 10.  TEAMS PREVIEW Bangladesh Preview With the exits of Tamim Iqbal and Shakib al Hasan, the Bangladesh team is now centered on Najmal Hossain Shanto, Mehidy Hasan Miraj, and Taskin Ahmed. Tanzid Hasan will open the innings with Soumya Sarkar. The duo has a combined average of 33 in last year’s games. Sarkar scored a half-century (73) in the last ODI against West Indies. Najmul Hossain Shanto will come at number three. Shanto has 337 runs at an average of 84 in the last six ODIs with a century and two half-centuries. He will be the batter to watch out for. All eyes will be on the Bangladeshi middle-order who have scored most of the runs in the last year. Mehidy Hasan Miraj will lead the middle order with Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, and Mahmadullah. Miraz scored 305 runs in the 8 innings of the last year with three half-centuries. He averages 47 against India. Rahim played just 4 games in 2024, scoring 136 runs at an average of 68. He is the most prolific player when it comes to India with 750 runs in 25 innings. Mahmadullah scored 337 runs in 9 games of the last year with four half-centuries. He was their leading run-scorer. India Preview India will be high on confidence after winning the series against England at home. Rohit Sharma will open the innings with Shubhman Gill. Sharma scored a century in the second ODI of the series. Since 2023, Sharma has 1206 runs at an average above 50 with two centuries and 9 half-centuries. His average at Dubai is over 100. On the other hand, Gill has 1333 runs at an average of 51 in the last 29 games. He will be the batter to watch out for. Virat Kohli came back in the form with a half-century against England. Since 2023, Kohli has 1154 runs in 23 innings at an average above 60 with four centuries and 9 half centuries. Shreyas Iyer will come in the middle with KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, and Washington Sundar. Iyer has 973 runs in the last two years at an average of 51 with three centuries and 6 half-centuries. KL Rahul will be a threat for Bangladeshi bowlers in the middle. Rahul has 1033 runs in the last 26 ODIs at an average of 53. India has bolstered their army with all-rounders in the middle. Hardik Pandya has 287 runs in 12 innings with the bat and 23 wickets with the ball. Jadeja has been better than Pandya in this format since 2023 with 300-plus runs with the bat and 37 wickets with the ball. Weather Conditions The weather at  Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai is expected to be cloudy on match day, with temperatures ranging between 18 and 24 degrees Celsius. Winds will blow from the southeast at 8-19 km/h. It gives a good balance for both bowlers and batsmen. Bowlers can benefit from the pitch in the early stages, which offers a nice bounce. As the game goes on and the pitch gets older, batsmen can play their shots comfortably. BAN vs IND Pitch Report The game will be played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai on 20th February from 2:30 pm onwards. The stadium has a capacity of 25000 spectators. The stadium has hosted 13 Tests, 58 ODIs and 110 T20. Toss: To Bowl In 58 ODIs played here, the results have favored teams chasing the target on 34 occasions while 21 have been won by the teams chasing it. The average first-innings score is 218 with the highest total of 355. The team winning the toss should bowl first.

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Pakistan vs New Zealand, ICCCT, Today Match Prediction

Pakistan vs New Zealand, ICCCT, Today Match Prediction

𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇 :​​ Pakistan vs New Zealand​ ​​𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 : February 19, Wednesday𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 : 14:30 PM IST​​𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐔𝐄 : National Stadium Karachi, Karachi East, Pakistan​𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 : 1st ODI 2025 We have waited for eight years but finally the ICC Champions Trophy returns on Wednesday as Pakistan host New Zealand in match one! Pakistan vs New Zealand TV channels: The fans can watch the match live on Hotstar Live Streaming: Live streaming of the match will be available on the FAFA191 Cricket Exchange India and website. TEAMS PREVIEW Pakistan Preview Pakistan may not be playing their best cricket at the moment but they are still a side who are packed with match-winners and top international players. Right-handed opener Babar Azam may not be in the best form of his career but he recently went past 6000 ODI runs and a player of his class will find form again at some point. Fortunately his opening partner, Fakhar Zaman, is hitting the ball cleanly and will be confident coming into this game. Pakistan’s most consistent batters in this format are skipper Mohammed Rizwan and Salman Agha who will bat at four and five. Between the pair, they have scored almost 60% of their team’s runs in their last two ODIs. New Zealand Preview New Zealand were without Lockie Ferguson, Ben Sears, Matt Henry and Rachin Ravindra for the final of the Pakistan Tri-Nation Series but still had more than enough in the locker to win the final against Pakistan on Sunday. Ahead of this opener, the mood-music is that only Matt Henry will return to the XI with Rachin Ravindra not far away but not worth risking at this stage. In the batting department, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips have all made big scores on this trip and every New Zealand side always has batting depth. With the ball, the returning Henry will lead the attack with Michael Bracewell alongside Mitchell Santner providing vital control with accurate spin bowling. Weather Conditions The game will get underway at 14:00 local time, the hottest time of the day with the sun blaring out and the temperature at 29 degrees. Even after sundown, it will still be over 24 degrees in Karachi throughout the evening. PAK vs NZ Pitch Report Sunday’s final of the Pakistan Tri-Nation Series showed that there is something for both the batters and bowlers. No batter made a score of over 57 and it was Pakistan’s 242 which was easily overhauled by New Zealand with 28 balls and five wickets in hand. A par total looks to be around 300 on a pitch with consistent bounce. Toss: To Bat Of the last ten ODIs at the National Stadium in Karachi, five have been won by the team fielding first with five won by the side bowling first! With the hottest weather of the day likely to be in the first innings, we predict that both captains will want to bat first.

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Oman vs United States of America, ICCCWCLT, Today Match Prediction

Oman vs United States of America, ICCCWCLT, Today Match Prediction

𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇 :​​ Oman vs United States of America​​𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 : February 18, Tuesday𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 : 10:00 PM IST​​𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐔𝐄 : Al​𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 : ICC Cricket World Cup League Two, 2023-27​ The top two go head to head in the Cricket World Cup League 2 on Tuesday in Al Amerat. Oman vs United States of America​ TV channels: The fans can watch the match live on Hotstar Live Streaming: Live streaming of the match will be available on the FAFA191 Cricket Exchange India and website. OMA vs USA Match Prediction & Analysis This looks all set to be a cracking contest between the two sides who currently occupy the top places in the Cricket World Cup League 2! And although it is USA who have a two point lead over Oman, the teams could be level on 20 points, with a four point gap to Canada in third place after this contest has been completed. Oman have home advantage and have also had the better of USA in this format. For some that will be a surprise as USA made a good impression on home turn in the 2024 T20 World Cup but Oman are a real strong outfit themselves. We are expecting a very close contest, certainly a closer one than we saw one week ago when Oman got home with seven wickets to spare! TEAMS PREVIEW Oman Preview Although Oman have been clocking up the victories over recent games, they came very close to falling flat and ending in defeat in their last game against Namibia on Sunday. It was a very low-scoring affair, with the Namibians bowled out for 96 after an excellent bowling display from the hosts but their batting will need to go up a level for this game or else they will be in real trouble. Against Namibia, Oman hobbled over the line with only two wickets remaining and they will be looking to the top order of Aamir Kaleem, captain Jatinder Singh and Hammad Mirza to produce the goods in this game. United States of America Preview Although Oman failed to convince in their last game against Namibia, USA did not have the same problem, defeating the south Africans by 70 runs on Friday in Al Amerat. Controlled batting from opener Andries Gous and captain Monank Patel at number three set the platform for the side and although the upper middle-order failed there were plenty of lower order runs to help out. Those runs could be crucial once again in this match as every run will count in what is likely to be a close contest! With the ball, there are few pace bowlers at this level who can rival Saurabh Netravalkar for accuracy and ability to move the ball at pace. He comes into this game after taking 3/41 on Friday. Weather Conditions The forecast is for a beautiful day across Oman on Wednesday with the temperature above 25 degrees from start to finish. Expect sunny skies throughout with no chance of rain. OMA vs USA Pitch Report Although the Namibia versus Oman clash on Sunday made the pitch look like a bowler’s paradise, we expect the batters to dominate this time. A par score will be in the region of 280 on this surface. Toss: To Bat This will be an interesting toss as USA have won their recent games by batting first whereas Oman have had more joy when chasing. We predict that both teams will choose to bat first if they win the toss.

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