This week’s cricket matches are intrigued fans to look forward to. Each team is ready to give an exciting clash in these upcoming games to rise above. These upcoming test series games of Sri Lanka vs Australia and the ODI game of India vs England will be the starting matches of this week’s ICC 2024-25. Players prepare their best to show on the ground as the teams are scheduled to face off for their upcoming matches. Along with the anticipation for rival clashes, the ICC 2024-25 season promises to give the teams intense competition and thrilling gameplay. Both matches hold significant importance to their teams, and they are ready to show their potential on the ground and stay as best in the ICC season. Even though they are playing cricket, the test match and ODI hold different meanings to their respective matches. As the test match stays to check the player’s potential and stamina to stay on the ground, it also gives an ease of mind to check every strategy for their upcoming matches. On the other hand, ODI is different as it has to provide its best effort without flaws to achieve victory in these fixed overs. Still, it creates new combinations of tactics to perform even better in defeating their opponent. And now, cricket fans are waiting to witness the great clash between India and England in their first ODI series of three games.
The test match between Sri Lanka and Australia is scheduled to take place at Galle International Stadium, and Australia is holding the lead with their previous victory. Sri Lanka fans are hoping the team will perform better in this second game to avoid a clean-sheet loss. Throughout the tough fight in the game, Sri Lanka lost against Australia as they won by an innings and 242 runs. It shows their strength to be considered. To counter their potential, Sri Lanka players are preparing with their own tactics, which raise the curiosity among fans and hold the expectation to look forward to this highly anticipated second test match between Australia and Sri Lanka. Australia Captain Steve Smith expected to prove his potential in the upcoming game as he guided better to score victory in the previous match. As the ICC 2024-25 cricket season promised to deliver a thrilling encounter and moments remembered for fans, the upcoming test game and ODI match will stay in the hearts of fans. This expectation for top-notch performance and the fierce competition between teams is ready to bring enjoyment to sports and gather millions of fans worldwide. Visit our website for all the exciting details and everything you need to know about your favorite teams and events.
Upcoming Games
Sri Lanka vs Australia
In this upcoming ICC 2024-25 season games, Sri Lanka and Australia are ready to play the second match of their test series from February 6 – 10, 2025, at Galle International Stadium (Sri Lanka). After their previous loss, this match remains vital for Sri Lanka and puts extra pressure on their game against Australia.
Team Analysis
In the upcoming second game of the test series, Sri Lanka stays led by Dhananjaya de Silva as the captain. He is a well-versed right-handed batter and a right-arm medium bowler. As for his previous score of 22 runs in 34 balls, fans expect an improvement in the upcoming test game. Following him, Dinesh Chandimal is ready to show his strength in this upcoming second test game, as he showed great gameplay in the first innings. For 139 balls against Australian bowlers, Dinesh scored 72 runs with great patience in his play. It shows his talent for improving and climbing further toward his goal. Other players like Kamindu Mendis and Kusal Mendis must focus on their gameplay as they hold room for development in their tactics and style. Prabath Jayasuriya and Jeffrey Vandersay are the star performers in the bowling unit and claimed wickets of Australian batters in the first innings. With a solid lineup in the team, fans expect to see a change in the gameplay of Sri Lanka in an upcoming second test match.
After their first victory test game against Sri Lanka, Australia was ready to step into the ground with solid confidence to defeat them in a clean sheet. Steve Smith guided Australia’s team in the previous match and claimed an overwhelming victory against their opponent. Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith, and Josh Inglis are the fine batters who scored more than a hundred runs in the first innings of the previous test game. Following it, Alex Carey and Travis Head also proved their potential in the last game and expect to make greater contributions in the upcoming second test game. As for the bowlers, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Starc, and Nathan Lyon showed their talent against Sri Lanka batters. With their solid, tough bowling style, the opponents struggled to score the run. Continuing the first innings, Australia bowlers placed constant pressure on Sri Lanka batters in the second innings. Mattew Kuhnemann and Nathan Lyon are the star players who hold the fans’ attention to expect their contribution in the upcoming second test game against Sri Lanka.
Pivotal Players
- Usman Khawaja (Australia): Usman Khawaja is the star player in the Australia team. For his excellent performance in the last test game, he won the Player of the Match award.
- Dinesh Chandimal (Sri Lanka): Fans of the Sri Lanka team know Dinesh Chandimal as their star player and are eager for his contribution in the upcoming second test game.
Prediction
After an overwhelming victory against their opponent, Australia stays leading from Sri Lanka and is ready to play their upcoming second test game. As a short brief of the previous game performance, Australia showed their dominance against their opponent by scoring 654 runs and 6 wickets. It declared the victory over Sri Lanka with 242 runs by inning. As top players, Usman Khawaja, Steven Smith, and Josh Inglis are the ones who score more than a hundred runs to lead their team toward victory. Notably, Khawaja and Smith score 232 and 141 runs for 352 and 251 balls. It shows their patience to play the game without any rush or hesitation. Fans expect the upcoming match lineup will stay without the change, and Usman Khawaja will be opening batter with Travis Head. Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Alex Carey, and Josh Inglis will handle the middle order. Beau Webster and Michell Starc expect to play at the bottom in order to face the tough situation. With star performers in the lineup, the batting orders look solid for the upcoming match. In the bowling unit, spinners like Matthew Kuhnemann and Nathan Lyon are potential threats for Sri Lanka batters, which raises their opportunity to show intense gameplay in this upcoming game.
On the other side, Sri Lanka is preparing for their upcoming second test match to give their best effort against Australia and win the game. After last week’s test match, and their totals were not even close to being given, the victory proved that Sri Lanka lacked strength in both batting and bowling against their opponent. As learned, this leaves Sri Lanka with room to improve for the upcoming second test game. As the host for the upcoming match, Sri Lanka holds the advantage of playing their game on home ground. It gives them an emotional advantage to stay calm and decisive to try their best against Australian players. Even in the failing efforts of batters, Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mattews hold their own time to shine. They are expected to continue their strong performance in this upcoming second test game. Oshada Fernando and Dimuth Karunaratne are expected to play as openers, and Mattews, Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, and Dhananjaya de Silva are to manage the middle order. Jeffrey Vandersay, Nishan Peiris, and Kusal Mendis are to control the lower order in the tough time of the match. As for the bowling unit, they raised the level after the previous struggle faced against the Australian batters. Prabath Jayasuriya and Jeffrey Vandersay are the players who claimed more wickets than their opponents, which gives logical expectations from fans. While the expectation for Sri Lanka was higher after their hard downfall and pressure to carry in this upcoming match, Australia is likely to claim the victory over their opponent with confidence.
India vs England
India and England are preparing to start a new ODI series of three matches in this ICC 2024-25. The first ODI match will be on February 6, 2025, at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium. As greater anticipation roams around the match, fans are excited to witness this thrilling game.
Team Analysis
After the hard trial in the path, India is now ready to play their new ODI series against England. After their last ODI three-game series against Sri Lanka ended in a disappointing loss on India’s side, fans hope there will be a change in performance and improvement to reach victory. Looking briefly at their previous ODI games with Sri Lanka, India ended up tied in their first game for 230 runs. But they faced a crushing defeat in the second match, as India failed to reach the goal of 240 and ended up all out in 208 runs in 42.2 overs. After the defeat, fans and teams focused on their ODI series’ last and third games. Sri Lanka scored 248 runs and 7 wickets in 50 overs. With the goal of 249 runs to reach for victory, India entered the ground for batting. But with a score of 138 and 26.1 overs, India faced defeat with all out. After this ODI series loss, players went to play tournaments and T20 matches. The ODI lineup is now reunited to play a new series against England. The first game is scheduled to be played on February 6, 2025. After the last ODI series defeat, fans expect a clean-sheet victory from India in this upcoming ODI series with England. Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, everyone was excited to witness a great clash against England.
On the other side, England is preparing to play their upcoming ODI series with India after a close defeat for England against West Indies. England gave their best efforts in the three-game ODI series as they entered the ground to bat first. After scoring 209 runs in 45.1 overs, all batters are out. West Indies won the game via the DLS method of scoring 157 runs for 25.5 overs. After the last loss, England was determined to win the second game against their opponent. As they prepared, the second game was better for England in both batting and bowling units. After scoring 328 runs and 6 wickets in 50 overs, England won the match by scoring 329 runs in five wickets in 47.3 overs. After the previous victory, fans expected England to claim the third game victory and win the ODI series, but the tide turned towards the West Indies as they won the game along with the ODI series. With the tough call for England’s batter, they still succeed in scoring 263 runs in 50 overs. But West Indies gave a solid performance against their opponent and won the game with 267 runs and 2 wickets in 43 overs. Now, they are ready to play a new ODI series game against India, and Jos Buttler is holding the captaincy from Liam Livingstone.
Pivotal Players
- Joe Root (England): Joe Root is one of the notable players in England who holds the attention of fans who expect a performance in the upcoming ODI series. He also stays top on the ranking of test batting and is averaging 47.60.
- Virat Kohli (India): Virat Kohli is ready to give his excellent performance in the upcoming ODI series with England after failing to reach above 24 in his three ODI innings last year. Fans expect his improved gameplay against England bowlers.
Prediction
After their past ODI series loss, India is gearing up to play a new ODI series against England with a blend of young stars and veteran players in the team. Also, Rohit Sharma entered the ground as captain for this ODI series even after facing a crushing defeat against Sri Lanka. As for the Batting order for the upcoming games, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Shubman Gill are expected to be in the opening-order lineup. As they hold the best partnership and consistency to score runs better. This ODI series is essential for Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma as both have underwhelming performances in the red-ball cricket. Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, and all-rounder Hardik Pandya will be played in the middle order to support their team. India holds Mohammed Shami and Arshdeep Singh in the bowling unit to start bowling against opponent batters. Following them, the bowling unit holds spin options like Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, and Ravindra Jadeja to attack the England batters. With solid lineups for both batting and bowling, fans believe India will achieve the victory.
On the flip side, England is ready to play their new ODI series game against India after strong preparation for this upcoming game. After their last ODI defeat facing West Indies, fans believe this new ODI series will be a new start. Also, facing a defeat in T20 International, this upcoming ODI format will be a new flow for the players. Also, this series has a captaincy change from Liam Livingstone to Jos Buttler. With England holding a solid batting lineup, they have key players like Joe Root, Harry Brook, and Jos Buttler to increase their scores as best players. As the lineup for the match, Ben Duckett and Phil Salt are expected to enter the ground as opening batters. Following them, Liam Livingstone and Jamie Overton will handle the middle and lower orders. Jofra Archer and Mark Wood are expected to start with the new ball in the bowling unit. Brydon Carse is another player who performed better in T20I, along with Adil Rashid, who gave an excellent performance. While England better understands their teamwork and stats compared to their previous games, a team with strong creativity to win their game is vital. Comparing both teams past performance and stats, India holds higher odds of winning this game.
