• South Africa have won 16 of the last 18 one-day internationals they have played against Sri Lanka, including the last five straight.
• While Kagiso Rabada is expected to be fit for this game, the availability of Dale Steyn and Lungi Ngidi remains in doubt.
• Sri Lanka have played four one-day internationals at this ground and they have faced defeats on all four occasions.

Date – 24 May 2019

Time – 15:00:00, GMT +5:30

Venue – Sophia Gardens – Cardiff, England 

Winner -South Africa

Pitch Report

These should be good batting conditions. Seam bowlers, however, are expected to find some swing early on with the new ball.

South Africa Predicted Playing 11

• Faf du Plessis (c), Jean-Paul Duminy, Hashim Amla, Dale Steyn, David Miller, Imran Tahir, Chris Morris, Quinton de Kock, Dwaine Pretorius, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Kagiso Rabada, Andile Phehlukwayo, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi

Sri Lanka Predicted Playing 11

• Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Lasith Malinga, Angelo Mathews, Suranga Lakmal, Isuru Udana, Thisara Perera, Lahiru Thirimanne, Jeevan Mendis, Nuwan Pradeep, Dhananjaya de Silva, Milinda Siriwardana, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Jeffrey Vandersay, Avishka Ferna

• Pakistan will be desperate for a win after being hammered by England in the one-off T20I and five-match ODI series.
• Afghanistan have never beaten Pakistan in the fifty-over format; they have lost all the three matches played against them.
• Afghanistan will look to take advantage of an under-confident Pakistan bowling attack that was taken apart by the England batsmen.

Date – 24 May 2019

Time – 15:00:00, GMT +5:30

Venue – County Ground Bristol – Ashley Down, England 

Winner – Pakistan

Pitch Report

The ball should come nicely on to the bat on this beautiful batting surface. The team that bats first will want to hit the 300-run mark.

Pakistan Predicted Playing 11

• Sarfaraz Ahmed (c), Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Hafeez, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir, Haris Sohail, Babar Azam, Imam-ul-Haq, Asif Ali, Imad Wasim, Fakhar Zaman, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain

Afghanistan Predicted Playing 11

• Gulbadin Naib (c), Hamid Hassan, Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Nabi, Noor Ali Zadran, Samiullah Shenwari, Mohammad Shahzad, Aftab Alam, Dawlat Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Rashid Khan, Hazratullah Zazai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

• Scotland have been doing well at this ground and Sri Lanka’s poor form in ODIs will make them feel more optimistic about their chances.
• Scotland have the advantage of being familiar with the ground conditions while Sri Lanka have not played much cricket here.
• Sri Lanka are going in full-strength and the likes of Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera and Lasith Malinga add plenty of experience in the side.

Date –  May 21, 2019

 Time-   15:30:00, GMT +5:30

 Venue – Grange Cricket Club – Edinburgh, Scotland 

Winner – Srilanka

Scotland Predicted Playing 11

• Matthew Cross (wk), Kyle Coetzer (c), Calum MacLeod, Michael Jones, George Munsey, Craig Wallace, Tom Sole, Safyaan Sharif, Mark Watt, Alasdair Evans, Bradley Wheal

Sri Lanka Predicted Playing 11

• Avishka Fernando, Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Lahiru Thirimanne, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Kusal Perera (wk), Thisara Perera, Dhananjaya de Silva, Isuru Udana, Lasith Malinga, Suranga Lakmal

• Ireland won a low-scoring opening game to take a 1-0 lead against the World Cup-bound Afghans.
• Paul Stirling scored 71 in a total of 210 for Ireland, before Mark Adair claimed 4-19 to help bowl the tourists out for 138.
• After kicking off their pre-World Cup fixtures with a rain-affected 1-0 series win in Scotland, Afghanistan have not lost a bilateral ODI series since December 2017.

Date – May 21, 2019

Time-15:15:00, GMT +5:30

Venue- Civil Service Cricket Club – Belfast, Ireland 

Winner- Afghanistan 

Ireland Predicted Playing 11

• Paul Stirling, William Porterfield, Andy Balbirnie, Lorcan Tucker, Kevin O’Brien, Gary Wilson, George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Tim Murtagh, Andrew McBrine, Boyd Rankin

Afghanistan Predicted Playing 11

• Mohammad Shahzad, Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Noor Ali, Samiullah Shenwari, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Hamid Hassan, Aftab Alam, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

• Bangladesh have now won their last three ODIs played against the West Indies, including both the matches of the ongoing series.
• Bangladesh are sweating over the fitness of Shakib Al Hasan and it will be a big blow for them if he fails to recover in time for this game.
• Momentum is going to be with Bangladesh who are coming into this final match on the back of three consecutive victories.

Date  – May 17, 2019

Time –15:15:00, GMT +5:30

Venue -The Village – Dublin, Ireland

Winner – Bangladesh

Bangladesh Predicted Playing 11

• Tamim Iqbal, Liton Das/Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mohammad Mithun, Mahmudullah, Sabbir Rahman, Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Mehidy Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin/Abu Jayed, Mustafizur Rahman

West Indies Predicted Playing 11

• Shai Hope (wk), Sunil Ambris, Darren Bravo, Roston Chase, Jonathan Carter, Jason Holder (c), Fabian Allen, Ashley Nurse, Kemar Roach, Sheldon Cottrell, Shannon Gabriel

• Pakistan will be playing under a lot of pressure as they must ensure a win here in order to keep the series alive.
• England have faced only three defeats in their last ten completed one-day internationals at the Trent Bridge.
• Pakistan will take heart from their good batting performances on this tour and could give the hosts a big scare if they bowl well.    

Date -May 17, 2019

Time – 17:30:00, GMT +5:30

Venue -Trent Bridge – Nottingham, England

Winner – England

England Predicted Playing 11

• • • Jason Roy, James Vince, Joe Root, Jos Buttler (c/wk), Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Joe Denly, Adil Rashid, Tom Curran, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood

Pakistan Predicted Playing 11

• • Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c/wk), Asif Ali, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf/Mohammad Hasnain, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Junaid Khan

• Ireland are yet to register a win in the series while Bangladesh have momentum on their side with back-to-back wins over West Indies.
• Ireland have been below-par in the bowling department and their senior members like Rankin and Dockrell will have to be at their best.
• Bangladesh are already in the final while Ireland have nothing to lose now and playing fearless cricket might just work in their favor.

Date –  May 15, 2019 

venue – 15:15:00, GMT +5:30

Venue – Clontarf Cricket Club Ground – Dublin, Ireland 

Winner -Bangladesh

Ireland Predicted Playing 11

• Paul Stirling, James McCollum, Andrew Balbirnie, William Porterfield (c), Kevin O’Brien, Mark Adair, Gary Wilson (wk), George Dockrell, Tim Murtagh, Joshua Little, Boyd Rankin

Bangladesh Predicted Playing 11

• Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mohammad Mithun, Mahmudullah, Sabbir Rahman, Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Mehidy Hasan, Abu Jayed, Mustafizur Rahman

• England will be going high on confidence in this match after having beaten Pakistan in both the completed fixtures on the tour.
• England have been faring well at this ground in the fifty-over format; they have won three of their last four completed matches here.
• Pakistan have been impressive with the bat so far on this tour and they can push the hosts really hard if their bowlers perform well.

Date – May 14, 2019

Time -17:30:00, GMT +5:30

 Venue – County Cricket Ground – Chelmsford, England 

Winner – England

England Predicted Playing 11

• Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Liam Plunkett

Pakistan Predicted Playing 11

• Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Asif Ali/Mohammad Hafeez, Haris Sohail/Shoaib Malik, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c/wk), Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Junaid Khan, Shaheen Afridi

ABOUT THE MATCH

IPL 2019 has been great so far. There have been a ton of great matches, some excellent performances from young upcoming players, and better tactics from most of the teams involved. After all this, though, we are going to have yet another Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings IPL Final!

The two teams that finished at the top after the group stages have now managed to make their way into the IPL 2019 final and will be playing against each other for the fourth time this season.

The Mumbai Indians have won all three matches against the Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2019 prior to this one. Both the teams are used to being in the IPL final. They have each won the title three times in the past, the most for any side.

Mumbai Indians have reached the IPL final a total of four times before this one. The only time they did not win was against the Chennai Super Kings in 2010. The Chennai Super Kings have reached the IPL final a staggering seven times before this year. They have lost three out of their last four IPL finals including two to Mumbai Indians.

The venue for the IPL 2019 Final is the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

TOSS PREDICTION

The team winning the toss would like to bat second. Hyderabad has been a high scoring venue where defending a total has not been easy. There is also a worry that dew could come in the second inning and make bowling difficult.

Date – May 12, 2019

Time –19:30:00, GMT +5:30

 Venue – Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium – Hyderabad, India

Winner – Mumbai Indians

PITCH AND CONDITIONS

The IPL final 2019 Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings is going to be played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. There is no chance of rain on match day and humidity is also expected to be lower than what we have seen in previous matches.

The pitch in Hyderabad has been good for batting. There is some good bounce in the pitch and the ball comes nicely on to the bat. Spinners can play a role as the game progresses especially if there is no dew around

Mumbai Indians Predicted Playing 11

• Quinton de Kock (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Chahar

Chennai Super Kings Predicted Playing 11

• Faf du Plessis, Shane Watson, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Murali Vijay, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Deepak Chahar, Imran Tahir

• Chennai Super Kings secured convincing victories in both their encounters against the Delhi Capitals during the league stage.
• Delhi Capitals have now won five of their last six matches while Chennai Super Kings are coming on the back of two consecutive defeats.
• Chennai Super Kings have featured in nine editions of the Indian Premier League and have made it to the final on seven occasions.

Pitch Report

Like the last game the wicket will be pretty good for batting Spinners will get plenty of assistance due to the stickiness in the surface.

Date – May 10, 2019

Time –19:30:00, GMT +5:30

 Venue – ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam – India

Winner – Chennai Super Kings

Chennai Super Kings Predicted Playing 11

• Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Murali Vijay, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (c/wk), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Deepak Chahar, Imran Tahir

Delhi Capitals Predicted Playing 11

• Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Colin Munro, Axar Patel, Sherfane Rutherford, Keemo Paul, Amit Mishra, Trent Boult, Ishant Sharma