The onus would be on the bowlers in both sides to step up to the plate and assist the batters to win the game for the side.

Just after India have returned from the tour of Australia and New Zealand, the Aussies arrive on the Indian shores for a two-match T20I series...

Defending champions Islamabad United met Peshawar Zalmi in the last year's PSL final when they came out victorious courtesy of a quick half-century from skipper Luke Ronchi.

Multan Sultans ended the last season of the Pakistan Super League on a dismal note and looks like they have started similarly this year as well.

Afghanistan have a great head to head T20I record against Ireland and have beaten them nine times out of the total 12 matches played between the two teams.

Peshawar Zalmi have had the wood over Karachi Kings and have beaten them six times out of the eight matches played between the two teams.

Quetta Gladiators have won both of their matches till now and are looking in good rhythm.

Sri Lanka's Test win in the first Test at Durban was truly historic but from the predictions point of you it is worth remembering that matches such as this are far and few between them and expecting a repeat of that isn't a very realistic idea.

Having already taken an unassailable lead in the ODI series, New Zealand would look to try out new players and give few players some more game time as they look to finetune leading up to the 2019 World Cup.

Windies might have dominated England in the three-match Test series and won the series 2-1 but they still remain underdogs in the ODI format where England are the current top-ranked team.

Islamabad United got their Pakistan Super League campaign off to a good start as expected by winning their opening game but lost to Multan Sultans thereafter.

After losing against defending Champions Islamabad United in the first match, Lahore Qalandars bounced back to win their second game against Karachi Kings comfortably by 22 runs.

Melbourne Renegades beat Sydney Sixers by three wickets in the semi-final as they successfully chased 181 to move to the Final.

There we have it, the Northern Knights and Central Districts will compete once again in the Final of the Super Smash, a repeat of the last year's Final.

The last time Oman and Scotland faced each other was in the Desert T20 Challenge in 2017 in Dubai.

In the eight matches that Netherlands have played against Ireland, they have won five of them and lost two, while there has been no outcome in one match.

As Bangladeshi captain Mashrafe Mortaza conceded, the team needs one week to adjust to the conditions but in professional sport acclimatising is no excuse.

Islamabad United allayed the disappointment among the PSL fans after Pitbull could not perform at the opening ceremony by taking the PSL opener by five wickets.

Karachi Kings went for Liam Livingstone this year. The move worked perfectly as the Englishman scored 82 runs from just 43 deliveries to set the pace for the Kings' batting lineup to cash in.

Despite odds stacked against them, Netherlands started their quadrangular series campaign on a winning note with a seven-wicket win over Scotland.