Test Championship

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I am going to do a Test Championship with every test playing nation in the world, and the result will show who is the best Test team in Cricket Captain 2022.

There will be two groups of 6, with the top 2 teams from each group advancing to the semi finals.

I will also be keeping track of stats which will be - most runs, most wickets, best batting average, best bowling average, highest score, best bowling and possibly some more if needed.

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The Groups are as follows....

Group A	Group B
Australia	India
England	South Africa
New Zealand	Pakistan
Sri Lanka	West Indies
Ireland	Bangladesh
Zimbabwe	Afghanistan

There will be 5 rounds for each group.

*these groups have been chosen based on the current ICC team test rankings to maintain fairness for all nations competing.

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Each teams in Group A's XI, they will be the same for each game to maintain fairness.

Australia

Khawaja
Warner
Labuschagne
S Smith
Head
C Green
Carey
Starc
Cummins
Lyon
Boland

England

B Duckett
Crawley
Pope
Root
Brook
Stokes
Bairstow
O Robinson
Wood
Leach
Anderson

New Zealand

D Conway
Latham
Williamson
Nicholls
D Mitchell
Blundell
M Bracewell
Jamieson
Southee
Wagner
Ajaz Patel

Sri Lanka

Nissanka
D Karunaratne
Kusal Mendis
Chandimal
Mathews
D de Silva
Dickwella
R Mendis
P Jayasuriya
Kumara
Asitha Fernando

Ireland

Stirling
Porterfield
Balbirnie
H Tector
Campher
Tucker
Dockrell
Adair
McBrine
Little
C Young

Zimbabwe

K Kasuza
T Kaitano
Shumba
S Williams
Maruma
R Kaia
Chakabva
Tiripano
Nyauchi
Ngarava
Muzarabani

[Trevfromsussex&Oz]

What draw are you using? I've got an old Australian Rules Football 1 - 6 league draw hidden away somewhere. Ask if you want me to find it.
I'd like to see CC (sureshot are you reading?) have an option to use the ATG lists in the early (1975 - 1990) World Cup draws.

[IGetOutToFullTosses]

What draw are you using? I've got an old Australian Rules Football 1 - 6 league draw hidden away somewhere. Ask if you want me to find it.
I'd like to see CC (sureshot are you reading?) have an option to use the ATG lists in the early (1975 - 1990) World Cup draws.

I am just using a randomized draw I found online. It should work fine I'd think.

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Group B's XI's

India

KL Rahul
Gill
Pujara
Kohli
Pant
S Iyer
Jadeja
R Ashwin
Axar Patel
M Siraj
Bumrah

South Africa

Elgar
Erwee
van der Dussen
Bavuma
Zondo
Verreynne
M Jansen
Maharaj
Rabada
Nortje
Ngidi

Pakistan

A Shafique
Imam-ul-Haq
Masood
Azam
S Shakil
A Salman
Rizwan
M Wasim
Abrar Ahmed
N Ali
S Afridi

West Indies

Brathwaite
T Chanderpaul
Bonner
Blackwood
Mayers
Holder
Da Silva
Chase
Joseph
Roach
Seales

Bangladesh

T Iqbal
Z Hasan
M Haque
Das
Al Hasan
Rahim
M Hasan
T Islam
T Ahmed
K Ahmed
M Rahman

Afghanistan

I Zadran
A Malik
R Shah
Shahidi
Shahidullah
Gurbaz
Janat
R Khan
Y Ahmadzai
Hotak
F Haque

[Wilted]

I posted a Championship with ATG teams (here) just before CC22 came out and it was a lot of fun, exhausting with how many matches that were played but fun nonetheless. Looking forward to seeing this plays out with modern teams.

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Group A Round 1 Fixture - Zimbabwe v Australia

Lineups

Zimbabwe XI - K Kasuza, T Kaitano, Shumba, S Williams, Maruma, R Kaia, Chakabva, Tiripano, Nyauchi, Ngarava, Muzarabani
Australia XI - Khawaja, Warner, Labuschagne, S Smith, Head, C Green, Carey, Starc, Cummins, Lyon, Boland

Australia win the toss and elect to bat

AUS 387
Warner 114, Carey 72,
Muzarabani 4-100, Ngarava 3-98,

ZIM 61
R Kaia 16*, Shumba 12,
Starc 6-8, Boland 2-16

ZIM 177
T Kaitano 79, K Kasuza 35,
Boland 4-22, Starc 2-53,

Australia win by an innings and 149 runs

Starc was awarded the MoM award.

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Group A Round 1 Fixture - England v Ireland

Lineups

England XI - B Duckett, Crawley, Pope, Root, Brook, Stokes, Bairstow, O Robinson, Wood, Leach, Anderson
Ireland XI - Stirling, Porterfield, Balbirnie, H Tector, Campher, Tucker, Dockrell, Adair, McBrine, Little, C Young

England win the toss and elect to bat

ENG 496
Pope 167, Stokes 96,
Adair 4-90, Little 3-145,

IRE 367
H Tector 96, Tucker 67,
O Robinson 4-68, Anderson 4-88,

ENG 204
Stokes 36, Brook 33,
C Young 4-69, Campher 3-34,

IRE 196
Stirling 85, Tucker 33,
Leach 3-25, Anderson 2-46,

England win by 137 runs

Pope was awarded the MoM award.

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Group A Round 1 Fixture - New Zealand v Sri Lanka

Lineups

New Zealand XI - D Conway, Latham, Williamson, Nicholls, D Mitchell, Blundell, M Bracewell, Jamieson, Southee, Wagner, Ajaz Patel
Sri Lanka XI - Nissanka, D Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis, Chandimal, Mathews, D de Silva, Dickwella, R Mendis, P Jayasuriya, Kumara, Asitha Fernando

New Zealand win the toss and elect to bat

NZ 206
M Bracewell 60*, D Conway 48,
Asitha Fernando 4-51, Kumara 3-27,

SL 357
D Karunaratne 127, Chandimal 88,
Jamieson 3-79, Wagner 2-79,

NZ 561-8 dec
Latham 165, Blundell 108,
Asitha Fernando 3-95, P Jayasuriya 3-104,

SL 294-7
Dickwella 92, Mathews 57,
Wagner 2-38, Jamieson 2-71,

Match Drawn

Latham was awarded the MoM award

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Group A Stats after Round 1

Most Runs
Pope - 194
Latham - 177
D Karunaratne - 137
D Conway - 133
Stirling - 132
Stokes - 132

Most Wickets
Starc - 8
Asitha Fernando - 7
Anderson - 6
Boland - 6
O Robinson - 6

Highest Score
Pope - 167
Latham - 165
D Karunaratne - 127
Warner - 114
Blundell - 108

Miscellaneous
Most Ducks - Porterfield (2)
Best Bowling - Starc (6-8)
Most Overs Bowled - D de Silva (71)
Most Runs Conceded - Little (214)

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Group B Round 1 Fixture - Afghanistan v India

Lineups

Afghanistan XI - I Zadran, A Malik, R Shah, Shahidi, Shahidullah, Gurbaz, Janat, R Khan, Y Ahmadzai, Hotak, F Haque
India XI - KL Rahul, Gill, Pujara, Kohli, Pant, S Iyer, Jadeja, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, M Siraj, Bumrah

India win the toss and elect to bowl

AFG 65
R Shah 12, R Khan 11*,
Bumrah 4-15, Axar Patel 3-8,

IND 502-8
Pujara 191, KL Rahul 100,
R Khan 4-143, F Haque 2-123,

AFG 204
I Zadran 55, Gurbaz 27,
Axar Patel 6-30, R Ashwin 2-55,

India win by an innings and 233 runs

Pujara was awarded the MotM award

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Group B Round 1 Fixture - South Africa v Bangladesh

Lineups

South African XI - Elgar, Erwee, van der Dussen, Bavuma, Zondo, Verreynne, M Jansen, Maharaj, Rabada, Nortje, Ngidi
Bangladesh XI - T Iqbal, Z Hasan, M Haque, Das, Al Hasan, Rahim, M Hasan, T Islam, T Ahmed, K Ahmed, M Rahman

South Africa win the toss and elect to bat

SA 303
Zondo 91*, Bavuma 67,
M Rahman 3-41, T Ahmed 2-29,

BAN 245
Das 65, Al Hasan 65,
Ngidi 4-45, Rabada 4-56,

SA 187
M Jansen 64, Maharaj 32,
M Hasan 4-58, M Rahman 3-42,

BAN
M Haque 75, Z Hasan 22,
Rabada 5-66, Ngidi 2-66,

South Africa win by 60 runs

Rabada was awarded the MotM award

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Group B Round 1 Fixture - Pakistan v West Indies

Lineups

Pakistan XI - A Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Masood, Azam, S Shakil, A Salman, Rizwan, M Wasim, Abrar Ahmed, N Ali, S Afridi
West Indies XI - Brathwaite, T Chanderpaul, Bonner, Blackwood, Mayers, Holder, Da Silva, Chase, Joseph, Roach, Seales

West Indies win the toss and elect to bat

WI 479
Blackwood 138, Mayers 118,
S Afridi 5-100, Abrar Ahmed 3-158

PAK 256
Masood 75*, A Salman 54,
Roach 5-65, Seales 3-67,

WI 326
Chase 56, T Chanderpaul 46,
Abrar Ahmed 6-62, S Afridi 3-89,

PAK 299
A Shafique 77, Masood 52,
Chase 4-52, Holder 2-34

West Indies win by 245 runs

Blackwood was awarded the MotM award

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Overall Stats after Round 1

Most Runs
Pope - 194
Pujara - 191
Latham - 177
Blackwood - 174
D Karunaratne - 137

Most Wickets
Axar Patel - 9
Rabada - 9
Abrar Ahmed - 9
Starc - 8
S Afridi - 8

Highest Individual Score
Pujara - 191
Pope - 167
Latham - 165

Best Bowling in an innings
Starc - 6/8
Axar Patel - 6/30
Abrar Ahmed - 6/62

Miscellaneous
Most Ducks - Porterfield (2)
Most Not Outs - R Khan (2)
Most Overs Bowled - Abrar Ahmed (74)
Most Runs Conceded - D de Silva (257)
Most Overs Bowled without taking a wicket - M Wasim (25)
Most Fifties - Masood and Chase (2)