# Dynamo Dresden held Hannoverscher 96 to a scored draw [2-2] at home back in September.

# Dynamo have earned four positive results and scored 8 points in last 5 games.

# Dynamo are fighting to prevent relegation from Bundesliga II. They are two points behind safe spots.

# Hannoverscher 96 are three points behind playoff bracket.

# Blades [Sheffield Wednesday] scored against Millwall to stop the run of eight scoreless games.

# Sheffield Wednesday have lost nine games in a row.

# Sheffield Wednesday are 41 points behind safe places in English Championship. They can't win more than 36 points in 12 remaining games.

# Owls [Sheffield United] have won three of last five games and have scored ten points in last five games.

# Sheffield United are seven points behind playoff bracket but there is a ten-way race among the teams who will just miss out on the playoffs. This division - English League Championship is quite competitive this season.

# Torino have successfully put up a distance of six points on the Italian Serie A relegation zone and Genoa have kept it at three points.

# Both teams would like to stay in the Italian top flight next season. Torino have to add 13 points to be assured of that and Genoa are just a bit past the halfway line in their pursuit.

# Genoa have had better run of form in the recent weeks than Torino.

# OThis is the last match of group stage of National T20 Cup for both teams.

# Karachi Region Blues have won all three group stage matches. Islamabad Region Leopards have two wins and three losses.

# This match is a virtual knockout its winner will qualify for the final.

# Sri Lanka won the toss. They are going to bowl first and chase the target set by England.

# England won against Sri Lanka in T20 series [3-0] last month.

# Sri Lanka collapsed many times against England in the bilateral T20 series.

# England will have bat pretty well in this game. Their batsmen are familiar with Sri Lankan bowlers.

# Pallekele International Cricket Stadium is the venue of this game.

# Stadium: Square boundaries are 65 meters and 62 meters away. Straight-side boundary is 74 meters far.

# The pitch at Pallekele is dry and is likely to be on the slower side. There should be enough bounce on it.

# Hasina Perera and Harshitha Samarwickrama scored half centuries to help Sri Lankan Women to post 240 runs in the first inning of the first match of the bilateral series against West Indies Women.

# Inoka Ranaweera and Kavisha Dilhari respectively took 4 and 3 wickets to seal the victory by 10 runs.

# Stephanie Taylor and Jannillea Glasgow scored half centuries for Carribean Women.

# This match is decisive for West Indies Women. They have to win it to stay in the series.

# Sri Lankan Women can seal the series win by winning this match.

# Pakistan Women won the last T20 match of the bilateral T20 series against South Africa Women. Proteas Women won that series by 2-1.

# The venue of the first match of the bilateral ODI series is Springbok Park at Bloemfontein.

# Proteas Women are skilled in batting and spin bowling and Pakistan Women are skilled in spin bowling.

# Adelaide United Women have won four of last five Australian Women's A League games.

# Brisbane Roar Women have had consecutive losses after a positive run of results.

# Adelaide United Women are fifth and just one step ahead of Brisbane Roar Women in points ladder.

# Newcastle Jets have won seven Australian A League games in a row.

# Macarthur FC is the last team who defeated Newcastle Jets. They won a high scoring game [5-4].

# Newcastle Jets have won seven straight games since their last match against Macarthur FC.

# Macruthur FC currently hold the sixth and last playoff spot.

# This match is the final of Women's Rising Stars Asia Cup.

# The venue of the game is TerdThai Cricket Ground in Bangkok.

# Bangladeshi Women are skilled in bowling in middle overs and also restricting runs by taking wickets.

# Indian Women are skilled on the batting side.