Perth Scorchers face Adelaide Strikers in the BBL knockout final, with a chance to win a historic hat-trick of titles. The team, which had previously defeated Brisbane Heat, was confident of clinching the second spot and knocking out the Heat in the Qualifier. The Scorchers’ aspirations of winning the title were dashed by their shock home loss to the Sixers Rocks. However, they were left stunned by a brilliant chase led by opener Daniel Hughes and finished calmly by skipper Moises Henriques. If they win, they will have to play either the Heat or the Sixers away. The match was a…
Author: Priyanshi Garg
Surrey wicketkeeper Jamie Smith, a future England Test wicketkeeper, will be absent from the England Lions’ India A match against India A. Smith, a Surrey academy product, made his ODI debut in September and was praised by Ian Bell and Ben Stokes during England’s New Zealand tour. The ECB was very supportive. Smith has signed a contract with Gulf Giants, under former England coach Andy Flower, instead of spending another winter with the Lions. The ECB management is fully supportive, with Mo Bobat and Rob Key on board. Smith believes it will help him achieve his three-format international cricket ambition.…
India players practice a lot in Bengaluru’s nets before their third T20I match against Afghanistan. Aakash Chopra, a former Indian opener, has examined Rohit Sharma’s style of dismissals in the current series with Afghanistan. Though he may not change his approach despite the losses, he believes that the right-handed batsman was attempting to play aggressive cricket. “In a video that he uploaded to YouTube, Chopra said, “The way Rohit played in the initial two matches, it looked like he was assuming an ultra-aggressive mode, that he would try to hit every ball and do that without getting set. He was once…
During the commentary, Ricky Ponting correctly predicted a wicket three times. Ricky Ponting is considered one of the game’s greatest players, and he was one of the best leaders to have ever played. Ponting has won the most ICC trophies (4) as a captain, however, MS Dhoni is the only skipper to win all three of the ICC trophies. Recently, Ponting gained notoriety for properly calling Nikhil Chaudhary’s wicket in a BBL match between the Melbourne Stars and the Hobart Hurricanes. At the time of the prediction, Nathan Coulter-Nile was about to hit a run in for the third delivery…
On Tuesday, January 16, round seven of the Senior Women’s One Day Trophy 2024 included a total of 17 matches. Read 2024 Senior Women’s One-Day Trophy Top wicket-takers and run-scorers. Nine of these 17 games were won by the teams that chased the targets down. This round’s hitters’ outing was respectable. In six games, the first-batting teams scored more than 200 runs. Against Manipur, Railways amassed 347 runs at a cost of seven wickets. That was the day’s top score. They won the match by an overwhelming 286 runs, holding Manipur to only 61 runs. In 19.5 overs, Meghalaya was…
After defeating Alipurduar Thunders by three wickets on Monday, the Purba Medinipur Dragons won the Kolkata T20 Tournament 2024 for the fourth time in a row. They now have eight points overall after the victory, solidifying their place at the top of the points table. In contrast, Alipurduar Thunders dropped their opening match of the competition but held the second position on the standings. As of right now, the Jhargram Firebolts have two victories in four games, enough for third place. As of this now in the competition, they have four points. On Monday, Kalimpong Falcons had the opportunity to…
Aakash Chopra is opposing India playing Sanju Samson against Afghanistan in place of Jitesh Sharma in the third T20I in Bengaluru. The match will be played on Wednesday, January 17. With an unstoppable 2-0 lead, the Men in Blue go into the third and final game of the series. Jitesh, who batted as the wicketkeeper-batter in the first two Twenty20 Internationals, hammered a twenty-ball thirty-one in the first game of the series but was out for a duck in the second. Aakash Chopra is opposing India playing Sanju Samson Chopra expressed his opinion that Samson shouldn’t take Jitesh’s spot in…
The Men in Green faced harsh criticism on Twitter after losing the T20Is against New Zealand with two games remaining. Pakistan’s Twenty20 International career under Shaheen Afridi has started horribly as they lost the third Twenty20 International against New Zealand on Wednesday by 45 runs at the University Oval in Dunedin, conceding the five-match series with two games left. So far in the series, Finn Allen has been particularly cruel at the top of the order against the bowlers from Pakistan. In the third match of the series, the opening batsman went one step further after scoring 34 and 74 runs…
Chelsea plotting surprise January moves for Real Madrid and Liverpool legends. The 32-year-old attacker from Brazil had eight successful seasons with Liverpool, winning all major trophies once, before agreeing to a three-year contract with the Saudi team in the summer. With the Reds, he played in 362 games and recorded 111 goals and 79 assists. Victor Osimhen of Napoli and Ivan Toney of Brentford are allegedly targets for Chelsea. Mauricio Pochettino discusses Thiago Silva’s Chelsea circumstances. According to Mauricio Pochettino, Chelsea and Thiago Silva are not discussing a possible contract extension. The superstar Brazilian left Paris Saint-Germain in the summer…
Deco points out his belief in Xavi following Barcelona’s crushing 4-1 loss to Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup final in Riyadh on Sunday. With a first-half hat-trick, Vinicius Junior stole the show. He scored the first goal in less than seven minutes and interrupted Cristiano Ronaldo’s famous Siu celebration. He increased Madrid’s advantage after three minutes, and in the 33rd, Robert Lewandowski cut the deficit. Six minutes later, though, the Madrid striker finished his hat-trick to give the La Liga leaders a two-goal lead again. Carlo Ancelotti’s team won handily and won their first title of the year…
Rohan Gavaskar on Jitesh Sharma’s removal from the IND vs. AFG 2nd T20 International. According to Rohan Gavaskar, the Men in Blue have to think about resting Shivam Dube for the match to allow players like Sanju Samson and Avesh Khan more opportunities. He went on, “I think you’ve seen enough of him now.” “I believe there are a couple more folks to consider, but he’s made his case. Someone like Avesh Khan, we have not seen him. Again, Kuldeep played with such assurance that it was hard to see him execute”. The third and final Twenty20 International match will…
Three Angelo Mathews scandals that garnered media attention in recent years. Angelo Mathews, playing in his first Twenty20 international match in over three years. He helped Sri Lanka chase down the target with a match-winning performance of 46 runs off 38 balls on Sunday. In the match’s last ball, Sri Lanka amassed 144 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Due to Mathews’ accusations that the previous panel utilized “agendas” in their decision-making, he has not been allowed to participate in the white-ball setup since March 2021. In light of this, we examine three recent scandals involving…
Kuldeep Yadav is left off of Pragyan Ojha’s list of his favorite Indian spinners for the 2024 T20 World CupWhen asked which two Indian spinners he favored, Suresh Raina named Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel. “Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel for sure,” he remarked. Depending on how he performs in the IPL this year, I think Yuzvendra Chahal is another option. He is an entirely different kind of match-winner with the manner he delivers the ball.” The former all-rounder for India continued by saying that Yuzvendra Chahal may be considered if he does well in the IPL in 2024. “Sanju…
Shivam Dube’s game-winning runs in the second IND vs. AFG T20I: Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill’s funny dugout response. With an easy six-wicket victory, the home team completed the three-match series with a commanding two-match advantage. In the second Twenty20 International at the Holkar Stadium in Indore, Afghanistan batted first and amassed 172 runs in 20 overs. The leading scorer for the Afghan team was Gulbadin Naib, with few contributions from Najibullah Zadram, Karim Janat, and Mujeeb Ur Rahman. After that, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shivam Dube struck forceful half-centuries to aid India in effortlessly pursuing the goal. After a 14-month absence…
Shubman Gill, a young player for Team India, has been left out of the starting lineup for Sunday’s second Twenty20 International against Afghanistan. Fans react following Team India’s withdrawal of Shubman Gill. The hosts now lead the three-match series 1-0 after winning the opening Twenty20 International in Mohali on Thursday. The second T20I of the series is being held tonight at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore. Virat Kohli has returned to the starting lineup following his absence from the last match due to personal issues. Yashasvi Jaiswal, who missed the match in Mohali because of a niggle, was back…