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For the first time in the World Cup and ODI history, Bangladesh defeated Pakistan in the 1999 World Cup game played at Northamptonshire. Pakistan captain Wasim Akram won the toss and decided to field first. The decision did not pay off as Shahriar Hossain played with positive intent while Mehrab Hossain struggled against Pakistan top quality bowling. Saqlain Mushtaq got the breakthrough dismissing Hossain for 9 off 42 balls. Saqlain struck again to get rid of Shahriar Hossain. After the fall of 2 quick wickets, Aminul Islam and Akram Khan put on 50 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Shahid Afridi got the breakthrough dismissing Islam for 15. Pakistan came back strongly to reduce Bangladesh at 148 for 5. Minhajul Abedin and Khaled Mahmud put on 39 runs for the 6 th wicket. Pakistan kept on picking wickets at regular intervals to restrict Bangladesh at 223 for 9 in 50 overs. Akram Khan was the top scorer for Bangladesh with 42, Khaled Mahmud made 27. For Pakistan, Saqlain Mushtaq wrea...

On 31 st May 2019, West Indies crushed Pakistan in the 2 nd match of the 2019 World Cup game played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. West Indies captain Jason Holder won the toss and decided to field first. Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq began off to a steady start putting on 17 runs. Sheldon Cottrell dismissed Imam for 2 caught down the leg. Andre Russell was bought into the attack in the 6 th over and struck immediately to dismiss Zaman with a quick bouncer that hit Fakhar helmet onto the stumps. A one-handed catch by Shai Hope ended Haris Sohail innings. At the end of 10 overs, Pakistan was in trouble at 45 for 3. After the power play overs, Oshane Thomas, Jason Holder and, Andre Russell wreaked havoc among the Pakistani batsmen. Thomas picked Babar Azam, Mohammed Hafeez, Shadab Khan. Wahab Riaz played a quickfire cameo scoring 18 off 11 balls. Thomas dismissed Riaz to bowl out Pakistan for a paltry total of 105 in just 21.4 overs. Oshane Thomas finished with figures of 4 fo...

Salt Pond Breakers defeated Grenadine Divers by 5 wickets in the first semi-finals played at the Arnos Vale Sporting Complex, St Vincent on Saturday. Grenadine Divers captain Asif Hooper won the toss and decided to bat first. It was a flying start by Asif Hooper and Romano Pierre who put pressure on Salt Pond Breakers bowlers. Hooper and Pierre looked in great touch which kept the Divers on course for a big total. Wesrick Strough got the breakthrough for Breakers dismissing Pierre for 22 off 18 balls. Divers openers added 56 runs in 5.5 overs. Salt Pond Breakers came back strongly as they picked wickets at regular intervals. The inform Alex Samuel, Shem Browne and, the lower order batsman failed to contribute any runs. Out of the 9 wickets, 4 were run-outs. From 56 for 1, Divers crawled to 82 for 9 in 10 overs. Delorn Johnson was the pick of the bowlers with amazing figures of 2 for 4, Wesrick Strough taking 2 for 11 and, Jeremy Lane 1 for 21. It was a dreadful start for...

On the final day of the Vincy Premier T10 league, La Soufriere Hikers and Botanic Garden Rangers registered contrasting wins. Hikers have moved up to the top of the points table while Strikers end the tournament with only 2 points. Botanic Garden Rangers is at the number 3 place with 10 points while Divers is at number 4 with 4 points. La Soufriere Hikers versus Ford Charlotte Strikers Ford Charlotte Strikers captain Keron Cottoy won the toss and decided to bat first. The decision did not pay off as Sealroy Williams was dismissed by Dillion Douglas in the 2 nd over for 5. Othniel Lewis got the big wicket getting the dangerous Gidron Pope cheaply. Coming to bowl his first over, Kimson Dalzell reduced Strikers to 31 for 3. Dalzell dismissed Olanzo Bellingy for a run ball 16. Kirton Lava and Ronald Scott steadied the innings for Strikers with a counterattacking 40 runs stand for the 4 th wicket. Kenson Dalzell took the wicket of Lava for 20. Scott showed his cla...

On 29 th May 2016, Sunrisers Hyderabad won their maiden IPL title by defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner won the toss and decided to bat first. Warner and Shikhar Dhawan got the team off to a flying start putting the pressure on RCB bowlers right from word go. At the end of six overs, both openers raced to 59 for 0. After the power play overs, SRH lost their first wicket in the form of Shikhar Dhawan for 28 off 25 balls. Dhawan and Warner added 63 runs in 6.4 overs. Warner led from the front and played with positive intent. On the other hand, Moises Henriques struggled scoring just 4 runs. After the fall of Henriques wicket, Yuvraj Singh joined in and kept on the momentum with clean hitting. Warner completed his fifty off 24 balls. Warner fell for a superb 69 off 38 balls. SRH lost the wickets of Deepak Hooda, Yuvraj Singh, Naman Ojha and, Bipul Sharma. Ben Cutting was simply sensational ...

On 28 th May 2010, Rohit Sharma scored his maiden One-day international century against Zimbabwe played in the first match of the Tri-series played at Bulawayo. He made his ODI debut for India on 23 rd June 2007 against Ireland at Belfast. Indian stand-in captain Suresh Raina won the toss and decided to bat first. Murali Vijay and Dinesh Karthik provided a steady start to put on 56 runs. Vijay, Virat Kohli and, Dinesh Karthik went in quick succession which left India at 61 for 3. Coming at number 4, Rohit Sharma took some time to settle in the innings taking singles and hitting occasional boundaries. He and Suresh Raina rescued India from a tough situation putting on 67 runs for the 4 th wicket. The right-handed Rohit completed his fifty off 85 balls. He upped the ante and created pressure on the Zimbabwean bowlers. It was an amazing knock by Rohit who reached his maiden ODI century with a six off Ray Price bowling. The talented batsman from Mumbai was finally dismissed f...

Grenadine Divers versus Ford Charlotte Strikers Grenadine Divers registered a comfortable 31 run win over Ford Charlotte Strikers in the opening match of day 6 played at Arnos Vale Sporting Complex, St Vincent on Wednesday. Divers captain Asif Hooper won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start for Divers as they lost an early wicket of Wayne Harper for 5. Asif Hooper and Alex Samuel played with positive intent putting pressure on Charlotte bowlers. Keron Cottoy got the breakthrough taking the wicket of Alex Samuel. Samuel and Hooper added 51 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Coming at number 4, Shem Browne hit a quickfire 13 off 6 balls with 2 sixes. Strikers bowlers made a strong comeback into the match by picking wickets. Divers posted a competitive total of 103 for 5 in 10 overs. Kirton Lava was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 11. Chasing 104 runs to win, Gidron Pope looked in great touch while Renrick Williams struggled for timing. Richie Richards got ...

Under the captaincy of Gautam Gambhir, Kolkata Knight Riders lifted their maiden IPL title by stunning Chennai Super Kings in the finals played at M Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on 27 th May 2012. CSK captain MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat first. Murali Vijay and Mike Hussey got the hosts off to a superb start scoring 54 runs in the first six overs. Both openers put the pressure on KKR bowlers. After the power play overs, Vijay and Hussey made the batting look easy. Rajat Bhatia got the breakthrough for KKR dismissing Vijay for 42 off 32 balls. CSK openers added 87 runs in 10.2 overs to lay a strong foundation. Suresh Raina came to the crease and kept the momentum going. The left-handed Australian completed his fifty off 38 balls. On the other hand, the experienced Indian raced to his fifty off 27 balls. Jacques Kallis dismissed Hussey for 54. Raina and Hussey added 73 runs for the 2 nd wicket. MS Dhoni came to the crease and played a quickfire cameo scoring 14 o...

After a two-year suspension due to match-fixing, Chennai Super Kings defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on 27 th May 2018. Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to field first. It did not start well for SRH as Sreevats Goswami was run-out while taking 2nd run. Kane Williamson and Shikhar Dhawan looked positive with their stroke play. At the end of six overs, SRH was 42 for 1. After the power play overs, Williamson and Dhawan put the pressure back on CSK bowlers. Ravindra Jadeja provided the breakthrough dismissing Dhawan for 26. Dhawan and Williamson added 51 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Shakib AL Hasan came to the crease and showed intent right from word go. When things looked for SRH, Karn Sharma got the big wicket of Williamson for 47. SRH batsmen struggled to score runs with good tight bowling by CSK bowlers. Carlos Braithwaite joined in and hit some lusty blows with a quickfire 21 off 11 balls. Pathan and Br...

From the brink of defeat, La Soufriere Hikers defeated Grenadine Divers by 10 runs in the 13 th match of the Vincy Premier T10 league played at Arnos Vale Sporting Complex, St Vincent on Tuesday. Grenadine Divers captain Asif Hooper won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for Divers as the Hooper took wickets of Salvan Browne and Dillon Douglas in the 1 st over itself to leave Hikers at 2 for 2. Tilron Harry and Dean Browne steadied the innings for Hikers with 27 runs stand for the 3 rd wicket. Hooper struck again for the 3 rd time dismissing Harry. Dean Browne played with positive intent before being dismissed by Richie Richards. Casmus Hackshaw and Desron Maloney helped Hikers' side to recover from a difficult situation. Both added unbeaten 54 runs for the 5 th wicket. Hikers posted 98 for 4 at the end of 10 overs. For Divers, Hooper was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 19. Hackshaw remained not out on 28 off 23 balls while Maloney made 27 o...

On 26 th May 1999, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid created record partnership in ODIs during the Group A match against Sri Lanka played at Taunton. Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga won the toss and decided to field first. India lost an early wicket of Sadagoppan Ramesh in the first over itself. Rahul Dravid came to the crease and looked cautious at the start of the innings. Sourav Ganguly also cautious at the start and then took on the Sri Lankan bowlers. Dravid played with positive intent to complete his fifty off 43 balls. After the initial struggle, Ganguly showed his class and reached his 50 off 68 balls. Both Dravid and Ganguly smashed the Sri Lankan bowlers to all parts of the ground. They kept the scoreboard ticking by rotating the strike and hitting boundaries at will. Dravid reached the century first off 102 balls while on the other hand Ganguly also reached the milestone off 119 balls. After completing their milestone, both batsmen continued to plunder runs...

Under the captaincy of Adam Gilchrist, Deccan Chargers became the Champions of IPL 2009 as they defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore played at Wanders, Johannesburg on 24 th May. Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Anil Kumble won the toss and decided to field first. Deccan Chargers captain Adam Gilchrist was dismissed off the 3 rd ball of the innings by Anil Kumble. Chargers lost their 2 nd wicket in the form of T Suman. Andrew Symonds looked in fluent touch right from word go and put pressure on RCB bowlers. Both Symonds and Gibbs added 40 runs for the 3 rd wicket before Symonds was bowled by Kumble. Rohit Sharma came to the crease and took the attack to RCB bowlers. On the other hand, Gibbs kept the momentum going. Rohit and Gibbs added 52 runs for the 4 th wicket. With wickets falling at the other end, Gibbs reached his fifty off 47 balls and remained not out on 53 off 48 balls. Deccan Chargers posted 143 for 6 in 20 overs. Royal Challengers Bangalore openers Jacq...

Thanks to a superb bowling effort, Salt Pond Breakers defeated Fort Charlotte Strikers by 20 runs in the 5 th match of the Vincy Premier T10 league played at Arnos Vale Sporting Complex, St Vincent on Saturday. Fort Charlotte Strikers captain won the toss Keron Cottoy won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for Strikers as Rasheed Fedrick got the early breakthrough getting the wicket of Rickford Walker. Pond Breakers captain Sunil Ambris impressed with his stroke play and played some lovely strokes. On the other hand, Donwell Hector struggled to score runs. Kirton Lava dismissed Ambris for 29. Ambris and Hector added 33 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Urnel Thomas and Seon Sween were dismissed in quick succession. Delorn Johnson came to the crease and hit a quickfire 20 off 10 balls. Strough and Johnson added 22 runs for the 5 th wicket. Strough hit a boundary and six which helped Breakers post 88 for 6 in 10 overs. Kirton Lava was the pick of the bowle...

On 23 rd May 2018, the best entertainers, AB de Villiers shocked the world as he decided to retire from international cricket. In a video, he said that he was not willing to play cricket anymore and wanted to give youngsters a chance. Known as a 360-degree player, AB de Villiers produced magical knocks in the limited-overs format. He holds the record of the fastest fifty and century in One-day international format. His fastest fifty came against West Indies at Johannesburg on 18 th January 2015. During that knock, he came in the 39 th over and plundered the West Indies bowlers to all park of the ground. In the same match, de Villiers smashed a century off 31 balls and broke the record of the fastest century which was previously held by Corey Anderson. South Africa failed to win any ICC event at the senior level. Under the captaincy of de Villiers in 2015, The Proteas lost in the semi-finals to New Zealand. He played his last ICC tournament was against India in the Champions T...

In the 2 nd match of the day, La Soufriere Hikers produced a dominating display defeating Botanic Gardens Rangers by 9 wickets played at Arnos Vale Sporting Complex, St Vincent on Friday. La Soufriere Hikers captain Desron Maloney won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for Hikers' side as Othniel Lewis did not give any run in the first over. Lewis got the breakthrough dismissing Atticus Browne for 8. Jeremy Haywood got wickets of Hyron Shallow and Romel Currency in quick succession. A combination run out by Dillion Douglas and Dean Browne ended Kevin Abhram innings to leave Botanic Gardens side in tatters at 35 for 4. Kesrick Williams smashed a superb six off Haywood’s bowling in the 9 th over. In the same over, Haywood dismissed Dember.   Williams and Dember added 19 runs for the 5 th wicket.   Oziko Williams hit a lovely six in the final over. Gardens captain Williams remained not out on 15. Botanic Gardens posted a competitive total of ...

It was an amazing start to the tournament as Salt Pond Breakers defeated Grenadines Divers by 3 wickets in the opening match of Vincy Premier T10 League played at Arnos Vale Sporting Complex, St Vincent on Friday. Salt Pond Breakers captain Sunil Ambris won the toss and decided to field first. Wayne Harper tried to hit big shots but was not able to connect while Shem Browne scored all three runs in the first over from Delorn Johnson. Browne took the attack to Javid Harry taking him for 15 runs. Harper continued to struggle with his timing. A miscommunication ended Wayne Harper's innings. Harper and Browne added 34 runs in 2.5 overs. Pond Breakers captain Sunil Ambris bowled a tidy 4 th over giving away just 5 runs. After being smashed for 16 runs in the first over, Jeremy Layne got the wicket of Shem Browne for 24. Browne hit 24 off 14 balls with 4 fours and 1 six. Sunil Ambris dismissed Asif Hopper to stem the Divers innings. Tijorn Pope came to the crease and faced st...

Mumbai Indians won their 3 rd IPL title beating Rising Pune Supergiants by just 1 run in the finals played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on 21 st May 2017. MI captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start as Parthiv Patel, and Lendl Simmons were dismissed cheaply by Jaydev Unadkat. After the loss of two wickets, Rohit Sharma and Rayudu steadied the innings to take them to 32 for 2 at the end of six overs. A superb run out by Steve Smith ended Rayudu’s innings. Rohit and Rayudu added 33 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Soon after Rohit Sharma was dismissed for 24. Rising Pune Supergiants’ bowlers kept it tight and reduced Mumbai Indians to 79 for 7. Krunal Pandya played a vital knock for Mumbai Indians scoring 47 off 38 balls. He and Mitchell Johnson added 50 runs for the 8 th wicket. Krunal was dismissed off the last ball. Mumbai Indians posted 129 for 8 which was below par. Jaydev Unadkat, Adam Zampa and Daniel Christian...

The first T20 international match was played between Australia and New Zealand on 17 th February 2005. In 2007, the first World T20 Cup took place which revolutionized T20I cricket.   In the T20I format, one of the batsmen can change the course of the game with their power hitting. There are many top-quality players from every team who can do their job and put the opposition bowlers under immense pressure. In modern-day T20I cricket, the decision of the match depends upon the pace of which batsmen play their innings. They need to take advantage of the first six overs and lay down a strong foundation for a massive total. Yuvraj Singh holds the record of the fastest fifty record which he scored off 12 balls in the ICC World T20 2007 against England played at Kingsmead. Here we look at the 5 batsmen who can break Yuvraj Singh fastest fifty records in T20Is 1.        KL Rahul He made his T20I debut for India against Zimbabwe on 11 ...

The England Cricket Team created history as they won their maiden T20 World defeating Australia in the finals of the 2010 ICC World T20 played at Kennington Oval, Barbados on 16 th May. England captain Paul Collingwood won the toss and decided to field first. The decision paid off as Ryan Sidebottom getting wickets of Shane Watson and Brad Haddin while Warner was run out by Lumb. England left Australia in tatters at 8 for 3. The England bowlers kept it tight and did not allow the Australian batsmen to score runs easily. At the end of six overs, Australia were 24 for 3. After the power play overs, Australian captain Michael Clarke and David Hussey tried to steady the innings. As things were looking good for Australia, Graeme Swann got the breakthrough dismissing Clarke. Clarke and Hussey added 37 runs for the 4 th wicket. Australia breached the 50-run mark in the 11 th over. Cameron White came to the crease and looked in aggressive touch putting pressure on the England bow...

The opening plays an important role in any format of cricket, especially One-day internationals. The openers need to have a solid defensive technique, the ability to see the new ball off, and then put the pressure back. There have been great openers in the past which includes Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Adam Gilchrist, Chris Gayle, Sanath Jayasuriya who taken the level of opening to the next ball with their aggressive stroke play. In modern-day cricket, the countries have good quality openers that have dominated the opposition bowlers. Here we look at the 5 best openers in ODI cricket right now 1.        Rohit Sharma Rohit Sharma is the best opener in ODI cricket right now. After being asked to open the innings in the ICC Champions 2013, he has transformed into one of the greatest ODI batsmen. He has many records in ODI cricket which include 8 150 plus totals, record 3 double centuries, 2 nd most 125 plus scores. Rohit made his ODI de...

Kevin O Brien became the first centurion in Test cricket on the 4 th day of their debut match against Pakistan played at Malahide, Dublin on 14 th May 2018. It was a historic moment for Irish Cricket as they stepped out on the field in Test matches for the first time. The first day of the Test match was washed out due to rain. On the 2 nd day, Ireland captain William Porterfield won the toss and decided to field first. Despite picking early wickets from Irish pacers, Faheem Ashraf 83, Asad Shafiq 62, Shadab Khan 55 helped Pakistan declare their innings on 310 for 9. The Ireland Team could not handle the pressure and were bowled out for just 130 in the first innings. In the 2nd innings, Ireland ended the 3 rd day on 64 for 0. After Pakistan deciding to enforce follow on, the Irish openers did a better job as William Porterfield and Ed Joyce made a good start adding 69 runs for the opening wicket. Kevin O Brien came to the crease with the score reading 95 for 4. He looke...