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The Zimbabwean Cricket Team became the first team to successfully chase down 300 plus total on Sri Lankan soil during the 1 st ODI match played at Galle International Stadium, Galle on 30 th June 2017. Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start as Niroshan Dickwella was dismissed cheaply by Chatara for 10. Kusal Mendis and Danushka Gunathilka played with positive intent putting pressure on the Zimbabwean bowlers. At the end of 10 overs, Sri Lanka scored 51 for 1. Both batsmen played with positive intent by rotating the strike and hitting bad balls away for boundaries. The left-handed Gunathilka looked in decent touch to complete his fifty off 70 balls while Kusal reached half-century off 54 balls to keep the scoreboard ticking. Sean Williams provided the breakthrough dismissing Gunathilka for 60. Both batsmen added 117 runs for the 2 nd wicket. The experienced Upul Tharanga came to the crease and played with positi...

After an unbeaten run, the Indian Cricket Team lost the first match of World Cup 2019 against the hosts England played at Edgbaston, Birmingham on 30 th June. England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and decided to bat first. The England openers Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow started off cautiously against Bumrah and Mohammed Shami. At the end of 10 overs, England scored 47 for 0. Roy and Bairstow took on the Indian spin twin which made life tough for Virat Kohli. It was an amazing display by both England openers who showed his class with their power hitting. Bairstow  reached his fifty-first off 56 balls while Jason Roy also completed his half-century off just 41 balls. Both batsmen created enough pressure on the Indian bowlers. A sensational catch by Ravindra Jadeja at the boundary gave India a much-needed breakthrough ending a dangerous 160 runs stand in just 22.1 overs. The Indian bowlers kept a tight line and length to Joe Root not giving him easy runs. On the ot...

Pakistan survived a scare before defeating Afghanistan in a low scoring match played at Headingly, Leeds on 29 th June 2019. Afghanistan captain Gulbadin Naib won the toss and decided to bat first. It was a brisk start as Naib and Rahmat Shah played with positive intent putting pressure on Pakistani bowlers. Shaheen Shah Afridi produced the breakthrough dismissing Naib for 15. Naib and Shah added 27 runs for the opening wicket. Afridi struck again off the very next ball to dismiss Hashmatullah Shahidi to leave Afghanistan at 27 for 2. Rahmat Shah looked in decent touch while Ikram Alikhil struggled for timing. At the end of 10 overs, Afghanistan scored 46 for 2. Imad Wasim got the wicket of Shah leaving Afghanistan in trouble at 57 for 3. Asghar Afghan took the attack to Pakistan bowlers with big strokes. On the other hand, Alikhil looked out of sorts. Shahdab Khan produced a beauty to dismiss Asghar Afghan. Asghar and Alikhil added 64 runs for the 4 th wicket. The Pak...

The Sri Lankan captain was at her best as she played one of the finest in women’s ODI cricket against Australia during the 2017 Women’s World Cup at County Ground, Bristol on 29 th June. Australian captain Meg Lanning won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start as Ellyse Perry got the early breakthrough as she dismissed Nipuni Hansika in the very first over itself.  Chamari Atthapatu came to the crease and took a few balls to settle. After settling in, the captain took the attack to Australian bowlers with aggressive stroke play. As wickets fell at regular intervals, the explosive batter played with intent to reach her fifty off 61 balls. Sri Lanka kept lost wickets at regular intervals before Chamari took the charge and put the pressure back on Australian bowlers. She looked in sensational touch to reach his 3 rd ODI century off 106 balls. After completing her century, the captain upped the ante with superb stroke play and made the batting look ...

The left-arm fast bowler, Trent Boult achieved the feat during the 2019 World Cup game against Australia in a day-night encounter played at Lords, London on 29 th June. Boult troubled Australian openers Warner and Finch with his swing. He provided the breakthrough for New Zealand dismissing Finch with a beauty of a delivery. Kiwis put Aussies under pressure to leave them at 92 for 5. Alex Carey and Usman Khawaja rescued the innings with a 107 runs stand for the sixth wicket. Boult was trusted with the final over and got wickets of Usman Khawaja, Mitchell Starc, and Jason Behrendorff to pick up a hattrick. He finished with figures of 4 for 51 in 10 overs. Thanks to all-round bowling effort, New Zealand restricted Australia to 243 for 9 in 50 overs. Trent Boult became the first Kiwi bowler in World Cup history to achieve the feat of picking a hattrick. Despite his efforts, New Zealand was bowled out for 157 in 43.4 overs which gave Australia a comfortable 86 runs win. ...

After stunning England in the opening match, the Indian Cricket Team showed their domination as they crushed West Indies by a massive margin in their 2 nd match played at County Ground, Taunton on 29 th June 2017. Indian captain Mithali Raj won the toss and decided to field first. It was a disciplined bowling effort by the Indian bowlers who did not allow the West Indies batters easily. The Indian spinners strangled them with tight bowling in the middle overs by picking wickets at regular intervals which made life tough for the West Indies batters. Ekta Bisht finished with figures of 1 for 23 in 10 overs. She made the breakthrough dismissing Felicia Walters. The right-arm off-spinner Deepti Sharma took 2 for 27 in 10 overs. Deepti took wickets of dangerous Hayley Mathews and Shanel Daley. Poonam Yadav was the pick of the bowlers for India with 2 for 19 in 10 overs. She dismissed Deandra Dottin and wicketkeeper Merissa Aguillera. Harmanpreet Kaur also took 2 for 42 in 7...

The Indian Cricket Team showed their dominance as they defeated West Indies comfortably in the 2019 World Cup game played at Old Trafford, Manchester on 27 th June. Indian captain Virat Kohli won the toss and decided to bat first. It was a steady start as Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul played with positive intent. Kemar Roach provided the breakthrough for West Indies to dismiss Rohit Sharma through a controversial DRS. The umpire gave it not out as Jason Holder decided to review the decision and the decision was overturned. Virat Kohli and Rahul played with caution as India scored 47 for 1 at end of 10 overs. Kohli and Rahul kept the scoreboard ticking with positive stroke play. Jason Holder produced a beauty to dismiss Rahul for 48. Both batsmen added 69 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Vijay Shankar and Kedar Jadhav struggled with their timing as they were dismissed cheaply. On the other hand, Kohli looked at ease as he completed his fifty off 55 balls. Kemar Roach dismissed bot...

The veteran Indian player Mithali Raj made her One-day international debut for India on 26 th June 1999 against Ireland at Milton Keynes. In that match, Ireland captain Grealey won the toss and decided to field first. Mithali Raj was so impressive in her debut match remaining not out on 114. She and Reshma Gandhi put on 258 unbeaten runs for the opening wicket. The target was too steep for Ireland as they only scored 97 for 9 in 50 overs. Mithali Raj impressed with her stroke play and made an impression. Since then Mithali Raj has been the backbone of the Indian team. She has played a total of 209 ODI matches (189 innings) and scored so far 6888 runs which include 7 centuries and 53 half-centuries. Her best score so far has been 125*. Mithali Raj is currently the leading run-getter in women’s ODI with 6888 runs from 209 matches (189 innings). She has created a major impact on her batting style. Coming at number 3, Raj plays according to the situation and remains calm ...

The Australian Cricket Team registered an empathic win over the hosts England in the 2019 World Cup game played at Lords, London on 25 th June. Chasing down a competitive total of 286 runs to win, England looked in big trouble at 26 for 3. Ben Stokes played with caution and took some time. Jonny Bairstow was also dismissed cheaply to leave England in tatters at 53 for 4. Stokes showed his class and played with positive intent to put some pressure on the Aussies bowling line up. The all-rounder from England kept on ticking the scoreboard reaching his fifty off 75 balls. Marcus Stoinis got the breakthrough dismissing Buttler. Buttler and Stokes added 71 runs for the 5 th wicket. Stokes made sure that they keep England on track for a win. With things looking good for the hosts, Mitchell Starc produced a brilliant yorker off the final of 37 th over to dismiss Stokes innings. Stokes made 89 off 115 balls with 8 fours and 2 sixes. It was one of the best deliveries which den...

Under the captaincy of Kapil Dev, the Indian Cricket Team defeated the mighty West Indies side in the finals of 1983 Prudential Cup played at Lords, London on 25 th June. West Indies captain Clive Llyod won the toss and decided to field first. Andy Roberts provided the initial breakthrough for West Indies dismissing Sunil Gavaskar for just 2. Kris Srikanth and Mohinder Amarnath remained solid against the top-quality fast bowling of West Indies. Srikanth took the attack with positive stroke play. Malcolm Marshall got the wicket of Srikanth for 38 off 57 balls. Srikanth and Mohinder Amarnath added 57 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Mohinder Amarnath and Yashpal Sharma put up 31 runs for the 3 rd wicket. After the fall of Yashpal Sharma’s wicket, the Indian team lost wickets at regular intervals to be bowled out for just 183. The pitch was helpful for the fast bowlers. The Indian team started on a positive note as Balwinder Singh Sandhu produced a beauty to dismiss Sir Gordon ...

The Indian Cricket Team defeated Sri Lanka by a massive margin in the finals of Asia Cup played at the Rangiri International Stadium, Dambulla on 24 th June 2010. Indian captain MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat first. Gautam Gambhir and Dinesh Karthik got the team off to a steady start putting pressure on the Sri Lankan bowlers. A brilliant run-out by Upul Tharanga and Kulasekara ended the innings for Gambhir. Gambhir and Karthik added 38 runs for the opening wicket. Dinesh Karthik took created enough pressure on the Sri Lankan bowlers along. Karthik reached his fifty off 51 balls. Malinga produced the breakthrough for Sri Lanka getting rid of Kohli for 28. Kohli and Dinesh Karthik added 62 runs for the 2 nd wicket. The Indian captain MS Dhoni played with positive intent to keep the scoreboard ticking.   Both added 46 runs for the 3 rd wicket as Karthik was dismissed for a well made 66. Soon after MS Dhoni fell to leave India at 167 for 4. Suresh Raina and...

The Sri Lanka Cricket Team registered a thrilling win on the fifth and final day of the 2 nd Test match played at Headingly, Leeds on 24 th June 2014. England began the fifth day struggling at 57 for 5 with Joe Root and Moeen Ali arriving at the crease. It was a decent start for the hosts as both batsmen looked steady playing with solid defense taking them to 83 for 5 before the rain arrived and the umpire called lunch. After the lunch break, Moeen Ali and Joe Root continued their solid defense. Nuwan Pradeep produced the breakthrough for Sri Lanka getting the wicket of Joe Root for 31. Root and Ali added 67 runs for the 6 th wicket. Matt Prior also showed resolute defense and made life tough. On the other hand, Moeen played with positive intent and completed his fifty off 129 balls. Damika Prasad dismissed Prior for 10 off 37 balls. Both batsmen added 36 runs for the 7 th wicket. At the end of the 2 nd session, England scored 173 for 7. In the third session, Sri Lank...

The Indian Women’s Cricket Team stunned everybody as they defeated the hosts and one of the favorites England in the opening match of the ICC Women’s World 2017 played at County Ground, Derby on 24 th June. England captain Heather Knight won the toss and decided to field first. Smriti Mandhana looked positive right from the word go putting pressure on the England bowlers with her attacking stroke play. On the other hand, Poonam Raut took some time to settle. At the end of 10 overs, Indian openers scored 59 for 0. The Indian openers kept on ticking the scoreboard with positive stroke play. Mandhana reached her fifty off just 45 balls which made life tough for England bowlers. On the other hand, Raut remained steady and gave support to Mandhana. The left-handed batter Mandhana took the attack to England bowlers. Raut completed her fifty off 86 balls. In the same over, Mandhana was dismissed for a well made 90 off 100 balls. The Indian openers added 144 runs which laid a s...

On 23 rd June 2007, Rohit Sharma made his ODI debut for India against Ireland. He did not get a chance to bat in the innings as India won the match easily by 9 wickets. Rohit was a middle-order batsman and not able to convert performance into big scores. His life changed when Indian captain MS Dhoni promoted him to open the innings in the 2013 Champions Trophy. Now, he is one of the best white-ball cricketers in the world. He has played so far 224 matches (217 innings) and scored 9115 runs with an average of 49.42. During his ODI career, Rohit has hit 29 centuries and 43 half-centuries which have helped India win many matches. He holds the record of most 150 plus scores with 8. Apart from that he, the opener is the only batsman in ODI cricket to hit 3 double centuries, 2 nd most 125 plus scores which show about his consistency. Rohit Sharma created an impact with timing, big-hitting and putting the pressure back on the bowlers with his stroke play. Rohit Sharma was i...

Under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, the Indian Cricket Team held their nerves to beat England in the finals of 2013 Champions Trophy played at Edgbaston, Birmingham on 23 rd June. In a rain-curtailed match reduced to 20 overs, England captain Alistair Cook won the toss and decided to field first. The Indian openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma started cautiously as the first power play was reduced to 4 overs. Rohit was dismissed by Stuart Broad for 9. At the end of 4 overs, India scored 19 for 1. Shikhar Dhawan looked in decent touch. With the scoreboard reading at 28 for 1, rain arrived. After the rain break, Dhawan played with positive intent and put pressure on England bowlers. Ravi Bopara made the breakthrough dismissing Dhawan for 31 off 24 balls. Dhawan and Kohli added 31 runs for the 2 nd wicket. The England bowlers kept picking wickets at regular intervals and reduced India to 66 for 5. Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja rescued the innings with a vital 47 runs stand ...

In the second match of the day, New Zealand defeated West Indies in a thrilling 2019 World Cup game played at Old Trafford, Manchester on 22 nd June 2019. West Indies captain Jason Holder won the toss and decided to field first. It was a perfect start as Sheldon Cottrell dismissed Martin Guptill off the very first ball with a brilliant yorker. Cottrell produced another beauty to get rid of Colin Munro to put New Zealand under pressure at 7 for 2 in the 1 st over. The experienced duo of Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor steadied the innings for Kiwis with positive stroke play. At the end of 10 overs, New Zealand scored 30 for 2. Williamson and Taylor took the attack to West Indies bowlers. Both took singles and hit boundaries on bad balls. Kiwis captain Williamson led from the front to reach his fifty off 75 balls. Soon after, Taylor also completed his half-century off 68 balls. The two Kiwis batsmen kept on ticking the scoreboard. With things looking tough for West Indie...

The Indian Cricket Team survived a scare before beating Afghanistan played at Rose Bowl, Southampton on 22 nd June 2019. Indian captain Virat Kohli won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start as Rohit Sharma was bowled by Mujeeb Ur Rahman for just 1. Kohli came to the crease and looked in decent touch along with KL Rahul. At the end of 10 overs, India scored 41 for 1. Kohli and Rahul kept on ticking the scoreboard before Mohammad Nabi dismissed KL Rahul for 30. Both batsmen added 57 runs for the 2 nd wicket. The Indian captain was busy at the crease taking singles and hitting occasional boundaries. Coming at number 4, Vijay Shankar played with intent putting pressure on Afghan bowlers. Kohli kept his composure and reached his fifty off 48 balls. Rahmat Shah got the breakthrough for Afghanistan getting the wicket of Vijay Shankar. Shankar and Kohli added 58 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Soon after, Nabi dismissed Virat Kohli to reduce India at 135 for 4....

It was a historic day for women’s cricket as England defeated New Zealand in the finals of the inaugural edition of World T20 played at Lords, London on 21 st June 2009. England captain Charlotte Edwards won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start as Laura Marsh got the big wicket of Suzie Bates in the 1 st over itself. Katherine Brunt dismissed Aimee Watkins to put New Zealand under pressure at 10 for 2. At the end of six overs, New Zealand made just 18 for 2. The England bowlers kept a tight line and length not allowing the White Ferns batsman to score runs easily. Amy Satterthwaite was the top scorer for Ferns with 19 off 42 balls. England bowled out New Zealand for 85 in 20 overs. Chasing a paltry total of 86 runs to win, Charlotte Edwards and Sarah Taylor started off to a cautious start. Ruck got the breakthrough for White Ferns dismissing Edwards. At the end of six overs, England scored 23 for 1. Sarah Taylor was dismissed by Pulford for a ...

Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka in the finals of the 2009 World T20 played at the iconic Lords Cricket Ground, Lords on 21 st June. Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and decided to bat first. The decision backfired as TM Dilshan was dismissed in the very first over itself by Mohammad Aamir. In the next over, Abdul Razzaq got rid off Jehan Mubarak for 0 to leave Sri Lanka in big trouble at 2 for 2. Sanath Jayasuriya played with positive intent putting pressure on Pakistani bowling line up. Razzaq struck twice to dismiss Jayasuriya and Mahela Jayewardene leaving Sri Lanka in tatters at 32 for 4. At the end of six overs, Sri Lanka were 34 for 4. Kumar Sangakkara and Chamara Silva steadied the innings for Sri Lanka to put on 35 runs for the 5 th wicket. Umar Gul dismissed Silva for 14. Shahid Afridi got the wicket of Isuru Udana to leave Sri Lanka under immense pressure at 70 for 6. Sangakkara showed his class against the tight Pakistani bowling to complete his ...

On 20 th June, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and Virat Kohli made their Test debuts. These three Indian gems have become the greats of the game. Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid made their Test debuts together Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid made their Test debut together at iconic Lords Cricket Ground, Lords on 20 th June 1996. England scored 344 runs in the first innings. In reply to 345, Ganguly came at number 3 and played with positive intent putting pressure on England bowlers. It was an amazing inning knock by the stylish left-handed batsman. He scored 131 off 301 balls with 20 fours. On the other hand, Rahul Dravid also played some lovely shots which amazed the fans in England. He fell short of his century by just 5 runs. Both these players helped India post 429 runs. Despite their efforts, the match ended in a draw. Ganguly and Rahul became greats of the game. Under the captaincy of Sourav Ganguly, India won historic Test series in Pakistan, drew Test series in...

One of the best batsmen in the current generation, Virat Kohli made his Test debut against West Indies at Jamaica on 20 th June 2011. In his debut Test match, Virat Kohli scored 4 and 15. Despite his failures, India won the match by 63 runs. Kohli came into limelight with his first Test century against Australia in the 4 th Test played at Adelaide Oval from 24 th January 2012. Kohli scored a brilliant 116 off 213 balls in the first innings and helped India post 272 runs. In the 2014/2015 Australia tour, the talented batsman scored twin centuries in the first Test match at Adelaide Oval from 9 th December 2014. He made 115 and scored a sensational 141 which almost took India to an impossible win. It was an amazing performance by Kohli scoring 169 in the 3 rd Test match at Melbourne. He then scored 147 in the first innings of the fourth Test match at SCG from 6 th January 2015. Kohli was simply sensational with 692 runs in 4 Test matches ( 8 innings) which was the most b...

The Australian Cricket Team produced a dominating display as they defeated Pakistan in the finals of 1999 World Cup played at iconic Lords Cricket Ground, Lords on 20 th June. It was a delayed start due to rain in the morning. Pakistan captain Wasim Akram won the toss and decided to bat first. Saeed Anwar played with positive intent putting pressure on Australia bowling while Wajahullah Wasti struggled for timing. Glenn McGrath provided the breakthrough dismissing Wasti for 1. Damien Fleming struck in the next over to get rid of Saeed Anwar to put Pakistan under pressure at 21 for 2. Ijaz Ahmed and Abdul Razzaq provided some resistance against the top-quality bowling of Australia. Tom Moody broke the partnership dismissing Razzaq for 17. Razzaq and Ijaz added 47 runs for the 3 rd wicket. In the next over, Shane Warne got Ijaz Ahmed to put Pakistan under severe pressure at 77 for 4. The Australian bowlers did not allow the Pakistani batsmen to score runs easily and bowled t...

The England Cricket posted the highest team total during the 3 rd ODI match against Australia played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on 19 th June 2018. Australian captain Tim Paine won the toss and decided to field first. It was not an ideal decision as England openers Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow played with positive intent right from the word go. At the end of 10 overs, the hosts raced to 79 for 0. Bairstow and Roy continued their aggressive approach making life tough for the Australian bowlers taking advantage of small boundaries. Bairstow completed his fifty off 39 balls while the explosive Jason Roy showed his class with power hitting. Roy also reached half-century off 41 balls. The Australian bowlers looked clueless against the England openers. Finally, a run-out got the wicket of Jason Roy for a superb 82 off 61 balls to end 159 runs stand laying a strong foundation for a massive total. Alex Hales came to the crease and continued England’s momentum with positive st...

Bangladesh produced a stunning performance as they defeated Australia for the first time in ODIs during the Tri-series tournament played at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff on 18 th June 2005. Australia captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start as Adam Gilchrist was dismissed by Mashrafe Mortaza off the 2 nd ball of innings. Tapash Baisya produced another beauty to get the wicket of Ponting putting Australia under pressure at 9 for 2.  Matthew Hayden and Damien Martyn steadied the innings with attacking stroke play. Hayden put the Bangladeshi bowlers under pressure. Nazmul Hossain dismissed Hayden for 37. Hayden and Martyn added 48 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Michael Clarke and Martyn came together rescuing the Australian innings taking singles and hitting occasional boundaries. Martyn looked composed to complete his fifty off 80 balls. Both batsmen kept on ticking the scoreboard. Baisya got the breakthrough for Bangladesh dismissin...

On 18 th June 2019, Eoin Morgan provided the entertainment as he plundered Afghanistan played at Old Trafford, Manchester. England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and decided to bat first. James Vince and Jonny Bairstow provided a steady start for hosts. Dawlat Zadran provided the breakthrough for Afghanistan dismissing Vince. The England openers added 44 runs. At the end of 10 overs, England scored 46 for 1. Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root put Afghanistan under pressure with positive stroke play. Both batsmen kept on ticking scoreboard. Bairstow completed his fifty off 61 balls while Joe Root reached his half-century off 54 balls. It was an amazing partnership between Bairstow and Root making the life of Afghanistan tough. Gulbadin Naib broke the 120 runs stand to get rid of Bairstow for 90. Eoin Morgan came to the crease and smashed Rashid Khan to all parts of the ground. It was an amazing power-hitting by England captain who reached his fifty off just 36 balls. He then cont...