Posts

Showing posts from November, 2020

England seal the series with a thrilling win

Image
  England sealed the 3 matches T20I series with a thrilling win over South Africa played at Paarl on Sunday. England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and decided to field first. Temba Bavuma and Quinton de Kock gave a flying start for the hosts putting on a quickfire start. Jofra Archer produced a beauty to dismiss Bavuma cheaply. Quinton de Kock looked impressive with his stroke play making life tough for the opposition. Chris Jordan got rid of dangerous de Kock to put some pressure on the South African batsmen. At the end of the first six overs, South Africa made 50 for 2. Adil Rashid bowled brilliantly with his variations and troubled the South African batsmen. Rashid dismissed Reeza Hendricks and Faf du Plessis to create enough pressure on the hosts. Linde and Van der Dussen added unbeaten 51 runs for the 6 th wicket. At the end of the 20 overs, South Africa scored 146 for 6. Chasing 147 runs to win, Jason Roy and Buttler made a steady start to the innings. Lungi Ngidi g...

Australia seal the series with a convincing win

Image
  Australia produced a dominating performance in the 2 nd ODI match played at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney on Sunday. With this win, Australia moves up to the top of the Super League tournament. Australia captain Aaron Finch won the toss again and decided to bat first. It was a steady start by Finch and Warner who struggled initially against Bumrah and Shami. The Australian openers attacked Navdeep Saini making life tough for the visitors. At the end of the first 10 overs, Australia raced to 59 for 0. Warner looked in ominous touch and completed his half-century off 39 balls. Finch took some to settle before taking on the Indian bowlers. It was an amazing batting display of batting by the Australian openers who really showed their class. Finch also completed his fifty off 60 balls. Mohammed Shami provided the breakthrough for India getting Finch with a leading-edge giving a simple catch to Kohli at extra cover. Australian openers added 142 runs for the opening wicket. Warne...

New Zealand hammer West Indies to seal the series

Image
  The New Zealand Cricket Team proved too strong for West Indies winning the second T20I by a massive margin played at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui on Sunday. West Indies captain Kieron Pollard won the toss and decided to field first. It was steady by Kiwis openers Tim Seifert and Martin Guptill playing with positive intent putting pressure on West Indies bowlers. Oshane Thomas got the breakthrough for the visitors dismissing Seifert ending 49 runs opening stand. At the end of the first six overs, New Zealand made 49 for 1. Martin Guptill looked impressive with his stroke play but was dismissed by Fabien Allen. Glenn Phillips and Conway made the batting look easy on a good batting pitch. Phillips took the attack to West Indies to complete his fifty off just 22 balls. With the scoreboard reading 140 for 2 in 13.2 overs, rain arrived. After the rain break, Conway and Phillips smashed the West Indies bowlers all over the park. Keemo Paul and Sheldon Cottrell had a bad outing as bot...

WBBL finals: Sydney Thunder beat Melbourne Stars to become new champions

Image
  A superb all-round effort helped Sydney Thunder defeat Melbourne Stars in the finals of WBBL 6 played at North Oval, Sydney on Saturday. Melbourne Stars captain Meg Lanning won the bat flip and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start for Stars as Ismail produced a beauty to dismiss Elysse Villani. The pitch had some seam movement as Thunder bowlers exploited the conditions brilliantly. Meg Lanning played some lovely shots while du Preez also struggled against Thunder bowlers. Johnson struck again to get rid of du Preez to leave Stars in trouble. At the end of the first six overs, Stars scored 20 for 2. Ismail produced a cracker to get rid of Meg Lanning to leave Stars in big trouble. Thunder bowlers kept on asking tough questions that Stars batters did not have answers. Sutherland provided some resistance for Stars with a run ball 20 while Brunt remained not out on 22 off 27 balls. Thunder never allowed Stars batters to score runs easily and restricted them to 86 for ...

NZ versus WI 1st T20I: New Zealand beat West Indies in a high scoring thriller

Image
  The New Zealand cricket team started the home season with a comprehensive win in the 1 st T20I played at Eden Park, Auckland on Friday. New Zealand captain Tim Southee won the toss and decided to field first. After the first four balls of the match, rain arrived with the scoreboard reading 7 for 0. King and Fletcher smashed 18 runs from Kyle Jameson over and rain took place again. Fletcher was superb with his approach putting pressure on Kiwis bowlers. Lockie Ferguson produced a yorker to get rid of Fletcher made a quickfire 34 off 14 balls. West Indies openers added 58 runs in just 3.2 overs. Ferguson and Southee led Kiwis comeback by taking 5 wickets in quick time to reduce West Indies at 59 for 5. At the end of the first six overs, West Indies scored 60 for 5. Nicolas Pooran was given out by the umpire and decided to review the decision, it was retained due to the umpire’s call. West Indies captain Kieron Pollard looked in sublime touch putting the Kiwis bowlers under pre...

India versus Australia 1st ODI: Australia starts the series with a convincing win

Image
  Australia started the One-day international series against India with a convincing win played at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney on Friday. Australian captain Aaron Finch won the toss and decided to bat first. Aaron Finch and David Warner made a cautious start against Mohammed Shami and Bumrah. After the initial slow start, both openers looked steady with attacking strokes putting pressure on Indian bowlers. At the end of the first 10 overs, Australia scored 51 for 0. The Indian captain Kohli decided to bring Chahal into the attack, but the Australian captain played him with a good approach. Finch and Warner played according to the merit of the ball making life tough for the visitors. It was an amazing partnership by both Australian openers who looked in complete control. Indian bowlers tried all combinations to break the partnership but failed. Finch completed his fifty off 69 balls while Warner made the batting look easy with good running between the wickets. Warner complet...

Women’s Big Bash League Semi-finals 2: Sydney Thunder stun Brisbane Heats to qualify for the finals

Image
  It was an amazing game of cricket as Sydney Thunder stunned Brisbane Heats in the second semi-finals of the WBBL played at North Oval, Sydney on Thursday.   Brisbane Heats captain Jess Jonassen won the bat flip and decided to field first. Tammy Beaumont made a good start hitting 2 boundaries in the very first over. Trenaman also hit a boundary but was brilliantly run out by Kimmince. Beaumont looked confident with her strokes and put the Heats bowlers under pressure. Hancock got rid of Beaumont trying to hit a sweep shot giving a simple catch to Voll at short third man. At the end of the first six overs, Thunder scored 41 for 2. Thunder captain Haynes and Knight struggled initially with their timing. Kimmince missed a golden chance to run out Haynes that could have changed the course of the game. de Klerk into the playing XI got rid of Heather Knight providing an easy catch to Jonassen at extra cover. Brisbane Heats bowlers kept a tight leash on the Thunder batters. Amel...

Women’s Big Bash League Semi-finals 1: Melbourne Stars beat Perth Scorchers to reach their maiden finals

Image
  Melbourne Stars produced a dominating performance to defeat Perth Scorchers easily in the first semi-finals played at North Oval, Sydney on Wednesday. Melbourne Stars captain Meg Lanning won the toss and decided to bowl first. It was an ideal start for Stars who did not allow Sophie Devine and Beth Mooney to score run easily making life tough for the Scorchers. At the end of the first six overs, Scorchers made 32 for 0. Anna King was bought into the attack and dismissed Sophie Devine to end the opening partnership. Scorchers openers added 32 runs for the opening wicket. King struck again dismissing Amy Jones making life tough for the opposition. A superb direct hit by Osborne ended the innings for Piparo. King struck again to dismiss the dangerous Beth Mooney to leave Scorchers in big trouble at 51 for 4. Heather Graham and Nicole Bolton took some time before taking the attack to Stars bowling. Graham played some lovely shots off Kings bowling. Sciver got rid of Graham tryi...

Babar Azam- the backbone of Pakistan batting line-up

Image
  The captain of the Pakistani team for all three formats, Babar Azam has been in sensational touch. He performed brilliantly for Pakistan in the T20 format and led Karachi Kings to their maiden Pakistan Super League title. In the concluded T20I series against Zimbabwe played at Rawalpindi, Babar Azam made a match-winning knock of 82 from 55 balls leading Pakistan to a comfortable 6 wickets win chasing 157 runs to win in the opening game played on 7 th November. He continued his impressive form in the 2 nd T20I also. Chasing down a modest total of 135 runs to win, Babar played with positive intent and scored a quickfire 51 off 28 balls with 8 boundaries and 1 six leading Pakistan to an easy 8 wicket win to seal the series. In the final game of the series, Babar dropped down himself giving the youngsters a chance. Pakistan won that game also by 8 wickets. After a 7-month gap, the Pakistan Super League returned with the playoffs game remaining. Babar played under the captainc...

Devdutt Paddikal- the rising star of IPL 2020

Image
  Devdutt Paddikal had an amazing debut season for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2020. After consistent performances in the Vijay Hazare and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy last year, RCB bought him last year. He did not get a chance to play in the XI and Virat Kohli's performance was not great as they finished last in the points table. Paddikal grabbed his opportunities with both hands as he got to open the innings for RCB in this year’s IPL. In the opening match against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on 21 st September, the left-handed batsman showed his class and impressed with his stroke. He was dropped twice but remained calm to reach a half-century off 36 balls. It was an impressive beginning for Paddikal being dismissed for 56 off 42 balls with boundaries. He and Finch added 90 runs for the opening wicket. Despite his efforts, RCB posted 163 for 5 in 20 overs. Thanks to Chahal's brilliance, RCB registered 10 runs win. Chasing down a massive t...

This Day That Year: Indian batsmen made highest individual score in ODIs

Image
  History was created as the explosive Indian opener Rohit Sharma registered the highest individual score by a batsman in ODI cricket. He achieved this remarkable feat during the 4 th ODI against Sri Lanka at iconic Eden Gardens, Kolkata on 13 th November 2014. Indian captain Virat Kohli won the toss and decided to bat first. Rohit Sharma was dropped by Shaminda Eranga at third man on 4. After that, Rahane played with positive intent putting the Sri Lankan bowlers under pressure. Soon after Rahane and Rayudu were dismissed in quick succession to leave India in trouble at 59 for 2. Rohit Sharma looked in fluent touch and made the batting look easy. He showed his class and reached his fifty off 72 balls. It was a superb batting display by Rohit who upped the ante keeping the scoreboard ticking with a flurry of boundaries. He along with Kohli smashed the Lankan bowlers all over the part making life tough for the visitors. Rohit completed his century off 100 balls and created e...

IPL 2020 Finals: Mumbai Indians defeat Delhi Capitals to win their fifth title

Image
  Mumbai Indians registered a comfortable 5 wicket over Delhi Capitals in the finals of IPL 2020 played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on Tuesday. Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start for DC as last match hero Marcus Stoinis was dismissed off the very 1 st ball by Trent Boult. Shikhar Dhawan looked steady with his strokes and put some pressure on Mumbai Indians bowlers. Boult got rid of Ajiyanka Rahane with another good delivery to leave Delhi Capitals in trouble at 16 for 2. Jayant Yadav replacing Rahul Chahar dismissed Shikhar Dhawan with a superb ball leaving Delhi Capitals in trouble at 22 for 3. DC captain Shreyas Iyer and Pant counterattacked making life tough for MI. At the end of the first six overs, Delhi Capitals made 41 for 3. Iyer and Pant kept the scoreboard ticking taking singles and hitting boundaries. At the end of the first timeout, Delhi Capitals made 59 for 3. After the timeout, Iyer, a...

This Day That Year: Indian bowler create record in T20I format

Image
  The right-arm medium pace bowler Deepak Chahar created a huge record during the deciding T20I match against Bangladesh played at VCA Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur on 10 th November 2019. Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start as Rohit Sharma was dismissed cheaply by Shafiul Islam. Shikhar Dhawan looked in decent touch putting pressure on Bangladeshi bowlers but could not convert into a big score. At the end of the first six overs, India scored 41 for 2. KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer revived the Indian innings with positive strokes putting the Bangladeshi bowlers under pressure. Both batsmen kept on ticking the scoreboard. Rahul completed his fifty off 33 balls. With things looking good for India, Rahul was dismissed for a superb knock of 52. Rahul and Iyer added 59 runs for the 3 rd wicket. After the fall of Rahul’s wicket, Iyer took the charge with big strokes to put Bangladesh bowling under immense pressure. Iyer completed hi...

Trailblazers beat Supernovas in a low scoring thriller to became champions

Image
  Thanks to a superb bowling performance, Trailblazers became the champions as they defeated Supernovas in the finals of the Jio Women’s T20 challenge played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah on Monday. Supernovas captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and decided to field first. Smriti Mandhana looked in decent touch right from word go putting the Supernovas bowlers under pressure while Deandra Dottin gave good support to Mandhana. At the end of the first six overs, Trailblazers scored 45 for 0. Mandhana took the attack to Supernovas bowlers and kept the scoreboard ticking. At the end of the first timeout, the trailblazers scored 56 for 0. Poonam Yadav struck finally to get rid of Dottin as Radha Yadav fumbles before taking the catch. Trailblazers openers put on 71 runs. Smriti Mandhana made the batting look easy and completed her fifty off 38 balls. Supernovas bowlers kept a tight line and length not allowing the Trailblazers batters to score runs easily. At the end of the 2...

This Day That Year: Harmanpreet Kaur creates history

Image
  It was a historic day for Indian women’s cricket as Harmanpreet Kaur registered the first century in T20I format during the opening match of the ICC World T20 match against White Ferns played at Providence Stadium, Guyana on 9 th November 2018. Indian captain Mithali Raj won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start to the innings as Taniya Bhatia, Smriti Mandhana and Hemalatha were dismissed in quick succession. At the end of the first six overs, Indian women made 41 for 3. Harmanpreet Kaur took the attack to White Ferns bowling putting them under immense pressure. On the other hand, Rodrigues gave good support rescuing the Indian innings. Kaur completed her fifty off 33 balls. After reaching fifty, the hard-hitting batter upped the ante unleashing big hits making life tough for White Ferns bowlers. Kaur hit massive sixes against spinners and pacers putting them under massive pressure to complete her century off 49 balls. It was a superb partnership betwe...

IPL Match 59: Delhi Capitals beat SRH to qualify for their maiden finals

Image
  Delhi Capitals held their nerves to defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad in a high scoring thriller played at Sheikh Zayed International Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Sunday. DC captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to bat first. Marcus Stoinis opened the innings along with Shikhar Dhawan. It was a flying start by DC openers who created pressure on SRH bowlers right from the word go. At the end of the first six overs, Delhi Capitals raced to 65 for 0 and the first timeout was taken. After the timeout, Dhawan and Stoinis continued their attacking approach putting SRH bowlers under pressure. Rashid Khan produced a superb delivery to get rid of Stoinis breaking 86 runs stand for the opening wicket. On the other hand, Dhawan completed his fifty off 26 balls. DC captain Iyer looked a little sluggish and could not time the ball. SRH fielding was not up to the mark as they dropped catches and conceded boundaries. At the end of the second timeout, Delhi Capitals made 120 for 1. Iyer’s strugg...

IPL Match 58 Eliminator: Kane Williamson and Jason Holder knocks help SRH beat RCB

Image
  Thanks to brilliant performances from Kane Williamson and Jason Holder, Sunrisers Hyderabad held their nerves defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore in a thrilling contest played at Sheikh Zayed International Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Friday. Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start as Jason Holder got rid of RCB captain Virat Kohli down the leg catch by Goswami. Aaron Finch came at number 3 and looked a little edgy. Holder struck again to dismiss Devdutt Paddikal with a good catch by Priyam Garg at midwicket. At the end of the first six overs, RCB scored just 32 for 2. AB de Villiers and Aaron Finch kept the scoreboard ticking with singles. At the end of the first timeout, RCB made 45 for 2. After the timeout, Aaron Finch hit the first six to put some pressure on SRH bowlers. Shahbaz Nadeem provided the breakthrough for SRH getting rid of Finch giving a simple catch to Samad at sweeper cover. Finch and de Villers adde...

IPL Match 57 Qualifiers 1: Mumbai Indians hammer Delhi Capitals to qualify for finals

Image
  Mumbai Indians produced a dominating performance to defeat Delhi Capitals in the first qualifier played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on Thursday. By virtue of this win, MI qualified for the finals to be played on 10 th November. Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to field first. Quinton de Kock began off to a great start scoring 15 runs off Daniel Sams in the 1 st over. R Ashwin was bought into the attack and got rid of Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma. Surya Kumar Yadav looked in cracking touch and put the DC bowlers under immense pressure. At the end of the first six overs, Mumbai Indians raced away to 63 for 1. With this, the first timeout was called. It was a great display of batting by de Kock and Surya Kumar Yadav who played DC bowlers brilliantly. Needing to break the partnership, Ashwin bowled slowly as de Kock tried to hit a big shot giving a simple catch at long-off to Dhawan. De Kock and Surya Kumar Yadav added 62 runs for th...

IPL Match 56: SRH thump MI by 10 wickets to qualify for the playoffs

Image
  Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by 10 wickets in the final league match of IPL 2020 played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah on Tuesday. Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for SRH as Sandeep Sharma dismissed Rohit Sharma giving a simple catch to Warner at mid-off. Rohit looked rusty after missing a few matches due to injuries. Quinton de Kock looked in cracking touch and put the SRH bowlers. After being hit for 16 runs, Sandeep Sharma got the wicket of de Kock hitting inside onto the stumps. At the end of the six overs, Mumbai Indians scored 48 for 2. After the field restrictions, Surya Kumar Yadav played with intent and kept the scoreboard ticking along with Ishan Kishan. At the end of the first timeout, Mumbai Indians made 59 for 2. Surya Kumar and Kishan kept on making life tough for SRH bowlers. Shahbaz Nadeem provided the breakthrough for SRH getting the wicket of well-set Surya Kumar with...

Zimbabwe stun Pakistan in Super Over to win the 3rd ODI

Image
  Zimbabwe played some brilliant cricket to defeat Pakistan in the 3 rd One-day international played at Rawalpindi Stadium, Rawalpindi on Tuesday. With this win, Zimbabwe earned their first points in the ICC Men’s Super League tournament. Zimbabwe captain Chimu Chibhabha won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start for the visitors as Mohammad Hasnain got rid of Brian Chari, Craig Ervine, and Chibhabha to leave Zimbabwe in big trouble at 22 for 3. The experienced duo of Brendon Taylor and Sean Williams played remained steady and ended the first 10 overs at 23 for 3. Taylor and Williams counter-attacked with positive strokes putting pressure on Pakistan bowlers. It was a good batting display by the experienced duo maintaining the pace. Taylor completed his fifty off 64 balls. Hasnain was bought into the attack and broke the partnership getting rid of Taylor with a simple catch to Khusdil Shah at extra cover. Taylor and Williams added 84 runs for the 4 th wi...

IPL Match 55: Delhi Capitals beat RCB to finish 2nd

Image
  Delhi Capitals defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by six wickets to finish the league stage in 2 nd place played at Sheikh Zayed International Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Monday. Despite losing, Royal Challengers Bangalore qualified for the playoffs stage. DC captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to field first.   It was a cautious start by Joshua Phillippe and Devdutt Paddikal who could not time the ball. Kagiso Rabada provided the breakthrough for Capitals getting rid of Philippe whose bat twisted and gave a simple catch to Prithvi Shaw. Paddikal looked impressive with his stroke-making and put some pressure on DC bowlers. On the other hand, Kohli took some time to settle. At the end of the first six overs, RCB scored 40 for 1. After the field restrictions, Kohli and Paddikal kept the scoreboard ticking with tight bowling from DC. At the end of the first timeout, RCB scored 56 for 1. Nortje dropped a tough chance to dismiss Kohli at long-on. A decent catch by St...

This Day That Year: Rohit Sharma scored his maiden double century in ODIs

Image
  It was a historic day for Indian Cricket as Rohit Sharma became the 3 rd player in history to score a double century in ODI cricket during the decider against Australia played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore on 2 nd November 2013. Australia captain George Bailey won the toss and decided to field first. Indian openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma provided a flying start with positive strokes to put pressure on the Australian bowlers. In the first 10 overs, Shikhar and Rohit scored 64 runs. Dhawan completed his fifty off just 43 balls to put pressure on the Australian bowlers. On the other hand, Rohit Sharma looked solid taking his time. Xavier Doherty provided a breakthrough for Aussies getting rid of Shikhar Dhawan for 60. India lost their 2 nd wicket immediately as Virat Kohli was dismissed for 0. Rohit Sharma showed his composure and reached his fifty off 71 balls. Suresh Raina joined in with Rohit steading the Indian innings with attacking stroke play. After a ...