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IND vs NZ 2nd Test 2nd Day: New Zealand In A Strong Position

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  New Zealand proved their worth as they ended the 2 nd day in a strong position against hosts India played at MCA Stadium, Pune on 25 th October 2024. Starting on the overnight score of 16 for 1, Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal looked cautious against Mitchell Santer. Gill survived a close LBW shout given not out by the umpire, on review it was retained due to the umpire’s call. Santer then got rid of Gill with a similar delivery. Gill and Jaiswal put on 49 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Santer got rid of Virat Kohli with a full toss delivery leaving India in trouble. Glenn Phillips was bought into the attack and got rid of Jaiswal with a good catch by Mitchell at slips. Pant looked in decent touch while Sarfaraz struggled against the New Zealand bowlers. Phillips struck again dismissing Pant shattering the stumps. Santer then deceived Sarfaraz Khan providing a simple catch to O Rourke at mid-off leaving India in deep trouble. Santer produced another superb delivery dismissi...

IND W vs NZ W 1st ODI: Indian Team Starts With A Resounding Win

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  The Indian Women’s team started the ODI series with a resounding win against White Ferns played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on 24 th October 2024. Indian stand-in captain Smriti Mandhana won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start for the hosts as Mandhana was dismissed providing an easy catch to Plimmer at backward point. Shafali Varma showed intent right from the word go putting pressure on the White Ferns bowling. Shafali Varma looked in sublime touch keeping the scoreboard ticking along with Yastika Bhatia. Varma’s excellent innings ended with a simple catch to Halliday at square leg. Varma and Bhatia added 37 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Carson struck again getting rid of Dayalan Hemalatha to leave the Indian team in trouble. Yastika Bhatia was looking good before providing an easy catch to Carson at deep square leg to leave the hosts in trouble. Tejal Hasabins made her debut looked showed intent along with Jemimah Rodrigues. Rodrigues and H...

Pak vs Eng 3rd Test 1st Day: Superb Days Of Test Cricket

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  It was an exciting days of test cricket in the deciding and final match of the series played at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi on 24 th October 2024. England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and decided to bat first. The pitch had a lot of turn right from the word go. Sajid Khan and Nauman Ali troubled Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett. After initial trouble, Duckett showed intent to keep the scoreboard ticking with sweeps and reverse sweeps. Nauman Ali got the breakthrough for Pakistan dismissing Crawley with a good catch by Saim Ayub. Crawley and Duckett added 56 runs for the opening wicket. Sajid Khan produced superb delivery to dismiss Ollie Pope. Sajid then showed his class with a beauty that turned hitting in front of the stumps leaving England in trouble. Duckett looked confident with his shots reaching his fifty off 76 balls. Nauman Ali got rid of well set Duckett. Sajid delivered a beauty to dismiss Harry Brook leaving England in deep trouble. It was a superb per...

Ind vs NZ 2nd Test 1st Day: Honors Even

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  The first day of the 2 nd test match saw some exciting battles between bat and ball played at MCA Stadium, Pune on 24 th October 2024. New Zealand captain Tom Latham won the toss and decided to bat first. Tom Latham and Devon Conway began off to a steady start against Akashdeep Singh while Jasprit Bumrah bowled decent lines and lengths. R Ashwin struck in his first over getting rid of New Zealand captain Latham with a lovely delivery. Latham and Conway added 32 runs for the opening wicket. Will Young looked solid with his defense while Conway showed good intent against the Indian spinners. Both batters kept the scoreboard ticking. R Ashwin struck with a review for being caught behind down the leg. The umpires called not out; it was overturned to out hitting the gloves. Young and Conway added 44 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Rachin Ravindra and Conway showed intent with attacking shots keeping the scoreboard ticking. New Zealand went into the lunch break at 92 for 2. After th...

All You Need To Know About Indian W Versus NZ Women ODI Series 2024

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  The White Ferns will face off against the Indian team in a 3-match ODI series starting from 24 th October 2024 to be played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. It promises to be an exciting series as the newly crowned T20 champions White Ferns would look for a good performance in the ODI series against the Indian team. These three matches are a part of the ICC ODI World Championship for 2022-25. Indian team qualified directly being the host of the 50-over Cup to be played in India next year. On the other hand, White Ferns is currently in the number 6 th position with 18 points including 8 wins, 8 losses &2 no-results. The top five teams including hosts India would qualify directly for the World Cup 2025. These three matches would be day-night fixtures starting at 1.30 PM IST. It promises to be an exciting contest between Indian Women& New Zealand Women. Indian women’s team would look to start from fresh as they suffered a first-round exit in the 2024 T20 World Cu...

England Announce Playing XI For The 3rd Test Against Pakistan

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  England named their playing XI for the third and deciding test match against hosts Pakistan to be played in Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi from 24 th October onwards. They suffered a 152-run loss in the second test match at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan. It was a disappointing batting performance from the England team in the second test as Ben Duckett was the top scorer in the first innings with 114 as they made just 291 runs. Chasing down 297 runs in the second innings, England collapsed to be bowled out for 144. It was another disappointing batting performance as they struggled against the spin duo of Nauman Ali and Sajid Khan. The opening duo consists of Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett. Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, and Jamie Smith could comprise of middle order batters. All the England batters could look to showcase their domination in the third test and register a series win. Gus Atkinson will return to playing after missing the second test. At...

Ind vs NZ 1st Test 4th Day: New Zealand On Course For A Famous Win

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  New Zealand ended the fourth day against India in a strong position during the 4 th day of the 1 st test match played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on 19 th October 2024. Starting on the overnight score of 231 for 3, Sarfaraz Khan showed intent against the New Zealand pacers keeping the scoreboard ticking. India got a reprieve as Sarfaraz Khan and Pant were involved in a mix-up, but Tom Blundell could not hit the throw onto the stumps. Sarfaraz Khan made the batting look easy along with Pant. Sarfaraz reached his maiden Test century with a boundary-off 110 deliveries. Pant survived two DRS calls off successive deliveries. Pant reached his half-century off 55 balls to keep the momentum going for India. With rain arrived, India ended the first session at 344 for 3. After a long delay due to rain, Sarfaraz Khan and Pant showed intent against the New Zealand bowlers keeping the scoreboard ticking. NZ captain Latham took the second new ball immediately. Sarfaraz Khan comp...

Ind vs NZ 1st Test 3rd Day: Great Day’s Of Cricket

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  The third day of the first test match between India and New Zealand saw exciting cricket on a good batting paradise played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on 18 th October 2024. Starting on the overnight score of 180 for 3, Rachin Ravindra and Mitchell struggled against the good-quality bowling of Siraj and Bumrah. Siraj eventually struck with the first blow dismissing Mitchell with a stunning catch by Yashasvi Jaiswal at gully. Bumrah produced another peach to get rid of Tom Blundell. Rachin Ravindra showed his class with fifty off just 88 deliveries. Ravindra Jadeja struck twice in quick succession dismissing Phillips and Matt Henry. Rachin Ravindra made the batting look easy with attacking shots keeping the scoreboard ticking. Tim Southee also joined in the party putting the Indian bowlers under immense pressure. Both NZ batters kept the scoreboard ticking making sure that they didn’t allow any chances to the Indian team. Rachin Ravindra reached his century off 124 ba...

Pak vs Eng 2nd Test 4th Day: Nauman Ali And Sajid Khan Leads Pakistan’s Famous Win

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  Pakistan registered their first-ever test win at home since 2021 as they defeated visitors England by 152 runs of the 2 nd test match played at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan on 18 th October 2024. Starting on the overnight score of 36 for 2, it was not an ideal start for the visitors as Sajid Khan dismissed Ollie Pope with a simple return catch. Joe Root could not resist his temptation of a sweep shot and was given out LBW by Nauman Ali. The England batters struggled against Nauman Ali and Sajid Khan. Nauman Ali produced another magical ball getting rid of Harry Brook. Harry Brook was given out by the umpire and retained as out due to the umpire’s call. Nauman then dismissed Jamie Smith with a simple catch to Shan Masood at mid-on to leave England in deep trouble. Nauman Ali then deceived Ben Stokes with a simple stumping by Mohammad Rizwan. Brydon Carse was given out by the umpire; on review it was overturned to not missing the leg stump. Nauman showed his class getting...

Pak vs Eng 2nd Test 3rd Day: Pakistan In A Strong Position

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  Pakistan looks in a strong position at the end of day 3 of the 2 nd test match against the visiting England side played at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan on 17 th October 2024. Starting on the overnight score of 239 for 6, England lost an early wicket of Brydon Carse caught by Saud Shakeel at deep midwicket. Sajid Khan struck again to dismiss Matthew Potts around his legs to leave England in trouble. Nauman Ali dismissed the dangerous Jamie Smith caught by Saim Ayub. Shoaib Bashir and Jack Leach added valuable runs before Sajid Khan registered his 7 th wicket dismissing Bashir caught by Shan Masood. Pakistan bundled out England for 291 with a lead of 75 runs. The Pakistani second innings did not begin well as Abdullah Shafique was dismissed via review for caught. It was not given out by the umpire; on review it was overturned to out as hit the gloves. Shoaib Bashir bowled brilliantly dismissing Pakistani captain Shan Masood with a good catch by Ollie Pope. Bashir struck on...

IND vs NZ 1st Test 2nd Day: New Zealand In A Commanding Position

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  The New Zealand Cricket Team put on an excellent display with both bowl and bat to be in a commanding position against the hosts India of the 2 nd day played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on 17 th October 2024. After the first day was washed out due to rain, Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first on overcast conditions. Mat Henry and Tim Southee troubled Indian openers Yashavi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma. Rohit Sharma survived a close LBW shout given not out, on review it was retained as not out due to the umpire’s call. Southee produced a delivery to dismiss Rohit Sharma. William O Rourke was bought into the attack and dismissed Virat Kohli with a sharp catch by Glenn Phillps at leg slip. Devon Conway took a one-handed catch to dismiss Sarfaraz Khan at mid-off to leave India in deep trouble. With the scoreboard reading 13 for 3, the rain arrived. After the rain break, Tom Blundell dropped a sitter to dismiss Pant. New Zealand seamers trouble...

Pak vs Eng 2nd Test 2nd Day: Match Evenly Poised

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  It was an exciting 2 nd day of cricket between hosts Pakistan and England where a total of 11 wickets fell played at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan on 16 th October 2024. Starting on the overnight score of 259 for 5, Mohammad Rizwan could add only 4 runs dismissed by Brydon Carse with a simple catch by Jamie Smith. Salman Ali Agha showed intent with some lovely shots keeping the scoreboard ticking along with Aamer Jamal. Matthew Potts produced a peach of a delivery that bounced on Salman Ali Agha with an easy catch to Smith. Agha and Jamal added 38 runs for the 6 th wicket. Nauman Ali looked confident with his shots while Jamal struggled with his hip injury. Nauman and Jamal showed intent by playing attacking strokes keeping the scoreboard ticking. Both Pakistani batters ensured that they ended the lunch session at 358 for 8. Brydon Carse shattered the stumps of the very first delivery after lunch break dismissing Aamer Jamal. Jamal and Nauman Ali put on 49 runs for the ...

Pak vs Eng 2nd Test 1st Day: Exciting Day Of Cricket

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  The first day of the 2 nd test match between Pakistan and England saw some excellent cricket played at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan on 15 th October 2024. Pakistan captain Shan Masood won the toss and decided to bat first. After the initial spell by Brydon Carse and Matthew Potts, England captain Stokes decided to bring Jack Leach and Shoaib Bashir into the attack. Jack Leach got the breakthrough dismissing Abdullah Shafique with beauty. Leach then took the wicket of Shan Masood with an easy catch to Zak Crawley at short midwicket to leave Pakistan in trouble at 19 for 2. The debutant Kamran Ghulam came to the crease with positive intent against Leach and Shoaib Bashir. Saim Ayub also looked impressive against both England spinners. Both Pakistani batters showed intent on keeping the scoreboard ticking making life tough for England bowlers. It was a good effort by Saim and Kamran to end the first session at 79 for 2. Saim Ayub looked confident reaching his fifty of 97 d...

IND vs NZ 2024 Test Series: All You Need To Know

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  The Indian Cricket Team will host New Zealand in a three-match Test series starting from 16 th October at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, they would look to continue their domination at home and step closer to the ICC World Test championship finals to be played in June 2025. Indian team decimated Bangladesh with a 2-0 margin. They are currently at the top of the ICC Test Championship 2023-25 points table. On the other hand, New Zealand would look to bounce back from their 0-2 loss in the away test series against Sri Lanka. The Last time New Zealand visited India for a test series in 2021, India won the 2-match Test series by 1-0. The first test match at Green Park, Kanpur ended in a draw where Rachin Ravindra and Ajaz Patel defended keeping India at bay. It was a dominating performance by the Indian team in the 2 nd test at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai winning by a massive 372 runs. Indian team would look to play attacking cricket in the...

Pak vs Eng 2nd Test: England and Pakistan Announce Playing XI

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  England and Pakistan named their playing 11 for the 2 nd test match to be played at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan from 15 th October onwards. England produced a dominating performance in the first test match. After conceding 556 runs in the first innings, Harry Brook’s 317 and Root’s 262, Crawley, Duckett’s fifties ensured that the visitors posted a massive total of 823 for 7 declared. The England bowling showed great control bundling Pakistan out for 220 in the second innings to register a remarkable inning and 47 runs victory. England would look to showcase their winning momentum in the second test match. Ben Stokes will return as captain while Matthew Potts will replace Gus Atkinson in the playing XI. As far as Pakistan is concerned, there are four changes in the playing XI. Aamer Jamal is the only pacer included in the playing XI. Nauman Ali, Zahid Mahmood &Sajid Khan will be a part of the squad. Kamran Ghulam will make his debut replacing Babar Azam in the playi...

Pak vs Eng 1st Test 5th Day: England Register Remarkable Win

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  The England Cricket Team registered a remarkable win by an innings and 47 runs against Pakistan at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan on 11 th October 2024. Starting on the overnight score of 152 for 6, Aamer Jamal and Salman Ali Agha put up some fight against Chris Woakes, Atkinson Brydon Carse. Agha completed his 2 nd fifty this match off 63 deliveries. Aamer Jamal also looked in good touch, putting the bad balls away for boundaries. Jack Leach immediately struck during his first over dismissing Agha in front of the wicket. Agha decided to review,  it was retained as out. Jamal and Agha added 109 runs for the 7 th wicket. Shaheen Shah Afridi decided to hit big shots. Aamer Jamal looked confident with his strokes, reaching a well-deserved fifty off 92 balls. Jack Leach struck getting rid of Shaheen Shah Afridi trying to hit a big shot. Leach deceived Naseem Shah with flight and Jamie Smith produced a simple stumping to bundle Pakistan out for 220 in the second innings. A...

Pak vs Eng 1st Test 4th Day: England On Course For A Win

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  The England Cricket Team produced a dominating performance with great batting and bowling performance against Pakistan played at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan on 10 th October 2024. Starting on the overnight score of 492 for 3, Joe Root and Harry Brook began the day with positive intent putting pressure on the Pakistani bowling. Root was given a reprieve as Babar Azam dropped a sitter. After the drop chance, Root showed his class by playing with an attacking approach reaching his double century off 305 deliveries. Harry Brook also reached his milestone of 186 balls keeping the scoreboard ticking. Both batters kept the momentum going for England hitting boundaries and sixes with ease. Root completed his 250 off 353 deliveries while Brook reached his double century off 245 deliveries. It was a sensational partnership between these two players keeping the momentum going for the visitors against lackluster Pakistani bowling. England went into the lunch break at 658 for 3. Aft...

Pak vs Eng 1st Test 3rd Day: England Batters Makes Merry

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  The England batters made merry with a dominating display on the 3 rd day of the 1 st test match against a lackluster Pakistani bowling lineup played at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan on 9 th October 2024. Starting on the overnight score of 96 for 1, Zak Crawley and Joe Root started off brightly with positive shots. Shaheen Shah provided the breakthrough dismissing Zak Crawley with a rebound catch by Aamer Jamal. Crawley and Root added 109 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Ben Duckett looked in great touch hitting boundaries with ease. Root reached fifty off 76 balls while Duckett showed his class by smashing a half-century off 45 deliveries. Both England batters kept the scoreboard ticking not allowing the Pakistani bowlers to settle. England went into the lunch break at 232 for 2. Duckett and Root kept the momentum going for England in the second session. Jamal struck with a big blow dismissing Duckett. Duckett and Root added 136 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Harry Brook showed i...

Pak vs Eng 1st Test 2nd Day: Batters Continue To Dominate

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  The batters continue to dominate the 2 nd day of the 1 st test match between Pakistan and England played at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan on 8 th October 2024. Starting on the overnight score of 328 for 4, the nightwatchman Naseem Shah showed intent against Jack Leach keeping the scoreboard ticking while Saud Shakeel completed his fifty off 96 deliveries. Naseem played according to the merit keeping the England bowlers at bay to keep the scoreboard ticking with positive intent. After a great first hour, Carse and Atkinson peppered Naseem with short deliveries. Carse picked his maiden test wicket dismissing Naseem Shah as Harry Brook took a good low catch. Naseem and Saud added 64 runs for the 5 th wicket. Mohammad Rizwan struggled against disciplined bowling before trying to hit a big shot providing a simple catch to Chris Woakes. Saud Shakeel looked solid with his defensive technique not looking to hit big shots. Pakistan went into the lunch break at 397 for 6. Salman...