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Ind vs Eng 2nd ODI: India Seal The Series

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  The Indian Cricket Team sealed the series with an impressive win in the 2nd ODI match played at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack on 9th February 2025. England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and decided to bat first. Ben Duckett started the innings on flying colors putting pressure on the Indian bowlers against Shami and Harshit Rana. Duckett looked in sublime touch keeping momentum going for the visitors maintaining the pressure. Phil Salt was given a reprieve as Axar Patel dropped a sitter. At the end of the first 10 overs, England raced away to 75 for 0. Varun Chakravarthy made his ODI debut dismissed Salt providing a simple catch to Ravindra Jadeja. Salt and Duckett added 81 runs for the opening wicket. Duckett looked in great touch reaching his fifty off just 36 deliveries. Ravindra Jadeja got the breakthrough dismissing the dangerous Duckett caught by Hardik Pandya at long-off. Joe Root and Harry Brook steadied the ship for England taking singles and hitting occasional boun...

Afghanistan Seal Famous Series Win Over South Africa

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  Afghanistan created history with a dominating win in the 2 nd One-day international match played at the iconic Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah on 20 th September 2024. Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and decided to bat first. Rahmanullah Gurbaz showed intent right from the word go putting enough pressure on the South African bowlers. On the other hand, Riaz Hasan gave good support with positive strokes. Both Afghanistan openers scored 47 for 0 at the end of the first 10 overs. After the field restrictions, Gurbaz and Riaz kept the scoreboard ticking. Markram got the much-needed breakthrough dismissing Riaz. Riaz and Gurbaz added 88 runs for the opening wicket. Rahmat Shah came to the crease along with Gurbaz maintaining momentum for Afghanistan. Gurbaz completed his fifty off 56 deliveries keeping the momentum going for Afghanistan. After his milestone, Gurbaz continued to maneuver singles and kept hitting boundaries with ease. He surpassed Mohammad...

India versus South Africa 2nd ODI: Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan knocks help India level the series

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 The Indian Cricket Team returned from a narrow defeat to win the 2 nd One-day international match played at JSCA Stadium, Ranchi on Sunday. South Africa's stand-in captain Keshav Maharaj won the toss and decided to bat first. Mohammed Siraj got an early breakthrough dismissing Quinton de Kock taking an inside edge onto the stumps. Janneman Malan and Reeza Hendricks showed intent in putting pressure on Indian bowlers. Shahbaz Ahmed playing his debut ODI grabbed the wicket of Janneman Malan via review for LBW. The umpires called not out but Dhawan reviewed the decision and it was overturned to out. Janneman Malan and Hendricks added 33 runs for 2 nd wicket. At the end of the first 10 overs, South Africa 40 for 2. Hendricks and Markram looked in sublime touch showing intent against pacers and spinners. Both batters did not allow the hosts bowlers to settle with lovely shots. Hendricks playing his first match this tour looked solid completing fifty off 58 balls. Markram was give...

Indian women versus England women 2nd ODI: India seals historic series win

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 The Indian women’s team produced a dominating performance right from the word go as they defeated hosts England in a one-sided affair played at Canterbury on Wednesday. England captain Amy Jones won the toss and decided to field first. After indifferent first over by Lauren Bell, Kate Cross got rid of Shafali Verma with a beauty. Yastika Bhatia looked in fine touch right from the word go putting pressure on the England bowlers along with Smriti Mandhana. Both Indian batters kept the scoreboard ticking against wayward bowling. At the end of the first 10 overs, Indian women reached 60 for 1. Charlie Dean got a much-needed breakthrough dismissing Bhatia with a sharp return catch. Bhatia and Mandhana added 54 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur struggled initially against disciplined England bowling while Mandhana looked in decent touch with lovely strokes. Ecclestone got rid of well-set Mandhana to bring back England into the match. Mandhana and Kaur added ...

India versus Zimbabwe 2nd ODI: Indian team seal the series with another dominating performance

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 The Indian second-string side produced another dominating performance in the 2 nd One-day international match against hosts Zimbabwe played at Harare Sports Club, Harare on Saturday. Indian captain KL Rahul won the toss and decided to field first. Deepak Chahar did not feature in the playing XI because of a slight injury. Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj took advantage of bowling conditions troubling the Zimbabwe openers. Siraj got the breakthrough eventually dismissing Kaitano with a disappointing performance scoring just 7 off 32 balls. At the end of the first 10 overs, Zimbabwe made 26 for 1. Shardul Thakur replacing Deepak Chahar in the playing XI got rid of Innocent Kaia to leave Zimbabwe struggling. Thakur then produced another lovely delivery to dismiss captain Regis Chakabva. Krishna then did the damage by getting the wicket of Medherve leaving the hosts in tatters at 31 for 4. Sean Williams looked confident keeping the scoreboard ticking while Sikander Raza was n...

India versus West Indies 2nd ODI: India seals the series with last over finish

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 The Indian Cricket Team continued their winning streak against West Indies as they won the 2 nd ODI match in a thrilling encounter played at Queens Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad on Sunday. West Indies captain Nicolas Pooran won the toss and decided to bat first on a good batting track. It was an aggressive start by Shai Hope and Kyle Mayers not allowing Indian bowlers to settle. Hope playing his 100 th ODI match looked in decent touch while Mayers played with intent. Deepak Hooda got the breakthrough off his first ball getting rid of Mayers providing a simple return catch. Mayers and Hope added 65 runs for the opening wicket. At the end of the first 10 overs, West Indies raced away to 71 for 1. Brooks joined in with Hope and kept the momentum going with lovely shots. Hope reached fifty off 69 balls making sure that West Indies on course for a big total. Axar Patel provided a much-needed breakthrough dismissing Brooks as Dhawan took a lovely high catch. Brooks and Hope a...

India versus England 2nd ODI: Reece Topley’s brilliant helps England to a big win

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 The England bowlers made a strong comeback in the 2 nd One-day international with a huge win played at the iconic Lords Cricket Ground, London on Thursday. Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to field first. Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami troubled Jason Roy that went past off the bat. Roy showed intent putting pressure on Indian bowlers along with Bairstow. Hardik Pandya produced big wicket of Roy providing simple catch to Surya Kumar Yadav. Roy and Bairstow added 41 runs laying a strong foundation for a decent total. At the end of the first 10 overs, England made 46 for 1. Jonny Bairstow showed intent putting pressure on the Indian bowlers. Yuzvendra Chahal did the damage dismissing Bairstow trying to sweep hitting stumps. On other hand, Root struggled to hit shots. Bairstow and Root added 31 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Chahal produced one more wicket getting rid of veteran Joe Root to leave England in trouble. Mohammed Shami produced a sensational deliv...

Sri Lanka defend lowest ever total in ODIs at Palleke

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 After a narrow loss in the first ODI, the Sri Lankan team staged a tremendous in the 2 nd one played at Palleke International Stadium, Kandy on Thursday. Australian captain Aaron Finch won the toss and decided to field first. Pathum Nissanka and Danushka Gunathilka began off to a decent start before the debutant Kuhnemann picked his maiden wicket dismissing Nissanka with a lovely catch by Carey. The Australian fielding did not look impressive with ground fielding not up to the mark. Pat Cummins got the 2 nd wicket dismissing Gunathilka with a simple catch to Kuhnemann. Dhananjaya de Silva and Kusal Mendis steadied the ship for Sri Lanka putting the bad deliveries away for boundaries. At the end of the first 10 overs, Sri Lanka scored 43 for 2. Dhanajaya de Silva and Kusal Mendis put enough pressure on the Australian spinners, especially Swepson keeping the momentum going on for Sri Lanka. Travis Head dropped a simple chance to dismiss Dhanajaya de Silva. A lovely one-handed ...

India versus West Indies 2nd ODI: Indian bowlers help register series win

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 Thanks to a superb bowling effort by Prasidh Krishna and Co, the Indian team sealed the series with a convincing win over West Indies in the 2 nd ODI match played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Wednesday. With this win, India earned 10 more points in the ICC ODI Super League. West Indies stand-in captain Nicolas Pooran won the toss and decided to field first. Indian captain Rohit Sharma came to open the innings with Rishabh Pant. It was disciplined by Kemar Roach and Joseph with consistent lines and lengths. Roach struck for West Indies dismissing Rohit Sharma with a wide delivery taking the edge straight to Shai Hope. Pant looked edgy with his timing and face some problems. On other hand, Kohli hit some lovely strokes. At the end of the first 10 overs, India scored 37 for 1. After the field restrictions, Oden Smith struck twice in the same over getting wickets of Pant trying to pull but giving a simple catch to Holder. Pant and Kohli added 30 runs for the 2 nd wicke...

India versus South Africa 2nd ODI: South Africa clinch the series with a comfortable win

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 South Africa showed their domination as they chased a stiff target with ease in the 2 nd One-day international against India played at Boland Park, Paarl on Friday. Indian captain KL Rahul won the toss and decided to bat first. Shikhar Dhawan looked in great touch taking advantage of bad bowling by Sisanda Magala. On the other hand, KL Rahul took some time to settle and did not attack the bowlers. At the end of the first 10 overs, India scored 55 for 0. After the field restrictions, Dhawan continued to score runs easily while KL Rahul was not able to attack Markram. Markram provided the much-needed breakthrough for the hosts getting rid of Dhawan caught by Magala. The Indian openers laid a strong foundation adding 63 runs for the opening wicket. Soon after, Maharaj struck getting rid of former captain Kohli caught by Bavuma at covers to leave India in trouble. South Africa missed a golden run-out chance as both Pant and KL Rahul were involved in a mix-up but could not grab ...

Indian women versus Australian women 2nd ODI: Beth Mooney brilliance takes Australia to a thrilling last ball win

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  Thanks to a brilliant knock by Beth Mooney and contributions from McGrath, Carey, Australia sealed a thrilling last ball in the 2 nd ODI played at McKay on Friday.   Australian captain Meg Lanning won the toss and decided to field first. The Indian openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma started off aggressively taking on the Australian bowlers. Mandhana was aggressive smashing Darice Brown for 4 boundaries in an over. Shafali Verma also joined in with some lovely boundaries keeping the momentum going for the Indian team. At the end of the first 10 overs, Indian women posted 68 for 0. George Warhem was not able to bowl as she left field due to an injury.   After the field restrictions, Sophie Molineux provided the much-needed breakthrough for the hosts dismissing Verma taking the inside edge onto the stumps. Verma and Mandhana put on 74 runs laying a strong foundation. The Australian team made a strong comeback with tight overs against Mithali Raj and Mandhana....

India versus Sri Lanka 2nd ODI: Deepak Chahar’s and Bhuvneshwar Kumar heroics leads India to series win

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 Thanks to a sensational partnership between Deepak Chahar and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, India proved their worth as they defeated Sri Lanka in the 2 nd ODI played at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Tuesday. Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and decided to bat first. Minod Bhanuka survived few close chances while Avishka Fernando played with intent putting the pressure right back on Deepak Chahar. After the initial struggle, Bhanuka took the attack to Indian bowlers. The Sri Lankan openers continued to show intent against and ended the first 10 overs with the scoreboard reading 59 for 0. Fernando and Bhanuka kept the scoreboard ticking making life tough for the Indian bowlers. Chahal struck twice in successive deliveries dismissing Bhanuka and then Rajapaksa. Bhanuka hit a full toss delivery straight into the hands of Manish Pandey ending 77 runs opening partnership. He then produced peach to get rid of the wicket of Rajapaksa as Ishan Kishan took a good catch. Avishka F...

England versus Pakistan 2nd ODI: England seal the series with a thumping win

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 England proved their worth as they decimated Pakistan in the 2 nd One-day international played at Lords, London on Saturday.   The match reduced to 47 overs, Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and decided to bowl first. It was an ideal start for the visitors as Hasan Ali dismissed stars of the first ODI Dawid Malan and Zak Crawley without opening their accounts. Phil Salt looked in decent touch putting pressure on the Pakistani bowling line-up. James Vince and Salt did a great job hitting boundaries. At the end of the first 10 overs, England raced away to 72 for 2. After the field restrictions, Vince and Salt continued their attacking approach making life tough for the visitors. Salt completed his maiden ODI fifty off 41 balls while Vince also reached half-century off 36 balls. The part-time bowler Saud Shakeel got the breakthrough getting rid of Salt for well-made 60. Salt and Vince added 97 runs for 3 rd wicket. Stand-in captain Ben Stokes showed great attacki...

Indian women versus England women 2nd ODI: England seal the series with a good win

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  Thanks to a superb partnership between Sophie Dunkley and Katherine Brunt, England women sealed the series in the 2 nd ODI played at Taunton on Wednesday.   England captain Heather Knight won the toss and decided to field first. It was a steady start by the Indian openers as Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana played with intent putting England bowlers under pressure. Shafali was dropped by Winfield at mid-off. After the initial spell by Shurbsole and Brunt, Knight bought Ecclestone into the attack. At the end of the first 10 overs, Indian openers put 48 runs. Kate Cross got the opening breakthrough for England getting rid of Smriti Mandhana taking the inside edge onto stumps. Mandhana and Verma put on 56 runs laying a strong foundation for a big total. Jemimah Rodrigues coming into playing XI, looked in decent touch before playing across the line providing an easy catch to Brunt. Soon after, Shafali Verma’s superb innings came to an end as she was stumped by Amy Jones co...

Bangladesh versus Sri Lanka 2nd ODI: Bangladesh thrash Sri Lanka to win the series

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  A superb knock by Rahim and disciplined bowling effort, Bangladesh produced a dominating performance in the 2 nd One-day international played at Sher E Bangla Stadium, Dhaka on Tuesday. With this win, Bangladesh moved top of the ICC Super League tournament. Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal won the toss and decided to bat again. Tamim got off to a cracking start with 3 boundaries in the first over of Isuru Udana. Chameera dismissed the experienced Tamim Iqbal and Shakib AL Hasan cheaply to leave Bangladesh in some trouble. Perera bought Hasaranga into the attack early into the attack. Liton Das looked impressive with his strokes along with Mushfiqur Rahim. At the end of the first 10 overs, Bangladesh moved to 44 for 2. Lakshan Sankdan was bought into the attack and dismissed Liton Das in his first over. Das and Rahim added 34 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Soon after, Sandakan got rid of Mosadeek Hossain's caught down the leg to leave Bangladesh in trouble at 74 for 4. Mushfiqur Ra...

South Africa versus Pakistan 2nd ODI: South Africa level the series despite Zaman’s brilliance

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  Despite Fakhar Zaman’s heroic efforts, South Africa defeated Pakistan in the 2 nd One-day international played at Wanders, Johannesburg on Sunday. Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and decided to field first. Aiden Markram looked in fluent touch right from the word go putting pressure on Shaheen Shah Afridi and Hasnain. On the other hand, Quinton de Kock struggled to time the ball. Faheem Ashraf bought into the attack produced the breakthrough dismissing Markrarm providing an easy catch to Asif Ali. At the end of the first 10 overs, South Africa scored 56 for 1. After the field restrictions, Haris Rauf and Faheem Ashraf bowled some tight overs. Quinton de Kock was given out by the umpire as the ball went into slips' hands but on review, it was overturned as it hit pad. De Kock then took the charge putting pressure back with attacking strokes and keeping the scoreboard ticking. Bavuma struggled initially and was not able to rotate the strike well. De Kock kept the pres...

India versus England 2nd ODI: Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes knock help England chase down to level the series

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  Thanks to a superb batting effort by Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes, England chased down a massive target in the 2 nd One-day international played at MCA Stadium, Pune on Friday. England stand-in captain Jos Buttler won the toss and decided to field first. After 3 tight overs by Topley and Sam Curran, Topley got rid of Shikhar Dhawan with a good catch by Ben Stokes at slips. Rohit Sharma played some lovely boundaries putting the pressure back on the England bowlers. The Indian captain Kohli looked in great touch hitting bad balls away for boundaries. Rohit was unfortunate as he could not place the ball giving a simple catch to Adil Rashid at short fine leg. At the end of the first 10 overs, India made 41 for a loss of 2 wickets. After the field restrictions, Kohli and KL Rahul took some time to settle by rotating the strike well keeping the scoreboard ticking. Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid bowled tight lines not allowing them to score runs easily. Jos Buttler dropped a simple cha...