New Zealand is touring England for a three-match Test series which will start at Lord’s cricket stadium on 2nd June 2022. The games will have a significant impact on the current standing of these two teams in the World Test Championship points table. Kiwis will be led by Kane Williamson, while England is coming into the series with newly-appointed skipper Ben Stokes. The Tests will also mark the beginning of Brendon McCullum as a coach for England in official cricket games. James Anderson and Stuart Broad return to the side after a long hiatus. Meanwhile, New Zealand has picked Trent…
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Partnerships in ODI cricket are vital for a team’s success in the most decorated format of the game. Australia in their prime had players who stitched partnership after partnership to keep winning and eventually clinch the World Cup. A significant stand between two players can turn the match around from any position in ODIs. All of us have witnessed that cricket is a game of uncertainties that is because a good partnership can turn the game in an instant. Here are the 10 best partnerships in ODI cricket history: 1- Alex Carey and Glenn Maxwell 201 Runs against England in…
Gujarat Titans, the newly born franchise captained by Hardik Pandya and mentored by Ashish Nehra surprised everyone with its great run in Tata IPL 2022 which ultimately culminated with the IPL trophy for the team. Gujarat Titans faced off Rajasthan Royals for the coveted title of champions. Sanju Samson, the skipper of Rajasthan Royals won the toss and opted to bat first. A decision which surprised many viewers because until then Rajasthan had preferred to chase the target whenever they won the toss. However, RR’s think tank cited that the pressure of playing in the IPL 2022 final was much…
Liam Livingstone, the destructive middle-order batter from the England cricket team, is currently playing the T20 league Vitality Blast. Liam represents Lancashire in the Vitality Blast. He recently joined the league after his team Punjab Kings failed to qualify for the playoffs in Tata IPL 2022. However, Livingstone was one of the talking points of IPL, with his hitting ability mesmerising everyone. In the current IPL, he has deposited a huge six of 117m which is the biggest six of this year’s edition. Livingstone repeated that same feat for Lancashire. Also Read: IPL 2022, CSK VS PBKS: All-round Livingstone ruins…
GT vs RR, the Tata IPL 2022 final is scheduled to be played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad from 7:30 PM IST on 29th May 2022. Head to Head Battles: Gujarat Titans have faced Rajasthan Royals on two occasions in IPL. In both matches, the Gujarat Titans have been victorious. Their previous game was qualifier 1, in which David Miller played an excellent knock to help GT defeat RR in the final over of the match. Journey to the final: Gujarat Titans were the first team to qualify for both the playoffs and, ultimately, the final. GT registered 10…
RCB vs RR, the qualifier 2 of Tata IPL 2022, turned out to be a lopsided encounter in which Rajasthan Royals easily defeated the Royal Challengers Bangalore by 7 wickets and 11 balls to spare. Sanju Samson won the toss and opted to bowl first at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Rajasthan’s bowling unit proved their captain right with some exceptional line and length to restrict RCB to a below-par total. Prasidh Krishna was the first to crush RCB fans’ hopes by dismissing Virat Kohli for a measly individual score of 7 runs. Faf du Plessis played an uncharacteristic knock…
RR vs RCB, the qualifier 2 of Tata IPL 2022, is scheduled to take place on 27th May 2022 from 7:30 PM IST in Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The winner of the match will go on to face Gujarat Titans in the finals to claim the IPL 2022 trophy. Head to Head Battles in 2022: Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals have faced each other twice in the tournament so far, and both teams have secured one win each in the clashes. Qualifier 2 will serve as a tie-breaker between the teams. Also Read: IPL 2022 Playoffs, Eliminator, LSG…
The eliminator, LSG vs RCB, was a high-scoring encounter. Rajat Patidar stole the show with a brilliant unbeaten hundred that allowed his team to defeat Lucknow Super Giants and reach the qualifier 2. KL Rahul won the toss and opted to field first. Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli opened the inning for RCB, but the skipper Faf was dismissed for a golden duck which put RCB on the backfoot. However, Rajat Patidar walked in to bat at number three and looked relentless against the LSG bowlers. While Virat Kohli was struggling to get going, Patidar made his move and…
IPL 2022, Qualifier 1 was an exciting game that ended with three monstrous sixes from David Miller to take his side into the tournament’s finals. GT required 16 runs off the last over due to an excellent over from Obed McCoy in the 19th over of the chase. Sanju Samson handed the ball to Prasidh Krishna to bowl the final over and seal the deal for his team. However, Killer Miller had other plans as he hit a hat-trick of sixes on the first three balls off the last over to guide his team to the finals. Also Read: IPL…
IPL 2022 has progressed to the playoffs stage after almost two months of thrilling cricketing action at the group stage. The ten-team event has surprised everyone, with Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants being the two teams to qualify for the playoffs and Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians left in the dust at the bottom of the group stage. Some shocking moments in the sports extravaganza in this edition have further elevated the heights of rich cricketing action in India. Here are the top 10 moments in IPL 2022: 1- David Miller’s hat-trick of sixes in qualifier 1 Gujarat…