The underrated gem of world cricket, Ross Taylor, played his last international game against the Netherlands on 4th April 2022. The kiwi batter announced his retirement in December when he was the leading run-scorer for New Zealand in both Tests and ODIs. Ross Taylor has amassed more than 18,000 runs for New Zealand in international cricket. Loved by his teammates and the cricket fraternity Taylor remained overshadowed by Kane Williamson and Brendon McCullum for most of his career. Nevertheless, Ross Taylor has managed to carve a reputation with several remarkable innings that have pulled out his team from precarious situations.…
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SRH vs LSG the 12th match of Tata IPL 2022 will be played at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai on 4th April 2022 from 7:30 PM IST. Team Updates: Sunrisers Hyderabad had lost their first match of the tournament by a huge margin of 61 runs against Rajasthan Royals. Famous for their bowling in the previous few seasons of IPL, SRH lacked that precision and persistence with the ball against RR in their first encounter at Tata IPL 2022. barring Imran Malik, every other bowler from SRH seemed ordinary versus RR batters. Their batting was also a disappointment as one…
CSK vs PBKS at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai witnessed Liam Livingstone justifying his price tag for Punjab Kings by scoring 60 runs and taking 2 wickets in the match to help Punjab Kings beat Chennai Super Kings by 54 runs. Punjab posted 180/8 on the board in 20 overs on the back of Livingstone and Jitesh Sharma’s blazing knock. In reply, CSK could only manage a paltry 126 before being bowled out by the opposition. At the Toss: CSK, for the first time, won the toss and elected to bowl first. Ravindra Jadeja announced that they have brought in Chris…
India Women’s Cricket team got eliminated in the group stage from ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022. Still, it did not stop a few Indian Women cricketers from realising their potential on the biggest stage. Sneh Rana is one such cricketer who proved her mettle in almost every Women’s World Cup game India played. She has become an ultimate all-rounder that India needed for years to slot just before the tail in the batting line-up and to call upon to bowl whenever in a pinch. Here’s Sneh Rana’s journey of an epic comeback in international cricket: Debut and Unfortunate Injury:…
Australia Women has lifted the trophy for ICC Women’s CWC 2022 to register their record 7th title in the 50 over World Cup. Australia posted a massive 356/5 to set a humungous target in the final. Defending champions, England Women found it impossible to execute the batting application required to pull off the victory. The English batters could only notch up 285 to relinquish the World Cup title by 71 runs. Alyssa Healy, the Australian opener, played a career-defining knock of 170 runs to put Australia Women miles ahead of England Women in the finals of Women’s CWC 2022. Healy…
CSK vs PBKS, the 11th match of Tata IPL 2022, will be played at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai from 7:30 PM IST on 2nd April 2022. Team Updates: CSK have failed to register a win in both of their games at the tournament so far. Against Lucknow Super Giants, their bowling unit was exposed when they could not defend a massive 210 runs. In the absence of Deepak Chahar, Super Kings looks vulnerable and find themselves missing an x-factor. However, their batting unit has ticked all the points, with almost every batter showcasing good form against LSG. Robin Uthappa, at…
GT vs DC at MCA stadium in Pune saw Shubman Gill prove his skills with a scintillating knock that guided the newborn franchise to a win. Gujarat Titans posted 171/6 in 20 overs on the back of an excellent inning of 84 runs from Gill filled with gorgeous strokeplay. In reply, Delhi Capitals failed to make partnerships with the substance required to overcome the target in front of them. At the Toss: Rishabh Pant won the toss and elected to bowl first and revealed that they had made one change to their side by bringing in Mustafizur Rahman in place…
MI vs RR at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai was a nail-biter that went till the last over in which Rajasthan ultimately triumphed. Rajasthan batted first and posted 193 runs on the board on the back of Jos Buttler’s scintillating hundred and an explosive cameo from Shimron Hetmyer. In reply, Mumbai Indians looked solid and on course for most of the chase, but a few quick wickets in succession in death overs derailed their chase. Mumbai ultimately fell short by 23 runs. At the Toss: MI captain Rohit Sharma won the toss in MI vs RR clash and elected to…
India won the 2011 World Cup in style, with Dhoni depositing Nuwan Kulasekara for a huge six straight over his head. That moment will live on forever in the hearts and minds of all Indian cricket lovers but the journey to reach that exact moment of greatness was the key that helped India lift the trophy under MS Dhoni in the 2011 World Cup. Cricreads brings the Indian team’s epic endeavour at the 2011 World Cup to salute and commemorate that historic World Cup win. Here is the journey of India in the 2011 World Cup: India decimates Bangladesh In…
Australia Women vs England Women final for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 is scheduled to be played on 3rd April 2022 from 6:30 AM IST at Hagley Oval stadium in Christchurch, New Zealand. Team Updates: Australia Women is on an undefeated streak of 8 matches in the tournament. They have looked solid in all three departments with clinical wins over all of their World Cup opponents. They have already beaten England Women in the group stage and will look to replicate the same success they had in that particular game. Almost everyone from the Australian teams has contributed…