Pakistan Women defeated West Indies Women to register their first win since the 2009 Women’s Cricket World Cup. The match was cut short to 20 overs per side due to the incessent rain for almost three hours. Pak Women captain Bismah Maroof won the toss and opted to bowl first, citing the rain as a significant reason behind her decision. Invited to bat first, West Indies Women looked clueless during their batting stint. They kept losing wickets at regular intervals due to an unneeded urgency displayed by their batters. West Indies batters were rattled by the relentless Pakistani bowling attack,…
Author: Virat Verma
Kraigg Brathwaite, the West Indian skipper’s resilience ensured that England could not get ahead in the series despite some incredible performances from Ben Stokes and Joe Root. On the fifth and final day of the 2nd Test, England hammered the West Indian bowling line-up to quickly set up a target and give themselves enough time to bowl out the Caribbeans. Carrying on from 40-1, England went hard to reach 185-6 before declaring their 2nd innings. Dan Lawrence, Ben Stokes and Johnny Bairstow each batted with a strike-rate of more than 100 to rapidly post a target on the board. Dan…
Desperate for a win to increase their chances for the semi-final, India Women will play their 6th ODI of the ICC Women’s CWC 2022 against Bangladesh Women at Seddon Park, Hamilton, from 6:30 AM IST on 22nd March. Current Standings: India Women are currently placed at 4th position on the points table with 2 wins and 3 losses in the 5 games so far, while Bangladesh Women have played only 4 matches and sits at 7th position in the points table with only 2 points. India are neck-to-neck with England Women, who also have 4 points in 5 games. On…
After suffering defeat for the first time against Bangladesh at home in ODI, South Africa came back hard to register a thumping win in the 2nd ODI at Johannesburg. Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat first to recreate the magic from 1st ODI but failed miserably in their attempt and could only muster 194 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 50 overs. Here’s how the match panned out: Bangladesh lost the initiative earlier in the innings, with both Rabada and Ngidi wreaking havoc on the Bangladeshi batters. Ngidi removed the experienced campaigner Tamim to put Bangladesh…
The third and final Test match of the three-match Test series between Australia and Pakistan will be played from 10:30 AM IST on 21st March at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The series remains evenly poised between the two teams as the first two Tests were drawn, and both the teams failed to gain the upper hand in the series so far. Both the teams will be looking to dominate each other in the final test to register the win in the Test series. Probable XI: Australia: David Warner, Usman Khwaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey…
Kraigg Brathwaite, the West Indian skipper, kept frustrating the English camp on the 4th day of the 2nd Test match of the series at Barbados. Kraigg Brathwaite scored 160 off 489 deliveries to tire out the English bowlers and drag the Test match one step closer towards the draw. West Indies finally got wrapped up at 411 in 187.5 overs in the final session on the 4th day of the 2nd Test match. Here’s how the 4th day progressed: Beginning from 288-4, the Windies did not let go of their stubborn resistance, and the first session saw an exhibition of…
In a spine-chilling contest at Eden Park, Auckland, England Women defeated New Zealand Women by one wicket in the Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022. New Zealand set a below-par target of 204 for England Women, but the Blackcaps bowlers bowled exceptionally well to stretch the match until the very last wicket of England. Here’s how the match progressed: England Women won the toss and invited New Zealand Women to bat first. The Blackcaps started positively with a 61 runs stand for the first wicket between the openers Bates and Devine. The threatening partnership for England was broken by Kate Cross,…
Asia Cup 2022 will be hosted by Sri Lanka later in the year, from 27th August to 11th September. The tournament was earlier scheduled to take place in Sri Lanka in 2020, but due to the Coronavirus pandemic, it was delayed twice in two years and finally, the rescheduled Asia Cup 2022 is all set to begin in August in Sri Lanka. The decision for the finalisation of the Asia Cup 2022 venue, format and schedule was taken at Asian Cricket Council held in Colombo on 19th March. It was also decided that Jay Shah’s tenure as the president of…
Australia Women defeated India Women in a last-over thriller at Eden Park, Auckland, by 6 wickets to register their 5th consecutive win of the tournament. India Women set a total of 277/7 when invited to bat first at the toss by Australian skipper. India fancied their chances with a good score on the board, but Australia Women are at the peak of their performance and somehow managed to overcome the total with 3 balls to spare in the 50th over. Here’s how the match panned out: Batting first, India Women lost their openers Mandhana and Shefali early in the innings.…
Bangladesh defeated South Africa by assuring 38 runs in the first ODI to gain the lead in the three-match ODI series. Bangladesh posted a good score of 314/7 on the board in their 50 overs. Shakib Al Hasan, Liton Das and Yasir Ali smashed individual half-centuries to propel Bangla total over the psychological 300 runs mark. In reply, South Africa could only manage 276-10 in 48.5 overs and never really posed a threat against the Bangla bowling line-up. The visitors excelled in all three departments at SuperSport Park in Centurion. Here’s how the match progressed: South Africa won the toss…