West Indies bowled exceptionally well to wrap up England’s first innings rapidly on the first day for 204 runs. The second day saw England bowlers returning the favour back by dismantling the West Indies batting line-up quite a bit. West Indies finished the second day on 232/8 to gain a lead to 28 runs. Joshua Da Silva has demonstrated skills and resilience to keep West Indies ahead in the game by a small margin. He is unbeaten on 54* in 152 deliveries as the play for day suspended 4 overs quickly due to inadequate lights. Here’s how the exciting day…
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BCCI has proposed in its Governing Council held on March 25 in Mumbai that the Board will do everything necessary to commence the Women’s IPL from 2023 either alongside the traditional Men’s IPL, if feasible, or the Board will look for an alternative window to schedule the tournament. Women’s IPL 2023, if held, will be a six-team tournament, where the existing franchises would be given preference to claim the ownership of a team before the Board invites other interested parties into the fray. The Governing Council has highlighted that the demand for Women’s IPL is growing day by day, and…
Australia has ended their 11-year drought in Asia after clinching the Test series in Pakistan. Before winning against Pakistan, they last won in Asia in 2011 against Sri Lanka. Australian bowlers obliterated the Pakistani batting line-up to break the stalemate and win the Test series in style. Here’s how the day panned out: Pakistan cruised on 74-0 at stumps on day 4, with Shafique and Imam-ul-Haq well set on the crease. However, the merry way of making runs could not continue for Pakistan on a pivotal day. Green removed Shafique on 27 to open the door for Australian bowlers. Azhar…
The blockbuster 15th edition of the IPL begins with chartbuster Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders at 7:30 PM IST on 26th March 2022 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. From Boom Boom Bumrah to Proteas Paceman Rabada to Swing King Bhuvi to Death Over Specialist Patel to Indian Pace Sensation, Umran Malik is few among the many who will aim to bring the purple cap to their respective franchise. Who will be the ace to win the purple cap race? Cricreads bring you the list of the top 8 bowlers at the front of holding the purple cap in…
Australia Women comprehensively defeated Bangladesh Women by 5 wickets in the last match for the side at the group stage. The game was cut short to 43 overs per side due to rain before the play commenced. Australians have shown utter dominance throughout the round-robin stage by winning 7 out of 7 games. On the other hand, Bangladesh Women have lost 5 out of 6 their matches and sit awkwardly at 7th position in the points table. Here’s how the game panned out: Australian captain Meg Lanning won the toss and opted to bowl first, a common preference in the…
The English tail comprising Jack Leach, Saqib Mahmood, Chris Woakes and Craig Overton saved England from a horrendous collapse to drag the score slightly above 200 in the third and final Test of the series. The series is currently levelled, with both teams not able to win any of the games so far. The partnership between Leach and Mahmood for the 10th wicket was an extraordinary display of stubborn resistance and determination. The pair put on 90 runs for the last wicket to propel the English score from 114/9 to 204/10. Saqib Mahmood fell one short of his maiden Test…
The final series decider Test between Australia and Pakistan is all set to reach its exclamatory climax tomorrow at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Australia declared boldly on the fourth day at 227-3 and ultimately posted a total of 350 onboard due to the deficit suffered by Pakistan in its first inning. However, the opening pair of Abdullah Shafique and Imam-ul-Haq has started positively for the Pak to ensure that the Test is all set for a Thrilling finish on the 5th day. 4th day: As it happened Usman Khwaja, the man of the hour, once again reigned supreme in the…
In a shocking announcement on 24th March, two days before the sports festival Tata IPL commences, CSK, the defending champions, have announced that Ravindra Jadeja will take over the captaincy role from MS Dhoni. Jadeja will only be the third captain to lead Chennai Super Kings after MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina. Fans all over the world are anguished and bewildered about the decision from CSK management. The Yellove Army is disappointed that they will not be able to see the master tactician Dhoni handle the reins of their beloved Super Kings beginning this season. 📑 Official Statement 📑#WhistlePodu #Yellove…
Defending champions England Women registered a thumping victory over Pakistan Women to massively improve their net run rate and keep the hopes of making semi-finals in the Women’s World Cup 2022. England Women have moved up to the 4th position displacing India Women in the points table with 3 wins in 6 games and a healthy net run rate of +0.778. Both India and England have one much left in the tournament to decide their fates. If both the teams win their next match, both will qualify for the semis. However, if one team loses the subsequent encounter, West Indies…
South Africa Women vs West Indies Women was abandoned due to an incessant rain that kept persisting throughout the cut-off duration of the play at Basin Reserve Stadium in Wellington. At one point, the game actually did begin with the umpires deciding that the match would be shortened to 26 overs per side. West Indies Women won the toss and had South Africa kneeling at 61-4 in 10.4 overs before the rain interfered again to probably deny West Indies a win against the Proteas. Both the teams were awarded one point each as per the ICC policy in case a…