Kolkata Knights Riders have roped in the Australian white-ball captain Aaron Finch as the replacement for Alex Hales in IPL 2022. Hales parted ways with KKR citing bubble fatigue and mental well-being, just like he pulled away from Pakistan Super League in February. Hales is the second English opener after Jason Roy to pull out of Tata IPL 2022, citing bubble exhaustion and stress. Hales was bought at his base price of Rupees 1.5 crores by KKR at the IPL Mega Auction in January. Aaron Finch, a veteran of the game with the highest ever score in T20is of 172,…
Author: Virat Verma
Root (84*) and Zak Crawley (117*) formed an unbeaten 193* run partnership for the 2nd wicket to put England ahead by 153 runs in a match heading towards an inevitable draw. England finished on 217-1 in 63.2 overs on day 4 of the 1st test filled with episodes of intermittent showers. Here’s what transpired on the 4th day: West Indies fold quickly: Beginning from 373-9, West Indies did not move the scoreboard much by quickly giving way to England batters. The Caribbeans could only add two more to their tally before the fall of their last wicket in the first…
India Women will take on West Indies Women on 12th March 2021 at Seddon Park, Hamilton, from 6:30 AM IST. West Indies are riding high on confidence on the back of their two consecutive wins in the tournament, while India Women suffered a massive setback against New Zealand in their 2nd match of the tournament. The women in blue will be eager to bounce back and get back to winning ways, while the Caribbean side will want to make it three in a row to climb at the top position in the points table. Probable Playing XI: India Women: Smriti…
South Africa Women defeated Pakistan Women by 6 runs in the 9th match of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2022. Pakistan could only manage 217 in reply to the Proteans 223-9 in the 50 overs. Here’s how the match proceeded: Bismah Mashroof, the Pakistani women’s skipper, won the toss and elected to bowl first at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui. The Proteans had a patchy start, losing the first 2 wickets in the span of 21 runs. Lizelle Lee and Tazmin Brits contributed only 2 runs each in the team’s total tally. At 21-2 in 7.4 overs, the South African skipper…
Nkrumah Bonner stitched stubborn partnerships with the tailenders to tire out the Englishmen and gain a lead of 62 runs as West Indies posts 373-9 with one wicket to spare. Bonner manufactured his second test hundred by showcasing a doughty spirit against the fatal bowling line-up of England. He received a reprieve at 73 when Zak Crawley dropped a dipping bat-pad catch on Leach’s bowling. A total of 171 runs for the loss of 5 wickets were scored in 90.1 overs bowled in the day’s play. West Indies will be the happier side as the match inches closer to the…
Preview of the 2nd test match between Pakistan and Australia, which is scheduled to begin on 12th March, 10:30 IST at National Stadium, Karachi. The 1st test was a complete disappointment due to the highway track curated at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The three-match series hangs in the balance, and both sides will look to sway the momentum in their favour in the 2nd test match of the series. Expected Changes in Playing XI: Australia would be tempted to bring in leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson in place of Josh Hazelwood due to Karachi’s reputation of being a rank turner. Pakistan is expected…
Day/Night 2nd Test of the two-match test series between India and Sri Lanka will begin on 12th March at 2:00 PM IST in Chinnaswamy Stadium of Bangaluru. India won the first test match by an innings and 222 runs on the back of Jadeja and Pant’s heroics. Sri Lankan players will undoubtedly want to make amends for their mistakes in the 1st test. Expected Changes in Playing XI: Kuldeep Yadav is released from the Indian squad to make way for Axar Patel. He will likely replace Jayant Yadav in the playing XI for 2nd test. Dushmantha Chameera will undoubtedly be…
The custodian of The Laws of Cricket, Marylebone Cricket Club, has announced 10 New Cricketing Laws in its third revision following the first and second revisions of 2017 and 2019. Unlike the previous revision, which only brought about a few amends and changes, the alternations in cricketing laws this time around is a lot more significant. The new cricketing laws will come into effect on 1st October 2022; until then, the MCC expects the umpires and cricketers to learn to implement the new rules. Here are the 10 New Cricketing Laws: Law 1 – Replacement players The introduction of new…
New Zealand Women thrashed India Women by a massive margin of 62 runs to achieve their 2nd win of the Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 at Seddon Park, Hamilton. In reply of Kiwis, 260, Indian Women could only muster up 198 runs in total. Both Amelia Kerr and Amy Satterthwaite scored individual fifties to help New Zealand post a respectable total on the board. Here’s how the action unfolded: The Indian skipper Mithali Raj won the toss and invited her counterparts to bat first in the game. New Zealand Women took the opportunities presented to them by utmost delight and…
Smriti Mandhana is the left-handed opening batter for the Indian women’s team in all three formats of the game. She has the fastest half-century in just 24 balls for the Indian women’s team in international cricket. She also became the youngest to captain India in T20 internationals when she filled the skipper’s role for an injured Harmanpreet Kaur vs England in 2019. Career Commences Mandhana got fascinated with the game by watching her brother and father play district-level cricket for Sangli. Her entire family became the strength behind her decision to adopt cricket as her ambition early in childhood. She…