The GT vs LSG clash was exhilarating, with Titans coming out on top at the end of the match. Lucknow Super Giants posted 158 on the board with great knocks from Deepak Hooda and young Ayush Badoni. However, the total was always going to be a few runs short because of the due that falls in Wankhede during the 2nd inning of the match at night. At the Toss: Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to bowl first against his dear friend KL Rahul’s Super Giants. LSG Innings: Lucknow had the worst start imaginable, with KL Rahul getting dismissed…
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“Practice makes perfect, After a long time of practising, our work will become natural, skilful, swift and steady.” – Bruce Lee A batter continuously needs to evolve in the ever-changing cricketing sphere. The bowlers are dramatically bringing varieties to their deliveries in the game, so to counter such skilled bowling, batters must drill the basics of batting techniques into their play. International cricketers have access to all the facilities and equipment to practice and perfect the techniques in nets, but aspiring cricketers all over the globe encounter countless shortcomings and deficiencies during practices. Cricreads aims to remove those difficulties by…
The entire nation is proud of Indian Women’s Cricket Team campaign at the Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 in New Zealand. Even though the team failed to qualify for the semi-finals, it gave us some unforgettable moments to savour for the rest of our lives. India Women’s Cricket Team has produced so many superstars who have helped the women in blue overcome great adversities to rise to the top of the cricketing fraternity. The Indian captain in ODIs, Mithali Raj, has the longest career in women’s cricket history and has earned numerous accolades which have brought glory to the Tricolour.…
RCB VS PBKS encounter at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai was filled with massive sixes and glorious fours. Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik, Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Odean Smith played extravagant knocks in the run-fest between the two teams. Royal Challengers batted first to post a massive total of 205 runs on the board but failed to defend against Punjab Kings’ power-hitters heavy batting line-up. At the Toss: Mayank Agarwal playing his first match as the newly appointed captain, won the toss for Punjab Kings and opted to bowl first because of the due expected to fall in the…
West Indies has defeated England by 10 wickets in the only Test, which has produced a result in the Test series. The third and final Test between the two teams saw the Caribbean bowlers dictating the terms for England batters. Brief Scores: England could only manage 204 in their first innings and a meagre 120 runs in the third innings of the Test match. While West Indies scored 297 runs in their first innings to secure a lead of 93 runs over England. Windies only needed 28 runs to win the Test and series in their last innings. A target…
Lalit Yadav and Axar Patel destroyed Mumbai Indians in the last five overs to help their team defeat Mumbai by 4 wickets in the DC vs MI clash at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. Ishan Kishan’s whirlwind of an inning in the DC vs MI clash helped Mumbai Indians reach 177 but the total proved short to defend against the bold batting of Delhi batters. At the toss: Delhi Capitals won the toss and chose to bowl first against the star-studded Mumbai Indians. Rishabh Pant announced that only two overseas players would play for Delhi in its first game of the…
South Africa Women has chased down a mammoth 275 runs in the last match of the group stage at ICC Women’s CWC 2022 to show India the exit door of the tournament. India Women needed to win against the Proteas to secure a berth in the semifinal of Women’s CWC 2022. At halfway in the match, Indian victory was definitely on the cards as Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, and Mithali Raj notched up half-centuries to propel Indis to 274/7 in 50 overs. South Africa pulled a majestic effort to end India’s hopes. Laura Wolvaardt played beautifully to control the chase…
Defending champion England Women have crushed Bangladesh Women by 100 runs to qualify for the semifinals. England began their campaign in the worst way possible with three consecutive defeats in the first three matches. However, they have bounced back hard to win four successive games to ultimately qualify for the semifinals and stake their claim on the coveted ICC trophy. England set up a target of 235 runs for Bangladesh by posting 234/6 in their 50 overs on the back of Sophia Dunkley’s surge in the death overs. Bangladesh, in reply, could only catapult 134 runs in 48 overs to…
RCB VS PBKS is always a heated competition, with PBKS coming out on top on 15 occasions out of the 28 T20s the teams have played in IPL. The first between the two at Tata IPL 2022 is scheduled to begin at 7:30 PM IST at Dy Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. Team Updates: Virat Kohli recently announced his decision to quit as the skipper of RCB, while KL Rahul left Punjab Kings for a fresh start at Lucknow Super Giants. Faf du Plessis was named captain for Royal Challengers Bangalore at the RCB unbox event. On…
DC vs MI is one of the most sought after rivalries in the Indian Premier League. The feud between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians is an exhilarating one, with Mumbai triumphing on 16 occasions. At the same time, Delhi came out on top on 14 instances of the 30 matches the two teams have played against each other in IPL history so far. Will Delhi inch closer to close the gap in its head-to-head record against Mumbai, or Will the five-time champions Mumbai continue to enlarge the gap between two teams? This will be answered on 27th March 2022,…