Cricreads

Tag: India vs South Africa

  • Women’s CWC 2022: INDW VS SAW, Preview

    India Women will clash with South Africa Women on 27th March 2022 from 6:30 AM IST at Hagley Oval in Christchurch.

    This match will be a very significant one for securing a place in the top-four for India Women. Currently, it’s a brawl between West Indies Women, England Women and India to finalize the remaining two spots in the semi-finals. Australia and South Africa Women have already qualified for the semi-finals and sit at No.1 and 2 in the points table respectively.

    Current Standings:

    POS

    TEAMS

    PLAYED

    WON

    LOST

    N/R

    TIED

    NET RR

    POINTS
    1

    Australia Women

    		 7 7 0 0 0 +1.283 14
    2

    South Africa Women

    		 6 4 1 1 0 +0.092 9
    3

    West Indies Women

    		 7 3 3 1 0 -0.885 7
    4

    England Women

    		 6 3 3 0 0 +0.778 6
    5

    India Women

    		 6 3 3 0 0 +0.768 6
    6

    New Zealand Women

    		 7 3 4 0 0 +0.027 6
    7

    Bangladesh Women

    		 6 1 5 0 0 -0.809 2
    8

    Pakistan Women

    		 7 1 6 0 0 -1.313 2

     

    Probable Playing XI:

    INDW: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Mithali Raj (c), Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh (wk), Sneh Rana, Pooja Vastrakar, Jhulan Goswami, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav

    SAW: Lizelle Lee, Laura Wolvaardt, Tazmin Brits, Sune Luus (c), Mignon du Preez, Marizanne Kapp, Chloe Tryon, Trisha Chetty (wk), Shabnim Ismail, Ayabonga Khaka, Tumi Sekhukhune

    Player to Watch Out for:

    Smriti Mandhana has been in pretty decent touch in the tournament but has failed to realize the potential in a few innings that India ultimately ended up losing. The wounded lioness will be raring to make an impact in the most important game for India in the tournament.

    Predicted Winner:

    India Women are desperate for the win to keep their hopes alive for the semi-finals. Cricreads back Women in Blue to pull off a victory against South African Women to ultimately qualify for the playoffs.

     

    Also read: IPL 2022: 3 Favourite Teams Who Can Win The IPL Trophy

     

     

  • Top 5 Reasons Why India Lost Against South Africa?

    Top 5 Reasons Why India Lost Against South Africa?

    Indian Cricket Team is going through the hurdles in the recent time whether it’s related to all the controversies been around the team, including Virat Kohli & Sourav Ganguly rift or fight rumors between Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli. The team is in rough phase and in a transition period, which is clearly affecting the performance of team on field.

    India has suffered many upsets in the previous 3-6 months one after the other. This includes India’s early exit from T20 World Cup without even qualifying for semi-finals. Under the leadership of Virat Kohli, India emerged victorious in many test and was certainly the best test side. Moreover, no one was expecting that a young South African side could beat this experienced Indian team in test series. The other shocking event was followed when Virat Kohli announced his resignation from test captaincy after the series.

    Now, the men in blue under the newly appointed captain KL Rahul ( due to Rohit’s absence) had a goal to beat South Africa in ODI, which seemed quite easy. However, fate had other plans and India suffered a humiliating loss to South Africa after been whitewashed in the series(3-0).

    Let’s recapitulate the possible reasons for India’s defeat-

    1) KL Rahul Poor Batting Performance

    The captaincy role did certainly affected KL Rahul’s batting as he played a tortoise inning, while managing only 76 runs in 3 ODI matches. Thus, Indian team lacked a solid foundation from top order batsman.

    2) Absence of Rohit Sharma

    Indian Team missed their man in form Rohit Sharma at the top of the order on South Africa tour. Rohit is on the peak of his batting form, whether we talk about his batting in test match or ODI or T20. Moreover, Rohit as an experienced leader was missed in the ODI series too.

    3) Limited Bowling Options

    In the recent times, India has adopted a weird policy of having only 5 bowling options in a match, even though Bhuvneshwar Kumar & Shardul Thakur were quite expensive, they didn’t try out Venkatesh Iyer as a bowler. If stats are to be compared, then this Indian bowling is worst in the last 5-6 years according to wicket taking ability, as Jasprit Bumrah is the lone survivor stepping up in every circumstance for a wicket.

    Bhuvneshvar Kumar is one of the biggest dissapointments for Indian Cricket. They should definitely try youngster in replace of him.

    4) Shreyas Iyer

    Shreyas Iyer was a consistent performer for India in the middle batting order, however after his shoulder injury last year, he hasn’t quite been up to the par in performance and he lacked his worth in this ODI series.

    5) Batting Collapses

    India has developed an unhealthy habit of having batting collapse just at the moment when everything is going in their favor. It happened in the ODI series as well when Indian batting order collapsed- 7 wickets for 76 runs. India is surely missing the services of M.S Dhoni- the batsman.

    We all want Indian Cricket Team to dominate the world cricket as they had conquered and breached every fortress of cricketing nation. We all our fans of Team India, not merely a winning or losing team India. We believe in you and you will rise again to achieved greater heights and success.

  • Rise of Shardul Thakur As An All-Rounder for Indian Cricket

    Rise of Shardul Thakur As An All-Rounder for Indian Cricket

    Shardul Thakur, born on 16 October 1991, hails from Palghar, a town in Maharashtra. The cricketer is better known by names “Lord Thakur” or “Palghari Express”. The story of Lord Thakur began way back in 2012, when he made his debut against Rajasthan in Ranji Trophy Season. Although, he had an unacceptable run where he picked only 4 wickets in as many matches. Lord Thakur was part of many unforgettable moments in Indian Cricket from last 2 years

    After such a poor run, the player was also criticized by experts for his overweight and fitness issues. But Thakur has always been known for his comebacks, since the time he has caught the limelight and story way back to when he returned to cricket after shedding 13 kilos of weight.

    “Palghari Express” had a dream Ranji Trophy Season for many years, starting from 2013 and achieved his peak in 2014-15 season where he was the joint highest wicket taker with 48 wickets. He was soon rewarded for his consistency with an IPL contract from Kings XI Punja { now Punjab Kings }, although he warmed the bench for whole season.

    IPL Success for Shardul Thakur

    Shardul Thakur gained the attention of every cricket enthusiast during his stint with Rising Pune Supergiants when he broke the castle of Kings XI Punjab with his bowling brilliance as he took 3 wickets after conceding merely 18 runs. After, the comeback of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, Shardul again had the privilege of playing under M.S. Dhoni. This was the prime time where he got every possible opportunity at international level for Indian Cricket Team.

    Also Read- Shardul Thakur Wife

    Year 2021 – Lord Thakur’s Year

    ” Lord Shardul Thakur” had an unforgettable year 2021 and a year which every cricketer wants to never end when everything seems to be going in the right direction. The Mumbaikar started the year with a bang on India’s tour of Australia, where in the Brisbane test he showed his sheer dominance with bat as well as ball. With 7 wickets in his pocket from the match and also emerging as the highest run scorer for India’s 1st innings with a score of 67, displayed his great character and batting skills. This was the time when he got recognition as an all-rounder.

    Also Read- Shardul Thakur Family

    Shardul didn’t stop his dominance only to Australian soil, but showed everyone his capability when India toured England in August 2021. The test series was tied at 1-1 and in the fourth test, with the help of Shardul Thakur’s world-class skills, India managed to win the match as well as take lead 2-1 in the series. Shardul spelled his magic with batting as well as bowling. He scored a tremendous half century in both the innings and picked up three wickets as well.

    Shardul ”Lord” Thakur began the year 2022 on a high note, that too again on the foreign soil{India’s tour of South Africa}. This time, he managed to create history and break some records. In the 2nd test, Thakur registered his career best figures of 7/61 in test match which helped India to all out South Africa on 229/10. It was his maiden 5 wicket haul in test, and also the best figure by an Indian against South Africa in South Africa too. Although, India lost the match by 7 wickets but this match will definitely be memorable for Shardul Thakur.

    The social media was flooded with epic reaction for Lord Thakur and within no time Shardul was all over the media for his performance. Here’s a look at some of those reactions-

  • 6 Players To Watch Out for in Upcoming India Vs South Africa Test Series

    6 Players To Watch Out for in Upcoming India Vs South Africa Test Series

    The much-awaited test series between India vs South Africa is due to begin today in Centurion. Both teams have faced each other head to head 39 times with the later leading the board by 15-14 and 10 test matches were drawn. South Africa also hold an edge over India in South Africa as they have defeated them 10 times. The respective teams are loaded with the bunch of performers, who can turnaround a match for their side.

    Here’s a look at Top 6 players to watch out in India vs South Africa series

    1. Virat Kohli

    Never ever write off the captain, “Virat Kohli”, who is certainly on the downfall of his career since his last international ton came around 30 months ago. The pitches do favour him and he certainly loves playing the bounce of African pitches. We hope 71st international ton is on the track in this series from his batting weapon.

    2. Quinton de Kock

    De Kock is the only batter who has faced Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah in Mumbai Indians practice more than anyone in his team has a lot of burden on his back to carry the team to the finishing line against India. But he certainly does not have a good history against the side as he averages around 19 in 12 innings. Hope so, home soil will do wonders for him.

    3. Shreyas Iyer

    After a dream debut series with New Zealand, all eyes are on Shreyas Iyer for his performance outside the Asian continent, with high hopes of hi being a probable replacement of Ajinkya Rahane for future.

    4. Dean Elgar

    It’s the first  test series assignment for captain Dean Elgar at home and that too against a big side like Indian Cricket Team which recently climbed back to No.1 Test Team position. Elgar would need to set an example for his team, as he is the senior most and captain of team, to lead from front and make every team member believe in themselves.  

    5. Kl Rahul

    After the exit of Rohit Sharma from test series due to a hamstring injury, the newly appointed vice-captain has a lot of hopes on his shoulder to lay a good foundation for the opening partnership. However, he last played a test match against England in September and since then has been out of test matches due to an injury.

    6. Duanne Olivier

    A test recall after 3 years, Duanne Olivier holds a fantastic record as he has picked 48 Test wickets at a strike rate of 30 in 10 test matches. With Anrich Nortje been ruled out due to a persistent injury, Duanne Olivier is all set to feature in probable XI. He might prove to be lethal to Indian batting line up.

    Also read- How Ravi Shastri Changed Indian Cricket?