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  • IND vs NZ: Virat Kohli missed a century, but created history

    In its fifth match of the World Cup, India defeated New Zealand by four wickets on Sunday 22 October. Batter in this victory of India Virat Kohli And bowler Mohammed Shami played an important role. While Mohammed Shami took five wickets for the third time in his career, Virat Kohli missed the century by just five otherwise he would have equaled Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 49 centuries in ODI cricket. Virat Kohli had scored 48 centuries after scoring 103 runs in the match with Bangladesh. In yesterday’s match, Virat Kohli was out for 95 runs, but he took the team to the door of victory and Ravindra Jadeja hit the winning four.

    In its fifth match of the World Cup, India defeated New Zealand by four wickets on Sunday 22 October. Batsman Virat Kohli and bowler Mohammed Shami played important roles in India’s victory. While Mohammed Shami took five wickets for the third time in his career, Virat Kohli missed the century by just five otherwise he would have equaled Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 49 centuries in ODI cricket. Virat Kohli had scored 48 centuries after scoring 103 runs in the match with Bangladesh. In yesterday’s match, Virat Kohli was out for 95 runs, but he took the team to the door of victory and Ravindra Jadeja hit the winning four.

  • World Cup: Know why the umpire did not give wide, Merrill Cricket Club gave the complete reason

    The 17th match of the World Cup 2023 was played between India vs Bangladesh. This match was played at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune from 2 pm Indian time. Batting first, Bangladesh team gave India a target of 257 runs. Chasing this, India won at the loss of three wickets in 41.3 overs. Virat played an unbeaten inning of 103 runs in 97 balls. Before the century, wicketkeeper batsman KL Rahul, standing at the last end, was continuously giving him strikes so that he could complete the century under any circumstances. Meanwhile, left arm orthodox spinner Nasum Ahmed came to bowl the 42nd over of the Indian innings for Bangladesh. He bowled the very first ball towards the leg side. Some fans felt that this ball should have been given wide, umpire Richard Kettlero showed partiality and gave Virat Kohli a chance to score a century. However, Virat Kohli was surprised for a few moments after seeing Nasum’s negative line bowling. He felt that umpire Richard would give WIDE and he would miss the century but Richard stood still. Then Virat played another ball of Nasum, then scored his 48th century by hitting a six on the third ball. After this, Virat waved the bat in his own style and returned to the pavilion. This was India’s fourth consecutive win in the tournament.

    Merrill Cricket Club explained why the ball was not given

    On the matter of wide ball not being given, Merrill Cricket Club, the body that makes the rules of cricket, said that according to rule 22.4 of MCC, wide ball cannot be given in the following conditions. There were changes in the rules of March 2022 wide. If the batsman is moving during the delivery then a wide ball is not given. At the same time, the ball passed very close to the batsman. If the ball touches the batsman, the umpire will not consider any delivery as wide, but will declare the ball wide only when the ball passes near the batsman. At the same time, the rules of cricket also say, ‘If the ball goes wide from him due to movement of the batsman, then the umpire will not declare the delivery wide.

    Umpire Richard Kettleborough Biography

    Richard Kettleborough is a very famous umpire, he has also played first class cricket for England. Talking about his umpiring career, he has played the role of TV umpire and on-field umpire in 112 test matches, while he has played the role of umpire and TV umpire in 155 ODI matches. He has also umpired in 51 T20 International matches. Full coverage of Cricket World Cup 2023. Apart from this, he has scored 1258 runs in 33 First Class matches and 290 runs in 21 List A matches. He was a left-handed top order batsman and part-time bowler. He was added to the ECB’s umpiring list in 2006. He made his international umpiring debut in the T20 between England and Australia at Old Trafford in 2009.

  • England vs South Africa LIVE: South Africa’s team recovered after a bad start, RSA 76/1 (13)

    South African team recovered

    After suffering a setback in the first over, the South African team has recovered its composure. The pair of Reeza Hendricks and Rassie Van Der is giving strength to their team by playing cautiously. Hendricks is playing on 34 and Der is playing on 36 runs.

    Bad start for South Africa

    South Africa had a very bad start and their opener batsman De Kock was out after scoring four runs on the second ball of the match.

    Fast bowlers will get advantage on Wankhede pitch

    The match on Wankhede pitch is excellent. The fans enjoy. There is a red clay pitch, which will benefit the fast bowlers and also the fast hitters.

    Playing XI of both the teams

    South Africa (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Johnson, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi

    England (Playing XI): Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Josh Butler (wk/c), David Willey, Adil Rashid, Gus Atkinson, Mark Wood, Reece Topley.

    Red alert regarding cyclone Tej

    The match at Wankhede ground is always interesting. India won the final of the 2011 World Cup on this ground. As far as weather is concerned, the Indian Meteorological Department has issued a red alert regarding Cyclone Tej. This cyclone will hit Mumbai coast after 48 hours. Therefore, there is no possibility of rain as of now.

    England won the toss, decided to bowl

    England captain Jos Buttler said after winning the toss that we will bowl first. He said that generally this is a good ground for chasing. We will try to perform our best. Stokes is back. We need to play our brand of cricket.

    South Africa dominates England

    South Africa is currently at number three position in the points table, it has played three matches and has won two of them and lost one match. Whereas the England team is sixth in the points table, it has played three matches, out of which it has lost two and won one match.

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  • World cup: India is Afghanistan’s first home ground

    afghanistan Due to tension and war like situation in India, no international competition has been held till now. Because of this, the Afghanistan team has been playing all its home matches in other countries. Afghanistan has recently earned a good name in cricket. The team has even achieved Test playing status. t-20 cricket Its players play in leagues around the world. India has made a big contribution in this development. The Afghanistan team, which played its first ODI against Scotland on April 19, 2009, made its home ground in India in 2015. Played matches against many countries in Greater Noida, Dehradun and Lucknow.

    Afghanistan Board was formed in 1995.

    The history of cricket in Afghanistan is believed to date back to 1839, when British troops played some matches in Kabul. But till the 1990s there was an atmosphere of unrest in the country. Playing cricket in such a situation was not easy. Meanwhile, the Afghan refugees who reached Pakistan showed courage and formed the Afghanistan Cricket Board in 1995. In 2013, the Afghan team also became an associate member of ICC.

    Played World Cup for the first time in 2015

    The Afghan team could not qualify in the 2011 World Cup, but it achieved ODI status before the next i.e. 2015 World Cup and then entered the World Cup as well.

    The victory plan was prepared by England cricketer Trott.

    The plan to win against England in the World Cup was laid by Jonathan Trott, born in South Africa and who plays international cricket for England. He is the coach of Afghanistan team. Coach Trott was aware of Team Butler’s weakness against spin due to playing from England and through this he devised a strategy to register victory.

    India had announced to build two stadiums

    India had also taken steps towards building two cricket stadiums in Afghanistan. These stadiums were being built in Kandahar and Mazar-e-Sharif. The Government of India had approved assistance of 1 million dollars in 2014. Now that Taliban has returned, there is little possibility of cricket matches being held there in future.

    Has also defeated Sri Lanka and West Indies

    Afghanistan has the best spin attack like the Indian team. This team has spinners like Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmed, Mohammad Nabi and Mojeeb, the team also has good batsmen like Gurbaz. Before England, Afghanistan team has defeated Sri Lanka thrice, Bangladesh six times and West Indies thrice.

  • World Cup 2023 Points Table: Australia gets booster from first win, takes a big leap

    one day cricket world cup 2023 Australia has returned. On Monday, the Kangaroos registered their first win in the World Cup by defeating Sri Lanka by five wickets at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. five times world champion It had placed itself at the bottom position in the points table, as it had to face defeat in both its initial matches. However, the Australian cricket team gave its full strength against Sri Lanka and registered an easy victory. With this victory, Australia has reached eighth place in the World Cup points table. He has two points in three matches with a runrate of -0.734.

    India tops the points table

    India continues to top the World Cup points table while New Zealand, South Africa and Pakistan are the other top four teams. India has 6 points after three matches and its net run rate is 1.821. Second number team New Zealand also has 6 points, but the net run rate is less than India at 1.604. Whereas South Africa is at third place in the table with the highest net run rate of 2.360 and four points. He has played only two matches so far and has registered tremendous victories in both.

    Pakistan at number four

    Pakistan team is at fourth position in the points table. It has lost one out of three matches to India and is ranked fourth with four points. Now let’s talk about the former champion of England. England is looking like the most helpless team. It has faced crushing defeats at the hands of New Zealand and Afghanistan. New Zealand is at fifth position in the table with two points after winning one out of three matches.

    World Cup 2023 Points Table

    Afghanistan made a big upset

    Afghanistan team has made a big upset and has reached sixth position from the last position. The team’s points are two after three matches. With the same number of points, Bangladesh team is at seventh position due to slightly poor net rate. Australia has reached eighth position in the final table after winning Monday’s match. The most pathetic situation is in Sri Lanka and Netherlands. Sri Lanka has lost all its three matches and Netherlands has also not got success in even one of its two matches. Both the teams are at the last position.

    Team India’s great start

    India has won all its three matches brilliantly so far. First of all, India defeated five-time champion Australia. Indian bowlers had bowled out Australia for 199 runs. In reply, Australia also took three wickets of India on the score of two. But KL Rahul and Virat Kohli ensured victory. After that India also defeated Afghanistan and Pakistan badly.

    Adam Zampa became the hero of the match

    Talking about the Australia and Sri Lanka match, Adam Zampa, Josh Inglis and Mitchell Marsh performed well when their team needed them the most. Leg spinner Zampa took four wickets as Australia bowled out Sri Lanka for 209 despite half-centuries from Kusal Perera (78) and Pathum Nissanka (61). Sri Lanka’s batsmen, who were moving towards a score of more than 300, kept getting out in strange manner. All 10 wickets of Sri Lanka fell within 84 runs.

    Josh English’s first World Cup half-century

    Inglis (58 runs) scored his first World Cup half-century. Marsh (52 runs) and Marnus Labuschagne (40 runs) again performed strongly with the bat, helping Australia achieve the target in 35.2 overs. Due to this his net run rate increased. Where Australia reached eighth place in the table with its first win of the tournament. At the same time, the defeat has dealt a deep blow to Sri Lanka’s chances of reaching the semi-finals. They are in ninth place with three losses.

  • Watch: Babar Azam celebrated his birthday in Bengaluru, Pakistan is ready to face Australia

    captain of pakistan Babar Azam celebrated his birthday on Sunday 15 October in Bengaluru. The Pakistani team reached Bengaluru from Ahmedabad on Sunday. The team did not participate in any practice session on Sunday. Babar turned 29 on Sunday. He celebrated his birthday in the hotel itself along with the rest of the team players. Pakistan had to face a crushing defeat at the hands of India on Saturday in Ahmedabad. Now Pakistan will have its next match in Bengaluru Australia Against on 20th October. Australia is facing Sri Lanka in Lucknow on Monday. Australia is still waiting for its first win.

    Pakistani official gave information

    An official traveling with the Pakistani team said about Babar Azam’s birthday that it was a small ceremony, in which the players and support staff participated. There were not many activities as today was a travel day and the team will soon start preparing for the upcoming matches. On October 20, the team will take the field against Australia at M Chinnaswamy Stadium with the intention of registering its third win.

    Last time Pakistan played a match in Bengaluru in 2012

    This is also Pakistan’s first visit to Bengaluru after 2012. They then defeated India by five wickets in the first T20I match of the two-match series. Pakistan has played only two ODI matches in the Garden City. The first in the quarter-finals of the 1996 World Cup and the second in the finals of the Pepsi Cup in 1999. While the Green Brigade lost the World Cup match, they defeated India by 123 runs in the Pepsi Cup.

    Pakistani players liked Bengaluru city

    Pakistani players like this city very much. He said that Bengaluru is a welcoming city and we feel good coming here. The weather here also seems quite cold. Hopefully it won’t rain. A great match is expected against Australia. We will give our best performance to win. All matches are important for us.

    Ticket sales from Tuesday

    The Karnataka State Cricket Association on Sunday said it will start selling tickets for the upcoming World Cup matches at the venue from Tuesday. Tickets will be sold from Tuesday to Thursday at the counters at Cubbon Road and Queens Road. The lowest ticket rate (H-Lower Stand) for the match between Australia and Pakistan is Rs 1000. Whereas the highest price of P-Terrace tickets has been fixed at Rs 25000. The same rate is also applicable on tickets for the match between Pakistan and New Zealand on November 4.

  • AUS VS SL: Know before Australia vs Sri Lanka match, head to head record of both teams and possible playing11

    The 14th match of World Cup 2023 is to be played between Australia vs Sri Lanka on Monday. This match will be played at Ekana Sports Stadium in Lucknow at 2 pm Indian time. Both the teams have played 2-2 matches in the World Cup so far. But neither of the two teams has been able to win a single match so far. The account of one team will be opened in the match played on Monday. Both the teams would like to win this match. Whichever team loses this match, it will be completely impossible for them to reach Super-4. This match will be full of excitement. Let us know the head to head record and possible playing 11 of both the teams.

    AUS VS SL: Head to Head Record

    A total of 102 ODI matches have been played between Australia and Sri Lanka so far. The Australian team has dominated Sri Lanka in the matches played. Australia has won a total of 63 matches, while Sri Lanka has won 35 matches. The results of a total of four matches have not been declared. Talking about the World Cup, both the teams have faced each other 10 times, in which Australia has won eight matches and Sri Lanka has won only one match. One game had no result. Sri Lanka’s only victory over Australia was a prestigious victory, which came in the 1996 World Cup final in Lahore.

    Total matches played: 102

    Matches won by Australia: 63

    Matches won by Sri Lanka: 35

    Match tie: 0

    Matches without result: 4

    Probable playing 11 of Australia team

    • Pat Cummins (captain)

    • david warner

    • marnus labuschagne

    • steve smith

    • cameron green

    • Glen Maxwell

    • Mitchell Marsh

    • Alex Carey (wicketkeeper)

    • Adam Zampa

    • Josh Hazlewood

    • Mitchell Starc

    Probable playing 11 of Sri Lankan team

    • Kusal Mendis (captain)

    • Charith Asalanka

    • Dimuth Karunaratne

    • pathum nisanka

    • Sadir Samarawickrama

    • Chamika Karunaratne

    • Dhananjay De Silva

    • Dunith Wellalage

    • Kusal Perera

    • Mahish Teekshana

    • Mathisha Pathirana

  • IND vs PAK: Virat Kohli came on the field wearing the wrong jersey, then something like this happened

    India and Pakistan They are facing each other at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The world’s largest cricket stadium is packed. The excitement of the match is such that Virat Kohli A mistake was also made. He came on the field wearing the wrong jersey. After some time, when he realized, he called for his jersey in the middle of the match and changed it. The fans have created an enthusiastic atmosphere in the match. India won the toss in this match and decided to bowl first.

    Virat Kohli made this mistake

    When the match started, Virat Kohli came on the field wearing the wrong jersey. But during the match itself, India’s charismatic batsman realized that he had made a small mistake, which was soon rectified. The jersey that Kohli came on the field wearing had three white stripes on his shoulder. Whereas the three stripes on the jersey made by the kit manufacturer for the World Cup match are in the color of the tricolor.

    India’s jersey is different for the World Cup

    The jersey worn by Indian players in the Asia Cup and ODI series against Australia had white stripes on the shoulders. In the World Cup, the Indian tricolor has replaced the three white stripes on the shoulders of India’s jersey. This is not the only change that is being seen in India’s jersey in the World Cup. There is no logo of BCCI’s title sponsor Dream 11 on the chest during the World Cup. Because ICC does not allow writing anything other than the team name in the middle of the jersey.

    Shubman Gill is back

    A good news for India in this match is that star opener Shubman Gill has returned after recovering from illness. He has been included in the team in place of Ishan Kishan. This will be Gill’s debut match in the World Cup. India has fielded two spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav. Two regular fast bowlers Jasprim Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj are also playing. Shardul Thakur has been given a chance.

    Amazing performance by bowlers

    Indian bowlers proved Rohit Sharma’s decision right by performing amazingly. Within 35 overs, 6 batsmen of Pakistan have returned to the pavilion. The team’s score is 170 runs in 35 overs. Mohammad Siraj took the first wicket. He got Abdullah Shafiq out LBW. After this he also bowled Babar Azam. Kuldeep Yadav also took two wickets. Hardik and Bumrah have got one success each.

  • World Cup 2023: What is the reason for Australia’s downfall, know where the mistakes are happening

    ICC ODI World Cup has started. All the teams have played two matches each. India has won both its matches. Whereas five-time world champion Australia has not been able to regain its rhythm yet. In the first match against Australia, India had registered six wins at the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai. Now South Africa has given the second blow to Australia. South Africa has defeated Australia by 134 runs at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. After this defeat, Australia has reached the bottom 9th position in the points table.

    Difficult path ahead for Australia

    It may be difficult for Australia to make a comeback after two consecutive defeats. In the league stage of the World Cup, all 10 teams have to play nine matches each. After this, the semi-final match will be played between the top four teams in the points table. In which the two best teams of the world will play the final of ODI World Cup 2023 on 19th November at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

    Batsmen sank Australia

    Australia’s biggest flaw in this World Cup has been its batting. Australia’s top order batsmen are not able to give a great start to their team. The same was seen in the match against India also. Indian bowlers made Australian batsmen helpless. Apart from David Warner and Steven Smith, no batsman could cross the 30-run mark. Five batsmen could not even cross the 10 mark. Indian spinners dismissed six Australian batsmen in Chennai. Ravindra Jadeja took three wickets.

    South Africa beat Australia by 177 runs

    Talking about the second match, South Africa, batting first, set a target of 312 runs for Australia. Opener Quinton De Kock played a brilliant inning of 109 runs in 106 balls. Aidan Markram also scored a half-century. In reply, Australia’s batsmen made a very poor start and the entire team was out on the score of 177 in 44.5 overs. At one time Australia’s score was 70/6. After that, Marnus Labuschagne and Mitchell Starc tried to handle the innings but this pair also could not make a long partnership. Five batsmen could not even cross double figures.

    Australia could not even reach the score of 200 in both the matches

    Australia could not even cross the 200 mark in both its matches. In the match against India, the team batted first and was limited to 199 runs, only Steve Smith scored the maximum of 46 runs. David Warner also played an inning of 41 runs. The situation was similar in the second match against South Africa. Chasing the target of 312 runs, Australia could score only 177 runs. The maximum score in this match was 46 runs. After this no batsman could even touch the figure of 30.

    Many shortcomings in the bowling department also

    The team is playing with only expert spinner Adam Zampa. Spinners play a decisive role on Indian pitches. But Australia has more confidence in its fast bowlers. In the first match against India, Australian bowlers were able to dismiss only four batsmen, that too at a time when three of India’s wickets had fallen at the score of two runs. All three batsmen were out on zero. After that the bowlers had to yearn for wickets. By the time he dismissed Virat Kohli on the score of 85 in the 38th over, India was very close to victory. Due to poor performance of the bowlers, the team has to use makeshift bowlers.

  • World Cup: Know, how will be the weather condition in Pakistan vs Sri Lanka match, pitch report

    In the World Cup 2023, the second match of the two matches being played on October 10 is Pakistan vs Sri Lanka. This match will be played at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad from 2 pm Indian time. Let us tell you that this is the second match of Pakistan team in this ground. In the first match, Pakistan had won against Netherlands on Friday. The Men in Green are currently placed third in the World Cup 2023 points table with two points. They defeated Netherlands by 81 runs in their first match and Pakistan fans will expect them to continue their winning streak. Let us tell you, Sri Lanka has never defeated Pakistan in the history of ODI tournament. So let us know whether this history will change today. Sri Lanka will be able to register victory against Pakistan. Which team does today’s pitch support? Let’s know about the pitch report and weather patterns.

    Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 2023 World Cup Match Details

    Match: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Match 8, World Cup 2023

    Date and Time: October 10, 2023, Tuesday, 2 pm

    Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad

    Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: Pitch Report

    Hyderabad’s pitch has been favorable for batting so far in the World Cup. The team batting first has scored more than 300 runs in both the matches at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium. Even in practice matches, teams made big scores on this ground. The team batting first on this ground can set a target of 300+.

    Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: Weather Forecast

    According to the Meteorological Department, there is a possibility of cloudy sky during the Pakistan vs Sri Lanka match in Hyderabad. The probability of rain during the match is close to 0%. Humidity will be around 60%, while the temperature is expected to be 27 degrees Celsius.