NZ vs ENG: England won the first test in Christchurch, after the match ended, Ben Stokes gave an update on his back injury.
In the first Test match played in Christchurch, England won against New Zealand by 8 wickets. Ben Stokes (Image Credit- Twitter X) In the first Test match played in Christchurch, England won against New Zealand by 8 wickets. All the players from England side performed brilliantly and won this match. Let us tell you that in this match, New Zealand batted first and scored 348 runs after losing all the wickets, in response to which England scored 499 runs in their first innings thanks to Harry Brook’s stormy innings of 171 runs. Captain Ben Stokes also batted brilliantly and contributed 80 runs while Gus Atkinson scored 48 runs. New Zealand also failed to bat well in the second innings and was all out for 254 runs. England achieved the target against New Zealand by losing two wickets. English captain Ben Stokes suffered a back injury during the match. Not only this, even before this Ben Stokes could not participate in the first Test against Sri Lanka and Pakistan due to injury. He was seen in a lot of pain against New Zealand also. However, after the match was over, Ben Stokes gave a big update regarding his injury. Ben Stokes said in the presentation after the end of the match, ‘I found myself in a difficult situation but while partnering with Brook and the way the lower order players played, it was a very good thing for us. I had a back injury and I had to manage that as well. However, now I am completely fine and ready for the second match. Before the next match, we will take a decision regarding our team combination. Tom Latham presented his side regarding the defeat Regarding the performance of the New Zealand team, Tom Latham said, ‘I was very happy with the position we were in after the first innings. We also had opportunities. There were players who did not want to drop the catch but this happens in cricket. Next time we will take care of it and try to build a partnership as well. England have quality players who put pressure on us. The second match of the three-match Test series between these two teams is starting from December 6 in Wellington. England is leading 1-0 in the three-match Test series. New Zealand team will look to level the series by winning the second test. Rishabh Pant became the highest earning Indian cricketer, see top-5 list- List of players who have scored most test runs for New Zealand- Most expensive uncapped players sold in IPL 2025 auction- These 7 players will earn big money in IPL 2025- Players who got out most number of times in 90s in international cricket- List of batsmen who have scored most Test centuries away from home- IPL: Bowlers taking most wickets in powerplay since 2018 IPL 2025: Know the names of the captains of all 10 franchises- IPL 2025: Most expensive Indian players sold in the auction IPL 2025: Top 5 big players who remained unsold in the auction
NZ vs ENG, 1st Test: Day 3: England in strong position, New Zealand lost 6 wickets in the second innings by the end of the day
The England team scored 499 runs in the first innings. NZ vs ENG (Photo Source: Getty Images) NZ vs ENG, 1st Test: Day 3: The first match of the three-match Test series between New Zealand and England is being played at Hagley Oval from 28 November. Host New Zealand was all out for 348 runs in the first innings. By the end of the second day, England had scored 319 runs at the loss of five wickets in the first innings. On the third day of play, England were all out for 499 runs in the first innings. By the end of the day, New Zealand has scored 155 runs for the loss of 6 wickets, the team is ahead by 4 runs. Daryl Mitchell (31*) and Nathan Smith (1*) are present at the crease unbeaten. Harry Brook missed double century After the second day’s play, Harry Brook was unbeaten on 132 and captain Ben Stokes on 37. There was a partnership of 159 runs between the two batsmen for the sixth wicket. Brook was out against Matt Henry and England suffered the sixth blow at the score of 381. Harry Brook played an innings of 171 runs in 197 balls with the help of 15 fours and 3 sixes. At the same time, captain Ben Stokes played an inning of 80 runs in 146 balls with the help of 9 fours. Apart from these, Gus Atkinson played an unbeaten inning of 48 runs in 36 balls and Braydon Carse played an unbeaten inning of 33* runs in 24 balls. NZ vs ENG, 1st Test: Look at the scores of England’s batsmen in the first innings- Jack Crawley – 9 (12) out against Matt Henry Ben Duckett- 46 (62) out against William O’Rourke Jacob Batchelor- 10 (34) out against Nathan Smith. Joe Root- 0 (4) out against Nathan Smith Harry Brook – 171 (197) out against Matt Henry Ollie Pope- 77 (98) out against Tim Southee Ben Stokes- 80 (146) out against Matt Henry Chris Woakes- 1 (2) out against Tim Southee Gus Atkinson- 48 (36) out against Nathan Smith Braydon Carse- 33* (24) Shoaib Bashir- 5 (9) out against Matt Henry In the first innings against England, Matt Henry took the maximum of 4 wickets for 84 runs in 23 overs. Nathan Smith took three wickets for 141 runs in 26 overs. At the same time, two wickets were included in the name of Tim Southee and one wicket in the name of William O’Rourke. New Zealand got a bad start in the second innings The performance of both New Zealand’s openers in the second innings was disappointing. Captain Tom Latham (1), Chris Woakes and Devon Conway (8) were out against Brydon Carse. Rachin Ravindra was heading towards a good innings but then in the 20th over, Brydon Carse dismissed him and gave the third blow to New Zealand at the score of 64. Kane Williamson played a half-century innings Kane Williamson continued his excellent form in the second innings also. Facing 86 balls, he played an inning…
‘We were not able to meet the challenges in the last two matches’ Ben Stokes after the Test series defeat against Pakistan
Pakistan defeated England by 9 wickets in the third Test to win the Test series 2-1. Ben Stokes (Image Credit- Twitter X) After winning the first match of the three-match Test series against Pakistan by 47 runs, England have lost the remaining two matches. The third match of this series between Pakistan and England was played at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. After Pakistan won the match by 9 wickets, the host team has won the Test series 2-1. So this is a very shameful defeat for England, because in the year 2022, England had defeated Pakistan 3-0 in their own home. After the defeat in this series, English captain Ben Stokes has given a big statement. Ben Stokes gave a big statement after losing the test series Let us tell you that after losing the series 2-1 against Pakistan, during the post match, Stokes was quoted by Cricbuzz as saying – Losing the game and losing the series is disappointing. We were not able to face challenges in the last two matches, credit for this goes to Pakistan. Moving forward, we will strive to meet the challenges we face. After some time we will play against New Zealand. Stokes further said- This summer ended late, the players worked really hard, but when you get out there, everything is different. You can just work hard. Whether you do well or not, you try to bring positivity in the team. No matter the outcome of the match, there were individual performances from some players, and there is certainly a lot to be learned from it. You pay attention to that, and notice, Rehan Ahmed and Shoaib Bashir are playing cricket here in front of their families. This is a big thing for them. They are two incredible cricketers who are just starting their careers. So, this is a big deal for them.
Cricket Highlights of 18 October 2024: Today’s top news, social trends, statistics and records made in the match
Cricket Highlights: Know key stats, social trends and latest news from today’s match. Historical events of this day and which cricketer’s birthday is today. Virat Kohli, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Southee (Photo Source: Getty Images) Cricket Highlights of 18 October 2024: Today’s Top News: Today’s Top Cricket News IND vs NZ: Rohit Sharma’s heart broke after losing his wicket on the ball of Ajaz Patel, Hitman stood with his head bowed Ranji Trophy 2024-25: Sai Sudarshan scored a double century while playing for Tamil Nadu in the match against Delhi. IND vs NZ: Another milestone in Virat’s name, completed 9 thousand runs in Test Tim Southee (93) overtakes Virender Sehwag (91) in terms of most sixes in Tests. Pakistan defeated England by 152 runs in the second test, won the test match after 1348 days. Shakib Al Hasan confirms he is unlikely to return to Bangladesh amid unrest SA20 2025: Paarl Royals appoint Trevor Penney as head coach Today’s Societyl Trends: Which cricket players and news dominated social media today? #INDvsNZ #ViratKohli #RohitSharma #RachinRavindra #SarfarazKhan #Jaiswal #Chinnaswamy #Ashwin #Kiwis #Pant #PAKvsENG #Multan #BenStokes #Sajid #RanjiTrophy #SaiSudharsan #RahulDravid Cricket Records, on This Day: Records and statistics to be made today, October 18, 2024 1. Most centuries in international cricket in India since 2023 9 – Shubhman Gill (43 innings)6 – Virat Kohli (34 innings)6 – Rohit Sharma (43 innings)4 – Quinton de Kock (10 innings)4 – Rachin Ravindra (11 innings)3 – Glenn Maxwell (13 innings)3 – Shreyas Iyer (27 innings) 2. Highest test wickets for India since 2022 99 – R Ashwin (40 innings)74 – Ravindra Jadeja (33 innings)65 – Jasprit Bumrah (26 innings)44 – Mohammed Siraj (34 innings)30 – Kuldeep Yadav (11 innings) 3. Most sixes in Test 131 – Ben Stokes (192 innings)107 – Brendon McCullum (176 innings)100 – Adam Gilchrist (137 innings)98 – Chris Gayle (182 innings)97 – Jacques Kallis (280 innings)93 – Tim Southee (148 innings)91 – Virender Sehwag (180 innings)89 – Rohit Sharma (107 innings)88 – Brian Lara (232 innings) 4. Two players who have taken all 20 wickets of the opposition team in a Test Monty Noble (13/77) and Hugh Trumbull (7/87) vs England, Melbourne, 1902Colin Blythe (11/102) and George Hurst (9/86) vs Australia, Birmingham, 1909Albert Vogler (12/181) and Aubrey Faulkner (8/160) vs England, Johannesburg, 1910Jim Laker (19/90) and Tony Lock (1/106) vs Australia, Manchester, 1956Fazal Mahmood (13/114) and Khan Mohammad (7/112) vs Australia, Karachi, 1956Bob Massey (16/137) and Dennis Lillee (4/140) vs England, Lord’s, 1972Noman Ali (11/147) and Sajid Khan (9/204) vs England, Multan, 2024 5. Best bowling figures in WTC (match) 14/225 – Ajaz Patel vs India, Wankhede, 202112/106 – Gus Atkinson vs West Indies, Lord’s, 202412/128 – Sajid Khan vs Bangladesh, Mirpur, 202112/131 – R Ashwin vs West Indies, Roseau, 202312/177 – Prabhat Jayasuriya vs Australia, Galle, 202211/70 – Axar Patel vs England, Ahmedabad, 202111/99 – Nathan Lyon vs India, Indore, 202311/117 – Kyle Jamieson vs Pakistan, Christchurch, 202111/136 – Ramesh Mendis vs West Indies, Galle, 202111/147 – Noman Ali vs England, Multan, 2024 6. Highest partnership for the 8th wicket in…
Ben Stokes Wicket: Went to hit a six, the bat left his hand, and then Rizwan blew the bails, watch video
Ben Stokes scored 37 runs in the second innings of the second test against Pakistan. PAK vs ENG, 2nd Test: Ben Stokes Wicket (Photo Source: Ben Stokes Wicket Video: The second match of the Test series between Pakistan and England was played in Multan from 15 October. The host team bounced back after an embarrassing defeat in the first match and registered a spectacular win by 152 runs in the second test, after which the series is now level at 1-1. Let us tell you, Pakistan has won a test match at home for 1348 days. Meanwhile, the manner in which English captain Ben Stokes was out in the second innings is making headlines on social media. Ben Stokes got dodged by Noman Ali’s ball The 28th over of England’s second innings was bowled by Noman Ali. Noman Ali dodged Ben Stokes on the second ball of the over. The English captain tried to hit a six by going ahead of the crease, but his balance got disturbed, the bat went out of his hand and he missed the ball. By the time Stokes returned to the crease, wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan had already taken the wickets. Ben Stokes looked quite surprised after getting out like this and the fans were also surprised. In the second innings, Stokes scored 37 runs in 36 balls with the help of 4 fours. Ben Stokes Wicket: Watch video here- Ben stokes gone😭😭😭😭😭❤️#PAKvsENG pic.twitter.com/P0bH7jF4RM — Najaf ali⁵⁶ 🙋♂️ (@NajafAli56) October 18, 2024 By dismissing Ben Stokes, Noman Ali gave the seventh blow to England at the score of 125. After this, the lower order batsmen could not show anything special. England team was all out for 144 runs while chasing the target of 297 runs. In the second innings, Noman Ali took 8 wickets for 46 runs in 16.3 overs for Pakistan. At the same time, Sajid Khan had two wickets in his name. Talking about the performance of both in the first innings, Sajid Khan took 7 wickets and Noman Ali took three wickets. All the credit for Pakistan’s victory goes to these two bowlers.
PAK vs ENG, 2nd Test: Day 2: Pakistan’s team was limited to 366 in the first innings, England’s score at the end of the day was 239/6.
After the second day’s play, the England team is behind by 127 runs. PAK vs ENG (Photo Source: Getty Images) PAK vs ENG, 2nd Test: Day 2 Highlights: The second Test match between Pakistan and England is being played at Multan Cricket Stadium from 15 October. By the end of the first day, Pakistan had scored 259 runs at the loss of 5 wickets. Today, on the second day of play, the host team was all out for 366 in the first innings. By the end of the day, England had scored 239 runs at the loss of 6 wickets. Jamie Smith (12*) and Braydon Carse (2*) are unbeaten at the crease. PAK vs ENG: Mohammad Rizwan lost his wicket at the beginning of the second day By the end of the first day of play, Mohammad Rizwan (37*) and Salman Ali Aga (5*) were present at the crease unbeaten. At the beginning of the second day, Braydon Carse gave a big blow to the host team by dismissing Mohammad Rizwan. Rizwan played the ball towards the off-side, got an outside edge and Jamie Smith took a good diving catch. Rizwan could score only 41 runs in 97 balls with the help of 5 fours. Agha Salman and Aamir Jamal scored 16 runs in the 99th over bowled by Braydon Carse. The 99th over of Pakistan’s first innings was bowled by Brydon Carse, in which Agha Salman and Aamir Jamal together scored 16 runs. No runs were scored in the first two balls of the over. On the third ball, Aamir Jamal hit a four towards long-off. Aamir Jamal took a run on the fourth ball but the ball turned out to be a no-ball. Then Agha Salman hit a sharp four towards third man. Two runs came on the fifth ball and then Agha Salman finished the over in spectacular style by hitting another four on the last ball. PAK vs ENG: Agha Salman out against Matthew Potts Agha Salman lost his wicket against Matthew Potts on the last ball of the 101st over. Agha Salman tried to hit a shot towards third man, but it hit an outside edge and the ball went straight into the hands of the wicketkeeper. He played an inning of 31 runs in 53 balls with the help of 5 fours. In the first innings, Pakistan was able to score 366 runs due to the innings of Kamran Ghulam (118), Rizwan (41) and Aamir Jamal (37), Noman Ali (32). For England, Jack Leach took the maximum of 4 wickets for 114 runs in 38.3 overs. Brayden Carse had three wickets and Matthew Potts had two wickets. The flair of Noman Ali 😊 The ninth-wicket stand takes us past 3️⃣5️⃣0️⃣#PAKvENG , #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/sHrEmeWKwJ — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 16, 2024 England got its first blow on the score of 73 The England team suffered its first blow on the score of 73 runs in the first innings. Jack Crawley was out against Noman Ali on the first ball of the 13th over. Jack…
PAK vs ENG, 2nd Test: Day 1: Kamran Ghulam scored a century on Test debut, by the end of the day Pakistan’s score crossed 250+
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat first in the second test. Pakistan Cricket Team (Photo Source: Getty Images) PAK vs ENG, 2nd Test: Day 1 Highlights: The second match of the three-match Test series between Pakistan and England is being played in Multan from October 15. Pakistan captain Shan Masood won the toss and decided to bat first. By the end of the first day, Pakistan has scored 259 runs at the loss of 5 wickets. Mohammad Rizwan (37*) and Salman Ali Aga (5*) are present at the crease unbeaten. PAK vs ENG: Pakistan lost two wickets on the score of 19 The decision to bat first after winning the toss in the second test proved costly for Pakistan. The team got its first blow in the 8th over. Abdullah Shafiq (7) lost his wicket against Jack Leach. After this, Jack Leach also tightened the noose on Shan Masood. Shan Masood played a shot towards mid-wicket where Jack Crawley took a good diving catch. Pakistan’s captain could score only 3 runs in 7 balls and Pakistan got its second blow at the score of 19 runs. Century partnership between Saim Ayub and Kamran Ghulam After losing two wickets early in the first innings, Sam Ayub and Kamran Ghulam took charge. There was a partnership of 149 runs for the third wicket between the two batsmen. Sam Ayub was out against Matt Potts in the 56th over. Ayub played a shot straight towards Ben Stokes posted at short mid-wicket and the English captain took an easy catch. Sam Ayub played an inning of 77 runs in 160 balls with the help of 7 fours. A brilliant innings by Saim Ayub as he brings up his third Test fifty 👏#PAKvENG , #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/ur8ZXHWunv — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 15, 2024 PAK vs ENG: Kamran Ghulam completed his century by hitting a four against Joe Root Kamran Ghulam got a place in the team in place of Babar Azam and he took full advantage of the opportunity. Making his Test debut against England, he scored a maiden century in 192 balls. He hit a four against Joe Root on the last ball of the 74th over and completed his century in spectacular style. Let us tell you, during the 64th over, Ben Duckett dropped the catch of Kamran Ghulam at mid-on on the ball of Jack Leach. 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝! This has been some effort from Kamran to strike a fifty on debut 👏#PAKvENG , #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/wfHz6EZRqt — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 15, 2024 Special moment for Kamran Ghulam! He brings up a stellar 💯 on debut with his family watching 🙌#PAKvENG , #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/Y1hrau9D7w — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 15, 2024 Shoaib Bashir gave his team the fifth and biggest success by bowling Kamran Ghulam. Kamran played a good inning of 118 runs in 224 balls with the help of 11 fours and one six.
PAK vs ENG: Ollie Pope’s win percentage is better than mine: Ben Stokes praised the captaincy of the young player
According to Ben Stokes, in his unavailability, Ollie Pope captained brilliantly in the first Test matches against Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Olie Pope and Ben Stokes. (Photo Source: Twitter) England Test team captain Ben Stokes has praised the captaincy of stand-in captain Ollie Pope. According to Ben Stokes, in his unavailability, Ollie Pope captained brilliantly in the first Test matches against Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Let us tell you that due to injury, Ben Stokes could not participate in the last four Test matches and in his place the England Test team was captained by Ollie Pope. However, now Ben Stokes is making a comeback in the second Test against Pakistan to be played in Multan. Under the captaincy of Ollie Pope, England defeated Sri Lanka 2-1 at home and the English team also won against Pakistan. Speaking on Sky Sports before the second Test match, Ben Stokes said, ‘A young player who has got a lot of experience, he has done excellent batting as well as captaincy in the top order. This will be a great thing for them in the long run. Pope’s winning percentage is even better than mine. They have won three out of four tests. Very happy that he achieved all this while I was injured. I never had any doubts about Ollie Pope’s batting and he has also won my heart with his captaincy. Ben Stokes praised the English team fiercely Ben Stokes further said, ‘When you are on the field, you get very few opportunities. However, when you are outside the team, you realize that all the players are performing tremendously. I am very happy with my team. He has won many important matches with strong performance. No individual player is bigger than the team and the thing I have seen is that all 11 players have performed tremendously on the cricket field. Batsman who scored the fastest century in T20I for India List of youngest players to win POTM for India in T20I- List of batsmen who scored the fastest triple century in Test cricket- Batsmen who have scored most double centuries in Tests for England- Joe Root reached this number in terms of scoring most test runs IPL 2025: Lucknow Super Giants can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: Punjab Kings can retain these 6 players “Bangladesh is playing poor cricket”- Aakash Chopra Indian batsman who hit most sixes in T20 against Bangladesh- IPL 2025: Rajasthan Royals can retain these 6 players