DTVHINDIIndia created another history, became the first team to do so in a calendar year
Tilak Verma scored a brilliant century in the third T20 against South Africa. Team India (Photo Source: Getty) The year 2024 has been full of ups and downs for the Indian cricket team. This year, Team India performed brilliantly in T-20 cricket, they ended their ICC trophy drought by winning the T-20 World Cup 2024 this year. In such a situation, Team India has achieved a feat this year and has created history in T-20 cricket. In the third T20 against South Africa, India batted first and scored 219 runs. This marked India’s eighth score of over 200 in T20 matches in 2024. This is the highest 200+ score made by any team in a calendar year. This is a new world record, no team has been able to do this before. SA vs IND: This was the condition of the third T20 match Electing to bat first after losing the toss, India had a bad start. The team lost the wicket of Sanju Samson on the second ball of the first over. Sanju was out without opening the account. Abhishek Sharma was out after scoring 50 runs in 25 balls. There was a partnership of 107 runs between Abhishek and Tilak. Captain Suryakumar Yadav could score only one run in 4 balls. Hardik Pandya was out after scoring 18 runs. Rinku could score only 8 runs in 13 balls. Ramandeep was out after scoring 15 runs in 6 balls. In the first match, India won by 61 runs, while in the second match, South Africa made a spectacular comeback and won the match by 3 wickets. The South African team, which came out to chase the target of 220 runs, had a good start. There was a partnership of 27 runs for the first wicket between Reeza and Ryan. Rickelton was out after scoring 20 runs in 15 balls. Riza scored 21 runs in 13 balls. Tristan Stubbs was out after scoring 12 runs in 12 balls. Aiden Markram contributed 29 runs in 18 balls. David Miller was out after scoring 18 runs in 18 balls. Heinrich Klaasen scored 41 runs in 22 balls. Marco Yansen was out after playing a stormy innings of 54 runs in 17 balls. Gerald returned unbeaten after scoring two runs and Andile 5 runs.
WTC Final has quickly become one of the most awaited events on the cricket calendar: ICC chief Geoff Allardice
The final match of WTC Final 2025 will be played between June 11 to 15, 2025. Geoff Allardice (Image Credit- Twitter X) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has recently announced that the final match of the ICC World Test Championship 2025 will be played between 11 and 15 June 2025. The final will be played between the top two teams in the ongoing WTC season at the historic Lord’s Cricket Ground in London, known as the Mecca of cricket. So this time cricket fans are eagerly waiting for the match to be held at Lord’s Cricket Ground. This Ultimate Test is the culmination of two years of intense competition in the ICC World Test Championship, in which 69 Test matches are to be played during 27 Test series to decide the finalists. On the other hand, in the points table of the ongoing World Test Championship, the Indian cricket team is currently at the first position in terms of point percentage. Australia is at the second position, New Zealand at the third position, England at the fourth position and then teams like Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and South Africa. Meanwhile, a big statement has come from the Chief of International Cricket Council Geoff Allardice regarding the WTC Final of the ongoing season. Geoff Allardice made a big statement Let us tell you that recently ICC Chief Geoff Allardice said about the WTC Final – The ICC World Test Championship Final (WTC Final) has quickly become one of the most awaited events in the cricket calendar. And we are very happy to announce the dates for the 2025 final. It’s a testament to the enduring appeal of Test cricket, which continues to attract fans from all over the world. There will be huge demand for tickets so I would encourage fans to register their interest to ensure they get the chance to be part of the Ultimate Test Match Final next year.
Players with Most 2000+ International Runs In Calendar Year: Batsmen who have scored 2000+ runs most times in a calendar year
Virat Kohli. (Photo Source: X(Twitter) South Africa won the first Test by an innings and 32 runs in the first Test played at SuperSport Park. Although India lost this match but Indian batsman Virat Kohli managed to achieve another great record. In the second innings, Virat scored 76 runs (12 fours, 1 six) in 82 balls, during which Kohli once again registered his name in the record book. With this half-century, he became the second Indian batsman to score the highest score of 50+ against South Africa in Tests. More importantly, after this innings, he also became the first batsman to cross the 2000-run mark in international cricket in 2023. This year he ended the year with 2’048 runs in just 36 innings, with an impressive average of 66.06. During this period, he scored eight centuries and ten half-centuries and his highest score was 186. This is the seventh time that Kohli has scored 2000+ international runs in a calendar year. His place as the first batsman to achieve such a historic feat has been confirmed. Earlier, Kumar Sangakkara had held this record for six years. Sachin Tendulkar and Mahela Jayawardene had scored 2000+ international runs in a calendar year five times each. Virat Kohli has previously passed the 2000-run mark in 2012 (2’186), 2014 (2’286), 2016 (2’595), 2017 (2’818), 2018 (2’735), and 2019 (2’455). Had crossed. This record of his shows the consistency with which he has scored runs in international cricket. Players who have scored 2000+ international runs most times in a calendar year Here is the list of players with 2000+ international runs in most calendar years player Country No. Of Years Virat Kohli India 7 Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka 6 Sachin Tendulkar India 5 Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka 5 Players with 2000+ international caps in the year 2023 batsman Run number of innings Shubhman Gill 2,514 52 Virat Kohli 2,048 36 darryl mitchell 1,970 53 Rohit Sharma 1,800 39 Also read: Indian team has suffered two big setbacks after losing the test match in Centurion.
