On this day in 2020, Mahendra Singh Dhoni played his 200th IPL match.
On this day i.e. 19th October, 4 years ago, Mahendra Singh Dhoni played his 200th IPL match. MS Dhoni (Image Credit- Twitter X) Former Indian team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is counted among the best captains in the world. Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s performance in international cricket has always been excellent and many people consider him as their idol. Not only this, this veteran player has also left his mark in the Indian Premier League. Let us tell you that under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Chennai Super Kings has won the IPL trophy five times. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has participated in almost all the seasons of IPL and it can be said that he has played many matches in this important tournament. On this day i.e. 19th October, 4 years ago, Mahendra Singh Dhoni played his 200th IPL match. Not only this, Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the first player to achieve this feat. He played this match while captaining Chennai Super Kings against Rajasthan Royals at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored 28 runs in his 200th IPL match. Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored 28 runs in his 200th IPL match. Not only this, experienced all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja played an unbeaten inning of 35 runs for Chennai Super Kings. However, Chennai team failed to score big in this match and could only score 125 runs. Not only this, Chennai Super Kings had to face defeat in this match. For Rajasthan Royals, brilliant opener Jos Buttler played a match-winning inning of 70 runs in 48 balls. Not only this, Steve Smith had contributed 26 runs. These two players made a valuable partnership of 98* runs due to which Rajasthan Royals won the match with 16 balls to spare. Not only this, Chennai Super Kings could not qualify for the playoffs in the 2020 season. However, in the 2021 season, Chennai Super Kings made a comeback and won this important tournament. Talking about Mahendra Singh Dhoni, he has played 264 matches in IPL so far in which he has scored 5243 runs at an average of 39.12 and strike rate of 137.54. Not only this, as a wicketkeeper he has taken 42 stumpings and 152 catches. This explosive player can be seen performing tremendously in IPL 2025 also. List of batsmen who have hit most sixes in Test cricket- Players who have been out for a duck most times in international cricket (active) Take a look at India’s lowest total in Test cricket- Players who have won Player of the Match the most number of times in Tests- Which Indian batsman has the highest average in Tests against New Zealand? Fastest bowler to take 50 T20I wickets for India Take a look at the performance of Team India in every edition of Women’s T20 World Cup- IPL: You will be shocked to know the net worth of these 5 star players of Mumbai Indians. Batsman who scored the fastest century in T20I for India List of youngest players to win POTM for India in T20I-
IND vs NZ: The third day of the game was in the name of batting, India still lags behind New Zealand by so many runs
India trails New Zealand by 125 runs. India vs New Zealand, 1st Test (Image Credit- Twitter X) India vs New Zealand, 1st Testt: Currently, the first match of the three-match Test series between India and New Zealand is being played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Let us tell you that the third day of play in the match ended today, Friday, October 18. At the time of stumps on the third day, the Indian team batted brilliantly in the second innings and scored 231 runs at the loss of three wickets after 49 overs. At present Sarfaraz Khan is batting at the crease after scoring 70* runs. India-New Zealand first test match, condition of third day’s play If we tell you in detail about the day’s game, New Zealand started the game today at 180/3. For New Zealand, Rachin Ravindra, who was not out on 22* runs on the second day, batted brilliantly and played an excellent century of 134 runs. Apart from Rachin, in the end bowler Tim Southee also played a useful inning of 65 runs, due to which New Zealand scored a total of 402 runs in the first innings. Talking about India’s bowling, experienced spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav got 3 wickets each, while Mohammed Siraj got 2 wickets. Apart from this, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin got 1-1 wicket. After this, on the third day of the game, India also started batting in the second innings, and a partnership of 72 runs was seen between Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma for the first wicket. However, Jaiswal, who was set after scoring 35 runs, got stumped while playing a big shot against Ijaz Patel. So captain Rohit was unfortunately bowled out while defending after scoring 52 runs. Also, just before the end of the day, India also lost the wicket of Virat Kohli (70), who had set his sights. After this the umpire announced the end of the day’s play. So if we talk about the bowling of the Kiwi team, in the second innings, Ajaz Patel got 2 successes and Glenn Phillips got 1 success. Stumps on Day 3 in the 1st #INDvNZ Test! End of a gripping day of Test Cricket 👏👏#TeamIndia move to 231/3 in the 2nd innings, trail by 125 runs. Scorecard – https://t.co/FS97LlvDjY@IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/LgriSv3GkY — BCCI (@BCCI) October 18, 2024
IND vs NZ, 1st Test: Day 3 Highlights: From Rachin Ravindra’s century to Kohli’s dismissal on 70 in the second innings
After the end of the third day, India trailed by 125 runs. IND vs NZ (Photo Source: Getty Images) IND vs NZ, 1st Test: Day 3 Highlights: The first match of the Test series between India and New Zealand is being played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. On the second day of the game, Team India was all out for 46 runs in the first innings. And by the end of the day New Zealand had scored 180 runs for the loss of 3 wickets. Today, on the third day of the game, the New Zealand team was all out for 402 runs in the first innings. By the end of the day, Team India has scored 231 runs at the loss of 3 wickets in the second innings. Sarfaraz Khan (70*) is present at the crease unbeaten. Siraj struck at the beginning of the third day By the end of the second day of play, Rachin Ravindra (22*) and Daryl Mitchell (14*) were unbeaten at the crease. At the beginning of the third day, Mohammed Siraj gave India its fourth success by dismissing Daryl Mitchell (18). After this, Tom Blundell (5), Glenn Phillips (14) and Matt Henry (8) returned to the pavilion cheaply. Siraj got the opening wicket this morning, a good catch by Jaiswal.pic.twitter.com/7OvRYxnhlV — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 18, 2024 Glenn Phillips ✅Matt Henry ✅ Relive the timber strikes ft. @imjadeja Live – https://t.co/FS97LlvDjY#TeamIndia , #INDvNZ , @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/jhFRv4ibEm — BCCI (@BCCI) October 18, 2024 IND vs NZ: Rachin Ravindra scored the second test century of his career Rachin Ravindra completed his century in 124 balls by hitting a four on the first ball of the 80th over bowled by R Ashwin. This is the second century of his Test career. A total of 20 runs were scored in this over bowled by Ashwin, in which Rachin and Tim Southee together hit three fours and a six. RACHIN RAVINDRA HAS A WORLD CUP AND A TEST CENTURY IN BENGALURU. – The Local guy from the Kiwi land.pic.twitter.com/ev48ZXAKi0 — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 18, 2024 137 run partnership between Tim Southee and Rachin Ravindra The pair of Tim Southee and Rachin Ravindra made a brilliant partnership of 137 runs for the 8th wicket. Siraj gave the 8th blow to the Kiwi team by dismissing Tim Southee at the score of 370. Saudi played an inning of 65 runs in 73 balls with the help of 5 fours and 4 sixes. Kuldeep Yadav dismissed Rachin Ravindra, and New Zealand were bowled out for 402 runs in the first innings. Rachin Ravindra played a brilliant inning of 134 runs in 157 balls with the help of 13 fours and 4 sixes. Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja jointly took 3-3 wickets for India in the first innings. Siraj took two wickets, Jasprit Bumrah and Ashwin took 1 wicket each. Chinnaswamy crowd giving standing ovation to Rachin Ravindra. pic.twitter.com/cPsRxc9Vxt — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 18, 2024 IND vs NZ: India’s great start in the second innings After poor performance with the…
PAK vs ENG, 2nd Test: Day 3: Pakistan gave a target of 297 runs to England, by the end of the day the team’s score was 36/2
After the third day’s play, England needs 261 runs to win. PAK vs ENG (Photo Source: Getty Images) PAK vs ENG, 2nd Test: Day 3: The second match of the three-match Test series between England and Pakistan is being played in Multan from October 15. On the second day of the game, Pakistan team was all out for 366 runs in the first innings. By the end of the day, England had scored 239 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in the first innings. Today, on the third day of the game, Pakistan team was all out for 221 runs in the second innings and England has got a target of 297 runs to win. By the end of the day, England had scored 36 runs at the loss of 2 wickets. Ollie Pope (21*) and Joe Root (12*) are present at the crease unbeaten. PAK vs ENG: England team all out for 291 in the first innings By the end of the second day of play, Jamie Smith (12*) and Braydon Carse (2*) were unbeaten at the crease. Sajid Khan dismissed Brayden Carse (4) at the beginning of the third day. After this, Matthew Potts (6), Jamie Smith (21) and Shoaib Bashir (9) lost wickets and England’s innings collapsed at the score of 291. Sneaked through🎯 Another beauty produced by Sajid 👏#PAKvENG , #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/8SSeI2Qxh1 — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 17, 2024 In the first innings, Ben Duckett played the highest innings of 114 runs in 129 balls with the help of 16 fours for England. Joe Root (34), Jack Crawley (27) and Jack Leach (25) also made important contributions. Sajid Khan took 7 wickets in the first innings Sajid Khan played brilliantly with the ball in the first innings for Pakistan. He took seven wickets for 111 runs in 26.2 overs. He took the wickets of Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Matthew Potts and Shoaib Bashir. Apart from this, Noman Ali took three wickets for 101 runs in 28 overs. The wicket that helped Sajid Khan to his second Test fifer!#PAKvENG , #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/svRXOHT9g9 — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 17, 2024 ⭐ 7️⃣-1️⃣1️⃣1️⃣ ⭐ Best bowling figures at Multan Cricket Stadium 🥇#PAKvENG , #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/hOFYdtIkwU — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 17, 2024 PAK vs ENG: Pakistan team all out for 221 in the second innings Pakistan team could not perform anything special in the second innings of the second test against England. The team was all out on the score of 221 in 59.2 overs. Facing 89 balls, Salman Ali Aga played the highest innings of 63 runs with the help of 5 fours and one six. Whereas, Saud Shakeel (31), Kamran Ghulam (26), Sam Ayub (22), and Mohammad Rizwan (23) played some short innings. Amazing strike 💥 Great knock by Salman Ali Agha in testing conditions 🙌#PAKvENG , #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/OMN4Ty1Hyt — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 17, 2024 ,@SalmanAliAgha1 making it count#PAKvENG , #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/xbKrqTYD1M — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 17, 2024 In the second innings, Shoaib Bashir took the maximum…
IND vs NZ: After batting, Team India flopped in bowling also, the game of the second day was completely in the name of New Zealand.
By the end of the second day’s play, New Zealand had scored 180 runs after losing three wickets. The team has taken a lead of 134 runs. IND vs NZ (Pic Source-X) The first test match between Team India and New Zealand has started at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The first day of play could not be played due to rain. However, on the second day, Team India won the toss and decided to bat first. His decision proved wrong and the hosts were all out for 46 runs in their first innings. By the end of the second day’s play, New Zealand had scored 180 runs after losing three wickets. The team has taken a lead of 134 runs. Rishabh Pant scored the most runs in the first innings for Team India. He scored 20 runs in the first innings. Apart from Rishabh Pant, Yashasvi Jaiswal played an inning of 13 runs. Apart from these two players, no other batsman could cross the 10-run mark. Not only this, Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, KL Rahul, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja could not even open their account from Team India. Mohammad Siraj scored four runs while captain Rohit Sharma returned to the pavilion on a personal score of two runs. For New Zealand, Matt Henry took 5 wickets while William O’Rourke took 4 wickets for 22 runs in 12 overs. Devon Conway played an excellent half-century innings Talking about New Zealand, the second day of the game was entirely in their name. On behalf of the team, Devon Conway scored 91 runs in the first innings. He did not spare any bowler of Team India and batted excellently against everyone. Apart from Devon Conway, Will Young scored 33 runs while captain Tom Latham was out on a personal score of 15 runs. Till the end of the second day’s play, Rachin Ravindra is batting on 22* runs while Daryl Mitchell has scored 14* runs. So far, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have taken 1 wicket each from Team India. The third day of the game is going to be important for both the teams. Team India would like to all out New Zealand in their first innings as soon as possible. India’s lowest totals at home in Tests.The lowest scores ever in Test cricket in India are as follows: 🏏Follow for more..👇🏻#ViratKohli𓃵#INDvNZ #TestCricket#RohitSharma #buddha #Behraich #HelloLoveAgain pic.twitter.com/gEhAnvnuMb — Ankur Human (@IAnkurHuman) October 17, 2024 @klrahul What have you done Man 🤔 🤔 #INDvNZ #RohitSharma #ViratKohli𓃵 pic.twitter.com/SNhfwMoc82 — 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤✅𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 🇮🇳 🏏 (@Cricket_Thrills) October 17, 2024 Ind batters this morning 🫣 Combination of tough conditions and great bowling by NZ #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/mIIibHikjs — Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) October 17, 2024 Is ‘All Out 46’ the new ‘All Out 36’? #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/HrD03En9cy — cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) October 17, 2024 No one.. King Virat Kohli to bowlers :#INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/J6wDrdrqym — UmdarTamker (@UmdarTamker) October 17, 2024 Disaster outing for India with bat in their first innings on Day 2 of First test against New Zealand. They were bundled out for 46 on home…
IND vs NZ, 1st Test: Day 2 Highlights: From Rohit-Kohli’s shameful performance to Devon Conway losing his wicket at 91
After the second day’s play, New Zealand is leading by 134 runs. IND vs NZ (Photo Source: Getty Images) IND vs NZ, 1st Test: Day 2 Highlights: The first match of the three-match Test series between India and New Zealand is being played from October 16 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. The first day of play was abandoned without a toss due to rain. Today on the second day, Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and chose to bat first, but this decision backfired. Team India was all out for 46 runs in the first innings, which is the team’s third lowest total in Test cricket. By the end of the day, New Zealand had scored 180 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in the first innings. Rachin Ravindra (22*) and Daryl Mitchell (14*) are present at the crease unbeaten. Let us tell you all the highlights of the second day’s play. IND vs NZ, 1st Test: India lost 3 wickets at the score of 10 In the first innings, India got its first blow on the score of just 9 runs in the seventh over. Indian captain Rohit Sharma was clean bowled by Tim Southee. Rohit Sharma tried to drive, the ball beat the inside edge and went straight to the stumps. Rohit Sharma could score only two runs in 16 balls. Virat Kohli came to bat at number 3 today because Shubman Gill is not completely fit. Because of this he was dropped from the playing 11. Virat lost his wicket against William O’Rourke on the last ball of the 9th over. Kohli tried to defend and the ball got caught in his upper glove before going to Glenn Phillips at leg gully. Phillips jumped forward and took a brilliant catch. Virat again returned to the pavilion after playing three balls without opening his account. After this, in the very next over, Sarfaraz Khan got out for a duck against Matt Henry and India lost the third wicket at the score of 10. Rahul, Jadeja and Ashwin also got out on duck. The team had high expectations from Yashasvi Jaiswal, but he also became the victim of William O’Rourke. Yashasvi tried to hit a big shot but Ajaz Patel took a brilliant catch with both hands at backward point. Yashasvi returned to the pavilion after scoring only 13 runs in 63 balls with the help of one four. William O’Rourke then gave the fifth blow to India at the score of just 33 by dismissing KL Rahul for a duck. After this, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin returned to the pavilion without opening the account against Matt Henry. And India lost 7 wickets on the score of 34. IND vs NZ: Rishabh Pant scored 20 runs In the first innings of the first Test against New Zealand, Rishabh Pant scored the highest innings of 20 runs in 49 balls with the help of two fours. Rishabh became the victim of Matt Henry in the 26th over, Pant tried to defend but got an outside edge…
IPL 2025: Date revealed regarding the mega auction of the upcoming season, know on which day the event will be held?
Upcoming IPL auction can be seen in Dubai IPL 2025 Auction (Image Credit- Twitter X) IPL 2025: Cricket fans are eagerly waiting for the mega auction for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). But now the wait of these cricket fans is going to end very soon, because the Governing Council of IPL has announced the date for the auction for the exciting season of the tournament. If media reports of Times of India are to be believed, IPL 2025 auction can be seen on November 30. The auction will be seen taking place in Dubai city of United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is noteworthy that on December 19 last year, the IPL 2024 auction was seen at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai. So, when once again 10 franchises will come face to face in the upcoming mega auction, there can be a bidding war between them like in the last few seasons. Who can forget the bidding war between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad to buy Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc in the last auction, when KKR bought Starc for a record Rs 24.75 crore. Also, let us tell you that recently BCCI has told all the rules regarding retention in IPL teams to the franchises. So now all the teams have to submit the list of retained players by October 31, 2024. Sunrisers Hyderabad retained these 3 players According to ESPN Cricinfo, last season’s IPL finalist Sunriders Hyderabad have decided to retain Pat Cummins, wicketkeeper Heinrich Klaasen and opener and all-rounder Abhishek Sharma. However, the team has retained Cummins for Rs 18 crore, while Klaasen’s salary has seen a jump of about 338 percent. In the year 2023, Klaasen was bought by Hyderabad for Rs 5.25 crore. Klaasen is seen getting around Rs 23 crore in the upcoming season.
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.