IND vs ENG: Captain Cool 2.0 will be seen in the semi-finals..! Rohit Sharma will lead India to the finals by captaining like Dhoni
Team India is playing brilliantly under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, so far the team is undefeated with 6 wins in the tournament. Rohit Sharma (Photo Source: X/Twitter) The second semi-final match of T20 World Cup 2024 is going to be played between India and England in Guyana on 27th June from 8 pm. Whichever team wins this match will face South Africa in the final. Team India had to face defeat against Australia in the final of ODI World Cup 2023. The wound from which the fans and perhaps even the players have not been able to recover till now. With the defeat, the drought of World Cup title continues. In the ongoing tournament, Team India had secured a place in the semi-finals by defeating Australia by 24 runs in the last match of the Super-8 round, and also showed the Kangaroos the way out of the tournament. Along with this, the team has also avenged its defeat in the ODI World Cup final. Rohit Sharma played the biggest role in this victory against Australia. He played an innings of 92 runs in 41 balls. Rohit is also the highest run scorer for India in the tournament with 191 runs in 6 matches. Dhoni’s glimpse is visible in Rohit Sharma Team India is playing brilliantly under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, so far the team is undefeated with 6 wins in the tournament. Rohit Sharma is seen doing smart captaincy. Hitman is the captain of the bowlers. Bringing Akshar Patel in the death overs, getting Bumrah to bowl in the middle overs. All the strategies of Rohit have been amazing. We have seen a glimpse of MS Dhoni in Rohit’s captaincy. Let us tell you that after Dhoni, no Indian captain has been able to win the ICC trophy so far. Rohit has been seen changing the course of the match with his decisions in difficult situations. Now the team has to take revenge against England, from whom it had to face a humiliating defeat by 10 wickets in the semi-finals of the last T20 World Cup. Rohit will once again be seen proving his captaincy in the semi-finals against England. Before the semi-finals, former Indian cricket team player S. Sreesanth has given a statement about Rohit Sharma’s captaincy. Let us tell you what he has to say. Rohit has the same potential as Dhoni: Sreesanth Former Indian bowler S. Sreesanth said that Rohit Sharma always tells the players to be ready for challenges. Just like MS Dhoni used to do during his captaincy. Sreesanth said while talking on Star Sports, We always talk about Mahi bhai (MS Dhoni) and how we won the World Cup and his street smartness. I think Rohit has the same ability where he can surprise his teammates. He can suddenly call his teammates and say ‘be ready’. Rohit believes in what he feels inside his heart.
CSK’s home ground Chepauk has created a big history, know where most IPL finals have been played till now…?
Chepauk has become the first stadium where most number of IPL finals have been played. Chepauk Stadium (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL) The IPL 2024 final was played on 26 May between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk. Under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, Kolkata won the third IPL title by winning by 8 wickets. At the same time, Pat Cummins’ Hyderabad team played brilliantly throughout the season, but could not give their 100 percent in the final. Kolkata Knight Riders have created history by winning the IPL trophy after 10 years. But Chennai Super Kings’ home ground MA Chidambaram Chepauk Stadium has also made a big record in its name. In fact, Chepauk has become the first stadium where most IPL finals have been played. Three IPL finals have been played at Chepauk so far After the IPL 2024 final between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chepauk Stadium has become the first venue to host three IPL finals. This was the first time that an IPL final was played at Chepauk and the CSK team was not a part of it. Before this season’s final, the finals of IPL 2011 and 2012 were played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk. Chennai Super Kings became the winner in 2011 under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. At the same time, in 2012, Kolkata Knight Riders became the champion for the first time under the captaincy of Gautam Gambhir by defeating Chennai at their home. Apart from Chepauk, these 6 other venues have hosted IPL finals- 2 – Wankhede Cricket Stadium, Mumbai2 – Eden Gardens Cricket Stadium, Kolkata2 – M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Kolkata2 – Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad2 – Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai2 – Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Chepauk fans chanted CSK-CSK in the IPL 2024 final The IPL 2024 final was played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad. But the fans present in Chepauk were seen chanting CSK-CSK. The video of which is becoming very viral on social media. After the victory in the final, when KKR owner Shahrukh Khan was taking a victory lap, he was also seen chanting CSK-CSK along with the fans.
WPL 2024: Shefali Verma’s explosive innings shattered Gujarat, Delhi Capitals reached the finals.
Delhi Capitals reached the final of Women’s Premier League 2024 by defeating Gujarat Giants by 7 wickets. DEL-W vs GUJ-W (Photo Source: X/Twitter) WPL 2024, DEL-W vs GUJ-W: The last match of the Women’s Premier League 2024 League Stage Round was played between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Giants. Gujarat Giants won the toss and chose to bat first, but today the team could not show anything special. Batting first, the team could score only 126 runs at the loss of 9 wickets. Delhi Capitals chased the target in 13.1 overs and won by 7 wickets. After this spectacular victory, Delhi Capitals team has directly reached the finals. Delhi Capitals has secured the first place in the points table with 6 wins and 12 points in 8 matches. Gujarat Giants team failed in batting Gujarat Giants got their first blow against Delhi Capitals in the very first over. Beth Mooney returned to the pavilion for a duck at the hands of Marizanne Kapp. After which the team kept losing wickets continuously and no good partnership was seen between any of the batsmen. Gujarat Giants had lost 5 wickets at the score of 45. Laura Wolvaardt (7), Daylan Hemlata (4), Phoebe Litchfield (21) and Ashley Gardner (12) returned to the pavilion cheaply. For Gujarat Giants, Indian fullback played the highest innings of 42 runs in 36 balls with the help of 7 fours. Whereas Katherine Bryce played an unbeaten inning of 28 runs with the help of 4 fours in 22 balls. Marizanne Kapp, Shikha Pandey, and Minnu Mani took 2-2 wickets for Delhi Capitals. There was one wicket in the name of Jess Jonassen. 94 run partnership between Jemima and Shefali Delhi Capitals, chasing the target against Gujarat Giants, got their first blow in the third over. Captain Meg Lanning was run-out by Laura Wolvaardt after scoring 18 runs in 10 balls. After which Ellis returned to the pavilion on a cappy duck in the third over itself. But then there was a match-winning partnership of 94 runs for the third wicket between Shefali Verma and Jemimah Rodriguez. Shefali Verma played an inning of 71 runs in 37 balls with the help of 7 fours and 5 sixes. Whereas Jemimah Rodriguez scored 38* runs in 28 balls with the help of 4 fours and 1 six. Tanuja Kanwar was the most successful bowler for Gujarat Giants. Tunja Kanwar took 2 wickets for 20 runs in 4 overs.