DTVHINDICricket Highlights of 31 August 2024: Top news, records and social trends of the day
Cricket highlights: Know the key stats, social trends and latest news of today’s match. Historical events of this day and which cricketer’s birthday is today. Cricket Highlights Today (Source Cricket highlights of August 31, 2024: Today’s Top News: Today’s top cricket news In the Delhi Premier League 2024, 23-year-old Priyansh Arya created havoc by hitting 6 sixes in an over against North Delhi Strikers. Apart from the much-discussed impact player rule, the BCCI is also reviewing the double bouncer rule. The board will decide whether to continue with these two rules or not. BCCI has announced the Indian Under-19 team for the upcoming multi-format series against Australia. Former player Rahul Dravid’s son Samit Dravid has been selected for the first time in the team. India’s T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav suffered a hand injury while fielding for Mumbai in the match against Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) XI in the Buchi Babu tournament. Today’s Social Trends: Which cricket players and news dominated social media today? #BabarAzam Former Pakistan Test captain Babar Azam was dismissed for 31 runs off 77 balls in the first innings of the second Test against Bangladesh. Babar once again failed to play a big innings, due to which he has become a topic of discussion on social media. #Naseem Pakistan’s young fast bowler Naseem Shah has become a topic of discussion after he did not find a place in the playing 11 in the second Test match against Bangladesh. Cricket Highlights, On This Day: What happened in the history of cricket on August 31? Javagal Srinath was born on this day Former Indian legendary bowler Javagal Srinath was born on August 31, 1969. Sir Garfield Sobers became the first batsman in the history of cricket to hit 6 sixes in an over West Indies’ great cricketer Sir Garfield Sobers created history on August 31, 1968 by hitting 6 sixes in an over. He did this feat against bowler Malcolm Nash in a match against Glamorgan in the English County Championship. The last six of the over went out of the ground and reached the bus stop. It was taking time to bring the new ball, due to which Sir Garry Sobers, who was unbeaten on 76 runs, decided to declare the innings. Nottinghamshire won that match by 166 runs. Today is the 10th anniversary of the birth of the term FAB-4 On August 31, 2014, the term FAB-4 was born. 2014 was the year when the careers of four extraordinary cricketers (Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Joe Root and Kane Williamson) reached new heights. Known as the “Fab 4”, these players have redefined modern batting with their consistency, skill and ability to perform under pressure.
David Warner wishes Kane Williamson in a special way on his birthday
Today i.e. on 8th August, New Zealand’s experienced batsman Kane Williamson is celebrating his 34th birthday. David Warner and Kane Williamson. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI) Today, on 8 August, New Zealand’s experienced batsman Kane Williamson is celebrating his 34th birthday. Let us tell you, Kane Williamson is considered one of the best batsmen in the world and has played many historic innings for New Zealand. This brilliant player has also left his mark in the Indian Premier League. Australia’s legendary opening batsman David Warner has wished Kane Williamson on his birthday. Both these players have played together for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League. Both of them performed very well together for Sunrisers Hyderabad and won the hearts of all the fans. David Warner shared pictures of himself and Kane Williamson on his official Instagram story and wished the veteran batsman on his birthday. Here is David Warner’s Instagram story: David Warner’s Instagram Story Recently, David Warner has retired from international cricket after the end of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. David Warner’s performance has always been very good in international cricket and he has hit hard against the bowlers of the opposing team. Even though David Warner has retired from international cricket, he can be seen playing in franchise league cricket. Talking about Kane Williamson, his fan following is very high all over the world. Kane Williamson has been a very calm player and many people in the cricket world respect him a lot and also give him as an example of a great batsman. Kane Williamson has so far scored 8743 runs in 100 Test matches in international cricket at an average of 54.99. He has 34 half-centuries, 32 centuries and six double centuries in Tests. His best score in Tests has been 251 runs. In ODIs, the best batsman has scored 6811 runs in 165 matches at an average of 48.3, which includes 45 half-centuries and 13 centuries. Kane Williamson has scored 2575 runs in 93 T20s. He has scored 18 half-centuries in this format. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
SA20 2025: Kane Williamson and Chris Woakes will be seen playing for Durban Super Giants in the upcoming season
But this information has not yet come into the public domain. Kane Williamson and Chris Woakes (Image Credit- Twitter Former England cricket team captain Kane Williamson and England cricket team fast bowler Chris Woakes will be seen playing for Durban Super Giants in the upcoming season SA20. It is worth noting that after the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup that ended last month, Williamson left the captaincy of New Zealand’s white ball format due to playing more franchise cricket. Now he has joined Durban Super Giants in the upcoming SA T20 season, which was also the runner-up of the last season. On the other hand, Chris Woakes is one of England’s best fast bowlers. However, he has not been playing white ball cricket for England for some time. He was also not included in England’s 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup, but he is consistently included in the England team in Test cricket, especially in England. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is considering Woakes as a replacement for James Anderson in the biggest format of the game. Woakes was also associated with Punjab Kings during IPL 2024 It is worth noting that Chris Woakes was associated with Punjab Kings during the last season of IPL, but due to some reasons he could not play for the team. So, if we give you information about his T20 career, then he has played a total of 33 T20 matches for the national team, in which he has taken 31 wickets. On the other hand, Kane Williamson is a big name in the cricket world. In the last season of IPL, he was with Gujarat Titans, where he scored 27 runs in the two matches he played. But now Williamson wants to focus more on franchise cricket, due to which he has decided to play cricket in South Africa’s Premier T20 League.
New Zealand cricket is going in a slightly different direction at the moment: Tom Latham disappointed with experienced players pulling out of central contracts
Tom Latham said that whenever the experienced players return to the team, it will be really great to watch them play but apart from that, the central contract of the players is a matter of concern at the moment. Tom Latham. (Photo by JEREMY NG/AFP via Getty Images) New Zealand’s performance in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 was very poor and the team could not secure its place in the semi-finals. After being out of this important tournament, veteran player Kane Williamson resigned from the post of captaincy and also withdrew from the central contract. Kane Williamson wants to participate in as much franchise cricket as possible but at the same time he has also said that whenever the New Zealand team needs him, he will be seen playing for his country. Not only Kane Williamson but New Zealand’s Trent Boult, Adam Milne and Lockie Ferguson have also removed their names from the central contract. Tom Latham, who may be seen captaining New Zealand in ODIs, gave his opinion on the recent trend. Tom Latham said that cricket is going in a different route for New Zealand at this time. He said that whenever experienced players return to the team, it will be really great to see them playing, but apart from that, the central contract of the players is a matter of concern at this time. According to ESPNcricinfo, Tom Latham said, ‘It seems to me that the direction New Zealand cricket is heading to right now is a slightly different place. Franchise leagues are coming up rapidly and this is affecting New Zealand cricket a lot. Everyone is in different boats and it seems very difficult to understand their future at this time.’ Tom Latham put forward his side regarding the captaincy of the New Zealand team Tom Latham further said, ‘We have a lot of cricket to play this summer and the Champions Trophy will also be held and I am eagerly waiting for it. It will be great whenever the old players return to the team but at the moment things are not going well regarding their future. If I am given the captaincy, I will feel honoured. Getting the captaincy of the New Zealand team will be a big thing for me. For me the team comes first. If I get this opportunity, I will feel very happy. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
Match tied, super over tied, ICC changed the rule, on this day in 2019 World Cup, England became champion by defeating New Zealand
England defeated New Zealand in the final of the 2019 ODI World Cup. ODI World Cup 2019 (Photo Source: Getty Images) Hardly anyone would have forgotten the final of the 2019 ODI World Cup. Although there have been many controversial matches in the history of cricket till date, but the final match of the ODI World Cup 2023 was the only match that forced the ICC to change its rules. The final of the 2023 World Cup was played between England and New Zealand, where hosts England defeated the Kiwis by 0 runs. Now the first question that must have come to your mind is how can a team win or lose by 0 runs? So for your information, all this happened because of the controversial rule of ICC. After this tournament, ICC had to change this rule. Let us tell you what happened in that match. This was the situation of 2019 ODI World Cup In fact, in that match, New Zealand batted first and scored 241 runs in the stipulated 50 overs. Henry Nicholls was the only Kiwi batsman who managed to cross the 50-run mark, he scored 55 runs in 77 balls. England, who came out to chase this score, at one point lost 4 wickets for 86 runs in the form of Jason Roy, Joe Root, Johnny Bairstow and Eoin Morgan. After this, Ben Stokes and Jos Butler made a 110-run partnership for the 5th wicket and brought England back into the match. In the 45th over, Lockie Ferguson brought New Zealand back into the match by dismissing Butler on a personal score of 59. In the last over, England needed 15 runs to win and had two wickets in hand. Trent Bolt did not give any runs on the first two balls of the last over, so the pressure was increasing on England. Stokes kept his team alive in the match by hitting a six towards mid-wicket on the third ball. On the fourth ball, something happened which no one could believe. Stokes tried to take two runs by playing a shot towards deep mid-wicket, Martin Guptill who was present there tried to make a direct throw which hit Stokes’ bat and went straight across the boundary. The umpire gave a total of 6 runs on this ball (2 runs by running and 4 boundaries). There again the match seemed to be going in England’s favour. However, New Zealand still did not give up. Bolt bowled a wide yorker on the fifth ball on which Stokes wanted to take two runs, but Adil Rashid standing at the non-striker’s end got out. The situation on the last ball was such that England needed 2 runs to win and New Zealand was one wicket away from victory. A similar scene was seen on the last ball as well. Stokes wanted to take two runs by playing lightly, but Mark Wood, who came at the non-striker’s end, could not reach the crease in time and the match was tied and went into the over. England became champion…
These players including Rachin Ravindra got a place in New Zealand’s central contract, Kane Williamson was not seen
A total of 20 Kiwi players have got central contracts. Rachin Ravindra (Pic Source-Twitter) Young all-rounder Rachin Ravindra, who performed brilliantly for the New Zealand cricket team last season, has managed to get his first central contract with New Zealand Cricket. It is worth noting that recently the New Zealand Cricket Board (NZC) has released the list of 20 players who have received this central contract. Apart from Rachin, this list includes 4 more players, whose names have surprised everyone. Also, let us tell you that the name of former captain Kane Williamson is not seen in this contract. The four other players who have got a place in this list include fast bowler Ben Seers from Wellington, Will O’Rourke from Cantonberry and Jacob Duffy from Otago. Also, let us tell you that Rachin Ravindra getting this contract was definitely included because he has performed brilliantly for the Kiwi team in the last one year. He was the fourth highest run-scorer in the World Cup 2023 tournament, Ravindra scored 578 runs in the tournament. Apart from this, he was also successful in winning the ICC Emerging Player of the Year award in January 2023. Also, a few months later, Rachin Ravindra became the youngest Kiwi player to win the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal at the ANZ New Zealand Cricket Awards. And now, after getting the central contract of the New Zealand cricket team, the burden of proving himself will once again be on his shoulders. These 20 players got central contract of New Zealand Cricket Finn Allen, Tom Blundell, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Mac Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Will O’Rourke, Ejaz Patel, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ben Sears, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Will Young.
From Kane Williamson to Shaheen Afridi, see the flop playing XI of T20 World Cup
T20 World Cup 2024 has been won by the Indian team. Kane Williamson and Shaheen Afridi (Image Credit- Twitter X) The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, co-hosted by West Indies and USA, ended with the final match on 29 June. The Indian team won the title for the second time overall by winning against South Africa by 7 runs in the final. Every player of the team contributed in helping Team India win this title. So during this time, not only Team India but also some players from the remaining 20 teams were such from whom the team had high expectations of performance, but they could not perform. So today in this article we are going to give you information about the flop playing eleven of T20 World Cup 2024. So let’s start: top order Mitchell Marsh: The name of Australian captain Mitchell Marsh comes as an opening batsman in our flop eleven. He could not do anything special in the recently concluded T20 World Cup. Marsh was able to score only 125 runs at an average of 20.83 in the 7 matches he played in the tournament. Reeza Hendricks: To support Mitchell Marsh, Reeza Hendricks is included in our flop XI as an opening batsman. Let us tell you that Hendricks scored only 113 runs in 9 matches played for South Africa at a meager average of 14.12. Also, in the final match against India, he was out after scoring just 4 runs. Kusal Mendis (WK): When Kusal Mendis was selected in the Sri Lankan team for the T20 World Cup, there were a lot of expectations from him. But Mendis proved to be a big flop in the T20 World Cup and his team could not progress beyond the Super 8 stage. Mendis scored only 75 runs in 3 innings. Middle Order Kane WilliamsonBefore the start of the tournament, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson was expected to lead his team to the title, but not only the team but his performance was also disappointing. The team was eliminated in the league stage after losing the match against Afghanistan, and Williamson scored only 28 runs in the 3 matches played. Jonny Bairstow: England’s aggressive wicketkeeper batsman Jonny Bairstow also could not do anything special in the T20 World Cup. Bairstow scored only 110 runs in the 6 matches he played. Shadab Khan: Pakistani all-rounder Shadab Khan also could not do anything special in the T20 World Cup. He took 3 wickets in the 3 matches he played and scored only 44 runs with the bat. Sam Curran: T20 World Cup 2022 Player of the Series Sam Curran has not been able to perform like that season in this season. In the five matches played for England in the T20 World Cup, Sam took only 3 wickets, while his performance with the bat was forgettable. Bowler Shaheen Afridi: Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Afridi, known for his lethal bowling, did not show his swing magic in the T20 World Cup 2024. Shaheen took a total of 5 wickets in 4…
NZ Central Contract: Why are Kane Williamson, Trent Boult and other great players leaving playing for the country?
NZ Central Contract: New Zealand team could not qualify for Super-8 in T20 World Cup 2024. After this New Zealand captain Kane Williamson rejected the annual contract (Central Contract) proposed by the New Zealand Cricket Board. Kane has also given up the captaincy of New Zealand’s ODI and T20 team. Both decisions will have a huge impact on the New Zealand team in the future. It was under Kane’s leadership that New Zealand won the World Test Championship title. It was under Kane’s leadership that the New Zealand team reached the final of the 2019 ODI World Cup. Along with Kane, fast bowler Lockie Ferguson has also turned down the national contract. A year ago, New Zealand fast bowler Trent Boult, all-rounder Jamie Neesham and Colin de Grandhomme also decided to opt out of the annual contract. But why is this happening, players are hesitant to play for the country, let’s find out? What is in the Central Contract of New Zealand Cricket Board? New Zealand male cricketers get Rs 5 lakh per Test, Rs 2 lakh for ODIs and Rs 1.20 lakh for playing T20s. The salary of New Zealand players is less than that of Indian players. A big player like Kane Williamson gets a salary of Rs 2.5 crore every year after being signed. This does not include the fees received from T20 leagues. NZ Central Contract Rules & Conditions: If a contract is entered into, what are the terms and conditions? The New Zealand Cricket Board signs annual contracts with some players every year. Contracted players get a payment. Only contracted players are given priority for national team selection. Contracted players must be ready to play Tests, ODIs and T20s for New Zealand. Barring injury or personal difficulty, it is the contracted player’s responsibility to drop everything and be available to play whenever called upon by the New Zealand team. However, once signed, they do not have the option of not playing. Why are the players rejecting the New Zealand Board’s Central Contract? It is mandatory to play for New Zealand for one year after signing the contract. T20 leagues have started all over the world on the lines of IPL. Playing in this league brings good earnings. But playing in this league takes time. However, due to the national team’s tours and matches, players cannot voluntarily participate in the league. New Zealand players are turning down national contracts because they feel it is better to play in a T20 league for a month than commit for a year. After giving a certain month of availability to the league, they can devote the rest of the time to their family. Due to the money required to run the household, facilities and limited playing time, the number of players not accepting annual contracts is increasing. Is it because of family time? If you accept the national contract given by the New Zealand Cricket Board, you have to continue playing for New Zealand for one year. Therefore, players are not able to give enough time to family…
Kane Williamson resigns, an era ends…! No player from FAB 4 is a captain now
An era has come to an end after Kane Williamson’s decision to step down from captaincy. None of the four Fab-4 players are captains now. Kane Williamson, Steve Smith, Virat Kohli and Joe Root (Photo Source: X/Twitter) The 9th edition of the T20 World Cup is currently being played under the joint hosting of West Indies and USA. The first round of the tournament is over. The Super-8 round is starting today (19 June), after which the semi-finals will be played on 27 June and the final on 29 June. For the first time in the history of the T20 World Cup, the New Zealand team has been eliminated from the tournament after the group stage round. With this, the team’s dream of winning the World Cup has been shattered once again. Meanwhile, Kane Williamson has announced to leave the captaincy of white ball cricket. He has also rejected the central contract offered by the board. The entire cricket world is surprised by this decision of Kane Williamson. An era has come to an end today after this decision of Kane Williamson. None of the four players of Fab-4 is a captain now. The Fab-4 players include Steve Smith, Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson and Joe Root. These four players have waved their flag in every format while representing their respective countries. Kane Williamson became the all-format captain of New Zealand in 2016 After the retirement of Brendon McCullum, Kane Williamson was appointed captain of all three formats of New Zealand in March 2016. Under the captaincy of Williamson, the team won its first ICC title in 2021 by defeating India in the World Test Championship. After which Kane Williamson left the captaincy of the Test format in December 2022 and has also left the captaincy of white ball cricket after the team was out of the T20 World Cup 2024. Steve Smith became Australia’s all-format captain in 2015 after Michael Clarke. But then he had to step down from the captaincy after the ball-tampering scandal in 2018. England player Joe Root became the full-time Test format captain in 2017. But then he resigned in 2022 due to England’s poor performance. Virat Kohli has captained India in all formats from 2014 to 2022. Kohli had announced to leave the captaincy of the T20 format after the T20 World Cup 2021. The board did not want two different captains in T20 and ODI formats. Due to which Kohli was removed from the ODI captaincy in December 2021 and Rohit Sharma was appointed captain. Virat Kohli then also left the captaincy of the Test format in January 2022. Take a look at the captaincy records of FAB-4- Player Tenure Match Victory Garland Tie Draw Win/Lose Ratio Winning Percentage Losing percentage Virat Kohli 2013-2022 213 135 60 3 11 2.25 63.38 28.16 Kane Williamson 2012-2024 206 107 84 2 8 1.27 51.94 40.77 Joe Root 2017-2022 64 27 26 0 11 1.03 42.18 40.62 steve smith 2014-2024 104 55 39 0 7 1.41 52.88 37.5
T20 World Cup 2024: Match-39, NZ vs PNG Match Prediction: Who will win the match between New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea?
The 39th match of T20 World Cup 2024 will be played between New Zealand and Papua New Guinea NZ vs PNG (Photo Source: X/Twitter) NZ vs PNG Match Preview: 39th match of T20 World Cup 2024 New Zealand (NZ) And Papua New Guinea (PNG) The match will be played between India and Pakistan at Brian Lara Cricket Stadium on 17 June. In the Group-C points table, New Zealand is third with one win and two points from three matches and Papua New Guinea is fifth with three losses from three matches. Both the teams are out of the race for Super-8. New Zealand won the last match against Uganda by 9 wickets. On the other hand, Papua New Guinea had to face defeat against Afghanistan by 7 wickets in the last match. NZ vs PNG Match Details: Head to Head Records: A T20 International match has not been played between New Zealand and Papua New Guinea so far Pitch Report: This match will be played at Brian Lara Stadium, Trinidad. The average score of the first innings here has been 161 runs. The pitch has helped all three batsmen, spinners and pacers. Probable Playing XIs: New Zealand Devon Conway (wicketkeeper), Phil Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson (captain), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson Papua New Guinea Tony Ura, Sese Bau, Assad Vala (c), Lega Sayaka, Hiri Hiri, Charles Amini, Kiplin Doriga (wk), Eli Nao, Chad Soper, Kabua Morea, John Kariko Probable Best Batter of the Match (Probable Best Batter)- Devon Conway played an unbeaten innings of 22 runs in 15 balls with the help of 4 fours in the last match. He can also bat brilliantly against Papua New Guinea. Probable Best Bowler of the Match- Trent Bolt took two wickets for 7 runs in 4 overs against Uganda in the last match. Bolt can bowl brilliantly against Papua New Guinea as well. NZ vs PNG Today’s Match Prediction: New Zealand will win today’s match Scenario 1 New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl Powerplay Score- 20-30 First innings score- 100-110 New Zealand registered a win Scenario 2 Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bowl Powerplay score- 40-50 First innings score- 150-160 New Zealand registered a win
