BAN vs SA Second Test: Tristan Stubbs wreaked havoc with the bat on the first day, scored a maiden test century

Tristan Stubbs (Pic Source-X) South African young batsman Tristan Stubbs scored a brilliant century on the first day of the second test match against Bangladesh. In the match that started on Tuesday, October 29 at the Zahoor Ahmed Chaudhary Stadium, Stubbs showcased his skills and showed that he can show his batting prowess even in the longest format of the game. Tristan Stubbs played an inning of 106 runs in 198 balls, which included six fours and three sixes. This is the first Test century of his career. Stubbs came to the crease after captain Aidan Markram was out on the score of 69 runs. Playing cautiously, he completed his half-century in 107 balls. Then after this he completed his Maiden Test century. He formed a formidable partnership with Tony De Jorzi. Both made a partnership of 201 runs for the second wicket. At the other end, Tony de Jorzi also completed his first Test century. This was the first time since 2019 that two South African batsmen scored centuries in the same innings of a Test match. Both of them made a huge partnership of 201 runs for the second wicket. Taijul Islam dismissed Stubbs in the 74th over and broke the partnership. After his dismissal David Bedingham took over the innings with Jorji well set at the crease. Till stumps, the visiting team has scored 307 runs at the loss of 2 wickets. Jorji (141*) and Bedingham (18*) are currently at the crease. Tristan Stubbs scored his first test century He scored 106 runs with the help of six fours and 3 sixes. Tony De Jorji also played an unbeaten inning of 141* runs. Taijul Islam was the most successful bowler for Bangladesh on the first day, taking two wickets for 110 runs in 30 overs. He first made captain Markram his victim, then dismissed Stubbs.

IND vs NZ, 1st Test: Day 4 Highlights: Sarfaraz Khan’s maiden century, Pant out on 99, New Zealand got the target of 107 runs

Team India was all out for 462 runs in the second innings. IND vs NZ, Rishabh Pant & Sarfaraz Khan (Photo Source: Getty Images) IND vs NZ, 1st Test: Day 4 Highlights: The first match of the three-match Test series between India and New Zealand is being played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. By the end of the third day of the game, Team India had scored 231 runs at the loss of 3 wickets in the second innings. Today, on the fourth day of the game, the host team was all out for 462 runs in the second innings and New Zealand has got a target of 107 runs to win. Tom Latham and Devon Conway came out to open. Jasprit Bumrah could bowl only 4 balls in the first over, after which it started raining heavily and stumps were announced. IND vs NZ: Sarfaraz Khan did a strange thing to save Rishabh Pant from run-out On the fourth day, Rishabh Pant narrowly escaped being run-out in the 56th over of the innings. Sarfaraz played Matt Henry’s ball towards backward point, he ran the first run quickly, but then seeing the ball in the fielder’s hand, did not go for the second run. However, Pant started running for the second run. Then to stop Rishabh, Sarfaraz started jumping on the pitch shouting loudly. Pant saw him and returned back to his crease. Rishabh Pant was on 6 runs at that time. The Sarfaraz way of denying a double. pic.twitter.com/GiK7nbTxF0 — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 19, 2024 Sarfaraz Khan scored the first century of his international career Sarfaraz Khan scored his first international century in 110 balls by hitting a four against Tim Southee during the 57th over. This century of Sarfaraz has a lot of significance because it came in a very stressful situation. He took off his helmet, and ran on the field with full enthusiasm. Everyone in the dressing room also praised him a lot. A moment Sarfaraz Khan will remember forever! He is jubilant, Rishabh Pant applauds & the dressing room on its feet! Live ▶️ https://t.co/8qhNBrrtDF#TeamIndia , #INDvNZ , @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/pwt12jHfND — BCCI (@BCCI) October 19, 2024 Pant completed half-century in 55 balls Rishabh Pant completed his half-century in 55 balls by hitting a four against Glenn Phillips during the 71st over. Rishabh has become the third player to score most half-centuries as a wicketkeeper in Test cricket. So far he has scored 18 half-centuries in 62 innings. IND vs NZ: Sarfaraz Khan out against Tim Southee Sarfaraz Khan played the ball bowled by Tim Southee straight towards Ajaz Patel posted at cover, where he made no mistake and took an amazing catch. Sarfaraz Khan played an inning of 150 runs in 195 balls with the help of 18 fours and 3 sixes. And on the score of 408, India got its fourth blow. There was a partnership of 177 runs for the fourth wicket between Sarfaraz and Rishabh Pant. SARFARAZ KHAN SHOW IN BENGALURU. – 150 (195) with 18 fours and 3 sixes,…

3 Indian players who bowled their first over maiden in T20 career, Mayank Yadav included in the list

Let’s know about the rest of the players Mayank Yadav (Image Credit- Twitter X) The shortest format of cricket i.e. T20 cricket is considered better for batsmen, because in this format players have freedom to play freely. Besides, fans also enjoy watching this format because they get to see fours and sixes raining on every ball. It has been seen very rarely that a bowler has dominated the batsman in T20 cricket. However, there are many bowlers who bowled maiden overs in their debut match in T20 cricket. So today in this article we are going to tell you about 3 such Indian players who bowled the first over maiden in their debut in T20 cricket. So let us know about such 3 Indian bowlers: 3. Ajit Agarkar Ajit Agarkar, former fast bowler of the Indian cricket team and current chairman of selectors, made his T20 debut for India on 1 December 2006 against South Africa in Johannesburg. Let us tell you that in this match, Agarkar had bowled a maiden over in his debut match. In that match, Agarkar took 2 wickets while conceding 19 runs in 2.3 overs. India won the match by 6 wickets. 2. Arshdeep Singh Indian cricket team’s young fast bowler Arshdeep Singh is the second Indian bowler who bowled a maiden over in his debut T20 match. It is noteworthy that Arshdeep made his debut against England on the Rose Bowl field on 7 July 2022. In this match, Arshdeep Singh bowled his first over as a maiden, and in the match, Arshdeep took 2 wickets while spending 18 runs in 3.3 overs. 3. Mayank Yadav So now a new name of young fast bowler Mayank Yadav has been added to this list. Let us tell you that Mayank has made his debut for Team India in the first T20 match being played against Bangladesh in Gwalior today. In this match, Mayank bowled the first over maiden while bowling at a speed of 150 kilometers per hour. Mayank has taken 1 wicket in the match while conceding 21 runs in 4 overs.

‘A good ball is a good ball for every batsman’ Tanzim Saqib after taking the maiden international wicket of Rohit Sharma

Shakib will be seen playing in the 3-match T20 series against India starting from 6th October. Tanzim Sakib (Image Credit- Twitter X) Bangladesh cricket team’s 21-year-old young player Tanzim Hasan Saqib took the wicket of Rohit Sharma in his debut match during the Asia Cup 2023. Apart from Rohit, Shakib also took the wicket of Tilak Verma and took 2 wickets while spending 32 runs in 7.5 overs. Due to this performance of Shakib, Bangladesh was successful in winning the match by 6 runs, but could not win the tournament. But now Shakib’s performance in the limited overs format will give him confidence in the three-match T20 series starting from October 6 against the Men in Blue. But before the start of this series, a big statement from Tanzim Sakib has come out. Shakib says that a good ball proves to be good for every batting. So, he always tries to put the ball in good places. Tanzim Sakib gave a big statement Let us tell you that before the start of the T20 series against India, Tanzim Saqib was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz – That was my debut match and Rohit or Team India was my opponent. But I honestly didn’t think about it. I was told that I was not ready for Rohit Sharma, but I was confident that I would play according to my strengths. If I can bowl in the right places and swing the new ball, it will trouble any batsman. I thought I need to use my strength on the field without thinking about who our opponent is. One thing I keep in mind is that a good ball is a good ball for every batsman. It doesn’t matter whether he is a number one batsman or a domestic level cricketer. A good ball is a good ball for any batsman. I always try to bowl my best ball. Well, now it will be worth seeing how Shakib is going to perform during the T20 series against India?

Khurram Shahzad took a maiden 5-wicket haul in the second Test against Bangladesh, the young player praised Jason Gillespie after the match

For Pakistan, Khurram Shahzad bowled lethally and took 6 important wickets for 90 runs in 21 overs in the first innings. Khurram Shahzad (Pic Source-X) Young fast bowler Khurram Shahzad praised head coach Jason Gillespie after the end of the third day of the second Test match being played against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi. He took his maiden 5-wicket haul during this match and gave the credit for it to Jason Gillespie. Let us tell you, in the first innings of the second test being played in Rawalpindi, Pakistan scored 274 runs after losing all wickets. In reply, Bangladesh scored 262 runs after losing all wickets in their first innings. In this match, Khurram Shahzad bowled lethally for Pakistan and took 6 important wickets for 90 runs in 21 overs in the first innings. Khurram Shahzad was the only bowler who put pressure on the Bangladesh batsmen. Khurram Shahzad took the wickets of Zakir Hasan, captain Nazmul Hasan Shanto, Shadman Islam, Shakib Al Hasan, Mehdi Hasan Miraz and Taskin Ahmed in this match. During the press conference after the end of the third day’s play, Khurram Shahzad thanked Jason Gillespie. Jason Gillespie said, ‘Jason Gillespie gets the credit for encouraging me. He explained things to me in a positive way and also supported me.’ Liton Das scored an important century for Bangladesh Let us tell you, Liton Das played a valuable innings of 138 runs while batting brilliantly for Bangladesh. Apart from Liton Das, Mehdi Hasan Miraz contributed 78 runs. At one time, Bangladesh’s score was 26 runs for 6 wickets. However, after this, Liton Das and Mehdi Hasan Miraz batted brilliantly and scored valuable runs for their team. At the end of the third day of the second Test match, Pakistan has scored 9 runs and lost two wickets in their second innings. At the end of the third day’s match, Sam Ayub is batting on 6* runs. Know who is Rishabh Pant’s girlfriend Isha Negi? Babar Azam’s bat is rusty, Shan Masood will be thrown out of the playing XI Batsmen who have scored the most centuries in Tests for England- Bowlers with most five-wicket hauls for India in WTC- These 10 famous cricketers have gone to jail, one is Dhoni’s disciple Dhoni ruined the career of these 5 star players India got another Yuvraj Singh, he created a ruckus by hitting 6 sixes in an over List of Indian captains who scored the highest in WTC- KL Rahul and Athiya Shetty trolled for their poor dressing sense Top-5 batsmen who scored the most centuries in WTC

Who is Ayush Shukla? First he got Rohit Sharma out, now he made a name for himself by bowling four maiden overs in T20I

Ayush Shukla bowled four maiden overs in the T20I match. Ayush Shukla (Photo Source: Fans also call T20 International as fast cricket. In this format, bowling even one maiden over is a big achievement for a bowler. In such a situation, when a bowler bowls all four overs of his spell maiden, it becomes one of the biggest achievements of his career. During the recently concluded T20 World Cup, we saw New Zealand’s Lockie Ferguson doing this. He bowled all four overs of his spell maiden. Now Hong Kong’s Ayush Shukla’s name has been added to this list. He achieved this feat during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier A match played against Mongolia on Saturday, 31 August. He has become only the third bowler in the world to bowl 4 maiden overs in a match in T20I cricket. Before Ayush Shukla, this feat has been achieved by Lockie Ferguson in 2024 and Canadian bowler Saad Bin Zafar in 2021. Zafar did not concede a single run in his quota of 4 overs against Panama. He became the first bowler in the world to bowl 4 maiden overs in a match in T20I. Talking about the match between Hong Kong vs Mongolia ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier A, on the basis of this deadly spell of Ayush Shukla, Hong Kong team was able to bowl out Mongolia for just 17 runs. 4 batsmen of Mongolia could not even open their account and no batsman touched the double digit mark. Hong Kong chased this score in just 10 balls and registered a win. Who is Ayush Shukla? (Who is Ayush Shukla) Born in Boisar in Palghar district of Mumbai, Ayush Shukla established himself as a reliable player for the Hong Kong T20 team at the age of 21. He has played 34 matches in his career so far, taking 29 wickets at an impressive economy rate of 8.62. Shukla’s potential was evident in earlier matches, especially in a spell against Cambodia in 2023 where he recorded excellent figures of 3-1-3-1. He gained further recognition during the Asia Cup 2022 when he dismissed India captain Rohit Sharma, one of the biggest milestones of his career.

“He has helped me a lot…”, Jamie Smith thanks mentor Ian Bell after maiden international century

Young English batsman Jamie Smith scored his first international century in the first Test against Sri Lanka. Jamie Smith (Photo Source: The first match of the three-match Test series between England and Sri Lanka is being played in Manchester from August 21. By the end of the third day’s play, the Sri Lankan team has scored 204 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the second innings and the team is leading by 82 runs. Young English batsman Jamie Smith scored his first international century in the first Test against Sri Lanka. When Smith came to bat, the team had lost 4 wickets for a score of 125 in the first innings. He then played some important partnerships with Harry Brook and Chris Woakes, with the help of which England scored 358 runs in the first innings. Meanwhile, after scoring a century, Jamie Smith thanked mentor Ian Bell. Smith said that Bell played the role of a throwdown specialist for him before matches, which helped him improve. Ian Bell has helped me a lot – Jamie Smith England’s 24-year-old young batsman Jamie Smith said while talking on Cricbuzz, Bailey (Ian Bell) has helped me a lot over the last few years, both at Lions and Birmingham Phoenix. I am really grateful for the knowledge he gave me and when I had my eye on the Test series, he became my throwdown specialist. I think it’s great when people want to be with you and help you. Even if they are in the opposing side. So I am grateful for his help. Let us tell you, despite the presence of Jonny Bairstow and Ben Fox, the team management kept faith in Jamie Smith. Smith also performed well in the Test series against West Indies. Ian Bell said a big thing in praise of Smith Former great player Ian Bell says that Jamie Smith will become a world-class player for England in the future. He said, He’s going to be a world-class player for England. He’s class and now we have to find ways to get him out in this series. I think I’ve played a small part in his development, but I’ve seen a guy who’s worked very hard.

After getting a maiden call-up from Team India, Harshit Rana made a big statement about head coach Gautam Gambhir

Harshit Rana has been selected in Team India for the ODI series against Sri Lanka. Harshit Rana and Gautam Gambhir (Image Credit- Twitter X) Harshit Rana on Head Coach Gautam GambhirThe Indian cricket team is going to tour Sri Lanka very soon for a three-match T20 and an equal number of ODI series. India’s tour will begin with the T20 series starting on 27 July, after which the three-match ODI series will begin between India and Sri Lanka from 2 August. On the other hand, fast bowler Harshit Rana has got a place in the Indian cricket team for the first time for the ODI series of the Sri Lanka tour. So after getting the first call-up from Team India, Rana has made a big statement about the new head coach of the Indian cricket team, Gautam Gambhir. It is worth noting that Harshit represents Delhi in domestic cricket, from where Gambhir also started his cricket career. Apart from this, when Gambhir was the mentor of the KKR team during the 2024 IPL season, Harshit Rana was also included in that team, who played an important role in helping the team win its third IPL title. Rana took 19 wickets in 13 matches played for KKR in the last season of IPL. Harshit Rana made a big statement about Gautam Gambhir Let us tell you that on being selected for the first time in Team India, Harshit Rana said in an interview to PTI- If I name three people in my beautiful cricket journey to whom I am indebted, then they are my father for my efforts, my personal coach Amit Bhandari Sir and above all others, Gauti Bhaiya (Gautam Gambhir). Gauti Bhaiya’s presence has played an important role in changing the mindset of my game. Rana further said- At the elite level, you need skill, but more than skill you need heart to handle pressure. Gauti bhaiya always used to tell me mere ko tere pe bharosa hai, tu match jeet ke aayega.

List of players who bowled the most maiden overs in T20 World Cup, 4 out of 7 players are from the same team

In a format like T20 cricket, where every dot delivery is like gold dust, a maiden over is like a gold mine. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Image Source: Getty Images) Most maidens in T20 World Cups: Bowling has always been a crucial aspect of the T20 format, and the importance of bowlers has only increased in recent times. This is a tournament where batsmen dominate. But if a bowler keeps the batsmen in check, his importance increases significantly. Taking wickets is undoubtedly important, but another aspect of bowling that sets bowlers apart is their ability to bowl maiden overs. A maiden over is one in which no runs are given, and it can have a profound impact on the game. A maiden over can put pressure on the batting side and set the tone for the bowler’s spell. In a format like T20 cricket, where every dot delivery is like gold dust, a maiden over is like a gold mine. Sri Lankan players have dominated Great Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh holds the record for bowling the most maiden overs in the history of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Harbhajan, who played 18 matches in the T20 World Cup, bowled four maiden overs. There are many bowlers who have bowled three maiden overs in the mega event but former Sri Lanka pacer Dilhara Fernando stands apart from the rest as he took just five innings to bowl three maiden overs. Ajantha Mendis (three maidens in 21 innings), Nuwan Kulasekara (three maidens in 18 innings), Rangana Herath (three maidens in 10 innings) and Angelo Mathews have taken 3 maidens. The special thing is that Sri Lankan players dominate this list. At the same time, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammad Aamir are also included in this list. Let’s see the list of players who bowled the most maiden overs in the T20 World Cup Most maidens in T20 World Cup (Most maidens in T20 World Cups Player Name Maidens Over Country Harbhajan Singh 4 India Dilhara Fernando 3 Sri Lanka Rangana Herath 3 Sri Lanka Nuwan Kulasekara 3 Sri Lanka Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3 India Ajantha Mendis 3 Sri Lanka Mohammad Amir 3 Pakistan