NZ vs ENG: England won the first test in Christchurch, after the match ended, Ben Stokes gave an update on his back injury.
In the first Test match played in Christchurch, England won against New Zealand by 8 wickets. Ben Stokes (Image Credit- Twitter X) In the first Test match played in Christchurch, England won against New Zealand by 8 wickets. All the players from England side performed brilliantly and won this match. Let us tell you that in this match, New Zealand batted first and scored 348 runs after losing all the wickets, in response to which England scored 499 runs in their first innings thanks to Harry Brook’s stormy innings of 171 runs. Captain Ben Stokes also batted brilliantly and contributed 80 runs while Gus Atkinson scored 48 runs. New Zealand also failed to bat well in the second innings and was all out for 254 runs. England achieved the target against New Zealand by losing two wickets. English captain Ben Stokes suffered a back injury during the match. Not only this, even before this Ben Stokes could not participate in the first Test against Sri Lanka and Pakistan due to injury. He was seen in a lot of pain against New Zealand also. However, after the match was over, Ben Stokes gave a big update regarding his injury. Ben Stokes said in the presentation after the end of the match, ‘I found myself in a difficult situation but while partnering with Brook and the way the lower order players played, it was a very good thing for us. I had a back injury and I had to manage that as well. However, now I am completely fine and ready for the second match. Before the next match, we will take a decision regarding our team combination. Tom Latham presented his side regarding the defeat Regarding the performance of the New Zealand team, Tom Latham said, ‘I was very happy with the position we were in after the first innings. We also had opportunities. There were players who did not want to drop the catch but this happens in cricket. Next time we will take care of it and try to build a partnership as well. England have quality players who put pressure on us. The second match of the three-match Test series between these two teams is starting from December 6 in Wellington. England is leading 1-0 in the three-match Test series. New Zealand team will look to level the series by winning the second test. Rishabh Pant became the highest earning Indian cricketer, see top-5 list- List of players who have scored most test runs for New Zealand- Most expensive uncapped players sold in IPL 2025 auction- These 7 players will earn big money in IPL 2025- Players who got out most number of times in 90s in international cricket- List of batsmen who have scored most Test centuries away from home- IPL: Bowlers taking most wickets in powerplay since 2018 IPL 2025: Know the names of the captains of all 10 franchises- IPL 2025: Most expensive Indian players sold in the auction IPL 2025: Top 5 big players who remained unsold in the auction
PM XI vs IND: Young players shined in the warm-up match, Team India won by 6 wickets
In the warm-up match played in Canberra, Team India defeated Prime Minister XI by 6 wickets. Team India (Pic Source-X) In the warm-up match played in Canberra, Team India defeated Prime Minister XI by 6 wickets. In this excellent match, all the players from Team India performed very well and played an important role in the victory of their team. Let us tell you that due to rain the first day’s play could not be played. In the second day’s play, Prime Minister XI, batting first, was all out for 240 runs. On behalf of the team, Sam Kontas batted brilliantly and scored an excellent inning of 107 runs in 97 balls with the help of 14 fours and 1 six. Apart from the young player, Heino Jacobs scored 61 runs while Jack Clayton returned to the pavilion after scoring 40 runs. Jack Nisbet played an inning of 11 runs. Apart from these four players, no other batsman could cross the 10-run mark. For Team India, young fast bowler Harshit Rana took four wickets while Akash Deep took two wickets. Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja took one wicket each. Shubman Gill scored a half century for Team India Chasing the target, all the players of Team India played an important role in this victory. Yashasvi Jaiswal contributed 45 runs while KL Rahul scored 27*. He retired hurt after scoring 27 runs. Not only this, Shubman Gill also batted brilliantly and played a brilliant inning of 50 runs. Nitish Reddy contributed 42 runs while Washington Sundar also scored 42*. Captain Rohit Sharma failed to score big and returned to the pavilion after scoring three runs. Ravindra Jadeja played an inning of 27 runs. Charlie Anderson took two wickets for Prime Minister XI. After winning the first Test match played in Perth, now Team India has won the warm-up match also. The second Test between Team India and Australia is starting from December 6 in Adelaide. Rishabh Pant became the highest earning Indian cricketer, see top-5 list- List of players who have scored most test runs for New Zealand- Most expensive uncapped players sold in IPL 2025 auction- These 7 players will earn big money in IPL 2025- Players who got out most number of times in 90s in international cricket- List of batsmen who have scored most Test centuries away from home- IPL: Bowlers taking most wickets in powerplay since 2018 IPL 2025: Know the names of the captains of all 10 franchises- IPL 2025: Most expensive Indian players sold in the auction IPL 2025: Top 5 big players who remained unsold in the auction
WBBL 2024-25 Final: Melbourne Renegades won the trophy for the first time, defeated Brisbane Heat in a thrilling match
In the final match of Women’s Big Bash League 2024, Melbourne Renegades defeated Brisbane Heat by 7 runs under DLS rule. WBBL 2024-25 (Pic Source-X) In the final match of Women’s Big Bash League 2024, Melbourne Renegades defeated Brisbane Heat by 7 runs under DLS rule and won the trophy of this important tournament for the first time. All the players performed brilliantly for Melbourne Renegades and made valuable contributions to their team’s victory. Let us tell you that, batting first, Melbourne Renegades scored 141 runs losing 9 wickets in 20 overs. On behalf of the team, experienced opener Haley Mathews batted brilliantly and scored 69 runs with the help of 8 fours in 61 balls. She was the highest run scorer for her team. Haley Matthews handled one end very well but no other player of Melbourne Renegades supported her at all. On behalf of the team, Georgia Wareham scored 21 runs while Naomi Stanlenberg contributed 16 runs. However, apart from these three players, no other batsman could cross the 10-run mark. Courtney Webb was out after scoring 9 runs. For Brisbane Heat, Charlie Nott took three wickets for 28 runs in four overs. Grace Presence took two wickets in her name. For the very first time, the Melbourne Renegades are WBBL champions!#WBBL10 pic.twitter.com/mBbCTz62Da — 7Cricket (@7Cricket) December 1, 2024 Hayley Matthews’ all-round performance helps Melbourne Renegades beat Brisbane Heat in the final Due to rain, Brisbane Heat had the target of 98 runs in 12 overs. However, the team could score only 90 runs after losing 6 wickets. On behalf of Brisbane Heat, captain Jess Jonassen played a brilliant inning of 44* runs in 28 balls with the help of 5 fours and 1 six but she failed to lead her team to victory. Wicketkeeper-batsman Georgia Redmayne was out on a personal score of 16 runs while Nicola Hancock scored 13* runs. Haley Mathews also left her mark in bowling for Melbourne Renegades and took two wickets for 24 runs in three overs. The rest of the bowlers also did their job well. Melbourne Renegades won the Women’s Big Bash League trophy for the first time. Rishabh Pant became the highest earning Indian cricketer, see top-5 list- List of players who have scored most test runs for New Zealand- Most expensive uncapped players sold in IPL 2025 auction- These 7 players will earn big money in IPL 2025- Players who got out most number of times in 90s in international cricket- List of batsmen who have scored most Test centuries away from home- IPL: Bowlers taking most wickets in powerplay since 2018 IPL 2025: Know the names of the captains of all 10 franchises- IPL 2025: Most expensive Indian players sold in the auction IPL 2025: Top 5 big players who remained unsold in the auction
BGT 2024: Harshit Rana showed amazing performance in the warm-up match, took 4 important wickets within 6 balls.
Team India played a warm-up match against Prime Minister’s XI in Canberra in which Harshit Rana took four wickets in six balls and completely destroyed the middle order of the opposing team. Harshit Rana (Pic Source-X) Indian team’s young fast bowler Harshit Rana made his international debut in the first Test match played against Australia in Perth. Harshit Rana took four wickets in this match and India defeated Australia by 295 runs. Now the second test match between these two teams is starting from 6th December in Adelaide. Before the second Test match, Team India played a warm-up match against Prime Minister’s XI in Canberra in which Harshit Rana took four wickets in six balls and completely destroyed the middle order of the opposing team. Harshit Rana faced a lot of trouble in the beginning of this match but later he bowled excellently. He first dismissed Jack Clayton, who came to bat at number four, who scored 40 runs in this match. After this the young player dismissed Oliver Davis on the last ball of the same over. On the first ball of his next over, the young player sent captain Jack Edward back to the pavilion while on the third ball of the same over, he took the wicket of Sam Harper. Due to his lethal bowling, Australia team was all out for 240 runs. Here’s the video: 𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐀 𝐉𝐈 𝐎𝐍 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐄 🔥 Double blow by #HarshitRanadismisses a settled Clayton and follows up with Davies, rattling Australia’s batting order in the #PinkBallTest #AUSvINDonStar Warm-up match 👉 LIVE NOW on Star Sports! #ToughestRivalry pic.twitter.com/t7DkGfLPja — Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) December 1, 2024 Let us tell you that in this match, experienced fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been rested. With his availability, Harshit Rana has put pressure on the opposition team by bowling lethally. Talking about Team India, if they want to secure their place in the final of this cycle of the World Test Championship, then it is very important for them to win the Test series being played against Australia. The Australian team will also look to make a strong comeback in the Adelaide Test. It is important for them also to win this test series. The best thing for Team India is that all their players are in great form at the moment and the team would definitely like to win the Adelaide Test as well. Rishabh Pant became the highest earning Indian cricketer, see top-5 list- List of players who have scored most test runs for New Zealand- Most expensive uncapped players sold in IPL 2025 auction- These 7 players will earn big money in IPL 2025- Players who got out most number of times in 90s in international cricket- List of batsmen who have scored most Test centuries away from home- IPL: Bowlers taking most wickets in powerplay since 2018 IPL 2025: Know the names of the captains of all 10 franchises- IPL 2025: Most expensive Indian players sold in the auction IPL 2025: Top 5 big players who remained unsold in the auction
Rohit Sharma will not open in the pink ball test, big revelation in the team sheet of the warm up match
Rohit Sharma did not play the first test match against Australia. Rohit Sharma (Photo Source: The Indian team is currently on Australia tour, where a five-match Test series is being played between the two teams. The first match of the series was played in Perth where Team India registered a resounding victory. Now the second match will be played at Adelaide Oval, which will be a pink ball test and to prepare for that match, Team India is currently playing a warm-up match against Australia Prime Minister’s XI. Rohit Sharma, who did not play the first Test match of the series, is now back in the team and is captaining Team India in this warm-up match. But the biggest headache facing Team India at this time is which playing eleven they would like to take the field with for the Adelaide Test match. Team India has three best options, which include the pair of KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal. While one pair is of Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal. Jaiswal’s name is everywhere, but between KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma, it has to be decided who will open with him. At the same time, if you look carefully at the team sheet of the pink ball warm-up match, it tells a different story, where Rohit Sharma is included in the team as a middle order batsman and not an opener. AUS vs IND: KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal can open in the warm up match Team India is playing a pink ball warm-up match against Prime Minister’s XI in Canberra. One day of this match was washed out due to rain. In such a situation, a 50-50 over match is being organised, in which Indian captain Rohit Sharma has won the toss and chosen to bowl. The team sheet that has come out during this period. In it, the names of KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal are not there as openers, but Rohit Sharma. Actually, Rohit Sharma’s name is at number five in the team sheet for the warm-up match. In Perth, Devdutt Padikkal played at number three and Dhruv Jurel, who played at number 6, is at number seven. KL and Yashasvi are in the list as openers, while Shubman Gill’s name is at number three and Virat Kohli’s name is at number four. If we look at this list, the opener is not Rohit Sharma. However, when the second innings comes, it will be known whether Rohit Sharma will open or play in the middle order.
NZ vs ENG: Big theft of camera during the first test match, know here what is the whole matter
According to the report, this accident happened at night after the end of the second day’s play. NZ vs ENG (Photo Source: Getty Images) Currently, the first Test match between New Zealand and England is being played at Hagley Oval in Christchurch. By the end of the third day’s play, New Zealand had scored 155 runs after losing 6 wickets in their second innings and had taken a lead of four runs against England. However, camera equipment has been reported stolen from talkSPORT’s commentary box at Hagley Oval, Christchurch. According to the report, this accident happened at night after the end of the second day’s play. Presenter John Norman and fellow commentator and former England cricketer Steve Harmison took to their organisation’s social media handles to make the news public. He explained the reason for the delay in transmission. He also said that usually what is broadcast on YouTube will be in audio only and not in pictures. “We’ve had a break-in,” Norman said. We have lost our cameras and will not be able to broadcast today via the Talk Support Cricket YouTube channel. There will be audio but no picture. We had a great week in New Zealand but this time we woke up to bad news. Here’s the video: Not the news we wanted to bring you ahead of Day 3 at Hagley Oval @FulhamJon , @Harmy611 report Hear #NZvENG live & exclusive on @talkSPORT2 & the talkSPORT Cricket YouTube Channel 📻 Listen 👉 https://t.co/giS0Yf685T📺 Watch 👉 pic.twitter.com/mjuiMwWHBT — talkSPORT Cricket (@Cricket_TS) November 29, 2024 Former England cricketer Steve Harmison said, ‘We came here this morning and were walking on the field. It feels very bad that this has happened to us. This is very wrong. Talking about the match, New Zealand had scored 348 runs losing all the wickets in its first innings, in response to which England was all out for 499 runs. England continued to hold the match till the end of the third day’s play. If New Zealand has to win this match, they will have to make an important and big partnership on the fourth day of the game. List of players who have scored most test runs for New Zealand- Most expensive uncapped players sold in IPL 2025 auction- These 7 players will earn big money in IPL 2025- Players who got out most number of times in 90s in international cricket- List of batsmen who have scored most Test centuries away from home- IPL: Bowlers taking most wickets in powerplay since 2018 IPL 2025: Know the names of the captains of all 10 franchises- IPL 2025: Most expensive Indian players sold in the auction IPL 2025: Top 5 big players who remained unsold in the auction Rishabh Pant becomes the most expensive player in IPL history
ZIM vs PAK, 1st T20I Match Prediction: Who will win the first T20I match between Zimbabwe and Pakistan?
The first match of the T20 series between Zimbabwe and Pakistan will be played on 1 December. ZIM vs PAK (Photo Source: Getty Images) ZIM vs PAK, 1st T20I Match Preview (Match Preview): Zimbabwe And Pakistan The first match of the three-match T20 series between 1 december Will be played in Bulawayo. Pakistan last played T20 series against Australia, in which the team had to face 3-0 defeat. At the same time, Zimbabwe played against India in the last T20 series in July, in which the team had to face defeat 4-1. See here: Zimbabwe vs Pakistan, 1st T20I Live Score ZIM vs PAK, 1st T20I Match Details (Zimbabwe vs Pakistan Match Details): ZIM vs PAK Head-to-Head Records in T20Is (Head to Head Record): Pitch Report: The pitch of Queens Sports Club seems to help the fast bowlers more in the beginning. The fast bowlers are expected to get good swing and pace in the first innings. Batsmen will enjoy the same pace and bounce of the pitch as the game progresses. At the same time, spinners will get help in the middle overs. Here the decision to win the toss and bowl first may prove to be correct. Probable Playing XIs: Zimbabwe: Sikandar Raza (captain), Brian Bennett, Tadivanashe Marumani (wk), Dion Myers, Ryan Burl, Clive Madande, Richard Ngarwa, Blessing Muzarabani, Wesley Madhewere, Brandon Mavuta, Tashinga Musekiwa. Pakistan: Salman Aga (captain), Sahibzada Farhan, Hasibullah Khan, Usman Khan (wicketkeeper), Tayyab Tahir, Irfan Khan, Jahandad Khan, Haris Rauf, Sufyan Mukeem, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain. Probable Best Batter of the Match – Usman Khan Pakistan batsman Usman Khan can be seen batting brilliantly in the T20 series against Zimbabwe. He has scored 117 runs in the last 8 matches. Probable Best Bowler of the Match – Haris Rauf Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf was in excellent form in the ODI series against Zimbabwe. He can perform well in the T20 series. Haris has taken 17 wickets for Pakistan in the last 9 T20 matches. ZIM vs PAK, 1st T20I Today’s Match Prediction: Pakistan will win the first T20I match Scenario 1 Zimbabwe won the toss and chose bowling Powerplay Score- 50-60 Score of first innings- 160-170 Pakistan won Scenario 2 Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl first Powerplay Score- 30-40 First innings score: 130-140 Pakistan won Disclaimer: This prediction is based on the author’s understanding, analysis and instinct. While making your prediction, consider the mentioned points and make your own decision.
India vs Australia PM XI: First day of Warm-up Match canceled due to rain, see schedule of second day here
IND vs AUS (Photo Source: Getty Images) The first day of India’s practice match against Prime Minister’s XI at Manuka Oval, Canberra on Saturday, November 30 has been abandoned due to rain. No play was possible on the opening day, due to bad weather, both teams returned to the hotel disappointed. Let us tell you that the warm-up match will be India’s only practice before the Day/Night Test against Australia starting from December 6 in Adelaide. The Rohit Sharma-led team has not played a pink ball Test since March 2022. Hence, the players and coaches were eagerly waiting for the game to acclimatise themselves with the pace of the pink ball under the lights. According to the latest update released by BCCI, there will be a 50-50 over match between the two teams on the second day, this will give India equal opportunity to practice with both bat and ball. There will be a 50-50 over match on the second day of the warm-up match. Along with this, BCCI has also given an update as to when the second day’s play will start and at what time the toss will take place. According to the BCCI post, “The first day’s play has been canceled and play will resume tomorrow (Sunday) at 9:10 am. The toss will take place at 8:40 am. The teams have agreed to play 50 overs for each side.” India vs Australia Team India has taken a 1-0 lead in the series by winning the first match of the 5-match Border Gavaskar Trophy. India had defeated the hosts by 295 runs in the first match played in Perth. This is India’s biggest win in terms of runs among army nations. Team India was led by Jasprit Bumrah in this test. Regular Indian captain Rohit Sharma, who missed the Perth Test due to the birth of his second child, has now joined the team. This warm-up match against Prime Minister XI is very important for Rohit to adapt to Australian conditions. This practice will also help Team India set its batting order.
Disappointing news came out from South African cricket, three former players arrested as accused in match fixing scam.
All three of these former players were implicated in the match-fixing scandal in the T20 Ram Slam Challenge 2015/16. Thami Tsolekile, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, and Ethy Mbhalati (Pic Source-X) Three former South African cricketers, Thami Tsolekile, Lonwabo Tsotsobe and Athi Mbhalati, were arrested as accused in the match-fixing scandal in October 2016. The three players have been arrested for their involvement in the scam on November 18, 28 and 29 respectively. All three of these former players were implicated in the match-fixing scandal in the T20 Ram Slam Challenge 2015/16. His arrest was made after investigation by the Serious Corruption Investigation Unit of DPCI. Apart from this, the first investigation started when Cricket South Africa’s anti-corruption unit received reports of some suspicious activities regarding former player Ghulam Bodi in 2016. After investigation, it was revealed that Bodi had talked to several players at three places to fix the result of the T20 match. According to InsideSports, Colonel Mogale said, ‘Both Tsolekile and Tsotsobe were charged with five counts of corruption under Section 15 of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act 2004 (PRECCA). Both of them appeared in the Proteus Specialized Commercial Crime Court today i.e. on 29 November 2024 where their case has been adjourned till 26 February 2025 for disclosure. Let us tell you that out of the three accused, only Lonwabo Tsotsobe has participated for South Africa at the international level while the other two players have participated only in domestic cricket. South Africa team is currently playing a test series against Sri Lanka. Let us tell you that South Africa team is currently playing a two-match test series against Sri Lanka. The first test match between these two teams is currently being played in Durban. The South African team is in a very strong position till the end of the third day’s play. Batting first, he scored 191 runs after losing all the wickets in his first innings, in response to which the Sri Lankan team was all out for 42 runs. South Africa declared its second innings at 366 runs for 5 wickets. By the end of the third day’s play, Sri Lanka had lost five wickets for 103 runs in their second innings and needed 413 more runs. Most expensive uncapped players sold in IPL 2025 auction- These 7 players will earn big money in IPL 2025- Players who got out most number of times in 90s in international cricket- List of batsmen who have scored most Test centuries away from home- IPL: Bowlers taking most wickets in powerplay since 2018 IPL 2025: Know the names of the captains of all 10 franchises- IPL 2025: Most expensive Indian players sold in the auction IPL 2025: Top 5 big players who remained unsold in the auction Rishabh Pant becomes the most expensive player in IPL history The bowler who bowled the most dot balls in IPL history-
SMAT 2024: Punjab needed 24 runs in 4 balls, then Harpreet Brar showed class and got the match tied.
Punjab won against Mizoram in Super Over Harpreet Brar (Photo Source: SMAT 2024: Day by day, amazing performance is being seen by Indian players in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Every day a player is making some record in his name, while some players are making headlines with their performance in one over. So now all-rounder Harpreet Brar, who plays for Punjab at home and for Punjab Kings in the IPL, has done a similar feat in a match against Mizoram. Let us tell you that a Group A match was played between Punjab and Mizoram at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot. Chasing the target of 177 runs from Mizoram, Punjab needed 24 runs to win off the last four balls, and during this, Barpreet Brar, who was on strike, batted brilliantly, hitting a four and a six on the first two balls. The next ball went wide and after this the player ended the match in a tie by hitting two sixes on the remaining two balls. After this, Punjab easily defeated Mizoram by 7 runs in the super over. PUNJAB NEEDED 24 RUNS IN THE LAST 4 BALLS: Harpreet Brar, at crease, smashed 4,6,Wd,6,6 & Tie the game. Punjab won the game in Super Over with Ramandeep 14*(5) – A crazy game in Syed Mushtaq Ali 🤯 pic.twitter.com/lA4LfJCO9d —Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) November 29, 2024 Mizoram vs Punjab, Group A match status If we talk about this match played in Rajkot in detail, Punjab won the toss and decided to bowl first. After this, batting first, Mizoram scored a total of 176 runs at the loss of five wickets in 20 overs. For Mizoram, Agni Chopra scored 52 runs and Mohit Jangra played a brilliant inning of 67 runs. So when Punjab came to chase the target of 177 runs given by Mizoram, it also scored 176 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs and the match was tied. For Punjab, opener Prabhsimran Singh played an inning of 45 runs, while Naman Dhir played an inning of 41 runs. Apart from this, in the end, Harpreet Brar played a stormy inning of 23 runs with the help of 1 four and three sixes in 7 balls, due to which the match ended in a tie and after that the team won in the Super Over.