After IND vs SA match, ICC took big action on ‘Newlands Pitch’, got so many demerit points, it will be banned..!

The ICC has given 1 demerit point, terming the Newlands Cape Town pitch as unsatisfactory. Newlands Pitch (Photo Source: ICC Rate Newlands Pitch as Unsatisfactory: The second match of the two-match Test series between India and South Africa was played at Newlands Stadium, Cape Town. Team India had created history by winning this match by 7 wickets. India became the first Asian country to win a Test match in Cape Town. This match was the shortest match in the history of Test. Dean Elgar and Rohit Sharma after the match Newlands Pitch Had expressed displeasure regarding. After talking to the match officials and captains of both the countries, ICC match referee Chris Broad submitted a report regarding the pitch, after which the ICC has taken major action. ICC gave 1 demerit point ICC has Newlands Pitch Declared dissatisfied and given 1 demerit point. ICC match referee Chris Broad had written in his report that it was very difficult to bat on the Newlands pitch. The ball bounced quickly and sometimes dangerously throughout the match. Due to which it became difficult to play shots. The ball hit the gloves of many batsmen and many wickets also fell due to the strange bounce. Also read- 9 January – Evening News Headlines: All the latest news from the cricket world till this evening. Only 642 balls were bowled in the match The second Test match between India and South Africa was over in just two days and only 107 overs (642 balls) were bowled. After the match, many cricket experts expressed their displeasure about the pitch. In the second Test match, host South Africa was all out for 55 runs in the first innings. Mohammad Siraj had taken 6 wickets. In the first innings, Team India lost all the wickets for 153 runs. Even in the second innings the host team could not cross the score of 200. Jasprit Bumrah took 6 wickets in the second innings. India won by chasing 79 runs and the series ended at 1-1. Also read- IND v AFG: Rohit-Virat will open against Afghanistan! Apart from these, India has two more options

Ranji Trophy 2024: Day 4 Highlights: Points table, scorecard and who made what records, know everything here-

Ranji Trophy 2024 (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Ranji Trophy 2024: Ranji Trophy It has started in different corners of India from 5th January. The teams would like to hoist the flag by showing their brilliant game in this big tournament of domestic cricket. In Ranji Trophy, 32 teams are divided into four different groups of 8 teams each. January 8 was the fourth day of Ranji Trophy, let us tell you how the condition of all the group matches was today- Ranji Trophy 2024: See all the updates of the fourth day’s play Elite Group-A Saurashtra vs Jharkhand: The match between Saurashtra and Jharkhand was canceled Jharkhand- 142/10 & 306/3 Saurashtra- 578/4d (Click here to see full scorecard, Haryana vs Rajasthan: The match between Haryana and Rajasthan was a draw Haryana- *100/6 (Click here to view full scorecard) Vidarbha vs Services: Vidarbha won by 7 wickets. Services- 241/10 & 155/10 Vidarbha- 219/10 & 178/3 (Click here to see full scorecard, Elite Group-B Andhra Pradesh vs Bengal– The match between Andhra Pradesh and Bengal was a draw Bengal- 409/10 & 82/1 Andhra Pradesh- 445/10 (Click here to see full scorecard) Bihar vs Mumbai: Mumbai won by an innings and 51 runs. Mumbai- 251/10; Bihar- 100/10 & 100/10 (Click here to see full scorecard) Assam vs Chhattisgarh: Chhattisgarh won by 10 wickets. Chhattisgarh- 327/10 & 87/0 Assam- 159/10 & 154/10 (Click here to see full scorecard) Kerala vs Uttar Pradesh: The match between Uttar Pradesh and Kerala was a draw Uttar Pradesh- 302/10 & 323/3d; Kerala- 243/10& 72/2 (Click here for full scorecard) Elite Group-C Goa vs Tripura: Tripura won by 237 runs. Tripura- 484 & 151/5d Goa- 135/10 & 263/10 (Click here for full scorecard) Punjab vs Karnataka: Karnataka won by 7 wickets. Punjab- 152 & 413/10 Karnataka- 514/8d & 52/3 (Click here for full scorecard) Railways vs Chandigarh– The match between Railways and Chandigarh was a draw Chandigarh- 96/10 & 90/5 Railways- 313/4d (Click here for full scorecard) Gujarat vs Tamil Nadu: Gujarat won by 111 runs. Gujarat- 236/10 & 312/10; Tamil Nadu- 250 & 187/10 (Click here to see full scorecard) Elite Group-D Uttarakhand vs Madhya Pradesh- The match between Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh was a draw Madhya Pradesh- 323 & 243/3d; Uttarakhand- 192 & 266/8 (Click here to see full scorecard) Himachal Pradesh vs Jammu and Kashmir– The match between Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir was a draw Himachal Pradesh- *120/1 Jammu and Kashmir- 100/10 (Click here to see full scorecard) Baroda vs Odisha: Baroda won by 147 runs. Baroda- 351 & 258/4d Odisha- 178 & 284/10 (Click here to see full scorecard) Delhi vs Puducherry- Puducherry won by 9 wickets. Delhi- 148 & 145/10 Puducherry- 244/10 & 51/1 (Click here to see full scorecard) Updated points table of Ranji Trophy 2024 after the third day of play (Ranji Trophy 2024 Points Table) See here-

WTC 2023-25 ​​Points Table: Australia reaches top in WTC points table after defeating Pakistan in Sydney Test

Australia defeated Pakistan 3-0 in the series Australia Cricket Team (Image Source: WTC 2023-25 ​​Points Table: Australia has made a clean sweep of the visiting team in the three-match series by defeating Pakistan by 8 wickets on the last day of the Sydney Test match. After this victory, the Kangaroo team has reached the top of the points table of the World Test Championship (WTC 2023-25). Team India has slipped to second place. Let us tell you that this is Australia’s fifth win in the WTC 2023-25 ​​cycle and with 56.25 percent it has 54 points. After this, India is at second place with 54.16 percent and 26 points. Whereas South Africa is at third position with 50 percent and 12 points. Australia also number-1 in test ranking Earlier, the Indian team was at number-1 position in the World Test Championship (WTC) points table, when it defeated South Africa by 7 wickets in the Cape Town Test match. However, this number-1 position could not remain with him for long. Now Australia has secured the first position. Let us tell you that Australia is also at the first position in the Test rankings, while the Indian team has lost one place and is at the second position. The no. 1-ranked Test team are at the top of the WTC table after beating Pakistan 3-0 🏆#AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/SaULV9HAMB — ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) January 6, 2024 Now changes can be seen in the points table of this World Test Championship after the India vs England Test series. The England team is ranked 8th in this WTC 2023-25 ​​points table, if it is successful in winning the series against India, then it will be on the way to strengthen its position. Let us tell you that Team India has already made it to the finals of the first two cycles of the World Test Championship. But he has faced defeat in the finals both times. New Zealand defeated for the first time, while recently Australia won the title by defeating India in the WTC final. read this also- David Warner turned out to be ‘big-hearted’, gave his most precious thing as a gift on the field itself.

WTC 2023-25 ​​Points Table: Team India reached the top in the WTC points table after defeating South Africa by 7 wickets.

India has ended the 2-match Test series with South Africa with a 1-1 draw. Team India (Image Credit- Twitter) After losing the first Test match against South Africa, India made a brilliant comeback in the second Test match held in Cape Town. It is noteworthy that India has defeated host South Africa by 7 wickets in the second test match. So now the benefit of this victory has reached the Indian team in the points table of the World Cup Test Championship. Let us tell you that with this victory, the Indian team has reached the first position in the points table of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25. Let us tell you that this is India’s second win in the ongoing cycle. After the defeat in the Centurion Test match, India had reached number six, but after winning in Cape Town, India has managed to achieve the title of number one. Let us tell you that India is currently at the first position with 54.16 percent points, whereas currently it has 26 points. After India, South Africa is at second place with 12 points and New Zealand is at third place with the same number of points. See the status of WTC point table after India’s victory over South Africa position Team point percentage points Victory Garland draw Penalty 1 India 54.16 26 2 1 1 -2 2 South Africa 50.00 12 1 1 0 0 3 New Zealand 50.00 12 1 1 0 0 4 Australia 50.00 42 4 2 1 -10 5 bangladesh 50.00 12 1 1 0 0 6 Pakistan 45.83 22 2 2 0 -2 7 west indies 16.67 4 0 1 1 0 8 England 15.00 9 2 2 1 -19 9 Sri Lanka 0.00 0 0 2 0 0 Also, let us tell you that further changes may be seen in this point table after the result of the third test match between Australia and Pakistan in Sydney. If Pakistan is successful in winning this match, then it will obviously strengthen its position in the points table. Apart from this, let us tell you that India had earlier succeeded in making it to the finals of the first two rounds of the World Test Championship, but it had to face defeat in the finals every time. However, this time India will be eyeing not only a place in the WTC final but also the title. Also read- ‘Why do you keep test matches for 5 days?’ Aakash Chopra gave a shocking statement on the early end of test matches. IPL 2024: This strong playing XI of RCB will now bring the trophy to the franchise. Top 10 teams making lowest scores against India in Test cricket These 5 Indian batsmen have never been able to score a Test century in South Africa These 10 big records will be broken in international cricket in 2023 7 big pictures of the year 2023 which made headlines 5 bowlers who will take the most wickets in test cricket in the year 2023 5 big cricketers…

WTC Points Table 2023-25: After losing the Centurion Test, Team India suffered another blow, India fell to fifth position.

Indian Cricket Team (Image Credit- Twitter X) India suffered a humiliating defeat by an innings and 32 runs in the first match of the two-match Test series against South Africa at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. This defeat not only shattered India’s dream of winning the Test series in South Africa, but also brought down Rohit Sharma’s team from the top position in the World Test Championship (WTC) points table. India were unbeaten in the 2023-2025 cycle of the WTC before the first Test against the Proteas. The Asian team had won one Test and drawn the other against West Indies in July. Now, they have tasted defeat for the first time and have slipped to fifth place with 16 points and 44.44 percentage points (PCT). Meanwhile, Temba Bavuma & Co. topped the table with 12 points and 100% win percentage. SA v IND: Status of World Test Championship points table of Centurion Test match After South Africa in the points table, Pakistan is at second place with 22 points and 61.11 percentage points in 3 matches. New Zealand is at third position with 12 points and 50 percentage points in 2 matches. After this is Bangladesh. Bangladesh has 12 points and 50 percentage points from 2 matches. The Indian team is at fifth position with 16 points and 44.44 percentage points in 3 test matches. Talking about the first test of the series, on the basis of KL Rahul’s excellent century, Team India managed to score 245 runs in its first innings against South Africa. When the South African team came to bat in the first innings, the pitch was a little easy for batting. Dean Elgar scored a brilliant 185 runs for the African team. South Africa took a huge lead of 163 runs in the first innings. In the second innings too, the performance of the Indian batsmen was very poor and they were out for just 131 runs. Virat Kohli fought single-handedly for the team in the second innings, scoring 76 runs in 82 balls. While Kagiso Rabada performed brilliantly by taking five wickets in the first innings, Nandre Berger stole the limelight. Also read: Khiladi Kumar understands Shikhar Dhawan’s pain