DTVHINDINZ vs ENG 1st Test: After Harry Brook’s century, England trailed New Zealand by just 29 runs, read the condition of the second day’s play?
England is on New Zealand tour for three-match test series New Zealand vs England, 1st Test (Image Credit- Twitter NZ vs ENG 1st Test, Day-2 Report: The first match of the ongoing three-match Test series between New Zealand and England is being played at Hagley Oval, Christchurch from 28 November. So after the second day’s play, England trailed host New Zealand by just 29 runs on the basis of first innings. Responding to New Zealand’s 319 runs in the first innings, England scored 319 runs for the loss of five wickets after 74 overs by the time the game of hearts ended. Currently, Harry Brook is batting on 132* and Ben Stokes is batting on 37* runs at the crease. This is also Brook’s 7th century in Test cricket. New Zealand vs England first test, condition of second day’s play Talking about the day’s play, New Zealand started with 319/8 runs and after adding 29 more runs, the entire team was all out on the total score of 348 runs. Glenn Phillips, who was unbeaten on 41 at the time of stumps on the first day, remained unbeaten on 58*. Apart from this, Tim Southee was out after scoring 15 runs. So in bowling, Shoaib Bashir and Brayden Curse took 4-4 wickets in the first innings for England. Apart from this, Gus Atkinson got 2 wickets. So the top order did not perform anything special for England. Jack Crawley (0), who came to open, was out LBW against Matt Henry without scoring any runs, while Jacob Baithle, who came at number three, scored 10 and after this, former captain Joe Root (0) was also out cheaply. However, after this, there was a 151-run partnership between Harry Brook (132*) and Ollie Pope (77*) for the fifth wicket for England, which put England in a strong position. In the match, Glenn Phillips took an excellent catch in the air from Ollie Pope. In the match, Brook scored the 7th century of his Test career. So far, in bowling for New Zealand, Nathan Smith has got 2 successes and Tim Southee, Matt Henry and William O’Rourke have got 1 success each. A brilliant day of Test cricket 🤌 Harry Brook guides England from 45/3 to near parity at the close. Some players. pic.twitter.com/BVStnP9Jqy — England Cricket (@englandcricket) November 29, 2024
IPL 2025: Jitesh Sharma beats Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer in the matter of fee increase in mega auction, read big news
RCB bought Jitesh for Rs 11 crore in the mega auction. Jitesh Sharma (Photo Source: Twitter) On 24th and 25th November of this month, the mega auction for IPL 2025 was seen in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. All the 10 franchises involved in this mega auction spent a total of Rs 383 crore to buy 120 players. Indian fast bowler Arshdeep Singh was the first player to be sold in this auction. Arshdeep was bought by Punjab Kings for Rs 18 crore. So in this auction, star wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant has become the most expensive player to be sold in the history of IPL. Pant was bought by Lucknow Super Giants for a huge amount of Rs 27 crores. So Shreyas Iyer was bought by Punjab Kings for Rs 26.75 crore. However, in this mega auction, Indian wicketkeeper batsman Jitesh Sharma has left behind players like Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer in terms of salary increase percentage. Let us tell you that in this auction, Jitesh had kept his base price at Rs 2 crore, but in the IPL 2024 season, his salary was Rs 20 lakh and he was seen playing for Punjab Kings. But in this mega auction, Jitesh was added to the IPL 2016 season’s runner-up Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by paying a huge amount of Rs 11 crore. So this is a 5500 percent increase in Jitesh’s IPL salary. This increase has not been seen in the salary of any IPL player yet. Jitesh will play the role of finisher in RCB in IPL 2025 Let us tell you that Jitesh Sharma made his IPL debut for Punjab Kings in IPL 2022. So in the next two years the player’s strike rate was 163 and 156. However, IPL 2024 was a forgettable one for the player. Last season, he was able to score only 187 runs at a meager strike rate of 131. So after the retirement of Dinesh Karthik, RCB has included Jitesh in the team as a finisher.
Sri Lanka A’s Pakistan tour halted midway due to political protests, read big news
Two 50-over matches were left to be played but the series has been canceled for now. Sri Lanka A tour of Pakistan (Image Credit- Twitter Sri Lanka A’s remaining tour of Pakistan has been canceled with immediate effect. Let us tell you that this decision has been taken due to the ongoing political protests in the country’s capital Islamabad. These protests are being carried out by supporters of former Prime Minister and Captain of Pakistan Imran Khan. Sri Lanka A was scheduled to play two 50-over cricket matches at the Rawalpindi Cricket Ground, Rawalpindi, but now these matches have been cancelled. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said that the tour has been canceled due to “political activity” in Islamabad. The PCB said in an official statement – The Pakistan Cricket Board, in consultation with Sri Lanka Cricket, has postponed the last two 50-over matches of the Pakistan Shaheens and Sri Lanka A series due to a political activity in the federal capital. The last two matches were scheduled for Wednesday and Friday at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Both the boards will cooperate in finalizing the new dates to complete the series. It is noteworthy that the PCB was worried about the consequences of PTI’s protests on the series since last week. A few days ago, it announced that the first ODI, which was scheduled to be held at the Rawalpindi Cricket Ground, would be shifted to Islamabad Club. According to the PCB, the second and third 50-over matches were to be played as planned on November 27 and 29 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Ground. But now it will be played some other day. So after this announcement, Imran Khan has issued a “final call” to his supporters to march to the capital demanding, among other things, his release from jail. There have reportedly been incidents of clashes and violence between protesters and law enforcers. It is noteworthy that Imran Khan is also the Chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf political party.
Scott Edwards, Sufiyan Mahmood and Gerald Coetzee found guilty of violating ICC Code of Conduct, read big news
Edwards was found to have breached two articles of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel. Gerald Coetzee (Photo Source: In some international matches held during the last one week, Netherlands captain Scott Edwards, Oman bowler Sufyan Mahmood and South Africa’s Gerald Coetzee have been found guilty of violating the ICC Code of Conduct. Edwards has violated Article 2.8 of the ICC Code of Conduct. Including showing disagreement with an umpire’s decision during an international match and Article 2.2 deals with the misuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during an international match. Edwards committed this violation in the third T20 match against Oman last week. The first incident in the match occurred when Edwards showed his bat to the umpire after being given out LBW. The second incident occurred when he threw his bat and gloves on the field while returning to his team’s dressing room. For these violations, Edwards was fined 10% of his match fee and given two demerit points, which were added to his disciplinary record. So in this match, Oman’s bowler Sufiyan Mahmood has also been fined 10% of his match fee. He was found to have violated Article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct. This article includes using language, actions or gestures that insult or aggressively react to a batsman’s dismissal during an international match. Gerald Coetzee also violated this article Meanwhile, South African fast bowler Gerald Coetzee was found to have violated Article 2.8 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the fourth T20 match against India. This article includes showing disagreement with an umpire’s decision during an international match. During the match, Coetzee made an inappropriate comment after being given a wide by the umpire.
Champions Trophy 2025: ICC seeks written response from BCCI on refusal to travel to Pakistan, read big news
BCCI has refused to play in Pakistan for the Champions Trophy. India not to travel to Pakistan for Champions Trophy Recently, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has refused to play in Pakistan for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025 tournament. Due to the ongoing bad political relations between the two countries, the board has decided to take this step. However, now news is coming that the International Cricket Council (ICC), the biggest cricket body, has sought a written explanation from BCCI regarding not traveling to Pakistan in the upcoming tournament. So if the official source is to be believed, then the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had asked for a copy of the official reply of the Indian Board regarding the refusal to travel to its neighboring country. However, BCCI has so far only verbally informed the ICC about its decision. Till now BCCI has not submitted any written reply to ICC. The reason behind PCB seeking a copy of the response received from BCCI is to facilitate it in seeking sufficient evidence from India to justify its call of not playing the tournament if it is held in Pakistan. According to the tournament rules, the BCCI will have to give solid reasons for refusing to play in Pakistan, which will then be reviewed by the ICC for a final decision. South Africa kept on standby Also, for your information, let us tell you that after BCCI refused to play in Pakistan, the hybrid model proposed by ICC has been rejected by the Pakistan Cricket Board. According to this model, India can play its matches in a neutral venue like UAE or Sri Lanka. But if PCB does not accept the hybrid model then ICC can shift the tournament to South Africa. South Africa has currently been kept on standby. It will be worth watching that where and when will the tournament, which is returning after almost 9 years, be played?
IPL 2025 Auction: Bidding will be done on marquee players in two sets, read big news
BCCI has requested the teams to provide information about more names to be added to the marquee list. IPL 2025 (Image Credit- Twitter X) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has informed all the 20 teams that two sets of marquee players will be available for bidding in the IPL 2025 auction. It is noteworthy that the auction for the upcoming season of IPL is going to be held on 24th and 25th of this month in Jeddah city of Saudi Arabia. Apart from this, BCCI has informed the franchises that two marquee lists consisting of 8-9 players in each set will be presented. Interestingly, only one set of marquee players was available in the 2022 mega auction. Apart from this, two sets of marquee players were seen in the mega auction of 2014 and 2018. Also, let us tell you that in this time’s marquee list, bidding will be seen on some big names like Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, R Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Mitchell Starc and Jos Buttler. Franchises can spend around 30 to 40 percent of their remaining purse to buy two of these players. 1574 players have been registered for IPL auction On the other hand, BCCI has not yet released the list of players included in the marquee list. However, it is expected to be released in the next few days. BCCI has shortlisted a total of 1574 players for this time’s auction. These players include 1165 from India and 409 foreign players. Apart from this, BCCI had asked the teams to suggest the names of some players in the marquee list, the deadline for which was till November 12. So now as the date of auction for IPL 2025 is getting closer, excitement is being seen among the fans. It will be worth watching that which team bids the most for marquee players this time?
Ranji Trophy 2024-25: This former RCB team member scored a triple century in Ranji, read big news
Lomror played this brilliant innings against Uttarakhand Mahipal Lomror (Image Credit- Twitter X) Mahipal Lomror, who was a part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) team in the IPL and represented Rajasthan in domestic cricket, has grabbed media headlines by scoring a triple century in the ongoing Ranji Trophy season. It is noteworthy that Uttarakhand is facing Rajasthan in the Elite Group B of Ranji Trophy at Abhimanyu Cricket Academy Ground in Dehradun. So in this match, Mahipal, who came to bat at number three in the first innings of Rajasthan, batted brilliantly and played a brilliant unbeaten inning of 300 runs in 360 balls. Also, during this brilliant innings, the player hit 25 fours and 13 brilliant sixes. Apart from this, this is Mahipal’s highest individual score in first class cricket. Earlier, he had scored 133 runs in a match. Before this triple century, Lomror had 16 half-centuries and 7 centuries in his name in first class cricket. 🚨 TRIPLE HUNDRED FOR MAHIPAL LOMROR…!!!! He smashed an Incredible Triple Hundred in just 357 balls in this Ranji Trophy for Rajasthan. – Mahipal Lomor, Take a bow! pic.twitter.com/sHt9U8G3c8 — Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh) November 14, 2024 Uttarakhand trailed by 551 runs at the end of the day On the other hand, if we give you information about the match, at the end of the second day, Uttarakhand has scored 109 runs at the loss of 2 wickets in the first innings after 20.3 overs. At present, captain Ravikumar Samarth is out at the crease after scoring 50* runs and Swapnil Singh has scored 17* runs, while Avnish Sudha is out after scoring 5 runs and Priyanshu Khanduri is out after scoring 27 runs. Earlier, Rajasthan had declared the first innings at 660 runs at the loss of 7 wickets after 145.4 overs on the basis of Mahipal’s marathon innings (300*). Apart from Lomror, Karthik Sharma also played a brilliant inning of 113 runs in the match. A partnership of 177 runs was also seen between the two for the fifth wicket, due to which Rajasthan was successful in making this huge score in the first innings. It will be worth watching how Uttarakhand is going to perform in the first innings?
Ranji Trophy 2024-25: Kashyap Bakle and Snehal Kauthankar broke the record of the biggest partnership in Ranji history, read big news
Bakale has played a brilliant inning of 300* runs in 269 balls. Ranji Trophy 2024-25 (Image Credit- Twitter A special record has been seen in the ongoing season of Ranji Trophy. Let us tell you that Kashyap Bakle and Snehal Kauthankar have broken the record of the biggest partnership in Ranji history. Let us tell you that this record was seen in the ongoing match against Goa and Arunachal Pradesh at the Goa Cricket Association Ground in Porvorim in the 5th round of Ranji Trophy. In this match, both of them batted brilliantly for Goa on the second day of the game and made an unbroken partnership of 606* runs against Arunachal Pradesh. This partnership has now become the biggest partnership in Ranji history. Both of them have earlier broken the record of Maharashtra’s SM Gugle and Aniket Bavane, who had made the highest partnership of 594 runs for the third wicket against Delhi in 2016. 🚨Record Alert Goa batters Kashyap Bakle (300*) & Snehal Kauthankar (314*) have registered the highest-ever partnership in #RanjiTrophy history! An unbeaten 606 runs for the 3rd wicket in the Plate Group match against Arunachal Pradesh 👏 Scorecard: pic.twitter.com/9vk4U3Aknk — BCCI Domestic (@BCCIDomestic) November 14, 2024 During their time at the crease, both Kauthankar and Bakale scored triple centuries. Bakale scored 300* runs in just 269 balls with the help of 39 fours and a few sixes, while Kauthankar also played a brilliant inning of 314 runs in just 215 balls with the help of 45 fours and 6 sixes. See the biggest partnerships made in Ranji history Also, let us tell you that in this match, Arjun Tendulkar, son of the great Sachin Tendulkar, has taken five wickets. Due to this brilliant bowling by Arjun, Arunachal was reduced to just 84 runs after 30.3 overs in the first innings.
Former Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan will be seen playing in Nepal Cricket League, read big news
The first season of NPL will be played in Kathmandu from 30 November to 21 December. Shikhar Dhawan (Photo Source: Getty Images) Former Indian cricket team opener and experienced cricketer Shikhar Dhawan is going to be seen playing in the upcoming season of Nepal Premier League (NPL). He is going to be seen playing for Karnali Yaks in the tournament. This is the fourth foreign signing of the team. Before this, the team has included Chadwick Walton of West Indies, Hussain Talat of Pakistan and Babar Hayat of Hong Kong. So now with the addition of an experienced player like Dhawan to the team, the franchise looks even stronger. On the other hand, Dhawan’s inclusion in the tournament will not only add strength to the franchise but also add ample value to the NPL, which is all set to start its inaugural edition with a bang. International superstars like Martin Guptill, James Neesham and Ben Cutting have already registered for various franchises in the tournament. A look at Shikhar Dhawan’s cricket career On the other hand, if we tell you about Shikhar Dhawan, he had announced his retirement from domestic cricket in August this year. He was last seen in competitive cricket playing for Punjab Kings in the IPL in April. So in the year 2021, he last played a T20 International match for Team India. If we tell you about Dhawan’s cricket career, in his cricket career which lasted for about 11 years, Dhawan has played 34 Tests, 167 ODIs and 68 T20 matches for Team India. During this period, Dhawan has scored a total of 2315 runs in Tests at an average of 40.61, 6793 runs in ODIs at an average of 44.11 and 1759 runs in T20s at an average of 27.92. Also, he has scored a total of 6768 runs in 222 matches played in IPL at an average of 35.07. It will be worth seeing how he is going to perform in the first season of Nepal Premier League.
Shaheen Afridi becomes number 1 ODI bowler after latest ranking, read big news
Shaheen has got 696 rating points. Shaheen Afridi (Photo Source: Getty Images) ICC Men’s ODI Bowling Rankings: After the release of the latest ICC rankings, Pakistan cricket team’s fast bowler Shaheen Afridi has got a big advantage in the ODI format. He has now become the number 1 bowler in ODIs. It is noteworthy that Shaheen had recently played an important role in Pakistan’s 2-1 victory against Australia. So now Shaheen has got the benefit of excellent bowling in ranking also. Shaheen currently has 696 rating points, and he is at number one. At the second position is former captain of Afghanistan cricket team and all-rounder Rashid Khan. Rashid currently has 687 rating points. Whereas South African spinner Keshav Maharaj is at third place with 674 rating points. Apart from Shaheen, fast bowler Haris Rauf has also got a big advantage in the category of bowlers in ODI. Rauf has reached number 13 after achieving his career best ranking with a jump of 9 points. On the other hand, in the batsmen’s category, West Indies captain Shai Hope has reached the top 10 in the ODI format after almost 18 months. Hope had recently performed brilliantly in the ODI series against England. He has gained two places and reached 10th position with 665 rating points. T20 series between Australia and Pakistan starts from 14th November Also, let us tell you that after the ODI series, now the three-match T20 series between Australia and Pakistan is going to start from Wednesday, November 14. The first match of this series will be played at The Gabba ground in Brisbane. It will be worth watching how the fast bowling attack of Pakistan cricket team is going to perform in this match.
