ICC T20I Ranking: Hardik Pandya becomes number one all-rounder, takes huge leap after South Africa series
Hardik Pandya’s performance in the T20 against South Africa was decent. Hardik Pandya (Photo Source: Insta) The International Cricket Council (ICC) released the latest rankings of T20 players on Wednesday. India’s star all-rounder Hardik Pandya has got a huge boost in the rankings after the four-match T20 series against South Africa. Hardik has once again become the number-1 T20 all-rounder. He reached the top leaving behind England’s Liam Livingstone and Nepal’s Dipendra Singh Ari. Hardik currently has 244 rating points. England all-rounder Liam Livingstone has slipped to third position with 230 points. Nepal’s Deependra Airi (230) is at second position. Hardik had played an unbeaten inning of 39 runs in the second T20 against South Africa. He took two wickets in the series. India won that series 3-1. In this series, Hardik performed well with the ball, but he did not get that many opportunities in batting. Sanju Samson also got advantage in T20I ranking Surya has suffered a loss of one place in the latest ranking of batsmen. He is at fourth position with 788 marks. Babar is at fifth position with 742 points. Wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson has also benefited tremendously after the South Africa series. He has made a huge jump of 17 places and reached 22nd position. He scored centuries in the first and fourth matches against South Africa. There has also been a reshuffle in the ranking of T20 bowlers. Australian bowlers Adam Zampa (693) and Nathan Ellis (628) have come at third and 11th positions respectively. Australia recently whitewashed Pakistan in the three-match T20 series. India’s fast bowler Arshdeep Singh (656) has moved up three places to ninth position. On the basis of his performance against South Africa, he has achieved the new highest rating of his career.
Tilak Verma, who scored two centuries in T20I, took a huge leap in the ICC rankings, know which number he reached?
Tilak had scored two centuries in the recently concluded four-match T20 series against South Africa. TILAK VARMA (Image Credit- Twitter X) Indian cricket team’s 22-year-old young all-rounder Tilak Verma has made a huge leap in the latest ICC rankings released recently. Let us tell you that now he has reached the third position in the category of batsmen in T20 International cricket. Tilak has got the golden gift of batting stormy in the recently concluded four-match T20 series against South Africa. It is noteworthy that Tilak had created history by playing century innings in consecutive matches against the Proteas team. In this series, Tilak scored a total of 280 runs in the four matches played at a stormy strike rate of 198.58 and an average of 140. So now in T20 cricket, he has reached the third position in the category of batsmen with 806 rating points. Tilak has achieved this feat in just 20 matches. After the series against South Africa, Tilak has made a big and huge jump of 69 points. In T20 cricket, Australia’s opening batsman Travis Head is at the first position with 855 rating points, while England’s wicketkeeper batsman Phil Salt is at the second position with 828 rating points. TILAK VARMA MOVES TO NUMBER 3 IN ICC T20I BATTERS RANKING….!!! – Tilak jumps 69 positions after 2 terrific hundreds 🤯 pic.twitter.com/kFwxvXXXte —Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) November 20, 2024 A look at Tilak Varma’s cricket career On the other hand, if we tell you about Tilak Verma’s cricket career, he plays domestic cricket for Hyderabad. He was born on 8 November 2002 in Hyderabad. Tilak was the leading run-scorer for Hyderabad in the 2021–22 Ranji Trophy. Apart from this, till the time of writing the news, he has played 4 ODI and 20 T20 matches for Team India. Tilak has 68 runs in ODI at an average of 22.67 and 616 runs in T20 at an average of 51.33. Apart from this, he has scored a total of 1156 runs in 38 IPL matches at an average of 39.86.
WI vs ENG, 4th T20I Match Prediction: Who will win the 4th T20I match between Australia and Pakistan?
England cricket team is leading 3-0 in the series. WI vs ENG (Photo Source: Getty Images) WI vs ENG, 4th T20I Match Preview: West Indies And England) the fourth match of the five-match T20 series between 17 November To Saint Lucia Will be played in. In the third T20 match, England had registered a spectacular victory by 3 wickets. Batting first, West Indies put 145 runs on the board at the loss of 8 wickets. Captain Rovman Powell played an inning of 54 runs in 41 balls. At the same time, for England, Saqib Mahmood and Jamie Overton took maximum 3-3 wickets. England had chased the target of 146 runs with 4 balls remaining. Sam Curran scored 41 runs in 26 balls and Liam Livingstone scored 39 runs in 28 balls. By winning the first three matches of the series, the English team has taken a 3-0 lead and has also won the series. WI vs ENG, 4th T20I Match Details (West Indies vs England Match Details): WI vs ENG Head-to-Head Records in T20Is: Pitch Report: The pitch at Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, St. Lucia will help the spinners more. As the match progresses, the pitch will become better for the batsmen, so the decision to bowl first here will be right. The average score of the first innings on this pitch is 160 runs. Probable Playing XIs: West Indies: Evan Lewis, Shai Hope, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell (c), Romario Shepherd, Gudakesh Moti, Alzarri Joseph, Akeal Hosein, Terrence Hinds. England: Phil Salt (wk), Will Jacques, Jos Buttler (c), Jacob Batchelor, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dane Mousley, Jamie Overton, Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Saqib Mahmood. Watch here- West Indies vs England, 4th T20I Dream11 Prediction Probable Best Batter of the Match – Will Jacques Will Jacques played an inning of 32 runs in 33 balls with the help of 3 fours in the third T20 match. He can bat well in the fourth T20 match. Probable Best Bowler of the Match – Saqib Mahmood Saqib Mahmood took three wickets for 17 runs in 4 overs in the third T20 match. He can also bowl brilliantly against West Indies in the fourth T20 match. WI vs ENG, 4th T20I Today’s Match Prediction: England will win the 4th T20I Scenario 1 England won the toss and chose to bowl first Powerplay Score- 30-40 Score of first innings- 130-140 England won Scenario 2 West Indies won the toss and chose bowling Powerplay Score- 45-55 Score of first innings- 170-180 England won See here- West Indies vs England, 4th T20I Live Score
AUS vs PAK, 2nd T20I Match Prediction: Who will win the 2nd T20I match between Australia and Pakistan?
Australia is leading 1-0 in the series. Australia Cricket team (Photo Source: Getty Images) AUS vs PAK, 2nd T20I Match Preview (Match Preview): Australia And Pakistan Second match of the three-match T20 series between 16 November To Sydney Cricket Ground Will be played in. The host Australian team is leading 1-0 in the series. The team had registered a spectacular victory in the first match by 29 runs. The first T20 match was played of 7-7 overs due to rain. Batting first, Australia scored 93 runs on the board at the loss of 4 wickets. Glenn Maxwell played an unbeaten inning of 43 runs and Marcus Stoinis played an unbeaten inning of 21 runs. While chasing the target, Pakistan team was able to score only 64 runs at the loss of 9 wickets in 7 overs. Xavier Bartlett and Nathan Ellis took maximum 3-3 wickets. AUS vs PAK, 2nd T20I Match Details (Australia vs Pakistan Match Details): AUS vs PAK Head-to-Head Records in T20Is (Head to Head Record): Pitch Report: The batsmen are expected to get help at the Sydney Cricket Ground. However, fast bowlers can be seen taking wickets with the new ball. In the last five matches, the average score of the first innings at this ground has been 165. The captain who wins the toss can choose to bat first here. Probable Playing XIs: Australia: Matt Short, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Marcus Stoinis, Josh Inglis (captain and wicketkeeper), Aaron Hardy, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Babar Azam, Usman Khan, Salman Ali Aga, Irfan Khan, Hasibullah Khan, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf. Probable Best Batter of the Match – Glenn Maxwell In the first T20 match, Glenn Maxwell played a stormy inning of 43 runs in 19 balls with the help of 5 fours and 3 sixes. He can bat well in the second T20 match also. Probable Best Bowler of the Match – Haris Rauf Haris Rauf took one wicket for 21 runs in 2 overs in the first T20 match. He can bowl brilliantly in the second T20. AUS vs PAK, 2nd T20I Today’s Match Prediction: Whichever team bats first will win the match. Scenario 1 Australia won the toss and chose to bat first Powerplay Score- 45-55 Score of first innings- 175-185 Australia won Scenario 2 Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat first Powerplay Score- 35-45 Score of first innings- 155-165 Pakistan won
Is Suryakumar Yadav’s T20I form a matter of concern? Aakash Chopra before the fourth T20 match against South Africa
The fourth T20 match between South Africa and India will be played today on 15 November at Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. Aakash Chopra and Suryakumar Yadav (Image Credit- Twitter The Indian cricket team is currently on South Africa tour, where the T20 series between the two teams is going on. So the last match of this series will be played today, Friday, 15 November, at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. However, before the start of this match, former Indian cricket team opener and well-known cricket commentator Akash Chopra has given a big statement regarding the form of Suryakumar Yadav. It is noteworthy that Surya’s performance this year has been full of ups and downs in the shortest format of the game. So in the last three matches played against South Africa, he has been able to score only 26 runs. Aakash Chopra gave a big statement Before the fourth T20 match to be held between South Africa and India in Johannesburg, through a video uploaded on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra said – Is Suryakumar Yadav’s T20I form a matter of concern? Why are people asking this question, is this a problem? Let’s go over his numbers. In 2021, his average was 34 and strike rate was 155, he played only 11 innings. In the year 2022, Suryakumar Yadav scored 1164 runs at an average of 46 and strike rate of 187. In 2023, he scored 733 runs at an average of around 49 and there also his strike rate is 155. Surya played well. However, there have been 17 innings in 2024 in which he has scored only 429 runs. The strike rate is still above 150, but the average has become 26.8, he has definitely scored four half-centuries, but in terms of average, it is not like Surya of old. On the other hand, if we talk about this series, the Men in Blue have a 2-1 lead over the host team. It will be worth watching how captain Surya is going to perform in the last match of this series?
‘Helped me a lot’ Arshdeep Singh on Jasprit Bumrah after becoming the second most successful bowler in T20I
Bumrah has now become the second bowler to take the most wickets in T20I for India. Arshdeep Singh (Image Credit- Twitter Young fast bowler Arshdeep Singh is currently one of the strengths of Team India in most formats of the game. So after the recent third T20 match played against South Africa in Centurion, he has now become the highest wicket taker for India in T20I. Arshdeep has left behind senior Indian bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. The player currently has 92 T20 wickets in his name, and he is just a few away from overtaking Yuzvendra Chahal who is at number one with 96 wickets. On the other hand, before the third T20 match against South Africa, he has given a big statement about his bowling partnership with Jasprit Bumrah in Team India. Arshdeep says that Bumrah has helped him a lot in this format. Arshdeep Singh gave a big statement Let us tell you that while talking to the official broadcasters before the third T20 match between South Africa vs India, Arshdeep said – I have said this earlier also that I have got a very good bowling partner in Jasprit Bhai. He has helped me a lot in taking wickets by creating pressure from the other end. Credit goes to them and the main thing is how well I am able to adapt to the conditions and match situation, which is important. Arshdeep further said- I try to attack the batsmen in the beginning and in the end, I try to beat the batsmen and bring the game back towards me. I just try to enjoy the moment and have fun on and off the field. This has been my mantra. Playing with some of the greats of the game and learning about mental and physical preparation from them, is how I feel I have developed my game. I am trying to learn from wherever possible and perform well for the team.