Before the fourth T20I, this star player of New Zealand got infected with Corona, there was panic in the team!
New Zealand’s star opening batsman Devon Conway has recently been found Covid positive. Due to this, he has also been ruled out of the fourth T20 match to be played against Pakistan at Hagley Oval, Christchurch. The left-handed player was found Covid positive on Thursday and is currently in isolation at the team hotel in Christchurch. According to a statement issued by New Zealand Cricket (NZC), senior Canterbury batsman, Chad Bowes has been called up as Conway’s replacement. Conway is not the only one who has been told to isolate. New Zealand’s bowling coach Andre Adams has also been infected with Corona virus for this series and he has also been asked to isolate. Mitchell Santner was also Covid positive before Devon Conway Let us tell you that just before the start of the series, New Zealand all-rounder Mitchell Santner was also found Covid positive. But later he rejoined the team after his test came negative. Mitchell Santner is currently commanding the team in the absence of injured Kane Williamson. Let us tell you that, New Zealand has already won this five-match bilateral series and hence, Conway’s unavailability will not affect the outcome of the competition. However, the Kiwis would like to win the series to improve their T20I record at home. The New Zealand team, which has already won the series by winning the first three matches of the series, will try to whitewash Pakistan. Whereas Pakistan will try to save this match. Ever since Shaheen Shah Afridi took command of Pakistan’s T-20 team, the team is looking for its first win. While on one hand Babar Azam has scored consecutive half-centuries in all three matches, the other batsmen are not able to bat as per expectations. Also read: Perhaps captain Rohit is not happy with Virat Kohli’s batting approach.
IND vs AFG: How will be the weather in Bangalore during the third T20I match, know the weather update.
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. (Image Source: X) After securing easy wins in the first two T20Is, Team India is all set to take on Afghanistan in the third T20I on January 17 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Team India would like to win this match and clean sweep Afghanistan in the three-match T-20 series. The first two T20Is proved to be an easy task for the Men in Blue as they chased down the set target quite easily. The team will be seen making some changes to test other players in their final T20 international match before the T20 World Cup 2024 in June. But considering the weather in Bangalore, it is difficult to say whether the entire match will be played or not? IND vs AFG: How will the weather be in Bangalore? The first T-20 match was held in Mohali. It was very cold here. The weather was good in the second T20 played in Indore. The weather will be good in Bengaluru also. There may be scattered clouds in the evening, but there is no possibility of rain. Fans will get to see the entire match. Dew may be seen in the second innings, but late. That means it will hardly make any difference to the outcome of the match. It is noteworthy that Team India can make changes in the playing eleven of the third match of the T-20 series. Sanju Samson and Kuldeep Yadav may get a chance in this match. Samson was not given a chance in the first two matches of the series. India has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. In such a situation, now he has a chance to test his bench strength. Team India can also include Avesh Khan in the playing eleven.
Sikandar Raza created history in T20I, became the first batsman in the world to achieve this feat.
Sikandar Raza scored 62 runs in 42 balls in the first T20 against Sri Lanka. Sikandar Raza (Photo Source: Twitter) Zimbabwe team is currently playing a three-match T20 series against Sri Lanka. Under the leadership of Sikandar Raza, it lost in the first T20 match played in Colombo on 14 January. Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets thanks to the brilliant batting of Angelo Mathews. Batting first, Zimbabwe scored 143 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs. Captain Sikandar Raza played a brilliant inning of 62 runs in 42 balls with the help of five fours and two sixes. He completed his half-century in 37 balls. Became the first batsman in the world to make this record However, with this he got his name registered in history. He has become the first batsman to score five consecutive fifties in T-20 international cricket. Before this series, the Zimbabwe captain had scored half-centuries in the last four T20I matches. Sikandar Raza had scored these four half-centuries in the qualifiers in Namibia in November 2023. He scored 58, 65, 82 and 65 against Uganda, Rwanda, Nigeria and Kenya respectively. However, Zimbabwe missed out on qualification for the T20 World Cup 2024 as they finished third on the points table behind Namibia and Uganda. Let us tell you that before scoring a half-century in the first T20I against Sri Lanka, Sikandar Raza was included in the list of former Kiwi cricketer Brendon McCullum, Chris Gayle, Craig Williams, Ryan Pathan, Gustav Macon and Reeza Hendricks, who have scored four consecutive half-centuries in T20I. Had scored half-centuries. New Zealand women’s cricketer Sophie Devine holds the record for six consecutive fifty-plus scores in all T20Is. Also read- BBL 2024: Ricky Ponting’s prediction came true in BBL, player got out on the very next ball, watch viral video
IND vs AFG: Former cricketer went crazy after seeing Yashasvi Jaiswal’s attitude in the second T20I
The Indian team achieved a spectacular victory in the second T-20 match against Afghanistan. Yashasvi Jaiswal (Pic Source-Twitter) The Indian team achieved a spectacular victory in the second T-20 match against Afghanistan. After winning the first match, the Men in Blue repeated the same performance in the second match and defeated Afghanistan by six wickets. Chasing the target of 173 runs, the Indian team got a spectacular victory thanks to the innings of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shivam Dube. Talking about the team’s performance, former Indian cricketer Pragyan Ojha praised Jaiswal’s batting in the second T20 International. It is noteworthy that Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 68 runs in 34 balls, which included five fours and six sixes. On his performance, Pragyan Ojha said that Jaiswal’s hunger for runs is visible in his batting and he knows that there are limited seats available for the upcoming T20 World Cup. You have to play like this- Pragyan Ojha The way he batted, the pace at which he played, the confidence he showed, the former spinner said during a conversation on Colors Cineplex. He showed maturity as well as striking ability. Jaiswal kept the game going and was taking the game forward. Continuing his point, Ojha said that he has a huge percentage in the team’s runs. This shows his hunger for runs. He knows how many seats are there in the team for the World Cup. If you want to get that seat, you have to play like this. And it is very important that you finish the game also. Let us tell you that the Indian team won the series by defeating Afghanistan in the second T-20 match. Now the third match will be played on January 17 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The host team will now look to clean sweep Afghanistan in the series. Also read- What did Yashasvi Jaiswal say when Fazalhaq Faruqui was run out by not throwing?
Angelo Mathews, who returned to T20I cricket after a long time, targeted the selectors
Mathews played a T20I match in almost three years Angelo Matthews (Pic Source-Twitter) Angelo Mathews played T20I cricket for almost three years and in his return, he batted brilliantly in the first T20 match against Zimbabwe and led Sri Lanka to victory. Mathews scored 46 runs in 38 balls with the help of five fours and one six. For this excellent performance he was chosen Player of the Match. After the match, Angelo Mathews hit out at the selectors panel led by Pramodya Wickremesinghe and alleged a personal agenda to keep himself out of white-ball cricket. Recently, the selection committee headed by Upul Tharanga has included Mathews in the plans for the upcoming T20 World Cup. If you take decisions driven by agenda then… “I batted and bowled well in the last two Lankan Premier League (LPL) seasons, but unfortunately I was not selected for the T20 World Cup and I was not even told the reason,” Mathews was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo. If you take decisions driven by agenda, things like this can happen. We couldn’t even qualify for the Champions Trophy. Angelo Mathews further said, but I believe one thing that if you practice and play with all your heart, then you can create an environment for yourself where you can perform. Target achieved by losing 7 wickets Talking about the match, in the match played at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Zimbabwe, batting first, scored 143 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs. For Zimbabwe, captain Sikandar Raza scored 62 runs in 42 balls with the help of 5 fours and two sixes. In response, Sri Lanka achieved the target by losing 7 wickets. Apart from Mathews, Dasun Shanaka scored unbeaten 26 runs in 18 balls with the help of four fours. read this also- IND vs AFG 2024: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma could not control their laughter after seeing the beating of Afghanistan bowlers in Indore.

