DTVHINDIEngland’s “The Hundred” league is fooling people; Lalit Modi told what scam is going on!
Lalit Modi, the main man behind IPL, called the financial structure of ECB a scam. Captain James Vince lifts the trophy as the Southern Brave are champions after The Hundred Final. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) The flagship initiative of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), ‘The Hundred League’ is a unique offering for cricket fans as they have never seen a 100-ball game played before. It was introduced as a variation on the T20 format, aimed at increasing the popularity of cricket along the lines of the Indian Premier League (IPL). To make this new league a success, the ECB also contacted several IPL franchises so that they could take stake in the teams of the Hundred. Lalit Modi, the main man behind IPL, called the financial structure of ECB a scam. He believes that many other major franchise cricket leagues are already in a strong position and the Hundred has been able to attract only a limited number of international fans. He has warned those investing in England’s The Hundred. ‘They are trying to create a lot of buzz and excitement about a tournament which is actually not as important as they are making it out to be,’ Lalit Modi told Cricbuzz. ‘The Hundred’ league tournament is fooling people: Lalit Modi Lalit Modi tweeted on his ‘X’ (formerly Twitter) handle- “The ECB’s figures regarding earnings from international TV rights for the Hundred League do not make sense given the increasing competition from leagues like the IPL. “It seems unlikely that ‘The Hundred’ will be able to attract an international audience to justify these inflated figures.” Hundred League is finding it difficult to compete with CPL’s profits: Lalit Modi It is noteworthy that Lalit Modi started IPL in 2008. It is believed that BCCI had earlier rejected his idea in which he had proposed to introduce a club-based format of cricket like football in India. However, when India won the T20 World Cup in 2007, IPL got approval and was loved by the Indian audience. Lalit Modi had offered US$1 billion to buy ‘The Hundred’, but the ECB rejected it. He further added, “The worst part is that ‘The Hundred’ is struggling to even compete with the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) in terms of profits, which is a clear indication of its financial weakness. ‘The Hundred’ league is in a weak position financially.”
Kieron Pollard was seen imitating Yusuf Dikec in the final of The Hundred, see viral photo
Kieron Pollard’s team had to face defeat in the match. Kieron Pollard and Yusuf Dikec (Image Credit- Twitter Former West Indies cricket team captain and veteran all-rounder Kieron Pollard was seen imitating Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikec, who won a silver medal in shooting at the Paris Olympics, in the final of The Hundred 2024, whose photo is becoming increasingly viral on social media. Let us tell you that Pollard was seen doing this imitation during the innings of Oval Invincibles in the final match, after catching Donaver Ferreira. After catching Ferreira, Pollard celebrated the wicket in a shooting style. As soon as Pollard did this, fans started comparing him with Olympic medalist Yusuf Dikek. It is worth noting that in the recently concluded Olympics, Yusuf surprised everyone when he was seen playing without any shooting equipment, with a shooting gun in one hand and the other hand comfortably in his pants. Everyone became a fan of this calm posture of Yusuf in the Olympics. He also won the silver medal. See this photo of Kieron Pollard Kieron Pollard imitating the iconic pose#TheHundred2024 pic.twitter.com/FkRMcbfNNO — Mr.45 (@optimum_prime45) August 19, 2024 Oval Invincibles won The Hundred 2024 title On the other hand, if we talk about the match, then in this match played at Lord’s ground in London, Pollard’s team Southern Brave had to face defeat by 17 runs. Batting first, Oval Invincibles scored a total of 147 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the stipulated 100 balls. For the team, opener Will Jack scored 37, Sam Curran and Jordan Cox scored 25-25 runs, while Tom Curran scored 24 runs. After this, when South Brave came out to chase the target of 148 runs given by Oval Invincibles, they could score only 130 runs at the loss of 7 wickets and lost the match by 17 runs. In the match, Pollard was out in 4 balls without scoring any runs.
WATCH VIDEO: Deepti Sharma made the team champion by hitting a six in the style of MS Dhoni, players’ reaction went viral
Deepti Sharma’s team became the champion of Women’s The Hundred. Deepti Sharma (Image Credit- Twitter X) London Spirit defeated Welsh Fire in the final of Women’s The Hundred tournament to win the title for the first time. Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma was the hero of London Spirit’s victory. When London Spirit needed four runs from the last three balls, Deepti took an aggressive approach and hit a six over long on using her feet on Hayley Matthews’ ball. Deepti Sharma hits the winning shot in the final of The Hundred Seeing her outspoken style, the other players of the London Spirit team sitting in the dugout were shocked. The video of this incident is becoming increasingly viral on social media. In this match, Welsh Fire had given London Spirit a target of 116 runs to win, which the team achieved with 2 balls and 4 wickets remaining on the basis of Deepti Sharma’s six. Deepti played an unbeaten innings of 16 runs. With 4️⃣ runs needed and 3️⃣ balls left, Deepti Sharma hits a 6️⃣ to WIN it!#TheHundred pic.twitter.com/i46RTvWFG1 — The Hundred (@thehundred) August 18, 2024 Talking about this match, batting first, Welsh Fire scored 115 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the stipulated 100 balls. Jess Jonassen was the top scorer of the team with 54 runs. Apart from her, no other batsman could cross the 25-run mark. In the end, somehow her team was able to reach a respectable score. While chasing this score, London Spirit also did not get a good start, but opener Georgia Redmayne (34) stood firm at one end. When she was out on the score of 104 on the 89th ball, London Spirit definitely got some relief for a while, but in the end Deepti scored 16 runs in 16 balls and led the team to victory. Deepti scored a boundary as the only winning six in her innings. Georgia Redmayne was awarded the Player of the Match award for her brilliant batting. Dipti Sharma Match Winning Six Unbelievable scenes! 😱 Check out the London Spirit dugout as they watched the ball go high into the air and sail over the boundary for 6️⃣ to win #TheHundred! pic.twitter.com/2r3W9bG2dX — The Hundred (@thehundred) August 18, 2024
SM Trends: Know about the best tweets of August 18 which are going viral very fast
Indian team’s experienced batsman Virat Kohli made his international debut on this day 16 years ago. In these 16 years, Virat Kohli has made many records in his name. Social Media Trends Of 18 August Indian team’s experienced batsman Virat Kohli made his international debut on this day 16 years ago. In these 16 years, Virat Kohli has made many records in his name. He is counted among the best batsmen in the world. Along with this, the Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Jay Shah, has wished Virat Kohli a lot of good luck through his official social media account. Today, on 18 August, the final match of The Hundred men’s tournament will be played between Oval Invincible and Southern Brave. Not only this, the final match of the women’s tournament will be played between Welsh Fire and London Spirit. England’s best player Sam Billings will be seen playing for Antigua and Barbuda Falcons in the Caribbean Premier League 2024. The franchise itself has announced this on its official social media account. Back at it! But back to the golf course today too, which is WAY more exciting! Break 80? pic.twitter.com/ZLWfAeuOib — Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) August 18, 2024 Join Khaleel Ahmed as he takes a nostalgic journey down memory lane, revisiting old photos and sharing the stories that shaped his cricketing career. : https://t.co/w1XBKotSlx#CricketStories pic.twitter.com/57HLZcC2V0 — Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) August 18, 2024 Plenty of @premierleague at @stake pic.twitter.com/tBha0InayV — Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) August 18, 2024 England international @sambillings to join the @AntiguaFalcons for CPL24 🇦🇬 READ MORE: #CPL24 #SamBillings #CricketPlayedLouder #BiggestPartyInSport pic.twitter.com/WTtnaitT9q — CPL T20 (@CPL) August 17, 2024 Unrelenting. Jayden Seales brings his career best of 6/61 to finish off the South African innings!👏#WIvSA , #MenInMaroon pic.twitter.com/FEkYdoEAGs — Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) August 17, 2024 The winning moment! 💪 Southern Brave win the Super Five to join Oval Invincibles in #TheHundred Final tomorrow! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/8o2PAAEfgU — The Hundred (@thehundred) August 17, 2024 Ready to go head to head for #TheHundred trophy 🏆 Who will come out on top in the women’s Final at Lord’s? pic.twitter.com/ASLQLWJSCW — The Hundred (@thehundred) August 18, 2024 Standing up for the team when it matters the most 🫡 Georgia Redmayne and Jofra Archer take home the Meerkat Match Hero awards!#TheHundred pic.twitter.com/a2ySbt0cBs — The Hundred (@thehundred) August 17, 2024 Wishing a Happy Birthday to 1983 World Cup-winner & former #TeamIndia selector & coach – Sandeep Patil 🎂👏 pic.twitter.com/gUTflxCiEp — BCCI (@BCCI) August 18, 2024 16 years ago today, a 19-year-old @imVkohli stepped onto the international stage for the first time, marking the beginning of what has become a truly legendary career. Congratulations to the King on completing 16 years in international cricket! pic.twitter.com/Q6U17q6nP1 — Jay Shah (@JayShah) August 18, 2024 Tournament format for the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025 explained 📜#U19WorldCup |Fixtures ➡️ pic.twitter.com/q8WsEzYrPa — ICC (@ICC) August 18, 2024 In the history of IPL auction, no bid was ever made on Virat Kohli, know the reason Virat Kohli made his debut 16 years ago, today he is…
The Hundred 2024 Eliminator: Jofra Archer dismissed Liam Livingstone for a golden duck in Super-5, watch video
Archer’s team has won the match. Birmingham Phoenix vs Southern Brave, Eliminator (Image Credit- Twitter The Hundred 2024 Eliminator: The eliminator match of The Hundred being played in England was played between Birmingham Phoenix and Southern Brave on 17 August. Let us tell you that in the match tied at Kingston Oval ground in London, fast bowler Joffra Archer was seen bowling brilliantly. After the match was tied, Southern Brave captain James Vince handed the ball to Jofra Archer. Archer proved his captain’s decision right. On the first ball of the Super 5 over, Archer bowled a full toss to explosive batsman Liam Livingstone who was on strike. Playing a fast shot on this ball, Livingstone got caught by Lewis du Plouay standing at point. Also, as soon as Jofra dismissed Livingstone, the video of this wicket started going viral on social media very fast. Apart from this, Archer allowed Phoenix batsmen to score only 7 runs in the five balls he bowled. After this, Brave easily achieved this target in 4 balls and won the match. See how Jofra Archer took the wicket of Liam Livingstone A Super Five. spot in #TheHundred The Final is up for grabs. Jofra Archer with the ball. 😳 This is the first thing that happens: pic.twitter.com/WwUf5ez6MY — The Hundred (@thehundred) August 17, 2024 Birmingham Phoenix vs Southern Brave Eliminator Match Status On the other hand, if we give you information about the match, Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and decided to bowl, and while batting first, Southern Brave scored 126 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the stipulated 100 balls. Captain James Vince contributed 43 runs for the team and Lewis du Plouay contributed 39 runs. Apart from this, Chris Jordan scored 20 runs. After this, when Birmingham Phoenix came out to chase the target of 127 runs given by South Brave, they too could only score 126 runs in 100 balls at the loss of 7 wickets and the match ended in a tie. Moeen Ali played a brilliant innings of 24 runs and Liam Livingstone scored 55 runs for the team.
This bowler was dreaming of playing the final, the board removed him from the team before the match- know why?
Following Stokes’ injury a few days ago, fast bowling allrounder Chris Woakes was also ruled out of the tournament. Gus Atkinson (Pic Source-X) In The Hundred tournament, Oval Invincibles will face the winner of the eliminator match between Birmingham Phoenix and Southern Brave in the final. Meanwhile, news has come that Gus Atkinson will not be available for Oval Invincibles in The Hundred 2024 final on Sunday 18 August. In fact, the England Cricket Board has decided to exclude him from the final match ahead of England’s three-match home Test series against Sri Lanka starting on Wednesday 21 August. The board has taken a cautious approach after Ben Stokes’ injury during the Hundred clash. In fact, a few days ago, after Stokes’ injury, fast bowling all-rounder Chris Woakes was also removed from the tournament. Atkinson has played only one match for the Invincibles this season and has not taken any wicket by giving 28 runs in 10 balls. Let us tell you that The Hundred is a tournament where an innings is not of 10 or 20 overs but of 100 balls. At the same time, the bowler has to bowl only 5 balls in 1 over and not 6. Invincibles captain Sam Billings said: “Gus has been dropped from the squad, which is understandable. It’s disappointing for him, but Saqib Mahmood has performed brilliantly for us throughout the tournament and showed his class in the last match. He will remain in the squad.” Gus Atkinson had a stellar performance in his first Test series against the West Indies last month. The young player took 22 wickets in three Tests at an average of 16.22, including two five-wicket hauls. The fast bowler has played 9 ODIs and 3 T20Is for England since his international debut last year. Atkinson has taken 17 wickets in the white-ball format and was part of the England squad for the 2023 ODI World Cup.
Deepti Sharma, who is going to play the eliminator of The Hundred Women, leaked the team’s plan! Read
Ahead of the eliminator, Deepti said the aim was to keep things simple and stick to her plan to win the match. Deepti Sharma (Source X) The Hundred Women’s Tournament, which has been going on for almost a month, has now reached its end. The Hundred is a tournament where an innings is not of 10 or 20 overs but of 100 balls. At the same time, a bowler has to bowl only 5 balls in an over and not 6. From this tournament, the Welsh Fire women’s team has directly reached the final which is to be played on August 18, while the eliminator match of the tournament is to be played today i.e. on August 17 between Oval Invincibles Women and London Spirit Women’s team. This match is to be played at Kennington Oval in London. This match is important for India because the country’s daughter and Indian women cricketer Deepti Sharma is a part of the London Spirit women’s team. She has performed very well in this tournament and has also led the team to victory on some occasions. In The Hundred Women’s 2024, Deepti Sharma has so far scored 196 runs in 5 innings at an average of 196 and a strike rate of 136.11 and is at the eighth position in the list of highest run-scorers this season. In bowling, she has taken only 7 wickets in 6 matches. Now she has to play the eliminator match which is one of the important matches of her career and she would definitely be thinking about giving a brilliant performance in this match. What is Deepti Sharma’s plan for the eliminator match? Before the eliminator, Deepti said that the goal is to keep things simple and stick to your plan to win the match. Let us tell you that the winner of this match will play the final with the Welsh Fire women’s team. Let’s know what statement Deepti Sharma gave before this match- “Since we are going to play the third game against this team, I am very sure about what we have to do and what our plans are; I am very clear about that. Just keep things simple, that’s what I always think. Enjoy every game and prepare yourself. That’s what I have done since day one.”
The Hundred 2024: Tom Benton took a brilliant catch behind the wicket and sent Leus du Plooy to the pavilion, watch video
However, Tom Benton’s team had to face defeat in the match. Southern Brave vs Trent Rockets (Image Credit- Twitter The Hundred 2024: The 24th match of The Hundred was played on Sunday, 10th August between Southern Brave and Trent Rockets at Rose Bowl ground in Southampton. Let us tell you that in this match, Trent Rockets wicketkeeper Tom Banton took a great catch, the video of which is becoming increasingly viral on social media. It is worth noting that Benton took this catch on the 44th ball of Southern Brave’s innings, when the batsman on strike Leus du Plooy wanted to play a soft shot towards leg south on this ball bowled by John Turner. The ball took a slight edge of the bat and went into the air over leg side, but during this time wicketkeeper Tom Benton, who was alert behind the wicket, took a brilliant catch by diving to his right. Due to this catch taken by Benton, Plooy could score only 5 runs. Watch the video of this amazing catch taken by Tom Benton This diving catch 😱 What a take from Tom Banton!#TheHundred , #RoadToTheEliminator pic.twitter.com/x5v0YGltPy — The Hundred (@thehundred) August 10, 2024 Southern Brave won the match by 2 wickets due to Kieron Pollard’s 5 sixes On the other hand, if we tell you about the match in detail, then Trent Rockets, batting first, scored 126 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the stipulated 100 balls. Tom Benton played the best innings of 30 runs for the team, no other player could score more runs. Talking about the bowling of Southern Brave, Chris Jordan got 3 wickets, Danny Briggs got 2, Jofra Archer got 2 and Akeel Hussain got 1 wicket. After this, when Southern Brave came out to chase the target of 127 runs given by Trent Rockets, their innings faltered. After openers Alex Davies and James Vince were dismissed for 28 runs each, the middle order collapsed. But after this, Kieron Pollard put his team ahead in the match by hitting sixes on 5 consecutive balls against number 1 T20 bowler Rashid Khan. Pollard played a brilliant innings of 45 runs with the help of 2 fours and 5 sixes in 23 balls, due to which Brave won the match by 2 wickets.
August-10 Evening News Headlines: All the latest news from the world of cricket till this evening
This news gives a brief description of the events that made headlines in the cricket world today. (Image Credit- Twitter/X) 1. Aman Sehrawat won bronze medal in wrestling at Paris Olympics 2024, cricket world wishes him all the best Indian wrestler Aman Sehrawat has brought laurels to the country by winning the bronze medal in the men’s 57 kg category of freestyle wrestling on 9 August at the Paris Olympics 2024. He defeated Puerto Rico wrestler Darian Cruz 13-5. This is India’s overall 6th medal in this Olympics. On this occasion, many cricketers including Indian cricketers Mohammed Shami, Rahul Sharma were seen congratulating Aman. 2. Logan van Beek of Netherlands wants to leave cricket and become a dancer! Revealed in a social media post Netherlands all-rounder Logan Van Wyk has posted a post from his official account on social media platform X, in which he is seen hinting at leaving cricket and becoming a dancer. Turkish social media influencer Figen has shared a video on social media, in which 16-year-old Taisiia Onofriichuk is seen giving a tremendous performance on Michael Jackson’s famous song Thriller at the Paris Olympics. Now Logan Van Wyk reacted to this video and wrote – This is awesome… LA 2028 here I come! 3. This former RCB bowler shone in The Hundred, did not give any runs in 10 balls, watch viral video The 22nd match of England’s ongoing The Hundred (The Hundred 2024) was played on 8 August between Oval Invincibles vs Southern Brave. Let us tell you that in this match, Southern Brave’s fast bowler Chris Jordan, who has also played for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the IPL, has bowled brilliantly. Let us tell you that Jordan has not given any runs on the first 10 balls of his quota. 4. David Warner wishes famous actor Mahesh Babu in a special way on his 49th birthday Former Australian opener David Warner has wished India’s famous actor Mahesh Babu on his 49th birthday in his own style. David Warner has shared Mahesh Babu’s gym photo on the story of his official Instagram account. 5. The Hundred 2024: Fazalhaq Farooqui bowled Ollie Pope with a brilliant ball, watch viral video The Hundred tournament is currently being played in England, in which some great matches have been seen between the teams. In the same sequence, on Friday, 9 August, the 23rd match between London Spirit and Manchester Originals was played at the historic Lord’s ground in London. Let us tell you that in this match, Afghanistan cricket team and Manchester Originals fast bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi has dismissed Ollie Pope of London Spirit with a great in-swing ball. 6. What has Sarfaraz Khan gone to do in NCA, he got addicted to social media while staying with Shami! Young batsman Sarfaraz Khan is seen practicing hard at the NCA these days, and in this connection, this player is also very active on social media. Sarfaraz keeps sharing Insta stories with his fans on social media every day, where this time also he did something similar and…
The Hundred 2024: Fazalhaq Farooqui bowled Ollie Pope with a brilliant ball, watch viral video
Farooqui’s team won the match by 12 runs. London Spirit vs Manchester Originals (Image Credit- Twitter/X) The Hundred tournament is currently being played in England, in which some great matches have been seen between the teams. So in this sequence, on Friday, 9 August, the 23rd match between London Spirit and Manchester Originals was played at the historic Lord’s ground in London. Let us tell you that in this match, Afghanistan cricket team and Manchester Originals fast bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi has dismissed London Spirit’s Ollie Pope with a great in-swing ball, the video of which is going viral on social media very fast. Fans are seen reacting very fast to the video. In the match, after the first wicket of London Spirit’s innings fell in the form of Michael Pepper (9), Ollie Pope came on strike to bat. But Pope, who was facing his very first ball, was bowled out by Farooqi with a brilliant inswing ball. See how Fazalhaq Farooqui bowled out Ollie Pope Oh, this is a beauty from Fazalhaq Farooqi 🔥#TheHundred , #RoadToTheEliminator pic.twitter.com/YsqrrJISdo — The Hundred (@thehundred) August 9, 2024 Manchester Originals won the match by 12 runs On the other hand, if we tell you about the match in detail, then Manchester Originals won this match played at Lord’s ground by 12 runs. Batting first, the team scored 135 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in the stipulated 100 balls. For the team, captain and wicketkeeper Phil Salt played a brilliant innings of 58 runs, while Max Holden played an innings of 38 runs. On the other hand, if we talk about the bowling of London Spirit, then only Richard Gleeson and Ollie Stone were able to take 2-2 wickets each. After this, when London Spirit came out to chase the target of 136 runs given by Manchester Originals, they were able to score only 123 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in the stipulated 100 balls and had to face defeat by 12 runs in the match. Keaton Jennings remained unbeaten by scoring 61* runs for the team, but could not lead his team to victory.
