On This Day: On this day Virat Kohli created history in Test cricket against West Indies
On this day, Kohli had played an innings of 200 runs in 283 balls against West Indies. Virat Kohli (Image Credit- Twitter X) On this day, 22 July 2016, former Indian captain Virat Kohli created history against West Indies in Test cricket. Let us tell you that in this match, Kohli played an innings of 200 runs, and he became the first captain from India to score a double century while captaining on foreign soil. Kohli did this feat at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. On the first day of that Test match, Kohli remained unbeaten by scoring 143 runs, and Team India scored 302 runs on the first day. Kohli continued this momentum on the second day of the game as well. On the second day of the match, Kohli created history by completing his double century before lunch. But as soon as Kohli achieved this feat, Caribbean bowler Shannon Gabriel took his wicket. Kohli scored 200 runs in 283 balls with the help of 24 fours, and India declared their first innings at 566 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. India won the match by an innings and 93 runs If we tell you about the situation of this match, then the Indian team won this match by an innings and 92 runs. Veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was successful in winning the Player of the Match award, he scored 113 runs in the match and also took 7 wickets. But on the other hand, Kohli registered his name in the pages of history by playing an innings of 200 runs. Kohli will be seen on Sri Lanka tour On the other hand, if we give you information about Virat Kohli, then he will now be seen playing in the three-match Test series against Sri Lanka starting from August 2. It will be worth seeing how Kohli is going to perform in this ODI series after the T20 World Cup?
ENG vs WI 2024: Mark Wood created history in the Nottingham Test match against West Indies, becoming the first fast bowler to do so
Wood made this record in the second over of the innings. Mark Wood (Image Credit- Twitter X) England cricket team’s star fast bowler Mark Wood has created history in the second Test match against West Indies being played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. Wood achieved this feat in the second over of West Indies’ first innings. Also, Wood has become the first bowler to do so on home soil and has achieved this big and unique record. With this record, Wood’s name has been included in the list of legends. Wood made this special record his name Let us tell you that the second over of the West Indies first innings bowled by Wood on the second day of the Nottingham Test match has become the fastest over bowled by any bowler in England. In this over, Mark Wood’s balls were wreaking havoc with their speed. Wood bowled the first ball of this over at a speed of 155.14 kilometers per hour, which was left by Caribbean opener Mikyle Lewis. After this, Wood bowled the second ball at a speed of 154.65 kmph, followed by the third ball at 152.88 and the fourth ball at 148.06 kmph. With this, it has become the fastest over bowled in Test history in England. Wood has also become the first English bowler to do so. This record has already been beaten… By Mark Wood’s third over ??? — England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 19, 2024 England scored 416 runs in the first innings On the other hand, if we give you information about England’s performance in the second Test match, then West Indies won the toss and asked the host team to bat first. Batting first, England lost all their wickets for 416 runs in 88.3 overs in the first innings. Ollie Pope played a brilliant innings of 121 runs for the team, while captain Stokes made a good contribution of 69 runs. Also, opener Ben Duckett scored 71 runs.
Money will not solve West Indies cricket’s problems: Brian Lara is very disappointed with his team’s performance
According to Brian Lara, it is very important for the players to perform even better to win the match. Brian Lara. (Photo Source: Twitter) Former player Brian Lara believes that just investing more money in the West Indies cricket system will not be enough to improve their on-field performance. According to Brian Lara, it is very important for the players to perform even better to win the match. The former player is not at all happy with the performance of his team in the currently being played England vs West Indies match. West Indies were all out for 121 runs on the first day of the first Test being played at Lord’s against England. Not only this, England scored 371 runs after losing all the wickets in their first innings. By the end of the second day’s play, West Indies have lost 6 wickets for 79 runs in their second innings. The team is still 171 runs behind England. Speaking on the BBC World Service Stumped Podcast, Brian Lara has blamed the West Indies Cricket Board. Brian Lara said, ‘If you put 100 million or 200 million dollars in the bank account of West Indies, will it change their way of playing? I don’t think so. We are not using the talent we have properly. West Indies cricket has not taken any significant steps to attract sponsors. Not only this, they have not done any work on the important things that people need. All this is very important.’ Brian Lara made a special appeal to West Indies cricket The former West Indies player further said, ‘We don’t have anyone coming from the gate side. I reached Lord’s on Wednesday at 7:30 am and people were waiting outside. I saw this when I was a kid and people used to wait for the gate to open at 5:30 am in Queen’s Park in Trinidad. Now this is not happening. Even if you reach there at 11:00 am, the stadium will still be empty.’ Talking about the first test, this is the last match of James Anderson’s cricketing career. England has so far put pressure on West Indies in this match and the hosts would definitely want to win it. England now has to take just four more wickets to win the first test. A total of three match test series is being played between these two teams. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
Gus Atkinson himself made his debut even more special, taking 7 wickets in the first innings against West Indies
Gus Atkinson bowled brilliantly for England in the first innings, taking 7 wickets for 45 runs. Gus Atkinson (Pic Source-X) At present, the first test match is being played between England and West Indies at The Lord’s in London. In this match, England won the toss and decided to bowl first. Gus Atkinson bowled brilliantly for England in the first innings and took 7 wickets for 45 runs. Let us tell you, this is Gus Atkinson’s debut Test match and he completely destroyed the West Indies batting lineup by bowling lethally in his very first match. The best thing about fast bowler Gus Atkinson was that he did not let any West Indies batsman dominate him. Not only this, he also took wickets at regular intervals. Due to his lethal bowling, West Indies were all out for 121 runs in their first innings. Gus Atkinson is one of the few best bowlers who took a 7 wicket haul in their debut match. Gus Atkinson bowled brilliantly in the first Test against West Indies Apart from Gus Atkinson, James Anderson, captain Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes took one wicket each for England. Talking about West Indies, Mikyle Lewis played an innings of 27 runs for the team while Kevin Hodge contributed 24 runs. Alick Athanaze played a valuable innings of 23 runs while Alzari Joseph scored 17 runs. The West Indies batsmen failed to bat well in the first innings but now the team’s bowlers will have to bowl well and dismiss England as soon as possible in their first innings. The first Test match is currently being played at Lord’s while the second Test will begin on July 18 at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. The third and final Test will be played between these two teams in Birmingham from July 26 to July 30. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
ENG vs WI: King Charles hosted the West Indies cricket team at Buckingham Palace before the first Test match, watch video
England is currently on a tour of England for a three-match Test series King Charles and West Indies Cricket team (Image Credit- Twitter X) King Charles was seen hosting the West Indies cricket team at the Royal Buckingham Palace ahead of the first Test match against England at Lord’s, the video of which is rapidly going viral on social media. It is worth noting that the Caribbean team is currently on a tour of England for a three-match Test series. The viral video has been shared by The Royal Family on its official X account. While hosting the Caribbean team, King Charles III interacted with every player and support staff of the West Indies cricket team. During this, King was seen teaching some players of the West Indies team how to shake hands in a royal way. Along with this, he was also seen having fun with the players of the team. Watch this video of King Charles Ready for the first Test at Lord’s! As Head of the Commonwealth, The King has hosted the West Indies Test cricket team at Buckingham Palace, ahead of their first Test match against England at Lord’s this week. pic.twitter.com/KYBVZf1f5h — The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) July 8, 2024 West Indies cricket team captain Craig Brathwaite thanked the King for hosting the team at Buckingham Palace. He also joked, “Also, I wish your horses all the best, I’m following them. Full schedule of West Indies tour of England 1st Test – July 10-July 14, Lord’s, London 2nd Test – July 18-July 11, Trent Bridge, Nottingham 3rd Test – July 26-July 30, Edgbaston, Birmingham Lord’s Test will be James Anderson’s last match Also, let us tell you that the first match of the Test series between England and West Indies at Lord’s is going to be the last match of England’s legendary fast bowler James Anderson’s cricket career. Before this match, captain Ben Stokes had recently said that he is hopeful that Jimmy will take all 20 wickets of the West Indies team in his farewell Test match.
West Indies or South Africa, who will qualify for the Semi Final? Read the Qualification Scenario
WI vs SA (Photo Source: X/Twitter) T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8, Group 2 Qualification Scenario: The race for the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2024 has become very exciting. England has qualified for the semi-finals from Group 2 of the Super 8. England is in first place with 4 points and a better run rate after winning 2 out of 3 matches. On the other hand, South Africa is in second place after winning 2 out of 2 matches, however, due to low run rate, their hopes of qualifying are in jeopardy. On the other hand, West Indies team has won 1 out of 2 matches and USA team has been eliminated from the tournament after losing all its three matches. How will West Indies and South Africa qualify for the T20 World Cup semi-finals? Super 8 Group 2 Points Table Super 8 Group 2 Matches played Won Lost Points NRR (Net Run Rate) England (Q) 3 2 1 4 1.992 south africa 2 2 0 4 0.625 West Indies 2 1 1 2 1.814 united states 3 0 3 0 -3.906 West Indies vs South Africa match will be decisive How will West Indies and South Africa qualify for the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup? Let us tell you that the last match of Group 2 of Super 8 will be played between West Indies and South Africa. The team winning this match will qualify for the semi-finals of the tournament. But….. It is not only important to win the match, along with that the teams will also have to do some maths. So let’s know the qualification scenario of both the teams- West Indies Semi-Final Qualification Scenario Explained England’s win has caused some upheaval in the points table. The host team West Indies is sitting with a run rate of +1.814 which is better than South Africa. This means West Indies only need a win against South Africa to ensure qualification. In such a situation, all the teams will have 4-4 points. At the same time, West Indies needs to win by 49+ runs to top the group. South Africa Semi-Final Qualification Scenario Explained South Africa may have won both their matches but with their NRR of 0.625, they have shot themselves in the foot. South Africa still need a win against the West Indies on June 24 to confirm qualification. If West Indies defeat South Africa, the Aiden Makram-led side will be knocked out of the tournament.