SL vs IND: Velalage-Mendis played important innings, Sundar took 3 wickets, India will have to score 241 runs to win

Sri Lanka batted first in the second ODI and scored 240 runs for the loss of 9 wickets SL vs IND (Photo Source: Getty Images) SL vs IND, 2nd ODI: 1st Innings Highlights: The second match of the three-match ODI series between Sri Lanka and India is being played in Colombo on 4 August. The host team won the toss and batted first and scored 240 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. Avishka Fernando (40) and Kamindu Mendis (40) jointly scored the most runs for the team. At the same time, Washington Sundar took the maximum of 3 wickets for India. Sri Lanka scored 42 runs in the powerplay after losing one wicket The Sri Lankan team lost a wicket on the very first ball of the innings. Mohammad Siraj sent in-form batsman Pathum Nissanka to the pavilion on a golden duck. Nissanka tried to defend, but got an outside edge and wicketkeeper KL Rahul took a good catch. Mohammad Siraj, Arshdeep Singh and Axar Patel bowled well in the powerplay, due to which Sri Lanka was able to score 42 runs after losing one wicket. A good partnership between Fernando and Mendis for the second wicket The pair of Avishka Fernando and Kusal Mendis kept Sri Lanka in a good position in the game. But Washington Sundar broke the partnership of both and gave India a big breakthrough. Sundar dismissed Avishka Fernando in the 17th over of the innings. There was a good partnership of 74 runs for the second wicket between Fernando and Mendis. Avishka Fernando scored 40 runs in 62 balls. Then Sundar also tightened the screws on Kusal Mendis (30) in the 19th over. Sri Lanka lost 3 wickets at the score of 79. Half of Sri Lanka’s team returned to the pavilion at a score of 136 Sadeera Samarawickrama (14), Janith Liyanage (12) and captain Charith Asalanka (25) failed to make big scores. The hosts were reduced to 136 for 6 in 34.5 overs. 72 runs partnership for the seventh wicket between Velalage and Kamindu Mendis After losing 6 wickets at the score of 136, Dunith Velalage and Kamindu Mendis took charge. There was a crucial partnership of 72 runs for the seventh wicket between the two batsmen. Kuldeep Yadav gave a big blow to Sri Lanka by dismissing Velalage in the 47th over. Dunith Velalage scored 39 runs in 35 balls with the help of one four and two sixes. Kamindu Mendis scored 40 runs in 44 balls with the help of 4 fours, he was run out by Shreyas Iyer in the last over of the innings. Washington Sundar bowled brilliantly Washington Sundar was India’s most successful bowler in the second ODI against Sri Lanka. Sundar took the maximum of 3 wickets for 30 runs in 10 overs. Sundar took the wickets of Avishka Fernando (40), Kusal Mendis (30) and Charith Asalanka (25). Kuldeep Yadav took two wickets for 33 runs in 10 overs. Mohammad Siraj and Akshar Patel took 1 wicket each.

1 on 1 free- Kusal Mendis-Avishka Fernando gave 2 back to back wickets to Washington Sundar

We have seen this time and again in this series where Sri Lanka have lost two set batsmen in quick succession. IND vs SL (Source X) The second match of the 3-match ODI series between India and Sri Lanka was played on August 4. Team India did not make any changes in its playing 11 for this match. However, Sri Lanka had to make some changes in its playing 11. Talking about the match, after winning the toss, the Sri Lankan captain decided to bat first. Pathum Nissanka and Avishka Fernando opened the innings for Sri Lanka. Mohammed Siraj bowled the first over for India. Siraj got Pathum Nissanka caught by KL Rahul on the very first ball of the over and gave a big blow to Sri Lanka. Kusal Mendis-Avishka Fernando were hunted by Washington Sundar After the loss of the first wicket, Kusal Mendis and Avishka Fernando were batting sensibly and a 74-run partnership had been formed between the two which needed to be broken. At this time captain Rohit brought Washington Sundar into the attack. Washington Sundar sent Avishka Fernando to the pavilion on the last ball of his second and 17th over of the innings. Sundar caught him on his own ball. Fernando was out after scoring 40 runs off 62 balls. After that, in the very next over, Sundar gave India its third success. Mendis was out on the very first ball of the 19th over. Sundar’s ball hit his pad and the umpire raised his finger to declare him out on the LBW appeal. After this, Mendis talked to his fellow batsman but then went back with a sad face. Sundar bowled a full length ball which the batsman tried to sweep and missed it completely. This was a big wicket for India as Mendis was another set batsman like Avishka who would have proved lethal for India. We have seen this time and again in this series where Sri Lanka has lost two set batsmen in quick succession. Wickets in two consecutive overs for Washington Sundar 🎯☝️ He dismissed Kusal Mendis for 30 (42) ❌ 🇱🇰 – 80/3 (19)#KusalMendis #Colombo #SLvIND pic.twitter.com/JjtoSwLE3l — Kushagra Tomar (@KushagraforU) August 4, 2024

Watch Video: When MS Dhoni, Rishabh Pant, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman bowled and took wickets

It is not uncommon in cricket for part-time players to bowl and take wickets. Compilation of Indian batsmen doing bowling (Source Compilation of Indian batsmen doing bowling: Part-time Indian bowlers Rinku Singh and Suryakumar Yadav stunned Sri Lanka in the 3rd T20I of the three-match series on Tuesday, July 30 at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium when the duo bowled the last two decisive overs. When the hosts needed only nine runs from 12 balls, Suryakumar handed the ball to part-time offspinner Rinku Singh. He conceded only three runs while taking two wickets including the big wicket of Kusal Perera (46). Then when six runs were needed from six balls, Suryakumar took it upon himself to bowl the final over. He too bowled some off-spin, took two wickets and conceded only five runs. Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, MS Dhoni and Wasim Jaffer have also bowled It is not an uncommon phenomenon in cricket for part-time players to bowl and take wickets. In this article, we will show a video in which part-time Indian bowlers in international cricket, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, MS Dhoni and Wasim Jaffer have not only bowled but also taken wickets. The special thing is that this video also has clips of Rishabh Pant and Dinesh Karthik taking wickets, although they are not from international cricket. Interestingly, the famous Indian opening pair of Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly were also part-time bowlers. But they played so much international cricket that they took 201 and 132 wickets respectively. Watch video- Compilation of Indian batsmen doing bowling LAXMAN, DRAVID, PANT, BOWLING IN FIRST TIME, RARE VIDEOS.#vvslaxmanbowl #dravidbowl #dhonibowl #dineshkarthik #rishabhoant #rahuldravid#cricketfans #cricketlover #cricketvideo #cricketfan #cricketfunny #cricket #viralreels #instareels #icc #starsports pic.twitter.com/89wwzOatEJ — Shubham Srivastava (@ShubhamSri74729) July 31, 2024 Dhoni has taken 1 wicket (ODI), Rishabh Pant has not bowled in international cricket yet but he took 1 wicket in first class cricket. Rahul Dravid took 1 wicket in Test cricket and has 4 wickets in ODI format. At the same time, Wasim Jaffer has taken 2 and VVS Laxman has taken 1 wicket in Test matches.

Women’s Asia Cup 2024: Renuka Thakur Singh won the POTM award in the semi-final match, she took so many wickets for 10 runs

Renuka bowled brilliantly in the match Renuka Thakur Singh (Image Credit- Twitter X) Womens Asia Cup 2024, 1st Semi Final IND-W vs BAN-W: The ongoing Women’s Asia Cup has now reached its final stage. Let us tell you that the first semi-final match of the tournament was played today on 26 July, Friday, between the women’s cricket teams of India and Bangladesh (IND-W vs BAN-W) at the Ranggiri Dabunla International Cricket Stadium. Let us tell you that in this match, the Indian team has qualified for the final by winning against Bangladesh in a one-sided manner by 10 wickets. On the other hand, fast bowler Renuka Singh Thakur made a significant contribution in bowling to help India win this match, for which she was awarded the Player of the Match (POTM) award. Against Bangladesh, she bowled brilliantly in her quota of four overs and took 3 important wickets of the opposition team. Renuka got India its first wicket in the very first over and then took a wicket in the third over and then took 1 wicket in the fifth over itself, thus destroying the top order of the opposition team. Renuka Thakur Singh’s superb spell against Bangladesh in the Women’s T20 Asia Cup semi-final earned her the Player of the Match award. pic.twitter.com/9m0kUyQH9u — CricTracker (@Cricketracker) July 26, 2024 India vs Bangladesh Women’s Asia Cup semi-final match status On the other hand, if we tell you about the match in detail, then Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat first. But the Bangladeshi team was able to score only 80 runs at the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs in front of the brilliant bowling of the Indian team. For the team, captain Nigar Sultana played the best innings of just 32 runs, while in the end Shorna Akhtar remained unbeaten by scoring 19* runs. In bowling for India, apart from Renuka’s three wickets, Radha Yadav took 3 wickets and Pooja Vastrakar and Deepti Sharma got 1-1 wickets. After this, when the Indian team came out to chase the target of 81 runs given by Bangladesh, it achieved it in 11 overs without losing any wicket. For India, opener Shefali Verma remained unbeaten by scoring 26* and Smriti Mandhana remained unbeaten by scoring 55* runs.

Women’s Asia Cup: India reached the final with a record win, defeated Bangladesh by 10 wickets in the first semi-final

Renuka Singh was awarded the Player of the Match award for her brilliant bowling INDW beat BANW The first semi-final match was played between India and Bangladesh today in the Women’s Asia Cup 2024, where the Indian team achieved the target of 81 runs given by Bangladesh without losing any wicket. With this win, the Men in Blue have reached the final of the Women’s Asia Cup for the 9th time. Renuka Singh was awarded the Player of the Match award for her brilliant bowling. Tight bowling by Renuka and Radha Earlier in the match, Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat first. However, their decision backfired and the team’s batsmen could not do much. The team could score only 80 runs in 20 overs. In the very first over, Renuka Thakur sent Dilara Akhtar to the pavilion. Dilara hit a six on the third ball of the over, but on the next ball, Renuka gave a strong blow. After this, Renuka Thakur spoiled Bangladesh’s start by taking back-to-back wickets in her next overs. Apart from this, Radha Yadav, Pooja Vastrakar and Deepti Sharma also bowled tightly. The situation was such that Bangladesh’s team could not cross the 50 mark even in 15 overs. Captain Nigar Sultan was seen struggling for the team. She scored 32 runs in 51 balls. At the same time, Shorna Akhtar remained unbeaten after scoring 19 runs. For India, Renuka Thakur Singh and Radha Yadav took three wickets each in their four-over spell. While Pooja Vastrakar and Deepti Sharma took 1 wicket each. The opening pair brought victory In response, the Indian team’s openers batted brilliantly. Shefali Verma and Smriti Mandhana took the team to the target in 11 overs without losing any wicket and thus the Indian team confirmed its place in the final. Both the openers took the team’s score to 50 in just 7.1 overs, after which the Bangladesh bowlers had no chance to make a comeback. Meanwhile, Mandhana completed her half-century. She played an unbeaten innings of 55 runs in 39 balls, which included 9 fours and a six. Apart from this, Shefali scored an unbeaten 26 runs in 28 balls.

Women’s Asia Cup: India started the tournament with a win, defeated Pakistan by 7 wickets in a one-sided match

The second match of Women’s Asia Cup 2024 was played today on 19th July between India and Pakistan. India Women vs Pakistan Women (Image Credit- Twitter X) The 9th season of the Women’s Asia Cup has started today, 19 July. The second match of the tournament was played today, 19 July, Friday, at the Rangiri International Cricket Stadium in Dabulla. Let us tell you that in this match, the Indian women’s cricket team won by 7 wickets and started the tournament in a great way. Spin bowling played an important role in helping the Indian team win the match. All-rounder Deepti Sharma took the maximum of 3 wickets, for which she was awarded the Player of the Match award (POTM). India vs Pakistan match status: So if we tell you about the match in detail, then Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first, which proved to be completely wrong for them. In front of the brilliant bowling of the Indian team, the entire Pakistan team was all out for 108 runs in 19.2 overs. Sidra Amin scored the highest 25 runs for the Pakistan team, while Tuba Hasan scored 22 runs. Apart from this, Fatima Sana remained unbeaten by scoring 22* runs. Apart from this, no other player could score more runs. On the other hand, if we talk about the bowling of the Indian cricket team, all-rounder Deepti Sharma took the maximum of 3 wickets, while Renuka Singh, Pooja Vastrakar and Shreyanka Patil got 2-2 wickets each. On the other hand, when the Indian team came out to chase the target of 109 runs given by Pakistan, it achieved this target in 14.1 overs by losing 3 wickets. For the Indian team, openers Shefali Verma and Smriti Mandhana gave the team a strong start by sharing 85 runs for the first wicket. Shefali scored 40 and Smriti scored 45 runs, while Dayalan Hemalatha scored 14 runs. After this, captain Harmanpreet Kaur remained unbeaten on 5* and Jemima Rodrigues on 3*. Talking about the bowling of Pakistan cricket team, Syeda Arub Shah got 2 wickets and Nashra Sandhu got 1 wicket. For her fine bowling display, Deepti Sharma bagged the Player of the Match award as #TeamIndia sealed a dominating win over Pakistan 👏 👏 Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/30wNRZNiBJ#WomensAsiaCup2024 , #ACC , #INDvPAK , @Deepti_Sharma06 pic.twitter.com/7lvnSJNlFt — BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) July 19, 2024

India won due to the explosive batting of Jaiswal-Gill, defeated Zimbabwe by 10 wickets in the fourth T20I

Yashasvi Jaiswal played an unbeaten innings of 93 runs in 53 balls india vs zimbabwe The fourth T20 match was played between India and Zimbabwe at Harare Cricket Stadium, where Shubman Gill and company won by 10 wickets. With this, the visiting team has won the series by taking a 3-1 lead. Batting first, Zimbabwe set a target of 153 runs in front of India, which the Men in Blue achieved easily thanks to the brilliant innings of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill. In this match, Team India won the toss and decided to bowl first. However, the decision did not prove to be right and Zimbabwe’s openers Madhevere and Marumani added 63 runs for the first wicket. Both were out after scoring 25 and 32 runs respectively. After this, only captain Sikandar Raza could score some runs among the subsequent batsmen. He played a brilliant innings of 46 runs in 28 balls with the help of 2 fours and 3 sixes. In this way, Zimbabwe’s team scored 152 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Khalil Ahmed took the maximum of 2 wickets from India’s side. Superb batting by the opening pair Chasing the target of 153 runs, the Indian team displayed excellent batting. Openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill batted brilliantly and made a century partnership for the first wicket and ensured the team’s victory. Both batsmen remained unbeaten till the end and India won the match by scoring 156 runs in 15.2 overs without losing any wicket. Jaiswal played an unbeaten innings of 93 runs in 53 balls, which included 13 fours and 2 sixes. Gill scored an unbeaten 58 runs in 39 balls with the help of 6 fours and 2 sixes. With this win, India has taken a 3-1 lead in the five-match T20 series. The last and fifth match of the series will be played in Harare tomorrow on 14th July.

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-W vs NZ-W: England beat New Zealand by 5 wickets in the third ODI, Lauren Bell took five wickets

England has whitewashed New Zealand in the ODI series. Lauren Bell (Image Credit- Twitter X) The New Zealand women’s cricket team is currently on a tour of England, where a three-match ODI series was going on between the two teams. Let us tell you that the third and last match of this ODI series was played on 3 July between England Women and New Zealand Women at County Ground Bristol. So, England won this rain-interrupted match by 5 wickets. Also, after this victory, England white-washed New Zealand in the three-match ODI series. Fast bowler Lauren Bell played an important role in helping England win this match, who took five wickets in the third ODI. Lauren Bell took five wickets If we give you information about the third ODI match, then the host team England won the toss and asked New Zealand to bat first. New Zealand’s women’s cricket team scored 211 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 42 overs. For the team, opener Suzie Bates scored 24 runs and Amelia Kerr scored a brilliant half-century of 57 runs. Apart from this, captain Sophie Devine scored 43 and Brooke Halliday scored 31 runs. Also, if we talk about England’s bowling, Lauren Bell took five wickets giving 37 runs in 9 overs, while Kate Cross got 2 wickets. After this, when England came out to chase the target of 212 runs given by New Zealand, they achieved this target by losing five wickets in 38.4 overs. For the English team, Nat Seward Brunt played a match-winning innings of 76* runs, while wicketkeeper Amy Jones scored 50 runs. Apart from this, Alice Capsey also remained unbeaten by scoring 35* runs. Talking about New Zealand’s bowling, Hannah Rowe got 2 wickets and Molly Penfolt, Amelia Kerr and Brooke Halliday got 1-1 wickets.

IND-W vs SA-W: “Both our boys and girls are amazing…”- Sneh Rana took 8 wickets in an innings, created a ruckus on social media

Sneh Rana took 8 wickets in the first innings of the Test against South Africa Sneh Rana (Photo Source: X/Twitter) IND-W vs SA-W, One-off Test: The only Test match between the Indian women’s and South Africa women’s cricket teams is currently being played in Chennai from June 28. Today (June 30), after the third day’s play, South Africa has scored 232 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in the second innings, the team is trailing India by 105 runs. In the second innings, Sune Luus played a brilliant innings of 109 runs in 203 balls. Sune had also played a good innings of 65 runs in the first innings. Captain Laura Wolvaardt (93*) and Marizanne Kapp (15*) are unbeaten on the third day of the match. After the second day of the only Test match, South Africa had scored 236 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in the first innings. On the second day, Sneh Rana took three of these four wickets. On the third day too, Sneh Rana was seen maintaining her brilliant game, she took 8 wickets in the first innings and bowled out South Africa for 266 runs in the first innings. Fans are seen praising Sneh Rana fiercely on social media. Sneh Rana took 8 wickets in the first innings against South Africa Sneh Rana sent South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt (20), Anneke Bosch (39) and Delmari Tucker to the pavilion on ducks in the first innings on the second day of the game. Then on the third day, Sneh Rana dismissed Marizanne Kapp (74), Nadine de Klerk (39), Sinalo Jafta (0), Masabata Klaas (1), Nonkululeko Mlaba (2). Rana took 8 wickets for 77 runs in 25.3 overs in the first innings. Sneh Rana has become the second Indian woman player to take 8 wickets in an innings after Neetu David. Neetu David had registered a brilliant spell of 8-53 against England in 1995. See here the reactions of fans on social media after the third day’s play- Sneh Rana took an 8-fer against South Africa. seriously we couldn’t be happier; Both the men and women in blue are doing wonders. — philliphere (@thephilliphere) June 30, 2024 Wow that’s Magical Sneh Rana. 8 wickets in an innings, destroyed the SA batting.#INDvSA — Vaishali Bhutda (@Iam_Vaishali) June 30, 2024 What a performance Sneh Rana @BCCIWomen 8-77🎯👏🏻🔥#INDvsSA — Abhinay Thakur🍂🌠 (@Bearded_Bowler) June 30, 2024 Eight wickets to her name! Sneh Rana demolishes SA in style!#INDWvsSAW #OnlyTest pic.twitter.com/y11Bdt4xGm — Ipshita Mitra (@ipshita77) June 30, 2024 Records at Chepauk Highest total in Women’s cricket 603-63rd best bowling figures in women cricket by Sneh Rana — Mogambo ✪ ❄️ (@UberHandle) June 30, 2024 I am watching all of Sneh Rana’s 8 wickets in the first innings. 😮 Just wow! #SnehRana #IndianCricket #TestCricket #INDvsSA #SAvsIND — WeirdoCineOenophile™ (@weirdodan) June 30, 2024 Wowww Sneh Rana took 8 wickets 🤯🤯👏👏 — 💛🇮🇳🏏 (@anu_sherigar) June 30, 2024 don’t talk only about batting #SnehRana bowling 😃🇮🇳 Those 8 wickets in 1 innings #INDWvSAW — Aditya Verma 🇮🇳 (@the_aditya77) June 30, 2024 Sneh Rana…