WPL 2024: Shefali Verma’s innings overshadowed Smriti Mandhana, RCB missed a hat-trick of victory.
In the match against Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bangalore had to face defeat by 25 runs. BAN-W vs DEL-W (Photo Source: X/Twitter) WPL 2024, BAN-W vs DEL-W: The 7th match of the Women’s Premier League 2024 was played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Batting first, Delhi Capitals put 194 runs on the board at the loss of 5 wickets. Chasing the target, the Royal Challengers Bangalore team made a great start, but at the end of 20 overs the team could only score 169 runs at the loss of 9 wickets. Delhi Capitals registered their second consecutive win by defeating Bangalore by 25 runs. Whereas Smriti Mandhana’s team missed out on scoring a hat-trick of victory. WPL 2024: Delhi Capitals batted brilliantly Delhi Capitals suffered an early setback against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Meg Lanning lost the wicket against Sophie Devine after scoring 11 runs on the last ball of the fifth over. After which there was a partnership of 82 runs for the second wicket between Shefali Verma and Alice Capsey. Shefali Verma played an inning of 50 runs in 31 balls with the help of 3 fours and 4 sixes. Whereas Alice Capsey scored 46 runs in 33 balls with the help of 4 fours and 2 sixes. Marijne Kapp made an important contribution by scoring 32 runs in 16 balls with the help of 2 fours and 3 sixes. On the strength of Jess Jonassen’s unbeaten innings of 36* and Arundhati Reddy’s 10* runs, Delhi Capitals put 194 runs on the board. Sophie Devine took 2 wickets for 23 runs in 3 overs. Nadine de Klerk took 2 wickets for 35 runs in 4 overs. Smriti Mandhana’s special inning went in vain Royal Challengers Bangalore got off to a great start while chasing the target against Delhi Capitals. There was a partnership of 77 runs for the first wicket between Smriti Mandhana and Sophie Devine. Sophie Devine lost her wicket against Arundhati Reddy after scoring 23 runs in 17 balls. Smriti Mandhana continued her brilliant game and completed her first half-century in WPL. Smriti Mandhana played an inning of 74 runs in 43 balls with the help of 10 fours and 3 sixes. Smriti Mandhana lost her wicket in the 12th over against Marijne Kapp. Richa Ghosh has failed to play big innings. She was out against Marijanne after scoring 19 runs in 13 balls. S. Meghna was also able to score 36 runs. After which the team’s hopes of victory ended. Jess Jonassen took the maximum of 3 wickets for 21 runs in 4 overs while Marijanne Kapp and Anrudhati Reddy took 2 wickets each.
WPL 2024: Meet RCB’s Lady De Villiers, she is a photocopy of ABD in fielding matters
Seeing this fielding effort of Georgia, the fans were reminded of AB de Villiers. Georgia Wareham’s sensational fielding The seventh match of WPL 2024 is being played between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB-W) and Delhi Capitals (DC-W) today at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. Where RCB captain Smriti Mandhana won the toss and invited Delhi to bat first. Sophie Devine proved her decision right by dismissing Meg Lanning. However, after this Shefali Verma and Alice Capsey batted with explosive style. Both the batsmen scored runs at a rapid pace and took the Bangalore bowlers to task and took the team’s score beyond 100. During this, RCB’s Georgia Wareham displayed tremendous fielding on a shot by Shefali Verma. Wareham made a brilliant effort on the boundary line to stop the ball before the boundary and save some important runs for the team. Meanwhile, the video of this incident quickly went viral on social media. Seeing this fielding effort of Georgia, the fans were reminded of AB de Villiers. When he took an amazing catch at the mid-wicket boundary line to dismiss Alex Hales of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in IPL 2018. He had converted the ball flying in the air into a catch for a six with one hand. This catch is counted among the best catches in IPL history. Watch video here Georgia Wareham’s sensational piece of fielding in #RCBvDC #TATAWPL #TATAWPLonJioCinema #TATAWPLonSports18 #HarZubaanParNaamTera#JioCinemaSports #CheerTheW pic.twitter.com/adIYKNlM8a — JioCinema (@JioCinema) February 29, 2024 Talking about the match, RCB batsmen have batted brilliantly. Shafali Verma scored her second half-century of the tournament. Before getting out, he scored 50 runs in 31 balls with the help of 3 fours and 4 sixes. Whereas Alice Capsey, who was supporting him fully, missed the half-century. Capsy scored 46 runs in 33 balls, which included four fours and two sixes. At present, till the time of writing the news, RCB has scored 133 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in 16 overs.
PM Modi gets full support from Indian cricket fraternity for ‘My first vote for the country’ campaign, read big news
PM Modi has launched this campaign for the youth who are going to vote for the first time in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. PM Modi and Team India (Image Credit- Twitter) General elections are considered as the biggest festival of democracy, which will be seen taking place in India in the next few months. It is noteworthy that this year the 18th Lok Sabha elections are going to be held in India, for which all the political parties are seen preparing. However, before the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is running an awareness campaign for the new youth who are going to vote for the first time in the upcoming elections. The name of this awareness campaign of PM Modi is ‘Mera Pehla Desh Vote Liye’. Modi has appealed in his unique style to the young voters to use their vote. So this appeal of Modi is now getting full support from the Indian cricket community also. Let us tell you that well-known players of the Indian cricket team, Mohammad Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Suryakumar Yadav and Ravichandran Ashwin etc. have been seen supporting this campaign of the Prime Minister. So after the cricketers supporting this campaign, there is obviously a possibility that the awareness among the young voters in the country will increase. Because the craze for cricket among the Indian youth is worth seeing. Young cricketers are considered no less than superheroes. See these social media tweets of Indian cricketers “Mera Pehla Vote Desh Ke Liye,” is a brilliant campaign initiated by our Honorable Prime Minister and I request all my fellow Indians and first time voters to celebrate and Vote. 🇮🇳🙏🏻 #MeraPehlaVoteDeshKeLiye — Mohammed Siraj (@mdsirajofficial) February 29, 2024 An important initiative by our honorable Prime Minister. As a responsible citizen of our country, voting is our most important right and I want to appeal to everyone, especially our first time voters, to exercise their democratic right. #MeraPehlaVoteDeshKeLiye — Surya Kumar Yadav (@surya_14kumar) February 29, 2024 Let’s exercise our right to vote and also encourage the first time voters to turn up and make a difference to our future. — Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) February 29, 2024 Hon’ble Prime Minister Sir has launched an innovative campaign, “Mera Pehla Vote Desh Ke Liye,” aimed at inspiring citizens, particularly first-time voters, to participate in exercising their crucial democratic privilege – the right to vote. I urge the youngsters to vote🇮🇳🙏🏻… — Kuldeep yadav (@imkuldeep18) February 29, 2024 Also, let us tell you that India’s Information and Broadcasting Minister, who was also the former BCCI President, Anurag Singh Thakur had also shared an anthem on the social media platform X regarding this voter campaign. So, PM Modi has also shared this anthem on his social media account, which Indian cricketers have retweeted and released posts supporting.
BCCI Central Contracts: Kuldeep Yadav’s childhood coach is unhappy with getting Grade B contract
Kuldeep Yadav’s childhood coach said he should have got a contract in Grade A Kuldeep Yadav (Photo Source: X/Twitter) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) recently released the annual contract list of players, in which the names of many prominent players have not been included. Some players have been promoted based on their performance, while some players have also been downgraded from their contracts. One of the players to be promoted is Kuldeep Yadav, who has been upgraded from Grade C to Grade B by the BCCI. However, Kuldeep’s childhood coach Kapil Dev Pandey believes that considering the star spinner’s performances, he deserves a Grade A contract. He should have got Grade A contract – Kapil Dev Pandey Kapil Dev Pandey was quoted as saying by Inside Sports, Kuldeep is one of the best players in the world at the moment. He should have got a contract in Grade A. He has been performing consistently, but I am sure he will find his place soon. Praising Kuldeep, the coach said that whatever opportunities he is getting at present, he is performing brilliantly. A few days ago I had talked to him and told him to maintain his morale. Don’t worry about anything and just focus on the game. Let us tell you that Kuldeep Yadav has performed consistently in the last few years while representing the Indian team in all three formats. He has brought success to India with his clever bowling in many series including the World Cup. Despite his commendable contribution to the team’s success, he is in Grade B. See full list here Grade A+: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja. Grade A: Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill and Hardik Pandya. Grade B: Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel and Yashasvi Jaiswal. Grade C: Rinku Singh, Tilak Verma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shardul Thakur, Shivam Dubey, Ravi Bishnoi, Jitesh Sharma, Washington Sundar, Mukesh Kumar, Sanju Samson, Arshdeep Singh, KS Bharat, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan and Rajat Patidar.
Fact Check: MS Dhoni’s old picture was wrongly linked to farmers’ protest, see viral photo
Now Dhoni is seen playing only in IPL MS Dhoni (Image Credit- Twitter X) An old photo of former Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MS Dhoni) is going viral on social media, which has been wrongly linked to the ongoing farmers’ movement. Let us tell you that with Dhoni’s photo viral on the internet, it is being said that the veteran cricketer visited the Gurudwara to express his solidarity with the protesting farmers. But for your information, let us tell you that this information that Dhoni has reached some Gurudwara to pay obeisance is completely wrong. It is noteworthy that no one has lost Dhoni’s love for farmers. Every day, he often shares some photos of farming along with growing fruits, vegetables etc. in his farm located in Ranchi on social media. So, some anti-social elements took advantage of this and made a 2 year old photo of Dhoni viral on the internet. See this photo of Dhoni viral on the internet Mahendra singh Dhoni didn’t go to Ram mandir Pran prathisthan after being invited but he has visited Gurudwara today during ongoing Farmer’s protest. MSD is a man with spine who is still upholding secular values ❤️ pic.twitter.com/YFvu2LTslj — Dr Nimo Yadav Commentary (@niiravmodi) February 26, 2024 On the other hand, let us tell you that this photo is of July 17, 2022 when Dhoni had reached Gurudwara Khalsa Jatha in London to pay obeisance. The person seen with Dhoni in this photo is not a person associated with the farmers’ movement. Rather, the name of this person is Gurpreet Singh Anand. This person has also shared the photo with Dhoni on his social media account. See this post Chennai was made champion in IPL 2023 It is noteworthy that in the final of IPL 2023, Chennai Super Kings won the fifth IPL title by defeating Gujarat Titans under the captaincy of Dhoni. So with this win, he equaled five-time champion Mumbai Indians in terms of winning the most IPL titles. So, once again under the captaincy of Dhoni, Chennai Super Kings will be seen playing in IPL 2024, which is starting from March 22.
Three cricketers who will break Virat Kohli’s record of test centuries in future, one name is shocking
Virat Kohli has scored 29 centuries in Test cricket. Virat Kohli (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Virat Kohli has performed brilliantly so far in his illustrious career playing for India. The legendary batsman has made a lot of records in his career but the record he is chasing at the moment is Sachin Tendulkar’s 100 international centuries. As far as his Test career is concerned, Virat Kohli has scored 29 centuries so far, he is fourth in the list of Indian players in terms of scoring centuries, while he is at the top in terms of active cricketers. However, in the recent past, the Indian team has seen some amazing young talents emerging and performing brilliantly. These youngsters have impressed everyone with their innings and are looking very promising for the future. It is possible that some of those cricketers may break Virat’s record in the future. There are some among them who can break Kohli’s Test record in future. In this article we will talk about those three cricketers who will go ahead and play the role of Virat Kohli in Test cricket. Can break the record of centuries.
IPL 2024: These 3 players are going to break Virat Kohli’s record, will score more than 973 runs this season
Shubhman Gill scored 890 runs in 17 matches in the last IPL season at an average of 59.33 and strike rate of 157.80. Virat Kohli (Photo Source: Getty Images) These 3 players can break Virat Kohli’s record of 973 runs in the IPL: IPL 2024 is going to hit the fans soon. The first match of the season will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore on March 22 in Chennai. Virat Kohli had withdrawn from the five-match Test series against England due to personal reasons. Virat Kohli is ready to entertain the fans by returning to the field from the inaugural season of IPL. Virat Kohli is the highest run-scorer batsman in the history of IPL. Virat Kohli has scored 7263 runs in 237 matches at an average of 37.25 while playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Which includes 50 half-centuries and 7 centuries. Kohli’s highest score is 113 runs. Virat Kohli is also the batsman who has scored the most runs in a single season of IPL, whose record no one has been able to break till now. Virat Kohli scored 973 runs in 16 matches in the 2016 IPL season at an average of 81.08 and strike rate of 152.03. Which included 7 half-centuries and 4 centuries. Virat Kohli’s highest score was 113 runs. In the upcoming season of IPL, 3 batsmen can create history by breaking this record of Virat Kohli. Let us know the names of those 3 batsmen- IPL 2024: These 3 players can break Virat Kohli’s record of 973 runs in one season 3. Rituraj Gaikwad Ruturaj Gaikwad (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI) Ruturaj Gaikwad plays for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL league. Under the leadership of Dhoni, Ruturaj has improved his game season after season. In IPL 2021, Ruturaj scored 635 runs in 16 matches at an average of 45.35 and strike rate of 136.26. Which included 4 half-centuries and 1 century, Ruturaj’s highest score was 101* runs. Rituraj won the Orange Cap in the 2021 season, this season CSK also became the champion. IPL 2022 was not that special for Ruturaj Gaikwad, he was able to score 368 runs in 14 matches. In IPL 2023, Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 590 runs in 16 matches at an average of 42.14 and strike rate of 147.50. In the IPL league so far, Ruturaj has scored 1797 runs in 52 matches at a strike rate of 39.07 and 135.52. Rituraj Gaikwad is also in excellent form. Ruturaj Gaikwad can bat explosively while playing for Chennai Super Kings in the upcoming season of IPL. We can also break Virat Kohli’s record.
Cricket Buzz: Know about the amazing tweet of 29th February which is going viral very fast
Irfan Pathan has tweeted about Ishaan and Iyer, which is now going viral. cricket buzz social media trends The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has removed Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer from the annual contract list released on 28 February. There is a lot of uproar in the cricket world on this. Meanwhile, Team India’s former veteran all-rounder Irfan Pathan made a tweet regarding these two players which is now rapidly going viral on social media. He wrote in his tweet, both Shreyas and Ishaan are talented cricketers. Hopefully they will bounce back and come back stronger. If players like Hardik don’t want to play red-ball cricket, should he and others like him participate in white-ball domestic cricket when not on national duty? If this does not apply to everyone, Indian cricket will not be able to achieve the desired results! Cameron Green scored a century Former head coach head coach Ravi Shastri was also seen in support of Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan. He tweeted on Twitter, “In the game of cricket, comebacks define emotion. Chin up, Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan! Test yourself, face the challenges and come back even stronger. Your past achievements speak volumes, and I have no doubt that you will prevail once again. Apart from this, in the ongoing Wellington Test match against New Zealand, Australian all-rounder Cameron Green has saved the team’s honor by scoring a brilliant century. He is present at the crease after scoring 103 runs. Looking at the BCCI Central Contract, VVS Laxman has said that it is great to see that the commitment to representing the country in the biggest format of the game and keeping oneself match ready by playing domestic cricket is being emphasized on. Priority is being given through BCCI’s annual contracts. It is also a wonderful step to give contracts to emerging fast bowlers so that they can work without insecurities looming over their heads. They are talented cricketers, both Shreyas and Ishan. Hoping they bounce back and come back stronger. If players like Hardik don’t want to play red ball cricket, should he and others like him participate in white-ball domestic cricket when they aren’t on national duty? If this… — Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) February 29, 2024 In the game of cricket, comebacks define the spirit. Chin-up, @ShreyasIyer15 and @ishankishan51, Dig deep, face challenges, and come back even stronger. Your past achievements speak volumes, and I have no doubt you’ll conquer once again. — Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) February 28, 2024 ,@RCBTweets #NZvAUS #IPL2024 pic.twitter.com/GrjA4SojQK — DK (@DineshKarthik) February 29, 2024 Great work by Andy 🫶🏽 #MatchCentreLive @JioCinema pic.twitter.com/6SQDn5IKqI — Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) February 29, 2024 Privileged to receive an Appreciation medal from our countries legendary superstar ➡️ #themanofsteel pic.twitter.com/K5veLDF0sh — Sheldon Jackson (@ShelJackson27) February 29, 2024 It’s great to see that commitment to represent the country in the largest format of the game and emphasis to keep oneself match ready by playing domestic cricket is being prioritized through the BCCI annual contracts. A wonderful move too to award contracts to…