IND vs BAN: Old Pant returns to Test cricket, a familiar voice captured in stump mic, watch video

This reaction of Pant is becoming increasingly viral on social media. India vs Bangladesh, 1st Test (Image Credit- Twitter X) The second day of the first test match between India and Bangladesh (IND vs BAN) being played at MA Chidambaram Stadium Chennai ended today on 20 September. At the end of the second day, India has taken a lead of 308 runs over Bangladesh. On the other hand, today when Bangladesh came out to bat after India scored 376 runs in the first innings, cricket fans got to see their old style Rishabh Pant. The specialty of this Pant was that he always keeps saying something behind the stump mic and entertains the fans. So today a similar video of Rishabh Pant is becoming viral on social media very fast. In this video, Pant is seen motivating spin bowler Ravichandran Ashwin during the Bangladesh innings. According to the viral video, Pant tells Ashwin – Keep bowling in good areas Ash bhai, come on Ash. Watch this viral video of Rishabh Pant Rishabh Pant: “come on ash bhai, keep bowling in good areaasssbbbbbbb, come on ash” 🤣🏻#INDvBAN pic.twitter.com/173qHdNUHX — PantMP4. (@indianspirit070) September 20, 2024 Rishabh – let’s go Jaddu brother, you are visible everywhere friend Jaadu brother come back you are you Let’s go brother 😂 Rishabh pant character #RishabhPant #pants #INDvBAN #INDvsBANTEST pic.twitter.com/0FkzBoNK5A — Harsh-shekhawat (@wordofshekhawat) September 20, 2024 Bangladesh’s first innings were bowled out for 149 runs On the other hand, in reply to India’s first innings score of 376 runs, Bangladesh’s first innings was limited to just 149 runs. No Bangladeshi player could play well against the Indian bowlers. Experienced all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was the top scorer for the team in the first innings by scoring 32 runs. While five players of the team could not even reach the double digit score. Shadman Islam 2, Zakir Hasan 3, Captain Nazmul Hussain Shanto 20, Mominul Haque 0 and Mushfiqur Rahim got out cheaply after scoring 8 runs. Apart from this, at the stumps of the second day, India has scored 81 runs at the loss of 3 wickets after 23 overs in the second innings. Shubman Gill is batting at 33* and Rishabh Pant at 12* at the crease. India currently has a lead of 308 runs over Bangladesh.

ICC announced the Player of the Month award, these Sri Lankan players captured it

Dunith Wellalage and Harshitha Samarawickrama. (Photo Source: X(Twitter) The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced Sri Lankan players Dunith Velalage and Harshita Samarawickrama as the ICC Player of the Month for August 2024. This time two Sri Lankan players were successful in winning this award in the men’s and women’s categories. Although this award was started many years ago, but till now it has happened only once when two players (men and women) from the same country have been successful in winning this award. The only previous instance of players from the same country winning this ICC award in the same month was when Jasprit Bumrah and Smriti Mandhana were named Players of the Month in June this year. Talking about Dunith Velalage, she performed brilliantly in the home ODI series against India and Samarawickrama performed brilliantly for his team on the Ireland tour. Dunith Velaleg had an all-round performance in the series against India Velalage beat South African spinner Keshav Maharaj and West Indies pacer Jayden Seals. Meanwhile, Samarawickrama beat Ireland’s Orla Prendergast and Gabby Lewis. Sri Lanka won the ODI series against India 2-0. Velalage was the Player of the Series in this series. This 31-year-old left-handed batsman scored more than 100 runs in two matches. In one match, he was successful in scoring 67 not out and 39 runs in the other match. He also got 7 wickets, including a five-wicket haul. He is the fifth Sri Lankan player to win this award. Earlier, Angelo Mathews (May 2022), Prabhat Jayasuriya (July 2022), Wanindu Hasaranga (June 2023) and Kamindu Mendis (March 2024) have won this award. Harshita Samarawickrama had a great performance against Ireland Talking about Harshita Samarawickrama, she scored 151 runs in two T20 International matches in Dublin. After this, she managed to score 172 runs in the ODI series, which also included a century. She is the second Sri Lankan female player to win this award. Before her, Sri Lankan captain Chamari Atapattu won it three times. She won this award in September 2023, May 2024 and July 2024.    

‘I will not swear on my mother’, the banter between Pant and Kuldeep was captured on stump mic, video went viral

Even before this, both of them have been seen many times having fun with each other on the field. Rishabh Pant and Kuldeep Yadav (Photo Source: A fun moment was captured in the stump mic between Rishabh Pant and Kuldeep Yadav, representing India B and India A in the Duleep Trophy 2024. The video of which is now rapidly going viral on social media. Even before this, both of them have been seen having fun with each other on the field many times. Chasing the target of 275 runs set by India-B, India A lost wickets at regular intervals, which put the team in trouble. They needed 131 runs to win and only three wickets were left. Kuldeep Yadav was India-A’s last hope as a batsman, who had performed well in batting in the last few matches. He played Sai Kishore’s over well and when it was the last ball of the over, Pant alerted the fielders fielding outside 30 yards and asked them to stop the single. To this Kuldeep replied that he will not take a single. Pant then jokingly said that swear on your mother that you will not take a single. Pant said, “Everyone should stay on top for the singles” Kuldeep replied, “I would not have” Pant said smilingly, “Eat it mother, I will not take the oath.” Watch the video here- Rishabh : “Everything is for singles, stay upstairs” Kuldeep : “I am not a lunge” Rishabh : “Tell me mother, I will not swear” 🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/7fqfMY4wqS — PantMP4. (@indianspirit070) September 8, 2024 Talking about the India A vs India B match, India A had to score 275 runs on the last day of the match to win, but the entire team was all out for 198 runs. In this way, India B won by 76 runs. KL Rahul played an innings of 57 runs in 121 balls for India A, but he could not make his team win. Earlier, India-B batted first and scored 321 runs in the first innings, in which Mushir Khan contributed 181 runs. In reply, India-A was all out at 231 runs. India-B could only score 184 runs in the second innings and set a target of 275 runs for India-A.

IPL 2024: KKR reached the top in the points table by defeating LSG at their home, CSK captured the third place.

After the win against Lucknow, Kolkata Knight Riders have reached the top of the points table with 16 points. KKR & CSK (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL) IPL 2024 Points Table: In IPL 2024, two explosive matches were played on 5th May. Chennai Super Kings won against Punjab Kings by 28 runs. Whereas Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Lucknow by 98 runs at their home. After these two matches, there has been a big upheaval in the points table. After defeating Lucknow, Kolkata Knight Riders have reached the top of the points table with 16 points. Rajasthan Royals have slipped one place to second place. After the defeat of Lucknow Super Giants, Sunrisers Hyderabad has reached fourth place, and KL Rahul’s team has come to fifth place. After the win against Punjab Kings, Chennai Super Kings has moved straight from fifth to third position with 12 points. After the defeat, Punjab Kings are still at 8th position. Number Team match Victory Garland Tie N/R score net run rate 1 Kolkata Knight Riders 11 8 3 0 0 16 1.453 2 Rajasthan Royals 10 8 2 0 0 16 0.622 3 Chennai Super Kings 11 6 5 0 0 12 0.700 4 Sunrisers Hyderabad 10 6 4 0 0 12 0.072 5 Lucknow Super Giants 11 6 5 0 0 12 -0.371 6 Delhi Capitals 11 5 6 0 0 10 -0.442 7 Royal Challengers Bangalore 11 4 7 0 0 8 -0.049 8 punjab kings 11 4 7 0 0 8 -0.187 9 gujarat titans 11 4 7 0 0 8 -1.320 10 Mumbai Indians 11 3 8 0 0 6 -0.356 IPL 2024: Status of both the matches played today The first match of the day on 5 May was played between Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings in Dharamshala. In the match, CSK, batting first, scored 167 runs at the loss of 9 wickets. Ravindra Jadeja played the highest innings of 43 runs in 26 balls. Chasing the target, Punjab Kings could only score 139 runs in 20 overs, and Chennai won by 28 runs. Jadeja also showed excellence in bowling and took maximum 3 wickets for 20 runs in 4 overs. In the second match played at Ekana Cricket Stadium, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Lucknow by 98 runs. Batting first, KKR put 235 runs on the board at the loss of 6 wickets. Sunil Narayan played an inning of 81 runs in 39 balls. While chasing the target, Lucknow team was all out for 137 runs in 16.1 overs. Harshit Rana and Varun Chakraborty took maximum 3-3 wickets for Kolkata.

IPL 2024: Virat Kohli again captured the Orange Cap, no change in the latest list of Purple Cap

Virat Kohli has come to the first position in the latest list of Orange Cap. Virat Kohli (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL) IPL 2024 Orange and Purple Cap Update: In the 52nd match of IPL 2024, Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Gujarat Titans by 4 wickets. After this match, a big change has been seen in the list of Orange Cap. RCB batsman Virat Kohli has again come to the first position in the list. There has been no change in the latest list of Purple Cap. Virat Kohli reached the top in the latest list of Orange Cap Virat Kohli played an inning of 42 runs in 27 balls with the help of 2 fours and 4 sixes against Gujarat Titans. He has come to the first position in the latest list of Orange Cap with 542 runs in 11 matches. Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad (509) has come second in the list. Gujarat Titans player Sai Sudarshan (424) is in third place. Rajasthan Royals player Riyan Parag (409) is in fourth place. Whereas Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul (425) is at fifth place in the list. Number batsman Team Run match balls average highest score strike rate 4s 6s 100s 50s 1 Virat Kohli rcb 542 11 366 67.75 113 148.09 48 24 1 4 2 Ruturaj Gaikwad CSK 509 10 347 63.63 108 146.69 53 15 1 4 3 Sai Sudarshan GT 424 11 322 42.4 84 131.68 43 9 , 2 4 Riyan Parag RR 409 10 257 58.43 84 159.14 30 25 , 4 5 KL Rahul LSG 406 10 284 40.6 82 142.96 37 15 , 3 Jasprit Bumrah is still on top Jasprit Bumrah is at the first position in the latest list of Purple Cap with 17 wickets in 11 matches. Sunrisers Hyderabad bowler T Natarajan is in second place with 15 wickets in 8 matches. CSK player Mustafizur Rahman (14) is at third place and Punjab Kings bowler Harshal Patel (14) is at fourth place. Whereas Sunil Narayan (13) of Kolkata Knight Riders is at fifth place. Number bowler Team Wicket match over the best balls average economy Run 4-Fers 5-Fers 1 Jasprit Bumrah MI 17 11 43.5 5/21 263 16.12 6.25 274 , 1 2 T Natarajan srh 15 8 32 4/19 192 19.13 8.97 287 1 , 3 Mustafizur Rahman CSK 14 9 34.2 4/29 206 22.71 9.26 318 1 , 4 Harshal Patel PBKS 14 10 33 3/15 198 24.14 10.24 338 , , 5 Sunil Narayan kkr 13 10 40 2/22 240 20.69 6.73 269 , ,

IPL 2024: Jasprit Bumrah again captured the Purple Cap, no change in the latest list of Orange Cap

In the latest list of Purple Cap, Jasprit Bumrah has reached the first position with 17 wickets. Jasprit Bumrah (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL) IPL 2024 Orange and Purple Cap Update: In the 51st match of IPL 2024, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Mumbai Indians by 24 runs. After this match, there has been no change in the latest list of Orange Cap. A big change has been seen in the latest list of Purple Cap. Mumbai Indians bowler Jasprit Bumrah has returned to the first position, and Sunil Narayan has entered the top-5. Ruturaj Gaikwad remains on top in the latest list of Orange Cap Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad is still at the first position in the latest list of Orange Cap with 509 runs in 10 matches. Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Virat Kohli (500) is at second place and Gujarat Titans player Sai Sudarshan (418) is at third place. Rajasthan Royals player Riyan Parag (409) is in fourth place. Whereas Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul (406) is at fifth place in the list. Number batsman Team Run match balls average highest score strike rate 4s 6s 100s 50s 1 Ruturaj Gaikwad CSK 509 10 347 63.63 108 146.69 53 15 1 4 2 Virat Kohli rcb 500 10 339 71.43 113 147.49 46 20 1 4 3 Sai Sudarshan GT 418 10 308 46.44 84 135.71 43 9 , 2 4 Riyan Parag RR 409 10 257 58.43 84 159.14 30 25 , 4 5 KL Rahul LSG 406 10 284 40.6 82 142.96 37 15 , 3 Jasprit Bumrah reached the top again Mumbai Indians bowler Jasprit Bumrah took 3 wickets for 18 runs in 3.5 overs against Kolkata Knight Riders today. Bumrah has come first in the latest list of Purple Cap with 17 wickets in 11 matches. Sunrisers Hyderabad bowler T Natarajan is in second place with 15 wickets in 8 matches. CSK player Mustafizur Rahman (14) is at third place and Punjab Kings bowler Harshal Patel (14) is at fourth place. Kolkata Knight Riders player Sunil Narayan took two wickets for 22 runs in 4 overs against Mumbai today. He has moved to fifth place in the list with 13 wickets in 10 matches. Number bowler Team Wicket match over the best balls average economy Run 4-Fers 5-Fers 1 Jasprit Bumrah MI 17 11 43.5 5/21 263 16.12 6.25 274 , 1 2 T Natarajan srh 15 8 32 4/19 192 19.13 8.97 287 1 , 3 Mustafizur Rahman CSK 14 9 34.2 4/29 206 22.71 9.26 318 1 , 4 Harshal Patel PBKS 14 10 33 3/15 198 24.14 10.24 338 , , 5 Sunil Narayan kkr 13 10 40 2/22 240 20.69 6.73 269 , ,