Ranji Trophy 2024-25: Cheteshwar Pujara hits 18th double century, joins Don Bradman in this special list

Cheteshwar Pujara has become the fourth batsman in the world to score most double centuries in first-class. Cheteshwar Pujara (Photo Source: The teams of Chhattisgarh and Saurashtra are face to face in the second round of Ranji Trophy 2024-25. Chhattisgarh won the toss and elected to bat first and declared the first innings at 578/7. Saurashtra team also seems to be batting brilliantly at this time. Cheteshwar Pujara has scored a double century while maintaining his excellent form in red-ball cricket. This is his 18th double century in first-class cricket. Cheteshwar Pujara scored a double century against Chhattisgarh Saurashtra got a bad start while batting in the first innings against Chhattisgarh. The team lost the wicket of Harvik Desai (5) in the sixth over. After this, a partnership of 68 runs was made between Cheteshwar Pujara and Chirag Jani (40) for the second wicket. Pujara then made a 100+ partnership with Sheldon Jackson (62) and Arpit Vasavada (73), playing his 100th first-class match. Today, on the fourth day of play, Cheteshwar Pujara completed his 66th century in first-class cricket. He then scored runs rapidly and completed his 18th double century. Pujara is currently out of Team India, but he is continuously scoring runs in red-ball cricket. After a stellar performance in county cricket in England, he is showing amazing form in the Ranji Trophy as well. Pujara became the fourth batsman to score most double centuries in first-class cricket. Cheteshwar Pujara has become the fourth batsman in the world to score most double centuries in first-class. He has left behind Herbert Sutcliffe and Mark Ramprakash. Both these greats have scored 17-17 double centuries. At the same time, Pujara is already on the top in the list of Indian batsmen. Vijay Merchant is second in the list, with 11 double centuries to his name. Vijay Hazare, Sunil Gavaskar and Rahul Dravid have 10 centuries each. Most double centuries in first-class cricket- Don Bradman- 37 Wally Hammond- 36 Patsy Hendren- 22 Cheteshwar Pujara- 18 Herbert Sutcliffe- 17 Mark Ramprakash- 17 Most double centuries in first-class cricket (Indian)- 18 – Cheteshwar Pujara 11 – Vijay Merchant 10 – Vijay Hazare 10 – Sunil Gavaskar 10 – Rahul Dravid 9 – Wasim Jaffer 9 – Paras Dogra

Sanju Samson is thrashing Bangladesh bowlers in Hyderabad, hits half-century in just 22 balls

In this match, Team India won the toss and decided to bat first. Sanju Samson (Pic Source-X) Currently, the third and final T20 match between Team India and Bangladesh is being played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. In this match, Team India won the toss and decided to bat first. His decision has proved correct so far and the host team is in a very strong position against Bangladesh. The main reason behind this is Sanju Samson, who has freed sixes from Bangladeshi bowlers with his explosive batting. Batting brilliantly, he completed his half-century in just 22 balls. In this match, he played aggressive cricket from the beginning and put pressure on the Bangladesh bowlers. Let us tell you that till now Sanju Samson had failed to score big in this series, but in the third T20, he has silenced all the critics by playing a brilliant innings. The excellent batsman had scored only 29 runs in the first T20 played against Bangladesh, whereas in the second T20 he could score only 10 runs. Young player Abhishek Sharma flopped once again Abhishek Sharma once again failed to score big. He returned to the pavilion after scoring only four runs in the match. This T20 series has been very disappointing for him. Many fans had high expectations from Abhishek Sharma, but he failed to leave his mark. At present, due to the explosive innings of Sanju Samson, Team India is putting pressure on Bangladesh. While Team India won the first T20 by 7 wickets, the hosts won the second match by 86 runs. Now India would like to clean sweep Bangladesh by winning this third and final T20 match also. Hold the pose Sanju Samson 🔥#SanjuSamson #INDvBAN pic.twitter.com/7ixF0h7d2u —Sunilkmamroli (@sunilkmamroli) October 12, 2024 Sanju Samson is back and proving a point 🔥 pic.twitter.com/AJVaZZhNxw — Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) October 12, 2024 Hold the pose Sanju Samson 🔥 pic.twitter.com/wHtYMxGOPq — Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) October 12, 2024 Halla Bol, Sanju Samson! pic.twitter.com/8lduunxmjb — Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) October 12, 2024 Sanju Samson on a roll! A MAXIMUM over extra-cover off the back foot 🔥 Live – https://t.co/ldfcwtHGSC#TeamIndia , #INDvBAN , @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/ZXyetT2T1U — BCCI (@BCCI) October 12, 2024 FIFTY FOR SANJU SAMSON…!!! – Fifty from just 22 balls, What a knock, domination by Sanju in Hyderabad, fastest by an Indian against Bangladesh 🫡 pic.twitter.com/66svlt6hj6 —Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) October 12, 2024 Emotional celebration by Sanju Samson after completing the fifty. pic.twitter.com/84MHB8ZhOl —Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) October 12, 2024 Did you just see #SanjuSamson hit that 6 off the Fizz? Requires extraordinary skill to play it. Some players! — Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) October 12, 2024 List of youngest players to win POTM for India in T20I- List of batsmen who scored the fastest triple century in Test cricket- Batsmen who have scored most double centuries in Tests for England- Joe Root reached this number in terms of scoring most test runs IPL 2025: Lucknow Super Giants can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: Punjab Kings can retain these 6 players “Bangladesh is playing poor cricket”- Aakash…

PAK vs ENG, 1st Test: Abdullah Shafiq hits a six off Shoaib Bashir and completes his half-century, watch video

Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat in the first Test against England. Abdullah Shafique (Photo Source: PAK vs ENG, 1st Test: The first match of the three-match Test series between Pakistan and England is being played in Multan from October 7. Pakistan captain Shan Masood won the toss and decided to bat first. Pakistan got its first blow in the fourth over itself, when Gus Atkinson showed the way to the pavilion to Saim Ayub (4). After this, the pair of Shan Masood and Abdullah Shafiq have taken charge. Pakistan’s opener Abdullah Shafiq completed his half-century in just 77 balls by hitting a brilliant six off Shoaib Bashir, the video of which is going viral. Abdullah Shafiq hit two fours and a six in Shoaib Bashir’s over. The 24th over of Pakistan’s first innings was bowled by Shoaib Bashir. Abdullah Shafiq went down the wicket and hit a four on the very first ball. Then only 2 runs came on the next three balls. Facing the fifth ball of the over, Abdullah hit another four, after which he was just three runs away from his half-century. On the last ball of the over, Abdullah Shafiq completed his half-century by hitting a six towards long-on. Watch the video here- Full of confidence and excelling in style!@imabd28 marches his way to a half-century 🏏#PAKvENG , #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/JQUywoPA4B — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 7, 2024 Abdullah was in very poor form for some time. His scores in the last 7 innings of Test cricket are- 3,0,37,2,0,0 and 4. After scoring a half-century against England, the batsman now intends to reach a bigger score. Century partnership between Shan Masood and Abdullah After losing the first wicket in the fourth over of the first innings against England, the pair of Abdullah Shafiq and captain Shan Masood have kept Pakistan on the strong side in the game. Till the time of writing the news, there was a partnership of 153 runs between the two batsmen for the second wicket. Shan Masood (92*) and Abdullah (61*) are present at the unbeaten crease.

PAK vs BAN, 2nd Test: Day 3: Bangladesh all out for 262 in the first innings, Liton Das hits a century, Khurram takes 6 wickets

By the end of the third day, Pakistan scored 9 runs at the loss of 2 wickets in the second innings. PAK vs BAN (Photo Source: PAK vs BAN, 2nd Test: Day 3 Report: The second match of the two-match Test series between Pakistan and Bangladesh is being played in Rawalpindi. By the end of the second day of the game, Bangladesh had scored 10 runs without losing any wicket in the first innings and the team was trailing by 264 runs. Today, on the third day of the match, Bangladesh was all out for 262 runs in the first innings. By the end of the third day, Pakistan has scored 9 runs at the loss of two wickets, the team is leading by 21 runs. Saim Ayub (6) is unbeaten at the crease. PAK vs BAN: Bangladesh lost 6 wickets on a score of just 26 runs On the third day of the game, the Bangladeshi team looked helpless in front of Pakistan’s pace attack. Khurram Shahzad tightened the screws on the top order and sent Shadnam Islam (10), Zakir Hasan (1) and Najmul Hussain Shanto (4) to the pavilion. Mir Hamza then dismissed Mominul Haque (3) and Mushfiqur Rahim (3). Khurram Shahzad attacked again and dismissed Shakib Al Hasan (2) in the 12th over, giving Bangladesh the sixth blow. The visiting team lost 6 big wickets at a score of just 26. Liton Das and Mehdi Hasan brought the team back There was a crucial partnership of 165 runs for the seventh wicket between Liton Das and Mehdi Hasan Miraz. Let us tell you, this is also the highest partnership for the seventh wicket in Test cricket, when the sixth wicket fell at a score of less than 30. Mehdi Hasan Miraz played a brilliant innings of 78 runs with the help of 12 fours and 1 six in 124 balls. He lost his wicket against Khurram Shahzad in the 52nd over. Khurram then completed his sixth wicket by dismissing Taskin Ahmed. At the same time, Liton Das played an important innings of 138 runs for the team with the help of 13 fours and 4 sixes in 228 balls. Liton Das became the victim of Salman Ali Agha in the 79th over. Apart from this, Hasan Mahmud remained unbeaten on 13 runs. PAK vs BAN: Khurram Shahzad took 6 wickets Pakistani fast bowler Khurram Shahzad took 6 wickets for 90 runs in 21 overs in the first innings. Meanwhile, Mir Hamza and Salman Ali Agha took 2 wickets each. Pakistan lost 2 wickets early in the second innings In the second innings, Pakistan suffered the first blow in the second over itself. Hasan Mahmud gave the team a big breakthrough by dismissing Abdullah Shafiq (3). Then, Mahmud dismissed Khurram Shahzad on a duck in the fourth over. Reactions of fans on social media after the third day’s play- Khurram Shehzad Was on 🔥🔥🔥But rest of bowlers couldn’t support him#KhurramShahzad I #PAKvsBANpic.twitter.com/MDnFhCTHpC — Pakistan Cricket Team USA FC (@DoctorofCricket) September 1, 2024 Abdullah Shafique when comes for…

MLC 2024: Andre Russell hits a 107-meter long six against Haris Rauf, watch viral video

Russell’s team had to face defeat in the match. San Francisco Unicorns vs Los Angeles Knight Riders (Image Credit- Twitter/X) MLC 2024, San Francisco Unicorns vs Los Angeles Knight Riders: There is no match for the power hitting of West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell in T20 cricket. And Russell’s power hitting was seen in the second season of the ongoing Major League Cricket. Let us tell you that the fourth match of the ongoing tournament was played on 8th July between San Francisco Unicorns and Los Angeles Knight Riders. In this match played at Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, Andre Russell played a great shot against Haris Rauf, which went straight out of the stadium towards the leg side. As soon as Russell played this shot, the video of his shot started going viral on social media very fast. In the match, Russell remained unbeaten by scoring 40* runs in 25 balls with the help of 2 fours and 3 sixes, but his team had to face defeat in the match. Watch the video of this amazing shot by Andre Russell Andre Russell Vs Haris Rauf: 2023 – 108M six.2024 – 107M six. pic.twitter.com/p5t9PIbX3t — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) July 8, 2024 On the other hand, if we give you information about the match, then Los Angeles Knight Riders had to face defeat by 6 wickets. Batting first, the Riders scored 165 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. Russell was the top scorer for the team by scoring 40 runs, while Shakib Al Hasan scored 35 runs and Jason Roy scored 26 runs. Talking about the bowling of Unicorns, Brady Couch and Haris Rauf got 2-2 wickets, Abrar Ahmed and Liam Plunkett took 1-1 wickets. After this, when San Francisco Unicorns came out to chase the target of 166 runs given by Los Angeles Knight Riders, they achieved this target in 15.2 overs at the loss of 4 wickets. Finn Allen played a brilliant innings of 63 runs in 37 balls for Unicorns, for which he was given the Player of the Match award.

T20 WC 2024: IND vs SA Final, 1st Innings: Virat Kohli hits half-century, South Africa needs to score 177 runs to win

Batting first, Team India scored 176 runs for the loss of 7 wickets IND vs SA (Photo Source: Getty Images) IND vs SA: Final, 1st Innings Highlights: The final match of T20 World Cup 2024 was played between India and South Africa on 29 June in Barbados. After winning the toss, Team India batted first and scored 176 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. Virat Kohli played the highest innings of 76 runs for the team. IND vs SA: India lost 3 wickets inside the powerplay Batting first against South Africa, Team India got off to a very bad start. Rohit Sharma (4) and Rishabh Pant were out on a duck in the second over of the innings bowled by Keshav Maharaj. After which Kagiso Rabada tightened the screws on Suryakumar Yadav in the fifth over. Surya tried to hit a big shot, but the ball did not go far, and Heinrich Klaasen took a good catch at deep backward square leg. Suryakumar Yadav returned to the pavilion after scoring 3 runs in 4 balls. Team India scored 45 runs after losing 3 wickets in the powerplay. A great partnership between Virat Kohli and Akshar Patel After the initial three setbacks, the pair of Virat Kohli and Axar Patel brought the team back into the game. There was a partnership of 72 runs for the fourth wicket between the two batsmen. Axar Patel was run out at the non-striker end by Quinton de Kock in the 14th over of the innings. Virat Kohli faced the third ball of the over, he missed the ball and the ball went straight to wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock. Akshar Patel had moved forward to take a single, seeing this De Kock threw towards the non-striker end, and the ball hit the stumps directly. The replay clearly showed that Akshar Patel was away from the crease, and he had to return to the pavilion. Akshar Patel played a brilliant innings of 47 runs in 31 balls with the help of 1 four and 4 sixes. IND vs SA: Virat Kohli hits half century in 48 balls Before the final, Virat Kohli could not play a single good innings in the tournament, due to which he had to face criticism. But Kohli once again proved that he is a player of big matches. Kohli completed his half-century in 48 balls in the 17th over of the innings. He lost his wicket against Marco Jensen in the 19th over. Kohli scored 76 runs in 59 balls with the help of 6 fours and 2 sixes. He also shared a 57-run partnership for the fifth wicket with Shivam Dubey. Shivam Dubey scored 27 runs in 16 balls with the help of 3 fours and a six. Hardik Pandya (5*) and Ravindra Jadeja (2) scored runs. Keshav Maharaj and Nortje took 2-2 wickets Anrich Nortje bowled a wonderful spell for South Africa, he took two wickets for 26 runs in 4 overs. Keshav Maharaj also took two wickets for 23 runs in 3 overs. Apart from these,…

VIDEO: Sompal Kami hits a 105 meter long six against Anrich Nortje, sends the ball straight out of the stadium

After not being able to score any runs in the first two balls of the innings, Sompal Kami hit a 105 meter long six on the third ball Somapal Kami (Photo Source: ICC/Instagram) The 31st match of the T20 World Cup 2024 was played between South Africa and Nepal today on 15 June. In this match, Aiden Markram’s team batted first and gave a target of 116 runs to Nepal. But Nepal could only score 114 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs and South Africa registered a thrilling win by 1 run. Nepal’s team did not win the match but the way the team fought is commendable. Meanwhile, the 105 meter long six hit by Nepal’s batsman Sompal Kami during the match has become a topic of discussion on social media. Sompal Kami hit a skyscraper six in the 19th over The 19th over of Nepal’s innings was bowled by Anrich Nortje. On the second ball of the over, the bowler dismissed Kushal Malla (1). After which Sompal Kami came to the crease. He could not score any runs in the first two balls of his innings. But then facing the third ball, Sompal Kami hit a 105 meter long six towards square leg. After this six, Nepal needed 7 runs in 10 balls to win. On the last ball of the 19th over, Sompal Kami was again successful in taking 2 runs. Watch the video of Sompal Kami’s six here- A big upset could have been seen again today Nepal needed 8 runs in the last over to win the match against South Africa. No runs were scored in the first two balls of this over bowled by Otniel Bartman. After which the pressure increased on batsman Gulshan Jha, he then hit a four towards over cover on the third wide yorker ball. Gulshan Jha was again successful in taking two runs on the next ball. No run was scored on the fifth ball of the over, which means if Nepal had taken one run on the last ball, it would have been a super over. But while taking a run on the last ball, Gulshan Jha got run out, and South Africa won by 1 run.

IPL 2024: How Tristan Stubbs hits big sixes, himself revealed in the video

Stubbs played a brilliant inning of 41 runs in 20 balls against Rajasthan Royals. Tristan Stubbs (Pic Source-X) South Africa and Delhi Capitals’ young batsman Tristan Stubbs has once again impressed everyone with his batting. He played a brilliant inning of 41 runs in 20 balls against Rajasthan Royals in the 56th match of IPL 2024. Thanks to this important inning of Tristan Stubbs, Delhi Capitals set a huge target of 222 runs for Rajasthan. In response to which Sanju Samson’s team could score only 201 runs in the stipulated overs and lost the match by 20 runs. Apart from Stubbs, Abhishek Porel (65) and Jack Fraser McGurk (50) played excellent innings. Now after the match, Tristan Stubbs has revealed the secret of his success. He told how playing hockey in his early years helped him in his batting. Know what Tristan Stubbs said In a video shared by the IPL, Tristan Stubbs says, “I think initially you get to learn the basics of hockey and I have practiced it a lot. The way I move my hand against the spin and seam is like I’m holding a hockey stick, so that’s where it must be coming from. “Both sweeps really, hitting the bottom definitely comes to me from hockey.” How hockey 🏒 inspired some of his cricket skills 🤔 What was his batting approach? That dropped catch of Jos Buttler & having Jake Fraser-McGurk as his teammate 😉 In conversation with Tristan Stubbs 👍 👍 – By @ameyatilak#TATAIPL , #DCvRR , @DelhiCapitals — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 8, 2024 Let us tell you that Stubbs has had a great season with the bat. He has scored 318 runs in 11 innings at an average of 53 and strike rate of 188.16. This also includes two half-centuries. The 23-year-old scored 54 (32) in his second match and followed it up with a sensational innings of 71* (25) against Mumbai Indians. Then he played another brilliant innings (48*) against MI in the next match. Talking about Delhi Capitals team, after the win against Rajasthan, it has reached fifth place in the points table. So far the team has played 12 matches, in which it has won 6 and lost 6.

IPL 2024: RCB vs SRH: Shot of the Day: Heinrich Klaasen hits a 106 meter long six, the ball reaches Chinnaswamy from Cubbon Park

Heinrich Klaasen played a brilliant inning of 67 runs in 31 balls against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Heinrich Klaasen (Photo Source: X/Twitter) The 30th match of IPL 2024 is being played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. RCB captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and decided to bowl first. Sunrisers Hyderabad, batting first, broke their own record of highest total (277) and scored 287 runs on the board. SRH batsmen dominated the Bengaluru team from the beginning till the end. After Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head, Heinrich Klaasen also played brilliantly, and scored a half-century in just 23 balls. Heinrich Klaasen hit a brilliant six of 106 meters long against Lockie Ferguson during his innings, which remains a topic of discussion. Heinrich Klaasen attacks Lockie Ferguson The 17th over of Sunrisers Hyderabad’s innings was bowled by Lockie Ferguson. No run was scored on the first ball of the over. But then on the very second ball, Heinrich Klaasen hit a straight drive and a long six of 106 meters. The ball fell directly on the roof of the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Got an update from #Chandrayaanthe ball is still traveling at the speed of light 😉#TATAIPL #RCBvSRH #IPLonJioCinema #HeinrichKlaasen #IPLinTelugu pic.twitter.com/fmVeijmSlk — JioCinema (@JioCinema) April 15, 2024 On the fourth ball of the same over, Aiden Markram attacked Ferguson and hit a crushing six towards long-on. Lockie Ferguson then backed himself and showed the way to the pavilion on the last ball of the over to Heinrich Klaasen. Klaasen tried to hit another shot on the full toss ball, but Vijay Kumar Vaishak, posted at backward point, took a brilliant catch. Heinrich Klaasen played an inning of 67 runs in 31 balls with the help of 2 fours and 7 sixes. For Sunrisers Hyderabad, Travis Head played the highest innings of 102 runs for the team with the help of 9 fours and 8 sixes in 41 balls. Abhishek Sharma (34), Aiden Markram (32*) and Abdul Samad (37*) also made important contributions.

IPL 2024: Travis Head creates havoc at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, hits brilliant century for SRH

In this match, Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and chose bowling. Travis Head (Pic Source-X) Currently, the great match of the Indian Premier League 2024 is being played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. In this match, Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and chose bowling. In this spectacular match, Travis Head batted aggressively and completed his century in just 39 balls. He did not spare any Royal Challengers Bangalore bowler and hit hard against all of them. Let us tell you, Head’s performance has been very good in this IPL season. This brilliant player started hitting hard from his very first ball at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Because of his century, Sunrisers Hyderabad is in a very good position at the moment. The team is moving towards a big score and if RCB has to make a comeback in the match, they will have to take the wickets of Sunrisers Hyderabad as soon as possible. Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and chose to bowl against Hyderabad. Let us tell you, Sunrisers Hyderabad has performed very well in IPL 2024. Out of five matches, they have won three while the team has faced defeat in two. With 6 points, Hyderabad is at fourth position in the points table of IPL 2024. Talking about RCB, they have won one out of 6 matches this season while the team has lost 5. He has performed quite disappointingly so far this season. The team is at the bottom position in the points table of IPL 2024. However, the host would definitely like to win the match being played against Hyderabad. At present, Hyderabad has maintained its hold in this match and they would like to bat well in future also. The best thing about Sunrisers is that all their players are in very good form. Travis Head becoming “HEADache” to Royal Challengers Bangalore in RCB vs SRH match at Chinnaswamy #SRHvsRCB #RCBvSRH #SRHvRCB#RCBvsSRH Abhishek Sharma SunRaisers Hyderabad pic.twitter.com/fYl0iVGuhB — Sai Suman (@suman__07) April 15, 2024 Same GroundSame pitchSame condition Batting first Kohli scored 83 off 59 Batting first Travis Head scored 101* off 39#RCBvSRH pic.twitter.com/GUqFyRgCMs — FDK (@Notyourfahad_) April 15, 2024 Travis Head fucked bcccWhat a player yaar. Will this pitch now be “slow” or “two paced” at RCB’s time?#SRHvsRCB #RCBvSRH — Bhoomish Banewal (@Bhoomishbanewal) April 15, 2024 RCB have used four different bowlers in the first 7 overs. Each of them have gone for at least 18 runs in one over. Will Jacks, the last one left, has been taken for 21 runs right after the powerplay. Brutal hitting by Travis Head, who’s on 69 off 25. —Saurabh Somani (@saurabh_42) April 15, 2024 Travis head #RCBvsSRH pic.twitter.com/mlI1Tjhgkj — Nazimuddin Ahmed (@iyc_najim) April 15, 2024 Travis head is insane — ⭐⭐⭐Like-a-VIRGIL⭐⭐⭐ (@Like_A_VIRGIL_4) April 15, 2024 I won the World Cup too,Maaar in IPL also TRAVIS HEAD PICHHA KYU NHI CHHOD RAHA 😭😭#RCBvSRH #SRHvsRCB pic.twitter.com/riKoRRiARW — Ꮪᴀʀᴠᴀɴ 🇮🇳🍁 (@_marvaaadi) April 15, 2024 WELL PLAYED, TRAVIS HEAD…!!! – 102 runs from just 41 balls,…