DTVHINDIT20 World Cup: When was the last time in the history of the tournament that the host country reached the semi-finals? Know here-
Host West Indies failed to make it to the semi-finals of the ongoing T20 World Cup after losing the match against South Africa by 3 wickets T20 World Cup 2016 Semi Final IND vs WI (Photo Source: Getty Images) The Super-8 round of the 9th edition of the T20 World Cup is currently being played in the West Indies. The names of the two semi-finalist teams from Group-2 have been revealed. Defending champion England became the first team to reach the semi-finals of the ongoing tournament by defeating the USA by 10 wickets. Today (24 June), South Africa defeated host West Indies by 3 wickets and confirmed its place in the semi-finals. In the match, West Indies batted first and scored 135 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. Roston Chase played the highest innings of 52 runs for the team. Due to rain, the African team got a DLS target of 123 runs in 17 overs. The team was in trouble while chasing the runs as 23 runs were needed in the last 24 balls. Tristan Stubbs (29) was looking good, but he was out against Roston Chase in the 14th over. Chase then gave another big blow to the team by dismissing Keshav Maharaj in the 16th over. South Africa needed 5 runs to win in the last over. Marco Jensen hit a six off the very first ball against Obed McCoy to give the team victory. Both the USA and West Indies, who are jointly hosting the T20 World Cup 2024, failed to reach the semi-finals. Let us tell you when was the last time in the history of the tournament that a host country reached the semi-finals. The last time India reached the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup as a host country T20 World Cup 2016 was played in India. Team India reached the semi-finals after defeating Pakistan and Australia in the quarter-finals. India played the semi-final match against West Indies at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Batting first, the host scored 192 runs for the loss of 2 wickets. Rohit Sharma (43) and Ajinkya Rahane (40) played good innings. Virat Kohli played an unbeaten innings of 89 runs in 47 balls with the help of 11 fours and 1 six. West Indies chased the target with 2 balls to spare on the strength of power hitting innings of Lendl Simmons (82*) and Andre Russell (43*) and won by 7 wickets. After this defeat, Team India missed out on a place in the final. West Indies then won their second T20 World Cup title by defeating England by 4 wickets at Eden Gardens.
IPL 2024: PBKS bowlers kept RR batsmen silent in Guwahati, host will have to perform brilliantly to win the match.
Batting first, Rajasthan Royals scored 144 runs losing 9 wickets in 20 overs. RR vs PBKS (Pic Source-X) Currently, the best match of the Indian Premier League 2024 is being played between Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings in Guwahati. Both the teams would like to win this match. In this match, Rajasthan Royals won the toss and decided to bat first. Batting first, Rajasthan Royals scored 144 runs losing 9 wickets in 20 overs. Rajasthan did not have such a good start in this match and they lost three important wickets for 42 runs within 8 overs. Yashasvi Jaiswal failed to bat well against Punjab and was out after scoring four runs. Tom Kohler-Cadmore played a slow inning of 18 runs against Punjab while captain Sanju Samson was also out after scoring 18 runs. However, Riyan Parag batted very well for Rajasthan Royals and scored 48 runs in 34 balls with the help of 6 fours. It was because of this batting of Riyan Parag that Rajasthan Royals were able to reach a respectable score against Punjab. Apart from Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin made an important contribution of 18 runs. Trent Boult scored 12 runs. For Punjab Kings, Harshal Patel took two wickets for 28 runs in four overs while Rahul Chahar took 2 wickets for 26 runs in four overs. Captain Sam Curran also took two wickets. Nathan Ellis and Arshdeep Singh took one wicket each. Punjab Kings will have to score 145 runs in 20 overs to win the match against Rajasthan. If Punjab Kings want to win the match against Rajasthan Royals, they will have to score 145 runs in 20 overs. Rajasthan has scored very low against Delhi but their bowlers can bowl well in this match and play an important role in their team’s victory. However, Punjab Kings batsmen are in very good form at the moment and they would definitely like to achieve this target. Till now Punjab Kings are far ahead in this match and they would like to maintain the same pressure in batting also. Now it remains to be seen whether Punjab Kings can chase 145 runs or Rajasthan Royals will win this match? 5 Australian players who scored half century in 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 creating havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Amazing records of Dhoni as CSK captain Captains of which teams were changed before the start of IPL 2024
We are fully prepared to host Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan: PCB Chief Mohsin Naqvi
There are also reports coming out that India’s matches in ICC Champions Trophy 2025 can be played in Dubai. Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi. (Image Source: X) Pakistan is all set to host the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. However, the Board of Control for Cricket in India has strongly agreed that they will not go to Pakistan to play this tournament. Many people have given their views on this matter so far. Not only this, the International Cricket Council had also recently called a meeting in Dubai to discuss the hosting rights of Pakistan. There are also reports coming out that India’s matches in ICC Champions Trophy 2025 can be played in Dubai. Pakistan Cricket Board Chief Mohsin Naqvi has said that no question should be raised on why the tournament will be removed from Pakistan. This tournament will be held in Pakistan only. Pakistan was also to host the Asia Cup 2023 but India had refused to travel to its neighboring country due to security concerns and hence this tournament was held in Sri Lanka instead of Pakistan. All India’s matches were played in Sri Lanka. Pakistan Cricket Board Chief Mohsin Naqvi presented his side According to Hindustan Times, Mohsin Naqvi said, ‘Yes, we have discussed a lot about this. We are all set to host the Champions Trophy 2025. We have also started preparations for the Champions Trophy 2025 and very soon we will organize a great tournament in three stadiums. We would like all the fans to watch this wonderful tournament thoroughly. Let us tell you, India has not visited Pakistan after the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks. Although Pakistan has come for India. He participated in ODI World Cup 2011, T20 World Cup 2016 and recently in ICC ODI World Cup 2023 in India. Now these two teams will be seen playing matches against each other in the T20 World Cup 2024. The names of these players have top records in the history of IPL! IPL 2024: Potential impact players of all 10 teams, see list 3 legendary bowlers who bowled more than 50 thousand balls in international cricket These 5 bowlers have hit the most sixes in IPL 5 most hated players in IPL 2024 5 legendary players of world cricket who played in IPL 2023, but will not play in IPL 2024 See the list of one weak player from each team in IPL 2024 How Rohit Sharma saved the career of these 3 players from Jos Buttler? These 5 unbreakable records of IPL history: Don’t know when they will be broken? Most Ranji Trophy: 5 teams which have won Ranji Trophy the most number of times
Western Australia gets big responsibility, will host the first test against India
Western Australia will host the first Test to be played between Australia and India. India vs England, 5th Test (Image Credit- Twitter X) The five-match Test series between India and Australia is going to start soon and before the start of this Test series, a big report is coming out. Western Australia will host the first Test to be played between Australia and India. The venue of this test will be Perth where many great matches have been played so far. This is very good news for Western Australia while Queensland and South Australia have been completely ignored. In fact, no information has been given yet regarding the availability of Australian players during the last three weeks of January and that is why Queensland and South Australia have not been given this contract. The second Test match will be played in Adelaide while the third Test match between Australia and India can be played in Brisbane. The Boxing Day Test will be held in Melbourne while the fifth and final Test will be played in Sydney. However, the schedule has not been released yet by Cricket Australia. According to watoday.com.au, Cricket Australia spokesperson said, ‘Cricket Australia will release this schedule only after the schedule of Big Bash League and Women’s Premier League. Nothing can be said about the Test series right now. India has to tour Australia Let us tell you, Australia’s performance in Tests has been very good in Perth. Here the batsmen have to face a lot of problems whereas the fast bowlers bowl very well here. India and England have to tour Australia in the next two years. Many people are eagerly waiting for this test series. The first match of the Test series will be held in Western Australia and it remains to be seen who performs better among the two teams here? These 5 bowlers have hit the most sixes in IPL 5 most hated players in IPL 2024 5 legendary players of world cricket who played in IPL 2023, but will not play in IPL 2024 See the list of one weak player from each team in IPL 2024 How Rohit Sharma saved the career of these 3 players from Jos Buttler? These 5 unbreakable records of IPL history: Don’t know when they will be broken? Most Ranji Trophy: 5 teams which have won Ranji Trophy the most number of times Not Jadeja, Dhoni can make these 3 players captain after retirement IPL 20024: These 5 players were out of IPL due to injury CSK, MI, RCB… Know which IPL team has changed its captain 15 times
England’s ‘Bazball’ had no success in front of India, the host won the test series 4-1
In the fifth and final Test match played in Dharamsala, India defeated England by an innings and 64 runs. IND vs ENG (Pic Source-X) In the fifth and final Test match played in Dharamsala, India defeated England by an innings and 64 runs. In this final test, all the players from India performed very well and played an important role in the victory of their team. With this, India won the 5-match Test series by 4-1. In this match played in Dharamshala, England had scored 218 runs after losing all the wickets in their first innings. Zak Crawley batted very well in the first innings and played an excellent inning of 79 runs. Apart from Zak Crawley, Jonny Bairstow contributed 29 runs while Ben Duckett scored 27 runs. Joe Root was out after scoring just 26 runs while Ben Fox contributed 24 runs. For India, Kuldeep Yadav took 5 wickets in the first innings while Ravichandran Ashwin took four wickets. Ravindra Jadeja took one wicket in his name. After this, India scored 477 runs after losing all the wickets in its first innings. All the players of the team performed very well in batting. Captain Rohit Sharma played a stormy innings of 103 runs while Shubman Gill scored 110 runs. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal contributed 57 runs while Sarfaraz Khan scored 56 runs. Devdutt Padikkal also made a mark in his debut Test and contributed 65 runs. India won the fifth test The England team failed to bat well in the second innings and was all out for 195 runs. Joe Root performed very well in the second innings and played an important inning of 84 runs. However, Joe Root failed to lead his team to victory. Jonny Bairstow scored 39 runs while Tom Hartley contributed 20 runs. In the second innings for India, Ravichandran Ashwin took five wickets while Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav took 2 wickets each. Ravindra Jadeja took one wicket in his name. That series winning feeling😃#TeamIndia 🇮🇳 complete a 4⃣-1⃣ series victory with a remarkable win 👏👏 Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/OwZ4YNua1o#INDvENG , @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/vkfQz5A2hy — BCCI (@BCCI) March 9, 2024 Congratulations @BCCI — Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) March 9, 2024 India cruises to another win as England struggles to put up a fight. Root fought a lone battle. Kudos to @ashwinravi99 for his stellar performance 🔥🔥36th 5-wicket haul and 9 wickets on his 100th Test match. Bravo, Ash!#IndvEng pic.twitter.com/TpyOfdGGgi — Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) March 9, 2024 🚨 𝐖𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐍 🚨#TeamIndia wraps up the series by a resounding 4-1 margin with an innings victory at Dharamsala! Magnificent performance overall! The juniors grabbed their chances beautifully! The seniors had a terrific show in the fantastic leadership of @ImRo45… Nine… pic.twitter.com/ouQqda7P4f — MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj) March 9, 2024 Eng media touted this as the best Eng team ever that’s revolutionizing Test cricket, and was up against an Ind team in transition and also missing 3-4 key players. And it still got hammered! Beating India at home in Test cricket could be the toughest challenge in Sport. #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/vE0xcFyWLL —…
IPL 2024: New stadium completed in Mulanpur ready to host its first IPL match, watch video
Mulanpur Stadium can host its first match on March 23 Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Cricket Stadium (Image Credit- Twitter The newly constructed Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Cricket Stadium in Mulanpur, Mohali is all set to host its first match during IPL 2024. It is worth noting that in the upcoming season of IPL, home team Punjab Kings (PBKS) is going to face Delhi Capitals (DC) on March 23. Let us tell you that Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) had already prepared a plan to build a new cricket stadium in Mulanpur, while the foundation of this stadium was laid in the year 2008. After the construction of the new stadium, it is expected that cricket will now be shifted here from the traditional venue of IS Brinda PCA Stadium in Mohali. Also, this stadium has been built as per international standards which can host IPL matches as well as international Test cricket and ODI matches. So recently, Punjab Kings franchise has also shared a video of this new stadium on its official X account. Apart from this, PCA has also received green signal from BCCI for holding the match in the stadium. See glimpse of Maharaja Yadvindra Singh Cricket Stadium !#SherSquadbrace yourselves to witness our 🦁s reign from their majestic new den at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, Mohali in #IPL2024,#SaddaPunjab #PunjabKings #JazbaHaiPunjabi pic.twitter.com/x5t6RjWYcR — Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) February 26, 2024 Let us tell you that regarding the stadium, Punjab Cricket Association Secretary Dilsher Khanna was quoted by Hindustan Times as saying – BCCI has approved the PCA Mulanpur Stadium for the upcoming IPL match on March 23. We are grateful to BCCI Secretary Jay Shah for showing confidence in us. We want fans to be able to enjoy the game in the new stadium. It is noteworthy that recently BCCI has announced the schedule for 21 matches to be held in the first phase of IPL. So, keeping in mind the Lok Sabha elections, the schedule of the second phase is likely to be delayed.
IND vs AFG: India now ready to host Afghanistan, know about schedule and live streaming details
The first T20 match between India and Afghanistan will be played on January 11. IND vs AFG (Photo Source: IND vs AFG T20I: The Indian team ended the South Africa tour with a win and now it is going to play the next series against Afghanistan. For the first time, India is going to host Afghanistan for the T-20 series. This three-match series will be played from January 11. Know here about the schedule, timing and live streaming of this T-20 series. This series will be telecast live on Jio Cinema, Sports18-1 SD + HD and Colors Cineplex. Its telecast can be seen on Jio Cinema in English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. Colors Cineplex will broadcast live in Hindi, while viewers will be able to watch the match in English, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada languages on Sports18-1 SD+HD. After impressive performance in World Cup 2023, Afghanistan team is ready to compete with India. They will be hoping to get their first win against the Men in Blue in the first T20 on January 11. IND vs AFG T20I Series Schedule – 1st T20, January 11, 2024, Mohali, 7 pm2nd T20, January 14, 2024, Indore, 7 pm3rd T20 17 January 2024, Bengaluru 7 PM Talking about the T-20 matches between India and Afghanistan, both have played 5 matches against each other, in which India has dominated by winning 4. There was no result of one match. Afghanistan has not yet been able to defeat India in T-20 format. On the other hand, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli can make a comeback in view of the upcoming T20 World Cup. Both these experienced players have not played any T20 match since the T20 World Cup 2022. Both the teams have not announced their squads for this series. read this also- ‘This time we were more prepared’, reveals KL Rahul after victory in Cape Town Test
