Author: Sandip Pawar

South Africa defeated England by 3 wickets in Mount Maunganui while Bangladesh claimed a 9-run victory over Pakistan in Hamilton on Monday (March 14). March 14 proved to be a day of historic wins in the Women’s World Cup 2022 as Bangladesh recorded their first ever win in tournament’s history while South Africa defeated England in a WC after 22 years. The defending champions England have now lost three matches in a row and are facing an early WC exit. South Africa, on the other hand, have won three out of three and look good for the top two finish. …

Sunil Gavaskar believes Royal Challengers Bangalore appointing Faf du Plessis as the captain for IPL 2022 was the right call as the South African brings a loads of experience.  RCB were in need of a strong leader after Virat Kohli stepped down after the last season of Indian Premier League. Recently, RCB appoint du Plessis as the successor of Kohli and the decision received mixed reactions from the fans. However, former Indian cricketer turned commentator Sunil Gavaskar was impressed with the decision.  Faf du Plessis was associated with Chennai Super Kings ever since the beginning and was a crucial part…

Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad share an intense rivalry in the Indian Premier League. SRH are former champions, having clinched the title in 2016, beating none other than RCB in the final. RCB, on the other hand, have not won a single title despite playing since the inception of the league. The RCB vs SRH prediction makes for an interesting reading. Ahead of the mega 2022 auction, eight existing franchises were forced to rebuild their squads. With AB de Villiers retiring and Virat Kohli stepping down from captaincy, RCB had a big challenge in front of them. They chose…

Sri Lanka are set to tour India for three T20 internationals followed by two Tests. The tour will kick start on February 24, with the first T20I taking place at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Both the teams have completed their previous assignments on Sunday and will straightaway move into another bio bubble for this series. After a disastrous tour of South Africa, India have found things pretty easy at home in limited overs series against the West Indies. They first defeated the men in maroon by 3-0 in the fifty-over format and then went on to complete a clean sweep in the…

The Englishman blasted 102* off 49 as Lahore Qalandars defeated Islamabad United by 66 runs at Lahore on February 19. The Qalandars have almost secured their top two spot on the points table with a comprehensive victory over United on Saturday. They now sit at the second place with 12 points from nine games and have a significant advantage with a net run-rate of +0.852 over third-placed Peshawar Zalmi, who have 10 points and a net run-rate of -0.381.  https://twitter.com/lahoreqalandars/status/1495115550812483586 Harry Brook was the star of the match as he hammered an unbeaten 102 off 49 to take LQ to 197/6. The side’s bowling quartet picked two wickets each to restrict Zalmi to 131/9. As…

Having secured the series with 2-0 lead, India will host the West Indies in the third T20 international at Eden Gardens on February 20. The West Indies tour of India hasn’t been a productive one for the visitors as they conceded a 2-0 lead in the T20I leg after losing the ODI series earlier. The Windies came close in the second T20 international on Friday but were eventually beaten by eight runs. The two teams will meet in the third match at the same venue of Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday. The West Indies had their shot at victory on this…

Deepak Chahar became the most expensive Indian bowler ever at the recently concluded IPL 2022 mega auction, where the defending champions Chennai Super Kings bought him back for an enormous INR 14 crore. He was also the second most expensive player in this year’s auction behind Ishan Kishan.  The 29-year old has played 63 matches in the Indian Premier League, claiming 59 wickets at an economy of 7.80. He made his debut for CSK in 2018, where he picked 10 wickets from 12 games. Next season, the medium pacer picked 22 wickets, while in the 2020 and 2021 campaigns, Chahar took 12 and 14 wickets, respectively. The Super Kings shelled a whopping amount for someone…

The two-time IPL champions and last year’s finalists have named Shreyas Iyer – their most expensive buy in the IPL 2022 auction at INR 12.25 crore – as the successor to Eoin Morgan. The 27-year-old becomes the seventh captain in the franchise’s history. Iyer was in high demand in the auction as one of the established India international players and as a potential captaincy candidate. The Knight Riders got into a bidding war against Delhi Capitals first and then Gujarat Titans to eventually secure his services. “We are delighted firstly to have been able to successfully bid for Shreyas in the IPL auction and…

The Afghanistan tour of Bangladesh has hit a roadblock as several members of the touring party were tested positive for Covid-19. The whole Afghan squad, who are currently training in Sylhet ahead of the limited overs series against Bangladesh, have been put into 48-hour isolation. “Apart from the eight cricketers, three members of the support staff of the touring party also tested positive,”a report in ‘The Daily Star’ stated.  The isolation ends on Wednesday, after which they will go through another round of fresh tests. The Bangladesh Cricket Board has extended all the support to the team, although technically, the tour has…

Kane Richardson and Glenn Maxwell starred for Australia as they defeated Sri Lanka in the third T20I by six wickets at Manuka Oval on February 14. The reigning T20 World champions Australia sealed the T20I series against Sri Lanka on Tuesday with two matches still to go. The Aaron Finch-led side chased down the target comfortably at Manuka Oval in Canberra to take an unassailable lead of 3-0 in the series. Richardson was the star with the ball, snaring three for 21 in four overs to restrict Sri Lanka to 121/6. In the second innings, Maxwell was the best performer with 39 off 26 as the hosts bagged the match in the 17th over. As it happened, the hosts…