A stormy bowler in T20 International cricket has returned after a long time of 2 years. As soon as the 29 -year -old star returned, the first ball threw the yorker and took the wicket. Along with this wicket, a big record was also made in his name. This bowler is none other than England fast bowler Luke Wood. He returned to international cricket from the second match of the recently ended T20 International Series against West Indies and performed amazing.

Yorker thrown as soon as he returned and made records

Luke Wood was included in England’s playing-11 in the second T20 International match against the West Indies. Earlier, he played his previous match in 2023. The fast bowler, who made her debut for the white ball teams for England, bowled the first ball of his comeback match as a great yorker, on which he also got a wicket. Wood caught Windies team batsman Evin Lewis for LBW. Lewis had to return to the pavilion without opening an account. With this wicket, Wood also got a record. His second victim became Johnson Charles (47), whom Wood hit just three runs before completing the half -century.

Name this record

Actually, the ball on which Wood got the wicket was the first ball of the match. Along with this, the name of this left-handed fast bowler got included in the list of few players of England who took wickets on the first ball of the T20 International match. Wood has become the third bowler of England to take wickets on the first ball of the T20 International match. Prior to him, England’s Steve Finn and David Willy have done this wonderful. David Willy has done this not one, but twice.

England bowlers who took wickets on the first ball of T20I match

1 – Steve Finn: Against South Africa in 2012
2 – David Willy: against South Africa in 2017
3 – David Willy: against West Indies in 2019
4 – Luke Wood: against West Indies in 2025

Becomes Player of the Match

Luke Wood was adjudged Player of the Match for his brilliant performance in the match. He dismissed two batsmen for just 25 runs in his four -over bowling, who played an important role in the victory of the team. England won this match by four wickets. The Windies set a target of 197/6 runs to win, which England achieved by scoring 199/6 with 9 balls.

Australia’s great batsman and former captain Ricky Ponting made many world records in international cricket. Breaking these records, no one has been able to equal till now. His records are especially amazing in the World Cup. In this story, we will tell about the 5 records of this legend who have scored runs, which are very difficult to break. Breaking these records of his is similar to that of 100 centuries of Sachin Tendulkar. Let’s know …

1. The captain who won the most ICC Trophy

Ricky Ponting has won a total of 4 ICC Trophy and is at the forefront of this matter. He won Australia in two consecutive World Cups (2003 and 2007). Australia did not lose a single match in both these World Cups. Apart from this, Ponting also won the ICC Champions Trophy in 2006 and 2009. He was also part of the 1999 World Cup winning team, but he was not the captain then.

2. Captain who won the most matches in the World Cup

Australia dominated international cricket under the captaincy of Ricky Ponting. He has been part of the ODI World Cup winning team three times (1999, 2003 and 2007). He was the captain in 2003 and 2007. From 2003 to 2011, he won 26 out of 29 World Cup matches, winning Australia, which is a great winning percentage of 89.66%. His name also holds a record of winning 24 ODI World Cup matches.

3. The highest win as captain

Ponting was not only a great batsman, but also a veteran captain. He captained Australia from 2004 to 2011 in Test cricket and in ODIs from 2002 to 2011. He is the most successful captain in the history of international cricket, who has won 220 out of 324 matches, the percentage of his win is 67.91%.

4. Champions Trophy wins the highest

One of the most successful captains in the history of international cricket is Ricky Ponting. After Steve Waugh retired, he ensured that Australia maintain his reign in cricket. Ponting captained Australia in 230 ODIs, 17 T20I and 77 Tests. In these matches, he won more than 62% in Tests and more than 75% in ODIs.

Australia won the ICC Cricket World Cup for the first time in 2003 under the captaincy of Ponting. In 2006, he won the ICC Champions Trophy 2006 by defeating Australia to West Indies. In 2007, with Australia’s third consecutive World Cup win, his record was of three ICC Trophy. Australia then won three of the four ICC tournaments. In 2009, Ponting ended the Race of its ICC Trophy by winning another ICC Champions Trophy to Australia. He scored the most runs in the tournament and also won the ‘Player of the Series’ Award.

5. Captain who scored the most runs in ICC tournament

Ricky Ponting is the highest run -scorer in ICC tournaments. He tops the list by scoring 1752 runs. While captaining in the 2003 World Cup final, the legend made Australia champions by scoring an unbeaten 140 against India. His innings is historical and memorable for all cricket fans.

Aus vs: The final of the World Test Championship is going to begin between South Africa and Australia from 11 June (today). This match is to be played on the historic ground in Lord’s. Any team won history on this match. This is the third cycle final in WTC. New Zealand became the Test champion by defeating India in the first final. At the same time, in the final of the second season, Australia defeated India and won the World Test Championship. South Africa has reached the final of this championship for the first time. At the same time, this is the second final of Australia.

South Africa’s great record at Lord’s

South Africa’s record on this ground of Lord’s has been excellent. After the end of apartheid in 1991, South Africa was re -included by the ICC as a Test Nation. Since then, this team has performed well in cricket. Since 1991, South Africa played seven Tests on this ground in Lord’s, in which five matches were scored in their names. There was a match draw. Protiaz lost on this ground in just one match. The match in which he lost against England was played on 6-9 July 2017, in which South Africa had to face defeat by 211 runs.

Playing-11 has been announced

A day before the WTC final, the teams of Australia and South Africa have announced their playing XI. The team has assigned the batting burden on Aiden Markram and Ryan Ricelton, while Vian Mulder will take over the responsibility of number-3. Kagiso Rabada’s experience in bowling can be useful for the team. Apart from these, Lungi Engidi and Marco Jansen can be seen harassing Australian batsmen.

— ICC (@ICC) June 11, 2025

Talking about the Australian camp, the pair of Marnas Labushen and Usman Khwaja can be seen as an opener, while Steve Smith and Travis Head experience is also going to be useful for the team. The bowling load will be on captain Pat Cummins as well as Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc’s shoulders. Nathan Leone can disturb the opposition team with his spin.

History will be created by anyone winning

If any of the two teams wins the match, then history is certain. If Australia wins, this will be its second WTC title. She will become the first team to win the World Test Championship twice. At the same time, if South Africa wins, it will be its first title. Different Test champion teams will be available in three consecutive cycles.

South Africa Africa (Playing XI): Aden Markram, Ryan Reclon, Vian Mulder, Temba Bavuma (Captain), Triston Stabs, David Bedingham, Kyle Varin (wicketkeeper), Marco Jenson, Keshan, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi.

Australia (Playing XI): Usman Khwaja, Marnas Labushen, Cameron Green, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Buws Webster, Alex Carrie (Wicketkeeper), Pat Cummins (Capnged), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Leone, Josh Hazlewood.

In the last one month, many international stars have said goodbye to cricket. Some announced retirement from only one format and some from all formats. Recently an explosive batsman announced his retirement. Just after this, Mumbai Indians have appointed him the captain of one of his teams. In fact, West Indies explosive batsman Nicholas Puran, who announced his retirement from international cricket at the age of 29, has been made the captain of Mumbai Indians New York for the 2025 Major League cricket season.

Announcement of retirement on June 10

West Indies explosive batsman Nicholas Puran has retired from international cricket. He announced his decision on 10 June 2025 through social media, which surprised the cricket world. Puran is only 29 years old and was in the best form of his career. He has not given the clear reason behind his decision, but there is speculation that he wants to focus more on T20 leagues around the world.

Mi New York made captain

Just a day after retiring, Nicholas Puran has been made its captain by Mumbai Indians New York for the upcoming 2025 season of Major League Cricket (MLC). Mi New York gave information about this by writing a post on his social media handle. He wrote, ‘A new commander has come to the city – Captain Nicholas Puran.’ Let us know that Puran had given the team the title by playing a stormy innings of 137 runs for Mumbai in the 2023 MLC final.

— MI New York (@MINYCricket) June 10, 2025

Puran represented the West Indies in 167 matches in all formats, including 106 T20 International matches, the highest played by any player for any Windies team. He also retired as the highest run -scorer for the team in T20 International. He scored 2275 runs.

Puran in deadly form

After the challenging season of IPL 2025 with Lucknow Super Giants, he had already opted to out of the ongoing T20I series against England. 2024 was his best year, where he hit a record 170 sixes. After this, he managed to perform brilliantly in IPL 2025. For LSG, he scored 524 runs batting at a strike rate of 196.25, including five half -centuries. Now he will be a rage for Mi New York.

The fans of the 5 -match Test series, which is going to start between India and England starting from June 20, has gone up. The first match will be played in the headingley. The Indian team led by the new captain Shubman Gill has reached England and started preparing. Meanwhile, a big news has come out. A star cricket raised the concern of the team with his injury. In his place, 19 years has been included as a cover to a young pacer. Actually, this is bad news for the England team, which is already suffering from the injury of many fast bowlers.

This bowler worries the team’s concern

There is less than 10 days left for the first Test match against India in Leeds. In such a situation, the host England is worried about the availability of its major fast bowlers. Jofra Archer’s services will not be available for the first Test. Meanwhile, Josh Tung, who was playing for England Lions against India-A in the second informal Test, felt some trouble, after which he went out of the field. This has been revealed in a report by Indian Express. However, not much information has been revealed about how serious his injury is. Mark Wood is already out and Gas Atkinson is still recovering from the hurdles injury. Now Josh Tung’s injury has become a matter of concern for the team.

This 19 -year -old star called

The report further told that England have sent young fast bowler AD Jack to join the team. The 19 -year -old fast bowler has played only two first class matches for his team. He was part of the second informal draw Test match played between India A and England Lions, which ended this Monday. Already weak England’s bowling line-up is now dependent on fast bowler Chris Woakes. The 36 -year -old player, who has played 57 Test matches, is the highest match bowler in the team. However, the management will have to be careful about their workload.

Vokes returning after injury

Vox returned to competitive cricket in late May after an ankle injury in the SA20, where he bowled well for England Lions against India-A. Earlier, he also participated in a county match. Jofra Archer is ready to return to Test cricket after a gap of four years. However, he has not been included in the first Test team. It is expected that he may be a part of the second Test match. It will also be seen how many matches he will play, because there is also the Ashes series ahead.

England’s hopes are on players like Sam Cook, who have played only one Test so far. However, he has a lot of experience of first class. The team also consists of two all-rounders Jamie overton and Bridan cars, who have also played only one test each. However, it will be seen what strategy is in England’s first match.

Pakistan Cricket: The National Senior Men’s Selection Committee has continued ignoring former captains Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi. He has been dropped from the T20 team for the upcoming tour of Bangladesh and West Indies. According to a report by Telecom Asia Sport, Pakistan’s selectors decided not to include senior players in consultation with White-Ball Head Coach Mike Hessen and Captain Salman Aga.

Are the doors closed?

The decision to exclude these three seems to be based on white-ball tours and their recent performance in the ICC Champions Trophy. Rizwan led by Rizwan, Pakistan faced defeat in South Africa 2–0 in the T20 series, in which Babur also took part. After that both of them were dropped from the tour of New Zealand and the domestic series against Bangladesh. A senior official of the Pakistan Cricket Board said, “The management and selection committee of Pakistan wants to move beyond Babur and Rizwan, while both Hessen and Salman have said that the door has not been closed for both former openers, whose strike rate and batting form in T20 have been part of Pakistan’s problems in the recent defeat.”

Team will go on tour to Bangladesh and West Indies

Please tell that in the selection committee, former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed and former fast bowler Sikandar Bakht are observers. He has ensured that none of these troubled players will be in the teams for the three -match T20 series in Bangladesh and West Indies. The report quoted another source as saying. Pakistan will play from Bangladesh on 20, 22 and 24 July and then play five T20s against the West Indies in Florida. It has also been claimed that Hessen wanted Babur and Rizwan in the team for the Bangladesh series, but former star Aqib Javed refused to include them saying that some youths should be tried in a relatively easy home series.

The report said that Hessen met the three stars – Babur, Shaheen and Rizwan during the preparation sessions in Lahore and discussed their strategy for selection and informed them about their plans for the three players. Sources also said that captain Salman Aga was against joining Shaheen in the team as he wants to continue his plan to try the youth and prepare a good backup. Pakistan also has to play T20 series with Afghanistan, Ireland, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Australia, so that its team can get a chance to make strong preparations for the World Cup to be hosted by India and Sri Lanka next year.

Sa vs Aus WTC Final: The title war has spread in the World Test Championship final. Teams from South Africa and Australia have come to light each other in Lord’s. The competition is going to be exciting because it is not just the title race but there is going to be a race of records in this battle. Records of veterans like Virat Kohli, R Ashwin and Jaspreet Bumrah may be eclipsed. Virat announced his retirement last month, after which an Australian veteran has stood on the threshold of his Maharikord.

Who will break Kohli’s record?

Virat Kohli is often seen showering runs in big matches. He has scored 411 runs in the ICC final so far. But now his record is in danger. Australia’s Dhurandhar Travis Head has stood at the threshold of his record. He has so far scored 318 runs in the final matches. If the head manages to score 94 runs in this final, then Virat will beat. It will not be a big deal for the head to score so many runs by mixing in both innings.

Cummins-Stark, behind Bumrah

The record of Team India veteran Jaspreet Bumrah is also in danger. Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc are behind them. Bumrah is the highest wicket -taking bowler in the current cycle of the ICC World Test Championship. He has taken 77 wickets so far. At the same time, Cummins are just 4 wickets behind the star Pacer. At the same time, Stark has also taken 72 wickets in his bag. Now it will be interesting to see which bowler in these two proves to be the top wicket.

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Nathan Leone also in the race

In the history of Test cricket, the race of records has often been seen between former India Master R Ashwin and Nathan Lion. Ashwin announced his retirement at the end of last year. Now the record of taking five wickets in all editions of the World Test Championship is in danger. He has done the feat of taking five wickets 11 times. Now Australian spinner Nathan Lyion manages to take five wickets in the final and will leave Ashwin behind.

Vinod kambli: Many strange stories are seen in the history of cricket. Some players become heroes from zero and some deviate from the world of cricket. There has been a big revelation about one such story, in which the Indian veteran ruined himself in the affair of Ayyashi. This story is not of anyone else but Sachin’s partner Vinod Kambli, in which the talent of cricket was filled. Former cricketer Yograj Singh has made a big disclosure about him and told how he ruined his career.

Kambli struggling with financial crisis

Vinod Kambli and Sachin Tendulkar started cricket together and earned a name. On the one hand, Sachin Tendulkar became the God of cricket, on the other side Kambli hit an ax on the leg. Today Kambli does not even have treatment for treatment and many cricket veterans helped him. A few months ago Kambli suddenly became ill and remained admit for several days. He is currently struggling with financial crisis. At one time Yuvraj Singh’s father Yograj Singh also advised Kambli, but he did not agree. This has been revealed by Yograj Singh himself.

What did Yograj Singh say?

In an interview to Inside Sports, Yograj Singh said, “I once told Vinod Kambli, these parties, smoking cigarettes, stop going to girls or else you will end and cry, see what happened to him. I was talking to them personally, but he said, ‘Sir, your time has gone.’ He used to think that he is the king, but you are not more than the game. ”

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How was Kambli’s career?

Vinod Kambli struggled with alcohol addiction for many years. Sachin Tendulkar also helped him many times. He played 104 ODIs and 17 Test matches in his career, in which he scored 2477 runs and 1084 runs. He has two centuries and 14 fifty in ODIs, while the Test has 4 centuries and three fifty.

WTC Final, SA VS AUS: The thrill of the World Test Championship Final has begun. In Mahajang, South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl. As soon as he descended, an African bowler destroyed Jasprit Bumrah’s big record which has proved to be a laggard in IPL 2025. In the final match, big giants of Australia are seen trembling in front of this bowler. Two veteran batsmen from Australia did not manage to cross the double figure in front of Kahranuma bowling.

Bumrah’s record broke

In the World Test Championship final, many players have stood at the threshold of records. But a record of Jaspreet Bumrah collapsed before the lunch break. South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada broke Australia’s back with his deadly bowling and showed two legendary players to the pavilion cheaply. In Test cricket against Australia, Rabada has scored a half -century of wickets with these two wickets.

Best bowling also from Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah is seen harassing Australia’s team in Test cricket. But Rabada has bowled even more deadly against this dangerous team. So far 64 bowlers have taken 50 wickets against Australia, but the strike rate below 40 is only two bowlers. The first name in this case has come to Rabada while Bumrah is at number two. Bumrah has taken 64 wickets at an average of 39.9 while Rabada took a fifty of wickets against this team with a strike rate of 38.8 in 11 matches.

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Strong start of Africa

Africa has made a bang in the World Test Championship final. Rabada showed opener Usman Khwaja without opening an account, while Cameron Green also walked on a score of 4. The rest of the work was done by Marco Yanson, he implicated Labushen and Head in his trap. The Kangaroo team has lost 4 of its batsmen before the score of 100.

Sa vs Aus WTC Final: The thrill of the World Test Championship Final is at its peak. The title battle between Australia and South Africa has turned the thrill on the first day. Australian veteran Steve Smith has created history on the first day in the final in Lord’s ground. He has broken such a record which has not been able to touch anyone for the last 99 years and can remain maintained for the next 100 years. Smith has also surpassed veterans like Vivian Richards and Don Bradman.

Australia’s poor start

Turning the history of Test cricket, Steve Smith has proved to be a troubleshooter of Australia in big matches. Both teams are fighting the title war on the grounds of Lord’s where Smith speaks. In the final, South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl first. The Kangaroo team had a faded start as the team had lost 4 top batsmen before the score of 100. Then Steve Smith came on the field and threw a peg and played a brilliant half -century innings.

Smith created history

Smith played a valuable innings of 66 runs in 112 balls in the first innings and returned the team to track. As soon as this half -century started, Smith’s name has been recorded in the name of Maharikord. Smith proved to be the first foreign batsman in terms of scoring the most Test runs on Lord’s ground. He has defeated his team veteran Warren Bardsley, who was number one in this case at number one in the last 99 years.

Smith becomes king of Lord’s

Warren Bardsley scored 575 runs in 7 innings of 5 Test matches at Lord’s between 1909 and 1926. During this time, he scored 2 centuries and 2 half -centuries. Smith has reached 591 figures after this half -century. He has carried out 2 centuries and 3 half -century innings here so far. If in the next innings, Smith at least fifty, then it can become the first batsman in the world to score 600 Test runs on this ground and touching his record for 100 years will be like climbing a mountain for any batsman.

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Bradman also behind

For Don Bradman, who is called the don of cricket, this record will not be less than a dream. Bradman has the record for the most average in Test cricket, but could never do the act like Smith. Bradman scored 551 runs in 8 innings of 4 Test matches at Lord’s. At the same time, Gary Sobers has also lagged behind Smith, who had done 571 runs in 9 innings of 5 Tests.

ICC Rankings: In the ICC T20 rankings, spinners are seen danking. The latest rankings have been released after the T20 series between West Indies and England. In which Adil Rashid, who has done the best against England, has also benefited. An Indian spinner among foreign players is also in the race to become number-1. England won 3–0 in the T20 series, after which many players of the English team have benefited in the ICC rankings. But at the forefront, Adil Rashid looked.

Adil’s performance was excellent

37-year-old Rashid presented a sample of continuity in England’s 3–0 T20 series win. He scored 1/22 in Chester-Le-Stere, 1-59 in a high-scoring clash in Bristol and 2/30 in Southampton. He defeated Sri Lankan veteran Vanindu Hasranga and Varun Chakraborty on the basis of this demonstration. They are now on the second number by jumping two places.

Who is at number-1?

Adil Rashid is second in T20 rankings with a rating of 710. Number-1 is on New Zealand’s Pacer Jacob Dafi from which Adil is just 13 points behind. Another England fast bowler Bridan Cars also received a reward for his brilliant contribution. His two wickets in the last two T20s have benefited him by 16 places. Now he is at number 52.

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Batsmen also bat

There was also a lot of runs in the series and the ranking of the batsmen has also seen turmoil. Ben Docket performed brilliantly in the third T20 by playing a bang of 84 runs off 46 balls. An innings that raised him up 48 places and brought him to the best 16th ranking of his career. Harry Brook’s 35* and 34 -run fast innings jumped six places to a joint 38th position. Two innings of more than 40 runs of West Indies captain Shai Hope have jumped 14 places in the batting list to take him to 15th position.

Tilak sure: Indian cricket is at a critical turn these days. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s era in Test cricket is over. Now the youth tour is to be ordered on England tour. Meanwhile, a big news has been seen. Another righteousness of Team India has started preparing for Test cricket. This 22 -year -old player earned a lot of name from T20 cricket and made his debut in Team India through IPL. Now we have turned to county cricket.

Deal from Hampshire

We are talking about young Indian batsman Tilak Verma, who is ready to contribute to English county cricket. He has signed a contract with Hampshire for the current County Championship session. The move will be a big milestone in the 22 -year -old player’s promising career as he is ready to test his red ball skills under challenging foreign circumstances.

HCA update

Hyderabad Cricket Association gave updates about Tilak Verma. HCA said in an official release, ‘Hyderabad Cricket Association is happy to stating that Hyderabad international player N Thakur Tilak Verma has been contacted by the team of Hampshire County to play in the UK County Championship League. Hyderabad Cricket Association wishes him a great term with Hampshire County.

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How is record in red ball cricket

Talking about Tilak Verma’s first class cricket record, he has scored 1204 runs in 18 first -class matches, including five centuries and four fifties. Now it will be very important for them compared to county cricket. His most recent red-ball outing took place during the Dalip Trophy last September, when he played against India A for India A. Tilak’s new team, Hampshire, is currently in the midst of its county championship Division One campaign, which has recorded two wins, three draws and two defeats in seven matches.

Sa vs Aus WTC Final: In the World Test Championship final, the title battle has turned to thrill. South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl first and chewed the Australian batters. Kagiso Rabada, who was the first day’s hero, has divided Australia by showing a record breaker avatar in the final. On the first day, he opened the claw against Australia and made records in bunches.

Australia piled up

Kagiso Rabada showed the path of the pavilion to one after the other. He sent Cameron Green and Usman Khwaja to the pavilion in a single over. Not only this, Rabada also ended the 72 -run innings of Webster and then also implicated Cummins and Stark in his trap. Marco Yanson also took three wickets from the other end. Marakram and Maharaj also took 1-1 wickets in their names and the Kangaroo team managed to score just 212 runs on the scoreboard.

Rabada made big records

Rabada set big records after opening the claw in the final. He is the fifth bowler to take a fiffer in an ICC final. Earlier, legends like Gary Gilmore, Joel Garner, Jack Kallis and Kyle Jemison have done this feat. The World Test Championship is the second bowler to take the fifier in the final, before that Jemison has achieved this feat. Apart from this, Rabada became the bowler who took 50 wickets against Australia at a good strike rate from Bumrah.

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Bumrah’s equal

Rabada has reached number four in terms of taking the highest Test wicket for South Africa. He has registered 332 wickets in his name. Apart from this, he has equaled Bumrah in terms of taking the most wickets in the history of the World Test Championship. Rabada has recorded 156 wickets in the World Test Championship. He has achieved this feat in the 34th Test.

Sa vs Aus WTC Final: The final match of the World Test Championship 2024-25 is proving shocking. On the very first day, there was a series of records in Mahamukabale. A Maharikord of ‘God of Cricket’ Sachin Tendulkar broke by a player who has often proved to be a troubleshooter for Australia. Now this player is ready to become the king of knockout. This is none other than Australian veteran Steve Smith who has demolished the Maharikord of Fifty Thok Sachin Tendulkar in the final.

Became the backbone of Australia

South Africa won the toss in the final match and decided to bowl first. Australia’s condition looked thin from the beginning. But then Steve Smith, who came out to bat, became adamant in front of Africa’s killer bowling. He scored 66 runs in 112 balls and has reached second number in terms of scoring the highest half -century in knockout matches.

Sachin’s record collapsed

Sachin Tendulkar scored 6 half -centuries in 14 innings in terms of fifty, the most fifty among the ICC knockout matches. But now Smith has broken his record. Smith has given 7 fifty fifty in just 13 innings. At number-1 is Virat Kohli who has played 24 innings of ICC knockouts in which he scored 10 half-centuries. Now if Smith 4 and knockouts, you will beat Kohli.

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Australia scored 212 runs

Australia scored 212 runs in the first innings. Large names like Travis Head, Cameron Green, Usman Khwaja and Marnas Labushen proved to be a fuss. The Kangaroo team managed to reach the score of 212 on the basis of innings of webster’s 72 and Smith’s 66 runs. For Africa, Kagiso Rabada took 5 wickets while Marco Yanson took 3 wickets. Australia has also made a tremendous start in terms of bowling. Stark initially showed 2, Cummins 1 and Hazlewood has shown an African batter to the pavilion.

AUS VS SA WTC Final: In the game of cricket, not only talent in players but also luck is very important. There are many players who have achieved a lot in their career, but important opportunities are seen in the shackles of bad luck. Usman Khwaja of Australia has also joined this list, who has made a shameful record by getting out in the World Test Championship final. Usman Khwaja could not succeed in opening the account despite facing 20 balls.

Zero turned canker

South Africa won the toss in the finals and invited Australia to batting first. Usman Khwaja, who landed as an opener, faced 20 balls but could not open the account. Kagiso Rabada showed him the way to the pavilion in his 7th over. For them, this zero became a canker. He has become the fourth opener to be dismissed for zero after playing the most balls.

David Warner No-1

Former Australian opener David Warner’s record of being duck out after playing the most balls is named. He played 22 balls in the Ashes in the year 2022 and could not open the account. In 1888, Australian opener named Sammy Jones was also dismissed for zero after playing 20 balls. In the year 2017, Sean Marsh was dismissed on zero playing 21 balls against the Indian team.

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Often in the finals

This is not the first time Osman Khwaja has been out without opening an account in any ICC final. Wab is jointly the most duck out batsmen in the final. Khwaja has been dismissed in the ICC final match twice. This list also includes Bumrah, Tilakaratne Dilshan and Brandon McCullum. Australia did not get a good start and Australia managed to score 212 runs in the first innings of the final.

India vs England: Indian cricket is going through a change of change these days. A young squad is ready for the Squad Test series on the tour of England. But not only Indian players but also English players will also remind Kohli. England veteran player Oli Pope has talked about him before the series on Virat’s retirement. However, he also praised the new captain of Team India Shubman Gill and also appreciated the Indian youth team.

Vice -captain said about the youth team

Many players have got a chance for the tour of England in the Indian squad. England vice-captain Oli Pope believes that Shubman Gill-led young Indian team has a lot of depth and talent. But during the upcoming five -Test series starting in Leeds from June 20, he will miss Virat Kohli. After retiring from the Tests like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, India has selected the youth team for this high-profile series.

What did Oli Pope say?

Pope told TalkSport Cricket, ‘This is a young team, but these Indian players have a lot of depth and talent. So they have many young players. There are many good players, his new captain Shubman Gill is a great player. Virat Kohli, who stood on the slip, will miss them.

Our players are ready- Pope

Oli Pope further said, ‘India has some good talents, so they will be full of confidence. But our players are ready for this. This is a great time for us to play with India. This is a great time for us to play with India. In the last summer, we played with West Indies and Sri Lanka. But with the arrival of India, the level of quality they will bring is a great way for us to focus on it and not look much further. So yes, for us, this is the perfect time to play with India, and then when the Ashes comes, it will be exciting.

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Drought from 2007

India has not won any Test series in England since 2007. In 2011, 2014 and 2018, he has lost defeat while the series of 2021-22 was a draw. Now it will be interesting to see Shubman Gill or not to create history in England with his young team this time.

Cricket Records: Sachin Tendulkar (Sachin Tendulkar) has been a great bowler as much as he has been a great batsman during his international career. Sachin Tendulkar took a total of 201 wickets in his international career, including all the formats. Sachin Tendulkar is called the God of cricket. Sachin Tendulkar has scored 18,426 runs in ODIs and 15,921 runs in Tests during his international career. Sachin Tendulkar, including all the formats, has a total of 100 international centuries. Sachin Tendulkar has dismissed 5 top batsmen of world cricket. Let’s take a look at 5 such dangerous batsmen who have been dismissed the most by Sachin Tendulkar.

1. Inzamam-Hul-HAQ

In international cricket against Sachin Tendulkar, a batsman has been dismissed the most in international cricket, so he is former Pakistani captain Inzamam Ul Haq. Injamam, who had scored more than 20,000 runs and 35 centuries in 120 Tests and 378 ODIs, was easily dismissed by Sachin Tendulkar. Injamam has been dismissed 7 times in front of Sachin in Test and ODI. This is a surprising thing because Sachin did not bowl regularly, yet Inzamam had a lot of trouble in front of him.

2. Brian Lara (Brian Lara)

Former West Indies batsmen Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar are counted among the great players. Both have also been the best batsman of their time. There is only one difference among them that Sachin was also expert in bowling, but not Lara. One of the surprising things is that veteran player like Lara was easily dismissed in front of Sachin Tendulkar’s bowling. Sachin Tendulkar has shown the path of the pavilion by dismissing Brian Lara 4 times in international cricket.

3. Andy Flower (Andy Flower)

4794 runs with 12 centuries in 63 Tests and 59 in 213 ODIs, 6786 runs with 50+, former Zimbabwe’s former wicketkeeper batsman Andy Flower used to create problems for the bowlers after staying at the Flower Flower Creeze. In international cricket, his name comes in Zimbabwe’s great batsmen. But, this left -handed batsman has always faced trouble in front of Sachin Tendulkar. Tendulkar has dismissed Andy 4 times in his career.

4. Arjuna Rantunga (Arjuna Ranatunga)

Former Sri Lankan captain and legendary player Arjun Ranatunga has been bowled by Sachin Tendulkar (Sachin Tendulkar) and sent a total of 3 times to the pavilion. Sri Lanka’s World Cup winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga played the legendary bowlers easily but he did not even run in front of Sachin Tendulkar. Tendulkar always kept him trapped in his trap. Ranatunga, who has experience of 93 Tests and 269 ODIs, could not succeed much in front of India.

5. Mahela Jayawardene

Former Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene, who was one of the world cricket batsmen, was seen in trouble against Sachin Tendulkar’s bowling. Please tell that Sachin Tendulkar dismissed Mahela Jayawardene 3 times in his career. Mahela Jayawardene had to struggle well to score runs in front of Sachin Tendulkar. Jayawardene is considered to be among those players whose batting continued continuously. Instead of playing the shot more loudly, Jayawardene used to take the ball out of the boundary line with the help of timing, but it was difficult for Sachin Tendulkar to do so on the balls.