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Sports Top 10: The end of the eliminator match of the Women’s Premier League on March 15 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi was seen in a very exciting manner. In this match, the Royal Challengers Bangalore team had scored 135 runs while batting first, after which, while chasing the target, the defending champions Mumbai Indians could only reach the score of 130 and had to face defeat by 5 runs. Ireland team captain Paul Stirling has become the first player to touch the figure of 400 fours in T20 International.
WPL final will be played between Delhi and RCB
Royal Challengers Bangalore team has confirmed its place in the final match of the Women’s Premier League. In the eliminator match against Mumbai Indians, RCB bowlers performed brilliantly and did not allow them to achieve the target of 136 runs. In this match for RCB, Ellyse Perry’s all-round performance was once again seen in which she not only played an important inning of 66 runs with the bat but also took 1 wicket in the bowling. Now the final match of the second season of the Women’s Premier League will see a clash between Delhi and RCB on March 17.
Paul Stirling became the first player to hit 400 fours in T20 International.
Ireland team captain Paul Stirling scored 25 runs in 27 balls in the first match of the ongoing T20 series against Afghanistan, which included 2 fours and a six. In this short innings, Sterling also crossed the mark of 400 fours, after which he became the first player to do so in T20 International. Second in this list is former Pakistan team captain Babar Azam, who has hit 395 fours in T20 International so far.
Babar Azam completed 1000 runs in T20 format this year
Former Pakistan team captain Babar Azam has completed his 1000 runs in T20 cricket in just 74 days in the year 2024. Babar has played a total of 21 matches in T20 cricket so far this year, in which he has scored 1008 runs at an average of 53.05, which includes one century and 10 half-centuries. So far, the record of scoring 1000 plus runs in a calendar year in T20 cricket is in the name of Chris Gayle, who has done it 9 times. Whereas Babar Azam has managed to do this feat 5 times till now.
Matthew Wade announces retirement from first class cricket
Australian team’s wicketkeeper batsman Matthew Wade has announced his retirement from red ball cricket. Wade will play his last first-class match against the Tasmania team in the final match of the current Sheffield Shield season to be held from March 21 to 25. Matthew Wade has played 36 test matches for the Australian team, in which he has scored 1613 runs at an average of 29.87. Wade has 4 centuries and 5 half-centuries in his name in Test cricket.
There will be reserve days for the semi-final and final matches of T20 World Cup 2024.
Reserve days will be fixed for the semi-final and final matches in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Additionally, in group stage and Super Eight stage games, the team bowling in the second innings will be required to bowl at least five overs. However, knockout matches require at least 10 overs to be bowled in the second innings.
ICC issued qualification rules regarding T20 World Cup 2026
The ICC T20 World Cup is to be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka in the year 2026, and the qualification rules for this have been announced by the ICC. 20 teams will play in this tournament, out of which a total of 12 teams will qualify on the basis of ranking and their performance in the World Cup 2024. Whereas two to four teams will confirm their places on the basis of ICC rankings.
Harmanpreet Kaur told where her team went wrong in the eliminator match
The end of the eliminator match of the second season of the Women’s Premier League was seen in a very exciting manner. After the defeat of Mumbai Indians team in this match, their captain Harmanpreet Kaur said that we needed only one boundary in the last 12 balls but we could not succeed in doing so. After I got out, our batsmen came under pressure and this proved to be the biggest turning point of this match. This season was full of ups and downs for us. Our performance as a team last season was excellent.
Shamar Joseph joins Lankan Super Giants team
The 17th season of the Indian Premier League will start from March 22, meanwhile, West Indies’ young star player Shamar Joseph, part of the Lucknow Super Giants team, has also joined his franchise. Shamar Joseph has been included in their team by Lucknow Super Giants in place of Mark Wood. Lucknow has also shared the video of Joseph’s welcome on social media after joining the team.
Pathum Nissanka became the second player to score the most runs in international cricket this year.
In the second ODI against Bangladesh, a brilliant century was seen from the bat of Sri Lankan team player Pathum Nissanka. Nissanka scored 114 runs in 113 balls, which included 13 fours and three sixes. After scoring a century, Pathum Nissanka has reached the second position in terms of scoring the most runs in international cricket in the year 2024. He has scored 629 runs in the year 2024. Yashasvi Jaiswal is at number one. He has scored 812 runs so far in the year 2024.
Pakistan may face a shock on ICC Champions Trophy event
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has to host the ICC Champions Trophy in the year 2025, but due to the stance of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), it may face a big blow on its organization. An ICC Board member has said in a statement regarding its organization that the BCCI will take a decision only when the date of the tournament comes closer and the possibility of organizing it in UAE cannot be ruled out.
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