Cricket enthusiasts on Thursday witnessed a similar event as Dhawan and Dinesh Karthik combined to pull one of the most hilarious banter of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League in the DC vs KKR league match.
Dhawan and Dinesh Karthik involves in friendly banter
On Thursday, April 29, the southpaw scored 46 off 47 balls against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. In the meantime, he and Dinesh Karthik were involved in a moment of theatrics. In the 12th over of DC’s run-chase, Karthik made a loud stumping appeal to get rid of Dhawan. Varun Chakravarthy bowled a wide after which the appeal was made.
Replays showed that Dhawan never lifted his foot off the ground. During the appeal, Karthik was seen pointing fingers at the southpaw. In reply, Dhawan threw an amusing reaction. The video of the same has garnered a lot of popularity on social media.
Axar Patel and Lalit Yadav took two wickets each as Kolkata Knight Riders were restricted to 154/6. Shubman Gill scored 43 to anchor their innings, and then, despite a mini-collapse in the middle, Andre Russell smashed an unbeaten 45 off 27 deliveries to take KKR to a respectable total.
Dhawan’s opening partner Prithvi Shaw then got DC off to the perfect start, smashing six fours in the very first over of their chase. The openers put on 132 for the first wicket to finish KKR’s hopes of defending the modest total.
Shaw made an impressive 18 balls half-century which boosts DC to secure their victory against the KKR.
The southpaw is currently the Orange Cap holder as he has notched 311 runs from seven games at an average and strike rate of 44.42 and 131.77 respectively. He also has two fifties along with a top score of 92 against the Punjab Kings (PBKS).
List of cricketers and cricket organizations who donated for COVID19 relief fund
Due to the aggressive raise in the number of COVID19 positive cases many cricketers step forward to help by making donations for COVID19 relief funds.
Owing to this massive unexpected spike in COVID19 cases India faces an acute shortage of Oxygen gas for coronavirus treatment. Apart from Politicians and Business persons many International cricketers and organizations come forward to make a contribution to the COVID19 relief fund.
List of Cricketers to make donations for COVID19
Following are the list of cricketers and cricket organizations to make a contribution for the COVID19 relief fund.
Australia and Kolkata Knight Riders fast bowler Pat Cummins has donated $50,000 to the PM Cares Fund to help in India’s fight against Covid-19. Cummins also encouraged other IPL players to also contribute to India’s fight against Covid.
Inspired by his countryman Pat Cummins’ gesture, former Australian pacer Brett Lee on Tuesday decided to donate one bitcoin (approximately ₹40 lakh) to help India in its fight against the raging COVID-19 pandemic.
Estonian Cricket Association decided to donate INR 1 Lakh in Bitcoin (0.027 BTC) to Crypto Relief in order to aid the purchase of Oxygen supplies. In fact, the Estonian Cricket Association lauded Australian stars Brett Lee and Pat Cummins for their generosity and leading by example.
Rajasthan Royals announced a contribution of Rs 7.5 crores ($1 million) to help in providing aid to people impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic in India.
Delhi Capitals on Thursday announced they are donating Rs 1.5 crore to NGOs in the National Capital Region to help aid the fight against Covid-19. The Capitals said the donation will be used to procure essential medical supplies, including oxygen cylinders, as several hospitals in the national capital reported a shortage in oxygen supply.
Jaydev Unadkat donates 10% of his IPL salary towards providing essential medical resources for COVID19.
Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan made a donation of Rs. 20 Lakhs plus money from all post-match individual performance awards of IPL 2021 towards “Mission Oxygen”.
West Indies batsman Nicholas Pooran took to his Twitter account and wrote “Although many other countries are still being affected by the pandemic, the situation in India right now is particularly severe. I will do my part to bring awareness and financial assistance to this dire situation.”
Although many other countries are still being affected by the pandemic, the situation in India right now is particularly severe. I will do my part to bring awareness and financial assistance to this dire situation.#PrayForIndiapic.twitter.com/xAnXrwMVTu
SRH Wicket-Keeper batsman Shreevats Goswami donated Rs. 90,000 for oxygen supply to the hospitals due to the COVID-19 crisis.
Punjab Kings have pledged to fund for providing oxygen concentrators across India in the tough times with COVID-19.
Hardik and Krunal Pandya decided to donate 200 oxygen concentrators to rural India in the fight against Covid-19. Hardik said “Krunal, myself and my mother – basically our entire family – we were finding ways at trying to help out. We decided to donate 200 oxygen concentrators to the rural parts of India where I feel the medical infrastructure needs more support.”
Delhi Capitals batsman Ajinkya Rahane donates 30 Oxygen Concentrators to aid fight against Covid-19.
Cricket Australia (CA) on Monday (May 3, 2021) donated AUD 50,000 to UNICEF’s ‘India COVID-19 Crisis Appeal’ fundraising drive.
DC vs KKR IPL 2021 Highlights: Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders lock their horns to play their 7th league match of the IPL 2021 season. KKR needs to continue their victory strike in order to move to a safe zone in the IPL 2021 points table.
Match: Delhi Capitals(DC) vs Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR)
Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Toss Details: Delhi Capitals won the toss and opt to bowl
We will bowl first. There might be dew, but the wicket still looks dry. So we want to make use of it with the ball. You can only take the positives from such a loss. One change. Mishy had some shoulder injury, so Lalit comes in.
Eoin Morgan | KKR Skipper
Would have liked to chase, been the trend in T20 cricket but ultimately we need to play good cricket. The bowlers were accurate and got a lot more than previous games. I have struggled for form as well. Was nice to get some runs, albeit a small contribution. Hopefully I can continue through the tournament. No changes for us. Looks like our strongest XI on paper. Another opportunity for us to build confidence and bring our best.
Nitish Rana and Shubman Gill gets into the crease to lead KKR from the front while Ishant Sharma opens the bowling attack for DC.
This duo is expected to make a massive opening partnership but Axar Patel in the 4th over dismissed Rana for 15 runs and breaks the partnership for 25 runs.
Following Rana’s dismissal, Gill and Tripathi join hands and leads the KKR. Tripathi struggles to face the aggressive DC bowlers. Soon Stoinis in the 10th over dismissed Tripathi for 19 runs where KKR scored 73 runs for 2 wickets loss at the end of the 10 overs.
In the following over Lalit Yadav picks a couple of massive wickets by dismissing Eoin Morgon and Narine for golden ducks. This loads the pressure over the KKR batting unit.
Innings Break: Birthday boy @Russell12A‘s unbeaten 45 off 27 balls takes his team to 154-6. #KKR score 59 runs in the last 5 overs.
With Russell’s quickfire of 45 runs from 27 deliveries along with Gill’s contribution of 43 runs, KKR scored 154 runs for 6 wickets loss.
Delhi Capitals (DC) Batting
Dhawan and Shaw gets into the crease to lead DC to chase down the target of 155 runs. While Shivam Mavi opens the bowling attack.
KKR needs to make quick wickets by dismissing the dangerous opening pair. But DC’s opener seems to be very strong with their bat as they scored massive 67 runs for no wicket loss at the end of the powerplay.
Highest powerplay scores in IPL 2021
67/0 DC vs KKR Ahmedabad
65/0 DC vs CSK Mumbai
65/2 RCB vs CSK Mumbai
62/1 DC vs PBKS Mumbai
With back-to-back aggressive strikes, Shaw scored an impressive 18 ball half-century. At the end of the 10 overs, DC scored 95 runs for no wicket loss.
Finally in the 14th over puts an end to the destructive batting partnership by dismissing Dhawan for 46 runs. Cummins in his next over makes a couple of late wickets by dismissing Shaw and Pant for 82 and 16 runs respectively.
Without much pressure Stoinis with a boundary bags the 5th victory of the IPL 2021 league.
Wasn’t thinking anything to be honest. Was just waiting for the loose balls. We’ve played for four-five years now (with Mavi), so I knew where he will bowl to me. I was prepared (for the short ball). The first four-five balls he bowled were half-vollies so I was prepared for the short ball but unfortunately he didn’t bowl.
On this wicket especially when the spinner is bowling it wasn’t coming very nicely onto the bat. Was stopping a little. Was waiting for them to bowl at me on off stump or outside so I can free my hands. When I’m in there, I keep playing and don’t think about the score. Don’t think about myself, just want the team to win.
No we haven’t spoken yet (with Sehwag) but if I chance I’d like to because he’s the one who likes to score off the first ball. My dad has supported very well. After getting back from Australia, I wasn’t happy with myself.
My dad just asked me to play my natural game. All these words set a target on me and I worked hard. In cricket the graphs are going to go up and down, a lot of failures are going to come my way.
MI vs RR IPL 2021 Highlights: Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals lock their horns to play their 6th league match of the IPL 2021 season. Both the teams look forward to win the match to gain some points to move up their positions on the IPL 2021 points table.
Match: Mumbai Indians(MI) vs Rajasthan Royals(RR)
Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Toss Details: Mumbai Indians won the toss and opt to bowl
We are going to field first. The pitch looks alright, looks a good pitch, better than Chennai. Looking to chase the total. This looks much better. We want to play fearless cricket, hopefully the guys take the responsibility. Ishan is out and Nathan Coulter Nile is in. You got to pick your best XI and find the right balance as well. I think looking at the conditions and opposition we have picked our best XI.
Sanju Samson | RR Skipper
We would have liked to bowl first. We can see some grass, but I think it’s good for batting and bowling. We need to bat better. We play every game in a different perspective. Captaincy is getting better and better, first game was tough. Really enjoying this role.
Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Shivam Dube, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Riyan Parag, Chris Morris, Jaydev Unadkat, Chetan Sakariya, Mustafizur Rahman
IPL 2021 MI vs RR Highlights
Rajasthan Royals(RR) Batting
Jos Buttler and Jaiswal gets into the crease to lead RR from the front while Boult opens the bowling attack for MI.
Buttler starts the innings with a boundary of the very first delivery. The duo makes an impressive start by utilizing every delivery of the powerplay. At the end of the powerplay, RR scored 47 runs for 0 wicket loss.
Rahul Chahar in the 8th over breaks the partnership by dismissing Buttler for 41 runs. Rahul Chahar in the 10th over makes another wicket by dismissing Jaiswal for 32 runs and sent the two aggressive openers back to the Pavillion.
At the 10 overs, RR scored 91 runs for 2 wickets loss. Samson and Shivam Dube join hands and make 57 runs partnership. With another couple of wickets lose RR scored 171 runs for 4 wickets loss at the end of 20 overs.
Mumbai Indians Batting
Rohit and de Kock opens the batting for MI while Chetan Sakariya opens the bowling attack for RR.
The duo expected to make a massive opening partnership and scored 49 runs for the first wicket. Chris Morris at the end of the powerplay dismissed Rohit for 14 runs and makes the first wicket.
Though skipper walks to pavillion without making a massive contribution it is de Kock who made an impressive inning for the struggled MI.
With unbeaten 70 runs off the de Kock MI bags their third victory of the IPL 2021 tournament.
In a mail to the states on Wednesday (April 28), BCCI interim CEO Hemang Amin has told the associations that the apex body is according a one-time permission to conduct the tournament by waiving off the 15-day cooling off clause for the state units in view of the pandemic situation.
“Owing to the current Covid-19 pandemic situation, the BCCI is giving a one-time permission to organise the tournament within the 15-day window after completion of IPL 2021,” Amin stated in the letter. “Accordingly, the BCCI is pleased to grant you the approval to organise the tournament for the year 2021.”
However, Mumbai Cricket Association has already deferred its T20 league till further notice as Maharashtra fights the second wave of coronavirus.
“In the view of the current situation, President Vijay Patil ji and I, in my capacity as the Chairman, have taken the decision to not conduct the T20 Mumbai League till further notice. This is our way to reduce the load on the state machinery and also making sure everyone is safe,” MCA president Vijay Patil and chairman of Mumbai T20 league Milind Narvekar said in a joint statement on Thursday.
Four state associations – Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Saurashtra besides Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) – have sought permission to hold their own leagues.
The mail follows a decision at the recent apex council and Amin said that in as many words. “Your request for organizing the tournament falls within the 15-day period after the 2021 concludes as the IPL 2021 gets over on May 30, 2021. The issue was discussed at the apex Ccuncil meeting of the BCCI and after some deliberations it was decided that owing to the current covid-19 pandemic situation, the BCCI is giving permission to organize the tournament within the 15-day period after the completion of IPL 2021.”
The IPL 2021 is being played even as India is witnessing breaking records for daily coronavirus cases which were reported to have crossed 3.79 lakh yesterday alone.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) skipper David Warner took full responsibility for the team’s loss in CSK vs SRH last night in Delhi.
David Warner on Loss vs CSK
The Australian batsman said that he took too many balls to score his 57, which is not acceptable in T20 cricket. Warner scored 57 off 55 balls and batted for the first 17 overs of the first innings.
“I take full responsibility. The way that I batted was obviously very slow. Obviously, I hit a lot of fielders and was very, very frustrated. Look I take full responsibility from the batting point of view. I felt Manish [Pandey] coming back into the team, the way that he batted was exceptional. And obviously Kane [Williamson] and Kedar [Jadhav] towards the back end there, they put some boundaries away and got us to a respectable total. I felt that we were probably just below par from where we were. But yeah look, at the end of the day, I’ll take full responsibility,” Warner said at the post-match presentation.
“I hit probably 15 good shots to fielders, [as] simple as that,” he said. “I can’t do much about it. They’re the ones that make or break your innings I think. In the first six overs, I hit [to] the fielder four or five times. There was one guy on the leg side, I hit it straight to him with a full toss. It gets frustrating as a batsman when you’re out there. But at the end of the day, I took too many balls.”
Warner praised Manish Pandey’s inning and welcomed him back into the playing XI, saying “He batted exceptionally well”. Warner credited Kane Williamson and Kedar Jadhav for helping the team reach a respectable total in the end as the duo came in and scored some quick runs.
Trevor Bayliss’s View
The Sunrisers’ coach Trevor Bayliss acknowledged that Warner was finding it tough but backed his captain to come good at the post-match press conference.
“Look I think David will be the first to admit he struggled to hit the gaps today,” Bayliss said. “He hit a lot of balls to the field today. Obviously, with David that doesn’t happen a lot. Tonight it did, so yeah that put us a bit behind the eight-ball, but the other guys batted really well in a team effort. Unfortunately, 170 [171] wasn’t quite enough. I thought they bowled pretty well and then obviously batted well.”
Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper David Warner scripts various records in CSK vs SRH league match in IPL 2021.
David Warner scripts various records in IPL 2021
David Warner became the first batter to have struck 50 half-centuries. Along with this Warner also reached the milestone of completing 10,000 runs in T20 format matches. And also becomes 8th to smash 200 or more sixes in IPL.
Warner becomes 1st batsman to score 50 half-centuries in IPL
With his fighting 55-ball 57, the veteran batsman also became the first batsman in the history of IPL to score 50 half-centuries. In the list of most fifties, Warner is followed by Shikhar Dhawan, who has scored 43 half-centuries.
The SRH skipper has played 148 matches and amassed 5447 runs in his iconic IPL career. Riding on Warner’s record half-century, SRH managed to score 171-3 in 20 overs.
Warner also leads the charts for most 50-plus totals in IPL history with 54 such scores to his name so far (50 half-centuries and four centuries). At the second spot are Dhawan (43 fifties and two centuries) and Kohli (40 fifties and 5 centuries) with 45 such scores each. De Villiers is the third on his list with 43 – 40 fifties and three centuries.
Warner becomes 4th batsman to score 10,000 runs in T20s
The SRH skipper added another feather to his illustrious IPL cap with his impressive half-century against the Dhoni-led side. Scripting history in the 20-over format, Warner became the fourth player to smash 10,000 runs in T20 cricket.
The milestone man of the Sunrisers Hyderabad has joined the likes of Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, and Shoaib Malik by joining the 10k club in T20 cricket.
David Warner becomes 4th player to score 10000 runs in T20 format
SRH skipper 8th to smash 200 or more sixes in IPL
After becoming the 4th batsman to score 10k runs, Warner smoked a handsome six to complete 200 maximums in the IPL. In the six-hitting list of the IPL, Warner is only behind Chris Gayle (354), AB de Villiers (245), Rohit Sharma (222), MS Dhoni (217), Virat Kohli (204), Pollard (202), and Suresh Raina (202) as the Australian opener is the eighth batsman to smash 200 or more sixes in the IPL.
After Pat Cummins donated 50,000 USD to the PM Cares Fund to aid India’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, former Australian pacer Brett Lee has also has decided to donate 1 Bitcoin (nearly Rs. 40 lakhs).
Brett Lee Donates 1 BitCoin
The 44-year-old, who is currently in India for the ongoing IPL 2021, took to Twitter to announce that he would be donating 1 Bitcoin to help with “the purchase of oxygen supplies for hospitals across India.”
Taking to Twitter, Lee wrote, “India has always been like a second home for me. The love and affection that I have got from the people of this country both during my professional career and even after my retirement, holds a special place in my heart. It saddens me deeply to see people suffering due to the ongoing pandemic.
“Now is the time to be united and ensure we do as much as we can to help the ones in need,” he wrote. “Well done Pat Cummins for the initiative yesterday”, he further wrote.
Earlier on Monday, Kolkata Knight Riders’ Australian pacer Cummins announced a USD 50,000 donation towards PM CARES Fund for oxygen supplies in India’s COVID-19 ravaged hospitals and backed the IPL to continue, saying he has been “advised” that the Indian government views it “as few hours of joy” in a difficult time.
In a statement on his official Twitter handle, he made the announcement and urged other top players to do the same as the country battles a deadly second wave of the pandemic recording more than 2,000 daily deaths for the past few days.
Facing an acute shortage of medical supplies, India has been receiving plenty of foreign aid. The United Kingdom’s help arrived on Tuesday, which included 100 ventilators and 95 Oxygen concentrators.
After a string of cricketers opted out of the ongoing Indian Premier League due to the Covid-19 scare, now, umpires Nitin Menon and Paul Reiffel have pulled out of the cash-rich league.
Nitin Menon and Paul Reiffel Pulled Out of IPL 2021
Nitin Menon and Australian Paul Reiffel, both part of ICC’s Elite Panel of Umpires, have withdrawn from the IPL due to various personal reasons.
Menon flew home to Indore after his mother and wife tested positive for the virus, whereas former Aussie seamer Reiffel went back a few days ago due to anxiety about the Australian government not allowing flights from India.
“Nitin has a small child to look after as his mother and wife have tested positive while Reiffel informed BCCI that he fears not being able to go home due to the Australian government’s decision banning all flights from India. The BCCI already had several local umpires as backup so they will be officiating in games in which Menon and Reiffel were scheduled to stand,” a BCCI official told Indian Express.
On Tuesday, BCCI’s interim chief executive officer Hemang Amin wrote to all eight IPL teams, players, officials, commentators as well as coaching and support staff that the board will arrange smooth transport back home once the tournament gets over. The BCCI advisory came after the Australian government decided to halt all flights from India till May 15.
“We understand that many of you are apprehensive about how you will get back home once the tournament concludes, which is natural and understandable. We want to apprise you that you have nothing to worry about. The BCCI will do everything to ensure that you reach your respective destinations seamlessly.
The BCCI is monitoring the situation very closely and is working with the government authorities to make arrangements to get you home once the tournament concludes. Be rest assured that the tournament is not over for BCCI till each one of you has reached your home, safe and sound,” Amin wrote in an email.
Menon and Reiffel are the first two match officials to pull out of the league midway. The BCCI was expecting another Australian umpire, Rod Tucker to fly to India for IPL but he too has informed the board that he won’t be making it to the sub-continent due to personal reasons.
CSK vs SRH Highlights IPL 2021: Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad lock their horns to play their 6th league match of the IPL 2021 season. CSK will crown the top position of the IPL 2021 points table if they beat SRH.
Match: Chennai Super Kings(CSK) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad(SRH)
Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Toss Details: Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and opt to bat
We will bat first. (Reasons?) Because we haven’t done that yet (laughs). It’s a different surface to what was expected in Delhi. But it’s not going to change much through the course of the game. We are just looking at the attitude in tough situations. We just want to stay relaxed and come out with clear minds. It’s about experience for us, so we have two changes. Abhishek Sharma and Virat (Singh) miss out. Sandeep and Pandey are back.
We were looking to bowl first. Looks a bit tacky and the boys who practiced yesterday said there was quite a bit of dew. We prefer to chase if there is a chance of dew. Bowling with the wet ball or bowling in conditions where there is not much help is the area we would want to improve. We were slow in the first game but we picked up pace. Lungi and Moeen are back in place of Bravo and Tahir.
Playing XI
Sunrisers Hyderabad(SRH)
David Warner(c), Jonny Bairstow(w), Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Vijay Shankar, Rashid Khan, Jagadeesha Suchith, Sandeep Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed, Siddarth Kaul.
Chennai Super Kings(CSK)
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Lungi Ngidi, Deepak Chahar.
IPL 2021 CSK vs SRH Highlights
Sunrisers Hyderabad(SRH) Batting
David Warner and Bairstow gets into the crease to lead SRH while Deepak Chahar opens the bowling attack.
After a catch drop of the first over Bairstow loses his wicket in 4th over to Sam Curran while scoring 7 runs. Manish Pandey and David Warner join hands for the firt wicket down.
This duo on understanding the need for a healthy partnership makes a steady game. While CSK struggled to break the partnership. At the end of the 10 overs, SRH scored 69 runs for 1 wicket loss.
The duo added a massive 106 runs partnership for the next wicket. Ngidi in the 18th over stuns SRH by dismissing Warner and Manish Pandey for 57 and 61 runs respectively.
These wickets were not quite enough to restrict the SRH run flow. Williamson in the followed over scored 20 runs and Jadav with a boundary and a six off the last over drag SRH to score 171 runs for 3 wickets loss.
After keeping it tight for a large part of the game, #CSK concede 44 runs in the last 18 balls as #SRH get 171-3 from their 20 overs.
Faf du Plessis and Ruturaj Gaikwad gets into lead CSK to chase down the target of 172 runs. While Sandeep Sharma opens the bowling attack.
SRH needs to pick the early wickets of the openers to avoid a massive opening partnership. CSK’s dangerous opening duo is well known for their long stand on the field especially while in chasing.
As expected this duo starts to add quality runs in the powerplay which makes CSK to score 50 runs for no wicket loss at the end of the power play. With the duo’s aggressiveness, CSK scored 91 runs for no wicket loss at the end of the 10 overs.
SRH needs to pack some wickets in order to increase their winning percentage. Finally Rashid Khan at the end of the 13th over dismissed Ruturaj Gaikwad for 75 runs and breaks the partnership.
Though CSK loses a couple of wickets to Rashid Khan in the 15th over in the form of Moeen Ali and Faf, CSK had a healthy run rate to chase down the target.
In the mid of 19th over CSK bags the victory with a boundary from Raina and backs to the top of the points table.
Means a lot (his highest IPL score). Little bit disappointed couldn’t finish it well. Think it was little bit two paced, little bit low bounce. Scoring big shots was difficult. It was all about how you hit gaps and hit over the fielders. Just planned who is the better bowler on this surface, who is not. One or two bowlers had a bit of an off day, cashed in on them. Just want to keep performing each and every match.
T20 Blast 2021 Schedule and Squad: T20 Blast is one of the longest-running T20 Cricket leagues which runs for about 2 months. Usually every year it starts in July and ends in September.
Notts Outlaws are the defending champions of the Tournament. While surrey are the Runner Ups. Leicestershire Foxes is the most successful team in T20 Blast with Three Titles
T20 Blast 2021 Schedule
A total of 133 matches played between 18 county teams of England and Wales in the last season. The League stage is divided into two divisions North Divison and South Division. The tournament is set to begin on June 9, with Finals Day to take place at Edgbaston on September 18.
Date
Match
Venue
Time(GMT)
Jun 09
Lancashire vs Derbyshire, North Group
Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
01:30 PM
Worcestershire vs Nottinghamshire, North Group
New Road, Worcester
04:30 PM
Kent vs Hampshire, South Group
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
05:30 PM
Somerset vs Essex, South Group
The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton
05:30 PM
June 10
Glamorgan vs Gloucestershire, South Group
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
05:30 PM
Middlesex vs Surrey, South Group
Lord’s, London
05:30 PM
Lancashire vs Leicestershire, North Group
Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
05:30 PM
Yorkshire vs Warwickshire, North Group
Headingley, Leeds
05:30 PM
June 11
Leicestershire vs Derbyshire, North Group
Grace Road, Leicester
05:30 PM
Nottinghamshire vs Warwickshire, North Group
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
05:30 PM
Northamptonshire vs Worcestershire, North Group
County Ground, Northampton
05:30 PM
Somerset vs Surrey, South Group
The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton
05:30 PM
Essex vs Hampshire, South Group
County Ground, Chelmsford
05:30 PM
Durham vs Yorkshire, North Group
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
05:30 PM
Kent vs Middlesex, South Group
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
05:30 PM
Gloucestershire vs Sussex, South Group
County Ground, Bristol
05:30 PM
June 12
Sussex vs Hampshire, South Group
County Ground, Hove
05:30 PM
June 13
Leicestershire vs Durham, North Group
Grace Road, Leicester
01:30 PM
Derbyshire vs Warwickshire, North Group
County Ground, Derby
01:30 PM
Northamptonshire vs Nottinghamshire, North Group
County Ground, Northampton
01:30 PM
Glamorgan vs Essex, South Group
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
01:30 PM
Worcestershire vs Lancashire, North Group
New Road, Worcester
01:30 PM
Kent vs Gloucestershire, South Group
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
01:30 PM
June 14
Surrey vs Glamorgan, South Group
Kennington Oval, London
05:30 PM
June 15
Derbyshire vs Lancashire, North Group
County Ground, Derby
05:30 PM
Northamptonshire vs Warwickshire, North Group
County Ground, Northampton
05:30 PM
Somerset vs Kent, South Group
The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton
05:30 PM
Essex vs Sussex, South Group
County Ground, Chelmsford
05:30 PM
Middlesex vs Hampshire, South Group
Radlett Cricket Club, Radlett
05:30 PM
Durham vs Nottinghamshire, North Group
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
05:30 PM
Yorkshire vs Leicestershire, North Group
Headingley, Leeds
05:30 PM
June 16
Worcestershire vs Yorkshire, North Group
New Road, Worcester
05:30 PM
Glamorgan vs Kent, South Group
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
05:30 PM
Leicestershire vs Warwickshire, North Group
Grace Road, Leicester
05:30 PM
June 17
Derbyshire vs Northamptonshire, North Group
County Ground, Derby
05:30 PM
Middlesex vs Gloucestershire, South Group
Radlett Cricket Club, Radlett
05:30 PM
Surrey vs Sussex, South Group
Kennington Oval, London
05:30 PM
Durham vs Lancashire, North Group
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
05:30 PM
June 18
Worcestershire vs Northamptonshire, North Group
New Road, Worcester
05:30 PM
Nottinghamshire vs Derbyshire, North Group
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
05:30 PM
Essex vs Gloucestershire, South Group
County Ground, Chelmsford
05:30 PM
Sussex vs Somerset, South Group
County Ground, Hove
05:30 PM
Glamorgan vs Middlesex, South Group
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
05:30 PM
Surrey vs Hampshire, South Group
Kennington Oval, London
05:30 PM
Yorkshire vs Durham, North Group
Headingley, Leeds
05:30 PM
Warwickshire vs Lancashire, North Group
Edgbaston, Birmingham
05:30 PM
June 19
Somerset vs Glamorgan, South Group
The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton
06:00 PM
June 20
Northamptonshire vs Leicestershire, North Group
County Ground, Northampton
01:30 PM
Lancashire vs Nottinghamshire, North Group
Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
01:30 PM
Durham vs Warwickshire, North Group
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
01:30 PM
Yorkshire vs Derbyshire, North Group
Headingley, Leeds
01:30 PM
Kent vs Essex, South Group
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
01:30 PM
Gloucestershire vs Hampshire, South Group
County Ground, Bristol
01:30 PM
June 21
Surrey vs Essex, South Group
Kennington Oval, London
05:30 PM
June 22
Gloucestershire vs Kent, South Group
County Ground, Bristol
05:30 PM
Sussex vs Glamorgan, South Group
County Ground, Hove
05:30 PM
Derbyshire vs Leicestershire, North Group
County Ground, Derby
05:30 PM
Nottinghamshire vs Worcestershire, North Group
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
05:30 PM
June 23
Surrey vs Somerset, South Group
Kennington Oval, London
05:30 PM
Durham vs Northamptonshire, North Group
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
05:30 PM
Yorkshire vs Worcestershire, North Group
Headingley, Leeds
05:30 PM
June 24
Warwickshire vs Derbyshire, North Group
Edgbaston, Birmingham
05:30 PM
Middlesex vs Essex, South Group
Lord’s, London
05:30 PM
Gloucestershire vs Glamorgan, South Group
County Ground, Bristol
05:30 PM
June 25
Worcestershire vs Durham, North Group
New Road, Worcester
05:30 PM
Leicestershire vs Yorkshire, North Group
Grace Road, Leicester
05:30 PM
Derbyshire vs Nottinghamshire, North Group
County Ground, Derby
05:30 PM
Northamptonshire vs Lancashire, North Group
County Ground, Northampton
05:30 PM
Somerset vs Hampshire, South Group
The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton
05:30 PM
Essex vs Kent, South Group
County Ground, Chelmsford
05:30 PM
Sussex vs Gloucestershire, South Group
County Ground, Hove
05:30 PM
Surrey vs Middlesex, South Group
Kennington Oval, London
05:30 PM
June 26
Warwickshire vs Durham, North Group
Edgbaston, Birmingham
01:30 PM
Yorkshire vs Northamptonshire, North Group
Headingley, Leeds
01:30 PM
Nottinghamshire vs Lancashire, North Group
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
01:30 PM
June 27
Surrey vs Sussex, South Group
Kennington Oval, London
01:30 PM
Middlesex vs Glamorgan, South Group
Radlett Cricket Club, Radlett
01:30 PM
Worcestershire vs Leicestershire, North Group
New Road, Worcester
01:30 PM
June 28
Hampshire vs Middlesex, South Group
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
05:30 PM
Kent vs Somerset, South Group
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
05:30 PM
June 29
Glamorgan vs Surrey, South Group
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
05:30 PM
Sussex vs Kent, South Group
County Ground, Hove
05:30 PM
Essex vs Somerset, South Group
County Ground, Chelmsford
05:30 PM
Leicestershire vs Northamptonshire, North Group
Grace Road, Leicester
05:30 PM
June 30
Northamptonshire vs Durham, North Group
County Ground, Northampton
05:30 PM
Warwickshire vs Yorkshire, North Group
Edgbaston, Birmingham
05:30 PM
Hampshire vs Surrey, South Group
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
05:30 PM
July 1
Nottinghamshire vs Leicestershire, North Group
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
05:30 PM
Essex vs Glamorgan, South Group
County Ground, Chelmsford
05:30 PM
Middlesex vs Sussex, South Group
Lord’s, London
05:30 PM
Lancashire vs Worcestershire, North Group
Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
05:30 PM
Gloucestershire vs Somerset, South Group
County Ground, Bristol
05:30 PM
July 2
Derbyshire vs Worcestershire, North Group
County Ground, Derby
05:30 PM
Somerset vs Middlesex, South Group
The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton
05:30 PM
Glamorgan vs Sussex, South Group
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
05:30 PM
Durham vs Leicestershire, North Group
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
05:30 PM
Yorkshire vs Lancashire, North Group
Headingley, Leeds
05:30 PM
Warwickshire vs Nottinghamshire, North Group
Edgbaston, Birmingham
05:30 PM
Kent vs Surrey, South Group
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
05:30 PM
Hampshire vs Gloucestershire, South Group
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
05:30 PM
July 9
Gloucestershire vs Middlesex, South Group
College Ground, Cheltenham
01:30 PM
Worcestershire vs Warwickshire, North Group
New Road, Worcester
4:30 PM
Hampshire vs Somerset, South Group
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
05:30 PM
Lancashire vs Northamptonshire, North Group
Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
05:30 PM
Durham vs Derbyshire, North Group
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
05:30 PM
Surrey vs Kent, South Group
Kennington Oval, London
05:30 PM
Sussex vs Essex, South Group
County Ground, Hove
05:30 PM
Nottinghamshire vs Yorkshire, North Group
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
05:30 PM
July 16
Hampshire vs Essex, South Group
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
01:00 PM
Gloucestershire vs Surrey, South Group
College Ground, Cheltenham
01:30 PM
Warwickshire vs Worcestershire, North Group
Edgbaston, Birmingham
05:30 PM
Lancashire vs Durham, North Group
Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
05:30 PM
Middlesex vs Kent, South Group
Lord’s, London
05:30 PM
Glamorgan vs Somerset, South Group
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
05:30 PM
Northamptonshire vs Derbyshire, North Group
County Ground, Northampton
05:30 PM
Leicestershire vs Nottinghamshire, North Group
Grace Road, Leicester
05:30 PM
Hampshire vs Sussex, South Group
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
05:30 PM
June 17
Lancashire vs Yorkshire, North Group
Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
05:30 PM
June 18
Hampshire vs Glamorgan, South Group
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
01:30 PM
Leicestershire vs Worcestershire, North Group
Grace Road, Leicester
01:30 PM
Nottinghamshire vs Durham, North Group
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
01:30 PM
Somerset vs Gloucestershire, South Group
The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton
01:30 PM
Essex vs Middlesex, South Group
County Ground, Chelmsford
01:30 PM
Warwickshire vs Northamptonshire, North Group
Edgbaston, Birmingham
01:30 PM
Derbyshire vs Yorkshire, North Group
Queen’s Park, Chesterfield
01:30 PM
Kent vs Sussex, South Group
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
01:30 PM
August 24
TBC vs TBC, Quarter Final 1
TBC
05:30 PM
August 25
TBC vs TBC, Quarter Final 2
TBC
05:30 PM
August 26
TBC vs TBC, Quarter Final 3
TBC
05:30 PM
August 27
TBC vs TBC, Quarter Final 4
TBC
05:30 PM
September 18
TBC vs TBC, Semi Final 1
Edgbaston, Birmingham
10:00 AM
September 18
TBC vs TBC, Semi Final 2
Edgbaston, Birmingham
01:30 PM
September 18
TBC vs TBC, Final
Edgbaston, Birmingham
05:15 PM
T20 Blast 2021 all Team Squad
The Complete Team Squad and Players list is not yet announced by the Officials. The following Team Squad is of the Previous Season. We will update the team squad as soon as announced by the officials.
North Group
Birmingham Bears (Warwickshire)
Adam Hose, Dom Sibley, Dan Mousley, Ed Pollock, Hanuma Vihari, Pieter Malan, Robert Yates, Sam Hain, Alex Thomson, Chris Woakes, Jacob Bethell, Matthew Lamb, Tim Bresnan, Will Rhodes (C), Michael Burgess (WK), Craig Miles, Danny Briggs, Ethan Brookes, George Furrer, George Garrett, Henry Brookes, Jake Lintott, Liam Norwell, Manraj Johal, Oliver Hannon-Dalby, Olly Stone, Ryan Sidebottom
Derbyshire Falcons (Derbyshire)
Billy Godleman, Luis Reece, Wayne Madsen, Alex Hughes (C), Leus du Plooy, Matthew Critchley, Fynn Hudson-Prentice, Matt McKiernan, Brooke Guest (WK), Michael Cohen, Samuel Conners, Thomas Wood, Anuj Dal, Nils Priestley, Ben McDermott, Nick Hotslake
Durham
Alex Lees, Graham Clark, Jack Burnham, Michael Jones, Sean Dickson, Will Young, Alex Thomson, Ben Raine, Ben Stokes, Cameron Steel, Matt Salisbury, Paul Coughlin, Scott Borthwick (C), Cameron Bancroft, David Bedingham, Stuart Poynter (WK), Brydon Carse, Liam Trevaskis, Mark Wood, Matty Potts, Ned Eckersley, Chris Rushworth, Jack Campbell, Oliver Gibson
Lancashire Lightning
Keaton Jennings, Liam Livingstone, Luke Wells, Owais Shah, Danny Lamb, Shreyas Iyer, Alex Davies (WK), Steven Croft, Dane Vilas (C), Josh Bohannon, Rob Jones, Danny Lamb, Tom Hartley, Tom Bailey, Liam Hurt, Finn Allen, Jos Buttler, George Balderson, George Lavelle, Edwin Moulton, George Burrows, Jack Blatherwick, Jack Morley, James Anderson, Jackson Bird, Matt Parkinson, Richard Gleeson, Saqib Mahmood
Leicestershire Foxes
George Rhodes, Hassan Azad, Harry Dearden, Marcus Harris, Nick Welch, Rishi Patel, Sam Evans, Aaron Lilley, Ben Mike, Colin Ackermann (C), Scott Steel, Harry Swindells (WK), Lewis Hill, Sam Bates, Alex Evans, Callum Parkinson, Chris Wright, Dieter Klein, Ed Barnes, Gavin Griffiths, Nathan Bowley, Will Davis
Northants Steelbacks (Northamptonshire)
Richard Levi, Joshua Cobb (C), Adam Rossington(WK), Alex Wakely, Saif Zaib, Graeme White, Ben Sanderson, Nathan Buck, Brandon Glover, Ben Curran, Charlie Thurston, Emilio Gay, Gareth Berg, Luke Procter, Rob Keogh, Tom Taylor, Ricardo Vasconcelos, Curtley-Jack White, Graeme White, Simon Karrigon, Wayne Parnell
Notts Outlaws (Nottinghamshire)
Alex Hales, Joe Clarke, Ben Duckett, Tom Moores (wk), Daniel Christian, Steven Mullaney (C), Samit Patel, Luke Fletcher, Jake Ball, Zak Chappell, Tom Barber, Toby Pettman, Stuart Broad, Matthew Carter, Liam Patterson-White, Harry Gurney, Dane Patterson, Brett Hutton, Haseeb Hameed, Sol Budinger, Ben Compton, Ben Slater, Dane Schadendorf, Peter Trego, Lyndon James, Joey Evison
Worcestershire Rapids
Daryl Mitchell, Jack Haynes, Joshua Dell, Mitchell Stanley, Riki Wessels, Ross Whiteley, Tom Fell, Brett D’Oliveira, Joe Leach (C), Moeen Ali, Alex Milton (WK), Ben Cox, Gareth Roderick, Adam Finch, Alzarri Joseph, Charlie Morris, Dillon Pennington, Ed Barnard, Josh Tongue, Pat Brown
Yorkshire Vikings
Adam Lyth, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Will Fraine, Jonathan Tattersall (wk), Jordan Thompson, Matthew Fisher, Josh Sullivan, Jack Shutt, Duanne Olivier, Dominic Leech, Dom Bess, Ben Coad, Adil Rashid, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Duke, Ben Birkhead, George Hill, Mathew Pillans, Josh Poysden, Dawid Malan, Gary Ballance, James Wharton, Matthew Revis, Tom Loten, David Willey, Matthew Waite, Steven Patterson (C)
South Group Squad
Essex Eagles
Cameron Delport, Varun Chopra, Tom Westley (C), Daniel Lawrence, Ryan ten Doeschate, Adam Wheater (WK), Paul Walter, Simon Harmer, Shane Snater, Aaron Beard, Feroze Khushi, Nick Browne, Sir Alastair Cook, Michael Pepper, William Buttleman, Adam Zampa, Aron Nijjar, Ben Allison, Jack Plom, Sam Cook, Peter Siddle, Jamie Porter
Glamorgan
Chris Cooke (C & wk), Kiran Carlson, Callum Taylor, Andrew Balbirnie, Billy Root, Daniel Douthwaite, Andrew Salter, Timm van der Gugten, Prem Sisodiya, Colin Ingram, Marnus Labuschagne, Nicholas Selman, David Lloyd, Michael Neser, Joe Cooke, Roman Walker, Ruaidhri Smith, Michael Hogan, Kames Weighell, Jamie Mcllroy, Alex Horton
Gloucestershire
Miles Hammond, Chris Dent (C), Ian Cockbain, Ryan Higgins, James Bracey (WK), Jack Taylor, George Scott, Graeme van Buuren, Tom Smith, David Payne, Matt Taylor, George Hankins, Kraigg Brathwaite, Tom Price, Benny Howell, Olivier Price, Tom Lace, Daniel Worrall, Harry Hankins, Jared Warner, Josh Shaw
Hampshire
Tom Alsop, Sam Northeast, Lewis McManus (wk), James Fuller, Ian Holland, Scott Currie, Ajeet Dale, Brad Wheal, Kyle Abbott, Mason Crane, Chris Wood, Ryan Stevenson, Mohammad Abbas, Keith Barker, Liam Dawson, Aneurin Donald, Felix Organ, Joe Weatherley, D’Arcy Short, James Vince (C)
Kent Spitfires
Daniel Bell-Drummond (C), Zak Crawley, Oliver Robinson (wk), Jack Leaning, Alex Blake, Jordan Cox, Grant Stewart, Matt Milnes, Imran Qayyum, Fred Klaassen, Joe Denly, Tawanda Muyeye, Darren Stevens, Miguel Cummins, Mohammad Amir, Nathan Gilcrhsit, Qais Ahmad, Tim Groenewald, Matthew Quinn, Harry Podmote, Heino Kuhn, Ollie Robinson, Sam Billings, Hamidullah Qadri
Middlesex
Max Holden, Stephen Eskinazi, Martin Andersson, Nick Gubbins, John Simpson (wk), James Harris, Tom Helm, Nathan Sowter, Steven Finn (C), Eoin Morgan, Joshua De Caires, Sam Robson, Luke Hollman, Mitchell Marsh, Paul Stirling, Jack Davies, Joe Cracknell, Peter Handscomb, Robbie White, Blake Cullen, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Thilan Walallawita, Tim Murtagh, Toby Roland-Jones
Somerset
Steven Davies (wk), Devon Conway, Will Smeed, Tom Abell (C), Lewis Goldsworthy, Lewis Gregory, Tom Lammonby, Craig Overton, Roelof van der Merwe, Ollie Sale, Max Waller, Merchant de Lange, Josh Davey, Jack Leach, Jack Brooks, Ned Leonard, Kasey Aldridge, Ben Green, Eddie Byrom, James Hildreth, Sam Young, Tom Banton
Surrey
Will Jacks, Hashim Amla, Ben Foakes (wk), Rory Burns (C), Jamie Smith, Rikki Clarke, Jamie Overton, Liam Plunkett, Gus Atkinson, Daniel Moriarty, Reece Topley, Tom Curran, Sean Abbott, Nicholas Kimber, Matt Dunn, Kemar Roach, James Taylor, Jade Dernbach, Gareth Batty, Conor McKerr, Ollie Pope, Sam Curran, Nico Reifer, Ben Geddes, Laurie Evans, Jason Roy, Mark Stoneman, Ryan Patel, Jordan Clark, Amar Virdi,
Sussex Sharks
Philip Salt (wk), Luke Wright (C), Calum Macleod, Delray Rawlins, David Wiese, Ravi Bopara, Aaron Thomason, George Garton, Ollie Robinson, Will Beer, Danny Briggs, Ben Brown, Henry Crocombe, Mitchell Claydon, Stuart Meaker, Tymal Mills.
How to Watch T20 Blast in UK?
Sky Sports Cricket, Now TV, BBC Radio
According to the news, most of the league stage matches will not broadcast but the selected league and every knockout matches of the English T20 Blast Live telecast in UK and worldwide.
Sky Sports is the official broadcaster for Vitality T20 Blast 2020. You can watch English Domestic T20 tournament some matches live on Sky Sports Cricket. Cricket fans can also watch England Vitality T20 Blast 2020 online live streaming on iPhone, iPad, PC, and Android smartphones with NOW TV and Sky Go.
How to Watch T20 Blast in India?
Fans can watch the Vitality T20 Blast on the Star Sports Network. Vitality T20 Blast live streaming will be available on the websites of the respective county cricket teams.
Video highlights of the televised matches will be hosted on the ECB website. BBC Local Radio will also broadcast live commentary of every match in the competition.
Country
Channel
India & Subcontinent
Star Sports
Pakistan
Ten Sports Pakistan, PTV Sports
Bangladesh
Gazi TV (GTV)
South Africa
SuperSport
Canada
Willow TV Canada
USA
Willow TV
UK
Sky Sports Cricket
Australia
Fox Sports
Malaysia
Astro Cricket HD
New Zealand
SKY Sport NZ
How to Watch Highlights of T20 Blast?
Vitality Blast, the official YouTube channel of the T20 Blast is highly likely to upload highlights of the tournament on a regular basis. You can watch the regular highlights on the following youtube channels and YouTube channels of county teams.
Fans can book their tickets from March 1 via the official website of the T20 Blast. ECB mentioned the COVID19 refund policies for the user’s convenience.
The BCCI is likely to postpone the fourth edition(2021) of the Women’s T20 Challenge owing to the potential unavailability of overseas players in the wake of restrictions imposed by several countries on travel to and from India, where a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has led to several world-record daily spikes of cases this month.
Women’s T20 2021 Postponed
Speaking to ANI, a BCCI official in the know of developments said it looks quite difficult to arrange the women’s tournament keeping in mind the current COVID-19 scenario.
“An official decision is yet to be made, but unfortunately looks highly unlikely. The second COVID-19 wave has made things very difficult and with travel restrictions and flight bans, hosting a tournament with overseas players won’t be easy. Also, the safety of everyone involved will always be the priority. Might have to skip this edition and get back to hosting it next season,” the BCCI official explained.
According to Espn Cricinfo – Womens T20 Challenge likely to be postponed due to COVID-19.
In fact, there were also reports of some foreign players — especially Australians — wanting to return home from the ongoing IPL, but those reports have been termed ‘incorrect’ by Cricket Australia.
“The players are intending to remain until the end of the tournament unless something changes dramatically. The media reports citing otherwise are incorrect,” a Cricket Australia source told ANI.
IPL COO Hemang Amin has assured all players and support staff that the BCCI will ensure their smooth return home at the end of the league. In a letter to the players and support staff, accessed by ANI, Hemang addressed the apprehension and concerns of the cricketers. He said that the tournament isn’t over for the BCCI till every player reaches home safely.
“We understand that many of you are apprehensive about how you will get back home once the tournament concludes, which is natural and understandable. We want to apprise you that you have nothing to worry about. The BCCI will do everything to ensure that you reach your respective destinations seamlessly. The BCCI is monitoring the situation very closely and is working with the government authorities to make arrangements to get you home once the tournament concludes. Be rest assured that the tournament is not over for BCCI till each one of you has reached your home, safe and sound,” he wrote on Tuesday.
He also pointed that the bio-bubbles are being further strengthened with an eye on the coronavirus situation. The interim BCCI CEO also thanked the players for the service they are doing by bringing smiles on the faces of hundreds of cricket fans in these trying times. He summed up by thanking the health and frontline workers.
