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    KL Rahul Ruled Out of Ongoing Australia Test Series

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    KL Rahul

    Indian batsman KL Rahul has been ruled out of the ongoing Australia Test series with a wrist injury. The BCCI confirmed the development in the early morning hours of Tuesday, two days before the start of the third Test in Sydney.

    KL Rahul ruled out of Australia Test Series

    The BCCI statement reads as “KL Rahul sprained his left wrist while batting in the nets at the MCG during Team India’s practice session on Saturday. The wicketkeeper-batsman will not be available for the remaining two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as he will need about three weeks time to recover completely and regain full strength”.

    “He will now return to India and head to the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru for further rehabilitation of his injury.”

    Multiple injuries strike Team India

    Team India already miss the service of Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami now gets a strike in the batting lineup. Mohammed Shami ruled out of the Test series after suffering from a wrist fracture while batting in the second innings of the first Test.

    While Umesh Yadav was also ruled out of the series after the completion of the second match. Though team India has multiple bowling back up the blow in the batting line up really worries team India fans.

    India also misses the service of Indian skipper Virat Kohli who return to India on the basis of paternity leave is considered as a massive blow for Team India at the beginning.

    Rohit Sharma returns to Test series

    Though Hitman Rohit Sharma joins the squad for the 3rd Test against Australia his peak performance on the ground still remains doubtful. Rohit who played his last international match in the New Zealand tour shows a decent form in the IPL 2020.

    After a lot of controversies, Rohit got his spot back in the Test squad after clearing his fitness test. Hitman who missed the ODI and T20I series is expected to make an impact in the 3rd Test match against Australia.

    The Border-Gavaskar trophy is currently level at 1-1, with India making a remarkable comeback after the infamous ’36-all-out’ in the first Test in Adelaide. The Ajinkya Rahane-led side produced a dominating performance in the Boxing Day Test to beat the hosts by 8 wickets.

    Former Pakistan Women’s Cricket Team Skipper Sana Mir Tests Positive for COVID19

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    Sana Mir

    Former Pakistan women’s team captain Sana Mir has tested positive for COVID19. Sana Mir announced her international cricket retirement on 25 April 2020. Post her retirement she starts her second half carrier as an expert and commentator in domestic events and the Pakistan Super League.

    Sana Mir tested positive for COVID19

    The final match, which started on Friday (January 1), is being played at the National Stadium in Karachi between Central Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

    The other members of the commentary panel also underwent COVID-19 tests in Karachi as they were in close contact with Mir.

    The Board has not allowed media representatives to move out of the third floor of the stadium where the commentary box is positioned while the players and officials are not allowed to go upstairs and interact with anyone.

    So far, none of the other commentators – including Bazid Khan, Tariq Saeed, Ali Younis, Sikandar Bakhat and presenter Sawera Pasha – have shown any symptoms. A PCB spokesperson confirmed that the entire facility had been disinfected, but a decision on whether or not to isolate everyone else would be taken only after obtaining the test results.

    Sana Mir’s Carrier overview

    The 34-year-old Mir has played 226 internationals, including 137 as captain from 2009 to 2017, during her glittering 15-year cricketing career. She also captained Pakistan to a gold medal win at the Asia Games in 2010 and 2014.

    The right-handed batswoman captained Pakistan in 137 international matches. She has 151 wickets at an average of 24.27 in 120 ODIs.

    In T20Is, she has 89 wickets at an average of 23.42. Apart from that, she also scored 1630 runs in ODIs at 17.91 and 802 in T20Is at 14.07.

    Also read: Pakistan Opener Imam-ul-Haq Ruled Out of 2nd Test vs New Zealand

     

     

    England All-rounder Moeen Ali Tests Covid Positive on Arrival to Sri Lanka

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    Moeen Ali

    England cricketer Moeen Ali has tested Covid-19 positive on arrival in Sri Lanka. He has tested positive at Hambantota Airport on arrival and will undergo a self-isolation for ten days.

    England cricket team have got exemptions as they are the only one to travel outside the United Kingdom when the outside world has isolated them for the emergence of a new variant of Covid-19.

    Moeen Ali Tested COVID-19 Positive

    “Following PCR tests administered on arrival at the airport in Hambantota on Sunday 3rd January, The England and Wales Cricket Board can confirm that Moeen Ali has tested positive for COVID-19,” the ECB said in a release.

    The ECB, in its media release, said Moeen Ali will now isolate himself for 10 days as per Covid protocols laid out by the Sri Lankan government.

    Chris Woakes too Isolated

    Apart from Ali, one more England player Chris Woakes has been deemed to be a possible close contact and will also observe self-isolation till further testing.

    Chris Woakes
    Chris Woakes

    “Ali will now observe a period of 10-days self-isolation, in accordance with the Sri Lanka Government’s protocol on quarantine,” the ECB said in its release.

    “Chris Woakes has been deemed as a possible close contact, and he will observe a period of self-isolation and further testing,” it added.

    “The touring party will be PCR tested for a second time on Tuesday morning. At this stage, the team will train for the first time on Wednesday,” the ECB stated in its release.

    Moeen’s management company released a series of tweets shortly after the ECB’s announcement which said “Moeen is well and has taken all the relevant precautions but it just goes to show that this virus can strike at any time”.

    Ali’s Replacement

    Moeen’s likely absence for the first Test leaves England with just two spinners, Dom Bess and Jack Leach, in their squad. They may consider calling up Mason Crane, Matt Parkinson or Amar Virdi from the reserve list to compensate. Woakes may also miss out on the first Test although England have sufficient fast-bowling cover in the squad.

    Also read: Joe Root Gives Option to His Teammates to Skip Sri Lanka Test Tour

    Mashrafe Mortaza Dropped Out of Bangladesh ODI squad

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    Mashrafe Mortaza

    Bangladesh Cricket Board has opted against picking former skipper Mashrafe Mortaza in the 24-man preliminary squad for the three-match ODI series against West Indies.

    Mashrafe Mortaza not named in Bangladesh Squad

    The board announced the squad on Monday, effectively putting his future as an international cricket in disarray.

    ”We have full respect for him (Mortaza) as he had given lot for us. It was a difficult decision but we have to accept reality,” BCB chief selector Minhajul Abedin told reporters at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Monday.

    ”We have taken this decision talking with the team management and everyone concerned. It’s a big opportunity for the player who will replace him in the team,” he said.

    Mashrafe Mortaza
    Mashrafe Mortaza

    ”I have spoken with him(Mortaza) and there is no sort of misunderstanding between us. He said he wants to continue playing domestic cricket,” he said.

    ”The team management had given the plan to us and we have shared our plan and we want to take the cricket ahead and so we have taken this decision. We have to give chance to the youngster,” he said.

    ”We are beginning this series without Mortaza but we are keeping an eye on the 2023 World Cup. Our team management had given us a plan where the vision is 2023 World Cup and keeping that in mind we decided not to include him,” he added.

    All-rounder Shakib-Al-Hasan has returned to the Test and ODI squad after completing his one-year ban imposed by International Cricket Council for failing to report corrupt approaches.

    Meanwhile, BCB has also announced the preliminary squad for the Test series against the Windies.

    Preliminary Squad for ODI Series

    Tamim Iqbal Khan, Taskin Ahmed, Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Al Amin Hossain, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Md. Shoriful Islam, Mushfiqur Rahim, Hasan Mahmud, Md Mithun, Saif Uddin, Liton Kumer Das, Mustafizur Rahman, Md Mahmud Ullah, Mehidy Hassan Miraz, Afif Hossain Dhrubo, Taijul Islam, Musaddek Hossain Saikat, Nasum Ahmed, Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Parvez Hossain Emon, Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Mahadi Hasan, Naim Sheikh, Rubel Hossain.

    Preliminary Squad for Test Series

    Momimul Haque Showrab, Taskin Ahmed, Tamim Iqbal Khan, Syed Khaled Ahmed, Shakib Al Hasan, Hasan Mahmud, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mustafizur Rahman, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mehidy Hassan Miraz, Md Mithun, Taijul Islam, Liton Kumer Das, Quazi Nurul Hasan Sohan, Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Shadman Islam, Mohammed Saif Hasan, Nayeem Hasan, Abu Jayed Chowdhury Rahi, Ebadot Hossain Chowdhury.

    Did Kohli and Hardik Pandya Break the Bio-secure Bubble in Australia?

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    Did Virat and Hardik breaks the bio-secure bubble protocols

    The Indian cricket team have come under the scanner in recent days for allegedly taking a lax approach towards the bio-secure bubble guidelines that have been put in place for them during their ongoing tour to Australia.

    Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Navdeep Saini, and Prithvi Shaw were out in a restaurant where they were supposed to be wearing masks since they were with members of the general public but were pictured without them on.

    Not only these players Indan ace players Virat Kohli and Hardik seem to break the bio-secure bubble earlier this December.

    Did Kohli and Hardik break the bio-secure bubble in Australia?

    Now, a news report in the Australian newspaper The Age suggests this wasn’t the only time during this tour that the Indians breached the bio-secure bubble violations.

    While in the part of the Indian team which plays T20I and ODI Hardik and Kohli visited the local shop

    Kohli, whose wife Anushka Sharma is expecting the couple’s first child, posed for pictures alongside Pandya and other members of the store, and the images were uploaded to Instagram.

    The breach went unreported due to it being on the lower end of the scale as far as bio-bubble breaches are concerned but it does show that the restaurant visit was not the only time the Indians were on the wrong end of the rules.

    Australia vs India 3rd Test

    Meanwhile, the final Test of the ongoing Test series between India and Australia will take place in Brisbane as originally planned, a BCCI official confirmed.

    However, Indian cricketers are currently not keen on travelling to Queensland as they will be subjected to harsher restrictions on their movement that includes a hard quarantine when not in training.

    While the players have all been in bio-secure bubbles during the ongoing series, they have been allowed to move around in certain parts of their hotels. This won’t be the case at Brisbane as they will have to be confined to their hotel rooms when not at practice.

    The Indian cricket team and support start also underwent an RT-PCR Test for Covid-19 on January 3 and the tests have returned negative results, the BCCI said on Monday, amid media scrutiny stemmed from the apparent quarantine breach by five Indian cricketers in Melbourne last week.

    The team along with the Australian contingent will fly to Sydney today for the third Test starting January 7. “Playing members of the Indian Cricket Team and support staff underwent an RT-PCR Test for Covid-19 on January 3, 2021. All tests have returned negative results,” the BCCI said.

    The four-test series between Australia and India is being played amid a backdrop of biosecurity rules, which will get stricter when the squads travel to Sydney on Monday.

     

     

    Akhtar Claims AB de Villiers Cries While Facing Asif in Asian Test Championship

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    Shoaib Akhtar

    Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has said that former South Africa batsman AB de Villiers “literally started crying” during the Asian Test Championship when he faced Mohammad Asif.

    Akhtar added, “VVS Laxman once said, ‘How will I face [Asif]?'” He further said, “After Asif, Bumrah is the smartest fast bowler presently.”

    Akhtar Claims AB de Villiers cries when Mohammad Asif bowls him

    “Even bigger than Wasim Akram, the guy that I’ve seen bowling is Mohammad Asif. I have actually seen batsmen crying while facing Asif. Laxman once said ‘how will I face this guy’, AB de Villiers literally started crying during the Asian Test Championship.” Akhtar said while speaking on Sports Today.

    One of the finest seamers of his time, Asif’s career in competitive cricket came to an end after he was banned by the ICC for five years for indulging in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal in England.

    The 38-year-old Asif had formed a potent pairing with Akhtar during their time in top-flight cricket.

    Did ABD really cry on facing Asif?

    While Akhtar’s claim is gone viral one of the Twitter users claims what Akhtar said was wrong with some strong evidence.

    AB De Villiers in the Asian test championship?…which was held in 1999 & 02 – Asif didn’t make his debut till 2005…Akhtar is on another planet.

    Akhtar Praises Jasprit Bumrah

    Akhtar added that Jasprit Bumrah is the smartest fast bowler in present times.

    “But I think after Asif, Bumrah is the smartest fast bowler presently. People were doubtful about his fitness in Test cricket, even I was watching him closely. He has a quick bouncer, is deceptive and sharp and a good character this guy is,” Akhtar said.

    Arjun Tendulkar Drafted in for the Upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

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    Arjun Tendulkar

    Sachin Tendulkar‘s son Arjun Tendulkar has been named in the Mumbai squad for the first time, for the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. The news was confirmed by the Mumbai team’s chief selector Salil Ankola on Saturday.

    Arjun Tendulkar has always been under the spotlight as he is the son of the great Sachin Tendulkar. But unlike his father who is still regarded as the best batsman the cricket has ever seen, Arjun is a left-arm pace-bowling all-rounder, one of the rare combinations found in India.

    Left-arm pace-bowler and him being an effective batsman is a rare species in the world cricket, leave alone India. And Arjun has been impressive so far in his plight in the cricket he’s played in his age groups.

    Arjun Tendulkar named in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021

    “Earlier the BCCI had asked to select 20 players. But later they said that 22 players can be selected in the squad, accordingly the two players were added to the squad,” an MCA official stated according to PTI.

    Initially, Mumbai had named a 20-member squad, of which Arjun wasn’t a part of. Later, MCA decided to add him and another bowler Krutik. This is the first time that Arjun has made it to Mumbai senior team.

    Mumbai is placed in Group E which includes Delhi, Haryana, Kerala, Andhra, and Puducherry. They play their matches on January 11, 13, 15, 17 & 19. The knockouts will be held in Ahmedabad.

    Arjun Tendulkar’s last match

    As far as his cricketing action is concerned, Arjun Tendulkar last played in a known cricketing match in August 2019. He featured for Marylebone Cricket Club Young Cricketers (MCC YC) team. He plays across all the formats for them and has performed decently during his limited appearances for the team.

    Mumbai squad

    Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Aditya Tare (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Aakarshit Gomel, Sarfaraz Khan, Siddhesh Lad, Shivam Dube, Shubham Ranjane, Sujit Nayak, Sairaj Patil, Tushar Deshpande, Dhawal Kulkarni, Minad Manjrekar, Prathamesh Dake, Atharva Ankolekar, Shashank Attarde, Shams Mulani, Hardik Tamore, Akash Parkar, Sufiyan Shaikh, Kruthik Hanagavadi, Arjun Tendulkar

    BBL 2020: Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades Highlights | PS Won by 96 Runs

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    Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades Highlights
    Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades Highlights

    BBL 2020 Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades Highlights: Both the team lock their horns to play the 25th league match of BBL 2020. Melbourne Renegades gets in pressure to win the match in order to get rid of a dangerous position in the BBL 2020 points table.

    Match: Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades

    Venue: Perth Stadium, Perth

    Toss Details: Melbourne Renegades won the toss and opt to bowl

    Playing XI

    Melbourne Renegades

    Aaron Finch(c), Shaun Marsh, Sam Harper(w), Rilee Rossouw, Beau Webster, Mohammad Nabi, Jack Prestwidge, Kane Richardson, Josh Lalor, Peter Hatzoglou, Noor Ahmad.

    Perth Scorchers

    Jason Roy, Liam Livingstone, Colin Munro, Josh Inglis(w), Mitchell Marsh, Ashton Turner(c), Aaron Hardie, Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye, Jason Behrendorff, Fawad Ahmed.

    BBL 2020 Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades Highlights

    Perth Scorchers Batting

    Roy and Livingstone get into lead Perth Scorchers. Lalor opens the bowling attack on behalf of Melbourne Renegades. Perth Scorchers at the end of the 5th over scored 33 runs for no wickets loss.

    Melbourne Renegades seeks to make the first breakthrough to restrict the run flow. As expected Noor Ahmad in the 6th over dismissed Livingstone for 20 runs. Soon Perth Scorchers loses another wicket of Roy for 27 runs.

    At the end of the 10 overs, Perth Scorchers scored 63 runs for 2 wickets loss. Colin Munro and Josh Inglis made an impressive p[partnership and lead Perth Scorchers to score 121 runs for 2 wickets loss.

    Munro poses threat for the bowling team by hitting massive shots which makes Perth Scorchers put 185 runs for 3 wickets loss at the end of the 20 overs.

    Melbourne Renegades Batting

    Sam Harper and Shaun Marsh get into the crease to lead Melbourne Renegades to chase down the target of 186 runs. J Richardson in the first over dismissed Sam Harper for 4 runs and makes the first blow for Melbourne Renegades.

    Behrendorff in the followed over dismissed Shaun Marsh for 8 runs and loads pressure over Melbourne Renegades. Soon Melbourne Renegades starts to lose wickets like a deck of cards and loses 8 wickets while scoring 71 runs at the end of 10 overs.

    Melbourne Renegades match-winning stats all get cleared and the victory remains as a dream for the Melbourne Renegades. At the end of the 13th over Melbourne Renegades loses all the 10 wickets and scored only 89 runs.

    Perth Scorchers beat Melbourne Renegades and won by 96 runs.

    Watch BBL 2020 Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades Highlights

    Man of the Match 

    Josh Inglis

    BBL 2020: Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers Highlights | BH Won by 4 Wickets

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    BBL 2020 Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers Highlights
    BBL 2020 Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers Highlights

    BBL 2020 Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers Highlights: Both the team lock their horns to play the 24th league match of BBL 2020. By winning this match Brisbane Heat can make a positive move in the BBL 2020 points table.

    Match: Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers

    Venue: The Gabba, Brisbane

    Toss Details: Sydney Sixers won the toss and opt to bat

    Playing XI

    Sydney Sixers 

    Josh Philippe(w), Jack Edwards, James Vince, Daniel Hughes(c), Jordan Silk, Daniel Christian, Carlos Brathwaite, Ben Dwarshuis, Steve OKeefe, Ben Manenti, Jackson Bird.

    Brisbane Heat

    Max Bryant, Joe Burns, Joe Denly, Jack Wildermuth, Lewis Gregory, Jimmy Peirson(w/c), James Bazley, Mark Steketee, Xavier Bartlett, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Matthew Kuhnemann.

    BBL 2020 Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers Highlights

    Sydney Sixers Batting

    Philippe and Jack Edwards get into the crease to lead Sydney Sixers. Xavier Bartlett opens the attack on behalf of Brisbane Heat.

    Xavier Bartlett in the very first over makes bonus runs by blowing a no-ball which results in a boundary of the free hit. Mujeeb in the 5th over of the innings dismissed Jack Edwards while scoring 10 runs and makes the first blow for Sydney Sixers.

    Josh Philippe and James Vince join hands for the first wicket and makes an impressive partnership. The duo leads Sydney Sixers to score 79 runs for the next wicket. Gregory in the 9th over dismissed James Vince for 20 runs and breaks the partnership.

    In the followed over Steketee dismissed Daniel Hughes for 2 runs and loads pressure over the Sydney Sixers. At the end of the 10 over Sydney Sixers scored 85 runs for 3 wickets loss.

    Sydney Sixers struggles to make a long stand partnership as wickets start to fell in a regular interval. At the end of the 20th over Sydney Sixers scored 165 runs for 8 wickets loss. 

    Brisbane Heat Batting

    Bryant and Burns get into the crease to lead Brisbane Heat to chase down the target of 166 runs. Bird opens the attack on behalf of the Sydney Sixers.

    Bird in 3rd over of the second half makes the first blow by dismissed Burns for 1 run. Max Bryant and Joe Denly join hands for the first wicket. But this duo too can’t withstand the bowling attack of Brisbane Heat.

    Christian in the 7th over of the innings dismissed Bryant for 40 runs while Brisbane Heat scored 61 runs for 2 wickets loss at the end of the 7th over.

    Dwarshuis in the 9th over of the innings dismissed Denly for 19 runs and loads pressure over Brisbane Heat.

    Brisbane Heat is in need to make a massive partnership in order to win the match. But Sydney Sixers bowlers restrict Brisbane Heat strikers to make massive strikes. Though Brisbane Heat loses wicket frequently they never fail to maintain the required run rate.

    At the end of the 19th over Wildermuth with a massive six bags the 2nd victory for the Brisbane Heat in BBL 2020.

    Brisbane Heat beat Sydney Sixers and won by 4 wickets. 

    Watch BBL 2020 Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers Highlights

    Man of the match 

    Mark Steketee

    BBL 2020: Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars Highlights | HH Won by 21 Runs

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    BBL 2020 Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars Highlights
    BBL 2020 Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars Highlights

    BBL 2020 Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars Highlights: Both the team lock their horns to play the 23rd league match of BBL 2020. If Hobart Hurricanes win the match they would make it to the second position in the BBL 2020 points table.

    Match: Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars

    Venue: Bellerive Oval, Hobart

    Toss Details: Melbourne Stars won the toss and opt to bowl

    Playing XI

    Melbourne Stars

    Andre Fletcher, Marcus Stoinis, Hilton Cartwright, Glenn Maxwell(c), Nicholas Pooran(w), Nic Maddinson, Ben Dunk, Liam Hatcher, Sam Rainbird, Billy Stanlake, Zahir Khan.

    Hobart Hurricanes

    D Arcy Short, Ben McDermott(w), Dawid Malan, Peter Handscomb(c), Colin Ingram, Tim David, Johan Botha, Nathan Ellis, Scott Boland, Riley Meredith, Sandeep Lamichhane.

    BBL 2020 Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars Highlights

    Hobart Hurricanes Batting

    McDermott and D Arcy Short get into the crease. Rainbird opens the bowling attack on behalf of Melbourne Stars. D Arcy Short in the first over with a couple of boundaries scored 13 runs and makes an impressive start for the team.

    Soon in the second bowled by Maxwell, D Arcy Short dismissed for 12 runs and returns to Pavillion. Ben McDermott join hands with Dawid Malan for the first wicket.

    The duo dragged Hobart Hurricanes to scored 71 runs for 1 wicket loss at the end of the 10th over. Melbourne Stars struggles to break the partnership and seeks for its all possible way to dismiss the well-settled duo. The duo as expected makes a massive partnership after D Arcy Short’s dismissal.

    In the 13th over, Stanlake makes a back to back wickets by dismissing McDermott and Nathan Ellis while scoring 31 and 0 run respectively. At the end of the 15th over Hobart Hurricanes scored 109 runs for 3 wickets loss.

    Hobart Hurricanes are in need to make use of death overs to set a decent target for Melbourne Stars. Ingram for his counterpart scored 26 runs before dismissing in Stanlake’s over. At the end of the 20 overs, Hobart Hurricanes scored 164 runs for 5 wickets loss.

    Melbourne Stars Batting

    Though it is not an easy target it is a possible target to chase down by Maxwell led team. Andre Fletcher and Stoinis get into the crease to lead Melbourne Stars. Riley Meredith opens the attack on behalf of Hobart Hurricanes.

    Boland in the 3rd over of the second innings makes a back to back wickets by dismissing Stoinis(7) and Andre Fletcher(10). Losing a couple of wickets in an early stage loads pressure over Melbourne Stars batting lineup.

    Melbourne Stars is in need to male a steady partnership to chase down the target of 165 runs. But soon Lamichhane in the 6th over dismissed Cartwright for 8 runs while Melbourne Stars scored 45 runs for 3 wickets loss at the end of the 6th over.

    Skipper Glenn Maxwell and Nicholas Pooran join hands and lead Melbourne Stars. The duo as expected smashed the deliveries in all possible ways and leads Melbourne Stars to score 83 runs for 3 wickets loss at the end of the 10 overs.

    Hobart Hurricanes get under pressure when skipper Maxwell makes an aggressive inning. Boland in the 13th over breaks the long stand partnership by dismissing Pooran for 14 runs.

    In the following over Botha scatters the only hope of Melbourne Stars by dismissing Maxwell for 70 runs. Lamichhane in the followed over loads pressure over Melbourne Stars by dismissing Ben Dunk for 2 runs.

    Melbourne Stars needs to make a massive death overs partnership to win the match against Hobart Hurricanes. But Hobart Hurricanes with their aggressive bowling attack restricts Stars’ score and windup the innings when Melbourne Stars scored 143 runs for 9 wickets loss.

    Hobart Hurricanes beat Melbourne Stars and won by 21 runs. 

    Watch BBL 2020 Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars Highlights

    Player of the match 

    Scott Boland

     

     

    BBL 2020 Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder Highlights | ST Won by 7 Runs

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    BBL 2020 Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder Highlights
    BBL 2020 Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder Highlights

    BBL 2020 Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder Highlights: Both the team lock their horns to play the 22nd league match of BBL 2020. Melbourne Renegades need to win the match in order to make a move from the lower order in the BBL 2020 points table.

    Match: Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder

    Venue: Carrara Oval, Queensland

    Toss Details: Sydney Thunder won the toss and opt to bowl

    Playing XI

    Sydney Thunder

    Usman Khawaja, Alex Hales, Callum Ferguson(c), Oliver Davies, Sam Billings(w), Daniel Sams, Ben Cutting, Chris Green, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Tremain, Tanveer Sangha.

    Melbourne Renegades

    Aaron Finch(c), Shaun Marsh, Sam Harper(w), Rilee Rossouw, Mohammad Nabi, Mackenzie Harvey, Imad Wasim, Will Sutherland, Kane Richardson, Peter Hatzoglou, Mitchell Perry.

    BBL 2020 Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder Highlights

    Melbourne Renegades batting

    Finch and Shaun Marsh get into the crease to lead Melbourne Renegades. Daniel Sams opens the bowling attack on behalf of Sydney Thunder.

    McAndrew in the 3rd over of the innings dismissed Aaron Finch for 18 runs and makes the first blow for Renegades. Tremain in the 5th over dismissed Sam Harper for 7 runs and restricts Renegades to score 42 runs for 2 wickets loss.

    In addition to this Sangha in the 7th over dismissed Rossouw for 3 runs. Melbourne Renegades is in need to build a massive partnership which could save the sinking Melbourne Renegades’s boat.

    Mohammad Nabi and Shaun Marsh join hands and are in pressure to build a massive partnership. The duo added a massive 90 runs partnership and drags Renegades to score 146 runs for 3 wickets loss.

    McAndrew in the 16th over makes a couple of wickets by dismissing Shaun Marsh(87) and Nabi(33). The back to back wickets loads pressure over Melbourne Renegades strikers. The match has been reduced to a 17-over affair as rain interrupted the match.

    The final score of the Renegades will be readjusted by DLS and the revised target for the Thunder is 173.

    Also read: What is DLS Method In Cricket & How It Is Calculated?

    Sydney Thunder Batting

    Khawaja and Hales get into the crease to lead Sydney Thunder. K Richardson opens the bowling attack. Sydney Thunder makes an impressive start by scoring 52 runs in the first 4 overs for their first wicket.

    Mitchell Perry makes the first blow for Sydney Thunder by dismissing Hales for 45 runs. Imad Wasim in the 8th over dismissed Ferguson for 11 runs and loads pressure over Sydney Thunder.

    Sydney Thunder needs to maintain a run rate above 11 to win the match. At the end of the 10th over Sydney Thunder scored 102 runs for 2 wickets loss. Sydney Thunder is in need of scoring 71 runs from 42 balls.

    At the end of the 12th over scored 117 runs for 2 wicket loss at the end of the 12th over. Again the rain-interrupted and the DLS hit the board. Sydney Thunder ahead now by seven runs with the DLS score at the end of 12 overs being 110.

    Sydney Thunder wins this encounter by 7 runs after DLS hit the board.

    Watch BBL 2020 Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder Highlights

    Player of the match

    Alex Hales

     

    BBL 2020: Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers Highlights | PS Won by 7 Wickets

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    BBL 2020 Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers Highlights
    BBL 2020 Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers Highlights

    BBL 2020 Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers Highlights: The two teams lock their horns to play the 21st league match of BBL 2020. Perth Scorchers is in pressure to win the match to register their maiden victory of the BBL 2020.

    Perth Scorchers still holds the lower position in the BBL 2020 points table without making a single victory of the tournament.

    Match: Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers

    Venue: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

    Toss Details: Perth Scorchers won the toss and opt to bowl

    Playing XI

    Perth Scorchers

    Josh Inglis(w), Jason Roy, Colin Munro, Liam Livingstone, Mitchell Marsh, Ashton Turner(c), Aaron Hardie, Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye, Jason Behrendorff, Fawad Ahmed.

    Adelaide Strikers

    Philip Salt, Jake Weatherald, Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey(w/c), Jonathan Wells, Matthew Short, Rashid Khan, Daniel Worrall, Danny Briggs, Wes Agar, Peter Siddle.

    BBL 2020 Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers Highlights

    Adelaide Strikers Batting

    Weatherald and Philip Salt get into the crease to lead Adelaide Strikers. J Richardson opens the bowling attack. As expected J Richardson in the very first over dismissed Philip Salt for 4 runs and makes the first blow for Adelaide Strikers.

    Matt Renshaw then joins hands with Jake Weatherald. Hardie in the 3rd over of the innings dismissed Weatherald for 6 runs and loads pressure over Adelaide Strikers.

    Adelaide is in need to make a good partnership to gather runs to their scoreboard. As expected Matt Renshaw and Alex Carey added a 48 run partnership before Renshaw’s dismissal.

    In the followed over Mitchell Marsh terminates Wells innings via a misunderstand run out. At the end of the 10 overs, Adelaide Strikers scored 75 runs for 4 wickets loss. Strikers need to build a massive partnership in the second half of the 1st innings to get back in the game.

    But the middle and lower order players of Adelaide Strikers struggled to make a partnership and returns Pavillion without making a massive impact on the scoreboard.

    At the end of the 20 over Adelaide Strikers scored 146 runs for 9 wickets loss. Where Alex Carey scored the highest run for Strikers by scoring 82 runs from 59 deliveries.

    Perth Scorchers batting

    Roy and Livingstone get into the crease to chase down the target of 147 runs. Worrall opens the bowling attack. Adelaide Strikers need to make quick wickets in order to restrict the Perth Scorchers from creating a partnership.

    But Perth Scorchers makes a steady and scored 38 runs for no wicket loss at the end of the 5th over. The steady partnership loads pressure over the Adelaide Strikers.

    Finally, Wes Agar in the 8th over of the innings breaks the partnership by dismissing out for 49 runs. And in addition to this, he also dismissed Livingstone for 8 runs in the same over. At the end of the 10 overs, Perth Scorchers scored 76 runs for 2 wickets loss.

    Rashid Khan in the 11th over took an important wicket by dismissing Munro for 6 runs. But Mitchell Marsh and Josh Inglis makes a match-winning partnership and stands unbeaten in the ground. The duo dragged Perth Scorchers to register their maiden victory of the BBL 2020.

    Perth Scorchers beats Adelaide Strikers by 7 wickets.

    Watch BBL 2020 Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers Highlights

    Man of the match 

    Jhye Richardson

    Definitely (happy with the win), more importantly for us to get on the board, hopefully we can get a little bit of momentum going on. We owe it to our fans. To come back and put a performance on the board like we did tonight is definitely a positive moving forward. (On Aaron Hardie) Absolutely brilliant.

    He’s the one to watch out for, he’s had a fantastic pre-season, he started well in Shield season as well, he’s improving every game and we love to see that. Roy at the top, showing intent, but then we speak about partnerships through the middle, Mitch and Inglis did a fantastic job for us to get over the line

     

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