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IND vs WI T20: Suryakumar Yadav Hits an Unbelievable Six in the Final T20 Against West Indies

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India defeated West Indies by 17 runs in third and final T20I to complete a 3-0 series whitewash on Sunday. Rohit Sharma led the Indian cricket team won the match easily by 17 runs.

Earlier, after loosing the toss India posted 184 runs for 5 wickets. Opener Ruturaj Gaikwad gone for a duck. However, Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer hit a flurry of boundaries to tilt the momentum back. The duo then brought up their impressive 50-run stand in the 8th over. Rohit Sharma came to bat lower down the order but failed to get amongst the runs. While Suryakumar Yadav and Venkatesh Iyer added 91 runs in last five overs.

Suryakumar Yadav came to bat at no 5. The 31-year-old batsman looked unstoppable and he completed the half-century landmark off 27 balls. He smashed seven sixes and one boundary in an exceptional display of power-hitting before getting out for his career-best T20 score in the final delivery. It was an excellent finish in the last five overs.

Venkatesh Iyer played a good hand too with a 19 ball-35 with two sixes and four fours to take India to 184/5. Overall, Suryakumar Yadav managed to score 65 runs off 31 balls, He batted at a sensational strike rate of 216.67. Among his big hits was a six that saw him hit a six over fine leg with a slight flick of the wrists.

Chasing a target of 185, West Indies were restricted to a total of 167 for 9 wickets. Wicket-keeper batter Nicholas Pooran continued his fine form slamming a third successive fifty but it was not enough for them. For India, Shardul Thakur, Harshal Patel, Venkatesh Iyer and Deepak Chahar took two wickets each.

PSL 2022: Chris Gayle Says He Will Be The New Head Coach Of Karachi Kings

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Universe Bossā€™ Chris Gayel shares a hilarious tweet on Saturday. The left-handed batsman Gayle wrote that he will be the head coach of Karachi Kings in the upcoming season of Pakistan Super League.

Karachi Kings finally got their first win in the ongoing 2022 PSL after they defeated Lahore Qalandars by 22 runs on Friday.Ā Karachi Kings havenā€™t been at their imperious best in the ongoing season of the PSL.Ā Babar Azam, the captain of Karachi Kings also responded to the disappointing performance in the ongoing season of the PSL. However, they managed to end their losing streak on February 18.

Meanwhile, 42 years old Chris GayelĀ Tagging the Karachi Kings franchise, tweeted, ā€œHey, PSL, I will be the new head coach of Karachi Kings in the upcoming season. Now there will be no debate about this.Ā In a tweet post, Gayle wrote,ā€œHeyĀ @thePSLt20Ā ā€“ I will be the new head coach next season forĀ @KarachiKingsARYĀ . Thereā€™s no argument in this one!Ā #UniverseBossā€Ā while taking a dig at the franchise.

Notably Universe Boss Gayle has 1899 runs in 79 T20Is. He has scored a total of 14, 321 runs in his T20 career with the help of 22 centuries in 445 innings. His best score is 175 runs in 66 balls, which is a world record. He played this innings for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2013. Gayle has not played a Test match since 2014, while he played his last ODI match in the year 2019. One of the worldā€™s explosive batsmen, Gayle has 7214 runs in 103 Test matches while he has scored 10480 runs in 301 One Day Internationals. He is a former West Indies captain too.

Faulkner leaves league after accusing PCB of not honouring his contract, PCB board bans him for life

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Australia cricketer James Faulkner Faulkner, who played for the Quetta Gladiators, announced that he was withdrawn from the ongoing Pakistan Super League on Saturday. Faulkner he accused the PCB andĀ PSL management of telling him lies and treating his disgracefully.

The PCB and Quetta Gladiators, however, said that Faulkner has been paid his money for playing in the league as per his contract and added that the Australian will not be picked for the T20 tournament in the future. Faulkner played six matches for the Gladiators this season, he had also apologised to the Pakistan cricket fans for withdrawing from the competition. “I apologise to the Pakistan cricket fans. But unfortunately, I’ve had to withdraw from the last two matches and leave the PSL due to the PCB not honouring my contractual agreements/payments,” Faulkner said on Twitter.

In another tweet, Faulkner said that he wanted to get international cricket back in Pakistan, adding that the treatment he has received from the PCB and the PSL ā€œhas been a disgraceā€.

“It hurts to leave as I wanted to help get international cricket back in Pakistan as there is so much young talent and the fans are amazing. But the treatment I have received has been a disgrace from PCB and PSL. Iā€™m sure you all understand my position.” Faulkner added.

In response, the PCB said: “The PCB and Quetta Gladiators have regretfully taken note of Mr James Faulkner’s false and misleading accusations and will shortly be released a detailed statement on the matter.”

In another statement the PCB has termed Faulknerā€™s allegations as baseless and handed him a life ban from the competition. “In the seven years of the HBL Pakistan Super League, no player has ever complained about the non-fulfillment of the PCBā€™s contractual obligations,ā€Ā the board said in a statement.

IND vs WI T20: India beat West Indies by 8 runs to win series

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India beat West Indies in the second match of the three-game T20I series and with this victory Rohit Sharmaā€™s side also managed to win the T20I series after a clean sweep in the ODI series. 

West Indies won the toss and opted to bowl first. While India got to a bad start as Ishan Kishan failed to make the mark as an opener, Rohit departed for 19 in 18 balls after a fine partnership with Kohli . Virat Kohli, batted brilliantly and scored 52 runs off 41 balls, including 7 fours and 1 six. Although, after losing Kohli, the hosts were struggling at 106/4 in 13.4 overs before Rishabh Pant and  
Venkatesh Iyar joined hands to take their team out of trouble.

The pair formed a crucial stand of 76 runs. Pant smashed a brilliant unbeaten knock 52 off 28 balls, including seven fours and a maximum, while Iyer made 33 from 18 deliveries. Chasing the target West Indies  openers Kyle Mayers and Brandon King were off to a decent start and they added 34 runs before the former was dismissed by leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal in the 1st ball of the 6th over.

In the end, Rovman Powell and Nicholas Pooran added sensational 100 runs together but it was not enough to win the match. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Harshal Patel kept their calm in the last two overs of West Indies innings and helped India seal the T20I series against the West Indies.

India vs West Indies T20 : Twitter reacts as Pant hits Dhoni helicopter shot

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Venkatesh Iyer smashed the West Indian bowlers during the second T20 international against the West Indies at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday.

The 1st inning of the 2nd T20I between India and the West Indies Ishan Kishan failed to make the mark as an opener, Rohit departed for 19 in 18 balls after a fine partnership with Kohli .Rishabh Pant and Virat Kohli impressed everyone with their blistering knocks. Although Venkatesh Iyer scored 33 runs from just 18 balls, with the help of four strokes to the boundary and one over it.

One of his shots to the boundary, in the second ball of the 16th over from Sheldon Cottrell, Venkatesh Iyer flicked him over the fine leg boundary for a four. The left-arm pacer bowler the ball down the leg side. Iyer used the pace of the delivery and hit over the fine leg boundary. Venkatesh just flicked it to send the ball to the boundary ropes. The ball went down to the Indian dugout in a jiffy with the Indian players getting out of their seats and ducking for cover  as some even fell to the ground trying to avoid being hit.

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Iyer was finally dismissed on 33 off 18 balls hitting four boundaries and a six. He added a 76-run stand with Rishabh who scored a fifty. He ended unbeaten on 52 as India scored almost 80 runs in the final seven overs. India ended on 186/5 .Meanwhile, West Indies failed to chased the target, India won the match by 8 runs.

PSL 2022: Umpire Aleem Dar tries to disrupt Shahnawaz Dahani’s celebration

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Multan Sultans’ pacer Shahnawaz Dahani was brilliant against Quetta Gladiators as he claimed two wickets and gave away only 22 runs in three overs bowled. However Dahani found a hilarious way to appeal and celebrate during a game between Multan Sultans and Quetta Gladiators.

In the ongoing Pakistan Super League a dramatic incident took place, during the game between Multan Sultans and Quetta Gladiators. Shahnawaz Dahani bowled a length ball to Naseem Shah and he edged the ball back onto the stumpsĀ  as he tried to play ball over long-on. Dahani started running back in the celebrationĀ and bowed towards the crowd after taking the wicket.

In the 14th over of the Gladiators’ innings after Dahani dismissed Naseem Shah. As soon as the ball hit the sumps, Dahani turned backwards and broke into celebration and started to sprint towards the stands. However, umpire Dar tried to stop him mid-way but was unsuccessful in doing so as Dahani made his way in front of the fans.Ā 

Shahnawaz Dahani and David Willey finished with identical figures of 2-22 while left-arm spinners Khushdil Shah and Asif Afridi also picked up two wickets apiece. Earlier in the evening, they put up a massive total of 245/3 on the board. And Dahani’s team Multan Sultans led by Mohammad Rizwan registered an emphatic 117-run victory against Quetta Gladiators.

India vs West Indies T20 : Twitter reacts as Pant hits Dhoni helicopter shot

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India defeated West Indies by 8 runs in the second T20I of the three-match series at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. With this win, India took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.

During the second T20I against West Indies in Kolkata, on Friday. Pant played a helicopter shot that went over the ropes. That shot reminded fans of Dhoni as it is his signature shot. He came to bat at the 10th over of the innings, the team was under pressure but he played his natural game and displayed an epic piece of performance for the audience.

Rishabh Pant played a stunning knock of 50 runs from 28 balls and during his knock smashed 7 boundaries and a six. During his knock, Rishabh Pant smashed an unbelievable one-handed six which looked like a new version of the iconic helicopter shot, which is popular among the fans because of the legendaryĀ MS Dhoni.

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Earlier, India got off to a slow start with Sheldon Cottrell bowling four dots on the trot before dismissing Ishan Kishan in the second over of the day. Rohit departed for 19 in 18 balls after a fine partnership with Kohli . Virat Kohli scored 52 runs in 42 balls. And and Venkatesh Iyer scored 33. Although Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Harshal Patel keeping their calm in the last two overs of West Indies innings and helped India seal the T20I series against the West Indies.

IND vs WI T20: Rohit Sharma Kicked The Ball Angrily After Bhuvi Dropped Rovman Powell Catch

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Rohit Sharma lost his cool after Bhuvneshwar Kumar dropped a catch during the second T20I against West Indies on Friday at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Rohit kicked the ball in frustration after Bhuvneshwar dropped the catch.

The incident happened in the 16th over when Nicholas Pooran and Rovman Powell had scored crucial fifties to revive WI in the 187-run chase. Windies batter Rovman Powell played a stunning knock of an unbeaten 68 runs off 36 balls with 4 fours and 5 sixes. He almost brought his side to the brink of victory 
while earlier Powell was gifted a lifeline by Indian bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar .

Bhuvneshwar delivered a short length delivery outside off and Powell tried to smash it over the long-on ,Powell was looking to play a pull shot but a big top-edge meant the ball skied with Bhuvneshwar Kumar rooting for the catch. However, the popped out of his hands, which infuriated Rohit as kicked the ball away only to gift the opposition an extra run.

As the game drew to a close, the 34-year-old Rohit could not hide his frustration after the drop catch as he kicked the ball in frustration and the West Indies batsmen ran for overthrow to give extra runs. Here is the video .

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Earlier, India scored 186 runs for the loss of 5 wickets. Pant played an important role in taking India to this score. He scored 52 runs in just 28 balls. Along with this, Pant also made a quick partnership of 76 runs with Venkatesh Iyer. Iyer scored 33 runs in 18 balls. India posted 186 in 20 overs.

However, chasing 187, Nicholas Puran (62) and Powell took strong shots and kept the West Indies looking for their first win on the India tour. However, with 29 runs needed in the last two overs, Bhubaneswar and Hershal Patel lost by eight runs to keep the West Indies still close enough to keep them still. With this win, India took an irresistible lead of 2-0 in the three-match series . India won the match by 8 runs. It was also Indiaā€™s 100th win in T20 International cricket.

Matt Henry registered his career best figures of 7/23

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Matt Henry claimed a career-best 7-23 as New Zealand bundled out South Africa for 95 in two sessions to take charge of the opening test in Christchurch on Thursday.

Playing his first Test in eight months Henry wreaked havoc on a greentop at the Hagley Oval, consigning South Africa to their lowest score against New Zealand. Henryā€™s bounce and movement saw South Africa bowled out for 95 before tea. While, Tea was taken early when tail Duanne Oliver was out for one to end the innings with Henry taking seven for 23 as New Zealand cashed in winning the coin toss and calling on South Africa to hitting under conditions favorable to bowlers.

Henry’s previous best was four for 93 against South Africa four years ago, he has struggled to be a regular member of the New Zealand attack where Tim Southee and Trent Boult have long been the new ball bowlers. However, with Boult on paternity leave, the Christchurch-born Henry relished the chance to perform in front of his home crowd.

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Meanwhile, New Zeland reached Stumps on Day 1 at 116/3 as 13 wickets fell on a day where bowlers dominated in Christchurch. Henry Nicholls (37) and nightwatchman Neil Wagner (2) were unbeaten as New Zealand sealed a 21-run lead at Stumps.

U19 World Cup star Rajvardhan Hangargekar accused of age fudging

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India U19 cricketer Rajvardhan Hangargekar has been accused of age fudging. As per fresh reports, in a letter written to the BCCI, the officer has also attached evidence against the cricketer.

Rajvardhan Hangargekar was picked up by the Chennai Super Kings in the mega IPL 2022 auction, the player now faces a serious allegation of age fudging. the Commissioner of Sports and Youth Department, Maharashtra, Omprakash Bakoria, has claimed that the young cricketer had committed age-fudging.Ā 

According to the Marathi publication Saamana,  Hungergekarā€™s real age is 21. Hangargekar, a student of Terna Public School, during readmission in class VIII, his birth date was changed from January 10, 2001, to November 10, 2002. This made him eligible for the recently concluded ICC U-19 World Cup.

The news paper further reported that in his letter to the BCCI, Omprakash Bakoria sent evidence in the form of Dharashiv Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Rahul Guptaā€™s confirmation that Rajvardhan Hungergekarā€™s date of birth was changed. Notably for the unversed, Hangargekar played six matches at the recently concluded ICC U-19 World Cup, wherein he registered five scalps, and helped India win their fifth World Cup title. 

Meanwhile Hangargekar was bought by CSK for Rs 1.5 crore at the IPL 2022 mega auction. Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin had also claimed that Hangargekar will be primarily targeted in the auction and not his other U19 teammates like Yash Dhull and Raj Bawa.