Monthly International Cricket Roundup
Covering all the international cricketing action in the month, here we are back again withe the Montly Roundup. Have a look at the team performances and how the match took place.
India vs South Africa Test Series
India won series 3-0
Image : Midday
The series was an eventful affair as a lot of discussion went on among the experts, social media and players. The pitches were more conducive for the spinners at Mohali and Nagpur, eading to some questioning the quality of the tracks. There were mixed opinions about the same but surely this was a wake up call for the South Africans as they failed miserably Hardly any South African batsman managed to play out spin twins Ashwin and Jadeja in the four tests. Ashwin was the Man of the Series for his 31 wickets in the series while Jadeja supported him well.
Ajinkya Rahane and Murali Vijay were the two stand out performers for India in the series. Rahane became the only fifth Indian to score twin hundreds in a Test match and in this series which saw extreme lack of application from the batsmen, he was the lone centurion from both the sides. Vijay continued his good form and scored couple of fities in the series. Dhawan was the biggest failure in this outing and serious quesions were raised over his place in the team. Virat Kohli led the team well and displayed his agressive intent as always, as the Indian team broke the South African streak of winning tests around the world.
Pakistan vs England ODI series
Covering all the international cricketing action in the month, here we are back again withe the Montly Roundup. Have a look at the team performances and how the match took place.
India vs South Africa Test Series
India won series 3-0
|
| Image : Midday |
The series was an eventful affair as a lot of discussion went on among the experts, social media and players. The pitches were more conducive for the spinners at Mohali and Nagpur, eading to some questioning the quality of the tracks. There were mixed opinions about the same but surely this was a wake up call for the South Africans as they failed miserably Hardly any South African batsman managed to play out spin twins Ashwin and Jadeja in the four tests. Ashwin was the Man of the Series for his 31 wickets in the series while Jadeja supported him well.
Ajinkya Rahane and Murali Vijay were the two stand out performers for India in the series. Rahane became the only fifth Indian to score twin hundreds in a Test match and in this series which saw extreme lack of application from the batsmen, he was the lone centurion from both the sides. Vijay continued his good form and scored couple of fities in the series. Dhawan was the biggest failure in this outing and serious quesions were raised over his place in the team. Virat Kohli led the team well and displayed his agressive intent as always, as the Indian team broke the South African streak of winning tests around the world.
Pakistan vs England ODI series
England won the series 3-1
 |
| Image: Getty Images |
Batting first in the 1st ODI, England batsmen disappointed as they failed to put up a good batting performance. Except Morgan (76) and Taylor (60) no other batsman performed. Mohammed Irfan picked up three wickets while Anwar Ali and Shoaib malik got two each. Pakistan chased it in 44 overs with 6 wickets to spare.
In the second ODI, England came back to win the match by 95 runs. They opted to bat first and scored 283-5 with the help of Hales' 109 and Root's 63. Jason Roy also played a good knock for his fifty. Pakistan in reply could just score 188 before being bowled out. Pacer Chris Woakes picked up four wickets while Dacid Willey got three to his name.
England were now high on confidence and won the remaining two games as well. The third game was a low scoring encounter where England chased down the target of 208 set by Pakistan easily and sealed the series. In the final game, Jason Roy (102) and Jos Buttler (116) scored centuries that took England to 355-5. Pakistan managed just 271 in the second innings and that mean England won the series 3-1.
Pakistan vs. England T20 series
England won the series 3-0
 |
| Image: Getty Images |
England continued their winning streak and registered a clean sweep against hosts Pakistan in the t20 series after winning the ODI series.
England batted first in the first T20 and reached a respectable 160-5 after their 20 overs. Sam Billings played a cameo of 53 runs from just 25 deliveries. Captain Eoin Morgan (45) and James Vince (41) also played crucial knocks. Pakistan, in reply, never managed to get going as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Eventually, England won the match by 14 runs.
The second encounter was quite thrilling and went down the wire as England won the match by 3 runs. It was yet another impressive batting performance from the English batsmen. But Pakistan nearly made it through, thanks to some entertaining knocks from their batsmen, but they could not make it past the finishing line, as England bagged the series 2-0.
In the final match of the series, England once again sealed off a win in an exciting battle. The match went down to the eliminator after the tie. England batted first and got 154-8 on the board. Pakistan reached there losing one less wicket.
England batted first in the first T20 and reached a respectable 160-5 after their 20 overs. Sam Billings played a cameo of 53 runs from just 25 deliveries. Captain Eoin Morgan (45) and James Vince (41) also played crucial knocks. Pakistan, in reply, never managed to get going as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Eventually, England won the match by 14 runs.
The second encounter was quite thrilling and went down the wire as England won the match by 3 runs. It was yet another impressive batting performance from the English batsmen. But Pakistan nearly made it through, thanks to some entertaining knocks from their batsmen, but they could not make it past the finishing line, as England bagged the series 2-0.
In the final match of the series, England once again sealed off a win in an exciting battle. The match went down to the eliminator after the tie. England batted first and got 154-8 on the board. Pakistan reached there losing one less wicket.
Chris Jordan bowled one of the best super overs in the history of T20I cricket conceding just 3 runs. Bowling yorkers at will, he didn’t allow Shahid Afridi and Umar Akmal any room or length to free their arms. 2 of the 3 runs came from leg byes. After a long discussion, Afridi decided to bowl the final over. However he could not defend the total when the equation came to 2 off 2. Skipper Morgan finished the match as celebrations began in the dressig room.
David Warner was the highlight of the first Test as he scored two hundreds in the match. This was the third time he scored a twin hundred in tests. Australia won the match by 208 runs. Australia posted 556-4 courtesy Warner (163) and Khawaja (174). New Zealand managed only a 317 in their first innings. Kane Williamson top scored with 140. Warner again impressed with the bat as he scored 116 off just 113 deliveries. His partner, Burns also go 129.
Finally, Australia won the contest by 208 runs as Kiwis were bowled out for just 295.
The second of the three Tests was drawn. Australia, batting first, posted a mammoth 559-9 in 133 overs before declaring. Opener David Warner shattered many records en route his maiden double hundred, he made 253 before getting out. He was complemented well by Khawaja who scored 121 as well. New Zealand in return, manaaged to score 624 before being bundled out. Kiwis rode on the back of Ross Taylor's (290) and Kane Williamson's (166).
Australia declared the second innings at 385-7. Steven Smith (138) and Adam Voges (119) were the top scorers. Tim Southee piced up four wickets. New Zealand in the second innings were at 107-2 as the match ended in a draw.
The third test was an experiment with the pink ball, a day night test. Australia won the match by 3 wickets as Josh Hazlewood was the Man of the Match for his 8 wickets in the match.
Australia vs New Zeland Test Series
Australia won 2-0
 |
| Image: Getty Images |
Finally, Australia won the contest by 208 runs as Kiwis were bowled out for just 295.
The second of the three Tests was drawn. Australia, batting first, posted a mammoth 559-9 in 133 overs before declaring. Opener David Warner shattered many records en route his maiden double hundred, he made 253 before getting out. He was complemented well by Khawaja who scored 121 as well. New Zealand in return, manaaged to score 624 before being bundled out. Kiwis rode on the back of Ross Taylor's (290) and Kane Williamson's (166).
Australia declared the second innings at 385-7. Steven Smith (138) and Adam Voges (119) were the top scorers. Tim Southee piced up four wickets. New Zealand in the second innings were at 107-2 as the match ended in a draw.
The third test was an experiment with the pink ball, a day night test. Australia won the match by 3 wickets as Josh Hazlewood was the Man of the Match for his 8 wickets in the match.
Monthly International Cricket Roundup
![Monthly International Cricket Roundup]()
Reviewed by Deep
on
23:32:00
Rating:
No comments: