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'India kill Australia' not doing anything, clinch historical draw @ SCG

‘India kill Australia’ not doing anything, clinch historical draw @ SCG

#India defended anything and everything that came into their way and batted two sessions doing almost nothing and just killed Australian dreams of winning the test match and take a 2-1 lead. Thanks to #HanumaVihari and #RavichandranAshwin for their stupendous batting. It will be remembered as one of the famous draws in the history of test cricket and also Indian cricket. Awesome team India…Grit,…

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ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Finals – England is the new world cup champion!

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Finals – England is the new world cup champion!

Amidst fluctuating fortunes, England beat New Zealand in the battle of nerves, in the last ball of the super over to become the new champions of the World Cup. It would have been the same for New Zealand had they completed that 1 run needed to win in the last ball of the super over! But the destiny had a different story to tell.

New Zealand scored 241 runs batting first at Lords, losing 8 wickets…

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CWC 2019 Match 47 – 2nd Semifinal – England upset Australia, it is England v/s New Zealand finals

CWC 2019 Match 47 – 2nd Semifinal – England upset Australia, it is England v/s New Zealand finals

While the first semifinal was a tight fought one, courtesy Ravindra Jadeja, which pushed New Zealand to the finals, upsetting India, the second semifinal was almost a cake-walk for hosts England as they easily got rid of Australia hurdle and entered the finale. Now England would play New Zealand in the final. Whoever wins, the world would get to see a new winner in the finale.

Chasing 224 runs to…

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CWC 2019 Match 46 – 1st Semi Final – New Zealand upset India, reach world cup finals

CWC 2019 Match 46 – 1st Semi Final – New Zealand upset India, reach world cup finals

Everyone thought that it would be a favorable final for team India as they had created a chance to play New Zealand, the fourth placed, most underrated team, the dark horse of the tournament. This was favored by team Australia when they lost to South Africa in their last league, creating a scenario of playing England in the second semifinal against England instead of a pre-designed first…

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CWC 2019 Match 45 – Australia slip at the brim of victory, South Africa win by 10 runs

CWC 2019 Match 45 – Australia slip at the brim of victory, South Africa win by 10 runs

This match between Australia and South Africa which was the last among the league matches in this world cup 2019. It was not an important match for South Africa as they had been knocked out of the tournament. They just had to play for honor and pleasure. On the other hand, the result of the match would decide whom Australia would face in the semi finals. Until the beginning of this match, Austral…

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CWC 2019 Match 44 – Rahul-Rohit smash tons as India defeat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets

CWC 2019 Match 44 – Rahul-Rohit smash tons as India defeat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets

It has become a habit for Hitman Rohit Sharma to smash tons at will. This hundred against Sri Lanka is his fifth in this world cup. Now he holds the world record for most number of hundreds by a single batsman in one season of world cup format. Hats off Hitman, take a bow! As if this was not enough for Sri Lanka, yet another century came their way from the blade of K.L. Rahul. It was pleasant to…

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CWC 2019 Match 43 – Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 94 runs, Imam-Shaheen excel

CWC 2019 Match 43 – Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 94 runs, Imam-Shaheen excel

Pakistan had to win this encounter against Bangladesh by 315 runs which was impossible for any team. That was weird mathematics, but Pakistan would blame themselves for being a part of these tough calculations. This meant that Pakistan had to play for honor, so did Bangladesh. The match anyhow didn’t matter as far as qualification for the world cup is concerned.

Baring Shakib Al Hasan’sgritty 64…

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CWC 2019 Match 42 – Hope – Roach guide Windies to a thrilling win over Afghanistan

CWC 2019 Match 42 – Hope – Roach guide Windies to a thrilling win over Afghanistan

In an unimportant match of the world cup 2019 played between West Indies and Afghanistan who were playing for honor after being knocked out of the world cup, West Indies won the contest by 23 runs against a gritty Afghanistan team who gave a tight fight in a superb chase. Chasing 312 runs to win, Afghanistan lost the match by just 23 runs. West Indies would have had their heart in the mouth when

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CWC 2019 Match 41 – Bairstow smashes ton as England register a big win over New Zealand

CWC 2019 Match 41 – Bairstow smashes ton as England register a big win over New Zealand

New Zealand is making their way into the semifinals miserable. Towards the business end of the cricket world cup 2019, New Zealand are playing some horrible cricket and are looking like a misdirected team going in weird roads. This match against England was important for Kiwis and they should have won it to make their semifinal spot sure. This match was equally important for England team to seal…

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CWC 2019 Match 40 – Rohit Sharma registers his fourth ton as India upset Bangladesh, India enter semifinals

CWC 2019 Match 40 – Rohit Sharma registers his fourth ton as India upset Bangladesh, India enter semifinals

India became the second team to enter the semifinals of the world cup cricket 2019 after Australia as they defeated Bangladesh by 28 runs. Chasing 315 runs to win, Bangladesh shed their sweat and blood in a tight chase but faltered by 28 runs in the end. I really loved the way Bangladesh played in this entire tournament. They have chased huge totals and lost by meager margins, like West Indies.…

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CWC 2019 Match 39 – West Indies lose to Sri Lanka in a tight chase

CWC 2019 Match 39 – West Indies lose to Sri Lanka in a tight chase

The match between Sri Lanka and West Indieswas not of much importance as both teams have already lost the opportunity of making it to the semifinals of world cup 2019. But each team had to play this game for their honor, for their fans, to boost the self confidence of the team and dressing room and to walk away with a consolation. Both these teams had their bit of disappointments and missed…

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CWC 2019 Match 38 – India throw their match into England’s lap at the verge of win!

CWC 2019 Match 38 – India throw their match into England’s lap at the verge of win!

Though it was a big total India was chasing, India was in command for most of the match. They just threw it away. Chasing 338 runs to win, India lost K.L.Rahul for naught. It was not a start India would have loved to have. A 138 run partnership between Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohlifor the second wicket showed the command of team India over this match. English bowlers imparted pressure on these two…

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CWC 2019 Match 37 – Starc Tsunami blows New Zealand away as Australia register a big win

CWC 2019 Match 37 – Starc Tsunami blows New Zealand away as Australia register a big win

The match between Australia and New Zealand was a story of one team recovering from a bad stage and the other never showing intent to recover. Everything worked for New Zealand when Australia lost half its team in 22nd over after having won the toss and elected to bat first. The resuscitation for Aussies came in the form of 107 run partnership for the 6th wicket between Usman Khawaja(88 runs) and

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CWC Match 36 – Imad Wasim helps Pakistan clinch a nail biting thriller against Afghanistan

CWC Match 36 – Imad Wasim helps Pakistan clinch a nail biting thriller against Afghanistan

Pakistan who is having mixed bag of their outing in this cricket world cup and are on the verge of missing out on a semifinal berth would never have expected to het a hard game against Afghanistan. In fact they would have expected a cake walk. Had Pakistan lost this match, they would have been knocked out of the world cup and Afghanistanwould have made history for making one of the great upsets…

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CWC 2019 Match 35 – Amla-Faf special helps South Africa hand over a shocking defeat to Sri Lanka

CWC 2019 Match 35 – Amla-Faf special helps South Africa hand over a shocking defeat to Sri Lanka

They came late to the party, but, yes…they are late! But they will take this compliment win this Proteas team! A 175 runs unbeaten partnership between Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis helped South Africa to register 9 wicket win over Sri Lankawith 76 balls remaining. Both batsmen would have felt on losing their centuries but there wasn’t much which could have done! They were chasing a target of 204…

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CWC 2019 Match 34 – Kohli-Shami excel as India beat West Indies by huge difference

CWC 2019 Match 34 – Kohli-Shami excel as India beat West Indies by huge difference

India defeat West Indies by 125 runs at Old Trafford after they won the toss and elected to bat first. Chasing 268 runs to win, Windies made a mess of their chase and were bundled out for 143 runs with more than 15 overs remaining. Nicholas Pooran scored 28 runs in 50 balls and he happened to be the highest scorer in the match. The West Indiesseemed to be lost in their intent and were batting…

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CWC 2019 Match 33 – Babar Azam smashes a superb ton as Pakistan register a 6 wicket win over New Zealand

CWC 2019 Match 33 – Babar Azam smashes a superb ton as Pakistan register a 6 wicket win over New Zealand

Babar Azam’s superb unbeaten ton helped Pakistan register an emphatic win over the New Zealand team. Chasing 238 runs to win, Pakistan did it with 5 balls and 6 wickets sparing. This win would open up the gates of the world cup tournament for Pakistan. Pakistanbadly needed this win to keep them in contention of a semifinal berth. With this win, they keep their hopes alive. After a slow start and…

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