Indian And Pakistan Women Cricket Team
In the Women’s T20 World Cup, the Pakistani team had to face defeat by 54 runs against New Zealand. With this defeat, both India and Pakistan are out of the Women’s T20 World Cup. Australia and New Zealand from the group secured their place in the semi-finals. On the other hand, the second Test between Pakistan and England will start from today in Multan. For this, both the teams have already announced their playing eleven.
Pakistani team is out of the semi-finals
New Zealand gave Pakistan a target of 111 runs to win, in response to which the Pakistani team was all out for just 56 runs and lost the match by 54 runs. Captain Fatima Sana scored the maximum 21 runs on behalf of the team. Apart from him, Muniba Ali played an inning of 15 runs. Apart from these two players, the rest of the batsmen could not even reach double digits. Due to this reason Pakistan has to face defeat.
New Zealand and Australia made it to the semi-finals
After winning against Pakistan by 54 runs, the New Zealand team has qualified for the semi-finals by being second in the points table. The Australian team is present at number one. She has also reached the semi-finals. The dream of the teams of India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan to win the title once again has been shattered.
BCCI removes impact player rule from Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
BCCI has informed all its state boards through mail on Monday that this rule will not be applicable in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. This time Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy will be organized across the country from 23 November to 15 December. BCCI wrote in its mail that please note that BCCI has decided to remove the ‘Impact Player’ rule for the current season.
Shahid’s reaction on Shaheen’s exit
The Pakistani team made several changes in the squad for the second test match against England. After this, former player Shahid Afridi posted on his Instagram that he supports the decision of the selectors to give a break to Babar, Shaheen and Naseem from international cricket. This move will not only save and help expand the careers of these champion players, but will also provide a great opportunity to test and nurture emerging talent and build a strong bench.
Fakhar Zaman had to take Babar’s side heavily.
While posting on X, Fakhar Zaman had written that the exclusion of Babar Azam is worrying. India did not bench Virat Kohli during their poor spell between 2020 and 2023, when he averaged 19.33, 28.21 and 26.50 respectively. If we are considering sidelining our premier batsman, who is the best batsman Pakistan has ever produced. Making this post for Babar has now become a heavy burden for Fakhar Zaman. Pakistan Cricket Board has issued him a notice. PCB has given Fakhar seven days to explain his position.
Kamindu Mendis won Player of the Month Award
Kamindu Mendis has been chosen as the Player of the Month by ICC for the month of September. By winning this award, Kamindu Mendis has equaled Team India’s young star Shubhman Gill. Mendis has won the Player of the Month title twice this year. Earlier, he had won this title in the month of March this year. Before this, Shubman Gill was the only player to win the ICC Player of the Month title twice in a year. Shubhman Gill won this title in the months of January and September in the year 2023.
England announced playing 11
A three-Test series is being played between Pakistan and England. England have a 1-0 lead in the series, as they won the first match by an innings and 47 runs. Now the second test match between the two teams will be played on the soil of Multan. For which England has announced its playing eleven. Regular captain Ben Stokes has returned to the team.
England’s playing eleven for the second test:
Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Brydon Carse, Matt Potts, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir
Pakistani captain became emotional during the national anthem
Pakistan captain Fatima Sana was seen crying during the national anthem of her country. Tears can be clearly seen in his eyes. She was also seen wiping tears with her hands. Fatima had to return to Pakistan recently due to the death of her father. For this reason she did not play in the match against Australia. In his place, Muniba Ali took over the responsibility of captaincy.
Pakistan announced playing eleven for the second test
Pakistan cricket team has been performing very poorly for some time. In the first Test match against England, Pakistan lost by an innings and 47 runs. Due to this, it has fallen behind 0-1 in the series. Now Pakistan has announced the playing eleven for the second test match. In this, Kamran Ghulam has got a chance in place of Babar Azam.
Pakistan’s playing eleven for the second test against England:
Sam Ayub, Abdullah Shafiq, Shan Masood (captain), Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Mohammad Rizwan, Salman Ali Aga, Aamir Jamal, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Zahid Mahmood.
Chess: Vikramaditya Kulkarni defeats Yash Watarkar
International Master Vikramaditya Kulkarni of Mumbai has jointly joined Yash Vatarkar (Pune), Arnav Kherdekar (Mumbai) and Saikat Nath (Delhi) in the ‘SMCA Chess School’ All India FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament 2024 on the basis of his fifth consecutive win in five rounds. Has taken the lead in form. In the fifth round, top seed Kulkarni defeated Darsh Shetty while Vatarkar defeated Deepak Soni. Kherdekar defeated Tarun N of Delhi while Nath defeated Rudra of Karnataka. These four players have equal five points.
