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Rodrigues, Mandhana advance in T20I rankings; Dottin becomes top-ranked all-rounder

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February 12, 2019

Feb 12: The India pair of Jemimah Rodrigues and Smriti Mandhana have made impressive gains among batters in the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings despite their side’s 3-0 series loss to New Zealand, while Windies all-rounder Deandra Dottin has grabbed the top spot among all-rounders in the latest update carried out on Tuesday.

Rodrigues’s 132 runs in the three-match series against New Zealand have lifted her four places to second position while Smriti Mandhana, who grabbed the top spot in ODIs last week, has gained four spots to reach sixth position after finishing as the leading run-getter in the series with an aggregate of 180. The stylish left-hander smashed two half-centuries including a fluent 86 in the last match in Hamilton that India lost by two runs.

Spinners Radha Yadav, up 18 places to 10th after taking four wickets in the series, and Deepti Sharma, up five places to 14th, are the India players to move up among bowlers.

For New Zealand, Sophie Devine has moved from 11th to eighth position among batters after scoring 153 runs in the series including a match-winning 72 in the last match, while captain Amy Satterthwaite’s 87 runs have lifted her from 23rd to 17th position. Among bowlers, Lea Tahuhu has moved up five slots to 11th position.

For the Windies, Dottin has been the standout performer in a 2-1 series win in Pakistan. Dottin has moved up two places to third among batters after scoring 158 runs in the series while her three wickets have lifted her two slots to 29th among bowlers. The net result has been a promotion to No.1 in the list of all-rounders.

Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof has gained three slots to tie with compatriot Javeria Khan in 15th position among batters while Sana Mir, who is top ranked in the ODI format, has moved up six places to take 28th position among T20I bowlers after taking three wickets in the series.

South Africa completed a 3-0 win over Sri Lanka in a home series ahead of their ICC Women’s Championship series. The gains for them include captain Dane van Niekerk moving up three slots to reach a career-best 12th among batters, up six places to 20th among bowlers and up two berths among all-rounders to third. The pace pair of Shabnim Ismail (up four places to seventh) and Marizanne Kappe (up seven places to 22nd) are other notable gainers. For Sri Lanka, Shashikala Siriwardene has benefited by four places to reach 30th position.

Other players to advance include Esha Oza of the United Arab Emirates (up 44 places to 46th) among batters and the Thailand pair of Chanida Sutthiruang (up 15 places to 38th) and Nattaya Boochatham (40th) among bowlers.

In the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s T20I Team Rankings, New Zealand have overtaken England to take second place. ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2018 champions Australia continue to lead the table while the Windies and India, semifinalists at the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean, are fourth and fifth, respectively.

MRF Tyres ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings (as of 12 February 2019)

Batters (Top 20)

Rank      (+/-)      Player                   Team     Pts          Avge      S/R         Highest Rating

1              ( - )         Suzie Bates         NZ          765         30.69     112         767 v Pak at Guyana 2018

2              (+4)        J. Rodrigues        Ind         737         34.88     129         742 v NZ at Auckland 2019

3              (+2)        Deandra Dottin Win        727         26.6        127         731 v Eng at Bridgetown 2013

4              ( - )         Meg Lanning      Aus        695         34.04     117         783 v Win at Melbourne 2014

5              (-3)         Stafanie Taylor  Win        694         35.68     105         817 v NZ at St Lucia 2010

6              (+4)        S. Mandhana     Ind         693!       25.02     118         693 v NZ at Hamilton 2019

7              (-4)         H. Kaur              Ind            687         28.08     105         715 v Aus at Guyana 2018

8              (+3)        Sophie Devine   NZ          669!       27.92     125         669 v Ind at Hamilton 2019

9              (-2)         Beth Mooney    Aus        663         31.69     120         747 v Ind at Mumbai 2018

10           (-1)         Alyssa Healy       Aus        639!       22.8        122         639 v Eng at Antigua 2018

11           (-3)         Mithali Raj           Ind         623         37.81     101         813 v Win at Ahmedabad 2011

12           (+3)        D. van Niekerk  SA           622!       29.8        95           622 v SL at Centurion 2019

13           (-1)         Natalie Sciver     Eng         610         23.72     110         622 v Ind at Antigua 2018

14           (-1)         Elyse Villani         Aus        598         28.52     118         664 v Ire at Dublin 2015

15=         (+3)        Bismah Maroof Pak         571         25.19     89           647 v Ban at Karachi 2015

                (-1)         Javeria Khan       Pak         571         21.41     92           576 v NZ at Guyana 2018

17           (+6)        A.Satterthwaite                NZ          540         21.19     95           556 v Win at Bridgetown 2013

18           (+2)        Sarah Taylor       Eng         537         29           111         781 v Aus at Chelmsford 2013

19=         (-4)         H. Matthews      Win        536         19.54     110         593 v SL at St Lucia 2018

                (+2)        Danielle Wyatt  Eng         536         18.18     124         537 v SA at Taunton 2018 

 

Bowlers (top 20)

Rank      (+/-)      Player                   Team     Pts          Avge      Eco         Highest Rating

1              ( - )         Megan Schutt    Aus        796         15.45     5.76        804 v Pak at Guyana 2018

2              ( - )         Poonam Yadav  Ind         707         14.41     5.73        735 v Ire at Guyana 2018

3              (+1)        S. Ecclestone      Eng         703!       19.91     6.6          703 v Aus at Antigua 2018

4              (+1)        Ellyse Perry         Aus        700         19.19     5.9          752 v NZ at Nelson 2010

5              (+1)        Anya Shrubsole                Eng         695         13.7        5.53        754 v Win at Dharamsala 2016

6              (-3)         Leigh Kasperek NZ          694         12.93     6.17        715 v Ire at Dublin 2018

7              (+4)        Shabnim Ismail  SA           681         19.1        5.93        701 v Aus at Nagpur 2016

8=           ( - )         D. Kimmince       Aus        666!       18.96     6.53        666 v Eng at Antigua 2018

                (-1)         Amelia Kerr        NZ          666         22.52     5.96        679 v Ind at Wellington 2019

10           (+18)     Radha Yadav      Ind         659*!     18.57     6.62        659 v NZ at Hamilton 2019

11=         (+5)        Lea Tahuhu         NZ          643         20.86     5.9          664 v Pak at Sharjah 2017

                (-1)         Nashra Sandhu Pak         643         19.6        5.38        670 v Win at Karachi 2019

13           (-4)         Nida Dar               Pak         639         17.54     5.1          695 v SA at Doha 2014

14           (+5)        Deepti Sharma  Ind         638!       21.61     6.02        638 v NZ at Hamilton 2019

15=         (-3)         R. Ahmed            Ban        636         19.34     5.37        676 v Win at Guyana 2018

                (-3)         S. Molineux        Aus        636*!     20.06     5.84        636 v Eng at Antigua 2018

17           ( - )         S.Siriwardene    SL            635         19.94     5.53        687 v Eng at Sylhet 2014

18           (-4)         Salma Khatun    Ban        633         18.08     4.88        717 v Ire at Sylhet 2014

19           (+2)        Anam Amin        Pak         621         19.84     5.14        717 v Ban at Delhi 2016

20=         (+4)        Afy Fletcher       Win        620         20.57     5.82        639 v Ban at Guyana 2018

                (+6)        D. van Niekerk  SA           620         20.63     5.46        642 v Eng at Paarl 2016

 

All-rounders (top five)

Rank      (+/-)     Player   Team     Pts          Highest Rating

1              (+1)        Deandra Dottin Win        424!       424 v Pak at Karachi 2019

2              (-1)         Stafanie Taylor  Win        387         519 v SL at Bridgetown 2012

3              (+2)        D. van Niekerk  SA           385         388 v SL at Johannesburg 2019

4              (+1)        Sophie Devine   NZ          378!       378 v Ind at Hamilton 2019

5              (-2)         Ellyse Perry         Aus        369         382 v NZ at Nagpur 2016

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January 12,2020

Mumbai, Jan 12: India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah will receive the prestigious Polly Umrigar Award for his exploits in international cricket in the 2018-19 season, the BCCI announced on Sunday.

The world's leading pacer will be honoured during the BCCI Annual Awards here on Sunday.

The world's No. 1 ODI bowler made his Test debut during India's tour of South Africa in January 2018 and has not looked back since. He picked up a five-wicket haul in South Africa, England, Australia and the West Indies becoming the first and only Asian bowler to achieve the feat.

He played a stellar role in the historic 2-1 Test series win in Australia, India's first Down Under and which helped them retain the Border Gavaskar Trophy. While Bumrah nets the biggest prize in the men's category, Poonam Yadav will claim the top prize in women's section and will be awarded the best international cricketer.

The award will be another feather in the leg-spinner's cap who recently received the Arjuna Award. Former India captains Krishnamachari Srikkanth and Anjum Chopra will be presented with the Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award and the BCCI Lifetime Achievement Award for women respectively.

A member of the 1983 World Cup-winning team, Srikkanth took on the fearsome West Indies fast bowlers and scored an attacking 38, the top individual score in the low-scoring final at the Lord's. He also captained India and post-retirement served as the chief selector and it was during his tenure that the 2011 World Cup squad was picked.

Anjum is one of the finest batswomen and the first Indian to play 100 ODIs. In a career spanning 17 years, Anjum represented India in four 50-over World Cups and two T20 World Cup (played in one).

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said, "The BCCI Awards is our way of recognising the finest on-field performances right from the age group to senior level and also honour our legends.

"It will be a special evening in Mumbai as we will also have the 7th MAK Pataudi lecture and I am delighted to inform that it will be Virender Sehwag, who will address the gathering."

Board secretary Jay Shah said, "The BCCI Awards are an important feature in India's cricketing calendar, a melange of aspiration and inspiration. "We wanted to make Naman bigger and better and have introduced four new categories – highest run-getter and wicket-takers in WODIs and best international debut men and women – from this year. A total of 25 awards will be presented."

Arun Singh Dhumal, the board's treasurer, said, "Right from domestic to international level, Indian Cricket has had a memorable 2018-19 season. We have started the year on the right note with Team India completing a convincing series win against Sri Lanka and they will be in attendance. The U-19 team is in South Africa for the World Cup and all eyes will be on the stars of tomorrow. It will be a special evening and I congratulate the award winners".

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August 9,2020

Manchester, Aug 9: Chris Woakes and Jos Buttler played knocks of 84 and 75 respectively as England gained an improbable three-wicket win over Pakistan in the first Test of the three-match series here at the Emirates Old Trafford.

England chased down a total of 277 on the fourth day of the first Test.

Chasing 277, England openers Rory Burns and Dom Sibley put on 22 runs for the first wicket, but Mohammad Abbas finally provided the breakthrough to Pakistan as he had Burns (10) adjudged leg-before wicket in the 12th over.

Skipper Joe Root came to the crease next, and he along with Sibley ensured that the side does not lose any more wickets before the lunch break, and England went into the lunch break at 55/1.

Sibley and Root eventually put up a 64-run stand, but their partnership was finally brought to an end by Yasir Shah as he dismissed Sibley (36) in the 36th over. Soon after, skipper Root (42) was also sent back to the pavilion by Naseem Shah, reducing England to 96/3 in the 39th over.

All eyes were on all-rounder Ben Stokes (9), but Pakistan's Yasir Shah sent him back to the pavilion in the 42nd over, and England was left in a spot of bother. Shaheen Shah Afridi, then also got among the wicket-taking charts as he scalped the wicket of Ollie Pope (7), reducing England to 117/5 in the 45th over.

Chris Woakes and Jos Buttler then got together at the crease, and the duo played in an aggressive manner to retrieve the innings for England. The hosts went into the tea break at 167/5, still, 110 runs away from the target with five wickets in hand.

Buttler and Woakes continued their march to frustrate the Pakistan bowling attack and the duo brought the target within the grasp of England. Both batsmen put up a stand of 139 runs, however, with just 21 runs away from the target, England lost the key wicket of Buttler (75) as Yasir Shah had him trapped in front of the wicket.

With England just needing four more runs for the win, Yasir Shah dismissed Stuart Broad (4), but in the end, Woakes and Dom Bess ensured England's win by three wickets.

For Pakistan, Yasir Shah was the pick of the bowlers as he scalped four wickets.

Earlier, resuming day four at 137/8, Yasir Shah (33) along with Mohammad Abbas (3*) and Naseem Shah (4) added 32 more runs to the overnight score to give England a target of 277 to win the first Test.

Stuart Broad was the pick of England bowlers as he scalped three wickets.

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July 7,2020

New Delhi, Jul 7: Wicket-keeper batsman MS Dhoni is known for his finishing heroics and ending the match with a big shot to send a billion people in a frenzy.

For over a decade, Dhoni's swashbuckling batting style, especially the famed helicopter shot, gave international bowlers a headache. As the former Indian skipper celebrates his 39th birthday today, let's relive his first century in international cricket.

It was on April 5, 2005, when Dhoni had registered his first international century. The former skipper registered the feat against Pakistan in the second ODI of the six-match series. The match was played at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

Dhoni had made his ODI debut against Bangladesh in 2004. However, he did not have a good outing as he scored just 19 runs in the three-match series. But the wicket-keeper truly arrived in the series against Pakistan in 2005, as he scored 148 runs in the second ODI of the six-match series at Visakhapatnam.

In the match, India won the toss and opted to bat first. The side lost Sachin Tendulkar's wicket in the fourth over of the innings and it brought Dhoni to the middle.

Dhoni, along with Sehwag, took on the Pakistan bowlers and the duo formed a 96-run stand, which saw Sehwag going past the 50-run mark. Sehwag (74) was sent back to the pavilion in the 14th over, but Dhoni then found support in Rahul Dravid and the duo stitched a 149-run stand.

Dhoni smashed 15 fours and four sixes in his innings and scored 148 runs from 123 balls, taking India's total to 356/9 in the allotted fifty overs.

India then managed to defend the total as the side bundled out Pakistan for 298 as Ashish Nehra scalped four wickets.

Dhoni has so far played 350 ODIs with his highest score being 183 against Sri Lanka. He also remains the only captain to win all major ICC trophies (50-over World Cup, T20 World Cup, and Champions Trophy).

Also referred to as 'Captain Cool', Dhoni is known for his calmness and exquisite captaincy on the field.

Over the years, he has cemented his place as one of the finest wicket-keepers across the world. His agility behind the stumps has given India many breakthroughs as the Ranchi-based wicket-keeper has done successful stumpings in no time.

He is also known for his knack of opting for reviews and many have jokingly remarked to change the 'Decision-Review System's' name to 'Dhoni-Review System'.

In December 2014, he announced his retirement from Tests and gave a chance to the likes of Wriddhiman Saha. Dhoni called time on his Test career after playing 90 Tests, managing to score 4,876 runs at an average of 38.09.

Then in 2017, he handed over the captaincy to Virat Kohli in the 50-over format. However, the wicket-keeper enjoys a great camaraderie with the latter and the duo have been seen often taking decisions together on the field.

Under Dhoni's leadership, India also managed to attain the number one ranking in Test cricket. His Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has also won the tournament thrice under his leadership.

Dhoni was slated to return to the cricket field on March 29 during the IPL's opening match between CSK and Mumbai Indians. However, the tournament has been postponed indefinitely due to COVID-19 pandemic.

The 39-year-old has been currently enjoying some time away from the game. He last played competitive cricket during the 2019 World Cup. 

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