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Ben Stokes' Explosive Return to ODI Cricket Ben Stokes' Heroic 182 Powers England to Crushing Victory Over New Zealand In a stunning display of cricketing prowess, Ben Stokes roared back into ODI action with a record-breaking 182 runs, propelling England to a resounding 181-run victory over New Zealand at the Kia Oval. This article delves into the details of this memorable match and Stokes' remarkable performance. Ben Stokes' Blazing Return Ben Stokes' return to ODI cricket was nothing short of spectacular. After spending

India captain Rohit Sharma hit a quickfire unbeaten 76 to help India chase down their 111-run target in 18.2 overs and win the first ODI against England at The Oval on Tuesday. In the process, he has leapfrogged Kane Williamson, Ricky Ponting and Viv Richards to become the visiting batter with most ODI runs in England. Rohit now has 1411 runs in ODIs in England, with seven centuries and as many half-centuries. New Zealand skipper Williamson is the next best on the list, with 1393

Gautam Gambhir, the former India batsman, believes it will be a "shame" and "Indian cricket's misfortune" if Rohit Sharma isn't considered for the full-time white-ball captaincy going forward. Gambhir was speaking on ESPNcricinfo's T20 Time Out soon after Sharma led Mumbai Indians to their fifth IPL crown, by beating the Delhi Capitals by five wickets in Dubai. Apart from leaving his mark as a captain on the field, Sharma killed off the chase by scoring a quickfire 68 to set up an easy win. "If Rohit

Babar gains valuable rating points to move closer to leading Indian pair of Kohli and Sharma; Taylor, Williams and Raza gain in latest rankings update Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Afridi has achieved a career-best 16th position in the ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings after a notable performance in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League series against Zimbabwe that they won 2-1. Shaheen, who shot into international prominence in the ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2018 in New Zealand, has

Venue - The Ageas Bowl, Southampton Start time - 1:00 PM GMT/2:00 PM LOCAL Head to Head record in ODIs -  England: 9 Ireland: 1 No Result: 1 Weather -Showers, 12-22°C, Precipitation: 40%, Humidity: 65%, Wind: 19 km/h In other words, Ireland had the worst possible start to the series and could never recover from it. Ireland's best batsman Paul Stirling fell into the pre-set trap, chipping an in-swing delivery from David Willey straight to mid wicket. And, Ireland could never snatch back the momentum from there on. It

On Friday Cricket Australia had announced that the schedule for the upcoming India's tour Down Under. The four Tests of the much-anticipated series will be played at Gabba, Adelaide Oval, MCG and the SCG respectively starting December 3, the CA had said on Thursday. Additionally India were to play a T20I series in October in Australia, but according to a report in Mumbai Mirror, that might not happen after all, seeing the global lockdown due to coronavirus. It now looks almost certain that

Sachin Tendulkar was resplendent. His colourful innings came appropriately on the day of the festival of colours. His talent for free flowing aggression, somewhat underemployed in the world of one-day cricket till today when his promotion as opener was a tactical move thrust upon the side, found a perfect medium on a warm afternoon at the Eden Park. The Sunday was as close to an Indian summer's day New Zealand is likely to see in this part of the year and the home side's

The leaders of the Indian juggernaut in the One-Day International (ODI) cricket, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, established themselves firmly at the top of International Cricket Council’s (ICC) ODI rankings which were released on Tuesday.  The Indian captain Virat Kohli bolstered his position as the best ODI batsman in the world with three consecutive centuries in the recently concluded series win over the Windies. He sits at the top with 899 ranking points while his deputy Rohit Sharma is hot in pursuit with 871 ranking points on his name. Rohit’s opening partner Shikhar Dhawan has maintained his eighth spot in the ranking as well. The Asian giants made their presence felt in the bowling department as well by occupying three out of the top five positions. Jasprit Bumrah, who was rested from the initial few ODIs against Windies, did enough to hold onto his crown in ODI bowling with 844 points. Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav retained his third spot with 723 points while his spin partner Yuzvendra Chahal jumped three places to claim the fifth position. A