South Africa’s team has made it to the finals by defeating Afghanistan by 9 wickets. In the semi-final match, Afghanistan’s bowlers and batsmen performed brilliantly. South Africa has made it to the finals of the T20 World Cup for the first time. On the other hand, the Indian hockey team has been announced for the Paris Olympics. Harmanpreet Singh has been made the captain of the team. Let’s know the 10 big sports news.
Ollie Robinson conceded 43 runs in one over in the county
England’s fast bowler Ollie Robinson, who is playing for Sussex, gave away a total of 43 runs in an over in the match against Leicestershire. This is the most expensive over in the 134-year history of the County Championship. Ollie Robinson, who is playing for Sussex in County Championship Division Two, gave away a total of 43 runs in an over of 9 balls.
Shivam Dubey got a chance for the series against Zimbabwe
Many young players have been included in the Indian team for the 5-match T20 series against Zimbabwe, one of which was Nitish Reddy, who had a great performance with both bat and ball in the 17th season of IPL. Now Reddy will not be able to participate in this series due to injury, in which he will now be under the supervision of the BCCI medical team. Now Shivam Dubey has got a chance in the team in his place.
Rohit Sharma gave a befitting reply to Inzamam-ul-Haq
When Rohit Sharma was asked about Inzamam-ul-Haq’s allegations of ball-tampering in the press conference, he said, “What should I answer to this? If you play a match during the day in the conditions here, the wicket is very dry due to which the ball reverse swings automatically. The ball is reversing for all the teams, not just for us. Sometimes it becomes necessary for you to think with your mind. You have to see where we are playing. We are not playing in Australia or England.”
Rashid Khan reprimanded by ICC
In the match against Bangladesh, when Rashid Khan ran to take 2 runs, Karim Janat stopped him, on which Rashid’s anger reached the seventh sky and in anger he threw his bat on the pitch and came back inside the crease. Now he has been severely reprimanded by the ICC, in which a demerit point has been added to his account for violating the ICC’s code of conduct. Rashid has faced this reprimand under Article 2.9.
South Africa made it to the final of the T20 World Cup
In the first semi-final match of the T20 World Cup 2024, South Africa defeated Afghanistan by 9 wickets and confirmed their place in the final. In this match, the African team got a target of 57 runs, which they achieved in 8.5 overs. In this match, the bowlers performed brilliantly for South Africa. Marco Jason took three wickets in the match.
Travis Head became number-1 batsman in ICC T20 Rankings
In the new T20 rankings released by ICC, Australia’s Travis Head has become the number one batsman. This time he has jumped 4 places at once. Now Travis Head’s rating has become 844. Travis Head was not even in the top 10 till some time ago. India’s Suryakumar Yadav has moved to second place. Surya’s rating is currently 842.
Rashid Khan gave a statement on the bowling of the African team
Rashid Khan said in his statement after the defeat of Afghanistan in the semi-final match against South Africa that this defeat is very difficult for our team. We could have performed better but the circumstances did not allow us to do so. This is the specialty of T20 cricket that you should be prepared for every situation. The African team bowled very well. I think we got more success in this tournament due to the better performance of the fast bowlers because you always need a good start with the ball.
South Africa equals Australia
Under the captaincy of Aiden Macram, the South African team is performing very well in the current T20 World Cup. South Africa has won 8 matches in a row so far. With this, the team has jointly become the team winning the most matches consecutively in the T20 World Cup. South Africa has equaled Australia. At the same time, it has left India and England behind. Australia has won 8 matches in a row in the T20 World Cup. At the same time, India and England have won 7-7 matches in a row in the T20 World Cup.
Muhammad Wasim appointed coach of Pakistan women’s team
While the PCB has appointed Muhammad Wasim as the new head coach of the Pakistan women’s team, it has also appointed former Test bowler Junaid Khan as the bowling coach and Abdul Rehman as the assistant coach. The Pakistan women’s team has not shown any special performance on the field in the last few years, due to which there was a demand for change in the team’s coaching staff.
Hockey team announced for Paris Olympics
Hockey India has finally announced the 16-member Indian men’s team for the Paris Olympics 2024. Experienced player PR Sreejesh will handle the responsibility of goalkeeper in the Indian hockey team announced for the Paris Olympics 2024, while Manpreet Singh will be the midfielder. Harmanpreet Singh has got the responsibility of captaincy.
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