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Sports Top 10: The Super 8 matches will start today from June 19 in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, in which the first match will be played between the joint hosts USA and South Africa at the ground in Antigua. After this, there will be a match between West Indies and West Indies on June 20. These four teams are part of a group in the Super 8. At the same time, Indian star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has given a great performance before the Paris Olympic Games, in which he won the gold medal at the Paavo Nurmi Games 2024 in Finland on June 18.
The match will be played between USA and South Africa in Super 8
The USA team, which participated in the T20 World Cup for the first time, secured its place in the Super 8 on the basis of its excellent performance. Now the USA team will play its first match in the Super 8 against the South African team at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. The South African team had a great performance in the group stage in which they won all their matches.
Kane Williamson also left the captaincy of New Zealand team in limited overs
The New Zealand team had a very poor performance on the field in the T20 World Cup this time, in which they were eliminated from the group stage for the first time in the history of the tournament. Now, seeing this poor performance of the team, Kane Williamson has decided to leave the captaincy of the team in limited overs as well and he has also withdrawn his name from the Players Central Contract.
ICC fines Tanjim Hasan Saqib
Bangladesh team’s fast bowler Tanjim Hasan Sakib has been fined for violating ICC’s code of conduct during the match against Nepal. Tanjim had clashed with Nepal team player Rohit during this match, after which a fine of 15 percent has been imposed on his match fee. Bangladesh team had confirmed its place in Super 8 after winning this match.
David Warner will retire after T20 World Cup
The Super 8 round of the T20 World Cup is about to begin. David Warner, part of the Australian team that reached the Super 8 of the tournament, has made a big statement. Warner is relieved that he will retire after the T20 World Cup 2024. Let us tell you that Warner had announced even before the World Cup started that he would announce his retirement as soon as this mega event is over. Warner believes that real cricket fans will see him as a player who tried to change the game with his aggressive batting while he is the only player who also had to face criticism.
Afghan team coach warns his players before Super 8
Afghanistan suffered a crushing defeat against the West Indies team in their last group stage match before the Super 8 matches. Now the team’s head coach Jonathan Trott has warned his players in which he has said that if we do not start an over well, then that over has to be finished soon. Today we gave 60 runs in two overs and this changed the course of the match to a great extent. He said that this is a part of the game and yes, I am disappointed with the batting that we could not get even a little closer to the target. Another aspect that the team will need to understand better is to play shots in the direction of the wind to ensure that the big shots fall outside the boundary.
Haris Rauf clashed with a fan in America
A video of Pakistan team’s fast bowler Haris Rauf surfaced in which he got into an argument with a fan over his comment in America. Rauf was roaming in the city with his wife, when he lost his temper on a person. This fan said something to Haris Rauf which he did not like and he went and clashed with that fan. As soon as Rauf ran to fight that person, some people present there stopped him from doing so. Even Rauf’s wife tried to stop him, but the star fast bowler tried to free himself from his grip. Some abusive words were also used during the conversation between Rauf and that person.
Indian team is ready for Super 8
Team India captain Rohit Sharma believes that the Super 8 phase is going to be a bit busy, but the Indian players are ready for it. In a video posted by the BCCI, Rohit said that after playing the first match, we will play the next two matches in a gap of three or four days. It is going to be a bit busy, but we are used to all these things. We travel a lot and play a lot, so it is never going to be an excuse. Rohit said that there is a lot of enthusiasm in the team to do something special. This is a good way to start the second phase.
Smriti Mandhana reaches number 3 in ICC Women’s ODI batting rankings
In the latest ODI batting rankings of women players released by the ICC, Indian team’s star batsman Smriti Mandhana has jumped two places to make her place in the top-3. Now in this ranking, England’s brilliant batsman Sciver-Brunt has managed to reach the first position. Earlier she was in second place, but now she has jumped one place to number one. Her rating is currently 772. At the same time, Sri Lankan batsman Chamari Atapattu, who was previously at number one, has now slipped to second place. India’s Smriti Mandhana has jumped two places to number three. Her rating is currently 715. She has also been number one before.
The West Indies team did this feat for the first time in T20 International
The West Indies cricket team has done a unique feat in the history of T20 International. This is the first time that the team has won 8 matches consecutively i.e. back to back without losing a match. They have won all these matches only in 2024. Before this, the West Indies team was able to win only seven matches in a row. This happened from 2012 to 2013. In the year 2017, the team won 5 T20 International matches in a row, but now it has done that feat, which had never happened in its T20 International history.
Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal with a throw of 85.97 meters
India’s Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra on Tuesday won the gold medal in the javelin throw event at the Paavo Nurmi Games 2024 in Finland with his best throw of 85.97m. Chopra was playing in his third event this season and could not participate in the Ostrava Golden Spike Athletics Meet in Czechia last month due to injury. But the reigning Olympic champion is back with a performance ahead of the Paris Olympics next month which is also a relief news for all the fans. Neeraj Chopra threw a throw of 85.97m in his third attempt which was enough for the reigning Olympic champion to win the gold in Finland.
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