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Cricket Highlights, 14 Mar: India vs Australia (4th Test)

Cricket Highlights, 14 Mar: India vs Australia (4th Test)

Cricket Highlights, 14 Mar: India vs Australia (4th Test)

India vs Australia (4th Test)

Australia has not been able to win a Test series on Indian soil for 19 years. Pat Cummins’ team was defeated in the first two matches of this series as well. It was conceivable that India would win the series. But the Aussies have fought very well in the last two matches. After defeating India in the third match, the visitors pulled off a draw in the fourth match. However, Rohit Sharma’s team has lifted the trophy of the series despite the draw.

The fourth and final match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad ended in a draw. Rohit Sharma’s India won the series by 2-1 as a result of this draw.

 

Sri Lanka lost against New Zealand in Christchurch on the day of India’s draw. As a result, the final of the Test Championship has been confirmed for India. Last year’s finalists will take the field against Australia in this year’s Test title mission.

 

It was already understood that this test was going toward a draw. The last day was very formal. The two captains accepted the decision of truce 19 overs before the scheduled 90-over game for the day.

After winning the toss, Australia’s acting captain Steven Smith decided to bat in Ahmedabad. The visitors got off to a great start coming down to bat. In particular, opener Usman Khawaja played a brilliant innings of 180 runs and hinted at making Australia’s score big. Cameron Green also scored a century in the middle order. He was dismissed for 114 runs.

 

In the end, Australia was all out for 480 runs. Indian bowler Ravichandran Ashwin scalped 6 wickets. Apart from this, Mohammed Shami picked up 2 and 1 wickets taken respectively by Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja.

In response, India also showed an emphatic counter-batting display. In 2019, Virat Kohli scored a century in the Tests. Apart from him, opener Shubman Gill also scored a century. Gill scored 128 runs and Kohli made 186 runs playing firmly to keep the team safe. Axar Patel scored 79 runs. As a result, the hosts were all out after collecting a huge score of 571 runs.

 

India took a lead of 91 runs. Nathan Lyon and Todd Murphy took the highest number of 3 wickets each for the visitors. Besides, Matthew Kuhnemann and Mitchell Starc took 1 wicket each.

Batting in the second innings, the Aussies ended the 4th day’s game by collecting 6 runs. Then the Aussies lost the wicket of night watch batsman Matthew Kuhnemann at the start of the fifth day. Then Travis Head and Labuschagne batted well together. For the 2nd wicket, these two put on a great partnership of 139 runs.

 

Head returned to the pavilion scoring 90 runs, but Labuschagne left the field unbeaten on 63 runs. Steven Smith was also unbeaten on 10 runs. Aussie skipper Smith announced the innings after making 175 for 2 wickets. In other words, he gave India a target of only 85 runs to win.

 

But, there were only 10 minutes’ game left. As a result, the umpires called the two captains. After the issue of time was raised before them, both the captains shook hands and accepted the draw.

Earlier, India defeated Australia by innings and 132 runs in the first match of the series. The hosts dominated the second test as well. Rohit Sharma’s team won by 6 wickets in the spin magic of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja.

 

The Aussies captain was changed from the third Test due to Pat Cummins’ family problems. Steven Smith served as acting captain in these two Tests. The result happened to be good for them after that. Australia beat India by 9 wickets in the third Test. And the fourth test ended up on a draw.

 

After the Test series, the two teams will meet again in the first of the three-match ODI series on March 17.

 

India vs Australia Scoreboard

Australia (1st Innings) – 480/10 (167.2)

India (1st Innings) – 571/10 (178.5)

Australia (2nd Innings) – 175/2 (D) (78.1)

Result – Match Drawn

Player of the match – Virat Kohli

Player of the series – Ravindra Jadeja & Ravichandran Ashwin

 

Cricket Highlights, 14 Mar: India vs Australia (4th Test)

 

India vs Australia Playing Xis

 

India

Rohit Sharma (c), Srikar Bharat (wk), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Umesh Yadav, and Mohammed Shami.

 

Australia

Steven Smith (c), Alex Carey (wk), Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Peter Handscomb, Usman Khawaja, Cameron Green, Mitchell Starc, Todd Murphy, Matthew Kuhnemann, and Nathan Lyon.

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Cricket Highlights, 14 Mar: New Zealand vs Sri Lanka (1st Test)

Cricket Highlights, 14 Mar: New Zealand vs Sri Lanka (1st Test)

Cricket Highlights, 14 Mar: New Zealand vs Sri Lanka (1st Test)

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka (1st Test)

A few days ago, New Zealand had a memorable triumph over England by 1 run. This time, the Kiwis have got another great win against Sri Lanka. They repeated the incident of 75 years ago by defeating the Lankans in the last ball of the match.

 

Hosts New Zealand secured a thrilling 2-wicket victory on the final day of the Christchurch Test on Monday (March 13). On a nail-biter, Tim Southee’s team guaranteed their win on the last ball. Kane Williamson left the field ensuring the victory of the team after scoring a great century.

 

In the history of 150 years, the cricket world has seen the event of victory with the last ball of a Test only once before. Even that incident is 75 years old. England won that Test against South Africa in Durban on 20 December 1948.

By dint of New Zealand, the world saw such an event for the second time. But before that, there was a lot of drama. Williamson was fighting alone with Neil Wagner. Asitha Fernando bowled the last ball of the match at a short length. Williamson could not touch the ball-bat even after trying to pull that delivery. He also ran to take the run.

 

Wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella threw the ball to break the wicket on the striking end but it failed to break the stumps. Bowler Fernando collected the ball and threw it again to the non-striker’s end. Sri Lanka appealed if it was an out as the ball struck the stumps, and a few nerve-wracking moments followed. However, television replays confirmed that Williamson had reached the non-strike boundary before the wickets were broken. The New Zealand team leaped up with the joy of winning on the last ball with that.

 

Earlier, Sri Lanka lost the toss and went to bat in the first innings, they could collect 355 runs. In reply, New Zealand scored 373 runs relying on Daryl Mitchell’s century. Sri Lanka scored 302 runs as Angelo Mathews made 115 after coming to bat staying 18 runs behind.

 

New Zealand needed 285 runs to win. In the end, the hosts reached the target of 285 runs after losing 8 wickets due to the determination of Williamson. Asitha Fernando took 3 wickets. Prabath Jayasuriya took 2 wickets and Kasun Rajitha and Lahiru Kumara took 1 wicket each.

 

The fourth day of the Christchurch Test ended with a great thrill. Angelo Mathews’ brilliant century for Sri Lanka set New Zealand a target of 285. New Zealand managed to score 28 runs losing 1 wicket and coming down to bat at the last minute. On the fifth day, the hosts needed 257 runs to win, and Sri Lanka needed 9 wickets to secure their goal.

 

It rained at the beginning of the fifth day. The first session ended with the outfield drying up before the start of play. As 37 overs were lost, the day’s play came down to 53 overs. In the era of English “Bazzball”, the goal was not impossible. However, the risk is also high.

 

When the game started, spinner Prabath Jayasuriya quickly picked up two wickets to raise some hopes for the Lankans. When Tom Latham (25) and Henry Nicholls (20) got out, New Zealand was a bit on the back foot. But from there, Williamson and Daryl Mitchell brought the team back into the match. These two Kiwi batsmen knocked Sri Lanka out of the match by building up a partnership of 142 runs.

 

Mitchell was out off Fernando with 81 runs from 86 balls. With that, the Kiwi batters started coming to the wicket and getting back. Tom Blundell returned with the team’s 238 runs, Michael Bracewell on the team’s 266 runs and Tim Southee made his way back whilst the team total was 273 runs.

 

New Zealand needed 8 runs off Asitha’s last over to win. After taking singles in the first two balls, Henry was run out while trying to take doubles in the third ball. Then New Zealand needed 5 runs from 3 balls, and Sri Lanka required 2 wickets.

 

Williamson hit a four off the fourth ball to bring the match in the favor of New Zealand. But with the fifth ball being a dot, New Zealand needed one run to win on the last ball. New Zealand cheered with a victory after the third umpire’s scenes on the last ball. Kane Williamson was unbeaten on 121 off 194 balls. The Kiwis reached the goal of winning scoring quick runs in the ODI style at the last moment. 

 

New Zealand’s win also confirmed the lineup for the World Test Championship final. India will fight against Australia in Lord’s final. The two teams will meet in the second and final Test match of the series on March 17.

 

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Scoreboard

Sri Lanka (1st Innings) – 355/10 (92.4)

New Zealand (1st Innings) – 373/10 (107.3)

Sri Lanka (2nd Innings) – 302/10 (105.3)

New Zealand (2nd Innings) – 285/8 (70.0)

Result – New Zealand won by 2 wickets

Player of the match – Daryl Mitchell

 

Cricket Highlights, 14 Mar: New Zealand vs Sri Lanka (1st Test) Daryl Mitchell

 

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Playing Xis

New Zealand

Tim Southee (c), Tom Blundell (wk), Tom Latham, Kane Williamson, Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Neil Wagner, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, Matt Henry, and Blair Tickner.

Sri Lanka

Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Kusal Mendis, Oshada Fernando, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kasun Rajitha, Dinesh Chandimal, Prabath Jayasuriya, Lahiru Kumara, and Asitha Fernando.

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Cricket Prediction | Bangladesh vs England | 3rd T20I | March 14, 2023

Cricket Prediction | Bangladesh vs England | 3rd T20I | March 14, 2023

Cricket Prediction | Bangladesh vs England | 2nd T20I | December 3, 2023

Match Details

Match

Bangladesh vs England, 3rd T20I | England tour of Bangladesh

Date

14/03/2023 (Tuesday)

Time

14:00 (GMT+5) / 14:30 (GMT+5.5) / 15:00 (GMT+6)

Format

T20

Venue

Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka

Bangladesh vs England at a glance

  • In the second T20I, Bangladesh triumphed against England after a valiant battle.
  • Ben Duckett, Phil Salt, and Jofra Archer all gave outstanding performances for England against Bangladesh in the opening game.
  • In the second game of the series, Bangladesh’s Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mehidy Hasan Miraaz excelled.

Bangladesh Team Preview & Playing Squads

Bangladesh has performed exceptionally well in both of the series’ games with the ball and the bat. They will be incredibly challenging to defeat if they play with the same fervor in this game.

Prior to Sunday’s second IT20, Bangladesh made one adjustment, replacing Shamim Hossain in the lineup with all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz. We anticipate that Hasan Miraz will remain on the same team after winning Player of the Match.

playing Squads

Cricket Prediction | Bangladesh vs England | 3rd T20I | March 14, 2023 Bangladesh

Shakib Al Hasan (c), Litton Das (wk), Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rony Talukdar, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Taskin Ahmed, Nasum Ahmed, Towhid Hridoy, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud 

England Team Preview & Playing Squads

In the first part of their Sunday innings, England lost too many wickets, but if they can play aggressively without losing any of their top-order batsmen, they should have enough to win.

The top half of England’s batting order is likely to stay the same because they only have 13 players in their roster and no backup all-rounders or batters. As Reece Topley hasn’t participated in this tour, we don’t anticipate him showing up for this final game.

playing Squads

Cricket Prediction | Bangladesh vs England | 3rd T20I | March 14, 2023 England

Jos Buttler (wk) (c), Phil Salt, Ben Duckett, Chris Woakes, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran,  Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Chris Jordan, Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer 

Bangladesh vs England Team Form in Last 5 Matches

Bangladesh – W W L L W

England – L L W W W

 

Bangladesh vs England outfield report

Cricket Prediction | Bangladesh vs England | 3rd T20I | March 14, 2023 Shere Bangla National Stadium Dhaka

Win the toss, bowling first, and limiting the opponent to fewer than 140 runs are the goals for both teams. The team batting second won the first two games played in Dhaka.

For the game on Tuesday, it will be sunny and bright with a 49% humidity level.

The bowlers will benefit from the prepared wicket at Shere Bangla National Cricket Stadium. To put the spinners back under pressure, the batters will need to rotate their strikes.

Bangladesh vs England Final Prediction

Winning the toss

  • England

Player of the Match

  • England –  Philip Salt

Most sixes

  • Bangladesh – Mehidy Hasan Miraaz 
  • England –  Philip Salt

Team Scores Batting First

  • Bangladesh – 140+
  • England – 150+

According to our prediction, England will win this match.

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