#England vs Sri Lanka

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mahika gaur is actually insane

107 to winnn

- come on england

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England vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test: पहले दिन और पहली पारी में श्रीलंका ने बनाए 236 रन, इंग्लैंड 214 रन से पीछे

इंग्लैंड और श्रीलंका के बीच Manchester (मैंचेस्टर) में खेले दा रहे दूसरे टेस्ट मैंच मे इंग्लैंड की हालत काफी गंभीर दिख रही है। इग्लैंड ने अपनी पहली पारी में मात्र 22 रन बना लिए हैं। श्रीलंका के 236 रन के लक्ष्य के सामने इंग्लैंड अभी भी 214 रन से पीछे चल रही है। Debutant Milan Rathnayake’s half-century helped Sri Lanka to a decent total, but England openers made a solid start before bad light…

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England's Ben Stokes ruled out for the remainder of the summer

England's Ben Stokes ruled out for the remainder of the summer #BenStokesinjury #Englandcricketnews

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Ok I'mma vent this out at once and will try to not utter a word about this cursed night again. India deserved this cup, they really did. Because if there's been a team who performed the best and embodied the spirit and passion of cricket it's been India. They did their best from the very first game against Australia... Jaddu's wickets (especially Smith's), the top order collapse and King and Rahul's partnership winning us the game (also Rahul's 97). Then came Afghanistan and Bangladesh - Rohit's century, Virat in delhi (vs Naveen, their hug), Hardik's injury resulting in our dear Cheeku's bowling, KL refusing runs to complete Virat's century, Ro - Vi - Rah hug 🤌and ofc umpire not giving the wide. The Pakistan rivalry came into the tournament but our streak was saved when we defeated them 8 - 0. Then came the most dreaded match against New Zealand - Vi's missed century was definitely a sore spot but the revenge was completed. Shami being shami showing why you should not bench him with his fifer and Jaddu hitting the final runs to avenge Mahi Bhai. England and Sri Lanka were no match - they were destroyed by our balling - the only good thing was Gill's knock, Shreyas' century and ofc RohiRat hugs ✨. We made a Sri Lanka out of South Africa with the King getting a century on his b'day and destroyed Netherlands but the main part was Virat and Rohit taking wickets. Then came the semis against NZ and honestly the whole desiblr was scared as fuck bcz of our history but Revenge was taken... Kohli shattering all records and hitting his 50th century making us prouder than ever (anushka's kisses and bowing to the God Sachin will forever be remembered) and Shami's 7 wickets, like is there a way to stop Lalaji bcz I can't think of one (amd what's this 7 factor? 397 runs, all out at 327, won by 70 runs, shami taking 7 wickets ? tribute to Thala ig). But it all came down to this, we lost the finals... After all this we lost, 1.5 billion hearts are broken, the 12 year wait continues. But this tournament will never be forgotten, we laughed and we cried with our team and supported them at every step. We saw moments we'll never forget, we made memories seeing records being broken and our boys having the time of their lives, hugging and dancing on the field and being more excited for the mighty fielding medal than the actual match itself. So this tournament will forever be remembered. You'd expect me to say congratulations to Australia but no, they played well ofc but no team played cricket better than India... Just bcz this team didn't performed in one single match didn't mean that they didn't deserve to win this. Kohli gave all of his soul, Rohit made this team what it is and Shami gutted all his haters but sadly luck was not on our side. After winning all 10 matches our unbeaten streak got broken in the finals only. Yes I'm heartbroken to core but at the same time I'm bloody proud of our boys who gave everything they had, your heads should be held high. In my own delusional world India won this cup and not just team India but the whole country. In my mind we are the winners and the team got the prize for their blood, sweat and tears. You'll all be remembered forever as champions.

Bleed blue 🩵

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can we please have a small scene in next chap of omegaverse about the england players and especially stu, reacting to vk's first international century? according to a quick espn reference, the ton came in an odi vs sri lanka on chirstmas eve in 2009. india won the match. also sri lanka were a very strong side in 2009, with bowlers like malinga and jaysuriya still around, so nobody can really use the excuse for vk that the omega only scored a century because he was playing against minnows! thanks! <3

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Ind vs Pakistan 2023 Asia Cup Super 4

  Cricket Journals

An account of Virat Kohli’s 77th century :

India vs Pakistan, what is it, it is an emotion attached to all the cricket supporters around the world, be it India, Pakistan, England, or Australia, it is cherished and remembered all over the world. And what does it feel like when your favorite player scores a century in that match, well it feels delighted, a moment to cherish, celebrate and to remember all your lifetime and let me tell you one interesting story of such kind of an event. It was 2023, an amazing year for all cricket fans in the world because we have the ODI World Cup, Asia Cup, WTC Final and many more series such as The Ashes, Ind vs South Africa and many more. But there is one more thing that is wanted by all cricket fans and we have it three times and who knows four times this year. The cherish able, always remembered, India vs Pakistan. Two times in the Asia cup and one time in the ODI World cup, we will witness this amazing rivalry even more this year. September 2023, and the awaited month has arrived. The Asia Cup kicked off with its initial matches. It was happening in Pakistan and Sri Lanka both as India refused to play because of political issues and many more issues which both country’s government crib about. On 2 September, we had the match in Colombo, meaning India vs Pakistan in Colombo. The match started, surprisingly according to the weather forecast, there was no signs of rain in the starting. But that match did not finish because till the finishing of India’s innings which was the first innings, there was rain, drama, and lots of sadness in every spectator’s mind because firstly India had not played well and secondly due to that rain match was abandoned and both teams shared one point each. Well, as I told there were two games so we had the fixture again on 10th September as part of the super four stage. There was rain, drama, and lots of delightfulness in this match because this match was completed and it also witnessed the run machine’s 77th century and he also completed 13,000 runs in ODI cricket. Do you know who I am referring to ?, yes Virat Kohli, my favorite player and the charm of every Indian spectator watching that game. He came in to play and replenishing all his mistakes that led to his dismissal in the last game, he smashed a well driven 122* of 94 deliveries with KL Rahul also scoring a century. They both stitched a 233-run partnership and stretched India’s score to 357 for just the loss of 2 wickets. It was an easy defend for India and dismissed the whole of Pakistan in just 128 runs and in the bowling unit, Kuldeep Yadav also took 5 wickets and bowled an excellent spell dismissing some of their key batters.

We all got the gift from Kohli, we all wanted and deserved. He played as a well accumulator and in the end accelerating to his hundred. It was a classic Kohli innings and a classic Indian win. As expected, Virat received the Man of the Match and that is all we could ask by him in the match of one of the most cherished rivalries of all time.

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[ad_1] Virat Kohli in the practice session. File Photo -Shamik Chakrabarty in Cuttack Virat Kohli is set to return for the second ODI of the ongoing series against England if things go to plan, RevSportz understands. The former India captain had to sit out of the first ODI due to a swollen knee. According to sources, however, the injury wasn’t serious and he has travelled with the team to Cuttack. So, unless there’s another eleventh-hour issue, Kohli would be part of India’s playing XI in the second match. India will train on the match eve from 5 pm on Saturday. The session is expected to give a clearer picture on Kohli’s availability. Kohli has an impeccable fitness record. The last time he had missed an international fixture before the Nagpur game was in 2022, when back spasms kept him out of a Test against South Africa. Even at 36 years of age, he remains one of the fittest cricketers in this Indian team. Kohli, one of the best-ever ODI batsmen, if not the best-ever, is just 94 runs shy of reaching the milestone of 14,000 runs in 50-over internationals. He hasn’t been scoring runs in Tests of late. A tally of 190 runs from nine innings in Australia was pretty underwhelming. But it wasn’t a case in isolation. Kohli has been performing below par by his lofty standards in red-ball cricket for a while now. But he is a different kettle of fish in ODIs. Kohli was the highest run-getter at the 2023 World Cup, with 765 runs from 11 innings at an average of 95.62. After that, he played only three more matches in this format, in Sri Lanka last year and he wasn’t successful there – 58 runs from three innings at an average of 19.33. India’s best batsman needs to be in fine fettle ahead of the Champions Trophy. If Kohli returns to the playing XI, Yashasvi Jaiswal might have to make way. The left-hander opened with Rohit Sharma in the first ODI but got out for 15. The youngster actually was a tad unlucky to get arguably the ball of the match from Jofra Archer on his ODI debut. Then, Shreyas Iyer came and played a blinder – a sublime 36-ball 59 that swung the momentum in India’s favour. Interestingly, as Shreyas revealed post-match, he wasn’t part of the team management’s playing XI plan and came in only because Kohli was injured. Shreyas Iyer in the first ODI vs England (PC: BCCI/X),  “So, funny story,” Shreyas told the host broadcasters. “I was watching a movie last night and thought I could extend my night, but then I got a call from the skipper saying that you might play because Virat has a swollen knee. I quickly rushed back to my room and went straight to sleep. I wasn’t supposed to play, but Virat got injured, and I got my chance.” That one of the best ODI batsmen in the world wasn’t “supposed to play” could be down to India head coach Gautam Gambhir’s apparent obsession for having left-right combinations in the middle overs. But after Shreyas’ exploits with the bat in Nagpur, dropping him in Cuttack would border on the preposterous. Coming to Rohit, Nagpur was another failure for the skipper, who is gradually putting himself in an invidious position. From a distance, from the press box balcony, the Barabati pitch looked a belter a day before the match and this might be Rohit’s best opportunity to get back to form. Another failure will take him to the precipice. Massive craze Cuttack is hosting an ODI for the first time since 2019 and the craze here is massive. Barabati Stadium can accommodate around 45,000 spectators but out of that 30,000 tickets have been reserved as complimentary passes. Some physical tickets were sold a few days ago, creating a stampede-like situation at the stadium. Police reportedly had to use water cannons to disperse the crowd. Ticket prices range from Rs 800 to Rs 20,000 (corporate box), and it’s already a sell-out. Back in 2019, Kohli had scored 85 and walked away with the Player-of-the-Match award. Rohit had made 63. Can the big boys of Indian cricket turn back the clock? Cuttack waits eagerly. Also Read: Revitalised Shreyas Iyer could be key to India’s Champions Trophy chances

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cmon Rooty

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186 runs - come on england

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[ad_1] Virat Kohli in the practice session. File Photo -Shamik Chakrabarty in Cuttack Virat Kohli is set to return for the second ODI of the ongoing series against England if things go to plan, RevSportz understands. The former India captain had to sit out of the first ODI due to a swollen knee. According to sources, however, the injury wasn’t serious and he has travelled with the team to Cuttack. So, unless there’s another eleventh-hour issue, Kohli would be part of India’s playing XI in the second match. India will train on the match eve from 5 pm on Saturday. The session is expected to give a clearer picture on Kohli’s availability. Kohli has an impeccable fitness record. The last time he had missed an international fixture before the Nagpur game was in 2022, when back spasms kept him out of a Test against South Africa. Even at 36 years of age, he remains one of the fittest cricketers in this Indian team. Kohli, one of the best-ever ODI batsmen, if not the best-ever, is just 94 runs shy of reaching the milestone of 14,000 runs in 50-over internationals. He hasn’t been scoring runs in Tests of late. A tally of 190 runs from nine innings in Australia was pretty underwhelming. But it wasn’t a case in isolation. Kohli has been performing below par by his lofty standards in red-ball cricket for a while now. But he is a different kettle of fish in ODIs. Kohli was the highest run-getter at the 2023 World Cup, with 765 runs from 11 innings at an average of 95.62. After that, he played only three more matches in this format, in Sri Lanka last year and he wasn’t successful there – 58 runs from three innings at an average of 19.33. India’s best batsman needs to be in fine fettle ahead of the Champions Trophy. If Kohli returns to the playing XI, Yashasvi Jaiswal might have to make way. The left-hander opened with Rohit Sharma in the first ODI but got out for 15. The youngster actually was a tad unlucky to get arguably the ball of the match from Jofra Archer on his ODI debut. Then, Shreyas Iyer came and played a blinder – a sublime 36-ball 59 that swung the momentum in India’s favour. Interestingly, as Shreyas revealed post-match, he wasn’t part of the team management’s playing XI plan and came in only because Kohli was injured. Shreyas Iyer in the first ODI vs England (PC: BCCI/X),  “So, funny story,” Shreyas told the host broadcasters. “I was watching a movie last night and thought I could extend my night, but then I got a call from the skipper saying that you might play because Virat has a swollen knee. I quickly rushed back to my room and went straight to sleep. I wasn’t supposed to play, but Virat got injured, and I got my chance.” That one of the best ODI batsmen in the world wasn’t “supposed to play” could be down to India head coach Gautam Gambhir’s apparent obsession for having left-right combinations in the middle overs. But after Shreyas’ exploits with the bat in Nagpur, dropping him in Cuttack would border on the preposterous. Coming to Rohit, Nagpur was another failure for the skipper, who is gradually putting himself in an invidious position. From a distance, from the press box balcony, the Barabati pitch looked a belter a day before the match and this might be Rohit’s best opportunity to get back to form. Another failure will take him to the precipice. Massive craze Cuttack is hosting an ODI for the first time since 2019 and the craze here is massive. Barabati Stadium can accommodate around 45,000 spectators but out of that 30,000 tickets have been reserved as complimentary passes. Some physical tickets were sold a few days ago, creating a stampede-like situation at the stadium. Police reportedly had to use water cannons to disperse the crowd. Ticket prices range from Rs 800 to Rs 20,000 (corporate box), and it’s already a sell-out. Back in 2019, Kohli had scored 85 and walked away with the Player-of-the-Match award. Rohit had made 63. Can the big boys of Indian cricket turn back the clock? Cuttack waits eagerly. Also Read: Revitalised Shreyas Iyer could be key to India’s Champions Trophy chances

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Highest Run-Scorers in Champions Trophy History

The Champions Trophy has always been a tournament where the best cricketers in the world showcase their skills. While bowlers have played a crucial role, it is the batters who have made the tournament truly memorable with their incredible run-scoring feats. Over the years, some players have consistently delivered match-winning performances, cementing their names among the highest run-scorers in Champions Trophy history.

In this blog, we take a deep dive into the top batsmen who have dominated the Champions Trophy, leaving an everlasting impact on the tournament.

1. Chris Gayle – The Universe Boss of Champions Trophy

When it comes to destructive batting, no one does it better than Chris Gayle. The West Indies opener was one of the most feared batsmen in the Champions Trophy, dismantling bowling attacks with his powerful strokes.

Key Achievements:

Runs Scored: 791 runs in 17 matches.

Best Performance: 133* against South Africa in 2006.

Centuries: 3, the most in the tournament’s history.

Gayle’s ability to dominate world-class bowlers made him one of the highest run-scorers in Champions Trophy history and a true legend of the game.

2. Mahela Jayawardene – The Sri Lankan Maestro

A name synonymous with elegance, Mahela Jayawardene was one of the most consistent batsmen in the Champions Trophy. His ability to anchor the innings and play according to the situation made him a vital asset for Sri Lanka.

Key Achievements:

Runs Scored: 742 runs in 22 matches.

Best Performance: 84* against New Zealand in 2006.

Fifty-Plus Scores: 6 times.

Jayawardene’s calm and composed batting style ensured he remained among the highest run-scorers in Champions Trophy history.

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3. Shikhar Dhawan – The Man of Champions Trophy

If there’s one player who truly owned the Champions Trophy, it’s Shikhar Dhawan. The Indian opener was the leading run-scorer in both the 2013 and 2017 editions, helping India reach the final in consecutive tournaments.

Key Achievements:

Runs Scored: 701 runs in just 10 matches.

Best Performance: 125 against South Africa in 2013.

Golden Bat Winner (Twice): 2013 & 2017.

Dhawan’s fearless batting style and consistency make him one of the highest run-scorers in Champions Trophy history.

4. Kumar Sangakkara – The Stylish Left-Hander

Sri Lanka has produced some of the finest batsmen, and Kumar Sangakkara is right at the top. His ability to adapt to different conditions and play match-winning innings made him one of the most valuable players in the Champions Trophy.

Key Achievements:

Runs Scored: 683 runs in 22 matches.

Best Performance: 134* against England in 2013.

Strike Rate: 78.86, proving his ability to pace the innings well.

Sangakkara’s impact with the bat ensured his name remained among the highest run-scorers in Champions Trophy history.

5. Sourav Ganguly – The Prince of Kolkata

India’s former captain Sourav Ganguly was one of the most prolific batsmen in the early editions of the Champions Trophy. He played a crucial role in India’s 2000 and 2002 campaigns, scoring big runs at crucial moments.

Key Achievements:

Runs Scored: 665 runs in 13 matches.

Best Performance: 141* against South Africa in 2000.

Centuries: 3, tied for the most in the tournament’s history.

Ganguly’s ability to perform in big matches ensured he stayed among the highest run-scorers in Champions Trophy history.

6. Jacques Kallis – The Complete Cricketer

One of the greatest all-rounders in the game, Jacques Kallis was also a dominant batsman in the Champions Trophy. His ability to score runs under pressure made him a key player for South Africa.

Key Achievements:

Runs Scored: 653 runs in 17 matches.

Best Performance: 113* against Sri Lanka in 1998.

Tournament Winner: Helped South Africa win the 1998 edition.

Kallis’ all-round brilliance places him among the highest run-scorers in Champions Trophy history.

7. Rahul Dravid – The Wall of Champions Trophy

Known for his rock-solid technique, Rahul Dravid was India’s backbone in the Champions Trophy. Whether stabilizing the innings or finishing games, Dravid played a vital role for India.

Key Achievements:

Runs Scored: 627 runs in 19 matches.

Best Performance: 76* against South Africa in 2002.

Most Notable Contribution: Helped India reach the 2002 final.

Dravid’s class and composure ensured he remained one of the highest run-scorers in Champions Trophy history.

8. Virat Kohli – The Modern-Day Maestro

One of the finest batsmen of the modern era, Virat Kohli has always delivered in ICC tournaments. His contributions in the Champions Trophy have been crucial for India, especially in high-pressure chases.

Key Achievements:

Runs Scored: 529 runs in 13 matches.

Best Performance: 96* against Bangladesh in 2017.

2013 Triumph: Played a key role in India’s title-winning campaign.

Kohli’s hunger for runs and ability to perform in crunch matches make him one of the highest run-scorers in Champions Trophy history.

Conclusion

The Champions Trophy has seen some of the greatest batsmen in cricket history rise to the occasion and dominate the tournament. Players like Chris Gayle, Mahela Jayawardene, Shikhar Dhawan, Sourav Ganguly, and Virat Kohli have left a lasting legacy with their phenomenal run-scoring feats.

As cricket fans eagerly await the next edition of the Champions Trophy, the question remains: Who will be the next batsman to join the elite list of the highest run-scorers in Champions Trophy history? Only time will tell!

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Ind vs Eng: Why Virat Kohli is not playing the first ODI?

India are taking on England in the first ODI at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur on Thursday. However, fans are upset to find that superstar Virat Kohli is not playing in the match. As per the team sources, Kohli has been ruled out of the first ODI against England due to a knee injury. Kohli’s last ODI was against Sri Lanka last year and the veteran was recently seen playing for…

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