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Watch: Hayden Walsh Junior Takes Stunner To Dismiss Kane Williamson In West Indies vs New Zealand First T20I
The first T20I between West Indies and New Zealand on Wednesday saw some exceptional fielding by the West Indies players at the Sabina Park in Jamaica. Shimron Hetmyer set the tone with a one-handed screamer to dismiss New Zealand Martin Guptill and what followed was another brilliant catch from his teammate Hayden Walsh Junior. The latter took a sensational catch on square leg to cut short Kane Williamson's stint at the crease. Odean Smith bowled a short ball to Williamson and the latter, who was batting on 47 off 32 balls, pulled it towards square leg searching a boundary but Hayden Walsh's stunner deprived him of a half-century.
Legends League Cricket's 2nd Edition To Begin With "Special Match" On September 15 At Eden Gardens
The organisers of Legends League Cricket on Friday confirmed that the first match of the upcoming second season will be a special game to be played on September 15, 2022 at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. It has also been confirmed that the upcoming edition of the league will be dedicated to the 75th year celebration of Indian Independence. The special match will be played between India vs World as India Maharajas vs World Giants.
After a week of logjam, star Pakistan cricketers sign PCB's amended central contracts
According to a report by ESPNcricinfo, the group of players signed the dotted lines before departing for the Netherlands tour on the condition that they will once again hold discussions over a couple of other clauses in the contract with the board post the Asia Cup in September. The senior players have expressed reservations about few aspects of the contracts. "These range from questions around the NOC process for participation in foreign leagues, to seeking more information about image rights in ICC events and shares from participation fees at ICC events and clauses around signing individual endorsements," the report said.
Not KL Rahul, Ex-Pakistan Star Wants This Player To Open With Rohit Sharma in Asia Cup Clash
With the Asia Cup starting in just over two weeks' time, it will be a valuable opportunity for all the teams to test themselves against the best ahead of the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia. The Indian cricket team and the Pakistan cricket face each other on August 28 in a Group A match at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The last time the two teams faced each other, at the 2021 T20 World Cup, the Babar Azam-led Pakistan beat India comprehensively. Virat Kohli was the India skipper then, but now Rohit Sharma is at the helm of the side.
After A Week Of Logjam, Star Cricketers Sign PCB's Amended Central Contracts: Report
Top cricketers, including captain Babar Azam, pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Mohammad Rizwan, have agreed to sign the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) amended central contracts after a week of stand-off between them and the board. According to a report by ESPNcricinfo, the group of players signed the dotted lines before departing for the Netherlands tour on the condition that they will once again hold discussions over a couple of other clauses in the contract with the board post the Asia Cup in September.
England Lions post mammoth score as Proteas toil in heat
Harry Brook and Ben Duckett hit centuries as England Lions piled up 672 all out against South Africa at Canterbury in a warm-up for next week's first Test.
Virender Sehwag's Savage Reaction To Pakistan Analyst's "India Javelin Hero Nehra" Post
Former India batter Virender Sehwag trolled a Pakistan political analyst Zaid Hamid after the latter confused javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra with cricketer Ashish Nehra in one of his Twitter posts. The post came after Pakistan's javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem won a gold medal for the country at the recently-concluded Commonwealth Games. Referring to this achievement, Hamid tweeted: "And what makes this victory even sweeter is the fact that this Pakistani athlete has destroyed Indian javelin throw hero Ashish Nehra. In the last competition, Ashish had defeated Arshad Nadeem. What a sweet revenge to come back."