In the following text, you can find a summary of major happenings in the cricket world in the previous week:
India Vs Ban 2024
The second T20I between India and Bangladesh was held on 9th October 2024. India won this second encounter by 86 runs as the classy Indian all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy showcased his amazing batting and bowling talents. Nitish was awarded as the man of the match for his 74 runs at 34 deliveries along with 2/23. This victory led to India winning the series by 2-0.
Pak Vs Eng 2024
The first test of the 3-match test series between Pakistan and England was held from 7th-11th October 2024. England has won this 1st encounter by a hefty margin. Pakistan batted first and piled up 556 runs in the first innings. Shan Masood, Salman Ali Agha, and Abdullah Shafique smashed centuries in the first innings.
England responded very dominantly to Pakistan’s first innings and smashed a total of 823 runs for just 7 wickets. Ollie Pope then declared the innings. Harry Brook made headlines for his stellar performance of a triple century (317 runs). Joe Root also made 262 runs and punished the Pakistani bowlers tremendously. In response, the Pakistan team only managed to pile up220 runs and England won the 1st test by an innings and 47 runs.
Ire Vs SA 2024
The last match of the 3-match T20 series between Ireland and South Africa was held on Monday, 7th October. Irish batsmen surprised everyone as they piled up a hefty score of 287 runs in their innings. Paul Stirling and Harry Tector were phenomenal in their batting. Stirling was awarded as the man of the match for his amazing 88 runs.
T20 Women World Cup 2024
The ICC Women T20 World Cup group stages are almost over. Australia and India are leading the group A as West Indies and South Africa rule over the Group B. The Pakistan Women Cricket team is out of the World Cup after their embarrassing loss to Australia by 9 wickets.
