Its white-ball cricket season and all great nations are competing in bilateral series. Few exciting games of cricket coupled with epic drama have cricket fans on the edge of their seats. The following text covers all the important happenings in the cricket world, this past week.
Pak Vs Aus 2024
Pakistan have won the 3-match ODI series against Australia by 2-1, after 22 years on Australian soil. This feat was achieved after Pakistan clinched victory in the last ODI by 8 wickets. Haris Rauf was named as the man of the match, as well as the player of the series. Rauf took a total of 10 wickets in all three matches of the series. Naseem, Shaheen, and Husnain followed his lead and produced quick dismissals for their team.
In the post-match press conference, the Pakistani skipper, Muhammad Rizwan gave all the credit to the Pakistani pacers and expressed his happiness on the 1st series win as the new captain of Pakistan. Rizwan also expressed his desire to win the upcoming T20I series and take the same morale and confidence in that.
Eng Vs WI 2024
In a surprising turn of events, West Indies have won the 3-match ODI series against England. Brandon King smashed a century in the last match and propelled his team towards the third ODI win and the series win as well by 2-1. Mathew Forde was named as the player of the series. This ODI series followed by a 5-match T20I series against England. Jos Butler will make his return to International cricket in this series and English fans can’t wait to avenge the ODI series loss.
Afg Vs Ban 2024
In another Asian clash, Afghanistan and Bangladesh will lock horns in the third ODI match, which will also serve as the series decider. The first ODI was won by the Afghani team, whereas Najmul Hossein Shanto’s beautiful knock aided the Bengali team to level the series by winning the second match. Who will win the last encounter and take home the trophy? I guess we will have to wait to find out!
Sri Vs NZ 2024
Sri Lanka and New Zealand are set to participate in a series of 2 T20I matches and 3 ODI matches. The Kiwi team is being led by Michell Santner, and all main seniors players like Tom Latham, Trent Biult, Daryl Mitchell, and Devon COnway will be rested for this series. Sri Lanka have won the first T20I by 4 wickets as the skipper, Charith Asalanka showcased his batting talents and took home the man of the match award.
