The title of the world’s biggest cricket Mahakumbh is now left to only two teams. Australia will have a chance to win it at most half a dozen times, so this could be India’s third title.
The title of the world’s biggest cricket Mahakumbh is now left to only two teams. Australia will have a chance to win it at most half a dozen times, so this could be India’s third title. Both semi-finals were full of thrills, but only these two teams had the lead. New Zealand and South Africa proved challenging at times. India is unbeaten so far in this tournament and has a new record of winning 10 matches in a row in this World Cup. On the other hand, Australia has made a great comeback after losing the first two matches and now they have won 8 matches in a row. Hearts of Indian cricket lovers are now racing, wondering if the winning streak will break at the last moment or if the law of averages will work. However, one comforting fact is that the host team has won the World Cup title every time since 2011. I am here in this podcast to cover the cricket activities of the week, please accept greetings from Sanjay Banerjee –
Last night Australia proved again that they are a big match team. The South African captain ignored the overcast conditions and elected to bat first after winning the toss because of the team’s record of winning by batting first. Here a mistake was made and South Africa’s choker tag was proven again. Bavuma kept coming, and then Quinton de Kock, Markram and Deussen also went. Miller’s century saved the day and gave Australia a target of 213 runs. In reply, the start was explosive, scoring 60 for no loss in 6 overs, but with Warner gone, the team put on unnecessary pressure, and finally dragged their feet to reach the target. Travis Head’s aggressive 62 runs came in handy for this team.
On the other hand, India beat New Zealand, the Kiwis struggled, but it wasn’t enough. A record target of 398 runs in an ICC knockout was a difficult one, which could not be achieved despite all efforts. Captain Kane Williamson and Daryl Mitchell made India proud by adding 181 runs for the third wicket. But then Mohammed Shami’s magic worked and for the first time in the history of Indian cricket a bowler took seven wickets in an ODI. In fact, that evening in Mumbai was ‘Shamini Saanj’. On that day, Virat eclipsed Sachin’s record of 49 centuries and scored his half-century, and dedicated his century to Sachin, the master blaster present at the Wankhede. The evening also became memorable for famous football player David Beckham who was present at the stadium. Virat broke Sachin’s record of 673 runs in one edition on the same day. Rohit broke Chris Gayle’s record for sixes. Rohit scored 47 runs in 29 balls to set up a victory for India. Then Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer and in between, KL Rahul played a brilliant game and weaved a web of safe scores. Iyer scored a blistering century of 105 and Gill, batting again due to cramp, remained unbeaten on 80.