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Abhishek Sharma’s Birthday: A Century with a Borrowed Bat, 1200 Runs in 7 Matches, and 5 Key Facts

News Analysis India — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Indian opening batsman Abhishek Sharma, who scored a century in his second T20I match, turned 25. He achieved this feat in July 2024 against Zimbabwe. Notably, he scored the century with a borrowed bat. The left-handed batsman has already hit two centuries in T20Is. Prior to this, the player had played several amazing innings, astonishing everyone by scoring over 1200 runs in just 7 matches. Let’s share five major facts about him.

2027 Cricket World Cup to be Hosted by Three African Nations

News Analysis India — Sat, 23 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The upcoming ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in 2027 is generating excitement as preparations are underway. The tournament will be jointly hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia. Cricket South Africa (CSA) has announced the stadiums selected for the mega-event, which will feature a total of 54 matches. This marks the second time South Africa and Zimbabwe will co-host the World Cup, while Namibia will host this major tournament for the first time.

South Africa will host 44 matches, while the remaining 10 matches will be played in Zimbabwe and Namibia. Eight stadiums have been chosen in South Africa, including Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg, Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town, Kingsmead Cricket Ground in Durban, Centurion Park in Pretoria, Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein, St George’s Park in Gqeberha, Buffalo Park in East London, and Boland Park in Paarl. These grounds are known for their excellent facilities and historical significance.

Former South African Finance Minister Trevor Manuel will head the local organizing committee. Matches in South Africa will be played in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town, Durban, Gqeberha, Bloemfontein, East London, and Paarl. CSA President Pearl Mofokeng stated the target is to organize a global, inspirational event that will reflect the face of South Africa, being diverse, inclusive, and unified.

The 2027 World Cup will feature 14 teams, and the format will resemble the 2003 World Cup. There will be two groups, each consisting of seven teams. South Africa previously co-hosted the tournament in 2003 with Zimbabwe and Kenya, with Australia winning the title.

ZIM vs AFG: Afghanistan Clinch 1-0 Test Series Victory Against Zimbabwe As Rashid Khan Shines | cricket news

News Analysis India — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

AFG vs ZIM: Leg-spinner Rashid Khan’s magical spell guided Afghanistan to victory over Zimbabwe in the second and final Test match of the series by 72 runs at the Queens Sports Club on Monday. With this victory, the visitors seal the two-match series 1-0. Rashid was awarded the Player of the Match for his brilliance with the ball and Rahmat Shah was awarded the Player of the Series award for his exceptional batting performance which included a double hundred in the first Test.

Chasing a total of 277 runs, the hosts were bowled out for 205. The highest scorer in the side was their skipper Craig Ervine who slammed 53 runs which was laced with four boundaries and a maximum.

Sikandar Raza (38 runs off 83 balls, 2 fours), Ben Curran (38 runs off 53 balls, 5 fours), Takudzwanshe Kaitano (21 runs in 56 balls, 2 fours and 1 six), Sean Williams (16 runs off 25 balls , 2 fours) and Joylord Gumbie (15 runs from 45 balls, 2 fours) played notable for their side but it went in vain as their team ended up on a losing side.

For the Afghanistan side, the pick of the bowler was Rashid Khan who grabbed seven wickets in his spell of 27.3 overs where he conceded 66 runs. Two wickets were snapped by left-arm spinner Zia-Ur-Rehman in his 15 overs where he gave away 44 runs.

Earlier in the third innings, Afghanistan scored 363 with the help of knocks from Rahmat Shah (139 runs in 275 balls, 14 fours) and Ismat Alam (101 runs off 181 balls, 9 fours).

For Zimbabwe, six wickets were bagged by right-arm seamer Blessing Muzarabani in his spell of 29 overs where he conceded 95 runs. Three wickets were taken by Richard Ngarava and one wicket was taken by Sikandar Raza.

Brief Score: Afghanistan 157 & 363 all out (Rahmat Shah 139, Ismat Alam 101, Blessing Muzarabani 6/95) vs Zimbabwe 243 & 205 all out (Craig Ervine 53, Sikandar Raza 38, Rashid Khan 7/66).