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Pakistans Mohammad Rizwan Named Icc Mens T20i Cricketer Of The Year 2021

Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan named ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Year 2021

The International Cricket Council announced Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan as the ICC T20I Cricketer of the Year for 2021. The announcement was made across all social media handles of the world body. Rizwan, who was on a different plane altogether this year in the shortest format, defeated some serious contenders in form of England’s Jos Buttler, Australia’s Micthell Marsh and Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga in the race.

In total, the 29-year-old aggregated a staggering 1326 runs in only 29 matches at an average of 73.66 and a strike rate of 134.89. He was solid behind the stumps as well, picking up 24 dismissals in 29 games.

Speaking on the occasion, Rizwans said, "I am selling double happy today because along with me Pakistan is being represented at one of the highest platforms in the cricketing world." He further went on to thank the Pakistan team management and all the other people involved in him being able to put out his best.

The ICC has started announcing its annual awards today and has so far announced Men's and Women's Associate Cricketer of the Year 2021 which has been bagged by Oman's Zeeshan Maqsood and Austria's Andrea-Mae Zepeda.

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WI vs ENG | 1st T20I: Windies decimate the English as Holder, King shine

It was an ideal start for the hosts West Indies in their four-match T20I series against England as they mauled the visitors by nine wickets to take a 1-0 lead. More importantly, the manner of victory was important for the home team to restore its confidence after an unprecedented series loss to Ireland a week ago. Sent in to bat first after losing the toss, England wouldn’t have thought that they would face so much problem adjusting to the bounce of the Bridgetown wicket in Barbados. Jason Roy started well by hitting a six off the very first shot that he played, but got out in the first over as his timber were uprooted by an inswinger from Sheldon Cottrell. Tom Banton and Moeen Ali departed soon as well and though James Vince and skipper Eoin Morgan tried their best to put up a fight, it became a case of some bad luck as well when Vince played one straight to Darren Bravo at short cover after having hit 14 runs in that very over. At 49-7, when Morgan was removed by Romario Shepherd, it looked like a total goner for the visitors. However, Chris Jordan and Adil Rashid put up a 36 run stand for the eighth wicket and tried to get some semblance into the innings. But Fabian Allen had other ideas as he removed Jordan to give a jolt to already decaying English hopes. Soon Rashid departed too as the last wicket after the fall of Saqib Mahmood with the team score at 103. Jason Holder was the pick of the bowlers for the home team, getting four wickets for only seven runs in his spell of 3.4 overs. Chasing the total, West Indies remained cautious throughout as after an opening stand of 52 by Brandon King and Shai Hope, Nicholas Pooran, known for his explosive boom-boom style of play also halted himself and played a patient knock to get over the line with only one wicket lost. King reached his third T20I fifty on the way to the target. The two teams will now collide in the second T20I on January 24 at the same venue.

BPL 2022: Comilla Victorians, Chattogram Challengers register wins

The bowlers had a good time at the office during the clash between Comilla Victorians and Sylhet Sunrisers in Dhaka. Batting first, Sylhet Sunrisers were bundled out for 96 in just over 19 overs with only three batsmen making it to the double-figure mark. Nahidul Islam, Mustafizur and Shohidul Islam scalped a couple of wickets each. Later, Comilla Victorians had a dismal start to the chase as they lost wickets at regular intervals to get reduced to 55/5. But it was Karim Janat and Nahidul Islam who stitched a 27-run stand to provide resistance to the side. But the Victorians lost a few more wickets and 88/8 when Ankon and Tanvir Islam made sure that they take the team over the line. Nazmul Islam returned with figures of 3/17 in 4 overs for his side. Chattogram Challengers vs Minister Group Dhaka Chattogram Challengers registered a 30-run win after defending a target of 162 runs against Minister Group Dhaka. The Dhaka team didn't really have a great start to the proceedings and lost wickets at regular intervals. Tamim Iqbal was the pick of the batters as he notched up a fifty but the side was bundled out for 131. Shoriful Islam picked up four wickets for 34 runs in 4 overs while Nasum Ahmed returned with figures of 3/9 in his 4 overs. Earlier, the Challengers scored 161/8 in 20 overs, courtesy a 24-ball 41 from Will Jacks and 37 in 19 deliveries from Howell.

Super Smash 2021-22 | Otago Volts vs Canterbury Kings | Match 29 Preview, Predictions, Fantasy XI

This is a dead rubber but Otago will play for their pride while Canterbury will play to gain confidence moving into the eliminator.

Delighted to confirm that IPL 2022 will start in last week of March: Jay Shah

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah has confirmed that the Indian Premier League will commence in the final week of March. “I am delighted to confirm that the 15th season of the IPL will start in the last week of March and will run until May end. A majority of the team owners expressed their wish that the tournament be held in India. The BCCI was always keen on staging the 2022 edition that will see two new teams – Ahmedabad and Lucknow – in India. I can tell you that we will leave no stone unturned in ensuring that IPL stays in India,” BCCI Secretary Jay Shah told ANI. “BCCI has not compromised on the health & safety of its stakeholders in the past & will concurrently work on Plan B since #COVID19 situation with new variants remains fluid. Mega IPL Auction will take place on Feb 12-13th & we'll lock in venues before that,” he added.