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Wbbl 2021 Rachel Priests Blistering Century Powers Hurricanes To Maiden Victory

WBBL 2021 | Rachel Priest’s blistering century powers Hurricanes to maiden victory

It was a day to remember for Hobart Hurricanes Women skipper Rachel Priest as she became the third New Zealand woman after Suzie Bates and Sophie Devine to hit a century in the Women’s Big Bash League history. It was courtesy of her century that Hurricanes Women got to their first win in the WBBL 2021.

Sent to bat after losing the toss, Hurricanes didn’t really have a good start against Melbourne Stars. Wickets kept falling at regular intervals even as Preist kept the other end occupied and runs flew from her bat. In fact, the other three batters in the top four apart from Priest couldn’t even get to double figures.

At 39-3, it seemed like this game would be heading in a similar trajectory with Hurricanes falling for a low total. But Nicola Carey handed in with her captain as Priest made sure that her sermons were heard loud and clear in all directions of the ground in the form of fours and sixes.

The Kiwi woman reached her fifty in 41 balls. Once Carey was gone, Naomi Stalenberg did good enough to accompany her 36-year-old senior partner as she reached her hundred, becoming the first woman from the Hurricanes side to reach that milestone. She accumulated her last fifty runs in just 26 balls and in her entire knock, hit 10 fours and seven sixes. Hurricanes reached 152-4 in the end as Priest remained unbeaten on 107.

The Melbourne Stars Women lost the plot early in the chase and were 3-2 in the first three overs. After that, it was hard for the team in green to come back as they rolled over for 89 in the 20th over. Skipper Meg Lanning top-scored for stars with her 25 while Ruth Johnston was the top wi ket taker for Hurricanes, ending her spell with figures of 4-8 in 3.2 overs.

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No CSK without Dhoni: N Srinivasan confirms Thala staying with Super Kings

India Cements Vice Chairman and Managing Director, N Srinivasan confirmed that MS Dhoni will be going nowhere from Chennai super Kings anytime soon. In the post-match presentation of the IPL Final, Dhoni had said that since two new teams are being introduced and hence BCCI would be deciding what he would be doing next year, but he surely was going to be there at IPL. But this statement by Srinivasan, whose company India Cements’ subsidiary Chennai Super Kings Pvt. Ltd. holds the ownership of CSK, now confirms that the four-time IPL winning captain will be staying at the yellow den. "Dhoni is part and parcel of CSK, Chennai and Tamil Nadu. There is no CSK without Dhoni and there is no Dhoni without CSK," Srinivasan told reporters during a brief interaction after visiting Lord Venkatachalapathy temple here with the IPL trophy. Talking about the celebration of the record fourth IPL title, Srinivasan said that MS Dhoni would come to Chennai after his mentorship role at the World Cup and ‘share the trophy with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin at a function proposed to be organized at the M A Chidambaram Stadium.'

My heart was racing quite fast: Curtis Campher opens up on double hat-trick feat

Curtis Campher, South Africa born Ireland cricketer who picked up four wickets in four balls playing against the Netherlands in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2021 encounter opened about his Malinga emulating achievement in the post-match press conference. Asked about his feelings after becoming only the second bowler after Brett Lee to achieve a hattrick in a T20 World Cup game, Camphor said, "To be honest, I wasn't really thinking about it. Maybe it will set in a little bit later, but I'm just trying to do what I want to do.” Camphor not only took a hattrick but repeated something that has been achieved by only two bowlers in the past, that too, by legends of T20 cricket, Lasith Malinga and Rashid Khan. Taking four wickets in four balls is no mean feat at all, but Campher is just happy to be playing, after a career-threatening injury he overcame the last August. Talking about the hattrick, in which he got the first wicket quite easily when Coil Ackermann edged a very wide delivery down the leg which should have been put away with ease, Camphor said, “When Tendo (Ryan Ten Doeschate, the second wicket) walked in we knew we had to go straight to him and that worked and then just carried on to [Scott] Edwards too.” “Both those [attacking the stumps] were plans worked out from the analyst and that kind of fit into my game, so maybe in a few hours or a few days, it might rub off. But to be honest, I'm just happy with the win and that's all that matters,” added the 22-year-old. Delivering a hattrick ball has never been easy and therefore it was obvious that a young man like Campher must have been under a lot of doubts while doing that. "My heart was racing quite high, but I just took a few deep breaths at the top of my run and just tried to make sure I manage my skills," he said. After a great win against the Netherlands, the chances of Ireland making it to the Super 12 have increased and they will next play Sri Lanka on Wednesday, October 20.

World T20 2021 | Moeen Ali opens up on undefined role; assures Livingstone fine after injury scare

Moeen Ali who played an important role in Chennai Super Kings’ title-winning Indian Premier League campaign just a week ago is unable to find clarity in his role in the destructive and scary Eglish batting lineup. "I absolutely loved it," he said. "Obviously when you win a competition like the IPL it's amazing and with the role, I was given, I felt like I was quite important to the team,” Moeen was quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo. While he batted at number three and later four for CSK in IPL, the force of the English batters in Jonny Bairstow, Jason Roy and Jos Buttler alongside Dawid Maland and Liam Livingstone doesn’t leave any space for him in the top five and number six is anyway reserved for skipper Eoin Morgan. But with the absence of both Sam Curran and Ben Stokes, Ali could bat at seven and play the finishing role which he did in the warm-up match against India, scoring 43 off 20 balls. “My role could change but the good thing is I feel like I could play any type of role. If a chance does come, I can bat No. 6 or 7 [or] I can bat up the order, so I'm just trying to get myself ready and be in a good frame of mind. Whatever role I'm given, I'm hopefully going to do well in,” the 34-year-old, who just bid adieu to Test cricket ahead of the Ashes 2021, said. It was scary to see Liam Livingstone getting injured after dropping a sitter in the dip during the warm-up match. He seemed to have hurt his finger, but Moeen assured that his Birmingham Phoenix was all fine and would be ready ahead of the start of the World Cup. "I think he's alright. I think it's just bruising on the back of the hand but I think he'll be fine. Obviously, it was a bit of a scare at the time but he said it was fine, so hopefully, he's all good,” said Moeen. England eventually lost the warm-up game against India by seven wickets and will have another warm-up match against New Zealand before they finally take against West Indies in the rematch of the 2016 T20 World Cup final rematch.

World T20 2021 | OMA vs BAN: One or two tweaks in the lineup possible, suggests Tigers’ coach Domingo

Bangladesh coach Russel Domingo is ready to make a few changes, possibly just one in the playing XI in the team’s next affair against Oman in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2021. The decision was taken after the country’s shocking defeat against Associate nation Scotland in their first match of Group B which also has Oman and Papua New Guinea in it. "We want to have different types of batters batting at the same time, not similar types of players. We have discussed it in depth. There might not be major changes, but there might be one or two tweaks in the line-up,” Domingo said in a pre-match presser in Muscat. "As you have seen in the series against Australia and New Zealand, we have been flexible. It will depend on the situation and the bowlers that are bowling at the time,” he added. With a mindset that the Bangladeshi batters will target to get 35-45 in the first six without losing a wicket or at max one to get a foot on the accelerator, later on, Domingo said, “We have made a few mistakes, played shots we shouldn't have played, stopped playing those shots we should be playing. So we have to find the right balance between attack and defence in the first six overs.” Contrary to popular belief that Bangladesh took the Scottish challenge lightly, Domingo said that no World Cup game is being taken lightly by his boys. "We didn't take Scotland lightly. They beat Bangladesh in their last T20I encounter. There was no complacency in yesterday's game. We have to show Oman great respect,” he said. Bangladesh face Oman in a do or die game where any slip up would mean that they are out of the competition even before reaching its main stage.