T10 League 2021-22: Delhi Bulls sweep Team Abu Dhabi away to reach final

BCCI likely to approve India's tour of South Africa after assurance from Cricket South Africa

As per the initial schedule, India and South Africa were to play two Test matches in Johannesburg, the largest city of the Gauteng province, where there was the emergence of Covid-19 cases due to a new variant named Omicron.

IND vs NZ | 2nd Test, Day 2: Ajaz Patel becomes only third bowler to take all 10 wickets in an innings

New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel registered his name in the history books of cricket by becoming only the third bowler to take all 10 wickets in an innings of a Test match after Jim Laker and Anil Kumble. He achieved the feat on the second day of the second Test against India in Mumbai. He dismissed Mohammed Siraj as India’s last wicket and received grand applause from all spectators at the Wankhede Stadium and also the Indian dressing room. In the process, he also registered the best bowling figure for a New Zealand bowler beating the previous record of Sir Richard Hadlee, who had taken nine wickets for 52 runs. New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel registered his name in the history books of Cricket by becoming only the third bowler to take all 10 wickets in an innings of a Test match after England spinner Jim Laker and former Indian captain Anil Kumble. He achieved the feat on the second day of the second Test against India in Mumbai. He dismissed Mohammed Siraj as India’s last wicket and received grand applause from all spectators at the Wankhede Stadium and also the Indian dressing room. In the process, he also registered the best bowling figure for a New Zealand bowler betaing the previous record of Sir Richard Hadlee, who had taken nine wickets for 52 runs. He was born in Mumbai before his parent moved out of the city and country to New Zealand. He had talked about the nostalgia and emotions he felt while coming back to Mumbai which is called “maximum city” and he lived that spirit by achieving the maximum success for a bowler. None of his 10 wickets came through a spell of good luck or on bad deliveries as he was the most threatening bowler among all Kiwi bowlers and a picture-perfect scorecard for him was truly deserving for his marathon efforts where he bowled 47 overs.

T10 League 2021-22: Team Abu Dhabi march ahead with easy win against Bangla Tigers

Team Abu Dhabi marched ahead in the T10 League after beating Bangla Tigers by 7 wickets in the Eliminator match. Chasing a target of 102, Abu Dhabi went over the line with more than three overs to spare. Openers Paul Stirling and Philip Salt gave a perfect start as the two put 81 runs for the first wicket on the board before Stirling was sent back in the hut for a well compiled 57 off 20 deliveries. Stirling struck five maximums and as many fours during the course. Salt on the other hand chipped in with 24 off 12. Team Abu Dhabi lost some wickets at the end but that didn’t really create much of a problem for them as they went over the line quite comfortably. Earlier, the Bangla Tigers had a dismal start to the proceedings as they were reduced to 28/4 but Zazai’s 66 off 37 helped them put 101/4 in 10 overs. But his knock eventually went in vain as the side lost the game. Team Abu Dhabi will now lock horns with Delhi Bulls and the winner of this game will go into the final where they will meet Deccan Gladiators.

Multan Sultans to lock horns with Karachi Kings in PSL 2022 opener

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has released the schedule for the next edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The PSL 2022 will commence on January 27 with Karachi Kings taking on Multan Sultans in the first match of the tournament in Karachi. The knockout matches are scheduled to take place on February 23, 24 and 25 respectively while the title clash will take place on February 27 in Lahore. The PSL Draft 2022 will take place on December 12 at the High Performance Centre in Lahore. “Each side will come to the draft with a maximum of eight player retentions from the last event. Following the finalisation of player categories, the transfer and retention window is now officially open and will close on 10 December,” the PCB said in a statement. “In the Platinum Category, Lahore Qalandars will have the first pick, followed by Multan Sultans, Karachi Kings, Islamabad United, Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators. Lahore Qalandars will have the first pick in the Diamond Category, followed by Peshawar Zalmi, Islamabad United, Quetta Gladiators, Karachi Kings and Multan Sultans,” it added. The new PCB chairman Ramiz Raja expressed delight at the announcement of the schedule for PSL 2022. “I am delighted that the HBL PSL 7 schedule has been announced. This will now get the ball rolling with the teams to start planning and finalising their line-ups.”