India Vs New Zealand 1st World Test Championship

After shorter formats it's time for gentlemen's format that is a 2 match test series between Ind and NZ.
1st ICC Test championship match will be played between Ind and NZ at Basin Reserve, Wellington from Fri 21st Feb 20 to  Tue 25th Feb 2020 at 0400 hr Indian standard time .

It's 100th test match for Ross Taylor, first overseas match for Ravichandran Ashwin since Adelaide in Dec 2018.

It's toss  time Kohli calls heads and its tail, Williamson opts to bowl first 

NZ won the toss and choose to bowl first  . Both captains wanted to bowl first as there is some softness in the pitch which they want to explore upfront . Rain is expected during the first 2 days of the match 

Teams for today's match 

New Zealand Team: 

Tom Latham 
Tom Blundell
Kane Williamson (c)
Ross Taylor 
Henry Nicholls
BJ Watling (wc)
Colin de Grandhomme
Kyle jamieson
Tim Southee
Ajaz patel
Trent Boult

India Team:

Prithvi Shaw
Mayank Agarwal 
Cheteshwar Pujara
Virat Kohli (c)
Ajinkya Rahane
Hanuma Vihari 
Rishanb Pant (w)
Ravichandran Ashwin
Ishant Sharma 
Mohammed Shami
Jasprit bumrah


Its Prithvi  Shaw and Mayank Agarwal for india and experienced Tim Southee for NZ will be opening for today's  proceedings 

NZ picked up its first scalp in the form of Prithvi Shaw in the 5th over of the inngs to Tim Southee  . Shaw gets bowled by a moving ball after scoring. 16 runs of 18 balls with 2 fours.

Agarwal is joined by teams anchor player Cheteshwar Pujara.

 After a brief partnership between pujara and Agarwal ind lost 2 quick wickets in the form of pujara and kohli in 16th and 18th overs both picked by Kyle jamieson.

Pujara scored 11 runs of 42 balls with help of one four and kohli scored 2 runs of 7 balls.

Agarwal and rahane tried to stabilize the inngs and build a partnership.

At lunch ind were reduced to 79 for 3 with Agarwal and rahane at the crease trying to hold the fort for india.

Southee and jamieson started after lunch with tight bowling providing no free bees to indian batsmen
Kane Williamson brought Trent Boult into attack  replacing Tim southee. 
Mayank falls  for the short of length delivery trying to pull and top edges it  and its first wicket for Trent Boult .
Mayank scored  34 runs of 84 balls with 5 fours

 Jamieson picks his third wicket in the form of hanuma Vihari in 42 nd over . Caught by Watling behind the wickets .
Vihari scored   7 runs of 20 balls with 1 four .

At tea ind were 122 for loss of 5 wickets with rahane38(122) and pant 10(37) at crease . 
Inds top order was blown away by NZ bowlers at Wellington with 3 wickets in morning session and  2 wickets in afternoon session. But  rahane and pant tried to put up a fight for india .

And our uninvited guest (rain)has finally arrived  at Wellington . It's drizzling heavily and post tea session has been delayed

India Tour of New Zealand (Ind vs NZ) Fixtures 2020 - Online Live Updates

29/01/2020 Updates:

3rd T20I, Jan 29 2020:

An historic moment for India at Hamilton, as they won first ever T20 series in New Zealand on Jan 29th 2020, India won the 5 T20 international series by 3- 0.

The 3rd T20 ended in a dramatic way, with a tie and India won the match in SUPER Over. 

New Zealand won the toss and elected to ball first, Rohit Sharma and K L Rahul given an brisk start for the first wicket.

India: 179/5 (RG Sharma (65), KL Rahul (27), S Dube (3), V Kohli (38), SS Iyer (17), MK Pandey (14), RA Jadeja (10) )

In reply New Zealand batted well and with the support of fabulous batting by NZ captain KS Williamson (95) didn't help them to win the match.

Great balling by Mohammed Shami in last over helped India to tied the match. 

New Zealand: 179/6 (MJ Guptill (31), C Munro (14), KS Williamson (95), MJ Santner (9), C De Grandhomme (5), Taylor (17))

IND vs NZ 3rd T20I SUPER OVER:

New Zealand:
Opened by Guptill & Williamsom - 1, 1, 6 (Williamsom), 4 (Williamsom), 0 bye, 4 (Guptill)
Bowling: Bumrah

India:
Opened by Rohit & Rahul - 2, 1, 4 (Rahul), 1, 6 (Rohit), 6 (Rohit)
Bowling: Southee

Man of the Match: Rohit Sharma

20/01/2020 Updates:


2nd T20I (N), India tour of New Zealand at Auckland, Jan 26 2020:

Excellent Batting and bowling performance helped India to lead the 5 match T20 series with 2-0. 


India restricted the host for only 132/5 in 20 overs and brilliantly chased down the total in just 17.3 overs. Once again an fabulous performance by the opener K.L Rahul (57) and SS Iyer (44) helped India to lead the series by 2-0 

1st T20I (N), India tour of New Zealand at Auckland, Jan 24 2020: (Ind Vs NZ)

Its a great start to the series by India, won the 1st T20 by 6 wickets. New Zealand made 203/5 in 20 overs and in reply India reached the target in 19 overs (204/4 in 19 overs) lead the 5 match series by 1 - 0.

New Zealand batsmen played brilliantly to make 203 in 20 overs. Fabilious batting by Munaro (59), KS Williamson (51), Taylor (54).

Indian batsmen given a strong reply by brilliant batting display. KL Rahul (56 runs in 27 balls),  V Kohli (45 of 32 balls) and SS Iyer (58 of 29 balls) 


22/01/2020:

After successful home tournaments against West Indies, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Australia, Indian Cricket team will play with New Zealand in New Zealand.

Its a complete series of 5 T20 internationals, 3 One Day International matches and 2 Test matches under 2019 - 2020 ICC Test championship series (total 10 matches).

India tour of New Zealand begins on 24th January 2020 with 1st T20 international at Auckland and end on 4th March 2020 with 2nd ICC Test championship match at Christchurch.

Ind Vs NZ 2020 Time Table:

S.No	Date	India Vs New Zealand Match Schedule
1	24th January 2020	1st T20 International at Auckland
2	26th January 2020	2nd T20 International at Auckland
3	29th January 2020	3rd T20 International at Hamilton
4	31st January 2020	4th T20 International at Wellington
5	2nd February 2020	5th T20 International at Mount Maunganui
6	5th February 2020	1st ODI at Hamilton
7	8th Feb 2020	2nd ODI at Auckland
8	11th Feb 2020	3rd ODI at Mount Maunganui
9	21st Feb 2020	1st ICC Test Championship Match at Wellington
10	29th Feb 2020	2nd ICC Test Championship Match at Christchurch

Indian T20 International Squad:

Virat Kohil, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shivam Dube, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Navdeep Saini, Sanju Samson, Shardul Thakur, Washington Sundar, 

New Zealand Squad:

Kane Williamson, Hamish Bennett, Tom Bruce, Colin de Grandhomme, Martin Guptill, Scott Kuggeleijn, Daryl Mitchell, Colin Munro, Mitchell Santner, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Blair Tickner.

India vs New Zealand (Ind Vs NZ) last met in the 2019 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Semi-Final, where India lost the match to New Zealand by 18 Runs. NZ batted first and made 239/8 in 50 overs, in reply India we all out for 221 in 49.3 overs.  The highlight of the match of the partnership between Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja and Run out of Mahandra Singh Dhoni. Hope, India will play positively after that huge defeat in 2019 Cricket World cup.

All the Best to India and New Zealand

ICC World Test Championship Points Table 2019 - 2020, Match Updates

ICC World Test Championship Points Table 2019 - 2020 :

Team	M	W	L	T	D	Points
India	7	7	0	0	0	360
Australia	10	7	2	0	1	296
England	9	5	3	0	1	146
Pakistan	5	2	2	0	1	140
Sri Lanka	4	1	2	0	1	80
New Zealand	5	2	4	0	0	60
South Africa	7	1	6	0	0	24
West Indies	2	0	2	0	0	0
Bangladesh	2	0	2	0	0	0

M: The number of matches played.
W: The number of matches won.
L: The number of matches lost.
T: The number of matches tied.
D: The number of matches Draw.
PT: Number of points awarded.


ICC World Test championship 2019 Schedule details:

The first ever ICC Test championship schedule started in the month of August 2019 between the arc 
rivals England vs Australia at Birmingham, Aug 1-5 2019. Australia won the match by 251 Runs.

As a part of ICC World Test championship, each team will be played 6 test series each and points will be divided as per the number of number of matches in individual series they play.

ICC World Test Championship Points Table Calculation (points system):

Each series the total number of points will be:120
For each win, the points again by the team will depend on the number of individual matches in that specific series:

Example Point System:

In a 2 Match Series, for each win 60 points will be added to the winning team i.e (120/2)
In a 3 Match Series, for each win 40 points will be added to the winning team i.e (120/3)
In a 4 Match Series for each win 30 points will be added to the winning team i.e (120/4)
In a 5 Match series for each win 24 points will be added to the winning team i.e (120/5)

A Ties will be 50% of the points available and a Drawn will be a 3:1 points ratio.

Matches in series (2) - Tie/Draw - 30/20
Matches in series (3) - Tie/Draw - 20/13
Matches in series (4) - Tie/Draw - 15/10
Matches in series (5) - Tie/Draw - 12/8


ICC World Test Championship 2019 - 2020 Matches:

Australia Tour of England for ICC World Test Championship:

1st Test - Australia won by 251 Runs
2nd Test - Match Drawn
3rd Test - England won by 1 Wicket
4th Test - Australia won by 185 Runs
5th Test - England won by 135 Runs

India played against West Indies as the first series in ICC World Test championship, where they played 2 test matches against West Indies.

1st Test - India won by 318 Runs
2nd Test - India won by 257 Runs 

Second series for India under ICC World test championship was with South Africa. Where they've played 3 test matches in the month of Oct 2019

1st Test - India won by 203 Runs
2nd Test - India won by an Innings and 137 Runs
3rd Test - India won by an Innings and 202 Runs

Indian 3rd series was with Bangladesh, where they've played 2 test matches, and which include one historic Day and Night Test Match with pink ball at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

1st Test - India won by an Innings and 130 Runs
2nd D/N Test Match (Pink Ball) - India won by Innings and 46 Runs 


New Zealand played against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka their first ICC Test Championship series in the month of August 2019. They play 2 test matches in Sri Lanka:

1st Test - Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets
2nd Test - New Zealand won by an innings and 65 Runs

Pakistan 1st ICC World Test series was against Australia in Australia in the month of November - December 2019:

1st Test:
Nov 21-24, 2019 - 1st Test at Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Pakistan 240 & 335
Australia 580
Australia won by an innings and 5 runs

2nd Test:
Nov 29-Dec 2, 2019 - 2nd Test at Adelaide Oval (day/night)
Australia 589/3d
Pakistan 302 & 239 (f/o)
Australia won by an innings and 48 runs

Pakistan 2nd ICC World Test series was against Sri Lanka. The importance of this series was that after a long gap, international cricket match was played in Pakistan after the terror attack against Sri Lanka cricket team in Pakistan. 

1st Test:

Dec 11-15, 2019 - 1st Test at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
Sri Lanka 308/6d
Pakistan 252/2
Match drawn

2nd Test:
Pakistan 191 & 555/3d
Sri Lanka 271 & 212 (target: 476)
Pakistan won by 263 runs

The next series in ICC World Test series was between Australia and New Zealand. This was an New Zealand tour of Australia in the month of December 2019:

1st Test:
Dec 12-15, 2019 - 1st Test at Perth Stadium (day/night)
Australia 416 & 217/9d
New Zealand 166 & 171 (target: 468)
Australia won by 296 runs

2nd Test:
Dec 26-29, 2019 - 2nd Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Australia 467 & 168/5d
New Zealand 148 & 240 (target: 488)
Australia won by 247 runs

3rd Test:
Australia 454 & 217/2d
New Zealand 256 & 136 (target: 416)
Australia won by 279 runs

At the same time, in the month of December 2019, ICC World test series is played between England and South Africa.  This was an England tour of South Africa:

ICC Test Championship:

1st Test Eng vs SA:
Dec 26-29, 2019 - 1st Test at Super Sport Park, Centurion
South Africa 284 & 272
England 181 & 268 (target: 376)
South Africa won the 1st test, ICC Cricket Test Championship at Centurion by 107 runs


2nd Test Eng vs SA:
England 269 & 391/8d
South Africa 223 & 248 (target: 438)
England won the 2nd Test, ICC World Test Championship at Cape Town by 189 Runs

3rd Test Eng vs SA:
England 499/9 declare
SA 209 & 237 (88.5 overs)
England won the 3rd Test, ICC World Test Championship at Port Elizabeth by Innings and 53 Runs.

4th Test England vs South Africa:
England 400 & 248
South Africa 183 & 274
England won the 4th ICC World Test Championship at Johannesburg by 191 Runs.

1st Test Pakistan Vs Bangladesh under World Test Championship:

Bangladesh 233 & 168
Pakistan 445
Pakistan won by an Innings and 44 Runs.

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Indian Cricket History - Indian Captains List, History Highest ODI, Test, T20 Records, Score Details

History of Indian Cricket:

No doubt! Cricket is the famous sports in India till date, all age group people enjoy watching, and playing cricket with friends and families.

As per the records, the first official test match for India is played in the year 1932 against England at Lords. England won the match by 158 Runs.

Get the list of Indian Captains who lead the India team in most successful wins and losses.

List of Indian Test Captains:

S.No	Players List	Year
1	CK Nayudu	1932-1934
2	Vizianagram	1936-1936
3	Nawab of Pataudi	1946-1946
4	L Amarnath	1947-1952
5	VS Hazare	1951-1953
6	MH Mankad	1955-1959
7	Ghulam Ahmed	1955-1959
8	PR Umrigar	1955-1958
9	HR Adhikari	1959-1959
10	DK Gaekwad	1959-1959
11	P Roy	1959-1959
12	GS Ramchand	1959-1960
13	NJ Contractor	1960-1962
14	Nawab of Pataudi	1962-1975
15	CG Borde	1967-1967
16	AL Wadekar	1971-1974
17	S Venkataraghavan	1974-1979
18	SM Gavaskar	1976-1985
19	BS Bedi	1976-1978
20	GR Viswanath	1980-1980
21	N Kapil Dev	1983-1987
22	DB Vengsarkar	1987-1989
23	RJ Shastri	1988-1988
24	K Srikkanth	1989-1989
25	M Azharuddin	1990-1999
26	SR Tendulkar	1996-2000
27	SC Ganguly	2000-2005
28	R Dravid	2003-2007
29	V Sehwag	2005-2012
30	A Kumble	2007-2008
31	MS Dhoni	2008-2014
32	V Kohli (Current)	2014-2019
33	AM Rahane	2017-2018

Indian ODI International Cricket Captains:

S.No	Captains List	Year
1	AL Wadekar	1974-1974
2	S Venkataraghavan	1975-1979
3	BS Bedi	1976-1978
4	SM Gavaskar	1980-1985
5	GR Viswanath	1981-1981
6	N Kapil Dev	1982-1987
7	SMH Kirmani	1983-1983
8	M Amarnath	1984-1984
9	RJ Shastri	1987-1991
10	DB Vengsarkar	1987-1989
11	K Srikkanth	1989-1989
12	M Azharuddin	1990-1999
13	SR Tendulkar	1996-2000
14	A Jadeja	1998-1999
15	SC Ganguly	1999-2005
16	R Dravid	2000-2007
17	A Kumble	2002-2002
18	V Sehwag	2003-2012
19	MS Dhoni	2007-2018
20	SK Raina	2010-2014
21	G Gambhir	2010-2011
22	V Kohli	2013-2019
23	AM Rahane	2015-2015
24	RG Sharma	2017-2019

List of Indian T20 International Cricket Captains:

Captains List	Year
V Sehwag	2006-2006
MS Dhoni	2007-2016
SK Raina	2010-2011
AM Rahane	2015-2015
V Kohli	2017-2020
RG Sharma	2017-2019

Who is you favorite captain till date:

Source: Wiki, espncricinfo.

England Tour of South Africa 2019 - 2020 (Eng vs SA) - World Test Championship

South Africa vs England 1st Test, ICC World Test Championship at Centurion, Dec 26-29 2019:

England tour of South Africa we have 4 test matches as part of ICC Test championship, 3 ODI and 3 T20 international matches.

South Africa vs England 1st Test, ICC World Test Championship at Centurion, Dec 26-29 2019:

SA Vs Eng 1st Test Live Score Details:

South Africa: 284 & 272
England: 181 & 268 all out
Player Of The Match: Quinton de Kock
Result: South Africa won by 107 runs

South Africa vs England 2nd Test, ICC World Test Championship at Cape Town, Jan 3-7 2020:

SA Vs Eng 2nd Test Live Score Details:

England: 269 & 391/8 Dec
South Africa: 223 & 248 all out (137.4 overs, target 438)
Player Of The Match: Ben Stokes
Result: England won by 189 runs

2nd innings brilliance in both batting and bowling by Ben Stokes, helped England to with 2nd Test match.

Ben Stokes 2nd inning details - Batting 72 of 45 balls helped England to give a target of 438 to SA, Bowling - taken 3 wickets by giving away 35 runs in 23.4 overs.

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