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The Rohit Sharma-led Team India are hosting England in the five-match Test series at home. After registering their biggest ever Test victory by runs, the Men in Blue will aim to clinch the series as it moves to Ranchi, with the fourth Test scheduled to be played from February 23 to 27 at the JCA International Stadium Complex. On the other hand, New Zealand is hosting Australia in the T20I series, the women cricketers will be seen in action as the Women’s Premier League commences in India today.
Here in this article, we’ll look at all the big news that took place on Thursday, February 22, but before that, let’s check the matches scheduled for the day.
India vs England 4th Te st
After India registered their biggest win by runs in Test cricket history, the caravan has now moved to the home of India’s most successful captain MS Dhoni in Ranchi. Both teams are now determined to gain a dominating position in the series, with home favourites leading the five-match series by 2-1 margin. Given their recent performance, India are likely to put up a strong fight against their rivals, led by Ben Stokes.
New Zealand v Australia 2nd T20I
Mitchell Santner-led New Zealand will take on Mitchell Marsh’s Australia in the second T20I of the three-match series on Friday, February 23. The match is scheduled to kickstart at 11:40 a.m. IST at the Eden Park in Auckland. Despite the hosts putting up a competitive total on the board in the opening game, the visitors riding on Tim David’s cameo registered a 6-wicket win to go 1-0 up in the series.
WPL 2024: Mumbai Indians Women vs Delhi Capitals Women
The second edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) kickstarts today in Bengaluru with defending champions, Harmanpreet Kaur-led Mumbai Indians taking on Meg Lanning’s Delhi Capitals at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The match is scheduled to commence at 7:30 p.m. IST. It is to be noted that these two sides finished at the top of the points table in the league stage, but the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side outplayed the Capitals to seal the title by a 7-wicket win in the finale.
PSL 2024: Multan Sultans vs Peshawar Zalmi
Mohammad Rizwan-led Multan Sultans will host the Babar Azam’s Peshawar Zalmi in the ninth match of Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2024. The match is scheduled to commence at 7:30 p.m. IST at the Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan. Both the teams are coming off contrasting results. While the Sultans are unbeaten in the tournament and occupy the top of the table place, the Peshawar Zalmi are reeling at the bottom of the points table, yet to win a game.
Major cricket events that happened on February 22
IPL 2024 schedule: CSK to play RCB in tournament opener in Chennai
BCCI on Thursday, February 22 announced the partial schedule of IPL 2024. The tournament opener will see defending champions Chennai Super Kings host Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on March 22. During the course of 17 days, that is from March 22 to April 7, the tournament will see four double-headers.
England announce Playing XI for fourth Test against India
England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Thursday, February 22 named their playing XI for the fourth Test against India, which is scheduled to be played from February 23 to 27 at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi. While James Anderson continues to feature in the playing XI, Ollie Robinson replaces Mark Wood and Shoaib Bashir comes in place of Rehan Ahmed for the fourth Test.
Mohammad Shami ruled out of IPL 2024 due to injury: BCCI source
With the 17th edition of IPL almost in a month's time, former champions Gujarat Titans have been handed a major blow. Indian pacer Mohammed Shami, who sustained the knee injury during ODI World Cup 2023 in India would continue to sit out of IPL as he requires a surgery and "IPL seems out of question," a senior BCCI source said.
Astrologer’s prediction surfaces after Virat-Anushka welcome Akaay
Virat Kohli on February 20 announced the birth of his second child. Soon after this news broke out, an astrologer's prediction, who runs by the name 'Stars and Astrology' is doing rounds. The prediction, which dates back to 2016 saw him predict Akaay's birth apart from several other predictions around Kohli's personal and professional life.
Ritika Sajdeh reacts again on MI captain controversy; goes viral
Days after Rohit Sharma’s wife, Ritika dropped a bombshell after Mark Boucher claimed the MI captaincy shift as a pure ‘cricketing decision’, she has once again reacted on a video around Rohit’s captaincy in IPL. In a video with a fan praising Rohit Sharma’s “selfless captaincy”, Ritika dropped a teary-eyed emoji as the fan narrated the story.
Sarfaraz Khan to play for KKR in IPL 2024: SportsTiger sources
Sarfaraz Khan has made headlines with two half-centuries in both innings of his Test debut against England in the third Test on February 15. Following his striking debut for Team India, speculations have been made over Sarfaraz's IPL future after he went unsold in the IPL 2024 auction. Sources told SportsTiger that the former RCB batter will join the two-time IPL winners, KKR in the IPL 2024.
Abhishek Sharma summoned by police in connection with Tania Singh’s suicide case
SRH batter Abhishek Sharma has been reportedly summoned by the Surat Police in connection with the suicide of model Tania Singh. The model, who hailed from Rajasthan and was pursuing fashion design and modelling, committed suicide in her apartment and the authorities suspect a love affair between Singh and Sharma.
