New Zealand became the first World Test champion
Cricket returned in 2020 after a big break due to the Kovid-19 pandemic. Cricket fans were blessed with many memorable moments by world cricket in the year 2021. For the first time from the World Test Championship to Australia won their first T20 World Cup. At India TV, we bring you the top 10 moments from the cricketing world.
New Zealand became the first World Test champion
“Sometimes, sometimes, the good guys finish first,” these words from commentator Simon Dull echoed in every cricket fan’s mind for weeks as the captain Kane Williamson New Zealand cricket team became World Test champions for the first time after defeating India in the final in Southampton.
Australia won its first T20 World Cup
Australia won its first T20 World Cup
The Australian cricket team has a five-and-fifty-over World Cup title, they have dominated Test cricket for over a decade but still there was one format in cricket that they could not crack and that was T20. Cricket. In the year 2021, he finally won his first T20 World Cup title by defeating New Zealand in the final. All-rounder Mitchell Marsh was adjudged man of the match in the summit clash while David Warner was adjudged man of the series. The Kiwis beat Team India by eight wickets and Kyle Jamieson was adjudged the man of the match for his exceptional bowling in the summit clash.
Matthew Wade hit three sixes against Shaheen Shah Afridi
Matthew Wade sweeps the paddle against Shaheen Sha Afridi in the semi-final of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021.
Australia were down and out in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2021 as they were reduced to 95/5 chasing 177 to reach the final. Shadab Khan Breaking the back of Australia’s middle order by taking four wickets. In-form bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi bowled the death over as Pakistan progressed to their third final. But the game-changer came Matthew Wade, who smashed Afridi for three consecutive sixes to seal the Kangaroos’ game. To add to Pakistan’s misery, Wade was dropped by Hassan Ali In the same over.
Joe Rootrecord breaking runs in test cricket
England captain Joe Root playing flick shot
England’s Joe Root is going through a dream run in 2021 not as a captain but as a batsman as he has scored 1680 runs in 15 Tests so far. Talisman averages above 62 in the longest format of the game this year. He has scored six centuries and four fifties with the highest score of 228. Root hit two double hundreds in 2021 and both were out at home.
Kieron Pollard’s six sixes against Sri Lanka
West Indies captain Kieron Pollard celebrates after hitting six sixes in an over.
West Indies captain Kieron Pollard became the third man to hit six sixes in international cricket. The West Indies skipper emulated Herschelle Gibbs and Yuvraj Singh after scoring 36 off unconventional off-spinner Akhila Dhananjay to become the third man to hit six sixes in an international match. Interestingly, Dhananjay had turned down Evin Lewis, Chris Gayle And Nicholas Pooran bowled consistently in the first over.
Mohammad Rizwan’s T20I Stats
Mohammad Rizwan playing a shot against India in the T20 World Cup match.
Pakistan wicket-keeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan has scored 1326 runs in T20Is in the year 2021. The right-handed batsman has scored one century and 12 fifties. He averages 73.66 and has a strike rate of 134.89. It would not be wrong to say that it was his batting valor that helped the Men in Green reach the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2021. The wicket-keeper batsman scored 281 runs in six matches. Some of his T20 records are as follows-
- First batsman to score more than 2,000 T20 runs in a year
- Combined-second-highest 50+ scores in a calendar year (T20s)
- Only batsman to score 1,000 T20I runs in a calendar year
Bangladesh beat Australia in T20 series for the first time
Bangladesh cricket team celebrates after winning the series against Australia
Bangladesh cricket team defeated Australia 4-1 for the first time in T20 series. Bangladesh had never defeated Australia in T20 as well. It was their first series win over their acclaimed opponents in any format.
West Indies tour of Pakistan
West Indies cricket team reached Pakistan
The West Indies cricket team toured Pakistan in December 2021 to play three ODIs and three T20Is. During the T20I series, several cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the West Indies team and support staff. Despite the COVID-19 outbreak, T20I matches went ahead as planned, however, both the cricket boards agreed to postpone the ODI series till June 2022. Pakistan won the T20I series 3-0.
Ireland draw ODI series against South Africa
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Bangladesh were the favorites to win the Twenty20 series against New Zealand in September, thanks to their excellent recent home record against the Kiwis. Furthermore, the Bangladeshi team came into the match with a lot of confidence, especially after winning the bilateral series against Australia a month ago. Bangladesh beat New Zealand 3-2 in the T20I series.
Ajaz Patel’s Perfect 10
Ejaz Patel celebrating his 10-wicket haul against India.
Mumbai-born New Zealand player – Ajaz Patel achieved what is really a dream for any Test bowler – 10 wickets in a Test innings. The left-arm orthodox took all ten Indian wickets in the second Test at the Wankhede. With this feat, he has equaled the record of Indian spinner Anil Kumble. With this 10 wicket, Ajaz Patel has become the third bowler in the 144-year history of Test cricket to take all wickets in an innings. Jim Laker and Anil Kumble were the first two players to achieve this feat.