Fantasy Cricket – 5 Highest Team Scorer at T20I

Ever since the beginning of T20 Internationals in 2005, cricket matches have taken to a whole new level. The batsmen have scored a lot of centuries in this format and has given the scope to the fantasy cricket fans score huge points.

West Indian batsman Chris Gayle became the first batsman to score a century in the format. He reached the three-figure mark on the opening night of the inaugural World T20 in 2007. This is a memorable occasion for the daily fantasy cricket fans.

For the information of online fantasy cricket fans of 11wickets App, Gayle, Aaron Finch, Rohit Sharma, Colin Munro, Brendon McCullum, Mahela Jayawardene, Evin Lewis and Martin Guptill are the only batsmen to score a T20I century. They scored century on more than one occasion with Munro being the only batsman to reach the landmark thrice.

Indian opener Rohit Sharma and South African batsman David Miller hold the record for the fastest T20I century as both of them reached the century off 35 balls

Afghanistan cricket team is the proud record holders of highest T20I scores. However, what about the other highest scores ever recorded in T20 internationals? Read on and play cricket online:

Afghanistan – 2019

Afghanistan is new in the world of international cricket but they are improving day by day. During 2nd T20I, Ireland tour of India at Dehradun on February 23 2019, they attained the feat of highest scorer. The team made 278 runs losing 3 wickets at 13.90 run rate. Batting in the second innings, Ireland made 194/6. Afghanistan won the match by 84 runs.

Czech Republic – 2019

During 6th Match, Romania Cup at Ilfov County on August 30 2019, Czech Republic became the second highest scorer. The team made 278 runs losing 4 wickets at 13.90 run rate. Batting in the second innings, Turkey could make just 21 runs losing all wickets. Czech Republic won the match by 257 runs.

Australia – 2016

The Aussies are the third highest team in this list. During 1st T20I, Australia tour of Sri Lanka at Pallekele on September 6 2016, the team made 263 runs losing 3 wickets at 13.15 run rate. Batting in the second innings, Sri Lanka made 178 runs losing 9 wickets. Australia won the match by 85 runs.

Sri Lanka – 2007

The Islanders are the fourth highest team in this list. During 8th Match of Group C World Twenty20 match at Johannesburg on September 14 2007, the team made 260 runs losing 6 wickets at 13.00 run rate against Kenya. Batting in the second innings, Kenya made 88 runs losing all wickets. Sri Lanka won the match by 172 runs.

India – 2017

The Men in Blue are the 5th in this list. During 2nd T20I, Sri Lankan tour of India at Indore on December 22 2017, the team made 260 runs losing 5 wickets at 13.00 run rate. Batting in the second innings, Sri Lanka made 172 runs losing all wickets. India won the match by 88 runs.

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Fantasy Cricket – 9 fastest batsmen to 10000 ODI runs

In cricket, making good runs is what batsmen do. And in fantasy cricket matches at 11wickets App, we score points to our score card based on the runs those batsmen make.

10000 runs in the cricket career is not easy job for any cricketer. It takes fitness, consistency, perseverance, excellent skills and years of hard work to get there. Only a handful of cricketers have attained it in ODIs and we are here with a list has some legendary names on it. Read it on and them go for making your daily fantasy cricket playing XI team.

V Kohli – India

It was the 2nd ODI match between India and West Indies, where Windies was touring India at Visakhapatnam on October 24, 2018. It was the 213th match and 205th innings of Virat Kohli, the current skipper of Indian team, where he scored 157* runs of 129 balls and he completed his fastest 10000 runs. The match was tied. He holds the record of being the first fastest batsman to achieve this landmark.

SR Tendulkar – India

It was the 3rd ODI match between India and Australia, where Australia was touring India at Indore on March 31 2001. It was the 266th match and 259th innings of Sachin Tendulkar, the little master of Indian team, where he scored 139 runs of 125 balls and he completed his fastest 10000 runs. India won the match by 118 runs chasing 299 runs.

SC Ganguly – India

It was the 4th ODI match between India and Sri Lanka, Indian Oil Cup at Dambulla on, August 3 2005. It was the 272nd match and 263rd innings of Sourav Ganguly, the former Indian skipper, where he scored 51 runs of 110 balls and he completed his 10000 runs. But sadly, India lost the match. Sri Lanka chased 220 runs made by India and won by 4 wickets and with 12 balls remaining.

RT Ponting – Australia

It was 22nd ODI match of Group A between Australia and South Africa at ICC World Cup in Basseterre on March 24 2007. It was the 272nd match and 266th innings of Ricky Ponting, the former Australian skipper, where he scored 91 runs of 91 balls and he completed his fastest 10000 runs. Australia won the match by 83 runs.

JH Kallis – South Africa

It was 3rd ODI match between Australia and South Africa when South Africa was touring Australia at Sydney on January 23 2009. It was the 286th match and 272nd innings of Jacques Kallis, the former captain of South African team, where he scored 60 runs of 72 balls and he completed his fastest 10000 runs. South Africa won the match by 3 wickets with 21 balls remaining.

MS Dhoni – India

It was the 2nd ODI match between India and England, where India was touring Ireland and England in London on July 14, 2018. It was the 320th match and 273rd innings of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the former captain of the Indian team, where he scored 37 runs of 59 balls and he completed his fastest 10000 runs. England won the match by 86 runs.

BC Lara – West Indies

It was the 5th ODI match between West Indies and Pakistan where West Indies was on tour of Pakistan at Karachi on December 16, 2006. It was the 287th match and 278th innings of Brian Lara, the former skipper of West Indies, where he scored 44 runs of 55 balls and he completed his fastest 10000 runs. Pakistan won the match by 7 wickets with 19 balls remaining.

CH Gayle – West Indies

It was the 4th ODI match between England and West Indies, where England was touring Windies at St George’s on February 27, 2019. It was the 288th match and 282nd innings of Chris Gayle, the Universe Boss, where he scored 162 runs of 97 balls and he completed his fastest 10000 runs. Sadly enough, England won the thrilling match by 29 runs in spite of Gayle’s record.

R Dravid – India

It was the 3rd ODI match of Sri Lanka and India where Sri Lanka was on tour of India at Margao on February 14, 2007. It was the 309th match and 287th innings of Rahul Dravid, known as Mr. Dependable for the Indian cricket team, where he scored 66 runs of 82 balls and he completed his fastest 10000 runs. India won the match by 5 wickets with 21 balls remaining.

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Fantasy Cricket – Largest Margin of Victory by Runs in Test Matches

The first International Test match was played in 1844 between the United States of America versus the British Empire’s Canadian Province. The Canadian team won the test match by 23 runs then. Think about the excitement of the spectator in those times. Perhaps it was the same or even more than people have now when they play fantasy cricket at 11wickets app now.

After almost 175 years of the beginning of International test matches, today perhaps the frequency of these matches played have gone down but this hadn’t affected the popularity of cricket or online fantasy cricket.

Let’s take a look at some of the records where a test cricket team has won a match with the largest margin of runs in a match. Read on:

England vs. Australia

In the 1st Test match between England and Australia during the England tour of Australia at Brisbane on November 30 to December 5 1928, England made 521 & 342/8d while Australia could just reach to 122 & 66 runs. This resulted in England winning the test match with a margin of 675 runs, which is till date the highest margin victory achieved by any nation in the International cricket scenario.

Australia vs. England

In the 5th Test match between Australia and England during the Australia tour of England at London on August 18-22 1934, Australia made 701 & 327 while England scored 321 & 145. When the result was declared, it was obvious that Australia won by 562 runs.

Australia vs. South Africa

In the 4th Test match between South Africa and Australia during the South African tour of Australia at Melbourne on February 17-21 1911, Australian team scored 328 & 578 and South African team made 205 & 171. Australian team won the teat match by 530 runs.

South Africa vs. Australia

In the 4th Test match between South Africa vs. Australia during the Australian tour of South Africa at Johannesburg on March 30 to April 3 2018, South Africa scored 488 & 344/6d and Australian team scored 221 & 119. South Africa won the test match by 492 runs.

Australia vs. Pakistan

In the 1st Test match between Australia and Pakistan during the Pakistan tour of Australia at Perth on December 16-19 2004, Australia scored 381 & 361/5d and Pakistan scored 179 & 72. Australian team won the match by 491 runs.

Sri Lanka vs. Bangladesh

In the 2nd Test between Sri Lanka vs. Bangladesh during the Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh at Chittagong on January 3-6 2009, Sri Lankan Team made the huge rub of 384 & 447/6d while Bangladesh scored 208 & 158. At the end, Sri Lanka won the match by 465 runs.

West Indies vs. England

In the 3rd Test match of West Indies and England during the West Indies tour of England at Manchester on July 8-13 1976, West Indies scored 211 & 411/5d and England scored 71 & 126. West Indies won the match by 425 runs.

Australia vs. England

In the 2nd Test match of Australia and England during the Australian tour of England at London on June 24-29 1948, Australia took their scoreboard to 350 & 460/7d and in the answer England could only make 215 & 186. Australia won the match by 409 runs.

West Indies vs. Australia

In the 3rd Test match of West Indies and Australia during the West Indies tour of Australia at Adelaide on January 26-30 1980, West Indies scored 328 & 448 while Australia made 203 & 165. West Indies won the match by 408 runs.

Australia vs. England

In the 2nd Investec Test match of Australia and England during the Australia tour of England and Ireland at London on July 16-19 2015, Australian team made 566/8d & 254/2d while England scored 312 & 103. Australia won the match by 405 runs.

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Fantasy Cricket-Indian Celebs who are Cricket Fanatic

Whether it is fantasy cricket games or real cricket matches, you utter the word “cricket” and see the gleam in the eyes of Indian cricket fans. It is worthy to see the excitement of the Indians when any match is played on Indian grounds or when Indian cricketers are playing a match.

The Bollywood stars are also not behind when it comes to cricket. Leave alone the stardom, in any match of India, they cheer the team with the same excitement and thrill in their heart as the common Indians do. Let’s find out the craziest of the Bollywood celebs who are crazy about cricket. Read on and begin creating your online fantasy cricket team.

Shah Rukh Khan

There is no necessity to explain how much Shah Rukh Khan follows any match, in particular, cricket. Shah Rukh took his love of this sport to the next height when he bought a stake in IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders. He also widened his presence in the world of cricket after buying a portion of CPL team Trinbago Knight Riders.

He cheers his team with passion and it is also said that he follows superstitions so that his team wins every time. Shah Rukh’s love for cricket is not new-found. It is a noted fact among his fans that he was the representative of his college cricket team.

Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan is an enthusiastic cricket fan and never misses a chance to cheer for the Indian cricket team. His attraction in the game can be seen through his tweets as he follows the game incredibly carefully. Bachchan makes sure to congratulate the Indian cricket team following all their victories on Twitter.

At the time of his younger days, the actor himself took time out of his routine and had been caught playing cricket. He is also known to be close to cricketers such as Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly.

Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar is also noticed relaxing watching a cricket game even on the sets of his film. It was once rumored that the Akshay had set up TV sets at the movie sets so that no one misses the 2015 Cricket World Cup.

His kids and friends are Akshay’s buddies most of the time. He flows the game even when touring and stays in contact using his phone. Kumar mentions that Virat Kohli is his present-day favourite player.

Suniel Shetty

Once an ambitious cricketer and today a veteran Bollywood star, Suniel Shetty’s life revolved around cricket, before taking over the silver screen. Shetty has been a life-long enthusiast of the game. It a popular fact that Shetty once was an aspiring cricketer prior to turning to bodybuilding and ultimately becoming an actor.

He is frequent at the crucial India games and Indian Premier League matches. He roots for the Mumbai Indians in the IPL, Mumbai-based team. He is also a part of Celebrity Cricket League team Mumbai Heroes.

Ritesh Deshmukh

Ritesh Deshmukh is another Bollywood star who is regarded to be cricket crazy. Ritesh has been seen posting photos in the Indian jersey and screaming out slogans supporting India at the time of crucial matches.

Sometimes, he has also been captured playing during shoots pushing the director to take breaks. Clearly, there have not been any problems to the producer as he makes up for his work afterward.

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Choosing Captain and Vice-captain for Fantasy Cricket

The first step to play fantasy cricket games at 11wickets app is to select the players that you want your team to consist of. There is no restriction on the player selection. This means that you can either select the best player from each team or select the entire team at once. It’s totally up to you and your Judgment that can be sharpened through player knowledge and status.

Selection of playing XI for your online fantasy cricket team means you are selecting a batsmen, bowlers, wicket keeper and all-rounders from the pool of players. After, you have selected them, next comes the selection of your team captain and vice-captain.

Captain and vice-captain are most important part of your fantasy team. To win any league your captain and vice-captain must perform better than others. Take a look at what to do while choosing your fantasy cricket team captain and vice-captain.

Steps to choose:

  1. Always select captain who is the best player in your fantasy team.
  2. Always select vice-captain who is the second best player of your team.
  3. Never pick out of form players as your captain or vice-captain.
  4. We should rarely pick bowler as captain.
  5. Openers or all-rounders are always good option for a captain.
  6. You have to make sure to make captain someone who will be the star player of the match scoring maximum points.
  7. All-rounders can score points in batting bowling and fielding, hence they can score maximum points in a match.
  8. Never select Captain and Vice-Captain from same team. There are chances of two players giving best performance if the match from one team is very low.
  9. Avoid selecting Bowlers as your Captain because it’s too unpredictable. You can make wicket taker bowlers your Vice-Captain.
  10. If the Pitch is Batting Pitch always make Batsmen from both team Captain and Captain.
  11. Don’t make someone captain who gave good performance in previous match. He is highly unlikely to play in next match.

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Fantasy Cricket – ODI Hundreds in Consecutive Innings

Scoring a 100 in cricket innings is one thing and scoring 100s in consecutive innings is other things. This feat has achieved by Sri Lankan wicketkeeper-batsman, Kumar Sangakkara.  The competition goes tight and heat increases while forming a daily fantasy cricket team which includes these notable cricketers.

All users keep their nerves tight for selecting the players of online fantasy cricket and they keep tracking the current squad updates and if there is any injury or player out of form should be analysed and fantasy cricket team at all new fantasy cricket app 11wickets app at will be formed according to it.

We are here today to play cricket online and tell you about the ODI centuries in consecutive innings. Read on:

Kumar Sangakkara – Sri Lanka

This Sri Lankan wicketkeeper batsman was destined for batting stardom. Kumar Sangakkara is the only batsman to hit century in 4 matches consecutively. From 26 Feb 2015 to 11 Mar 2015, he played 4 ODI with Bangladesh, England, Australia and Scotland. At each of these match innings he scored 105*, 117*, 104 and 124 runs respectively. And to everyone’s delight, Sangakkara scored all the four consecutive centuries in ICC World Cup.

Zaheer Abbas – Pakistan

The right arm stylish and elegant Pakistani batsman, Zaheer Abbas comes next to our list. He scored three consecutive 100s against India during India tour of Pakistan on December 1982-83. He scored 118, 105 and 113 runs in three innings respectively. Abbas is the first cricketer to achieve this record in the history of ODI cricket.

Saeed Anwar – Pakistan

Another great batsman from the Pakistani cricket side, Saeed Anwar was famous for his majestic timing and placement. During the Champions Trophy at Sharjah, Anwar scored 107 against Sri Lanka, 131 against West Indies and 111 against Sri Lanka.

HH Gibbs – South Africa

Herschelle Gibbs, the right hand batsman of South Africa, is one extraordinary batsman for the South African team. Superlatives will fall short to address this great cricketer. During the Champions Trophy on September 2002, Gibbs scored 116 against Kenya, 116* against India and 153 against Bangladesh.

AB de Villiers – South Africa

He is one of the talented cricketers of modern cricket. AB de Villiers has scored three consecutive centuries against India and West Indies and achieved the incredible record in ODI history. During South Africa tour of India, Villiers scored 114* and 102* at two match innings respectively. Soon after the end of this tour, South African team went for West Indies tour and in the first ODI Villiers scored 102.

Hence, this was our short list of ODI hundreds in consecutive innings!

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Fantasy Cricket – Favourite Munchies for Cricketers

Strict diet, daily practice sessions, fitness regime and hectic tours all around the world! The cricketers don’t lead an easy life. Cricketers work out all the extra fats to keep themselves energetic and enthusiastic on and off the field. And we see their fitness level while choosing them for our online fantasy cricket team.

These cricketers always find time to munch their favourite food going out to their favourite hangouts, just like we sit with our bowl of favourite dishes when we select our playing XI for at 11wickets.com daily fantasy cricket match.

So we look at the cricket heroes who love different dishes:

MS Dhoni

The coolest former skipper of Indian cricket team, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has a weakness for Kebabs, Butter Chicken, Chicken Tikka Pizza and Naan.

Virat Kohli

Indian skipper Virat Kohli, the current ‘King’ of world cricket and also the heartthrob of the nation is a fitness freak and gives his heart to Sushi. But being a Punjabi, he is a big time foodie though he strictly maintains his diet. And recent news says that he is turning into vegan.

Yuvraj Singh

The former heartthrob of Indian cricket, Yuvi or Yuvraj Singh loves continental dishes and in Indian delicacies, his favourite is Kadhi Chawal & Matar Paneer.

Rohit Sharma

The terrific Indian batsman, Rohit Sharma craves for Aloo Paratha.

Sachin Tendulkar

The Indian batsman for whom the world is crazy, Sachin Tendulkar has a lot of favourite dishes including Keema Parathas, Prawn Masala, Lassi, Sushi and Sashimi.

Abraham de Villiers

The explosive South African skipper, Abraham de Villiers enjoys Paneer Capsicum Pasta, Grilled Fish and Grilled Halibut with Pepper Salsa and Peach.

Chris Gayle

The Jamaican star cricketer and party lover, Chris Gayle is a fan of Saltfish and Ackee. He just loves the sea food. He also loves Biriyani and Keema.

David Warner

The former captain, David Warner loves to eat chicken avocado sandwich which has fresh salad ingredients as well as low-fat mayonnaise.

Kumar Sangakkara

Sri Lanka is known for fishing. Kumar Sangakkara, the batting legend of the nation, loves to eat seafood, with rice and fish curry being his favourite.

Stuart Broad

The lanky pacer of England Cricket Team, Stuart Broad loves Yorkshire pudding and sausages.

Hungry now? Okay, you can try out these things with your friends.

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