Best Fantasy Sports Game in India

We know how it feels when your favourite sports team is constantly losing. It is just not funny and is extremely frustrating. Sitting there yelling at the television, saying that everyone on the team should be fired, is an ordinary incidence for the sports fans. Every sports fan out there thinks that they can run a team better than the management in place now. Well, actually, now you can run your own fantasy sports team.

In the middle of 2000s fantasy sports India was created and every sports fan dream came true. Fans were now able to select players from cricket, football, basketball, kabaddi and many other sports. Fans are now able to run a team however they wish. They could set line-ups, drop players, pick up new ones and execute trades.

But which fantasy sport is the top of the bunch?

In India, the most popular fantasy sport is cricket. Fantasy cricket is by far the easiest one to play though Indians are also a huge fan of fantasy football league as well.

For playing the daily fantasy cricket games, all you need to do is selecting the playing XI and your fantasy team is set. For most of us, fantasy cricket is the best, as cricket is religion in this nation. You can have the most dominant team online, and your opponent can be defeated with the points earned. Trust us; you will live it down either, especially if you’re in a league with your close friends, or people at work.

The next popular fantasy sport after fantasy cricket is fantasy football.

Fantasy football takes a lot more of your time, especially if you are in a league where you need to set your playing XI daily.

Instead of one game, a weekend, and a winner you have daily (almost every day). Now, in case your team has a slow start, they can make up for it later in the week. The roster in fantasy football is a lot deeper, and there are a lot more spots to fill on your team. Managers really need to know all of the players and the potential breakouts who could help their team.

Well then, who is the fantasy sports winner?

For the busy, casual sports fan we would say online fantasy cricket can be your primary choice. Don’t get us wrong, fantasy football is pretty intense because every game matters and that one loses can hurt your season.

We think that the best fantasy sport has to go to both cricket and football. Obviously, if you are only a cricket fan or only a football fan, and not both, then you have your own personal winner.

So next time your yelling at your computer screen or phone, and your fantasy team is losing, the only one you can blame is, yourself.

Thanks for reading! Play fantasy sports and enjoy!

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Tips and Tricks to Choose IPL Fantasy League Players

Indian Premier League is the first of its kind in the T20 cricket games world. India has been playing the brain and host of each and every IPL match since its advent. After IPL we have seen many and perhaps you have made your fantasy cricket teams at several of the cricket premier leagues.

The Indian version of the Premier League has the best players from every cricket playing nation of the world. The quality of cricket has reached a higher point and the entire planet follows this cricket league.

Fantasy cricket, instead, has reached big heights and bonded with IPL makes the perfect combination. IPL fantasy cricket is what every cricket fan awaits for. That starts with picking players for their playing XI, earning points and winning cash. The IPL 2019 is not far away and we here deduce few fantasy tips for all the fantasy cricket fans.

Here are a few tips for you to take note:

The Indian domestic cricket world is full of exceptionally talented players. Continue to keep in-depth attention on the domestic players who stack up good numbers in different matches. You can play your wild card here.

Always select your marquee players cautiously. At 11Wickets the players are highly valued based on their form. Always select the in-form players as part of your IPL fantasy league squads. Fortunately, they are likely to be your favourites for the captain & vice-captain selections.

Play clever. Always make an all-rounder your IPL fantasy captain or vice-captain. As for instance, the likes of Virat Kohli will yield you more points than a batsman who is able to score a quick 30.

Stay up-to-date with the changes the teams usually tend to make before every game. Selecting a player who wouldn’t feature in the eleven may cost you the game on 11Wickets.

The pitch conditions are incredibly important for a cricket game, more so, in terms of the highest level. Understand the team combos and also how a team will probably manoeuvre their batting and bowling line-ups.

Let your instinct take control. There is no harm in checking out different tactics. IPL T20 fantasy cricket consists of a lot of hits and misses.

Thanks for reading! Play IPL fantasy cricket league and enjoy!

10 Surprising and Unnoticed Facts of Women’s Cricket

We can now see that women population are taking part in the online cricket games with an equal eagerness which is shown by the men population. 

The credit goes to the immense popularity fantasy cricket has gained in the recent years. But if we poke around the Women’s cricket, we will find that it had not got the kind of attention it deserves. In the recent change of formats, the scenario of women’s cricket has turned out to be better. And because of this enhancement, we are able to recognize the women cricketers. 

Here we have compiled a few of the unnoticed Women’s Cricket facts, just to know them better. 

First Women’s Cricket Match 

The first Women’s cricket match traces back in 1745, between Team Bramley and Team Hambledon in Surrey, England.  The match was viewed by large number of audiences. 

First Double Hundred 

The first double hundred in international cricket scored by a woman cricketer named Belinda Clark. Clark was an Australian cricketer playing from the year 1991 to 2005. She had scored 229* against Denmark’s women team in 1997 World Cup and set this record. ICC Cricket Hall of Fame recognized her in 2011. 

Women’s World Cup 

The Women’s World Cup is older than the Men’s World Cup by two years. The first Women’s World Cup was held in England. The World Cup was won by the hosts in one-sided final against Australia. 

Team India’s start in Women’s Cricket 

The first official women’s cricket match was played in the year 1934, and it took 40 years to begin women’s cricket in India. 

First Asia Cup Win of Indian cricket 

The Indian women’s cricket team won their first Asia Cup in 2004. Following this win, they won three more Asia Cups. 

Youngest Women Cricketer 

Sajjida Shan of Pakistan Women’s Cricket team is the youngest to appear in international cricket. She played against Ireland at the age of 12. She even holds the record for the best bowling figures in ODI, taking 7 wickets for only 4 runs against team Japan. 

Protective kit for Women Cricketers 

Like men, women’s delicate parts need protection too. Women players also wear abdomen protector. The female version has a kit with box, cup and abdomen guard. 

Term used for women in batting role 

The appropriate term for a woman player in field who is in chief role with bat is not a ‘batsman’ or ‘batswoman’ but ‘a batter.’ The commentators frequently use the term batsman. 

Highest Score in Women’s ODI Cricket in India 

Indian cricketer Jaya Sharma’s 138* against Pakistan in 2006 is the highest score in women’s ODI cricket by any Indian. 

Best Bowling Score by Indian 

Neetu David of Indian Women’s Cricket Team has the best innings bowling analysis in women’s test matches, having taken 8 for 53 run against team England. 

Enjoy reading and playing daily fantasy cricket in India! 

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A Walk down the Memory Lane of Test Fantasy Cricket

One of the formats played in daily fantasy cricket is test cricket matches! 

Playing fantasy cricket leagues with the pool of test teams’ players can be as exciting as the ODI or T20. Test matches are played for 5 days and thus your fantasy cricket team have the scope to increase your points as much as they for 5 days. 

Today let’s take a look at the past of test cricket match and walk down the memory lane of this popular format of cricket and when the teams started adopting this format. Read on: 

England 

Test cricket journey started when England team began to play in this format in 1877.  And till date, England has played 1002 matches. It has been 141 years of the era of test cricket format. It is England who took cricket to their colonies and popularised the sport and made it global. In these 1002 matches, England won 359 matches while the opposing nation won 297 matches. No match tied for England, though 345 matches drawn. 

Australia 

The Australian team was the one who started the journey of test cricket with England. For the Australian team as well it has been 141 years. This team has participated in 812 matches and won 383 matches. The opponent teams of different nations won 219 matches. 2 matches are tied and 208 matches are drawn. 

West Indies 

The next nation to start participating in the test cricket format is West Indies. Till date, West Indies has played 535 matches with winning 181 of them and the opponent teams winning 188. Out of 535 matches, 175 are drawn and 1 is tied. 

India 

England brought cricket to India and Indian team started to play in the test cricket format from 1932. In total, Indian has played 525 matches, won 145 and lost 162. 1 match was tied and 216 matches are 216. 

New Zealand 

New Zealand began playing in the test format 2 years prior to India in 1930. The team has played 426 test matches since then and out of 426 won 92 and lost 170 matches. 164 matches have been drawn. 

South Africa 

South African cricket team is another one of the oldest team to begin playing in test cricket format in 1889. The Proteas has played 427 test matches since then and won 161 though lost 142. 124 matches have been drawn. 

Pakistan 

Pakistani cricket team started to play in the test cricket format from 1952. Since then the team has played 415 matches, won 134 and lost 123 matches. 158 matches have drawn. 

Sri Lanka 

This small nation began with their test cricket format in 1982 and has already played 274 matches. Sri Lankan team has won 88 matches and lost 101. 85 matches have drawn. 

Zimbabwe 

Zimbabwean team started playing in test matches from 1992 and played a total of 105 matches as recorded this year in 2018. The team has won 11 matches and lost 67. 27 matches have drawn. 

Bangladesh 

Bangladeshi cricket team began playing in test matches in 200 and played a total of 108 matches as recorded this year in 2018. The team has won 10 matches and lost 82. 16 matches have drawn. 

Enjoy reading and playing fantasy cricket games! 

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Lord’s Cricket Ground Shines Vibrantly with Many Records

Playing daily fantasy cricket needs lots of research about the participating teams, players and the cricket ground where the match will be held. 

Without a thorough research, and cricket knowledge, selection of players from the pool of players in the playing XI for fantasy cricket is tough and decreases the chances of a win. Lord’s Cricket Ground, established in 1814, is currently located at St John’s Wood in London. It is one of the oldest grounds in the history of cricket.  

In today’s post we will explore the Lord’s Cricket Ground and hopefully, you can refer to these in your future fantasy cricket games. 

Know the cricket ground:

Lord’s Cricket Ground is located at London in England. The first test match was played in July 21st, 1884. The match was between England and Australia where England had beaten the Aussies by an innings and five runs.  

The longest-running cricket fixture at Lord’s (at the older ground) is the annual match between Eton College and Harrow School. This great sporting schoolboy rivalry began in 1805. 

Till date matches played at the Lord’s Cricket Ground is 137. Among these, 54 matches won by the home side team and 32 matches by the touring side. 2 matches won by the neutral side and 49 matches drawn. Lord’s Cricket Ground do not hold any record of tied matches. 

Highest individual innings at Lord’s Cricket Ground is 333 runs by England’s Graham A Gooch in a match of 1990 against India. It was the highest score in his entire cricket career. 

Best bowling (innings) at Lord’s Cricket Ground is 8/34 by England’s I T Botham in a match of 1978 against Pakistan. 

Best bowling (match) at Lord’s Cricket Ground is 16/137by England’s A L Massie in a match of 1972 against Australia. 

Highest team innings at Lord’s Cricket Ground is 729/6 which was made by Australia in 1930 against England. 

Lowest team innings at Lord’s Cricket Ground is 42 run which was made by India in 1974 against England. 

The highest run chase achieved at Lord’s Cricket Ground is 344/1 by West Indies in 1984 against England. 

Enjoy reading and playing online cricket! 

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Top Left-Handed Batsmen in International Cricket

How do you select your daily fantasy cricket team? Whom do you include in your team and whom you do not?  

When you are selecting your batsmen for your fantasy cricket leagues online, you both right handed and left handed one, if you get both in your pool of players to select. 

We have lots and lots of right handed batsmen in the international cricket world. And we have some of the very talented left handed batsmen who have changed the definition of success for their respective team through their talent. 

Here is the list of best left handed batsmen of all time in the world cricket:  

Kumar Sangakkara 

He is s batsman who possessed a fine technique. With a cool mind, he employs all the strokes in the book, from the back foot and the front foot. His Test average of 57.40 is one of the all time best. A one day career with 25 centuries and 93 half centuries is better than most in the cricket world. 

Brian Lara 

The only player to have a century, a double century, a triple century and a quadruple century in Test cricket! He also has a five-hundred plus score in a first class match! He is a player of extraordinary skills and will always be revered. 

Adam Gilchrist 

Gilchrist believed in ‘See the ball, hit the ball’ principle. Gilchrist opened the batting, played a whirlwind innings. And by the time the opposition caught its breath, would depart having done his job. Going in first or seventh, wearing whites or colour reds, Adam Gilchrist was the symbolic heart of Australia’s steamrolling agenda. And he is the most exhilarating cricketer of the modern age. 17 centuries, HS of 204*, an average of 47.60 that too at a SR of 81.95, are awe inspiring numbers for any batsman, leave aside a number 7, as he was. He is one of the main reasons why Australia achieved the greatness, during his times. 

Matthew Hayden 

Strength was Matthew Hayden’s strength – both mental and physical. This man demoralized the bowler and the opposition like no other. He would time and again intimidate the bowler by moving ahead of his crease and would cart him for boundaries repeatedly and disturb his rhythm. Hayden was one of the finest Test batsmen from Australia, with an average of 50.73, 30 centuries and HS of 380. 

Clive Lloyd 

Mostly remembered as the captain of the famous invincible West Indies squad of the ’70s and ’80s, Clive Lloyd was a very successful batsman. Though not as brutal as Vivian Richards, Lloyd was also a hard hitter of the ball and could demoralise the opposition.

Sourav Ganguly 

Sourav Ganguly is a batsman who combined grace with surgical precision in his stroke play. With crisp timing and stylish drives, Ganguly made batting look beautiful. And he has fine records in both ODIs as well as test formats. 

Sanath Jayasuriya 

He is the hurricane who demolishes the bowling in his inimitable style at the top of the innings, changes the way the first 15 overs of the ODIs. With 28 ODI hundreds, an ODI strike rate of 91.20, and a test high score of 340, he certainly is one of the greats who had an impact on the game. 

Enjoy reading and playing fantasy cricket!

Famous Stadiums around the Globe

Daily fantasy cricket is not just known as the game of skill but it is full of fun where cricket fans can make their own team of actual cricket players and participate in various leagues to compete with other cricket fans and earn points based on the on-field performance of their playing XI and win daily prizes. 

Stadium and pitch condition holds a crucial part selecting playing XI at a fantasy cricket. But today we are not going to talk about the pitches. This post is about the biggest stadiums around the globe. Hence, read on: 

Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 

Melbourne Cricket Ground, fondly called as MCG, is the biggest and the only stadium to hold over 100000 cricket fanatics. The stadium is the national pride of the Australians and with 3 tiered Great Southern Stand, MCG has given us warm memories for all these years. The Boxing Day test matches are the main attraction of the MCG crowd over the years. 

Eden Gardens, Kolkata, West Bengal, India 

One of the best, one of the oldest and one of the most respected and loved stadiums of the cricketing world is the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. It used to hold over 100000 fans a long time ago, but then in 1864, the stadium went through a restructuring plan and now it can have room for around 80 to 85 thousand fans. The stadium has found loads of memories to cherish. 

ANZ Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 

The Stadium has the capacity to accommodate 78000 fans and it is a multi-purpose stadium as rugby and football are also the part of this stadium. The Big Bash team Sydney Thunder hosts its home games here. 

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi, Kerala, India 

The Cochin Development Authority is the owner of this stadium down south in India. The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi is one of the biggest cricket stadiums not just in India but also globally as well with a holding capacity of around 70000 cricket fans. The stadium has given India a few of the unforgettable and thumping win and also a remarkable tie match against South Africa in the early 2000s. 

Raipur International Cricket Stadium, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India 

This is one of the newest stadiums in the world of cricket. The stadium was opened for cricket matches in 2008 and has the capacity to hold 65000 cricket lovers. The first ever match played on this ground was, in fact, an unofficial one day match between the Chhattisgarh Ranji team against the touring team of Canada. The stadium is equipped with the best facilities for the playing teams as well as the spectators. 

Enjoy reading and playing online cricket! 

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Some Cricket Records To Remember

Cricket is not about just the batsmen and the bowlers. They say it is a team game and your team requires having brilliant fielders and decent wicket keeper. When you build a team for your fantasy cricket game, you arrange your team in such a manner that there is a good place for each of the cricketers in the team. 

Daily fantasy cricket is all about your smart selection of bowlers, batsmen, fielders and wicket keeper. In our today’s post, we have collected some of the brilliant cricketers and their amazing records for you. Read and enjoy their miracles: 

Virat Kohli and 500 runs 

Virat Kohli became the first man to score 500 runs in a two-sided ODI series, against South Africa in February 2018. 

M.S. Dhoni and 134 catches 

On Feb. 18, 2018, M.S. Dhoni broke a world record after dismissing South Africa’s Reeza Hendricks with a catch. With 134 catches in 275 T20s, he outshined Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara, who has 133 catches in 254 T20s. 

Record of sixes in T20I 

In an Australia vs. New Zealand T20 match in February 2018, 32 sixes were hit, becoming the joint-highest in a T20I. 

Ravichandran Ashwin’s test wickets record 

In November 2017, Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin surpassed Australian pace legend Dennis Lillee to become the fastest bowler to claim 300 Test wickets – in 54 matches. Lillee achieved the feat in 56 Tests. 

Batting Partnership 

In the third ODI against New Zealand in Kanpur on Oct. 29, 2017, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma together amassed 230 runs and scored more than 200 ODI runs a record four times. 

M.S. Dhoni – The first wicketkeeper to get 100 stumps 

In stumping Akila Dananjaya in the fifth ODI against Sri Lanka in September 2017, Dhoni became the first wicketkeeper to achieve 100 stumps, achieving the feat in 301 ODIs. 

Not outs of Dhoni 

In a game against Sri Lanka in August 2017, Dhoni created a record of most not outs in ODIs – 73. He is followed by Shaun Pollock of South Africa and Chaminda Vaas of Sri Lanka, who have remained not out in 72 matches. 

K.L. Rahul and his seven back-to-back half-centuries 

With his 85 off 133 balls against Sri Lanka at the Pallekele Test in August 2017, India’s K.L. Rahul equalled the record of scoring seven back-to-back half-centuries in Test cricket, joining the likes of Everton Weekes, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Andy Flower, Kumar Sangakkara and Chris Rogers. 

India and 100th 300-plus score 

India became the first team to score 100th 300-plus team total on Dec. 13, 2017, after winning their second ODI against Sri Lanka in Mohali. 

Australia and highest T20 runs 

Australia put up the highest T20 international score, 263 runs, and defeated home team Sri Lanka by 85 runs on Sept. 6, 2016. The previous record was held by Sri Lanka themselves, 260 runs against Kenya in 2007. 

Kepler Wessels’ no duck record 

Kepler Wessels was never dismissed for a duck in his entire 109-match ODI career. 

Worst ODI start 

Four wickets for one run is Pakistan’s record for the worst start in ODI cricket, on Feb. 21, 2015. 

Enjoy playing dream cricket! 

Interesting Stat Records in Cricket History

It has been over 100 years that cricketers are involved with the game and playing it professionally. Cricket as a sport has seen many evolved since the day it has been played. Test cricket, 60 over cricket, 50 over cricket, T20 cricket games, IPL fantasy league and now the fantasy cricket games. 

With the advent of the online cricket games for the cricket from the last two decades, cricket has reached another height. Today we will tell you some amazing records created by some of the famous cricketers around the world. These records are both ironical and good ones. 

Ishant Sharma and his drops 

Edgbaston 2011 – Ishant Sharma drops England’s Alastair Cook’s ball and Cook scores 294. 

Sydney 2012 – Ishant Sharma drops Australia’s Michael Clarke’s ball and Clarke scores 329*. 

Wellington 2014 – Ishant Sharma drops New Zealand’s Brendon McCullum’s ball and McCullum scores 302. 

Longest Inning of Shahid Afridi 

Shahid Afridi has played 398 ODI matches, in which he has scored over 8064 runs with 6 centuries and 39 half centuries, but he has not played 100 balls in an innings. The highest number of balls he had played is 94 when he scored 109 runs. His longest stay at the wicket was as a runner for Saeed Anwar during his 194 against India. 

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Wickets in First Over 

Pacer Shaminda Eranga of Sri Lanka has grabbed his 1st wicket in 1st over of his debut in all three formats – TEST, ODI and T20 internationals. 

Two Innings in One Day 

On July 19, 1952, India became the first international test team to be dismissed twice in one day. England restricted the Indian to paltry scores of 58 and 82 at Old Trafford. (Scorecard) 

Diamond Duck 

Bhuvaneshwar Kumar is only the second batsman in ODIs to be out for a diamond duck (0 off 0 balls) but not get run out. He was stumped off a wide in his first ball. 

Man of the Team 

Being number one ODI bowler in ICC ranking several times, Saeed Ajmal has played 110 one day international matches, and never got man of the match award. Another entrusting fact about him, that he never bowls a no-ball in his career. 

Accuracy at his Best 

Michael Holding has a unique record of bowling more than 900 overs (5473 deliveries) in one-day internationals without a single wide. His teammate Joel Garner is second with 5330 deliveries. 

Oldest/Youngest to Debut 

At 49 years 119 days, James Southerton is the oldest player to make a Test debut, a record unlikely to be eclipsed – he was also the first Test cricketer to die. on 3 Oct 1996, Hasan Raza makes international debut in the age of 14 years and 227 days. 

Keepers are Bowlers 

1st Test: South Africa v India at Johannesburg, 18 to 22 Dec 2013, MS Dhoni and AB de Villiers both removed their Pad and Gloves and bowl for their teams. This was the first time both keepers have bowled in a test match. 

No Need to hit Sixes 

Don Bradman has hit just 6 sixes in his entire career. His simple theory was ‘The less you hit the ball in the air, the less you tend to get out’. 

Say No to Century 

Shane Warne is the leading run scorer of all time that has never hit a century (145 matches, 3154 runs). And Misbah is the leading runs scorer in ODI without scoring a single ton look at complete list. 

First of the First 

Geoff Boycott was the one who faced the first ever ball in One-Day international cricket. Graham Mc-Kenzie was the bowler. 

Hunter of Greats 

Inzamam-ul-Haq took his first ever wicket on the very first ball of his bowling career. do you know who was the victim? It was none other than great Brian Lara. 

Enjoy reading and playing fantasy cricket! 

Wicketkeepers Bowling And Setting Records

Playing cricket in India is like a dream come true for any cricket fan. But if you cannot play on-field, do not get disheartened and begin playing fantasy cricket games.  

We know, cricket is one that sport having the tendency to modify itself with the course of time. And it gets more competitive in the process whether on-field or online. 

With the advent of fantasy cricket and more and more people engaging with cricket through the online medium, knowledge about cricket is crucial for playing online. There have been many cricketers who have performed dual responsibilities. For instance legendary wicketkeepers such as Andy Flower, Adam Gilchrist and Mark Boucher carrying out the role of bowler as well. 

Let’s know about them a bit: 

The first wicketkeeper to bowl was Alfred Lyttelton of England in a test match against Australia at London in 1884 during the first innings of the match. 

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Mark Boucher 

Mark has served South African national cricket team for over a decade and is a respected cricketer in the world of cricket. 

In 2005, during a test match South Africa played against West Indies in Antigua with both the teams scoring massive scores of 588 and 747 respectively. The match headed for a slow draw when Mark got the ball. 

Tatenda Taibu 

The talented skipper of Zimbabwe team was a wicketkeeper batsman. He made headlines in his cricketing career when he chose to bowl against Sri Lankan team at Bulawayo in the first ODI. 

Devon Thomas 

The West Indies wicketkeeper Devon Thomas didn’t expect this to happen when he made his debut in 2009 against Bangladesh. He took the crucial wicket of Mahmadullah on the second ball of his first over, when Bangladesh team was gaining momentum, cutting them off. 

MS Dhoni 

What can be said about this brilliant Indian skipper? There is not anything that Dhoni cannot pull off in the cricket field. This Indian captain is one of the best wicketkeeper and captain India has got.  

Dhoni is an expert of trying unique and unconventional moves. One such move was witnessed in South Africa when India was playing against West Indies in the 12 match of the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy.  

On a pitch well-suited for pacers, West Indies team was struggling at 49/4 in 16 overs with DE Barnard and TM Dowlin at the crease. 

Dhoni decided to bowl the 17th over. He asked Dinesh Karthik to keep wickets, much to the amazement of fans and commentators. He bowled at a decent pace and managed to swing the ball. 

His first two deliveries were sent to the boundary line by Dowlin but the fourth delivery took the cake. 

Dhoni pitched a full-length ball that met with a thin inside edge off Dowlin’s bat and rattled the off-stump. His bowling figures in the match were 2-0-16-1. 

Enjoy reading and playing fantasy cricket!