The match is started now and India is playing their turn. India already lost one wicket of Shafali Verma. And now Richa Ghosh and Yastika Bhatia are playing at this time. If we took a look on Test match so we will see that Indian team has won that match. But there is the difference between Test match and ODI match so for now we this is really hard to predict that which team will win this match. At this time India has made 23 runs in 5 overs with the lost of one wicket.

India, South Africa match is looking interesting as Dean Elgar inches toward his double century. He has already got 159 runs and is now slowly going towards, what might be his maiden 200 runs in test cricket. He is getting good support from Marco Jansen from the other side. India would need to break the partnership in the early hours of day 3 of the first test. An early wicket for India would put a break to the lead which is now of 57 runs.

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But zoomed out long-term, it might be impossible for China to support their economy through domestic demand. Why? Because their population is dying.

It is true that the Bangladesh team can perform well because the past players took the Bangladesh team to the top of the reputation. At present, all the players in Bangladesh team are performing well but they cannot maintain their regular performance. If they perform well in one match, they perform poorly in the next few matches. The first T20 match with the New Zealand team was quite good but if they can do this kind of performance they will definitely need more practice. Generally Bangladesh can perform a little better in T20 matches.

1st T20I (N), Napier, December 27, 2023 | Bangladesh tour of New Zealand | Bangladesh won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining).

While Bangladesh has shown prowess in T20 cricket with a well-established franchise league like the BPL, there are concerns about their overall team strength, especially under SENA conditions. The team's dependence on a few players, some of whom are nearing retirement, raises questions about sustainability. On the other hand, New Zealand boasts a robust domestic system with high-quality matches in the Plunkett Shield, contributing to a more well-rounded team. It's a matter of balance – Bangladesh excels in T20, but New Zealand's structural foundation seems to provide more consistency across formats.

16/4 to 151/4 looks bad and 52 extras in the first inning is going to sting now even more.

When the Aussies were struggling at 16/4, I thought maybe Pakistan could create history in the boxing day test match but this golden opportunity seems to be slipping away. Gotta feel for Hasan, he bowled beautifully but test cricket can be harsh sometimes and you don't get any rewards.

After winning two consecutive Tests, the Australia Women's team and the India Women's team will take the field today at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai in the first ODI of the three-match ODI series. Australia are strong on paper but I think this series could be a bit different. India women's team is very excited after winning the test match. India will be looking to keep their winning momentum going in the ODI series and further establish themselves as a force to reckon with in women's cricket. The Wankhede Stadium is expected to buzz with anticipation as fans eagerly await to see their home team in action. On the other hand, Australia women's team is very strong, although Indian women's team is in form but I will Australia women's team ahead in white ball cricket.

I believe Pakistan has improved from their performance of the first test match. Although the fielding remained the same, bowling and batting have improved in my opinion. But the major problem for the Pakistan squad is that their star players are out of form. Look at Babar, Shaheen Afridi. None of them are at their best. Babar can barely score runs these days. On the other Shaheen can't seem to be doing much with the new balls. But he did create some chances only so that their fielders can drop the catches. It is very unfortunate. But they got some injured players as well. Hopefully, they will be back soon and stronger than ever.

Smith and Marsh are doing the repair work for there team. Pakistan gave Aussies lead of 54 runs in first innings and that's proving to be quite runs now. Australians have score 107 runs so far and lead has gone up to 161 runs. Pakistan can only win if they have something to chase under 250 runs. Anything above 250 will be difficult for Pakistan to chase. Hasan and Jamal were fine in first innings but in second innings there performance is not up to the mark.

You are right if they can't servive in their iwn home town this is a red flag for them. In ICC World Cup their performance was little admirable, unfortunately they didn't qualify for the final but they tried really well to thor best. Even the last ODI they played, in that match the performance of New Zealand disappointed me. And now the T20I series I was not expecting this performance from New Zealand team. Or we can say that Bangladesh is stronger than New Zealand(the situation is saying this). By the way New Zealand needs to focus more on cricket.

Nothing can be said in advance that Bangladesh is performing well since the third ODI in New Zealand. But we saw New Zealand bowled out for 98 runs in the third match of the ODI series. Then when the T20 game started, the powerful New Zealand were limited to 134 runs in the first match. New Zealand is not able to perform well under pressure with Bangladesh at the moment.  So I think it is not right to predict which team can win the T20 series yet. But I hope if Bangladesh can keep New Zealand under pressure with such a good performance then it will be possible for Bangladesh to win the T20 series.

Both Anurag Thakur and Jay Shah are a product of nepotism  but Mota Bhai's launda seems quite in administrative roles and not many people are aware of the fact that this mf got into an administrative job in his early 20s, mainly due to his daddy mota bhai so nepo kid does have a decade of experience under his belt and he's only 35.

Well, in the subcontinent you don't need this sort of qualifications, you are good to go if you are connected to ruling parties. One major difference is that in Indian state boards are largely independent and overall it's decentralized because different political parties hold stakes in each state board so need some sort of consensus or call it powerplay. It's more like you scratch my back and i'll scratch yours.