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Cricket is a beloved game, watched and enjoyed by millions around the world. It has been an exciting year for the sport, with some thrilling matches and moments that will never be forgotten. From the T20 World Cup to Bangladesh’s win against India, cricket fans were treated to a year of incredible action. In this article, we will be taking a look back at some of the most memorable cricket events of 2022, providing a comprehensive review of the year in cricket. We will look at the big wins, the epic collapses, and the individual performances that made this year so memorable. So, without further ado, let’s take a look at the 2022 cricket year in review! 11 Biggest Cricket Events in 2022 There are several major cricket events that are held at the international level, as well as at the domestic level within individual countries. Read on to learn more. June 7, 2022: Sri Lanka vs Australia Host After visiting Australia last year, Sri Lanka hosted Australia this year for Test, One Day, and T20 matches. The Australia men’s cricket team toured Sri Lanka in June and July 2022 to play two Tests, five One Day Internationals (ODIs), and three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). The Test series was a part of the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship. Both cricket boards confirmed the tour schedule in March 2022. The Australia A cricket team also played two List A and two first-class matches against the Sri Lanka A team during the series. Champion Australia won the T20I series 2–1, and Sri Lanka won the ODI series 3–2. The Test series was drawn 1–1. Awards - Player of the series for ODIs: Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka) - Player of the series for Tests: Dinesh Chandimal (Sri Lanka)  - Player of the series for T20Is: Aaron Finch (Australia). Read More: SL vs AUS 2022: Lankans eye first home series win. June 16, 2022: West Indies vs Bangladesh Test Series The Padma Bridge Dream Fulfilled Friendship Test Series between Bangladesh and West Indies was sponsored by Walton. Host West Indies hosted the Bangladesh men’s cricket team to play two Tests, three ODIs, and three T20Is in June and July 2022. The Test matches were part of the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship. A draft tour schedule was announced in May 2022. The full schedule of the tour was confirmed on June 1, 2022. After 2018, this was the first time Bangladesh went on a Caribbean tour. On May 22, 2022, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the squad for the tour with Mominul Haque as the captain of the Test team. But after Bangladesh’s Test series defeat against Sri Lanka, Mominul Haque relinquished the Test captaincy. Later, Shakib Al Hasan was replaced as the captain. Champion The West Indies won the Test series by 2–0 and won the T20I series by 2–0. However, Bangladesh won the ODI series by 3–0. Awards - Player of the series for ODIs: Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh) - Player of the series for Tests: Kyle Mayers (West Indies)  - Player of the series for T20Is: Nicholas Pooran (West Indies). Read More: WI vs BAN Test Series 2022: Who has better record? July 7, 2022: India vs England Bilateral Series Host Team India visited England in July 2022 to play three One-Day Internationals and three Twenty20 Internationals.  In September 2021, the England and Wales Cricket Board ( ECB) confirmed that due to the cancellation of the 5th Test of India’s tour of England in 2021, India would also play a Test match in the tour. England’s Owen Morgan announced his retirement from international cricket after the ODI series against the Netherlands in June 2022. Therefore, Jos Buttler was appointed as England’s new ODI captain in this series. Champion It was a great tournament for India as they won both the T20I and ODI series by 2-1. Rishabh Pant was the top scored in ODI as he scored 125 runs in three matches. Awards - Player of the series for ODIs: Hardik Pandya (India) - Player of the series for T20Is: Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Ind). Read More: Pant and Pandya star as India wins ODI series vs. England July 19, 2022: South Africa vs England Host The South Africa men’s cricket team went to England and Wales to play two series against England and Ireland in July, August, and September 2022.  The team played three Tests, ODIs, and T20Is against England. Test matches were played as part of the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship. Between the T20I and Test series against England, the team also plays two T20I matches against Ireland. Champion South Africa’s ODI series against England was drawn by 1–1. However, South Africa won the T20I series by 2–1. In addition to that, South Africa won the T20I series against Ireland by 2–0. On the other hand, England won the Test series by 2–1. Rassie van der Dussen was outstanding in this tournament, and he scored 160 runs in ODIs. Anrich Nortje to 6 wickets in ODIs and became the top wicket-taker in the ODI series. Awards - Player of the series for ODIs: Rassie van der Dussen (South Africa) - Player of the series for Tests: Ben Stokes (England), Kagiso Rabada (South Africa) - Player of the series for T20Is: Reeza Hendricks (South Africa). Read More: ENG vs SA 2022: The T20I series a World Cup dress rehearsal July 30, 2022: Walton T20I Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh Series 2022 Host The Bangladesh men’s cricket team visited Zimbabwe in July and August 2022 to play three ODIs and T20Is.  The tour was initially scheduled to consist of two Tests and three ODIs. But later, T20I matches were added to the tour instead of Test matches. All matches were played at the Harare Sports Club ground. Champion Zimbabwe won the T20I series by 2–1, which was Zimbabwe’s first T20I series win against Bangladesh. Zimbabwe also won the ODI series 2–1. Overall, this series was disastrous for Bangladesh, but Anamul Haque Bijoy played pretty well, as he scored 169 in the ODI series. Awards - Player of the series for ODIs: Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe) - Player of the series for T20Is: Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe). Read More: Raza guides Zimbabwe to historic series win August 27, 2022: 2022 Asia Cup Host While the tournament takes place in any of the playing countries, this year, it took place in UAE. However, the 2022 Asia Cup was scheduled to take place in 2020. But it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Later the tournament was announced to be held in Sri Lanka in June 2021 but was later postponed again. The Asia Cup Twenty20 (T20) tournament is an international cricket tournament contested by the men’s national cricket teams of the members of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). The main teams that compete in the tournament are India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Hong Kong. The tournament is played in the Twenty20 International format. The tournament usually has a round-robin format consisting of a group stage, super four, and final. The six teams are divided into two groups, with the top two teams from each group progressing to the final. This year India, Pakistan, and Hong King were in group A while Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Sri Lanka were in group B. India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Sri Lanka proceeded to the super four. There were a few thrilling matches throughout the tournament.  Champion Pakistan and Sri Lanka played the final, where Sri Lanka won the tournament by defeating Pakistan by 23 runs in the final. Awards - Player of the series: Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka) - Most runs: Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan) - Most wickets: Bhuvneshwar Kumar (India). Read More: Top Individual performers in Asia Cup Cricket 2022

On a tricky Mirpur pitch, Shreyas Iyer and Ravichandran Ashwin showed exemplary performances and steered India to a thrilling three-wicket win in Dhaka against Bangladesh.  After a dramatic loss of seven wickets for a total of 74 runs in pursuit of 145, India needed 71 runs to achieve victory, with only three wickets left and Bangladesh's spinners continuing to dominate on the home pitch. Miraculously, Iyer and Ashwin joined forces and managed to secure the 71-run partnership needed to defy all odds, ultimately crushing Bangladesh's seemingly inescapable victory. Over 5,000 passionate fans filled the Mirpur galleries, a sight rarely seen at Test matches and even more uncommon in the opening session of a Test in Bangladesh. All eyes were firmly fixed on the pitch, hoping for a victory to cheer about. In the last 13 meetings between Bangladesh and India in Tests, the former had never come close to even a victory, thus evoking fans' excitement from far and wide to witness the game unfold from the first ball of day four. Read more: Dhaka Test: India struggle as Bangladesh spinners dominate They were fortunate to have Shakib Al Hasan and Mehidy Hasan Miraz take three quick wickets in the morning, further pushing India into trouble. Along the process, Mehidy completed his ninth five-wicket haul in Test. At that point, when India had slumped to 74-7, victory seemed almost certain for Bangladesh due to the Mirpur pitch that was proving difficult to negotiate with its spin-friendly conditions. But from there on, Iyer and Ashwin stole the show and guided India home.  Bangladesh made every effort to break the partnership between Iyer and Ashwin. They fashioned some good opportunities - the brightest of which rose when Ashwin was at the crease. Mehidy hurled a regular delivery around middle and leg, which Ashwin attempted to defend but managed only an edge. Unfortunately, Mominul Haque at the short fine leg failed to latch onto the chance, which eventually left Bangladesh short of victory.  Shakib strategically brought in an extra pace bowler for two overs when he noticed that spin bowling was not yielding the desired results, with the intention to disrupt the formidable partnership between Iyer and Ashwin. Read more: Dhaka Test: A Tigers win absolutely possible, says Liton after day three Khaled Ahmed, the pacer, gave away 12 runs in those two overs, though it failed to make a difference in the game. However, those 12 balls could have provided some respite to the batters, who were feeling the pressure against the spinners.  Eventually, Iyer and Ashwin remained unbeaten for 29 and 42 runs, respectively, completing a win that will be remembered for a long to them.  Bangladesh went to bat first in the match and put up 227 runs, led by Mominul Haque's 84. India responded with a stronger performance, as Pant and Iyer both scored well to build a first-innings lead of 87 runs, bringing the team's total score to 314. In their second innings of the match, Bangladesh put a good effort, with Zakir Hasan scoring a fifty to help push their tally to 231. India thus had a target of 145 for a win.

India are finding it difficult to make progress in the Dhaka Test against Bangladesh, as the home team's spin bowlers are dominating during the morning session of day four. India started the day aiming to score 100 runs to win the match with six wickets in hand. But they lost three more wickets, adding 29 runs to their overnight total of 45 runs.  Read more: Dhaka Test: A Tigers win absolutely possible, says Liton after day three Shakib removed Jaydev Unadkat in the second over of the day. Jaydev hit a six in the first over bowled by Mehidy Hasan Miraz and survived an LBW appeal by the umpire’s call.  Mehidy put further pressure by removing Rishabh Pant and overnight not-out batter Axar Patel.  With this, Mehidy completed his ninth five-wicket haul in Tests. He had taken three more on day three.  After losing 7 for 74, Shreyas Iyer and Ravichandran Ashwin came together and are guiding India on a difficult Mirpur surface.  Read more: Dhaka Test: India pursuing 145 as Mehidy bags 3 wickets Bangladesh went to bat first in the match and put up 227 runs, led by Mominul Haque's 84. India responded with a stronger performance, as Pant and Iyer both scored well to build a first-innings lead of 87 runs, bringing the team's total score to 314. In their second innings of the match, Bangladesh put a good effort, with Zakir Hasan scoring a fifty to help push their tally to 231. India thus had a target of 145 for a win.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has named former captain Shahid Afridi as interim chief selector of the men's team and ex-internationals Abdul Razzaq and Rao Iftikhar as members of the selection panel. Najam Sethi, new chairman of the PCB's management committee, dissolved the previous committee that was headed by Mohammad Wasim. Sethi fired Ramiz Raja as PCB chairman Thursday after the government appointed a management committee to form a new governing board within four months. Former Test player Haroon Rasheed, one of 14 members of the new interim management committee, was named as convenor of the selection committee. Wasim, a former Pakistan middle-order batter, was appointed in 2020 and was expected to stay until next year's 50-over World Cup in India. Sethi welcomed Afridi as head of the selection panel and hoped the committee "will make brave and bold decisions that will help us produce a strong and competitive side in the series against New Zealand." Read more: Ramiz sacked and Sethi reappointed chair of Pakistan cricket Pakistan already announced a 16-strong squad for the two-Test series against New Zealand that starts Monday and it was not clear whether the new selection committee will now make changes. Afridi scored 11,196 runs and took 541 wickets with his leg-spin bowling in his 27 Test matches, 398 ODIs and 99 T20s. He also captained the team in 83 international matches. He was a member of the team which won the 2009 T20 World Cup in England. "We need to get back to winning ways," Afridi said in a statement. "I have no doubts that through meritocratic and strategic selection decisions, we will help the national side perform strongly in the series against New Zealand and reclaim the confidence of our fans." New Zealand will play their first international matches in Pakistan since 2003 when they last toured the country for a limited-overs series. Pakistan suffered a 3-0 clean sweep against England last week, their first whitewash at home in a series featuring three or more Test matches. Read more: BPL: Shahid Afridi stars with bat, Comilla beat Sylhet by 4 wickets

Bangladesh's wicket-keeper batter Liton Das has expressed optimism regarding their chances of coming away with a win in the ongoing Dhaka Test against India. At the close of day three, India slumped to 45-4 in pursuit of 145 runs. In the last session of the day, the tourists had lost four wickets, thanks to Mehidy Hasan Miraz's three-wicket haul. "A win is absolutely possible," Liton said in the post-day press conference Saturday. "We need to take early wickets tomorrow. If we can take early wickets, it will be difficult for them to win the match, no matter how small the target is." Both Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli were dismissed before the end of the day's play. However, Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer are yet to bat. Read more: Dhaka Test: India pursuing 145 as Mehidy bags 3 wickets "They have some batters who can give us a tough time, but they are the side who will be under more pressure," Liton said. Bangladesh batted first in this match and scored 227 runs; Mominul Haque scored 84. India responded with a better performance. Pant and Iyer did well to help their team earn a first-innings lead of 87 runs with a score of 314. Read more: Dhaka Test: Bangladesh set a target of 145 for India Bangladesh put up a fight in the second innings. Zakir Hasan hit a half-century to help his team score 231.

India's pursuit of 145 runs in the last innings of the Dhaka Test proved to be a challenging task as they lost four wickets for just 37 runs on Saturday evening. With six wickets still in hand, India now needs another 100 runs to reach the target. Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli, the most experienced batters of India's setup, have been among the big losses for the Indian batting line-up. Mehidy Hasan Miraz has tested India's top-order batters with his superb spin bowling and has been largely victorious, claiming three out of the four wickets lost by India in their second innings so far, conceding only 12 runs. Earlier, Bangladesh ended their first innings on 231, with Liton Das scoring the highest of 73. Zakir Hasan also hit a fifty  The hosts started the day with seven without losing any wickets. But in the first session of the day, Bangladesh lost four wickets, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mominul Haque and Mushfiuqr Rahim failing to offer any challenge to the Indian bowlers.  Read more: Dhaka Test: Bangladesh set a target of 145 for India But Zakir and Liton proved that a little patience would have resulted in a bigger score for the Tigers.  Axar Patel bagged three wickets for India while Ravichandran Ashwin and Mohammad Siraj took two wickets each.  Nurul Hasan Sohan and Taskin Ahmed posted 31 each, helping the hosts to get a lead close to 150.  India will have around 23 overs on the third day. Earlier, India posted 314 in their first innings in reply to Bangladesh’s 227 and secured a first-innings lead of 87 runs.  Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer were India's most successful batters, posting 93 and 87 runs, respectively.  Read more: Dhaka Test: Bangladesh opt to bat first with two changes vs India

Riding on the fifties of Zakir Hasan and Liton Das, Bangladesh set a target of 145 for India to win the Dhaka Test. Given the situation they were in, it was a good effort from the tailenders of the hosts.  Bangladesh ended their first innings on 231, with Liton scoring the highest of 73.  They started the day with seven without losing any wickets. But in the first session of the day, Bangladesh lost four wickets, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mominul Haque and Mushfiuqr Rahim failing to offer any challenge to the Indian bowlers.  But Zakir and Liton proved that a little patience would have resulted in a bigger score for the Tigers.  Read more: Dhaka Test: Bangladesh opt to bat first with two changes vs India Axar Patel bagged three wickets for India while Ravichandran Ashwin and Mohammad Siraj took two wickets each.  Nurul Hasan Sohan and Taskin Ahmed posted 31 each, helping the hosts to get a lead close to 150.  India will have around 23 overs on the third day. Earlier, India posted 314 in their first innings in reply to Bangladesh’s 227 and secured a first-innings lead of 87 runs.  Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer were India's most successful batters, posting 93 and 87 runs, respectively.  Read more: Dhaka Test: India secure 87-run 1st innings lead after day two

Bangladesh are facing a tough challenge in the Dhaka Test match against India. In their second innings, they went to lunch on day three four wickets down for 71 runs, still trailing India by 16 runs. India responded with 314 in their first innings, securing an 87-run lead over Bangladesh’s first innings of 227. Shakib Al Hasan and Taijul Islam demonstrated remarkable bowling performances with four wickets each. Bangladesh openers Najmul Hossain Shanto and Zakir Hasan remained unbeaten with seven runs on the board at the end of day two. Read more: Dhaka Test: India secure 87-run 1st innings lead after day two In the morning session of day three, Ravichandran Ashwin sent back Shanto for 5. The destruction did not end there as Mominul Haque, Shakib and Mushfiqur Rahim followed suit soon after, with scores of 13, 5 and 9, respectively. While others failed to hold on, Zakir faced more than 96 balls and scored 37 runs. Right before lunch, Liton Das came in to pair up with Zakir. Now, the onus is on them to bat as long as possible in order to offer India tough fourth innings.  

Jaffna Kings created history on Friday as they clinched the Lanka Premier League (LPL) title for the third year in a row, beating Colombo Stars by 2 wickets in a thrilling Final. Colombo Stars made 163/5 in 20 overs before Jaffna Kings chased down the target in 19.2 overs. Batting second, the Kings started their innings on a positive note as openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Avishka Fernando dispatched every bad ball towards the boundary line. Gurbaz went back to the Pavillion after scoring 36 runs off 18 balls including four boundaries and two sixes. However, Fernando stayed on the crease and completed his 50 off 43 balls. The Kings lost five quick wickets after Samarawickrama went back to the Pavillion. However, it was a little too late for the Stars as Binura Fernando took his team to victory in the last over. Read more: Bangladesh announces squad for Sri Lanka series Suranga Lakmal and Benny Howell were the top bowlers for the Stars as they took three and two wickets, respectively. Earlier, Colombo Stars had a bad start after losing the toss. They lost Nishan Madushka (1) on just two runs. Dinesh Chandimal continued his good form as he built up a 75 runs partnership for the second wicket with Charith Asalanka. Chandimal scored 49 runs off 40 balls, while Asalanka hit 31 runs on just 23 balls before Ravi Bopara (47 not out) played another brilliant knock to take the Stars to a fighting total.  Read more: BPL sans DRS, possibly Afghanistan series too

Bangladesh Test and T20 captain Shakib Al Hasan, along with the stylish yet destructive Litton Kumer Das, a top order bat who can also keep wickets, have been signed by Kolkata Knight Riders for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), in an auction held Friday. While Shakib is a familiar figure in the IPL, Litton has received his inaugural call to the highly lucrative T20 tournament. Shakib, one of the best allrounders of the current age, went unsold when his name was first called at Friday's auction. Despite his reputation, no team showed interest in signing him. However, Kolkata picked him up for INR 1.5 crores when his name was called again. Litton also found his home with the team owned by Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan, going for INR 50 lakhs.  Litton scored 1388 runs with eight fifties in 65 T20I matches he played for Bangladesh. In domestic level T20s, he played 160 matches and scored 3443 runs with the highest score of 78 not out. Undoubtedly what made the difference for him this time is the blazing assault he launched against the Indian attack when Bangladesh and India squared off in October's ICC T20 World Cup. Opening the innings for the Tigers after India had posted a stiff target of 186 to win for their smaller neighbours, Das threatened to take the game away from the Indians with a 21-ball 50: the second-fastest by a Bangladeshi batsman in T20Is, next to Mohd. Ashraful, who did it off 20 balls against the West Indies. Read more: Four Bangladeshi Cricketers to Compete in IPL 2023 Auction Once Das was unluckily run out for a memorable 60 off just 27 balls, featuring seven hits to the fence and three that went over it, Bangladesh's hopes in that game quickly faded. Shakib's IPL performance over the span of 2011-2021 has been decent during this period, he played a total of 71 matches for two teams— Kolkata and Sunrisers Hyderabad. He has scored a total of 793 runs with the highest score of 66*, and a batting average of 19.82. He took 63 wickets with the best bowling of 3/17 and an average of 29.19. He has yet to take a five-wicket haul in IPL.  The other Bangladeshi player who will play in the next IPL is Mustafizur Rahman. The Delhi Capitals retain the left-arm pacer.  Read more: IPL 2022: Favourites to Reach the Playoffs