Cricket All-Stars
 | |
| Countries |  United States |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Sachin Tendulkar, Shane Warne |
| Format | Twenty20 |
| First Edition | 2015 |
| Tournament format | Best-of-3 series |
| Number of teams | 2 |
| Current champion | Warne's Warriors (1st title) |
| Most successful | Warne's Warriors (1) |
| Most runs | Kumar Sangakkara (153) |
| Most wickets | Andrew Symonds (8) |
| TV | List of Broadcasters |
| Website | cricketallstars2015.com |
Cricket All-Stars (better known as Cricket All-Stars Series) was an exhibition Twenty20 cricket series took place in the United States in 2015.[1] The series features two lineups of renowned retired cricket players from around the world, led by cricket icons – Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar of India and the King of Spin Shane Warne of Australia.[2]
Contents
1 Teams
2 List of series
2.1 Awards
3 2015 tournament
3.1 Squads
3.1.1 Sachin's Blasters
3.1.2 Warne's Warriors
3.2 Venues
3.3 Umpires
3.4 Fixtures
3.4.1 1st match
3.4.2 2nd match
3.4.3 3rd match
4 Trophy
5 Broadcasting
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
Teams
The All-Stars Series is a set of games played between Sachin's Blasters led by Sachin Tendulkar and Warne's Warriors led by Shane Warne.
Sachin's Blasters | Warne's Warriors | |
|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Blasters | Warriors |
| Captain | Sachin Tendulkar | Shane Warne |
| Colours | Blue | Purple |
| Founded | 2015 | 2015 |
List of series
The inaugural series was held across three cities in the United States. The second series was announced to be held in September/October 2017.[3][4]
Year | Host | Result | MVP |
| 2015 | United States | Warriors won 3–0 | Kumar Sangakkara (Warriors) |
Awards
| Year | Most valuable player | Most runs | Most wickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Kumar Sangakkara (Warriors) | Kumar Sangakkara (153) (Warriors) | Andrew Symonds (8) (Warriors) |
2015 tournament
Squads
The two captains selected their respective squads by randomly drawing out the player names on 5 November 2015 at Times Square.[5]
|
| S/N | Player name[6] | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 10 |  Sachin Tendulkar (c) | 42 |
| 44 | Virender Sehwag | 37 |
| 21 | VVS Laxman | 41 |
| 9 |  Brian Lara | 46 |
| 2 | Sourav Ganguly | 43 |
| 27 |  Mahela Jayawardene | 38 |
| 4 | Carl Hooper | 48 |
| 05 |  Moin Khan (wk) | 44 |
| 800 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 43 |
| 7 |  Graeme Swann | 36 |
| 32 | Curtly Ambrose | 52 |
| 7 |  Shaun Pollock | 42 |
| 11 |  Glenn McGrath | 45 |
| 69 | Lance Klusener | 44 |
| 21 | Shoaib Akhtar | 40 |
Warne's Warriors
| S/N | Player name[7] | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Shane Warne (c) | 46 |
| 28 | Matthew Hayden | 44 |
| 99 | Michael Vaughan | 41 |
| 14 | Ricky Ponting | 40 |
| 8 | Jonty Rhodes | 46 |
| 3 | Jacques Kallis | 40 |
| 63 | Andrew Symonds | 40 |
| 84 | Kumar Sangakkara (wk) | 38 |
| 09 | Saqlain Mushtaq | 38 |
| 15 |  Daniel Vettori | 36 |
| 12 | Courtney Walsh | 53 |
| 1 | Wasim Akram | 49 |
| 33 | Allan Donald | 49 |
| 13 | Ajit Agarkar | 37 |
| 72 | Shane Bond | 40 |
Venues
All three matches of the series played in baseball stadiums. Initially in June 2015, Wrigley Field in Chicago and Yankee Stadium in New York were booked as venues, along with Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.[8] However, in October 2015, the former two venues were replaced by New York Mets' home ballpark Citi Field and Houston Astros' home ballpark Minute Maid Park. The first match was a day game in New York, while the second and third played under lights in Houston and Los Angeles respectively.[9]
A curator from New Zealand was hired to prepare drop-in pitches in Minneapolis to be delivered to the three stadiums.[10]
New York City | Houston | Los Angeles |
|---|---|---|
Citi Field | Minute Maid Park | Dodger Stadium |
| Coordinates: 40°45′25″N 73°50′45″W / 40.75694°N 73.84583°W / 40.75694; -73.84583 | Coordinates: 29°45′25″N 95°21′20″W / 29.75694°N 95.35556°W / 29.75694; -95.35556 | Coordinates: 34°4′25″N 118°14′24″W / 34.07361°N 118.24000°W / 34.07361; -118.24000 |
| Capacity: 41,922 | Capacity: 41,574 | Capacity: 56,000 |
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Umpires
Marais Erasmus from South Africa who is currently a member of the ICC Elite Umpire Panel and Simon Taufel and Steve Davis from Australia who were former (now retired) members of the ICC Elite Umpire Panel are the three experienced umpires who were selected to perform the duties of the on-field umpires and the third umpire in all the three games on a rotation basis.[citation needed]
Fixtures
1st match
7 November 2015 Scorecard |
Sachin's Blasters 140/8 (20 overs) | v | Warne's Warriors 141/4 (17.2 overs) |
Virender Sehwag 55 (22) Andrew Symonds 3/15 (2 overs) | Ricky Ponting 48* (38) Shoaib Akhtar 2/26 (4 overs) |
- Warne's Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
- Attendance 36,000
2nd match
11 November 2015 (D/N) Scorecard |
Warne's Warriors 262/5 (20 overs) | v | Sachin's Blasters 205/8 (20 overs) |
Kumar Sangakkara 70 (30) Lance Klusener 2/45 (3 overs) | Shaun Pollock 55 (22) Andrew Symonds 4/70 (4 overs) |
- Sachin's Blasters won the toss and elected to field.
- Attendance 27,000
3rd match
14 November 2015 (D/N) Scorecard |
Sachin's Blasters 219/5 (20 overs) | v | Warne's Warriors 224/6 (19.5 overs) |
Sachin Tendulkar 56 (27) Daniel Vettori 3/33 (4 overs) | Jacques Kallis 47 (23) Graeme Swann 2/21 (4 overs) |
- Sachin's Blasters won the toss and elected to bat.
- Attendance 21,000 [11]
Trophy
The All-Stars Trophy and team shirts were unveiled by Tendulkar and Warne along with their respective team's player rosters, on 5 November 2015 in Times Square, United States.[12]
Broadcasting
| Country/Region | TV broadcaster(s) |
|---|---|
| Australia | Nine Network |
| India | Star Sports 2 |
| Middle East | OSN Sports Cricket HD |
| Pakistan | TEN Sports |
| South Africa | SuperSport 2 |
 United Kingdom | Sky Sports 3 |
| New Zealand | Sky Sports 4 |
| United States | ESPN3 |
See also
- Masters Champions League
References
^ [1]
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^ "Warne confirms all-star cast for 2017". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
^ "Tendulkar-Warne's Cricket All Stars series confirmed". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
^ "Tendulkar to play alongside Lara in Cricket All-Stars". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
^ Squad – ESPN Cricinfo
^ Squad - ESPN Cricinfo
^ "Warne confirms booking baseball venues for all-star T20s". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
^ Della Penna, Peter. "Tendulkar-Warne exhibition T20s in November". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
^ "USA All-Stars tour gaining momentum". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
^ "Warne helps Warriors to All Stars Win". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
^ Tendulkar to play alongside Lara in Cricket All-Stars - ESPN Cricinfo news
External links
- Official website
