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Jio and Star to operate as unified entity from India-England series

With the formal completion of the mega-merger between Jio and Star, the two sports broadcasting behemoths have begun operating as a unified entity. The first major indications of this integration will be seen next month during England’s tour of India for an eight-match white-ball series.

Cross-promotion of properties began some time ago, and starting next month, the properties will also be shared across platforms. The England series, a property of JioCinema, falls under this arrangement despite the fact that its parent company, Viacom18, bagged the exclusive media rights from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for Rs 5,963 crore last September for five years.

On Monday, Star announced that the eight matches scheduled between January 22 and February 12 will be broadcast live on Star Sports and Disney+ Hotstar. However, this does not rule out the original platforms – Sports18 and JioCinema- from streaming and broadcasting the games but it appears, though, that Star’s platforms will serve as the primary broadcasters. Star Sports confirmed this development through an official announcement on its social media platform.

However, sources within the integrated company indicated that while the series may also be available on the original platforms. Going forward the Champions Trophy, an ICC property bagged by Disney Star, could be available on JioCinema and Sports 18.

Star and Jio formally came together last month when Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) announced the merger. In a statement on November 14, it said, “RIL, Viacom 18 Media Private Limited (Viacom18) and The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) (Disney) today announced that following the approval by the Hon’ble NCLT Mumbai, Competition Commission of India and other regulatory authorities, the merger of the media and JioCinema businesses of Viacom18 into Star India Private Limited (SIPL) has become effective (the JV). In addition, RIL has invested Rs 11,500 crore (1.4 billion) into the JV for its growth. The JV has allotted shares to Viacom18 and RIL as consideration for the assets and cash, respectively.”

The transaction of the JV was worth INR 70.352 crore (USD 8.5 billion). At the closing of the transactions, the JV is controlled by RIL and owned 16.34 per cent by RIL, 46.82 per cent by Viacom18 and 36.84 per cent by Disney.

Star Sports has long been India’s leading sports channel, virtually holding all cricket properties — India’s home matches, ICC (World Cup) matches and the IPL. However, with the emergence of Sports18 and JioCinema in recent years, it faced competition, resulting in sharing the IPL and the loss of India’s home games which it conceded to the competitor. The ICC rights, though, stayed with it.

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Virat Kohli: A master of the T20 World Cups, now also a champion

Virat Kohli drew the curtains on his stellar T20I career following India’s spectacular win in the final of the 2024 T20 World Cup against South Africa in Barbados, a win in which he was adjudged as the Player of the Match.

Here’s a statistical look at his career that saw several highs.

4188 runs by Kohli are the second-most by a player in T20Is, only behind teammate Rohit Sharma’s tally of 4231 runs. However, Kohli batted in 34 fewer innings. Kohli and Rohit, who also retired from the format on Saturday (June 29), are the only two players to aggregate 4000+ runs across each of the three international formats with Kohli having done so at an average over 45 in each of the three formats. Kohli was the fastest in terms of innings to the milestones of 1000, 2000, 3000 and 4000 runs in T20Is when he got to those respective landmarks.

Most runs in T20Is

Player Inngs Runs Avg SR 100s 50s HS
Rohit Sharma 151 4231 32.05 140.89 5 32 121*
Virat Kohli 117 4188 48.69 137.04 1 38 122*
Babar Azam 116 4145 41.03 129.08 3 36 122
Paul Stirling 144 3601 27.07 134.61 1 23 115*
Martin Guptill 118 3531 31.81 135.70 2 20 105
Mohd Rizwan 89 3313 48.72 126.45 1 29 104*

48.69 Kohli’s average in T20Is – the second-highest for any batter in the format after Mohammad Rizwan, who sits just a few decimal points ahead on 48.72. Kohli’s average has not gone below 40 ever since he reached the 1000-run milestone in the format. Babar Azam is the only other player to match this feat.

Highest average in T20Is

Player Avg Inngs Notouts Runs SR
Mohd Rizwan 48.72 89 21 3313 126.45
Virat Kohli 48.69 117 31 4188 137.04
Muhd Tanveer 45.42 46 13 1499 138.02
K Kadowaki-Fleming 43.56 27 2 1089 156.91
Suryakumar Yadav 43.33 65 11 2340 167.74

16 Player of the Match awards won by Kohli – the most by any player in the format, one ahead of Suryakumar Yadav. He also has been Player of the Series on six occasions – two of which came in T20 World Cups (2014, 2016) – which is the most by a player, one ahead of Shakib Al Hasan and David Warner.

Champion of T20 World Cups

1292 runs by Kohli is the most by any batter in T20 World Cups. He was the leading run getter in 2014 edition with 319 runs which happens to be the most by a batter in a single edition of the tournament. He also top scored in 2022 edition with 296 runs while 273 runs in 2016 was the most by a batter in that edition since the Super 10 phase. Kohli is the second highest run getter behind Sachin Tendulkar in ODI World Cups and is the only player to tally 3000+ runs in ODI and T20I World Cups combined.

Most runs in T20 World Cups

Player Inngs Runs HS AVG SR 100s 50s
Virat Kohli 33 1292 89* 58.72 128.81 0 15
Rohit Sharma 44 1220 92 34.85 133.04 0 12
Mahela Jayawardene 31 1016 100 39.07 134.74 1 6
Jos Buttler 34 1013 101* 42.2 147.23 1 5
David Warner 41 984 89* 25.89 134.24 0 8
Chris Gayle 31 965 117 34.46 142.75 2 7

58.72 Kohli’s average in T20 World Cups – the highest among 34 batters to have aggregated 500+ runs in the tournament. He crossed 50 in 15 of the 33 innings in the competition, three more than the next most of 12 by Rohit.

8 Player of the Match awards by Kohli in T20 World Cups, three more than the next best of five each by Mahela Jayawardene, Chris Gayle, Shane Watson, and Adam Zampa. He was Player of the Match on his T20 World Cup debut in 2012 (vs Afghanistan in Colombo) as well as in his final game against South Africa at Bridgetown. Kohli was Player of the tournament in 2014 and 2016 editions making him the only player to win the award twice.

103.50 Kohli’s average in semifinals and finals in T20I format. Only once in seven innings was he dismissed for less than 50 – in the recent semifinal against England in Providence when he was dismissed for 9. In knockout games in T20 World Cups, his scores read 72*, 77, 89*, 50, 9, and 76 while he also made an unbeaten 41 in the finals of Asia Cup 2016. Kohli’s five 50+ scores is the most by a batter in T20 World Cup knockouts – no other batter has scored more than two.

The chase master

67.10 Kohli’s average in run chases – by a distance the highest for any player to have scored at least 500 runs batting second in T20I. Among Full member nations, only Suryakumar Yadav averages 50+ (50.23) in run chases in T20Is.

42 wins India have successfully chased 42 times of the 52 completed T20Is in which Kohli featured in the XI. Kohli has remained unbeaten in run chases 18 times for India, and they went on to win each of the 18 matches. In 48 innings in chases, Kohli has crossed 50+ as many as 20 times.

Other notable records

47.57 Kohli’s average while leading India in T20Is – the highest for any captain with at least 1000 runs. Of the 50 matches he led India in the format, India went on to win as many as 32 including two wins via Super Over.

1 Kohli is the only player to average 50+ simultaneously across the three formats having 1000+ career runs at that point in each of the format. Kohli’s T20I average read 58.61 after his knock of 89* in the semifinals of 2016 World Cup – the highest a batter reached in his T20I career after crossing 1000 runs.

4 Kohli has featured in the winning XI of the finals of each of the four major ICC white ball events, a unique feat. He captained India to Under 19 title win in 2008, won ODI World Cup in his first ever attempt in 2011, followed it up with Champions Trophy win in 2013 and capped off his T20I career lifting the T20 World Cup in 2024.

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SRH blast more batting records in another six-fest

SRH have a ball in Powerplay yet again

107/0 by SRH is the second highest Powerplay total in all T20 cricket (where ball-by-ball data is available) behind their own 125/0 against DC in Delhi earlier in the season. SRH becomes the first side to break the 100-run barrier in Powerplay on two separate occasions.

Highest Powerplay totals in IPL

Powerplay Team Against Venue Year
125/0 SRH DC Delhi 2024
107/0 SRH LSG Hyderabad 2024
105/0 KKR RCB Bengaluru 2017
100/2 CSK PBKS Mumbai WS 2014
93/1 PBKS KKR Kolkata 2024
92/0 DC MI Delhi 2024
92/1 RCB GT Bengaluru 2024

80 the difference of 80 runs in Powerplay totals between the two teams – LSG made 27/2 and SRH 107/0 – is the highest ever in an IPL match surpassing 69 in the match between GT (23/3) and RCB (92/1) in Bengaluru last Saturday. 27/2 by LSG is their lowest total in batting Powerplay while 107/0 is the highest conceded by them in the bowling Powerplay.

4 50+ scores for Travis Head inside Powerplay in IPL 2024 – the most by a player in a single edition of IPL and second most overall after six by David Warner. Head made 59 against MI, 52 against RCB and 84 against DC earlier in the season. Overall, it is the 11th such instance in IPL 2024 – the most in a single edition of the competition.

Head and Abhishek at it again

3 Fifties scored in fewer than 20 balls by Head in IPL – all three in 2024 – the joint most by any batter in the history of the competition alongside Jake Fraser-McGurk. The 16-ball 50 is the joint fastest for SRH in IPL alongside Abhishek Sharma’s 16-ball effort against MI earlier in the season, a game in which Head scored one off 18 balls and his own 16-ball half-century against DC in Delhi.

34 balls taken by Head and Abhishek is the fewest balls by any pair to a 100-run partnership in IPL, only behind the 30-ball effort by the same pair against DC in Delhi. The run rate of 17.27 is the second highest for a 100+ stand for any wicket in IPL behind 20.68 in the above mentioned one against DC. Overall, it is the third-highest stand for any wicket for SRH and first-ever 150+ stand against LSG in IPL.

5.4 overs taken by SRH to get to 100 is the third fastest in all T20 cricket behind 5 overs by SRH against DC in Delhi and 5.3 overs by South Africa against West Indies in Centurion in 2023.

SRH scale new summit

167/0 by SRH (in 9.4 overs) is the highest total at the halfway mark of an uninterrupted innings in IPL surpassing their own score of 158/4 against DC in Delhi earlier this edition. They sit on the third spot as well with their score of 148/2 against MI in Hyderabad, also in this IPL.

62 balls to spare are the most balls remaining in a chase of 100+ targets in IPL, surpassing DC’s 57-ball win against PBKS at Brabourne in 2022 chasing 116. Across all T20s, it is the earliest a team has overhauled a 150+ target surpassing Brisbane Heat’s chase of 157 against Melbourne Stars at the Gabba in the 2018/19 season.

3 IPL 2024 is the third instance of 1000+ sixes hit in a single edition of IPL following 1062 sixes in 2022 and 1124 in 2023 editions. The landmark 1000th sixth was stuck in the 57th match and off the 13079th ball compared to the 67th match and 15390th ball in 2023 and 70th game and the 16269th ball in 2022.

146 sixes hit by SRH in IPL 2024 is the most by a team in a single edition of IPL surpassing 145 by CSK in 2018. Abhishek Sharma tops the chart with 35 maximums followed by 31 each by Head and Heinrich Klaasen for SRH, interspersed by Sunil Narine with 32.