{"id":38481,"date":"2018-01-16T10:04:17","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T10:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=38481"},"modified":"2018-01-16T10:04:17","modified_gmt":"2018-01-16T10:04:17","slug":"ashes-series-2017-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/ashes-series-2017-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashes series, 2017-18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Question: which one of the following statements is not correct about Ashes series, 2017-18, recently held between Australia-England?<\/strong><br \/>\n(a) Australia won the series 4-0.<br \/>\n(b) This series was held in England.<br \/>\n(c) Steve Smith was chosen &#8216;Man of the Series&#8217;.<br \/>\n(d) Steve Smith, who made the most runs in an Ashes series, became the second Australian captain to do so.<br \/>\n<strong>Answer: (b)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Related Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>The 70th Ashes Series, 2017-18 concluded in Australia (November 23<sup>rd<\/sup>, 2017 to January 8, 2018).<\/li>\n<li>Australia won the series by 4-0.<\/li>\n<li>The first Test match of the series was played in Brisbane, second in Adelaide and third was in Perth. Australia won all three matches.<\/li>\n<li>The fourth Test match played in Melbourne was a draw, while Australia won the fifth test match in Sydney, with an innings of123 runs.<\/li>\n<li>Australian cricket team captain Steve Smith for the series and the captain of the England cricket team, Joe Root remains.<\/li>\n<li>Pat Cummins (Australia) was selected for &#8216;Man of the Match&#8217; in the last Test match.<\/li>\n<li>Australian captain Steve Smith was named &#8216;Man of the Series&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>Most runs in the series Steam Smith (687 runs in 7 innings) scored.<\/li>\n<li>Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins has taken the most wickets in the series (23 wickets in 9 innings).<\/li>\n<li>Steve Smith, the other Australian captain in any Ashes series, was the other Australian captain.<\/li>\n<li>Earlier as captain former player Sir Don Bradman had scored a total of 810 runs in 9 innings, the highest run ever made by the Australian captain in any Ashes series.<\/li>\n<li>In the fourth Test played in Melbourne, Steve Smith scored 102 not out in the second innings; which is in the long format of the cricket was his fourth consecutive century in Tests.<\/li>\n<li>Earlier, former player Donald Bradman had scored four consecutive centuries in four Tests at the ground.<\/li>\n<li>It is known that the Ashes series is a series of Tests played between England and Australia.<\/li>\n<li>So far, a total of 70 Ashes series have been organized, in which Australia has 33 and England has won 32 series and 5 Series draws.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Reference:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.news18.com\/cricketnext\/news\/ashes-steve-smith-equals-don-bradmans-record-with-mcg-ton-1618641.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.news18.com\/cricketnext\/news\/ashes-steve-smith-equals-don-bradmans-record-with-mcg-ton-1618641.html<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.news18.com\/cricketnext\/news\/smith-ends-with-second-highest-run-tally-in-an-ashes-series-only-behind-bradman-1625969.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.news18.com\/cricketnext\/news\/smith-ends-with-second-highest-run-tally-in-an-ashes-series-only-behind-bradman-1625969.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: which one of the following statements is not correct about Ashes series, 2017-18, recently held between Australia-England? (a) Australia won the series 4-0. (b) This series was held in England. (c) Steve Smith was chosen &#8216;Man of the Series&#8217;. 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