Cricket All-Stars (also 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 – Sachin Tendulkar of India and Shane Warne of Australia.[2]
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| Date | November 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result | Warriors won 3–0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Player of the series |  Kumar Sangakkara | ||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editThe inagural series was held across three cities in the United States. A second series was announced to be held in September/October 2017 but later it got scrapped due to issues between Sachin Tendulkar & Shane Warne; it hasn't returned thereafter.[3][4]
Teams
editThe All-Stars Series was a set of games played between Sachin's Blasters led by Sachin Tendulkar and Warne's Warriors led by Shane Warne.[5] The two captains selected their respective squads by randomly drawing out the player names on 5 November 2015 at Times Square.[6]
| Sachin's Blasters | Warne's Warriors |
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Venues
editAll 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.[7] 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.[8]
A curator from New Zealand was hired to prepare drop-in pitches in Minneapolis to be delivered to the three stadiums.[9]
| New York City | Houston | Los Angeles |
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| Citi Field | Minute Maid Park | Dodger Stadium |
| Coordinates: 40°45′25″N 73°50′45″W / 40.75694°N 73.84583°W | Coordinates: 29°45′25″N 95°21′20″W / 29.75694°N 95.35556°W | Coordinates: 34°4′25″N 118°14′24″W / 34.07361°N 118.24000°W |
| Capacity: 41,922 | Capacity: 41,574 | Capacity: 56,000 |
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Series history
edit| Year | Host | Result | MVP | Attendance |
| 2015 | United States
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Kumar Sangakkara | 86,351 |
Awards
edit| Year | Most valuable player | Most runs | Most wickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Kumar Sangakkara | Kumar Sangakkara (153) | Andrew Symonds (8) |
Umpires
editMarais 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
edit1st match
edit 7 November 2015
Scorecard |
Sachin's Blasters
140/8 (20 overs) |
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Warne's Warriors
141/4 (17.2 overs) |
- Warne's Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
- Attendance 36,843
2nd match
editWarne's Warriors
262/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Sachin's Blasters
205/8 (20 overs) |
- Sachin's Blasters won the toss and elected to field.
- Attendance 27,655
3rd match
editSachin's Blasters
219/5 (20 overs) |
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Warne's Warriors
224/6 (19.5 overs) |
- Sachin's Blasters won the toss and elected to bat.
- Attendance 21,853 [10]
Trophy
editThe 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.[11]
Broadcasting
edit| 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 |
References
edit- ^ "The Icons of Cricket Play on American Soil for First Time" (Press release).
- ^ "USA All-Stars tour gaining momentum". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Cricket All-Stars Series Teams 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
- ^ "Tendulkar to play alongside Lara in Cricket All-Stars". ESPNcricinfo. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ "Warne confirms booking baseball venues for all-star T20s". ESPNcricinfo. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ Della Penna, Peter (6 October 2015). "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