Suryakumar Yadav was the star of the show in the third T20I of the five-match series against West Indies as he played a knock of 76 runs to help India chase down 165 runs with seven wickets in hand and one over to spare. After the win, Hardik Pandya addressed a press conference where he
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3rd T20I: Suryakumar Yadav stars as India beat West Indies to take a 2-1 lead.© AFP India vs West Indies, 3rd T20I Highlights: India on Tuesday defeated West Indies by 7 wickets in the third T20I at the Warner Park in Basseterre. With the win, India took a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. Chasing
The Asian Cricket Council on Tuesday announced the schedule for the upcoming Asia Cup, starting August 27. Earlier, it was confirmed that Asia Cup will be hosted by Sri Lanka in the UAE. The tournament was moved out of Sri Lanka due to ongoing economic crisis. India, the defending champions, will take on arch-rivals Pakistan
File photo of South Africa cricket team© AFP Former Indian batter Wasim Jaffer said South Africa are hot contenders for the upcoming T20 World Cup after a 2-1 win over England in the three-match T20 series. South Africa won the recent T20I series against England by the score of 2-1. It was an excellent series
2nd T20I: Brandon King hit a half-century© AFP IND vs WI, 2nd T20I Highligts: Chasing a target of 139, West Indies almost faltered, but eventually held their nerves to register a 5-wicket win over India. With the win, the 5-match series is now level at 1-1. Brandon King hit a 52-ball 68 to set up West
The start of the second T20I between India and West Indies has been delayed due to logistical issues. The match which was scheduled to start at 8 PM IST on Monday will now begin at 10 PM IST. “Due to circumstances beyond CWI’s control, there have been significant delays in crucial team luggage arriving into
After winning the first T20I, Team India will look to march ahead with their winning momentum in the second game of the five-match series against West Indies on Monday. It would be interesting to see whether India looks to give Sanju Samson some game time in the middle, but it looks unlikely at this stage,
File photo of Pooja Vastrakar.© Instagram India all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar has recovered from COVID-19 and is set to join the women’s cricket team at the Commonwealth Games. Vastrakar and S Meghana had to stay back in India after contracting COVID-19 ahead of their scheduled departure. While Meghana played against Pakistan on Sunday, Vastrakar will be
West Indies fined 20% match fees for slow over rate in 1st T20I© AFP West Indies have been fined 20 per cent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate in the first T20I against India in Trinidad on Friday, ICC confirmed in a media release. Richie Richardson of the ICC Elite Panel of
File photo of Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana© Twitter The Indian women’s cricket will be taking on Pakistan in their second Group A game of the ongoing Commonwealth Games. This match is a must-win for India after the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side came up short against Australia. Pakistan is also coming into the match on the
India batter KL Rahul on Saturday issued a lengthy statement, saying testing positive for COVID-19 has pushed his return to the international arena “back by a couple of weeks”, but he aims to recover as quickly as possible and be available for selection. It is important to note that Rahul had been named in the
Young Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh said that using variations, especially the slower ones, on a sticky wicket was the key to his success in the T20 series-opener against the West Indies. Arshdeep (2/24 in 4 overs), who featured in the first T20I against England at Southampton earlier this month, picked up two wickets on his
File photo of Sourav Ganguly© AFP Sourav Ganguly, the former India skipper and current president of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will be playing a special cricket match in Legends League Cricket. Ganguly made the announcement on Instagram, confirming that he would indeed be playing a vert special match in the Season
Rohit Sharma’s elegant half-century and Dinesh Karthik’s blazing finish were backed up by a solid bowling performance as India made short work of West Indies with an easy 68-run victory in the first T20I on Friday. While Rohit set up the platform with a 44-ball-64, it was Karthik’s calculated assault — an unbeaten 41 off
Alyssa Healy removed the bailes with the wrong hand and Shafali Verma survived The Indian women’s cricket team started its campaign in the Commonwealth Games against favourites Australia at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham. Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and opted to bat and that meant power-hitter Shafali Verma came out to bat
Rilee Rossouw‘s unbeaten 96 laid the foundation for South Africa’s commanding 58-run win in the second Twenty20 international against England in Cardiff on Thursday as the Proteas bounced back to level a three-match series at 1-1. Rossouw’s innings was the cornerstone of a total of 207-3, with Reeza Hendricks making 53 — the opener’s second
Australia all-rounder Tahlia McGrath has identified arch-rivals England as a huge threat in their Commonwealth Games campaign but says India too will be a challenge in the opener at Edgbaston on Friday. Tahlia only made her T20 international debut in October last year, but will be vital if Australia are to win gold. She smashed
The Indian cricket squad after the WI series win.© BCCI India coach Rahul Dravid lauded the “professionalism” of his young outfit which has shown some “great signs” moving forward while routing the West Indies 3-0 in their own backyard in the just-concluded ODI series. Shikhar Dhawan on Wednesday became the first-ever captain of an Indian