Kumar Rupesh

Pooja Vastrakar is India's premier fast-bowling allrounder. The Women in Blue had to play against Pakistan on Sunday without the services of Vastrakar as she was out due to a niggle.

Steve Smith averages 28.50 with the willow in hand as an opener in Test cricket. The right-handed batter has played four Tests as an opener for Australia and aggregated 171 runs with the help of a solitary half-century.

India women are still in contention to cement a place in the semifinals of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024. The Women in Blue are fourth on the points table in Group A with a net run rate (NRR) of - 1.217.

Uncapped batter Michael Bracewell has earned his maiden Test call-up for the three-match series against India, starting October 16. While Bracewell has played ODIs and T20Is for the Blackcaps already, the southpaw might make his Test debut against India.

Both Guyana Amazon Warriors and Saint Lucia Kings won seven games each during the league stage and conceded three matches. Saint Lucia Kings lost to Guyana Amazon Warriors twice during the league stage before beating them in Qualifier 1.

The National Cricket League (NCL) brings together several legends like Sunil Gavaskar, Zaheer Abbas, Wasim Akram, Dilip Vengsarkar, Sir Vivian Richards, Venkatesh Prasad, Sanath Jayasuriya, Moin Khan and Blair Franklin who will mentor and coach the players.

India TV Sports Wrap on October 6: From all the football action to the cricketing circuit, here are all the top 10 trending sports news stories and the latest happenings from the world of sports on October 6.

Pakistan have a poor track record against India in T20Is. They have beaten India only thrice in 15 T20Is and have lost on 12 occasions. India also have a 5-2 record against Pakistan in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup history.

Pakistan are tottering at number eight on the ICC World Test Championship points table. They have won only two of their seven games and lost five. Their PCT (Points Percentage System) is 19.05 and only West Indies have a worse PCT (18.52) than them.

Pakistan may have to play the game without their premier and most experienced pacer Diana Baig. The right-arm speedster could only manage to bowl a solitary delivery before she was helped off the field with what seemed like a calf injury.

“I’d like everyone to applaud a guy who brought us back into games again and again in this tournament. What he did in those last five overs, bowling two out of the last five overs, was phenomenal. A huge round of applause for Jasprit Bumrah, please…” said Virat Kohli after the T20 World Cup triumph.

Tanush Kotian scored a magnificent century in the second innings to deny the Rest of India another opportunity to bat in the contest. Kotian remained unbeaten on 114 off 150 balls, including 10 fours and a maximum. Sarfaraz Khan was awarded the Player of the Match for his double century.

India have to beat Pakistan to remain in strong contention for the semifinals of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup. The loss against New Zealand has dented their net run rate (NRR) - 2.900 and therefore the Women in Blue have to register wins by big margins.

India TV Sports Wrap on October 5: From all the football action to the cricketing circuit, here are all the top 10 trending sports news stories and the latest happenings from the world of sports on October 5.

Brandon King is making his return to international cricket after spending two months on the sidelines with a side strain. King had picked up the injury while batting against England in a Super 8 clash of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup.