India vs Bangladesh: India struggled to dominate the opening two sessions on Day 1 but the veteran all-rounders Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja registered impressive knocks to help the hosts finish high and take control of the first match in Chennai.
India will take on Bangladesh in a two-match Test series starting in Chennai on Thursday, September 19. It has been a long and unusual 41-day break between two international assignments for India but will be determined to start on a good note on Thursday.
Ajaz Patel got the big wicket of Kamindu Mendis late in the day, however, the first day belonged to Sri Lanka because of his fourth Test hundred. Mendis scored 114, his fourth century in 11 innings as Sri Lanka scored 302 runs on the opening day of the first Test against New Zealand.
India won a hard-fought final against China 1-0 with Jugraj Singh scoring the winner in the 51st minute. The defence of both teams was spot-on as several chances were kept at bay and India prevailed in the end to clinch their fifth title and defend the one won last year.
The first day of the much-anticipated Afghanistan vs New Zealand turned out to be a damp squib as no play was possible due to a wet outfield. It didn't rain on Monday at all, however, there were a few patches that remained a concern and there is a hope for a full day's play on Tuesday.
Bangladesh completed a huge series win as they swept the two-match assignment against Pakistan in Rawalpindi. The two senior statesmen, Shakib al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim were in the middle as Bangladesh romped home by 6 wickets for only their second away Test series win.
Rain and more rain greeted the Pakistan and Bangladesh teams on the opening day of the second Test on Friday, August 30 in Rawalpindi. Bangladesh bowlers dominated the second day to blow out Pakistan's innings to 274.
Pakistan vs Bangladesh 1st Test Highlights: Bangladesh have responded well with the bat as four of their batters have scored half-centuries. Litton Das and Rahim are still unbeaten and are taking Bangladesh to safer shores.
Mohammad Rizwan scored 171* off 239 balls and in-form Saud Shakeel added 141 runs to help Pakistan post a big total of 448/6 in 113 overs. Shoriful Islam and Hasan Mahmud picked two wickets each for Bangladesh while Nahid Rana went wicketless.
South Delhi Superstarz beat Rishabh Pant's Purani Dilli-6 by three wickets as skipper Ayush Badoni and Priyansh Arya potentially killed the game early with their quickfire fifties. Vansh Bedi with his 19-ball 47* did push Purani Dilli's score to 197 but eventually it wasn't enough.
Opener Maddy Drake scored a brilliant century as Australia A women chased down a 219-run target with eight wickets remaining and also sealed the three-match one-day series. India remains without a win after first five matches on tour of Australia.
India A women's team failed to counter the Australia A team as Tahlia McGrath and Co proved to be too strong for the Women in Blue. After restricting the Indian team to 120, the Australian A women's team chased it down in just 13.4 overs to win the series 3-0.
Priya Punia and Sayali Satghare with a few good shots at the end tried their best but failed to chase down 164 after needing 58 runs off the last five overs. Australia A women won the thriller by five runs and took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series as India A women would aim to level on Friday.
Germany beat India 3-2 in the men's hockey semi-final to qualify for the Gold medal match. A couple of errors in defence cost India big time as Germany with a decisive 54th minute goal from Marco Miltkau won the semi-final and will be aiming for their fourth Gold medal.
After sealing the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka 3-0, India will be eyeing their 100th win against Sri Lanka in One Day Internationals (ODIs). Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have returned after enjoying a month's break.
India beat Sri Lanka in a thriller as the Men in Blue sealed the series 3-0 as the hosts bottled a rather comfortable chase losing seven wickets for just 22 runs. Rinku Singh and Suryakumar Yadav got wickets before the match went to the Super Over where India sealed the victory.
India clinched another good win by 23 runs to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match T20 series. It was a good all-round performance with both bat and the ball from India led by skipper Shubman Gill and Ruturaj Gaikwad and finished off brilliantly with the ball by Washington Sundar taking three wickets.
It was as easy a semi-final as it could get for the Proteas as South Africa qualified for their first-ever men's senior World Cup final in history. South Africa bowled first after losing the toss and dished out a cracker of a performance bowling out Afghanistan for a paltry 56 and won it nicely.
South Africa have prevailed in a thriller, not for the first time in the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup but this win will be the sweetest for them as it has taken them to the semi-finals. Roston Chase's all-round performance went in vain as the Proteas edged out the co-hosts West Indies.
Team India became the third team to qualify for the Super 8 in the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 after Australia and South Africa as they beat a gutsy USA in New York on Wednesday, June 12. Arshdeep Singh starred with the ball with the figures of 4/9 before Suryakumar Yadav found some form.
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