Pace bowlers Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1/30) and Hardik Pandya (2/16) put in an inspirational performance, using change of pace to good effect, to power India to an eight-run victory in 4th T20I against England.
Invited to bat first, India scored 185 for eight in the stipulated 20 overs, with Suryakumar Yadav (57) and Shreyas Yadav (37) doing the bulk of scoring at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
BCCI is in talks with the respective cricket boards for back-to-back bilateral series before the T20 World Cup in India, reports Times of India.
Wrestler Ritika Phogat, the cousin sister of Babita Phogat, died allegedly by suicide on March 17. 17-year-old Ritika, reportedly took her own life after she allegedly lost a recent wrestling tournament in Rajasthan. "Ritika, wrestler and cousin of Babita Phogat, died allegedly by suicide on March 17. The reason behind it might have been her defeat at a recent wrestling tournament in Rajasthan. Investigation underway," said Ram Singh Bishnoi, DSP, Charkhi Dadri.
India women's team head coach WV Raman on Wednesday said his players lacked game time as the hosts suffered a 1-4 defeat in the five-match ODI series against South Africa. The Proteas Women won the final match by five wickets to finish the series on a high.
Former India Women all-rounder Asha Rawat has cited lack of match practice for series defeat against South Africa. Proteas Women registered a five-wicket win over the hosts in the low-scoring fifth and final women's ODI to seal the series 4-1. The series also marked India's return to international cricket after 12 months.
India's batting coach Vikram Rathour has come out in support of the under-fire batsman KL Rahul, who has registered scores of 1, 0 and 0 in the first-three T20Is against England.
Invited to bat, skipper Virat Kohli pulled India out of trouble with an unbeaten 46-ball 77 as the hosts posted 156 for six. Jos Buttler then smashed an unbeaten 52-ball 83 to take England home in 18.2 overs.
Virat Kohli's magnificence helped India recover from a difficult situation to manage a decent 156 for 6 against England in the third T20 International at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
Apart from Rajeshwari Gayakwad (five wicket), Indian spinners have struggled to contain South African batters on a surface not assisting turn.
Buoyed by an impressive seven-wicket win in the second T20 International, India will take on England in the third game of the five-match series with renewed confidence here at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Tuesday.
Ishan Kishan's blistering 56-run knock at the top laid the platform for India's comfortable and successful chase in the second Twenty20 on Sunday night.
India pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah on Monday got married to TV sports presenter Sanjana Ganesan at a private ceremony in Goa, where a limited number of people were present.
Kishan's blistering 56-run knock at the top laid the platform for India's comfortable and successful chase in the second Twenty20 on Sunday night.
India beat England by seven wickets in the second T20 International here on Sunday to level the five-match series. Opener Ishan Kishan struck a sensational 56 off 32 balls while his skipper Virat Kohli made 73 not out off 49 balls to set up the win in 17.5 overs. This was after the bowlers restricted England to 164 for six in 20 overs.
Skipper Prithvi Shaw's marauding 73 off 39 balls followed by former skipper Aditya Tare's unbeaten hundred guided Mumbai to their most deserving Vijay Hazare title triumph with a crushing six-wicket victory over Uttar Pradesh in one of the most lopsided final on Sunday. Prithvi created a national record in Mumbai's Vijay Hazare triumph, ending with 827 runs in the tournament.
Left shaken by a bunch of world-class operators, the Indian team's white-ball stars will be aiming to put up an improved batting effort in the second T20 International against England here on Sunday.
Virat Kohli's India got a rude awakening in the first T20 International against England after their batting, which was expected to present a new, power-packed approach, failed to get going.
Invited to bat, India were reduced to 20 for three in 5 overs but Shreyas Iyer scored a 48-ball 67 under pressure to pull the hosts out of trouble.
Prithvi Shaw reveals that getting dropped from the Indian team after the Adelaide Test fiasco against Australia left him confused and sad.
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