Suryakumar Yadav’s blistering century helped India set a massive 229-run target against Sri Lanka in the final T20I of the three-match series at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Saturday. Opting to bat first, India got off to a poor start losing wicket-keeper batter Ishan Kishan in the very […]
Harmanpreet Kaur to lead Team India against Australia in T20I series
The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Friday announced the Indian women’s squad for the upcoming five-match T20I series against Australia. India will play their first T20I match against Australia on December 9 at the D.Y. Patil Stadium while the second match will take place on December 11 at the […]
Suryakumar Yadav climbs to top of T20I batter ranking, ends Rizwan’s reign
India’s Suryakumar Yadav has grabbed the top position for batters in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20I Player Rankings after smashing two half-centuries over the past week in the Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia. Yadav’s 51 not out off 25 balls against the Netherlands in Sydney and […]
Rohit Sharma praises Suryakumar-Virat for their partnership against Australia in final T20I
Following his side’s six-wicket win over Australia in the third T20I, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma said that it was nice to see top-level batsmanship from Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav under pressure. Blistering knocks by Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav and a late cameo of 25* run off 16 balls by […]
Team India surpasses arch-rivals Pakistan to win most T20I matches in a calendar year
Team India on Sunday surpassed arch-rivals Pakistan to become the team with the most T20I wins in a calendar year. The Men in Blue accomplished this feat after their win over Australia in the third and final T20I in Hyderabad. Chasing 187 set by Australia, half-centuries from Suryakumar Yadav (69) […]
Australia pull off their second-highest run chase in T20I history
Australia pulled off their second-highest chase in T20I cricket on Wednesday. The T20 world champions accomplished this landmark during the first T20I against India at Mohali. India set the Aussies the target of 209 runs, which Australia chased down with four balls to spare, with four wickets in their hands. […]
Hardik Pandya shines as India defeat England in 1st T20I
An all-round performance from Hardik Pandya helped Team India defeat England by 50 runs in the first T20I of the three-match series, here at Southampton on Thursday. Hardik smashed 51 runs off 33 balls which took India’s total to 198/8 in the first innings. Later, he went on to scalp […]
Bhuvneshwar Kumar records most wickets in powerplay in T20I history
India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar recorded the most wickets in the powerplay in the history of the T20I format. Bhuvneshwar achieved this feat during the first T20I against Ireland here at Malahide Cricket Club Ground on Sunday. He dismissed Ireland skipper Andrew Balbirnie on the fifth delivery of the innings and […]
Men’s T20I Rankings: Shreyas Iyer moves to top 20, KL Rahul drops to tenth
India batter Shreyas Iyer jumped a massive 27 spots and secured the 18th position in the latest ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings weekly update on Wednesday. India’s recent series home win against Sri Lanka has had major ramifications on the ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings aiding attacking top-order batter Shreyas Iyer to jump a […]
On this day in 2017: Rohit Sharma blasted joint-fastest T20I ton
Four years ago, on this day, Indian opening batter Rohit Sharma slammed the joint-fastest ton in the shortest format of the game against Sri Lanka. Rohit completed his hundred in just 35 balls and played an innings of 118 runs. His knock included 12 fours and 10 sixes. Interestingly, South Africa batter David Miller had […]
Ind vs NZ: Been a hectic schedule but looking to finish T20I series on a high, says Southee
New Zealand stand-in skipper Tim Southee said the Kiwis are looking to finish the T20I series against India on a high when the two sides meet in the dead rubber on Sunday. India sealed the series with a 2-0 lead after registering a thumping seven-wicket win over New Zealand on Friday. After […]
Mushfiqur Rahim wishes to skip T20I series against Zimbabwe
Bangladesh wicket-keeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim has informed the selectors that he wants to pull out of the T20I series against Zimbabwe. However, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) hasn’t approved Mushfiqur’s request and will decide once the batsman officially informs the cricket operations department. “Mushfiq has requested for a break during the T20Is, but he is available […]
NZC allows crowds for T20I double-header in Wellington
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on Friday announced that spectators will be allowed to attend the weekend’s T20I double-header at Sky Stadium after the relaxation in Wellington’s Alert Level status. The fifth and final T20I between New Zealand and Australia and the final T20I of the three-match series between New Zealand women […]