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T20 World Cup: Huge challenge to adjust to length, shot making at Adelaide Oval, says Rohit Sharma
India skipper Rohit Sharma noted that the change in dimensions ahead of the semifinals required a shift in mindset for batters as well as bowlers at Adelaide Oval, while believing the advantage of having played here earlier would help them on Thursday.
Hasaranga displaces Rashid at the top of bowling rankings; Surya continues to lead the batters
Sri Lanka leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga has usurped the No. 1 spot in the ICC Men's T20I Bowling Rankings from Afghanistan's Rashid Khan following his continued brilliance in the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia, where the Island nation's campaign was halted in the Super 12 stage.
T20 World Cup, 1st semifinal: New Zealand win toss, opt to bat against Pakistan at SCG
New Zealand, who have played impressive cricket throughout the tournament so far, didn't make any change in their playing XI for this clash. "We are gonna have a bat. Used surface, not much grass on it. We're going with the same team. Same pitch but different I reckon. It's important we adjust to those changing conditions and assess quickly. There are a few unknowns, important we stick to our plans," said Williamson at the toss.
T20 World Cup: Suryakumar has shown great maturity, sky's the limit for him, says Rohit Sharma
With his 360-degree game and adeptness at playing the cut, pick-up off wrists, pull, lofted as well as along-the-ground drives, conventional as well as reverse sweeps and scoops, Suryakumar's huge repertoire of shots have made bowling attacks scratch their head on how to stop this unstoppable force of batsmanship.
T20 World Cup: Important to not get ahead of ourselves, says Rohit ahead of semifinal against England
India entered the semifinals as the toppers from Group 2 in Super 12s and will be meeting England in a knockout match of the T20 World Cups for the first time at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday. "It's important to not get ahead of ourselves and we do understand as well that we have to play good cricket to win that game, which we have done in this tournament.
Sania Mirza, Shoaib Malik going through a turbulent phase in their marriage: Report
A report in koimoi.com has suggested the star couple are thinking about parting ways after 12 years of marriage. The duo got married in 2010 and had a son, Izhaan, in 2018. The 35-year-old Sania, who had announced in January this year that she would be retiring at the end of season, has reportedly been living separately and is co-parenting Izhaan.
'Chappal jaisi shakal': Sanjana Ganesan gives epic reply to troll who commented on her marriage with Bumrah
Sanjana is currently in Australia, covering the T20 World Cup 2022. She shared a photograph from Adelaide on her Instagram page on Tuesday and captioned the post by writing, "The weather in Adelaide at the moment is B-E-A-utiful!". A social media user tried to mock her and asked her an unpleasant question about her marriage with Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah.
T20 World Cup: Trying to give Malan, Wood as much time as possible to be fit for semis, says Buttler
Left-handed batter Malan limped off the field in the 15th over after pulling up as he chased a ball to the boundary in England's last Group 1 match against Sri Lanka at Sydney. He was padded up to bat as England suffered a wobble in the latter part of their chase, but was eventually not needed as the total was successfully chased down to book their semifinal spot.
FIFA World Cup Group B preview: England favourites, but rivals could cause upsets
However, any England fan will tell you it's rarely as simple as that, with memories of their struggles in a group comprised of the United States, Algeria and Slovenia in 2010 coming to mind, and a look at other teams in the group also suggests things may not be as straightforward as they seem. On paper, England have a better squad and record than Wales, the United States and Iran.
Asian Elite Boxing: Lovlina, Shiva Thapa to lead India's gold medal charge after rest day
The 2020 Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) who is contesting in this weight category at an international tournament for the first time will take on Seong Suyeon of the Republic of Korea in her semi-finals bout. Alongside Lovlina, the 2022 World Championships bronze medallist Parveen (63kg) will be up against Uranbileg Shinetsetseg of Mongolia while competition debutant Preeti (57kg) will be involved in a tough matchup against the 2020 Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Irie Sena of Japan.
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