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IND v SA, 1st T20I: Rahul, Suryakumar slam fifties to give India eight-wicket win over South Africa
With the required run rate not much high, KL Rahul hung in and with Suryakumar Yadav in stellar touch, they put on an unbeaten stand of 93 off 63 balls to chase down 107 with 18 balls remaining, giving India 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
IND v SA, 1st T20I: Arshdeep, Chahar cause havoc before Maharaj takes South Africa to 106/8
Arshdeep (3/32) and Chahar (2/24) justified Rohit Sharma's call to bowl first as they scythed through South Africa's top-order in picking five wickets on the first 15 balls of the innings. With movement in the air for the left-right pace bowling duo, South Africa batters were unable to move their feet well and fell like a deck of cards, with their scores resembling a binary code.
IND v SA, 1st T20I: Arshdeep, Pant, Chahar, Ashwin in playing eleven as India win toss, elect to bowl first
After winning the toss, Rohit revealed that in India's three changes from the eleven which won the series against Australia in Hyderabad, left-arm pacer Arshdeep and left-handed batter Pant come in as Hardik Pandya and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have been rested from the series.
PokerBaazi launches GOAT, daily qualifiers from Oct 1
Speaking about the milestone, Navkiran Singh, Founder and CEO, Baazi Games said, "With India marching ahead in building its technology arsenal and fast progressing in its infrastructure, especially with the rollout of 5G, we foresee an immense growth in product-led startups in our country. Poker for sure is a sunrise segment within the larger gaming ecosystem."
ICC T20I Player Rankings: Suryakumar Yadav attains career-best 2nd spot, closes gap on No 1 Mohammad Rizwan
In the latest weekly update that considers performances in the second and third matches of the India-Australia series, Suryakumar is at second position with 801 rating points after smashing a match-winning 69 off 36 deliveries in the third T20I in Hyderabad on Sunday that helped hosts clinch the series 2-1.
Irani Cup: Vihari to lead Rest of India against Ranji champions Saurashtra
The BCCI on Wednesday announced the squad for the Irani Cup, which has made its return after three years. The prestigious tournament could not be played in the previous two seasons because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Shami, Hooda ruled out of series vs South Africa; Umesh Yadav, Shreyas Iyer announced as replacements
The BCCI in a statement revealed that both Hooda and Shami will miss the three matches against the visitors led by Temba Bavuma. Hooda has been ruled out with a back injury, while Shami is yet to recover from COVID-19. Hardik Pandya and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have also reported to the National Cricket Acamdey (NCA) for rehabilitation.
Jasprit Bumrah among Mark Waugh's Top-5 T20I players in the world
Waugh is confident the 28-year-old Bumrah, ranked 45th in the ICC T20I bowling ranking, will fire during the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia next month. "I think he's a fantastic bowler in all formats, actually," Waugh said of the Bumrah, who has had to miss a couple of white-ball series of late to tend to his old back injury.
New Zealand stalwart Suzie Bates dismayed over not getting opportunity to play Test cricket
A veteran of 145 WODIs and 131 WT20Is, the 35-year-old Bates has amassed more than 8,500 runs besides taking 125 wickets with her right-arm medium-pace, but she rues the fact that the International Cricket Council (ICC) is not paying much attention to women's Test cricket.
With Cameron Green firing, is pressure building on skipper Finch ahead of home T20 World Cup?
While Green is not a part of the 15-member Australian T20 World Cup squad, as they aim to retain the trophy won last year in the UAE, the fact that he figures in the side for the West Indies series could be an indication the power-hitter and utility bowler might get a last-minute World Cup call-up.
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