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Hayley Matthews' efforts in vain as bowlers, Green give New Zealand T20I series lead over West Indies
West Indies skipper Hayley Matthews top scored for the West Indies with 30 and then returned to take four crucial wickets while conceding 12 runs with the ball, but ended up on the losing side. Hayley had got the West Indies innings off to a flyer, smashing four boundaries on the way to 30 off 28 balls, but Fran deceived her with the left-arm spin and had her skying a comfortable catch to Suzie.
IND v SA: Snake on field, floodlight failure cause stoppages in second T20I at Guwahati
But it was not just the sizzling knocks of Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul and David Miller which made headlines from the match. There were two interruptions -- one each in the first and second innings -- which made waves on social media. The first one, happened during India's innings after South Africa inserted them into batting first. At the end of the seventh over, visuals of ground staff running quickly on the field with sticks and a bucket in hand were seen to remove a snake which was making its presence felt at the outfield.
Other teams will fear facing very dangerous England at T20 World Cup: Moeen Ali
Stand-in England captain Moeen Ali feels other teams will fear facing his side at the upcoming T20 World Cup, starting in Australia later in the month after the 4-3 series win over Pakistan on Sunday. After being inserted into batting first, England amassed a massive 209/3 and then restricted Pakistan to 142/8 to win the series decider.
Several firsts to Suryakumar's name following his blazing knock in second T20I v South Africa
Suryakumar completed an 18-ball half-century, the joint-second-fastest for India in the format to push India in the middle and end overs. Yuvraj Singh still holds the record for his 12-ball fifty in the inaugural ICC T20 World Cup in 2007. Surya equalled KL Rahul's feat to get to a brilliant fifty. India set up a mammoth 237/3 in 20 overs in the second T20I of the three-match series and then restricted the Proteas to 221/3 to emerge victorious by 16 runs and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.
There's no replacement in the world for Jasprit; Siraj is a likely option: Shane Watson
India head coach Rahul Dravid had said recently that the injured Bumrah is in the National Cricket Academy (NCA) and the team management is waiting for official confirmation on the next steps, adding that till the time the pacer is not officially ruled out of the T20 World Cup, they will always be hopeful.
Covid-19 travel & return policy for FIFA World Cup fans
Fans attending this year's FIFA World Cup are encouraged to familiarise themselves with Qatar's Covid-19 travel and return policy, which was updated by the Ministry of Public Health. Below are the key points for international Hayya Card holders attending the tournament from November 20 to December 18:
Real Madrid held by Osasuna, Barca rise to top La Liga standings
Madrid took the lead with a stroke of fortune and a dose of controversy in the 42nd minute when Vinicius Jr's cross went in at the far post. Osasuna players claimed offside as VAR rejected the visitors' appeals. Kike Garcia's second-half header gave Osasuna a deserved equalizer but Madrid should have won when they were given a 78th-minute penalty after David Garcia's push on Benzema, reports Xinhua.
CA apologises to sexual abuse victims while involved in Australian cricket
CA chairman Lachlan Henderson called for all state and territory cricket boards to sign up to the national redress scheme for people who have experienced institutional child sexual abuse. Instituted following the landmark Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, the scheme entitles victims to up to 150,000 Australian dollars in compensation at the expense of the responsible institution.
Pakistan team departs for tri-series in New Zealand; fans not enthused after loss to England
Pakistan will play their opening match of the New Zealand tri-series against Bangladesh at Christchurch on October 7, followed by a match against the Black Caps the next day at the same venue. However, Pakistani fans took to social media to express their displeasure the moment the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) posted images of the team's departure hours after the team's series loss to England.
IND v SA: Surprised over getting man-of-the-match award, Suryakumar should have got it: KL Rahul
It was Suryakumar Yadav who brought out full carnage of 360 degree shots with a sizzling 61 off just 22 balls, helped by five fours and as many hits over the fence, to power India towards a mammoth score. But Rahul expressed surprise over him getting the Player-of-the-Match award in India's 16-run win, which also clinched the series in their favour
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