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Jaiswal hit 11 fours and five sixes in his maiden T20I fifty while sharing a 165-run partnership with Gill as India pulled off the highest successful men’s T20I chase at the venue.

JioCinema expert Pragyan Ojha recently tweeted that Varma should be fast-tracked into the No. 4 spot for Team India in ODIs. Aakash Chopra seconded Ojha’s view but said there is another aspect to it.

Left-handedness of Axar Patel was used as either at number six or seven in the absence of Ravindra Jadeja, till India brought Rishabh Pant, who was not a guaranteed starter, in place of Dinesh Karthik in the middle-order. But it was too late an addition as Pant didn't leave the desired impact as an explosive left-handed batter against Zimbabwe, as well as in the semi-final against England.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz's impressive all-round show set up the stirring victory with 4/12 from four overs that helped dismiss England for 117, then added 20 valuable runs in the chase in Sunday's win. Najmul Hossain Shanto scored an unbeaten 46* and Taskin Ahmed hit the winning runs with two fours in the penultimate over to steer Bangladesh to their target with four wickets and seven balls in hand, ending England's long run of success in this format, having won the T20 World Cup.

Left-handed opener Beth Mooney is expecting a tight clash against India in the semi-final, saying that the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side have pushed the Australian team significantly in the last few years. "I'm expecting it to be a huge contest, they've pushed us significantly in the last few years, and they have a bunch of match winners in that line-up as well.

Coming to the crease with the defending champions under a little bit of pressure chasing South Africa's 124 for six, McGrath showed no nerves as she and Ashleigh Gardner added 81 runs to take them to the brink. While McGrath did fall at the death, the job was done by that point, and Australia finished off the comfortable win on Saturday night.

Harmanpreet Kaur and Richa Ghosh combined for a decisive partnership worth 73 runs to put India within touching distance of victory, while spinner Deepti Sharma made history in the game by taking 3/15 and becoming the first Indian to reach 100 wickets in T20 internationals, according to ICC.

Lanning led a successful pursuit of Bangladesh's 107, of which captain Nigar Sultana Joty contributed 57, with Georgia Wareham (3/20) among the Australian bowlers to shine on Tuesday night. Darcie Brown chipped in with two for 23 before Alyssa Healy and Lanning's partnership of 72 laid the foundations in the chase.

adeja was brilliant with both bat and ball, bagging five wickets and scoring a gritty half-century in Nagur which clearly showed his mental discipline. He made his return to competitive cricket with a brilliant seven-wicket haul against Tamil Nadu in a Ranji game. The 34-year-old all-rounder suffered a knee injury during India's Asia Cup campaign last year and has been out of action since September 2022. He subsequently missed India's T20 World Cup campaign in Australia.

Arshdeep made his T20I debut against England in July last year and has featured in 25 matches since then, claiming 39 wickets so far. In the same year, the left-arm fast bowler marked his ODI debut against New Zealand in November. On the other hand, wicketkeeper-batter Ishan scored a double ODI hundred against Bangladesh last year that saw him enter the record book.