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With a good amount of grass cover on the pitch, it meant that fast bowlers would make the ball talk for the entire duration of the game. Suddenly, the environment was more of a Test match than a T20I game as Deepak Chahar and Arshdeep Singh scythed through the top-order to leave South Africa at 9/5 in the space of 15 balls, thereby deciding the outcome of the match long before the actual game was over.

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.

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.

Charismatic India batter and 'Player of the Match' in the third and final T20I, Suryakumar Yadav has said he is loving the challenges of batting at No. 4, though he added playing "smart" is important if one has to excel at the crucial position.

India won the series by defeating Australia by six wickets in the series-deciding third and last T20I at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium here on Sunday.Former skipper Virat Kohli and middle-order bat Suryakuamr Yadav struck brilliant fifties as India overhauled Australia's challenging total of 186/7 to win the series 2-1.

England had performed remarkably well in the 2021 edition of the T20 World Cup in the UAE but the side then led by Eoin Morgan had fallen to New Zealand in the semifinal. This time around, while the Test team under captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum has been doing great, the same cannot be said about the T20I side.

The longer boundaries at square of the wicket often dictate the style of play and strategy of batters. It helps batters, who rely more on singles and doubles to keep the scoreboard ticking even in the T20 format. Well, who can forget that famous run-chase by India against Australia in a T20 game in Mohali during the 2016 World Cup. That thrilling chase in the Super 10 Group 2 match was dominated by the insane running between the wickets by Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni.

The enigmatic left-hander Yuvraj Singh has been brought on board as the Team Mentor. He was previously part of the Abu Dhabi T10 league in 2019. The franchise has brought in Kieron Pollard as their Icon player and also signed England's 2019 ODI World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan as their Platinum player. Azam Khan, from Pakistan, and Ireland's Paul Stirling are the two Category A players signed by the franchise.

In white-ball matches of home summer, Curran batted at top of the order by Surrey in the T20 Blast and then by Oval Invincibles in the Hundred. But with England having a settled top-order, it means that Curran may have to be the finisher or be a floater till the Men's T20 World Cup.

Cameos from Sophie Ecclestone (31), Sophia Dunkley (29) and Charlie Dean (29 not out) gave England something to bowl at as India kept them in check with regular strikes, with Deepti Sharma taking two wickets and veteran Jhulan Goswami had a terrific spell of 1/20 in her 10 overs.