T20 Series
Fate of last two teams for Women's T20 World Cup to be decided in Abu Dhabi today
Zimbabwe, who will play Ireland at the Zayed Cricket Stadium, had made a strong start to the Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier with victories over Papua New Guinea (by eight wickets) and Thailand (sic wickets), according to ICC. But with a semifinal place assured, they were less impressive in their third T20I in the group stage as they lost to the UAE off the last ball.
2nd T20I: Babar, Rizwan power Pakistan to thumping 10-wicket win over England
After winning the toss and opting to bat first, Alex Hales and Phil Salt put on a quickfire 42-run partnership in the first five overs for England. Salt got England up and running with a six against Mohammad Nawaz and Hales followed it up with a four and six in the next over. Shahnawaz Dahani turned it around for Pakistan in the final over of the Powerplay and was on a hattrick with the wicket of Hales and Dawid Malan.
Experience of playing IPL helped me remain calm in difficult situation in debut match, says Australia's Tim David
Because of his familiarity with the Indian conditions and having played against most of the Indian players in the IPL, Tim David did not feel much pressure as he along with wicketkeeper Matthew Wade guided Australia to a four-wicket win against India at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali.
2nd T20I: Bumrah is fit, Bhuvi still very difficult to pick and Harshal needs time to settle down, says Suryakumar Yadav
However, on the eve of the second T20I of the three-match series that will be played at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium at Jamtha near here on Friday, middle-order batsman Suryakumar Yadav came out in support of the bowlers. He denied that opposition batters are easily picking Harshal Patel's off-cutters and claimed seasoned pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar was as deceptive and effective as ever.
Women's T20 WC Qualifier: Bangladesh beat USA, Ireland book spot in playoffs
The six-wicket win over Scotland two days back had already taken Bangladesh to the top of Group A in the Qualifier. After opting to bat first, Bangladesh lost Shamima Sultana cheaply, but the pair of Murshida Khatun and Nigar Sultana put on an unbeaten 138-run partnership, each bringing up their individual half-centuries.
1st T20I: We did not bowl well, 200 was a good score to defend, says Rohit Sharma
Though the batters did well, especially Hardik Pandya (71 not out), who made a late charge with three sixes off the last three deliveries of the innings, which helped the host reach 208/6 in 20 overs -- their highest score in a T20 against Australia. But the visitors chased the target easily, thanks to Cameron Green (61 off 30), a 35 of 24 by Steve Smith and a 45 not out by Matthew Wade as they reached 211/6 in 19.2 overs.
1st T20I: Australia beat India by 4 wickets, take 1-0 lead in 3-match series
Brilliant fifties by Hardik Pandya and K.L Rahul and a vital knock by Suryakumar Yadav powered India to 208/6 in 20 overs. While India lost the wickets of Rohit and Kohli inside the first six overs, there was a great show of intent by Hardik (71 not out off 30), KL Rahul (55 off 35) and Suryakumar (46 off 25).
With fifty, KL Rahul becomes third-fastest to reach 2000 runs in T20Is
KL Rahul struck a 35-ball 55, hitting four boundaries and three sixes after Australia skipper Aaron Finch won the toss and elected to field. In the process, the 30-year-old from Karnataka completed his 2000 runs in T20I cricket in his 58th innings. Before this match, Rahul had scored 1963 runs from 57 innings of 61 matches in T20Is.
1st T20I: Australia win toss, opt to bowl first against India; Bumrah, Pant miss out
Speaking at the toss, Australia skipper Aaron Finch confirmed that Cameron Green will open the batting along with him. All-rounder Tim is making his Australia debut. He received his Australia cap from his Hobart Hurricanes team-mate Matthew Wade. On the other hand, India skipper Rohit Sharma informed that Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant are not playing Tuesday's game.
Working on improving my strike rate in Powerplay, says KL Rahul ahead of Australia T20Is
KL Rahul, who has recently returned from an injury and played his first series against Zimbabwe last month, says it is something he is working at. "It's obviously something that every player works towards. Nobody is perfect, nobody in that dressing room is perfect," Rahul said in the pre-match press conference here on Monday.
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