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NEW DELHI : Joe Root has opted out of next year's Indian Premier League (IPL), his franchise said, following his England team mate Ben Stokes, who made himself unavailable for the T20 league, citing workload.
India take on Australia in the hopes of going 2-0 in a five match T20I series at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. The hosts took a 1-0 after beating Australia by two wickets in Visakhapatnam, despite an off day for the bowlers. However, skipper Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Rinku Singh and Yashasvi Jaiswal also fired with the bat as India chased down 209 with a ball to spare. The pitch and conditions on Sunday will not be massively different, and that makes it imperative for the Indian bowlers to fire collectively.
India will battle against Australia in the second of the five-match T20I series at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, on Sunday, November 26. The contest is scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM IST. Riding on outstanding performances from Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav, along with a rear-guard action from Rinku Singh, India secured a thrilling two-wicket victory in the first T20I. The Indian team will aim to deliver a comprehensive performance and secure a 2-0 lead in the series.
Australia will face India in the second of the five-match T20I series 2023 at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, on Sunday, November 26. The contest is scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM IST. Australia dominated most of the first T20I match only for Rinku Singh to snatch victory for India on the final ball. The visitors will look to regroup and come out stronger in their quest to level the series.
Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar trolled India's star batter Suryakumar Yadav post his match-winning knock against Australia in the first T20I in Visakhapatnam. Akhtar shared a reported conversation between former India captain Ravi Shastri and ex-Australia opener Matthew Hayden on Friday. In the reported interaction, Shastri praised Suryakumar's performance and asked Hayden about what could stop the batter. To this, Hayden replied that tell him it's an ODI game. The post from Akhtar was criticised heavily by the netizens.
Jasprit Bumrah shared a picture of his newborn baby boy on social media on Friday. "My little sunshine," wrote the star India pacer in the caption and he used a sun emoji over the picture to hide the face of the baby. In the photo, the right-arm pacer could be seen giving a sweet smile to the baby while carrying him in his arms. The adorable picture melted the hearts of netizens and Bumrah's wife and sports presenter Sanjana Ganesan was also among them. "My favourite boys," she wrote with a heart emoji.
Michael van Gerwen recorded the highest average in Players Championship history when he dominated Ross Smith 6-1.
India skipper Suryakumar Yadav was certainly at his best on Thursday night during the first T20I of the five-match series against Australia in Visakhapatnam. The right-handed batter's 42-ball 80 and an unbeaten cameo by Rinku Singh helped the hosts chase down an Indian best of 209 against Australia in a T20 thriller on Thursday. Suryakumar smashed nine fours and four sixes on his captaincy debut for India as the hosts won with two wickets and one ball to spare and take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.