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Jasprit Bumrah was on Monday officially ruled out of the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup in Australia, BCCI informed through a press release. Bumrah had been earlier ruled out of the ongoing T20I series against South Africa due to a back injury. The fast bowler, who had missed the Asia Cup, had played two T20Is against Australia last month. BCCI informed that it will announce his replacement soon.
Sarfaraz Khan is one of the most talented budding cricketers coming through the cricket circles of Mumbai. The right-handed batter has time and time again shown that he has a calm head on his shoulders and his talent was once again on display on the first day of the Irani Cup between Saurashtra and Rest Of India. Coming into bat when Rest Of India were 18/3 in the 5th over, Sarfaraz displayed a perfect blend of aggression and caution.
India Capitals' pacer Mitchell Johnson has been handed a warning and a fine of 50 percent of his match fees for involving in a heated argument during the Legends League match at the Barkatullah Khan Stadium on Sunday. The incident took place during the qualifier match between India Capitals and Bhilwara Kings where Johnson got engaged in a verbal exchange with Bhilwara Kings' batsman Yusuf Pathan and was seen pushing the latter away before the umpires intervened.
South Africa will host and open the ICC T20 Women's World Cup against Sri Lanka at Newlands on Friday, 10 February 2023.
Harmanpreet Kaur's Indian team, which finished runners-up to Australia in 2020, will look to win its maiden ICC crown when it participates in the T20 World Cup in South Africa next year. The ICC released the schedule and the groups for the 10-team tournament on Monday. India have been grouped along with arch rivals Pakistan, West Indies, England and Ireland in Group B.
The Indians, currently ranked fifth, will face the world number one Australians in five matches between November 26 and December 4 at the MATE Stadium in Adelaide. The second, third and fourth matches will be played on November 27, November 30 and December 3. It will be the first time the two sides will be meeting since the Kookaburras beat India for the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in August.
At stumps on third day, Saurashtra reached to 368/8, riding on half-centuries from the quartet comprising Sheldon Jackson (71), Arpit Vasavada (55), Prerak Mankad (72) and skipper Jaydev Unadkat (78 batting). The overall lead is 92 runs now and Saurashtra would like to stretch it to at least 175 in order to set the cat among the pigeons. With 276 runs in arrears, Saurashtra were literally staring at a humiliating innings defeat after being reduced to 87 for 5 before lunch. However, Jackson and Vasavada, who have bailed Saurashtra out many-a-times in the past, added 117 runs for the sixth wicket to steady the ship. But, it was the 144-run eighth wicket stand between Unadkat and all-rounder Mankad that raised visions -- however improbable it may look at the moment -- of pulling off a heist. The duo not only had a century stand but also scored the runs at a quick clip -- in only 29.3 overs -- to keep the contest alive. If it was Jackson who took the attack back to the opposition by repeatedly stepping out to left-arm spinner Saurabh Kumar (3/80 in 25 overs) to disturb his length, the pair of Unadkat and Mankad used the extra pace of Kuldeep Sen (3/85 in 16 overs) and Umran Malik (0/59 in 16 overs) to their advantage. They hit six sixes from the bowling of Jackson, Vasavada and Unadkat.
Virat Kohli's 'selfless knock' won the hearts of cricket lovers here on Sunday night, the boisterous crowd that cheered the game drew praise from the ace player too. Kohli missed a half-century by a whisker as he remained unbeaten at 49 with India setting a target of 238 for South Africa. India went on to win the match by 16 runs and grab the three-match T20 series by winning the first two games. The capacity crowd of nearly 39,000 at the Assam Cricket Association (ACA) Stadium here had the loudest cheers reserved for the former Team India captain. Praising the massive support, Kohli expressed his gratitude to the crowd on Twitter. "Great game. Terrific atmosphere. Thank you Guwahati," the star player wrote, sharing pictures of the game, in a post-midnight Tweet.