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BUENOS AIRES : Argentina have recalled veteran loose forward Pablo Matera from suspension and added flyhalf Santiago Carreras to their squad for their remaining November tests after they beat Italy in Udine on Saturday.
India began the four-match T20I series against South Africa with a thumping victory in the first game in Durban on Friday. Asked to bat first, the visitors posted a whopping total of 202/8 in 20 overs, courtesy of Sanju Samson's blistering century. Later, Team India bundled out the Proteas for 141 and won the match by 61 runs to take 1-0 lead in the series. Now, both the teams are set to face each other again for the second T20I match, which will be played at the St George's Park, Gqeberha on Sunday.
South Africa's Lizelle Lee created history on Sunday as she recorded the highest individual score since the women's Big Bash League was launched in 2015. Lee hammered 12 sixes in a record unbeaten 150 for the Hobart Hurricanes on Sunday during the WBBL match against the Perth Scorchers. The 32-year-old opener also slammed 12 fours in her 75-ball blitz as the Hurricanes posted a whopping total of 203/3 in 20 overs. Later, they bundled out the Scorchers for 131 and won the match by 72 runs.
Following the second consecutive ton in T20Is Indian wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson revealed the chat between him and former coach Ravi Shastri during the Bangladesh game of the T20I series at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium in Hyderabad. Sanju Samson's fireworks and Varun Chakaravarthy's spin left South Africa in crumbles and India elated with a 61-run victory in the opening T20I at Kingsmead on Friday. Samson raised the bar in the third T20I against Bangladesh and continued to build on the momentum with a 107(50), laced with seven fours and a whopping 10 towering sixes.
South Africa's Lizelle Lee plundered 12 sixes in a record unbeaten 150 for the Hobart Hurricanes on Sunday -- the highest individual score since the women's Big Bash League was launched in 2015.
Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra has criticised the team management for under utilising star batter Rinku Singh during the 1st T20I against South Africa on Friday. Rinku, who has scored 490 runs in 27 T20Is at an average of 54.44, came out to bat at no. 6 and could score only 11 off 10 balls. While India won the match by 61 runs, courtesy of Sanju Samson's century, Chopra argued if the management is being fair with Rinku, who hasn't been getting enough opportunities with the bat in recent times.
Former South Africa captain AB de Villiers says he is proud of India wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson, who is excelling in his new role as opener in the national T20I set-up. De Villiers revealed he and Samson have been in touch for a while, and suggested that something has changed in the latter's game. The former Proteas captain's remark came after Samson smashed a century in the first T20I against South Africa on Friday, his second triple-figure score in as many games in the format.
Amid an inconsistent start to Abhishek Sharma's T20I career, former India wicketkeeper-batter Robin Uthappa has urged the team management to give a free role to the young opener. Despite scoring a century in just his second T20I match, Abhishek has come under the scanner for his recent performances of late. In nine T20I innings, he has scored just 166 runs at an underwhelming average of 20.75. Amid concerns over his consistency, Uthappa has requested the team management to give Abhishek a Virender Sehwag-like license from early 2000s where he was told to express himself.