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India skipper Suryakumar Yadav'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 Twenty20 thriller on Thursday in Visakhapatnam.
Skipper Suryakumar Yadav shrugged off the disappointment of a World Cup final defeat with a captain's knock but it was Rinku Singh's composure that took a young Indian team to a thrilling two-wicket victory in the opening T20 International in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. This was India's highest successful chase in T20 Internationals. The skipper was in belligerent mood making a mockery of a 209-run chase with 80 off just 42 balls but Rinku's 22 not off 14 balls saved India from the blushes.
After the immense heartbreak in the final of the ODI Cricket World Cup 2023, Team India is all set to face Australia again in a five-match T20I series. The first match will be played on Wednesday in Visakhapatnam with Suryakumar Yadav leading the hosts. Apart from him, the likes of Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Rinku Singh have also been named in the squad as almost all the senior players have been rested. Former India batter Aakash Chopra stated that this series will be an important one as the players need to consolidate their places in the team before the next year's T20 World Cup.
India will be up against Australia in the first T20I of the Australia tour of India 2023 on Thursday, November 23 at the Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. The match will start at 7:00 PM IST. India enters the upcoming match on the back of a six-wicket defeat to Australia in the ODI World Cup 2023 final. However, the team, now under the leadership of Suryakumar Yadav, will look for a positive impact from the changes in personnel. Meanwhile, Matthew Wade will captain the Australian side, who will be playing his first international series in more than a year.
Suryakumar Yadav became the latest recipient of the 'Fielder of the Match' award for his exceptional efforts against the Netherlands as India ended the group stage unbeaten. Surya barely had any time to make an impact with the bat, but on the field, he stood out and made his presence felt. India's fielding coach T Dilip, who has brought memorable innovations to how the prize is awarded, called the team as well as the management out on the field and revealed the name of the contenders on the big screen instead of displaying it on the usual screen.
IND vs NED, World Cup Live Updates: Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill have given a good start to India against Netherlands. The duo is dealing in boundaries as India are off to a flier. India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bat against Netherlands in their ODI World Cup 2023 match on Sunday in Bengaluru. The hosts are going ahead with the same Playing XI which featured against South Africa. On the other hand, Netherlands have also named the same team for the match against India. (Live Scorecard | Points Table)
Ishan Kishan slumped to the field with a painful grunt as Jasprit Bumrah's slightly short of length delivery thudded onto his stomach. It took him a few minutes to recover and resume the training in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Shubman Gill was at his best, while clobbering pacers Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur and Prasidh Krishna into the stands. But the Indian opener had to restrain himself once Bumrah tested his skills with an assortment of slower balls and in the channel outside the off-stump.
India's ever-dependent all-rounder Hardik Pandya picked up an injury during the match against Bangladesh on Thursday and will miss the next match of the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup against New Zealand on Sunday. "He will not be taking the flight to Dharamsala with the team on 20th October and will now join the team directly in Lucknow where India play England," the BCCI said. Hardik, the vice-captain, hurt his left ankle while trying to stop the ball with his foot and was taken out of the field by the support staff. He was later flown to the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore for treatment.