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West Indies skipper Rovman Powell won the toss and chose to bowl in the second of three Twenty20 internationals against Australia in Adelaide on Sunday.
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West Indies skipper Rovman Powell won the toss and chose to bowl in the second of three Twenty20 internationals against Australia in Adelaide on Sunday.
AUS vs WI 2nd T20I, Live Updates: Australia will be taking on West Indies in the second T20I of the three-match series on Sunday in Adelaide. The Mitchell Marsh-led side has already taken 1-0 lead in the series after registering a victory by 11 runs in the first match. David Warner slammed 70 off 36 balls in his 100th T20I and Adam Zampa grabbed three wickets as Australia claimed a thumping win. The hosts crunched 213-7 after being sent in to bat on a windy and cold Hobart evening. The visitors put up a valiant fight but they could only manage 202-8, with Zampa taking 3-26. (Live Scorecard)
Experienced opener David Warner on Friday became the first player from Australia to make 100 appearances in all formats of cricket following his inclusion in Australia's playing XI for the first T20I clash against West Indies on Friday. Warner making his 100th appearance in the T20I, joined the likes of former skipper Aaron Finch (103) and star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell (100) to become just the third Australian player to achieve the feat. Overall Warner joins the elite company of India's stalwart batter Virat Kohli and New Zealand's Ross Taylor to become the third man to represent his country a hundred times in all formats.
Mitchell Marsh will captain Australia for their Twenty20 series against the West Indies with regular skipper Pat Cummins being rested, the country's cricket board (CA) said on Wednesday.
With mixture of youth and experience, Gujarat Titans (GT) have made some sensible buys at the IPL Player Auction 2024 on Tuesday. The 2022 champions roped in Australia pacer Spencer Joshnson for a whopping sum of Rs 10 crore. GT also bought uncapped batter Shahrukh Khan for Rs 7.4 crore, while also roping in veteran pacer Umesh Yadav for Rs 5.8 crore. Apart from them, GT also acquired the services of some uncapped Indian players.
Continuing a beautiful trend in the Indian team, Suryakumar Yadav won hearts on social media with his beautiful gesture after India sealed the 5-match T20I series against Australia 4-1. India's nervy victory in the 5th T20I helped the nation some wounds that Australia had inflicted by beating Rohit Sharma's side in the final of the Cricket World Cup 2023. After the match on Sunday, skipper Suryakumar handed the trophy to the newcomers in the team, Rinku Singh and Jitesh Sharma, as the entire team celebrated the triumph.
Legendary Australian cricket team opener Matthew Hayden faced a lot of criticism from fans following his controversial comments during the fifth T20I encounter between India and Australia in Bengaluru on Sunday. Australia needed 10 runs to win from the final over of the match and India skipper Suryakumar Yadav handed the ball to young pacer Arshdeep Singh. The first ball was a bouncer and although Matthew Wade was convinced that it was going above his head, the umpire did not award a wide to Australia. Hayden was not happy with the decision given by the umpire and following the replays of the incident, he said that Wade was correct in feeling upset by the decision taken by the umpire.
Australian cricket team skipper Matthew Wade was left fuming by a huge decision from the on-field umpire in the final over of the fifth T20I encounter between India and Australia in Bengaluru on Sunday. With 10 runs needed to win from the final over, Arshdeep Singh bounced a bouncer on the first ball and it looked like it sailed over Wade's head. However, the umpire was not convinced and he did not award a wide to Australia. Wade was visibly angry with the decision and he made his feelings clear to the on-field umpires. Wade was dismissed on the very next ball and India went on to win the match by six runs.