Rohit, Kohli skip white-ball leg of South Africa tour
NEW DELHI : Skipper Rohit Sharma and batter Virat Kohli will skip the white-ball leg of India's upcoming tour of South Africa, the country's cricket board said on Thursday.
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NEW DELHI : Skipper Rohit Sharma and batter Virat Kohli will skip the white-ball leg of India's upcoming tour of South Africa, the country's cricket board said on Thursday.
India on Thursday named three skippers for their eight-match multi-format tour of South Africa next month, with Rohit Sharma leading the two Tests, Suryakumar Yadav for the T20s and KL Rahul for the ODIs.
India will face Australia in the fourth T20I of the Australia tour of India, five-match T20I Series 2023, on Friday, December 1 at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur, India. The match will start at 07:00 PM IST. After winning two games on the trot, the hosts, India failed to get over the line in the third T20I. However, they still have their noses ahead in this series and will look to clinch the series in Raipur. Australia, on the other hand, successfully chased a target of 223, propelled by a blistering century from Glenn Maxwell in the last match to stay alive in the series.
It was Glenn Maxwell show yet again at an Indian cricket ground. This time the venue was the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati and Indian cricket team was at the receiving end. India posted a huge 223-run target for Australia. While the visitors lost wickets at regular intervals, they stayed in chase with Glenn Maxwell playing the lead role. The Australia star scored 104* off just 48 balls, with eight fours and eight sixes. But what he did in the last over by Prasidh Krishna is going to be remembered for a long time to come.
Glenn Maxwell recreated his World Cup knock against Afghanistan as he single-handedly guided Australia to a five-wicket victory in the third T20I at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. Maxwell's destructive mood spoiled the party for the Indian team in his 100th T20I game and made it even more special with an unbeaten 104 off 48 balls. He became the joint fastest Australian player to complete a century in the history of T20Is joining Aaron Finch and Josh Inglis
With two wins in two matches, Team India is off to a flying start in the 5-match T20I series against Australia. Despite fielding a team mostly consisting of youngsters, the hosts have done really well as they took on T20 world champions Australia. India can go on to seal the fate of the series as they take on the Aussies for the 3rd match of the series in Guwahati. As the fans anticipate the enthralling contest between the two teams, could rain impact proceedings?
A funny video from the field of cricket is going viral on social media in which a fast bowler stopped midway while delivering the ball as a dog interrupted his run-up. As the bowler was set to bowl the delivery, the dog ran towards him due to which the pacer paused his bowling action and tried to save himself from the dog. Given that the dog continued to chase the bowler the latter threw the ball towards the animal to get rid of him.
India will face Australia in 3rd T20I of Australia in India, five-match T20I Series 2023 on November 28 at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. The match starts at 7:00 PM IST. It has been a disappointing outing so far for the Australian team, who have conceded way too many runs in both matches. While their batting department has been in solid touch, their bowlers have failed to keep things tight against the Indian batters, ultimately leading to two defeats in two matches.