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A sparkling partnership by Chloe Tryon and Nadine de Klerk steered the Proteas women to victory in the opening ODI against New Zealand at JB Marks Oval in Potchefstroom on Sunday.
India's squad for the ODI World Cup is set, with underfire players like KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav also fetching a spot each. While both batters have gone on to record impressive performances in recent outings, former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir isn't fancying Surya's inclusion in the ODI playing XI for the World Cup. Gambhir doesn't fancy frequent changes in the team and believes the playing XI should be settled almost for the entire World Cup. He also cited the example of India's 2011 World Cup-winning squad to prove his point.
David Warner is well-known for his switch hits against spinners but against Ravichandran Ashwin during the second ODI between India and Australia on Sunday, he decided to start batting right-handed. He started his innings as a left-hander but during the 13th over of the Australia innings, he decided to take a right-hander's stance. He played the first delivery lightly for a single but on the next occasion, he unleased a brilliant sweep shot that raced to the fine-leg boundary. The shot and his decision to turn into a right-hander left everyone stunned and Pat Cummins was left in splits by the ongoing events.
Sensational centuries by Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer and late fireworks by Suryakumar Yadav in slog overs helped India reached 399 for 5 in 50 overs against Australia in the second ODI of three-match series in Indore on Sunday. This is India's highest total against Australia in the ODI format. The mammoth total saw Indian batters together hitting a total of 18 sixes. This eventually helped India become the first team in cricket history to cross the 3000-six mark in ODIs.
Suryakumar Yadav was at his destructive best as he slammed an unbeaten 72 off just 37 deliveries to guide India to a mammoth total against Australia in the first ODI clash on Sunday. The knock was adorned with six boundaries and six sixes as India ended their innings on 399 for the loss of 5 wickets. Suryakumar looked completely in control against the Australian bowlers and he took a special liking to his Mumbai Indians teammate Cameron Green. Green finished with figures of 2/103 in 10 overs and it included an expensive over where Suryakumar slammed 4 sixes in the first four deliveries off his bowling.
India might be treating the ongoing ODIs against Australia as a warm-up exercise before the World Cup but Shreyas Iyer had all to play for going into the three-match series. The 28-year-old has had to deal with his share of injuries since making his international debut back in 2017. The Asia Cup that India won marked his comeback from a back surgery after six months but a back spasm in the middle of the tournament meant he only got to bat once over the course of two weeks. Considering what he has gone through the year, especially the range of emotions in the last one month, a third ODI hundred could not have come at a better time for him. Iyer was India's designated number four before the injury pegged him back and a virtual no show in the Asia Cup meant his place in the playing eleven was far from secure.
Former India batter Gautam Gambhir and Afghanistan's star pacer Naveen-ul-Haq share a good bond with each other, thanks to Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. While Gambhir was the mentor of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), Naveen was the player bought by the franchise ahead of the season. LSG paid an amount of Rs 50 lakh to secure the services of the bowling sensational from Afghanistan. During Naveen's face-off with Virat Kohli in IPL 2023 too, Gambhir took a stand for his player.
Pakistan cricket team players are considering a boycott of sponsor logos and Cricket World Cup 2023 promotional commitments due to ongoing issues with their central contracts, according to a report on Cricket Pakistan. Earlier reports suggested that captain Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and Shaheen Afridi, were offered a monthly retainership fee PKR 4.5 million each (approx. INR 13.22 lakh). Earlier, the Test cricketers received 1.1 million rupees per month (approx. INR 3.2 lakh), and white-ball players were getting 0.95 million rupees (approx. INR 2.8 lakh). However, the central contracts have not been signed yet and that can result in Pakistan cricketers taking some drastic decisions.