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England vs India, 2nd T20I: Harmanpreet Kaur And Co. Look For Improved Batting Effort In Must-Win Game Against England

After an underwhelming performance in the series opener against England, the Indian women's cricket team will be eyeing a much improved batting effort in the second T20 in Derby on Tuesday. The first game at Chester-Le-Street saw the Indian batters coming a cropper against the English bowlers. "We discussed a few things after the first game. We obviously didn't play the brand of cricket we played over the last few months. We really need to match the standards of what we have achieved in the past. It was a bit disappointing but it was just another bad day," said opener Smriti Mandhana in pre-match press conference.

Mohammed Shami, Sanju Samson Trend On Twitter After Not Making India's ICC T20 World Cup 15-Member Squad

India announced their 15-member squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup squad in Australia and despite a poor Asia Cup showing, stuck to the same players. Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel are back from injury to bolster the pace attack while Axar Patel replaced the injured Ravindra Jadeja. Players like Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul, who have copped flak for their poor showing in the Asia Cup, have both made it to the squad.

England secure comprehensive Oval Test win to clinch series against South Africa

Ben Stokes's England rounded off a memorable summer of cricket with a comprehensive nine-wicket win in the third and final Test at the Oval against South Africa to complete a 2-1 series win on Monday.

Skipper Dean Elgar not sure where South Africa will find Test runs

South Africa made 326 in their only innings at Lord’s in the first Test, but did not manage a score over 179 in their next four visits to the crease as Elgar conceded their brittle middle order is letting the side down. They used every batter in their extended tour-party in the series, but only Sarel Erwee managed a single half-century. "I always bank on experience and we don’t have that at Test level," Elgar told reporters.

Mission accomplished and then some for England's project reset

LONDON : As England celebrated destroying South Africa by nine wickets to secure a 2-1 series success on Monday, their sixth win in seven tests of the most glorious test-match summer, it took something of a leap to remember how quickly things have turned around.

Skipper Elgar not sure where South Africa will find test runs

LONDON : South Africa’s fragile top six and lack of runs at test level was exposed as England won a bowler-dominated three-match series 2-1 on Monday, leaving touring captain Dean Elgar with much to ponder ahead of their next five-day assignment in Australia.

Stokes vows no let-up in England's attacking approach after series win against SA

Ben Stokes vowed England would keep up their bold approach to Test cricket under coach Brendon McCullum after wrapping up a 2-1 series win over South Africa at The Oval on Monday.

Shahid Afridi Says His Daughter Was Waving Indian Flag During India-Pak Match

Shahid Afridi, a former Pakistani captain and one of the most lethal all-rounders in the world, has a lengthy history of controversy. His confrontations with Gautam Gambhir and other Indian cricketers are well-known and receive millions of views on social media.

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England vs India, 2nd T20I: Harmanpreet Kaur And Co. Look For Improved Batting Effort In Must-Win Game Against England

Mohammed Shami, Sanju Samson Trend On Twitter After Not Making India's ICC T20 World Cup 15-Member Squad

England secure comprehensive Oval Test win to clinch series against South Africa

Skipper Dean Elgar not sure where South Africa will find Test runs

Mission accomplished and then some for England's project reset

Skipper Elgar not sure where South Africa will find test runs

Stokes vows no let-up in England's attacking approach after series win against SA

Shahid Afridi Says His Daughter Was Waving Indian Flag During India-Pak Match