T20 WC Final: Fans Perform Ganga Aarti For Team India's Win vs South Africa
Ahead of Team India's much-awaited T20 World Cup 2024 final against South Africa, fans perform Ganga Aarti and offer prayers.
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First Time In 90 Years: Indian Women's Cricket Team Achieves Historic World Record
India on Saturday recorded the highest team total in women's Test cricket on day two of the one-off Test against South Africa, surpassing the previous best of 575/9 set by Australia. Australia had posted the total in Perth this February but India achieved the new record when Richa Ghosh hammered a four in the opening ball of the 109th over bowled by Annerie Dercksen. Much of the credit for the feat goes to Indian openers -- Shafali Verma (205) and Smriti Mandhana (149) -- who shared an iconic stand of 292 -- the highest opening partnership in women's cricket.
T20 World Cup, Final: How Can India Overcome The South Africa Challenge?
No defending champion has ever made it to the next final of the T20 World Cups and Rohit Sharma's India ensured that the trend goes on with a comprehensive 68-run victory over the 2022 T20 World champions, England. India have now reached a T20 World Cup final after almost 10 years and are all set to take on South Africa in the much-anticipated T20 World Cup 2024 final on Saturday at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown in Barbados. Interestingly, India and South Africa are the only sides in this tournament who are yet to lose a match.
Lionel Messi To Miss Argentina-Peru Copa America Clash: Team
Lionel Messi will miss Argentina's final Copa America group game against Peru after complaining of muscle tightness, team officials said on Friday. Assistant coach Walter Samuel told a press conference that the Inter Miami superstar was "day-by-day" following an injury to his right adductor muscle. "Leo had a problem in the last game, he won't be there for this game," Samuel said. "We are going to go day-by-day waiting for its evolution." Samuel, meanwhile, played down the impact of Messi's absence on the rest of the team.
T20 World Cup Final: Reserve Day Rules, Minimum Overs, 190 Mins Extra - Full Playing Conditions Revealed
India and South Africa will square off in the T20 World Cup 2024 final on Saturday at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. Rohit Sharma-led Team India will aim to end their long 11-year wait for an ICC trophy, however, the game is likely to be interrupted by rain. While the weather forecast predicts 51 per cent chance of rain, the ICC has taken some extra measures to curb the rain threat on match day. Firstly, a reserve day (June 30) has been alotted in case the match cannot be completed on the scheduled day.
Amid Virat Kohli's Poor Form In T20 World Cup, Ravi Shastri Gives Golden Advice
Virat Kohli's continued poor form in the ongoing 2024 T20 World Cup has brought in opinions from several cricketers, experts and fans alike. However, few people have seen Kohli's game from up close better than former India coach Ravi Shastri. Shastri and Kohli shared a great bond as coach and captain of Team India in all formats. After Kohli's failure against England in the semi-final, Shastri said that he should stick to his natural game without trying to be overly aggressive.
Colombia Into Copa America Quarter Finals After Romp While Brazil Rolls
Colombia marched into the quarter-finals of the Copa America on Friday with a confident 3-0 victory over Costa Rica in Arizona. Goals from Luis Diaz, Davinson Sanchez and Jhon Cordoba sealed all three points for the Colombians, who are now guaranteed a top-two finish in Group D. Colombia will qualify for the quarter-finals as group winners if they can secure at least a point against Brazil -- a 4-1 winner over Paraguay in Friday's other Copa contest -- in their final group game next Tuesday.
"Confidence 100, Skill 0": Navjot Singh Sidhu Trolls India Star Ahead Of T20 World Cup Final. Watch
Former India batter Navjot Singh Sidhu poked fun at star pacer Arshdeep Singh ahead of the T20 World Cup final against South Africa in Barbados. Arshdeep is India's leading wicket-taker in the tournament with 15 scalps to his name, and will have a chance to claim the top spot on Saturday when take on the Proteas in the T20 World Cup summit clash. Arshdeep needs two wickets to go past Afghanistan's Fazalhaq Farooqi (16) in the list of the tournament's leading wicket-takers. However, ahead of the final, Sidhu trolled Arshdeep over his batting skills.