Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) joint secretary Devajit Lon Saikia has said that over 25,000 tickets for the third T20 between India and Australia have already been sold out
India and Australia will lock horns in the second T20I in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. India has a 1-0 lead in the series. In the game during a 209-run chase, Tilak showed a lot of positive intent with some sweeps, reverse sweeps, but was dismissed by spinner Tanveer Sangha for 12.
India skipper for the Australia T20I series Suryakumar Yadav talked about the conversation the players had with Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the team's loss in the World Cup final.
Rinku stole the limelight with some of his stellar shots towards the end which played a major role in India's success in the first T20I. Rinku remained unbeaten and scored a quickfire 22 off 14 balls to get India across the finish line.
An explosive century by Josh Inglis and a 130-run partnership with Steve Smith powered Australia to 208/3 in the first T20I against India at Visakhapatnam on Thursday
With this series, both the teams, who were also 50-over Cricket World Cup 2023 finalists, start their hunt for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, which will be held in June next year in the West Indies and the USA.
Ahead of India's opening clash against Australia in the first game of the five-match T20I series, Washington Sundar and Tilak Verma visited and offered prayers at Simhachalam Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple in Visakhapatnam on Thursday.
India all-rounder Axar Patel believes it is time for the Men in Blue to "move on" from the heartbreak of the World Cup final defeat against Australia ahead of their first match of the T20I series against Australia.