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"Whatever the team needs, I'm up for it": Tilak on batting at six against
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
India's designated number three batter, who was short of runs despite promising stars, had a questionable strike rate and struggled against spin before this clash, which endangered his place in the side. Having struck at just over 118 in his past five innings, Tilak was an absolute different
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Playing it straight, biding his time: A calculated Abhishek Sharma half-ce
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
Abhishek, by his mighty standards, smashed his slowest T20I fifty in 26 balls, striking three fours and four sixes on his way to the milestone. But it was the way he paced his innings, gave himself some time out there in the middle, and the areas of the ground that he attacked, which made
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"We are work in progress": Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza after defeat aga
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
Chasing a daunting target of 257 runs, Zimbabwe managed to make 184/6 in 20 overs with the help of Brian Bennett's unbeaten 97 off 59 balls. Arshdeep Singh took three wickets as Shivam Dube, Varun Chakaravarthy and Axar Patel shared one wicket each among them.
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"Must win games reveal temperament": Sachin Tendulkar lauds India's comeba
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
Putting behind all the heartbreak and outside noise caused by a 76-run loss to South Africa at Ahmedabad, which sent their net-run-rate into negatives, Team India posted their highest T20 World Cup, stamping its authority over Zimbabwe by playing their attacking brand of cricket to its fu
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"It was a good game to continue rhythm": Hardik Pandya after India's win o
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
Pandya was named Player of the Match for his all-round performance, where he first hit an unbeaten 23-ball half-century and then bowled three overs, conceding just 21 runs.
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Sikandar Raza becomes first full-member nation player to score 3000 runs a
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
The 39-year-old, who made his T20I debut in 2013, reached the milestone in his 132nd match. He now has 3,016 runs in 132 appearances (127 innings) at an average of 26.22 and a strike rate of over 136. His tally includes one century and 16 half-centuries. With the ball, Raza has picked up 104
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T20 WC: India keep semifinal hopes alive with clinical 72-run win over Zim
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
With this win, India has a win and a loss each in the Super Eight phase, same as West Indies, making the March 1 clash between them a virtual knockout match for the second semifinal spot, with Proteas having one foot in the semifinal with two wins in two matches so far. India was put to f
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Suryakumar Yadav completes 4,000 international runs
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
Suryakumar achieved the milestone during India's do-or-die Super Eight clash against Zimbabwe in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Chennai, playing a blistering knock of 33 off just 13 balls, including three fours and two sixes. He scored at a staggering strike rate of 253.85 in the match. Read More
Markram overtakes Duminy to become SA's fourth-highest T20I run-getter
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
The South African skipper faced an upward movement in the country's batting charts during his side's Super Eight T20 World Cup clash against the West Indies at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium. Markram made an unbeaten 82 in 46 balls, with seven fours and four sixes to his name and scoring
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T20 World Cup: Brandon King's T20I numbers raise concerns after another po
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
More concerning is his dot ball percentage, which stands at 47.5 per cent -- an indicator of scoring stagnation during his innings. Among the 25 batters from full member teams who have batted at least 20 innings in the top three during this period, King has the lowest average and the highest
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T20 WC: Romario-Holder stand helps WI overcome Proteas pace barrage, post
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
At one point, WI was 83/7 in 10.2 overs, but Shepherd (52 in 37 balls, with three fours and four sixes) and Jason Holder (49 in 31 balls, with three fours and sixes) put up a brave 89-run stand, collecting 58 runs in final five overs.
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Markram-De Kock: The carriers of a billion Indian hopes; key to Proteas su
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
Not only South Africa will be aiming to continue their winning run in T20 WC to help their bid for maiden white-ball world title win on Indian soil, but a Proteas win would make the route to semifinals a little more easier for Team India, whose fortunes in the tournament took a massive dent
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