Right-arm seamer Harshit Rana came in as a concussion substitute for Shivam Dube during the fourth T20I of the five-match series against India at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Friday.
The hosts got an advantage after Harshit Rana replaced concussed Shivam Dube in the second inning. Rana's presence in the playing eleven gave a huge boost to the Men in Blue bowling attack as he turned out to be the hero for the team in crunch situation.
All-rounders Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube's blitz knocks helped India climb to 181/9 against England in the fourth T20I match of the series at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Friday.
India took a step closer to defending their crown after breezing past Engand with a comfortable 9-wicket victory in the semi-finals of the ICC Women's U19 T20 World Cup on Friday.
South Africa secured their maiden spot in the ICC Women's U19 T20 World Cup final after an impressive five-wicket win over Australia in the first semi-final in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, as per the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Reflecting on her dominant leg-spin performance in Test whites at the MCG, Alana King hoped that somewhere, the late Shane Warne had been watching and enjoying the spectacle.
Before taking the fight against India on the field, on the eve of the fourth T20I, Jos Buttler led his troops to Ed Sheeran's concert, offering them a much-needed breather in the highly-engaging affair.
Spinner Alana King, and seamers Kim Gart and Darcie Brown displayed good performance as Australia restricted England to 170 runs on the first day of the only Test match in Women's Ashes 2025 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Thursday.
With the series at 2-1 in favour of India, England will have to do well against the Indian spin to have a better chance at squaring the series. So far in the series, 18 out of 28 England wickets have fallen to spin, as per Wisden. Harry Brook, hailed as the future superstar and mainstay of E
India batter Shubman Gill continued to work on his form and refine his technique at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Mohali, ahead of the upcoming three ODIs against England.
India's assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate brushed away the concerns around captain Suyrakumar Yadav's elongated dry spell with the bat by ensuring that the management is willing to allow a bit of inconsistency and a lean patch.