Having played a blistering 84-run knock in Team India's 48-run win over New Zealand in the first T20I on Wednesday, World No. 1 T20I batter Abhishek Sharma said that he will back his instinct.
A fighting half-century by Glenn Phillips went in vain as New Zealand suffered a 48-run defeat against Team India in the high-scoring opening T20I of the five-match series at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium on Wednesday.
Team India registered their record-extending 44th 200-plus score in Men's T20I cricket on Wednesday. The Men in Blue achieved this feat during the first T20I of the five-match series against New Zealand at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur.
A blistering knock by opener Abhishek Sharma and valuable contributions from Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh and captain Suryakumar Yadav helped Team India to post a daunting 238/7 runs in 20 overs against New Zealand in the first T20I of the five-match series on Wednesday.
India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav became the fourth player to play 100 or more T20Is for his country. The ace Indian batter achieved this landmark during the first T20I against New Zealand on Wednesday.
New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner has won the toss and decided to field first against Team India in the first T20I of the five-match series at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium on Wednesday.
With 218 runs in 19 innings at a poor average of 13.62 and a strike rate of just 123.16 with no fifties last year, Surya heads into the new year with plenty of questions around his form, which has flown under the radar due to his excellent leadership as India has not dropped a series/tournam
On the back of some impressive batting performances spanning from the Australia tour to the New Zealand ODIs at home put Virat at the top after over four years, but Mitchell, who registered back-to-back centuries to seal Kiwis' first-ever ODI series win in India and became the 'Player of the
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor hailed the news that New Zealand's Labour Party has supported the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between New Delhi and Wellington, paving the way for the matter to be legislated.
"This series is important for India with key preparation factors, especially Suryakumar Yadav's form. He's an amazing player who hasn't found runs or rhythm recently--that's a fact. But you'd still bet on him; he has that calibre. I expect strong performances from him across these five match
While chasing a target of 202, Malajczuk hammered his century at the 13.5-over mark, reaching the milestone in just 51 deliveries - the fastest-ever ton in the tournament's history.
Ahead of the first T20I against New Zealand on Wednesday, India's T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav has remained optimistic about his poor form in the shortest format.