The JSK spin trio of Tabraiz Shamsi (2/18), Donovan Ferreira (2/15) and Imran Tahir (1/29) combined in perfect tandem to propel the visitors to a 28-run victory at Kingsmead, while the Capitals seamers were influential in their six-wicket bonus point win over the defending champions.
South Africa's right-hand batter Marco Jansen slammed the fastest fifty against India in the shortest format of the game during the third T20I of the four-match series at the SuperSport Park on Wednesday.
Afghanistan's explosive opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz surpassed Pakistan skipper Babar Azam and equalled India stalwart Virat Kohli's record for scoring most ODI centuries before turning 23.
De Kock announced his retirement from Test cricket back in 2021 and moved on from ODIs as well after a brilliant ICC Cricket World Cup in India last year, in which he scored four centuries and took South Africa to the semis. After playing some fine knocks in Proteas' runners-up finish to Ind
Despite Quinton de Kock and Shehan Jayasuriya giving the Orcas a solid start in their run chase the Texas Super Kings' bowlers, led by Ottneil Bartmann (3/20), Noor Ahmad (2/19) and Calvin Savage (2/23), dismantled the Seattle batting lineup.
Washington Freedom edged out Seattle Orcas by five wickets in a tense low-scoring affair of the 2024 Major League Cricket at Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas.
Invited to bat first, Jason Roy's (69 in 52 balls, with five fours and four sixes) cautious knock and David Miller's (44* in 22 balls, with five fours and two sixes) final over onslaught helped the LA Knight Riders secure a total of 168/6. However, that was not enough as Ryan Rickelton (103*
South Africa's white-ball coach, Rob Walter, is hopeful that opening batter Quinton de Kock will continue to feature in white-ball cricket after he failed to live his dream in the recently concluded T20 World Cup.
During the last over, Miller, known to deliver clutch, breakthrough and match-winning performances for Proteas, attempted a big shot when 16 runs were needed of six balls. However, the ball found Suryakumar Yadav near the boundary, who plucked a remarkable catch to turn the match completely
In this memorable streak of eight wins, emerged a lot of superstars for India. While all-time greats like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli stepped up when it mattered the most out of habit, some future legends of the game like Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav etc al