Aiden Markram-led South Africa moved one step closer to the semi-finals of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 after beating England by seven runs in the Super Eight match at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium.
Former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has hailed Suryakumar Yadav's ability to score runs in tricky situations and said that the Men in Blue will have an advantage as they have the right-handed batter in the squad
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto regretted not putting up a decent enough total on the board and said his side should have scored at least 170 runs in the T20 World Cup match against Australia
After his side's 47-run loss against India in the Super Eights match of the T20 World Cup 2024, Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan said that the players thought they could chase down 170-180 runs in Barbados.
An explosive half-century from Suryakumar Yadav and top-class bowling spells from Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh were the highlights as India defeated Afghanistan by 47 runs to start off their ICC T20 World Cup Super Eights clash with a victory at Barbados on Thursday.
Now, India have their remaining matches against Bangladesh (June 22) and Australia (June 24) and they will have to perform well in these to secure a berth in semifinals.
Virat notably top-scored in the tournament, scoring 765 runs in 11 matches at an average of above 95, with three centuries and six fifties. His best score was 117. KL also had a brilliant World Cup, scoring 452 runs in 10 innings at an average of 75.33, with a century and two half-centuries.
In the match, Salt scored an unbeaten 87* in 47 balls, with seven fours and five sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of 185.11. His knock helped England chase down WI's target of 181 runs easily.