Outstanding batting performances from Harshitha Samawickrama and Athapaththu guided Sri Lanka to victory over India by eight wickets in the final of the Women's Asia Cup 2024 at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Sunday.
After the defeat in the second T20I against India, Sri Lanka skipper Charith Asalanka opened up on the reason behind the loss saying that the team was unable to score runs in the death overs.
Following the win against Sri Lanka in the first T20I, India skipper Suryakumar Yadav hailed the hosts, saying that they played good cricket from ball one of the match
After the defeat against India in the first T20I, Sri Lanka skipper Charith Asalanka opened up about the reason behind the loss in the match, saying that the Islands were unable to utilise the powerplay.
India will kickstart their new era under the leadership of coach Gautam Gambhir and skipper Suryakumar Yadav, with the 2026 ICC T20 World Cup in mind, during the first T20I at Pallekele on Saturday. The current T20I champions will be playing a new-look side following the retirement of stars
India's tour of Sri Lanka begins with the first T20I on Saturday and consists of three T20Is and three ODIs. Following Rohit Sharma's retirement from the shorter format after a triumphant ICC T20 World Cup campaign, Suryakumar was announced as the next T20I skipper for India.
Having arrived in Europe a little over two weeks ago, the Indian side has gone through a 3-day mental conditioning camp in Switzerland, and played high-octane practice matches against Malaysia, Netherlands, Germany and Great Britain in the days leading up to their first Pool B match here aga
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin first announced the boycott in Chennai. Following this, the Congress said its chief ministers, including Himachal Pradesh's Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, Karnataka's Siddaramaiah and Telangana's Revanth Reddy, would skip the meeting.
India Women skipper Harmanpreet Kaur has overtaken Meg Lanning to become the second leading run-scorer in the history of Women's T20I, on the other hand opener Smriti Mandhana can also better the former Australia captain when the Asia Cup semi-finals commence on Friday
India's stand-in skipper Smriti Mandhana won the toss and opted to bat against Nepal in the ongoing Women's Asia Cup at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Tuesday.