USA bowler Shadley Van Schalkwyk praised Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav for his match-winning, unbeaten innings of 84 after the Americans lost by 23 runs in their opening T20 World Cup encounter at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday.
After electing to bat first, India posted a record-breaking 411/9, powered by a scintillating 175-run innings from Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who smashed 15 fours and 15 sixes off just 80 balls. Captain Ayush Mhatre contributed 53 off 51 balls, while Abhigyan Kundu added a brisk 40 off 31 balls
In the title clash against England, Vaibhav tortured the bowlers with his unreal hitting, smashing 175 in just 80 balls, with 15 fours and 15 sixes, and ran away with the runs at a strike rate of 218.75. This is the highest score in the final of the U19 WC final, outdoing former Indian U1
During a daunting run-chase of 272 runs, Allen took the task head-on, scoring a 22-ball fifty and ending up with a 38-ball 80, with eight fours and six sixes during his knock. His runs came at a strike rate of 210.53.
India's highest T20I score against a Test playing nation is 297/6 against Bangladesh which they hit in 2024 at Hyderabad. The highest score in T20Is against a Test playing nation is by England, who smashed 304/2 against South Africa in Manchester last year.
Tiigers of Kolkata produced a statement performance in their eighth ISPL fixture against Srinagar, cruising to a commanding 93-run victory after choosing to bat first.
After a brief slump, opener Grace resumed her heroics at the top, smashing more than half of the modest 144 runs set by UPW by herself with her brutal hitting, scoring 13 fours and two sixes in her knock of 75 in 37 balls as RCB earned a direct spot in the final, taking place on February 5 a
De Kock smashed a career-best 115 off 49 balls, while Rickelton contributed an unbeaten 77 off 36 balls, helping South Africa chase down 222 with ease, as the Proteas took only 17.3 overs to reach the target and clinch the T20I series with a game left to play.
The SA20 season 4 was a memorable one as Brevis pulled his side out of trouble from a position of 1/2, smashing a 56-ball 101 with eight fours and seven sixes, single-handedly taking his side to 158/7. Pretoria Capitals had SEC on the ropes at 48/4, but sensational knocks from Matthew Breetz
Brook, who smashed an unbeaten 136 off just 66 balls at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, celebrated his third ODI hundred by knocking his gloves together and mimicking pouring a drink over himself -- a gesture many linked to wrestling star Stone Cold Steve Austin's iconic move. The celebr
Pakistan's legendary spinner Saqlain Mushtaq recalled his encounters with India's star batter Virender Sehwag back in 2004, saying he faced him only twice, including the Multan Test, where Sehwag scored 309.
India's star opener Abhishek Sharma entered the record books, smashing the second-fastest half-century by an Indian in the T20I. He achieved this feat against New Zealand in Guwahati on Sunday. Sharma slammed his fifty in just 14 deliveries.