India took a step closer to defending their crown after breezing past Engand with a comfortable 9-wicket victory in the semi-finals of the ICC Women's U19 T20 World Cup on Friday.
The dates, times and venues have been locked in for the knockout stages of the tournament. South Africa will take on Australia in the first semi-final on Friday, January 31, while reigning champions India play the impressive England in the other semi-final later on the same day.
Malaysia hosted three U19 Women's T20 World Cup matches on Tuesday, with semi-finalists India and South Africa aiming to secure the top spots in their respective Super Six groups, as per ICC.
India took on Bangladesh in Kuala Lumpur and delivered a commanding performance, restricting Bangladesh to a mere 64 runs before chasing down the target with ease in just 7.1 overs.
The calendar year changed, but India's threatening approach in the T20Is remained the same. After ending 2024 on a high note, India picked up the momentum and kickstarted T20Is in 2025 with a bang.
India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav had a hilarious reply in store when he was quizzed about the defending champions' plans for next year's T20 World Cup ahead of the five-match series against England.
The young left-arm pacer was released by Punjab Kings (PBKS) ahead of the IPL mega auction, scheduled for November 24 and 25 in Jeddah. Arshdeep has represented India in 59 T20Is and already taken 92 wickets at an average of 18.47, making him the most successful pacer for India in T20Is and
Men in Blue played five bilateral series this year and won all of them. Be it Afghanistan and Bangladesh at home, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka and South Africa away from home, all of them suffered the wrath, audacity and explosiveness of a young Indian line-up. In all India won 24 of their 26 matches
The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Team of the Tournament on Monday and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur is the only player from India who was included in the side.
Wolvaardt was left disappointed as her side fell narrowly at the last hurdle for a second consecutive time when losing the final of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup to New Zealand on Sunday. The Proteas failed to chase down New Zealand's lofty total of 158/5 in the title decider at Dubai Intern