Sanjay Manjrekar praised Suryakumar's 84-run knock in the tournament opener against the USA in Mumbai with his calibrated approach, but feels he really pulled down the shutters quite a lot after that, making it hard for Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, and Rinku Singh in the death over.
As the defending champions India gear up to face runner up of the 2024 T20 World Cup in their first Super 8 fixture of the ongoing T20 WC in Ahemdabad on Sunday, former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan analysed Indian openers Abhishek Sharma's off-spin woes and Ishan Kishan's strong zone.
Former South African cricketer JP Duminy remarked that the Indian cricket team brings their best in the International Cricket Council (ICC) events, hailing the Men in Blue as "one of the favourites, if not the favourite" ahead of the India vs South Africa T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 clash on
South Africa's Quinton de Kock lauded Indian spinner Varun Chakaravarthy, calling him a "very good bowler", ahead of the India vs South Africa ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8s match on Sunday in Ahmedabad.
The first Super 8s match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, between New Zealand and Pakistan, got abandoned without a ball being bowled due to persistent rain in Colombo. Both the New Zealand and Pakistan teams shared a point each.
South Africa batting coach Ashwell Prince said that having played in Ahmedabad helps the team ahead of their T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 clash against South Africa at the same venue on Thursday. Ashwell Prince also noted that having played India in a T20I series before the World Cup also h
India's men's T20I team captain Suryakumar Yadav acknowledged the pressure of playing a major tournament at home ahead of their Super 8 clash of the T20 World Cup 2026 against South Africa, especially with constant public expectations and the shared goal of winning the World Cup.
Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha won the toss and opted to bat first against the Mitchell Santner-led New Zealand in the first Super 8 stage clash of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium on Saturday.
India Women defeated Australia Women by 17 runs in the third match of the T20I series, at Adelaide on Saturday, to clinch the series 2-1. While Smriti Mandhana shone with the bat, Shree Charani and Shreyanka Patil stood out with the ball for the Women in Blue.