Skipper Suryakumar's knock of 47* and economical spells from spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel were the major highlights as India continued their dominant run in T20Is with a seven-wicket win over Pakistan at Dubai on Sunday.
England skipper Harry Brook and South Africa captain Aiden Markram rued the missed opportunity to test out their combination for next year's T20 World Cup after the third contest was washed out due to rain in Nottingham on Sunday.
Bumrah achieved this feat during his side's Asia Cup clash against Pakistan at Dubai. 'Jassi Bhai' was solid with the ball, picking up two wickets for 28 runs in four overs at an economy rate of 7.00. His wicket-tally included wicketkeeper-batter Mohammed Haris and Sufiyan Muqeem.
England fast bowler Saqib Mahmood has been ruled out of the upcoming T20I series against Ireland and the white-ball tour of New Zealand in October due to a knee injury that requires minor surgery.
England stormed back in style to level the three-match T20I series against South Africa, posting a mammoth 304/2 in 20 overs before skittling the visitors for just 158 in 16.1 overs. The hosts won by a record 146 runs, their biggest victory margin in T20Is, and set up a decider in Nottingham
India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav's childhood coach Ashok Aswalkar believes his former pupil will remain unperturbed despite the pressure of leading the nation into a high-profile fixture against arch-rival Pakistan at the Asia Cup.
With a strokeplay compared to 'Mr 360' AB de Villiers, South Africa, a rare air of calm and audacity about him as a leader and batter and several accomplishments to back all the hype, Suryakumar is one of the modern-day wizards of T20 cricket, capable of changing the game in a blink.
Nissanka reached the milestone during his side's Asia Cup campaign opener against Bangladesh at Abu Dhabi. During the run-chase of 140, Nissanka played a fine hand, scoring 50 in 34 balls, with six fours and a six. His runs came at a strike rate of 147.06.
England stormed back in style to level the three-match T20I series against South Africa, posting a mammoth 304/2 in 20 overs before skittling the visitors for just 158 in 16.1 overs. The hosts won by a record 146 runs, their biggest victory margin in T20Is, and set up a decider in Nottingha
Key pacer Lungi Ngidi hurt his hamstring at a training session prior to the Proteas' T20I series against England. At the same time, experienced spinner Keshav Maharaj injured his groin during the warm-up for the opening match of that series.