At his home venue at Ahmedabad, Bumrah continued to make the entire India, the world and New Zealand batters bow down to his greatness as a four-wicket haul from him, along with three-wicket haul from Axar Patel did not keep New Zealand in contention at all during the gigantic 256 run chase
Besides top-order exploits by Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan, a four-wicket haul by Jasprit Bumrah and three-fer by all-rounder Axar Patel put Kiwis under Team India's vice grip, securing a 96-run win to secure the third T20 World Cup title at Ahmedabad, exorcising the ghosts
Former Indian cricketer and head coach of Jammu and Kashmir, Ajay Sharma, backed his side's ace seamer Auqib Nabi to get a call straight away for the national Test side after he finished as the leading wicket-taker in the recently concluded Ranji Trophy season.
Speaking after the match, the veteran wicketkeeper-batter expressed pride in how the team bounced back following a disappointing T20 series earlier in the tour.
Speaking at the post-match presentation, Harmanpreet Kaur said the team started well in the T20Is, which they won 2-1, but couldn't maintain the momentum in the Test, though she described the series as a valuable and enjoyable experience. She highlighted the confidence gained from multi-form
Within the space of five balls, Northern Districts crashed from a steady start to a precarious 11 for 7. At one stage, Randell's bowling figures stood at an extraordinary 7 for 4 as he ripped through the batting lineup during a single session.
New Zealand captain Amelia Kerr has broken a 44-year-old record with a brilliant seven-wicket haul in the second New Zealand Women vs Zimbabwe Women ODI of the three-match series, in Dunedin on Sunday, as per the ICC website. Amelia Kerr's effort helped the team register a comfortable eight-
Kuldeep Yadav did not get many chances to play in the tournament except for a match against Pakistan, where he picked up one wicket while conceding 14 runs.
India and New Zealand took contrasting paths to the final; they entered the contest on the back of strong batting performances in the semi-final. New Zealand lost to South Africa in the group stage and to England in the Super Eights, but were dominant in the final four. After restricting the
South Africa wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock lashed out at the International Cricket Council (ICC) as England is set to head back home from India ahead of both South Africa and the West Indies on Saturday.
Annabel Sutherland continued to produce heroics on the WACA ground after an imperious century was followed by superb bowling under lights as Australia restricted India to 105/6 at stumps on Day 2 of the Only Test in Perth on Saturday.