Author: Kashish Chadha

South Africa managed to take a consolation victory in the third T20I against India having lost the first two games. Rilee Rossouw smashed 100 not-out off 48 balls to guide the visitors to a 49-rin win in the third T20I at Indore on October 4. Rossouw blasted his maiden T20I century off just 48 balls as South Africa posted 227/3 in 20 overs. Kagiso Rabada then picked 1 for 24 in four overs, whereas Keshav Maharaj bagged 2 for 34 to restrict the hosts to 178.  https://twitter.com/BCCI/status/1577359494690271232 As it happened, Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bowl first while going into the match with five…

India will take on Pakistan on February 12 in a marquee clash to kick off their Women’s T20 World Cup campaign next year, the International Cricket Council confirmed on Monday. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side is part of Group 2 of the ten-team competition, which also features West Indies, England and Ireland. After facing Pakistan on the second day of the three-week event in Cape Town, India will be up against the Windies on February 15, before rounding off their group stage fixtures with clashes versus England and Ireland at Gqeberha on February 18 and 20, respectively. The tournament played in South…

The BCCI put a stamp of approval over the development on Monday evening, putting an end to speculations that the seamer may board the flight to Australia and be ready to play in the latter stages of the marquee ICC event. The decision to sideline Bumrah from the T20 World Cup entirely was taken “following a detailed assessment and in consultation with the specialists”, who ascertained that it would be too big a risk to take the bowler to Australia. The Indian spearhead will now undergo an extended rehabilitation programme at the National Cricket Academy. The board had initially ruled…

Team India came out triumphant over South Africa in a high-scoring encounter in Guwahati in the penultimate T20I of the series on Sunday to secure an unassailable 2-0 lead over the visitors. The hosts won by only 16 runs despite posting a gigantic score of 237/3 in their allotted 20 overs. It was a case of fine margins despite a huge total on the board since both teams had major failures with ball in hand. That would, however, be denying their batters the credit, with Indians dominating the first half before the Proteas nearly responded in equal measure. It didn’t…

The team coming out triumphant at the forthcoming T20 World Cup in Australia will receive a whopping sum of US dollars 1.6 million, the ICC confirmed on September 30. The amount is the same that was awarded to the winner of the tournament’s previous iteration in UAE last year. The ICC has carried forward the prize money pool of USD 5.6 million for the 2022 edition of the T20 World Cup, with runners-up collecting $800,000 and losing semifinalists getting $400,000. The T20 World Cup remains a 16-team tournament for this year’s edition, played in two different rounds – preliminary and…

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly is not yet ruling out the possibility of Jasprit Bumrah leading India’s pace attack at the forthcoming T20 World Cup in Australia. He spoke in the midst of fears around Bumrah’s participation after the recurrence of a back injury and said the pacer could still turn up for the Indian side. Bumrah had been rushed to the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore on September 26 from Thiruvananthapuram for fresh scans on his back issue. The pacer was ruled out of the ongoing T20I series against South Africa, with Mohammed Siraj brought in as his replacement. “Bumrah is not out…

Pakistan seamer Naseem Shah has been ruled out of the remainder of the T20I series against England after testing positive for the coronavirus. His positive test came to light on Thursday, which sidelines him from the final two matches in the Lahore leg of the historic seven-match T20I series. The news of Naseem contacting Covid came a day after it emerged that he had gone down with pneumonia and had been admitted to a nearby hospital in the city on September 28. The 19-year-old was, however, discharged from the hospital as the Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed the seamer is “feeling…

India could suffer an irrevocable blow to their chances of reclaiming the T20 World Cup trophy in Australia amidst dark clouds hovering large on Jasprit Bumrah’s participation in the tournament. The ace quick is down with a back injury, which could effectively end his hopes of making the trip Down Under. Bumrah went to Bangalore on September 28 for fresh scans on his back and results are being awaited, which will ascertain when the pacer will be able to make his international comeback. Till a definite result of these scans in the coming few days, ESPNcricinfo reported, the BCCI medical…

The Tuesday night of the CPL 2022 witnessed two keenly followed playoffs stage encounters, with Barbados Royals and Jamaica Tallawahs coming out triumphant in their respective games versus Guyana Amazon Warriors and St Lucia Kings. In the Qualifier 1, Royals dominated the Warriors in Guyana, clinching a win by a heavy margin of 87 runs to secure a place in the CPL 2022 final on Friday. David Miller’s men blasted their way to a gigantic score of 195/5 batting first, thanks to an excellent knock at the top by their allrounder Rakheem Cornwall and middle-order aggressor Azam Khan’s attacking half-century. https://twitter.com/CPL/status/1574786779953053696 Cornwall pulverized the opposition attack…

India will enter the final leg of their T20 World Cup preparations against South Africa without the services of experienced seamer Mohammad Shami and their middle-order player Deepak Hooda. The two cricketers have been ruled out of the three-match series, starting September 28. While Shami stays sidelined because of the positive coronavirus test he gave ahead of the T20Is versus Australia, Hooda has been ruled out of the South African clash with back spasms. Shami needs more time to recover from his bout with the contagious virus, with the selectors in no mood to take a risk on one of their…