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Opener Abhishek Sharma smashed an incendiary 84 to fashion India’s 48-run victory against New Zealand in the first Twenty20 international in Nagpur on Wednesday.
DARYL Mitchell, who loves playing in and against India, helped New Zealand level the series with a classy, unbeaten 100 in the second ODI of the three-match series. India, asked to bat on a tricky surface, took their time to get going before setting a target of 285. Mitchell, whose game against spin is one of the best in the business across formats, took a liking to both of India’s frontline spinners.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday strongly criticised the BCCI’s recent move asking Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to release Bangladeshi fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman.
South Africa beat India by 51 runs in the second T20I at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur in New Chandigarh on Thursday. The Aiden Markram-led South Africa hence squared the five-match T20I series 1-1 after the second game.
India thrashed South Africa by 101 runs as the visitors collapsed for a meagre 74 in the opening T20I at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Tuesday. India had earlier posted 175/6 thanks to a rescue act by Hardik Pandya.
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Fulfilling a long-standing demand of the people of Siliguri, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced the construction of an international-standard cricket stadium in the city.
India defeated Australia by 48 runs in the fourth T20I to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series here on Thursday.Asked to bat, India scored 167 for 8 with skipper Shubman Gill top scoring with a 46. Abhishek Sharma (28), Shivam Dube (22) and skipper Suryakumar Yadav (20) also made useful contributions.
Washington Sundar enhanced his reputation as a T20 hitter with India batting in top gear through the innings to comfortably chase down a target of 187 for a series levelling five-wicket win over Australia here on Sunday. This is the first time that Australia have lost a T20 International at the Ninja Oval, earlier known as Bellerive Oval.
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