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BCCI Selectors "Shouldn't Forget Him": World Cup Winner Names Star Missing From South Africa Tour

The South Africa Tour will be one of the first times that the Indian cricket team will be lead by three different players in the three formats.

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"Not Able To Use Laptop, Speak English Well But...": Gautam Gambhir On Indian Coaches Being Better Than Foreigners

When Gautam Gambhir says anything about the coaching structure of the Indian cricket team as well as the Pakistan cricket team, one ought to take him seriously.

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"We Will See Best Of Virat Kohli": AB de Villiers Ahead Of India's Tour To South Africa

Former Proteas cricketer AB De Villiers opened up on Virat Kohli's performance in India's upcoming tour to South Africa

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Adelaide Strikers beat Brisbane Heat by three runs to win Women's Big Bash League title

Adelaide Strikers successfully defended the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) 2023-24 title on Saturday, beating Brisbane Heat by three runs in the final at the Adelaide Oval.

The Srikers opted to bat first after winning the toss but were restricted to 125/8, but not before Laura Wolvaardt (39) and Tahlia McGrath (38) could play vital knocks.

In Brisbe’s reply, the Adelaide bowlers never allowed the batters to settle down. Openers Grace Harris (15) and Georgia Readymane (22) were dismissed in a gap of just two overs between the sixth and eighth, and even the likes of Mignon du Pleez (13) and Laura Harris (0) failed to make an impact.

Amanda-Jade Wellington (3/16) was the pick of the Adelaide Strikers’ bowlers whereas skipper Tahlia McGrath (2/16), Jemma Barsby (1/15) and Megan Schutt (2/30) also chipped in with wickets.

Brisbane Heat were 62/4 at one stage, and even a 34-run stand between Amelia Kerr and Charli Knott could not save the Heat as they were restricted to 122/8.

Heat needed 20 runs to win off the last two overs and Schutt dismissed Bisbane skipper Jess Jonassen while going for seven runs.

Amanda-Jade Wellington then struck twice in the final over, removing Georgia Voll and Mikayla Hinkley to eventually seal the title for the Strikers.

This was the Strikers’ second WBBL title and became the fourth team to do so, and win two league titles.



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India vs Australia: Rinku Singh's finishing touch, Axar Patel's three-star performance and other takeaways from 4th T20I

Suryakumar Yadav won his first series as skipper of Team India, as the Men in Blue produced a clinical display to beat Australia by 20 runs in the fourth T20I in Raipur on Tuesday. The win helped India seal the series 3-1 with a game to spare. While the focus ahead of the game were on returning stars like Shreyas Iyer and Deepak Chahar, Rinku Singh (46) was at his usual best with the bat, whereas Axar Patel (3/16) gave a timely reminder to selectors why he is still among India’s best spinners.

Let’s now take a look at five key takeaways from the fourth India-Australia T20I:

Yashasvi Jaiswal converts slow start

Yashasvi Jaiswal, known for his aggressive batting, may not have had the start he would have wanted, but certainly made amends for it. Jaiswal would only get off the mark in the seventh ball he faced, but slowly gained rhythm with his boundaries.

He began with a slice through cover point for four off Jason Behrendorff’s ball, before going for the on-drive to collect his second boundary, off Dwarshuis’ over in the third. Jaiswal went onto punish Dwarshuis for a couple of boundaries before hitting Chris Green for a four and a six in the fifth over, showcasing his clear aggressive intent.

However, Jaiswal was undone by Aaron Hardie’s short cross seam delivery. Jaiswal was early on the pull on this occasion, and eventually found McDermott running in from mid-on, who took the catch to complete the dismissal. Jaiswal was dismissed a 28-ball 37, a knock that was fun to witness while it lasted.

Rinku Singh is at it again

Rinku Singh and finishing games are a match made in heaven. He’s showcased that earlier in the series, and he showed why he can be relied upon as a finisher for Team India, with a stupendous effort with the bat.

If there’s anything that makes Rinku Singh wirthy of a “finisher” tag, it’s his fearless approach towards batting. That has been the highlight throughout the series, and on Friday, Rinku would go onto amass 46 off just 29 deliveries.

Rinku got off to a rather sedate start coming into bat at five in the ninth over, but accelerated his innings from the 12th over onwards. In the 12th over, Rinku brought up his switch hit to launch over backward point eventually punishing Matthew Short and the Aussies. An over later, Rinku would come charging down the track against Ben Dwarshuis before powerfully whacking over wide long-on for a maximum.

While Rinku looked to stay there till the end, it just wasn’t meant to be. It was a yorker from Jason Behrendorff in the final over that struck Rinku on the back pad, eventually being dismissed for 46. Even a review could not save Rinku as ball-tracking showed it was clipping leg stump, but he had certainly done his bit to save India.

Axar Patel shows why he is still the best

Axar Patel was not selected in India’s T20I squad for the series against South Africa in South Africa, and to get over the disappointment of that, the all-rounder had to produce something special.

And he did so, by providing a magical spell that would define the outcome of the game. Axar finished with figures of 3/16. His first victim was Australia’s ODI World Cup winner Travis Head, who went for the slog sweep but ended up getting an edge off the bat that flew towards Mukesh Kumar at short third.

Axar would then go onto dismiss Aaron Hardie and Ben McDermott in the seventh and 12th overs, and what’s more, among the 16 runs he gave away, only one of them, a McDermott pull towards midwicket, was a boundary in Axar’s four-over spell.

Deepak Chahar returns in style

Deepak Chahar was playing his first match for India in almost a year, on Friday, but he did return with a couple of wickets despite going for 44 runs in four overs.

Chahar was a victim of conceding boundaries to Josh Phillippe, Travis Head and even Matthew Short, but he made up for it. In the 15th over, Chahar unleashed a short cutter that made Tim David go for the pull shot, only to get a leading edge and hole it out to Jaiswal at deep midwicket.

Exactly a couple of overs later, in the 17th, Chahar teamed up with Jaiswal again. This time to dismiss Short, who went for the pull only to find Jaiswal in the deep.

Ben Dwarshuis makes amends

It was very early on in the match when Ben Dwarshuis would get hit for three boundaries by Yashasvi Jaiswal. That was only the third over of the match, but Dwarshuis would end up being more impactful in the latter stages of the innings.

Dwarshuis would go onto dismiss India skipper in the ninth over after the India skipper was caught by Matthew Wade.

He would then go onto get hit for a couple of boundaries, by Rinku Singh and Jitesh Sharma. However, Dwarshuis would strike twice in the 19th over.  In the fourth ball of the 19th over, Dwarshuis came up with an attempted yorker, and Jitesh went to go down the ground, only to miscue the shot towards Travis Head at long-off.

And the very next ball, would launch a short ball to Axar Patel, who is persuaded to go for the pull, only to find Tanveer Sangha at long-on.

From conceding a dozen runs in his first over, Dwarshuis would go onto register figures of 3/40, albeit ending up on the losing side.



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India vs Australia: Axar Patel's outstanding figures guide Men in Blue to series-clinching win in fourth T20I

All-rounder Axar Patel did the star turn with the ball as India beat Australia by 20 runs in the fourth T20I in Raipur on Friday, helping the Men in Blue seal the series with a game to spare.

With Australia looking to chase India’s total of 174, Axar Patel ended up being the pick of the Indian bowlers, finishing with figures of 3/16 from four overs.  Axar’s brilliant show with the ball came just a day after he was dropped from the India T20I squad for the South Africa series.

IND vs AUS, 4th T20I: As it happened 

In reply, Australia were restricted to 154 for seven in 20 overs. Matthew Wade remained not out on 36 off 23 balls.

The series is now 3-1 in favour of India, having only lost the third T20I in Guwahati so far. This was India’s fifth consecutive T20I series win.

Apart from Axar, Ravi Bishnoi was also prolific with economicalfigures of 1/17 from four overs. There was no dew and hence the target of 175 became defendable unlike Guwahati. Both spinners hit immaculate lengths and mostly bowled stump to stump which became Australia’s undoing.

Australia were off to a flyer in the chase with Travis Head (31 off 16 balls) collecting a flurry of boundaries to lift his team to 42 for one in four overs, including picking 22 runs off seamer Deepak Chahar.

Seasoned spinner Axar however had the hero of Australia’s World Cup final caught after the batter got a leading edge while attempting a slog-sweep.

It was a huge breakthrough for India, coming 10 balls after leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi knocked over Josh Philippe’s off-stump with one that straightened.

Playing across the line, Aaron Hardie’s middle stump was disturbed by Axar as he put India in a position of strength by leaving Australia at 55 for three at the end of seventh over.

Skipper Suryakumar Yadav introduced Avesh Khan into the attack and the seamer started on a good note, conceding six runs in his first over.

Ben McDermott (19) and Tim David (19) steadied the Australian innings with a 35-run partnership before Axar picked up his third wicket to leave the visitors in a very difficult situation at 87 for four in the 12th over and with the run rate pressure increasing.

Axar hit McDermott’s off stump as the batter went for a big shot.

Taken to the cleaners by Head earlier in the innings, Chahar came back strongly to dismiss David and reduce Australia to 107 for five in the 15th over and the match tilted decisively in favour of India.

Earlier, Aaron Hardie started the match with a maiden over before Yashasvi Jaiswal (37 off 28 balls) got off the mark with a lovely cover drive Jason Behrendorff.

The 21-year-old Jaiswal launched into Ben Dwarshuis in the third over, hitting the left-arm seamer for three boundaries to set the tone for the hosts.

Ruturaj Gaikwad (32 off 28 balls) watched the action from the other end as Jaiswal went after the bowling and when the former did get strike for the first time in the fourth over, he employed the cut shot off a Behrendorff delivery to open his account with a boundary.

Jaiswal continued with his aggressive ways and played debutant spinner Chris Green through the off-side for a four before smashing him over the midwicket fence for a six.

Recalled into the attack to stem the flow of runs, Hardie was hit straight down the ground for a four by Jaiswal, but the decision to bring him back ended in a success as Australia got their first breakthrough in the left-handed opener.

Going for one too many, Jaiswal could not connect well enough and Ben McDermott completed a good catch running from mid-on, as India reached 50 for one at the end of powerplay.

Joining the side after a small break following the World Cup, vice-captain Shreyas Iyer (8), looking to hit leg-spinner Tanveer Sangha out of the ground, could not get enough power or elevation and Green took the catch at long-on.

Skipper Suryakumar Yadav (1) casually edged Dwarshuis to the keeper, leaving India at 63 for three in the beginning of the ninth over and the crowd at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium silent.

The partisan spectators were however not required to keep quiet for long as Rinku Singh got going straightaway, his customary powerful strokes aiding him.

Rinku and Ruturaj added 48 runs for the fourth wicket before the latter was dismissed by Sangha. But that did not deter Rinku from playing his natural game and he found an able ally in Jitesh, the two adding 50 runs in just 29 balls to lift India’s run rate.

Jitesh, however, fell when he was looking good to add a few more runs to his total.

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India Women's Team: Spinner Saika Ishque Called For T20Is, Batter Shubha Satheesh For Tests

Left-arm spinner Saika Ishque, who impressed one and all during inaugural edition of Women's Premier League, received her maiden call-up for India

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