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Eng vs Aus 1st T20I: England Name 3 Debutants

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  England named their playing XI for the first T20I match against Australia played at Rose Bowl, Southampton on 11 th September 2024. Phil Salt has been appointed as the captain who will serve as a replacement for Jos Buttler. Salt would open the innings with Will Jacks. Jordon Cox who performed brilliantly in the NatWest T20 Blast would get a chance to feature in the England T20I squad. Liam Livingstone will be leading the charge in the middle order with his explosive batting. Jacob Bethell will be making his debut for England and hopes to create an impact with the bat. The pace bowling options include Reece Topley, Saqib Mahmood &Jofra Archer. Jamie Overton will be making his T20I debut for England against Australia tomorrow. It promises to be an exciting contest between two powerhouses of international cricket, especially T20I format. Adil Rashid is the lone spinner included in the playing XI. Liam Livingstone could do the job of part-time spin option. England would...

England versus Australia 1st T20I: High scoring thriller

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 The first T20I between arch-rivals England and Australia saw high scoring thriller going down the last ball played at Optus Stadium, Perth on Sunday. Australian captain Aaron Finch won the toss and decided to field first. Jos Buttler showed his class leading from the front right from word go along with Alex Hales. The England openers put enough pressure on second-string Australian bowling not allowing them to settle. Buttler played innovative strokes. At the end of the first six overs, England's openers scored 58 for 0. After the field restrictions, Buttler and Hales continued to dominate Australian bowling. Buttler completed fifty off just 25 balls while Hales smashed half-century off 29 balls leaving the host's bowling stunned. Nathan Ellis grabbed the breakthrough dismissing Buttler for a superb knock. Buttler and Hales added 132 runs in 68 balls laying a strong foundation. The Australian bowlers made a strong comeback in the death overs keeping lid on England's b...

Australia versus West Indies 1st T20I: Australia seal thrilling last over win

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 The home season for Australia started with a thrilling win over spirited West Indies in the first T20I match played at Metricon Stadium, Queensland on Wednesday. Australian captain Aaron Finch won the toss and decided to field first. It was an aggressive start for West Indies openers as Kyle Mayers showed intent right from the word go. Josh Hazlewood got the breakthrough for Australia dismissing Johnson Charles trying to hit a big shot. Mayers smashed a brilliant six with 105 m six putting enough pressure on Australian bowling. Brandon King also looked in decent touch also. Hazlewood struck getting rid of Brandon King straight in front of the stumps. King and Mayers added 34 runs for the 2 nd wicket. At the end of the first six overs, West Indies made 53 for 2. After the field restrictions, Australian bowlers restricted run flow with tight lines and lengths. Pat Cummins got rid of Mayers trying to hit another big shot to leave West Indies in trouble. Mitchell Starc dismisse...

India versus South Africa 1st T20I: India too strong for South Africa

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 The Indian Cricket Team produced a dominating performance on a tough wicket to bat on with a comfortable win over visitors South Africa in the 1 st T20I match played at Greenfield Stadium, Trivandrum on Wednesday. Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for the hosts as Deepak Chahar produced a lovely delivery getting rid of Temba Bavuma. Arshdeep Singh rattled the South African batting line up taking 3 wickets in an over dismissing Quinton de Kock, Rilee Rossouw, and David Miller. It was an expectational bowling performance by Arshdeep who showed class on a surface that helped the pace bowlers. Deepak Chahar broke the backbone of the South African batting lineup with another wicket of Tristian Stubbs providing a simple catch to Arshdeep Singh at third man to leave visitors in dire straits at 9 for 5. Aiden Markram and Wayne Parnell looked cautious against disciplined Indian bowling. At the end of the first six overs, South A...

Pakistan versus England 1st T20I: England cruise to a comfortable win

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 England began the seven-match T20I series with a comfortable win over Pakistan played at National Stadium, Karachi on Tuesday. England stand-in captain Moeen Ali won the toss and decided to field first. It was a decent start for Pakistan openers as Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam showed intent to put pressure on England bowlers. At the end of the first six overs, Pakistan scored 51 for 0. Rizwan and Babar Azam looked in great touch keeping the momentum going for Pakistan. The leg-spinner Adil Rashid grabbed the wicket of Pakistan skipper Babar Azam. Babar and Rizwan added 85 runs laying strong foundation for a decent total. Rizwan continued his impressive form completing fifty off 32 balls. On the other hand, Haider Ali struggled against disciplined England bowling. The England bowlers looked impressive making strong comeback not allowing Pakistan's middle order to hit big shots and picked wickets at regular intervals. Luke Wood making his T20I debut dismissed Iftikhar Ahmed,...

India versus Australia 1st T20I: Australia stun India in a high scoring thriller

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 The T20I World Champions Australia started the 3-match T20I series with a thrilling win over hosts India in the 1 st T20I match played at PCA Stadium, Mohali on Tuesday. Australian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to field first. KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma began off brightly with positive intent putting pressure. Josh Hazlewood provided the breakthrough dismissing Rohit Sharma tried to hit a big shot as Nathan Ellis took decent catch. Adam Zampa was bought into the attack early and bowled tight over to Kohli. Nathan Ellis dismissed Virat Kohli providing an easy catch to Green at mid-on. Surya Kumar Yadav looked in fine touch putting pressure on the Australian bowlers with great timing. At the end of the first six overs, India scored 46 for 2. After the field restrictions, Surya Kumar and KL Rahul kept the pressure on the Australian bowlers not allowing them to settle. Rahul reached fifty off 32 balls before being caught by Nathan Ellis. Surya and KL Rahul added ...

India versus West Indies 1st T20I: India registers easy win

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 The Indian Team continued their winning streak as they registered a convincing win over West Indies in the first T20I match played at Brian Lara Stadium, Tabouga, Trinidad on Friday. West Indies captain Nicolas Pooran won the toss and decided to field first. Surya Kumar Yadav opened the innings along with captain Rohit Sharma. Both batters provided a flying start putting pressure on West Indies new ball bowlers. Hosein struck to dismiss Surya with simple catch to Holder. Surya and Rohit added 44 runs in 4.4 overs laying a strong foundation for a big total. McCoy got the wicket of Shreyas Iyer without opening his account to leave India in some trouble. At the end of the first six overs, India scored 45 for 2. Rohit Sharma showed intent to keep the pressure on West Indies bowlers. Pant came at number 4 and looked solid before Hosein took a lovely catch at the edge of the circle. Pant and Rohit Sharma added 43 runs for the 3 rd wicket. A superb diving catch by McCoy at third man...

England versus South Africa 1st T20I: Records broken in first T20I match between England and South Africa

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 The first T20I match between England and South Africa saw high scoring affair on a batting paradise played at County Ground, Bristol on Wednesday. South African stand-in captain David Miller won the toss and decided to field first. Jos Buttler looked in great touch hitting 13 runs off Keshav Maharaj in the opening over. Buttler then smashed Lungi Ngidi for another six before David Miller's brilliance ended his innings. Jason Roy’s struggle continued as he was deceived by Ngidi to leave England in some trouble. At the end of the first six overs, England made 48 for 2. Jonny Bairstow and Dawid Malan showed his class by taking Shamsi to the cleaners. After the end of 10 overs, it was carnage as both Bairstow, and Malan took use of short boundaries. Bairstow completed fifty off 36 balls. Andile Phehlukawyo eventually broke through dismissing Malan with a simple catch to de Kock. Bairstow and Malan added 71 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Moeen Ali came to the crease and smashed South...

India versus England 1st T20I: Dominating performance by India

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 Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the Indian team returned to winning ways as they dominated England in the first T20I match played at Ageas Bowl, Southampton on Thursday. Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first. It was an aggressive start by Rohit putting pressure on England's opening bowlers. Moeen Ali provided the breakthrough for England dismissing Indian captain Rohit with a good catch by Buttler. Deepak Hooda showed intent right from the word go against Moeen Ali hitting him for 2 sixes keeping the scoreboard ticking. Moeen then got rid of Ishan Kishan with a simple catch to Matt Parkinson at short third man. Deepak Hooda kept the pressure on the England bowlers with positive shots not allowing them to settle for a particular line and length. At the end of the first six overs, India raced away to 66 for 2. After the field restrictions, Surya Kumar Yadav and Deepak Hooda maintained the pressure on England bowlers with lovely shots making lif...

India versus Ireland 1st T20I: Another dominating performance by India

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 Hardik’s Pandya stint as a captain began on a winning note as they defeated Ireland in a rain-curtailed match played at Dublin, Malahide on Sunday. Before the rain arrived, India captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to field first. The match was reduced to 12 overs a side. It was an ideal start for visitors as Bhuvneshwar Kumar produced stunning delivery to get rid of Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie without opening his account. The pitch was difficult to bat as there was a lot of swing and seam movement. Hardik Pandya then dismissed dangerous Paul Stirling got by Deepak Hooda at mid-off to leave Ireland in trouble. Avesh Khan got another big wicket of Gareth Delany as he went taking the edge. At the end of field restrictions, Ireland scored 22 for 3. Harry Tector looked impressive with his shots putting the Indian bowlers under pressure. Lorcan Tucker showed intent in keeping the scoreboard ticking making life tough for the opposition. Tector smashed him for 14 ru...

Indian women versus Sri Lanka 1st T20I: Indian women’s team starts the tour on a winning note

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 The Indian women’s Cricket Team started their tour of Sri Lanka with a resounding win in the 1 st T20I match played at Rangiri International Stadium, Dambulla on Thursday. Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start for the visitors as they lost 2 quick wickets in succession of Smriti Mandhana and Sabbhieni Meghana. Shafali Verma put pressure on the Lankan bowlers with positive shots while Harmanpreet Kaur looked solid enough. At the end of the first six overs, Indian women made 32 for 2. Kaur and Verma kept the momentum going against disciplined Sri Lankan bowling. Harmanpreet Kaur was given a reprieve as she was dropped twice. After an enterprising knock, Shafali Verma was caught by de Silva at long-on. Sri Lankan captain Atthaptu were involved in all three dismissals. Verma and Kaur added 39 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Soon after, Kaur was dismissed by Ranweera to leave the Indian team in trouble. The Sri Lankan bowlers...

India versus South Africa 1st T20I: David Miller and Van der Dussen partnership stun India with record chase

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 Thanks to a sensational partnership between Miller and Van der Dussen, South Africa chased down a massive target in the 1 st T20I match played at Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi on Thursday. South African captain Temba Bavuma won the toss and decided to field first. Ishan Kishan and Ruturaj Gaikwad showed intent right from word go but with lucky shots going over the boundaries. After a few balls, Gaikwad and Kishan looked settled making life tough for South African bowlers. At the end of the first six overs, India made 51 for 0. Wayne Parnell struck for South Africa getting rid of Gaikwad caught by Bavuma. Gaikwad and Kishan added 57 runs laying a strong foundation. Shreyas Iyer came to the crease looking in great touch putting bad deliveries away for boundaries. On other hand, Ishan Kishan also kept the momentum going with big shots against Shamsi and Keshav Maharaj not allowing them to settle. Kishan completed fifty off 37 balls. Quinton de Kock missed a golden stumping c...

India versus West Indies 1st T20I: India starts the T20I series with a comfortable win

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 The Indian Cricket Team produced an impressive performance as they defeated West Indies easily in the first T20I match played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Wednesday. Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to field first. Bhuvneshwar Kumar looked threatening with pace and swing. He eventually got Brandon King providing a simple catch to Surya Kumar Yadav at backward point. Kyle Mayers opening the innings put pressure on the Indian bowling especially Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Deepak Chahar. After the initial spell by both these bowlers, Rohit decided to bring in Harshal Patel into the attack. Nicolas Pooran also played with intent keeping pressure on hosts' bowling line-up. At the end of the first six overs, West Indies scored 44 for 1. Yuzvendra Chahal produced the magic with a brilliant wicket of Kyle Mayers. Kyle Mayers was given out by the umpire and the decision was retained as out due to the umpire's call. Mayers and Pooran added 47 runs for 2 nd wicket. Ravi...

Australian women recorded their highest ever run chase in T20Is

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 The Australian women’s team began the multi-format Ashes series with their highest ever run-chase in the first T20I match played at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide on Thursday. Australian captain Meg Lanning won the toss and decided to field first. The England openers Tammy Beaumont and experienced Danielle Wyatt started cautiously before taking an attack on Australian bowlers. Both openers kept the momentum going for England with boundaries, especially Wyatt. At the end of the first six overs, England women scored 51 without losing any wickets. After the field restrictions, Wyatt and Beaumont maintained the momentum for England openers keeping the scoreboard ticking. King making his international debut struck getting rid of Beaumont with a simple return catch. Beaumont and Wyatt added 82 runs for the opening wicket laying a strong foundation for a big total. Nat Sciver came to the crease and continued to maintain the momentum. Wyatt looked composed reaching his fifty off 39 balls. ...

India versus New Zealand 1st T20I: Surya Kumar and Rohit Sharma knocks help India register win

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 Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the Indian team clinched a thrilling 5 wicket win in the first T20I played at Sawai Man Singh Stadium, Jaipur on Wednesday. Indian newly appointed T20I captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for the hosts as Bhuvneshwar Kumar rattled Darly Mitchell stumps without opening his account. Martin Guptill and Mark Chapman put the pressure back on the Indian inexperienced bowlers taking them for runs. At the end of the first six overs, New Zealand made 41 for 1. After the field restrictions, Guptill and Chapman made batting look easy keeping the scoreboard ticking. Both batters kept New Zealand on course for big total hitting boundaries at will. Chapman completed his fifty off 45 balls while Guptill reached half-century off 31 deliveries. The Indian bowlers looked out of sorts before the experienced R Ashwin dismissed well Chapman. Chapman and Guptill added 109 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Ashwin struck on...

India versus Sri Lanka 1st T20I: Bowlers help India register a commanding win

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 Despite India falling short of runs, the Indian bowlers showed great skills to register a comfortable win in the first T20I match played at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Sunday.   Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start by Chameera as he produced a great delivery to get rid of Prithvi Shaw off the very first delivery. After the loss of an early wicket, Shikhar Dhawan and Sanju Samson took the attack on Akila Dananjaya hitting them for boundaries. Samson was brilliantly caught by Fernando but did not yield any results. Both Indian batsmen smashed Akila Dananjaya for runs before the end of the first power play. At the end of the first six overs, India was 51 for 1. Soon after the field restrictions, Hasaranga struck off his first ball getting rid of Sanju Samson. Samson and Shikhar Dhawan added 51 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Surya Kumar Yadav looked in decent touch putting pressure on Sri Lankan bowlers. On other hand...

Pakistan versus England 1st T20I: Pakistan beat England in a high scoring thriller

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 The Pakistani Cricket Team showed their true colors as they defeated England in the first T20I match played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on Friday. England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and decided to field first. Pakistan openers Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan started off steadily hitting bad balls for boundaries keeping the scoreboard ticking to end the first six overs at 49. After settling in both Pakistani openers upped the ante-hitting boundaries and sixes keeping the pressure back on England's team, especially on Matt Parkinson. It was an amazing batting display as Babar completed fifty off 35 balls while Rizwan reached his half-century off 34 balls. After reaching their milestones, both batsmen produced more damage keeping the scoreboard ticking. England finally ended a superb partnership of 150 runs as Lewis Gregory dismissed Rizwan who tried to cut but provided a simple catch to Bairstow. Masqood was dropped by Bairstow off his first ball and went to the boundary....

West Indies versus Australia 1st T20I: West Indies bowlers leads to a remarkable win

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  It was an amazing game of cricket as West Indies showed great fight and character to win the first T20I played at St Lucia, Gros Islet on Friday. Australian captain Aaron Finch won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for the visitors as Josh Hazlewood got rid of Evin Lewis without opening his account. Chris Gayle looked out of sorts as he struggled against the good quality bowling of Australia. Lendl Simmons showed some intent putting pressure on the bowlers. Hazelwood got the big wicket of Gayle to leave West Indies in some trouble. At the end of the first six overs, West Indies scored 24 for 2. After the field restrictions, Mitchell Marsh grabbed the wicket of Lendl Simmons to leave West Indies in big trouble. Nicolas Pooran and Shimron Hetymer provides some resistance putting on 30 runs for the 4 th wicket. A big mix-up resulted in the run out of Pooran. Moises Henriques dropped a chance to get rid of Russell. After the drop chance, Russell hit some...

Indian women versus England women 1st T20I: Nat Sciver brilliance ensures England women win

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  Thanks to a special effort by Nat Sciver, the England women’s cricket team defeated India via DLS method in the first T20I match played at County Ground, Northamptonshire on Friday. Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and decided to field first. Shikha Pandey and Arundhati Reddy started off brilliantly not allowing the England openers Danielle Wyatt and Beaumont to score runs easily. The fielding was brilliant as Radha Yadav was outstanding. After the initial struggle, Wyatt showed some intent and put Indian bowlers under some pressure. Indian captain Kaur decided to bring Deepti Sharma into the attack, but England openers made use of the first six overs. At the end of the first six overs, England women scored 48 runs. A superb piece of wicketkeeping by Richa Ghosh ended in the wicket of Wyatt via review. The umpire gave it not out and the decision was overturned to out as it hit the edge. Wyatt and Beaumont added 56 runs for the opening wicket. Nat Sciver looked in ...

Zimbabwe versus Pakistan 1st T20I: Pakistan beat Zimbabwe in a thriller

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  Thanks to a brilliant knock by Mohammad Rizwan, Pakistan defeated Zimbabwe in the first T20I match played at the Harare Sports Club, Harare on Wednesday. Zimbabwe stand-in captain Sean Williams won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for the hosts as Blessing Muzabrani dismissed Pakistani captain Babar Azam who provided a simple catch to Ryan Burl at knee height. Mohammad Rizwan was dropped by Kamuhkne while Williams dropped Fakhar Zaman. At the end of the first six overs, Pakistan made 42 for 1. Madhevere got rid of Fakhar Zaman after the field restrictions. Zaman and Rizwan added 34 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Zimbabwe catching was pathetic as they dropped Mohammad Hafeez. The Pakistani middle-order struggled badly with Mohammed Hafeez, Danish Aziz, Haider Ali being dismissed cheaply. Rizwan looked composed and reached fifty off 48 balls. Faheem Ashraf and Nawaz failed to contribute big runs. In the last over, Rizwan smacked 20 runs from Ngarava’s over...