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 The third and final T20I was a high-scoring affair as South Africa ended as eventual winners played at Holkar Stadium, Indore on Tuesday. Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to field first. Quinton de Kock showed intent right from word go putting enough pressure on Indian bowlers. There were 3 changes for the Indian team with Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, and Shreyas Iyer into the squad. Umesh Yadav provided the breakthrough for India dismissing SA captain Bavuma caught by Rohit Sharma. Bavuma made just 3 runs and added 30 runs with de Kock. At the end of the first six overs, India made 48 for 1. After the field restrictions, de Kock and Rossouw kept the pressure on Indian bowlers with aggressive shots not allowing them to settle. De Kock looked impressive completing fifty off just 33 balls and maintaining pressure on Indian bowlers. The Indian catching was not up to the mark as they lacked intent. A superb throw by Shreyas Iyer and a run-out by Pant ended in...

 The England Cricket Team arrived on Pakistani shores after 17 years. They would feature in 7 T20I matches starting from 20 th September and finishing on 2 nd October.   It promises to be an exciting series as the England team has some explosive T20I players in the form of captain Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali and few youngsters who have done well during the Natwest T20I Blast. England would be looking to stop their poor form as they lost the T20I series to India by 1-2 at home and drew the 3 matches against South Africa at home 1-1 as the 3 rd match was abandoned due to rain. On the other hand, Pakistan would be ironing their flaws against a decent England squad. Pakistan batting was not up to the mark almost losing against Afghanistan as Naseem Shah hit 2 successive sixes. Their only decent performances came against Hong Kong and then India. They lost back-to-back matches against Lanka including the finals. Fakhar Zaman and Shaheen Shah Afridi will not feature in the T20I ...

 The defending Champions Australia will face India in a 3-match T20I series on Indian soil to be played from 20 th September 2022. It promises to be an exciting series as both teams announced their squads for the prestigious T20I World Cup slated for next month. India will be hurt as they failed to defend their Asia Cup title played in UAE. The Indian team announced a strong unit as Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel made a return to the squad after recovering from injury. They would be looking to iron out their flaws before the prestigious tournament. The Indian Cricket Team is the number 1 ranked T20I side in the world. They would be looking for their top players to return to form and gain confidence ahead of the prestigious World Cup. On the other hand, Australia would be looking to shape up well with three of their main key players ruled out of the series due to injuries. It looks like a strong unit as they would be looking to show their skills in Indian conditions. Here...

 The South African pace quartet produced some fine quality bowling against England on a rain-curtailed day played at Lords Cricket Ground, London on Wednesday. South African captain Dean Elgar won the toss and decided to field first. Kagiso Rabada made good use of the conditions troubling Alex Lees before eventually dismissing him providing a simple catch to wicketkeeper Verryne. Lungi Ngidi tested Ollie Pope and Crawley with lovely deliveries. Rabada struck for the 2 nd time getting rid of Crawley with a simple catch to Markram at second slips to leave England in trouble. The conditions suited the seam bowlers as Ngidi and Rabada bowled testing lines not allowing England batters to score runs easily. Rabada bowled stunning deliveries to Root that bounced. On the other hand, Ollie Pope looked solid and played lovely strokes. After the initial spell by Rabada and Ngidi, the tall left-handed bowler Marco Jansen was bought into the attack. Jansen produced another lovely delivery ...

 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...

 After an exciting T20I and ODI series, the focus shifts to two Test matches between Sri Lanka and Australia starting from tomorrow at Galle International Stadium, Galle. The Lankan team will look to continue their domination over Australia at home. The last time Australia visited the Lankan shore, they were whitewashed during the 2016 series. The 2 match Test series starting from tomorrow onwards is a part of the 2021/23 ICC Test Championship cycle. Under the captaincy of Pat Cummins, the Australian team would be looking to impress on spinning tracks that Sri Lanka would produce. Australia won 3 match Test series on Pakistani soil with a 1-0-win defeating Pakistan at Lahore. Australia is currently at the top of the ICC Championship cycle while Sri Lanka would look to come up after a disappointing Test series against India away from home. They registered a 1-0 win over Bangladesh away from home. The Sri Lankan team has done well at home and would give Australia a run for thei...

 After a string of losses, Sunrisers Hyderabad returned to winning ways with a thrilling win over Mumbai Indians played at Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday. MI captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to field first. Abhishek Sharma showed intent right from the word go along with Priyam Garg who was given a chance. Sams got the breakthrough by dismissing Sharma caught by Markande. Rahul Tripathi looked in sublime touch putting enough pressure on the MI bowlers along with Garg. At the end of the first six overs, SRH scored 57 for 1. Tripathi and Garg maintained the momentum for SRH playing some lovely shots keeping the scoreboard ticking. At the end of the first timeout, SRH reached 89 for 1. SRH batsmen looked in great touch before Ramandeep Singh produced a lovely return catch to dismiss Garg. Garg and Tripathi added 78 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Nicolas Pooran put enough pressure on MI bowlers with his explosive hitting. Rahul Tripathi showed enough skills completing fifty of...

 Kolkata Knight Riders ended their 5-match losing streak as they defeated Rajasthan Royals played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Monday. KKR captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for KKR as Umesh Yadav got rid of Devdutt Paddikal with a return catch. Jos Buttler struggled with his timing as KKR bowlers did not allow them to score runs easily. At the end of the first six overs, Rajasthan Royals made 38 for 1. Samson looked in decent touch putting pressure on the KKR bowlers while Buttler was not able to time the ball. Southee got rid of Buttler providing a simple catch to Mavi. Buttler and Samson added 48 runs for the 2 nd wicket. With that wicket, the first timeout was called at 55 for 2. Karun Nair making a comeback into the XI struggled with his timing due to disciplined KKR bowling. Anukul Roy looked impressive and grabbed the wicket of Karun Nair. Nair and Samson added 35 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Samson showed his brilliant...

 Chennai Super Kings finally got their act together as they registered an impressive win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in a high scoring thriller played at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai on Tuesday. RCB captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and decided to field first. Ruturaj Gaikwad started off brightly showing intent after a disappointing 4 matches. Hazlewood playing his first IPL match for RCB got rid of Gaikwad with good delivery. Uthappa showed intent putting pressure on the RCB bowlers. Chennai Super Kings scored 35 for 1 at the end of the first six overs. A superb piece of fielding by Suryash Prabhudessai led to a run-out of Moeen Ali to leave CSK on the backfoot. Shivam Dube put the RCB spinners, Shahbaz Ahmed, with big shots. At the end of the first timeout, CSK scored 55 for 2. Dube and Uthappa looked in great hitting form smashing Hasaranga and other RCB bowlers to all parts of the ground. Both did not allow the RCB bowlers to settle keeping the scoreboard ticking ...

 Thanks to a match-winning knock by Dinesh Karthik and Shahbaz Ahmed, Royal Challengers Bangalore registered an impressive win over Rajasthan Royals played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Tuesday. RCB captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for RCB as David Willey dismissed Jaiswal with a beauty. Jos Buttler was given reprieve twice dropped by Akash deep on his own bowling and then by David Willey. Devdutt Paddikal showed intent against the former franchise hitting them for boundaries. On other hand, Buttler struggled as RR made just 35 for 1 in the first six overs. After the field restrictions, Paddikal looked in great touch and made the batting look easy. Buttler also joined in taking on RCB bowlers. At the end of the first timeout, RR scored 73 for 1. Harshal Patel provided a breakthrough by dismissing Paddikal with a high catch by Kohli. The umpires decided to check for a clean catch but was given out. Paddikal and Buttler added ...

 Cricket is making a comeback in Commonwealth Games to be played at Birmingham next year. There will be 7 teams taking part with one that would qualify from the qualifiers. Group A consists of India, Australia, and Barbados. The Indian women’s team will take on Australia in the opening match of the tournament. It promises to be an exciting tournament as the top 7 teams will take part and entertain lots of people. 7 teams out of eight teams were decided early this year. The final one will be decided through a qualifying tournament to be played in January 2022. There are two groups divided into 4 teams each and the top two teams will qualify for the semi-finals. England qualified directly as being the hosts. The rest 6 teams qualified for the prestigious tournament based on rankings on 1 st April 2021. This is 2 nd time that Cricket will feature in Commonwealth Games and will begin from 22 nd July along with Netball. Group B looks strong with the likes of South Africa, New...