According to sources, the remaining two ODIs will also be played in Bengaluru on June 19 and 23, before the two teams engage in the one-off Test match, starting June 28 in Chennai.
The International Cricket Council updated their annual team rankings on Friday and Pat Cummins' side rose to the top in five-day cricket on the back of their stunning 209-run triumph over India in the World Test Championship decider at The Oval last year.
The 22-year-old’s batting has significantly improved after he was promoted to the No.4 spot by the Royals in IPL 2024, and currently ranks fourth in the list of this season’s top-scorers with 409 runs from 10 matches, boasting an impressive average of 58.43 and a strike rate of 159.14.
The recent struggles of Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals, have given a glimmer of hope to the teams at the bottom of the IPL points tally, and thus both RCB and GT will be aware of the importance of the upcoming tie.
Worcestershire Cricket Club on Thursday announced the death of spin bowler Josh Baker at the age of 20. However, the club didn't mention the reason of the death.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked a brilliant 3-41, while Pat Cummins and T Natarajan took two wickets each as Sunrisers Hyderabad came out of nowhere to clinch a dramatic and thrilling one-run win over Rajasthan Royals at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Thursday.
However, Mumbai Indians' West Indies batter Romario Shepherd said they are thinking about how many points they will end up with eventually and their focus is only on winning every game.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked a brilliant 3-41, while Pat Cummins and T Natarajan took two wickets each as Sunrisers Hyderabad came out of nowhere to clinch a dramatic and thrilling one-run win over Rajasthan Royals at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Thursday.
Lakshya Sen continued his domination of Asian Games gold medalist Li Shi Feng and the rest of the Indian squad pushed overwhelming favourites and hosts China in all the matches but that was they could do without a win.
Rinku has so far played 15 T20Is for India and has an average of 89 and a strike-rate of over 176.
