1st T20I: Sikandar Raza admits Zimbabwe’s batting ‘not up to the standard’ after India loss
Sikandar Raza criticised Zimbabwe's batting after the seven-wicket loss to India in the first T20I, saying the performance was "not up to the standard."
Sikandar Raza criticised Zimbabwe's batting after the seven-wicket loss to India in the first T20I, saying the performance was "not up to the standard."
Shreyas Iyer hailed India's all-round effort after his first T20I win as captain against Zimbabwe, saying the victory gives the team confidence for the remaining matches.
Sachin Tendulkar reacted to the ongoing NEET paper leak protests, urging society to reward hard work, honesty and merit while safeguarding the aspirations of India's youth.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashed a record 18-ball fifty to become the youngest player to score an international half-century as India beat Zimbabwe by seven wickets.
PV Sindhu's impressive run at the BWF China Open Super 1000 came to an end after she lost a thrilling three-game contest to home favourite and fourth seed Chen Yu Fei in the women's singles pre-quarterfinals on Thursday.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that they have entered into the Guinness Book of World Records for the biggest crowd attendance during a T20 match.
Costa Rica's win is another big shock at the World Cup and nobody had fancied the Central American country Costa Rica's comeback after the hammering they got at the hands of Spain in the last match. Their comeback win is one of the many great stories of the World Cup.
Ravina (63kg), Devika Ghorpade (52kg) clinched the gold, Kirti (+81kg), Bhawna Sharma (48kg) won silver while Muskan (75kg), Lashu Yadav (70kg), Kunjarani Devi Thongam (60kg) and Tamanna (50kg) claimed the bronze medal. In the men's category, Youth Asian champs Vanshaj (63.5kg), Vishwanath Suresh (48kg) grabbed gold while Ashish (54kg) attained silver.
The win comes at the back of Australia's 5-4 win in the first match on Saturday, thus taking a 2-0 lead in the five-match series against India.
Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav entertained the crowd with some scintillating stroke-play on a pitch that was aiding fast bowlers. Suryakumar hit three glorious sixes in his unbeaten 25-ball 34, while Gill was crisp in his timing and placement of shots to be 45 not out off 42 deliveries.
