India wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh was named the Impact Fielder of the T20I series against England after an impressive performance behind the stumps ahead of the Women's T20 World Cup.
Alice Capsey's 82 and Heather Knight's unbeaten 70 guided England to a six-wicket win over India in the third T20I, securing a 2-1 series victory ahead of the Women's T20 World Cup.
The second semi-final of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 has set multiple digital viewership records, underscoring the massive global appeal of the tournament.
The wicketkeeper-batter struck a fluent 89 off 42 balls to propel India to a formidable 253/7 in a game where nearly 500 runs were scored across both innings.
Asked to bat on a placid surface at the Wankhede Stadium, Samson picked up from where he had left off at Eden Gardens and led the batting onslaught before the Indian middle order — Ishan Kishan (39 off 18), Shivam Dube (43 off 25), Hardik Pandya (27 off 12) and Tilak Varma (21 off 7) — joined a six-hitting spree to propel India to 253/7.
The result also means England, whose bowling performance on day five was iffy, are still up 2-1 going into the last match at The Oval, starting on Thursday.
Following Joe Root’s historic 150-run knock at Old Trafford on Day 3 of the fourth Test, former England cricketer Jonathan Trott said the talismanic batter is mastering his game with every knock that he plays.
However, four Tests in, he’s yet to feature, and India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel has now admitted that team selection is being guided by the need for extra batting depth.
During his sublime knock of exactly 150 in the fourth Test against India at Old Trafford, Root rose from fifth to second on the all-time Test run-scorers list, surpassing Rahul Dravid and Jacques Kallis along the way.
Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting believes England batter Joe Root is en route to overtaking his run tally in Test cricket on Day 3 of the Manchester Test. Root, who completed his half-century early on Day 3 against India, is within touching distance of Ponting’s tally in the all-time men’s Test cricket run charts.
