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It eluded him in academics but on the cricket field, Suryakumar Yadav has finally got his 80 per cent score. Basking in the glory of leading India to a historic defence of the T20 World Cup title just a few days ago, Suryakumar has an 80 per cent winning rate as national captain in the format. The Mumbaikar was expectedly chuffed about the numbers that he he just could not manage academically. "I feel that the percentage I tried to achieve in school and college by studying, I'm getting that today in cricket here," he quipped when asked to reflect on the success rate since taking over as T20 captain in 2024. Out of 52 games played in that period, the two-time T20 world champions have won 42 matches. "There (in school or college), I could never cross (50-60 per cent). But definitely, it feels good to hear this (80 per cent winning rate) here. Although, I don't pay much attention to stats. But nobody likes to lose in any game. I also love winning all the games," he said. Suryakumar's
Devon Conway topped all scorers with 60 as New Zealand beat South Africa by 68 runs in the second Twenty20 to level their five-match series at 1-1 on Tuesday. New Zealand made 175-6 after being sent in on a pitch which became trickier as the evening wore on. South Africa was bowled out for 107 in 15.3 overs as pacers Ben Sears and Lockie Ferguson shared six wickets. Batters struggled for timing on a pitch which provided variable pace and bounce and all 10 South Africa wickets fell to catches. South Africa lost its last six wickets for 40 runs and only George Linde stood against the collapse, scoring 33 from 12 balls with three fours and three sixes. Sears was New Zealand's traveling reserve at the recent T20 World Cup and took 3-14. Ferguson took 3-16, dismissing Linde to end the innings. "I thought we bowled really well up to a point and then lost our way with the bat," South Africa captain Keshav Maharaj said. "We thought the dew was going to play a large factor in terms of chan
India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur moved up to seventh even as her deputy Smriti Mandhana continued to hold on to the top spot in the latest women's ODI rankings released on Tuesday. Kaur moved up a spot to seventh after New Zealand legend Sophie Devine dropped two rungs to climb down to ninth. Jemimah Rodrigues remained static on 12th. New Zealand batter Maddy Green's fine knock of 94 in the final match of their ICC Women's Championship series against Zimbabwe has helped her make notable progress in the rankings. The 33-year-old's 73-ball knock in Dunedin contributed to her side's massive 200-run victory that completed a 3-0 series victory while helping her move up five places to 17th position among batters with a career-best 610 rating points. All-rounder Amelia Kerr, who won the Player of the Match award in the final ODI with an all-round effort of 80 and five for 22, also captured the Player of the Series award while advancing from 21st to joint-19th among batters, registering mor
India's ODI skipper, Shubman Gill, said on Sunday that winning the 2027 World Cup is the ultimate goal for his team, especially after coming so close to lifting the trophy in the last edition of the 50-over event. Despite their incredible 10-match winning streak, India lost in the final against Australia in the 2023 ODI World Cup. "Definitely, it does. That is the ultimate goal," Gill said on Star Sports during the BCCI Naman Awards when asked if he thinks about the next ODI World Cup. "We felt like we were so close last time when we were here in (the final) in India. To be able to get another crack at it in South Africa, it's going to be a great opportunity for us." "Winning a World Cup in any format for the country is the ultimate goal so obviously, that is something that sometimes runs in my mind," Gill said. Suryakumar Yadav, meanwhile, said if there was a game that he would want to replay was the 2023 ODI World Cup final, and win it. "Definitely, (the) 2023 World Cup final a
Mithali Raj said her dream of seeing Indian cricket dominate the global stage is finally becoming a reality with the men's, women's and junior teams winning major world titles in recent years. In the past couple of years, the Indian men's side ended over a decade-long title drought by winning the 2024 T20 World Cup while the women's team followed it up by clinching their maiden ICC trophy-- the ODI World Cup crown last year. India's dominance extended to the junior circuit as well, with the under-19 teams also lifting world titles in recent years, reinforcing the country's status as the powerhouse. "For the longest time, I wanted Indian cricket to dominate and the time has come," Mithali said at the BCCI Naman awards. "The last two-three years, Indian cricket -- men, women and the under-19 girls or boys, they've been doing immensely well. It's a proud moment as a former cricketer to see the growth of Indian cricket." Mithali, along with former players Rahul Dravid and Roger Binny,
A South Africa team with four players on debut rolled World Cup finalist New Zealand for 91 in 14.3 overs and went on to win the first Twenty20 international Sunday by seven wickets. Opener Connor Esterhuizen anchored the South Africa reply with an unbeaten 45 from 48 balls as the Proteas won with 20 balls to spare. He was supported by Dian Forrester, also on debut, who stayed with him for more than six overs and was 16 not out at the end. Esterhuizen finished the chase with a six off Kyle Jamieson from the fourth ball of the 17th over. New Zealand's spinners helped to make a fight of it and captain Mitchell Santner finished with 1-8 from his four overs on a turning pitch at Bay Oval. "I think all the plans paid off and the execution was top-notch from our bowlers," South Africa captain Keshav Maharaj said. "It was a young bowling lineup, but whatever we asked them to do, they stood up. "It was a little nervy towards the end but it showed the maturity in Connor and Dian in the way
Former captain Rohit Sharma on Saturday hoped that India's men's and women's teams will build on their momentum of winning T20 and 50-over World Cup respectively, and will fetch more laurels to the country in future. India have recorded a string of wins in ICC events from the time Rohit led the team to T20 World Cup win in 2024. It was followed by the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side recording their maiden title win in Women's ODI World Cup in 2025, a year in which the women's U-19 team also clinched the global T20 title. India began 2026, bagging the U-19 ODI World Cup for a record sixth time whereas the Suryakumar Yadav-led seniors became the first to win the T20 World Cup for a record third time last Sunday. "I am very happy and very proud to see what we have been seeing for the last couple of years now," Rohit, the face of the T20 Mumbai League, said during the announcement of the fourth edition for men and inaugural iteration for women here. "To come out with flying colours and achie