Opener Abhishek Sharma has carved out an identity for himself with his aggressive batting and he should stick to his approach, India captain Suryakumar Yadav said on Friday after the visitors lost the second T20I against Australia by four wickets here. The 25-year-old stood out as the lone performer in the top order smashing a 37-ball 68 as the rest crumbled with India being dismissed for a below-par 125 in 18.4 overs. Australia shot down the target in just 13.2 overs. "Abhishek has been doing this for quite some time now. He knows his game and his identity," Suryakumar said at the post-match presentation. "He is not changing it anymore and hopefully he sticks to it and plays many more knocks like this for us." The Indian captain gave credit to Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood (3/13) for his brilliant show with the ball to restrict India to a low score. "The way he (Hazlewood) bowled in the powerplay, if you're four down in the powerplay it's difficult to recover from that. Well ...
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The gesture follows after the India and Australian women's teams also wore the black armband during the second semifinal of the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 on Thursday
In the series opener, Suryakumar answered that call with a quickfire 39 off 24 balls, including a towering 125-metre six off Josh Hazlewood, showcasing his return to form.
The venue has seen some high-scoring encounters, with the most recent T20I between India and Australia played here in 2016, when India posted 184 batting first.
According to Melbourne weather reports for Friday, there is a good chance of rain around the match time, which can once again result in a shortened match, if not a completely washed-out game
Indian women's team successfully chased down a daunting target of 339 runs set by Australia to create the record for the highest successful chase in women's ODI cricket tonight.
Jemimah Rodrigues' unbeaten 127 powers India to a historic five-wicket victory in the semifinal against Australia. India to clash with South Africa in final on November 2 in Navi Mumbai
Jemimah Rodrigues' unbeaten 127 runs hand India a 5-wicket win in the thrilling semi-final tie against the mighty Australians.
India, the fourth and final team to qualify for the semi-finals, have made a key change with Shafali Verma replacing opener Pratika Rawal, who is ruled out due to an ankle injury.
The live streaming of the India Women vs Australia Women ICC Women's World Cup 2025 semifinal match will be available on the JioHotstar app and website in India
Australia expect a tough contest and are under no illusions given India's depth of batting order despite the hosts being without in-form opener Pratika Rawal, said former spinner and head coach Shelley Nitschke ahead of Women's World Cup semifinal here on Wednesday. The defending champions Australia, who are unbeaten in the World Cup so far, will take on hosts India in the second semifinal here on Thursday. We expect a tough contest there's no doubt about that. It's obviously really good conditions and there's going to be, by all accounts, a massive crowd, Nitschke told the media before Australia's training session. I know that India have a really strong batting order. They throw everything at us so we certainly need to make sure that we're ready for them and they bat with a lot of depth now too." We are certainly under no illusions as to the depth and the skill of that batting order and certainly the planning that goes into that is (about) making sure that we're getting that righ
The former pacer Ian Bishop admitted Pratika Rawal's injury is a setback but urged India to focus on replacements.
Former West Indies pacer Ian Bishop feels hosts India should go in with an extra bowler against the mighty Australians in the Women's ODI World Cup semifinal on Thursday. India and Australia clash in the second semifinal in Navi Mumbai on Thursday. The combination of five batters, a wicketkeeper, and five bowlers -- three of them all-rounders -- has been India's trusted template through much of this World Cup cycle. But its limitations were been brutally exposed in the league stage losses against South Africa, Australia and England. As a result India were forced to bring in specialist pacer Renuka Thakur in place of fast-bowling all-rounder Amanjot Kaur in their must-win game against New Zealand. "I would like India to have that extra bowling depth and allow the batters to take responsibility, whatever that combination is," JioStar expert Bishop said on the eve of the second semifinal. "With the batting depth of Australia, I would want to have that extra bowling combination. I don
The series will now eventually be a 4-match series due to the 1st T20I being called off due to the rain delay on the night.
The live telecast for the T20 series between India and Australia will be available on Star Sports Network in India
Pratika, the current Indian opener alongside Smriti Mandhana, who has been vital to India's lineup, suffered an ankle and knee injury while fielding in India's last group match against Bangladesh
The all-rounder, who had been nursing a left quadriceps injury picked up during the second ODI in Adelaide, picked up a fresh injury ahead of the first T20
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