The ever-milling modern-day sport does not allow extended celebrations and India, in the immediate aftermath of their T20I series triumph, will have to hit game-mode and treat the fifth match against Australia here Sunday as a workshop to fit two key pieces in their grooves ahead of an exacting assignment. Shreyas Iyer and Deepak Chahar will have significant roles to play in the T20Is against South Africa, beginning on December 10. In that context, the Indian think-tank will be eager to see them firing in their last competitive outing before facing the Proteas at Durban. Iyer might have been in grand touch during the recent 50-over World Cup, but the Raipur T20I on Friday was the Mumbaikar's first international match in the shortest format in over a year after playing against New Zealand at Napier last November. The rust was visible while making a 7-ball eight without a single boundary. So, Iyer will be looking to rack in some runs and he will be longing for an outing at the ...
India vs Australia 4th T20 LIVE SCORE: India took an unassailable 3-1 lead after they beat the Aussies by 20 runs in the fourth T20I at Raipur
India vs Australia Playing 11: Shreyas Iyer, Jitesh Sharma, Deepak Chahar and Mukesh Kumar were included in Indian playing 11 while Philippe, Mcdermott, Chris Green, Ben Dwarshuis and Short in Aussie
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India's young bowling unit, which has been under the pump, will look to better its death overs performance while utilising Glenn Maxwell's absence to its advantage in the fourth T20 International against Australia here on Friday. India's second-string attack did not paint a good picture of itself by not defending 40-plus runs in the final two overs in the third match which the Australians won while chasing a daunting 223-run target. There is a possibility of a minor tweak in the Indian line-up after Prasidh Krishna gave away 68 runs in four overs, including 21 in the final over. Deepak Chahar is back in the T20 mix and his ability to move the new ball should be considered for his inclusion in the playing XI along with death overs specialist Mukesh Kumar, who is back after one-match break. Both Prasidh and Avesh Khan lack variety and innovation as they keep pitching the ball at the same length. Both bowl in late 130s or early 140s but consistently pitch it back of the length and the
Despite failing to defend a massive 222 against Australia, India skipper Suryakumar Yadav on Tuesday refused to be harsh on his bowlers, defending them with the shield of heavy dew factor. Glenn Maxwell made his 100th T20I appearance special, smashing an unbeaten 104 that came off just 48 balls as Australia racked up 45 runs in the last two overs to seal a last-ball thriller to post a win after two defeats on the trot. When you're defending 222 with so much dew, you have to give something to the bowlers, Suryakumar said at the post-match presentation ceremony. I felt like how we played at Trivandrum, there was heavy dew, they lost wickets early but wickets in hand for them meant they were always in the game. I told the boys in the drinks break to get Maxwell out quickly but that was insane. India needed to defend 43 runs of the last two overs as the skipper made a bold call giving the penultimate over to left-arm spinner Axar Patel, who was the pick of their bowler having concede
India vs Australia 3rd T20 Highlights: India's Ruturaj Gaikwad's century went in vain as Glenn Maxwell hit 48-ball 104* to steal the win from India and keep the Aussies alive in the series
India vs Australia Playing 11 for 3rd T20: Aussies made four changes as Travis Head, Aaron Hardie, Kane Richardson and Jason Behrendorff came in. Mukesh Kumar was replaced by Avesh Khan in Indian 11
When I saw Rinku in the last game, the composure was brilliant, says captain Suryakumar Yadav after India's 44-run win over Australia
India vs Australia 2nd T20 Highlights: Men in Blue beat the Aussies by 44 runs to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. Ravi Bishnoi took 3/32 while Jaiswal and Ishan Kishan scored quick fifties
India vs Australia 2nd T20 Playing 11: Australia have made two changes in their Playing 11, bringing in Adam Zampa and Glenn Maxwell for Jason Behrendoff and Aaron Hardiee.
"Fearless" is how middle-order batter Suryakumar Yadav described his hurricane knock in the first T20I against Australia here and said he felt "proud" to lead the country to victory on his captaincy debut. Suryakumar smashed a 42-ball 80 and shared a 112-run partnership with Ishan Kishan as India chased down Australia's massive 208 for 3 off the penultimate ball of the match on Thursday for a two-wicket victory. Surya had contributed just 18 runs in the World Cup final against Australia on Sunday as India lost by six wickets on the big stage. But playing in his favourite format and leading the side in the absence of an injured Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar was menacing, scooping four sixes and hitting nine boundaries on way to overshadowing Josh Inglis's 50-ball 110 and helping the hosts take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. Asked to describe his game in one word, 'Mr 360 degrees' said, "fearless". The skipper complimented Ishan Kishan for helping the team overhaul the huge target
IND vs AUS 1st T20 Highlights: Towards the end, Rinku Singh (22 not out off 14 balls) delivered the finishing touches with a six to take India home.
India vs Australia 1st T20 Playing 11: Australia have not picked World Cup winners Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell and Adam Zampa. Sports 18 to live broadcast the India vs Australia 1st T20 in India.
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It is difficult it will take time, it can't be that you wake up the next morning and you forget everything that happened, says Suryakumar Yadav ahead of India vs Australia 1st T20 International match
Suryakumar Yadav will have to suppress the massive disappointment of a World Cup final defeat somewhere in the deeper confines of his heart while leading a sprightly bunch of 'Gen-Next' stars against a strong Australian side in a five-match T20 International series, starting here on Thursday. The scars of defeat are too deep and it would take time for those wounds to heal. With just around 96 hours of turnaround time from World Cup to the next series, it hardly leaves 'SKY' with any chance of introspection as he gets ready to play his favourite format. As the captain of the side, he will not only want to win the series but also check out some of the best young Indian exponents of the shortest format, who will be on trial for next year's ICC T20 World Cup in June and July in the Americas (West Indies and USA). The young guns like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Tilak Verma, Jitesh Sharma and not-so-young Mukesh Kumar have all made their international debuts in past few months but the
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Shreyas Iyer will join the squad for the last two T20Is in Raipur and Bengaluru and he will take over the role of vice-captain from Gaikwad.
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