The BCCI shared details on Parag's absence, noting that he is undergoing a "long-term resolution" for a chronic right shoulder injury at the Centre of Excellence.
Captain Sikander Raza, who has played for Punjab Kings in the IPL, dazzled with an unbeaten 133 off just 43 balls, hitting 15 sixes. This surpassed Nepal's previous record of 314 runs against Mongolia
New Zealand women vs South Africa women final highlights: Kerr top-scored with 43 runs, leading the White Ferns to a commanding total of 158 for five at the Dubai International Stadium
The BCCI has decided to scrap the contentious Impact Player rule for the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy. The Impact Player concept was introduced in SMAT couple of years ago and was later extended to the Indian Premier League. Kindly note that the BCCI has decided to do away with the provision of the Impact Player' for the ongoing season, the BCCI informed the state associations on Monday. The BCCI's decision to do away with the Impact Player comes shortly after it decided to retain the rule in the IPL till 2027. With record 250 plus total seen in the IPL this year, the Impact Player experiment was questioned by many including India skipper Rohit Sharma. However most of the IPL franchises were in favour of the rule. Rohit had felt that it was holding back the development of all-rounders. "I generally feel that it is going to hold back (development of allrounders) because eventually cricket is played by 11 players, not 12 players. I'm not a big fan of impact player. You are
The ten-day tournament will begin on Friday, October 18, with a Group A clash between Bangladesh A and Hong Kong, and the final match on Sunday, October 27
India vs Bangladesh 3rd T20I HIGHLIGHTS: India registered their highest T20I team total on the night as they completed the clean sweep against their neighbours.
Having already bagged the series, India could be seen testing their bench strength in Hyderabad, with the likes of Ravi Bishnoi and Harshit Rana possibly getting a shot on the night.
The Proteas have won two of their three group-stage matches so far and will be looking to register their third victory to try to get to the top of the points table tonight.
The Women in Blue registered a great 82-run win on the night against Sri Lanka to solidify their knockout chances in the tournament.
India vs Bangladesh 2nd T20 HIGHLIGHTS: Nitish and Rinku stole the spotlight with fiery half-centuries for India. Nitish also took two wickets with the ball
India vs Bangladesh 2nd T20 Highlights: India displayed a commanding performance yet again and took an unassailable 2-0 lead in a three-match series before heading to Hyderabad for the third T20
The Women in Blue, who have one win and one loss in the two games, will look to secure a huge win over the Sri Lankan team to keep their semifinal hopes alive and improve improve their net run rate.
IND vs BAN 2nd T20 Playing 11 prediction: India have remained with the same Playing 11 for the second T20 International at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.
The Bangla Tigers will be playing the 2nd T20I at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium on October 9 and will need to put their best foot forward to take the series into the final game.
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto has candidly admitted that his team doesn't know how to consistently post 180 plus totals in a T20 game. Batting has been Bangladesh's weak link for a while, especially their approach in the powerplay. They struggled to 39 for two in six overs on Sunday night before managing a below par 127. India chased that down in just 11.5 overs to go 1-0 up in the series. "We have the ability, but we have room for improvement in our skills. We have been batting in this way for the last 10 years. Sometimes we do well. We have to make some changes, perhaps where we practice back home." Shanto feels that tracks in Bangladesh aren't conducive for big scoring games of T20 and that has affected their collective batting performance. "We play on 140-150 wickets at home. Our batters don't know how to score 180 runs. I won't blame just the wickets, but we have to consider skills and mentality," Shanto said following the crushing loss. The batters' shot selectio
India vs Bangladesh 1st T20 HIGHLIGHTS: Hardik Pandya led India's chase with unbeaten 39 off just 16 balls
IND vs BAN 1st T20 Playing 11 prediction: Mayank Yadav, and Nitish Kumar Reddy receive debut caps ahead of the toss. India asked Bangladesh to bat first in Gwalior
India women vs Pakistan women HIGHLIGHTS: Harmanpreet Kaur and Co get their first win of the tournament as they look to fight for the knockout berth in the T20 World Cup.
Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Stadium in Gwalior is set to host its first international match on Sunday (October 6), when India faces Bangladesh in the first T20 of the three-match series.
Pakista bowlenrs fired in unison to guide their team to a memorable 31-run win over Sri Lanka in their low-scoring opening match of the Women's T20 World Cup here on Thursday. Batting first, Pakistan were bowled out for 116 in exactly 20 overs. In reply, Sri Lanka were stopped at 85 for nine. Skipper and Player of the Match Fatima Sana top-scored for Pakistan with 30 off 20 balls, while her Sri Lankan counterpart Chamari Athapaththu (3/18), Sugandika Kumari (3/19) and Udeshika Prabodhani (3/20) shared nine wickets between them. Defending a small total, left-arm spinner Sadia Iqbal led the way for Pakistan with excellent figures of 3/17 in four overs, while there were two wickets apiece for Omaima Sohail (2/17), Nashra Sandhu (2/15) and captain Sana (2/10). Opting to bat after winning the toss, Pakistan were off to a disastrous start and lost three wickets with just 32 runs on the board in the sixth over. Sri Lanka were on top of the game as the situation became worse for Pakistan