Half-centuries by Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan helped India secure a two-wicket win over Australia in the first T20I of a five-match series at Visakhapatnam on Thursday.
With this series, both the teams, who were also 50-over Cricket World Cup 2023 finalists, start their hunt for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, which will be held in June next year in the West Indies and the USA.
Australia opener David Warner will miss the upcoming T20I series against India after he was withdrawn from the squad following their ODI World Cup 2023, according to a report by ESPNcricinfo.
Australia's interim T20I captain Matthew Wade admitted that he is not 100 per cent sure of being the first-choice wicketkeeper for the upcoming T20I World Cup which is slated to begin on June 4, 2024.
The five-match T20I series will start on November 23 in Visakhapatnam, with wicketkeeper-batter Wade leading an Australian team that includes seasoned players like David Warner, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, and Adam Zampa.
The season will see the participation of five teams - Colombo Strikers captained by Niroshan Dickwella, Dambulla Aura captained by Kusal Mendis, Galle Titans led by Dasun Shanaka, B-Love Kandy captained by Wanindu Hasaranga and the defending champions Jaffna Kings will be led by veteran Sril
The Texas Super Kings sealed a place in the Major League Cricket playoffs after pulling off a three-wicket victory over San Francisco Unicorns on Monday. The Super Kings moved to the second spot on the points table following their victory, meanwhile, the Unicorns remained in fifth place. The
Australian wicketkeeper Matthew Wade, Moises Henriques and Adam Zampa have become latest Australia players who are set to feature in the inaugural edition of the United States T20 tournament.
With South Africa playing England at home for a three-match ODI series, the SA20 will resume from February 2 onwards with a match between Durban Super Giants and MI Cape Town. South Africa are leading the series 2-0.
With their first win in the campaign, Hurricanes are now in fifth place in the table with two points and one win in two games. Scorchers are at the fourth place with two points as well
At the domestic T20 level, the right-hand, top-order batter has an impressive strike rate of 145.08, having amassed 1284 runs over 47 appearances, including a personal top-score of 108* in 2020