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Mumbai, India (AP) -- Sikandar Raza called correctly at the coin toss as Zimbabwe opted to bowl against the West Indies in their Group 1 Super 8 clash at cricket's Twenty20 World Cup. South Africa and India are the other two sides in Group 1 -- the Proteas beat the defending champions by 76 runs in Ahmedabad on Sunday. It is a chance for both sides competing today to put additional pressure on the co-hosts. Zimbabwe had topped Group B in the league stage -- it showed stunning T20 form in beat ...Read More >
"If he does not perform in the 5 games (against SA), then a decision will have to be made," he added Shubman Gill's recent form has emerged as a big area of concern for Team India's management in the lead up to the T20 World Cup 2026. With not even two months to go till the major tournament on home soil, Gill has failed to notch up even a single half-century in his last 21 white-ball international matches. Legendary India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin expressed worry regarding Gill's place in Ind ...Read More >
IMAGE: The match, scheduled to start at 7 pm, was eventually called off at 9:30 pm after the sixth inspection. Photograph: BCCI The fourth T20I between India and South Africa was called off on Wednesday owing to poor visibility after a dense layer of smog engulfed the Ekana Stadium raising serious questions about BCCI's scheduling of matches in northern part of India during peak winter month. The venues allotted for the full series against the Proteas included New Chandigarh, Dharamsala, Luckn ...Read More >
Lucknow: The fourth T20I between India and South Africa at Lucknow was finally called off on Wednesday evening after a frustrating three-hour wait. The match was called off as dense fog enveloped the stadium, lowering visibility, despite the lights. Safety of players was of primary concern, match officials said. Even the toss, supposed to be held at 6.30 pm, could not be held. The umpires took a final call at 9.30 pm after inspecting the ground. Such inspections were held every 30 minutes afte ...Read More >
Lucknow, Dec 17 (PTI) The fourth T20I between India and South Africa was called off on Wednesday owing to poor visibility after a dense layer of smog engulfed the Ekana Stadium raising serious questions about BCCI's scheduling of matches in northern part of India during peak winter month. The venues allotted for the full series against the Proteas included New Chandigarh, Dharamsala, Lucknow, Ranchi, Raipur, Visakhapatnam, Cuttack, Ahmedabad, Guwahati and Kolkata during November and December. ...Read More >
India vs South Africa 4th T20I: India, who are presently leading South Africa 2-1 in their five-match T20I series, will try to take the unassailable 3-1 advantage when the two teams meet at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Wednesday. India are expected to use the same XI which played at Dharamsala on Sunday. Axar Patel has been ruled out for the rest of the series due to illness, while there is no official update on Jasprit Bumrah's status, who Suryakumar Yadav informed had returned home due to ...Read More >
Lucknow, Dec 17 (PTI) Out-of-form India vice-captain Shubman Gill has been ruled out of the last two T20I games against South Africa with a toe injury, sources close to the team told PTI. It is learnt that Gill has sustained the injury during training session and all precautionary measures are being taken to ensure his speedy recovery. "Shubman had an extended batting session at the nets on the eve of the fourth T20 International. Towards the end of the session, he was hit on the toe while bat ...Read More >
Axar Patel has been ruled out of the remaining T20Is against South Africa due to illness, with Shahbaz Ahmed named as his replacement. Patel is still with the team for further medical assessment. India currently leads the five-match series 2-1. New Delhi, India all-rounder Axar Patel was on Monday ruled out of the remaining two T20 Internationals against South Africa due to illness with the BCCI's selection committee naming Shahbaz Ahmed as his replacement. Axar had also missed the third T20I ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: In a huge blow to the Indian cricket team, T20I vice-captain Shubman Gill has been ruled out of the fourth T20I against South Africa due to an injury to his toe. It has been reliably learnt that the right-hander was hit during training in Lucknow and has been advised rest by the BCCI medical team. It is not clear at this stage whether he will miss the final fixture in Ahmedabad too but chances remain very bleak. Further assessment and scans will ascertain the timelines for his return ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan has picked Mumbai Indians (MI) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) playing XI and Impact Player options, following the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 auction held on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi. In a video posted on Pathan's YouTube channel on Wednesday, the former Indian all-rounder backed Quinton de Kock to open the batting for Rohit Sharma. In the middle order, Pathan picked up Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, and Hardik Pandya. Also ...Read More >
Shubman Gill's lean patch has been the talking point but an equally "out of runs" skipper Suryakumar Yadav is also under intense scrutiny as India look to find the right balance and seal the five-match series against South Africa in the fourth T20I in Lucknow on Wednesday. The third game was an ideal opportunity for Suryakumar to rediscover his touch while India chased a modest 118-run target, but the ease that once made him the top ranked batter in the world was noticeably missing. Shots that ...Read More >
Lucknow, Dec 16: Shubman Gill's lean patch has been the talking point but an equally "out of runs" skipper Suryakumar Yadav is also under intense scrutiny as India look to find the right balance and seal the five-match series against South Africa in the fourth T20I here on Wednesday. The third game was an ideal opportunity for Suryakumar to rediscover his touch while India chased a modest 118-run target, but the ease that once made him the top ranked batter in the world was noticeably missing. ...Read More >
Jasprit Bumrah did not play any part in the third T20I between India and South Africa at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium inb Dharamsala on Sunday. The Indian fast bowler had to return home for personal reasons before the third T20I in Dharamsala. According to reliable sources, a very close family member of the bowler is currently hospitalised, necessitating his return. "If all goes well, then he might return for the fourth or even fifth game (in Ahmedabad). But first priority ...Read More >
Lucknow, Dec 16 (PTI) Shubman Gill's lean patch has been the talking point but an equally "out of runs" skipper Suryakumar Yadav is also under intense scrutiny as India look to find the right balance and seal the five-match series against South Africa in the fourth T20I here on Wednesday. The third game was an ideal opportunity for Suryakumar to rediscover his touch while India chased a modest 118-run target, but the ease that once made him the top ranked batter in the world was noticeably miss ...Read More >
The BCCI has made it mandatory for all current national team players to feature in at least two one-day matches of the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy starting December 24. It is understood that with a gap of three weeks between the last T20I against South Africa in Ahmedabad (December 19) and the first ODI against New Zealand (January 11, 2026), the Board wants all its senior players to play domestic cricket. The diktat has been communicated to the players by the Ajit Agarkar-led national selectio ...Read More >
Star Indian batter Abhishek Sharma is 87 runs away from breaking Virat Kohli's nine-year-old record of scoring the most T20 runs in a calendar year. The latter set the T20 benchmark in 2016 with 1,614 runs from 31 games at a stunning average of 89.66, featuring four hundreds and 14 half-centuries. Abhishek now sits just 87 runs shy of eclipsing that record. This year, he has scored 1,533 runs in 39 T20s at an average of 41.43, including three hundreds and nine fifties. Abhishek is all set to p ...Read More >
IMAGE: Harshit Rana celebrates the wicket of Dewald Brevis. Photograph: BCCI India's new-ball bowlers and his own team's failure to deal with the general challenge of higher dot balls in a low-scorer led to South Africa's loss in the third T20 International against India, visiting skipper Aiden Markram has said. The pace duo of Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana struck early to leave South Africa reeling at 7 for 3 inside the first four overs, a setback from which the visitors never recovered as ...Read More >
New Delhi: Star India batter Mohammad Kaif did not hold back while criticising Shubman Gill, stating that the opener should be rested from T20Is. The 26-year-old, who recently made a comeback after recovering from a neck injury during the South Africa series, has struggled to make an impact in the first three matches, as he scored just 4, 0 and 28. In the third T20I at Dharamsala, Gill found it hard to accelerate after the powerplay and eventually ended with a run-a-ball 28. Gill was appointed ...Read More >
South African spinner Simon Harmer beat Bangladesh's Taijul Islam and Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz to be named the ICC men's Player of the Month for the first time. The 36-year-old received the honours after taking an incredible combined haul of 17 wickets in the two-match ICC World Test Championship series to help South Africa to a comprehensive two-nil victory, their first Test series victory in India in 25 years. He returned figures of four for 30 and four for 21 in the series opener ...Read More >
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India]: After a clutch performance in the third T2OI against South Africa, Indian seamer Arshdeep Singh indulged in some friendly banter with bowling coach Morne Morkel, who received unwanted screen time during Arshdeep's poor performance during the 2nd T20I match. Also Read: Axar Patel Ruled Out Of Remaining India T20Is; BCCI Calls Up 31-Year-Old All-Rounder As Replacement In the 11th over of the South African innings on Thursday, Singh bowled seven wides in a ...Read More >
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], December 15 (ANI): After a clutch performance in the third T2OI against South Africa, Indian seamer Arshdeep Singh indulged in some friendly banter with bowling coach Morne Morkel, who received unwanted screen time during Arshdeep's poor performance during the 2nd T20I match. In the 11th over of the South African innings on Thursday, Singh bowled seven wides in a single over and gave away 18 runs. and India lost the match. "After the last game (2nd T20I) ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): The Indian all-rounder Axar Patel has been ruled out of the remaining two T20I matches of the five-match series against South Africa due to illness, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Monday. The BCCI said in its statement that the star all-rounder will be with the Indian side in Lucknow and that Patel will undergo further medical assessment. In place of Axar Patel, the BCCI Men's Selection Committee named Shahbaz Ahmed as his replacem ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Allrounder Axar Patel has been ruled out of the remaining two T20Is against South Africa due to illness.Axar is currently with the Indian team in Lucknow, where he will undergo further medical assessment, the BCCI informed on Monday."The Men's Selection Committee has named Shahbaz Ahmed as his replacement for the T20Is in Lucknow and Ahmedabad," a release by the BCCI said. Axar missed the third T20I of the series in Dharamshala on Sunday due to illness. Under chilly climes and dewy co ...Read More >
Suryakumar Yadav's average in T20Is in 2025 has reduced to a paltry 14.20 with two matches against South Africa remaining. Suryakumar Yadav on Sunday acknowledged the shortage of runs from him but India's T20I skipper did not count it as lack of form, saying that runs will come sooner than later. Suryakumar made an 11-ball 12 in India's seven-wicket win over South Africa in the third T20I in Dharamsala before getting out to Lungi Ngidi. It extended his run of low scores to 21 innings, with the ...Read More >
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], December 15 (ANI): Indian star batter Tilak Varma achieved a significant milestone in his T20I career after the Men in Blue defeated South Africa by seven wickets in the third T20I of the five-match series on December 14. Varma surpassed Virat Kohli to have the highest batting average in T20I chases with a minimum of 500 runs. The 23-year-old Varma, who played an unbeaten 25-run knock in India's seven-wicket win, surpassed Kohli's 67.1 average tally. Tila ...Read More >
Tilak Varma is emerging as a T20I run-chase specialist, boasting the second-highest average among Test-playing nations behind Virat Kohli. Currently in good form against South Africa, Varma has expressed his flexibility to bat anywhere in the order for the team's benefit. Indian batter Tilak Varma has emerged as one of the most reliable batters in T20Is, boasting the second-highest batting average in run-chases among players from Test-playing nations with a minimum of 500 T20I runs, behind only ...Read More >
"When the runs have to come, they'll come. Not out of form, definitely out of runs," said Suryakumar Suryakumar Yadav on Sunday acknowledged the shortage of runs from him but India's T20I skipper did not count it as lack of form, saying that runs will come sooner than later. Suryakumar made an 11-ball 12 in India's seven-wicket win over South Africa in the third T20I here before getting out to Lungi Ngidi. It extended his run of low scores to 21 innings, with the exceptions being his 75 against ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former India cricketer Robin Uthappa reserved high praise for opener Abhishek Sharma, comparing the youngster to former Sri Lankan great Sanath Jayasuriya after his quick-fire knock set the tone for the team's win against South Africa in the third T20I. The Men in Blue beat the Proteas by seven wickets at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium in Dharamsala to take a 2-1 lead in the series. The Indian bowling attack dominated the game as ever ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar underlined that disciplined execution was the key component of Team India's bowling attack after the Men in Blue secured a seven-wicket win against South Africa at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium in Dharamsala. India took a 2-1 lead in the five-match T20I series with a commanding victory over the Proteas in the third match, where the conditions favoured the bowlers. Bangar highlighted how India' ...Read More >
India vs South Africa 3rd T20I Live Streaming: India aims to bounce back against South Africa in the third T20I at Dharamsala, with the series tied at 1-1. Both teams are vying for a crucial series lead, seeking momentum ahead of the T20 World Cup. The high-stakes encounter promises intense competition as preparations intensify. IND vs SA 3rd T20I Live Streaming: India will look to recover from their setback in Chandigarh as they prepare to take on South Africa in the third T20I at the scenic H ...Read More >
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