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‘So many emotions…’: Hardik Pandya thanks fans for warm welcome after T20 World Cup win | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Versatile Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya expressed his gratitude to his supporters in Vadodara on Tuesday for their enthusiastic reception after the Indian team's victory in the ICC T20 World Cup. This win marked the end of India's 11-year drought for an ICC title.Following the successful T20 World Cup campaign, Hardik was greeted with open arms upon his return to his hometown, Vadodara, on Monday.The 30-year-old cricketer also participated in a roadshow to celebrate the Indian team's remarkable achievement in the tournament, reported ANI.Taking to X, Hardik thanked fans for a "surreal" welcome back home, which made him experience "so many emotions"."Surreal Thank you for all the love Baroda, thank you for the support and thank you for making this such a special day. So many ...
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Hardik Pandya receives warm welcome in Vadodara, holds roadshow to celebrate Team India’s T20 World Cup triumph | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya was given a warm reception in his hometown of Vadodara, Gujarat, on Monday following his triumph in the T20 World Cup.The 30-year-old participated in a roadshow to celebrate the team's victory, where many fans gathered to welcome him. Krunal Pandya, Hardik's brother, was also present at the event, reported ANI.Despite facing injuries and controversies in the recent past, Hardik delivered when it mattered most, playing a crucial role in India's ICC T20 World Cup success.In the final against South Africa, he took the vital wicket of Heinrich Klaasen during the 177-run chase and bowled the decisive final over, dismissing David Miller and turning the game in India's favor.This tournament served as a redemption story for Hardik, who had been booed in...
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Major League Cricket: Seattle Orcas crush Los Angeles Knight Riders by nine wickets – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Seattle Orcas opened their account in the 2024 Major League Cricket with a commanding nine-wicket victory over Los Angeles Knight Riders at Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas on Wednesday. Chasing a competitive target of 169, the Orcas secured the win with one ball to spare, thanks to a match-winning, unbeaten 152-run partnership between Ryan Rickelton and Quinton de Kock. Rickelton dazzled with an unbeaten 103 off 66 balls, including five sixes and nine fours, while de Kock contributed a steady 51 not out off 46 balls, featuring two sixes and three fours.As it happened: LA Knight Riders vs Seattle Orcas"Different experience, we have a great bunch of guys. Happy to contribute for the team. Nice to get over the line. It's always nice to play with Quinny. He's a phenomenal player,...
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‘Accha hua ball Surya ke haath … ‘: Rohit Sharma’s funny take on Suryakumar Yadav’s stunning catch | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The memory of Suryakumar Yadav's breathtaking catch at long-off, which scripted India's dramatic turnaround in the thrilling T20 World Cup final against South Africa in Barbados on June 29, will remain with the fans forever as it helped Rohit Sharma & Co clinch the trophy with a 7-run win, securing their second world title in the shortest format.As the match seemed to slip away from India, Suryakumar's alertness, skill and athleticism turned the tide with his miraculous catch of David Miller, a pivotal moment that swung the game decisively in India's favour. Needing 16 runs from the final over, with big-hitting David Miller facing Hardik Pandya, the tension was evident on every single player on the field. On the first ball of the over, Miller struck a wide full toss down ...
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‘See 10 most blatant cheating acts done by Aussies’: Sunil Gavaskar slams Australian paper for doubting Suryakumar Yadav’s catch | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Suryakumar Yadav's spectacular catch in the last over of the T20 World Cup final will be etched in the memories of Indian cricket fans forever. His remarkable feat will be remembered as a pivotal moment that contributed significantly to the team's victorious campaign.In the final over of the match, with South Africa requiring 16 runs off the last six deliveries, David Miller, a player renowned for his ability to produce crucial, game-changing performances for his team, went for a powerful stroke.However, the ball found Suryakumar near the boundary, who plucked a remarkable catch, first catching the ball and putting it in the air, crossing the boundary and returning inside quickly to complete the catch.The incident sparked controversy after several social media posts showed vi...
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Hardik Pandya becomes World No. 1 T20I all-rounder | Cricket News – Times of India

Hardik Pandya has risen two places to join Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga as the top-ranked men's T20I all-rounder. His notable performance, particularly in the final, where he took the crucial wickets of Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller, was instrumental. Pandya is now the first Indian man to achieve the No.1 spot in this category.Throughout the tournament, Pandya contributed significantly with both bat and ball.He scored 144 runs with a batting strike-rate of over 150 and secured 11 wickets. His decisive performance came during the final match, where he took the wicket of Klaasen, shifting the momentum in India's favor.Pandya's defining moment was in the final over of the game. With South Africa needing 16 runs to win, he successfully defended the score, leading India to the T20 World...
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David Miller Responds To T20I Retirement Rumours South Africa’s T20 WC 2024 Final Loss

David Miller, star South Africa batter, took to his official social media handle to dismiss rumours of his retirement from T20 Internationals following South Africa’s T20 World Cup 2024 final heartbreak against India in Barbados recently. South Africa, one of the two unbeaten teams in the tournament, made history by reaching the final for the first time, after defeating Afghanistan in the semifinals. However, they couldn't maintain their form in the final, despite being in a strong position until the 15th over. On July 2 (Tuesday), 35-year-old David Miller took to his official Instagram handle to confirm that he would continue to be available to play for the Proteas in the shortest format of the game. Miller denied retirement rumours, stating he will con...
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‘One thing I do know is…’: ‘Gutted’ David Miller reacts after South Africa’s T20 World Cup final loss | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: David Miller, South Africa's premier batsman, opened up about the heartbreaking 7-run loss to India in the T20 World Cup 2024 final. His dismissal in the final over proved to be a turning point in the match.IANS quoted an Instagram post where Miller expressed his deep disappointment: “I am gutted!! Really tough pill to swallow after what transpired 2 days ago.Words don’t explain how I am feeling. One thing I do know is how proud I am of this unit.”The South African men's cricket team reached their first-ever World Cup final, only to suffer another heartbreaking defeat. The Proteas have a long history of near-misses in ICC tournaments, having reached seven semifinals without securing a championship.David Miller, a member of the team, has faced this disappointment before, being...
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David Miller opens up on the heartbreak of losing T20 World Cup final to India: ‘We have endured pain’

South Africa batter David Miller, whose dismissal in the last over of the T20 World Cup final turned the tide in India’s favor, has opened up for the first time since the loss. Taking to his Instagram, Miller wrote, “I am gutted!! Really tough pill to swalllow after what transpired 2 days ago. Words don’t explain how I am feeling. One thing I do know is how proud I am of this unit.” It was only the first time that South Africa men’s team had made it to a World Cup final, but not the first heartbreak time they’d suffered a loss in the knockout stages of a big tournament. The Proteas have made it to seven ICC tournament semifinals before. Miller himself was part of the team that lost to Australia in the ODI World Cup semifinal last year in India, as well as the side that was bested by New...
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‘Maybe when we land in India…’: Suryakumar Yadav gets emotional after T20 World Cup victory – Watch | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: If the age old adage of catches winning matches had to come true then it won't be an understatement to say that Suryakumar Yadav's catch in the T20 World Cup final against South Africa won India the trophy.The final clash at Barbados was on a knife's edge on Saturday when Suryakumar Yadav took a blinder on the first ball of the last over as India snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.With South Africa needing 16 runs off the last over, Hardik Pandya bowled a low full toss to David Miller who hit it off the toe-end of the bat but it had enough power as the ball flew towards long-off and was going over. But Surya came running to his left and plucked it out and then juggled it up as he was going over the ropes. Surya had his feet just millimetres away from the boundary line, ...
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T20 World Cup: Suryakumar’s catch adds yet another heartbreak entry in South Africa’s diary, but run to final adds fresh followers back home

To the mythical ‘you just dropped the World Cup’ jibe of 1999 was added the Proteas’ latest bad dream of ‘SKY just hopped for a catch to snatch away your World Cup’.The montage of misery expanded with the new addition, and this new bitter will get stocked in the cellar marked Caribbean 2024 T20 World Cup vintage. South Africa’s file of cricketing memories, their hard-done-by disc of tragic tales, now acquires a new clip of an aspiring David Miller Six, that seemed to be stopped as if by a 3D iron dome, with an astute boundary fielder denying them an elusive World Cup win in their first-ever final. Like their southern hemisphere brethren from 2019, the luckless New Zealanders in the 50-over World Cup, this boundary Six business will remain sufficiently fuzzy for a few days, though not fo...
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T20 World Cup final: How the thrilling match against South Africa swung in India’s favour | Cricket News – Times of India

AFTER 13 YEARS, A WORLD COUP: 17 years after winning the 1st T20 World Cup, 13 years after winning their 2nd ODI World Cup, and after 2 heartbreaking losses in the World Test Championship and ODI World Cup finals in 2023, India finally ended their title drought, edging out South Africa by 7 runs in a thriller that went down to the last over. WISH TEAM INDIA ON WINNING T20 WORLD CUPRohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, the 2 highest run-getters in T20Is, ended their international T20 careers. A look at the game, in all its swinging glory:India score 15 off the 1st over as Kohli races to 14 off 5 balls, but then tumble to 34/3Kohli goes into a shell as India rebuild, eventually gets to 50 off 48 balls - his slowest T20 half-ton ever. Doesn't hit a boundary from the 4th over to the 18thPromoted to...
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India vs South Africa: Champion or choker? World will judge them tonight – but that’s not fair

TEAM INDIA hasn’t won an ICC World Cup since 2011. South Africa’s record is worse – they are yet to play a World Cup final. The teams historically disinclined towards winning big games, packed with players carrying painful so-near-yet-so-far memories, will meet at Barbados on Saturday. The unimaginative and the insensitive are calling the 2024 ICC T20 World final a Chokers Derby with redemption as the reward.Fans in two continents, traumatised by previous World Cup heartbreaks, will have butterflies inside them charging like buffaloes. They have waited for the Cup to come home for far too long. But with hope, comes a rider. Success and failure at the storied Kensington Oval at Bridgetown, Barbados, will have overarching consequences. A win in the final, for either team, will wipe out th...
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Chokers to diamond pendants: how South Africa has turned the tide in the 2024 T20 World Cup

Beware! Supporting South Africa is not for the faint-hearted! The Proteas, who have the unenvious tag of ‘chokers’ in world cricket, have made a happy habit of snatching victory from the jaws of defeat in the 20-over extravaganza in the Americas — an experience as gripping as watching a House of the Dragon episode with a cliffhanger finish.Things could have gone horribly wrong for Aiden Markram’s men on multiple occasions. However, they weathered the storm and sailed into the semifinals unbeaten. Whether they go two steps further to win the whole thing remains to be seen. But the fact that South Africa has players it can depend upon to show up in crucial moments will instil confidence in the ranks. Remember it all too well South Africa’s tryst with nail-biting finishes in the 2024 T20 W...
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Incredible! Jos Buttler’s freak throw sends Heinrich Klaasen packing. Watch – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Jos Buttler displayed his extraordinary fielding skills as England faced South Africa in the 45th match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium. The pivotal moment came during South Africa's innings when Heinrich Klaasen fell victim to Buttler's exceptional throw.T20 World Cup 2024: Points Table | ScheduleEngland, having won the toss and elected to bowl, set the stage for an intense battle under the Caribbean skies.South Africa, aiming to set a competitive total, saw Reeza Hendricks and Quinton de Kock provide a solid start. However, it was Klaasen's dismissal that turned heads.In the 14th over, Mark Wood bowled a wayward delivery down the leg side, prompting Klaasen to let it pass. Buttler, England's captain-cum-wicketkeeper, initially...
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Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan equals Rohit Sharma’s big T20I record | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Pakistan's top-order batter Mohammad Rizwan equalled India captain Rohit Sharma's remarkable record of most half-centuries as an opener in T20 internationals on Tuesday. Rizwan achieved the feat during Pakistan's commanding seven-wicket triumph over Canada in the T20 World Cup encounter at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium.T20 World Cup Schedule | Points TablePakistan's prolific wicketkeeper-batter Rizwan and India's illustrious skipper Rohit have both amassed an impressive tally of 30 fifties as openers in the dynamic 20-over format.Rizwan achieved this significant milestone in just 71 innings, while Rohit required 118 innings to reach the same landmark.During Pakistan's emphatic win over Canada, Rizwan also inadvertently set an unwanted record in the T20 World...
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‘It was always on a knife’s edge’: Markram hails Maharaj’s last-over heroics in South Africa’s thrilling 4-run win over Bangladesh | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: South Africa captain Aiden Markram credited spinner Keshav Maharaj's decisive performance for their narrow 4-run victory over Bangladesh in a nail-biting encounter. The match, held during a crucial phase of the tournament, saw South Africa defending a modest total of 113 runs.The game reached a dramatic climax as Bangladesh, chasing 114, needed just six runs from the final two balls.Maharaj, tasked with defending 11 runs in the last over, bowled a full toss that seemed destined for the boundary. Mahmudullah, on strike, seized the opportunity with a powerful swing, but Markram's sharp catch near the boundary line turned the game on its head.T20 World Cup Schedule | Points Table"You're always pretty nervous in the final over in a game like that. It was always on a knife's edge,...
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T20 World Cup: David Miller powers South Africa to four-wicket win over Netherlands in New York | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: South Africa overcame an early scare to secure a nervy four-wicket victory over the Netherlands in the Twenty20 World Cup in Long Island, New York, on Saturday.David Miller anchored the innings with an unbeaten 59 off 51 balls, leading South Africa to 106 for six in 18.5 overs in response to the Netherlands' total of 103 for nine.This victory marked South Africa's second consecutive win in Group D, while the Dutch suffered their first defeat after triumphing over Nepal in Dallas.Batting first, the Netherlands struggled early against the tall South African pacer Marco Jansen, managing just 35-4 after 10 overs.Their run rate improved towards the end, thanks to a 54-run partnership for the seventh wicket between Sybrand Engelbrecht and Logan van Beek. Engelbrecht, born in South ...
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