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Suryakumar Yadav completes a century of sixes in T20Is | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Suryakumar Yadav finally roared back to form with a sizzling knock in the third T20I against the West Indies at Providence Stadium in Guyana on Tuesday. In the process, the top ranked T20I batter also completed 100 sixes in T20Is, third Indian to do so.Suryakumar, who endured a terrible run on the Caribbean tour, back to doing what he does best as he scored his first fifty of the limited-overs leg and produced a match-winning knock when India were on the verge of losing the series.India chased down a 160-run target with utmost ease to stay alive in the five-match series.SKY, as he is fondly known as, took the Windies bowlers to the cleaners from the word go during his whirlwind knock of 83 off just 44 balls studded with 10 fours and 4 sixes.Surya also equalled his record of h...
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Kuldeep Yadav becomes fastest Indian bowler to complete 50 wickets in T20Is | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Leg spinner Kuldeep Yadav wrote his name in the record books by becoming the fastest Indian bowler to complete 50 wickets in the T20 Internationals.Playing his 30th T20I match, Kuldeep achieved the milestone during the third match of the five-match series against the West Indies at Providence Stadium in Guyana on Tuesday.The 28-year-old Kuldeep, who missed the previous game due to a sore thumb, dished out a brilliant performance as he spun a web around Windies batters with the wickets of Brandon King, Nicholas Pooran and Johnson Charles.He returned impressive figures in a must-win match for India, conceding 28 runs in his four overs for three wickets.The previous record of fastest 50 wickets in the shortest format of the game was held by Yuzvendra Chahal, who got to the landm...
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Ashwin schools Windies board over pathetic state of cricket in Caribbean | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: After Hardik Pandya lambasted the Windies Cricket for the lack of basic facilities, spinner Ravichandran Ashwin also expressed his displeasure over the pathetic state of the game in the Caribbean.Ashwin shed the light on the subpar facilities present in the Caribbean region. The off-spinner went on to emphasise that due to the inadequate infrastructure and challenging conditions, West Indies might face difficulties in nurturing high-caliber cricketers in the foreseeable future."I feel that if cricket should improve in a country, the primary improvement should start from the infrastructure. Even the U10, U12, and U14 kids from their country should get a decent net and ground. They should get the accessibility to play their matches.India prepares for the World Cup | What's up w...
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India vs West Indies 3rd T20 Live Score: Hardik Pandya and Co look to save face in must-win game after going 2-0 down

India Vs West Indies 3rd T20I Live: Here are the two squads West Indies Squad: Kyle Mayers, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran(w), Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell(c), Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy, Oshane Thomas, Brandon King, Odean Smith, Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd India Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ishan Kishan(w), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya(c), Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Mukesh Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Tilak Varma West Indies ride Nicholas Pooran masterclass to beat India, take 2-0 lead in T20I series West Indies' Nicholas Pooran plays a shot against India during their second T20 cricket match at Providence Stadium in Georgetown, Guyana, Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023. (AP ...
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Watch: Rohit Sharma’s wife bursts into laughter after his reply to fan’s query | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Having led India to Test and ODI series victory against the West Indies, skipper Rohit Sharma is relishing his off time in USA with wife Ritika Sajdeh as he is not the part of the T20I series.Responding to a fan's query during an event in the USA, the crowds burst into laughter after Rohit's hilarious reply. The skipper's wife Ritika was also seen enjoying his uproarious answer."Pakistan team mein sab ache hai. Mai kisi ka naam nahi loonga. Bada bada controversy hota hai (All the pacers in Pakistan team are equally good. I will not name any individual. It creates a big controversy)," said Rohit while replying to a fan during the event."Ek ka naam lete hai toh doosre ko acha nahi lagta. Doosre ka lete hai toh teesre ko acha nahi lagta. Saare hi ache hai (If I take one player's...
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IND vs WI: Will Yashasvi Jaiswal make his T20I debut today? | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India faced consecutive defeats at the hands of the West Indies in the Twenty20 International (T20I) series, following their 2-1 victory in the one-day international (ODI) series.The opening T20I slipped away from India's grasp by a mere 4 runs, and the second match was lost by just 2 wickets.As the crucial third T20I approaches, India find themselves on the brink of losing the series to the West Indies, a team that hasn't qualified for the upcoming ICC ODI World Cup in India.Star opener Shubman Gill struggled to make an impact in both T20I matches so far, scoring only 7 (1st T20I) and 3 runs (2nd T20I), respectively.Shubman's opening partner Ishan Kishan managed 27 runs in the first match and 6 in the second.Given the current form of these two batters and the series hanging ...
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IND vs WI: Hardik Pandya overtakes Jasprit Bumrah and R Ashwin | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India allrounder Hardik Pandya surpassed pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah and premier spinner Ravichandran Ashwin in the list of most T20I wickets. Pandya, who is leading India in the ongoing five-match T20I series against the West Indies, achieved the feat during the second T20I on Sunday. India had lost the match by 2 wickets. Before the commencement of the second T20I, both Pandya and Bumrah had an equal tally of 70 wickets each in T20I matches. The allrounder picked three wickets and went past Bumrah's tally of 70 wickets. In the process, Pandya also went past Ashwin's record of 72 T20I wickets in 65 matches. Pandya removed Brandon King (0), Johnson Charles (2) and Rovman Powell (21) during the second T20I. Among Indian bowlers, Yuzvendra Chahal sits at the top with an impressi...
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India vs West Indies, 3rd T20I: India target improved batting show in must-win match | Cricket News – Times of India

In their quest to avoid a series defeat in the third T20 international against the West Indies on Tuesday, India must embody the fearlessness they often speak of while batting.The slow pitches on offer have posed challenges for batting, as acknowledged by skipper Hardik Pandya after their loss in the second T20I on Sunday. India missed an opportunity to score an additional 10-20 runs, and that realization should drive them to perform better in the upcoming match.Having last lost to the West Indies in a bilateral T20 series in 2016, India currently trail 0-2 in this five-match series, making it even more crucial for them to step up their game.The shortest format demands aggressive batting from the very first ball, but India's top-order, comprising Ishan Kishan, Shubman Gill and Suryakuma...
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India’s top-order under pressure in must-win game, spinners need to stop Pooran juggernaut

India’s Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya celebrate the dismissal of West Indies’ Brandon King during the 2st T20I match, at Providence Stadium in Georgetown on Sunday. | Photo Credit: ANI India will need to bat with the fearlessness they often talk about as they look to avoid a series defeat in the third T20 International against the West Indies on August 9.The slow pitches on offer have not been the best for batting but as skipper Hardik Pandya pointed out after the loss on August 7, India should have a found way to score additional 10-20 runs.India, who last lost to the West Indies in a bilateral T20 series back in 2016, trail 0-2 in the five-match series.The shortest format demands the batters to go hard from ball one and that is something India's top-order, comprising Ishan Kisha...
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Tilak Varma on his celebration after maiden T20I fifty: It was for Rohit bhai’s daughter Samaira | Cricket News – Times of India

Tilak Varma's celebration after scoring his maiden T20I fifty in the second match of the series against West Indies was for Rohit Sharma's 4-year-old daughter Samaira, the young Indian batsman said in a video shared by the BCCI on Twitter.“It was all about (for) Sammy, Rohit bhai’s daughter, because our relation is really good,” said Varma after the match, which India lost by two wickets to go 2-0 down in the five-match series. “I had said to her that whenever I will score a century or a fifty, I will do a celebration for her,” Varma added.Varma top-scored for India with a 41-ball 51 in his second international outing. It took the visitors to 152/7, but that didn't prove enough, as Nicholas Pooran's 67 off 40 balls ensured the West Indies crossed the target in 18.5 overs.Varma, who play...
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Batters need to take more responsibility: Hardik Pandya after India loses 2nd ODI against West Indies

India captain Hardik Pandya walks off the field after being bowled by West Indies’ Alzarri Joseph during their second T20 cricket match at Providence Stadium in Georgetown, Guyana, on August 6, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Not pleased with his team's display with the willow, India skipper Hardik Pandya on Sunday said batters have to take more responsibility going forward.India put up another underwhelming batting display as they could manage only 152/7 in the second T20I against the West Indies, which the hosts won by two wickets.The total was only a touch better than the 145/9 they managed in the first game."If I am being honest that was not a pleasing batting performance. The wickets were falling and the track was on the slower side. We could have batted better. 160 plus or 170 would hav...
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West Indies ride Nicholas Pooran masterclass to beat India in nervy encounter for 2-0 lead in T20I series

A plucky unbeaten eighth-wicket stand of 26 runs between Alzarri Joseph and Akeal Hosein staved off the embarrassment of a mindless collapse, in true West Indies fashion. It was a game West Indies lost, won, lost and won again, enduring late, heart-stopping drama, to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.When the hosts lost two wickets in the first four balls of the innings, a shambolic defeat looked imminent. But Nicholas Pooran produced 67 runs off 40 balls to revive their hopes. His departure though precipitated a collapse, as only West Indies could conjure these days, and his side teetered to the edge of another defeat. But Hosein and Joseph displayed composure that the lower-middle order lacked to guide them home.With 12 runs in as many deliveries required, Joseph hammered Mukes...
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2nd T20I: West Indies register thrilling two-wicket victory over India | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Despite Tilak Varma's brilliant performance, scoring his first international half-century, India couldn't avoid a thrilling two-wicket defeat in the second T20I against West Indies in Guyana on Sunday.Opting to bat first after winning the toss, India struggled to post a competitive total, managing only 152-7. Nicholas Pooran's impressive 67 provided hope for West Indies, but when they found themselves at 129-8, India seemed on the verge of victory.Scorecard| As it happenedHowever, the West Indies tailenders, Alzarri Joseph and Akeal Hosein, displayed nerves of steel and launched a spectacular counterattack. With remarkable composure, they steered their team to victory, reaching the target with seven balls to spare.Following their narrow four-run win in the series opener in Ta...
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Tilak Varma scores maiden T20I fifty, takes India to 152/7 against WI

India’s Tilak Varma plays a shot against West Indies during the second T20 cricket match at Providence Stadium in Georgetown, Guyana on August 6, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Negotiating disciplined bowlers, Tilak Varma produced a well-calculated half-century, his first in T20Is, to take India to 152 for seven against West Indies in the second match in Providence on Sunday.The fearless Varma continued his good run in the shortest format as the 20-year-old scooped, swept and heaved the ball all around the ground to score 51 off 41 balls, becoming the youngest Indian to score a fifty in T20 Internationals.Coming out to bat with India in a spot of bother at 18/2, Varma put up a crucial 42-run partnership with Ishan Kishan (27) before joining forces with skipper Hardik Pandya to stitch a 38-ru...
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West Indies beats India by two wickets to take 2-0 lead in five-match series

August 06, 2023 07:57 pm | Updated August 07, 2023 12:02 am IST - Providence (Guyana) Tilak Varma (R) of India congratulates Akeal Hosein (L) of the West Indies for winning the 2nd T20I between the West Indies and India at Guyana National Stadium in Providence, Guyana on August 6, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP West Indies beat India by two wickets in the second T20 International to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series here on Sunday.Opting to bat first, India scored 152 for seven. West Indies completed the chase of 153 with seven balls to spare, as Nicholas Pooran blazed his way to a match-winning 67 off 40 balls.Earlier, playing in only his second match, Tilak Varma top-scored for the visitors with a 41-ball 51, which is also his maiden half-century at this level.There were two wicke...
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‘Happy to wear India jersey everyday’: Yuzvendra Chahal dismisses talks of getting few chances in ODIs | Cricket News – Times of India

Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal is fully aware of the reasons behind Kuldeep Yadav's selection ahead of him in the ODI format, and he is not overly concerned about his place in the squad for the upcoming Asia Cup and World Cup.During the three ODIs against the West Indies, the 33-year-old Chahal was not included in the playing eleven. However, in his first appearance since the IPL, he showcased his talent in the first T20I by taking two wickets in his opening over.Despite his efforts, India suffered a narrow defeat, losing the match by four runs."Team combination is our priority and it is not something new. At (number) 7, we generally play Ravindra Jadeja or Axar Patel. Three spinners can only play if the wickets are spin-friendly," said Chahal ahead of the second T20."Kuldeep is bowling r...
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High Commissioner of India hosts Team India in Guyana ahead of 2nd T20I | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: In a warm gesture, Team India was graciously hosted by the High Commissioner of India in Guyana ahead of the second T20I against West Indies on Saturday.The BCCI took to Twitter to share the images of the meeting in which skipper Hardik Pandya and coach Rahul Dravid were seen shaking hands with Dr KJ Srinivasa, High Commissioner of India."Dr K. J. Srinivasa - High Commissioner of India - hosted #TeamIndia at the Indian High Commission in Guyana ahead of the second T20I," BCCI tweeted.After suffering a narrow four-run defeat, India will look to restore parity in the second T20I of the five-match series on Sunday.The T20I series is of little consequence in an ODI World Cup year but skipper Pandya along with his deputy Suryakumar Yadav would expect to put up a far improved batti...
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Does he play in IPL at no.6? He plays in top-4: Kamran Akmal bashes Indian management for sending Sanju Samson at No.6 in 1st T20I vs WI

Former Pakistan player Rashid Latif slammed the Indian management for sending Sanju Samson at number 6 in the first T20I vs West Indies. “When I talk about Sanju, does he play in IPL at no.6? He plays in top-4, give him a chance there. If Kohli and Rohit aren’t there, these batsmen should play higher in the order like 4 or 5. If you send him at 6, thinking he played aggressively in last ODI so he can do that again, it does not happen every time,” Akmal said on his YouTube channel. Akmal also said that he felt that coach Rahul Dravid and Hardik Pandya were overconfident seeing the West Indies’ total. “When India came for chase, I thought the captain, the coach, the management, they were all overconfident. It felt like they thought, ‘it’s a nothing total’. You have to plan. I didn’t see ...
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2nd T20I: India aim for improved death overs batting keeping workload in mind

India’s captain Hardik Pandya plays a shot against West Indies during their first T20 cricket match at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP India's most sought after IPL stars will have a reputation to defend and parity to restore when they take on a quality West Indies side in the second T20 International of the five-match series here on Sunday.A boundary was the difference between the two teams in the opening game in Tarouba where West Indies prevailed on a slow batting track with an impressive bowling effort at the back-end.The T20I series is of little consequence in an ODI World Cup year but skipper Hardik Pandya along with his deputy Suryakumar Yadav would expect to put a far improved batting show -- both individually a...