Southampton, July 10 (IANS) India will look to end their losing streak when they take on hosts England in the fifth and final match of the T20I series at the Rose Bowl on Saturday.After suffering a crushing nine-wicket defeat in Bristol, Shreyas Iyer’s side trail the five-match series 3-0, with the opening game having been washed out. They will look to avoid the whitewash on English soil for the first time and get a consolation win.India’s batting has let them down on the tour. After slipping to…
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Bristol, July 9 (IANS) Former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik on Thursday said that the reigning T20 World Champions are “feeling the heat” after a very ordinary performance in the ongoing series against England, adding that constant chopping and changing hasn’t really helped their cause.After a shock 2-0 series defeat to Ireland, India are 2-0 behind in the five-game series and need a win to keep themselves alive. In their last game at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, India were bowled ou…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said it will pass an interim order protecting the personality and publicity rights of cricketer Abhishek Sharma in a suit seeking the removal of alleged unauthorised and objectionable online content that misuses his identity across digital platforms. A single-judge Bench of Justice Jyoti Singh issued summons in the suit and indicated that interim directions would be passed to remove and take down the infringing links identified by the pl…
Dubai, July 8 (IANS) India’s Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma retained the top two positions in the latest ICC Men’s T20I Batting Rankings, even as several England players made significant gains following the hosts’ dominant start to the five-match series against India. England, who hold a 2-0 lead after the opening match was washed out, produced a record 125-run victory in the third T20I, India’s biggest-ever defeat in the format, with the performances reflected in the weekly rankings update.Ja…
Nottingham, July 6 (IANS) England have named an unchanged playing eleven for the crucial third T20I against India, scheduled to be played at Trent Bridge on Tuesday. The hosts currently hold a 1-0 lead in the five-match series, following their clinical four-wicket victory over the visitors at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester on Saturday.With momentum firmly on their side, especially after the first T20I at Chester-le-Street in Durham was abandoned due to rain, the England team manag…
Nottingham, July 6 (IANS) A struggling India will desperately hunt for its first win on the tour when they face an aggressive England in the third T20I at the Trent Bridge Cricket Ground on Tuesday. The visitors have endured a forgettable start under new captain Shreyas Iyer, losing the game in Manchester and suffering a shocking 2-0 series defeat to Ireland.What will be India’s chief focus will be revamping the bowling attack and adding an extra fast bowler, considering Ravi Bishnoi looked co…
Manchester, July 5 (IANS) India batter Ishan Kishan claimed that the team management had picked the ‘perfect team’ for the second T20I against England, rejecting the suggestion that they needed an off-spinner to stem the run-flow in the middle overs.Ishan Kishan scored 49 and, along with skipper Shreyas Iyer (37) and Abhishek Sharma (43), helped India post a challenging 190/7 upon electing to bat first at Old Trafford on Saturday. However, England rode on an unbeaten 76 from Jacob Bethell to ove…
Manchester, July 4 (IANS) Jacob Bethell produced an unbeaten 76 while Harry Brook’s breathtaking assault in the powerplay turned the chase on its head as England chased down 191 with an over to spare, defeating India by four wickets in the second T20I in Manchester. With the win, the hosts took a 1-0 lead in the five-game series.Earlier, India had recovered from a mid-innings slowdown to post 190/7, with Abhishek Sharma setting the tone, Ishan Kishan anchoring the middle overs and Tilak Varma pr…
Manchester, July 4 (IANS) India overcame a testing surface and a spirited England fightback to post a competitive 190/7 in the second T20I at Old Trafford, thanks to brisk contributions throughout the batting order and a late flourish from Tilak Varma. After racing away in the PowerPlay, the visitors lost momentum through the middle overs before Tilak’s unbeaten cameo ensured they finished with a flourish.The evening also marked a historic occasion as 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became Indi…
Manchester, July 4 (IANS) India won the toss and elected to bat against England in the second T20I of the five-match series at Old Trafford in Manchester on Saturday. India marked a historic occasion ahead of the game, with 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi receiving his maiden T20I cap from Tilak Varma to become the youngest debutant in T20I history. After a rain-hit opener denied fans a result, both sides will be eager to finally get meaningful game time. Although the contest in Durham never pr…