Harare, July 26 (IANS) India have included pacer Ashok Sharma and seam-bowling all-rounder Suryansh Shedge as skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bat first in the third and final T20I against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club on Sunday. India have already claimed a 2-0 unassailable lead in the three-game series with a 90-run win on Saturday and another victory on Sunday will help them get a 3-0 series sweep. After winning the toss, Iyer said pacer Prince Yadav is out due to a left …
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Harare, July 23 (IANS) Teenaged batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi etched his name in the history books with an 18-ball half-century as India clinically chased down a modest target of 126 to register a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the first T20I at the Harare Sports Club in Harare on Thursday.The result also meant that Shreyas Iyer finally got a win as India’s T20I captain on his eighth attempt. After India restricted Zimbabwe to a paltry 125/7, the reigning T20 World …
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Indian T20I skipper Shreyas Iyer said that he wants to embrace every moment and stay in the present as the team takes on Zimbabwe in a three-game series also stating that he wants himself and the side to be on the winning side as they gear up for the challenge in Harare. Zimbabwe will face the Men in Blue in three T20Is starting Thursday at Harare Sports Club. The hosts recently suffered a 2-1 series defeat against Bangladesh, while the visitors come into the match afte…
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) At just 15, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has already found himself under a harsh international microscope. Having stepped up from the U-19 circuit into the deep end of senior international cricket earlier this month, the teenage Sooryavanshi faces a stern test in Harare when India open their T20I series against Zimbabwe on Thursday.The Harare Sports Club, a place where he hit an unbeaten 175 to make India win the U19 World Cup final, has offered seam movement and bounce to Zimb…
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) On paper, four months can pass quickly in the blink of an eye in international cricket, but for the Indian T20I side set to begin their three-game series against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club on Thursday, it has felt long enough to trigger a quiet crisis of identity.Fresh off a T20 World Cup triumph earlier in the year, India find themselves nursing the wounds of consecutive series defeats in Ireland and England under new skipper Shreyas Iyer. Former India spinner …
Harare, July 22 (IANS) India’s young T20 side begins a crucial three-match series against Zimbabwe here on Thursday, with captain Shreyas Iyer looking to steady the ship after a difficult start to his leadership stint. Having managed just one win in his first seven T20Is as captain, Shreyas will view this tour as an opportunity to restore confidence and build momentum with a relatively inexperienced squad. The series also marks VVS Laxman’s return to the dugout as stand-in head coach in the abse…
Dubai, July 22 (IANS) Shubman Gill has moved to within touching distance of the top spot in the ICC Men’s ODI batter rankings after his prolific run against England, while Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have also strengthened India’s presence at the top of the charts in the latest update. New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell continues to occupy the No.1 position with 802 rating points, but Gill is now just one point behind after amassing 188 runs during India’s three-match ODI series against England. Kohl…
Harare, July 10 (IANS) Fast bowler Richard Ngarava will continue to be the skipper of Zimbabwe’s men’s Test and One-Day International (ODI) teams, while veteran batting all-rounder Sikandar Raza has been retained to lead the T20I side, said Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) on Friday.ZC has also named experienced all-rounder Josephine Nkomo as the new captain of the national women’s team, after long-time skipper Mary-Anne Musonda announced her retirement from international cricket in April this year.The a…
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…
Harare, June 30 (IANS) The Zimbabwe cricket team, under the leadership of Richard Ngarava, has etched its name in the history books as it registered its biggest win in Test cricket history, beating Bangladesh by an innings and 85 runs in the one-off test at the Harare Sports Club on Tuesday.Opting to bowl after winning the toss, Zimbabwe dominated against the visitors from the outset as Bangladesh were off to a poor start and lost eight wickets for just seven runs to get bowled out for just 140 …