By the time Deepti wrapped up her spell, conceding little and breaking Sri Lanka's backbone, India’s bowlers had sensed urgency, kept the squeeze on, and ensured the contest swung firmly in their favour.
India's road to Asia Cup final: The Men In Blue are so far unbeaten in the tournament.
India defeated Sri Lanka, but the match once again highlighted their dependence on Jasprit Bumrah.
The incident happened when Dasun Shanaka tried to steal a single after missing a wide yorker from Arshdeep Singh, and the ball was collected by Samson behind the stumps.
Surya is unquestionably one of India’s most effective T20 batter ever. When he is on song, it’s mayhem. Bowlers don’t have a clue what is hitting them.
Both Nissanka and Perera took the Indian attack to the cleaners racing to their 100-run stand up off just 54 balls.
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Sri Lanka were eventually restricted to 58 for nine in 20 overs as India finished the group engagements with all-win record in three matches.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi displayed exceptional composure, maintaining the scoring rate despite the loss of his partner.
With New Zealand’s victory over Pakistan and India’s loss to Australia on Sunday, India’s women’s cricket team found itself eliminated from the 2024 T20 World Cup, marking the first time since 2016 that they’ve failed to reach the semifinals.
India delivered a commanding 82-run victory over Sri Lanka, settling the score after their Asia Cup final defeat and knocking their opponents out of the Women’s T20 World Cup.
India produced a superb all-round performance to register their biggest-ever victory in a Women’s T20 World Cup, defeating Sri Lanka by 82 runs.
It began with Vaughan mocking Jaffer after India lost the ODI series to Sri Lanka last week. 'Hi Wasim... What was the recent ODI series result in Sri Lanka? I have been away and missed it... Hope all is well,' the former England captain wrote on X.
In an interview with PTI, Wangchuk said the Apex Body, Leh (ABL) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) from Ladakh submitted a memorandum of demands to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Dras on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas last week.
Suryakumar, who pipped T20 WC vice-captain Hardik Pandya for India captaincy, said the all-rounder’s role will remain the same.
The Sri Lanka series will mark newly-appointed India head coach Gautam Gambhir's first assignment.
Talking to the press ahead of the series, Jayasuriya mentioned an area, which he feels his boys should take maximum advantage of.
It will be interesting to see the two prominent figures of Indian cricket work together again, but this time in the capacity of a coach and player.
Despite being handed quite a few opportunities, the 31-year-old is yet to make a mark with the national team.
Between them, Sri Lanka's Dilshan Madushanka and India's Mohammed Shami pushed the number of five-fors to five in 2023, and to 69 in all World Cups.
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Mohammed Shami (5/18) and Mohammed Siraj (3/16) ran through the Sri Lanka batting line-up as the Islanders were bundled out for 55 in 19.4 overs while chasing 358.
After a mini-slump, it was Shreyas Iyer (82 off 56 balls), who feasted against a mediocre bowling attack on a placid track, to get some form back before the match against South Africa at Eden Gardens, which will be played on a spicier track.