DTVHINDIICC T20I Ranking: Hardik Pandya becomes number one all-rounder, takes huge leap after South Africa series
Hardik Pandya’s performance in the T20 against South Africa was decent. Hardik Pandya (Photo Source: Insta) The International Cricket Council (ICC) released the latest rankings of T20 players on Wednesday. India’s star all-rounder Hardik Pandya has got a huge boost in the rankings after the four-match T20 series against South Africa. Hardik has once again become the number-1 T20 all-rounder. He reached the top leaving behind England’s Liam Livingstone and Nepal’s Dipendra Singh Ari. Hardik currently has 244 rating points. England all-rounder Liam Livingstone has slipped to third position with 230 points. Nepal’s Deependra Airi (230) is at second position. Hardik had played an unbeaten inning of 39 runs in the second T20 against South Africa. He took two wickets in the series. India won that series 3-1. In this series, Hardik performed well with the ball, but he did not get that many opportunities in batting. Sanju Samson also got advantage in T20I ranking Surya has suffered a loss of one place in the latest ranking of batsmen. He is at fourth position with 788 marks. Babar is at fifth position with 742 points. Wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson has also benefited tremendously after the South Africa series. He has made a huge jump of 17 places and reached 22nd position. He scored centuries in the first and fourth matches against South Africa. There has also been a reshuffle in the ranking of T20 bowlers. Australian bowlers Adam Zampa (693) and Nathan Ellis (628) have come at third and 11th positions respectively. Australia recently whitewashed Pakistan in the three-match T20 series. India’s fast bowler Arshdeep Singh (656) has moved up three places to ninth position. On the basis of his performance against South Africa, he has achieved the new highest rating of his career.
South Africa announces team for upcoming test series against Sri Lanka, Temba Bavuma will take command
The Test series between South Africa and Sri Lanka will start with the first match from 27th November. South Africa (Image Credit- Twitter X) Cricket South Africa (CSA) has announced a 14-member squad for the upcoming two-match home Test series against Sri Lanka. So there is a very good news for Proteas cricket fans in this team. Let us tell you that Temba Bavuma, who was out of the Bangladesh tour due to an elbow injury, has not only returned to the team, but he will also be seen captaining the team. Apart from Bavuma, fast bowlers Marco Jansen and Gerald Coetzee have also returned to the Test team after about 11 months. Also, let us tell you that this series is very important for South Africa to make it to the final of its first World Test Championship (WTC). If South Africa wins the upcoming two home Test series against Pakistan, including these two matches, then it will easily make it to the WTC final to be held at Lord’s next year. On the other hand, at the time of the team announcement, head coach Shukri Conrad was quoted by Cricket South Africa as saying – We have chosen the strongest side to ensure that we remain competitive and keep our hopes of making it to the World Test Championship final alive. Keep. After his recovery, it is great to have Temba leading the team again. His leadership and skills are invaluable to the team. I would also like to thank Aiden Markram for stepping up and captaining the team so successfully during the Bangladesh series. South African team for test series against Sri Lanka Temba Bavuma (captain), David Bedingham, Gerald Coetzee, Tony De Zorzi, Marco Janssen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Dane Patterson, Kagiso Rabada, Tristan Stubbs, Ryan Rickelton, Kyle Verreynne. Full schedule of South Africa vs Sri Lanka test series 1st Test 27 November-1 December: Kingsmeader, Durban Second Test 5 December-9 December: St George’s Park, Gqeberha
‘The partnership between me and Bishnoi worked’, Varun Chakraborty on series win against South Africa
Indian team won the four-match series 3-1 Varun Chakravarthy (Photo Source: The South African T20I series has been great for Indian spinner Varun Chakraborty. He has been the highest wicket-taker in the four-match T20 series. And in the post match presentation after the match, he expressed his opinion about the challenges and his contribution during the series. He admitted that the pitch in the last two matches was not ideal for spinners. However, Chakraborty also said that India’s move to go with three spinners in the series was wonderful and it has worked. Apart from this, he also talked about his partnership with leg spinner Ravi Bishnoi. Varun Chakraborty said that the last two matches have been challenging due to small boundaries. Even if a few sixes are hit, one wrong shot can cost us a wicket. We went into the series with three spinners and it worked for us. He said that Bishnoi and I formed a partnership and it worked. The best approach was to stay away from the arc and I bowled some short balls, which really worked for me as well. Samson-Tilak’s record breaking innings Talking about the fourth T20 match, the Indian team won the toss and decided to bat first and thanks to the record breaking innings of Sanju Samson and Tilak Verma, it made a huge score of 283 runs. Samson scored unbeaten 109 runs in 56 balls, while Tilak Verma scored unbeaten 120 runs in just 47 balls. In response, South Africa had a very bad start and the team was all out after scoring 148 runs in 18.2 overs. In this way, the Indian team won this match by 135 runs. With this, the visiting team won the four-match series 3-1.
Is Suryakumar Yadav’s T20I form a matter of concern? Aakash Chopra before the fourth T20 match against South Africa
The fourth T20 match between South Africa and India will be played today on 15 November at Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. Aakash Chopra and Suryakumar Yadav (Image Credit- Twitter The Indian cricket team is currently on South Africa tour, where the T20 series between the two teams is going on. So the last match of this series will be played today, Friday, 15 November, at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. However, before the start of this match, former Indian cricket team opener and well-known cricket commentator Akash Chopra has given a big statement regarding the form of Suryakumar Yadav. It is noteworthy that Surya’s performance this year has been full of ups and downs in the shortest format of the game. So in the last three matches played against South Africa, he has been able to score only 26 runs. Aakash Chopra gave a big statement Before the fourth T20 match to be held between South Africa and India in Johannesburg, through a video uploaded on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra said – Is Suryakumar Yadav’s T20I form a matter of concern? Why are people asking this question, is this a problem? Let’s go over his numbers. In 2021, his average was 34 and strike rate was 155, he played only 11 innings. In the year 2022, Suryakumar Yadav scored 1164 runs at an average of 46 and strike rate of 187. In 2023, he scored 733 runs at an average of around 49 and there also his strike rate is 155. Surya played well. However, there have been 17 innings in 2024 in which he has scored only 429 runs. The strike rate is still above 150, but the average has become 26.8, he has definitely scored four half-centuries, but in terms of average, it is not like Surya of old. On the other hand, if we talk about this series, the Men in Blue have a 2-1 lead over the host team. It will be worth watching how captain Surya is going to perform in the last match of this series?
SA vs IND: Know why Avesh Khan is not playing in the third T20 match against South Africa?
In the match, South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl. Avesh Khan (Image Credit- Twitter X) SA vs IND: The third match of the ongoing T20 series between South Africa and India (SA vs IND) is being played today, Wednesday, 13 November, at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. In the match, South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl. The series is currently tied at 1-1, and whichever team wins this match will take the lead in the T20 series. This match is very important for both the teams. On the other hand, fast bowler Avesh Khan has not been played from Team India in this match. In such a situation, this question might be coming in the minds of many cricket fans that why are they not playing in this match? So let us answer your question: Avesh Khan is not playing because of this Let us tell you that the reason behind Avesh Khan not playing in the match is not the poor performance, but the T20 International debut of all-rounder Ramandeep Singh. In the important match, the Indian management has decided to play Ramandeep to strengthen the bowling along with batting. Because of this Avesh Khan is not playing in this match. If we give you information about Avesh Khan’s performance in the last match, he spent 23 runs in three overs and did not get any wicket. It will be interesting to see how Ramandeep is going to perform in his debut match. Also, let us tell you that Ramandeep is famous in the cricket world for his excellent catching and excellent fielding. Playing XI of both the teams for the match South Africa: Ryan Rickelton, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (capt), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen (w), David Miller, Marco Jansen, Andile Simelane, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Lutho Sipamla. India: Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakraborty.
Cricket South Africa announced the team for the white ball series against England, see which players got the place?
Also, the Test team will be announced in the middle of this tour. South Africa Women Cricket Team (Image Credit- Twitter Cricket South Africa (CSA) has announced the South Africa women’s squad for the upcoming White Cricket series against England. The home series matches will be played between 24 November and 11 December in different cities of South Africa such as East London, Benin, Tshwane, Kimberley, Durban and Potchefstroom. Apart from this, a test match between the two teams will be played between 15 and 18 December at Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein. With this match, the South African women’s team will be seen playing red ball cricket after a long time. The team last played a red ball game in 2002. Although CSA has announced the South Africa Women’s team for the limited overs series, the Test team will be announced midway through the series after seeing the performance of the players during this series. CSA has decided to rest experienced players Marizanne Kapp, Ayabonga Khaka and wicketkeeper batsman Mieke de Ridder in the T20 series against England. Also, three players from South Africa, which recently won the Women’s T20 World Cup, have been selected in this team. Apart from this, Seshnie Naidu has been included in the team for the first time after the year 2021. South Africa women’s team for home ODI series against England Laura Bulfart (captain), Anneke Bosch, Tazmin Britts, Nadine de Klerk, Anne Derksen, Mieke de Ridder, Lara Goodall, Ayanda Hlubi, Sinalo Jafta, Marizanne Kapp, Ayabonga Khaka, Masabata Klaas, Sune Luus, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Chloe Tryon. South Africa women’s team for home T20 series against England Laura Bulfart (captain), Anneke Bosch, Tazmin Britts, Nadine de Klerk, Annery Derksen, Ayanda Hlubi, Sinalo Jafta, Sune Luus, Elise Marie Marks, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Tumi Sekhukhune, Nondumiso Shangase, Chloe Tryon, Faye Tunnicliffe.
SA vs IND: Basit Ali is unhappy with Hardik Pandya’s performance against South Africa, said this big thing while trolling
Hardik had played an inning of 39* runs in 45 balls against South Africa. Hardik Pandya (Image Credit- Twitter X) The second match of the ongoing T20 series between South Africa and India (SA vs IND) was played on Sunday, November 10. Let us tell you that former Pakistani cricketer Basit Ali has been seen strongly criticizing the performance of all-rounder Hardik Pandya in this match. Basit says whether he has come here to prepare for Mumbai Indians. Let us tell you that when India’s score was 45/4 in the match, Hardik came to the crease to bat. However, Hardik, who was set at the crease after scoring 33 runs in 35 balls, could not give the finishing touch to Team India’s innings. Hardik did not take single runs on the last 10 balls played and during this he was able to score only 4 runs. In the match, he played an inning of 39 runs in 45 balls and India scored 124 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. Which was later easily achieved by South Africa with 3 wickets in hand. Basit Ali criticized Hardik Pandya’s performance After the second T20 match between South Africa vs India, Basit Ali said through a video uploaded on his YouTube channel – Pandya remained unbeaten, he played for himself, why did he play for himself? I think he is preparing for Mumbai Indians and IPL. The way he was playing presented a very sad picture. He was not even taking a single, whereas Arshdeep (Singh) had hit a six. Basit further said – India had not fallen for 9 wickets, that it was refusing to take singles. Only six wickets had fallen. He should have taken a single, but he is a big player and is India’s favourite. Akshar (Patel) batted better than him, who unfortunately got run out after scoring 27 runs in 21 balls.
SA vs IND: Tristan Stubbs received POTM award for his fighting innings in the second T20 match of South Africa vs India.
Stubbs played the match winning inning of 47* runs. Tristan Stubbs (Image Credit- Twitter X) SA vs IND 2nd T20i: The second match of the ongoing four-match T20 series between South Africa and India was played today, Sunday, November 10, at the St. George Park Stadium in Gqeberha. Let us tell you that in this low scoring match, South Africa has defeated India by 3 wickets. Middle order batsman Tristan Stubbs played an important role in helping South Africa win the match. In the match, he showed patience and played an unbeaten match-winning inning of 47* runs with the help of 7 fours in 41 balls while handling one end. Stubbs was awarded the Player of the Match (POTM) award for this innings. Tristan Stubbs wins POTM award for his clutch innings. pic.twitter.com/rnZ6E6F9oB — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 10, 2024 Status of South Africa vs India second T20 match So if we tell you in detail about the match, South Africa has decided to bowl after winning the toss. After this, while batting first, the top order of Team India proved to be a miserable failure. The Indian team could score only 124 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Sanju Samson (0), Abhishek Sharma (4) and Suryakumar Yadav (4) disappointed in batting. However, for India, Tilak Verma scored 20, Akshar Patel scored 27 and Hardik Pandya scored 39* runs, due to which India was successful in making a respectable score. On the other hand, an amazing bowling performance was seen from South Africa. For South Africa, Gerald Coetzee, Marco Jansen, Andle Simelane, Aiden Markram and Nqabayomzi Peter got 1-1 success. After this, when South Africa came out to chase the easy target of 125 runs given by India, looking at the tight bowling of the Indian spinners, it seemed that India would save the match, but in the end Gerald Coetzee (19*) took the wicket in 9 balls. Tristan Stubbs gave good support to 47* by hitting 2 fours and 1 six. The pair ended the match in the 19th over itself. In bowling for India, Varun Chakraborty got 5 successes and Arshdeep Singh and Ravi Vishnoi got 1 success each. With this win, the hosts have leveled the T20 series at 1-1.
SA vs IND: Indian batsmen’s flop show in the second T20, South Africa set a target of only 125 runs
Sanju Samson out on a duck South Africa vs India, 2nd T20I (Image Credit- Twitter X) SA vs IND 2nd T20i: The second match of the ongoing four-match T20 series between South Africa and India is being played today, Sunday, November 10, at the St. George Park Stadium in Gqeberha. In the match, host South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl. So while batting first, the Indian team has scored 124 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. All-rounder Hardik Pandya played the best inning of 39* runs for Team India, due to which India was successful in reaching this target. Team India scored only 34 runs in powerplay For Team India, which batted first after losing the toss, last match’s century-winner Sanju Samson and young explosive batsman Abhishek Sharma came to open the match. But once again both proved unsuccessful in giving a solid start to the team. India got its first blow in the form of Sanju Samson without scoring any runs. He was bowled out for a duck against Marco Jansen. So after this, on the fifth ball of the second over, Abhishek Sharma got caught out against Gerald Coetzee after scoring 4 runs. Also, captain Suryakumar Yadav was also out LBW against Andile Simelane on the individual score of 4 runs in 9 balls. Losing three wickets in the first four overs meant that India could score only 34 runs in the powerplay. However, for India, Tilak Verma scored 20, Akshar Patel scored 27 and Hardik Pandya scored 39* runs, due to which India was successful in making a respectable score. On the other hand, an amazing bowling performance was seen from South Africa. All the bowlers bowled very tightly and took the wickets of the Indian batsmen at regular intervals. For South Africa, Gerald Coetzee, Marco Jansen, Andle Simelane, Aiden Markram and Nqabayomzi Peter got 1-1 success. Well, it will be worth seeing whether Team India is able to challenge South Africa while saving this small target or not?
SA vs IND: When Abhishek Sharma failed in the second T20 match against South Africa, fans reacted like this
Abhishek was out after scoring 4 runs Abhishek Sharma (Image Credit- Twitter SA vs IND 2nd T20i: The second match of the ongoing four-match T20 series between South Africa and India is being played today, Sunday, November 10, at the St. George Park Stadium in Gqeberha. In the match, host South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl. So, Team India, which batted first after losing the toss, did not have a special start in the match. After Sanju was out for a duck in the first over of the innings, his partner Abhishek Sharma also returned to the pavilion after scoring 4 runs on the 5th ball of the second over. After Abhishek’s dismissal, fans are seen reacting fiercely through social media. Abhishek was caught out by Gerald Coetzee at the hands of Marco Jansen. Also, let us tell you that earlier in the first T20 match held in Durban, Abhishek was out after scoring only 7 runs. Playing XI of both the teams for the second T20 match: India: Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakraborty, Avesh Khan. South Africa: Aiden Markram (captain), Ryan Rickelton, Reeza Hendricks, Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Marco Jansson, Andile Simelane, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Nakabayomzi Peter Also, let us tell you that in the first T20 match played between these two teams, Team India defeated host South Africa by 61 runs. The host players failed to perform in the first match. However, South Africa would definitely like to win the second T20 match. At present, Team India is leading 1-0 in the four-match T20 series. See how fans reacted after Abhishek Sharma’s cheap dismissal Abhishek Sharma never disappoints just like Rohit Sharma ???#INDvSA pic.twitter.com/c0CTJ8rwhP —Hum Binod (@BinodnotVinod) November 10, 2024
