SL vs IND: India thrashed Sri Lanka in the first T20, registered a big win by 43 runs
Suryakumar Yadav played a captaincy innings and scored 58 runs in 26 balls with the help of 8 fours and 2 sixes SL vs IND In the first T-20 match played between Sri Lanka and India in Pallekele, Team India won by 43 runs. Batting first, the visiting team set a target of 214 runs for Sri Lanka, in response to which the host team could score only 170 runs after losing all wickets in 19.2 overs. With this victory, the Indian team has taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Runs came from the bat of Suryakumar-Pant Earlier, after losing the toss, the Indian team came out to bat first and scored 213 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. Openers Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal gave the team a great start and added 74 runs for the first wicket. However, after the powerplay, Shubman Gill was out after scoring 34 runs. After this, Yashasvi Jaiswal could contribute 40 runs with the help of 5 fours and 2 sixes in 21 balls. In the middle order, Suryakumar Yadav played a captaincy innings and scored 58 runs in 26 balls with the help of 8 fours and 2 sixes. Apart from this, Rishabh Pant played an innings of 49 runs in 33 balls, which included 6 fours and 1 six. For Sri Lanka, Mathisha Pathirana took four wickets for 40 runs in four overs. Nissanka-Mendis’ innings went in vain In response, despite a great start, Sri Lanka’s team was all out for 170 runs in 19.2 overs and lost the match by 43 runs. Openers Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis gave the team a very steady start. Both played slowly in the beginning, but then changed gears and made a partnership of 84 runs for the first wicket. Kusal Mendis played an innings of 45 runs with the help of 7 fours and a six in just 27 balls. Apart from this, Pathum Nissanka also played a tremendous innings of 79 runs in 48 balls. In his innings, Nissanka hit 7 fours and four sixes. As long as he was on the crease, Sri Lanka’s hopes were alive, but Akshar Patel dismissed him in the 15th over. After this, in the same over, Akshar also showed the way to the pavilion to Kusal Perera (20). Among the later batsmen, Kamindu Mendis (12) did show some resistance, but apart from him no one else could do anything special. For India, Riyan Parag took the maximum of three wickets. Arshdeep Singh and Akshar Patel took 2-2 wickets, while Mohammad Siraj and Ravi Bishnoi got 1-1 wickets.
Women’s Asia Cup 2024: India thrashed UAE by 78 runs, registered second consecutive win in the tournament
Harmanpreet Kaur and Co. registered their second win in the tournament India women vs UAE women A match was played between India and UAE in the Women’s Asia Cup 2024 today, where Harmanpreet Kaur and company defeated UAE by 78 runs. With this, India has registered its second win in the tournament. Batting first, Team India scored a huge score of 201 runs with the help of half-century innings of Harmanpreet Kaur and Richa Ghosh. In response, UAE could score only 123 runs in the stipulated overs. Batting first after losing the toss, India did not have a good start and lost three important wickets in the powerplay itself. Kavisha Egodage took the wicket of Mandhana (13) on the second ball of the third over. After this, Shefali Verma also scored 37 runs and was caught by Tirtha Satish on the ball of Samaira Dharnidhar. In the last over of the powerplay, Heena Hotchandani bowled Dayalan Hemalatha and gave India the third blow. However, after this Harmanpreet Kaur and Richa Ghosh batted brilliantly. Both the batsmen scored half-centuries and took India to a strong score. Captain Harmanpreet scored 66 runs in 47 balls, which included 7 fours and a six. Richa Ghosh played an unbeaten innings of 12 runs in 29 balls with the help of 12 fours and a six. Kavisha took two wickets for UAE. Indian bowlers restricted UAE to 123 runs In response, UAE had a very bad start while chasing the target and could not recover from it till the end. In front of the tight bowling of the Indian bowlers, the team could only score 123 runs for 7 wickets in the stipulated overs. Kavisha Egodage scored the highest unbeaten 40 runs for the team. Captain Isha Rohit Oja scored 38 runs. Apart from these two, other batsmen could not do anything special. Deepti Sharma once again bowled brilliantly for India. She took two wickets for 23 runs in four overs. Apart from this, Renuka, Tanuja, Pooja and Radha Yadav got 1-1 wickets each.
IND vs PAK: The last time Virat Kohli thrashed the Pakistan team
India and Pakistan have played one match each in T20 World Cup 2024 so far Virat Kohli, IND vs PAK (Pic Source X) India and Pakistan (India vs Pakistan) have played one match each in the T20 World Cup 2024 so far. While Team India won an easy victory against Ireland, Pakistan was defeated by host America, surprising everyone. Now the teams of India and Pakistan are ready to clash on June 9 at the Nassau International Cricket Stadium in New York. Let us tell you that India has an upper hand against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup. Out of the seven matches played so far, India has won 5, while Pakistan has won only one match. One match was inconclusive. Kohli’s unbeaten match winning innings The last time the teams of India and Pakistan faced each other was in the T20 World Cup 2022. Then Virat Kohli played a brilliant innings for the Indian team and led them to victory. In that match, Rohit Sharma won the toss and invited Pakistan to bat first and the Pak team scored 159 runs for 8 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Shan Masood scored an unbeaten 52 runs for Pakistan, while Iftikhar Ahmed played an innings of 51 runs. In response, India had a very bad start and Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul returned to the pavilion at the score of 10 runs. After this, Suryakumar Yadav and Akshar Patel also got out cheaply. Team India was in trouble after losing 4 wickets at the score of 31. Then Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya shared a 113-run partnership for the fifth wicket and brought the team back into the match. Hardik was out after scoring 40 runs. But Kohli stood firm at one end. He played an unbeaten innings of 82 runs and led India to victory. The Men in Blue won this match by 4 wickets.