4th T20I: The way we started in powerplay was what India did to us a little bit, says Santner

IANS | January 28, 2026 11:49 PM

Visakhapatnam, Jan 28 (IANS) New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner praised his side’s aggressive start in the powerplay and said the way a 100-run opening stand gave them a 50-over win over India was something which the hosts had dished out to them in the last three games. The century of the opening stand between Tim Seifert and Devon Conway helped New Zealand make 215/7, before bowling out India for 165 in 18.4 overs.

Ahead of T20 WC, Washington Sundar resumes batting in recovery from rib injury

IANS | January 28, 2026 8:23 PM

Visakhapatnam, Jan 28 (IANS) In what comes as an encouraging development for India ahead of next month’s T20 World Cup, off-spin bowling all-rounder Washington Sundar has resumed batting in the nets as part of his rehabilitation from a rib injury at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru.