1st T20I: Chatara, Raza take three wickets each as Zimbabwe humble India by 13 runs

IANS | July 6, 2024 8:32 PM

Harare, July 6 (IANS) Tendai Chatara and captain Sikandar Raza took three wickets each as Zimbabwe pulled off a shock 13-run victory over an inexperienced India in the T20I series opener at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday. Pushed into batting first, leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi’s career-best figures of 4-13 restricted Zimbabwe to 115/9, with a useful 29 not out from Clive Madande and his 25-run stand for the last wicket with Chatara helping the hosts reach a respectable total.

1st T20I: Bishnoi’s career-best 4-13 helps India restrict Zimbabwe to 115/9

IANS | July 6, 2024 6:48 PM

Harare, July 6 (IANS) Leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi picked career-best T20I figures of 4-13 as India restricted Zimbabwe to a modest 115/9 in the T20I series opener at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday. Bishnoi sliced through Zimbabwe’s majorly inexperienced batting line-up with his deceptive googlies in the middle overs to pick a four-wicket haul. Washington Sundar was hard to hit too in picking 2-11, while Mukesh Kumar and Avesh Khan had a scalp apiece.

1st T20I: Jemimah's unbeaten fifty goes in vain as India Women lose to South Africa by 12 runs

IANS | July 5, 2024 11:21 PM

Chennai, July 5 (IANS) After dominating the ODI series and one-off Test, the Indian women's cricket team went down to South Africa by 12 runs in the first T20I of the three-match series at the M.A Chidambaram Stadium here on Friday. In a low-scoring encounter, South Africa rode on half-centuries by Tazmin Brits (81 off 56 balls) and Marizanne Kapp (57 off 33 balls) to post 189/4 in 20 overs. The Indian women tried to stem the run flow with twin-wicket hauls each by Pooja Vastrakar (2-23) and Radha Yadav (2-40).

Jay Shah thanks Mumbai Police for ‘exemplary performance’, during team's Victory Parade

IANS | July 5, 2024 8:34 PM

Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) The Indian cricket fans showed up in huge numbers for a massive crowd at the Marine Drive here for an opportunity to see the T20 World Cup-winning side during the Victory Parade on an open-top bus. Following the successful conduct of the event, BCCI Honorary Secretary Jay Shah took to social media to thank the brilliant work done by the Mumbai Police in helping to carry out the momentous occasion.