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Ind vs SA 2nd ODI: Indian bowlers didn't give us any freebies, says Markram

South Africa middle-order batter Aiden Markram rued his inability to take the game deep despite top-scoring for his side, saying the Indian bowlers didn't give the visitors any freebies during the second ODI here. Markram (79) and Reeza Hendricks (74) shared 129 runs for the third wicket, but South Africa lost four wickets for 63 runs in the back-end to settle for 278 for 7, a target India chased down with seven wickets in hand, here on Sunday. "They (India) bowled well, they did not give us any freebies. Whenever a team goes bang-bang, the fielding team all of a sudden gets that momentum in their corner. Myself getting out at that time of the innings was, maybe, where we left that 15-20 runs short," Markram said after India levelled the three-match series. "I would have liked to take it 10 overs deeper and be there in the last five overs and try and cash in, maybe that's where we fell short." David Miller, who has been in imperious form in the tour with unbeaten knocks of 106 and

I am scoring runs, doing hard work, but not getting a chance: Prithvi Shaw

India opening batter Prithvi Shaw admitted that he was disappointed over not being considered for the ongoing ODI series against South Africa despite scoring runs and putting in a lot of hard work.

We gave away too many runs, says Shikhar Dhawan after ODI loss against SA

India captain Shikhar Dhawan admitted that his team leaked too many runs in the death overs and fielded poorly, leading to the nine-run defeat to South Africa in the rain-hit first ODI here on Thursday. Opting to bowl in the rain-curtailed 40-over-a-side game, India had reduced South Africa to 110 for 4 in 22.4 overs but David Miller and Heinrich Klaasen powered the visitors to 249 for 4. While the Indian bowlers conceded 54 runs in the last five overs, the hosts were also guilty of dropping as many as four catches in the outfield. "I thought 250 was too many runs. We gave away too many runs on a wicket that swung and spun, the fielding wasn't great, we leaked a few runs but this was a good learning experience for us," Dhawan said in the post-match presentation. South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma said his bowlers lost a bit in the middle overs with Sanju Samson (86 not out) going great guns but he was happy that they managed to hold their nerves in the end. "A good fight at the end

Gautam Gambhir-led India Capitals wins Legends League Cricket trophy

India Capitals made a stunning recovery after stumbling early to defeat Bhilwara Kings by 104 runs and lift the Legends League Cricket trophy here. Former New Zealand skipper Ross Taylor sizzled with a fiery 41-ball 82. He slammed eights sixes and four boundaries and along with Aussie veteran Mitchell Johnson (62 off 35), led the Capitals' stunning revival to post a daunting 211/7 after being sent in at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Wednesday. The Gautam Gambhir-led side was rattled to be 21/4 inside the first five overs with Rahul Sharma (4/30) and Monty Panesar (3-0-13-2) inflicting early blows. But Taylor held the fort in the duos' 126-run stand that came off just 60 balls. Later, Windies powerhitter Ashley Nurse finished off in style with a 19-ball 42 not out with one six and six boundaries. In reply, the Kings' openers, Morne van Wyk (5) and William Porterfield (12), were out inside the first four overs. A lot depended on the broad shoulders of Yusuf Pathan (6), but he did no

Ind vs SA 1st ODI preview: Opportunity for players to make a statement

Middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer, who is part of the reserves named for the T20 World Cup, will serve as Dhawan's deputy in the series

In light of Hans Niemann's Chess scandal: 10 cheating scandals in sports

Cheating in sports has existed as long as sports. Unfair advantage is sought by athletes and coaches to make sure they or their teams win at any cost. Here's a list of the 10 such instances

David Warner, Mitchell Marsh return to Australia side for series against WI

David Warner and Mitchell Marsh will be up against the West Indies in a short two-match T20I series beginning at the Metricon Stadium with both sides preparing ahead of the T20 World Cup

IND vs SA Live Streaming: When and how to watch the 3rd T20I LIVE in India

India vs South Africa 3rd T20I: India, who already lead the series 2-0 would look to complete a whitewash. The match can be live streamed on Disney Plus Hotstar and will be telecast on Star Sports

IND vs SA T20 2022: India Predicted XI vs South Africa for the third T20I

IND vs SA T20, Predicted XI: Find out the latest team news and the predicted playing eleven of both India and South Africa for the third T20I at Indore here

Shami, Chahar next in line after Jasprit Bumrah's exit from ICC T20 WC

With the BCCI confirming Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia, the team has been dealt a major blow and speculation has begun who will lead the pace attack

Shimron Hetmyer replaced by Shamarh Brooks in West Indies T20 WC squad

Cricket West Indies has announced Shamarh Brooks as the replacement of Shimron Hetmyer in the squad for ICC T20 World Cup 2022 after the latter missed his re-scheduled flight to Australia

England beats Pakistan by 67 runs in decider match to win T20 series 4-3

England finished its first tour to Pakistan in 17 years with a thumping 67-run win in their Twenty20 decider to clinch the exciting seven-match series 4-3. Dawid Malan (78 not out off 47 balls) smashed his first half century of the series and Harry Brook hit an unbeaten 29-ball 46 as both profited from three dropped catches in England's strong total of 209-3. Pakistan, which won the toss and chose to field, was effectively out of the chase once the usually prolific opening pair of captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan departed within the first two overs. Pakistan finished on 142-8. Babar, who dropped both Malan and Brook, gave a regulation catch at cover in Chris Woakes' first over and Reece Topley clean bowled Rizwan off a full-length delivery. No. 3 Shan Masood fought a lone battle with 56 off 43 against well-disciplined England pacers with Woakes (3-26), David Willey (2-22), Sam Curran (1-27) and Topley (1-34) all chipping in with wickets. Brilliant game today, we played real

Have not bowled well in death overs since last 5-6 games: Rohit Sharma

Following his side's 16-run win over South Africa in the second T20I, Indian captain Rohit Sharma admitted that his team has not been bowling well in death overs for the last five to six games

Winning team of T20 World Cup to get $1.6 million as prize money: ICC

The winner of the upcoming men's T20 World Cup is Australia will take home a whopping prize money of USD 1.6 million, the game's governing body ICC announced on Friday. The ICC said in a statement that the runner-up side will get half the amount of the winning team's prize purse. At the end of the 16-team tournament that runs for nearly a month, the losing semi-finalists will each get USD 400,000 from the USD 5.6 million total prize pool. The eight teams who exit at the Super 12 stage will receive USD 70,000 each. "Like last year at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021, a win in each of the 30 games in the Super 12 phase will be worth USD 40,000," the ICC stated. The eight teams that made it directly to the Super 12 phase are Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa. The other eight teams -- Namibia, Sri Lanka, Netherlands, UAE in Group A and West Indies, Scotland, Ireland and Zimbabwe in Group B -- have been split into two groups of

T20 World Cup: Jasprit Bumrah ruled out with stress fracture issue

India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah was on Thursday ruled out of the T20 World Cup with a stress fracture, dealing a massive blow to the team's chances in the ICC event. A BCCI official told PTI that Bumrah has a stress fracture and could be out of action for months. "Bumrah is not going to play the World T20 for sure. He has a serious back condition. It's a stress fracture and he could be out for a period of six months," a senior BCCI official told PTI on conditions of anonymity. Bumrah, who played two T20s against Australia, didn't travel with the team to Thiruvananthapuram for the series opener against South Africa. Bumrah is the second senior star player to be ruled out after Ravindra Jadeja, who is recovering from a knee surgery.

Won't do it unless I am really angry with someone: Moeen Ali on 'Mankading'

Deepti Sharma's dismissal of Charlie Dean has drawn criticism from many England players

Big Bash League to introduce Decision Review System from this season

Australia's Big Bash League confirmed the long-awaited introduction of the Decision Review System for both the men's and women's competitions for the 2022-23 season

Moeen Ali praises Pakistan's Aamer Jamal for his superb death-over bowling

Pakistan right-arm pacer Aamer Jamal's performance has come in for special praise from the rival team skipper Moeen Ali after the debutant produced a brilliant final over

Hanuma Vihari to lead Rest of India against Ranji champions in Irani Cup

Prolific batter Hanuma Vihari will lead the Rest of India side against 2019-20 Ranji Trophy champions Saurashtra in the Irani Cup clash, which is returning to the calender after three years. The BCCI announced a 15-man squad for the red-ball tournament, which is set to be held in Rajkot from October 1-5. The Irani Cup could not be played in the previous two seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The team has a good batting unit with talented red-ball specialist Mayank Agarwal and young Priyank Panchal, who recently led India A against New Zealand A and was also part of the Duleep Trophy winning West Zone squad. The squad also has talented youngsters in Yash Dhull and Yashaswi Jaiswal, who had scored a double hundred in Duleep Trophy in the Ajinkya Rahane-led West Zone. Emerging fast bowler Umran Malik, big-hitting Sarfaraaz Khan are also part of the ROI squad. Test batter Cheteshwar Pujara is likely to appear for Saurashtra in the match. ROI squad: Hanuma Vihari (Captain), Mayank

South Africa's Temba Bavuma expects series against India to be competitive

Ahead of the first T20I against India in Thiruvananthapuram, South African skipper Temba Bavuma said that he is expecting the series to be a strong and competitive one