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Sports Top 10: The first match of the three-match T20 series was to be played between India and South Africa at the Kingsmead ground in Durban. But this match was canceled due to rain. Let us tell you that due to continuous rain, the toss could not be held in the match. At the same time, India had to face a crushing defeat against Pakistan in the Under 19 Asia Cup.
India-South Africa first T20 match lost due to rain
The first match of the three-match T20 series between India and South Africa was to be played at the Kingsmead Cricket Stadium in Durban. But this match has been canceled due to rain. Due to rain the toss could not even take place in the match. Now both the teams are going to look to take the lead by winning the second match of the series.
Second T20 match will be played in Gkebarha
The second match of the T20 series between India and South Africa will be played in Gkebarha city. The old name of this city was Port Elizabeth. Both the teams will face each other at the St. George Park Cricket Stadium in Gkebarha city. This match will start at 8:30 pm according to Indian time.
Pakistan defeated Team India in Under 19 Asia Cup
India had to face a crushing defeat against Pakistan in the Under 19 Asia Cup. In the match played at ICC Academy Oval 1 Stadium in Dubai, Pakistan defeated Team India by eight wickets. After losing the toss and batting first, Team India scored 259 runs. But Pakistan achieved this target only at the loss of 2 wickets.
Indian women’s team defeated England
Indian women’s cricket team won the third T20 match against England by 5 wickets. In the last match of the series played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, the England team, batting first, was limited to 126 runs in 20 overs. In response, Team India achieved this target in 19 overs at the loss of 5 wickets. In this match, while Smriti Mandhana played an important inning of 48 runs for Team India, Saika Ishaq and Shreyanka Patil took 3 wickets each.
West Indies announced central contract
West Indies Cricket Board has announced the central contract for 2023-2024. But former captain Jason Holder, Nicholas Pooran and all-rounder Kyle Mayers have rejected the West Indies central contract. West Indies Cricket Board has kept 14 male and 15 female players in central contract. Alick Athanase, Casey Carty, Tagenarayan Chanderpaul and spinner Gudakesh Moti have been included in the men’s central contract for the first time.
This player was out of the first test against Australia
Pakistan’s star player Abrar Ahmed will not be able to play in the first test against Australia. Abrar was injured in the practice match. According to reports, Pakistan has called Sajid Khan to Australia to strengthen the spin department. At the same time, Pakistan Cricket Board said in the press release that even after being injured, Abrar Ahmed will remain with the team and will get treatment in Perth.
Surya’s eyes on Virat’s mega record
If Suryakumar Yadav scores 15 runs in the second match of the T20 series against South Africa, then he can jointly become the fastest Indian batsman to score 2000 thousand runs in T20 International. This record is currently in the name of Virat Kohli. Kohli had played 56 innings to cross the 2000 run mark in T20 International. At the same time, Suryakumar Yadav has scored 1985 runs in 55 innings at an average of 44.11 and strike rate of 171.71.
This player has not yet joined the team for the T20 series
Deepak Chahar had left for his home just before the fifth match of the recently concluded T20 series against Australia, in which the news of one of his family members being seriously ill came to light. Deepak Chahar is also a part of the T20 series being played against South Africa. But he has not joined the team yet.
BBL match canceled due to bad pitch
The fourth match of the current season in Australia’s T20 League Big Bash was abandoned within about 7 overs due to a bad pitch. This is the first time in BBL history that the match had to be stopped due to this. In this match, the teams of Melbourne Renegades and Perth Scorchers were face to face. When the match started, after 6.5 overs the on-field umpires decided to cancel the match due to the dangerous bounce of the pitch.
Pakistan again got international insult
Pakistan cricket team is currently on Australia tour. But due to visa and passport related issues, the senior Pakistan team that went to Australia does not have a doctor. Let us tell you that Sohail Saleem was appointed the official doctor of the team for the tour of Australia and New Zealand but he has not been able to join the team yet. Apart from the senior team of Pakistan, the Under-19 team has reached United Arab Emirates (UAE) without a team manager.
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