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The new season starts on June 28 and will have 22 matches played across 18 days at Kinrara Oval

Umar Farooq07-Apr-2021The Global T20 Canada is set to return this year, but due to logistical challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic in North America, the six-team tournament will be held in Malaysia between June 26 and July 11.The inaugural edition of the tournament was held in 2018, but the it’s continuity was disrupted in the 2020 season due to the pandemic.The new season will have 22 matches played across 18 days at Kinrara Oval – the only internationally recognised stadium in the country, having previously hosted the Under-19 World Cup in 2008 and also staged various junior-level cricket tournaments for the Asian Cricket Council as well as the ICC. In 2006, the stadium also hosted a triangular ODI series involving Australia, India and West Indies.The first two editions of the Global T20 included numerous stars such as Chris Gayle, Lasith Malinga, Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, David Warner, Steve Smith and Brendon McCullum.As many as 10 international cricketers from Full and Associate Members are allowed into the roster. Two players will be picked as marquees, while six players must be included from the Canada national circuit, including three emerging cricketers as well as one player from Malaysia.”Cricketers and fans of cricket in Canada would be disappointed to know that the third edition of our world-class tournament – GT20 Canada, cannot be held in Canada this year, due to the ongoing pandemic and the Canadian health guidelines,” Rashpal Bajwa, President Cricket Canada, said.”We understand and support our health authorities. We are very positive and look forward to hosting the tournament in Canada once we are past this pandemic.”The league is owned and managed by Bombay Sports Co Limited in partnership with Cricket Canada. The organisers are presently in liaison with Malaysian Cricket to get the relevant approvals from the government agencies and the ICC.”I am not only delighted but given the many setbacks and adversities we faced over the past year, I am truly humbled that Malaysia is the choice venue for the GT20 tournament. However, far more importantly, that we are in a position to step up for Canada Cricket so as to ensure the continuity of the GT20 tournament,” Mahinda Vallipuram, President of Malaysian Cricket Association, said.”Doubtless, this tournament will also give our players exponential growth experience in their game. I must acknowledge the Malaysian government in this instance, for managing the pandemic well, and we at Malaysian Cricket are continually committed to ensuring the safety of the players and officials at all times.”On Wednesday, Malaysia reported 1139 new Covid-19 cases with the total number of confirmed infections in the country rising to 354468, with 339,067 having recovered so far.

One of the four allrounders, Bryce Parsons, was named captain

ESPNcricinfo staff10-Dec-2019Pace sensation Gerald Coetzee, who had suffered a hamstring strain in a recent MSL match, has recovered and was named in South Africa’s squad for the Under-19 World Cup at home in January next year. Allrounder Bryce Parsons was appointed captain of a 15-man squad that is filled with all-round talent. As many as four allrounders were picked, and wicketkeeper Khanya Cotani, who has played eight first-class matches, was named Parsons’ deputy. Odirile Modimokoane was the lone frontline spinner to a find a place.

Squad

Bryce Parsons (capt), Khanya Cotani (vice-capt), Luke Beaufort, Jonathan Bird, Merrick Brett, Achille Cloete, Gerald Coetzee, Tyrese Karelse, Mondli Khumalo, Jack Lees, Andrew Louw, Levert Manje, Odirile Modimokoane, Pheko Moletsane, Tiaan van Vuuren

“Congratulations to all the players who have been selected as well as the management and support staff,” CSA acting chief executive Dr Jacques Faul remarked. “I am sure head coach Lawrence Mahatlane, his fellow selectors and our talent scouts around the country have left no stone unturned in identifying our best players in this age group and that the work done at the various training camps will be well rewarded.”Coetzee is the only member of the squad to have played in the last World Cup in New Zealand, where he impressed with eight wickets in four matches, including a five-for against the hosts. South Africa had finished fifth in the tournament.Coetzee also made a bright start on his MSL debut for Jozi Stars, where he picked up the wickets of Quinton de Kock and Janneman Malan. The pacer has taken 17 wickets in four first-class matches so far, at an average of less than 25.Most of the squad assembled has come through the school system, except batsman Tarese Karelse, who is a product of the Regional Performance Centre programme started a few years ago.ALSO READ: Will Gerald Coetzee be South Africa’s next pace sensation?“I feel we have chosen a well-balanced squad that has good leadership potential in its ranks as well,” Under-19 selection convener Victor Mpitsang said. “Having a player who has experienced a previous ICC under-19 World Cup tournament in Gerald Coetzee also brings significant advantages of its own.”The advantage of playing at home also brings extra confidence into our ranks, particularly as the team has a good programme of competitive youth ODIs leading into the tournament.”Parsons was the captain of the team through a torrid period earlier this year when they were walloped 7-0 by Pakistan at home. But he had head coach Lawrence Mahatlane’s full backing, who expressed confidence in Parsons’ growth not only as a leader but also as a person over the winter.”Bryce is a natural leader,” Mahatlane said. “The tone that he has set and the growth we have seen over the last couple of months, it was very natural for us to back him as a leader. He captained the side throughout the winter and we have seen a lot of growth in him, not only tactically, but also as a person. Hopefully, he will keep doing the country proud.”South Africa will take on India in a three-match series later this month before kicking off their World Cup campaign against Afghanistan on January 17, also the tournament opener. They are slotted alongside Afghanistan, Canada and United Arab Emirates in Group D.

The left-arm quick has picked up an official warning and one demerit point

ESPNcricinfo staff30-Oct-2018Khaleel Ahmed’s send-off of Marlon Samuels in the fourth ODI in Mumbai has earned the India left-arm quick an official warning and one demerit point.Having dismissed him in the 14th over of West Indies’ innings, Khaleel turned towards the departing Samuels and yelled out multiple times. Khaleel picked up figures of 3 for 13, helping India win by 224 runs.He was found guilty of a Level 1 breach of the ICC code of conduct, for violating article 2.5, which relates to “using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batter upon his/her dismissal during an international match”.Khaleel admitted to the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by match referee Chris Broad, which meant there was no need for a formal hearing. The charge was levelled by on-field umpires Ian Gould and Anil Chaudhary, third umpire Paul Wilson, and fourth umpire C Shamsuddin.

Kumar Sangakkara scored his third straight fifty, while Oshane Thomas took 3 for 31 to help the Jamaica Tallawahs beat the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots by 41 runs

The Report by Peter Della Penna31-Aug-2017
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsKumar Sangakkara scored his third successive fifty•Randy Brooks – CPL T20 / Getty

Chris Gayle’s return to Sabina Park was spoiled by Man of the Match Oshane Thomas, whose searing pace dismantled St Kitts & Nevis Patriots’ chase, as a spirited effort from Jamaica Tallawahs in the field resulted in a 41-run win. The defending CPL champions clinched their fifth straight playoff berth and moved one point ahead of Patriots to second on the CPL points table. Thomas took 3 for 31, including the wicket of Gayle for a three-ball duck.Another Tallawahs win in their final match against Guyana Amazon Warriors would put them into the opening playoff match against the Trinbago Knight Riders for a chance to gain direct entry into the tournament final.Tallawahs’ inauspicious startVictory was the furthest thing from the minds of Tallawahs supporters after Lendl Simmons was bowled off the first ball of the game. Pace bowlers have been sensational in the final week of the season and that trend continued on Wednesday night as Sheldon Cottrell swung one full and straight to castle the right-hander before halting his follow-through to stand at attention for his patented military salute send-off. It was the first of two wickets on the night for Cottrell.Sangakkara’s streak continuesWhile Sri Lanka’s fortunes continue to wane post Kumar Sangakkara’s international retirement, his form has been waxing lyrical all summer, whether in England with Surrey or in the Caribbean with the Tallawahs. Arriving in the middle for the second ball of the match, Sangakkara settled early nerves by forging an 81-run stand with Glenn Phillips.Sangakkara kickstarted the innings in the fifth over against Ben Hilfenhaus, riding a pair of streaky shots that fell safely as he carted the Australian for three fours and two sixes in a 24-run over. He routinely used his feet to combat the Patriots’ spin trio of Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Nabi and Tabraiz Shamsi. When he wasn’t charging forward, he got creative within the crease, shuffling back and across to disrupt their lines with a series of flicks and scoops. By the end of his innings, he’d racked up his third consecutive half-century.Powell’s prodigious powerWhile Sangakkara drove most of the Tallawahs innings, runs were trickling through at the other end. By the time he got out with eight balls left in the innings at 135 for 4, Patriots were looking at chasing an under-par total. That’s when Rovman Powell stomped down hard on the accelerator for a furious finish to the innings.Having smashed a free hit off Shamsi over midwicket a few overs earlier for six in search of his timing, Powell chopped an edge for four to fine leg to end the 19th. After nearly being run-out off the first ball of the 20th, he found his radar once more against Cottrell, creaming him over midwicket and long-off for consecutive sixes to take Tallawahs past 150 before falling on the final ball of the innings.Lightning strikes twiceJust as Simmons fell at the start of the match without scoring, so too did Gayle. The Universe Boss fell in somewhat more shocking fashion though. One of the most fearsome six-hitters in world cricket padded up to an inswinger from an amped-up Oshane Thomas. Gayle appeared to motion after the ball struck him as if he had failed to pick it up or something distracted him. The umpire disregarded the gesture and simply raised his finger to send Gayle on his way.Wonderboy tees off, then strikes outEvin Lewis shook off Gayle’s abrupt departure by scorching 40 of the next 43 runs in partnership with Mohammad Hafeez. Returning to the same ground he blitzed a T20I century against India earlier in the summer, Lewis targeted the leg-side boundary early and often with six fours and two sixes.He began the fifth over by smacking three consecutive boundaries off Mohammad Sami, then drove a moon shot over long-on for six off the fifth ball. That shot resulted in a broken bat. Just like Roy Hobbs in Bernard Malamud’s , Lewis was sapped of his powers without his go-to bat and promptly popped a tame return catch to Sami off the final ball of the over. Only two more batsmen reached double-figures in the Patriots innings as Thomas and Krishmar Santokie took three wickets each to bowl out Patriots for 116 inside of 18 overs.

Andrew Umeed had to catch a flight down from Scotland to make his Warwickshire debut and then marked the occasion with a century

David Hopps at Edgbaston22-May-2016
ScorecardAndrew Umeed had to catch a flight to make his debut, then made a hundred•Getty Images

The last Warwickshire batsman to make a Championship hundred on debut was an extraordinary affair: Jeetan Patel, barely off the plane from New Zealand, coming in at No. 10 against Yorkshire and conjuring up something entirely unexpected.Seven years on, Andrew Umeed matched that feat. This time the mood was quite different. By the time Umeed reached his hundred on a comparatively challenging surface, such was his composure, even allowing for the fact that his only previous first-class match had come for Scotland against Afghanistan, he had slowly made it seem inevitable.Just to get to Edgbaston was challenging enough. By the time that Warwickshire decided to give him his debut on Friday evening, omitting Ian Westwood who had made 15 runs in seven attempts, Umeed was in Carlisle on his way back to the family home in Glasgow. He completed the journey, flew back down, and his parents followed by car in time to watch his grand moment.Umeed needed some fortune against Graham Onions with the new ball, edging wide of Ryan Pringle, at catchable height, at third slip and then badly dropped by Paul Collingwood on 19, but they were rare blemishes. As the pitch became stickier, he became stickier still, pressing on regardless after Varun Chopra, his partner in an opening stand of 121, had fallen lbw to James Weighell.The only time he attempted something rash, with exhilaration at his hundred still coursing through his veins, he was dismissed three balls after that landmark had been achieved, pulling a short ball from Onions straight to midwicket. On the surface, it was not a wicket-taking ball, but Onions is a canny enough soul to have banged one in with an expectation of something excitable.Until then, Umeed had brought a disciplined air to proceedings. In a season where Haseeb Hameed has already emerged for Lancashire, here was another opening batsman of Pakistani heritage seemingly blessed with infinite patience. His early boundaries were keenly-observant deflections to third man and his 50 was well past by the time he risked a few off drives by way of variety.Umeed was born in Glasgow and Durham, always interested in talent north of the border, took a brief look at him in a youngster, but it is at Warwickshire where his allegiance soon lay, joining forces with Dougie Brown, whose Scotland career had recently ended and who then was the county’s academy director. Durham must have found it particularly galling to encounter resistance from a young player who was almost in their grasp.He played for Kings Heath, then in the Birmingham League (he is now at Moseley) and for Warwickshire from U-17 level, just missing out on the cut for Scotland’s World Cup squad last winter. Family in Pakistan has also enabled him to extend his experience worldwide, including a spell at the Saeed Ajmal academy.These are tough times for Durham: their shaky financial situation has gained attention recently with the second Test against Sri Lanka coming up at Chester-le-Street on Friday, where advance sales are mediocre, and with the county appealing to the ECB for a restructuring of the £925,000 staging fee. The playing budget has also been slashed, leading to speculation that they will struggle to retain their best players.But on the field Durham continue to display considerable pluck. Facing a Warwickshire total of 195 for 1 soon after tea, with Umeed as rooted as a persistent verruca, they responded magnificently, claiming seven Warwickshire wickets for 64 in 18 overs.That was what Collingwood had envisaged when he put Warwickshire into bat – and a more welcome situation than before lunch when he put a recent foot injury behind him to bowl a settling spell to send a message to his youthful attack.Ian Bell and Jonathan Trott both fell to Brydon Carse, a young pace bowler of South African extraction, who persisted without much luck for 13 overs but then got his just desserts by having Bell caught at second slip and Trott caught at the wicket. A loose shot from Keith Barker gave him a third wicket.Carse was told by Durham that they wanted to bowl him in short, sharp spells – he is a slender lad with a bit of pace about him – but it has proved to be hard to get the ball out of his hands.Weighell had four in the wickets column by the close. “The ball was swinging from the start and kept swinging right until the close of play so, although as a bowler it’s never good to look up and see 190 for 1 on the board, we always felt we were in the game,” he said.Onions is supported by three pace bowlers with only 65 years between them, their inexperience so pronounced that when they beat Lancashire last week – courtesy of a daring declaration by Collingwood – they did not know the words to the team song, Blaydon Races. It is too early yet to start learning the lyrics because, thanks to Umeed, Warwickshire have a decent total on this pitch, but at least they are at the races, as it were, and that says a lot about their spirit.

Kevin O’Brien will lead Ireland in their three-match T20I series against Scotland. Allrounder Tyrone Kane and wicketkeeper Stuart Poynter have also been picked

ESPNcricinfo staff01-Jun-2015Kevin O’Brien will lead Ireland in their three-match T20I series against Scotland later this month in the absence of regular captain William Porterfield, who, along with wicketkeeper Gary Wilson and Niall O’Brien, will miss the series due to county commitments.The 14-member squad includes 20-year old allrounder Tyrone Kane and Durham wicketkeeper Stuart Poynter both of whom also made the squad for the World T20 qualifiers.

Squad for the World T20 qualifiers

William Porterfield (capt),
Andrew Balbirnie,
Alex Cusack,
George Dockrell,
Tyrone Kane,
Andrew McBrine,
Graeme McCarter,
John Mooney,
Niall O’Brien,
Kevin O’Brien,
Stuart Poynter,
Paul Stirling,
Stuart Thompson,
Gary Wilson,
Craig Young

Kane has been rewarded for his good showing in the domestic T20 competition. Playing for Merrion, he took a hat-trick in the opening game against Northern Knights and followed it up with a five wicket haul against North West Warriors. “Tyrone is an exciting young talent who deserves his chance, he’s very much an impact player as shown by his performances in the T20 games this season,” John Bracewell, the Ireland coach, said.”The World Cup Qualifier squad has a nice blend of youth and experience despite the retirements of Ed Joyce and Tim Murtagh last week. There have been a lot of match winning efforts by our guys in the T20 Blast in England too, so everyone looks to be in really fine form going into these games.”Kane was delighted at the call-up and said it was a dream come true for him. “It should be a tough series against Scotland and ideal preparations for the qualifiers which follow. It’s going to be an intense period for all the squad, but hopefully we’ll have secured qualification for another T20 World Cup at the end of it.” Kane said.Squad for the Scotland series:
Kevin O’Brien (capt), Andrew Balbirnie, Alex Cusack, George Dockrell, Tyrone Kane, Andrew McBrine, Graeme McCarter, John Mooney, Andrew Poynter, Stuart Poynter, Max Sorensen, Paul Stirling, Stuart Thompson, Craig Young.

The PCB is in negotiations with Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe to bring international cricket back to the country soon, according to its chairman Zaka Ashraf

ESPNcricinfo staff21-Oct-2012The Pakistan board is in negotiations with its Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe counterparts to try and bring international cricket back to the country soon, according Zaka Ashraf, the PCB chairman. Ashraf said the staging of two unofficial Twenty20 matches, between an International XI led by Sanath Jayasuriya and a Pakistan All Stars team, in Karachi was a boost and he expected to have “good news” early next year.”I think these matches, despite being private, are a good step,” Ashraf said. “The PCB supported and encouraged these matches and they generated a lot of enthusiasm from the fans, which is a good sign.”The unofficial games at the National Stadium were well attended by fans, who have not been able to watch international cricketers in action in Pakistan since the terror attacks on the Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore in March 2009. The PCB disassociated itself from the games, however, providing only no-objection certificates to its contracted players to participate, while giving no assistance in terms of security and logistics. All arrangements were made by the Sindh sports minister Dr Mohammad Ali Shah and the Karachi government.Ashraf was Karachi on Sunday, as the Pakistan All Stars won the second match, and he hoped the games would be a start of more visits by foreign teams. “When you talk of international cricket, we are in negotiations with Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe cricket boards and we will give you a good news as early as next year,” he said. “We are talking to two other boards as well but I am not going to reveal names. We have given them security plans and I am sure the day is not far when we have big time cricket in Karachi, Lahore and other cities.”Pakistan’s next international series is a tour to India in December and to facilitate those limited-overs matches they have postponed a scheduled tour of Zimbabwe. Pakistan were due to play two Tests, three ODIs and two Twenty20 matches in Zimbabwe this December but will visit sometime in 2013 instead. It will be Pakistan’s first bilateral series against India since the attacks on Mumbai in November 2008.

The 2012 World Twenty20 will be held between September 18 and October 12, 2012 in Sri Lanka the ICC have confirmed

ESPNcricinfo staff21-Sep-2011The 2012 World Twenty20 will be held between September 18 and October 12, 2012 in Sri Lanka the ICC have confirmed. Colombo, Pallekele and Hambantota will be venues for the men’s tournament, while the women’s group games will be played in Galle.The format will see four groups of three in a preliminary round. England, the defending champions, and India are in Group A and will be joined by one of the Associate or Affiliate teams that qualify. The other qualifying team will be in Group B with West Indies and Australia. Sri Lanka, South Africa and Zimbabwe make up Group C, and Pakistan, New Zealand and Bangladesh are in Group D.The top two teams in each group will make it through the preliminary round, after which there will be a Super Eight stage, featuring two groups. The format is essentially the same as the last edition in 2010, though there are four fewer teams this time.The tournament will include two teams qualifying from the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2012, which will be staged in the United Arab Emirates from March 13-14 2012.Hosts Sri Lanka will play the tournament’s opening fixture against Zimbabwe in Hambantota. England begin their defence against a qualifying team on September 21 and will then play India in Colombo on September 23.The women’s tournament has Australia, India and England in one group with a qualifying team, and New Zealand, West Indies and Sri Lanka with the other qualifying team in the other. The men’s and women’s semi-finals and finals will be played on the same day, in Colombo. The semi-finals are on October 4 and October 5 with the finals on October 7.Tickets for the tournament are planned to go on sale to the public from March 1, 2012 and will be available via website and box-office sales in Sri Lanka. The ICC’s chief executive Haroon Lorgat assured they would be reasonably priced.”We all know how passionate and loyal the Sri Lankan public is towards our sport and we will ensure the tickets are affordable so that they can enjoy the event,” he said at the launch of the tournament in Colombo. “Following the success of the recent ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, I am confident that the hosts, Sri Lanka, will deliver a world-class event.”Lorgat also said the tournament was another opportunity to promote women’s cricket. “I am happy that the men’s and women’s semi-finals and finals will once again be played on the same days at the same venues. We remain committed to showcase women’s cricket in this way, which is unique in the world of team sports.”

MS Dhoni has made it to ESPNcricinfo’s India all-time XI, beating record-holding keepers Syed Kirmani and Kiran More

Cricinfo staff14-Sep-2010MS Dhoni has made it to ESPNcricinfo’s India all-time XI, beating record-holding wicketkeepers Syed Kirmani and Kiran More, by virtue of his superior batting. Dhoni was picked by seven members of the 11-person jury, which was unanimous in voting Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev and Vinoo Mankad into the XI.The No. 5 spot divided the jury the most, and Vijay Hazare, who played only eight innings in that position (one of them in the Adelaide Test of 1948, where he made two centuries), was preferred over the likes of Gundappa Viswanath, MAK Pataudi, Dilip Vengsarkar, Mohinder Amarnath and VVS Laxman.The opening positions are taken by Virender Sehwag (10 votes) and Gavaskar, a blend of attack and defence, while the presence of Rahul Dravid (nine votes) and Tendulkar at Nos. 3 and 4 makes India’s the only batting line-up among the eight leading countries, for which ESPNcricinfo has picked all-time XIs, to have over 42,000 Test runs between the top four.Only one bowler from India’s legendary spin quartet of the 70s makes it to the XI. Offspinner Erapalli Prasanna, with 189 wickets in 49 Tests, joins Anil Kumble (nine votes), Javagal Srinath and Kapil to form the bowling line-up. Allrounder Mankad, who took 162 wickets at 32.32 with his slow left-armers, completes the spin-dominated attack.India’s XI is the only one to feature just two fast bowlers. Australia had fast-bowling allrounder Keith Miller to back Dennis Lillee and Glenn McGrath, and South Africa had Mike Procter to help Shaun Pollock and Allan Donald.Among the notable omissions, who did not make it to the XIs of any of the jury members, were former captain Mohammad Azharuddin; Bishan Bedi, perhaps the most highly rated of the spin quartet; and wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer.ESPNcricinfo readers were invited to vote on the shortlists and their XI matched the jury’s in all but one: Laxman was the readers’ choice for No. 5 instead of Hazare.The jury included former Test players Sanjay Manjrekar and Arun Lal, former Mumbai player and coach Vasu Paranjape, sports journalists Pradeep Magazine, Ayaz Memon, R Mohan and Suresh Menon, cricket historian Ramachandra Guha and television commentator Harsha Bhogle.Read more about the XI here.The XI: Sunil Gavaskar, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Vijay Hazare, Vinoo Mankad, Kapil Dev, MS Dhoni, Anil Kumble, Javagal Srinath, Erapalli Prasanna.Readers’ XI: Sunil Gavaskar, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Vinoo Mankad, Kapil Dev, MS Dhoni, Anil Kumble, Javagal Srinath, Erapalli Prasanna.NomineesOpeners: Sunil Gavaskar, Vijay Merchant, Virender Sehwag, Navjot Sidhu.Middle order: Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Gundappa Viswanath, Vijay Hazare, MAK Pataudi, Mohinder Amarnath, Polly Umrigar, Sourav Ganguly, CK Nayudu, Mohammad Azharuddin, Dilip Vengsarkar.Allrounders: Kapil Dev, Dattu Phadkar, Vinoo Mankad, Manoj Prabhakar.Wicketkeepers: Naren Tamhane, Kiran More, Syed Kirmani, Nayan Mongia, MS Dhoni.Fast bowlers: Javagal Srinath, Kapil Dev, Zaheer Khan, Mohammad Nissar, Amar Singh.Spinners: Anil Kumble, Bishan Bedi, Erapalli Prasanna, Subhash Gupte, Bhagwath Chandrasekhar, Harbhajan Singh, Dilip Doshi, S Venkataraghavan, Vinoo Mankad.

Varun Chakravarthy takes five in losing cause after Ben Duckett fifty helps set up winning total

Alan Gardner28-Jan-20252:09

Did India get their batting order wrong?

England kept the T20I series alive with a 26-run win in Rajkot, Jofra Archer, Brydon Carse and Jamie Overton sharing seven wickets alongside a masterful spell from Adil Rashid to help break India’s ten-match run without defeat in home conditions.After being inserted for the third match in a row, England’s total of 171 for 9 looked a little light – particularly from a position of 83 for 1 in the ninth over. Ben Duckett made his first T20I fifty as an opener but the middle order was blown away by Varun Chakravarthy and it needed some belligerent hitting from Liam Livingstone, who made 43 off 24 with five sixes, to keep them afloat. An unbroken stand of 24 for the last wicket between Rashid and Mark Wood was the second highest of the innings.India had crept over the line by two wickets in the second match of the series, Tilak Varma’s unbeaten 72 guiding them to a target of 166. But he fell to Rashid for 18 off 14 – his first T20I dismissal in five innings – as India sank to 85 for 5 in the face of more tenacious defence from England’s pace-heavy attack.Related

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India only managed to score two boundaries off the bat between the seventh and 15th overs, with Rashid’s immaculate analysis of 4-0-15-1 key to suffocating the innings. After battling his way to 23 off 27, Hardik Pandya finally broke the shackles by hitting sixes off Wood and Archer – but when he was dismissed by Overton for 40 off 35, caught at long-off, India’s lingering hopes of burgling the chase went with him.Mohammed Shami, playing his first match for India since the 2023 ODI World Cup final, was eighth man out as the hosts limped through their 20 overs nine down – beaten in a T20I on home soil for the first time since November 2023.

England quicks land early blows

With the expectation that this would be the best batting track of the series so far, England had to make early inroads in defence of a middling target. Sanju Samson didn’t trouble the scorers for the second match running, failing to clear mid-on, and although Abhishek Sharma struck five boundaries in his 14-ball innings, Archer was again involved in his dismissal, racing back from cover to claim a steepling catch off Brydon Carse.That brought Tilak to the crease, his imperious recent form exemplified by an audacious charge-and-slap over cover second ball. Suryakumar Yadav then played his trademark flick for six over fine leg off Archer, adding four more off another slower ball later in the same over. But India’s captain was crowbarred out by a 143kph/89mph Wood delivery in the following over as England claimed their third wicket of the powerplay. Only the departure of Jamie Smith, who had been given the gloves due to a “tight calf” but walked off in the fourth over to be replaced behind the stumps by Phil Salt, threatened to undermine England’s strong start.2:51

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Tilak sent back (finally)

Gqeberha, November 10, 2024. Before Tuesday, that was the last time Tilak had been dismissed in a T20 international. In between times he had scored 336 runs (off 187 balls), a run that included back-to-back unbeaten hundreds in South Africa and the key contribution of 72 not out in India’s two-wicket win on Saturday. With India wobbling at 48 for 3, he loomed as the key wicket – not that he would be giving it up lightly.It took a piece of brilliance from England’s all-time great, Rashid, to end Tilak’s run. Tossed up wide of off, the ball dipped and ripped back through the gate with the batter on his heels, rattling middle and leg stumps. Silence rippled around the SCA Stadium. India needed 104 from 12 overs but their aura of invincibility had taken a hit, and they never really got close despite Hardik and Axar Patel attempting to take the game deep.

Shami’s comeback

Shami was back in an India XI for the first time in 14 months, and playing his first T20I since the 2022 T20 World Cup semi-final – a game in which England cruised to a 10-wicket win on the way to lifting the trophy. The teams’ fortunes have diverged significantly since then, with India now the reigning T20 champions and coming into this game with a record of 15 wins from 17 T20Is since last year’s World Cup in the Caribbean.Shami was deep in rehab during most of that run but finally made his return in Rajkot, with India opting to rest Arshdeep Singh. His first ball drew a swing and a miss from Salt, while his second was mistimed with enough power to go for four down the ground during an opening over that cost six runs. After Salt fell to Hardik, plinking to cover, Jos Buttler was beaten by a classic Shami outswinger – seam bolt upright like a rudder – before Duckett ramped the last ball of an initial two-over spell for six.He later returned to bowl the 19th over, with England nine down. There was to be no comeback wicket, however, as Rashid deftly steered him for four before Wood had to dodge a beamer that earned Shami a warning from the umpire.1:14

Manjrekar: Duckett is a maverick with his shots

Duckett sets tempo

In his fourth outing as an opener in this format for England, Duckett finally produced a score of note. His 26-ball half-century had England sizing up a total in excess of 200 – but a tame dismissal in the same over trying to launch Axar over midwicket played a significant part in their disastrous mid-innings collapse.Coming into this game on the back of consecutive single-figure scores, Duckett quickly set about rebalancing the ledger. He glanced Hardik for a boundary off his third ball, followed up by scooping Shami and then opened up the throttle even further to give England a promising base in the powerplay. Hardik was taken for three consecutive fours at the end of his second over, before the introduction of spin in the form of Washington Sundar was greeted by Duckett going 4-4-dot-6.Duckett had struck eight of his first 13 balls to the boundary, although a quiet first over from Varun was a harbinger of things to come as England ended the powerplay on 52 for 1. Ravi Bishnoi was hit for four and six off consecutive balls by Buttler but the spinners began to exert control for India once again. Buttler tickled a fine edge behind off Varun – detected on DRS – to end a partnership of 76 off 45, and Duckett then holed out in the following over to leave England’s middle order with a rebuilding job.

Varun runs through England

Varun was already the leading wicket-taker in the series, with five from the first two games, but he doubled his money as England once again folded like Superman on laundry day during the middle overs. Having removed Buttler with the final ball of the ninth over, he returned to bowl the 14th and 16th and pick up four more wickets at a cost of 12 runs, putting the seal on England’s disastrous slide of 7 for 44 in 7.1 overs of undignified thrashing.Harry Brook was fourth out, dragging a sweep off Bishnoi into his stumps. Smith then went six and out – although Varun might have been a touch fortunate as his drag down ended up in the hands of deep midwicket. Overton’s difficult tour with the bat continued as he missed an attempted paddle to be bowled behind his legs first ball, Carse holed out to deep square leg and Archer was bowled by a well-disguised googly as Varun completed his second five-for in T20Is.