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against Australia in the final
But the audition for the next World Cup, though in a different format, has already begun
highest ever successful run-chase in a last-ball thriller against Australia in the first T20 in Visakhapatnam on Thursday.And they will
carry that confidence into the second game here at the Greenfield Stadium on Sunday when they take on the Matthew Wade-led
Australia.Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan were the chief protagonists of the win in Vizag as they launched a blistering counterattack
after the early dismissal of the openers
While Yadav showed he is a different beast in T20 with a 42-ball 80, Kishan demonstrated his destructive power with a blazing 39-ball 58.The
team management, however, would have been happier with the composure shown by Rinku Singh, who hit a crucial unbeaten 22 to help India get
However, the ineffectiveness of the bowlers in the middle overs would be a point to ponder for the coaching staff led by VVS Laxman
They would be hoping for a course correction in the second game
Left-arm Pacer Arshdeep Singh would have pleasant memories of the pitch at Greenfield as he had exploited the swinging conditions to claim
three wickets and restrict the South Africans to just 106 when a T20I was last played here more than a year ago.Though the pitch for
be praying that it helps them more than the one in Vizag.For Australia, Josh Inglis came up with a blistering ton and Steve Smith enhanced
his T20 prospects with a half-century in the first game
team management desires to field them
The biggest concern before any game in this part of the world is the weather
Torrential rain on Wednesday resulted in a deluge in some parts of Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday, though the Greenfield Stadium remained
It was pretty hot and humid when the Australians arrived for an optional practice session on Saturday afternoon.
