Sports Top 10: In the T20 World Cup 2024, the Indian team is continuously performing brilliantly on the field, in which they have confirmed their place in the Super 8 with a big win by 7 wickets against joint hosts USA in their third match of Group A. In this match, the US team batted first and scored 110 runs in 20 overs, in which Arshdeep Singh showed amazing bowling for the Indian team and took 4 wickets. While chasing the target, an unbeaten half-century innings was seen from the bat of Suryakumar Yadav from Team India. At the same time, the West Indies team has confirmed its place in the Super 8 by defeating New Zealand in the Group C match. Jasprit Bumrah has jumped 42 places in the latest ICC bowling rankings.
India beat America by 7 wickets
In the match played between India and USA on 12th June at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York, the Indian team displayed a great performance with both bat and ball. After winning the toss, Team India decided to bowl first and restricted the USA team to a score of 110 in 20 overs. After this, they achieved this target in 18.2 overs at the loss of 3 wickets. Suryakumar Yadav played an important role with the bat for the Indian team in this match and scored an unbeaten 50 runs. After this victory, Team India has now confirmed its place for the Super 8 as well.
Rohit Sharma praised the players of the American team
After the match against America, Indian captain Rohit Sharma also praised the players of the USA team in his statement. He said that we knew that this match would be difficult to win. The way we kept our patience and made partnerships, credit goes to us. When Rohit was asked about the Indian players playing in the American team, he said that he has played cricket with many of these people, it was a pleasure to see their progress. I also saw them in MLC last year, they are all hard working people.
USA team became the first victim of this new rule of ICC
During the match against India, the USA team had to face a penalty of 5 runs for violating the new ICC rule. After the 15th over of Team India’s innings, the umpire imposed a penalty of 5 runs on the USA team. This decision against the USA team was taken under the stop clock rule. According to the rule, if the bowling team is not ready to bowl the next over within 60 seconds of the completion of the previous over, then a penalty of 5 runs is imposed if this happens for the third time in the innings. The umpire also warned the USA team twice and then took this action.
Indian team’s match with Australia team in Super 8 has been fixed
In the T20 World Cup, the Indian team has confirmed its place in the Super 8, in which it has to play all its matches in the next round in the West Indies. Team India’s clash with Australia has also been fixed in the Super 8, in which both the teams will face each other on June 24 at the ground of St. Lucia. The ICC had already made it clear that even if the Indian team finishes in any of the first 2 places in its group, it will still be considered A1. On the other hand, even if the Australian team finishes in the first place in its group, it will be considered B2 team. Due to this, a match will be played between India and Australia.
Virat Kohli returned to the pavilion on a golden duck for the first time in the T20 World Cup
The T20 World Cup 2024 has not been special at all for Virat Kohli with the bat, in which even in the match against USA, he got out on the very first ball of his innings without opening the account. This is the first time in the history of the T20 World Cup that Kohli has returned to the pavilion on a golden duck. USA team’s fast bowler Saurabh Netravalkar did this big feat.
Arshdeep Singh became the 5th bowler to take a wicket on the first ball of the match in T20 World Cup
Arshdeep Singh’s brilliant bowling was seen in the match against America from the Indian team. In this match, Arshdeep took 4 wickets giving only 9 runs in his 4 overs. Arshdeep took a wicket on the very first ball of this match in which he sent USA team’s opening batsman Shayan Jahangir to the pavilion. With this, Arshdeep has become the 5th and the first Indian player to take a wicket on the first ball of a T20 World Cup match.
Shardul Thakur underwent a successful surgery in London
Indian team all-rounder Shardul Thakur has undergone foot surgery in London and is likely to be out of competitive cricket for at least three months. 32-year-old Shardul Thakur shared a post-surgery photo on his Instagram page and wrote in the caption that the operation was successful. This is his second foot surgery. Earlier in the year 2019, he also underwent foot surgery.
Jasprit Bumrah jumped 42 places in ICC rankings
Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who showed his brilliant bowling in the T20 World Cup, has jumped 42 places in the latest ICC T20 bowling rankings. Bumrah has reached number 69 with a gain of 42 places. His rating is 448. Mohammad Siraj has also jumped 19 places. His rating is 449 and he is at 68th position.
Arshdeep Singh broke Ravichandran Ashwin’s record
In the match against America, Indian team’s left-arm fast bowler Arshdeep Singh has made the record of best bowling in a match for India in the history of T20 World Cup by taking 4 wickets giving only 9 runs. Before Arshdeep, this record was in the name of Ravichandran Ashwin who took 4 wickets giving only 11 runs in the match against Australia in 2014.
West Indies beat New Zealand and secure their place in Super 8
The West Indies team has qualified for the Super 8 by winning the match against New Zealand in Group C of the T20 World Cup by 13 runs. In this match, the West Indies team batted first and scored 149 runs in 20 overs, in which Sherfane Rutherford’s brilliant unbeaten innings of 68 runs was seen. While chasing the target, the Kiwi team was able to score only 136 runs in 20 overs. Now with this defeat, it has become very difficult for the New Zealand team to make a place in the Super 8.
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