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Sports Top 10: In the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, the Indian team played its first match in the Super 8 against the Afghanistan team on 20 June at the Barbados ground and won by a huge margin of 47 runs. In this match, while Suryakumar Yadav’s amazing performance with the bat was seen in the victory of the Indian team, Jasprit Bumrah continued his excellent form in bowling. Surya was also given the Player of the Match award for his match-winning performance in this match, with which he has also equaled a special record of Virat Kohli. At the same time, the BCCI has also announced the schedule of Team India’s upcoming home international series, in which it has to play at home against Bangladesh, New Zealand and England.
Indian team beat Afghanistan by 47 runs
The Indian team started its campaign in the Super 8 in the T20 World Cup 2024 and won the match played against Afghanistan at the Barbados ground by 47 runs. In this match, Team India batted first and scored 181 runs in 20 overs, in which Suryakumar Yadav scored 53 while Hardik Pandya scored 32 runs. While chasing the target, the Afghanistan team was all out after scoring 134 runs in 20 overs. For India, Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh took 3-3 wickets in bowling.
Indian team came on the field wearing black bands in the match against Afghanistan
In the Super 8 match against Afghanistan, all the players of the Indian team came on the field wearing black bands. The players wore this arm band to pay tribute to Indian player David Jones. Regarding this, BCCI gave information through its post on the social media platform X and wrote that the Indian players will come on the field wearing black bands in memory of David Johnson. The former fast bowler of India died on June 20.
Kuldeep Yadav got the first chance to play in the T20 World Cup
There was a change in the playing eleven of the Indian team in the match against Afghanistan. Indian captain Rohit Sharma dropped fast bowler Mohammad Siraj from the playing eleven and gave Kuldeep Yadav a chance in his place. This was Kuldeep Yadav’s first match in the T20 World Cup and he did not disappoint anyone with his bowling and took 2 important wickets while giving 32 runs in 4 overs.
BCCI announced the domestic international schedule of the Indian team
BCCI has announced the upcoming domestic international schedule of the Indian team, in which Team India has to play series against Bangladesh, New Zealand and England at home. Out of this, the Indian team will play a 2-match Test series against Bangladesh and a 3-match Test series against New Zealand. At the same time, there will be a series of 5 T20 and 3 ODI matches against England at home in January 2025. The Indian team will start its new schedule with a Test series against Bangladesh at home.
West Indies team became part of the shameful list
The West Indies team is one of the most successful teams in T20 International cricket. It has also won the T20 World Cup title twice. But the last few years have not been special for the Windies team. At the same time, the defeat against England in the Super 8 match of T20 World Cup 2024 is their 100th defeat in T20 cricket. With this, West Indies has become the third team to lose 100 matches in T20 International cricket. Earlier, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka had made this shameful record.
Suryakumar Yadav equaled Virat Kohli’s record
Suryakumar Yadav’s bat was on full display while batting for the Indian team in the match against Afghanistan in which he played a brilliant innings of 53 runs in 28 balls with the help of 5 fours and 3 sixes. Surya was also given the Player of the Match award for his innings, which he won for the 15th time in T20 International. With this, Suryakumar Yadav has now equaled Virat Kohli’s record of winning the most Player of the Match awards in T20 International.
Rohit Sharma praised Surya and Bumrah
Indian team captain Rohit Sharma praised the performance of Suryakumar Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah after the victory in the match against Afghanistan. He said after the match that we are adapting ourselves according to the conditions we have got here. We knew that our excellent bowling line-up would save this match. Everyone was coming and fulfilling their responsibility and this is something that we often talk about.
Pat Cummins took a hat-trick in the match against Bangladesh
The first hat-trick of this tournament was seen in the Super 8 match of T20 World Cup 2024 between Australia and Bangladesh. In this match, the Kangaroo team’s fast bowler Pat Cummins managed to do this feat. Cummins made Mehdi Hasan, Mahmudullah and Tauhid Hridoy his victims. With this, Cummins has become the 7th bowler to take a hat-trick in the history of T20 World Cup.
Justin Sammons becomes the new coach of Zimbabwe team
The Zimbabwe team could not qualify for the T20 World Cup 2024, due to which Dave Houghton resigned from the post of coach. Now the Zimbabwe cricket team has appointed South Africa’s Justin Sammons as the new head coach of their team. Sammons’ tenure will begin with the five-match T20 series against India starting in Harare from July 6. Justin Sammons has worked with many domestic teams of South Africa. He has also been the batting consultant of the South African team between the years 2021 and 2023.
Surya equals KL Rahul’s record in T20 World Cup
Suryakumar Yadav has been in great form for some time now. He also scored a half-century in the match against America. In the match against Afghanistan, he scored 53 runs in 28 balls, hitting five fours and three sixes. This was his 5th fifty-plus score in the history of T20 World Cup. He has equaled KL Rahul. Rahul has scored five fifty-plus scores in the T20 World Cup. Virat Kohli is at the top in terms of scoring the most fifty-plus scores in the T20 World Cup for India, in which he has 14 fifty-plus scores to his name.
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