After India set a competitive target of 169, England’s openers Buttler and Hales smashed India to all parts of the Adelaide Oval to a victory by 10 wickets with 4 overs to spare.
The T20 World Cup match was another final over finish but with India on the losing side as South Africa chased down India’s modest target of 134 by 5 wickets with 2 balls to spare.
Calling it 'very good camaraderie', batsman Suryakumar explained that if he was getting boundaries from one end, Kohli would try to rotate and keep the intent to look for good shots.
India will need batters to find an extra gear to compensate for their bowling limitations to win the T20 trophy, as they open their campaign against Pakistan Sunday.
India & other big guns will play in the ‘Super 12’ stage, but 2-time winners West Indies and current Asia Cup victors Sri Lanka’s campaigns to reach that stage begin on Sunday.
Rilee Rossouw played a knock that would reassure the South African team ahead of the world cup. His unbeaten century consisted of eight sixes and seven fours.
A poor Muslim man from Kurnool, selling khoya buns during the Medaram Jatara in Telangana, was harassed by some YouTubers and surrounded by a mob over allegations of 'food jihad'.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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