Top 10 Sports News: The four-match T20I series between India and South Africa begins today. The first match will be held in Durban. However, before this game, the Indian team suffered a big blow. India captain Suryakumar Yadav is injured. Before the first game, Surya was injured in training. Now, there is suspense about his performance in the first game. On the other hand, big news about the championship trophy also came out. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has abandoned its previous stance and is preparing to make adjustments to the schedule of the 2025 Champions Trophy it will host. There are speculations that the match against India may be played in the UAE.
Indian team suffers major blow
The Indian team, packed with young stars in the IPL, has arrived in South Africa for the T20 series. India recently defeated Bangladesh under the leadership of Suryakumar Yadav. Now the Indian team’s target is to win the South African fort. The two teams will play their first T20 match after the 2024 T20 World Cup final. Young and experienced players got opportunities in the Indian team. But even before the series begins, worries have grown for the Indian team. India T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav suffered an injury during training.
pakistan surrenders to india
The 2025 Champions Trophy will be hosted in Pakistan. Pakistan is making every effort to ensure that the championship trophy falls to their country. But whether the Indian team will visit Pakistan is yet to be determined and the BCCI has left the final decision to the Indian government. The PCB has announced the draft schedule for the Champions Trophy, in which all matches in India are scheduled to be played in Lahore. The PCB also said that the Indian team can come to Lahore just to play the match if they wish. The team will immediately return to India on a special flight. But now Pakistan’s attitude towards the Champions Trophy seems to have softened. A reliable source in the PCB told PTI that the PCB believes that even if the Indian government does not approve the Pakistan tour, some changes in the schedule can be made as there is a high possibility that India will play in Dubai or Sharjah.
Viv Richards breaks record
West Indies defeated England in the third ODI to win the series. West Indies won 3 ODI series, setting a new record. Earlier, West Indies won the first ODI match by 8 wickets while in the second match, England won by 5 wickets. The third ODI match was decisive as West Indies won by 8 wickets to win the three-match ODI series 2-1. Brandon King returned to the venue after scoring 102 runs while Casey Carty scored an unbeaten knock of 128 runs. King hit 13 fours and one six in his innings. While Kisi Carti hit 15 fours and 2 sixes. Thanks to this glorious century, Kisi Kati made history. In fact, Casey Carty scored the first hundred of his ODI career. Carty also broke the great record of the great West Indies cricketer Vivian Richards. Kissi batted at No. 3 and became West Indies’ second-highest scorer in ODIs.
New test series will be launched
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has made a big announcement. The England Cricket Board has decided to name the bilateral Test series between England and New Zealand after former England batsman Graham Thorpe. Graham Thorpe passed away recently. The trophy was designed in New Zealand and will be named after two of the best players from both countries, Martin Crowe and Graham Thorpe, The Telegraph reports. The trophy will be unveiled before the start of the upcoming three-match Test series between New Zealand and England. On August 4, Graham Thorpe committed suicide by jumping from a train. The news sparked condolences across the cricketing fraternity. Thorpe played 100 Test matches for England and is considered one of the greatest cricketers of his era.
KL Rahul also failed in Australia
Team India is not having an easy time. The Indian team is preparing to travel to Australia after being swept by New Zealand in the home Test series. Previously, the India A team was touring Australia. After a disastrous defeat against the host Australia in the first unofficial test match, they are now participating in the second test match starting today, October 7. Team India laid down their arms on the first day of this match. The opening pairing of KL Rahul and Abhimanyu Easwaran failed to give the team a good start. Easwaran couldn’t even open an account and KL returned to the pavilion after picking up just 4 points. In this way, KL’s flop show continued in Australia.
Iyer scores double hundred
Shreyas Iyer’s bat is in strong form in the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy. Last month, while playing for Mumbai, he scored a brilliant century against Maharashtra. Now he has scored another huge explosive double hundred. He scored a brilliant century on the first day of the match against Odisha. In this way, he achieved the great feat of scoring a century in back-to-back games. After remaining unbeaten on day one, Iyer scored a storming double hundred on day two. Ayer thus created a great record. Shreyas Iyer scored his third double hundred in the Ranji Trophy with the help of 201 fours and eight sixes. This is his first double hundred in Ranji after 9 years. Previously, he had achieved this great feat in 2015. Iyer returned to the pavilion after scoring 233 runs off 228 balls.
Alzarri Joseph clashes with captain during live match
Fights and quarrels between players from two teams are common on the cricket field. But conflicts between two players on the same team are rare. A similar situation happened in the third ODI match between West Indies and England. In this match, West Indies fast bowler Alzarri Joseph got into a conflict with his team’s captain. It all happened during a live match and the video is now going viral on social media.
First T20I match in Durban likely to be cancelled
The Indian cricket team is on tour of South Africa and will play a 4-match T20I series against the host team. The series begins tomorrow, November 8, in Durban. Led by Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian team will be looking to start the new season with a win. In this tour, apart from the young players, senior players such as captain Suryakumar Yadav, all-rounders Hardik Pandya and Akshar Patel will also try to make the series against South Africa exciting. Unforgettable. However, weather can cause obstacles. In fact, there was no good news coming from Durban before the first T20I match. There was a threat of rain in the first game. The match will start at 5:00 pm local time and 8:30 pm India time. According to the weather forecast, rain may affect the game.
The player is absent due to injury
Ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia, a series of two informal Test matches is ongoing between India-A and Australia-A. The second match is on and in this match, KL Rahul and Dhruv Jurel are also playing for India-A. In the first match, Australia A won by 7 wickets. This series is very important for both teams to prepare for BGT. However, in the second unofficial Test match, Australia’s Michael Nether was injured and missed the remainder of the match. Michael Neser had a brilliant performance in the first innings against India A. He took 4 wickets for 27 runs in 12.2 overs and played an important role in restricting India A to 161 runs.
RCB and Mumbai retain these players
The WPL starts in 2023 and has been held for two seasons so far. Mumbai Indians have won the championship once and RCB have won it once too. Delhi Capitals reached the finals twice but failed both times. Now, all teams have announced their reserved lists ahead of the 2025 Women’s Super League mini-auction. The RCB team has released seven players, including star players such as Heather Knight. The RCB team has retained players such as Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Renuka Thakur, Asha Shobhana, Sophie Divine and others.
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