Former India cricketer Vivek Razdan warned that Afghanistan have enough quality to defeat India in the T20I series.
Former India cricketer Vivek Razdan said Afghanistan have enough quality to defeat India in the upcoming T20I series. Speaking exclusively to Zee News Digital, Razdan emphasised that one outstanding performance can change the course of a T20 match. Afghanistan will host India at Arun Jaitley Stadium starting Sunday.
Razdan highlighted Afghanistan's ability to produce match-winning spells, particularly from their experienced players. The former pacer said teams should not underestimate Afghanistan's capacity to upset higher-ranked sides. His comments come ahead of a series that serves as preparation for both teams.
Afghanistan have shown they can compete with full-member nations in limited-overs cricket. The series offers them an opportunity to test their preparations against a strong Indian side.
Allah Ghazanfar marked his first-ball CPL wicket with the trending 'Scuba Dance' celebration ahead of Afghanistan's T20I series against India.
Afghanistan spinner Allah Ghazanfar opened his CPL account with a first-ball wicket for Barbados Tridents against Jamaica, then broke into the viral 'Scuba Dance' that lit up social media. The 19-year-old is on a short break from MI's IPL squad and will join Afghanistan's T20I side for the series that starts in Delhi on September 13.
Ghazanfar adds another left-arm wrist spinner to the attack, giving the selectors options they haven't always had against India's top order.
India left 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi out of the XI despite his recent form, choosing Sanju Samson to open with Abhishek Sharma.
India omitted 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi from the playing XI for the first T20I against Afghanistan at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday. Sanju Samson returned to the side and opened alongside Abhishek Sharma after India won the toss and elected to bowl first. Afghanistan captain Ibrahim Zadran said his team had prepared specific plans for the teenager.
Sooryavanshi had been named player of the series in India's preceding T20I series against Zimbabwe. The selection choice leaves three openers in the squad with only two spots available. Dinesh Karthik questioned where Samson stands in the long-term T20I plans after his early dismissal for 10 runs.
The three-match series serves as preparation for India's Asian Games campaign. Afghanistan reached 156 for eight after Azmatullah Omarzai's unbeaten 64 following a top-order collapse to 43 for five.
India advance to Asian Games semi-finals without playing after rain washes out quarter-final against Afghanistan; Sri Lanka awaits in Thursday's last-four clash.
India advanced to the Asian Games semi-finals after rain washed out their quarter-final against Afghanistan in Nisshin on Monday. No ball was bowled, and the match was abandoned 16 minutes before the scheduled toss. India progressed on the basis of their higher ICC T20I ranking.
Pakistan also reached the last four after their quarter-final against Hong Kong was abandoned. All four men's quarter-finals at the Asian Games were washed out due to rain. Sri Lanka advanced after their match against Nepal was called off, and Bangladesh progressed past Malaysia.
India will face Sri Lanka in one semi-final on Thursday, while Pakistan meets Bangladesh in the other. Shreyas Iyer leads the Indian squad, with VVS Laxman as stand-in coach. The team is defending the gold medal won in Hangzhou in 2023.
India reached the final with a 40-run win over Bangladesh.
Former India seamer Vivek Razdan said vice-captain Smriti Mandhana must anchor the innings and play to her natural strengths rather than copying the high-risk approach of opening partner Shafali Verma in Sunday's Women's Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka.
India reached the final with a 40-run win over Bangladesh in Dubai, where Shafali Verma scored 64 and Deepti Sharma took 3 for 26. Harmanpreet Kaur's side will face Sri Lanka at the same venue.
The seven-time champions will again rely on Shafali Verma and Deepti Sharma to deliver against a Sri Lanka side that reached the final after beating Pakistan.
South Africa won the third ODI by nine wickets to seal a 3-0 series win over Namibia in Windhoek.
South Africa defeated Namibia by nine wickets in the third ODI in Windhoek on Sunday to complete a 3-0 series sweep. Namibia posted 157 before South Africa reached the target inside 22 overs.
Bjorn Fortuin took a career-best four for 33 to restrict Namibia. Jordan Hermann and Connor Esterhuizen added 150 runs in a partnership that set up the comfortable chase. Both batters scored half-centuries at run-a-ball pace or faster.
The result gives South Africa their first away ODI series whitewash since 2019. The series formed part of their preparation for the T20 World Cup later this year.
Australia weigh day games for 2027 ODI plans while Darcie Brown seeks a recall through Australia A and Harleen Deol joins Barbados Tridents in the WCPL.
Cricket Australia is examining whether day games can form part of its ODI World Cup 2027 preparations. The side dominated under lights at the 2023 tournament but now faces a different strategic outlook for its title defence.
Darcie Brown hopes an Australia A tour to the subcontinent will help her regain form after missing World Cup selection. The fast bowler was dropped from the senior squad and sees the A tour as a chance to push for a recall.
Harleen Deol joined Barbados Tridents for the remainder of the 2026 Women's Caribbean Premier League. The India batter signed a short-term deal after India's 2025 ODI World Cup victory, becoming the fifth Indian to feature in this year's tournament.
South Africa pacer Ottneil Baartman has been ruled out of the three-match ODI series against Australia after sustaining a left hamstring injury. The injury occurred during the opening first-class match of the season while he was playing for Dolphins. Baartman will undergo further assessment before any return to action.
Duan Jansen has been named as his replacement and will join the squad in Durban ahead of the series. Jansen's inclusion maintains depth in South Africa's seam attack for the limited-overs tour. Baartman is the second South Africa player to be ruled out after Kagiso Rabada.
South Africa will finalise squad composition before facing Australia in the opening ODI. The series begins later this month.
Ottneil Baartman faces another fitness test after leaving the field early in Dolphins' four-day defeat.
South Africa seamer Ottneil Baartman suffered an injury during Dolphins' four-day match against Titans on Friday. He bowled only five overs and did not bat in the second innings.
The right-arm quick has already had his availability limited this season by workload management. Medical staff will assess the extent of the issue ahead of the Australia ODI series.
Baartman's absence would further stretch a pace attack already short of options across both limited-overs and red-ball commitments.
Surrey reached the One-Day Cup semi-finals after edging past Somerset by one wicket at The Oval. Durham and Lancashire also secured closing wins to progress in the competition.
The Blaze secured a place in the Women's One-Day Cup final after beating Essex by nine wickets. The result confirmed their spot in the title match.
No further details on the semi-final schedule have been released. Both competitions continue this week.
Harleen Deol said she does not dwell on being left out of India's recent squads as she focuses on her WCPL stint.
Harleen Deol says she doesn't think much about missing recent India squads, including the T20 World Cup. She's in Barbados with the Tridents for her first Women's CPL, taking it one match at a time.
Her arrival brings the Indian contingent in the tournament to five. The batter has learned not to let selection decisions linger; she prefers to focus on what she can control on the field.
The CPL gives her regular T20 cricket at a time when India opportunities have been thin.
Naman Dhir scored 91 off 37 balls as Amritsar Soormas chased down 170 to beat Mohali Kings by seven wickets and reach the final of the inaugural Sher-E-Punjab T20 League.
Dhir smashed five sixes in one over during the chase at the I.S. Bindra Stadium in Mohali. The Soormas will now play the final of the new state T20 competition.
The knock adds to Dhir's growing reputation as a finisher in domestic T20 cricket this season.
Amazon Warriors beat Trinbago Knight Riders to hand the defending champions their first defeat and confirm their last-place finish in the Women’s CPL.
Shikha Pandey took two wickets as Amazon Warriors beat defending champions Trinbago Knight Riders in the Women’s CPL. Ismail claimed three wickets to trigger a TKR top-order collapse after Amazon Warriors posted 119 for eight in their 20 overs. Mehidy Hasan took four wickets as Amazon Warriors secured their eighth win of the season. Trinbago Knight Riders finished bottom of the table after their seventh defeat of the season. Shikha bowled a frugal spell of two for nine from her four overs as the Knight Riders restricted the Warriors to a modest total. The defeat confirmed TKR’s last-place finish. Amazon Warriors’ victory marked their first win against the Knight Riders this season. The result leaves TKR with no mathematical chance of reaching the playoffs.
Amazon Warriors beat defending champions Trinbago Knight Riders to hand them their first defeat and confirm their last-place finish in the Women's CPL.
Shikha Pandey took two wickets as Amazon Warriors beat defending champions Trinbago Knight Riders in the Women's CPL. Ismail claimed three wickets to trigger a TKR top-order collapse after Amazon Warriors posted 119 for eight in their 20 overs. Mehidy Hasan took four wickets as Amazon Warriors secured their eighth win of the season.
Trinbago Knight Riders, the defending champions, finished bottom of the table after their seventh defeat of the season. Shikha bowled a frugal spell of two for nine from her four overs as the Knight Riders restricted the Warriors to a modest total. The defeat confirmed TKR's last-place finish.
Amazon Warriors' victory marked their first win against the Knight Riders this season. The result leaves TKR with no mathematical chance of reaching the playoffs.
Shikha Pandey took two wickets as Amazon Warriors beat defending champions Trinbago Knight Riders in the Women's CPL.
Shikha Pandey bowled a frugal spell of two for nine from her four overs as the Amazon Warriors restricted Trinbago Knight Riders to a low total. Ismail took three wickets to trigger a TKR top-order collapse after Amazon Warriors had posted 119 for eight. Mehidy Hasan took four wickets as Amazon Warriors secured their eighth win of the season. Trinbago Knight Riders, the defending champions, finished bottom of the table after their seventh defeat.
Ismail took three wickets to trigger TKR's top-order collapse after Amazon Warriors posted 119 for eight; defending champions finish last.
Ismail claimed three wickets to trigger a top-order collapse after Amazon Warriors posted 119 for eight. Shikha Pandey earlier took two for nine in four overs to restrict the defending champions.
Trinbago Knight Riders lost their seventh match of the season and finished bottom of the Women's Caribbean Premier League table. Mehidy Hasan took four wickets to steer Amazon Warriors to their eighth win.
The result ends TKR's title defence and confirms the order of the final standings.
Shikha Pandey took 2 for 9 as Trinbago Knight Riders suffered another defeat in the Women's Caribbean Premier League.
Shikha Pandey bowled four tight overs for two for nine as Amazon Warriors reached 119 for eight. She removed Chloe Tryon and Nadine de Klerk.
Ismail then ripped through the top order and TKR folded well short. The defending champions finish the season with seven defeats and sit last on the table.
Mehidy Hasan claimed four wickets to steer Amazon Warriors to their eighth win.
Amazon Warriors beat Trinbago Knight Riders for the first time this season as TKR finished last in the Women's CPL table.
Amazon Warriors secured their first win of the Women's CPL season after Ismail took three wickets to trigger a Trinbago Knight Riders top-order collapse. TKR had kept the Warriors to 119 for eight in their 20 overs.
The defending champions suffered their seventh defeat of the season and finished bottom of the table. Shikha Pandey's figures of two for nine from four overs stood out in the losing effort.
Pandey has looked sharp with both economy and wickets in the Caribbean so far despite the team's struggles.
Shikha Pandey took 2 for 9 but Trinbago Knight Riders lost their first match of the Women's CPL season.
Shikha Pandey took two for nine from her four overs as Trinbago Knight Riders kept Amazon Warriors to 119 for eight. The defending champions still lost their first match of the season.
Ismail's three wickets triggered a top-order collapse that ended TKR's chase before it started. They finished last in the table after seven defeats.
Pandey's figures stood out in a losing effort. The India pacer has looked sharp with both economy and wickets in the Caribbean so far.
Australia A defeated India A after bowling out the hosts for a low total and chasing 118 with ease.
Tess Flintoff and Milly Illingworth led Australia A's rout of India A in the opening T20 match. India suffered a top-order collapse that they never recovered from.
Australia chased down a target of 118 with ease to complete a comfortable victory. The result leaves India A needing to regroup quickly in the remaining matches.
The series continues later this week with the second T20 fixture.
