Asian Teams Sri Lanka and Afghanistan are all set to square off against&nbsp; each other in the third and final T20 International of the three match T20i series at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium of Dambulla. The match will begin at 7:00pm IST.



After whitewashing Afghanistan in the three - match ODI series 3-0, the Lankans have secured the T20 International series as well having triumphed in the first two matches and they would be looking to whitewash the Afghans in the T20 series as well.



In the previous match, the Ibrahim Zadran led team had won the toss and opted to bow first. The hosts started their innings with a bang as both the openers took full advantage of the powerplay. But the duo of Azmatullah Omarzai and Fazalhaq Farooqi dismissed both the openers in the fourth and fifth overs of the Sri Lankan innings respectively.&nbsp;



Mohammad Nabi dismissed Dhananjaya de Silva (14 runs in 14 balls) in the tenth over as the hosts were struggling at 86-3. Then Sadeera Samarawickrama (51 runs in 42 balls) came into bat at number four and solidified the Lankan innings with this brilliant half century knock. Skipper Wanindu Hasaranga (22 runs in 9 balls) and Angelo Mathews (42 runs in 22 balls) applied the finishing touches with the bat and helped their side post a score of 187 runs on the board.



The visitors had a huge task in front of them to chase a big total against a good bowling attack. They needed their openers to help their team get off to a good start but Angelo Mathews dismissed the opening duo of Hazratullah Zazai (1 run in 2 balls) and Skipper Ibrahim Zadran (10 runs in 7 balls) in quick succession within the first two overs of the Afghanistan innings. Maheesh Theekshana and Binura Fernando ran through the middle order of the visitors as Afghanistan lost five wickets at the score of 31 runs within the first five overs. Karim Janat (28 runs in 23 balls) and Mohammad Nabi (27 runs in 17 balls) fought back with some decent knocks but they weren?t able to save their team from a 72 runs defeat as the Afghans were bundled out for 115 runs in 15 overs.



The Ibrahim Zadran led team are yet to win a single match on this tour of Sri Lanka and they would like to end the T20i series on good note by winning the third T20i. The Wanindu Hasaranga led team, on the other hand would be looking to clean sweep the Afghans by defeating them in the third T20i 



Match Information



Tournament: Afghanistan?s tour of Sri Lanka, 2024 Match: Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, third T20i Date: 21st, February, 2024



Day and Time: Wednesday, 7:00 pm IST



Venue: Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla. 



H2H Record Between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan in T20 Internationals



Sri Lanka and Afghanistan have played seven T20i matches against each and out of those seven games, five have been won by the Sri Lankans while Afghanistan have triumphed over the Lankans two times.



Total Matches played- 7



Sri Lanka won- 5



Afghanistan won- 2



Pitch Report



The pitch of Dambulla?s Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium is a balanced one which provides assistance to both batters and bowlers. In the initial overs, the new ball provides an adequate amount of bounce to the seamers but as the match progresses, spinners start coming into play as the pitch provides turn and improved grip.



Where and how can I watch the third T20i between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan?



One can watch the third T20i between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan on the Sony Sports network on television while the match will also be broadcasted on the Sony Liv application and website.



Weather Report



The weather for the third T20i is expected to be clear and sunny with zero chances of rainfall. The temperature is anticipated to be around 32 degrees Celsius with a humidity percentage of 59%. The wind speed is expected to be 13 km/h.



Must Pick Players



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<li>Wanindu Hasaranga- The highest run getter of this series so far, Hasaranga has managed to score 89 runs and has picked up three scalps as well. He is a must pick for your team. </li>



<li>Matheesha Pathirana- The CSK fast bowler has been lethal with the ball having picked up six wickets and he has troubled the Afghan batters with his line and length. He?s another must pick player for your Dream 11 team. </li>



<li>Angelo Mathews- The veteran All - Rounder has been using his experience quite well as has scored 48 runs and picked up three wickets as well. He is in good form and you should definitely pick him in your fantasy team.</li>
</ol>



 Players to avoid



<ol>
<li>Binura Fernando- Fernando has been really expensive with the ball and has picked up just two wickets in two games. Your team will be better off without him. </li>



<li>Gulbadin Naib- Naib has scored just 20 runs with the bat and has failed to pick any wickets. It would be better to leave him out of the team. </li>
</ol>



Playing 11?s of both the teams (Predicted)



 Sri Lanka- Kusal Mendis (WK), Pathum Nissanka, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga (C), Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka, Angelo Mathews, Binura Fernando, Maheesh Theekshana and Matheesha Pathirana.



 Afghanistan- Ibrahim Zadran (C), Gulbadin Naib, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Hazratullah Zazai,&nbsp; Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Karim Janat and Fazalhaq Farooqi.



Suggested Dream11 Fantasy Team No. 1 for SL vs AFG



Wicket - Keepers- Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama 



Batters- Pathum Nissanka, Ibrahim Zadran 



All - Rounders- Mohammad Nabi, Wanindu Hasaranga, Angelo Mathews and Azmatullah Omarzai Bowlers- Maheesh Theekshana, Fazalhaq Farooqi and Matheesha Pathirana.



Suggested Dream11 Fantasy Team No. 2 for SL vs AFG



Wicket - Keepers- Kusal Mendis 



Batters- Ibrahim Zadran and Pathum Nissanka All - Rounders-&nbsp; Mohammad Nabi, Wanindu Hasaranga, Angelo Mathews and Azmatullah Omarzai Bowlers- Naveen - Ul - Haq, Matheesha Pathirana, Fazalhaq Farooqi and Maheesh Theekshana



Captain and Vice - Captain Options



Wanindu Hasaranga, Angelo Mathews and Matheesha Pathirana.



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SL vs AFG third T20i: Dream 11 team, pitch report and weather forecast for the third T20i

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IND vs AUS 2nd Test: With a win in the series opener, Indian boys under Jasprit Bumrah are 1-0 up in the series and also slapped the critics with this win. Now, with the skipper Rohit Sharma back in the side, India are sure to undergo some changes and here we are to predict India's Probable Playing11 for the Pink ball test match at the Adelaide Ovals.
The Cricket rivalry between India and Australia is breathing life into the red-ball cricket. The first Test of the India tour of Australia saw a historic 31k visitors at the stadium and over 96,000 in the three days of the test. This number was expected to cross the 1.5 million mark if the match would have lasted for five days.  
The majority of the players in the first test played their roles to perfection and which management would want to tickle the winning combination of Perth? But, they have to, as the regular skipper is back in the side along with the regular number three of the Indian test team Shubman Gill.
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To be true, there were a couple of loopholes in the team combination of the first test. Virat and Pant were the only two reliable players in the middle order where Pant always backs his way of playing against Australia. This left the middle order too vulnerable in the first test but now with the top-order batters returning to the squad, the new combination may fix this.
Let's take a look at the squad of India for the IND vs AUS 2nd test:
<h2 dir="ltr">INDIA squad for 2nd Test</h2>
Abhimanyu Easwaran, Rohit Sharma(C), Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Sarfaraz Khan, Devdutt Padikkal, Nitish Reddy, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, KL Rahul(WK), Rishabh Pant(WK), Dhruv Jurel(WK), Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana.
<h2 dir="ltr">India's Probable Playing11 for IND vs AUS 2nd Test</h2>
TOP ORDER- Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill
Rohit Sharma featured in the Prime Minister's XI vs India, a 2-day Warm-up Match with the pink ball. He looked a bit out of nick but he is all set to play the second Test. Although he batted at number 5 in the PM's XI vs India, allowing KL Rahul to open with Jaiswal, he is now a top-order player and can contribute best at the top. No reason for Rohit to play in the middle order.
Jaiswal has been a find for India in the past year. He has scored runs everywhere he landed and this is Australia-tour time. He got a big hundred in the second innings of 1st test and now, his confidence would be high for the second test.
Shubman Gill will replace Devdutt Padikkal at no.3. Padikkal had an opportunity at number three but he let it slip by. Gill looked fit and fully recovered in the PM's XI and he should be batting at 3.
MIDDLE ORDER- Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant
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Virat Kohli got his 30th test century at Perth in the 1st test and his getting some runs in the first match of the series is a good sign for the Indian contingent. His presence with form in the middle-order is enough to fearmonger for the match. 
KL Rahul did an excellent job at the top in the first test and runs from his bat would give some relief to the team. It is a bit injustice for him to move down the order after those innings in the first test, but these are forced changes. 
Rishabh Pant is a killer against Australia and he proved the fact in the first innings of the Perth test where almost all batters faced difficulties to be at the crease. 
All-ROUNDERS- Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sunder
Nitish Kumar Reddy has caught everyone's attention on the international stage with his bowling and batting performances in the first test at<a href="https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-series/7745/india-tour-of-australia-2024-25/venues/512/perth-stadium"> Perth</a>. No reason to move him from the 7th number. Washington Sunder didn't contribute much but his quality and controlled bowling helped maintain the pressure against the home team. He might get replaced by Ravi Ashwin as both bring the same skillset to the table. 
BOWLERS- Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
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It is unlikely that India would like to make any changes in the pace-lineup. Pace and accuracy by Bumrah, seam movement by Mohammed Siraj, and unpleasant length and line for batting by Rana make this line-up complete. 
<h2 dir="ltr">India's Probable Playing11</h2>
1- Rohit Sharma 2- Yashasvi Jaiswal 3- Shubman Gill 4- Virat Kohli 5- KL Rahul 6- Rishabh Pant 7- Nitish Kumar Reddy 8- Washington Sunder 9- Harshit Rana 10- Jasprit Bumrah 11- Mohammed Siraj
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India's Probable Playing11 for IND vs AUS 2nd Test at Adelaide

India vs Australia 2nd test is set to be played from 6th December at Adelaide Oval and with the regular Indian skipper back to the side, the Indian contingent looks even stronger.

Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill are fit and available for Adelaide's pink ball test match and the Indian Batting lineup is going to be even stronger after the addition.

Rohit, Gill IN, Padikkal OUT? India's Probable Playing11 for IND vs AUS 2nd Test at Adelaide

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The 2025 edition of the Champions Trophy is not far away and all the teams are busy preparing for the mega event of next year. Ahead of this competition, the Indian Cricket Team have unveiled their brand new One-Day International jersey. 

The color of the jersey will remain the same as the previous one but look wise it has definitely changed. Indian Cricket's Governing Body, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has launched the new-jersey of the Men in Blue on Friday, 29th of September. 

Jay Shah, the President of the ICC and the secretary of the Indian Board unveiled the brand-new jersey at the headquarters of the BCCI in Mumbai. Harmanpreet Kaur, the leader and the skipper of the Women in Blue was also present at the unveiling-event. This new Jersey has been made by Adidas, the Jersey Sponsor of the Indian Cricket Team.

What's the special thing about this brand new Jersey? 

India's previous jersey was completely blue and it had the iconic three stripes of Adidas on the shoulder area. During the 2023 ODI World Cup, those three stripes were painted in the colours of India's National flag. 

This time around, the iconic Adidas stripes are present on the shoulder area too which are white in color, but the shoulder portion has been given the tricolor shade, on which these three stripes are applied. The blue colour of the jersey is slightly lighter than the previous one, but it has been given a darker shade of blue on the sides.

When and where will this new Jersey of the Indian Cricket Team make it's debut?

This brand new-jersey of the Indian Cricket Team will make it's debut in Australia in the month of December. The Women's team under the leadership of Harmanpreet Kaur will be going on a white-ball tour of Australia where they will be participating in a One-Day International and a T20 International series. 

The Indian Team will be seen wearing this new Jersey for the 1st time during the One-Day International series. This Jersey is not just for the Women's team and the Rohit Sharma-led team will also be witnessed wearing it in One-Day International matches. 

The Men in Blue will be witnessed wearing this new jersey versus England in January of 2025. Then a three-match Twenty Twenty series will be played between the Indians and the Englishman.
Post the conclusion of that series, Rohit Sharma and CO will wear this jersey in the 2025 Champions Trophy which will take place in the months of February and March. The Women in Blue are also likely to be seen wearing this jersey in the 2025 Women's One Day International World Cup which will be held in India.
Do Read: <a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/bgt-2024-australia-unveil-their-squad-for-the-2nd-test-this-player-has-been-added-as-cover-for-mitch-marsh/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BGT 2024: Australia unveil their squad for the 2nd test, this player has been added as cover for Mitch Marsh</a>

Jay Shah (L) and Harmanpreet Kaur (R) holding the new Jersey of the Indian Cricket Team | Image: X (TOI)

Team India will be seen wearing this new jersey in Champions Trophy 2025

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The Australian Cricket Team have announced their squad for the second Test-Match of the 2024 Border-Gavaskar Trophy versus India and fast-bowling all-rounder Beau Webster has been included in the roster for the upcoming contest. The 2nd Test will be played in Adelaide from the 6th of December onwards.
30-year-old Webster has been included in the squad as a backup for the injured Fast Bowling all-rounder Mitch Marsh. The 33-year-old suffered a muscle-strain during the opening test in Perth, which the Men in Blue won by a big margin go 295 runs. The Kangaroos are trailing the Rohit Sharma-led team by a margin of 0-1 in the five-match Test-series.
“I felt really good after scoring handy runs and picking up good amount of wickets representing Australia-A versus India-A. Whenever you get the chance to represent the ‘A’ team, it’s just a single level below Test Cricket, so it motivates you to perform well and get selected in the longest format of the game. It was a really happy and a proud moment for me to receive a phone call directly from George Bailey, the chairman of selectors of the Men’s Cricket Team of Australia following the conclusion of the contest  versus New South Wales. I cannot wait to join the Test Team,” Webster said.
Webster eager to make his Test-Cricket debut
Fast Bowling All-Rounder Beau Webster has not made his International debut for the Aussies yet. But, he has performed exceptionally well in the Domestic First-Class tournament of Australia, the Sheffield Shield. The 30-year-old has amassed 1,788 runs with the help of nine fifties and five magnificent hundreds. 
The all-rounder was also impressive in Tasmania’s contest versus the New South Wales of the Sheffield Shield where he managed to play good innings of 61 &amp; 49 runs respectively and he also managed to dismiss the opposition batters five times
Webster has the ability to use the seam of the ball at it’s best in seam bowling along with aggressive-batting nature. In the previous edition of the Sheffield Shield, Webster was also given the Player-of-the-year award . Additionally, the all-rounder has found success in maintaining his good rhythm and form in the current edition of the competition as well.

‘No changes will be made in the Starting XI for the Day-Night Test-Match in Adelaide’
Despite suffering a humiliating defeat in the opening fixture of the 2024 Border Gavaskar Trophy series, the Mighty Australians will not be making any changes to their Starting XI for the Adelaide pink-ball Test-Match, Andrew McDonald-the coach of Australia confirmed. The Adelaide test-match will be kicking off from the 6th of December onwards. Australia’s squad for the 2nd BGT Test-Match versus Team India Pat Cummins (Captain), Mitchell Starc, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Alex Carey (WK), Nathan McSweeney, Josh Hazlewood, Usman Khawaja, Beau Webster, Mitch Marsh, Josh Inglis, Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland. 

Do Read: <a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/bgt-updated-wtc-points-table-following-indias-win-in-the-1st-test-match/" title="BGT: Updated WTC Points-Table following India's win in the 1st Test-Match" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BGT: Updated WTC Points-Table following India's win in the 1st Test-Match</a>
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Beau Webster attacks the short pitched delivery | Image: Getty Images

Beau Webster replaces injured Mitch Marsh as Australia names an unchanged playing XI for the pink-ball Test in Adelaide.

BGT 2024: Australia unveil their squad for the 2nd test, this player has been added as cover for Mitch Marsh

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Indian Cricket Team won the first match of the five-match Test series against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25 by a comprehensive margin of 295 runs. At the start of the series, everyone was downplaying India and terming the Aussies as favourites given that India was coming on the back of a 3-0 whitewash suffered at home against New Zealand. However, India came back strongly after being dismissed for 150 runs batting first in the first innings.
Meanwhile, former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar remarked that there was considerable discussion in the Australian media regarding the legality of the catch by Suryakumar Yadav during the T20 World Cup final. He questioned the basis on which Australians, from their own country, could doubt whether Suryakumar’s feet had touched the ground. Gavaskar in a rare feat self-praised himself to be the root cause of the motivation Team India received due to his criticisms which led them to a famous BGT comeback after a home series sweep. 
“Now remember that Suryakumar Yadav catch in the T20 World Cup final. There were so many things being written in the media in Australia that questioned the legality of that catch. How can you, sitting right here in Australia, question if Suryakumar’s feet touched the ground? That is why our team showed that we are a side [that] will thrash you in this series,” stated Gavaskar, as quoted by India Today.
<h2 dir="ltr">Sunil Gavaskar feels that India always comes up hard in the Perth Test</h2>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunil_Gavaskar">Sunil Gavaskar</a> after the Perth win for India, claimed that often such wins are followed by immense criticism on Australian media. He recalled the 2008 Perth win under Anil Kumble, where the clash between Andrew Symonds and Harbhajan Singh led to an immense media scare, followed by India’s win. 
He draws a parallel to the current series, suggesting that once again, after facing criticism from the Australian media, India has emerged victorious in Perth.
“I remember India’s win at Perth in the 2007–08 series came right after that controversy between Harbhajan Singh and Andrew Symonds, which was followed by criticism from the Australian media. So that win in Perth, and the win this time (also in Perth), it shows that each time it’s the Australian media that goes against India,” he added.
India will now face Australia in the second Test match at the Adelaide Oval, which will be a Day/Night Test match with the Pink Ball. The last time around in the Pink Ball Test in Adelaide in BGT 2020-21, India was dismissed for 36 runs and registered their lowest total in a Test innings. The team needs to win four Test matches to have a chance of qualifying for the WTC final without depending on others.
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Sunil Gavaskar makes his bold claim on India's results in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Sunil Gavaskar credits his criticism as one of the biggest motivations received by the Indian team, which helped them secure a splendid victory at Perth after their dismayed performance in the home series against the Blackcaps.

The Indian Cricket Team won the first match of the five-match Test series against Australia, and Gavaskar has a bold claim to make considering the amazing start to the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

IND vs AUS: “We are a side [that] will thrash you in this series”, Sunil Gavaskar makes a huge prediction on the BGT 2024/25

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BGT: The Indian Cricket Team, under the leadership of stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah kicked off the 2024 Border Gavaskar Trophy on the best possible note as they went on to secure a comfortable victory versus the Australians in the opening fixture of the series.



After being bundled out for a mere score of 150 runs in the 1st inning on the first day of the Perth Test-Match, the Men in Blue brought their A game forward and turned things around as they initiated an all-out on the Aussies for 104 runs and managed to take a decent first-inning lead of 46 runs.



Captain Jasprit Bumrah wrecked havoc with the ball registering yet another five-wicket-haul and ended the first inning with figures of 5-30 next to his name. He received a tremendous amount of support from the duo of debutant Harshit Rana (3-48) and Mohammed Siraj (2-20) as the home side didn't have any answer versus the excellent bowling performance of the Indians.



In the 2nd inning of the Perth Test-Match, the Jasprit Bumrah-led team put up a masterclass with the bat, with the opening duo of KL Rahul (77 runs in 176 deliveries) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (161 runs in 297 balls) stitching a mammoth partnership of 201 runs for the opening wicket, the highest ever opening wicket stand by an Indian batting pair in the history of the Border-Gavaskar-Trophy in Australia.



22-year-old Yashasvi Jaiswal's 161 run knock helped him the become just the second batter ever in the history of the sport to convert his first 4 Test Cricket tons into 150s. This knock of the Southpaw played a crucial role in helping his side win the Perth Test-Match



Legendary batsman Virat Kohli also managed to bring up his highly-awaited 30th century in the longest format of the game, going past the tally of Legendary Australian batsman Don Bradman. In order to score some quick runs, Kohli got involved in a really good partnership of 77 runs in just 52 deliveries with debutant Nitish Kumar Reddy (38" Runs) before the Men in Blue declared their second inning for a mammoth score of 487-6. The Indians set a huge target of 534 runs for the Aussies, their highest ever in the history of the longest format of the game versus their fierce-rivals.



A defeat for the Kangaroos was guaranteed as their batters didn't look comfortable at all out their in the middle versus the Indian bowling unit and eventually they got all-out for a score of 238 runs, suffering a defeat by a margin of 295 runs.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Updated WTC 2023-2025 cycle Points - Table</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td>Team</td><td>Matches</td><td>Won</td><td>Lost</td><td>Drawn</td><td>Points deducted</td><td>Points</td><td>PCT</td></tr><tr><td>India</td><td>15</td><td>9</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>110</td><td>61.11</td></tr><tr><td>Australia</td><td>13</td><td>8</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>10</td><td>90</td><td>57.69</td></tr><tr><td>Sri Lanka</td><td>9</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>60</td><td>55.56</td></tr><tr><td>New Zealand</td><td>11</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>72</td><td>54.54</td></tr><tr><td>South Africa</td><td>8</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>52</td><td>54.17</td></tr><tr><td>England</td><td>19</td><td>9</td><td>9</td><td>1</td><td>19</td><td>93</td><td>40.79</td></tr><tr><td>Pakistan</td><td>10</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>8</td><td>40</td><td>33.33</td></tr><tr><td>Bangladesh</td><td>10*</td><td>3</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>33</td><td>27.5</td></tr><tr><td>West Indies</td><td>9*</td><td>1</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>20</td><td>18.52</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



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BGT: Updated WTC Points-Table following India's win in the 1st Test-Match

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Indian Cricket Team's young opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal has scripted history in Test Cricket. By hitting two huge sixes in the second inning of the ongoing Perth Test-Match versus Australia, the youngster broke the record of hitting the highest number of sixes in Test Cricket's calendar-year.



Earlier, this record was help by former New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum but now Jaiswal has overtaken him. By the end of the 2nd day's play, the 22-year-old was unbeaten in the middle with a score of 90* runs in 193 deliveries and was standing firm at the crease alongside fellow opener KL Rahul (62 runs in 153 deliveries).



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Yashasvi has now overtaken McCullum</h2>



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Jaiswal has hit a total of 34 huge sixes in the 2024 Calendar year of Test Cricket till now, while Brendon McCullum on the other hand had hit 33 maximums in the calendar-year of the longest format of the game in 2014.



The likes of Ben Stokes (26 sixes in 2022) and Adam Gilchrist (22 sixes in 2006) are also a part of this list at the third and fourth positions respectively. India's legendary batter Virender Sehwag (22 sixes in 2008) is also a part of the top five and he holds the joint fourth position with Gilchrist.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">List of players who have hit the highest number of sixes in a calendar-year of Test Cricket</h2>



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<li>34* sixes by Yashasvi Jaiswal of India in 2024</li>



<li>33 sixes by Brendon McCullum of New Zealand in 2014</li>



<li>26 sixes by Ben Stokes of England in 2022</li>



<li>22 sixes by Adam Gilchrist of Australia and Virender Sehwag of India in 2008</li>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Rahul and Jaiswal have surpassed the duo of Akash Chopra and Virender Sehwag</h2>



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The batsmen who held the record of getting involved in the biggest opening-partnership for Team India in the history of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy were Akash Chopra and Virender Sehwag who stitched a big partnership of 141 runs in 2003, but now the duo of Jaiswal and Rahul have overtaken both of them. At the time of writing this article, the two have shared a 171 runs partnership with each other and they have become the only Indian batting pair to get involved in the biggest opening-wicket partnership in the history of the BGT.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">100+ runs opening-wicket partnerships for the Indian Cricket Team in the Border Gavaskar Trophy series in Australia</h2>



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<li>171*runs by KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal in Perth, 2024 (at the time of writing this article)</li>



<li>141 runs by Virender Sehwag and Aakash Chopra in Melbourne, 2003</li>



<li>123 runs by Aakash Chopra and Virender Sehwag in Sydney, 2004</li>
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For more information, visit the official website of <a href="https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/world-test-championship/news/live-day-2-australia-begin-day-2-with-carey-starc-at-the-crease">ICC</a>

India's Yashasvi Jaiswal creates history, becomes the batsman to hit the highest number of sixes in a calendar year of Test Cricket | IND vs AUS

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Indian Cricket Team's young sensation Tilak Varma has scripted history in the shortest format of the game. He has become the first and the only batter in the world to slam three successive hundreds in the history of T20 Cricket.



The 22-year-old brought up his third T20 ton versus Meghalaya in the opening fixture of the ongoing 2024-2025 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. This century wasn't a normal one, it was a record-breaking daddy hundred.The Mumbai Indians star and Hyderabad batter played a magnificent knock of 151 runs in just 66 deliveries, with the help of 10 big maximums and 14 good looking fours.



He reached the milestone in 51 deliveries and his ton meant that Hyderabad posted a massive score of 258 runs on the board, the highest score ever scored by a team in the history of the competition.



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Tilak's good run of form with the bat in recent times will surely make the Mumbai Indians management happy. The five-time IPL winners recently retained the youngsters services ahead of the 2025 IPL Mega-Auction and with Varma slamming three consecutive centuries, it's looking like a good call made by MI.



With this blistering run of form with the bat in the shortest format of the game, the Southpaw is preparing himself to be Mumbai Indians' main man with the bat for the foreseeable future.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Tilak Verma's fiery form with the bat in T20 Cricket</h2>



Tilak Varma's explosive form isn't just restricted to Domestic T20 Cricket. Earlier in this month, the southpaw slammed two successive tons for the Indian Cricket Team in the recently concluded T20 International series verus South Africa.



He's only the 2nd Indian batsman, after Sanju Samson, to slam back-to-back centuries in T20 Internationals. His fireworks with the bat made him win the Man-of-the-series award and his performances justify that decision too.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Tilak Varma jumps to the 3rd position in ICC's T20 International rankings</h2>



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The young Indian batting sensation has been rewarded by the ICC in a good way for scoring back-to-back tons versus the Proteas and the 22 year old has seen himself making a huge jump in the T20 International batting rankings.



The youngster who was sitting at the 66th rank made a jump of 69 positions to find himself sitting at the 3rd rank behind the duo of Australia's hard hitting batsman Travis Head and England's explosive wicket keeper batter Phil Salt.



The Southpaw is currently the highest-ranked Indian batsman in T20 Internationals, with full-time captain Suryakumar Yadav who once held the top spot for a good amount of time dropping to the fourth place following his poor batting displays in the South Africa series.



If Varma manages to maintain his explosive form in the shortest format of the game, then he can seriously go on to become of the greats in the history of the sport and he can make the number three position his own too, which is the batting spot of the now retired legendary Virat Kohli.



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India's Tilak Varma becomes the 1st batter to slam three-consecutive hundreds in T20 Cricket

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Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024: Fierce rivals India and Australia are set to square off against each other in the highly anticipated and nail biting Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024, set to kick off on Friday, 22nd of November onwards. Over the years, this bilateral Test-Series has gone on to become one of the most thrilling and fascinating rivalries in the world of Cricket, especially after the Men in Blue managed to defeat the Mighty Australians in their own backyard on two-successive occasions.



But, this time around the stakes are going to be even more higher as the tourists have to mandatorily secure wins in four fixtures out of five to guarantee their spot in the World Test Championship 2023-2025 final, which adds an extra-layer of excitement and intensity to this already scorching series.



The aim of Rohit Sharma &amp; CO is to secure a hat-trick of BGT victories in Australia but the Kangaroos led by Pat Cummins are much stronger than before. Therefore, there's every possibility that the excitement level of the forthcoming series will reach its peak.



The opening fixture of the five-match BGT Test-Series will be played at the Optus Cricket Stadium in Perth and following the conclusion of the Perth Test, the two teams will depart to Adelaide for the 2nd match starting on the 6th of December at the Adelaide Oval Cricket Stadium.



The iconic cricket stadium, The Gabba, will be playing host to the the third contest which will commence on 14th of December while the boxing day test-match and the 4th match will take place at the MCG from 26th of December. The series will come to a conclusion at the Cricket Stadium of Sydney (SCG) in the first week of January of 2025.



Ahead of the five-match BGT Test-Series, the Aussies unveiled their 13-man roster for the 1st test, with Pat Cummins handling the leadership duties. The duo of Josh Inglis and Nathan McSweeney earned their maiden Test Cricket call-ups for the opening contest. 25-year-old McSweeney is anticipated to open the inning for Australia alongside veteran batter Usman Khawaja.&nbsp;



The trio of Josh Hazlewood, captain Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc will be handling the pace bowling department while Scott Boland is the fourth pacers in the squad.



Highly experienced off-spin bowler Nathan Lyon will be the main spinner and he?s also the lone spin-bowling option with the likes of Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne expected to provide their part-time spin bowling as per the demands of the situation.



The Indian Cricket Team on the other hand, will miss the services of regular skipper Rohit Sharma for the 1st test-match in Perth as he?s spending time with his family since his wife Ritika Sajdeh gave birth to their second child.&nbsp;



In the absence of Sharma, elite fast-bowler and vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah is anticipated to lead the Men in Blue while Rohit will be returning from the 2nd test onwards in Adelaide.



Additionally, things got even more difficult for the tourists as star batsman and&nbsp; the Prince of Indian Cricket Shubman Gill fractured his thumb in the intra-squad match simulation and this has ruled him out of the Perth Test-Match.



Southpaw Devdutt Padikkal has been retained in the squad as a backup option for Gill and he could&nbsp; be seen batting at the number three position in tomorrow?s Perth Test-Match.



The likes of Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal and wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant will play an important role in the batting-department for the two time WTC runners-up.



Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana and Akash Deep will be providing pace bowling support to Jasprit Bumrah while Jadeja, Ashwin and Sundar are the three spin bowling options in the squad of the Men in Blue.



Ahead of this highly anticipated and exciting BGT series, let's take a look at the live-streaming information.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024: Live-Streaming Information</h2>



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<h5 class="wp-block-heading">When will the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024 Test-Series between India and Australia commence?</h5>



The 2024 Border Gavaskar Trophy Test-Series will commence from the 22nd of November onwards.



<h5 class="wp-block-heading">Which Sports Channels will telecast the&nbsp; Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024 Test-Series between India and Australia?</h5>



The 2024 Border Gavaskar Trophy Test-Series will be telecasted live on the Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 1, Star Sports 2 HD and Star Sports 2 channels. The series will also be telecasted for free on the DD Sports Free Dish network.



<h5 class="wp-block-heading">Which OTT platform will offer the live-streaming of the &nbsp; Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024 Test-Series between India and Australia?</h5>



Fans in India can tune into the application and website of Disney + Hotstar to watch the&nbsp; Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024 Test-Series between India and Australia



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024: Full Schedule of the series</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td>Day and Date</td><td>Match</td><td>Venue</td><td>Time (IST)</td></tr><tr><td>Friday, November 22 - Tuesday, November 26</td><td>Australia vs India, 1st Test</td><td>Perth Stadium, Perth</td><td>7:50 AM</td></tr><tr><td>Friday, December 6 - Tuesday, December 10</td><td>Australia vs India, 2nd Test</td><td>Adelaide Oval, Adelaide</td><td>9:30 AM</td></tr><tr><td>Saturday, December 14 - Wednesday, December 18</td><td>Australia vs India, 3rd Test</td><td>The Gabba, Brisbane</td><td>5:50 AM</td></tr><tr><td>Thursday, December 26 - Monday, December 30</td><td>Australia vs India, 4th Test</td><td>Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne</td><td>5:00 AM</td></tr><tr><td>Friday, January 3 - Tuesday, January 7</td><td>Australia vs India, 5th Test</td><td>Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney</td><td>5:00 AM</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024: Full Squads of both the teams</h2>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading">INDIA</h4>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td>Player</td><td>Role</td><td>Batting</td><td>Bowling</td></tr><tr><td>Rohit Sharma</td><td>Top order Batter (c)</td><td>Right-handed Batter</td><td>Right arm offbreak</td></tr><tr><td>Abhimanyu Easwaran</td><td>Top order Batter</td><td>Right-handed Batter</td><td>Legbreak Googly</td></tr><tr><td>Yashasvi Jaiswal</td><td>Opening Batter</td><td>Left-handed Batter</td><td>Legbreak</td></tr><tr><td>Dhruv Jurel</td><td>Wicketkeeper Batter</td><td>Right-handed Batter</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Sarfaraz Khan</td><td>Middle order Batter</td><td>Right-handed Batter</td><td>Legbreak</td></tr><tr><td>Virat Kohli</td><td>Top order Batter</td><td>Right-handed Batter</td><td>Right arm Medium</td></tr><tr><td>Rishabh Pant</td><td>Wicketkeeper Batter</td><td>Left-handed Batter</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>KL Rahul</td><td>Wicketkeeper Batter</td><td>Right-handed Batter</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Shubman Gill</td><td>Opening Batter</td><td>Right-handed Batter</td><td>Right arm 0ffbreak</td></tr><tr><td>Ravichandran Ashwin</td><td>Bowling Allrounder</td><td>Right-handed Batter</td><td>Right arm 0ffbreak</td></tr><tr><td>Ravindra Jadeja</td><td>Allrounder</td><td>Left-handed Batter</td><td>Slow Left arm Orthodox</td></tr><tr><td>Nitish Kumar Reddy</td><td>Batting Allrounder</td><td> Right-handed Batter</td><td>Right arm Medium fast</td></tr><tr><td>Washington Sundar</td><td>Bowling Allrounder</td><td>Left-handed Batter</td><td>Right arm 0ffbreak</td></tr><tr><td>Jasprit Bumrah</td><td>Bowler (vc)</td><td> Right-handed Batter</td><td>Right arm Fast</td></tr><tr><td>Akash Deep</td><td>Bowler</td><td> Right-handed Batter</td><td>Right arm Fast medium</td></tr><tr><td>Harshit Rana</td><td>Bowler</td><td> Right-handed Batter</td><td>Right arm Fast</td></tr><tr><td>Mohammed Siraj</td><td>Bowler</td><td> Right-handed Batter</td><td>Right arm Fast</td></tr><tr><td>Prasidh Krishna</td><td>Bowler</td><td>Right arm off-break</td><td>Right arm Fast medium</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>







<h4 class="wp-block-heading">AUSTRALIA</h4>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td>Player</td><td>Role</td><td>Batting</td><td>Bowling</td></tr><tr><td>Alex Carey</td><td>Wicketkeeper Batter</td><td>Left-handed Batter</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Travis Head</td><td>Top order Batter</td><td>Left-handed Batter</td><td>Right arm 0ffbreak</td></tr><tr><td>Josh Inglis</td><td>Wicketkeeper Batter</td><td>Right-handed Batter</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Usman Khawaja</td><td>Top order Batter</td><td>Left-handed Batter</td><td>Right arm Medium</td></tr><tr><td>Marnus Labuschagne</td><td>Batter</td><td>Right-handed Batter</td><td>Legbreak</td></tr><tr><td>Steven Smith</td><td>Top order Batter</td><td>Right-handed Batter</td><td>Legbreak Googly</td></tr><tr><td>Mitchell Marsh</td><td>Allrounder</td><td>Right-handed Batter</td><td>Right arm Medium</td></tr><tr><td>Nathan McSweeney</td><td>Allrounder</td><td>Right-handed Batter</td><td>Right arm 0ffbreak</td></tr><tr><td>Pat Cummins</td><td>Bowler (c)</td><td>Right-handed Batter</td><td>Right arm Fast</td></tr><tr><td>Scott Boland</td><td>Bowler</td><td>Right-handed Batter</td><td>Right arm Fast medium</td></tr><tr><td>Josh Hazlewood</td><td>Bowler</td><td>Left-handed Batter</td><td>Right arm Fast medium</td></tr><tr><td>Nathan Lyon</td><td>Bowler</td><td>Right-handed Batter</td><td>Right arm 0ffbreak</td></tr><tr><td>Mitchell Starc</td><td>Bowler</td><td>Left-handed Batter</td><td>Left arm Fast</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



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Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024: When and Where to watch the series in India?

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BGT: Australia's legendary former captain Michael Clarke has given valuable advice to the Kangaroos ahead of the forthcoming Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024 (BGT). He has advised the Aussie players to refrain from sledging Indian Cricket Team's elite batter Virat Kohli. The 43-year-old has listed several reasons for not sledging the legendary Indian batter.



Virat has been struggling to perform well in recent times and he has been going through a lean-patch with the bat. Despite his struggles, the Indian fans are anticipating Virat to perform in a brilliant manner in the forthcoming five-match Test Series. In the last four years, Virat has managed to amass just 1,838 runs in 34 five-day format games at a poor average of 31.68, which includes two hundreds and nine fifties.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Why should the Australian players not commit the mistake of sledging Virat?</h2>



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Clarke is aware about the threat which Kohli poses and he knows that he's hungry to score runs and if he gets sledged then he can use that to bring back his lost confidence and enthusiasm. The 36-year-old has a habit of fighting back in a strong manner whenever he gets sledged by his opponents.



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In a conversation with popular Indian website Rev Sports Clarke said," I don't think the Aussie players would commit the foolish mistake of sledging him (Virat). Kohli loves getting sledged by his opponents. He would want the Australian players to move forward and pick up a fight versus him. He will be looking forward to punish the Aussies by performing at his best if he ends up getting sledged by them. You should stay away from giving such an opportunity to Virat and I am pretty sure that the Australian players would be aware about this".
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He (Kohli) has received a lot of love and support here in Australia and he has a big list of achievements as well. I am eager to watch him bat in the forthcoming series. As I previously mentioned, if the Indian Cricket Team wants to retain the Border Gavaskar Trophy, then their main batsman Virat Kohli will have to be at his best and score as many runs as possible with the bat," Clarke further added.
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Virat Kohli is completely fit and Raring to go</h2>



The 1st Test-Match of the 2024 Border Gavaskar Trophy will be played in the city of Perth from Friday, 22nd of November onwards and Virat Kohli is busy in preparing himself for the highly anticipated series.



The Australian media had previously reported that the 36-year-old is struggling with fitness related issues and has gone for x-ray scans. But, in the intra-squad match-simulation of the Men in Blue, Virat looked completely fit and he wasn't witnessed facing any kind of issues while playing.



The former Indian skipper got dismissed after scoring 15 runs in the intra-squad game, but then he straight away went to the nets and practiced for a duration of 30 minutes. Following this, he faced the short pitched deliveries of Nitish Kumar Reddy and Prasidh Krishna in a brave manner. Virat is expected to perform well with the bat in the upcoming BGT series and he will play an important role in helping India retain the trophy.



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For more information, visit the official website of <a href="https://revsportz.in/id-have-done-the-exact-same-thing-michael-clarke-on-rohit-sharma-missing-the-perth-test/">RevSportz</a>

BGT: 'Please don't make the mistake of sledging Kohli or else',former skipper gives a stern warning to Australia

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Rohit Sharma: The biggest question at the moment surrounding Indian Cricket is when full-time captain Rohit Sharma will join the squad on the upcoming tour of Australia. Recently, Rohit?s wife Ritika Sajdeh gave birth to their second child and they became parents for the 2nd time and the Men in Blue captain is currently spending time with his family.



According to the latest news reports, the 37-year-old will be missing the opening test-match of the 2024 Border Gavaskar Trophy in Perth and he will be joining the team from the second Test-Match onwards. During this reuniting period, Sharma will also be participating in the 2-day warm-up fixture with the pink ball. In the absence of Rohit, Jasprit Bumrah who is also the vice-captain for this series will be seen handling the leadership duties of the Men in Blue.



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According to a recent news-report of ESPNcricinfo, the veteran batter had already informed the BCCI about his travel plans to Australia and had said that he will be available to take part in the two-day practice match with the Pink Ball versus the Prime Minister?s XI of Australia, which kicks off from the 30th of November. That practice game will take place before the day and night Test-Match between India and Australia in Adelaide.



Since Sharma will not be available for the opening contest, the Indian team-management will be looking for a dependable batter to replace the Indian captain as the opener. Earlier, there were reports which suggested that Prince of Indian Cricket Shubman Gill was being considered as the best option because he kicked off his Test Career in Australia in the 2021-22 Border Gavaskar Trophy and he has the experience of playing as an opening batsman.



However, much to the dismay of the Indian fans, the youngster fractured his thumb in the recently concluded intra-squad match-simulation contest and he will not be taking part in the 1st Test-Match.



In such a scenario, the Men in Blue have two options in the form of Abhimanyu Easwaran and KL Rahul. It?s possible that both these players will be seen playing in the Perth Test-Match because along with the opening position, the number three spot is also up for grabs. At the same time, the Indian Cricket Team management have also decided to retain the services of promising batsman Devdutt Padikkal from the India-A squad and he too is a great option to bat at number three.



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