Image Source: ICC X/BCCI WOMEN India will face South Africa in the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup final in Barbados on Saturday, June 29, while the Indian women's team made Test cricket history with a record-breaking day against the Proteas in Chennai.
India will face South Africa in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup final in Barbados on Saturday, June 29, in an attempt to end a trophy drought that has lasted more than a decade. Meanwhile, the Proteas are in their first ever Men's Senior World Cup final. A few miles away in Chennai, another Indian team, the women's, is dominating South Africa in a one-off Test match between the two teams. The Indian team has broken multiple records for their aggressive batting in red-ball cricket, led by Shafali Verma's fastest 200 in a women's Test match. All this and more is brought to you in today's Sports Wrap.
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India to face South Africa in T20 World Cup final
The Indian team will take on South Africa in the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup final in Barbados on Saturday, June 29. While India will be looking to win their second T20 title, South Africa will be appearing in the Men's Senior ICC World Cup final for the first time.
India continue history-making run in Test match against South Africa
After scoring a record 525 runs in Test cricket history (for both men and women) on the first day, Indian batsmen added a further 78 runs on the morning of the second day of the Women's Test against South Africa, becoming the first team to score 600 or more runs in an innings in a red-ball game. India declared at 603/6.
Shafali, Smriti break records for fun
Apart from setting a team record, day one of the Chennai Test was a big day for India's openers as Shafali Varma and Smiriti Mandhana forged the highest ever partnership in women's Test cricket (292). Shafali also smashed the fastest 200 in women's Tests off just 194 balls, equalling Virender Sehwag's record.
Euro 2024 round of 16 kicks off today
The ongoing European Championship round of 16 will get underway on Saturday 29 June, with the first match of the day being between Switzerland and Italy, followed by Germany and Denmark.
Jasprit Bumrah isn't too worried about the short period between the semi-final and the final.
India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah felt that the short gap between the semi-final and the final was a good thing as it would help the team avoid confusion and overthinking and go into the summit clash having beaten England about 40 hours earlier.
Rahul Dravid wanted his players to go into the game against Barbados without the burden of Ahmedabad on their shoulders.
Ahead of his final match as men's coach, India coach Rahul Dravid said the team had recovered from the events in Ahmedabad seven months ago and would go into Saturday's match free of any lingering memories of the Ahmedabad incident.
Nasser Hussain backs Virat Kohli to do well in the final
Former England captain Nasser Hussain has backed Indian superstar Virat Kohli to perform well in the T20 World Cup final against South Africa despite a shaky performance of just 75 runs in seven innings.
Vinicius Junior becomes Brazil's star player, leading the team to the Copa quarter-finals
Vinicius Junior made an impressive comeback from the draw with Costa Rica, scoring twice in Brazil's 4-1 win over Paraguay to propel the team to the quarter-finals of the Copa America.
Colombia beat Costa Rica 3-0 and advanced to the knockout stage
Colombia defeated Costa Rica 3-0 to become the first team from Group D to reach the quarterfinals of the Copa America.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli create history
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will become the first players to play in eight finals of an ICC tournament, including the Champions Trophy, World Test Championship, ODI World Cup and T20 World Cup.
