England defeated India in the third T20I match by 17 runs. This was the final match in a 3-game series between the two national teams. India had won the previous two matches, leading by 50 runs in the first match and by 49 in the second one.
In the second Twenty20 at Edgbaston on Saturday, July 9, Indian seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar struck three times to help the touring side defeat England by 49 runs and grab a 2-0 lead in the series.
On Thursday, India beat England in Southampton by 50 runs. Hardik Pandya hit his first T20I half-century and took four wickets. In the first game of the three-game series, India scored 198-8, with Pandya's 50 coming off 30 balls.
Former England captain Nasser Hussain has insisted that 32-year-old Jonny Bairstow was playing the best cricket of his career. He said that Bairstow was the perfect example of "Bazball," the name given to new coach Brendon McCullum's positive and aggressive style of play. Bairstow has scored five centuries this year.
Indian cricketer Jasprit Bumrah scored 35 runs with 6 balls on Day 2 of the fifth Test between India and England. Meanwhile, Stuart Broad was responsible for the over that caused India to lead with more than 400 runs in total, which became the most expensive over in the history of the Test category. The highest recorded runs in an over were 28 and it happened 19 years ago.
India’s GST Council put a halt to a proposal to levy a 28 per cent tax on online gambling, casinos, and horse racing on Wednesday. After some discussions with the states and stakeholders, the council sent the proposal back to the Group of Ministers (GoM) on casinos, horse racing, and online gaming for a re-examination.
The India cricket team is scheduled to have a 2-match series against two English counties, Derbyshire and Northamptonshire, in order to acclimate its players to the playing conditions in England. The game with Derbyshire will be held on Friday, while the one with Northamptonshire will be on Sunday.
The fifth Test match between England and India's cricket teams will be held on Friday in Birmingham. The England Cricket Team has announced the list of the men’s Test squad for the rescheduled match. Both James Anderson and Sam Billings are present.
After rain cut the game down to 12 overs per side, Harry Tector's not-out 64 off 33 balls helped Ireland get to 108/4.
Hardik Pandya has had an impressive debut season as captain of Gujarat Titans in this season of the Indian Premier League. The Titans captain, who led the team to the IPL title earlier this year, has been named India's captain for the two-match T20 International series against Ireland, starting on Sunday.