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India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav won hearts with his witty reply while cheekily addressing his surprise entry at number 11 against Oman in the final group stage fixture of the ongoing Asia Cup.

Arshdeep Singh became the first Indian to scalp 100 T20I wickets and overall the third-fastest after his exploits during the final group stage clash against Oman at the ongoing Asia Cup in Abu Dhabi.

Oman went toe-to-toe with world champions, put up a fight to remember, but still fell 21 runs short as India kept its unbeaten run in the tournament intact by sealing a 21-run victory in the final group stage game at the Asia Cup on Friday in Abu Dhabi.

The India-West Indies series begins in Ahmedabad on October 2

#StraightDrive: PCB takes missed handshake like an international conspiracy

Tells Pakistan that he had no time to reflect on the decision and was just a conveyor of message

It is unclear whether the 22-year-old will return for the tournament where Sri Lanka are playing Bangladesh in a Super 4 match here on Saturday   

Having already qualified for the Super 4s, the Oman game is a perfect opportunity for the team management to just get some wood on leather after two lopsided low-scoring chases in the first two games

#StraightDrive: Pakistan demanding Andy Pycroft’s dismissal was not an argument of reason but of theatre, the sort of play-acting that turns administrators into actors in a comedy too long in rehearsal

The team had earlier refused to leave its hotel for the must-win group match that was delayed by an hour

Chakaravarthy, whose previous best was second place in February 2025, displaced New Zealand’s Jacob Duffy, who had held the top position since March

Australia lead the three-match series 1-0

A win for Afghanistan will leave them, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh on four points each 

The Pakistan Cricket Board sent another mail to the ICC reiterating the demand to remove Pycroft from all its games, but as of now, it hasn't been obliged by the world body

India's women's cricket team lost the first ODI to Australia, a key World Cup opponent. Dropped catches hampered India's defense of a strong score. India aims to improve and focus on positives in the next match. Australia found the pitch favorable and feels prepared for the World Cup.

The 61-year-old former first-class cricketer says his son's journey to become the No 1 T20I batter began when a young Abhishek would insist on batting with his father's kit

Mohsin Naqvi and Pakistan have a lot to lose and very little to gain

The BCCI was left without a shirt sponsor for the team after the government banned real money gaming platforms including Dream 11 under a new legislation

Mandhana first held the No.1 ODI batter ranking in 2019 and has now had two stints in the top position in 2025

It is learnt that the situation arose due to PCB official Usman Walha, who didn't apprise his own skipper about rules and regulations that are to be followed during the tournament

Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur's wards did well with the bat by putting up a challenging total, but poor fielding came back to haunt them yet again in the opening encounter of the three-match series

Special to The Tribune: The missing handshake was no more and no less than a muted protest, unspoken yet unmistakable, writes Shishir Hattangadi

BCCI yet to respond to PCB’s statements

Oman were all out for 130 in 18.4 overs

Confident that his players will bounce back from the heavy defeat