Overview
- South Africa leveled the T20I series with a 51-run win in Mullanpur after posting 213/4, led by Quinton de Kock’s 90, as India were bowled out for 162.
- India’s top order faltered again and an Axar Patel promotion to No. 3 yielded 21 off 21, a move Suryakumar Yadav defended while accepting responsibility for the failed chase.
- Arshdeep Singh delivered a 13-ball over with seven wides and finished 0/54 as India’s bowlers struggled to control lengths in heavy dew.
- Assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate publicly backed Suryakumar and vice-captain Shubman Gill despite prolonged lean patches, citing their IPL pedigree and leadership.
- At the U19 Asia Cup in Dubai, Vaibhav Suryavanshi smashed 171 off 95 with 14 sixes in India’s 234-run win over UAE, as the ICC urged India to follow normal post-match handshakes versus Pakistan and the BCCI briefed manager Anand Datar on the protocol.