Champions Trophy: Shreyas Iyer finishes as second-highest run-scorer in tournament
Iyer might have missed out on the much-deserved half-century but he was involved in a crucial 61-run fourth-wicket partnership with Axar Patel in the chase of 252.
Iyer might have missed out on the much-deserved half-century but he was involved in a crucial 61-run fourth-wicket partnership with Axar Patel in the chase of 252.
Captain Rohit Sharma top-scored with 76 while Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya chipped in with important contributions to give India their third Champions Trophy triumph with a four-wicket win over New Zealand in the final at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday.
Rohit Sharma spearheaded India's chase of 252 with a commanding half-century, forging a crucial 105-run opening stand—the highest of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy—alongside his deputy Shubman Gill.
New Zealand posted a competitive 251/7 in the ICC Champions Trophy final in Dubai on Sunday, banking on contrasting fifties from Daryl Mitchell (63) and Michael Bracewell (53 not out).
India skipper Rohit Sharma have matched the unwanted record of losing 12 consecutive tosses in the ODI cricket in the Champions Trophy final against New Zealand at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday.
After years of facing Kohli as an opponent, Zampa got to see what it is like sharing a dressing room with Virat Kohli while playing for RCB in IPL.
Kandy Tuskers, Galle Gladiators, Dambulla Hawks, Colombo Kings and Jaffna Stallions are the five teams participating in the tournament.
India rode on Sachin Tendulkar's 98 to chase down the target with more than four overs to spare in the group-stage match against Pakistan in 2003 World Cup.
Rohit Sharma, who was initially left out of all the three Indian squads for the Australia tour, was included in the team for the four-match Test series.
The first Test at Adelaide will be India’s first day-nigt Test outside home soil. It will also be Virat Kohli’s only appearance in all-whites in Australia.
