Gill was not playing due to injury, so Samson got a chance to open and grabbed it with both hands. Samson scored 37 runs in 22 balls. Abhishek, as usual, gave that strong start to India, scoring 34 runs in 21 balls.

Tilak Verma once again proved that he is perfect at number 3. Surya Kumar Yadav was seen struggling. He only scored 5 runs in 7 balls. After his dismissal, Hardik came, and he showed that he always performs in important matches. Tilak and Hardik built a 105-run partnership. Tilak scored 73 runs in 42 balls, and Hardik scored 63 runs in just 25 balls. Shivam Dube finished the innings with a boundary.

India posted a total of 231 runs. Lungi Ngidi was the only bowler who bowled really well in this match. Lungi Ngidi delivered the perfect slower ones. He only concedes 29 runs in 4 overs. 

De Kock gave a perfect start to South Africa, as he charges on Arshdeep from ball one. De Kock scored 65 runs in 35 balls.  Reeza Hendricks flops once again. Dewald Brevis scored 31 runs in 17 balls. Varun Chakarvarthy got 2-in-2, Markram and Donovan Ferreira. George Linde hit a six to Varun. 

Varun got George on the next ball. Marco was also unleashing sixes, but a smart review from Samson got him. Varun took 4 wickets, and Bumrah got 2 wickets and gave only 17 runs in 4 overs. India won by 30 runs. 

Melbourne Stars won the toss and opted to bowl first. Mitchell Owen and Nikhil Chaudhary opened for Hobart Hurricanes. Maxwell bowled a dramatic over, starting with a wide, then Owen hit a six on the next ball, and Cartwright dropped a catch of Owen. On the 4th ball, Cartwright took the catch of Owen. Rehan Ahmed got out in the next over.

Nikhil Choudhary was struggling a lot, and Stoinis made it easy for Nikhil. Nikhil scored 7 runs in 10 balls. Tim David, who is known for hitting big sixes, only scored 31 runs in 31 balls. Ben McDermott scored 69 runs, which helped Hobart Hurricanes to reach 158 runs. Peter Siddle got 3 wickets. Harish Rauf and Stoinis each got 2-2 wickets. Maxwell and Tom Curran shared 1-1 wickets. 

Melbourne openers also struggled; Joe Clarke scored 20 runs in 20 balls, and Thomas Rogers scored 30 runs in 18 balls. Campbell Kellaway and Stoinis made that run chase easy. Campbell scored 41 runs. Stoinis hit the winning six; he scored 62 runs in just 31 balls. Melbourne won by 8 wickets, and in just 16 overs.

Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bowl first. Stirling and Tim Tector gave a good start. Stirling scored 21 runs, and Tim scored 32 runs: Harry Tector, a promising Irish player. Once, Hardik Pandya also praised him. He scored 69 runs not out. Lorcan Tucker and Curtis Campher finished the innings with a positive intent; Dockrell also contributed in the end.

Ireland posted a total of 181 runs. It was a good total on that deck. Shoriful Islam and Rishad Hossain each picked up 1 wicket. Tanzim Hasan Sakib got 2 wickets.

Bangladesh’s start was a bit terrible. It looked like a football score. The top four got out on a single-digit score. Towhid was the only hero from the Bangladesh side; he scored 83 not out. Jaker Ali scored 20 runs. No other batsman performs. Matthew Humphreys picked up 4 wickets. Barry McCarthy picked up 3 wickets, and Mark Adair 2 wickets. Ireland won by 39 runs.

BAN – 149 (19.4)

Player of the Match – Rovman Powell 

West Indies won the toss and opted to bat first. Brandon King and Alick Athanaze opened for the West Indies. Alick charged at Taskin Ahmed in the 4th over and hit 17 runs. Rishad Hossain bowled out Alick in the 9th over. Shai Hope and King were building a partnership, but Taskin Ahmed broke it in the 12th over by taking King’s wicket. On the very next ball, Rutherford also got out.

Shai Hope and Rovman Powell were scoring runs with a good strike rate. In the last over, Powell hit 3 back-to-back sixes to Tanzim Hasan. Shai Hope scored 46 runs in 28 balls, and Powell scored 44 runs in 28 balls. West Indies post 165 runs on the board. It was a good total on that pitch.

Saif Hasan and Tanzid Hasan opened for Bangladesh. Tanzid Hasan showed some flair in starting. Hit a six and four in the first over and a four in the second, but this show ended on the next ball. Captain Litton Das got out in the 3rd over on Akeal’s ball. Akeal Hosein cleaned the opener, Saif Hasan. 

Shamim Hossain bowled on Holder’s ball. Khary Pierre bowled out Nurul Hasan. Back-to-back wickets put Bangladesh under pressure. Tanzim Hasan and Nasum Ahmed tried but fell short. Jayden Seales and Jason Holder took 3 wickets each. Akeal Hosein took 2 wickets. Khary Pierre and Shepherd picked 1 wicket each.

NZ – 171-10 (18)

Player of the Match – Harry Brook

England faced New Zealand on Monday, October 20. England will play a 3-match T20 and 3-match ODI series in New Zealand.

New Zealand won the toss and opted to bowl first. Philip Salt and Jos Buttler opened for England. England’s start was aggressive, but Jacob Duffy took the wicket of Jos Buttler after conceding three boundaries. Jacob Bethell, after hitting back-to-back sixes to Michael Bracewell, got out on the last ball of the power play.

Harry Brook and Philip Salt smashed the New Zealand bowlers; both batters scored fifties. Brook got out after scoring 78 runs off just 35 balls, and in the same over, Philip Salt also got out for 85 runs in 56 balls. Jamieson took 2 wickets in the 18th over. Tom Banton scored quick runs at the end of the innings — 29 runs in just 12 balls.

New Zealand’s start was not good; they lost 2 wickets to Brydon Carse in the second over. Tim Seifert and Mark Chapman showed some intent, but in the 10th over, Chapman got out to Liam Dawson. In the next over, Tim Seifert got out to Adil Rashid, and in the following over, Liam dismissed Michael Bracewell. Adil struck again in the very next over, removing Daryl Mitchell. Back-to-back wickets put down the home side.

Mitchell Santner and James Neesham gave some last hope to the chase, but Adil Rashid took both of them in the 17th over, and in the 18th, Luke Wood took 2 wickets to end the New Zealand innings.