Dewald Brevis stole the show as South Africa beat Zimbabwe
South Africa has finally opened its winning account in the T20 tri-series. After losing their opening match against Namibia, South Africa defeated Zimbabwe by 7 wickets. With this victory, the team made a comeback in the tournament and secured the top spot on the points table. The hero of South Africa’s win was young batter Dewald Brevis, who smashed a blistering unbeaten half-century.
After winning the toss, Zimbabwe decided to bat first and finished their allotted 20 overs at 144 for 8. Chasing a target of 145 runs, South Africa lost a few early wickets. Luan-dre Pretorius scored 22 runs, and Jordan Hermann contributed 20. Then, Dewald Brevis took charge, playing an explosive unbeaten knock of 75 runs off just 32 balls. South Africa chased down the target in just 13.4 overs for the loss of 3 wickets, securing the victory with 38 balls to spare.
Prince Yadav fit and available, update on Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya
The Indian cricket team has now begun preparations for the upcoming T20 series against Afghanistan. This series will be followed by the 2026 Asian Games. Consequently, discussions have begun regarding the fitness of Team India superstars Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah. Furthermore, significant news has emerged regarding young fast bowler Prince Yadav.
Team India superstar Hardik Pandya has not been seen on the field since IPL 2026. He has been working on his fitness at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence for a long time. However, current reports suggest that Pandya’s return seems unlikely. Jasprit Bumrah was selected for the Test series against Sri Lanka, but injury ruled him out. Since then, Bumrah has been working on regaining his fitness at the Center of Excellence.
According to reports, his return for the T20 series against Afghanistan seems highly unlikely. He may be seen playing in the series against the West Indies. Young fast bowler Prince Yadav was injured during the T20 series against Zimbabwe. According to new reports, he is now fully fit.
“Ishan Kishan thought he made a mistake by giving me the ball,” Vaibhav
In the 2026 Duleep Trophy, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi flopped with the bat, but stole the show with the ball. The team is captained by Ishan Kishan. Ishan gave Vaibhav the over during the third innings of the match. Vaibhav explained that captain Ishan felt he had made a mistake by giving him the over, but the outcome was different.
Vaibhav took two wickets in his three-over spell, conceding just 11 runs. After the match, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared a video in which Vaibhav discussed his bowling. Vaibhav said, “If you ask any batsman, they love bowling. A batsman always enjoys bowling and a bowler enjoys batting in the same way. The opposition was not losing wickets, so I asked to bowl 2 or 3 overs. Ishan Bhaiya thought he was making a mistake, but he didn’t know that I am a wicket-taker.”
Joe Root achieves major milestone, break Ponting’s record
England’s star batsman Joe Root has achieved another major milestone in Test cricket. During the second Test against Pakistan at Lord’s, Root broke the world record held by former Australian captain Ricky Ponting. He has now become the highest run-scorer in Test cricket on home soil.
Root needed just 13 runs to surpass Ponting’s record. Although he was dismissed for only 4 runs in the first innings on Thursday, he overtook Ponting upon scoring his 24th run in the second innings on Friday. Root’s total run tally in Test matches played in England has now reached 7,594. He achieved this feat in 156 innings across 89 Test matches, whereas Ponting had scored 7,578 runs in 154 innings across 92 Test matches in Australia.
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