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King and bowlers the heroes as West Indies defeat South Africa in first T20I

2024 T20 World Cup co-hosts beat South Africa by 28 runs in the first of a three-match series in their final preparations for the tournament. Opener Brandon King starred with a 45-ball 79 as the hosts put on 175-8 before bowling out South Africa for 147, courtesy of Matthew Forde and Gudakesh Motie’s 3-27 and 3-25, respectively.

Rayudu: If the management had team interests first, RCB would have won trophies

Ambati Rayudu has launched a scathing attack on Royal Challengers Bengaluru after their Eliminator loss against Rajasthan Royals.

“My heart truly goes out to all the RCB supporters who have passionately supported the team over the years,” Rayudu wrote on X. “If only the management and the leaders had the teams interests ahead of individual milestone.”

Rayudu’s comments came after he teased Bengaluru with an Instagram video of Chennai Super Kings’ last year’s title-winning campaign, of which he was a part. The former India batter captioned the post, “Just a kind reminder from the 5-time champions. Sometimes, a gentle reminder is required.”

Lee, Parthiv, Dilshan, Swann to feature in Legends Intercontinental T20 in Texas

Former internationals Brett Lee, Graeme Swann, Tilakratne Dilshan and Parthiv Patel are some reputed names who will play in the Intercontinental T20 League from August 16 to 28 in Texas.

Organised by Brosid Sports LLC, the inaugural edition of the USA-based tournament will feature seven teams – Indo Kings, Asian Avengers, Euro Rangers, American Mavericks, Trans-Tasman Titans, African Lions and Caribbean Vikings.

USA seal series victory over Bangladesh

The USA won a second consecutive T20I against Bangladesh, thus securing their first ever series win over a Full Member nation. The T20 World Cup co-hosts successfully defended 144; they kick off the T20 World Cup with a rematch of cricket’s first ever international fixture: USA vs Canada.

Raina hits back at journalist over Afridi being T20 World Cup ambassador taunt

Suresh Raina lashed out at a journalist on X after the latter tried to taunt him over Shahid Afridi being one of the ambassadors for the 2024 World Cup. Earlier, while commentating in IPL 2024, Raina made a teasing remark on Afridi’s retirement u-turns when asked whether he had any plans to revoke his retirement. The journalist’s outrage could be due to this particular on-air comment.

“I’m not an ICC ambassador, but I have the 2011 World Cup at my house. Remember the game at Mohali? Hope it brings back some unforgettable memories for you,” Raina responded on X.

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