Famous coach Tarak Sinha, who trained Rishabh Pant, Shikhar Dhawan, dies in Delhi

Scotland cherish 'priceless' visit by India players to dressing room after match

Scotland cricketers were greeted with the presence of India’s superstar players such as the skipper Virat Kohli and vice-captain Rohit Sharma, pacer Jasprit Bumrah and off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin after their loss to India in their last game of the tournament. Scotland were very appreciative of their “priceless” gestures from the men in blue on its Twitter timeline. Cricket Scotland attracts a lot of attention for their social media posts and responses and it was evident both before and after the game against India. India won their first toss of the tournament and asked them to bat first at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. India’s bowlers got into the act quickly and never allowed the Scottish batsmen to get away with the game. After decimating them for 86 runs with the ball, India pulverized their bowling attack with the openers Rohit and KL Rahul taking the charge of boosting team’s run rate.

Shakib Al Hasan set to miss Pakistan T20 series, Nurul Hasan likely to come back

Bangladesh’s star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is all set to miss the upcoming T20 series at home against Pakistan scheduled to take place right after the conclusion of the T20 World Cup. He had pulled his hamstring in the game against West Indies and did not take part in the team’s last two games against South Africa and Australia. He will take at least three weeks to recover from the grade 1 hamstring tear and that may make him available for the Test series against Pakistan that will follow the T20 series. "Shakib will take at least three weeks to recover and get back to the field. He might be able to play the Test series," BCB's chief physician. However, there is not only bad news for Bangladesh and they are likely to get back their preferred number one wicketkeeper batsman in Nurul Hasan, who has recovered from abdominal pain and could well be available for them in the T20 series. Pakistan are scheduled to play a three-match long T20 series against Bangladesh in Dhaka starting November 19 followed by a two-match long Test series starting November 26. The last game of the tour and the series will be played from December 04 in Mirpur.

ENG vs SA | Temba Bavuma urges Proteas to find 'extra five per cent' to sail through to semi-finals

South Africa were not among favorites to qualify for the semi-finals as they were stacked in a group that appeared tough to overcome from the outset. However, they were the side in form and their resilience and ability to soak pressure while delivering in crunch situations have driven them to the verge of qualifying for the final four. They started impressively against Australia but their in-form bowling attack could not limit the damage of batsmen’ failures and they suffered a defeat. Now, they face a big last game against the best team of the tournament—England and they are pushed against the wall to win the game while maintaining a steady run rate better than Australia. Considering what is at stake for the Proteas, their skipper Temba Bavuma wants his side to find ways to produce “extra five per cent in all our departments” in order to have their noses in front of the Australians. Australia are slated to play West Indies in the first game of the day and Bavuma emphasized that having the result of that game in front of them before turning up against England will be an advantage for the Proteas. He said that it will give them proper understanding of the situation and how should they go about it "We want to play our best cricket tomorrow. It's just to find a way to add an extra five per cent in all our departments. It'll just be us trying to find a way to improve in every department. I think the bowling has been really good. The fielding, as well, has been really good. The batting, as well. But let's just find a way to just improve in every department of our game," Bavuma said. "What's happening with Australia-West Indies, what helps us is that their game happens before our game, so we'll kind of get a better sense or understanding as to how we need to approach the England game," Bavuma said. "If Australia win, then it's going to come down to net run rate. We'll have an opportunity somewhere along our game to control our net run rate or alter our approach." South Africa have come this far in the tournament purely on the basis of team performance. They have found batting heroes in Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen and David Miller at different times while the bowling attack consisting of Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi and Keshav Maharaj have been in the batsmen’s mind repeatedly. Bavuma also highlighted that adapting to slower and lower conditions at Sharjah will be a key element that will pave the way for their success in the game. Proteas are coming in from Abu Dhabi having played their last game at the pitch that aided fast bowling and Rabada ripped through the Bangladesh batting order. The conditions at Sharjah is expected to be completely different and the Proteas will have to be at their best in adapting to the new conditions. "Every game we speak about going out and fighting it out as a team. We don't leave it to individuals," Bavuma said. "We don't rely on individual brilliance to bring it home for the team, but it's all about us as a team giving everything that we've got. Tomorrow it won't be any different. We'll still be showing the same character, the same fight that we've shown while in this tournament." "We've had guy like Rassie van der Dussen go in earlier because we know if he has the opportunity to face a considerable amount of balls, he's a guy that can really put a bowling attack under pressure. You have a guy like Reeza Hendricks, as well, who's come off good recent form at the top of the order. So trying to utilise that form at its best. For me it's just playing the conditions really. We know within our batting side we need someone to kind of hold things on one end to allow all our big hitters, if I could say, to get into the game. But that's what we've seen has worked at this World Cup. That's not to say going forward that's going to be our strategy, but for now, that's what we feel is best." "We knew that the wicket would be on the low side. With the batting, we did take it quite deep, and I guess the learning from that is I guess maybe we'll have to pull the trigger a bit earlier," he said.

T20 World Cup | ENG vs SA: Proteas vie to end Chokesrs tag as they face English challenge for semis spot

The South African team is on the verge of qualifying for their fourth semi-final in the T20 World Cups. But between them and that elusive moment which might take them to their first-ever final too, which has been the aim of this Temba Bavuma led team, which has slipped up only once in this tournament so far, is the table-toppers England. To get to final South Africa would not only have to circumvent England but also go through what is now commonly known as the battle of the net run rate against Australia. Among all this, the only good thing is that Australia play the West Indies fort in the afternoon affair on the very same day and hence the Proteas would know exactly what they have to do to get through. What's at stake? On a very genuine note, for South Africa, everything is at stake. From fighting the battle against racism on the field, among the team (Quinton de Kock case) and back home through the Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN) trials going on under newly restructured Cricket South Africa, the only thing that has held the cricket fans of the rainbow nation together is the fact that their team has fought valiantly and still vying for a place in the semi-finals of the biggest event of the shortest format of the game. Thus South Africa could get inspiration from the fact that this current squad is the binding force between the sport and the fans and can play against England the table toppers with a form and aggression that is never seen before. The one thing that they would pray for, which is also not in their hands is that if Australia wins, it should not win big. For England, it is yet another opportunity to stamp authority and show that they are the team to beat in this tournament and can do nothing wrong. In all the games, someone or the other has done brilliantly well for England and they have managed to get through, even in their toughest clash, which was against Sri Lanka. So they would look to go on the same way and tey and end enter the semi-finals on the back of a superb win. What needs to change? For South Africa, there s hardly anything that they would like to change apart from Quinton de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen getting their form back. Both these have been crucial players coming into this World Cup, but haven’t really fired according to their potential. In what is going to be the game of their career so far, if the two could really up the ante, then there would be nothing more like it. For England, the team would be missing Tymal Millas and thus it would be a great opportunity to test Mark Wood before the semi-finals. They would like Wood to perform well so that they are not in any sort of trouble and are not going into the semis with an unsettled bowling lineup. England vs South Africa: Match Details Match Number - 39 Date and Time: November 06, 2021, 07:30 pm IST, 06:00 pm Local, 02:00 pm GMT Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Broadcast and Livestream: Star Sports and Hotstar Pitch Report The pitch at Sharjah would be shiny in terms of looks like it has been for quite a while now, but it would act as a facade as the wicket would be low and slow as usual and anything above the range of 150 would be hard to chase on that wicket. Weather Forecast The temperature at the stadium will fall from 29-degree Celsius at 06:00 pm to 26-degree Celsius by 10:00 pm and similarly, the humidity will increase from 57% to 68%. A light breeze is expected and there are very limited chances of precipitation as well, which is a very rare phenomenon in Sharjah. But since there would definitely be some dew, any team winning the toss would look to field first even though chasing has been a troublesome task on this wicket. Team News England As far as England are concerned, the only change in the playing XI will be a forced one because of Mills’ unfortunate injury. Probable XI Jason Roy, Jos Buttler (wk), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Eoin Morgan (c), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood South Africa South Africa would look t go with the same XI and utilise the overs of Markram and Pretorious carefully. Probable XI Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Temba Bavuma (c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi CE XI Fantasy team Wicketkeepers Jos Buttler, Batters Temba Bavuma, David Miller, Eoin Morgan All-rounders Aiden Markram, Dwaine Pretorius, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali Bowlers Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi, Adil Rashid Vice-Captain Aiden Markram, Captain Jos Buttler