Shai Hope becomes the first West Indian with three T20I centuries
Another 102 not out, another West Indies win in India. Hope’s third T20I hundred powered a 24-run victory and levelled the series at 2–2.
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Hope and Rutherford power West Indies to the second-highest T20I chase in history
A 120-run partnership in 54 balls turned a near-impossible equation into a six-wicket win. India’s 249 was not enough.
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Shreyas Iyer’s maiden T20I century completes the set
The captain reached 102 off 43 balls to chase down 172 with more than five overs to spare. He is now only the seventh Indian with centuries in all three formats.
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India beat Pakistan by 19 runs to win back-to-back Asian Games gold
The first India–Pakistan final in Asian Games cricket history ended with India defending their title. Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma set up the total; the spinners protected it.
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Sri Lanka 45 all out, and India have a final they have never played
The joint-lowest T20I total by a Full-Member nation. A semi-final that lasted under ten overs. And on Saturday, the first India–Pakistan men’s cricket final in Asian Games history.
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Shafali Verma scores the first women’s century at the Asian Games
The opener’s unbeaten 100 off 49 balls powered India past Bangladesh and into the final, on an afternoon that also saw Smriti Mandhana become the leading run-scorer in women’s T20I history.
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Abhishek Sharma breaks the T20I century record with 30 balls
The fastest hundred by any batter from an ICC Full-Member nation. What the record required, how the innings unfolded, and what it does not settle.
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Abhishek Sharma becomes the fastest Indian to 6,000 T20 runs
The milestone came off a six in the first over against Afghanistan. What the numbers say about how he bats, and what they leave out.
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What the Impact Player rule actually changed
A twelfth player sounds like a small tweak. It reshaped how a T20 innings is built, and quietly devalued the all-rounder.
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