Krunal Pandya-led India will take on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in a Group C match of the Hong Kong Sixes 2026 on Saturday, October 31. The contest will be India's second match of the tournament, having faced Pakistan in their opening fixture on Friday. India are placed in Group C alongside Pakistan and the UAE, with all three teams competing for a place in the knockout stages. India head into the contest after suffering a four-wicket defeat against arch-rivals Pakistan in their opening Group C fixture on Friday. Batting first, India managed 88/5 in their allotted six overs, with Shashank Singh top-scoring with 40 off just 11 deliveries. ALSO READ: MS Dhoni's Special WhatsApp Message To Smriti Mandhana After India's 2025 Women's World Cup Win: I Was Very Happy' Pakistan chased down the target in just 3.5 overs, scoring 92/2, with Khawaja Nafay (41 off 12 balls) and Abbas Afridi (35 off eight balls) leading the charge. Abbas Afridi smashed five sixes in ...
The Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry hailed India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues for batting India into the ICC Women's ODI World Cup final, saying their composure under pressure earned applause even from the Australian dressing room. India pulled off the highest successful run chase in women's ODIs to book a place in Sunday's title clash with South Africa, ending Australia's reign as champions. “It's really easy to stand here in retrospect and throw ideas into the wind,” Perry said when asked if Australia could have done anything differently. “But at the end of the day, all of us in our dressing room would applaud Harman and Jemi for the way that they played, the way that they went about that chase after probably losing two early wickets in the power play. They just made us pay. All credit goes to them as opposed to anything that we did or didn't do.” Australia's experienced all-rounder also made it clear that her team would not dwell on...