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India defeated Australia in the fifth T20I to clinch the series 4-1 on Sunday, December 3. The Men in Blue showed their dominant form in all departments to beat the Aussies by 6 runs. The Men in Blue would like to continue this form going into the three-match T20I series against South Africa now. Other than this, the Legends League Cricket (LLC) 2023 is also nearing its penultimate stage with only one league stage match left to be played.
Here in this article, we’ll look at all the big news that took place on Sunday, December 3, but before that, let's check the matches scheduled for the day.
Today’s match preview:
Abu Dhabi T10 League 2023:
- Delhi Bulls vs New York Strikers: In Match 18 of the Abu Dhabi T10 League, Delhi Bulls will take on New York Strikers at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi in the first match of the double-header Monday. While the Strikers will come into this fixture after beating Northern Warriors by three wickets, the Bulls suffered a defeat at the hands of Morrisville Samp Army.
- Team Abu Dhabi vs Bangla Tigers: In Match 19 of the Abu Dhabi T10 League, Team Abu Dhabi will take on Bangla Tigers at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium at 10:00 PM IST. While the Abu Dhabi-based team is reeling at the bottom of the points table as they are yet to open their winning account, the Bangla Tigers are placed sixth in the points table with two wins and two losses to their name.
LLC 2023 - Urbanrisers Hyderabad vs Manipal Tigers: Suresh Raina-led Urbanrisers Hyderabad will take on Harbhajan Singh's Manipal Tigers at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Monday, December 4, at 06:30 p.m. IST. Both teams will fight for the top of the table finish, having already qualified for the playoffs. Ahead of this match, while the Tigers are placed second in the points table with three wins in four matches, the Urbanrisers with similar result, have managed the third spot.
Major cricket events that happened on December 3
IND vs AUS 5th T20I: India clinch five-match T20I series 4-1
Team India defeated Australia by 6 runs in the fifth T20I at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru as Arshdeep Singh defended nine runs in the last over to help the team cross the line. At the same time, the Player of the Match, Axar Patel played an all-round role as he played a crucial knock of 31 along with a wicket to his name, conceding only 14 runs in four overs. Earlier, Team India set a 161-run target while Australia failed to soak in the pressure as they scored 154 runs at a loss of eight wickets. Ravi Bishnoi won the Player of the Serie award for his brilliant performance with the ball in hand.
LLC 2023: Abhishek Jhunjhunwala stars as Gujarat Giants beat Stars by five wickets
Kevin O Brien-led Gujarat Giants defeated Ross Taylor's Southern Super Stars by five wickets with eight balls remaining on Sunday in the LLC 2023. Batting first, Stars put a total of 159 runs at a loss of eight wickets with Johnston picking up three wickets for Giants. However, Jhunjhunwala's knock of 81-off- 49, including ten boundaries and three maximums, helped the Giants seal the game in 18.4 overs.
Former RCA President CP Joshi concedes defeat in Rajasthan Election
CP Joshi, the former President of the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA), has conceded defeat from Nathdwara seat on Congress’ ticket in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election. The 73-year-old sent out a post on X, accepting the mandate from the people of Nathdwara before congratulating his rival Vishvaraj Singh Mewar from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for his win.
Sir Vivian Richards get immortalised on $2 banknote in Caribbean
Sir Vivian Richards, the multi-time ODI World Cup winning cricketer for the West Indies, has been immortalised with a portrait of him on a commemorative $2 banknote launched by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank. The 71-year-old remarked on the latest development and said, “To be honoured in such a way is something dreams are made of.”
Mitchell Johnson questions “hero send-off” for David Warner
In what is David Warner’s last Test series, ex-teammate Mitchell Johnson lashed a scathing attack on the Aussie opener questioning a “hero send-off”. “As we prepare for David Warner’s farewell series, can somebody please tell me why? Why a struggling Test opener gets to nominate his own retirement date,” he wrote in The West Australia.
