They were 166 for 8 trailing Rest of India's 237 but then came the rearguard

They have taken just four wickets while conceding 706 runs across the first two matches of the series

India have won their last six T20Is against Pakistan and look poised to make it seven in a row

"I believe I have the cricket left in me, and I will give everything I have to earn another opportunity in the One-Day and T20 formats," he said in an Instagram post

Newlands in Cape Town will host the opening game of the main round on October 7 with the tournament running through to November 21

Women's cricket now has a distinctly-specified cricket ball size different from the men's game

Washington Sundar has meanwhile been withdrawn from the T20I series against WI, with Naman Dhir named his replacement

The result sets up the first India vs Pakistan final this year, with the Asian Games gold medal at stake

Both teams have picked spin-heavy bowling attacks with Jasprit Bumrah India's only specialist fast bowler

India coach also felt that wickets offering so little for bowlers were "not fair", making it difficult for them to have a meaningful impact on the game

The India captain scored his second ODI double-century and shared a 255-run opening partnership with Rohit Sharma, who scored a 75-ball 101 himself

India absolutely strolled to the second successful chase of over 400 in ODI cricket in just 43.3 overs

There were plenty of movement among bowlers too, with Keshav Maharaj now ranked third, Kuldeep Yadav fifth and Josh Hazlewood tenth

Sherfane Rutherford, Keemo Paul, Shamar Joseph and Vitel Lawes have come in for Justin Greaves, Jewel Andrew, Matthew Forde and Gudakesh Motie for West Indies

The forecast is for a sunny, warm day in Nisshin; in case of another washout, India will enter the gold-medal round for being the higher-ranked team

Spin coach Sairaj Bahutule said they'll take a call after India's upcoming series and also based on conditions at the World Cup venues

While both teams will mainly be looking to win, they have their own questions to address

The India spinner reached a record peak of 817 rating points after winning the Asia Cup and the gold medal in the Asian Games

All four semi-finalists are yet to contest a ball in the tournament so far

Persistent rain and a damp outfield forced the abandonment of the quarter-final 16 minutes before the scheduled toss