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Hardik Pandya inspires India to 50-run win over England in opening T20I
Hardik Pandya carried his sublime form from the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the recently-concluded series against Ireland into the game against England, guiding the visitors to a massive 198/8 in 20 overs, before returning to bowl a fiery spell that saw the hosts bundled out for 148 in 19.3 overs. The side has now won 14 of the last 17 T20Is since the tournament, with a no-result against South Africa in Bengaluru.
Women's World Cup: India lose to New Zealand but keep quarterfinal hopes alive
However, the Savita-led India team is still in contention for a spot in the quarterfinal as they finished third in their pool. India will face the side which finishes second in Pool C in the crossover match on July 10 for a place in the last-eight. Vandana Katariya (4th munite), Lalremsiami (44th) and Gurjit Kaur (59th) were the scorers for India.
Pooran, Mayers smash half-centuries as West Indies clinch T20I series
The 26-year-old left-hander played an array of superb strokes on both sides of the wicket as he made his fourth T20I half-century in his last five innings. Set a challenging target of 164 in the final contest, Pooran ended the match in grand style with a magnificent straight six and held the pose for emphasis. He was named the 'Player of the Match' and 'Man of the Series'.
CLOSE-IN: Cricket has become a mad-hatter's game
Cricket has always had such characters. India's Virender Sehwag, Kris Srikkanth, Kapil Dev, Ramnath Parkar, Sandeep Patil and domestic batters such as Jaswant Bakrania, Vijay Telang, Kiran Asher and many others have played these uncharacteristic innings, which were at that time looked upon as, "this is not cricket". Each one of them was exciting to watch.
Wimbledon 2022: Rybakina topples Halep to reach first Grand Slam final
The 23-year-old Rybakina's power game has pulled her through the 2022 Wimbledon Championships final. She blasted her way to victory in just 1 hour and 15 minutes, handing Halep her first loss at Wimbledon since 2018.
Disappointed to hear reports of racist abuse at Edgbaston, says Ben Stokes
Stokes said that he wants a party atmosphere in the stands when India play England in the white ball series of the tour.
Virat Kohli needs a three-month sabbatical, feels Vaughan
The 33-year-old Kohli has gone more than 100 innings in all forms of cricket including IPL without scoring a hundred since hitting 136 in Kolkata against Bangladesh in November 2019. The star batter has often got starts, even gone past fifty several times since that innings in Kolkata but hasn't managed to hit his 71st international century yet.
Formula 1: Ferrari boss was not reprimanding me after Silverstone race, says Charles Leclerc
The Ferrari racer was leading the British Grand Prix with less than a quarter of the race to go, but ultimately slipped to fourth at the flag, as he was not pitted for fresh tyres under the late Safety Car. After the race a clearly disappointed and frustrated Leclerc was spotted deep in conversation with Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto, who was seen waving his finger at his young driver - but Leclerc says his boss was not admonishing him.
Nadal pulls out of Wimbledon 2022 semis against Kyrgios with injury
The 36-year-old Spaniard, on course for a calendar Grand Slam, announced he was pulling out after a 45 minute practice session earlier in the day in which he clearly looked hampered. "I have been suffering with pain in the abdominal... there is a tear in the muscle.I made the decision because I don't believe I can win two matches under these circumstances," said Nadal at a press conference at the All England Lawn Tennis Club.
Wimbledon 2022: Ons Jabeur blazes trail into final with win over Tatjana Maria
With the win, Jabeur becomes the first Tunisian, first Arab and first African woman to reach a Grand Slam final in the Open Era. Ever since cracking the Top 50 in February of 2020, she has been setting records for her country and region. Having won 22 of her past 24 matches, the 27-year-old has given herself the opportunity to go for the biggest milestone of all.
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