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Pakistan leg-spinner Tuba Hassan crowned ICC Women's Player of the Month for May
The highlight of the month for Tuba was during her first international match, in which she grabbed 3/8 to limit Sri Lanka to 106, setting the platform for a six-wicket win and was awarded 'Player of the Match'. She struck with just her second ball in international cricket to dismiss Anushka Sanjeewani and subsequently took out Harshitha Madavi and Kavisha Dilhari.
Angelo Mathews is ICC Men's Player of the Month for May
Mathews was impressive in the two-match series against Bangladesh away from home, where he finished as the highest run-getter with 344 runs, which included two centuries. In the first Test in Chattogram, he narrowly missed out on a double ton at 199. In the second match in Mirpur, he scored a brilliant 145 in the first innings in Sri Lanka's 10-wicket win over the hosts.
Pakistan push India to fifth spot in latest ICC ODI rankings after clean sweep vs West Indies
Pakistan, after making a clean sweep of the series, have 106 rating points, and lead India by one point. New Zealand are leading the charts with 125 rating points, followed closely by England (124) and Australia (107). Before the start of the series, Pakistan were placed fifth in the rankings with a rating of 102. India, though, will have a chance to climb the rankings as they play England and the West Indies (three ODIs each) before Pakistan play their next ODI series in August.
IND v SA: India will continue to bat aggressively in future, says Shreyas Iyer
After being 2-0 behind in the five-match series against South Africa, batter Shreyas Iyer insisted that India's plan of attacking with the bat throughout the innings will not be shelved, especially in a Men's T20 World Cup year, to be held in Australia in October-November this year. "We have made this plan that we will keep going no matter what happens. Even if we keep losing wickets, it's our gameplan and in the future too, we will go in with the same mindset.
IPL's TV Media Rights sold for Rs 57.5 crore per match; digital goes for 48 crore per game: Report
"The television rights of the Indian Premier League (IPL) media rights have been sold, at it's just about Rs 50 lakh more than Sunday's bid of Rs 57 crore. The final count is Rs 23,575 crore for Television rights at the cost of Rs 57.5 crore per game. The digital pack did not see any bid and it closed at Rs 48 crore per game," said the report.
Trying different combinations reason for ODI clean sweep against West Indies: Babar Azam
Pakistan won the third and final ODI by 53 runs under Duckworth-Lewis rule on Sunday with the hosts amassing 26/9 in 48 overs and then bundling out the West Indies for 216 in 37.2 overs."We executed our plans and got the desired results. We are trying different combinations with bat and ball. We will try to keep continuity and also test our bench strength," said Babar Azam.
Coach Rahul Dravid needs to have a strong word with Indian team, feels Zaheer Khan
Started off well with the ball, taking three wickets in the powerplay, India lost the momentum when a steady 64-run partnership off 41 balls between Klassen and captain Temba Bavuma stabilised the innings for South Africa. After the departure of Bavuma in the second ball of the 13th over, Klassen took over and guided South Africa to a comprehensive win, taking a 2-0 lead in the series.
Netherlands come from behind to draw with Poland
After a 2-1 win against Wales in Cardiff with a totally different squad, the Netherlands' coach Louis van Gaal returned to the line-up that beat Belgium 4-1 in Brussels on June 3. There were only two exceptions: captain Virgil van Dijk was replaced by Stefan de Vrij, while goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen was not fit enough to start, meaning Mark Flekken earned his second consecutive cap.
Libema Open: Alexandrova beats Sabalenka to clinch women's singles title
The 25-year-old Alexandrova came into 's-Hertogenbosch amid a strong 2022 campaign. Her win over Sabalenka was her second top 10 win of the season and her 20th victory of the year. She leaves The Netherlands with her first grass title, first title since winning 2017 Shenzhen, and a strong 20-11 record on the year.
2nd T20I: 'Glad the knock came against India', Klaasen hopes to prolong his career after batting heroics
A disciplined bowling performance followed by Klaasen's brilliant knock (81 off 46) led South Africa to four-wicket win over India in the second T20I and helped them take a 2-0 lead in the five-match T20I series at the Barabati Stadium on Sunday. "I am glad the knock came against India. I hope it extends my career longer. I haven't performed well in the last couple of years.
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