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IPL 2022: Agarwal, Livingstone credit bowlers for 54-run win over Chennai
"We got to a target we thought was defendable and the seam bowlers set it up for us. We wanted to be aggressive and as exciting as we can. Nice to get a few today, but as I said the seamers set it up in the powerplay," said Livingstone, who blasted a brilliant 60 to help Punjab Kings recover from 16/2 to reach 180/8 in 20 overs. Livingstone was delighted to contribute with the bat as he did not get many runs in the first two games.
Women's World Cup: Australia deserved the win tonight due to consistency, says Meg Lanning
In the tournament, Australia were unbeaten in the league stage and extended their winning streak to the semi-final as well as the final to pocket their seventh ODI World Cup title. "We have been extremely consistent over a long period of time and to come out and perform so well throughout the tournament. I think we deserve the win tonight. We knew we had to have a number of people contributing which we had throughout the tournament."
Healy's brilliant 170 leads Australia to seventh Women's Cricket World Cup title
The win was set up by wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa Healy's brilliance in the form of a scintillating 170 off 138 balls in what was unarguably one of the finest knocks witnessed in the 50-over format, irrespective of men's or women's cricket. Apart from a brilliant Healy, her opening partner Rachael Haynes hit 68 while Beth Mooney justified her promotion to number three with a quick 47-ball 62 as Australia amassed a mammoth 356/5 in 50 overs.
Super-skilled player is mascot for FIFA World Cup 2022
La'eeb is an Arabic word meaning super-skilled player. He belongs to a parallel mascot-verse that is indescribable -- everyone is invited to interpret what it looks like. La'eeb encourages everyone to believe in themselves as 'Now is All', the Supreme Committee said in a press statement. He will bring the joy of football to everyone, added the statement. The adventurous, fun and curious La'eeb was unveiled during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 draw, which took place in Doha.
Women's World Cup: Healy establishes new records through dominating 170 in final
With her 170, Healy broke the record for the highest individual score in the final of a Women's World Cup. The record was previously held by Australia's batting great Karen Rolton when she scored 107 against India in the 2005 edition's final.
Anirban Lahiri bounces back to earn a shot at Valero Texas Open
The 34-year-old Lahiri bounced back into the fringe of contention following a third round of 3-under 69 on Saturday to be tied 16th along with four others. Four players -- Brandt Snedeker (67), Beau Hossler (67), Dylan Frittelli (70) and J.J. Spaun (69) -- share the third-round lead at the USD8.6 million tournament with three-day totals of 10-under 206. South Korea's Si Woo Kim hit five birdies for a 68 to lie in tied seventh position, three back.
IPL 2022: We could have batted better in middle overs, says Pant after loss against Gujarat
Delhi Capitals were chasing a target of 172, very close to the score they chased against five-time champions Mumbai Indians in their opening match of IPL 2022. While on that occasion, they managed to successfully overhaul the target of 178, on Saturday they failed to score 172 and lost by 14 runs. It was the second consecutive win for Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat in the ongoing season. Pant said it was a chaseable total according to the condition at the stadium in Pune.
IPL 2022: 193 on that pitch could have been chased, says Rohit Sharma
"I thought they batted well to get to 193. Buttler played an exceptional innings. We tried everything we could to get him out. But I thought 193 on that pitch could've been chased, especially when we needed 70 in 7 overs. But these things can happen and it's early days. We can learn," said Sharma at the post-match presentation ceremony.
IPL 2022: Shubman Gill's 84 propels Gujarat Titans to 171-6 against Delhi Capitals
Invited to bat first, Gujarat Titans didn't have a great start as Mustafizur Raham struck in the first over of the innings to dismiss Matthew Wade for 1. However, the wicket didn't affect Shubman Gill, who played some strokes to score some quick runs for Gujarat. On the other hand, Vijay Shankar, who came to bat at No 3 was struggling to time the ball against the Delhi seamers.
IPL 2022: Buttler's ton, Ashwin, Chahal bowling power Rajasthan to 23-run win over Mumbai
Though Kishan slowed down after the power-play, Varma stepped up to be the aggressor. Varma began by pulling Ashwin between short fine leg and deep backward square leg. The standout shot from the youngster's innings was his sweetly-timed loft down the ground off Saini. Varma's impressive show continued when he jumped down the ground and tonked Chahal over deep mid-wicket for six followed by a four swept through fine leg.
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