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IPL 2022: Wanindu Hasaranga takes four as Kolkata crumble to 128 all out against Bangalore
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Everything went right for Bangalore, from winning the toss to skittling Kolkata for a paltry total. Kolkata's batting order were the masters of their own downfall. In a quest to hit hard against anything coming their way, they fell while attempting to play extravagant strokes instead of adjusting to the match situation. Apart from Hasaranga, Akash Deep took three while Harshal Patel scalped two wickets.
IPL 2022: Lucknow looking at their 'baby AB' to fire again in match with CSK
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Coming in with Lucknow Super Giants struggling at 29/4, Badoni (54) shared a superb rearguard 87-run partnership with Deepak Hooda (55) to help Lucknow reach a modest 158/6 in 20 overs. Though the team led by India vice-captain K.L Rahul succumbed to a five-wicket defeat, there took some positives from that game at the Wankhede Stadium. Like Badoni and Hooda's batting and Dushmantha Chameera's bowling.
WATCH | When MS Dhoni hit iconic six to lift World Cup 2011
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Dhoni made unbeaten 91 against Sri Lanka in the 2011 world cup final. It was a match that will be remembered by Indian cricket fans for ever. Chasing is not an easy task in cricket, especially in the ICC events. India was chasing the target of 275 runs in the final match. MS Dhoni is one of the best cricketers of all time.
Kohli, Pant, Sharma slip further in Test rankings; Ashwin No. 2 among all-rounders
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India's Rohit Sharma and Kohli have dropped one place to eighth and 10th respectively, while Pant is out of the top-10 and is 11th in the latest rankings list. Khawaja was easily the standout batter in the three-match Test series against Pakistan, having aggregated 496 runs from five innings at a mindboggling 165.33. His scores in the series read 97, 160, 44 not out, 91 and 104 not out -- the last two coming in Australia's series-clinching 115-run win in the third Test at Lahore.
Peru earn World Cup playoff spot as Colombia fall short
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Gianluca Lapadula and Yoshimar Yotun scored first-half goals as Peru secured a FIFA 2022 World Cup playoff berth with a 2-0 home win over Paraguay here. Lapadula opened the scoring in the fifth minute on Tuesday night by prodding a first-time effort past goalkeeper Antony Silva following Christian Cueva's long-range pass.
Miami Open: Osaka fires 13 aces to secure semifinal clash against Bencic
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The Florida native fired 13 aces against the Australian Open semifinalist en route to meeting defending champion Belinda Bencic of Switzerland in the last-four. With the victory, the twice US Open and two-time Australian Open winner became the second Japanese woman to reach the last-four at the Miami Open since Kimiko Date Krumm did so in 1993 and 1995.
Poland, Senegal secure berths to FIFA World Cup in Qatar
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"Bravo WHITE-RED! POLAND goes to QATAR with its head held high! Great success after a very good game! A well-deserved victory! PRIDE! Thank you!!!" Polish President Andrzej Duda tweeted his excitement after the game on Tuesday night. Senegal too qualified for the World Cup for the third time in their history and for the second time in a row after defeating Egypt on penalties in their playoff.
WATCH | IPL 2022, Match 5 Highlights : Rajasthan Royal (RR) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 61 runs
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In a fantastic thriller, the Rajasthan Royal (RR) conquered Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 61 runs. It was an amazing match for RR in both batting as well as bowling. But not so amazing for SRH. Here are key highlights of the game:
PGTI golf: Rory Hie shoots 63 to take two-shot lead in Gurugram Challenge
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Indonesia's Rory Hie returned to his happy hunting ground with a stunning nine-under 63 to take a two-shot lead in round one of the Gurugram Challenge 2022 hosted by Classic Golf & Country Club. Rory, who won his only Asian Tour title at the Classic Golf & Country Club in 2019, posted a flawless round on Tuesday which also featured birdies on the last three holes. Ira Alido of the Philippines fired a 65 to be placed second at the event co-sanctioned by the PGTI and the Asian Development Tour (ADT).
IPL 2022: Samson's fifty, Hetmyer's blitz propel Rajasthan to 210/6 against Hyderabad
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Riding on brilliant attacking knocks by skipper Sanju Samson (55 off 27), Devdutt Padikkal (41 off 29) and a late cameo by Shimron Hetmyer (32 off 13), Rajasthan Royals posted 210-6 against Sunrisers Hyderabad in an IPL 2022 match at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium
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