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1st T20I: Sri Lanka win toss, elect to bowl first against India
Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka has won the toss and elected to bowl first against India in the first T20I at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium on Thursday. "We want to back our strength, it was a tough tour of Australia, but we could have won a few more games," said Shanaka after winning the toss. He added that Dinesh Chandimal and Jeffrey Vandersay come in for injured duo of Maheesh Theekshana and Kusal Mendis.
Feb 24 must be included in cricketing history: Kambli recalls Tendulkar's knocks
On February 24, 1988, Kambli and his "favourite cricketer" Tendulkar had stitched a 664-run partnership in the Harris Shield Trophy. Interestingly, on February 24, 2010, Sachin Tendulkar became the first cricketer to score a double century in ODIs against South Africa at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior. He played an unbeaten knock of 200 off just 147 balls with the help of 25 fours and 3 sixes.
Kohli terms Rahul and Chahal as the most transformative players in the IPL
"The only two people who come to mind for me are KL (Rahul) and Yuzi (Yuzvendra Chahal). KL Rahul was at RCB in 2013 along with Karun and Mayank. KL Rahul was never a guy who was looked at as a T20 specialist. He was part of the Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2015 and Avinash Vaidya was our manager before. He approached me because he was in touch with KL Rahul, and he was not getting any game time. And I had seen him play for India," said Kohli on 'The RCB Podcast'.
NZ v IND: Smriti, Harmanpreet, Mithali score fifties, India win 5th ODI, avoid whitewash
Mandhana (71 from 84 deliveries) and Harmanpreet (63 from 66) helped pace India's run chase and Mithali (54 not out from 66) provided the finishing touches, as the visitors successfully chased down New Zealand's handy total of 251/9 with four overs remaining. It was India's only victory of the five-match ODI series, with New Zealand claiming a 4-1 series triumph ahead of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup next month.
PVL: Kolkata Thunderbolts take down Kochi Blue Spikers, finish second in league stage
The Ahmedabad Defenders, who finished first in the league stage, will be up against Hyderabad Black Hawks (fourth place) in the first semifinal on Thursday, meanwhile, the Kolkata Thunderbolts (second place) will take on the Calicut Heroes (third place) in the second semifinal on Friday.
James Anderson 'praying' his England career is not over
Anderson and his long-time bowling partner Stuart Broad were both dropped from the Test squad following Ashes defeat. Speaking to the BBC's Tailenders Podcast, Anderson said, "I'm praying this isn't the end but if I never play for England again, I know I've got amazing people around me to support me and that's really important. I've got a lot left to offer - I've still got the hunger and passion to play."
Dubai Tennis C'ships: Djokovic storms into quarter-finals with win over Khachanov
The World No 1 has lifted the trophy in Dubai five times and continued his 2022 title bid with a dominant display against Khachanov, beating him 6-3, 7-6(2) in one hour and 38 minutes at the ATP 500 event. Djokovic, who made a winning return to the Tour after defeating Italian Lorenzo Musetti in the first round, once again showed little signs of rustiness, winning 83 per cent (38/46) of his first-serve points against Khachanov to improve to 5-1 in their ATP Head2Head series.
ISL 2021-22: Hyderabad FC qualify for semifinals with 2-1 win over Kerala Blasters FC
Bartholomew Ogbeche got Hyderabad in front in the 28th minute with Javier Siverio doubling the margin in the 87th minute to make it 35 points from 18 games and stay firmly in pole position. Kerala fought hard with Alvaro Vazquez at the heart of their second-half stellar show but in the end, Hyderabad held firm with the defence and Laxmikant Kattimani doing the job for Manolo Marquez's side.
PKL 8: Dabang Delhi beat Bengaluru Bulls, cruise into final
Naveen Kumar picked a Super 10 (14 points) as Delhi's experienced stars registered a comeback win. Pawan Sehrawat (18 points) gave the Bulls a fast start, but Delhi secured important all-outs at crucial points of the game to turn it in their favour. It will be Dabang Delhi's consecutive finals and they will now play Patna Pirates in the summit clash on Friday. Patna Pirates thrashed UP Yoddha 38-27 in the first semifinal.
IPL 2022: Maharashtra to host 70 matches across four venues, says report
The three venues -- Wankhede Stadium, Brabourne Stadium and DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai are likely to host 55 matches while 15 could be played in the MCA International Stadium in Pune during the league phase of IPL 2022, a Cricbuzz report said. And, all teams are set to play four games each at the Wankhede, DY Patil Stadium and three apiece at Brabourne and Pune.
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