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Deccan Gladiators crush Delhi Bulls, emerge champions of Abu Dhabi T10 Season 5
Set a target that was always going to be difficult to say the least, Delhi Bulls couldn't find the momentum during their chase and eventually fell short by 56 runs on Saturday night. Chandrapaul Hemraj tried to get things going for the Bulls, as he smacked Russell for two boundaries and a six in the fifth over. However, he kept losing partners at the other end. Hemraj played a breezy innings of 42 runs off 20 balls, but his stay at the crease ended when he was dismissed by Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga in the sixth over.
BWF World Tour Finals: Sindhu to play An Seyoung in final, Lakshya loses to Axelsen in semis
Two-time Olympic medallist beat her opponent Yamaguchi 21-15, 15-21, 21-19 in an exciting clash that lasted one hour 10 minutes. She will now face South Korea's An Seyoung, who beat Thai top seed Pornpawee Chochuwong 25-23, 21-17 in the other semis, in the final. It was Sindhu and Yamaguchi's fourth meeting of the year. While Indian beat the Japanese shuttler at the All England Open and the Tokyo Olympics quarter-finals, Yamaguchi came out on top in the most recent meeting - the Indonesia Masters semi-finals.
T10: Team Abu Dhabi clinch third place
The Bangla Tigers openers Johnson Charles and Hazratullah Zazai set a good platform by gathering 23 runs off the first two overs, but, Zazai was dismissed by Naveen-ul-Haq and Ahmed Daniyal effected a brilliant run out to remove Charles in the third over. Daniyal made matters worse for the Tigers when he dismissed Captain Andre Fletcher for 6 runs off 6 balls in the fifth over.
Davis Cup: Russia beat Germany, set up final against Croatia
In the first match of the tie, Rublev cruised past Dominik Koepfer 6-4, 6-0 after 49 minutes to give the former champion's the perfect start. The World No 5, who has also beaten Roberto Quiroz and Elias Ymer this week, won 84 per cent (27/32) of his first-serve points and fired nine aces to triumph. Medvedev then sealed victory for the Russian Tennis Federation, overcoming Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4, 6-4 in 66 minutes. The 25-year-old committed just six unforced errors and saved the one breakpoint he faced.
ISL 2021-22: Mumbai City register 3-1 win over Bengaluru FC
Igor Angulo (9') opened the scoring on the night by converting a penalty with immense composure. Cleiton Silva (20') then scored with a sublime long-range direct free-kick bringing the game to equal terms. Mourtada Fall (54') rose highest to head the ball and send his team into the lead again. Ygor Catatau (85') got on the scoresheet after coming on from the bench to seal the win.
'Perfect 10': Ajaz Patel enters history books alongside Laker, Kumble
With figures of 10-119 in 47.5 overs, Ajaz joined legends Jim Laker of England (1956) and India's Anil Kumble (1999) as the third bowler to dismiss the entire opposing team single-handedly. Laker claimed 10-53 against Australia at Old Trafford on July 26, 1956 while Kumble bagged 10-74 against Pakistan at the then named Feroze Shah Kotla ground in New Delhi on February 4, 1999.
IND vs NZ, 2nd Test: I tried to bowl to the stumps and be consistent, says Siraj
"When I was injured and also missed out on the last match, the only plan was to focus on my bowling. While training, I was bowling at one stump and was also working on the outswing. I knew that when I will get an opportunity in the next match, I have to plan accordingly. Today when I started bowling, it was important to find the rhythm and bowl consistently. That was successful," said Siraj during a virtual press conference on Saturday.
IND vs NZ, 2nd Test: India tighten noose around Kiwis, lead by 332 runs
The Virat Kohli-led side wrested the initiative by bundling New Zealand for 62 in 28.1 overs in their first innings with off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin claiming 4-8 and Mohammed Siraj 3-19. At the end of Day 2, the hosts were 69 for no loss in their second innings. Mayank Agarwal was batting on 38 with Cheteshwar Pujara, who opened the innings as Shubman Gill had suffered a blow to his right elbow while fielding, was batting on 29.
IND v NZ, 2nd Test: New Zealand all out on 62 after Patel takes 10 wickets of India
After making 62 runs in 28.1 overs, India bowled New Zealand out and took a 263-run lead in the second and final Test here on Saturday. New Zealand was chasing the score of 325 made by India in 109.5 overs.
Abu Dhabi T10: Delhi Bulls to meet Deccan Gladiators in finals
The Bulls will now face the Deccan Gladiators in the final, while in the third-place play-off on Saturday Team Abu Dhabi will take on Bangla Tigers. The Delhi Bulls scored 109/7 in their 10 overs, on the other hand Team Abu Dhabi had setlled for 60/10 in 8.3 overs and this is credited to Drakes for returning figures of 4/13 in his two overs.
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