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There was nothing much in the mind: Dhoni on his match-winning cameo
While the task was enormous, the skipper added that the only thing relevant at that stage was to "just watch the ball and hit the ball". Dhoni led three-time champions CSK to their ninth IPL final, smashing an unbeaten 18 off six deliveries in a chase of 173 in the Qualifier 1 in Dubai. The charismatic wicketkeeper-batter hit Tom Curran for three consecutive boundaries in the final over to take CSK over the line.
SAFF Championship: Chhetri scores as India overcome Nepal 1-0
With this win, India broke the sequence of draws and are now in the third spot on the group table with five points, one behind Maldives and Nepal, both of whom have six points aprice. India started off on the front foot late on Sunday evening, winning their first corner of the match as early as in the third minute. The Nepali defence was up to the task though, as they cleared the ball that was swung in by Brandon Fernandes.
Colombia halt Brazil's perfect 2022 World Cup qualifying run
The visitors had most of the early scoring chances with Lucas Paqueta shooting just wide after combining with Neymar and an unmarked Fred thumping an effort from 16 yards over the bar. Colombia rallied after halftime, with Mateus Uribe forcing goalkeeper Alisson to make a finger-tip save with his shot from the edge of the 18-yard box after Radamel Falcao's back-heel.
Dhoni always motivates me, try to learn as much as possible from him: Gaikwad
Gaikwad, who is the leader of the 'Orange Cap' charts with 603 runs, anchored the chase against Delhi Capitals on Sunday with a 50-ball 70, smashing five fours and two sixes as the three-time IPL champions won the high-scoring match by four wickets with two balls remaining.
Mooney and McGrath set up Australia's 14-run win over India in final T20I
Chasing 150, Smriti Mandhana smashed 52 off 49 balls after starting slow in the power-play and losing Shafali Verma cheaply. She also shared a stand of 57 runs with Jemimah Rodrigues (23 off 26 balls) for the second wicket to keep India in the hunt. Earlier, Beth and Tahlia scored critical knocks to post a respectable total for Australia, who were 73/4 in 11.1 overs.
Qualifier 1: Chennai beat Delhi by four wickets, reach IPL 2021 final
Chasing Delhi's score of 172/5, Chennai reached 173/6 with two balls to spare. CSK needed 13 runs to win from the last six balls and Dhoni saw them through despite losing Moeen Ali on the first ball of the final over. Delhi Capitals 172/5 in 20 overs lost to Chennai Super Kings 173/6 in 19.4 overs.
Valtteri Bottas wins Turkish GP, Verstappen in lead as Hamilton finishes 5th
Light rain peppered the track well before the race and while the rain stopped, conditions called for intermediate tyres throughout. With his second-place finish, Verstappen overtook Hamilton at the top of the table with 262.5 points, six points ahead of close rival Hamilton (256.5 points). Bottas is in third place with 177 points.
I should have gone with my gut feeling, says Hamilton about late tyre change
By in the latter stages of the race, Hamilton would make it as high as third position, behind eventual winner and teammate Valtteri Bottas and title rival Max Verstappen. But as several drivers around Hamilton, on an advice by his team, opted to pit for new intermediate tyres in the semi-damp conditions.
David Warner shares a heartfelt post, hints at parting ways with SRH
Taking to Instagram, Warner shared a heartfelt post, which included glimpses of his journey at the Orange Army. "My favourite moment!! Plus, A few pics from our journey, but the last pic is a big thank you for the support shown to us," he captioned his post. Notably, the first pic of the post featured him holding the IPL trophy, which SRH won in 2016.
Uber Cup finals: India women beat Spain 3-2 in opener, Saina injured
London 2012 Olymoics bronze-medallist Saina Nehwal played the first match for India and she conceded it after retiring hurt with an unknown injury against Spa'n's Clara Azurmendi. The Indian had lost the first game 20-22 at that point and it's not clear if she will be fit enough to play the next tie.
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