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T20 World Cup: Batters, Mujeeb star in Afghanistan's 130-run rout of Scotland
After scoring an imposing 190/4 in 20 overs, Mujeeb, along with Rashid Khan (4/9), spun a web around Scotland's batters, from which there was no escaping as they were bundled out for 60 in the 11th over. The mammoth win in the opening match of the tournament is also Afghanistan's biggest win in T20Is in terms of run margin. Chasing a mammoth target, Scotland's George Munsey began by taking three boundaries in the first nine balls of the innings. Kyle Coetzer joined the act with two boundaries against Naveen-ul-Haq in the third over.
T20 World Cup: We also see it as a concern, says Rabada on SA batting
"Coming to this press conference, I kind of knew that people were going to ask or that you guys were going to ask a lot about the batting. We also see it as a concern. The last thing we need to do is keep bickering on and on about it. That's just how cricket goe"," said Rabada in the pre-match press conference on Monday.
IPL: Staggering amounts for new teams has cricket world in awe
Even as the other IPL franchises welcomed teams from Ahmedabad and Lucknow to the IPL after RPSG Ventures Ltd. and Irelia Company Pte Ltd. (CVC Capital Partners) won the ownership rights for the two teams. The RPSG Ventures Ltd. were awarded Lucknow as their home base with a winning bid of a whopping IRs 7090 crore. CVC Capital Partners took Ahmedabad as its home base with a second-highest bid of Rs 5625 crore.
T20 World Cup 2021: 5 reasons why India lost to Pakistan so badly
Their bowling was even more pedestrian as Pakistan chased down the score in 17.5 overs to seal and memorable victory. There were several distinct moments and signs that suggested rather a lethargic tone of the Indian side during the clash. Here are 5 major reasons why India lost to Pakistan.
IPL: RPSG Group bags Lucknow, CVC Capital gets Ahmedabad team
As per the initial reports, Lucknow and Ahmedabad teams, owned by the RP Sanjeev Goenka Group and CVC Capital respectively, will be the two new IPL franchises, to be part of the tournament from 2022. The mega auction for the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League, IPL 2022, will be held later this year in December.
Red Bull was simply too fast for the day, concedes Hamilton
Red Bull's Verstappen extended his lead in the 2021 Formula One World Championship by holding off Hamilton in yet another captivating duel between the title contenders. After starting second on the grid, Hamilton grabbed the lead from title rival Verstappen off the line into Turn 1. But the Dutchman retook the lead after the pitstops had played out, leaving Hamilton to chase down the Red Bull as the laps ticked down towards the chequered flag.
AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualifiers: India put it across Oman 2-1
Waleed Salim scored a consolation goal in added time for the Oman on Sunday night but the three points came into India's kitty. Igor Stimac, after the recent success in the SAFF Championship in Maldives where the senior team defeated Nepal for the title, got into the act quickly in pursuit of qualification to the AFC U-23 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2022 for the first time ever since the inception of the tournament in 2013.
Premier League: Liverpool humiliate Man United with 5-0 win
The Red Devils have beaten Liverpool only once in the last 11 encounters and the result did not divert from the script as Liverpool took an early lead. But no one ever imagined that Ols Gunnar Solskjaer's side would suffer such a humiliation. And to add to United's troubles, midfielder Paul Pogba was second off for a dangerous tackle, which means he will miss a few more matches as they struggle to recover from the humiliating experience.
T20 World Cup: We know exactly where the game went wrong, says Kohli
"As a team, we need to understand that what was the reality of the situation out there in the middle. That's where those 20-25 extra runs would have been good. But brilliant bowling in the first six, did not allow us to get those extra runs. We know exactly how the game went and where it went wrong. We have absolute clarity of it, which is a good thing to know about where you went wrong as a team," said Kohli in the post-match press conference on Sunday.
T20 World Cup: A really good feeling to win against India, says Afridi
Afridi set up Pakistan's crushing ten-wicket win over India in Dubai on Sunday, as the 2009 champions broke their losing streak against the 2007 champions in 20-over World Cups. His opening burst claimed Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul in power-play. In his final over, he took out India skipper Virat Kohli, thus applying brakes to Ind'a's finishing touches. Overall, he had figures of 3/31 in four overs.
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