SPORTS
T20 World Cup: Miller, Rabada help SA edge past Sri Lanka in thriller
After Tabraiz Shamsi and Dwaine Pretorius took identical figures of 3/17 to bowl out Sri Lanka for 142 all out, South Africa were in trouble at 112/6 as Wanindu Hasaranga's hat-trick turned the game in Sri Lanka's favour. But Miller and Rabada chased down 25 runs in the last two overs to give South Africa their second successive win of the tournament.
Virat Kohli slams people who abused Shami, says attacking someone over their religion is pathetic
Shami was subjected to vicious online trolling and abuse on Instagram and Twitter soon after the match between India and Pakistan ended, in which he conceded 43 runs in 3.5 overs. Many current and former cricketers condemned the abuse which Shami received on social media.
T20 WC: We have to be motivated to counter Trent Boult, says Virat
"We obviously will come up against some quality bowlers all around the world in this competition. Hence, the intensity at which this tournament operates at is very different. We have played against these individuals for a long time. It is not something out of the ordinary that's gonna come our way. It all depends on how we take the field mentally and how we counter that. If Trent says he wants to replicate what Shaheen did against us, then he is motivated to do so.
T20 WC: Shamsi and Pretorius take three each as SA bowl out SL for 142
South Africa struck at regular intervals, which made run-scoring a difficult task for Sri Lanka on a used pitch. Apart from Pathum Nissanka's 72 off 58 balls, no other batter could play a knock of significance. After electing to bowl first, Anrich Nortje started things off by disturbing Kusal Perera's stumps in power-play. Nissanka soldiered on to hit boundaries and paced his knock with perfection despite losing partners from other end.
Babar Azam breaks Kohli's record to become fastest captain to 1000 T20I runs
On Friday, he added another feather to his T20I cap in a match against Afghanistan in Dubai. While scoring 51 off 45 balls in Pakistan's 5-wicket win over Afghanistan in the Super 12 clash, Babar broke India captain Virat Kohli's record to become the fastest skipper to complete 1000 runs in the shortest format of international cricket.
French Open: Sindhu loses to Japan's Takahashi in semis
Sindhu, the lone Indian in the fray on the penultimate day of the competition, got off to a good start as she won the first game but could not maintain the momentum as her Japanese opponent came back strongly to win the next two games and seal a place in the final. Sindhu lost 21-18, 16-21, 12-21 in the last-four stage encounter that lasted just over one hour.
Hardik Pandya back bowling in the nets; raises hope ahead of New Zealand match
Pandya was seen practicing bowling in the nets on Friday morning in a short video posted by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The video showed India's nets session where Pandya while not bowling at full tilt, could be spotted rolling his arm over and sending down at least half-a-dozen deliveries.
T20 WC: South Africa win toss and elect to field against Sri Lanka
After winning the toss, Bavuma said that Quinton de Kock comes in for Heinrich Klaasen in the playing eleven. "The team is feeling much better, de Kock is in a much better state. The first 5 overs will be key for us. We are expecting the pitch to be different here in Sharjah. We are expecting it to be a slow and low wicket." Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka said that they are playing with an unchanged eleven. "We have played a couple of games, so the ball might keep low
T20 WC: New Zealand to test under pressure India's bounce-back ability | Preview
Currently placed fifth in a group of six teams, India now needs to win the rest of their matches starting from the one against New Zealand, a task which is easier said than done. Across all matches in the men's T20 World Cups, India and New Zealand have met twice with the Blackcaps winning both times, in 2007 and 2016.
Hoffenheim down Hertha Berlin in Bundesliga
Hertha started bright into the game on the road on Friday night as Hoffenheim goalkeeper Oliver Baumann had to be on guard to neutralize Marco Richter's shot on target in the 7th minute. It was Hoffenheim though who broke the deadlock against the flow of the game in the 19th minute when Robert Skov's square pass into the box allowed Kramaric to mark the opener from close range.
Don't Miss
Advertisement