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India vs Aus, 3rd Test: Australia take charge, stretch lead to 197
Cheteshwar Pujara was unbeaten on 42 off 144 deliveries while Rishabh Pant was with him on 29 off 45 deliveries. India had lost the wickets of Ajinkya Rahane and Hanuma Vihari early to be pegged back.
Colaco's late goals help Hyderabad to 4-2 win over NorthEast
Hyderabad took the lead through goals from Aridane Santana in the third minute and Joel Chianese in the 36th before a penalty from Federico Gallego in the 45th minute and and Benjamin Lambot's strike two minutes later helped NorthEast end the first half on level terms. Hyderabad settled the tie in their favour in the second half through late goals from substitute Liston Colaco
Want to bat up the order: Jadeja after stellar show on the field
Jadeja is India's only fit all-round option at the moment. His contribution with the bat in the second Test at Melbourne was match-turning. He scored 57 at No. 7 while sharing a 121-run partnership with skipper Ajinkya Rahane for the sixth wicket and took India to a total from where they could dictate terms and eventually win the match.
BCCI against 'hard quarantine' in Brisbane for Team India: Report
According to the official, the Indian team management has told the BCCI that the players had cited it was becoming "too stressful" to be restricted to the team hotels. The Indian players have been asked by the BCCI to not go outside their hotel premises during their stay in the city.
'A star has arrived': Gill slams maiden Test fifty in Sydney
Gill, who opened the innings alongside Rohit Sharma, scored 50 in 101 deliveries, which included eight boundaries during India's first innings at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The pair added 70 runs for the first wicket, before Sharma was dismissed by Jos Hazlewood on 26.
Sydney Test: India win Day 2 honours despite Steve Smith ton
After bowling out Australia for 338, Gill and Rohit Sharma gave India a solid start as they not only played cautiously but scored runs at a decent rate during the course of their 70-run opening partnership. Rohit, who was playing international cricket after a long time, looked in good touch during the course of his 77-ball knock.
Sydney Test: Steve Smith breaks Australia's Test century drought against India
The right-handed batsman was, in fact, the last Australian to score a hundred for his country against India back in 2017 when he made 111 in the first innings of the Dharamsala Test. Since then the Aussies went 11 completed innings, all in Australia, without a century before Smith himself broke the jinx.
Australia all out for 338, Steve Smith scores 131
Apart from Smith who scored 131 who got run out to bring an end to Australia's first innings, Marnus Labuschagne made a significant contribution of 91 before falling short of his fifth Test ton. Debutant opener Will Pucovski had also scored 62 on the rain-hit first day of the match.
Australia Vs India: Indian bowlers strike back to leave Aussies at 249/5 at lunch
Steve Smith, however, was unbeaten on 76 off 159 deliveries and looked comfortable at the crease. The Aussies, resuming at the overnight score of 166 for two, chugged along with both Marnus Labuschagne and Smith looking good.
Olympics torch exhibition postponed to prevent spread of Covid-19
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced in a statement on Thursday that the decision has been taken to "reduce the flow of people and the further spread of Covid-19", Xinhua news agency reported. The torches have travelled to 14 places since November 2 and were scheduled to be exhibited on Thursday in Akiruno City. The exhibition has been postponed until January 29.
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