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Indian Super League: Chennaiyin record 1st win of season, beat Goa 2-1
In a game that saw 39 shots at goal, Rahim Ali scored the match winner in the 53rd minute after Jorge Ortiz cancelled out Rafael Crivellaro's opener that was scored directly from a corner kick. Chennaiyin would have scored far more goals but were inhibited only by their own poor finishing as Goa's defence struggled to keep up with them.
Argentina's Ciudad de La Plata stadium renamed after Diego Armando Maradona
The 53,000-capacity stadium in La Plata, around 60km southeast of Buenos Aires, is the partial home of Gimnasia y Esgrima, the team Maradona coached at the time of his death. "We have resolved to rename the stadium ... Diego is unique and he deserves that this stadium bears his name," La Plata governor Axel Kicillof said.
Lowest totals in Test cricket's 142-year history
Among the four lowest totals scored across seven different innings, the pre-War South African teams take the largest share, getting out for 30 twice and 35 and 36 once each. Behind New Zealand's 26-run total, are South Africa's two scores of 30, first in 1896 against England at Port Elizabeth and then against the same team in Birmingham in 1924.
Kohli's year without a century, first in 12 years
Kohli will return from Australia with four scores of fifty in seven international matches and eight innings on the tour of Australia. His debut year, 2008, when he was picked to the national side after leading India under-19 team to a World Cup title, was the last time he went a calendar year without a century.
Kohli loses 3 successive Tests for the first time as captain
Kohli, who took over as regular skipper of the Indian team in 2015 in Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground, had led India in a 2-0 defeat in the two-Test series in New Zealand this year prior to the Covid-19 pandemic in February-March. They lost the first Test at Wellington by 10 wickets and the second at Christchurch by seven wickets against Kane Williamson's boys. They lost the Adelaide game on by eight wickets Saturday to complete a hat-trick of losses.
Not fair to blame India's batsmen: Sunil Gavaskar
India were dismissed for 36, their lowest total in Test history. Their previous lowest was 42 at Lord's in England, back in 1974. The former India captain was part of the India team that was shot out for 42 by England at Lord's over 46 years ago.
'Hard to put the disappointment into words': Kohli on Team India's disastrous performance
Kohli will leave for India after this game to attend the birth of his first child. He, however, expressed confidence that the rest of the boys will perform well to make a comeback in the series.
Adelaide Test: Australia beat India by 8 wickets after shooting Kohli's boys out for 36
pace bowlers Pat Cummins (4/21) and Josh Hazlewood (5/8) caused a carnage to skittle out India for 36, their lowest Test total, Australia reached the target of 90 for the loss of just two wickets.
Australia on track to win 1st Test after restricting India to 36
Pat Cummins took four for 21 in 10.2 overs while Josh Hazlewood took five for eight in five overs to shared the nine wickets as India innings ended at 36/9, their lowest-ever innings total in their 82-year Test cricket history.
Mayank Agarwal third fastest Indian to 1,000 runs
The right-handed opening batsman, playing just his 12th Test, is behind Vinod Kambli who took 14 innings in 12 Test matches, and current team-mate Cheteshwar Pujara who took 18 innings in 11 matches.
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