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Men’s ODI WC: Rohit top-scores with 87, Suryakumar makes 49 as India post 229/9 against England
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Pushed into batting first on a pitch which gave bowlers some help, India were 40/3 inside 12 overs before Rohit pulled them out of trouble and held the innings together with a knock laced with ten fours and three sixes, while adding 91 runs for the fourth wicket with K.L. Rahul.
Men’s ODI WC: Indian team wearing black armbands as a mark of respect for Bishan Singh Bedi
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“#TeamIndia will be wearing Black Armbands in memory of the legendary Bishan Singh Bedi before the start of play against England in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023,” said the BCCI on X (formerly Twitter).
India and England World Cup history indicates equality
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In the first encounter at Lord's, London in 1975, England thrashed India, then quite unaccustomed to limited overs cricket, whereas the English, who invented the format, were endowed with a decade of experience in inter-county competitions.
Men's ODI WC: 'Something within England team is definitely unsettled', says Eoin Morgan
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The defending champions were thrashed by nine wickets in their tournament opener against New Zealand, beat Bangladesh in their second match but have since been shocked by Afghanistan and hammered by a record margin by South Africa followed by a disappointing loss to Sri Lanka in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup
Men's ODI WC: Kohli has the ability to control his mind in chaos, says Simon Doull
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Kohli is the leading run-scorer for India and second, in the overall list in the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023, amassing 354 runs in five matches while maintaining an impressive average of 118 and a solid strike rate of 90.53. His exceptional performance includes one century and three half-centuries.
Men’s ODI WC: Both teams unchanged as England win toss, opt to bowl first against India
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India come into the clash on the back of winning five matches on the trot and are firmly in the frame to reach the semi-finals.
Daniil Medvedev beats Stefanos Tsitsipas to enter Vienna final
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Medvedev committed just 10 unforced errors and saved all three break points he faced to reach his 36th tour-level final and ninth of the season after one hour and 44 minutes on Saturday, ATP Tour reports. The 27-year-old, who improved to 9-4 in his ATP Head2Head series against the Greek, has now recorded the most victories on Tour in 2023, surpassing Carlos Alcaraz (63-9).
Cambiaso's late winner sends Juve to Serie A top
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Juventus were brimming with confidence as they dominated AC Milan 1-0 in the last round and had Dusan Vlahovic back into the starting line-up, while Federico Chiesa started the game from the bench, Xinhua reports. The home side was utterly dominant, and Moise Kean had found the back of the net in the 13th minute with a spectacular move, but it was wiped out as the Italian international wandered slightly offside in the build-up.
Tennis: Hurkacz battles into Swiss Indoors Final, Auger-Aliassime fires past Rune
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The victory propelled World no. 11 Pole to surpass Taylor Fritz, securing the ninth position in the ATP Race To Turin for the season. This leaves him only one spot away from Holger Rune and the cut for the eight-man ATP Finals. Hurkacz, who won the Shanghai Masters title earlier this month, seeks his third title of the year, second at the ATP 500 level (Halle, 2022) and eighth overall.
Men's ODI WC: 'This is Bangladesh's worst campaign', says Shakib Al Hasan after loss to Netherlands
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"You can say that (it is Bangladesh's worst World Cup performance) without any doubt. I don't have an answer to why we played this way," Shakib told reporters after disappointing loss to Netherlands on Saturday. "I don't want to blame anyone. We are a better team than our performance. We were disappointing in this tournament, something that the whole dressing room would agree," he added.
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