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Asian Games: India strikes first gold at Hangzhou in 10m Air Rifle Team event with world record score
The Indian trio won gold with a score of 1893.7 with Rudransh Patil, who won the World Championship gold in the 10m Air Rifle Individual event last year, shooting 632.5, Panwar contributing 629.6 points and Tomar adding 631.6 to the score sa they topped the Team competition with a total of 1893.7.
Asian Games: Dominant Nikhat beats World Championship final rival in first round
Nikhat, who won the World Championship in 2021 and 2023 and the Commonwealth Games gold medal in Birmingham in 2022, was expected to face a tough fight from the Vietnamese boxer as Nikhat had defeated the same boxer in the World Championships final in March this year.
Asian Games: With rowers, shooters claiming five medals, India placed 7th in medals tally
The rowers claimed two silver and one bronze medal while the shooters claimed a silver in the women's 10m Air Rifle Team Competition and a bronze in the 10m air rifle individual competition with Ramita Thapar finishing third.
Asian Games: Pan, Wang join the greats as China dominate the pool; bag 20 medals overall on Day 1
China also dominated shooting and rowing competitions on the day winning all but one gold medal in the offing in rowing and both medals in women's 10m Air Rifle shooting.
2nd ODI: Virat is one of the greats, no chance of stealing that spot from him: Shreyas Iyer
For his strong comeback after six months due to back injury, Shreyas's inning of 105 runs off 90 deliveries, was awarded ‘Player of the Match’. He raced to his third ODI hundred off 86 balls.
2nd ODI: Iyer, Gill, Suryakumar, Rahul, spinners shine as India clinch series win over Australia
Australia were given the target of chasing 400 after Gill and Iyer smashed 104 and 105 respectively while sharing a 200-run partnership for the second wicket. Rahul and Suryakumar added more spark to the run-fest with 52 and 72 not out respectively in propelling India to a mammoth 399/5, their highest ODI score against Australia.
Asian Games: Indian men qualify for Round of 16 in football with 1-1 draw against Myanmar
The Indians failed to capitalise on a 1-0 advantage at half-time -- thanks to a goal scored by talismanic skipper Sunil Chhetri in the 23rd minute -- as they allowed Myanmar to score in the 74th minute through Kyaw Yan to level the scores. That's how things remained at the final whistle, the two teams thus getting one point each.
2nd ODI: I have never seen a player hit the ball to the areas he hits it: Mark Waugh applauds Suryakumar
Coming to bat at No.6, Suryakumar Yadav raced to a half-century off 24 balls, scoring 72 runs off 37 balls, and stayed unbeaten. On the back of his knock, laced with six fours and as many sixes, India scored 399 for the loss of five wickets after being put in to bat first.
2nd ODI: Prasidh takes two wickets before rain interrupts Australia’s run-chase in Indore
Australia were given the target after Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer smashed sparkling centuries, hitting 104 and 105 respectively while sharing a 200-run partnership. Captain KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav lit up the innings with their blazing half-centuries, 52 and 72 not out respectively as an absolute run-fest propelled India to a mammoth 399/5, their highest ODI score against Australia.
Men’s ODI WC: Siraj is as good as anyone in the world at the moment, says Aaron Finch
"Well, the reason I retired – Bhuvi (Bhuvneshwar Kumar) - he’s the one that I always tried to avoid, but neither of us are playing now, so that's I think new ball bowlers who can swing, are a danger to everyone. I think Trent Boult, Mitchell Starc, and Rabada, these guys, especially Siraj, he’s as good as anyone in the world at the moment,” said Finch to Star Sports.
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