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Ashes 2023: It was a little bit of 'try and challenge' his defence, says Starc on plotting Stokes dismissal
England had resumed play on Day 3 at 278/4, but stunningly lost their next six wickets for only 47 runs in 90 minutes spell of superb bowling by Australia, thus gifting a 91-run lead to the visitors’. Starc was the main architect of England's downfall, ending up with figures of 3-88, including getting Stokes to nick behind to third slip on the second ball of the day. “I put enough balls in the right area I guess.”
ODI WC Qualifier: West Indies out of qualification race after embarrassing 7-wicket loss to Scotland
West Indies were the champions of the first two editions of World Cups in 1975 and 1979 and finished runners-up to India in 1983. The 13th edition of the ODI World Cup, to be held from October 5 to November 19 in India, will be the first tournament to be played without the West Indies.
PCB to send security delegation to India to review World Cup venues
A special team has been constituted under the aegis of PCB, Interior Ministry, and Foreign Ministry to travel to India and inspect the venues for Pakistan’s scheduled matches in the World Cup. The team is expected to visit Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Ahmedabad.
Youth Women’s National Boxing: Nikita, Kirti advance to final with dominating wins
Going up against Khushi Singh of Madhya Pradesh in her semifinal bout, Nikita (60kg) of Uttarakhand was at the top of her game and secured a 5-0 win by unanimous decision. Utilising her agility and precision, she hardly gave her opponent any chances of making a comeback in the bout.
Duleep Trophy: North Zone decimate North East Zone by 511 runs, storm into semis
North Zone will now face Mayank Agarwal led South Zone in the semi-finals from July 5 at the same venue. Chasing a mammoth 666 to win, North East started the day on 58 for 3 and suffered a middle-order collapse to get bowled out for 154 in their second innings. Off-spinner Pulkit Narang (4-43) was the star performer with the ball for North Zone in their second innings as he finished the game with seven wickets and 46 runs.
BCCI announces Dream11 as new Team India lead sponsor
Dream11 will be seen on Team India jerseys starting from the Test series against the West Indies, the team’s first assignment in the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle. Commenting on the partnership, BCCI president Roger Binny said.
I was feeling a bit nervous: Neeraj Chopra after winning Lausanne Diamond League
Due to a muscle strain he sustained while training last month, the 25-year-old Indian Javelin thrower had skipped three top events earlier. But he came back with a bang as he won the Diamond League title here with his fifth-round throw of 87.66m.
Golf: Modest start by Indians; Pranavi, Vani best among them in Finland
Diksha, who had 13 birdies and an eagle last week had no birdies in her round of 74 and will need a solid second round to make the cut.Among other Indians, Pranavi Urs playing on a sponsor's exemption shot even par 72 and was T-55 as was Vani Kapoor. Amandeep Drall.
Dream11 to replace Byju's as jersey sponsor of India cricket team: Report
After Byju's exit, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had announced an invitation to tender for the lead sponsor rights for the national team on June 14.As per a report in News18 Cricketnext, Dream11 has now come on board to be the lead sponsor of the Indian cricket team.
Ashes 2023: Bowlers, Khawaja help Australia strengthen their grip on Lord's Test
In what turned out to be a horror morning session for England, who resumed from 278/4, they lost their next wickets for only 47 runs in a 90-minute spell of superb bowling by Australia despite missing the services of Nathan Lyon.
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