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She found captaincy 'tricky', Heather Knight opens up on Smriti Mandhana's RCB leadership in WPL 2023
Mandhana found captaincy "quite tricky" during the WPL and struggled to manage the hype that came with the role, her Royal Challengers Bangalore teammate Heather Knight has said.
Knight, speaking on the latest 100% Cricket Podcast, suggested the hype surrounding the inaugural edition of the WPL and the pressure that comes with captaining a high-profile team affected Mandhana, whose side won just twice in eight matches.
CCI Classic Billiards: Rob Hall sizzles with 600 break to charge into final
The 38-year-old Hall exhibited remarkable touch and excellent control as he played some fine in-offs and precision cannons and pots and started with a bang making a 105 break and a few visits he uncorked a stupendous effort of 600 points to take a firm grip of the match and went into the break with a mammoth 730-191 points lead at the end of first one-and-half hour session. Haria had one run of 144 in the opening period.
Militao suspension and Alaba hamstring possible problems for Real Madrid
While the defeat merely served to confirm the chaos of Chelsea's current season and the huge rebuilding that lies ahead, it also highlights Real Madrid's dominance in the Champions League, where they have reached the last-four in 11 of the past 13 seasons. However, it was not all good news on Tuesday night, with Madrid possibly losing.
Spain football friendlies: India U-17 beat Atletico de Madrid 4-1
Bibiano Fernandes' team are on an exposure tour prior to their assignment at the AFC U-17 Asian Cup in Thailand and the well drilled side were in no mood to let any doubts about their quality and temperament remain. The goals started coming in as early as the 6th minute, India starting the scoring having staved off a few Atletico attacks. Picking up a through ball on the right flank, Korou Singh Thingujam took a shot at goal, only to see it go in, giving India an early lead.
Sudirman Cup 2023: Prannoy, Sindhu to lead Indian team; Lakshya Sen in reserves
The return of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, who missed the Asian Mixed Team event due to injury, will bolster the men's doubles squad, which also have the likes of Dhruv Kapila & MR Arjun. On the other hand, the experienced Ashwini Ponnappa and new partner Tanisha Castro will provide back up to the All England semi-finalists Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly in the women's doubles.
Super Cup: NorthEast United march to semis with 6-3 win over Churchill Brothers
Colombian striker Wilmar Jordan was the man behind the NorthEast United triumph, with four remarkable goals against his name. So far, he has scored six goals in the tournament. In Group D, both NorthEast and Mumbai City FC finished with six points each, but the Guwahati side made the grade by virtue of their better head-to-head.
IPL 2023: Avesh, Stoinis star as Lucknow Super Giants beat Rajasthan Royals by 10 runs
At the mid-stage of the game, Rajasthan keeping Lucknow to 154/7 in 20 overs looked like a below-par total on a two-paced pitch. Till the 11th over, Rajasthan didn't lose any wicket and seemed to be cruising towards the target. But Stoinis taking out both openers got the match in Lucknow's favour and from there, the boundaries began to dry up as required run-rate climbed up, resulting in Rajasthan making 144/6 in their 20 overs.
IPL 2023: Impact player rule has lessened the utility of all-rounders, says KKR's Venkatesh Iyer
Iyer, the second highest run-scorer with 234 runs had been used by Kolkata as an impact player in all of their games till now, in a bid to maximise their efforts with the bat. "Honestly, with the coming of the Impact Player rule, the number of overs an all-rounder is bowling has dropped down drastically.
IPL 2023: Rajasthan Royals restrict Lucknow Super Giants to 154/7 depite Mayers's fifty
From there, Rajasthan bowlers, led by Ravichandran Ashwin's 2/23 and a terrific last over from Sandeep Sharma, kept things tight. Despite some big overs, Lucknow never got the desired finishing kick, with Mayers being the standout performer though he struggled to time the ball for a large part of his stay at the crease.
IPL 2023: We have to start stringing big partnerships, says Delhi Capitals' Mitchell Marsh
Delhi are the only team without a win so far in IPL 2023. They are currently at the bottom of the points table, having lost all of their first five games. With them losing 12 wickets in the power-play till now, Delhi have been unable to get the big partnerships which could propel the team to victories, apart from a lacklustre bowling show.
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