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Anirudh Thapa strikes in India's win over Myanmar in Tri-Nation opener
Given India's dominance over their rivals for most of the outing, the scoreline would have been bigger, but missed chances combined with the luck factor kept the victory margin at the bare minimum. Anirudh Thapa, the lone goalscorer of the game, was adjudged the Hero of the Match.
IPL 2023: Shreyas Iyer doubtful for participation in first half of tournament
A report by ESPNCricinfo on Wednesday said Iyer, who was pulled out mid-way from India's fourth Test against Australia at Ahmedabad, has opted out of surgery for injury and has been advised to rest as he continues his rehab. Iyer had missed the ODIs against New Zealand as well as the first Test against Australia due to the injury.
3rd ODI: Adam Zampa scalps four as Australia beat India by 21 runs, win series 2-1
After posting 269 in 49 overs on a slow pitch where strokeplay wasn't easy, Zampa and Agar helped Australia fight back in the middle overs to break the back of India's batting. Even though Mitchell Starc went wicketless, the rest of bowlers along with fiery fielding show and spot-on fielding placements led to India being bundled out for 248 in 49.1 overs.
Nitu, Nikhat, Saweety confirm medals at IBA Women's World Boxing Championships; enter semis
Squaring off against the two-time Worlds bronze medallist Madoka Wada of Japan, the 2022 Commonwealth Games champion Nitu (48kg) secured a scintillating win with the Referee Stops Contest (RSC) verdict in the second round of the bout. With an attacking approach from the word go, the 22-year-old hardly had to break a sweat against the veteran Japenese and was in complete control of the bout.
Innings against New Zealand is surely one very close to my heart: Suryakumar Yadav
"The innings against New Zealand at Bay Oval is surely one very close to my heart, most importantly because we won the match. 2022 has been nothing short of a dream run and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you guys for always showing immense love and support. Looking forward to this year, especially the ODI World Cup at home and hoping to win it for the country," SKY said after winning the ESPNCricinfo Men's T20i Batting Performance of the Year.
3rd ODI: I loved the one against Alex Carey, says Kuldeep Yadav after picking three-fer against Australia
On Wednesday, in the ODI series decider between India and Australia at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Kuldeep bowled a delivery which was totally unplayable to rattle the stumps of Alex Carey. Carey looked to defend from the crease against a leg-break from Kuldeep in the 39th over which was pitched around leg-stump.
3rd ODI: Hardik, Kuldeep take three wickets each as lower order batters carry Australia to 269
A majority of their batters lost their wickets on a slow pitch where shot-making wasn't easy, especially of aerial shots. Hardik kept banging his deliveries to pick 3/44 while Kuldeep got sharp turn to take 3/56. The duo were supported by Mohammed Siraj and Axar Patel taking two wickets each, while Ravindra Jadeja bowled tight lines while conceding only 34 runs in his ten uninterrupted overs.
ICC Player Rankings: Siraj loses top position to Hazlewood in ODI, Williamson rises to no.2 in Test
Siraj copped the brunt of the attack by Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head during the second match of his side's ODI series against Australia and as a result, has lost his place at the top of the rankings for ODI bowlers and slipped behind Hazlewood and New Zealand's Trent Boult to be placed at third spot with 702 rating points.
Jonny Bairstow to miss entire IPL 2023 as England want him fit in time for Ashes: Report
"When it became clear that he would not be fully fit for the start of Punjab Kings' season on April 1, the franchise decided he would miss the campaign. A formal announcement is expected in the coming days," a report in The Telegraph said. Bairstow had an not-so-great IPL 2022 season with Punjab, making only 253 runs.
Swiss Open 2023: Gayatri-Treesa crash out, Malvika qualifies for main draw
Gayatri and Treesa, who reached the semi-finals at All England Open in Birmingham last week, lost 14-21, 14-21 to second seeds Apriyani Rahayu and Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti of Indonesia on Tuesday. On the other hand, Malvika Bansod beat USA's Lauren Lam 21-17, 21-7 in the women's singles qualifiers to advance to the main draw.
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