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Santosh Trophy: Karnataka make history, beat Services to reach final after five decades
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Services, who last won the title in 2018-19 and have won the title four times since 2010, were the favourites to win the match as Karnataka has not crossed the semifinals stage in four attempts recently. However, the team from South, which had won their last title in 1968-69 as Mysore State, fought back brilliantly after going a goal down.
PVL: Kochi Blue Spikers finish campaign with win over Mumbai Meteors
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Kochi Blue Spikers began strongly with Walter leading the home team's defence from the middle. Brandon Greenway threatened from the service line, while Shameem started dominating with spikes for Mumbai Meteors. Abhinav came to the forefront of Kochi Blue Spikers' attacks, but Hiroshi Centelles again edged the Meteors ahead with a super serve.
IPL 2023: Gujarat Titans to commence pre-registration for home match tickets on March 2
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"Since the last season, we have been overwhelmed by the support we have received from the people of Gujarat. We invite our supporters to pre-register for tickets to our home matches and watch the Gujarat Titans in action at the world's largest cricket stadium," said Col. Arvinder Singh, COO-Gujarat Titans, in an official statement.
'Don't think he's jeopardising it', McCullum puts faith in CSK to keep Stokes fit for Ashes
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Ben Stokes struggled with his left knee during England's one-run defeat by New Zealand in the second Test. He was only able to bowl two overs and then struggled physically while batting on the final day. The 31-year-old scored 33 from 116 balls as England fell agonisingly short of their target of 258 in one of the greatest finishes in Test history.
3rd Test, Day 1: Usman Khawaja puts Australia in lead after India crumble against spin
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In what was the best day for Australia on the ongoing tour, Kuhnemann ran through India's batting order, taking 5/16 in his nine overs on a pitch which had sharp turn and variable bounce. Nathan Lyon picked up three wickets while Todd Murphy took out Virat Kohli as India were bundled out for just 109.
WPL 2023: I definitely want to do all the associate nations proud, says Delhi Capitals' Tara Norris
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"I definitely want to do all the associate nations proud. I have a voice for those players. A lot of girls struggle with funding and facilities. I want to raise awareness for the associates and hopefully next year, more players will be involved," Tara was quoted as saying by the franchise. Asked if she followed the auction proceedings, she said, "I wasn't watching (auction) till I finished.
3rd Test, Day 1: Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne keep Australia steady after India crash to 109 all out
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Australia still trails India by 38 runs after left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnemann took his maiden five-fer in Test cricket to bowl out the hosts for 109 all out on a pitch offering sharp turn and low bounce to spinners. Coming out to bat, India had success instantly as Ravindra Jadeja trapped Travis Head lbw in his first over, with the left-handed batter given out on review. Jadeja had Labuschagne clean bowled for duck, but replays showed it as no-ball.
3rd Test, Day 1: These kinds of surfaces are not good for Test cricket, says Hayden on Indore pitch
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After India won the toss and elected to bat first on a dry pitch, frenetic play followed, where every ball was literally an event as the ball turned big apart from variable bounce coming into play, as the hosts' lost half of their side at 45 and eventually lost two more by the time lunch arrived. No way spinners should come to bowl in the sixth over. This is the reason I don't like these.
Gujarat Giants' D Hemalatha excited about WPL, says spotlight will help players get noticed
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"A lot of young talented players from domestic level are playing in this tournament, which is good to see. The WPL will help our performances get more noticed because of the platform it will provide. There is a lot of excitement around it. It's been a long time coming and now the wait is over." "I started playing cricket when I was 18 years old and I didn't bowl then but was only a fielder. Prior to that, I was not sure what kind of opportunities were there for the women's cricket.
3rd Test, Day 1: Kuhnemann, Lyon pick three wickets each as India end up with 84/7 at lunch
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After India won the toss and elected to bat first on a dry pitch, frenetic play followed, where every ball was literally an event as the ball turned big apart from variable bounce coming into play. The opening over produced exciting action, as a returning Mitchell Starc produced a faint edge off Rohit Sharma, but Australia didn't take the review. Replays later showed it could have been a wicket for Australia if the review was taken.
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