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Women's T20 World Cup: Harmanpreet, Jemimah efforts in vain as Australia reach final with a five-run win
After Australia's big players stepped up to make 172/4, India's top three aggregated only 15 runs among themselves. Harmanpreet and Jemimah rose to the occasion by making 52 and 43 respectively while spearheading the chase with a brilliant 69-run stand off 41 balls.
Bengaluru Open: Sumit Nagal goes down fighting, Anirudh-Prashanth in doubles semis
However, the Indian camp had a reason to smile as the doubles pair of Anirudh Chandrasekhar and N. Prashanth reached the semifinals, overcoming Benjamin Lock of Zimbabwe and Australia's Akira Santillan 3-6, 6-4, 12-10. Nagal, who had to fight through a tough three-setter against Nam Hoang Ly in the previous round, started off brightly winning the first set 6-4.
Women's T20 World Cup: Beth Mooney hits fifty, Meg Lanning slams 49* as Australia post 172/4 against India
Australia's big players lived up to their reputation of coming good in a crunch knockout game as Beth, in her 37-ball knock, hit seven fours and a six apart from earning a reprieve, while Meg was outstanding in her 34-ball unconquered stay, hitting four boundaries and two sixes, to make up for a slow start to take 103 runs off the last ten overs.
'Rohit Sharma looks a bit overweight': Kapil Dev questions fitness of Team India skipper
“Rohit is a great batter but when you talk about his fitness levels, he looks a bit overweight, at least on TV. Yes, I realise it’s different when you look at someone on TV and in real life. But from whatever I see, Rohit is a great player and a great captain, but he needs to get fit," Kapil Dev said while speaking to ABP News ahead of the third Test between India and Australia.
Women's T20 World Cup: Australia win toss, elect to bat first against India in first semifinal
Hours before the semifinal, India's fast-bowling all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar was ruled out of the remainder of the tournament with an upper respiratory tract infection, with Sneh Rana named as her replacement in the squad. There were concerns over Harmanpreet Kaur's availability due to fever but is now fit to play in the semi-final.
IPL 2023: Aiden Markram named new Sunrisers Hyderabad captain
The Hyderabad-based franchise announced Markram's appointment on Twitter by sharing a video with the caption: "THE. WAIT. IS. OVER. #OrangeArmy, say hello to our new captain Aiden Markram." Markram will take over from Kane Williamson, who was released at the end of last season and went on to join defending champions Gujarat Titans during the 2023 auction.
WATCH | 'If you were in place of K.L. Rahul, what would you have done'? Harbhajan on Venkatesh Prasad-Aakash Chopra Twitter spat over Rahul
"If any player does not do well the first to feel bad are the player himself and his family. We all love those cricketers. If you are loving those cricketers then your anger is evident. But don't get too overboard so that the player's mentality can be damaged," Harbhajan Singh said on his Youtube channel.
Have full faith in the guys over there to really play well: Glenn Maxwell on Australian Test team
On Thursday, Maxwell was named in Australia's squad for the three-match ODI series against India starting on March 17 in Mumbai. It will be his first series in international cricket since breaking his left leg in a freak accident just after Australia's campaign in the Men's T20 World Cup ended last year. I might have been a chance (to be selected originally for the Test tour).
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup groups finalised
Panama beat Paraguay to reach the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time after a hard-fought 1-0 win in the Group C Play-off Tournament final. Lineth Cedeno scored the only goal of the tense play-off, ending the hopes of their South American opponents, who were also chasing a maiden Women's World Cup appearance.
Ukraine announce to boycott World Championships over inclusion of Russian, Belarusian boxers
The amateur women's world championships is slated to take place from March 15-26 in New Delhi while the men's championships will be held in Tashkent in the month of May. "Our answer is clear: our athletes and representatives of the boxing federation of Ukraine do not perform where the representatives of the aggressor countries will perform - these are Russia and Belarus," vice president of FBU, Oleg Ilchenko told country's public broadcaster Suspline on Wednesday.
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