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Women's T20 World Cup: England overcome India to stay atop Group 2
Smriti Mandhana scored a sublime half-century to put India in a decent position in their attempted chase of 152. But the rate of scoring slowed through the middle overs as England's spinners took control of the game, with Sophie Ecclestone the stand-out bowler once again, picking up 1/14 from her four overs and strangling India's batters at a crucial point of the match.
2nd Test, Day 2: Whatever we set, we have just got to make sure it's enough, says Nathan Lyon
Before stumps on day two of the match on Saturday, Travis Head made an instant impression as an opener, slamming five fours and a six to be unbeaten on 39, while Marnus Labuschagne hit three boundaries off Ravindra Jadeja to be unconquered on 16 as Australia reached 61/1 in 12 overs at stumps, with a healthy run-rate of 5.08 and lead at 62 runs.
PVL: Chennai Blitz hope to get back to winning ways against the Ahmedabad Defenders
Angamuthu has been the key player for the Defenders this season. But the star performer insists that Chennai are an equally strong side despite not winning for the past two games. "We do not think about how the teams have performed before - and we just focus on our strategies and we just focus on our own game. Chennai are a strong team and they are equally capable.
2nd Test, Day 2: Stopping Australia to 220-250 would be a good target, reckons Axar Patel
Before stumps on day two of the match on Saturday, Travis Head made an instant impression as an opener, slamming five fours and a six to be unbeaten on 39, while Marnus Labuschagne hit three boundaries off Ravindra Jadeja to be unconquered on 16 as Australia reached 61/1 in 12 overs at stumps, with a healthy run-rate of 5.08 and lead at 62 runs.
2nd Test, Day 2: Head powers Australia to 61/1 at stumps, lead India by 62 runs
After Australia took a lead by a solitary run, as India were bowled out for 262 in their first innings, Head attacked to give the visitors' some quick runs. Giving him company is Marnus Labuschagne at 16 not out. With 13 overs left in the day, Australia opted to send Head as an opener in absence of a concussed David Warner alongside Usman Khawaja.
2nd Test, Day 2: Virat Kohli's 'unlucky' lbw dismissal in first innings sparks debat
In the second session of Day Two's play, Kohli was trapped lbw by debutant left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnemann on the third ball of the 50th over. When Kohli took a review, the UltraEdge showed there was a huge spike when the ball was between bat and pad. After seeing multiple replays to and fro, TV umpire Richard Illingworth concluded that the ball.
FIFA Women's World Cup playoffs start to decide last 3 berths
The playoffs will witness 10 teams divided into three groups, and only the group winners will attend the global finals. The playoffs will not be played in the round-robin format. Instead, Portugal will face off against the winner between Cameroon and Thailand to fight for the berth in Group A, reports Xinhua. In Group B, Senegal and Haiti will vie for the right to challenge Chile.
Tennis: Alcaraz beats Lajovic to reach Argentina Open semis
The 19-year-old Spaniard won 70 per cent of his first serves and 53 per cent of his return points to prevail in one hour and 33 minutes against the 90th-ranked Serb on Friday night, reports Xinhua. It marked an impressive return to form for the world No. 2, who before this tournament had not played since early November because of an abdominal injury.
ILT20 announces commencement of Season 2 from January 13, 2024
The inaugural season's enthralling final was played on February 12 in front of a packed Dubai International Stadium. The James Vince-led Gulf Giants defeated the Desert Vipers by seven wickets to become the champions of the inaugural season. Adani Sportsline-owned Gulf Giants became the proud owners of the dazzling DP World ILT20.
2nd Test, Day 2: Nathan Lyon runs through top-order, leaves India at 88/4 at lunch
It was a session in which Australia burnt all of their reviews, but Lyon put them on top by picking all four wickets through varying his speed and getting a bit of turn to bamboozle the Indian top order. For India, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja are unbeaten on 14 and 15 respectively and have looked assured at the crease. Resuming from 21/0, openers K.L. Rahul and Rohit Sharma.
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