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Women's T20 World Cup: Matthews magic steers West Indies to thrilling win over Ireland
The Windies skipper struck a decisive 66 not out and, assisted by Chinelle Henry's critical contribution, helped haul her side to inflict a difficult defeat on the Irish under the Friday night lights. Orla Prendergast's impressive 61 had fired Ireland to a competitive total of 137 for nine as Shamilia Connell starred with the ball for the Windies at Newlands Cricket Ground.
PVL 2023: Bengaluru Torpedoes' uphill journey continues with win over Kochi Blue Spiker
For his tactful performance, Srajan Shetty was named the player of the match as he helped Bengaluru coast to victory at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium on Friday night. Bengaluru relied on Srajan's blocks and Ibin Jose's attacks to get an early lead. Taking a leaf out of Kolkata Thunderbolts' guidebook, Erin Varghese started targetting Tsvetelin Tsvetanov.
2nd Test, Day 2: David Warner ruled out due to concussion, Matthew Renshaw named substitute
Warner had made 15 off 44 balls in Australia's first-innings score of 263. During his innings, he took a blow on his helmet off India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj in the tenth over, after having taken a blow to his elbow. Later on, when India batted for the remaining nine overs on Day One, Warner did not come out to field for Australia. He subsequently demonstrated symptoms.
Women's T20 World Cup: New Zealand bounce back to keep semifinal hopes alive
Suzie Bates's superb 81 runs set the White Ferns on their way to a first victory of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023, validating their decision to bat first with a tournament-high 189 for three in their 20 overs. That proved far too much for the Tigresses, whose chances of a miraculous victory fell away after losing two wickets early in their reply, as they stuttered to 118 for eight.
Women's T20 World Cup: England's Lauren Bell relishing challenge posed by strong India
Both sides have won each of their two opening matches and Saturday's clash looks set to be vital in deciding who tops the group. India won an ODI series in England last summer but seamer Bell is looking forward to the challenge that awaits as they look to turn the tables. "From what I learned from the last series, we had a really good contest with Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana at the top of the order," Bell said.
Premier League: Big weekend for title race as Arsenal, Man City back in action
Arsenal's 3-1 defeat at home to Manchester City on Wednesday night saw them knocked off the top spot after a run of two defeats and a draw from their last three matches.Mikel Arteta has to lift his players, both physically and mentally, for the visit to Villa Park, where the home side's progress under Unai Emery has been halted by consecutive defeats.
IPL 2023: This will be the close of MS Dhoni's career with CSK, says Matthew Hayden
Former Australia opener Matthew Hayden believes this could be the last time Mahendra Singh Dhoni will step into the field as a player. Speaking exclusively on Star Sports following the announcement of the TATA IPL 2023 schedule, Hayden on Friday talked about the reception Chennai Super Kings captain Dhoni will receive when he walks onto the field at Chepauk after almost three years.
'Theek hai bhai, main Nikalta hoon': Fans react on social media as chief selector Chetan Sharma quits
Sharma's continuation as the chief selector became untenable after a video of the 57-year-old former cricketer-turned-selector from a TV sting went viral on social media platforms. In the TV Sting, Sharma was caught making several shocking claims about Team India and many top players, including the likes of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
DY Patil T20 Cup: Rohan Raje's all-round show, Rahane's experience helps Indian Oil
India's Test star Ajinkya Rahane also played a hand with a brisk knock as Indian Oil posted their second win in the tournament at the DY Patil Stadium here. In the other game in the morning, Jain Irrigation staved off a challenge from Indian Navy to win a high-scoring contest at the University Ground.
2nd Test, Day 1: We will get to know the par score by tomorrow surely, says Usman Khawaja
Khawaja was the hero for Australia on Day One of the second Test at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Friday, making a gritty 81 off 125 balls, also the first fifty made by a visiting batter on the ongoing tour. He was great in defending deliveries and was pristine in his strokeplay while hitting 12 fours and a six.
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