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1st Test: Blundell ton revies New Zealand but England claw back to grab initiative
That left New Zealand just 19 runs adrift of England's first innings score of 325. But the visitors added quick runs and will resume on 79/2 on Saturday afternoon in the Day/Night match, 98 runs ahead and with eight wickets including first-innings star Harry Brook, former captain Joe Root and skipper Ben Stokes still to come.
2nd Test, Day 1: Mindset of whole team doesn't get affected by winning or losing toss, says Shami
On Day One of the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Friday, India were put into bowling first and managed to bundle out Australia for 263 on a pitch which had more turn and bounce than what it was during the first Test in Nagpur.
IPL 2023: BCCI announces schedule; Gujarat Titans take on CSK in opener on March 31
After staging IPL across Mumbai, Pune and Ahmedabad in the last edition in 2022, the 16th season of India's cash-rich T20 league will revert to the home and away format, where all the teams will play 7 home games and 7 away games respectively in the league stage.
2nd Test, Day 1: Rohit, Rahul remain unbeaten at stumps after Shami four-fer bowls out Australia for 263
Rohit and Rahul are not out on 13 and 4 respectively after senior pacer Mohammed Shami picked four wickets while the spin duo of off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja took three wickets each to bowl out Australia for 263 in the first innings.
Prasidh Krishna to miss IPL 2023: Rajasthan Royals wish its pacer 'speedy recovery'
Prasidh has suffered a lumbar stress fracture and has been advised surgery which will mean he needs more time to recover and get back to competitive cricket. "We are doing everything possible to support and aid Prasidh's recovery process. The Royals family wants to extend its best wishes to the pace bowler for a speedy recovery and looks forward to seeing him steaming in soon!" Rajasthan Royals said in a statement.
2nd Test, Day 1: Shami picks four, Ashwin, Jadeja scalp three each as India bowl out Australia for 263
For Australia, who elected to bat first after winning the toss, left-handed opener Usman Khawaja was precise in footwork and pristine in strokeplay to make 81, the first fifty by a visiting batter on the ongoing tour. Peter Handscomb looked impressive in his 72 not out. But losing wickets in back-to-back fashion thrice may come to hurt them later on.
Grand Prix Badminton League to be held in a new avatar in August
The first season which saw the top players from Karnataka with the teams mentored by the who-is-who of Indian badminton including PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, Ashwini Ponappa, Sai Praneeth, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, HS Prannoy, Chirag Shetty and Jwala Gutta, will now add an international flavour along with top ranked Indian players in the second edition.
2nd Test, Day 1: Usman Khawaja hits unbeaten fifty despite triple strikes from India
On a pitch which gave spinners plenty of turn, bounce and grip, Australia survived a fiery opening spell from Mohammed Siraj for a 50-run opening partnership. But India came back courtesy Ravichandran Ashwin and Mohammed Shami to get three wickets at the end of first session on day one. After Shami conceded four byes down leg on the first ball of the session.
Gayle remembers his time with Shah Rukh Khan, the record-breaking 175 as his top unforgettable moments
Gayle was quick to recall his blistering knock of 175 against the Pune Warriors in 2013. "I have to say the 175, given the fact it is a record. Getting the fastest hundred off 30 deliveries was fantastic. That will always stand out. So that's No. 1." Being true to his personality, Gayle picked his time interacting with the King of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan as one of his three unforgettable moments.
Sevilla beat PSV, Barca draw Man Utd in Europa League
The Spanish side confirmed their recently improved league form, which has seen them win three out of four domestic matches, with another assured display, reports Xinhua news agency. Moroccan striker Youssef En Nesyri opened the scoring in the last minute of the first half as he got ahead of the PSV defense to score at the near post.
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