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Defeat to England in 3rd ODI puts massive dent in South Africa''s World Cup hopes
Skipper Jos Buttler (131 off 127 balls) and Dawid Malan (118 off 114 balls) shared a 232-run partnership for the fourth wicket after the hosts had reduced England to 3/14 in the sixth over. That helped the visitors put up a massive 346/7 in their 50 overs.
Archer, Buttler, and Malan guide England to 59-run win against South Africa in 3rd ODI
Archer collected his best ODI bowling figures of 6-40 in just his second international appearance back from a long injury break, while Buttler smashed his 11th ODI century as England registered a 59-run victory over South Africa on Wednesday night. Buttler's superb innings of 131 was well supported by Dawid Malan, who struck 118 at the top of the order, with the duo combining to put on 232 for the fourth wicket after the hosts had reduced England to 14/3 in the sixth over.
Bayern Munich crush Mainz to progress into German Cup quarterfinals
The German record champions took the reins from the starting whistle and came to chances through Kingsley Coman and Jamal Musiala in the opening stages. Bayern's lively start paid off as the visitors broke the deadlock in the 17th minute when new arrival Joao Cancelo whipped the ball to the far post and Maxim Eric Choupo-Moting tapped home left-footed from a tight angle
ILT20: Hetmyer hits last-ball six as MI Emirates go down narrowly to Gulf Giants
In a match in which bowlers from both sides excelled, Chris Jordan's three-wicket spell backed by Dominic Drakes, David Wiese and Rehan Ahmed with two wickets each helped Gulf Giants bowl out the MI Emirates for 139 runs in 19.5 overs.
IND v AUS: Visa approved, Usman Khawaja on his way to join teammates in Bengaluru
Khawaja, Australia's most prolific batter over the past 12 months, has had his visa for arrival into India approved and will fly out of Australia on Thursday morning to link up with the Test squad. The batter, who was born in Pakistan but moved to Australia at a young age
La Liga 2022-23: Real Madrid eye three points against managerless Valencia
Valencia travel to the Santiago Bernabeu with club stalwart 'Voro' Gonzalez in temporary charge after Gennaro Gattuso left the club 'by mutual consent' on Monday for a string of bad results leaving them just a point above the relegation zone.
3rd T20I: It feels good when you practice and it pays off, says Gill after his century
During his sensational knock, the right-handed batter became the youngest Indian (23-year-old) to score a T20I century and also the fifth batter from the country after Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, K.L. Rahul and Virat to score centuries in all three formats. "It feels good when you practice and it pays off. I was backing myself to score big. Didn't happen in the Sri Lanka series and in the first T20 matches.
3rd T20I: I look to keep it simple and back my gut feeling, says Hardik on his captaincy philosophy
"To be honest, I always play the game like this (On doing things out of the box). I try to read what is required, not have preconceived ideas. In my captaincy, I look to keep it simple and back my gut. I have a simple rule - if I go down, I will go down on my terms," Pandya said in the post-match presentation. The 29-year-old, who got the Player of the Series Award, credited the support staff for the success.
3rd T20I: Shubman Gill's ton, bowlers power India to clinical 2-1 series win over New Zealand
Gill, who didn't have much success in the first two games, put on a batting show, smashing the Black Caps' bowlers all-round the park at the world's largest cricket stadium. Apart from Gill, the likes of Rahul Tripathi (44 off 22), Hardik Pandya (30 off 17) and Suryakumar Yadav (24 off 13) also made vital contributions with the bat.
Football: Saudi Arabia confirmed as host of the AFC Asian Cup 2027
The landmark decision to give the hosting rights to Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) marks the first time Asia's crown jewel will be staged in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, whose national side ranks amongst the best performers in the tournament's history, having clinched the coveted Continental crown on three occasions -- in 1984, 1988 and 1996.
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