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Hilton Moreeng backs his experienced South Africa side ahead of India & T20 World Cup challenge
The women's T20I tri-series finale between South Africa and India gets underway at Buffalo Park in East London on Thursday evening. Ahead of the final, Moreeng emphasized the importance of staying in the present, with the focus solely on finishing strong against a talented Indian team before looking ahead to the World Cup.
Shubman Gill is technically so sound that batting is very easy for him: Hardik Pandya
"He's technically so sound that it's (batting) very easy for him. It's just a switch he needs to do to play T20, ODI and Test cricket because he has the game for all three formats. So, to be honest, he's not someone who does not need to play behind the wicket because of the kind of shots he can play all around in front (of the wicket) with the kind of gaps there."
Would have been happier had I got some more runs: Rahul Tripathi
Tripathi scored a vital 44 off just 22 before getting caught off Ish Sodhi's short ball in the ninth over. After the match, the 31-year-old batter said: "I would have been happier had I got some more runs. Rahul (Dravid) sir and everyone has been telling me to play in the same way I have been
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.
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