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IND v NZ, 2nd T20I: Suryakumar's exceptional innings was the difference, says Tim Southee
On a sluggish pitch where almost all Indian batters found it tough to time the ball, Suryakumar, the top-ranked T20I batter, hit 11 fours and seven sixes all over the park at a strike-rate of 217.65 to be unbeaten on 111 off 51 balls, his second T20I century and took India to 191/6 in 20 overs. From being 57 off 35 balls at the end of the 16th over, Suryakumar smacked 54 runs off his last 16 balls to propel India to a challenging score. Eventually, the bowlers came to the party to bowl out New Zealand for 126 all out in 18.5 overs.
ATP Finals: Rublev hopes to take 'great' lesson from his semis defeat against Ruud
The third-seeded Ruud delivered a ruthless semifinal display on Saturday night at the ATP Finals, where he dispatched Andrey Rublev 6-2, 6-4 to set a championship match clash against Novak Djokovic. "Of course, there (are) a lot of positive things to take. I can be grateful for the week. I (made the) semifinal. I was here. We're the best eight players. All the players are dreaming to play here, and I was part of it," Rublev said.
Youth World Boxing: Vishwanath Suresh, Vanshaj among 8 more pugilists to advance into quarters
Vishwanath (48kg) was up against Attrativo Salvatore of Italy in the pre-quarterfinal bout. Chennai boy Vishwanath produced a clinical performance and showed his smart footwork and speed to convincingly win the bout 5-0. Vanshaj (63.5kg), who hails from Sonipat was facing Spain's Kakulov Enrique in the round-of-16 match.
IND v NZ, 2nd T20I: Suryakumar's exceptional innings was the difference, says Tim Southee
On a sluggish pitch where almost all Indian batters found it tough to time the ball, Suryakumar, the top-ranked T20I batter, hit 11 fours and seven sixes all over the park at a strike-rate of 217.65 to be unbeaten on 111 off 51 balls, his second T20I century and took India to 191/6 in 20 overs. From being 57 off 35 balls at the end of the 16th over, Suryakumar smacked 54 runs off his last 16 balls to propel India to a challenging score.
FIFA World Cup: Messi, Ronaldo come together for first-ever joint promotion
The image was shared by both the footballers on the eve of the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, through their Instagram accounts. While some social media users called it "iconic", others hailed it as the "picture of the century". With both of them sharing 12 Ballon d'Or's between them, Ronaldo and Messi came together for a promotion campaign by Louis Vuitton ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar.
In football-crazy Kerala, Qatar ruler's cut-out raised alongside Messi, Neymar Jr and Ronaldo
The cut-out of Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani is erected at Kasargod. Abdul Rahiman, a Dubai-based businessman who is on a holiday here to watch football on TV along with his friends and relatives, while speaking to IANS said, "Qatar is a small country and they are organising the World Cup. As a thanksgiving to that, we thought of erecting the cut-out of the leader of Qatar along with superstars Messi and Ronaldo."
IND v NZ, 2nd T20I: Hooda takes four, Chahal, Siraj star as India beat New Zealand by 65 runs
After Suryakumar Yadav, the top-ranked T20I batter, hit 11 fours and seven sixes all over the park at a strike-rate of 217.65 to be unbeaten on 111 off 51 balls, his second T20I century and propel India to a challenging 191/6, New Zealand just never got going with the chase and were bowled out for 126 in 18.5 overs.
IND v NZ, 2nd T20I: Suryakumar's unbeaten 49-ball ton propels India to 191/6 despite Southee hat-trick
On a sluggish pitch where almost all Indian batters found it tough to time the ball, Suryakumar, the top-ranked T20I batter, hit 11 fours and seven sixes all over the park at a strike-rate of 217.65 to be unbeaten on 111 off 51 balls, his second T20I century. For New Zealand, veteran pacer Tim Southee took his second T20I hat-trick to pick 3/34 in his four overs. Southee's hat-trick, on a day New Zealand's bowlers leaked runs aplenty, was pivotal in restricting India to below 200. India began the innings with Rishabh Pant whipping strongly past mid-on off Tim Southee in the opening over.
IND v NZ, 2nd T20I: New Zealand win toss, elect to bowl first against India at Bay Oval
After the T20I series opener was washed out without a ball being bowled at Sky Stadium, Wellington, on Friday, there is a forecast of rain in the second T20I. But as of now, the atmosphere in the stadium has been dry with overcast skies. Williamson said the pitch and overcast conditions prompted him to bowl first, with Adam Milne coming in for Trent Boult in the playing eleven. "It's been under covers for a large part, and also potentially some weather around. Always a great occasion when you get to play against India," he said.
Magnus Carlsen crowned 2022 Tour Finals champion with a round to spare
The World champion blew away 17-year-old sensation Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa of India to seal the final event of the season held at the SHACK15 venue in San Francisco on Saturday. Going into Sunday's Round 6 matches, only Poland's World Cup winner Jan-Krzysztof Duda stood any real chance of overtaking Carlsen on the tournament leaderboard. But having lost on Saturday to surrender the lead to Carlsen, despite the champ dropping a point himself, Duda lost again to US star Wesley So.
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