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T20 World Cup: My focus was always on consistency, says Arshdeep Singh
But after rain changed Bangladesh's target to 151 in 16 overs, Arshdeep landed the killer blow on the side's chances of making an upset win. In the 12th over, he took out Afif Hossain and Shakib Al Hasan by having them caught in the deep in a bid to go for the big shots.
T20 World Cup: Shadab, Iftikhar, Shaheen keep Pakistan's slim semifinal hopes alive with 33-run win over South Africa
The victory for Pakistan, who made 185/9 in 20 overs and restricted South Africa to 108/9 in 14 overs as per the adjustments by the DLS method, in Super 12s also meant that they maintained their perfect record over the Proteas in the history of Men's T20 World Cups with their fourth victory in as many meetings.
WTA Finals: Sakkari enters into semifinals with win over Sabalenka
Maria Sakkari needed to win in two sets on Wednesday to guarantee herself a second consecutive appearance in the final four of the WTA Finals. She did just that with a straight-sets victory over Aryna Sabalenka in Fort Worth. "If you're not aggressive on this court, then it's just game over," Sakkari said afterwards. "If I was passive, especially against (Sabalenka), the biggest hitter on the tour, then it's just bye-bye. I just went for it. If I'm not going to go for it here, when am I going to do it?"
T20 World Cup: Bangladesh wicketkeeper Nurul Hasan accuses Virat Kohli of fake fielding in India's tense victory
The incident that Hasan talked about going unnoticed took place in the seventh over of Bangladesh's chase when Kohli feigned a throw while standing at point, as if he was relaying a throw coming from Arshdeep Singh from the deep off the bowling of Axar Patel. Neither the on-field umpires, Marais Erasmus and Chris Brown, spotted it, nor did the two Bangladeshi batters, openers Litton Das and Najmul Hossain Shanto, out in the middle, pointed it out.
RB Leipzig smash Shakhtar to progress in Champions League
Marco Rose's side finished second in Group F with 12 points, just behind Real Madrid, while the Ukrainian outfit finished third and will drop into the UEFA Europa League. The visitors needed just 10 minutes to take the lead when Timo Werner's shot was saved by Anatoliy Trubin, but Christopher Nkunku was in the right place to put the ball into the net.
Rohit Sharma's handling of Arshdeep Singh was a key point in win over Bangladesh
Bangladesh needed 20 to win in the last six balls and Arshdeep ensured that India won by five runs by the DLS method in the rain-hit encounter at the Adelaide Oval. The Punjab youngster has certainly earned his captain's trust after his consistent display in the early part of the tournament.
2022 football World Cup an unprecedented mental challenge, says Bayern's Kimmich
With roughly two weeks to go until the tournament's kick-off, "it is somehow strange to think of it as we are still busy with national and international club competitions," the 27-year-old said.
T20 World Cup: We are almost there but we never finish the line, says Shakib Al Hasan
Bangladesh seemed to be cruising to the target of 185 with Litton Das making a stunning 27-ball 60 as they reached 66 for no loss in first seven overs. But rain interruption changed the equation to 151 in 16 overs. The rain break worked well in India's favour as Rahul's brilliant run-out of Das post rain break triggered a Bangladesh meltdown as they could make only 79 runs in the remaining nine overs, losing six wickets in a bid to go for the big shots.
Shikhar to replace Mayank as Punjab Kings captain in IPL 2023: Report
The decision to appoint Dhawan as the captain was approved on Wednesday during a franchise board meeting and was backed by Trevor Bayliss, Kings' newly appointed head coach, an ESPN cricinfo report. Agarwal, who was appointed captain just before IPL 2022, was one of two players --Arshdeep Singh being the other -- who had been retained by Kings ahead of the mega auction.
Paris Masters: De Minaur stuns Medvedev, Tsitsipas overcomes Evans
Down an early break in the third set against Medvedev, De Minaur appeared to have let his early momentum slip but he hung tough to roar back and beat the 2020 champion and 2021 finalist Medvedev with a combination of relentless retrieving and nerveless serving at big moments, saving 12 of 15 break points he faced at the ATP Masters 1000 event.
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