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ISL 2022-23: Sekar sinks Bengaluru FC as Odisha FC pick up third win of the season
Nandhakumar Sekar scored a belter in the 33rd minute, and it turned out to be the game's only goal. This was Sekar's second Hero ISL goal and also his second against Bengaluru FC in the Hero ISL. Josep Gombau made one change to the side that defeated Kerala Blasters. Raynier Fernandes replaced Isaac Chhakchhuak in the Odisha FC midfield. Simon Grayson changed the Blues' starting formation for the first time in the Hero ISL this season.
Vienna Open: Medvedev tames Thiem, Hurkacz beats Ruusuvuori
Both players came out firing in a hard-fought opening set at the indoor ATP 500 event. Thiem delighted the vocal home crowd with some clean hitting off both wings from the baseline, while Medvedev countered with some trademark defiant defence. After clinching the first break of the match for 4-3, however, the top seed's combination of consistent, powerful hitting came to the
fore as he accelerated away to a 98-minute victory.
Hangover for Barcelona, Sevilla and Atletico in Spain's matchday 12
The weekend will be a hangover for Barcelona, Sevilla and Atletico Madrid, who all saw their Champions League hopes ended in midweek, while Real Madrid still left themselves with work to do to ensure they finish top of their qualifying group.
T20 World Cup: Former Pakistan cricketers slam team management, selectors after humiliating loss to Zimbabwe
A spirited Zimbabwe team held its nerves to beat Pakistan by one run in a thrilling ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12 match that went down to the very last delivery at Perth Stadium on Thursday. This was Pakistan's second defeat in two games and their road to the semifinal has become difficult now. They had earlier lost to arch-rivals India in their campaign opener on Sunday.
Ganguly tries to strike balance between two arch-rivals of Kolkata Maidan
Known primarily for their age-old rivalry on the football ground, these two rival clubs also have their cricket teams and hence can play a crucial role in the CAB, the AGM for which is scheduled on October 31. On Sunday, Ganguly announced his decision to not contest for the CAB President's post and instead nominated his elder brother Snehasish Ganguly.
T20 World Cup: Spirited Zimbabwe stun Pakistan, snatch thrilling 1 run victory
This was Pakistan's second defeat in two games and their road to the semifinal has become difficult now. They had earlier lost to arch-rivals India in their campaign opener on Sunday. Mohammad Wasim Jr (4/24) and Shadab Khan's (3/23) clinical bowling performance helped Pakistan restrict Zimbabwe to 130/8 in 20 overs.
T20 World Cup: India move to top of Group 2 table with a thumping 56-run over the Netherlands
After captain Rohit Sharma (53), Virat Kohli (62 not out) and Suryakumar Yadav (51 not out) hit half-centuries in propelling India to a challenging 179/2, India produced a top-class bowling performance to restrict the Netherlands to 123/9 in 20 overs.
T20 World Cup: Rilee Rossouw century sets up South Africa's big win against Bangladesh
After their match against Zimbabwe was washed out, South Africa were looking to open their campaign with a big win. They did just that with a clinical display. Rossouw hammered 109 off 56 deliveries and raised 163 runs for the second wicket with opener Quinton de Kock (63) as South Africa reached 205/5 in their 20 overs.
T20 World Cup: Rohit, Virat, Suryakumar hit fifties, propel India to 179/2 against the Netherlands
With the Netherlands putting a lid on the scoring rate, India found it difficult to break free on a two-paced pitch. But Rohit (53 off 39 balls) and Kohli (62 not out off 44 balls) shared a 73-run stand for the second wicket despite being scratchy at the start. Suryakumar (51 not out off 25 balls) then changed the tempo of the innings with his 360-degree style of batting and had an amazing 95-run stand off 48 deliveries with Kohli for the third wicket to set a stiff 180-target for the Netherlands.
T20 World Cup: Unchanged India win toss, elect to bat first against the Netherlands
This will be the first time India and The Netherlands will play a T20I against each other. Both teams are playing with unchanged elevens from their opening Super 12 matches in Melbourne and Hobart respectively. "Morale is really high (after the four-wicket win over Pakistan). Winning a game like that takes your confidence to the next level but at the same time we understand we need to stay calm, just the first game of the tournament and plenty of things to happen," said India skipper Rohit Sharma.
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