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T20 World Cup: Cramping India for room while bowling hard lengths was the plan, says Lungi Ngidi
Lungi Ngidi was brought into the Group 2 match in Super 12s of Men's T20 World Cup at Perth Stadium in place of left-arm wrist-spinner Tabraiz Shamsi to exploit the pace and bounce offered by the pitch, which was also pointed out by South Africa fast bowling legend Dale Steyn on-air.
T20 World Cup: Suryakumar's 68 helps India post decent 133/9 after Ngidi picks 4/29
On a pacy, bouncy pitch, where many batters were made to look ordinary as pacer Lungi Ngidi blew away the Indian top-order with hard lengths and extra bounce to pick 4/29 while Wayne Parnell took 3/15 in a superb Proteas bowling show, Suryakumar fought hard, hitting six fours and three sixes at a strike-rate of 170 to bring up his 11th T20I fifty.
Pakistan log their first points in T20 World Cup; crush Netherlands by six wickets
Chasing the total down, opener Mohammad Rizwan set the tone early with a superb shot down the ground. It wasn't such good luck for his partner and skipper Babar Azam, as he was run out for four. It is the first time in his T20I career that Babar has been dismissed three times in a row for a score of under 10, according to ICC.
T20 World Cup: Have my plans to tackle Perth's bouncy, quick pitch, says Suryakumar Yadav
"I have been backing myself since the start of the tournament. We had a 10-day camp in Perth as well. I knew that the wickets here will be bouncy and quick, so I have my plans. Really looking forward to the game," said Suryakumar in a pre-match chat with the broadcasters.
T20 World Cup: When Bangladesh had to replay the final delivery v Zimbabwe
Bangladesh achieved victory off the last delivery of the match, boosting their chances of reaching the last-four stage of the tournament on Sunday. Bangladesh registered 150/7 in their allotted 20 overs before their bowler restricted the opponents to 147/8 to complete the three-run win.
T20 World Cup: Hooda replaces Axar as India win toss, elect to bat first against South Africa
India and South Africa are the only unbeaten teams left in Group 2 of Super 12s. Both teams are coming off comprehensive wins in their last matches at the Sydney Cricket Ground -- South Africa thrashed Bangladesh by 104 runs while India defeated Netherlands by 56 runs.
T20 World Cup: Bangladesh script thrilling 3-run win v Zimbabwe; remain in contention for semifinal berth
In a match with a liberal sprinkling of thrills and drama, Bangladesh registered 150/7 in their allotted 20 overs before their bowler restricted the opponents to 147/8 to complete a win by just three runs. It finally came down to the final delivery with Blessing Muzarabani on strike and requiring four runs from the bowling of off-spinner Mosaddek Hossain.
Max Verstappen fends off Mercedes pair to take maiden Mexico City pole position
Hamilton led the first qualifying period (Q1) and repeated the feat in Q2, but his first Q3 run was cancelled for track limits, which meant Verstappen held provisional pole over Russell. A final flying runs saw Verstappen improve again, this time to a benchmark of 1:17.775 seconds, to leave Russell second by 0.304s -- as he had his final run chalked off for track limits -- and Hamilton another 0.005s off in Position 3. (P3).
Vienna Open: Medvedev marches into final with win over Dimitrov
The 26-year-old came up against a confident opponent striking the ball cleanly but the top seed had all the answers. Just as it had against Jannik Sinner in Friday's quarterfinals, Medvedev's relentless retrieving and precise serving proved the difference as he charged to a 85-minute victory to reach the championship match in Vienna for the first time. Dimitrov had hit his stride en route to the semifinals in Vienna, where he was particularly impressive in taking out third seed Andrey Rublev in the second round.
ISL 2022-23: Hyderabad FC regain top spot with 1-0 win over FC Goa
Javier Siverio (10th) scored the only goal of the game whereas FC Goa's Alvaro Vazquez, who had come on as a substitute, missed a great chance to get an equaliser after sending his penalty wide in the 83rd minute. Both sides were heading into this game unbeaten in the season. FC Goa had a 100 per cent win record after two games, and Hyderabad FC had collected seven points after three games.
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