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Asia Cup 2022: Erring Team India in absolute must-win situation against Afghanistan for chance in final
A week ago, all was well with the Indian camp after topping Group A in Asia Cup and cruising to Super Four stage. Cut to now, and all that jubilation seems to be a thing of the past. Two tosses lost and two defeats with a ball to spare. Suddenly, more questions than answers have come up for India with the Men's T20 World Cup in Australia now just less than 45 days away.
Dortmund beat Copenhagen in UEFA Champions League group stage
The visitors from Denmark started brightly and almost shocked Dortmund as Zeca's long-range effort flew just wide seconds into the encounter. Dortmund quickly assumed control but lacked accuracy in front of goal, as Anthony Modeste pulled wide from ten meters before Salih Ozcan's hammer fell short at the half-hour mark, reports Xinhua.
Karen Khachanov eliminates Nick Kyrgios; to meet Casper Ruud in US Open semifinal
The 27th seed Khachanov withstood 31 aces and a vociferous crowd supporting Kyrgios to eke out victory in three hours and 39 minutes after earlier coming within two points of win in the fourth set. Khachanov himself fired 30 aces and will play Norway's Casper Ruud in the last-four. Ruud has the opportunity to finish the tournament at No. 1 in the ATP Rankings.
Legends League Cricket: Sehwag's Gujarat Giants to clash with Gambhir's India Capitals in season opener
The action will shift to Lucknow next, where in Harbhajan Singh's Manipal Tigers will take on Irfan Pathan's Bhilwara Kings on September 18. Legends League Cricket will feature these four teams who will be playing twice against each other during the 12-match league stage. There will be 4 rest days in between the matches.
Call needs to be taken on Jadeja playing all three formats of the game in terms of fitness: Saba Karim
On Tuesday, Jadeja, who was ruled out of India's campaign at the 2022 Asia Cup after participating in Group A matches against Pakistan and Hong Kong due to a right knee injury, informed that he had undergone surgery for the issue and was expecting to start his rehab soon, thereby ruling him out of upcoming Men's T20 World Cup in Australia.
Frenchwoman Garcia ousts Gauff; enters US Open semifinal
The 28-year-old will take on No.5 Ons Jabeur in Thursday's last-four clash. Playing in her first Grand Slam quarterfinal since 2017, Garcia became the third Frenchwoman in the Open Era to make the US Open semifinals, joining Amelie Mauresmo (2002 and 2006) and Mary Pierce (2005). She will be bidding to become the first Frenchwoman since 2005 to make the final at Flushing Meadows and the first since 2013 to win a major singles title.
Asia Cup 2022: Looking at the reasons where India lost the plot to Sri Lanka
Just as was the case in their five-wicket loss to Pakistan, the defending champions were unable to defend their score of 173/8, losing with a ball to spare and leaving their hopes of reaching the Asia Cup 2022 final at the outcome of other matches, including on Wednesday's match between Pakistan and Afghanistan. IANS takes a look at the reasons where India lost the plot to Sri Lanka and find themselves now on the brink of elimination from Asia Cup 2022:
Arshdeep Singh is a very confident lad, that's why he is here: Rohit Sharma
In both of India's losses, which came with a ball to spare, Arshdeep had been assigned to bowl two of his four overs in the death overs phase. With his pin-point yorkers and ability to hold his nerves in under-pressure situations, Arshdeep has been impressive in Asia Cup 2022. In 10 T20Is till now, Arshdeep has picked 13 wickets at an economy rate of 7.60 and took the player of the series award in India's 4-1 triumph over the West Indies in August.
Pakistan's win against India in Super Four certainly lifted team's morale: Saqlain Mushtaq
In a chase of 182, Pakistan's decision to promote Mohammad Nawaz to number four to counter India's leg-spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravi Bishnoi paid off when he struck a game-changing 42 off 20 balls. With Mohammad Rizwan making 71 off 51 balls apart from finishing touches by Asif Ali, Khushdil Shah and Iftikhar Ahmed, Pakistan managed to record their highest successful run-chase in T20Is against India.
Dream India-Pakistan Asia Cup final unlikely after narrow defeat to Sri Lanka
Rohit Sharma's side lost another close game at the Dubai International Stadium to Sri Lanka by six wickets with just one ball remaining, and are now placed third behind Super Four leaders Sri Lanka (4 points from two games) and Pakistan (2 points from one game). The team's hopes of qualifying for the final are entirely dependent on them beating Afghanistan by a big margin and hope Pakistan lose both their games.
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