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Thought India bowled fantastically well with the new ball: Jos Buttler
India's attacking template with the bat meant England conceded 66 runs in power-play. With the bat, chasing 198, England's chase never took off as Bhuvneshwar Kumar took out new skipper Jos Buttler with a glittering inswinger. Then, debutant left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh bowled a maiden in his first over of international cricket and Hardik Pandya continued his good day with the bat by taking out Liam Livingstone and Dawid Malan in his first over.
ICC begins 100-day countdown to T20 World Cup with trophy tour across four continents
The tournament will feature the world's best men's cricketers from 16 countries, with an Australian side, captained by Finch, determined to defend the title they won in the UAE last year. It is the first time the men's tournament is being hosted Down Under, with the women's equivalent taking place 2020. Finch said the period between now and the start of the mega-event will be crucial to his side's chances of retaining the crown.
Gujarat to host 36th National Games in September
Minister of State for Sports, Harsh Sanghvi welcomed the decision and said, "Gujarat is known for setting records and benchmarks. With the 36th National Games, Gujarat will set yet another record to host the event within the limited time of three months, with more than 34 sports disciplines in six cities across the state."
Hardik Pandya inspires India to 50-run win over England in opening T20I
Hardik Pandya carried his sublime form from the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the recently-concluded series against Ireland into the game against England, guiding the visitors to a massive 198/8 in 20 overs, before returning to bowl a fiery spell that saw the hosts bundled out for 148 in 19.3 overs. The side has now won 14 of the last 17 T20Is since the tournament, with a no-result against South Africa in Bengaluru.
Women's World Cup: India lose to New Zealand but keep quarterfinal hopes alive
However, the Savita-led India team is still in contention for a spot in the quarterfinal as they finished third in their pool. India will face the side which finishes second in Pool C in the crossover match on July 10 for a place in the last-eight. Vandana Katariya (4th munite), Lalremsiami (44th) and Gurjit Kaur (59th) were the scorers for India.
Pooran, Mayers smash half-centuries as West Indies clinch T20I series
The 26-year-old left-hander played an array of superb strokes on both sides of the wicket as he made his fourth T20I half-century in his last five innings. Set a challenging target of 164 in the final contest, Pooran ended the match in grand style with a magnificent straight six and held the pose for emphasis. He was named the 'Player of the Match' and 'Man of the Series'.
CLOSE-IN: Cricket has become a mad-hatter's game
Cricket has always had such characters. India's Virender Sehwag, Kris Srikkanth, Kapil Dev, Ramnath Parkar, Sandeep Patil and domestic batters such as Jaswant Bakrania, Vijay Telang, Kiran Asher and many others have played these uncharacteristic innings, which were at that time looked upon as, "this is not cricket". Each one of them was exciting to watch.
Wimbledon 2022: Rybakina topples Halep to reach first Grand Slam final
The 23-year-old Rybakina's power game has pulled her through the 2022 Wimbledon Championships final. She blasted her way to victory in just 1 hour and 15 minutes, handing Halep her first loss at Wimbledon since 2018.
Disappointed to hear reports of racist abuse at Edgbaston, says Ben Stokes
Stokes said that he wants a party atmosphere in the stands when India play England in the white ball series of the tour.
Virat Kohli needs a three-month sabbatical, feels Vaughan
The 33-year-old Kohli has gone more than 100 innings in all forms of cricket including IPL without scoring a hundred since hitting 136 in Kolkata against Bangladesh in November 2019. The star batter has often got starts, even gone past fifty several times since that innings in Kolkata but hasn't managed to hit his 71st international century yet.
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