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Faf du Plessis named RCB captain for IPL 2022
His name was announced at an event called 'RCB Unbox' here on Saturday. The event was also attended by Dinesh Karthik and Harshal Patel. Du Plessis, who represented Chennai Super Kings until last year, was purchased by the Royal Challengers for Rs 7 crore at the mega auction last month. RCB have been looking for their new leader since Virat Kohli stepped down from the post last year, citing workload management. Kohli had led the side since 2011.
Pink ball Test, Day 1: Sri Lanka bowl out India for 252 despite Shreyas Iyer's brilliant 92
Resuming the second session at 93/4, runs came quickly for India as Rishabh Pant played some attacking shots. With seven boundaries, Pant raced to 39 off 26 balls before being cleaned up by Embuldeniya. Ravindra Jadeja (4), who came to bat next didn't last long as Embuldeniya scalped another wicket. R Ashwin then joined Shreyas Iyer at the crease and helped the hosts regain stability.
Women's World Cup: Smriti shares 'Player of the Match' award with Harmanpreet after India beat West Indies
While Smriti hit 123 runs in 119 balls, Harmanpreet slammed 109 in 107 balls. The duo was also involved in a 184-run partnership, rescuing India from 78/3 to posting 317/8 in 50 overs, their best-ever total in the history of World Cup and highest total of the ongoing edition of the tournament. In the post-match presentation ceremony, one was curious over Smriti and Harmanpreet standing together in front of the Player of the Match trophy.
Pink Ball Test, Day 1: Sri Lanka reduce India to 93/4 at Tea
Rishabh Pant (16 off 9) and Shreyas Iyer (1 off 6) were unbeaten at the crease when Tea was taken on Day 1.After winning the toss and opting to bat first, India got off to a poor start as Mayank Agarwal was run-out on 4. In the second over of the innings, there was an appeal for a leg-before against Agarwal that was turned down. Indian batters thought they could sneak in a run and Mayank ran down the pitch.
Suspense over India hosting the Chess Olympiad continues
Suspense continues as to the venue of the 44th Chess Olympiad that was shifted out of Moscow, Russia by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) following the Russian military operations in Ukraine. The All India Chess Federation (AICF) was the first to submit its bid to host the Olympiad, a sort of bail out for FIDE at the last moment.
Women's World Cup: Smriti, Harmanpreet hammer centuries in India's 155-run thrashing of West Indies
Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur hammered centuries as India emerged triumphant over the West Indies by a huge margin of 155 runs in the third match of their campaign at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup at Seddon Park on Saturday.
Women's World Cup: India survive Deandra blitz to win by 155 runs against West Indies
India survived a whirlwind blitz from Deandra Dottin to win their third match in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup by 155 runs at Seddon Park on Saturday. After India posted a mammoth 317/8, with Smriti Mandhana top-scoring with 123 while Harmanpreet Kaur slammed 109, West Indies threatened to take down the target.
Pink Ball Test: India wins toss, opt to bat against Sri Lanka
India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bat against Sri Lanka in the second and final Test (Pink Ball game) at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, here on Saturday. Speaking at the toss, Rohit informed that India have brought in Axar Patel in place of Jayant Yadav for this day/night match.
Mithali breaks record for most matches captained in history of Women's World Cup
India captain Mithali Raj on Saturday went past Australia batting great Belinda Clark's record for most matches captained in the history of ICC Women's Cricket World Cup. Belinda had captained Australia in 23 matches and Mithali, with the ongoing match against the West Indies at Seddon Park, has now captained India in 24 matches of the showpiece event.
Brazil seek confirmation of replay with Argentina
The match in Sao Paulo last September was halted shortly after kick-off when Brazilian health officials walked onto the pitch to object to the participation of four Argentina players for allegedly breaching COVID-19 protocols. FIFA has since indicated the game will be rescheduled, without providing details. Juninho said on Friday that uncertainty about the fixture could negatively impact the team's preparations for the World Cup later this year.
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