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Winless India hopes to achieve first victory on tour of New Zealand
If it was the batting that didn't step up to the occasion in the one-off T20I and first ODI, then it was the turn of bowling to be one of the chief reasons for India losing second and third ODIs. With no Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur still searching for a big knock, India did well to register scores of 270 and 279 in the second and third ODIs.
Wriddhiman Saha Controversy: His revelations on Rahul David's 'retirement' advice and 'threatening' message from 'respected journalist' stir row | All you need to know
Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha has been in the centre of two different controversies over the past weekend. On epretains to his exclusion from the test side and the second pertains to a shocking revelation by Saha in which he was allegedly being harassed by a “respected journalist” for an interview. These two revelations are being debated by Indian cricket fans on public forums. Here’s all you need to know:
India climb to top of T20I rankings after clean sweep of series vs West Indies
India won the third and final T20I by 17 runs against the Kieron Pollard-led side in Kolkata with young wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan (34), Shreyan Iyer (25), Suryakumar Yadav (65) and Venkatesh Iyer (35 not out) coming up with useful contributions as the tourists could manage only 167/9 in reply to India's 184/5.
Australian great Healy questions skipper Finch's place in T20 team
Finch could manage just 78 runs from five innings during Australia's 4-1 T20I series win against the Islanders, with the experienced right-hander struggling to find the middle of the bat. He managed just eight runs in the final game as Australia lost by five wickets at the MCG.
Badminton Asia Team Championships: Malaysia, Indonesia claim men's and women's titles
Malaysian and Indonesian shuttlers beat their respective rivals to win the men's and women's titles at the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2022 here on Sunday. In the men's final, Malaysia eased past Indonesia 3-0 in the best of five series while Indonesia won the women's title after beating South Korea 3-1.
Premier League: Man United survive a scare in 4-2 win over Leeds
United shot into a two-nil lead before the break thanks to goals from Harry Maguire and Bruno Fernandes. But Leeds responded superbly in the second half to level the score. Quickfire goals from both Rodrigo and Raphinha had pulled Marcelo Bielsa's side level before Fred and Elanga ensured that the Red Devils secured all three points.
ISL 2021-22: Jamshedpur FC defeat Chennaiyin FC 4-1, assure semifinal spot
Ritwik Das (23rd), Boris Singh (33rd) and Daniel Chima Chukwu (40th) got on the scoresheet before Deepak Devrani scored an own goal (46th) as Jamshedpur made it three wins in a row to rack up 31 points from 16 matches. They are one point behind league leaders Hyderabad FC with a game in hand.
Winter Olympics: Beijing 2022 comes to a close at spectacular closing ceremony
With spectacular lights, dazzling fireworks that sparkled overhead to form the shape of the Olympic Rings as the Olympic flame was ceremonially extinguished. With a ceremony themed at "Stronger Together", the closing ceremony presented motifs of Chinese culture and heritage, with dancers and presenters displaying a montage of song and music.
Winter Olympics: Finland win first-ever ice hockey gold; Germany, Britain win titles
Before the final, Finland, the second in the world rankings, have never won an Olympic gold medal since it entered the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) family during the Olympics in St. Moritz in 1928, and it got a silver medal at Turin 2006 after losing to Sweden in the men's final. The U.S. and Canada split the seven women's titles since the women's programme made their debut in 1998.
Guys are finding their feet, looking forward to what future holds: Pollard after 3-0 series loss
A classy fifty from Suryakumar Yadav (65 off 31) and an aggressive knock by Venkatesh Iyer (35 off 19) followed by a clinical bowling effort helped India beat West Indies by 17 runs in the 3rd and final T20I and complete a 3-0 clean sweep of the three-match series, at the Eden Gardens.
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