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Happy with the series win, pleasing to see guys bailing team out from tough situations: Rohit Sharma
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 T20I and complete a 3-0 clean sweep of the three-match series, at the Eden Gardens. The skipper also praised the bowlers for their impressive performances in both ODI and T20I series.
3rd T20I: Suryakumar, Venkatesh and bowlers help India to 3-0 series win over West Indies
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 T20I and complete a 3-0 clean sweep of the three match series, at the Eden Gardens, here on Sunday. With this, India won all the six white ball matches against the touring West Indies side, who had an disappointing outing in major parts of the series.
Bengaluru Open 2: Vukic lives up to his billing, wins singles title
Aleksandar Vukic lived up to his top billing when he annexed the Bengaluru Open 2 ATP Challenger title in style brushing aside the challenge of Bulgarian Dimitar Kuzmanov in straight sets 6-4, 6-4 at the KSLTA courts here on Sunday. It was the Australian's maiden title. It was a question of time for Vukic to adjust to the playing conditions at Bengaluru as he had lost in the second round last week to the eventual runner-up Borna Gojo.
Mendis 69 helps Sri Lanka win by five wickets; avoid series sweep against Australia
A superb 69 from Kusal Mendis helped Sri Lanka secure a five-wicket victory over Australia in the fifth and final T20I at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Sunday. The win also meant that Sri Lanka signed off from the tour on a high by avoiding a clean sweep. They will now fly to India to participate in a three-match T20I series starting from February 24 in Lucknow. Chasing 155, Sri Lanka lost two wickets in the powerplay but managed to get 54 runs off the first six overs. Mendis played a lot of shots in the start of the chase but dropped anchor after power-play ended. Charith Asalanka played some aggressive shots in a quickfire 9-ball 20.
Harbhajan Singh urges Wriddhiman Saha to name the sender of texts in screenshot
Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Sunday has urged wicketkeeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha to name the journalist who sent texts to him in the screenshot posted on Twitter. Singh's comments came after former opener Virender Sehwag backed Saha and slammed the 'respected journalist' in question.
Ostapenko takes home Dubai Tennis crown with win over Kudermetova
The world No. 31 Ostapenko, who was ranked as high as No.5 in March 2018 following a string of superb performances including her Roland Garros crown in 2017, eased to victory after 65 minutes and is projected to rise in the rankings from No.31 to No.13 on Monday, according to wtatennis.com. Kudermetova, though, had the consolation of winning the doubles title alongside Belgium's Elise Mertens, dismissing Ostapenko and Lyudmyla Kichenok of Ukraine in the final.
Late goals see Real Madrid to easy win at home to Alaves
Marco Asensio opened the scoring on Saturday night with an excellent curling shot in the 63rd minute when it looked as if Madrid could be heading for another frustrating night in front of goal and had even been booed off with the score 0-0 at halftime. Vinicius Jr's first goal in seven matches doubled their lead with 10 minutes left to play and Karim Benzema scored an injury-time to round off the scoring.
ISL 2021-22: Hyderabad FC consolidate top spot with 3-2 win over FC Goa
Hyderabad began and ended the day as ISL leaders but for a brief two-hour period ATK Mohun Bagan had replaced them at the top. The Kolkata-based club had reached the top with a draw against Kerala Blasters earlier in the day. A brace from Bartholomew Ogbeche and a goal from Joao Victor helped HFC beat Goa and overtake ATKMB. As for Derrick Per'ira's men, it was a second successive defeat that keeps them in the ninth position.
James Faulkner leaves PSL over payment dispute, PCB bans him for life
The 31-year-old took to Twitter and revealed that the PCB has "continued to lie" to him and that the treatment he received from the board and the PSL was a "disgrace". "I apologise to the Pakistan cricket fans, but unfortunately, I have had to withdraw from the last two matches and leave the PSL due to the @TheRealPCB not honouring my contractual agreement/payments. I've been here the whole duration and they have continued to lie to me," said Faulkner in a tweet.
PKL 8: Gujarat Giants beat U Mumba to qualify for playoffs
Coach Manpreet Singh's men knew a win could secure a playoff spot and started the match with positive intent. Their raider Rakesh S was in red-hot form as he consistently found errors in Mumbai's defence that looked low on confidence. The Mumbai team had clearly been deflated by their poor campaign and Gujarat looked to take advantage by pushing for an early lead.
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