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Asia Cup: Zaman Khan debuts in ODI, two changes in each side as Pakistan win toss, elect to bat first
The match starts at 5.15 pm with the team getting 45 overs each. Powerplay overs will be 9 overs.
‘Clarity in my head’: Records tumble as Stokes comes clean on retirement call ahead of World Cup
Stokes retired from ODI cricket last year and even told reporters at the conclusion of this year's Ashes series that he had no plans of performing a backflip on that decision and returning to action for the World Cup that commences in India next month.
Asia Cup: Rohit Sharma has shown that form comes back in some way ahead of a big tournament, says Piyush Chawla
Rohit is leading the run-charts in the Asia Cup, scoring 194 runs in four innings, averaging 64.66, including hitting three half-centuries at a strike-rate of 108.98. The right-handed batter had topped the 2019 Men’s ODI World Cup run-charts with 648 runs laced with five hundreds.
Asia Cup: Think more about how my length should be rather than getting a wicket, says Kuldeep Yadav
Kuldeep credited his good run to changing the mindset from getting a wicket to thinking about bowling in the right length, ever since he made a comeback from knee injury last year. That injury cut Kuldeep’s time in IPL 2021 second half in the UAE, forcing him to go under the surgeon’s scalpel.
Shubman Gill rises to career-best second position in ICC Men’s ODI Rankings; Rohit, Kohli make gains
Gill, who has slammed two half-centuries while amassing 154 runs in the ongoing Asia Cup, has 759 rating points and is the highest-ranked among three India players who are now in the top 10 of the ranking for the batters in ODIs, the first time this happened since January 2019.
When agony and ecstasy happen: The arduous task of booking 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup tickets
Saptak had tried on other ticket sales days to get at least one ticket for the India-South Africa game at Eden Gardens, but couldn’t get any despite waiting in the queue for almost two hours and error messages cropping up on seat selection.
Hong Kong Open: Lakshya Sen withdraws; Ashiwni-Tanisha pair enters pre-quarterfinals
Lakshya, seeded eighth, was the highest-ranked Indian shuttler in men’s singles in the tournament in the absence of World No.7 HS Prannoy.
Hockey: FIH withdraws Olympic qualifier from Pakistan, claim local reports
The local media in Pakistan reported on Tuesday that the FIH had made the tough decision to withdraw the hosting rights for one of the two Olympic qualifiers from Pakistan because of "growing concern over non-cooperation and undue interference in the daily operations of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF)."
Asia Cup: Bowlers help India defend small total, end Lanka's 13-ODI win streak; seal spot in final
The 213-run target wasn’t easy to chase on this pitch, which was tricky to bat on. The chase wasn’t good for the Lankans as they lost the wicket of Pathum Nissanka in the third over, after which they lost two more wickets in the Power-play. Two of these three wickets were claimed by pacer Jasprit Bumrah while Mohammad Siraj bagged the third.
Asia Cup: Spin-web woven by Wellalage, Asalanka, Theekshana restricts India to 213 against Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka spin trio of Dunith Wellalage, Charith Asalanka, and Maheesh Theekshana took all the 10 wickets as for the first time India has been on the receiving end of that. Also the 14th match in a row that Sri Lanka has bowled out their opposition in ODIs.
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