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Madrid Spain Masters: P.V Sindhu storms into the final with thrilling win
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Sindhu, who had failed to progress beyond the second round in the BWF World Tour events she competed in so far, reached her first final of the 2023 season as she gathered momentum as she had missed the entire second half of the 2022 season after suffering an injury during in Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in August.
IPL 2023: Umran is youngest but experienced as he has played for the country, says Bhuvneshwar
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With Bhuvneshwar Kumar leading the side for his team's opening game in IPL 2023 as Aiden Markram is on international duty, he felt the bowling attack has a lot of experience in them, including tearaway pacer Umran Malik, whose stocks have risen since bursting through in 2021 edition of the tournament.
IPL 2023: Bangar hopes to have Patidar back at some stage; Boucher confirms Rohit, Archer fit
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Bangalore, set to play their first home game after four years, are sweating over the availability of Rajat Patidar and Josh Hazlewood. Head coach Sanjay Bangar is hoping that Patidar, currently undergoing rehabilitation for a heel injury at the National Cricket Academy (NCA), can be back in action at some point in the competition.
IPL 2023: Kyle Mayer's 73 on debut helps Lucknow Super Giants reach 193/6 vs Delhi Capitals
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Mayers, filling in for the absent Quinton de Kock, smacked seven big sixes as he batted brilliantly on a pitch on which his skipper K.L Rahul struggled to get going while teammates Deepak Hooda (17), Marcus Stoinis (12) and Krunal Pandya (15 not out off 12) found the going tough on a pitch that helped some help to the bowlers.
Bowling attack has depth, India will not feel Bumrah's absence in WTC Final, says Ross Taylor
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The two teams figured in the four-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in India recently the hosts won 2-1. But the WTC Final will be a different ball game as it will be played in seaming conditions with the Duke balls. In those conditions, Jasprit Bumrah would be a bit asset.
ITF Mysuru Open 2023: Mukund Sasikumar-Vishnu Vardhan pair bags doubles title
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In the final on Saturday, they defeated the top-seeded Indian pair of B. Ritvick Choudary and Nikki Poonacha 6-3, 6-4 in 1 hour and 10 minutes. Mukund and Vishnu warded off seven break points in the match while they converted two opportunities to break their opponents to ease their way to the title.
IPL 2023: Delhi Capitals win toss, opt to bowl first against Lucknow Super Giants
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David Warner said they will take a call on the Impact Player at the appropriate time. "It can be quite confusing, maybe stressful at times (impact player). I'm excited to be back. Playing in front of a big crowd is quite exciting," Warner said adding that the players have sent their best wishes to regular skipper Rishabh Pant, who is still recovering from a car accident.
IPL 2023: Rajapaksa, Arshdeep star as Punjab Kings beat Knight Riders by seven runs
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On a flat pitch and fast outfield, Punjab were threatening to score upwards of 200, reaching 100 runs in the first ten overs. But Kolkata, whose bowlers majorly struggled, picked four wickets in the second half as Punjab could make only 91 runs to end up at a score nine short of 200.
Ross Taylor backs David Warner to rediscover form ahead of World Test Championship final
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David Warner will now be captaining Delhi Capitals in the 2023 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and apart from striving to make the team win, he would be aiming to push for selection in the Australia side for the WTC Final against India at The Oval in England from June 7-11.
IPL 2023: Sunil Gavaskar, Harbhajan Singh give thumbs up to 'Impact Player' rule
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In the opening match of IPL 2023 between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings, one thing that was on everyone's mind was how the teams are going to use it and who will be the designated 'impact players'. While teams in IPL are taking nascent steps on how to ace it, the experts, meanwhile, have given thumbs up to the 'Impact Player'.
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