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2nd Test, Day 3: India win by six wickets, retain Border-Gavaskar Trophy after Jadeja, Ashwin demolish Australia
Ashwin set up the collapse to pick 3/59, before Jadeja ran through the Australian batting line-up as Australia crashed to 113 all out, after starting the day from 61/1 and being 86/2 at one stage, in their second innings. The Australian batting implosion gave India a target of 115, which they completed in 28.4 overs. Rohit Sharma began the chase by driving wide of mid-on for a boundary off Matthew Kuhnemann in the opening over.
Women's T20 World Cup: McGrath fires Australia to semi-finals with win over South Africa
Coming to the crease with the defending champions under a little bit of pressure chasing South Africa's 124 for six, McGrath showed no nerves as she and Ashleigh Gardner added 81 runs to take them to the brink. While McGrath did fall at the death, the job was done by that point, and Australia finished off the comfortable win on Saturday night.
Premier League: Arsenal go back top after thriller at Villa, Man City held at City Ground
Villa twice led thanks to Ollie Watkins, but Arsenal twice hauled themselves level through Bukayo Saka and Oleksandr Zinchenko, who made it 2-2 just after the hour. The drama came in injury time when Jorginho's powerful shot bounced back off the crossbar and rebounded off Villa keeper Emiliano Martinez to end up in the back of the net.
2nd Test, Day 3: Jadeja claims seven, Ashwin takes three as Australia bowled out for 113, set India target of 115
Ashwin set up the collapse, before Jadeja ran through the Australian batting line-up. With this, India needed to chase 115 to win and take a 2-0 lead in the four-match series. Five out of Jadeja's seven wickets were clean bowled, giving him his second ten-wicket haul in Test cricket. Australia, on the other hand, will be mighty disappointed by some extremely questionable shot selection and squandering the advantage they had at stumps on day two.
PVL: Superstar Vijay Deverakonda's presence adds glamour to volleyball match in Hyderabad
The 'Arjun Reddy' star, who is a co-owner of the volleyball franchise, spoke on his reasons for association with the Black Hawks' - and talked about his love for the sport. I love volleyball and I love Hyderabad. This league is going to be one of the most-watched leagues in the country. It is going to be a massive source of entertainment.
Tennis legend Bjorn Borg's son Leo to play Bengaluru Open 2023 as draw announced; Qualifiers to begin on Sunday
The singles main draw was announced on Saturday, which featured Tseng Chun-Hsin, the 21-year-old World No 132 from Taipei, as the top seed for the Bengaluru Open 2023. Tseng will open his campaign against Ferreira Silva of Portugal on February 20 while the 19-year-old Leo Borg, currently World No 511 will be seen in action against Taipei's World No 200 Yu Hsiou Hsu.
Women's T20 World Cup: England overcome India to stay atop Group 2
Smriti Mandhana scored a sublime half-century to put India in a decent position in their attempted chase of 152. But the rate of scoring slowed through the middle overs as England's spinners took control of the game, with Sophie Ecclestone the stand-out bowler once again, picking up 1/14 from her four overs and strangling India's batters at a crucial point of the match.
2nd Test, Day 2: Whatever we set, we have just got to make sure it's enough, says Nathan Lyon
Before stumps on day two of the match on Saturday, Travis Head made an instant impression as an opener, slamming five fours and a six to be unbeaten on 39, while Marnus Labuschagne hit three boundaries off Ravindra Jadeja to be unconquered on 16 as Australia reached 61/1 in 12 overs at stumps, with a healthy run-rate of 5.08 and lead at 62 runs.
PVL: Chennai Blitz hope to get back to winning ways against the Ahmedabad Defenders
Angamuthu has been the key player for the Defenders this season. But the star performer insists that Chennai are an equally strong side despite not winning for the past two games. "We do not think about how the teams have performed before - and we just focus on our strategies and we just focus on our own game. Chennai are a strong team and they are equally capable.
2nd Test, Day 2: Stopping Australia to 220-250 would be a good target, reckons Axar Patel
Before stumps on day two of the match on Saturday, Travis Head made an instant impression as an opener, slamming five fours and a six to be unbeaten on 39, while Marnus Labuschagne hit three boundaries off Ravindra Jadeja to be unconquered on 16 as Australia reached 61/1 in 12 overs at stumps, with a healthy run-rate of 5.08 and lead at 62 runs.
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