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Always imagined experiencing the auction process: Jemimah Rodrigues ahead of WPL player auction
On February 13 at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai, a total of 409 cricketers set to go under the hammer at the WPL Player Auction. Out of 409 players, 246 are Indians and 163 are overseas players of which 8 players are from associate nations. The total capped players are 202, uncapped players are 199 and 8 from associate nations.
Ben Stokes writes his own scripts and achieves some pretty special things: Brendon McCullum
Since the time McCullum and Stokes took over last year, England have been on an upswing, registering nine wins from 10 matches, registering series wins over New Zealand as well as South Africa at home apart from a win over India, followed by a clean sweep in Pakistan, and bringing in a new era of fearless play in Test cricket. With the skipper in charge.
Women's T20 World Cup: South Africa beat Pakistan, West Indies get better of Sri Lanka in warm-ups
For Pakistan, all-rounder Aliya Riaz was the star of the show making 48 from 30 balls as her side set hosts South Africa 143 to win. Lower-order batter Ayesha Naseem provided useful runs late on as she scored 21 runs from 12 balls before she was dismissed by Ayabonga Khaka, who took two for 23, while spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba took one for 16 from her four overs.
1st Test: Labuschagne, Smith to the rescue as Australia reach 76/2 at lunch
At lunch, Labuschagne was batting on 47 while Smith was on 19 as Australia survived some anxious moments in two hours of play in the morning. Labuschagne faced 110 deliveries in the first session while Smith negotiated 74 deliveries for his 19. After Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bat first.
German Cup: Dortmund down Bochum to progress into quarters
BVB assumed control from the kick-off, but Bochum's well-positioned defense gave the visitors a hard time, reports Xinhua news agency. Dortmund needed 13 minutes to produce its first noteworthy opportunity as Jamie Bynoe-Gitters tested Bochum goalkeeper Manuel Riemann from close range. The visitors increased the pressure.
LeBron James breaks NBA's all-time scoring record
With the last 14 seasons for the Lakers, Abdul-Jabbar, six-time NBA MVP, scored 38,387 points in his 20-year career, reports Xinhua news agency. James needed 36 points to break the NBA's all-time scoring record. With 10.9 seconds left in the third quarter at Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena, James got the last two points he needed with a fadeaway jumper.
World Club Cup: Real Madrid beat Al Ahly to reach final
A first-half goal from Vinicius Jr and strikes from Fede Valverde at the start of the second period and Rodrygo and Arribas in injury time gave Carlo Ancelotti's men the win against a rival that had the European Champions under pressure in the closing minutes, reports Xinhua news agency. Real Madrid went into the game without Karim Benzema.
Pretoria Capitals march into SA20 final
Rossouw held the Capitals' innings together with 56 off 41 balls as the table-toppers posted a competitive 153/8 after being inserted by the Royals. It was a surface that was not conducive to fluent strokeplay and Rossouw had to restrain his natural attacking game after the Royals spinners Bjorn Fortuin (1/24) and Tabraiz Shamsi (2/19) had started well.
IND v AUS: Australia opt to bat first as SKY, Bharat, Murphy make Test debut
India handed Test debuts to white-ball specialist Suryakumar Yadav and wicketkeeper KS Bharat for the first Test of the four-match series at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha here on Thursday .Former India captain and coach Ravi Shastri handed his India Test cap to Yadav while Cheteshwar Pujara gave it to Bharat at the VCA Stadium.
Hosts Odisha set sights on Santosh Trophy, want to leave nothing to chance
Odisha narrowly missed out on a semi final spot last season, pipped by Karnataka due to goal difference. "Coming so close to making it to the knockouts last time and missing out only because of goal difference, has given us a lot of motivation. It has lit a fire within the boys. Seeing something snatched away at the last instance has proved.
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