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2nd T20I: Axar, Suryakumar fifties in vain as India lose to Sri Lanka by 16 runs
With the bat dominating the ball on a true pitch on which bowlers were rewarded for putting in extra effort, Shanaka hammered 56 off 22 deliveries after Mendis had blazed away to 52 off 31 as Sri Lankans capitalising on wayward and ineffective Indian bowling to post 206/6 in 20 overs after being asked to bat first by Hardik Pandya who won the toss.
Men's National Boxing: Shiva Thapa cruises into final following victory against Manish Kaushik
Having clashed against each other on several occasions in the past, Assam's Thapa and Services Sports Control Board's (SSCB) Kaushik have produced some blockbuster contests with this encounter being no different. Both pugilists started out aggressively from the get go with neither shying away from showcasing their strength and establishing their dominance over the other.
2nd T20I: Mendis, Shanaka blast half-centuries as Sri Lanka race to 206/6 against India
After Mendis had given the visitors a good start by racing to his fifty off 27 deliveries on being asked to bat first, Shanaka went better as he blazed to a half-century off 20 balls -- both of them feasting on some ineffective medium-pace bowling. Shanaka was totally dominant in the death overs and with Charith Asalanka hammering a 19-ball 37, Sri Lanka blasted 77 runs for loss of two wickets in the last five overs, thus reaching the second-highest score on this ground.
Manchester City announces new partnership with Jio
Through this partnership, Man City and Jio will collaborate on a variety of engaging experiences that fans will be able to access through Jio's digital ecosystem comprising JioTV, MyJio, Jio STB, JioEngage and other applications and platforms, in addition to exclusive giveaways and in-market activities. As part of the new agreement, Man City's OTT platform CITY+ will be integrated into the JioTV platform providing fans in India
Azam, Brook, Head nominated for ICC Men's Player of the Month award for December 2022
Having won the award on two previous occasions (April 2021 and March 2022), Azam is in line to win his third prize after another prolific month in the recent World Test Championship (WTC) series against England which carried into the subsequent series against New Zealand. In the four Tests played in December 2022, he scored 523 runs at an average of 65.37, top scoring for his side in five out of eight innings. Among the highlights from his show stopping month were scores of 136 against England in Rawalpindi, and 161 scored in the first Test against New Zealand at Karachi.
Adelaide International 1: Djokovic survives Halys test to sail into quarterfinals
Djokovic will next play Canadian Denis Shapovalov, who registered a comfortable win over Roman Safiullin 6-4, 6-3, the second straight qualifier he has subdued following his first-round win over Australian Rinky Hijikata. "It was a great performance from my opponent today. I want to congratulate him for great quality and a great fight," Adelaide International quoted Djokovic as saying. "Tough luck but he played like a top-10 player today no doubt.
Can't have just 20 players and rotate them ahead of World Cup being nine months away: Irfan Pathan
With the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) saying the National Cricket Academy (NCA) will work with IPL franchisees to monitor players' workload during IPL 2023, it has come to light that 20 cricketers have been put on the shortlist for the ODI World Cup, which India last won in 2011 at home. "There were 33-target list of players, apart from the contracted list that we have, so that's a very big pool of players we are talking about, not just 20.
Chris Evert can help Coco Gauff win a Major, says McEnroe ahead of Australian Open
The 18-year-old Gauff had a promising 2022 season as she broke into the top-10 in the WTA Tour rankings, reached world No. 1 in doubles and sailed through to her maiden Grand Slam singles final at the Rolland Garros last year. Moreover, she also sealed a spot in the WTA Finals for the first time in her career.
Everyone should know that they have a fighting chance to play in the World Cup: Kumar Sangakkara
"Your best players have to play a lot of ODI cricket, the rest that are in support can be rotated around them, but everyone should know that they stand a fighting chance to be in that 15." "They must play enough ODI cricket, get enough cricket in their legs and bodies, to make sure they are fit, that they know how to play the ODI game in this year, and they are fluent and they play together as a team."
IND v SL: Dropping Chahal for Sundar would be a huge call, says Wasim Jaffer ahead of Pune T20I
India take on Sri Lanka in the second T20I in Pune on Thursday. In the T20 series opener against Sri Lanka at the Wankhede here on Tuesday, Chahal was India's most expensive bowler as he leaked 26 runs in the two overs and the Indian skipper Hardik Pandya didn't let the spinner complete his full quota of overs.
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