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Richie Berrington to captain Scotland's 15-member squad for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup
The 15-member side also includes leg-spin all-rounder Chris Greaves, who made his Scotland debut at last year's T20 World Cup and came into limelight by scoring a match-winning 45 against Bangladesh in first round. The squad also features the uncapped Brandon McMullen who impressed at the Regional series and A team matches with both bat and ball as a genuine all-rounder.
We definitely want to win Lord's ODI for Jhulan Goswami: Harmanpreet Kaur
"The Lord's game (on Saturday) is very special for us because it's Jhulan's retirement and we wanted to enjoy that game without any pressure and I'm really happy that we were able to win today and now we can just have fun in that game," said Harmanpreet after India defeated England by 88 runs in second ODI at Canterbury.
Hardik Pandya is playing on a different planet currently: Sanjay Manjrekar
On Tuesday, Pandya played a massive part in India making 208/5 against Australia in the first T20I at Mohali. Coming at number five, Pandya hit a sensational 30-ball unbeaten 71 and finished off the innings in a hat-trick of sixes off Cameron Green to give India a mammoth total which they were unable to defend.
ENG v IND: Harmanpreet Kaur's powerful hundred helps India to clinch maiden ODI series in England
The Indian skipper registered her second highest ODI score - an unbeaten 111-ball 143, an innings which included 18 boundaries and 4 sixes. Harmanpreet's master class hundred powered India to post their all-time second highest total of 333/5, after being put into bat on September 21. England were in control till the end of 40 overs, but a late surge by India turned into a nightmare for England's young bowling attack.
Robert Lewandowski says World Cup will be challenging
"I don't know whether it will be the last big tournament for me, but I'm sure we will participate in a special competition, which will be different from the previous editions. We will play the competition during the season without additional preparations," Lewandowski said on Wednesday, ahead of his team's match against the Netherlands in the UEFA Nations League on Thursday.
Women's T20 WC Qualifier: Bangladesh beat USA, Ireland book spot in playoffs
The six-wicket win over Scotland two days back had already taken Bangladesh to the top of Group A in the Qualifier. After opting to bat first, Bangladesh lost Shamima Sultana cheaply, but the pair of Murshida Khatun and Nigar Sultana put on an unbeaten 138-run partnership, each bringing up their individual half-centuries.
India to host maiden MotoGP race in 2023, MoU signed for 7 years
MotoGP commercial rights owner Dorna Sports S.L. and Noida-based race promoters Fairstreet Sports on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to host the premier two-wheel racing event in India for the next seven years. Riders from as many as 19 countries will participate in the event, which will give a major push to trade and tourism in the country, besides generating employment.
Anil Khanna resigns as Indian Olympic Association acting president
Khanna took charge of IOA after a court ruling ended Narinder Batra's reign as chief of the apex sports body in the country. "I am honoured to have been part of the IOA sports fraternity for the last many years having served in different capacities. It was a privilege for me to be part of the Commonwealth Games as Acting President where India did remarkably well," Khanna said in a letter.
Moselle Open: Wawrinka sinks Sousa, will face Medvedev in second round
Wawrinka has struggled to find his best level since returning to Tour in April after missing 13 months due to a foot injury, but the 16-time tour-level titlist gave frequent reminders of his ability with a series of trademark clean backhand winners to overpower World No 55 Sousa. "It's always difficult to play against him. We played a few times in the past, always a tough match, but I'm really, really happy," said Wawrinka after securing his fourth tour-level main-draw win of 2022.
Performance at World Wrestling Championships wasn't up to the mark, admits WFI official
For the records, last year, India had two medals and one of them was a silver. The expectations were high following a sensational performance by the wrestlers at the 2022 CWG, but the level of competition was much higher at the Worlds and the Indian grapplers were seen struggling in the ring.
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