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Happy, excited, having fun playing cricket again, which is the most important thing: Virat Kohli
Coming back to competitive cricketing action after a break of a month and a half, Kohli has scored two fifties in a row, including 60 off 44 balls against Pakistan in Super Four match on Sunday. Along with a scratchy 35 against Pakistan earlier in Group A on the occasion of his 100th T20I, Kohli is currently the second-highest run-scorer in the tournament with 154 runs in three innings, averaging 77 and at a strike rate of 126.22.
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However, Mourinho's men came back down to earth as they fell behind just four minutes into the game, when Rick Karsdorp's howler allowed Destiny Udogie to break the deadlock. The capital team Roma threw on Andrea Belotti and Zeki Celik, but they had little impact, while the home side Udinese doubled the lead in the 55th minute with Lazar Samardzic's missile.
Virat Kohli looked really good and I hope he continues this form: Gautam Gambhir
In the Super Four match against Pakistan at the Dubai International Stadium, Virat Kohli top-scored with 60 off 44 balls, hitting four fours and a six, while running hard between the wickets and was superb against pacers in India's total of 181/7. Kohli is currently the second-highest run-scorer in the tournament with 154 runs in three innings, averaging 77 and at a strike rate of 126.22.
Asia Cup 2022: Exploring the reasons behind India's five-wicket loss to Pakistan in thrilling Super Four match
But this time, the result was in Pakistan's favour, defeating India by five wickets with a ball to spare in a thrilling Super Four match at the Dubai International Stadium. If it was India, who had aced a chase of 148 in Group A match, it was Pakistan's turn to chase down 182 in the Super Four match.
US Open: Ruud, Kyrgios through to men's quarterfinals, China's Zhang crashes out
According to 'Xinhua', World No. 7 Ruud, who has a much higher ranking than Moutet, notched up the 6-1, 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-2 win to set up a meeting with 13th seed Matteo Berrettini of Italy, who scraped past Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain 3-6, 7-6(2), 6-3, 4-6, 6-2. Moutet has had the best run of his career at a major tournament, becoming the first lucky loser to reach the US Open men's singles fourth round.
Anyone can make the mistake, the situation was tight: Kohli defends Arshdeep
In the 18th over of the match on Sunday, needing 34 runs, Asif Ali tried to sweep Ravi Bishnoi and it seemed like he would be returning to the pavilion. However, Singh dropped the straightforward chance and Ali survived to bring back the game in Pakistan's favour. He then received a lot of criticism from netizens. Kohli later defended the young pacer, saying anyone could have made such a mistake during a high-pressure game.
Cricketing fraternity comes out in support of Arshdeep Singh over dropped catch backlash
In the third ball of the 18th over, when Pakistan needed 32 runs off 15 balls, Ali had slog-swept off leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi. But he got a thick top-edge, which flew towards short third man. Arshdeep, stationed there, put down the sitter as the ball went through his hands. If Arshdeep had taken the catch, Ali would have been out for a duck.
Only Dhoni texted me after I left Test captaincy: Virat Kohli
"When I left Test captaincy, I received a text from only one person that I have played with earlier, and that is MS Dhoni," Kohli said in a media interaction after the Asia Cup match between India and Pakistan on Sunday. "Many people have my contact number, and there are many people who keep giving suggestions on TV, but I didn't receive a message from any of them.
Asia Cup 2022: Nawaz was sent up as he could succeed against two leg-spinners, says Babar Azam
With his four overs, Nawaz conceded just 25 runs and took out Suryakumar Yadav in a tight spell which applied brakes on India's innings after Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul came out all guns blazing in a 54-run opening stand. Then in chasing 182, Nawaz was given a promotion to number four. He rose to the occasion by striking 42 off 20 balls, including six fours and two sixes, giving a much-needed impetus to Pakistan's successful chase with a ball to spare.
Japan Open badminton: Yamaguchi wins her third singles title
Yamaguchi, who defeated China's Olympic champion Chen Yufei to retain her world title last Sunday, breezed past a fatigued An Se-Young 21-9, 21-15 in just 38 minutes. "We were both tired, but I knew I needed to take control of the game," the 25-year-old Yamaguchi said. "I knew I had to push myself to the limit and use the fans to move me." The men's singles crown was also won by a Japanese shuttler. Kenta Nishimoto scored the biggest victory of his career with an upset victory over fourth seed Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei 21-19, 23-21, 21-17.
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