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  In a major signing, Sunrisers Hyderabad has signed England explosive opener Jason Roy for IPL 2021. After Mitchell Marsh decided to opt-out for fatigue in Bio-secure bubble season, the franchise decided to sign the explosive opener. Under the captaincy of David Warner, Sunrisers Hyderabad reached qualifier 2 last year losing to Delhi Capitals in a closely fought encounter. With Jason Roy coming into the squad, it will strengthen their batting line-up. Australian explosive opener David Warner, Bairstow, Saha are the other three openers. Sunrisers Hyderabad has been a consistent team in IPL so far. Under the captaincy of Warner, SRH won their maiden title in 2016 beating Royal Challengers Bangalore. They made their IPL debut in 2013, they failed to qualify for the playoffs only twice. Since 2016, SRH made it into the playoffs stage every time. It is a major for Sunrisers Hyderabad squad that will make the squad strong. Jason Roy made his IPL debut for Gujarat Lions in 2017. H...

  After a successful season against Australia away and England at home, the explosive left-handed Rishabh Pant has been appointed the captain for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2021 starting from 9 th April. Shreyas Iyer who injured his shoulder while fielding during the 1 st ODI against England at Pune went off the field and was ruled of the entire series. After that, Iyer’s injury was so serious that he needed lots of time to recover and thus was ruled of the IPL 2021. Pant has been in sensational form for the past 5 months for Team India. After not featuring in ODI, T20I series, and one Test match against Australia, he was included for the rest of the series. Chasing a massive target of 407 runs in the 4 th innings at Sydney, Pant played a brilliant knock getting out for 97 and put on 148 runs stand for the 4 th wicket with Pujara. His knock helped lay down fear of a win but after being dismissed in the 2 nd session, Ashwin and Vihari played the whole last session to help India ...

  Under the captaincy of Michael Clarke, the Australian Cricket Team became the 2 nd host country defeating New Zealand easily played at fully packed Melbourne Cricket Ground, MCG on 29 th March 2015. New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum won the toss and decided to bat first. Mitchell Starc produced a sensational yorker to get rid of Kiwi captain McCullum in the very first over of the innings. Kane Williamson and Martin Guptill struggled against top-quality bowling of Australia but held their ends. At the end of the first 10 overs, New Zealand made 31 for 1. The part-timer Maxwell dismissed Martin Guptill and then Mitchell Johnson got rid of Kane Williamson to leave Kiwis in big trouble at 39 for 3. Ross Taylor and Grant Elliot steadied the innings for the visitors putting some pressure on Australian bowlers. Both Kiwi batsmen kept the scoreboard ticking making life tough for the hosts. Elliot continued his superb form and reached his fifty off 51 balls. James Faulkner prov...

  The Indian Cricket Team defeated England in a high scoring decider played at the MCA Stadium, Pune on Sunday. England stand-in captain Jos Buttler won the toss and decided to field first. It was an aggressive start by Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan looked in sublime touch right from the word go. Dhawan timed the ball brilliantly putting the pressure back on the England bowlers. On the other hand, Rohit also showed his class with lovely strokes. At the end of the first 10 overs, Indian openers raced away to 65. After the field restrictions, Dhawan continued his aggressive approach and completed his fifty off just 44 balls. The Indian openers played according to the ball of the merit keeping the scoreboard ticking. Adil Rashid provided the much-needed breakthrough for England dismissing Rohit Sharma with a good delivery ending a 103 runs partnership in just 14.4 overs. The Indian Team lost momentum as they lost 3 quick wickets of Dhawan, Kohli, and then KL Rahul.  Rishabh...

  It was a disappointing day for the Indian shuttlers as only one out of the 4 shuttlers made it into the finals of the Super 100 Orleans Masters played in Paris, France on Saturday. India’s challenge in the women’s singles ended as Saina Nehwal lost to lower-ranked Danish player Line Christophen of Denmark. It was a disappointing performance by the Indian who looked out of sorts. In the opening game, both players fought for each point till 9-9. The Danish took 2 points in succession to take an 11-9 lead at the interval. After the break, Line played with aggressive intent putting pressure on the Indian winning the first game by 21-17. The second game saw Saina Nehwal made a strong comeback to put the Danish player under pressure with smashes taking an 11-7 lead. After the break, the Indian looked in a commanding position before Line took points in succession to take level scores at 13-13. Despite, Saina making efforts, the Danish won the second game by 21-17. The women’s do...

  It was a mixed day for the Indian shuttlers as Saina Nehwal moved into the semi-finals of the Super 100 Orleans Masters played at Paris on Friday. The unseeded pair of Krishna Prasad Garga and Vishnu Vardhan Goud Panjala stunned the Popov brothers in a thrilling three games. It was a closely fought first game initially as the Indian took a decent lead before the Popov brothers made a strong comeback. At the mid-game interval, Garga and Vishnu took an 11-10 lead. After the break, both pairs fought for each point till 17-17 before the Indian took 4 points in succession to win the first game at 21-17. Popov brothers played aggressive badminton in the second game putting pressure on the Indian winning it easily at 21-10. The third game saw the French pair started aggressively taking a commanding 11-6 lead at the interval. After the break, the game looked out of hand, but the Indians showed resolve to take points in succession to win it 22-20 to move into the semi-finals. They wil...

  Thanks to a superb batting effort by Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes, England chased down a massive target in the 2 nd One-day international played at MCA Stadium, Pune on Friday. England stand-in captain Jos Buttler won the toss and decided to field first. After 3 tight overs by Topley and Sam Curran, Topley got rid of Shikhar Dhawan with a good catch by Ben Stokes at slips. Rohit Sharma played some lovely boundaries putting the pressure back on the England bowlers. The Indian captain Kohli looked in great touch hitting bad balls away for boundaries. Rohit was unfortunate as he could not place the ball giving a simple catch to Adil Rashid at short fine leg. At the end of the first 10 overs, India made 41 for a loss of 2 wickets. After the field restrictions, Kohli and KL Rahul took some time to settle by rotating the strike well keeping the scoreboard ticking. Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid bowled tight lines not allowing them to score runs easily. Jos Buttler dropped a simple cha...

  The top Indian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and Saina Nehwal moved into the next round of the Super 100 Orleans Masters played at Paris on Wednesday. Kidambi Srikanth had no problems defeating Chem June Wei of Malaysia in two straight games. The Indian started the opening game on an aggressive note putting the pressure back on Malaysian. At the mid-game interval, Srikanth led 11-9. After the break, the Malaysian made a strong comeback by leveling the scores. The Indian played aggressive badminton and won the first game easily at 21-17. It was a closely fought second game that went down right down the wire. Both players fought for each point before the Indian held his nerves to win the 2 nd game at 22-20 to move into the quarterfinals. He will take on T Popov of France.  Chirag Sen went down fighting to higher-ranked Hans Kristian Vittingihus in three games. It was even a contest at the start of the game with both players taking alternate points. Sen showed some aggressi...

  The top Indian shuttlers including Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth moved into the next round of the Super 100 Orleans Masters played in Paris on Tuesday. After receiving a bye in the first round, Kidambi Srikanth defeated his Indian counterpart Ajay Jayaram in two straight games. Srikanth faltered in the first round of the prestigious All England Badminton Championship tournament that was played last week. It was a dominating performance by the experienced Srikanth who outplayed Jayaram winning by 21-15, 21-10 to move into the third round. He will take on Cheam J W of Malaysia. The experienced Parupalli Kashyap's poor performance continued as he lost to T Popov of France in two straight games. Kashyap lost badly in the first game at 7-21 before providing a fight losing it 17-21. Kashyap received a bye in the 1 st round. K George stunned the experienced HS Prannoy in three sets. Prannoy played with aggression in the first game and put pressure on the youngster winning it ...

  Thanks to a great effort, the Indian Team registered an emphatic win in the 1 st One-day international match played at MCA Cricket Stadium, Pune on Tuesday. England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and decided to field first. It was a cautious start by Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma against good quality bowling of Mark Wood and Sam Curran. Dhawan got the first boundary for Team India. Wood troubled both Indian openers. Dhawan got a reprieve as Roy dropped a catch and missed a run-out chance at the non-striker end. Rohit Sharma was hit on the elbow by Wood but hit some lovely boundaries. At the end of the first 10 overs, India made 39 for 0. After the field restrictions, Tom Curran came to bowl and troubled Rohit Sharma. On the other hand,  Shikhar Dhawan looked good at hitting boundaries. Rohit Sharma was dismissed hitting a wide delivery providing an easy catch to Buttler. The Indian openers put on 64 runs laying a strong foundation for a big total. The Indian capta...

  The Indian women’s team registered an emphatic win in the 3 rd T20I against South Africa played at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, Lucknow on Tuesday. Indian captain Smriti Mandhana finally won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for the hosts as Rajeshwari Gakywad got rid of Anne Bosch with good delivery. The Indian bowlers kept tight lines and lengths not allowing the South African batters to score runs easily. Gayakwad struck another big blow as she dismissed inform Lizelle Lee to leave visitors in some trouble. At the end of the first six overs, South African women scored 15 for 2. An exceptional catch by Deepti Sharma at extra cover ended the innings for Laura Wolvaardt to leave South Africa in tatters. South African captain Sunne Luus and Faye Tunnicliffe steadied the innings for the visitors against disciplined Indian bowling. Simran Bahadur got her maiden T20I wicket getting rid of Tunnicliffe chopping onto the stumps. Luus and Tunnicliffe ad...

  The match went right down to the wire as South African women beat Indian women in a thrilling 2 nd T20I played at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, Lucknow on Sunday. South African captain Sunne Luus won the toss again and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for the visitors as Ismail got rid of dangerous Smriti Mandhana providing an easy catch to Jafta. Shafali Verma looked in great touch hitting the bad balls away for boundaries along with Harleen Deol. At the end of the first six overs, Indian women made 41 for 1. After the field restrictions, Doel smacked 3 boundaries off de Klerk over to maintain the momentum for the Indian team. Verma also played brilliantly rotating the strike and hitting big shots. Mlaba got rid of the dangerous Verma looked in great touch. Verma and Deol added 79 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Soon after, Deol also perished trying to hit a big shot providing an easy catch to Ismail at long-on. Richa Ghosh started her innings off with a boundary ...

  Thanks to a superb all-round performance, the Indian Cricket Team registered an emphatic win in the deciding T20I match against England played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Saturday. England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and decided to field first. Indian captain Virat Kohli came to open the crease along with Rohit Sharma. The Indian openers started cautiously before Rohit Sharma took the attack to England bowlers with elegant strokes. The Indian openers were severe on Mark Wood and put him under immense pressure. On the other hand, Virat Kohli gave most of the strike. At the end of the first six overs, India raced away to 60 for 0. After the field restrictions, Rohit continued his attacking approach and completed his fifty-off just 30 balls. Kohli looked decent also keeping the momentum going along with Rohit. The senior duo dominated the England bowlers. After smacking a six, Rohit Sharma was dismissed by Ben Stokes taking the inside edge onto the stumps for a w...

  The South African women continued their remarkable performance as they defeated India by 8 wickets in the 1 st T20I match played at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, Lucknow on Saturday. South African captain Sune Luus won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for the visitors as Ismail got rid of stand-in captain Smriti Mandhana with a brilliant catch by Bosch. Shafali Verma started her innings with a six. Harleen Deol looked positive right from the word go and put the South African bowlers under pressure hitting 3 boundaries off de Klerk over. At the end of the first six overs, the Indian women’s team scored 41 for 1. After the field restrictions, Verma and Deol rotated the strike decently. Mlaba got the big wicket of Shafali Verma who was stumped by the wicketkeeper. Verma and Deol added 45 runs for the 2 nd wicket. The debutant Deol looked solid with her stroke play along with Rodrigues keeping the scoreboard ticking. Both batters made sure that Indian ...

  The Indian challenge ended as PV Sindhu crashed out in the semi-finals losing to Pornpawee Chocuwong of Thailand at All England Badminton Championship 2021 played at Birmingham, England on Saturday. It was a good start by Sindhu who hit well attacking smashes and put the Thai player under pressure taking an early 3-1 lead. Chochuwong made aggressive moves and kept Indian check playing smashes. At the mid-game interval, the Thai player had an 11-6 lead. After the break, Chochuwong maintained the lead and kept Sindhu under pressure with commanding a 14-7 lead. The Indian surged back into the game with good attacking play reducing the gap to 16-17. Sindhu committed lots of errors as the Thai player won the first game easily at 21-17. In the second game, Chocwong dominated Sindhu right from the word go and never allowed the Indian a chance in the game. Thai player hit lovely smashes that Indian had no answer. At the mid-game interval, Chochuwong led 11-3. After the break, the Tha...

  PV Sindhu registered a great comeback from one-set down and entered the semi-finals of the prestigious All England Badminton Championship 2021 played at Birmingham on Friday. The women’s doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and Sikki Reddy went down fighting to Selena Piek and Seinen of the Netherlands in two straight games. It was an aggressive start by the Netherlands pair who put Ponnappa and Reddy under immense pressure with smashes. Piek and Seinen took an 11-7 lead at the interval. After the break, the Indian pair made a strong comeback with good attacking play and leveled the scores at 15-15. Both pairs fought for each point right down the wire, but Netherland’s pair held their nerves to win the first game at 24-22. It was a dominating performance by the Netherlands pair in the second game-winning it easily by 21-12 to move into the semi-finals. Lakshya Sen went down fighting to Mark Crajouw of Netherlands in three games. It was an even start to the game as both players ...

  The Indian selectors have announced its 18-member squad for the 3 match ODI series starting from 23 rd March 2021. These matches are a part of the ICC ODI Super League tournament. Virat Kohli will lead the side while Rohit Sharma has been named as the vice-captain. Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul are the openers included. Surya Kumar Yadav who impressed in his first T20I innings has been given a chance to represent the country in 50 overs format along with Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant. Krunal Pandya and Hardik Pandya would enter as the all-rounder's slot. Krunal Pandya has been given a chance due to great performances in the recently concluded Vijay Hazare Trophy. He played some brilliant knocks and also picked wickets to earn him a slot in the ODI squad.  Pant who had a remarkable run of late will be the wicketkeeper. In the fast-bowling department, T Natarajan would be looking to show his class after an impressive debut in the 3 rd ODI against Australia at Can...

  It was a mixed day as 3 Indian shuttlers made into the quarterfinals of the Super 1000 All England Badminton Championship 2021 played at Birmingham on Thursday. In the opening match at Court number 1, HS Prannoy lost to World number 1 Kento Momota in two straight games. The first game saw both shuttlers play attacking badminton putting the opponents under pressure. After the initial struggle, Momota was too strong in his defense and attack making life tough for the Indian. From 7-6 up, the Japanese took an 11-7 lead at the interval. After the break, Momota maintained the domination over Prannoy and won the first game at 21-15. The second game saw HS Prannoy showed aggressive intent and put Momota under pressure with smashes, but Momota kept the Indian under good pressure. At the mid-game interval, Prannoy led 11-9. After the break, Japanese took 7 points in succession including 2 successive reviews and won it easily by 21-14 to move into the quarterfinals. The mixed doubles p...

  The Indian Cricket Team held their nerves to beat England in a thrilling 4 th T20I match played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Thursday. England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and decided to field first. It was a flying start as Rohit Sharma smashed a six off the very first ball from Adil Rashid’s bowl. KL Rahul also played a cracking boundary to put pressure on England bowlers. Jofra Archer provided the breakthrough for England got the wicket of Rohit caught by himself. Surya Kumar Yadav coming at number 3 started his T20I career with a superb six off Archer’s bowling. It was a steady start for the Indian team as they posted 45 for 1 at the end of the six overs. After the field restrictions, Surya Kumar looked in sublime touch putting the England bowlers under pressure. KL Rahul was dismissed trying to give room providing an easy catch to Archer at mid-off. Surya Kumar and Rahul added 42 runs for the 2 nd wicket. India’s captain Virat Kohli was dismissed cheaply ...

  It was a good day outing for the Indian shuttlers as most of them made it into the 2 nd round of the prestigious Super 1000 All England Badminton Championship played at Birmingham, England on Wednesday. Men’s Singles India’s top male shuttler Kidambi Srikanth was shocked by Nhat Nguyen of Ireland in three games. It was an even start for both players taking alternate points before Nguyen showed his class and put the Indian under pressure with his smashes. At the mid-game interval, Ireland player had an 11-6 lead. After the break, the Irish player continued his domination and won the first game easily at 21-11. Kidambi Srikanth made a strong comeback in the second game putting the Irish under immense pressure and winning it easily at 21-15 forcing the match into the decider. In the decider, the Indian could not provide any resistance and lost the 3 rd game easily at 12-21. Parupalli Kashyap lost to World number 1 Kento Momota of Japan in two straight games. In the opening...

  The South African women’s team ended the ODI series on a high beating India easily in the fifth and final match of the series played at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, Lucknow on Wednesday. South African captain Sune Luus won the toss and decided to field first. Priya Punia played some lovely boundaries off Ismail and Kapp. Kapp produced a stunning delivery to dismiss Punia to give the visitors the breakthrough. Smriti Mandhana timed the ball brilliantly but did not find the gap. At the end of the first 10 overs, India made 40 for the loss of 1 wicket. The Indian team lost 2 quick wickets of Punam Raut who was caught by a short fine leg while du Preez took a stunning catch to dismiss Smriti Mandhana. Mithali Raj and Harmanpreet Kaur struggled to rotate the strike against disciplined South African bowling. The experienced batters then took the attack to visitors bowling before Kaur had to retire hurt after hitting a boundary with the scoreboard reading 124 for 3 in the 31 st ov...