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 Thanks to innovative batting Green, Usman Khawaja, and Alex Carey, Australia ended the 2 nd day in a strong position against hosts Sri Lanka played at Galle International Stadium, Galle on Thursday. The match started late due to heavy showers and wet outfield at 1.45 PM. It was an ideal start for the hosts as Dhanajaya de Silva got rid of Travis Head with a simple return catch. Cameron Green and Khawaja showed intent putting pressure on the Sri Lankan spinners. Green was given not out by the umpire as Lanka decided to review the decision as it was the umpire's call. Khawaja looked in decent touch completing fifty off 101 balls. On other hand, Green kept the momentum going for Australia keeping the scoreboard ticking. A superb catch by Nissanka at short leg resulted in the wicket of Khawaja. Khawaja and Green added 57 runs for the 5 th wicket. Alex Carey looked innovative with his stroke play hitting sweeps and reverse sweeps putting Lankan spinners under pressure. Ramesh Men...

 It was another good day for the Indian shuttlers as PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy moved into the quarterfinals of the Super 750 Malaysia Open played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday. PV Sindhu defeated P Chaiwan of Thailand in three games. It was a closely fought first game as both players took alternate points. The Indian committed unforced errors as the Thailand player won the first game easily at 21-19. Sindhu staged a strong comeback in the next two games winning them easily by 21-9 and 21-14 to move into the quarterfinals. The Indian showed domination and did not allow her opponent to give a sniff into the game. She will face her nemesis Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei. It promises to be an exciting encounter between the top two quality badminton players in the world. HS Prannoy created a huge upset as he defeated World number 4 Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei in two straight games. Prannoy put enough pressure on Chou keeping him under pressure with smashes and drop sho...

 The stage is set as the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup 2022 is about to start from tomorrow onwards in Amstelveen and Spain. There are a total of 16 teams taking part in the tournament with the top team in each group will qualify for the quarterfinals. The 2 nd and 3 rd place in each group will play crossover. It promises to be an exciting tournament with top nations taking part with the likes of Netherlands, Argentina, and England. Netherlands is the most successful team in the Women’s World Cup history. Here we look at the Groups and Schedule of the FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup 2022 Group A Netherlands Germany Chile Ireland   Germany versus Chile (2 nd July)- Wagner Stadium, Amstelveen Netherlands versus Chile (2 nd July)- Wagner Stadium, Amstelveen Germany versus Netherlands (3 rd July)- Wagner Stadium, Amstelveen Ireland versus Chile (5 th July)- Wagner Stadium, Amstelveen Ireland versus Germany (6 th July)- Wagner Stadium, Amstelveen Neth...

 South Africa announced their Test, T20I, and ODI series against England at their home den. It promises to be an exciting encounter as the visiting African side 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is and followed by 3 Test matches from 19 th July 2022 till 12 th September. Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of the entire series due to an elbow injury that occurred during the T20I series against India. Keshav Maharaj has been named as ODI captain while David Miller has been the stand-in captain for the T20I series. South Africa will be looking to put up an attacking England side in the 3 Test match series that will be a part of the ICC Test World Championship cycle.  Under the leadership of Dean Elgar, South Africa performed well so far in 2 nd place. The England Cricket Team has been on a roll so far whitewashing New Zealand 3-0 in the Test series while they broke their own record of the highest ODI total of 498. South Africa drew the two-Test match series against New Zealand in New Zealand....

 The first day of the first Test match between hosts Sri Lanka and visiting Australian team saw spin playing a huge role played at Galle International Stadium, Galle on Wednesday. Sri Lankan captain Dimuth Karaunate won the toss and decided to bat first. Pathum Nissanka and Dimuth Karaunate got off to a decent start against Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins. Nathan Lyon was bought early into the attack by Cummins as there was a lot of turn and bounce on the pitch. The Sri Lankan openers looked solid keeping the momentum going. Pat Cummins got a breakthrough by dismissing Nissanka with a lovely delivery providing a simple catch to Carey. Lankan openers added 38 runs for the opening partnership laying a strong foundation. Mitchell Starc then got rid of Kusal Mendis with a wider delivery providing an easy catch to Carey leaving the Lankan team on the backfoot. The experienced duo of Karaunate and Mathews steadied the ship for hosts against Australian spinners including Lyon and Sweps...

 It was a decent day for the Indian shuttlers as PV Sindhu and Parupalli Kashyap progressed into the second round of the Super 750 Malaysia Open played in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. After a disappointing first-round loss in the Indonesia Open, PV Sindhu showed good form as she defeated Chocuwong of Thailand easily. It was a dominating performance by Sindhu who looked in great form right from the word go and did not allow her opponent to comeback into the match. She won the match in two straight games by 21-13, and 21-17. The star Indian shuttler will face P Chaiwan of Thailand in the second round. However, it was a disappointing performance by Saina Nehwal who has been struggling for quite some lost to Iris Wang of the United States of America. The Indian lost in two straight games by 11-21, and 17-21. Parupalli Kashyap showed great promise as he defeated Heo K-H of South Korea in two straight games. The Indian shuttler looked in great touch winning the game by 21-11, 21-17 t...

 The Indian Cricket Team survived a huge scare before defeating the spirited Ireland side in the 2 nd T20I match played at Malahide, Dublin on Tuesday. Indian captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to bat first. Ishan Kishan did not contribute much as he dismissed cheaply. Sanju Samson opened the innings showed intent right from the word go putting pressure on the Ireland bowling. Deepak Hooda continued the brilliant form that he displayed during the first T20I match. It was a brilliant display of batting by Hooda and Samson keeping the momentum going for India. At the end of the first six overs, India 54 for 1. Samson and Hooda displayed power-hitting against the Ireland spinners not allowing them to settle. Hooda looked at ease completing his maiden T20I fifty off 27 balls while Samson too reached his first fifty off 31 balls to leave Ireland bowlers under the pump. Both batsmen kept the momentum going scoring boundaries and sixes with ease. Mark Adair eventually dis...

 After an exciting T20I and ODI series, the focus shifts to two Test matches between Sri Lanka and Australia starting from tomorrow at Galle International Stadium, Galle. The Lankan team will look to continue their domination over Australia at home. The last time Australia visited the Lankan shore, they were whitewashed during the 2016 series. The 2 match Test series starting from tomorrow onwards is a part of the 2021/23 ICC Test Championship cycle. Under the captaincy of Pat Cummins, the Australian team would be looking to impress on spinning tracks that Sri Lanka would produce. Australia won 3 match Test series on Pakistani soil with a 1-0-win defeating Pakistan at Lahore. Australia is currently at the top of the ICC Championship cycle while Sri Lanka would look to come up after a disappointing Test series against India away from home. They registered a 1-0 win over Bangladesh away from home. The Sri Lankan team has done well at home and would give Australia a run for thei...

 The Indian women’s team did not perform according to expectations as they lost in the 3 rd T20I match against hosts Sri Lanka played at Rangiri International Stadium, Dambulla on Monday. Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start as Shafali Verma played a rash stroke providing an easy catch to Lankan captain Atthapathu. Smriti Mandhana and Meghana showed intent on keeping the scoreboard ticking. At the end of the first six overs, Indian women made 37 for 1. After the field restrictions, Mandhana and Meghana fell in quick succession. Mandhana and Meghana added 41 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Jemimah Rodrigues along with captain Harmanpreet Kaur struggled initially before putting enough pressure on the Lankan bowlers. Rodrigues fell to score quickly. Rodrigues and Kaur added 64 runs for the 4 th wicket. Kaur and Pooja Vastrakar showed intent putting enough pressure in the last over to help Indian women post 138 for 5. Pooja V...

 The England juggernaut continued as they thrashed New Zealand on the 5 th day of the 3 rd and final Test match played at Headingly, Leeds on Monday. Due to rain, the match started after the lunch break. It was an ideal start for the visitors as Tim Southee produced a peach to get rid of Pope without adding any runs. Pope and Root added 132 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Jonny Bairstow just displayed great hitting abilities right from the word go putting New Zealand bowlers under immense pressure. On other hand, Joe Root remained steady enough to keep the scoreboard ticking. Bairstow kept the momentum going for England not allowing the Kiwis bowlers to settle. It was an exceptional batting display by Bairstow reaching fifty off 30 balls. He registered the 2 nd fastest fifty by England batsmen in Test cricket. Root and Bairstow never looked uncomfortable making at ease. Bairstow hit the winning runs with a six of Bracewell helping the England team win the match by 7 wickets. Bair...

 Hardik’s Pandya stint as a captain began on a winning note as they defeated Ireland in a rain-curtailed match played at Dublin, Malahide on Sunday. Before the rain arrived, India captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to field first. The match was reduced to 12 overs a side. It was an ideal start for visitors as Bhuvneshwar Kumar produced stunning delivery to get rid of Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie without opening his account. The pitch was difficult to bat as there was a lot of swing and seam movement. Hardik Pandya then dismissed dangerous Paul Stirling got by Deepak Hooda at mid-off to leave Ireland in trouble. Avesh Khan got another big wicket of Gareth Delany as he went taking the edge. At the end of field restrictions, Ireland scored 22 for 3. Harry Tector looked impressive with his shots putting the Indian bowlers under pressure. Lorcan Tucker showed intent in keeping the scoreboard ticking making life tough for the opposition. Tector smashed him for 14 ru...

 The England Cricket Team continued their chasing abilities as Joe Root and Ollie Pope ensured that they end day 4 in a strong position played at Headingly, Leeds on Sunday. Starting on the overnight score of 168 for 5, Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell began the 4 th day on a positive note keeping scoreboard ticking not allowing England bowlers to settle. Sam Billings kept the wickets for England due to Foakes being contracted with COVID. Mitchell survived a close LBW shout given out but on review, it was overturned to not out as it was going over the stumps. England captain Stokes took the 2 nd new ball after the 80 th over. Mitchell and Blundell ensured that New Zealand end the first session at 254 for 5. Mitchell continued his merry way completing his fifty off 145 balls. Matthew Potts stunned Mitchell with a lovely delivery to dismiss Mitchell. Mitchell and Blundell added 113 runs for the 6 th wicket. Jack Leach looked impressive with his bowling-grabbing wickets at regu...

 Madhya Pradesh became the new Champions of Ranji Trophy 2021/22 as they defeated Mumbai on the fifth and final day played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on Sunday. Starting on the overnight score of 113 for 2, Suved Parkar and Arman Jaffer showed intent right from the word go putting pressure on the Madhya Pradesh bowlers. Both Mumbai batsmen kept the charge with lovely shots trying to give momentum. Gaurav Yadav eventually got a breakthrough dismissing Armaan Jaffer bowling around the legs. Jaffer and Parkar added 56 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Madhya Pradesh bowlers was warned for delivering negative lines. Parkar and Sarfaraz Khan took the charge with attacking strokes keeping the scoreboard ticking. Parkar completed fifty off 56 balls showing his class. Kartikeya struck with a straight delivery getting rid of Parkar. Parkar and Sarfaraz Khan added 53 runs for the 4 th wicket. Jaiswal came to bat at number 6 fell cheaply caught by Patidar to leave Mumbai in trouble. ...

 Thanks to some brilliant batting by Rajat Patidar, Saransh Jain, Madhya Pradesh ended the 4 th day of the Ranji Trophy finals in a comfortable position played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on Saturday. Starting on the overnight score of 368 for 3, Aditya Srivastava and Rajat Patidar began the day on a positive note. The pitch had an uneven bounce with some balls keeping low and some high bounce. Mohit Avasthi provided the breakthrough that bounced rebounding from Tamore gloves to Sarfaraz Khan. Srivastava and Rajat Patidar added 60 runs for the 4 th wicket. Akshat Raghuvanshi was brilliantly bowled by Tushar Deshpande with lovely delivery that kept low. Mumbai missed another golden chance to get rid of Parth Sahani dropped by Prithvi Shaw at slips. Patidar looked composed with positive intent completing century off 163 balls. Saransh Jain and Rajat Patidar looked composed putting pressure on the Mumbai bowlers. At the end of the first session, Madhya Pradesh ended at 4...

 The Indian women’s team edged past Sri Lanka in the 2 nd T20I match played at Rangiri International Stadium, Dambulla on Saturday. Sri Lankan captain Chamari Atthapatu won the toss and decided to bat first. Lankan openers Vishmi Gunaratne and Chamari started off cautiously before Lankan captain Chamari showed intent keeping pressure on the Indian bowlers. At the end of the first six overs, Lankan women scored 37 for 0. After the field restrictions, Gunaratne and Chamari continued their aggressive approach taking singles and hitting occasional boundaries. Pooja Vastrkar eventually got the breakthrough for the Indian team getting rid of Lankan captain Chamari. The Lankan openers put on 87 runs laying a strong foundation. The Indian bowlers made a strong comeback as they kept taking wickets at regular intervals. Apart from the Lankan openers, the Indian bowlers did not allow the hosts to score runs quickly and took wickets in succession. From 106 for 2, the Sri Lankan women's ...

 The England Cricket Team ended the 3 rd day of the 3 rd Test in a strong position against visiting New Zealand side played at Headingly, Leeds on Saturday. Starting on the overnight score of 264 for 6, it was an aggressive start by Jonny Bairstow and Jamie Overton putting pressure on the New Zealand bowlers. Trent Boult looked the threatening bowler and eventually got rid of Overton 3 short of his century. Overton and Bairstow added 241 runs for the 7 th wicket. Stuart Broad came to the crease showing intent right from the word go putting Kiwis bowlers under immense pressure with positive strokes. On the other hand, Bairstow looked confident and completed 150 off 144 balls. Broad kept the momentum for England keeping the scoreboard ticking making life tough for Kiwi bowlers. Tim Southee eventually got rid of Broad with a lovely delivery. Broad and Bairstow added 55 runs for the 8 th wicket. Bracewell dismissed Bairstow trying to hit a big shot caught by Boult. Jack Leach h...

 It was another superb day of Test cricket as England staged a superb comeback against visiting New Zealand team played at Headingly, Leeds on Friday. Starting on the overnight score of 225 for 5, Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell continued their brilliance with positive intent keeping the scoreboard ticking. Blundell completed fifty off 111 balls. Blundell was given out in an unfortunate manner as there was no DRS available. Blundell and Mitchell added 120 runs for the 6 th wicket. Bracewell came to the crease and looked confident keeping the scoreboard ticking. On other hand, Mitchell kept the momentum going for New Zealand hitting boundaries with ease. Broad got another wicket dismissing Bracewell caught by Crawley. Tim Southee looked in great touch right from word go putting pressure on England bowlers while Mitchell showed his aggression and completed his third century of this series off 213 balls with a six. Right before the lunch break, Mitchell was caught by Stokes with ...

 The Madhya Pradesh batsmen made good use of the conditions as they ended the third day in a commanding position against Mumbai played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on Friday. Starting on the overnight score of 123 for 1, Shubham Sharma showed intent right from the word go putting bad deliveries away. Dubey completed fifty off 137 balls while Shubham Sharma reached half-century off 74 balls. Mumbai got an early chance as Arman Jaffer dropped a tough chance to get rid of Shubham Sharma. Shubham and Yash Dubey kept the momentum going for Madhya Pradesh keeping the scoreboard ticking. There were a few anxious moments but both MP batsmen scored runs with ease. Yash Dubey made good use of batting conditions and completed century off 234 balls. With that boundary, Madhya Pradesh went into the lunch break at 228 for 1. After the lunch break, Dubey and Sharma showed solid defense keeping the momentum going. Prithvi Shaw took the 2 nd new ball immediately after 80 th over. Shu...

 The first day of the 3 rd Test match between hosts England and visitors New Zealand ended in an exciting battle played at Headingly, Leeds on Thursday. New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start as Tom Latham was dismissed by Stuart Broad without opening his account. Will Young and captain Kane Williamson looked steady hitting bad deliveries away for boundaries. Jack Leach was bought into the attack and struck immediately getting rid of Young. Young and Williamson added 35 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Devon Conway came to the crease and looked a little steady putting some pressure on Jack Leach. New Zealand captain Williamson showed his class before Stuart Broad got rid of him with a lovely delivery to leave the visitors in trouble at 62 for 3. At the end of the first session, New Zealand reached 65 for 3. After the lunch break, Conway made the batting look easy before Jamie Overton got his maiden Test wicket getting r...

 It was another brilliant contest between bat and ball with some action on the 2nd day of the 2021/22 Ranji Trophy finals played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on Thursday.  Madhya Pradesh got off to a perfect start as Garauv Yadav struck in the first over itself dismissing Shams Mulani. After the top-quality bowling by Yadav and Anubhav Agarwal, Sarfaraz Khan showed intent against Kumar Kartikeya and completed fifty off 152 balls. Gaurav Yadav produced a peach of a delivery to get rid of Tanush Kotian. Kotian and Sarfaraz Khan added 40 runs for the 7th wicket. Madhya Pradesh pace bowlers troubled Dhawal Kulkarni getting past the outside edge.  Sarafraz Khan kept the momentum going for Mumbai putting the bad deliveries away for boundaries. Anubhav Agarwal finally got the breakthrough by dismissing Dhawal Kulkarni. Kulkarni made 1 run while Sarafarz Khan kept hitting shots. Himanshu Mantri could not grab the chance to get rid of inform Sarfaraz.  Sarfaraz Khan sh...

 The Indian women’s Cricket Team started their tour of Sri Lanka with a resounding win in the 1 st T20I match played at Rangiri International Stadium, Dambulla on Thursday. Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start for the visitors as they lost 2 quick wickets in succession of Smriti Mandhana and Sabbhieni Meghana. Shafali Verma put pressure on the Lankan bowlers with positive shots while Harmanpreet Kaur looked solid enough. At the end of the first six overs, Indian women made 32 for 2. Kaur and Verma kept the momentum going against disciplined Sri Lankan bowling. Harmanpreet Kaur was given a reprieve as she was dropped twice. After an enterprising knock, Shafali Verma was caught by de Silva at long-on. Sri Lankan captain Atthaptu were involved in all three dismissals. Verma and Kaur added 39 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Soon after, Kaur was dismissed by Ranweera to leave the Indian team in trouble. The Sri Lankan bowlers...

 The first day of the finals between Mumbai and Madhya saw a good contest between both bat and ball with honors even played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on Wednesday. Mumbai captain Prithvi Shaw won the toss and decided to bat first. The left-handed bat Jaiswal showed played cautiously against Kumar Kartikeya. On other hand, Shaw looked in decent touch hitting the deliveries away for boundaries. Gaurav Yadav troubled Shaw with lovely deliveries going past his outside edge. Shaw and Jaiswal kept the scoreboard ticking maintaining the momentum for Mumbai. Anubhav Agarwal produced a stunning delivery to get rid of Shaw. Shaw and Jaiswal added 87 runs for the opening wicket. Arman Jaffer looked confident with disciplined bowling by Madhya Pradesh bowlers. Jaiswal hit the bad deliveries away for boundaries and left the good deliveries. Mumbai ended the first session at 106 for 1. After the lunch break, MP bowlers kept a tight lid on Mumbai batsmen. Kumar Kartikeya got rid o...

 The Indian team for the prestigious Hockey Women’s World Cup 2022 to be played in Amstelveen and Spain from 1 st July has been announced. Under the captaincy of Savita Punia, they are currently playing in their last league match of FIH Pro Hockey League against the United States of America. It has been a decent journey as they would be looking to end the tournament with a credible position in their debut season. Rani Rampal has been rested due to an injury. The Indian women’s team proved their worth as they registered their best finish in Tokyo Olympics losing to Great Britain in the bronze medal match. The Indian team has been clubbed with New Zealand, England, and China in Pool B. India will take on England in their opening match at Wagner Stadium, Amstelveen. The top team in each group would directly qualify for the quarterfinals while the following two places will play cross-over matches to be eligible for the top 8 stage. The Netherlands is the most successful team t...

 The England Cricket Team announced their playing XI for the 3 rd Test match against struggling New Zealand to be played at Headingly, Leeds from tomorrow onwards. Under the new captain of Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum, the hosts England played an attacking brand of cricket in both Test matches. Thanks to a sensational 137 by Bairstow and an unbeaten 75 not out by Ben Stokes, England chased down 299 runs in 50 overs to win the match by 5 wickets and take a 2-0 lead in the series. England team have played some brilliant cricket in the 2 Test matches so far. In reply to New Zealand’s 553, Joe Root showed his class with a majestic 176, Ollie Pope 145, and Foakes half-century, England made 539 runs. For his brilliant 137, Jonny Bairstow was named the man of the match award. England would be looking to continue in the same aggressive attitude and register a whitewash over the inaugural ICC World Test Championship New Zealand. In the first Test match at Lords, Joe Root s...