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 The Indian team continued their winning run as they defeated Hong Kong comfortably played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on Wednesday. Hong Kong captain Nizakat Khan won the toss and decided to field first. Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul looked cautious in the first 2 overs. The Indian openers took on Haroon Rashid in his 2 nd over smashing him for 22 runs to change the momentum. Ayush Shukla struck for Hong Kong dismissing Rohit Sharma with an easy catch by Aizaz Khan.  Rohit and Rahul added 38 runs for the opening wicket. KL Rahul and Virat Kohli did not look at ease against disciplined Hong Kong bowling. At the end of the first six overs, India made 44 for 1. After the field restrictions, Kohli attacked the Hong Kong bowling while Rahul struggled to hit big shots. Ghazanfar made the breakthrough by dismissing out-of-touch KL Rahul with a juggling catch by McKechnie. Rahul and Kohli added 56 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Surya Kumar Yadav looked in great touch right fro...

 Afghanistan became the first team to qualify for the Super 4 stage as they defeated Bangladesh in an impressive performance in the 3 rd match of Asia Cup 2022 played at Sharjah Cricket Ground, Sharjah on Tuesday. Bangladesh captain Shakib AL Hasan won the toss and decided to bat first. Mujeeb Ur Rahman created a significant impact by dismissing Mohammad Naim in his 1 st over. He then dismissed Anamul Haque via review. The umpire called not out before Afghanistan reviewed the decision and it was overturned to out. It was another superb piece of delivery to dismiss Shakib AL Hasan to leave Bangladesh in big trouble. At the end of the first six overs, Bangladesh made 28 for 3. Soon after the field restrictions, Rashid Khan did the damage by dismissing Mushfiqur Rahim via review. The umpire called it not out but on review, it was overturned to out to leave Bangladesh in deep trouble at 28 for 4. Afghanistan bowlers kept a tight lid on the Bangladesh batters and made life tough. ...

 The Indian shuttlers continued their impressive run as 2 doubles pairing and one more singles player made it into the quarterfinals of the prestigious BWF World Championship event played in Tokyo on Thursday. Dhruv Kapila and MR Arjun proved their worth again as they defeated the Singapore pair of Hee Yong and Loh Kean in three games. The first game saw both pairs playing aggressive intent taking alternate points till 6-6. It was a closely fought affair with Dhruv and Arjun with an 11-9 lead at the break. After the break, the Indian pair continued to maintain the lead at 15-11. Hee and Loh made a strong comeback to take 4 points in succession leveling the scores at 15-15. The Singapore pair showed their class as they won the first game easily with a scoreline of 21-18. The second game saw Dhruv and Arjun taking 2 point lead at the start. Singapore pair made a lovely comeback to level the scores at 5-5. It was an aggressive display by the Indian pair taking an 11-7 lead at the ...

 The England bowlers made a strong comeback as they put up a solid display in helpful bowling conditions on the 1 st day of the 2 nd Test match played at Old Trafford, Manchester on Thursday. South African captain Dean Elgar won the toss and decided to bat first. Ollie Robinson and James Anderson troubled South African openers Erwee and Elgar with the ball going past the edge many times. The veteran Anderson got the breakthrough dismissing Erwee taking inside edge as Foakes took a lovely catch. Dean Elgar struggled with lovely, disciplined bowling as he got off the mark from the 16 th delivery. Dean Elgar was given a reprieve as he was caught at short leg, but Ollie Robinson overstepped the delivery. Stuart Broad produced stunning delivery to get rid of Elgar with a lovely catch by Bairstow. Elgar and Petersen added 32 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Aiden Markram and Petersen steadied the ship for South Africa keeping the scoreboard ticking. Broad produced another superb deliver...

 It was a memorable moment as Hong Kong reached the main round of Asia Cup 2022 after defeating the United Arab Emirates in a one-sided contest played at Al Amerat Stadium, Oman on Wednesday. After Kuwait defeated Singapore with an inferior net run rate, Hong Kong needed a win to qualify for the Asia Cup. Hong Kong captain Nizakat Khan won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start as Ayush Shukla took 2 important wickets of dangerous Muhammad Waseem over and then dismissed wicketkeeper Arvind. Ehsan Khan got the wicket of Chirag Suri in the first over. At the end of the first 6 overs, UAE scored 45 for 3. Shukla then produced the magic getting rid of Aryan Lakra to leave UAE in trouble at 47 for 4. UAE captain CP Rizwan and Basil Hameed steadied the ship before Yasim Murtaza grabbed the wicket of Hameed. Zawar Farid and CP Rizwan rescued UAE innings with lovely shots trying to maintain momentum. Farid looked impressive with big shots while Rizwan kept the score...

 The Indian male shuttlers had a decent outing as 2 men’s singles and 2 doubles pairs qualified for the next round of the prestigious BWF World Championship 2022 on day 3 played in Tokyo on Wednesday. Lakshya Sen continued his impressive performance with a straight games victory over Luis Enrique Penalver of Spain. The Indian looked in decent shape and made life tough for his opponent right from the word go winning it by 21-17, 21-10 to move into the third round. HS Prannoy stunned 2-time World Championship and hosts player Kento Momota in two straight games. It was an impressive performance by Prannoy not allowing the Japanese a chance. The Indian kept the left-handed Japanese struggling with an 11-7 lead at the break. After the break, Momota made a strong comeback reducing the lead to one point. Prannoy upped the play and won the first game easily at 21-17. The second game also began started well for both players, but Prannoy looked in great shape and took an 11-6 lead at t...

 The England Cricket Team announced their playing XI for the 2 nd Test match against visiting South African side to be played at Old Trafford, Manchester from tomorrow onwards. It was a disappointing performance by the hosts as they lost the first Test match by an innings and 12 runs inside 3 days. After being invited in tough batting conditions, England could only post 165 runs in the first innings. In reply, South Africa took a substantial 161 runs in the first innings. It was another disappointing effort by the England team in their second innings as they were bowled out for 149 runs. England made only 1 change in the squad with Ollie Robinson making a comeback replacing Matthew Potts. Alex Lees and Zak Crawley will open the innings for England. Both openers struggled in the opening Test match. Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, and Jonny Bairstow comprise the middle order. Ben Foakes has been retained as the wicketkeeper. The bowling department looks decent with the likes...

 The top Indian shuttlers registered impressive wins on the opening day of BWF World Championship 2022 played in Tokyo on Monday. It was a decent day for male shuttlers as HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth won their respective matches. The only disappointment was Sai Praneeth giving a tough fight for world number 4 Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei. It was a very closely fought affair as Sai lost the match by 15-21, 21-15, and 15-21 to be knocked out of the tournament. Sai looked in great shape in the second game, but Chou upped his game-winning first and third games easily. Lakshya Sen continued his impressive form defeating Hans Kristian Vittinghus in straight games. It was a dominating performance by Sen winning it by 21-12, 21-11. There were long rallies in the second game as Sen took an 11-6 lead. After the break, the experienced Danish committed lots of unforced errors. He will take on Spain Enqriue Penalver. HS Prannoy produced a dominating performance as he ...

 The Indian Cricket Team held on to their nerves in the final One-day international against hosts Zimbabwe played at Harare Sports Club, Harare on Monday. Indian captain KL Rahul won the toss and decided to bat first. It was a decent start as Shikhar Dhawan started off brightly with positive strokes while KL Rahul took time to settle. Dhawan was given a reprieve as he was dropped at backward point. At the end of the first 10 overs, India made 41 for 0. After the field restrictions, Dhawan and KL Rahul looked cautious against disciplined Zimbabwe bowling. Brad Evans got the breakthrough dismissing captain KL Rahul taking the inside edge onto the stumps. Rahul and Dhawan added 63 runs for the opening wicket. Dhawan was not able to score runs quickly as he struggled against disciplined Zimbabwe bowling. Evans struck for the 2 nd time getting rid of Dhawan caught by Williams to put pressure on Indian batting. Shubman Gill came to the crease and looked in great touch putting the ...

 The Indian second-string side produced another dominating performance in the 2 nd One-day international match against hosts Zimbabwe played at Harare Sports Club, Harare on Saturday. Indian captain KL Rahul won the toss and decided to field first. Deepak Chahar did not feature in the playing XI because of a slight injury. Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj took advantage of bowling conditions troubling the Zimbabwe openers. Siraj got the breakthrough eventually dismissing Kaitano with a disappointing performance scoring just 7 off 32 balls. At the end of the first 10 overs, Zimbabwe made 26 for 1. Shardul Thakur replacing Deepak Chahar in the playing XI got rid of Innocent Kaia to leave Zimbabwe struggling. Thakur then produced another lovely delivery to dismiss captain Regis Chakabva. Krishna then did the damage by getting the wicket of Medherve leaving the hosts in tatters at 31 for 4. Sean Williams looked confident keeping the scoreboard ticking while Sikander Raza was n...

 The South African team produced a brilliant performance as they register a thumping win over hosts England on the 3 rd day itself played at iconic Lords Cricket Ground, Lords on Friday. Starting on an overnight score of 289 for 7, Kagiso Rabada was dismissed in the first over itself with a one-handed catch by Stuart Broad. Anrich Nortje and Marco Jansen provided some vital runs taking the advantage of the aggressive field set-up. England captain Stokes decided to take the 2 nd new ball immediately. Nortje and Jansen kept the scoreboard ticking frustrating the England bowlers. Broad was bought into the attack and dismissed Jansen with a good catch by Crawley. Jansen and Nortje added 29 runs 9 th wicket. Broad grabbed the wicket of Lungi Ngidi as Bairstow took a lovely juggling catch at slips to bowl out South Africa for 326 with a lead of 161 runs. In reply, England openers Zak Crawley and Alex Lees struggled against the top-quality pace bowling of South Africa. Lees was g...

 The visiting South African team ended the 2 nd day in a decent position against hosts England played at the iconic Lords Cricket Ground, Lords on Thursday. Starting on the overnight score of 116 for 6, Ollie Pope was given a reprieve as Sarel Erewee dropped a simple chance after rebounding 3 times. Kagiso Rabada provided the breakthrough by getting rid of Pope taking the inside edge onto the stumps. Stuart Broad tried to play aggressive shots but was caught by Dean Elgar. Elgar decided to bring Jansen into the bowling attack and struggled initially against Jack Leach. Jansen got his radar right shattering the stumps of Leach to end frustrating partnership. Kagiso Rabada grabbed his 5 th wicket of the innings dismissing veteran James Anderson bowling out England for 165. In reply, it was a steady start for South Africa as Elgar and Erewee looked confident. Dean Elgar was given out by the umpire but on review, it was overturned to not out as it hit the pad. The South African o...

 It was a great start for the second-string Indian side as they hammered host Zimbabwe in a one-sided contest in the first ODI match played at Harare Sports Club, Harare on Thursday. Indian captain KL Rahul won the toss and decided to field first in helpful bowling conditions. Deepak Chahar making a comeback after an injury struggled initially along with Mohammed Siraj bowling extra deliveries. Chahar then troubled the Zimbabwe openers Innocent Kaia and Marumani. After a decent start by Kaia and Marumani, Chahar struck for India dismissing Kaia with a lovely catch by Samson. Chahar then produced the second wicket getting the big of Marumani to leave Zimbabwe in trouble. Siraj dismissed experienced Sean Williams with a good catch by Shikhar Dhawan. At the end of the first 10 overs, Zimbabwe looked in trouble at 31 for 3. Chahar struck once more time dismissing Wesley Medherve with a lovely swing delivery to leave Zimbabwe in tatters at 31 for 4. Zimbabwe captain Regis Chakabva...

 The South African pace quartet produced some fine quality bowling against England on a rain-curtailed day played at Lords Cricket Ground, London on Wednesday. South African captain Dean Elgar won the toss and decided to field first. Kagiso Rabada made good use of the conditions troubling Alex Lees before eventually dismissing him providing a simple catch to wicketkeeper Verryne. Lungi Ngidi tested Ollie Pope and Crawley with lovely deliveries. Rabada struck for the 2 nd time getting rid of Crawley with a simple catch to Markram at second slips to leave England in trouble. The conditions suited the seam bowlers as Ngidi and Rabada bowled testing lines not allowing England batters to score runs easily. Rabada bowled stunning deliveries to Root that bounced. On the other hand, Ollie Pope looked solid and played lovely strokes. After the initial spell by Rabada and Ngidi, the tall left-handed bowler Marco Jansen was bought into the attack. Jansen produced another lovely delivery ...

 The 2022 Asia Cup qualifying tournament is about to start on 20 th August to be played in Muscat, Oman. Four teams will take part including Hong Kong, Kuwait, Singapore, and United Arab Emirates. The winner of this qualifying tournament would be grouped with Pakistan and India in Group A of the main round starting on 27 th August 2022. Due to Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates reaching the finals Western Region Group also advanced to the Asia Cup qualifying tournament. Singapore and Hong Kong progressed as the top two teams from the Eastern Region Group thus joining Kuwait and UAE in the Asia Cup qualifiers. Each team will play the other team once and the team with the most points will qualify as the third team along with India and Pakistan in Group A of the main round. Here we look at the teams announced Hong Kong Nizakat Khan (C), Kinchit Shah (VC), Zeeshan Ali, Babar Hayat, Haroon Arshad, Aftab Hussain, Ateeq Iqbal, Aizaz Khan, Ehsan Khan, Scott McKechnie (WK), Yas...

 Under the captaincy of Ben Stokes, England announced their XI for the first Test match against visiting South Africa to be played at the iconic Lords Cricket Ground, Lords starting from 3.30 IST onwards today. England has been on a roll with 4 successive wins chasing down big targets against New Zealand and then chased down a record 378 runs against India to level the 5-match series at 2-2. It has been a remarkable transformation by the England Test team. They would be looking to continue their attacking style of play in the first match of the series against visiting South Africa. It promises to be an exciting Test series with top-quality batters on each side. Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow have been in sensational form against New Zealand and India. The hosts would be looking to create an impact with another set of brilliant performances with both bat and ball gaining momentum for the rest of the 2 Test matches. Ben Foakes makes a return to playing XI after recovering from COV...

 South Africa will take on England in a 3-match Test series starting from 17 th August 2022. This series would be part of the 2021/23 ICC Test Championship cycle. South Africa currently holds the number 1 position in the points table after Australia lost to Sri Lanka in the 2 nd Test match played at Galle International Stadium. On the other hand, England are high on confidence as they defeated New Zealand and the Indian team chasing down big targets. It promises to be a brilliant Test series with top-quality batting and bowling from each side. Under the captaincy of Ben Stokes, England has completely changed its attitude toward batting. England chased down big targets of 277, 296, and 299 runs in the 3-match Test series against New Zealand. The hosts again produced a magical chase of 378 runs against a top-quality Indian bowling side to level the series at 2-2. South Africa would be looking to gain confidence after a series win over India and Bangladesh at home. They drew t...

 The much-anticipated Asia Cup 2022 starts with Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan being clubbed in Group A while India, Pakistan and UAE, Singapore, Kuwait, and Hong Kong will feature along with both teams. It promises to be an exciting tournament with India being the most successful team in Asia Cup history with 7 titles. Indian team is currently the defending Champions of this prestigious tournament played in 50 over format during the 2018 edition.  The tournament will be played in the United Arab Emirates. Sri Lanka and Afghanistan have not yet announced their squads for this prestigious tournament. Each team would play the other once before the top two teams will reach the Super 4 stage. India and Pakistan are likely to qualify, while the other group will be a tough fight. In the Super 4 stage, each team will play once before the top two teams would feature in the finals on 11 th September. Here we look at the teams announced for Asia Cup 2022 India Rohit...

 It was a superb performance by Zimbabwe defeating the full member nation in both T20I and ODI series at home. All 6 matches of the series were played at Harare Sports Club, Harare from 30 th July till 10 th August 2022. Zimbabwe registered the first T20I series win over a full member nation. The first T20I was a high-scoring affair as the host's Zimbabwe posted 205 for 3 in 20 overs. Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine won the toss and decided to bat first. The hosts lost an early wicket of Regis Chakabva. Ervine looked in decent touch before being dismissed. Sean Williams and Wesley Medherve steadied the ship for Zimbabwe putting on 56 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Sikander Raza blasted away Bangladesh bowling lineup along with Medherve. Medherve decided to retire hurt due to an injury. Raza completed fifty off 23 balls and put on 91 runs for the 4 th wicket. Despite a decent batting effort by Bangladesh, Zimbabwe bowlers showed their class to restrict the visitors to 188 for 6 a...

 The Indian women’s Cricket Team produced a remarkable effort as they lost the finals in a thrilling encounter played at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Sunday. Australian captain Meg Lanning won the toss and decided to bat first. Renuka Singh produced the magic for India dismissing Alyssa Healy via review for LBW. The umpire gave not out but on review, it was overturned to out. Meg Lanning struggling with form showed intent against disciplined Indian bowling while Beth Mooney looked in decent touch to keep the scoreboard going for Australia. At the end of the first six overs, Australian women made 43 for 1. After the field restrictions, Lanning and Mooney kept maintaining the momentum with boundaries in each over. Radha Yadav produced a piece of magic flicking back with Lanning short of the crease at the non-striker end. Lanning and Mooney added 74 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Radha Yadav produced another piece of magic with a stunning diving catch to dismiss Tahlia McGrath to leave ...