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 The Australian Cricket Team did a fine job as they registered a comprehensive win over the spirited Ireland side played at the Gabba, Brisbane on Monday. Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie won the toss and decided to field first. Barry McCarthy got an early wicket dismissing Warner caught by Mark Adair at short fine leg. Mitchell Marsh and Aaron Finch put the Ireland bowlers under pressure keeping the scoreboard ticking. At the end of the first six overs, Australia made 38 for 1. Marsh and Finch looked in sensational touch keeping the momentum going for Australia. Ireland got their 2 nd wicket as McCarthy dismissed Mitchell caught by Tucker ending 52 runs stand for the 2 nd wicket. Glenn Maxwell was given out by the umpire but on review, it was overturned to not out as there was an inside edge. Little struck to get rid of Maxwell to leave Australia in trouble. Marcus Stoinis put enough pressure on the Ireland bowling along with Finch. Barry McCarthy produced a stunning save ...

 The World number 8 Indian pairing of SatwikRankiReddy and Chirag Shetty created history as they won the Super 750 French Open against the Chinese Taipei pair in straight sets played in Paris on 30 th October 2022. It was an aggressive start for the Indian pairing right from the word go putting pressure on Lu Ching and Yang Po. Satwik and Chirag showed their class not allowing their Chinese Taipei a chance into the game. At the mid-game interval, the Indian pair had an 11-5 lead. After the break, Satwik and Chirag looked in complete control winning the first game easily at 21-13. The second game saw initially both pairs fighting for each point before Satwik and Chirag Shetty showed their domination with smashes. At the mid-game interval, the Indian pairing had an 11-5 lead and looked good to win the title. After the break, Satwik and Chirag made unforced errors allowing the Chinese Taipei to make a comeback. Lu and Yang leveled the scores at 15-15 before both pairs took altern...

 The Indian men’s hockey could not sustain pressure as they lost to Spain in their 2 nd FIH Pro Hockey League match played at Kalinga Stadium, Bhuvneshwar on Sunday. Both teams began the match trying to find the rhythm in the first 10 minutes of the game. Krishna Pathak produced two brilliant saves off penalty corners. The Indian team looked strong, but Spain made aggressive moves. At the end of the first quarter, scores remained 0-0. Spain got off to a perfect start in the second quarter with Eduardo converting penalty corner into a goal in the 17 th minute to give a 1-0 lead. Spain kept the pressure on the Indian defense with multiple PC’s before Marc Miralles scored from PC in the 27 th minute to give Spain a 2-0 lead. Harmanpreet Singh converted a penalty corner into a goal during the 28 th minute reducing the gap to 1-2. It was a closely fought first half as Spain had 11 circle penetrations as compared to 10 of India. Spain had 4 penalty corners as compared to 2 of Ind...

 Thanks to David Miller’s brilliance, South Africa edged past India in a closely fought affair played at Optus Stadium, Perth on Sunday. Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first. KL Rahul struggled against Wayne Parnell in the very first over without scoring any runs. Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul showed intent putting some pressure on South African pacers. Lungi Ngidi was bought into the attack dismissing both Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul in the same over. Virat Kohli played some lovely shots keeping his form going. At the end of the first six overs, India made 33 for 2. Ngidi struck again to dismiss Kohli caught by Rabada at fine leg. Deepak Hooda replacing Axar Patel was dismissed cheaply by Nortje to leave India in big trouble. Surya Kumar Yadav looked in great touch hitting aggressive shots against South African pacers. Ngidi took his fourth wicket dismissing Hardik Pandya with a stunning catch by Rabada to leave India in deep trouble at 49 for 5. Surya...

 Bangladesh held onto their nerves as they register a thrilling win over Zimbabwe played at The Gabba, Brisbane on Sunday. Bangladesh captain Shakib AL Hasan won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start as Soumya Sarkar was dismissed without opening his account caught by Chakabva off Muzabrani. Liton Das looked in great touch putting the bad deliveries away for boundaries. Muzabrani took his 2 nd wicket getting rid of Das with a lovely catch by Chatara at short third man. At the end of the first six overs, Bangladesh made 32 for 2. Shakib AL Hasan and Shanto steadied the ship for Bangladesh taking singles and hitting boundaries not allowing the Zimbabwe bowlers to settle. Sean Williams grabbed the important wicket of Shakib AL Hasan caught by Muzabrani. Shakib and Shanto added 54 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Shanto looked impressive keeping the momentum going completing fifty off 45 balls. Things looked impressive for Bangladesh with Shanto taking on Zimbab...

 The Indian duo of Satwiksairaj RankiReddy and Chirag Shetty defeated Choi Sol Gyu and Kim Wo Ho of South Korea in the semi-finals of the Super 750 French Open played in Paris on Saturday. It was an aggressive start for the Indian pair with a 2-0 lead before the Korean equaled the scores at 7-7. Satwik and Chirag put enough pressure on Choi and Kim with an 11-7 lead at the break. After the interval, the Indian pairing looked impressive not allowing their opponents to settle. Satwik and Chirag Shetty struggled as they were hitting out or net, but the Korean pair managed to reduce the lead to just 1 point to 18-19. Choi produced an error to give the Indians two game points. Chirag Shetty showed his class with an accurate smash to give the first game at 21-18. The second game saw both pairs with rallies with alternate points at 3-3. Chirag and Satwik put enough pressure on the Korean pair not allowing them to settle with brilliant shots. Korean pair made a strong comeback reduci...

 Known as the underdogs of ICC tournaments, New Zealand produced a dominating display to defeat the Asian Champions Sri Lanka in a one-sided contest played at Sydney Cricket Ground, SCG on Saturday. New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and decided to bat first. Mahesh Theekshana produced the magic getting rid of dangerous Finn Allen putting pressure on the spinner. Dhanajaya de Silva then dismissed Conway with another good piece of bowling leaving New Zealand in trouble. Kasun Rajitha named as a replacement produced a peach to get rid of Kane Williamson leaving Kiwis in big trouble at 15 for 3. Glenn Phillips and Daryl Mitchell looked cautious against disciplined Lankan bowling. At the end of the first six overs, New Zealand 25 for 3. Phillips kept the pressure on the Lankan bowling with attacking shots. Pathum Nissanka dropped a sitter chance at long-off to dismiss Phillips. Glenn Phillips did not allow the Lankan bowlers to settle with aggressive shots. On other...

 The men’s doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj RankiReddy/Chirag Shetty stunned the number 1-seeded Japanese pair in the Super 750 French Open played in Paris on Friday. It was an amazing performance by the Indian pairing of Satwik and Chirag Shetty as they kept on their nerves against the top-seeded Japanese pair Tauro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi in two thrilling games. Both pairs started putting up a good fight taking alternate points. The Indian pairing of Satwik and Chirag put pressure on the Japanese pairing taking an 11-9 lead at the break. After the interval, the Indian showed great fighting spirit to maintain the lead. Satwik and Chirag took 3 points in succession to lead 20-15. The match looked finished, but the top-seeded Japanese pair fought back strongly equalling the scores at 20-20. Satwik and Chirag held onto their nerves as they won the first game 23-21. The second game was a closely fought game as both pairs took alternate points till 7-7. Hoki and Kobayashi increase...

 On Friday, the Indian men’s hockey team started the 2022/23 FIH Pro Hockey League with a thrilling win over New Zealand played at Kalinga Stadium, Bhuvneshwar. It was an aggressive start by the New Zealand team, but the Indian defense remained solid enough. The match was played on faced moves with Indian forwards making attacking moves. Indian team earned 2 penalty corners. The second penalty corner produced a superb drag-flick by Mandeep More in the 14 th minute to give India a 1-0 lead. New Zealand began the 2 nd quarter with an aggressive start putting enough pressure on the Indian defense. As a result of consistent pressure, the visitors earned a penalty stroke. Sam Lane converted Penalty stroke in the 23 rd minute to level the scores at 1-1. The New Zealand team showed their class with more attacking moves before earning penalty corners. The penalty corner was well saved by Krishna Pathak. At the end of the first half, the scores remained 1-1. It was a dominating perfo...

 The Australian Cricket Team returned to winning ways as they defeated Sri Lanka in a one-sided contest played at Optus Stadium, Perth on Tuesday. Australian captain Aaron Finch won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for the hosts as Pat Cummins got rid of Kusal Mendis with a lovely bouncer caught by Mitchell Marsh. Pathum Nissanka and Dhanajaya de Silva struggled against the pace and bounce of Australian bowlers. At the end of the first six overs, Sri Lanka scored 36 for 1. After the field restrictions, Dhanajaya de Silva and Nissanka kept the momentum going taking singles and hitting occasional boundaries. Ashton Agar got a much-needed breakthrough for Australia dismissing Dhanajaya de Silva with a stunning catch by Warner at long-on. Dhanajaya de Silva and Nissanka added 69 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Pathum Nissanka fell with an awful mix-up leaving Sri Lanka struggling. Lanka lost another couple of quick wickets to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka,...

 It was a disappointing thing as South Africa and Zimbabwe earned 1 point each due to a washout played at Belivere Oval, Hobart on Monday. Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine won the toss and decided to bat before the rain arrived. The match was reduced to 9 overs a side. The decision did not pay off as Regis Chakabva and Craig Ervine tried to hit big shots. Regis was given out by the umpire but on review, it was overturned as it did not touch the pad. Wayne Parnell got the initial breakthrough by getting rid of Ervine caught by Ngidi at mid-on. Ngidi dismissed Regis and Sikander Raza in the same over to leave Zimbabwe in trouble. At the end of the first 3 overs, Zimbabwe made 14 for 3. A sensational direct hit resulted in the run out of Sean Williams to leave Zimbabwe in big trouble at 17 for 4. Milton Shumba and Wesley Medhevere steadied the ship with some lovely shots. Medhevere looked in decent touch putting pressure on South African bowlers. Both Zimbabwe batters kept the scor...

 Bangladesh started their ICC T20 World Cup tournament with a close-fought win over Netherlands played at Belivere Oval, Hobart on Monday. Netherlands captain Scott Edwards won the toss and decided to field first. Fred Klassen and other Netherlands seam bowlers struggled for rhythm against Shanto and Soumya Sarkar. Van Meekeren produced sharp delivery to get rid of Soumya Sarkar. Bangladesh openers added 43 runs for the opening wicket and ended the first six overs at 47 for 1. Tim Pringle was bought into the attack and dismissed Shanto with a simple catch to van Beek. Netherlands kept the pressure on Bangladesh batters not allowing them to hit runs with ease. Van Beek dismissed Liton Das with another short delivery caught by Cooper at mid-off. Shariz Ahmed got the big wicket of Shakib AL Hasan as Leede timed the jump leaving Bangladesh in trouble. Bangladesh made 70 for 4 with rain arriving. Van Meekeren produced lovely delivery to dismiss Yasir Ali. Nurul Hasan and Afif Hoss...

 It was a memorable match as the Indian team started the World Cup tournament with a famous win over arch-rivals Pakistan played in front of a capacity crowd at Melbourne Cricket Ground, MCG on Sunday. Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to field first. Bhuvneshwar Kumar produced some lovely deliveries to start with against Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam. Arshdeep Singh then got rid of Babar Azam for a golden duck to provide an early breakthrough. Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled with great control on the pitch with swing and movement. Shan Masood looked in decent touch putting the bad deliveries away for runs. Arshdeep Singh rattled the Pakistan batting getting Rizwan caught by Bhuvneshwar Kumar at fine leg. Iftikhar Ahmed and Shan Masood steadied the ship as they ended the first six overs at 32 for 2. After the field restrictions, Iftikhar Ahmed and Masood showed intent putting pressure on Indian bowling. Ravichandran Ashwin took a stunning catch but decision was o...

 The Sultan Johor Cup 2022 which is a tournament for Under 21 began as the Indian team started with a bang defeating hosts Malaysia comfortably played at Taman Daya Hockey Stadium, Malaysia on Saturday. Indian team is led by Uttam who has represented the senior team. It was aggressive by the Indian team putting pressure on the Malaysian defense. India’s forward produced a simple goal in the 6 th minute to give a 1-0 lead. Malaysia showed some attacking moves and also earned a penalty corner but the Indian goalkeeper saved it and then produced a counterattack, earning India a PC. Arjjeet Singh Hundal doubled the lead with from the penalty corner in the 10 th minute. Shahmie Irfan reduced the gap to one goal in the 13 th minute. At the end of the first quarter, India led 2-1. It was an aggressive start for the Indian team as they pressed into Malaysia's circle. Bobby Singh Dhami increased the gap to 2 goals by hitting a reverse shot into a goal in the 20 th minute. Sudeep Chi...

 The England Cricket Team started their ICC T20 World Cup 2022 with a comfortable win over Afghanistan played at Optus Stadium, Perth on Saturday. England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for England's side as Mark Wood got an early breakthrough dismissing Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Wood troubled Afghanistan batters with pace and bounce on the pitch. Hazaratullah Zazai struggled against top-quality England bowling. At the end of the first six overs, Afghanistan made 35 for 1. Ben Stokes was introduced into the attack and got rid of Zazai with a stunning diving catch by Liam Livingstone to put Afghanistan in trouble. Usman Ghani and Ibrahim Zadran steadied the ship taking singles and hitting shots on short deliveries. Sam Curran dismissed Ibrahim's deception caught by Moeen Ali. The England catching was sensational as Adil Rashid took a stunning running catch to dismiss Najibullah Zadran. Buttler took another one-handed diving cat...

 New Zealand stunned the defending Champions Australia by 89 runs in the opening match of the Super 12 stage played at Sydney Cricket Ground, SCG on Saturday. Australia captain Aaron Finch won the toss and decided to field first. Finn Allen blasted away Mitchell Starc for 14 runs in the very first over of the match. The explosive right-handed batter put enough pressure on Australian bowling taking advantage of the first six overs. Josh Hazlewood produced a peach of a yorker to dismiss the dangerous Finn Allen. Allen made 42 off 16 balls laying a strong foundation for a big total. Allen and Conway added 56 runs in just 4.1 overs. At the end of the first six overs, New Zealand raced away to 65 for 1. After the field restrictions, Conway and Williamson kept the scoreboard ticking taking singles and hitting occasional boundaries. Conway survived a close LBW shout given not out but the decision remained not out as it was going over the stumps. It was great batting by both Kiwi batte...

 Zimbabwe made it into the Super 12 stage with a comprehensive win over Scotland in the final qualifying round match played at Belivere Oval, Hobart on Thursday. Scotland captain Richard Berrington won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start as Michael Jones could not provide a decent start with lovely catch by Sikander Raza. George Munsey and Matthew Cross struggled against a disciplined Zimbabwe bowling lineup. Medherve took a stunning diving catch to dismiss Matthew Cross. At the end of first six overs, Scotland scored 43 for 2. Munsey and Richard Berrington struggled against Sean Williams and Sikander Raza not able to rotate the strike easily. Sikander Raza got the wicket of Scotland captain Berrington because of dot balls. Berrington and Munsey added 40 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Calcum MacLeod and Munsey was not able to hit boundaries easily against disciplined Zimbabwe bowling. Munsey reached fifty off 46 balls and looked to launch at the back end....

 Ireland produced a dominating display as they defeated two-time Champion West Indies in a do-or-die situation played at Belivere Oval, Hobart on Thursday. West Indies captain Nicolas Pooran won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start for the Windies side as they lost an early wicket of Kyle Mayers caught in Barry McCarthy’s first over caught by Tector at mid-on. Johnson Charles showed intent against Curtis Campher hitting him for 16 runs. Simi Singh was bought into the attack early and provided breakthrough dismissing Charles caught by Campher at backward point. Brandon King looked in fine touch putting the bad deliveries away for boundaries. At the end of the first six overs, West Indies made 41 for 2. Brandon King continued his domination while Evin Lewis struggled against disciplined Ireland bowling. The part-time spinner Gareth Delany got the breakthrough dismissing Lewis caught by Adair at long-off. Lewis and King added 44 runs for 3 rd wicket. Del...

 The United Arab Emirates provided a spirited display to register their first win in the final Group A qualifying round match played at Kardinia Park, Geelong on Thursday. UAE captain CP Rizwan won the toss and decided to bat first. Vritiya Arvind struggled initially against disciplined Namibia bowling while Muhammed Waseem hit some lovely shots not allowing dot ball pressure to rise. At the end of the first six overs, the UAE openers scored 30 for 0. After the field restrictions, Arvind's struggle ended by providing a simple catch to Lingen. Arvind and Waseem added 39 runs for the opening wicket. CP Rizwan provided the impetus along with Waseem taking singles and boundaries at will. Both batters showed intent not allowing Namibia bowlers to settle keeping the scoreboard ticking. Waseem completed fifty off 40 balls and was soon caught by Truplemann at short third man. Waseem and Rizwan added 58 runs for the 2 nd wicket. CP Rizwan looked in great touch putting enough pressure...

 Sri Lanka became the first team from Group A to qualify for the Super 12 stage with a nervy win over Netherlands played at Kardinia Park, Geelong on Thursday. Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and decided to bat first. It was a cautious start by Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis against disciplined Netherlands bowling. Nissanka survived a few anxious moments against van Meekeren. Mendis and Nissanka showed intent in the final over of field restrictions. At the end of the first six overs, Sri Lanka scored 36 for 0. Van Meekeren produced a peach of a yorker to dismiss Nissanka and Dhanajaya de Silva off successive deliveries. Nissanka and Mendis added 36 runs for the opening wicket. Mendis showed intent in taking on Netherlands spinners putting them under pressure. Charith Asalanaka struggled initially before making life tough for Dutch captain Scott Edwards. De Leede got a much-needed breakthrough dismissing Asalanaka caught by Edwards. Asalanaka and Mendis added 60 r...

 The Indian shuttlers had a decent day as HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen, and the men’s doubles pair of Chirag and Satwik moved into the second round of the Super 750 Denmark Open played at Odense on Wednesday. Lakshya Sen had a dominating performance against Anthony Gingting of Indonesia winning it in straight games. Both players fought for each point taking alternate points till 7-7. Sen then showed domination taking 4 points in succession to lead 11-7. After the break, it was one-way traffic as the Indian showed class winning by 21-16. The second game saw the Indian dominating right from the word go taking a commanding lead. Sen continued his aggression and never allowed his opponent a sniff. At the mid-game interval, the Indian led 11-5. After the break, the Indian maintained his style of play winning it easily by 21-12 to move into the second round. HS Prannoy defeated Zhao Peng of China in two straight games. Both players started in an aggressive mood with the Chinese taking a...

 The pace bowlers of West Indies provided a sterling job as they defended a modest total against Zimbabwe played at Belivere Oval, Hobart on Wednesday. West Indies captain Nicolas Pooran won the toss and decided to bat first. Kyle Mayers and Johnson Charles started off with aggressive intent putting Zimbabwe bowlers under some pressure. Muzabrani provided the much-needed breakthrough in getting rid of Mayers with a lovely catch by stand-in captain Chakabva. At the end of the first six overs, West Indies scored 49 for 1. Charles and Lewis kept the scoreboard ticking taking singles and hitting occasional boundaries. Sikander Raza provided a breakthrough dismissing Lewis caught by Shubma at long-on. Charles and Lewis added 49 runs for the 2 nd wicket. The Zimbabwe bowlers created enough pressure on West Indies with wickets at regular intervals. Sean Williams dismissed West Indies captain Pooran with a simple return catch. The well-set Charles was run out with a brilliant throw ...

 Ireland produced a remarkable chase as they registered their highest-ever run in T20 World Cup history defeating Scotland to stay alive in the tournament played at Belivere Oval, Hobart on Wednesday. Scotland captain Richard Berrington won the toss and decided to bat first. Last match hero George Munsey was dismissed cheaply via review. The umpire gave not out but on review, it was overturned to out-hitting the stumps. Matthew Cross and Michael Jones steadied the ship with attacking shots putting Ireland bowlers under pressure. Andrew Balbirnie dropped a simple chance to dismiss Cross. Cross and Jones kept the momentum going for Scotland. At the end of the first six overs, Scotland made 39 for 1. Both batters never allowed the Ireland bowlers to settle showing their class, especially against Barry McCarthy. Curtis Campher got the much-needed breakthrough by getting rid of Cross with a slower delivery caught by McCarthy. Cross and Jones added 59 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Jon...

 It was a great start for Indian shuttlers on the European tour as Kidambi Srikanth and the women’s doubles pairing of Tressa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand moved into the second round with contrasting wins in Super 750 event played at Odense, Denmark on Tuesday. Kidambi Srikanth started his campaign with a shaky 3 sets win over Na Ka Long Anus of Hong Kong. The Indian struggled initially but played some lovely smashes to put the opponent under pressure. At the mid-game break, Long had an 11-8 lead. After the break, the Hong Kong player looked too strong as Kidambi Srikanth committed unforced errors. The Indian showed great courage to reduce the gap by 3 points. Long won the first game easily at 21-17. The second game saw Srikanth making aggressive moves and putting his opponent under pressure. He made lots of unforced errors but Indian had a slender 11-10 lead at the interval. After the break, Srikanth showed his class by not allowing his opponent comeback into game-winning it ...