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 The Indian Cricket Team produced another great display of cricket as they defeated New Zealand in the 2 nd T20I match played at JSCA International Stadium, Ranchi on Friday. Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to field first. Martin Guptill and Daryl Mitchell provided a flying start for New Zealand putting Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Deepak Chahar under immense pressure with a flurry of boundaries and sixes. Deepak Chahar got rid of dangerous Guptill trying to hit a big shot caught by Pant. The Kiwis openers added 48 runs in 4.2 overs laying a strong foundation. Mark Chapman showed intent in keeping the momentum going on for New Zealand. At the end of the first six overs, New Zealand raced away to 64 for 1. After the field restrictions, Chapman and Mitchell maintained the momentum for the visitors. R Ashwin and Axar Patel did not allow Kiwis batters to score runs easily. Patel got rid of Chapman caught by KL Rahul. Chapman and Mitchell added 31 runs for the 2 nd w...

 The Indian shuttlers had a good day with 3 out of 4 making it into the second round of prestigious Super 750 Indonesian Masters played at Bali, Indonesia played on Tuesday. Lakshya Sen produced a stunning performance to stun Kenta Tsynuema of Japan in three thrilling games. It was an impressive start by the young Indian who reached the semi-finals of the Hylo Open. Sen had a disappointing beginning trailing by 6-9 before making a strong comeback. From 14-13, the Indian took 4 points in succession to put the Japanese under pressure winning the first game at 21-17. The Indian started the 2 nd game on an aggressive note-taking a 4-0 lead before the Japanese made a strong comeback to edge the game ahead at 10-8. Sen fought back strongly taking a slender 11-10 lead at the interval. After the break, Kenta showed his intent taking points in succession to level the scores at 14-14. The Japanese played attacking badminton to win the second set at 21-18 forcing the match into the decid...

  Bangladesh produced a good bowling performance to defeat Sri Lanka in the first One-day international played at the Sher-E- Bangla Stadium, Mirpur on Sunday. Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal won the toss and decided to bat first. It was a historic moment as Tamim Iqbal became the first Bangladeshi batsmen to reach 14,000 international runs. Liton Das went without scoring as he was dismissed providing an easy catch to Dhananjaya. The Sri Lankan bowlers did not allow the experienced duo of Tamim and Shakib AL Hasan to score runs easily by bowling tight lines and lengths. At the end of the first 10 overs, Bangladesh made 40 for 1. After the field restrictions, Danushka Gunathilka provided the breakthrough in getting rid of Shakib. Shakib and Tamim added 38 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Hasaranga was bought into the attack and trouble both Bangladeshi experienced batsmen in the form of Rahim and Tamim. Tamim showed some intent playing aggressive strokes against Sandakan reaching his f...

  Sunrisers Hyderabad proved too strong as they registered the first win of IPL 2021 defeating Punjab Kings easily played at M Chidadram Stadium, Chennai on Wednesday. Punjab Kings captain KL Rahul won the toss and decided to bat first. Mayank Agarwal was given a reprieve by Rashid Khan in the very first over itself. SRH bowlers did not allow Rahul and Agarwal to score runs easily. Bhuvneshwar Kumar got the breakthrough getting rid of Rahul providing an easy catch to Kedar Jadhav at short midwicket. Chris Gayle struggled to time the ball along with Mayank Agarwal. Despite hitting occasional boundaries, Punjab Kings ended the first six overs at 32 for 1. After the field restrictions, Khaleel Ahmed took the big wicket of Mayank Agarwal as Rashid Khan took a good low catch diving forward. David Warner produced a superb direct throw to get rid of Nicolas Pooran who did not face any deliveries. Rashid Khan did the magic for SRH dismissing Chris Gayle in his first over rapped on the ...

  Chennai Super Kings proved their worth as they registered an emphatic win over Rajasthan Royals played at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Monday.       Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson won the toss and decided to field first. Faf du Plessis played with intent putting pressure on the RR bowlers while Gaikwad struggled with his timing. Gaikwad survived few chances before Rahman dismissed him to get rid of him providing an easy catch to Dube at mid-off. Faf du Plessis made the batting look easy along with Moeen Ali. Faf du Plessis smacked 19 runs off Jaydev Unadkat’s over to put pressure on RR. Chris Morris finally dismissed the dangerous Faf du Plessis to end a powerful inning. At the end of the first six overs, CSK scored 46 for 2. After the field restrictions, Moeen Ali looked in decent touch putting pressure on Rahman. CSK scored 66 for 2 at the end of the first timeout. RR bowlers kept tight lines and lengths to Ali and Raina. In his first over, Rahu...

  Royal Challengers Bangalore produced a dominating performance to beat Kolkata Knight Riders in the 10 th match of IPL 2021 played at M Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on Sunday. Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start as Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar went in quick succession. A superb running catch by Rahul Tripathi ended the innings for RCB captain Kohli while Rajat Patidar was clean bowled. Varun Chakravarthy dismissed both Kohli and Patidar. Glenn Maxwell came to the crease and looked in decent form putting pressure on KKR bowlers. On the other hand, Paddikal struggled for timing against Harbhajan Singh and Varun. Maxwell took Shakib AL Hasan on with some aggressive strokes. At the end of the first six overs, RCB scored 45 for 2. Maxwell and Paddikal rescued the innings to end the first timeout at 53 for 2. After the timeout, Maxwell continued his aggressive intent keeping the scoreboard ticking with ...

  Thanks to a brilliant batting effort by Dhawan and Shaw, Delhi Capitals registered a commanding win in their opening match played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Saturday.   Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant won the toss and decided to field first. The decision paid off as Avesh Khan dismissed Super Kings openers Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis in his first over. After the initial struggle, Suresh Raina and Moeen Ali steadied the CSK innings with positive strokes putting pressure on Delhi Capitals bowlers. At the end of the first six overs, CSK made 33 for 2. After the field restrictions, Raina and Moeen Ali showed their intent making life tough for the Delhi Capitals. Raina who is making a return to the CSK team after a gap of one year did not look rusty and made batting look easy. The experienced R Ashwin struck for Delhi Capitals getting rid of the dangerous Moeen Ali. Ali and Raina added 53 runs for the 3 rd wicket. With the scoreboard reading 60 for 3, the firs...

  PV Sindhu settled for silver as she lost a one-sided final to Carolina Marin of Spain played at Switzerland, Basel on Sunday. It was a close start by both players who played long rallies and equaled at 4-4. After that, Marin played with aggression maintaining pressure on PV Sindhu. At the mid-game interval, the Spaniard took an 11-7 lead. After the break, Marin looked in complete control and produced smashes making life tough for the Indian, and won the first game easily at 21-12. The second game saw Carolina Marin played with aggression and maintained consistent pressure on Indian with smashes taking a commanding 5-0 lead. Marin was simply unstoppable with her smashes to take a commanding 11-2 lead at the interval. After the interval, Spaniard kept on putting pressure on the Indian and won the game with 21-5 to take the women’s singles title. It was an impressive performance by PV Sindhu after a disappointing outing in the previous three tournaments. The Indian showed thei...

  The tall-lanky fast bowler from Delhi, Ishant Sharma achieved a major milestone in Test cricket during the 1 st Test of the 4 th Day against England played at M Chidambaram, Chennai on Monday. During the 2 nd innings, Ishant bowled a beauty to get rid of Dan Lawrence LBW and grabbed his 300 th wicket. It has been a remarkable journey for the pacer who has served Indian cricket. By achieving this feat, he became the sixth Indian bowler to grab 300 wickets in the longer format. After not featuring in the historic Test series on Australian soil, Ishant returned well and took 2 wickets giving away just 52 runs from 27 overs. During the marathon innings of England 578, Ishant Sharma took wickets of Jos Buttler and Jofra Archer in quick succession. He did not give any runs stopping the run flow. Ishant Sharma made his Test debut for Team India on 25 th May 2007 against Bangladesh. He took 1 wicket for 19 runs in the first innings and gave away just 30 runs from 6 overs in th...

  After a gap of 10 months, the Indian shuttlers started off to a bad note as star badminton players PV Sindhu and Sai Praneeth were knocked in the Super 1000 Thailand Open played in Bangkok on Tuesday. It was a disappointing start for star Indian player as she lost to Mia Blichfeldt of Denmark in three sets. In the first game, Sindhu started off brilliantly with attacking strokes and put the Danish player under pressure. The Indian continued her domination and had an 11-7 lead at the interval. After the mid-game interval, Sindhu maintained the lead for the entire duration winning the first game at 21-16. The second game saw the Indian had a brilliant start taking a 11-8 lead at the interval. After the interval, the Danish player made a strong comeback putting pressure on Sindhu and took a 15-14 lead. Both players fought for each point but Blichfeldt held her nerves to win the second set at 26-24 to force the match into the decider. In the deciding game, the Danish player sho...

  Thanks to a superb batting effort by the Australian batsmen, Australia ended the rain-curtailed first day of the third Test match in a decent position played at Sydney Cricket Ground, SCG on Thursday. Australian captain Tim Paine won the toss and decided to bat first. David Warner returning to the playing XI did not look comfortable while running between the wickets. On other hand, debutant Puckowsi started off brightly with solid defensive technique. Mohammed Siraj provided the initial breakthrough getting the big wicket of Warner with a catch at second slips by Pujara. Bumrah bowled nagging lines and lengths. With the scoreboard reading 21 for 1, rain arrived and stopped play. The umpires called for an early lunch. The play did not start for a while after the lunch break as rain arrived again. Umpires did the inspection again and resumed the play at 9.30 IST. Marnus Labuschagne and Pucovski showed their class with positive intent. Bumrah looked the most threatening bowler f...