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Thanks to a brilliance by Steve Smith, Australia cruised to a 7 wicket win in the 2 nd T20I match played at Manuka Oval, Canberra on Tuesday. Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and decided to bat first. Babar Azam continued from where he left in the 1 st T20I. Pat Cummins got the breakthrough dismissing the out of form Fakhar Zaman for 2. Haris Sohail fell to bad stroke which put Babar Azam under pressure. At the end of 6 overs, Pakistan were struggling at 32 for 2. After the power play overs, Rizwan and Azam could not capitalize which made life tough for the visitors. As things looked rosy for Pakistan, Ashton Agar dismissed Rizwan for 14 off 16 balls. Rizwan and Babar added 33 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Asif Ali failed to rise occasion as he got out for 4. Iftikhar Ahmed came to the crease and took time to settle along with Babar Azam. Pakistani captain Babar Azam reached his fifty off 38 balls and was run out while attempting the 2 nd run with a direct throw fr...

The Indian men’s hockey team defeated Russia by 4-2 in the first leg of Olympic qualifiers played at Kalinga Stadium, Bhuvneshwar on Friday. Russia got off to a great start in the 3 rd minute but the shot was well saved by Indian goalkeeper P Sreejesh. Manpreet Singh went for a shot but finds the keeper. The Russian defenders interpreted, and Indian captain decided to review straightaway for tackle. The umpire decided to give a penalty stroke and Harmanpreet Singh makes it 1-0 in the 6 th minute. It was a good performance by both teams. At the end of first half, India led 1-0. It was a superb start for the visitors as Kuraev levelled the scores in the 17 th minute as sloppy from Rupinder Pal Singh costed India the goal. The Indian attackers made aggressive moves but could make into goals. A brilliant reverse flick shot by Mandeep Singh gave India a 2-1 lead in the 21 st minute. Just before the half time, India earned a penalty corner but failed to capitalize on the chance....

The Indian women’s team defeated higher ranked United States of America side by 5-1 in the first match of Olympic qualifiers played at Kalinga Stadium, Bhuvneshwar on Friday. It was an aggressive start for the Indian team in the first five minutes of game dominating the possession. In the 7 th minute, Alyssa Parker hit the shot wide off the post and India survived a scare. 3 minutes later, USA got another chance to score a goal as the shot went under the goalkeeper but could not convert. The visitors gained momentum which as another powerful shot went wide off the goal post. Lilima Minz was shown in the green card. At the end of first quarter the scores were 0-0. The second quarter saw an attacking start from the Indian team as Sharmila missed a golden chance inside the circle in the 17 th minute. India dominated the possession with attacking hockey. In the 22 nd minute, Rani Rampal earned the first penalty corner but Kealise Robie saved the goal and counterattack from the ...

David Warner’s superb form continued as Australia crushed Sri Lanka by 7 wickets in the third and final T20I match of the series played at iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, MCG on Friday. Australian captain Aaron Finch won the toss and decided to bowl first. The decision paid off as Mitchell Starc got the breakthrough getting wicket of Niroshan Dickwella in the very first over. Kusal Mendis and Kusal Perera played some lovely strokes which put Australian bowlers under pressure. As things looked good for Sri Lanka, Kane Richardson dismissed Kusal Mendis for 13. Kusal Mendis and Kusal Perera added 30 runs. At the end of 6 overs, Sri Lanka were 41 for 2. After the power play overs, Kusal Perera looked aggressive with his intent and took on Australian bowlers. On other hand, Avishka Fernando struggled to time the ball. Pat Cummins got the hosts their 3 rd wicket getting Fernando wicket for 20. Fernando and Kusal Perera added 43 runs for 3 rd wicket. Perera continued to make the b...

Netherland crushed the hosts United Arab Emirates by 8 wickets in the first play-off match played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on Tuesday. United Arab Emirates captain Ahmed Raza won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start as Rohan Mustafa played a poor stroke dismissed by Klaassen in the very first over. Van Meekeren bowled with good line and length which put the UAE batsmen under pressure dismissed Rameez Shahzad and inform Muhmmad Usman to leave the hosts in tatters at 3 for 3. Glover created more pressure on UAE getting wickets of D Silva and Zawar Farid to make matter worst for the hosts. At the end of 6 overs, UAE were tottering at 14 for 5. Waheed Ahmed and Mohammad Boota tried to steady the UAE innings taking singles and hitting occasional boundaries. Glover struck twice getting wickets of Ahmed and Boota in the same over. Ahmed and Boota added 35 runs for the 6 th wicket. Ahmed Raza and Sultan Ahmed played some lovely strokes which hel...

The young Indian pair of Satwiksairaj RankiReddy and Chirag Shetty went down fighting to world number 1 Marcus Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamujlio in two straight sets by 18-21, 16-21. RankiReddy and Chirag Shetty could not start off to perfect as the World number 1 did not allow the Indian pair to play with aggressive intent and took a 7-1 lead. The Indian pair fought back strongly to make a match out of it and levelled the score at 10-10. At the interval, Gideon and Sukamujlio had a slender 11-10 lead. After the interval, the Indian pair showed great fighting spirit to level the scores at 17-17 with smart play by RankiReddy and well supported by Chirag. Indonesian took 3 points in succession to be at 20-17. The Indian saved one match point but committed an error to hand the first game to World number 1. Again, in the 2 nd game, the Indians started off slowly again before levelling the scores at 6-6. The two pairs went toe to toe till 10-10 before the Indonesian pair too...

Thanks to a maiden T20I century by David Warner, Australia started the home season with a record 134 run win in the first T20I match played at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide on Sunday. Sri Lankan captain Lasith Malinga won the toss and decided to field first. Playing his first T20I match after the ban David Warner struggled initially but Aaron Finch took on the Sri Lankan bowlers. It was an amazing start by both Australia openers as they scored 52 runs in the first 6 overs. After the power play overs, Warner and Aaron Finch took on the Sri Lankan spinners Lakshan Sandkan and Hasaranga. The Australian captain was severe and reached his fifty off 31 balls. In the same over Warner too completed his fifty with a six off 28 balls. Both blasted away against Sri Lankan bowlers. After hitting a boundary, Finch was dismissed by Sandkan for a brilliant 64 off 36 balls. Australian openers added 123 runs in 12.5 overs. Glenn Maxwell was promoted to number 3 and joined in the party with reverse s...