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First T20 victory for India at Wankhede Stadium
India recorded their first-ever win in a Twenty20 International at the Wankhede Stadium when they edged out Sri Lanka by five wickets to complete a clean sweep of the three-match series here tonight. The hosts restricted the visitors to a modest 135 and then hit off the required runs in 19.2 overs to claim a hard- fought victory. India were beaten by a last-ball six when Eoin Morgan blasted medium-pacer Ashok Dinda back in 2012 as T20 International cricket made its debut at this stadium. That loss to England by six wickets happened three days before Christmas, as compared to the Yuletide-eve victory tonight over the hapless Lanka who are heading back home by catching an early morning flight, having lost both the Test and ODI rubbers to the home team earlier. The second T20 International featuring India at this stadium had also ended in heart-break for the hosts who lost to eventual champions West Indies by seven wickets on March 31, 2016 -- in the semi finals of the ...
Young bowlers help India complete 3-0 clean sweep
It was far from a dominating batting show after young bowlers' inspiring show but India managed to inflict a 3-0 series whitewash on Sri Lanka with a tense five-wicket win in the third Twenty20, here tonight. Sri Lankan hopes to end the miserable tour on a high were raised when India struggled in a 136-run chase but eventually the hosts crossed the finish line with four balls to spare. Sri Lanka will go home with just one ODI win from this tour while India would head to South Africa with convincing victories in all three formats. Supremely confident Indian bowlers came out firing with Jaydev Unadkat being outstanding today even as the Lankans appeared to be in dilemma as if to attack or stay patient. In a hurry to collect runs, they ended up playing poor lofted shots on good balls, resulting in tame dismissals and put on board a modest 135 for seven. India lost in-form openers -- captain Rohit Sharma (27) and KL Rahul (4) -- early, which affected their run-rate badly as ..
India beat Sri Lanka by 5 wkts in 3rd T20I
India beat Sri Lanka by five wickets in the third and final Twenty20 International to wrap up the series 3-0 here today. Brief Scores: Sri Lanka: 135 for 7 in 20 overs (Asela Gunaratne 36, Dasun Shanaka 29 not out; Jaydev Unadkat 2/15). India: 139 for 5 in 19.2 overs (Manish Pandey 32, Shreyas Iyer 30; Dushmantha Chameera 2/22, Dasun Shanaka 2/27).
Marin inspires Hyderabad Hunters to their first victory
Hyderabad Hunters got off to a bright start in the Premier Badminton League as they beat North East Warriors in their campaign opener here today. The Hunters have taken an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match tie at the Karmabir Nabin Chandra Bordoloi Indoor Stadium here. They won their men's doubles, men's singles and women's singles matches. The North East Warriors, supported by a large number of vociferous fans, took the first two matches to the distance but failed to deliver the knockout blow. Hunters' star player Carolina Marin justified her World No. 3 billing by defeating Michelle Li 15-9, 15-11. It was a significant victory as the Hunters had listed it as their Trump match, fetching them two points. After three matches, they had garnered four points while the Warriors were yet to open their account. Earlier, the Hunters men's doubles pair of Markis Kido/Yoo Yeon Seong overcame a resolute Kim Gi Jung/Shin Baek Cheol 15-10, 13-15, 15-13 in a thriller to give them
Scoreboard of the third T20I between
Scoreboard of the third T20I between India and Sri Lanka at Wankhede stadium here today. Sri Lanka: Niroshan Dickwella c Mohammed Siraj b Unadkat 1 Upul Tharanga c Pandya b Unadkat 11 Kusal Perera c & b Washington Sundar 4 Sadeera Samarawickrama c Karthik b Pandya 21 Asela Gunaratne c Kuldeep Yadav b Pandya 36 Danushka Gunathilaka c Pandya b Kuldeep Yadav 3 Thisara Perera (c) c Sharma b Mohammed Siraj 11 Dasun Shanaka not out 29 Akila Dananjaya not out 11 Extras:(LB-2, W-6) 8 Total: (for 7 wkts in 20 overs) 135 Fall of wickets: 1-8, 2-14, 3-18, 4-56 , 5-72, 6-85, 7-111. Bowling: Washington Sundar 4-0-22-1, Jaydev Unadkat 4-0-15-2, Mohammed Siraj 4-0-5-1, Hardik Pandya 4-0-25-2, Kuldeep Yadav 4-0-26-1.
Bengal, Goa storm into final of Senior Women's One-Day League
Deepti Sharma displayed all round skill to help Bengal set up a final date with Goa in the Senior Women's One-Day League cricket tournament at the Eden Gardens here on Sunday.
Looking forward to play with Tiger Woods: Sharma
India's rising golf star Shubhankar Sharma is excited at the prospect of playing with his 'idol' Tiger Woods at the next year's Open Championship. The 21-year-old Gurgaon lad today won the PGTI's Rs 1.5 crore season-ending Tour Championship to end the year on a high with three titles, including the Joburg Open earlier this month. Preferring to stay grounded, Sharma, who turned Pro after winning the All-India Amateur Championship 2013 here at RCGC, said his real aim is to break into top 50 as soon as possible. "Tiger (Woods) is my idol. I'm really looking forward to playing with him at the Open. He is fit now and will play most probably," Sharma said after prevailed over Delhi's Rashid Khan by one shot en route to win the Tour Championship at RCGC. "Now the doors are open, the real game will begin now. Obviously I will be more on the spotlight now. Focus is to get as many world ranking points as possible and break the top-50 as soon as possible," Sharma said. The Joburg ..
India restrict Sri Lanka to 135/7 in 3rd T20I
India restricted Sri Lanka to 135 for seven in the third and final Twenty20 International (T20I) at the Wankhede Stadium here on Sunday.
India inch closer to series whitewash, restrict Lanka to 135/7
Indian bowlers continued to torment the Sri Lankan batsmen as the hosts set themselves up for a series whitewash by restricting the visitors to a modest 135 for seven in the third and final Twenty20 cricket International, here today. While the supremely confident Indian bowlers came out firing, Lankans many a times appeared to be in dilemma as if to attack or stay patient. In a hurry to collect runs, they ended up playing poor lofted shots on good balls, resulting in tame dismissals. Asela Gunaratne was the only batsman, who applied himself well and played a slow but crucial 36-run knock that took Sri Lanka past the 100-run mark. Jaydev Unadkat, who generated a lot of pace in his first spell, was the most outstanding Indian bowler with figures of impressive 4-0-15-2. His pace colleague though proved very expensive, leaking 45 runs from his four overs with 18 coming in the last over of the innings. Debutant Washington Sundar (1/22) and Unadkat removed the top three ...
Sri Lanka post 135-7 against India in 3rd T20I
Put into bat, Sri Lanka made 135 for seven against India in the third and final Twenty20 International, here today. Brief Score: Sri Lanka: 135 for 7 in 20 overs (Asela Gunaratne 36, Dasun Shanaka 29 not out; Jaydev Unadkat 2/15).
All countries want to play against India to make money: Sethi
The Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Najam Sethi has acknowledged that all countries want to play against India as it allows them to earn maximum revenue. Sethi disagreed with the notion that the Indian Board tried to hold the International Cricket Council hostage all the time. "I don't think we need to use such words like hostage. The fact is that broadcasters are from India, India has most money. Every ICC member wants to play India as this allows them to make money and India is a top team as well," Sethi told reporters here. "India's point of view or that what they think is that since they contribute most revenues to the ICC they should get more but for us all ICC members are equal." He said that the Asian Cricket Council had put on hold a decision regarding the venues for next year's Asia Cup and Asian Emerging Nations Cup. "Asia Cup and Asia Emerging Nations Cup tournaments are matters which are pending and so let us see what happens now," Sethi said. The Emerging ...
India finish runners-up in SAFF U-15 Women's C'ship
India finished as runners-up after going down 1-0 against Bangladesh in the final match of the SAFF U-15 Women's Championship, here.In a closely contested game, Shamsun Nahar's individual brilliance is what took the game away from India. Her strike in the 41st minute was the sole differentiator between the two sides.After blanking out Bhutan and Nepal earlier, India had lost to the hosts in the group stages.Earlier, India had produced a superlative performance and scored five goals in each half to thump Nepal 10-0 in a totally one-sided group encounter.In the opening match of the tournament, Indian eves had outplayed Bhutan 3-0.
MSD is the No. 1 wicket-keeper in the world: Prasad
Chief selector of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) MSK Prasad on Sunday praised Indian wicket-keeper batsman MS Dhoni's recent performances in the ongoing Sri Lankan series.A former wicket-keeper himself, Prasad called Dhoni the 'No. 1 wicketkeeper in the world'. He also said that Dhoni has been guaranteed a spot in the 2019 World Cup.He also praised Dhoni's incredible work behind the stumps.Prasad's remarks have come four months after he declared Dhoni wasn't an automatic selection anymore.However, in hailing Dhoni's near-indispensability, the selector also acknowledged India's lack of success in unearthing a suitable wicket-keeping alternative.According to media reports, the selection committee, comprising Prasad, Sarandeep Singh and Devang Gandhi, has been given a temporary extension until BCCI's next Annual General Meeting. A selector's contract is renewed annually and his tenure runs for a maximum of four years.Prasad, who first became a selector in Sandeep ...
Indian boxers dominate Galym Zharylgapov tourney
Indian boxers K. Shyam Kumar (49kg), Naman Tanwar (91kg) and Satish Kumar (+91kg) starred in the Galym Zharylgapov Boxing Tournament here on Sunday, clinching gold medals in their respective categories.
Selection challenge for South Africa against Zimbabwe
Selection is likely to be South Africa's biggest challenge ahead of their one-off day- night Test against Zimbabwe, starting at St George's Park on Tuesday. Zimbabwe are unlikely to stretch the home side but South Africa, ranked second in Test cricket, will want to establish their best XI in this four-day Test ahead of a three-match series against India, starting in Cape Town on January 5. With the return of AB de Villiers and Dale Steyn after long absences from Test cricket, and with all South Africa's front-line fast bowlers fit for the first time in more than a year, coach Ottis Gibson described the selection issue as "a good nightmare". "India are the number one team in the world at the moment and we know we need to be at our best if we are going to compete with them and beat them, which is our ultimate goal," said Gibson. Six or seven batsmen? Three or four fast bowlers? A spin bowler? An all-rounder? These are all questions that will be troubling Gibson and his ...
Looking forward to playing with Woods at British Open: Shubhankar
Indian golf's latest sensation Shubhankar Sharma is eager to play alongside his idol Tiger Woods at the British Open, saying he wants to make the most of the opportunity of playing a major and rubbing shoulders with some of the best in the business.
20 Olympic & World C'ship medallists to be part of PWL-3
Twenty Olympic and World Championships medallists, including Indian stalwart Sushil Kumar, will take part in the Pro Wrestling League next month, the organisers said today. Along with two current Olympic champions in Helen Maroulis and Roslan Ramonov, 10 medal winners from Rio Olympics will be seen in action when the PWL-3 begins on January 9. Three current world champions in Haji Aliyev, Helen Maroulis and Petroshivli Geno, and four continental champions have been included in the six teams. For the first time in Pro Wrestling League, players from China, France, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia and Egypt were part of the auction held yesterday. Delhi Sultans stole everybody's attention at the auction when it made the highest bid of Rs 55 lakh for star Indian wrestler Sushil Kumar. Two-time Olympic medal winner Sushil created history as he became the costliest player in the Pro Wrestling League season 3 auction. The second costliest India player was Vinesh Phogat, who was ...
Bengal, Goa storm into final, make elite cut
An inspired all round performance by Deepti Sharma helped Bengal set up a final clash against Goa in the Senior Women's One-Day League cricket tournament, at Eden Gardens today. In the second semi-final, Goa thrashed Karnataka by seven wickets at the Jadavpur University second campus ground in Saltlake. Both, Goa and Bengal, who have also made the cut to the Elite division, will clash against each other in the final at Eden Gardens on December 26. Deepti struck 53 to put together 93 runs with Paramita Roy (57) to power Bengal to 210/6 after they were put to bat by Vidarbha. In reply, Vidarbha bundled out for 173 in 49.5 overs with leg-spinner Nisha Maji triggering the collapse claiming 3/29. Later the off-spin duo of Deepti (3/26) and Tansuree Sarkar (2/39) took wickets at regular intervals to give their team a 37 run win, as Bengal made the Elite Division after two seasons. Meanwhile, Goa's Sanotshi Rane and Rupali Chavan scythed through the Karnataka batting lineup ...
Manu Bhaker picks up ninth gold at Shooting Nationals
Haryana's talented pistol shooter Manu Bhaker today bagged his ninth gold medal by winning the junior mixed team event at the 61st National Shooting Championship Competitions here. Manu teamed up with Abhishek Arya to clinch the junior mixed team air pistol event as she bagged nine gold medals over two days in women's pistol events. She swept the women's 10M air pistol events yesterday, including the women's 10m air pistol, where she beat Olympian and India international Heena Sidhu with a new national record score in the finals. Manu also won the junior women's 10m air pistol, the junior women's civilian air pistol as well as the youth women's air pistol individual gold medals along with the team gold in these events. Anish Bhanwala of Haryana was the other star over the weekend at the Nationals, as he clinched four gold medals in the men's 25m centre fire pistol events to make it a total of seven gold so far. A total of 4800 men and women shooters from across the ...
PGTI golf: Shubhankar beats Rashid Khan in classic encounter
British Open-bound Shubhankar Sharma on Sunday snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in the final round of the Rs. 1.5 crore McLeod Russel Tour Championship to make it the 'icing on the cake to a dream season which saw him win three titles.