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Pattinson, Harris get Cricket Australia contracts
Fast bowler James Pattinson and opener Marcus Harris were among Cricket Australia's nationally contracted players announced Monday, but there was no room for Cameron Bancroft, Peter Siddle, or Marnus Labuschagne. The list of 20 men's players offered deals for the 2019-2020 season on the basis of their performances over the past 12 months also included, as expected, Steve Smith and David Warner despite neither padding up during the period. They were omitted last year after being banned over the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa. Bancroft, who was suspended for nine months over the same incident, missed out. "We believe the 2019-20 contract list provides us with a versatile group of players who can represent Australia across all three formats over the contract period," said chief selector Trevor Hohns. "Our key criteria focused on selecting a pool of players who are going to help us in our ambition to win the upcoming World Cup and Ashes series in England, and who can also play the
Tiger Woods bags fifth Masters at Augusta
Golf icon Tiger Woods has won his fifth Masters, the first major of the season played this week at the Augusta National course, 14 years after his first victory here in 2005.
IPL: Tahir praises Dhoni's match-winning performance against KKR
Chennai Super Kings spinner Imran Tahir gave credit to skipper MS Dhoni for his scintillating performance against Kolkata Knight Riders here on Sunday."I just bowl according to how the captain wanted me to bowl and it is always beneficial taking advice from Mr Dhoni. He is an absolute legend and been helping me a lot this season, so actually the credit goes to him than myself," Tahir said during the post-match press conference."There are few things which I do not think personally and then he comes and tell me like what I need to bowl and which area and where the guy is looking to hit," he added.The 40-year old took some crucial wickets of Chris Lynn and destructive Andre Russell which shackled the KKR batting line-up and confined the hosts to just 161 runs.Chennai then easily chased down the target and won the match by five wickets.Man of the match, Tahir, took four wickets which helped him achieve the purple cap, a cap entitled to the player with most number of wickets in the ongoing
Delhi Capitals annihilates Hyderabad by 39 runs
Delhi Capitals vanquished Sunriser Hyderabad by 39 runs in the ongoing Indian Premier League here on Sunday and jumped on the second position on the points table.Chasing a target of 156, Hyderabad started off with a steady start, which they are known for as their opener, David Warner and Jonny Bairstow both displaying a spiffing form with the bat this season.Both in-form batsmen kept the scoreboard running and amalgamated 72 runs before Delhi got their first breakthrough, Bairstow (41) provided by Keemo Paul.Hyderabad captain Kane Williamson then came out to bat and accompanied Warner. But Keemo stroked again in his next over, this time he sent back the Hyderabad's captain to the pavilion.Kagiso Rabada took the crucial wicket of David Warner who scored 51 runs. In the very next delivery Rabada got hold of Vijay Shankar. Rabada took four wickets in the match and regained the purple cap with his tally of 17 wickets.Chris Morris took three wickets in the 18th over which helped Delhi ...
Delhi ride bowlers' efforts to beat Hyderabad
Despite putting up a modest 155, Delhi Capitals' (DC) bowlers came out all guns blazing to defend the target as they folded Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) for 116 in 18.5 overs to script a comfortable 39-run victory in their Indian Premier League (IPL) clash at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, here on Sunday.
Rabada leads clinical bowling display in DC's 39-run win over SRH
Speedster Kagiso Rabada led a clinical bowling display with a four-wicket haul as Delhi Capitals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 39 runs under dramatic conditions in their IPL match here on Sunday. Pacer Keemo Paul (3/17) ran through the Sunrisers top-order before his pace colleagues Rabada (4/22) and Chris Morris (3/22) triggered mayhem in the middle and lower order as the home side suffered a batting collapse after 15 overs while chasing 157 for a win. The Sunrisers were 101 for 3 in 15.2 overs when Ricky Bhui fell to Paul but after that they lost seven wickets for the addition of just 15 runs. Morris took three wickets in the space of five balls in the 18th over as the stunned home crowd watched their side's batsmen capitulating without much fight as the innings folded at 116 in 18.5 overs. David Warner, who top-scored with a 47-ball 51, was out in the 17th over off Rabada to trigger a procession of Sunrisers batsmen towards the dressing room. Rabada and Morris took all these six ...
CAB rewards Bengal Under-23 team for the treble
The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) here on Sunday announced RS 50,000 cash award to each member of the women's Under-23 squad for becoming the champions in their age group and completing a fantastic treble.
Delhi Capitals set 156-run target for Hyderabad
Despite valiant efforts by Colin Munro (40 off 24) and Shreyas Iyer (45 off 40), Delhi Capitals could only score a modest 155/7 as host Sunrisers Hyderabad's bowlers bowled decently on a good batting track.
Tahir took advantage of bad choices: Kallis
Terming their mistakes 'basic', Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) head coach Jacques Kallis said on Sunday that Chennai Super Kings (CSK) spinner Imran Tahir took advantage of the bad choices made by the KKR batsmen as the team lost by five wickets in the Indian Premier League at the Eden Gardens here on Sunday.
CAB announce cash reward of Rs 50,000 each for victorious Bengal U-23 women
The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) Sunday announced a cash award of Rs 50,000 to each to each member of the state U-23 team that won the National Championship on Sunday. India international Deepti Sharma made all the difference as Bengal beat Mumbai by two wickets to win the National U-23 One Day League championship. Deepti who has been absolutely phenomenal throughout the tournament was at her best by first taking 3 for 35 with her off-breaks and then scoring scoring 105 off 133 balls, to singlehandedly win the match with six overs to spare. Electing to bat, Mumbai were bowled out for 179. Earlier, the U-19 and senior Bengal women's teams also won the national championships. "CAB is all for promotion of cricket and budding cricketers. We are extremely happy that the girls played quality cricket throughout the season. It also proves that women's cricket in the state is heading in the right direction. We have better and improved plans which we intend to roll out soon," CAB ...
Ganguly best captain, Dhoni & Kohli come next: Sehwag
Former swashbuckling Indian opener Virender Sehwag on Sunday said Sourav Ganguly was the best captain he played under, followed by MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli.
Khaleel's 3/30 helps Sunrisers restrict DC to 155 for 7
Young left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed grabbed three key wickets in an impressive spell to help Sunrisers Hyderabad restrict Delhi Capitals to 155 for 7 in their IPL match here Sunday. The 21-year-old bowler took the wickets of openers Prithvi Shaw (4) and Shikhar Dhawan (7) as well as that of dangerous Rishabh Pant (23) while conceding 30 runs from his four overs after Delhi were put into bat. Senior pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar returned with figures of 2/33 while leg-spinner Rashid Khan and Abhishek Sharma took a wicket apiece as the Sunrisers' bowlers made it difficult for Delhi batsmen to score runs. For Delhi, captian Shreyas Iyer top-scored with a 40-ball 45 and his 56-run partnership with Pant for the fourth wicket took them a challenging total after a wobbly start. Colin Munro was the other notable contributor with a 24-ball 40. Shreyas hit five fours before he was dismissed by Bhuvneshwar in the 16th over while Munro was more aggressive with four boundaries and three sixes in his ...
CSK registers five-wicket victory over KKR
Chennai Super Kings claimed their seventh victory in this season of Indian Premier League as they overpowered Kolkata Knight Riders by five wickets here on Sunday.Chasing a target of 162, CSK had a modest start, losing their first wicket early in the name of Shane Watson. Suresh Raina then joined the on-field batsman Faf du Plessis.Plessis gave away his wicket in the sixth over bowled by Sunil Narine, who then continued with his great bowling performance to end his over as a wicket-maiden.Rayudu and Jhadhav too were sent back to the pavilion in quick succession as Kolkata bowlers did not let any good partnership prosper but could not stop Chennai from adding runs to the board.Then came out the CSK's skipper MS Dhoni, who along with Raina provided his team some momentum.The duo formed a much-need partnership of 40 runs before Narine got hold of Dhoni. Ravindra Jadeja came out to bat and started hammering boundaries along with Raina, highest run-scorer for CSK scoring 58 and put his ...
With five games in 9 days, our boys are tired: Kallis
Kolkata Knight Riders coach Jacques Kallis welcomed a five-day break for his team as they have been mentally drained after playing five games in the last nine days. KKR slumped to their third straight defeat after losing to CSK by five wickets in a home game here on Sunday. In their last match here, they lost to Delhi Capitals by seven wickets and coach said the team was "mentally tired" having played five matches in nine days that included three aways ties in Bengaluru, Jaipur and Chennai. "We've played five games in nine days and the guys are pretty tired mentally. It will be good to get away and have a break not playing cricket for a couple of days and then work hard and be ready for Friday," Kallis said at the post-match news conference. He welcomed the five-day break that will help the team rejuvenate after the setback they have suffered. "I think the break has come at a good time for us. Sometimes you can get caught up a little bit too much in it. It's about spending some time ..
Tahir credits Dhoni for his success at Eden Gardens
Imran Tahir who took 4/27 to help Chennai Super Kings (CSK) put Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in a spot here, has credited skipper MS Dhoni for his success saying there are things he doesn't observe but the captain does.
I followed Dhoni's plan, says Tahir
Imran Tahir was happy that he could execute skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's plans during CSK's five-wicket win over KKR in an IPL encounter here on Sunday. Tahir with figures of 4 for 27 was one of the architects of CSK's victory on the day. "I just bowled according to the captain's instructions. It's always beneficial taking advice from Dhoni. He's helping me a lot. It's an absolute pleasure and the credit goes to him," Man-of-the-match Tahir told reporters at the post-match news conference. Tahir said that Dhoni specifically pointed out areas where he was asked to bowl. "There are few things which he tells me like wher I need to bowl, which area and where the guy is going to hit. It's working and I'm just loving it. We are playing good cricket. We respect each other and enjoy each other's success," Tahir who is the joint leading wicket taker with Kagiso Rabada with 13 to his tally said. What works for Tahir is the fact that Dhoni can pre-empt where a batsman is trying to hit. "Those .
Chhetri says he hopes Minerva to get venue to host AFC Cup matches
Minerva Punjab FC owner Ranjit Bajaj Sunday posted a video of Sunil Chhetri, in which the Indian football captain hoped that the club gets a ground to host its AFC Cup matches. On Thursday, Minerva Punjab had heaved a sigh of relief after the Odisha government granted them permission to use Bhubaneswar's Kalinga Stadium for their AFC Cup home match on May 1. Prior to that, Minerva had alleged that on the insistence of All India Football Federation, the Odisha government had withdrawn permission to use the stadium against Manang Marshyangdi Club of Nepal for the Group E match. The AIFF had said that it had nothing to do with the matter as it was an issue between Minerva and the Odisha government. Minerva will, however, have to find the venue for their next two AFC Cup 'home' matches in June as the Odisha government had granted the permission to use Kalinga Stadium for the May 1 match only. During an instagram live session with fans four days ago, Chhetri said in the video, "About ...
Services thrash Meghalaya 5-0 in Santosh trophy
Services thrashed Meghalaya 5-0 to secure a berth in the semi-finals of the 73rd National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy at Ludhiana on Sunday. For Services, forward Lallawmkima scored a hat-trick, netting the ball in 28th, 44th and 46th minutes while Sabir Khan scored in the 73rd minute and Sushil Shah found the target in the 80th minute. With this win, Services have topped Group A having garnered 10 points from four matches that included three wins and a loss. In another match, Goa got the better of Odisha 2-1. Goa scored both the goals in the first half. Jessel Allan Carneiro opened the account in the 14th minute and three minutes later, Sarineo Fernandes increased the lead. The solitary goal for Odisha was scored by their skipper Arbin Lakra in the 54th minute. This was Odisha's third defeat in a row and they are now out of contention for a semifinal berth.
"Sometimes I thought I might never get back": James Pattinson
Australia pacer James Pattinson is back in England at the start of an Ashes summer and has reflected on his feelings, saying that he thought he might not be able to make a comeback."There are always those doubts, but there are a few guys who have had the same thing before me and they have come out the other side okay and that helped me stay optimistic. But coming here in the taxi from the airport it came into my mind that at one time I sometimes thought I might never get back here," ESPN Cricinfo quoted Pattinson, as saying.Pattinson is also being optimistic about being a part of the Ashes, even though it is now more than three years since his last 'Test' appearance, before going through a major back surgery in November 2017."There is a long way to go before then and obviously there is a World Cup too," he said after being asked about his Ashes prospects."It is about playing cricket and building up my strength and stamina. I didn't bowl a heap of overs in the Shield games - I think ...
Maheshwari best placed Indian at 21st
Maheshwari Chauhan was the best-placed Indian at 21st in the women's skeet event of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup for Shotgun in Ain, UAE, on Sunday. Maheshwari shot 114 in the qualification to be at 21st position while teammates Rashmmi Rathore (109) and Ganemat Shekhon (108) finished 45th and 48th respectively. In the men's skeet, Angad Vir Singh Bajwa shot 47 out of 50 on the first day of qualification to be placed at 61st position while Mairaj Khan and Sheeraz Sheikh -- both shot scores of 45 -- to lie 76th and 85th respectively. The day's honours, however, belonged to the American legend Kimberly Rhodes, who won the seventh World Cup gold in the last two years including both the World Cup titles this year.