Day: March 16, 2023

16Mar By source belowNo Comments

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Giants ambush Capitals in a low-scoring thriller, remain in the hunt for playoffs

The architect: Wolvaardt’s innings set up Giants’ win.  | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI The scores of 200 and above are increasingly becoming a distant memory at the Women’s Premier League. But the fans — or the bowlers — are not complaining.The Brabourne Stadium on Thursday night witnessed one of the most exciting matches of the tournament as Gujarat Giants registered a much-needed victory over Delhi Capitals. Sneh Rana’s side won the low-scoring encounter by 11 runs. It was only the second defeat for Capitals, which has looked second best only to Mumbai Indians. It looked like Capitals would pull off a memorable win when Arundhati Reddy (25, 17b, 4x4) played a cameo down the order; and it was her first innings in the competition.Fading awayCapitals’ hopes had faded when Marizanne ...

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16Mar By source belowNo Comments

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Giants ambush Capitals in a low-scoring thriller, remain in the hunt for playoffs

The architect: Wolvaardt’s innings set up Giants’ win.  | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI The scores of 200 and above are increasingly becoming a distant memory at the Women’s Premier League. But the fans — or the bowlers — are not complaining.The Brabourne Stadium on Thursday night witnessed one of the most exciting matches of the tournament as Gujarat Giants registered a much-needed victory over Delhi Capitals. Sneh Rana’s side won the low-scoring encounter by 11 runs. It was only the second defeat for Capitals, which has looked second best only to Mumbai Indians. It looked like Capitals would pull off a memorable win when Arundhati Reddy (25, 17b, 4x4) played a cameo down the order; and it was her first innings in the competition.Fading awayCapitals’ hopes had faded when Marizanne ...

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16Mar By source belowNo Comments

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Bangladesh’s Siddikur Rahman uses course familiarity to take Rd 1 lead at DGC Open

Familiarity with the Delhi Golf Course layout proved to be a big advantage at the DGC Open. After the first round, Bangladesh’s Siiddikur Rahman — frequent player to the golf course where he clinched one fo his two Asian Tour titles — began his latest tilt with a bogey-free round of seven-under 65 that put him in a two-shot lead in the $750,000 event. Rashid Khan, who was the best performing Indian on the day, avoided dropping any shot on the layout re-designed by golf legend Gary Player. His 67 put him at par in second spot with Thailand’s defending champion Nitithorn Thippong and Filipino Justin Quiban, who had a career-best fifth-place finish at last year’s edition. Siddikur won the Hero Indian Open at the DGC in 2013, while Rashid has won the SAIL-SBI Open here ahead of the Banglade...

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Women’s Premier League: Ashleigh Gardner keeps Gujarat Giants afloat

It was a bit late, but Ashleigh Gardner finally arrived at the WPL party. Gujarat Giants went all out for the Australian all-rounder in the auction, and on Thursday, she showed why the franchise was right to bet big on her. Gardner’s unbeaten 51 off 31 balls and 2/19 helped Gujarat Giants beat Delhi Capitals by 11 runs to keep their playoff hopes afloat. It was sweet revenge for the Sneh Rana-led team after they were hammered by the Capitals in an earlier fixture. Put into bat, Giants scored 147 for 4. In reply, Capitals were bowled out for 136 in 18.4 overs. Gardener’s half-century proved to be the match-winning knock for the Giants. After 12 overs, they were 64 for 2, but in the next eight overs, put on 83 runs. Gardner, along with Laura Wolvaardt (57 off 45 balls) put on 81 runs for ...

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Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Giants, WPL 2023: Gujarat edge Delhi for second win of the season | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Delhi Capitals batting let them down in a big way as Gujarat Giants seized crucial moments to register a thrilling 11-run win over Meg Lanning and co. in Women's Premier League match at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.The win was Gujarat's second of the season as they took a sweet revenge for their 10-wicket loss earlier. The defeat for Delhi delayed their confirmation to the top-three finish.Defending 147, Gujarat produced an all-round bowling performance to bundle out Delhi's batting unit for 136 in the final over.A game of fine margins!The @GujaratGiants are back to winning ways and how 🙌A splendid performance by #GG to wi… https://t.co/vQQqVQZZY4— Women's Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) 1678987379000Ashleigh Gardner justified her top billing among the overseas recruits wit...

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This champion is going to rise again: Yuvraj Singh posts photo with Rishabh Pant

Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh met up with Rishabh Pant on Thursday as the latter steadily takes strides towards his recovery from the horrific car accident that took place in December 2022. Singh shared a photo with the Indian wicketkeeper-batter on Instagram, captioning the post, “On to baby steps !!! This champion is going to rise again. Was good catching up and having a laugh. What a guy positive and funny always !! More power to you @rishabpant.” In a recent Instagram post, Pant shared a video of himself walking in water as part of his rehab process. “Grateful for small thing, big things And everything in between,” he had written. “Taking a step at a time,” he also wrote in another story. Earlier, Pant had talked about how after the life threatening ordeal, he feels blessed...

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16Mar By source belowNo Comments

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White-ball mode: Virat Kohli shows the way at nets as power-hitting takes centre stage

IND vs AUS: Close to an hour-and-a-quarter into his nets session, Virat Kohli swivelled round to connect with a torpedo hurled at him and send the ball flying into the middle tier behind midwicket. With the next, which seemed like travelling even faster, Kohli nearly took the throwdown specialist, who was quick to duck, with his straight-as-an-arrow shot. And just before he called it a day, the former India captain caressed one over the cover boundary. Fresh from a Test hundred, this was one of Kohli’s longest outings at the nets this series as he spent close to two hours in the middle, occasionally taking short breaks on a sultry evening in Mumbai. It was almost two hours of clean, aesthetic power-hitting, signalling the onset of the white-ball season, which concludes with the World Cu...

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If I want to play Test cricket, I’ll go through the grind and earn my spot: Hardik

New role: Hardik is all set to lead India in an ODI for the first time. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini Hardik Pandya’s love-affair with Wankhede Stadium — the venue where he first came to the fore in a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy game before it became his alma mater in the IPL — will continue on Friday, with the ace all-rounder set to lead India in an ODI for the first time.But Hardik has ruled out the slightest of possibility of donning India’s whites in the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia in June. “I am ethically a very strong person. I haven’t done 10% to reach there. I am not even a part of 1%, so me coming there and taking someone’s place will ethically not go well,” said Hardik, who last played a Test in August 2018. “If I want to play Test cricket, I’l...

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If I want to play Test cricket, I’ll go through the grind and earn my spot: Hardik

New role: Hardik is all set to lead India in an ODI for the first time. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Hardik Pandya’s love-affair with Wankhede Stadium — the venue where he first came to the fore in a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy game before it became his alma mater in the IPL — will continue on Friday, with the ace all-rounder set to lead India in an ODI for the first time.But Hardik has ruled out the slightest of possibility of donning India’s whites in the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia in June. “I am ethically a very strong person. I haven’t done 10% to reach there. I am not even a part of 1%, so me coming there and taking someone’s place will ethically not go well,” said Hardik, who last played a Test in August 2018. “If I want to play Test cricket, I’l...

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16Mar By source belowNo Comments

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Something Kohli said stuck to my mind, says Kanika

Bold strokes: Kanika’s composed knock, a match-winnning one for RCB, belied the fact that she was an uncapped player. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI When Heather Knight slog-swept Deepti Sharma into the hands of Kiran Navgire at the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday night, a Royal Challengers Bangalore fan could well have said, “Not again”. RCB had slumped to 60 for four. Already back in the dugout were Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine and Ellyse Perry. Though the target set by UP Warriorz was a modest 136, RCB had shown, in its previous five matches at the Women’s Premier League, that it was capable of snatching a defeat from every situation.So a sixth loss on the trot didn’t look unlikely at all. RCB thus would have become the first side to go out of contention for...

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Something Kohli said stuck to my mind, says Kanika

Bold strokes: Kanika’s composed knock, a match-winnning one for RCB, belied the fact that she was an uncapped player. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI When Heather Knight slog-swept Deepti Sharma into the hands of Kiran Navgire at the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday night, a Royal Challengers Bangalore fan could well have said, “Not again”. RCB had slumped to 60 for four. Already back in the dugout were Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine and Ellyse Perry. Though the target set by UP Warriorz was a modest 137, RCB had shown, in its previous five matches at the Women’s Premier League, that it was capable of snatching a defeat from every situation. So a sixth loss on the trot didn’t look unlikely at all. RCB thus would have become the first side to go out of contentio...

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16Mar By source belowNo Comments

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‘Indian players comfortable with team management calls’: Hardik Pandya on workload management | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI India all-rounder Hardik Pandya on Thursday categorically stated that the players are comfortable with workload-related calls made by the team management.Pandya, who is also the vice-captain of the Indian side and stand-in captain for the first ODI of the three-match series against Australia, has no doubts whatsoever over the support staff and has full trust on strength and conditioning coaches when it comes to workload calls."We have to have faith in our strength and conditioning coaches. I am a guy who trusts his team. These calls of workload, who should play when, who should not play, that is completely on the guys who are professionals and it is their call," Pandya said."All these guys are confident that if they miss out on some matches, then they miss out. It's okay. That...

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16Mar By source belowNo Comments

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India and Australia go into preparation mode for ODI World Cup

On a high: Kohli is in peak form and will be champing at the bit to get into action. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is done and dusted. The World Test Championship final awaits in June. But for the next week — before many from both camps gel as teammates for the Indian Premier League — the focus will shift to the format that will gain prominence as the year progresses. The three-match ODI series, starting at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday, will be crucial to the preparation of both camps for the World Cup, to be played in India towards the end of the year. However, both teams go into the series without some of their key players. In fact, both the regular captains will not feature in Mumbai. While India captain Rohit Sharma will join the squad for the ...

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S Africa’s Dane Van Niekerk calls time on international career

Former South Africa captain Dane van Niekerk has announced her retirement from all forms of international cricket, the end of a sterling career for one of the country’s best ever female players. “It is with great sadness that I announce my retirement from international cricket,” said Van Niekerk in a media release on Thursday. “It has been the greatest honour to lead and represent my country. I am incredibly blessed to have led the team through its transformative years. “There is no doubt that the women’s game is in an exciting space and looking forward to seeing this beautiful game that I love grow.” Van Niekerk, who is a regular in domestic T20 leagues around the world, missed the recent Women’s T20 World Cup on home soil after she failed to meet the fitness criteria set out by Cricke...

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India vs Australia in ODIs: Stat Attack | Cricket News – Times of India

After the Border Gavaskar Trophy, the Indian and Australian teams will now go toe to toe in a 3 match ODI contest. The first ODI is scheduled for Friday, March 17 in Mumbai.Over the decades India vs Australia ODI clashes have produced some absolute gems.The last time India and Australia played a bilateral series in India, the hosts won the 3 match series 2-1.Ahead of the upcoming edition of this rivalry, TimesofIndia.com takes a look at some very interesting stats that showcase just how intense this rivalry has been over the years:# Australia have won 80 and lost 53 out of 143 ODIs contested against India. (NR 10). As against Australia's success rate of 60.15, India's winning % is 39.85.# Australia's 208-run triumph at Sydney on February 8, 2004 remains their largest in terms of runs vs...

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16Mar By source belowNo Comments

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Why Indian bowling unit can potentially derail the ODI world cup campaign

With seven months left for the ODI world cup, two of which would be consumed by the IPL, the three ODIs coming up against Australia arrives at a crucial juncture for India. Having already kick-started their preparations for the big ticket event with series against Sri Lanka and New Zealand, India know exactly where they are. The upcoming three ODIs against Australia is another opportunity for Rohit Sharma & Co to come up with a blueprint that they can take to the World Cup in October-November. India are already going about it in a certain way, but it is also pertinent to look at the successful blueprint of the 2011 World Cup winning side, the last time India played the World Cup on home turf. For the time being let’s keep the batting unit aside because their aggressive approach is y...

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Virat Kohli eyes Ricky Ponting’s record during India-Australia ODIs | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli recently broke a 1205-day Test hundred drought when he notched up his 28th ton against Australia in the final match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.With the action now shifting to the one-dayers, Kohli will be hungrier for runs and will look to make the most of his form in the 3-match ODI series against the Aussies starting March 17 in Mumbai.Multiple records await Kohli in his favourite format, one of which will be Ricky Ponting's record of most ODI runs at home.Kohli is just 48 runs away from surpassing the Australian legend for most runs in the ODIs at home. While Ponting in 153 home ODIs scored 5,406 runs, Kohli has 5348 runs in India in 107 matches.Legendary Sachin Tendulkar leads the charts with 6,976 runs in 164 ODIs in India.Kohli will also be needing 191 ru...

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Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi, PSL 2023 Eliminator 1 Live Score – The Times of India : 15.6 : Islamabad United : 137/3

Aamer Jamal to Colin Munro, OUT! RUN-OUT! Absolute chaos in the middle. Aamer Jamal bowls a length ball angled into the batter, Colin Munro looks to work it away, misses, and gets hit on the pad. Faheem Ashraf looks to take a run and is halfway down the pitch. The ball deflects back toward the bowler who gets a direct hit at the non-striker's end and Faheem Ashraf is well short of his crease. Islamabad United are making a mess of this chase.!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {}; const { TimesApps } = window; TimesApps.loadFBEvents = function() { (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { if (f.fbq) return; n = f.fbq = function() { n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments); }; ...

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16Mar By source belowNo Comments

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Won’t play in WTC final as it won’t be ethical on my part: Hardik Pandya | Cricket News – Times of India

MUMBAI: If there is one thing that strikes you about Hardik Pandya these days, it is clarity of thought. On the eve of leading India for the first time in an ODI against Australia at the Wankhede Stadium - Pandya was quizzed about whether he would consider the option of finally returning to Test cricket by turning out for India in the World Test Championship final against Australia at The Oval in June.Pandya’s response was clear, specific and left no room for confusion. India’s T20 captain, who played his last Test in 2018 at Southampton against England, doesn’t want to return to Test cricket unless he “goes through the grind and earns his spot.” The star allrounder feels it won’t be “ethical” for him to take up someone’s place in Tests right now. The 29-year-old’s presence would have a...

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Virat Kohli’s all-time best IPL knocks

​92* vs MI (2018)This innings of 92* will be remembered as a courageous innings played by King Kohli in the 2018 IPL. Chasing a humongous target of 214 vs MI, thanks largely to a 52 ball 94 by Rohit Sharma, RCB struggled with the bat as wickets kept tumbling. But Kohli kept his calm. Eventually, despite staying unbeaten on 92, Virat couldn't take RCB home, as MI won the match by 46 runs. Kohli’s innings included 7 boundaries and 4 sixes. Source link

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