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Left-handed opener Travis Head smashed a career-best 91 from 48 balls to lead Australia to a five-wicket win and a clean sweep of their three-match Twenty20 International series against hosts South Africa in Durban on Sunday.
A moment of sheer brilliance from Dimitri Petratos proved decisive as 10-man Mohun Bagan Super Giant beat arch-rivals East Bengal 1-0 in a fiercely contested final to clinch Durand Cup title for the first time after 23 years in Kolkata on Sunday. Mohun Bagan were one-man down after Anirudh Thapa was sent off in the 62nd minute, but they still scored the decisive goal through a brilliant solo effort from Petratos in the 71st minute. In a swift counter-attacking move, the Australian player skilfully weaved past the East Bengal defence, before unleashing a powerful strike from 25 yards out. East Bengal goalkeeper Prabhsukhan Singh Gill was left a mute spectator.
Former Indian umpire Piloo Reporter, who was among the first neutral umpires to officiate in Test cricket, died in Mumbai on Sunday. He was 84. Reporter officiated in 14 Tests and 22 one-day internationals in a career lasting 28 years, including in the 1992 World Cup organised in Australia and New Zealand. Reporter also officiated in 13 first-class matches in which he was a match referee in two. His first match as an umpire was the Delhi Test between India and England in December 1984 while his last appearance was in the Mumbai Test between these two teams in February 1993.
South Africa vs Australia 3rd T20I LIVE Cricket Score:South Africa captain Aiden Markram won the toss and opted to bat against Australia in the third and final T20I in Kingsmead, Durban. The Proteas, despite being the hosts, have struggled to impose themselves on the field, with the men from Down Under putting on a show. After winning the first match by 111 runs, Australia secured the series with an 8-wicket triumph in the second match. More of the same would be expected from them in the hope of a series sweep. (LIVE Scorecard)
For the first time in 25 years, Italy is going to the quarterfinals of the Basketball World Cup.
South Africa eye a consolation win as they take on Australia in the third and final T20I at Kingsmead in Durban. Mitchell Marsh has been the driving force behind Australia's dominance in the first two games, with Tanveer Sangha and Spencer Joshnson impressing ahead of the five-match ODI series, starting next Thursday, where the senior players return to the fray. Proteas, on the other hand, have been outplayed so far, but will hope to end the series on a high ahead of the ODI World Cup preparatory series.
With just under a week to go until the 2023 Rugby World Cup kicks off in Paris, we're looking back at the history of the tournament from its origins in New Zealand and Australia 36 years ago, to its tenth instalment in France this month.
