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Women's T20 World Cup: New Zealand Stay Alive In Semi-final Race; Pakistan, Sri Lanka Lose

The battle to reach the Women's T20 World Cup semi-finals will go down to the last group match after New Zealand kept their hopes alive with a 102-run rout of Sri Lanka at Boland Park in Paarl on Sunday. "We've given ourselves a chance, even it's only a small, tiny chance," said New Zealand captain Sophie Devine. Australia are assured of winning Group One but the other qualifiers from the group will only be known after South Africa play Bangladesh at Newlands in Cape Town on Tuesday.

India vs Australia: Good technique vital on these tracks, says Rohit Sharma

embarrassment in Pat Cummins’ speech at post-match press conference was unmistakable. His team went down sweeping mindlessly to Indian spinners on Sunday. The sweep has been the go-to shot in spinning conditions since Matthew Hayden’s rampage in India in 2001. It just appears that their cricketers believe there is not any other way to survive in these conditions.“There were a few lessons we learned well from last week. We did well in the first innings at times, probably at times just overplayed that in the second. I am probably as much to blame as anyone else there,” Cummins said while talking about the flurry of batters falling to the sweep shot.

How Ravindra Jadeja is having the Anil Kumble effect

Anil Kumble got his ‘Perfect 10’ against Pakistan at the Kotla. On Sunday, at the same venue, when Ravindra Jadeja was running through the Australian batting line-up to become the fastest Indian to take seven wickets in an innings (in 12.1 overs), one couldn’t but go back to that legendary Kumble spell. While Kumble was a leggie and Jadeja a left-arm spinner, there are similarities in the way they approach their games. Jadeja, just like Kumble, bowls faster through the air, giving the batsmen very less time to read him off the pitch. “The accuracy that Jadeja has also has shades of Kumble in him. Just like my legendary colleague, Jadeja has the ability to hit the right areas through the day, not giving anything away to batsmen,” former India left-arm spinner Venkatapathy Raju told TOI.

How India deflated Australia in 19.1 overs on a Sunday in Delhi

high-quality spin of Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin, Australia were shot out for 113, turning an intriguing Test match into a lopsided affair as India chased down the 114-run target with six wickets to spare to go 2-0 up in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Sunday.In comparison to the preceding Test in Nagpur, Australia had a field day of sorts on the first two days here. But then there was Jadeja waiting to re-introduce them to the house of horror on a wicked third-day Indian pitch. For the second time in the series, he exploited the glaring technical inadequacies of Aussie batsmen to return career-best figures of 7/42 with Ashwin claiming 3/59.

Alcaraz hails dream return from injury after Buenos Aires triumph

Carlos Alcaraz enjoyed a dream return to action after more than three months out due to abdominal and hamstring injuries as the world number two claimed the Argentina Open title on Sunday by beating Cameron Norrie 6-3 7-5 in the final.

Australia captain Cummins flies home due to family illness

MELBOURNE : Australia captain Pat Cummins has headed home from the tour of India due to a serious family illness but will return in time for the third test, the team said on Monday.

Hooper open to returning as Wallabies skipper

SYDNEY : Michael Hooper said he was open to returning as Wallabies skipper under new coach Eddie Jones as he prepared to embark on his 13th season in Super Rugby on Monday.

"Possible To Skip IPL?": Venkatesh Prasad Asks Under-Fire KL Rahul, Quashes 'Personal' Issues

India opening batter KL Rahul's horror form with the bat continued in the second Test against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as he failed to register big scores in both the innings. In the first innings, Rahul was dismissed on 17, while he could only manage a solitary run in the second innings. India retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Sunday after beating Australia in the second Test by six wickets at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad, who has been critical of Rahul of late, has clarified that he doesn't have "personal issues" with the batter.

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Women's T20 World Cup: New Zealand Stay Alive In Semi-final Race; Pakistan, Sri Lanka Lose

India vs Australia: Good technique vital on these tracks, says Rohit Sharma

How Ravindra Jadeja is having the Anil Kumble effect

How India deflated Australia in 19.1 overs on a Sunday in Delhi

Alcaraz hails dream return from injury after Buenos Aires triumph

Australia captain Cummins flies home due to family illness

Hooper open to returning as Wallabies skipper

"Possible To Skip IPL?": Venkatesh Prasad Asks Under-Fire KL Rahul, Quashes 'Personal' Issues