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In episode 2 of the new RTÉ Rugby podcast season, Bernard Jackman and Ian Keatley join Neil Treacy to discuss the opening round of games in the BKT United Rugby Championship, after what was a mixed weekend for the Irish provinces.
The Pakistan cricket team and the Indian cricket team suffered big losses on Tuesday. The former lost a T20I to England while the latter lost to Australia. For both the heavyweights, the losses will increase concerns a month ahead of the T20 World Cup. The defeats left former Pakistan cricket team spinner Danish Kaneria disappointed. Kaneria, who is Pakistan's highest wicket-taking spinner in Tests with 261 scalps, said the teams need to pull up their socks.
Suryakumar Yadav has replaced Pakistan captain Babar Azam to occupy the third spot in the T20I batter's list in the latest ICC Men's Player Rankings issued on Wednesday. Yadav impressed with a classy 46 during India's four-wicket loss to Australia in the opening match of their three-game series at Mohali on Tuesday. The knock helped him to close in on Pakistan opener Mohammad Rizwan at the top of the T20I batter's chart. The right-hander dethroned Babar from the third spot, with Rizwan now just 45 rating points ahead of him. Rizwan hit a half-century in Pakistan's loss to England in Karachi on Tuesday and maintains a narrow advantage at the top of the rankings with a career-high total of 825 rating points.
Indian women's cricket team's batting talisman Smriti Mandhana has another feather in her cap. The stylish left-handed opening batter became the third Indian woman to reach the landmark of 3000 runs in ODI cricket while batting in the second ODI against England on Wednesday.
In a heartwarming gesture, a fan gifted Virat Kohli a handmade painting of the player in Mohali. The brief moment of joy for the fan came when Kohli and other players of the Indian team were entering the ground of the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium for their practice session ahead of the first T20I match against Australia. While gifting her art work to Kohli, the fan also got herself photographed with the player. The Punjab Cricket Association later shared the video of the heart-touching moment on social media.
Veteran pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar was under the scanner once again after he conceded 16 runs in the penultimate over as India lost the first T20I against Australia at the IS Bindra Cricket Stadium in Mohali. Bhuvneshwar leaked 52 runs from his quota of four overs as Australia chased down a mammoth target of 209 with ease. While analysing the the match, former Pakistan captain Salman Butt criticised India's team selection, saying that Bhuvneshwar doesn't offer any threat to opposition with decent batters.
India batter Suryakumar Yadav and all-rounder Hardik Pandya have made huge gains in the ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings after fine efforts in the opening T20I of their three-match series against Australia in Mohali on Tuesday, with the former overtaking Pakistan's Babar Azam to gain the third spot. Yadav has moved up one slot after scoring 46 off 25 balls while Pandya's knock of 71 in 30 balls has lifted him 22 places to 65th position. Pandya has also overtaken Australia's Glenn Maxwell to take the fifth position among all-rounders.
The England and Wales Cricket on Wednesday announced the venues for the upcoming Ashes series for both men's and women's cricket teams. The Ashes, played between England and Australia, is the oldest rivalry in the history of men's cricket. "England Women will take on Australia Women at Lord's, the Kia Oval, Edgbaston, The Ageas Bowl, Trent Bridge, the Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol, and Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton, in 2023 as both the Men's and Women's Ashes come to England and Wales, an official ECB release stated.