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KARACHI, Pakistan :Usman Khawaja smashed his 11th test hundred and forged a 159-run partnership with Steve Smith to power Australia to 251 for three on the opening day of the second test against Pakistan on Saturday.
Zaheer Abbas, Pakistan's batting great from yesteryears was on Saturday inducted in Pakistan Cricket Board's Hall Of Fame. 74-year-old Abbas made his Test debut in 1969 and played his first one-day international in 1974. The right-handed middle-order batter scored 5062 runs in 78 Test matches at an average of nearly 45. He also scored 2572 runs in 62 ODIs at an average of 47.62. Abbas was part of the Pakistan team that reached the semi-final of the 1979 World Cup.
Harmanpreet Kaur is at her best when she has her back to the wall, the stylish Smriti Mandhana said, after the duo hit hundreds in India's emphatic 155-run victory over West Indies in an ICC Women's World Cup match on Saturday. While Mandhana smashed her fifth ODI hundred, a sensational 123 off 119 balls, Harmanpreet slammed a 107-ball 109, her fourth ODI century, and the first since the epic 171 not out against Australia in the 2017 World Cup. "From the outset, I feel when her back is towards the wall, that's when she comes out the best and that's something which I've seen," Smriti, who shared her 'Player-of-the-Match' award with Harmanpreet in a novel gesture, said in the post-match media interaction.
India registered a comprehensive 155-run win over the West Indies in their third match of the ongoing ICC Women's World Cup at the Seddon Park in Hamilton. It was an all-round performance from the Mithali Raj-led side as West Indies unbeaten run in the tournament came to an end. India rode on centuries from Smriti Mandhana (123) and Harmanpreet Kaur (109) to post a total of 317 for eight in 50 overs. The bowlers then did the job after a shaky start, which saw the West Indies collect 100 runs for the first wicket stand.
England host Ireland on Saturday in a crunch Guinness Six Nations clash at Twickenham.
Para-snowboard cross bronze medallist Ben Tudhope will be Australia's flag bearer at the Beijing Winter Paralympics closing ceremony.
Skipper Mithali Raj on Saturday hailed India's "special effort" to comprehensively beat West Indies by 155 runs but wants more consistency in the upcoming games of the ICC Women's ODI World Cup. Coming into the match following a loss against hosts New Zealand, India dished out a splendid allround performance to notch up a dominating win over West Indies and top the points table. "Could not have asked anything better than today's display. Today's win should keep us in the (frame) tournament for the knockouts. Batting and bowling really came out well," Raj said in the post-match presentation.
