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Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur Climb A Spot In ICC Women's ODI Rankings

Indian batters Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur have jumped one spot up in the latest update of the Women's Player Rankings on Tuesday. Mandhana has climbed to fourth position with 708 points while the Indian captain Harmanpreet has improved her position to sixth with 694 points. England's star batter Nat Sciver-Brunt is the leading ODI batter in the latest updated rankings. Sciver-Brunt scored a record-breaking century in their third ICC Women's Championship ODI victory over Sri Lanka, reaching three figures in just 66 balls, the best for an England women's player. She finished with 120 from just 74 balls, hitting 18 fours and a six in the knock.

Asian Games Football: China Thrash Under-Prepared And Jaded India 1-5

A severely-fatigued and under-prepared Indian team got a rude reality check with hosts China out-muscling them 1-5 in an opening group league encounter of the Asian Games football competition in Hangzhou on Tuesday. Giao Tianyi (17th min), Dai Weijun (51st min), Tao Qianglong (72nd and 75th minute) and Hao Fang (90 2) scored for the hosts, while Rahul KP's (45 1 minute) equaliser from an acute angle was possibly the best strike of the match. It was heartening to see a third-string team holding the title contenders on an even keel during the first 45 minutes, which saw Indian custodian Gurmeet Singh Chahal valiantly save a spot-kick taken by rival captain Zhu Chenjie.

"May Be Slightly Older...": World Cup-Winning Captain's Interesting Verdict On Ravichandran Ashwin

After successfully winning the Asia Cup, Team India's next assignment is the three-match ODIs against Australia, which will kick-start from Friday. On Monday, skipper Rohit Sharma and BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar announced the squad for the upcoming series. All-rounder Ravichandran has earned a surprise call-up as he will be playing his first ODI since January, 2022. Ashwin, who is India's highest Test wicket-taker among active cricketers, has been named in the place of an injured Axar Patel and will aim to make the most from the given opportunity.

Shaheen Afridi Quells 'Rift Rumours' With Babar Azam With 'Family' Photo. Post Viral

The Babar Azam-led Pakistan cricket team, one of the pre-Asia Cup favourites, could not live up to its reputation and were knocked out of the Super 4 stage. The Pakistan team were pegged back by injuries of Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah too. Though they fought till the end, Pakistan could not go over the line in a must-win match against co-hosts Sri Lanka, and were shown the door.

India vs China, Asian Games 2023 Football live Updates Live Score: India Start Campaign With Tough China Challenge

India vs China, Asian Games 2023 Football, Live Updates: Indian men's football team will be squaring off against China in the opening match of their Asian Games 2023 campaign on Tuesday. India were able to stitch a rag-tag final squad only on Friday and the team left for China on Sunday, leaving no time for the players to even have a training session together. Set to play their opening match without any training session and proper rest after the last-minute announcement of the squad, India will be the clear underdogs.

Not Virat Kohli Or Jasprit Bumrah! Ajit Agarkar Points Out India's 'Trump Card' Ahead Of Cricket World Cup 2023

Team India gifted their fans a moment to rejoice after they registered a brilliant win over Sri Lanka to clinch their eighth Asia Cup title on Sunday. The Rohit Sharma-led side looked in great touch in the entire tournament as they won every game, except for one against Bangladesh. In the final match, pacer Mohammed Siraj stole the show with his impressive six-wicket haul and also bagged the Player of the Match award. Apart from him, it was spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who was declared as the Player of the Series for his power-packed performance.

"Australia Is A Good Opponent": Deepak Chahar Ahead Of Upcoming ODIs

Indian pacer Deepak Chahar said that in coming days, it would be important for the team management to maintain the rhythm of its pacers through adequate game time and also keep them fresh ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at home from October 5 onwards. India's final assignment before the World Cup at home will be a three ODI series against Australia from September 22 onwards. After this, they will play WC warm-up games against England (September 30) and Netherlands (October 3). India will then start its World Cup campaign on October 8 against the Aussies at Chennai.

'Unsung Hero Of Indian Cricket': Ex-India Star's Massive Take On Rahul Dravid

Indian cricket team broke several records with a magnificent 10-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup 2023 final on Sunday. The chief architect of India's win was pacer Mohammed Siraj, who mercilessly ripped apart Sri Lanka's top order in the title clash with six wickets to his name. Courtesy Siraj's dream opening spell and vital contributions from Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya, Team India bundled out the hosts for just 50 runs. Later, the Rohit Sharma-led side finished off the proceedings in just 6.1 overs.

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Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur Climb A Spot In ICC Women's ODI Rankings

Asian Games Football: China Thrash Under-Prepared And Jaded India 1-5

"May Be Slightly Older...": World Cup-Winning Captain's Interesting Verdict On Ravichandran Ashwin

Shaheen Afridi Quells 'Rift Rumours' With Babar Azam With 'Family' Photo. Post Viral

India vs China, Asian Games 2023 Football live Updates Live Score: India Start Campaign With Tough China Challenge

Not Virat Kohli Or Jasprit Bumrah! Ajit Agarkar Points Out India's 'Trump Card' Ahead Of Cricket World Cup 2023

"Australia Is A Good Opponent": Deepak Chahar Ahead Of Upcoming ODIs

'Unsung Hero Of Indian Cricket': Ex-India Star's Massive Take On Rahul Dravid