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All of those questions about who would step to the fore once Serena Williams walked away from the tennis tour — joining more recent No. 1 Ash Barty in retirement — seem to be getting answered with three names: Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina.
Shubman Gill produced an absolute masterclass as he slammed his third IPL century for Gujarat Titans during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 Qualifier 2 encounter against Mumbai Indians at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday. Gill looked completely in control against all the MI bowlers as the opener scored 129 runs off 60 deliveries with the help of 7 fours and 10 sixes. While all the MI bowlers struggled against him, last match's hero Akash Madhwal went for three sixes in a single over.
The story of Shubman Gill keeps getting better and better with every match. The talented opening batter has already been anointed the 'prince' of Indian cricket by billions of fans and Gill gave them another reason to show that he rightly deserves the title more than anybody else. The 23-year-old Gill slammed his third century of IPL 2023 for Gujarat Titans in just 49 balls against Mumbai Indians in a must-win IPL Qualifier 2 in Ahmedabad on Friday. While reaching the triple figure mark thrice in one season is a big feat in itself, the commanding fashion in which Gill reached the mark was a treat to watch in itself. This is the joint fastest ton in IPL Playoffs. Wriddhiman Saha (2014 final) and Rajat Patidar (2022 Eliminator) also reached the triple-figure marks in 49 balls.
Elsewhere, Japan is preparing to release diluted cooling water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea. But neighbouring countries are not convinced the radioactive level is low enough to be considered safe for marine life.
A long rally in badminton is a sight to behold. With the shuttle rebounding at break-neck speed off the racquets, it makes for a great viewing for the spectators and it can leave the best of stars darined out! The same happened during a Malaysian Masters doubles match between Malaysia's Pearly Tan/ Thinaah Muralitharan and Rena Miyaura/ Ayako Sakuramoto of Japan in the women's doubles quarterfinals on Thursday. The two rivals played a 211-shot rally and needless to say that it was quite a humongous effort by the badminton stars.
Gujarat Titans take on Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 Qualifier 2 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday with the winner reaching the final where they will take on Chennai Super Kings. While MI defeated Lucknow Super Giants in the Eliminator, this will be GT's second shot at reaching the summit clash after they were outplayed by CSK in Qualifier 1. While the match holds huge importance with respect to the tournament, the weather in Ahmedabad can play spoilsport. With rain pouring down, it is an advantage for GT as they had more points than MI in the group stage of IPL 2023.
Star Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth booked their places in the quarterfinals of the Malaysia Masters Super 500 tournament with contrasting wins over their respective rivals here on Thursday. While double Olympic medallist and sixth seed Sindhu disposed of Aya Ohori of Japan in straight games in women's singles, Prannoy had to dig deep to get the better of Shi Feng Li of China in a tough three-game men's singles contest. Later in the day, Srikanth prevailed over India Open champion and eighth seed Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand.
The Gujarat Titans became the first team to qualify for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 playoffs, winning 10 of the 14 matches they played in the league stage. Though the franchise put in a consistent show of quality, all is not well with the GT squad, at least for former India cricketer Virender Sehwag. In a chat ahead of the Qualifier 2, Sehwag expressed his disappointment at GT batter Dasun Shanaka who had come into the team as a replacement for injured Kane Williamson.