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SuperSport’s Indian Premier League coverage bypass - the marathon T20 tournament was due to begin on Friday - may have stunned cricket lovers, but for rugby devotees the weekend is contrastingly, unusually bulging with SA-relevant frontline matches on the box.
South Africa vs Netherlands, 2nd ODI. Live Updates:South Africa eye early wickets after skipper Temba Bavuma won the toss and opted to bowl first against Netherlands in the second ODI at Willowmoore Park, Benoni on Friday. Two end-of-season ODI matches between South Africa and the Netherlands would not normally attract much attention -- but the games are crucial for the Proteas. The hosts have yet to qualify for the Cricket World Cup in India in October and November. They need to win both World Cup Super League matches to have a realistic chance of booking their place in world cricket's showpiece. Even with two wins, there is still an outside chance of being pipped by Ireland, although they will have to pull off a 3-0 upset series win against Bangladesh in May. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar wants that the players of the national cricket team to keep in mind their most recent ODI series loss to Australia amid the "glitz and glamour" of the Indian Premier League. A three-match series between India and Australia preceded the start of the cash-rich T20 tournament. India won the first game by 5 wickets in Mumbai but they failed to continue the dominance. The guests bounced back with a 10-wicket victory in Visakhapatnam before they also won the series decider by 21 runs in Chennai.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have been in discussions with the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) over an appropriate model for the Asia Cup which is to be held this year in Pakistan. After the BCCI confirmed its reluctance to to send the Indian team to Pakistan for the continental event, a 'hybrid model' has been talked about in the media. In a statement on Friday, the PCB confirmed that the 'hybrid model' is presently under discussion, no talk has taken place to replicate the same model in the World Cup which is to take place in India later this year.
Elena Rybakina is one win away from becoming the fifth woman to win Indian Wells and the Miami Open after beating Jessica Pegula 7-6(3) 6-4. Rybakina had yet to beat Pegula before Thursday, but she battled hard to extend her winning streak to 13 and secured a place in the final. She will play Petra Kvitova or Sorana Cirstea in Saturday evening’s final.
Will Young hit 86 not out as hosts New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in Friday's third one-day international in Hamilton, ending the visitors' hopes of qualifying directly for the World Cup this year.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) added a big name to their roster ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season, signing England Test captain Ben Stokes for a whopping fee of INR 16.25 crore. Before the start of the season, team captain MS Dhoni officially added Stokes to the franchise by giving him a CSK shirt. Dhoni did so in a gala ceremony where all of Chennai's new recruits were officially welcomed to the franchise that has already won the IPL title four times.
Social media is a place where people are free to express their views. However, on occasions, incidents are seen where banter between a few people gets ugly. Such was the instance in two sets of fans on social media. The fans of Indian cricket icon Virat Kohli and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan went loggerheads with each other on Twitter, arguing over who is better than the other. Comparisons between cricketers or two actors are often seen among fans on social media, but one between a cricketer and an actor was certainly new.