Commonwealth Games 2022: India's schedule on July 29
Commonwealth Games gets underway on Friday in Birmingham. The Indian contingent will have a huge number of events lined up on the first day of the CWG.
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Business of T20 Leagues: A carnival in the making, should SA and UAE get it right
IPL) trophies, three Champions League T20 trophies, followers in excess of 50 million on social media platforms across Twitter and Instagram, mass following across the world's largest cricket fanbase that's India, a healthy global diaspora to look at and television numbers crashing through the roof every single time these teams have walked out on the field. Put all these numbers together and crunch. Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Supergiants have taken to South Africa - by way of buying franchises in the country's upcoming T20 league - a cricket jamboree like none other anywhere in the world.
India vs West Indies, 1st T20I, India Predicted XI: Will Ravichandran Ashwin Get A Chance?
After registering a ODI series sweep against West Indies, Team India would hope for a good show in the five-match T20I series against West Indies, beginning Friday. Rohit Sharma will be back to lead the side, and Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya will also be back after being rested for the ODI series. It would be interesting to see whether the side continues to play that attacking brand of cricket which was on show against England. The biggest question is whether the side would give a chance to Ravichandran Ashwin in the playing XI for the first T20I
Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 1 Live Updates: India Start Table Tennis Campaign With Doubles Action vs South Africa
Commonwealth Games, Day 1 Live Updates: India's Reeth Tennison and Sreeja Akula have taken the one first game against Lailaa Edwards and Danisha Patel of South Africa. Table tennis event is also about to get underway and first up is women's team event which will see Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula, Reeth Rishya, and Diya Chitale squaring off against South Africa. India's campaign at the Commonweath Games in underway with the lawn bowls event.
Rilee Rossouw, Tabraiz Shamsi star as South Africa level T20I series against England
Rilee Rossouw's unbeaten 96 laid the foundation for South Africa's commanding 58-run win in the second Twenty20 international against England in Cardiff on Thursday as the Proteas bounced back to level a three-match series at 1-1. Rossouw's innings was the cornerstone of a total of 207-3, with Reeza Hendricks making 53 -- the opener's second fifty in as many days. Left-arm wrist-spinner Tabraiz Shamsi then took 3-27 and all-rounder Andile Phehlukwayo 3-39 and paceman Lungi Ngidi 2-11 as England, chasing 208 to win, were dismissed for 149 in the 17th over.
South Africa level T20 series with victory over England in Cardiff
Jos Buttler’s hopes of landing a first series win since taking over as England’s white-ball captain will go all the way to the wire after a decisive turn from Rilee Rossouw saw South Africa square the T20 scoreline 1-1 with a 58-run win in Cardiff.
CWG 2022: Relatively easy opening draws for India's boxers
Spotlight on Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain, Amit PanghalThe Commonwealth Games have always been a happy hunting ground for Indian boxers. The trend is likely to continue in Birmingham with the pugilists getting relatively easy opening draws. The bouts will start on Friday. Reigning world champion Nikhat Zareen will start her campaign in the women's 50kg light flyweight category against a lesser-known Helena Ismael Bagao of Mozambique on Sunday. A win against Helena will put the 21-year-old two-time Strandja Boxing tournament gold medallist in the quarterfinal against Helen Jones of Wales. Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain is also expected to comfortably sail into the quarterfinals of the women's 70kg light middleweight category. She begins against unfancied Ariane Nicholson of New Zealand on Saturday.
Bowlers Made It Easier By Picking Wickets: SA Captain Miller On Win Over England
Following his side's 58-run win over England in the second T20I, South African captain David Miller said that the bowlers made things easy for him by picking up wickets. An all-round show from South Africa led from the front by Rilee Rossouw and spinner Tabraiz Shamsi helped the visitors seal a 58-run win over England in the second T20I of the three-match series at Cardiff on Thursday.