Jack Conan hails return of 'well liked and loved' Dan Sheehan
Jack Conan believes "unbelievably diligent" Ireland team-mate Dan Sheehan is part of a select group of elite sportsmen following his standout return from a serious knee injury.
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India Break Multiple Records As Abhishek Sharma Punishes England In 5th T20I
The Indian cricket team scripted history during its fifth and final T20I match against England at Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. Abhishek Sharma was the wrecker-in-chief as India smashed their highest-ever score in the powerplay in the format, 95 runs at the loss of one wicket. Boundaries were flowing all-around the park, thanks to terrific hitting from Abhishek as he reached his fifty in only 17 balls. By the end of powerplay, the southpaw reached the score of 58 off only 21 balls. Meanwhile, Tilak Varma scored 19 off 8 balls and Sanju Samson, who was dismissed in the powerplay, hit 16 off 7 balls during the first six overs of India's play.
Abhishek Sharma Scripts Massive T20I Record. Not Even Rohit Sharma, Chris Gayle Achieved It
India batter Abhishek Sharma on Sunday slammed his second T20I century during the fifth and final game of the series against England in Mumbai. Abhishek reached the milestone in just 37 balls, missing India captain Rohit Sharma and David Miller's all-time record by a whisker. Rohit and Miller hold the record for the fastest century (35 balls) among batters from Test playing nations. Abhishek looked on course of surpassing them at one point, but missed out in the end.
He’s left no stone unturned – Jack Conan hails Dan Sheehan after injury return
Jack Conan believes “unbelievably diligent” Ireland team-mate Dan Sheehan is part of a select group of elite sportsmen following his standout return from a serious knee injury.
U19 Women's T20 World Cup: This Means Everything To Me, Says Trisha Gongadi On All-Round Heroics In Final
Before departing for playing her second U19 Women's T20 World Cup title, Trisha Gongadi had said to IANS that she was aiming to sign off from playing in this age-group on a high and was absolutely sure of the Indian team winning the competition in Malaysia. Cut to now, and Trisha stayed true to her words by picking 3-15 and hitting 44 not out in India retaining its title with a superb all-round performance in the nine-wicket win in the final over South Africa at the Bayuemas Oval on Sunday.
South Africa U19s fall short at final hurdle as India win by nine wickets
The Junior Proteas, on whose young shoulders was the burden to break an 11-year South African ICC trophy drought, were outplayed by India in the Women's U19 T20 World Cup final in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.
Happy To Make Sure India Stay On Top, It's A Special Moment: India Captain Niki Prasad
India captain Niki Prasad described the women's U-19 T20 World Cup title win as a "special moment" for the team and said that the players stayed calm and stuck to their job for the triumph on Sunday. India defeated South Africa by nine wickets in the final here, clinching the title for the second time in a row. Chasing a modest 83 for a win, India chased down the target with 52 balls to spare, reaching 84 for one in 11.2 overs.
"Such People Are Allowed Failures": Ex-India Star Backs Sanju Samson
Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar backed wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson to be allowed "long patch of failures" because of the impact he can make when he is in form. Samson's inconsistent run in T20Is continues as after three centuries in five innings across five innings against Bangladesh and South Africa, he has been troubled by the high-quality pace of Jofra Archer, who has dismissed him thrice in this ongoing series. He has scored just 35 runs in four innings at an average of 8.75, with best score of 26.