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Women's World Cup 2022, India vs Bangladesh: India beat Bangladesh to keep semifinal hopes alive
Sneh Rana's all-round performance powered India a dominating 110-run win over Bangladesh and kept them in the hunt for a semifinal spot at the ICC Women's World Cup, here on Tuesday. Opting to bat, India recovered from a mid-inning collapse to post a modest 229 for seven, riding on a responsible 80-ball 50 by Bhatia and a late flourish from Rana (27) and Pooja Vastrakar (30). AS IT HAPPENEDDefending the total, the spinners, led by Rana (4/30), controlled the proceedings as they struck at regular intervals. India bowled out Bangladesh for 119 in 40.3 overs to register their third win of the tournament. The big win helped India improve their Net-Run-Rate (0.768) further. The Mithali Raj-led side will take on South Africa in the final league match on Sunday. Before that match, if the second-placed Proteas beat West Indies on Thursday India's semifinal chances will get better. India's decision to bring in senior spinner Poonam Yadav (1/25) in place of pacer Meghna Singh paid dividends. With spinners operating from both the ends on a slow track, Bangladesh found the run-scoring difficult.
IPL 2022: Fantastic bunch of players who can be future Indian stars, says Rajasthan Royals' bowling coach Lasith Malinga
Lasith Malinga, who led his country to the 2014 ICC T20 World Cup trophy, will be working during the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with the talented group of pacers at Rajasthan Royals. Reacting to joining the Royals as their bowling coach, the 38-year-old said, "It is certainly a new thing for me to get into coaching and pass on my experience to the younger players. I have played this role before with Mumbai, and now I'm delighted to be working with Rajasthan Royals. It is a new place for me, but I'm enjoying my role so far working with such a talented group of bowlers." Asked what his thoughts were about his new franchise, Malinga said, "The first thing that always stayed with me was the colour - pink. I always saw the team had good international and local players, and whenever I used to face them, it was tough. I think they were always very competitive and could beat any team on their day."
Cricket World Cup: Australia beat South Africa for sixth win in a row
Meg Lanning scored a magnificent unbeaten 135 as Australia beat South Africa by five wickets to make it six straight wins at the Women's World Cup.
ICC Women's World Cup: Meg Lanning's 135 guides Australia to five-wicket win over South Africa
Meg Lanning produced another masterclass, smashing an unbeaten 135 as six-time champions Australia continued their invincible run with a five-wicket thrashing of South Africa in the ICC Women's World Cup here on Tuesday. Lanning scored her 15th ODI century with 15 hits to the fence and one maximum during her 130-ball unconquered innings to help Australia successfully chase down South Africa's total of 271 for 5 with 28 balls to spare at Basin Reserve. Invited to bat, opener Laura Wolvaardt cracked a 134-ball 90, while skipper Sune Luus (52) notched another half-century as South Africa posted a decent total from their 50 overs. However, it proved inadequate in the end as Lanning took control of Australia's chase and recorded her third World Cup century to lead her team to a comfortable victory. The win further consolidated Australia's position at the top of the table with 12 points from six matches and they are likely to end at the top with just one match to go against Bangladesh in the league stage.
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"Never Seen Anything Like This": Watch How A Batter Left Opposition Confused While Taking Guard
Cricket is regarded as the gentleman's game, but sometimes viewers get to witness funny incidents on the field, which can often make fans laugh. A funny incident took place in the ongoing Malaysian Cricket Board T20 Clubs Invitation 2022 tournament recently. During a match between Royal Warriors and KL Stars, a batter left everyone scratching their heads. After coming out to bat, he was seen changing his guard twice.
IPL 2022: How long will the pitches hold up?
Unlike in UAE, where tired pitches played spoilsport, the four venues for this year's IPL are likely to offer proper T20 wicketsMUMBAI: The fact that the entire league stage of IPL 2022, the biggest so far with 70 matches and two new teams, will be played at just four venues in Maharashtra raises a genuine concern: will the pitches hold up for that long? The unprecedented load on all the four venues - the Wankhede Stadium (20 matches), DY Patil Stadium (20 matches), the Brabourne Stadium at CCI and the MCA international Stadium (15 matches each) over the next month-and-a-half means that all eyes will be on the pitches in a tournament which has normally been played on a home and away basis. "Each venue has five pitches. This will ensure that the pitches are rotated," Nadim Memon, the ground in-charge at all the three IPL venues in Mumbai and also a member of Mumbai Cricket Association's apex council, told TOI.