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South Africa vs England, Women's World Cup, Live Score Updates
SA-W vs ENG-W, Women's World Cup, Live Updates: South Africa face England in the second semi-final of the ongoing ICC Women's Cricket World Cup, at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Thursday. The Sune Luus-led side wrapped up their league stage with a second-placed finish. They won five of their league stage fixtures, losing one with another gae getting washed out as they stitched together 11 points. In their previous fixture, South Africa defeated India by three wickets. Meanwhile, England reached the semifinals in dramatic finish. The Heather Knight-led side began with three defeats and then followed it up by winning their remaining four games on the trot. During the league stage, England bagged eight points in seven games and defeated Bangladesh by 100 runs in their last league game. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Royal Challengers Bangalore edge past Kolkata Knight Riders in low-scoring IPL battle
Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga returned figures of 4-20 to set up a three-wicket victory for Royal Challengers Bangalore in a low-scoring Indian Premier League thriller against Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday.
IPL 2022, RCB vs KKR, Match Report: Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga Star As Royal Challengers Bangalore Beat Kolkata Knight Riders By 3 Wickets
Royal Challengers Bangalore batters overcame some nervy moments after leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga spun his way to a four-wicket haul to register a three-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in a low-scoring IPL match here on Wednesday. Hasaranga lived up to his Rs 10.75 crore price tag as his four-wicket burst helped RCB dismiss KKR for 128. The Sri Lankan was ably supported by the pace trio of Akash Deep (3/45), Harshal Patel (2/11) and Mohammed Siraj (1/25) after RCB won the toss and elected to bowl at DY Patil Stadium here.
Hasaranga shines as Bangalore edge Kolkata in IPL thriller
Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga returned figures of 4-20 to set up a three-wicket victory for Royal Challengers Bangalore in a low-scoring IPL thriller against Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday.
IPL 2022, Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders Highlights: Hasaranga shines as RCB edge KKR in thriller
Wanindu Hasaranga returned figures of 4-20 to set up a three-wicket victory for Royal Challengers Bangalore in a low-scoring IPL thriller against Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday. Hasaranga's inspired spell of leg-spin helped bowl out Kolkata for 128, a total Bangalore overhauled with four balls to spare after some late drama at Mumbai's DY Patil Stadium. As it happened | Scorecard | Points TableFast bowlers Tim Southee and Umesh Yadav claimed five wickets between them to rattle the Bangalore top and middle-order before Sherfane Rutherford's 28 and an unbeaten 14 off seven by Dinesh Karthik got the team home. Bangalore, led by new skipper Faf du Plessis, bounced back from their opening loss to register their first win of the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament.
With Women's IPL, India Is Going To Be Unbeatable In 10 Years: Alyssa Healy
Star Australia wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa Healy has backed the BCCI's plan of launching a Women's IPL next year and said India can become unbeatable in 10 years owing to the franchise-based T20 league. Last week, the BCCI announced that it is planning to start the Women's IPL by 2023, though the decision will need approval at its Annual General Meeting. The BCCI has proposed a six-team WIPL next year. "The announcement is pretty great. It's exactly where we thought the women's game needed to go. That was like the next step," Healy was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.
Key moments as Melbourne, and the world, said 'see you later' to cricket great Shane Warne
The world has said farewell to Shane Warne, a legend of his sport who was loved for his off-field antics as much as for his cricketing prowess, and a beloved father, son and brother.