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ICC Women's World Cup: Mithali Raj Equals Huge Record With Half-Century vs Australia

India Women's team captain Mithali Raj equalled Debbie Hockley's record of most 50+ scores in Women's World Cups following her brilliant half-century against Australia at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday. Mithali along with Yastika Bhatia helped India recover from early blows after Darcie Brown had removed both openers, Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma, cheaply. The Indian captain played a knock of 68 to provide her team the perfect foundations of a late assault. With her 68-run knock, Mithali now has 12 50+ scores in Women's World Cups -- same as New Zealand's Debbie Hockley.

Watch: Bundesliga Match Abandoned After Assistant Ref Hit On Head With Beer Cup

The Bundesliga match between Bochum and Borussia Moenchengladbach was abandoned on Friday after the assistant referee was struck on the head by a beer cup thrown from the stands. Gladbach had been leading 2-0 at Bochum following second half goals from Alassane Plea and Breel Embolo when the match was interrupted after 71 minutes when linesman Christian Gittelmann took a blow to the head. The referee took the decision to stop the game for good after 20 minutes. Both clubs immediately took to social media to condemn the incident.

If I do well in the IPL, I can get into T20 World Cup side: Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan is looking forward to another IPL. Dhawan knows his batting will be watched by selectors ahead of the T20 World Cup. But he tells TOI getting picked or dropped doesn’t worry him. Excerpts from a chat. Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai Indians, Deccan Chargers, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Capitals… and finally the Punjabi lands in Punjab… Yes. I am happy to be part of Punjab Kings. I am a Punjabi boy, so of course, the connection is already strong. Like Delhi, Punjab is also home. From childhood, I have been fond of Punjabi songs. Being from a Punjabi family, I also speak the language. I believe the connection with the fans is already there. At the same time, it’s a good opportunity for both me and the team to make a strong statement in the IPL. We have a balanced team. We are going to have a great season.

Coach’s strife with players distracts from Morocco’s World Cup mission

RIYADH: In April 2018, just two months before the start of the World Cup, Japan fired Vahid Halilhodžić, the head coach who had taken them through a successful qualification campaign. There now seems to be the imminent possibility that history will repeat itself in Morocco.