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Leroy Sane double keeps five-star Bayern Munich perfect, Marseille topple Sporting

Bayern Munich continued their flawless run in the Champions League on Tuesday with a 5-0 win over outclassed Group C rivals Viktoria Plzen. But Group D leaders Sporting Lisbon paid for goalkeeping errors in a 4-1 defeat at Marseille which gave the French team their first win of the campaign. Convincing in Milan against Inter and at home against Barcelona, Bayern shrugged off the absence of Joshua Kimmich and Thomas Mueller, who tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday.

Harry Kane, Son Hueng-min toothless as Spurs held to goalless draw in Frankfurt

Just before kick-off, word filtered around the arena that unbeaten group leader Sporting Lisbon had lost 4-1 against Marseille, meaning either side could go equal top with a victory. Frankfurt dominated the early stages of the match, with Japanese midfielder Daichi Kamada pulling the strings up front while deputising for the injured Mario Goetze.

India vs South Africa 3rd T20I: India lose first game chasing at home in 17 matches

Rilee Rossouw's 48-ball ton fashions SA's 49-run win in dead rubberINDORE: In a city supposed to be a heaven for foodies, South Africa, powered by Rilee Rossouw's murderous 48-ball unbeaten 100-his maiden century in T20Is 'feasted' on a listless India to record a morale-boosting 49-run win in the third and final T20I at the Holkar Stadium here on Tuesday night. SCORECARD | AS IT HAPPENEDEven though it was a dead rubber with India having already bagged the series, the convincing defeat in what was the hosts' final T20I going into the T20 World Cup in Australia, will leave the Men in Blue sweating over their pacers' pathetic form. How badly India's seam bowling department is grappling with injuries and consistency at the moment was evident at the toss when skipper Rohit Sharma revealed that Arshdeep, who had been 'recuperating' at the National Cricket Academy during the Australia series, had a slight niggle in the back and missed the game.

India vs South Africa: We need to find answers, still working towards that, says Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma on Tuesday conceded that the Indian team still needs to address some areas of concern, especially bowling, ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup. India beat South Africa 2-1 in the three-match T20 International series despite suffering a 49-run defeat in the final game here on Tuesday. They had beaten Australia by a similar margin in the preceding series. "As a team, we said it at the beginning no matter what happens about the result, there's always room for improvement. Even if we do well in all three departments, we want to keep getting better," Rohit said at the post-match presentation.

T20 World Cup: Will take a call on Bumrah's replacement after looking at Shami's recovery, says Rahul Dravid

Rahul Dravid's word on Tuesday night, it's clear that he and the selectors are keen on replacing ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who has been ruled out from the T20 World Cup due to a back injury, with Mohammed Shami for the mega tournament, provided the experienced pacer has recovered completely from the after-effects of Covid-19. A final call on Bumrah's replacement, Dravid revealed, will be taken after assessing Shami's recovery from Covid, which forced him to miss the home T20Is against Australia and South Africa.

Jasprit Bumrah's absence is big loss, will miss him: Rahul Dravid

Rahul Dravid on Tuesday admitted that Jasprit Bumrah's absence from the upcoming T20 World Cup due to a back injury will be a "big loss" for the team but said it opens up an opportunity for some other player to stand up and perform. The BCCI on Monday announced that pace spearhead Bumrah will miss the showpiece event in Australia, dealing a blow to the Indian team which has been facing problems in death overs bowling. "Bumrah's absence is a big loss, he's been a great player but it happens, it's an opportunity for someone else to stand up. We'll miss him, his personality around the group," said Dravid after India won the three-match T20I series against South Africa 2-1.

India vs South Africa 3rd T20I: We have to improve, execute plans better in death overs, says Rahul Dravid

Even as he acknowledged that his team needed to "improve, get better" and "execute our plans better" in the death overs going into the T20 World Cup in Australia, India head coach Rahul Dravid defended his bowlers' poor show in the final overs, saying that "it's not been easy bowling in the death on very flat wickets" during the home T20I series against Australia and South Africa. Defending his under-fire bowlers, particularly seamers, Dravid pointed out that it hadn't been easy for the rival team's bowlers either to stop runs on batting beauties. "Obviously, you keep trying to get better in all the departments (of the game). Certainly bowling in the death…you know to be fair it's been very flat wickets, it's not been easy bowling at the death, but only for our team, but the other team (too). Australia and South Africa are sides which have a lot of experience in their bowling attacks, and they've struggled in the death as well. So it's not only us," Dravid said in the post-match presser on Tuesday.

India vs South Africa, 3rd T20I Highlights: Rilee Rossouw sets up big win for SA as concerns over Indian bowling grow

Rilee Rossouw's stroke-filled 100 not out off 48 balls set up a morale boosting 49-run win for South Africa in the inconsequential third T20 International on Tuesday as concerns around a faltering Indian bowling attack grew ahead of the T20 World Cup. A rampaging Rossouw and Quinton de Kock (68 off 43) fired South Africa to 227 for three against a profligate Indian pace attack including Harshal Patel, Mohammad Siraj, Umesh Yadav and Deepak Chahar, who all leaked in excess of 11 runs per over. Scorecard | As it happenedIn a high scoring ground with small dimensions, no total is safe but India kept losing wickets regularly to end at 178 all out in 18.3 overs. With Jasprit Bumrah ruled out of the ICC event, India have a lot of work to do in the bowling department before they play their T20 World Cup opener in Melbourne on October 23. If the ball is not swinging, India are unable to take wickets in the powerplay and the bowlers were not able to get their lengths right in the unforgiving death overs. They were guilty of bowling too full in the last five overs on Tuesday.

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Leroy Sane double keeps five-star Bayern Munich perfect, Marseille topple Sporting

Harry Kane, Son Hueng-min toothless as Spurs held to goalless draw in Frankfurt

India vs South Africa 3rd T20I: India lose first game chasing at home in 17 matches

India vs South Africa: We need to find answers, still working towards that, says Rohit Sharma

T20 World Cup: Will take a call on Bumrah's replacement after looking at Shami's recovery, says Rahul Dravid

Jasprit Bumrah's absence is big loss, will miss him: Rahul Dravid

India vs South Africa 3rd T20I: We have to improve, execute plans better in death overs, says Rahul Dravid

India vs South Africa, 3rd T20I Highlights: Rilee Rossouw sets up big win for SA as concerns over Indian bowling grow