Author: Team Spogonews

Mumbai, Dec 14 (PTI) Australia beat India by 21 runs in the third women’s T20 International to take 2-1 lead in the five-match series here on Wednesday. Invited to bat, Ellyse Perry smashed 75 off 47 balls while Grace Harris clobbered 41 off just 18 balls as Australian Women scored a decent 172 for 5 Devika Vaidya, Renuka Thakur, Anjali Sarvani and Deepti Sharma took two wickets apiece. Chasing 173 for a win, India could only score 151 for 7 in 20 overs. Shafali Verma top-scored for with 52 while captain Harmanpreet Kaur made 37. For Australia, Darcie Brown and…

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Mumbai, Dec 14 (PTI) Indian batting collapsed like a pack of cards under pressure as Australian women showed clinical precision to record a comfortable 21-run victory in the third T20 International here on Wednesday. Australia now lead five-match series 2-1. Chasing a target of 173, India were in cruise control mode at 106 for 2, riding on some cavalier hitting from Shafali Verma (52 off 41 balls) and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (37 off 27 balls). The duo had added 73 in just 8.4 overs and 67 off 40 odd balls looked eminently gettable. But, once Shafali was holed out at…

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Pune, Dec 14 (PTI) Azim Kazi hit a patient hundred and was beautifully complemented by Ashay Palkar with an unbeaten 94 which put Maharashtra in a winning position from a near hopeless situation against Delhi on the second day of their Ranji Trophy group B match here on Wednesday. At stumps, Maharashtra were 305 for 7 with a lead of 114 runs after Delhi were bowled out for 191 on the first day. The 211 run stand for the eighth wicket between Kazi (119 batting, 260 balls) and Palkar (94 batting, 240 balls) could prove to be a match-winning one…

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India Women (Target: 173 runs from 20 overs) Smriti Mandhana c Sutherland b Brown 1 Shafali Verma c Gardner b Carey 52 Jemimah Rodrigues lbw b Brown 16 Harmanpreet Kaur c Sutherland b Schutt 37 Devika Vaidya c & b Gardner 1 Richa Ghosh c Sutherland b Gardner 1 Deepti Sharma not out 25 Radha Yadav run out 4 Anjali Sarvani not out 2 Extras: (LB-1 NB-1 W-10) 12 Total: (For 7 wickets in 20 overs) 151 Fall of wickets: 1/15 2/33 3/106 4/107 5/113 6/123 7/146 Bowling: Darcie Brown 4-0-19-2, Megan Schutt 4-0-23-1, Annabel Sutherland 1-0-14-0, Alana King 3-0-27-0,…

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मुंबई, 14 दिसंबर (भाषा) आस्ट्रेलियाई महिला क्रिकेट टीम ने शानदार जज्बे का प्रदर्शन करते हुए बुधवार को यहां ब्रैबोर्न स्टेडियम में तीसरे टी20 अंतरराष्ट्रीय मैच में भारत को 21 रन से हराकर पांच मैचों की श्रृंखला में 2-1 से बढ़त बना ली।

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वालेंशिया, 14 दिसंबर (भाषा) पहले ही सेमीफाइनल में पहुंच चुकी भारतीय महिला हॉकी टीम ने बुधवार को यहां एफआईएच नेशन्स कप में दक्षिण अफ्रीका को 2-0 से हराकर लगातार तीसरी जीत दर्ज की जिससे वह पूल में शीर्ष पर रही।

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Mumbai, Dec 14 (PTI) India captain Harmanpreet Kaur on Wednesday attributed the 21-run defeat to Australia in the third women’s T20 International due to their inability to rotate strike. Harmanpreet said her side had fancied their chances to chase down 173 but the too many dot balls the hosts batters played meant that they were restricted to 151 for 7 in the end. “Yes, definitely, getting them on 170-odd runs, we really thought we were in with a chance,” Harmanpreet said at the post-match presentation. “But I think there were few overs where we scored less than 6 overs, that…

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मुंबई, 14 दिसंबर (भाषा) भारतीय महिला क्रिकेट टीम की कप्तान हरमनप्रीत कौर ने बुधवार को यहां ब्रैबोर्न स्टेडियम में तीसरे टी20 अंतरराष्ट्रीय मैच में आस्ट्रेलिया से 21 रन से मिली हार के बाद कहा कि वे स्ट्राइक रोटेट नहीं कर सके।

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Mumbai, Dec 13 (PTI) Bengaluru Bulls put up an inspiring performance to defeat Dabang Delhi 56-24 in Eliminator 1 of Pro Kabaddi League Season 9 here on Tuesday. The Bulls will now face Jaipur Pink Panthers in the semifinal on Thursday. Bharat (15 points) and Vikash Kandola (13 points) emerged as the best players for the Bulls. Kandola pulled off a Super Raid in the third minute as the Bulls took 7-1 lead. Moments later, Kandola effected another brilliant raid and helped his team inflict an All Out. Bharat also stepped up his game as the Bengaluru side continued to…

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