Gqeberha (South Africa), Scoreboard of the second T20 International between India and South Africa here on Tuesday. India: Yashasvi Jaiswal c Miller b Jansen 0 Shubman Gill lbw b Williams 0 Tilak Varma c Jansen b Coetzee 29 Suryakumar Yadav c Jansen b Shamsi 56 Rinku Singh not out 68 Jitesh Sharma c Stubbs b Markram 1 Ravindra Jadeja lbw b Coetzee 19 Arshdeep Singh c Phehlukwayo b Coetzee 0 Extras: (LB-1,NB-1, W-5) 7 Total: (For 7 wickets in 19.3 overs) 180 Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-6, 3-55, 4-125, 5-142, 6-180, 7-180 Bowling: Marco Jansen 3-0-39-1, Lizaad Williams 3-0 -32-1,…
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Gqeberha (South Africa), Dec 12 (PTI) India posted 180 for 7 in the second T20 International against South Africa before the hosts were set a revised target of 152 in in 15 overs following a spell of rain. India were going all guns blazing before rain stopped play with three balls left in the innings. Skipper Suryakumar Yadav (56 off 36) and Rinku Singh (68 batting off 39) made fifties. Gerald Coetzee was on a hat-trick when heavens opened up to halt the proceedings. Brief Scores: India: 180 for 7 (Rinku Singh 68 not out, Suryakumar Yadav 56; Aiden Markram…
Gqeberha (South Africa), Dec 12 (PTI) Rinku Singh enhanced his credentials as a finisher with a maiden half-century while skipper Suryakumar Yadav played in his inimitable way to take India to 180 for seven in the second T20 against South Africa here on Tuesday. Put in to bat, India lost Yashasvi Jaiswal (0) and Shubman Gill (0) for six runs before Surya (56 off 36) led front the front and forged fine partnerships with Tilak Varma (29 off 20) and then Rinku (68 not out off 39). Rain arrived at St George’s Park with three balls left in the innings…
Potchefstroom (South Africa), Dec 12 (PTI) Jean du Plessis nicely blended caution with aggression to score a patient ton while Rubin Hermann missed his mark by mere five runs as South Africa A made lacklustre India A bowlers toil, scoring 298 for 5 on second day of the first ‘Unofficial’ Test. The first day was a complete washout due to rain. At stumps, Du Plessis was unbeaten on 103 off 207 balls, having completed his seventh first-class hundred in the penultimate over, guiding a Tushar Deshpande (0/48 in 16 overs) delivery past point. The decision to bat first by India…
Cuttack, Dec 12 (PTI) Siddhanth Gupta, Ayush Shetty anvd Harsheel Sani entered the second round of the men’s singles event on the opening day of the 2023 Odisha Masters badminton tournament at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Monday. Although the day mainly saw qualifier matches across categories, a selected few Round 1 contests took place in the men’s singles category. Siddhanth was up against Hemanth M Gowda, but the former easily beat his opponent 21-10 22-20 triumph. Shetty, however, had to dug deep to beat Tharun Mannepalli 21-19 16-21 21-14. Elsewhere, Dani faced off against Alap Mishra, which also…
New Delhi, Dec 12 (PTI) The Hero Indian Open will complete the 2024 Asian Swing following confirmation that the event will once again take place at the DLF Golf & Country Club from March 28-31 next year. India’s national open will be the second of five events comprising the Asian Swing as part of the new-look 2024 Race to Dubai, where each of the five Global Swings will have its own identity and its own Champion who will each earn USD 200,000 from an overall USD 1million Bonus Pool. Swing Champions will also qualify for the ‘Back 9’ events. The…
New Delhi, Dec 12 (PTI) Tokyo Paralympics silver medallist Yogesh Kathuniya of Haryana bagged a gold medal in the discus throw for F56 category in the Khelo India Para Games here on Tuesday.The 26-year-old, who developed a rare neurological condition called Guillain-Barre syndrome when he was only nine years old, clinched yellow metal with an effort of 40.09m.Birbhadra Singh of UP finished second (36.24m), while Tamil Nadu’s Prakash V clinched the bronze (33.91m).Paramjeet Kumar, who won India’s first ever World Championships medal in power-lifting, lived up to the billing in the elite 49kg category, winning the gold with a massive…
Gqeberha (South Africa), Dec 12 (PTI) South Africa won the toss and elected to field against India in the second T20 International here on Tuesday. The first match of the series was washed out. India opener Ruturaj Gaikwad was not available for selection due to illness. Teams: India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (capt), Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar. South Africa: Reeza Hendricks, Matthew Breetzke, Aiden Markram (capt), Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Andile Phehlukwayo, Gerald Coetzee, Lizaad Williams, Tabraiz Shamsi. Source: PTI…
Mumbai, Dec 12 (PTI) Uday Saharan will be leading India in the Under-19 World Cup in South Africa next year, as the same side from the ongoing U-19 Asia Cup has been retained for the global showpiece beginning on January 19. The 19-year-old Punjab lad would also be leading the side during a tri-series in South Africa, also involving England, from December 29, with Saumy Kumar Pandey being his deputy. The BCCI has also picked Prem Devkar, Ansh Gosai and Mohammad Amaan on standby for the tri-series. “Post the tri-series, the India U-19 team will begin preparations for the much-anticipated…
Chennai, Dec 12 (PTI) Defending champion Amee Kamani kept herself in the hunt for a treble by making the quarterfinals of the 15 Red women’s snooker at 90th Senior Nationals for cue sports here on Tuesday. Two days after regaining the women’s 6-Red snooker crown, Amee beat Snenthra Babu of Tamil Nadu 2-0 (65-12, 55-44) in the pre-quarterfinals. She thus set her eyes on repeating the treble — 6-Red snooker, 15-Red snooker and billiards in the same year – a feat she achieved in 2017. Meanwhile, the experienced R Umadevi led a Karnataka trio that included Vidya Pillai and last…