Rahmanullah Gurbaz and IND against PAK
Afghanistan defeated Bangladesh by 5 wickets in the third ODI match. In this match, Rahmanullah Gurbaz put up a brilliant performance for Afghanistan, scoring a century and single-handedly leading the team to victory. Afghanistan has won the series against Bangladesh in style. At the same time, after India’s refusal, the issue regarding the Champions Trophy is at a standstill.
Gurbaz overtakes Kohli
Rahmanullah Gurbaz played an innings of 101 runs in the third ODI against Bangladesh. This is the eighth ODI century of his career. With this he has moved ahead of Virat Kohli. It took Gurbaz just 46 innings to score his eighth ODI century. Apart from this, he scored 8 ODI centuries at the age of 22. Only Sachin Tendulkar and South African Quinton de Kock had scored 8 centuries at such a young age.
Rizwan is the third Pakistani captain to win the ODI series in Australia
As soon as Pakistan’s new white-ball captain Mohammad Rizwan defeated Australia in the ODI series, he drew level with former Pakistan captains Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis. He has become the third Pakistan captain to win an ODI series against Australia. Before him, Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis had won the ODI series in Australia.
Lockie Ferguson out of ODI series
Lockie Ferguson felt a strain while bowling the second ball during the T20 match against Sri Lanka. He will return home to New Zealand today for scans. He was ruled out of the ODI series only after an initial medical examination. Adam Milne has been included in the New Zealand squad for the ODI series in place of Ferguson. Tomorrow he will join the team in Dambulla.
If Pakistan refuses, the Champions Trophy can be held in South Africa
PTI reports that unless the PCB decides to withdraw from hosting the Champions Trophy, the current plan is to host India’s matches in the UAE and the final in Dubai. In fact, the BCCI has told the ICC that the hybrid model is only acceptable to them if the final is held in Dubai and not Pakistan. The ICC has informed Pakistan about this. If Pakistan does not accept the ICC’s proposal regarding the Champions Trophy and the PCB decides to withdraw from hosting the tournament, then the ICC could consider moving the entire tournament to South Africa. Earlier, a PCB source had said the hybrid model had not yet been discussed and they would seek more clarity from the ICC.
Nazmul Hasan Shanto out of Test series against West Indies
Nazmul Hasan was injured while playing during the second ODI against Afghanistan. After this he left the field. Mehdi Hasan then took over the captaincy responsibility from him. BCB chief selector Ghazi Ashraf Hussain confirmed to Cricbuzz that Nazmul will miss the final match against Afghanistan due to a groin injury. Apart from this, he has also been ruled out of the Test series against the West Indies.
If Rohit doesn’t play in first Test match, Bumrah will be captain: head coach
Before leaving for Australia, the head coach of the Indian team said that if Rohit Sharma cannot play in the first Test match due to personal reasons, Jasprit Bumrah will take charge of the team. He is also the vice-captain of the team. Bumrah earlier captained the Indian team in a test match against England, in which the Indian team lost. He also said that the team has options in the form of KL Rahul and Abhimanyu Easwaran for the opening batsman’s position.
Afghanistan won the ODI series
A three-match ODI series was played between Afghanistan and Bangladesh. The Afghanistan team won this series 2-1. Afghanistan performed brilliantly in the third ODI and defeated Bangladesh by 5 wickets. Afghanistan also won the first ODI match by 92 runs. They have now won the ODI series against Bangladesh by 2-1.
Patna Pirates register victory in PKL
Patna Pirates returned to winning ways with a complete performance to defeat Gujarat Giants 40-27 in the Pro Kabaddi League here on Monday. Ayaan Lochab once again proved to be Patna’s star player. He scored 10 points, including three lay-ins. Devank Dalal and Sandeep contributed six and five points respectively for the team. The Patna Pirates team was leading 21-16 in the first half. The team dominated the second half, raising the level of its game even further. Prateek Dahiya and captain Guman Singh scored five points each for the Gujarat team but it proved insufficient for the team.
Grandmaster Arvind wins Chennai Grand Masters title
Grandmaster Arvind Chidambaram won the Chennai Grand Masters title by performing brilliantly in the last two classical rounds, while Grandmaster V Pranav clinched the Challenger title by remaining undefeated in the entire tournament. There was a three-way tie for first place in the Masters category, with Arvind defeating Grandmaster Levon Aronian in the first blitz tiebreaker. After this, the second match was a draw playing with black pieces. They won the next match against Parham M.
Indian women’s team defeated Malaysia in first match of Asian Champions Trophy
Aided by two goals from young striker Sangeeta Kumari, defending champion India defeated Malaysia 4-0 in the first match of the Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament on Monday. For India, Sangeeta Kumari scored in the eighth and 55th minutes, Preeti Dubey scored in the 43rd minute and Udita scored in the 44th minute. India has to play South Korea on Tuesday.
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