https://www.sahilonline.net/en/sports-news SahilOnline, Leading news portal from Coastal Karnataka, bringing you latest updates from the Coast, State, Nation and the World, in Kannada, Urdu and English. Sports News https://www.sahilonline.net/en/sahilonline-is-now-available-on-new-address-site-is-still-under-construction SahilOnline's new news portal is in final stages of development, readers are requested to access SahilOnline's new website at this address. www.sahilonline.org https://www.sahilonline.net/en/bpl-semi-finals-unique-defeat-abu-dhabi-skinmade-overpower-saalif-finals-underway Unique Strikers defeated Abu Dhabi Riders and Skinmade Smashers surpassed Saalif Chargers to seal berth in the final of Jan & Bros Bhatkal Premier League T-20 Cricket Tournament which is underway in Sharjah. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/india-beat-west-indies-by-6-wickets-in-womens-t20-world-cup India beat West Indies by six wickets to notch up their second consecutive win in the Women's T20 World Cup here on Wednesday. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/bpl-2023-enters-last-leg-4-top-teams-make-way-into-semis-final-to-be-played-on-feb-19-in-sharjah The biggest ongoing community tournament, Jan & Bros Bhatkal Premier League 2023 on Sunday, Feb 12 entered last leg giving more entertainment and interesting matches witnessed by the thousands of crowd. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/india-move-closer-to-securing-wtc-final-berth-australia-kept-waiting  India’s innings and 132-run victory against Australia in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy here on Saturday has helped them move closer to a second World Test Championship (WTC) final berth, while extending the Pat Cummins-led side’s wait for a title round spot confirmation. Following the win, crafted by the Indian spin-bowling pair of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, No.2 India are now on 61.67 percentage points as compared to 70.83 of No.1 Australia. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/we-need-to-be-brave-and-proactive-pat-cummins  Australia captain Pat Cummins admitted that his team was neither “brave” nor “proactive” in their thought process which led to a comprehensive defeat in the first Test against India here on Saturday. Australia were bowled out for 177 and 91 in their two innings with Ravichandran Ashwin (8 wickets) and Ravindra Jadeja (7 wickets) sharing 15 scalps between them in India’s win by an innings and 132-run margin. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/womens-t20-wc-defending-champions-australia-start-with-crushing-97-run-win-over-nz-gardner-shines-with-fifer Top knocks from Alyssa Healy, captain Meg Lanning and a fifer by Ashleigh Gardner powered defending champions Australia to a 97-run win in their ICC Women's T20 World Cup campaign opener against New Zealand in Paarl on Saturday. A dominant performance with bat and ball saw Australia sending a message to their rivals as the world's top-ranked team began their title defence with aplomb. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/icc-womens-t20-world-cup-india-to-face-arch-rivals-pakistan-in-opener With Team India's victory in the ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup still fresh in the memories of fans, the senior women's squad embark on a journey which will etch their names in the history books forever and change history into 'her-story'. The Indian Women's national team head to the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in South Africa with a group of potential champions led by Harmanpreet Kaur along with the experience and ability and confidence and explosiveness of Under-19 World Cup champions Shafali Verma and Richa Gosh. The Women in Blue will begin their campaign on Sunday live at 6.30 PM on the Star Sports Network and Disney+ Hotstar. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/ravindra-jadeja-fined-25-pc-of-match-fee-for-breaching-icc-code-of-conduct-during-1st-test-against-australia India's ace all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the first Test against Australia in Nagpur. Jadeja was found to have breached Article 2.20 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to displaying conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/ashwins-fiery-fifer-all-round-show-by-jadeja-axar-helps-india-clinch-massive-innings-win-in-first-bgt-test-against-australia A fiery five-wicket haul by Ravichandran Ashwin combined with all-round brilliance of Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel helped India clinch a massive win by innings and 132 runs within the first three days of the first Test of Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia at Nagpur, after the visitors were bundled out for just 91 runs before the end of the second session on Saturday. With this, India has a 1-0 lead in the four-match series. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/my-goal-right-now-is-to-win-the-world-cup-pakistan-skipper-babar-azam Two-time ICC Men's ODI Player of the Year Babar Azam has achieved almost everything possible in 50-over cricket over the last 24 months, but there is one more thing he is missing and dearly wants to achieve - leading Pakistan to the ICC Cricket World Cup title in India later this year. Babar has been a force to be reckoned with in 50-over cricket in recent times, still holding on to the No.1 spot on the ODI Player Rankings since July 2021 and deservedly named the ODI Player of the Year for the last two years. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/second-week-saga-of-bpl-2023-batsmen-bang-the-ground-outshine-ballers-with-half-centuries The 'Jan & Bros Bhatkal Premier League (BPL) 2023' T20 cricket tournament entered into the second week last Sunday, 5th Feb, here at Oval grounds in Sharjah, wherein all the eight teams locked horns with their scheduled opponents. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/india-vs-australia-1st-test-rohits-fifty-takes-india-to-771-at-the-end-of-day-1 Captain Rohit Sharma (56 not out) scored an authoritative half-century after Ravindra Jadeja picked up a five-for as India reached 77 for 1 at stumps on day one of the opening Test against Australia here on Thursday. Come-back man Jadeja (5/47), playing his first international match after recovering from a knee injury, grabbed five wickets as India bowled out Australia for 177 in their first innings just after tea. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/ind-vs-aus-1st-test-ravindra-jadeja-takes-fifer-as-india-bundle-out-australia-for-177 Come-back man Ravindra Jadeja picked up his 11th five-wicket haul as India skittled out Australia for 177 in their first innings just after at tea on day one of the opening Test here on Thursday. The left-arm spinner, who returned from a knee injury, was the wrecker-in-chief during the second session as he broke the 82-run stand between Steve Smith (37) and Marnus Labuschagne (49) before trapping Matt Renshaw and Todd Murphy. Jadeja (5/47) then trapped Peter Handscomb (31) in the final session of the day as Australia were bowled out in 63.5 overs. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/ind-vs-aus-smith-labuschagne-rebuild-after-two-early-hiccups-visitors-at-762-day-1-lunch Star batters Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne did the repair works with a firm 74-run stand after Indian pacers Mohammed Siraj and Mohammed Shami rattled Australia with two quick scalps early into the first Test at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium on Thursday. At the end of the first session, the score read 76/2 for Australia, with Smith (19*) and Labuschagne (47*) unbeaten at the crease. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/brilliant-west-indies-settle-for-draw-against-zimbabwe-in-first-test A brilliant spell from spinner Gudakesh Motie helped West Indies earn a draw in the first Test against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo on Wednesday. The two-Test series is currently level at 0-0. Chasing 272, Zimbabwe lost Tanunurwa Makoni for just nine runs to Motie and were 14/1. Innocent Kaia and Chamu Chibhabha added 47-runs for the second wicket to take the hosts beyond the 50-run mark. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/skipper-agarwals-unbeaten-ton-sharaths-fifty-help-karnataka-post-2295-against-saurashtra  Skipper Mayank Agarwal scored an unbeaten century as he rescued Karnataka from a poor start to guide the hosts to 229 for five against Saurashtra in the Ranji Trophy semi-final here on Wednesday. Sent in to bat, Karnataka were in some trouble, losing half their side for 112 in 40.3 overs. But opener Agarwal (110 not out) held one end together and in the company of wicket-keeper Srinivas Sharath (58 not out) steadied the innings with an unbeaten 117-run partnership for the sixth wicket. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/shubman-gill-mohammed-siraj-among-players-nominated-for-icc-player-of-the-month-award-for-january-2023 Star India batter Shubman Gill and pacer Mohammed Siraj, New Zealand batter Devon Conway have been nominated for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for January 2023. Following a fruitful 2022 in which he excelled in ODIs and Tests, 2023 promises to be the year of Shubman Gill, given his supreme consistency in white-ball formats already. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/australias-aaron-finch-retires-from-international-cricket : Australia's most successful T20 International batter and captain Aaron Finch, who led the country to its maiden shortest format World Cup triumph in 2021, announced his retirement from international cricket on Tuesday. The 36-year-old will, however, continue to play for the Renegades in the Big Bash League and would consider domestic T20 opportunities in other countries. "Our World Cup winning, longest serving men's T20I captain has called time on a remarkable career. Thanks for everything @AaronFinch5," Cricket Australia (CA) said on its official Twitter handle. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/pakistan-batter-iftikhar-ahmed-smashes-six-sixes-in-one-over-in-psl-exhibition-match Pakistan batter Iftikhar Ahmed made history and smashed six sixes in an over on Sunday. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/all-round-bhut-takes-five-for-as-saurashtra-beat-punjab-to-enter-semi-final Parth Bhut capped off a dream game with a five-wicket haul after game-changing century and half-century as Saurashtra won a memorable Ranji Trophy quarter-final against Punjab by 71 runs on Saturday to set up a semi-final date with Karnataka. Needing 252 to win, Punjab started the day at 52 for 2 and were all out for 180 in 89.1 overs with veteran Mandeep Singh’s 45 being the highest score. Mandeep, a veteran of 13 seasons, failed to show any intent and his selfish, ultra-defensive 128-ball stay put Punjab in a hole. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/gymnast-dipa-karmakar-admits-to-doping-violation-after-facing-21-month-ban Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar has admitted to “unknowingly ingesting banned substance” after being suspended for 21 months for the use of a prohibited substance. The 29-year-old Tripura girl was tested positive for higenamine (S3. Beta-2 Agonists as per the World Anti-Doping Agency prohibited list) which was found in her dope sample. The positive sample was collected on behalf of the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) in the scope of an out-of-competition control on 11th October 2021. Higenamine was added to the World Anti-Doping Agency’s list of prohibited substances in 2017. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/karnataka-register-innings-win-over-uttarakhand-to-enter-ranji-trophy-semifinals Eight-time champions Karnataka dominated with both bat and ball as they thrashed Uttarakhand by an innings and 281 runs to enter the semifinals of the Ranji Trophy here on Friday. Resuming at their overnight score of 106 for 3 after following on, Uttarakhand batters could add just 103 runs before being bowled out for 209 in 73.4 overs on the fourth day of the quarterfinal match. Swapnil Singh (51 off 100 balls) top-scored for Uttarakhand. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/gills-ton-pandyas-four-wicket-guide-india-to-mammoth-168-run-win-over-new-zealand-in-3rd-t20i-secure-series-2-1  Shubman Gill's unbeaten 126 followed by an all-round performance from captain Hardik Pandya helped India bundle out New Zealand for 66 to register a mammoth 168-run victory over Blackcaps in the third and final T20I of the three-match series here at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. India thumped New Zealand by 168 runs - the biggest win by a Full Member against another in the men's T20I. With this win, Team India clinched the three-match T20I series 2-1. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/youve-given-a-dream-to-young-girls-sachin-bcci-felicitate-womens-u19-t20-wc The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah and legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar felicitated the World Cup champion India U19 women's team at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. World Cup-winning captain Shafali Verma collected the cheque for INR 5 crore, the cash prize BCCI announced for the team and the support staff last week. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/dubai-capitals-adam-zampas-spell-george-munseys-fifty-sink-abu-dhabi-knight-riders Dubai Capitals produced a brilliant all-round show to outplay Abu Dhabi Knight Riders by seven wickets in the 22nd match of the International League T20 at the Zayed Cricket Stadium on Monday. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/india-create-history-lift-inaugural-u-19-womens-t20-world-cup-title-after-beating-england-in-final Indian bowlers' tremendous bowling performance followed by Gongadi Trisha and Soumya Tiwari's knocks helped India lift the inaugural U19 Women's T20 World Cup title after defeating England by seven wickets in the summit clash here at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom on Sunday. Chasing a target of 69, India captain Shafali Verma started their world cup winning chase by smashing a beautiful four on Hannah Baker's delivery. Baker then gave her team a big breakthrough as she dismissed Shafali for 15 off 11. England bowlers tried to turn the game back in their hands as captain Grace Scrivens removed dangerous batter Shweta Sehrawat for 5 runs of 6 balls. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/czech-pair-krejcikova-siniakova-wins-australian-open-womens-doubles-title Katerina Siniakova and Barbora Krejcikova have extended their Grand Slam tournament winning streak to 24 matches with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Japan's Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara to win the Australian Open women's doubles title on Sunday. It was the seventh Grand Slam doubles title by the Czech pair, who broke their Japanese opponents' serve in each of the first games of the sets. The Czech players won last year's Australian Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open doubles titles. "A big thanks to my partner Barbora," said Siniakova. "I'm so happy we did it again, it was a nice journey." Krejcikova said there was a "lot of hard work" behind the winning streak. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/djokovic-wins-australian-open-to-equal-nadals-22-slam-titles An emotional Novak Djokovic beat Stefanos Tsitsipas Sunday to claim a 10th Australian Open title and equal Rafael Nadal's 22 Grand Slam crowns, a victory that returned him to world number one. The Serbian star overcame a hamstring injury and off-court drama on his return to Melbourne Park to sweep past the Greek third seed 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/5) on Rod Laver Arena. He surged to victory without father Srdjan in the stands after he sparked controversy by posing with a fan carrying a Russian flag featuring Vladimir Putin's face following his son's quarter-final win. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/sabalenka-beats-rybakina-in-australian-open-final-claims-first-ever-grand-slam An emotional Aryna Sabalenka battled back from a set down to beat Elena Rybakina and win the Australian Open on Saturday for her first Grand Slam title. The hard-hitting Belarusian collapsed to the court in tears after winning 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 against the Wimbledon champion in a high-quality 2hr 28min arm-wrestle on Rod Laver Arena. The 24-year-old Sabalenka wiped a tear from her right eye before getting a warm hug from Moscow-born Rybakina, who played a full part in an amazing match between to hard-hitters. Sabalenka, the fifth seed, then ran to her player's box to celebrate joyously with her team. It was a fitting finale to two weeks of drama at Melbourne Park, highlighted by brutal groundstrokes, precision serving and wonderful rallies from two players at the top of their game. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/suryakumar-a-trailblazer-will-bring-about-global-revolution-in-t20-cricket-ponting Legendary Australian cricketer Ricky Ponting has called India middle-order batter Suryakumar Yadav a trailblazer, who could inspire a new breed of players to emulate his style of play and take T20 cricket to "another level" globally. Suryakumar, 32, was recently named the ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Year after he became only the second batter in the world to score 1000-plus runs in a calendar year in the shortest format of the game. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/new-zealand-beat-india-by-21-runs-in-1st-t20i Opener Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell hit quickfire fifties to set up a convincing 21-run victory for New Zealand in the first T20 international against India on Friday. Left-hander Conway made 52 off 35 balls and Mitchell smashed an unbeaten 59 as the Kiwis posted 176-6 after being invited to bat first in Ranchi. New Zealand, who suffered a 3-0 whitewash in the one-day internationals, restricted the hosts to 155-9 and took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Skipper Mitchell Santner stood out with figures of 2-11 with his left-arm spin while fellow spinner Michael Bracewell and fast bowler Lockie Ferguson also took two wickets each. The Black Caps started strongly after being invited to bat first, with Finn Allen striking four fours and two sixes in a brisk 35. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/title-eludes-sania-mirza-in-last-grand-slam-as-she-and-rohan-bopanna-go-down-fighting-in-australian-open-mixed-doubles-final Trailblazing Indian tennis star Sania Mirza capped off her glorious Grand Slam career with a runners-up finish alongside 'best friend' Rohan Bopanna in the Australian Open mixed doubles final here on Friday. Pairing up with her first-ever mixed doubles partner Bopanna, the unseeded Indian duo went down 6-7(2) 2-6 to the Brazilian pair of Luisa Stefani and Rafael Mataos in the final at the Rod Laver Arena. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/mohammed-siraj-becomes-world-number-one-bowler-in-odis India pacer Mohammed Siraj on Wednesday became the number one bowler in the ICC rankings for ODI bowlers, a testament to his rapid rise in international cricket. Siraj went past New Zealand's Trent Boult and Australia seamer Josh Hazlewood to become the top-ranked ODI bowler for the very first time. Not only has Siraj's form over the last 12 months been imperious, but his effort in the ODI series at home earlier this month against Sri Lanka and New Zealand has shown just how much the right arm has improved in recent times. India bowling coach Paras Mhambrey challenged Siraj to work on certain aspects of his game last year and the extra training the energetic quick has put in has paid off. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/sania-bopanna-pair-reaches-australian-open-mixed-doubles-final Playing the last Grand Slam tournament of her career, Sania Mirza earned the chance to win her seventh major title by reaching the Australian Open mixed doubles final with compatriot Rohan Bopanna here on Wednesday. The unseeded Indian pair knocked out third seeds Desirae Krawczyk and Neal Skupski 7-6(5) 6-7(5) 10-6 in the semifinal that lasted one hour and 52 minutes. After splitting a set each, the Indians raced to a commanding lead in the Super Tie-breaker. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/nabil-khan-eijaz-sheikh-shine-as-abu-dhabi-riders-thrash-street-warriors-by-5-wicket-in-bpl-2023 Eijaz Sheikh's three-wicket haul and Nabil Khan's 67-run knock helped Abu Dhabi Riders defeat Street Warriors by 5-wickets here at Jan & Bros BPL 2023 in Sharjah JMR Oval Stadium on Sunday. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/saalif-chargers-gun-down-dvs-united-for-2-wicket-win-in-bpl-2023 Abdul Hameed Gawai played gutsy knocks to help Saalif Chargers seal a two-wicket win over DVS United in Jan & Bros BPL 2023 at JMR Oval ground in Sharjah on Sunday. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/bpl-2023-mohtasims-all-round-performance-gives-unique-strikers-2-wicket-win-over-aztex-titans The heroic all-round performance of Mohtasim Jakti, who hit unbeaten 55 off 30 deliveries, thrilled Unique Strikers (US) to victory against Aztex Titans (AT) in the league match of Jan & Bros BPL-2023 at JMR Oval ground in Sharjah on Sunday. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/bhatkal-premier-league-2023-starts-with-a-bang-at-jmr-oval-grounds-in-sharjah Hundreds of people flocked to the JMR Oval Ground in Sharjah for the inauguration of 'Jan & Bros Bhatkal Premier League (BPL)' T20 cricket tournament on Sunday, 22nd January. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/india-thrash-new-zealand-by-90-runs-in-indore-odi-sweep-series-3-0 Rohit Sharma scored his first ODI hundred in three years while Shubman Gill continued his domination with another sublime ton as India completed a clean sweep with a 90-run win over New Zealand in the third match here on Tuesday. Batters from both sides lit up the dead rubber as 680 runs were scored at the Holkar Stadium. Rohit (101 off 85 balls) got to the three-figure mark for the first time since January 2020 while Gill (112 off 78) scored his fourth ODI hundred to take India to 385 for nine. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/very-clear-about-keeping-my-focus-on-cricket-addicted-to-scoring-runs-sarfaraz-khan Star Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan said he is very clear about keeping his focus on cricket and that there is a healthy competition between his brother and himself. Sarfaraz has come close to Australian legend Don Bradman's record in first-class cricket, a format in which he has the second-highest batting average of all time and sits next to the Aussie great in the charts. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/bopanna-mirza-move-to-australian-open-mixed-doubles-semifinal MELBOURNE: The Indian team of Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza moved to the Australian Open mixed doubles semifinals without moving a sinew as they got a walk over from Jelena Ostapenko and David Vega Hernandez here on Tuesday. The Indian team has not yet dropped a set in the mixed team competition. They now await the winner of the quarterfinal between the pairs of third seeded Desirae Krawczyk and Neal Skupski and Taylor Townsend and Jamie Murray. Bopanna and his partner Mathew Ebden, seeded 10th, had made a first round exit from the men's doubles event, while Mirza and her Kazkah partner Anna Danilina had lost in the women's doubles second round. Ramkumar Ramanathan and his Mexican partner Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela, Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni had also made first round exits. Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and N Sriram Balaji had reached the second round before bowing out. No Indian featured in men's singles competition. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/its-sad-that-we-were-not-consulted-before-formation-of-oversight-committee-protesting-wrestlers The wrestlers who accused WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment and intimidation on Tuesday rued that the government did not consult them before forming the oversight committee that will probe charges against the sports administrator. Sports Minister Anurag Thakur had announced on Monday that a five-member oversight committee, headed by legendary boxer M C Mary Kom, will investigate the charges against the WFI boss and also manage the day-to-day affairs of the Wrestling Federation of India. Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Sarita Mor and Sakshi Malik, who staged a sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar for three days demanding the sacking of the WFI president, posted identical tweet on the micro-blogging site, expressing their dismay. "We were assured that we will be consulted before the formation of the oversight committee. It's really sad that we were not consulted," the wrestlers tweeted and tagged Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Thakur. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/dominant-batting-display-from-mandhana-harmanpreet-powers-india-to-win-against-west-indies India defeated the West Indies by 56 runs in the T20I Tri-Series in South Africa, announcing themselves ahead of next month’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/our-bowling-has-lacked-heat-in-previous-world-cups-says-irfan-pathan Former India left-arm fast-bowler Irfan Pathan believes that the current side has to focus on its variety in bowling line-up on different pitches, pointing out that the bowling attack has lacked heat in crucial matches in previous editions of the World Cups. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/ireland-to-tour-bangladesh-for-multi-format-series-set-to-play-first-test-in-over-three-years Ireland Men’s cricket team will play its first Test Match in over three years as part of its seven-match, multi-format tour of Bangladesh. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/t20-break-for-kohli-and-rohit-says-dravid India's omission of star Virat Kohli and skipper Rohit Sharma from an upcoming Twenty20 series against New Zealand is only intended to give them a rest, coach Rahul Dravid said Monday. The duo's absence from two successive series had stoked rumours that Hardik Pandya would take over as the regular T20 captain. Pandya led the team to a 2-1 T20 series win over Sri Lanka earlier this month and has been named captain for the New Zealand matches, starting with Friday's opener. Speaking ahead of the final one-day international against New Zealand on Tuesday, Dravid said India would prioritise the 50-over format going into this year's Cricket World Cup. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/india-women-thrash-sri-lanka-by-seven-wickets-in-u19-world-cup India put their Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup campaign back on track in Group 1 Super Six stage with a commanding seven-wicket win against Sri Lanka here on Sunday. Following India's seven-wicket defeat against Australia on Saturday, their bowlers gave a superb performance, restricting Sri Lanka Under-19 to just 59 runs in the allotted 20 overs. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/india-out-of-mens-hockey-world-cup-after-losing-to-new-zealand-in-crossover-match : India crashed out of the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup after losing 4-5 via penalty shootout to lower-ranked New Zealand following a 3-3 stalemate after the regulation time in a crossover match here on Sunday. India, ranked sixth in the world, produced a below-par performance, allowing New Zealand to claw back into the match after taking a 2-0 lead in the first half. India scored through Lalit Upadhyay (17th minute), Sukhjeet Singh (24th) and Varun Kumar (40th). https://www.sahilonline.net/en/world-number-one-iga-swiatek-knocked-out-of-australian-open World number one Iga Swiatek was knocked out of the Australian Open Sunday as Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina blew the women's draw wide open by beating the red-hot favourite in straight sets. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/india-crush-new-zealand-by-8-wickets-take-unassailable-2-0-lead India's relentless pace attack ran through a fragile New Zealand batting line-up as the hosts cantered to an eight-wicket win in the second ODI to seal the three-match series here on Saturday. The Mohammed Shami-led attack produced an incisive effort to bowl out New Zealand for a meagre 108 before India knocked off the runs in 20.1 overs. Rohit Sharma hit a sublime 50 off 51 balls while Shubman Gill remained unbeaten on 40 off 53 deliveries. It was an emphatic win but the sea of fans that had flocked the remotely located Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium for Raipur's first international game was left wanting for more due to the early finish. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/icc-falls-prey-to-online-scam-loses-close-to-25-million-usd-report The ICC has allegedly lost close to USD 2.5 million after becoming a victim of cyber crime, according to a report. The incident of phishing, which originated in the USA, took place last year, ESPNCricinfo reported. "The route used by fraudsters to commit the financial scam was Business E-mail Compromise (BEC), also known as e-mail account compromise, which the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) describes as 'one of the most financially damaging online crimes'," the report stated. An investigation is underway as the ICC, which is not commenting on the matter, reported the incident to law enforcement agency in the US. How the scam took place is not yet known. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/ashwin-hopes-india-can-adapt-to-home-conditions-urges-icc-for-dew-free-cricket-world-cup R Ashwin feels India have quality in their rank to adapt to the home conditions during the ODI World later this year, even as the premier off-spinner urged the ICC to take corrective steps for a "dew-free" tournament. The cricket showpiece is slated in October-November this year, when dew becomes a big factor towards the evening and for the first time it will be staged completely in India across different venues. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/jan-bros-bpl-2023-mega-cricket-tournament-all-set-to-begin-tomorrow-in-sharjah The wait is about to be over for cricket fans as the thrilling tenth edition of the 'Bhatkal Premier League' is all set to commence on Sunday, 22nd January (tomorrow) at the JMR Oval Ground in Sharjah. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/even-when-wickets-were-falling-my-intent-was-to-punish-the-bad-balls-shubman-gill HYDERABAD: Shubman Gill feels his intent to look for boundaries despite wickets falling at the other end contributed immensely to his sensational double hundred in the first ODI against New Zealand. While the wickets were falling regularly at the other end, opener Gill batted till the 50th over to script a knock for the ages. Thanks to Michael Bracewell's breathtaking 140 off 78 balls, New Zealand came dangerously close to chasing down 350 but the barrage of sixes that Gill hit in the death overs made the difference. The gifted Gill was not getting support from the other end but he kept looking for the odd boundary in the middle overs before going ballistic in the death overs. He hammered six sixes in the last 10 balls he faced. "This knock means a lot to me. I could not convert in the first ODI and third game (against Sri Lanka), I was looking to get a big score but it didn't happen. Once I was set, the focus was to score as may runs as possible". "With the extra fielder inside the circle (in overs 11-40), we see the other teams pushing in the middle overs. Even when wickets were falling, I wanted to show intent to the bowlers because it's very easy to bowl dot balls if the batter is not showing intent". "So, that was my intent when the wickets were falling that 'I will hit you if you are going to bowl bad balls'," the 23-year-old spoke about his mindset during his sensational innings. What stood out was his ability hit straight sixes. He ended up tonking nine of them on Wednesday. With the batters getting dismissed at the other end, the message from the dressing room kept changing but it was the 47th over when Gill decided to go after every ball. "I think once in England I had hit six sixes in seven balls. I was itching to unleash myself but with wickets falling at regular intervals and the message from the dressing room was that I have to bat till the end". "So, that is why I had to play in a safe manner so that a set batter doesn't get out. If I had got out, it would have been difficult for the lower order batters to hit boundaries". "First I decided to go hard in the last five overs but with Washy (Washington Sundar) getting out in the 45th over, the message was to go hard in the last three overs. When I hit a couple of sixes (off Tickner in the 47th over), I decided to go big". Gill is starting to show the consistency that is expected from a rare talent like him and he is glad about that. "Consistency is very important for me, it's the key to everything. As a batter that is what I strive for in any format. It feels good when things you are doing repeatedly are paying off," said Gill, whose father has been his primary coach since he took up the game. After a memorable double ton, he spoke about his father and mentor Yuvraj Singh. "Yuvi paaji has been a mentor to me, like a big brother. I keep discussing about my batting with him and my dad has been my primary coach since the beginning. I am glad I could make them proud." "I didn't think ball hit the stumps" India all-rounder Hardik Pandya was adjudged bowled but replays suggested the ball did not hit the stumps. It could have been wicketkeeper Tom Latham's gloves that knocked the bails off but the third umpire ruled it in favour of the away team. However, Gill had his doubts on the dismissal. "As a non striker batter I did not think the ball hit the stumps when I was watching the replay. Sometimes there is a blind spot you can't really tell what happened". "With the bail falling towards the crease, it is a bit weird (and not falling towards the wicketkeeper). But these bails are different they are heavy bails and in the end you have to go with the third umpire decision," added Gill. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/all-round-new-zealand-down-pakistan-by-79-runs-to-level-series-1-1 Top knocks from Devon Conway and Kane Williamson and a fine performance from New Zealand bowlers guided visitors to a thumping 79-run win over Pakistan in the second ODI of three-match series at Karachi on Wednesday. With this, the three-match series is now level at 1-1. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/babar-azam-hits-hundred-in-pakistans-recovery-to-224-4-in-1st-test Skipper Babar Azam hit a brilliant century to lead Pakistan's recovery to 224-4 at tea, after New Zealand's spinners made early inroads on the opening day of the first Test in Karachi on Monday. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/ashwin-iyer-script-dramatic-come-from-behind-win-for-india-in-2nd-test A dogged 71-run stand between Shreyas Iyer and R Ashwin came to India's rescue as the visitors fought back from a hopeless situation to pull off a three-wicket win over Bangladesh in the second Test and clinch the series 2-0 here on Sunday. With India at 74 for seven chasing 145, Bangladesh were on course for their first ever Test win against their formidable neighbours before Iyer (29 not out off 46) and Aswhin (42 not out off 62) denied them with an unbeaten 71-run stand off 105 balls. Off-spinner Mehidy Hazan Miraz (5/63) gave his all on way to a five wicket haul but it did not prove to be enough. The come-from-behind win meant India wrapped up the series 2-0 to strengthen their chances of a second straight final appearance in the World Test Championship. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/shahid-afridi-to-head-new-pakistan-selection-committee Former captain Shahid Afridi will head the new interim selectors committee for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), officials said Saturday, the latest change since the team was thrashed by England. The PCB underwent a major overhaul on Thursday when a 14-member management committee took over after Ramiz Raja was sacked as chairman. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/bangladesh-bowlers-rattle-india-to-leave-match-hanging-in-the-balance Bangladesh fought their way into what earlier appeared a lost cause on Saturday, knocking over four Indian wickets to leave the visitors teetering after Liton Das compiled a gritty half-century on the third day of the second Test in Dhaka. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/will-continue-to-play-few-games-as-world-champion-would-not-retire-lionel-messi After helping Argentina win the 2022 World Cup in a stunning penalty shootout victory over France on Sunday, Lionel Messi has said he would not retire from international football. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/england-inflict-first-ever-3-0-home-test-whitewash-on-pakistan England beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the third and final Test in Karachi Tuesday to sweep the series 3-0 and hand the Pakistanis their first home whitewash. Resuming on 112-2, England reached the modest 167-run target in just 38 minutes, with Ben Duckett and Ben Stokes finishing unbeaten on 82 and 35 respectively. England won the first Test in Rawalpindi by 74 runs and the second in Multan by 26 runs. This was England's first Test tour of Pakistan since 2005, having refused to tour the South Asian country in the years since because of security concerns. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/world-cup-winners-argentina-return-ahead-of-welcome-home-party Argentina's World Cup winners led by captain Lionel Messi returned home from Qatar in the early hours of Tuesday morning ahead of a welcome home party in the nation's capital. Having beaten France in Sunday's thrilling final, the players will now spend the night at the Argentine Football Association (AFA) training complex near the Ezeiza airport where they arrived in Buenos Aires and where thousands of supporters were waiting to greet them. They will then begin a tour of the Buenos Aires city centre from midday on Tuesday with millions expected out in the streets on what is a public holiday. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/bhatkal-anjuman-degree-college-two-students-selected-kud-university-blue-in-football Two students at Anjuman Degree College and PG Center, Bhatkal, have been selected as University Blue players for the football team of Karnatak University Dharwad. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/pu-athletics-meet-udupi-boys-dk-girls-teams-emerge-champions The Boys team from Udupi and the girls team from Dakshina Kannada bagged team championship in the state-level Pre-University Athletics’ Meet 2022 held at Mangala Stadium. The meet commenced on December 17 and concluded on Monday. The Boys team from Udupi won the championship by winning 57 points while the Dakshina Kannada team became runners-up by winning 32 points. The girls team from DK won the championship by winning 62 points and the Udupi team won runners-up by securing 28 points. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/argentina-beat-france-4-2-on-penalties-to-win-their-third-world-cup-title Argentina won the World Cup on Sunday after beating defending champions France 4-2 on penalties, following a dramatic 3-3 draw after extra time. Argentina keeper Emiliano Martinez saved Kingsley Coman's penalty and Aurelien Tchouameni fired wide to give Argentina their first world title since 1986, and third overall. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/bangladesh-reach-42-0-in-second-innings-still-need-471-runs-to-win-first-test Chattogram,: Set a stiff 513-run target to win, Bangladesh reached 42 for no loss at stumps on the third day of the opening Test against India here on Friday. India dismissed Bangladesh for 150 in their first innings with left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav taking a career-best 5 for 40. Skipper KL Rahul, however, didn't enforce the follow-on. India then declared their second innings for 258 for 2 after Shubman Gill (110 off 152 balls) and Cheteshwar Pujara (102 not out off 130 balls) hit centuries. At the break, Najmul Hossain Shanto (25) and Zakir Hasan (17) were at the crease for the home team. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/ahmed-set-to-become-englands-youngest-mens-test-player All-rounder Rehan Ahmed is set to become England's youngest men's test cricketer after being named in the side for the third test against Pakistan. Ahmed will be 18 years and 126 days old on Saturday when the final test match of the series kicks off in Karachi. That will beat the mark set by Brian Close, who was 18 years and 149 days old when he played a test for England in 1949. Ahmed has featured in only three first-class matches for Leicestershire - taking nine wickets and making 195 runs. He will replace Will Jacks. In the only other change from the second test, Ben Foakes comes in for James Anderson. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/williamson-to-step-down-as-nz-test-captain-southee-to-lead Kane Williamson will step down as captain of the New Zealand Test side, with Tim Southee to take up the leadership mantle. Williamson will continue to lead the Kiwi side in ODI and T20I cricket and has reiterated his desire to play all three formats internationally. Southee, who has 346 internationals to his name and has led the T20 side on 22 occasions, will become New Zealand's 31st Test captain when he leads the team on this month's Test tour to Pakistan. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/fifa-world-cup-2022-hernandez-muanis-goals-guide-france-to-2-0-win-set-final-clash-with-argentina Al Khor [Qatar]: Theo Hernandez and Randal Kolo Muani's goals guide defending champions France to a 2-0 win over Morocco in the semi-final being played here at the Al Bayt Stadium and set up a final clash with two-time champions Argentina in the FIFA World Cup 2022. France started off aggressively as in the fifth minute Antoine Griezmann's assist helped Kylian Mbappe take a left-footed shot from the centre of the box but it was blocked. Theo Hernandez's left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box went on to hit the bottom left corner giving the 2018 champions a 1-0 lead in the fifth minute of the match. Morocco weren't too far behind as Noussair Mazraoui's assist helped Azzedine Ounahi's right-footed attempt from outside the box was saved in the bottom right corner. In the 11th minute, Antoine Griezmann tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappe was caught offside. In the 17th minute, Achraf Hakimi's right-footed shot from outside the box was blocked coming from Selim Amallah's assist. Ten minutes later Sofiane Boufal of Morocco was shown a yellow card for a bad foul. In the 31st minute, Sofiane Boufal tried a through ball for Morocco but Noussair Mazraoui was caught offside. Two minutes later Kylian Mbappe's assisted Aurelien Tchouameni of France's right-footed shot from outside the box was blocked. There were numerous attempts made by the defending champions France but they could not double their lead going into half-time with a solitary goal lead. In the second half too France came with the same intent as in the 47th minute as Kylian Mbappe's assist helped Jules Kounde take a right-footed shot from outside the box but it was blocked. Morocco came up with a double attempt as in the 53rd minute Yahya Attiat-Allah came up with a right-footed shot from the centre of the box but missed to the right. In the very next minute Sofyan Amrabat came up with a right-footed shot from outside the box but it missed to the left. In the 60th minute, Olivier Giroud tried a through ball, but Kylian Mbappe was caught offside. Nine minutes later Jules Kounde tried a through ball but Kylian Mbappe was again caught offside. It was in the 79th minute when the defending champions were rewarded as Randal Kolo Muani of France came up with a right-footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. In injury time Morocco pressed hard but failed to get any success as France won the second semi-final with a convincing 2-0 margin. France will now lock horns against Lionel Messi's Argentina in the final. France had much lesser possession of 39 per cent in comparison to Morocco who had 61 per cent while both teams had the same number of shots on target of three each. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/like-father-like-son-tendulkar-jr-emulates-father-to-score-century-on-first-class-debut Emulating his legendary father Sachin Tendulkar, Arjun on Wednesday slammed a century on first-class debut on the second day of Goa’s Group C Ranji Trophy match against Rajasthan here. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/fifa-world-cup-argentina-beat-croatia-3-0-to-enter-final Julian Alvarez's brace and Lionel Messi's goal help Argentina beat Croatia 3-0 here at Lusail Stadium to enter the final of the FIFA World Cup 2022. Midfielder Leandro Paredes and defender Nicolas Tagliafico were brought into Argentina's starting line-up. Croatia started off aggressively getting a corner in the 16th minute where Dejan Lovren's header from a difficult angle on the left was too high with the help of Josip Juranovic's cross. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/test-of-rahuls-captaincy-as-india-to-push-for-world-test-championship-final-qualification KL Rahul's tactical acumen will be tested along with his batting prowess when a depleted Indian team clashes with a tricky Bangladesh in the high-stakes two-match series, the result of which will have an impact on India's chances for the World Test Championship final qualification. India are currently fourth in the WTC table behind Australia, South Africa and Sri Lanka. The only way of qualifying for the final in June is to straightaway win both the Tests against Bangladesh and then all four at home against Pat Cummins' Australia to eliminate any ifs and buts. The journey starts at the Zahoor Ahmed Stadium, which has traditionally favoured the batters but also offers some turn towards the business end of the match. The visitors will start as overwhelming favourites in Test format, in which the Bangladesh is yet to beat India but the absence of Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Ravindra Jadeja could hurt the side. Jadeja's absence on these kind of tracks always puts Indian team on the back-foot especially when the opposition team is batting in the third innings or fourth innings. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/england-281-all-out-as-pakistans-abrar-takes-seven-on-debut England were all out for 281 in their first innings after electing to bat on the opening day of the second test against Pakistan in Multan on Friday. Ben Duckett (63) and Ollie Pope (60) scored breezy half-centuries for the touring side who are 1-0 up in the three-test series. For Pakistan, spinner Abrar Ahmed claimed 7-114 on his remarkable test debut. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/ioa-elections-p-t-usha-to-be-officially-elected-as-first-woman-president The legendary PT Usha will be officially elected as the first woman president of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) during the governing body's polls on Saturday, ushering in a new era in country's sports administration. The 58-year-old Usha, a multiple Asian Games gold medallist and fourth place finisher in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics 400m hurdles final, will be declared elected unopposed for the top post in the polls being held under the supervision of Supreme Court-appointed retired SC judge L Nageswara Rao. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/australias-travis-head-marnus-labuschagne-stars-of-second-test-with-west-indies  Travis Head crunched 175 after Marnus Labuschagne became the second-fastest man to 3,000 Test runs behind only Donald Bradman on Friday as Australia put the West Indies to the sword in the day-night second Test. At tea in Adelaide on day two, the visitors were 14 without loss after Australia declared their first innings at 511-7 soon before the break. Kraigg Brathwaite and Tagenarine Chanderpaul were both on seven. Australian skipper Steve Smith's decision gave his bowlers just over a full session to inflict maximum damage with the new pink ball under lights, which is usually the most treacherous time to bat in day-night Tests. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/bangladesh-pull-off-thrilling-five-run-win-over-india-to-seal-odi-series India’s shoddy batting display and the inability to land the killer blow contributed to their second successive series loss in Bangladesh after the diminutive Mehidy Hasan Miraz led the hosts to a five-run win in the second ODI with a memorable hundred here on Wednesday. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/mahmudullah-mehidy-were-brilliant-for-us-bangladesh-skipper-after-odi-win-against-india Stand-in-captain Litton Das was ecstatic after the win in the second ODI against India and praised the batting duo for pulling the team out of trouble to post a challenging total at the Shere Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/rohit-sharma-becomes-first-indian-to-hit-500-sixes-in-international-cricket Captain Rohit Sharma became the first Indian, and the second batter world-wide, in international cricket to hit 500 sixes during the second ODI against Bangladesh, here on Wednesday. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/mha-nod-for-visa-to-34-pakistan-players-officials-for-blind-cricket-world-cup The Union Home Ministry has cleared the issuance of visa to 34 players and officials of the Pakistan blind cricket team for the World Cup in India, officials said.  https://www.sahilonline.net/en/morocco-beat-spain-on-penalties-make-world-cup-history Morocco became the first Arab nation to advance to the World Cup quarterfinals, beating Spain 3-0 in a penalty shootout on Tuesday. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/weightlifter-mirabai-chanu-wins-silver-medal-at-world-championships Olympic medallist Mirabai Chanu bagged a silver medal in the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships in Bogota, Colombia. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/fifa-world-cup-croatia-reach-quarter-finals-after-penalty-shootout-with-japan Croatia reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Monday with a dramatic 3-1 penalty shoot-out win over Japan after a tense last-16 clash ended 1-1. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/difficult-when-opponent-scores-at-seven-runs-per-over-in-a-test-pakistan-skipper-babar-after-loss-to-england Following his side’s loss to England in the first Test, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam remarked that it became difficult for his side to really establish their grip in the match with the visitors scoring at seven runs per over. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/neymar-returns-as-brazil-brush-aside-south-korea-to-reach-world-cup-quarters Neymar returned from injury to help inspire Brazil to a 4-1 victory over South Korea on Monday as the favourites cruised through to the quarter-finals of the World Cup. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/england-beat-pakistan-by-74-runs-to-win-first-test-in-rawalpindi Fast bowlers Ollie Robinson and James Anderson took four wickets apiece as England pulled off an exciting 74-run win over Pakistan Monday in the first Test in Rawalpindi. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/shafali-verma-to-lead-india-in-maiden-edition-of-iccs-u19-womens-t20-world-cup The All-India Women’s Selection Committee has picked India U19 Women’s squad for the upcoming bilateral away T20 series against South Africa U19 and the ICC U19 Women’s World Cup to follow. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/i-kept-telling-myself-i-can-do-this-mehidy-hasan-miraz-after-his-match-winning-knock-against-india Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Mustafizur Rahman stitched up an unbeaten 51-run partnership to guide Bangladesh home against India in an edge-of-the-seat nail-biter in Dhaka on Sunday. After it appeared that there was no hope left, Bangladesh fought their way back into the game to produce a memorable victory and take a 1-0 lead in the ODI series. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/england-sense-lead-despite-three-pakistan-centurions-in-first-test England found ways to take wickets and sensed a good lead despite hundreds from three Pakistan players on the third day of the opening Test in Rawalpindi Saturday. Pakistan were 499-7 at stumps with Agha Salman (10) and Zahid Mahmood (yet to score) at the crease — still trailing England’s mammoth 657 first innings total by 158 runs, with three wickets in hand. On a see-saw day, Pakistan were lifted by centuries from skipper Babar Azam (136), and openers Imamul Haq (121) and Abdullah Shafique (114). But England took three wickets in the first session, none in the second and three again before the close to put themselves in a better position. If the tourists can force a 100-plus lead and score as they did in the first innings, they can still force a win on a Rawalpindi Stadium pitch which has given little help to the bowlers. Spinners Will Jacks (3-132) and Jack Leach (2-160) shared the early spoils, while the pace duo of James Anderson and Ollie Robinson took a wicket each. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/umran-malik-replaces-mohammed-shami-for-odi-series-against-bangladesh Young Jammu and Kashmir pace sensation Umran Malik will replace veteran Mohammed Shami in the ODI squad for the tour of Bangladesh. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) made the announcement via a statement on Saturday. "Fast bowler Mohd Shami sustained a shoulder injury during a training session in the lead-up to the ODI series against Bangladesh. He is currently under the supervision of the BCCI Medical Team at the NCA, Bengaluru and will not be able to take part in the three-match series," said the statement from BCCI. "The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Umran Malik as Shami's replacement," added the statement. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/bazball-powers-england-to-new-first-day-record-against-pakistan-in-1st-test England stamped its aggressive brand of test cricket on its first test in Pakistan in 17 years by amassing a world record 506-4 with four batters smashing hundreds on Thursday. Zak Crawley hit 122 and Ben Duckett made 107 in a blistering opening stand of 233. Ollie Pope and Harry Brook blazed hundreds in the last session in an astonishing display of power-hitting against an inexperienced Pakistan bowling attack. And the test almost didn't start. England confirmed it had a fit 11 and the match could go ahead only two hours before the toss. Then it destroyed a host of records in only 75 overs before play ended prematurely because of bad light. The 506-4 total was the highest on the first day of any test, surpassing Australia's 494-6 in 1910 against South Africa in Sydney. England also became the fastest team to score 500 runs. Pope, who will keep wickets after Ben Foakes couldn't recover from a viral infection that hit the England camp, cemented coach Brendon McCullum's aggressive approach by making 108. Brook struck six fours in one over by debutant Saud Shakeel in the final session to reach 101 not out. Captain Ben Stokes, who won the toss and elected to bat after recovering in time from the virus, was not out on 34 off 15 balls. England batters smashed 73 boundaries and three sixes in a white-ball fireworks display with the red ball. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/mexico-beats-saudi-arabia-2-1-but-falls-short-at-fifa-world-cup For a long time after the final whistle, Luis Chavez crouched on the field in anguish. He had just scored in Mexico's furious attempt to stay alive at the World Cup, but the 2-1 victory on  Wednesday over Saudi Arabia wasn't enough. Because of Argentina's 2-0 victory over Poland in a simultaneous match, Mexico failed to advance out of its group for the first time since 1978. “We had a chance to qualify,” Chavez said glumly. “We didn't achieve it.” Mexico had reached the knockout round at the last seven World Cups, second only to Brazil, which has gone through to the round of 16 since 1986. El Tri went into the match at Lusail Stadium needing both a victory and help from Poland playing across town against Argentina to advance in Group C. Argentina's victory meant goal difference came into play — and Mexico didn't have enough of them. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/vijay-hazare-trophy-maharashtra-storms-into-first-ever-final-to-lock-horns-with-saurashtra Another fantastic century from Ruturaj Gaikwad and a four-fer from all-rounder Rajvardhan Hangargekar helped Maharashtra seal their first-ever final berth in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy after defeating Assam by 12 runs in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. Maharashtra will be meeting Saurashtra in the final. The latter previously won the title in 2007-08 season. Assam was given the task of chasing a massive 351 in the high-pressure match. Swarupam Purkayastha (95), Sibsankar Roy (78) and Rishav Das (53) contributed some solid half-centuries, but the other batters fell just short of providing them with the support they needed. Consequently, Assam finished at 338/8 in 50 overs, losing the semifinal by 12 runs. Hangargekar (4/65) was the pick of the bowlers for Maharashtra. Manoj Ingale took two scalps while Satyajeet Bachhav and Shamshuzama Kazi took a wicket each. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/karnataka-pip-punjab-set-up-semifinal-date-with-saurashtra Young pacer Vidwath Kaverappa showed a lot of promise and bagged a career-best 4/40 as Karnataka defeated Punjab by four wickets in a thrilling finish to enter the Vijay Hazare Trophy semi-finals here on Monday. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/ruturaj-gaikwad-hits-world-record-seven-sixes-in-43-run-over Maharashtra captain Ruturaj Gaikwad smashed seven sixes in an over to set a List A world record in the Vijay Hazare Trophy here on Monday. The over fetched him 43 runs, matching the joint effort of Brett Hampton and Joe Carter off Willem Ludick for Northern Districts against Central Districts in a Ford Trophy game from 2018. Ruturaj rewrote the record in the penultimate over of his team's Vijay Hazare Trophy quarterfinal match against Uttar Pradesh in Ahmedabad, with Shiva Singh being the bowler. It was a seven-ball over because of a no ball. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/you-are-messing-up-chances-need-to-reinvent-game-srikkanth-to-pant NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant is "messing up" his chances and should be given a break from international cricket to reinvent his game, feels former chairman of selection committee Krishnamachari Srikkanth. Pant has looked subdued in limited overs cricket this year, scoring just one fifty in the shortest format way back in February against the West Indies, while crossing the 30-run mark only twice in the 21 innings that he has played in 2022. In ODIs, the 25-year-old had two fifties and a hundred in the nine innings he has played this year. "Maybe you can give him (Pant) a break and tell him 'just wait a bit, come and play in India', they haven't handled him well. Are you going to wait for a couple of matches before giving him a break or remove him after one or two games?" Srikkanth said on his YouTube channel Cheeky Cheeka. "Yes, Rishabh Pant is not utilising the chances he's getting. I am very disappointed - ennada Pant-u (what is this Pant)?" he added. Pant scored only 17 runs in the T20I series against New Zealand, while he was dismissed for 15 in the first ODI. "You are messing up these chances. If you smash into such matches, it'll be good right? The World Cup is coming up. Already a lot of people are saying that Pant isn't scoring so it'll add fuel to the fire," Srikkanth, a former India opener, said. "He's going to put pressure on himself. He needs to reinvent himself. He has to do something right - stand and play for a while and then go for it...He's throwing his wicket away all the time." India will take on New Zealand in the third and final ODI on Wednesday in Christchurch. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/costa-rica-beat-japan-to-hand-germany-world-cup-lifeline Costa Rica stunned Japan 1-0 thanks to a late goal at the World Cup on Sunday to blow Group E wide open and hand a potential lifeline to Germany. Japan, who shocked four-time champions Germany 2-1 in their opener in Qatar, could have taken a giant stride towards the last 16 with a win. Instead they laboured for large parts of the match against a Costa Rica side who were hammered 7-0 by Spain, then defender Keysher Fuller scored in the 81st minute with a deflected strike. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/vijay-hazare-trophy-2022-23-quarterfinals-set-to-kick-off-from-monday The quarterfinals of the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy, India’s top-tier domestic one-day cricket competition, are set to take place from Monday, with all eyes on Jammu and Kashmir after they secured their first-ever knockout stage win in their cricketing history by defeating Kerala in a preliminary quarterfinal on Saturday. Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh also secured their quarterfinal spot with wins over Jharkhand and Mumbai, respectively. Punjab and four-time champions Karnataka will be locking horns with the North Indian state eyeing further progress to win their first-ever title. Maharashtra will also be eyeing a final four spot against one-time champion Uttar Pradesh. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/karnataka-thrash-jharkhand-set-up-quarterfinal-against-punjab Pace trio of Ronit More, Vidwath Kaverappa and M Venkatesh grabbed three wickets each as Karnakata thrashed Jharkhand by five wickets in a low-scoring affair to cruise into Vijay Hazare Trophy quarterfinals here on Saturday. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/australia-edge-tunisia-to-end-12-year-wait-for-a-win-at-world-cup Australia beat Tunisia 1-0 at the Al Janoub Stadium on Saturday to register their first World Cup victory in 12 years as they provisionally moved up to second in Group D behind reigning champions France.