Afghanistan won the ODI series 2-1, the matter remains tight for the Champions Trophy; 10 big news from sports world
Rahmanullah Gurbaz And IND vs PAK
Afghanistan has defeated Bangladesh by 5 wickets in the third ODI. In this match, Rahmanullah Gurbaz performed brilliantly for Afghanistan and scored a century and led the team to victory on his own. Afghanistan has won the series against Bangladesh in style. At the same time, after India’s refusal, the matter regarding Champions Trophy is stuck.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz played an inning of 101 runs in the third ODI against Bangladesh. This is the 8th ODI century of his career. With this he has gone ahead of Virat Kohli. Gurbaz took only 46 innings to score his eighth ODI century. Apart from this, he has scored 8 ODI centuries at the age of 22. At this age, Virat Kohli had 7 ODI centuries to his name.
Rizwan equaled Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis
As soon as Pakistan’s new white ball captain Mohammad Rizwan defeated Australia in the ODI series, he equaled former Pakistan captains Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis. He has become the third captain for Pakistan to win an ODI series in 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 to New Zealand today for scans. He was ruled out of the ODI series only after initial medical examination. Adam Milne has been included in the New Zealand team for the ODI series in place of Ferguson. He will join the team in Dambulla tomorrow.
If Pakistan refuses, Champions Trophy can be held in South Africa
PTI reports that unless the PCB decides to back out of hosting the Champions Trophy, the current plan is to host India’s matches in the UAE and the final in Dubai. In fact, BCCI has told ICC that the hybrid model is acceptable to them only if the final is held in Dubai and not in Pakistan. 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 may consider shifting the entire tournament to South Africa. Earlier, a PCB source had said that there has been no talk on the hybrid model yet and they will seek more clarity from the ICC.
Nazmul Hasan Shanto out of test series against West Indies
Nazmul Hasan was injured while fielding during the second ODI against Afghanistan. After this he went out of the field. Then Mehdi Hasan took over the responsibility of captaincy in his place. BCB Chief Selector Ghazi Ashraf Hussain confirmed to Cricbuzz that Nazmul will miss the last match against Afghanistan due to a groin injury. Apart from this, he has also been ruled out of the Test series against West Indies.
If Rohit does not play in the first test match, Bumrah will be the captain: Head coach
Before leaving for Australia, the head coach of Team India said that if Rohit Sharma is unable to play in the first Test match due to personal reasons, then Jasprit Bumrah will take charge of the team. He is also the vice-captain of the team. Bumrah has previously captained Team India 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. Afghanistan team won this series 2-1. Afghanistan performed brilliantly in the third ODI and defeated Bangladesh by 5 wickets. Afghanistan had also won the first ODI match by 92 runs. Now they have won the ODI series against Bangladesh by 2-1.
Patna Pirates registered victory in PKL
Patna Pirates returned to winning ways with an all-round performance to defeat Gujarat Giants 40-27 in the Pro Kabaddi League here on Monday. Ayaan Lochab once again proved to be the star player of Patna. He scored 10 points including three tackle points. Devank Dalal and Sandeep contributed six and five points respectively for the team. Patna Pirates team was leading 21-16 in the initial half. The team dominated the second half by raising the level of its game further. Prateek Dahiya and captain Guman Singh scored five points each for Gujarat team but it proved to be 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 became the Challenger title by remaining undefeated in the entire tournament. There was a three-way tie for the top spot in the Masters category in which Arvind defeated Grandmaster Levon Aronian in the first blitz playoff. 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 the first match of Asian Champions Trophy
With the help of 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 and Udita scored in the 44th minute. India has to play South Korea on Tuesday.
