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Aryna Sabalenka suffers another Bagel, loses to Jessica Pegula in semi-final of Berlin Open | Tennis

Berlin: Aryna Sabalenka suffered another disappointing result ahead of Wimbledon as the world No. 1 was knocked out of the Berlin Open semifinals by Jessica Pegula on Saturday. The Belarusian lost 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-0 in a match that ended with a one-sided deciding set, adding to concerns over her recent form. Sabalenka looked close to forcing a turnaround after recovering from losing the opening set. She stayed composed in the second set and won the tiebreak to push the contest into a decider. However, the momentum quickly shifted as Pegula took complete control in the final set and did not…

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Joe Root joins 14,000 Test runs club, also becomes first cricketer to register major milestone | Cricket

London: Star England batter Joe Root became only the second batter in Test cricket history to reach 14,000 runs in the second Test against New Zealand at The Oval. He was two runs short of reaching the milestone and eventually got there in the fourth innings as England chase a daunting total of 463 runs to seal the series.  With that, Root now needs fewer than 1900 runs to break Sachin Tendulkar’s tally of most runs in Test cricket. The former India cricketer holds the top spot with 15921 runs to his name in the longest format of the game. …

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Yashasvi Jaiswal’s ton and Prasidh Krishna’s five-for help India whitewash Afghanistan in Chennai | Cricket

Chennai: India registered a comfortable nine-wicket win in the third ODI against Afghanistan at the M A Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. They produced another dominant show with both bat and ball, leaving the visitors in tatters. They failed to execute their plans throughout the series, as India proved to be too hot to handle. Batting first in the third ODI, Afghanistan lost four wickets for only 36 runs. Pacer Prasidh Krishan was breathing fire in the powerplay and absolutely decimated the visitors. Since then, the pair of Hashmatullah Shahidi and Azmatullah Omarzai stitched an important partnership of 105 runs, which…

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Yashasvi Jaiswal shatters Shikhar Dhawan’s India record after slamming century on ODI return | Cricket

New Delhi: Yashasvi Jaiswal slammed a stellar hundred in the third and final ODI of the series against Afghanistan as he shattered a major Shikhar Dhawan record on his return to the format. Jaiswal turned the heads with a scintillating hundred against Afghanistan at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, which might have made his case stronger for an opener and a reliable back-up option behind the regular pair of Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma.  Jaiswal, who was dropped from India's Playing XI in ODIs after the ton against South Africa last year, hit another century and this time against…

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Hashmatullah Shahidi creates history against India, slams maiden ODI century at Chepauk | Cricket

New Delhi: Hashmatullah Shahidi created history as he became the first Afghanistan captain to hit a hundred against India in any format. The 31-year-old slammed a stellar and a fighting century in the third ODI of the series at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai for his maiden ODI ton. Shahidi had a fifty against India as skipper, having hit an 80 in the ODI World Cup 2023 in Delhi. He was their second captain to have hit a fifty against India in international cricket, as Ibrahim Zadran had also scored a half ton during a T20I against the Men…

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Why did India start their innings at 5/0 in third ODI against Afghanistan? Check what happened at Chepauk | Cricket

New Delhi: India started their batting innings at 5/0 after being awarded five penalty runs during their third and final ODI of the series against Afghanistan at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. This came after the visitors were hit with five penalty runs for running on the danger area of the pitch during the first innings. Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi ran on the danger zone multiple times. He was given multiple warnings for his act, once in the 21st over and then again in the 31st over during his valiant century against the Men in Blue.  Shahidi was then…

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First time in ODIs for India! Rohit Sharma, Prasidh Krishna create unique record in 3rd Afghanistan ODI | Cricket

New Delhi: Rohit Sharma and Prasidh Krishna combined to create a unique record for India during the third ODI against Afghanistan at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai as the speedster jolted the opposition batting line-up on Saturday, June 20. Prasidh, who made a return to the Playing XI after missing the second ODI, quickly turned heads with his performances.  The beanpole pacer produced a Test match bowling show as he removed the first four wickets of Afghanistan with an impeccable performance of seam bowling and bounce that he extracted from the Chepauk surface.  Prasidh removed Gurbaz, Shah and Zadran…

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Blow for India as Hardik Pandya ruled out of ODI series against England; who will be key now? | Cricket

New Delhi: In a major blow for India, all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been ruled out of the upcoming ODI series against England, news agency ANI reported. Pandya, who missed a few matches in the IPL 2026, was dealt with a back spasm before a leg strain delayed his comeback to the Indian side. He was ruled out of the Afghanistan ODI series after being cleared fit. Hardik reported to the BCCI CoE for his back spasms following the IPL 2026 with the Mumbai Indians. The all-rounder was working his way from the issue and had been given a clearance for…

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Virat Kohli injury update: Positive news on India talisman ahead of England ODI series | Cricket

New Delhi: Virat Kohli's return to the ODIs might not be too long away as the Indian talisman seems to be in line for the England series. Kohli is recovering from a hamstring injury that he suffered during the Indian Premier League 2026 final, which forced him to miss the ODI series against Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Kohli is set to report to the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) on June 22 for further evaluation of his hamstring recovery, ESPNCricinfo reported. The India icon would be assessed at the CoE ahead of the ODI series against England, which will be played from…

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Why are Kuldeep Yadav and Arshdeep Singh not playing in IND vs AFG 3rd ODI? | Cricket

New Delhi: Kuldeep Yadav and Arshdeep Singh were among the three changes India made for their third and final ODI of the series against Afghanistan on Saturday, June 20. Having already clinched the series with an unassailable lead of 2-0, the third clash might feel like a dead rubber, but it isn't actually just another clash at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. India were asked to bowl first after Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss. The visitors made four changes, while the Men in Blue made three as they look for a series sweep, having already taken a…

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