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Jun

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India match South Africa’s legendary record following Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan’s masterclass vs Afghanistan | Cricket

Lucknow: Indian batters produced a stunning performance in the second ODI against Afghanistan in Lucknow. With Nitish Kumar Reddy unavailable, the team management was forced to tweak the line-up, with Yashasvi Jaiswal opening with Rohit Sharma. All the other batters were forced to bat in a position below their preference.  Now, Jaiswal had the perfect opportunity to prove his mettle in the ODI format, but the youngster failed to capitalise, having departed for four runs. Rohit managed to keep the scoreboard ticking, alongside Gill. The veteran was pushing hard in the middle, but got out for 48, just missing his…

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Jun

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India steamroll Afghanistan A in tri-series clash, book berth for series final | Cricket

New Delhi: India A took on Afghanistan A in the 5th game of the ongoing tri-series between India A, Afghanistan A, and Sri Lanka A. The two sides met at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on June 17th, and after batting first, the Men in Blue posted a total of 319 runs in the first innings. The side then bundled out Afghanistan for 218 and won the game by 101 runs. The clash began with India A coming in to bat first. The side opened its innings with Priyansh Arya and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scoring 58 and 38 runs, respectively. Ruturaj…

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Jun

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Shubman Gill smashes ninth ODI century, dominates Afghanistan in Lucknow | Cricket

New Delhi: The second ODI of the ongoing series between India and Afghanistan took place at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on June 17th. The clash began with India coming in to bat first after losing the toss. The Men in Blue began the innings with Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma departing early.  However, it was the performance of ace batter and skipper Shubman Gill that stood out. Leading from the front, Gill scored his 9th ODI century, putting the pressure back onto Afghanistan.  Gill came out to bat in a tricky situation for India. With Yashasvi Jaiswal having departed…

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Jun

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Ishan Kishan achieves huge milestone, joins elite list with stellar performance against Afghanistan | Cricket

New Delhi: The Indian team has continued its ongoing ODI series against Afghanistan. The two sides met at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow for the second ODI on June 17, and the clash began with the Men in Blue coming in to bat first. While the clash began with Yashasvi Jaiswal departing on a score of four runs. However, the duo of Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan put forth a brilliant showing after the fall of two wickets. Kishan played an important role, batting alongside Gill and building a solid partnership with the India skipper in Lucknow.  During his knock,…

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Jun

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Not Smriti Mandhana, ex-India cricketer names 22-year-old likely to decide Women’s T20 World Cup hopes | Cricket

New Delhi: Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra predicted Richa Ghosh is likely to be the player who can decide on India's T20 World Cup hopes as the Women in Blue look for their maiden T20 title. Richa has been a cornerstone to India in recent times and was one of the star performers during India's ODI World Cup win last year.  She gives the much-needed firepower in the finish that India want. Her death-over exploits were very much visible in India's T20 World Cup opener when she came into the death overs and slammed 34 from 17 balls to power…

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Jun

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Why is Nitish Kumar Reddy not playing in IND vs AFG 2nd ODI? Captain Gill reveals concerning update | Cricket

New Delhi: Nitish Kumar Reddy missed out on the playing XI as India take on Afghanistan for the second of the three-match ODI series at home. Nitish was among the three changes made by the hosts, who look to clinch the series at the BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Apart from Nitish, fast bowler Prasidh Krishna and spin-bowling all-rounder Harsh Dubey also missed out as India handed a debut to speedster Prince Yadav, with Yashasvi Jaiswal and Kuldeep Yadav also returning. India were asked to bat first after Afghanistan won the toss.  Gill confirms Nitish had quad issue Captain…

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Jun

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Why did Lionel Messi cry during FIFA World Cup 2026 opener against Algeria? Argentine legend reveals | Football

New Delhi: Lionel Messi was seen shedding tears during Argentina's FIFA World Cup 2026 opener against Algeria at the Kansas City Stadium on Wednesday, June 17 (as per IST). The Argentine legend marked his sixth World Cup appearance with a record-breaking show, scoring a jaw-dropping hat-trick to cap off a memorable win in their title defence.  At 38y and 357d, Messi became the oldest player to score a hat-trick in a FIFA World Cup, breaking the record held by Cristiano Ronaldo. He also became the oldest player to score multiple goals in a World Cup match, shattering the previous record…

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Jun

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India-born cricketer dropped as New Zealand announce central contracts, two players return | Cricket

New Delhi: New Zealand Cricket (NZC) announced the central contracts for the 2026-27 as India-born Adi Ashok and Pakistan-born Muhammad Abbas were dropped from the 20-man list. The contracts feature the return of Devon Conway and Blair Tickner to the list, while Michael Bracewell and Mark Chapman are listed as white-ball specialists after "both requested not to be ranked in Test cricket". Ashok and Abbas were picked in the central contracts last time around. Ashok earned the reward after returning to the ODI squad in early 2025. However, he played in only one game during his contract period: against India…

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Jun

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IND A vs AFG A Tri-Nation Series LIVE: India A vs Afghanistan A Latest Match Updates, Scorecard, Teams, Playing XIs | Cricket

New Delhi: India A take on Afghanistan A in the Tri-Nation Series in their must-win clash at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, as the teams look to push for the knockout stages. The contest promises to be an intriguing battle between India's depth of talent and Afghanistan's growing reputation in limited-overs cricket. India A enters the match on the back of two straight losses. They lost their previous match to Sri Lanka A in a Super Over and were defeated by Afghanistan A previously in a rain-hit game. Afghanistan A, have continued to punch above their weight with a…

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Jun

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Which records did Lionel Messi break in historic hat-trick outing in Argentina vs Algeria World Cup opener? | Football

New Delhi: Lionel Messi achieved multiple historical records as he scored his first-ever FIFA World Cup hat-trick during his team's opener against Algeria at the Kansas City Stadium on June 17 (as per IST). Messi made his record sixth appearance on the pitch in the World Cups, becoming the first-ever man to do so. He also marked his 200th appearance for the La Albiceleste, looking supremely fit and in touch after recovering from a hamstring issue.  Messi was unstoppable in his 27th World Cup match as he scored three goals to cap off a brilliant 3-0 win for the defending champions.…

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