Afghanistan beat Bangladesh by 5 wickets in the third ODI. Rahmanullah Gurbaz performed brilliantly for Afghanistan in this match and scored a century to lead the team to victory on his own. Afghanistan have won the series against Bangladesh in style. At the same time, after India’s refusal, the matter regarding the Champions Trophy has stalled.
Gurbaz left Kohli behind
Rahmanullah Gurbaz played an innings of 101 runs in the third ODI against Bangladesh. This is his 8th career ODI century. With this, he has gone ahead of Virat Kohli. Gurbaz took just 46 innings to score his eighth ODI century. Apart from this he has scored 8 ODI centuries at the age of 22. Virat Kohli had 7 ODI centuries at this age.
Rizwan equaled Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis
Pakistan’s new white-ball captain Mohammad Rizwan drew level with former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis as he defeated Australia in the ODI series. He became the third Pakistan captain to win the ODI series in Australia. Before that, Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis won the ODI series in Australia.
Lockie Ferguson out of ODI series
Lockie Ferguson suffered a strain while bowling the second ball during the T20 match against Sri Lanka. He will return to New Zealand today for a scan. He was ruled out of the ODI series only after a preliminary medical examination. Adam Milne has been included in the New Zealand squad for the ODI series in place of Ferguson. He will join the team in Dambulla tomorrow.
If Pakistan refuses, the 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 hold India’s match in the UAE and the final in Dubai. In fact, the BCCI has told the 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, the ICC may consider shifting the entire tournament to South Africa. Earlier, a PCB source had said that there was no talk on the hybrid model yet and they would seek further clarification 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 left the field. Mehdi Hasan then took over the captaincy in his place. BCB chief selector Gazi 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.
Bumrah will remain captain if Rohit does not play in first Test: Chief Coach
Before leaving for Australia, the head coach of Team India said that Jasprit Bumrah will take charge of the team if Rohit Sharma cannot play in the first Test due to personal reasons. He is also the vice captain of the team. Bumrah has previously captained Team India in the 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 Iswaran for the opening batsman position.
Afghanistan won the ODI series
A three-match ODI series was played between Afghanistan and Bangladesh. Afghanistan team has won this series 2-1. Afghanistan put on a brilliant performance in the third ODI and beat Bangladesh by 5 wickets. Afghanistan also won the first ODI match by 92 runs. Now they have won the ODI series against Bangladesh 2-1.
Patna Pirates registered a win in PKL
Patna Pirates returned to winning ways with an all-round performance to beat Gujarat Giants 40-27 in the Pro Kabaddi League here on Monday. Ayan Lochab has 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 led 21-16 in the first half. The team raised its level of play and dominated the second half. Pratik Dahiya and captain Guman Singh scored five points each for the Gujarat team but it proved insufficient for the team.
Grandmaster Arvind won the Chennai Grand Masters title
Grandmaster Arvind Chidambaram dominated the last two classical rounds to win the Chennai Grand Masters title while Grandmaster V Pranav went undefeated throughout the tournament to become the challenger title. There was a three-way tie for the top spot in the Masters category with Aravind defeating Grandmaster Levon Aronian in the first blitz playoff. After this, the second match was a draw playing with the black piece. They won the next match against Parham M.
The Indian women’s team defeated Malaysia in the first match of the Asian Champions Trophy
Two goals from young striker Sangeeta Kumari helped defending champions India beat Malaysia 4-0 in the first match of the Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament on Monday. For India, Sangita Kumari scored in the eighth and 55th minutes, Preeti Dubey in the 43rd minute and Udita in the 44th minute. India is scheduled to play against South Korea on Tuesday.
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