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Asian Games Day 6 Live Updates: Nikhat takes medal, women’s hockey team dominate – Hindustan Times

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Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: India began Day 6 with Vikash Singh, Priyanka coming 5th, 6th respectively in men’s, women’s 20km race walk, at the ongoing Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou on Friday. Meanwhile, the Indian shooting team, consisting of Palak, Esha Singh and Divya Thadigol, bagged silver in the 10m air pistol women’s team event. Palak and Esha also bagged gold and silver respectively in the women’s 10 air pistol final. Also, the Indian contingent (Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Swapnil Suresh Kusale, Akhil Sheoran) clinched gold in the men’s 50m air rifle 3P team event. Aishwary Pratap Singh clinched silver for India in the men’s 50m rifle 3P event. Meanwhile tennis stars Saketh Myneni, Ramkumar Ramanathan lose in their men’s doubles final, taking the silver medal. Also, Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale won their mixed doubles semi-final.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 6
In the 2018 Asian Games, athletics had contributed 20 medals (8 gold, 9 silver, 3 bronze) out of India’s total of 70. Rachna Kumari and Tanya Chaudhary are the two Indians who will feature in the women’s hammer throw final on Friday while Manpreet Kaur and Kiran Baliyan can hope for minor medals if they produce their best. A total of 48 gold medals will be at stake during seven days of competition. Hosts China have topped the athletics medal tally at every Asian Games since 1986.
Meanwhile, the Indian women’s hockey team face Malaysia later in the day while world champion boxer Nikhat Zareen will face Hanan Nassar of Jordan in the women’s 50kg quarterfinals. Follow here LIVE UPDATES of Asian Games 2023
India’s medal tally-
Gold: 8
Silver: 12
Bronze: 12
Results-
Athletics: Vikash Singh finishes in fifth position in men’s 20km race walk
Priyanka 5th in women’s 20km race walk
Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi secures direct qualification in men’s 400m final
Tanya Chaudhary finishes seventh in women’s hammer throw with best throw of 60.50m. Rachna Kumari is 9th with a best throw of 58.13m.
Shooting: India clinch SILVER in 10m air pistol women’s team event
Palak wins GOLD in women’s 10m air pistol final
Esha Singh gets SILVER in women’s 10m air pistol final
India win GOLD in 50m rifle 3P men’s team
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar bags SILVER in men’s 50m rifle 3P event
Swimming: Nina Venkatesh finishes 14th in women’s 50m butterfly hears, fails to qualify
Tennis: Saketh Myneni, Ramkumar Ramanathan clinch SILVER in men’s doubles
Boxing: Parveen Hooda beats China’s Xu Zichun in women’s 57kg round of 16
Nikhat Zareen beats Hanan Nassar of Jordan, medal assured
Lakshya Chahar loses to Kyrgzstan’s Omurbek Uulu Bekzhigit in men’s 80kg second round
Table tennis: Sreeja Akula-Diya Parag Chitale lose in women’s doubles round of 16, crash out
Sutirtha Mukherjee, Ayhika Mukherjee beat Wanwisa, Jinnipa of Thailand, to advance to women’s doubles quarterfinals
Achanta Sharath Kamal goes down 3-4 against Chih-Yuan Chuang of Chinese Taipei in men’s singles round of 16
G Sathiya loses 4-0 to Wang Chuqin in men’s singles round of 16
Squash: India bag BRONZE in women’s team event
Follow all the updates here:

  • Sep 29, 2023 06:15 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Athletics – Women’s Shot Put Final
  • Sep 29, 2023 06:02 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Chess
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: The Indian men’s team has beaten the Philippines 3.5-0.5. The women, meanwhile, beat Mongolia 3.5-0.5.
  • Sep 29, 2023 06:01 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Squash – Men’s Team semifinal:
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Sourav Ghosal wins the third game as well, 11-4, against Eain Yow NG. India now take a 2-0 lead against defending champions Malaysia. Up next, Mahesh Mangaonkar will face Mohammad Syafiq Bin Mohd Kamal with the aim to send India into the final.
  • Sep 29, 2023 05:54 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Athletics – Women’s Hammer Throw Final
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Tanya Chaudhary has finished seventh with a best throw of 60.50m. Rachna Kumari is 9th with a best throw of 58.13m. It’s a Chinese one-two with Wang Zheng taking gold with 71.53, followed by Zhao Jie with 69.44. South Korea’s Kim Tae Hul wins bronze with 69.14, which is her personal best.
  • Sep 29, 2023 05:46 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Squash – Men’s Team semifinal
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Sourav Ghosal goes 2-0 up in Match 2 of the semifinal tie as he won the 1st and 2nd game 11-7, 11-8 against Eain Yow NG. He is a game away from handing India a 2-0 lead in the match.
  • Sep 29, 2023 05:41 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Swimming – men’s 200m backstroke final
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Advait Page finishes 7th in men’s 200m backstroke final. He clocked 2:02:67m but bettered his heat timing (2:03:01m) in the final. China’s Xu Jiayu wins the gold medal (1:55:37m)
  • Sep 29, 2023 05:35 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Hockey – Women’s Pool A
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: India beat Malaysia 6-0. A good defensive performance from Malaysia in the second, third and fourth quarters but India just flattened them in that first quarter.
  • Sep 29, 2023 05:29 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Hockey – Women’s Pool A
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: India have scored six goals today but just one of them have come directly from a PC. That would worry them considering they have had a dozen of those today. Just under three minutes left in the match now.
  • Sep 29, 2023 05:28 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Athletics – Women’s Hammer Throw
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Tanya Chaudhary jumps to 4th spot in women’s hammer throw final with a 60.50m attempt! This was her first 60m+ throw in the event so far. Rachna Kumari, however, is out of contention (best throw of 58.13m). Three rounds done, three to go.
  • Sep 29, 2023 05:21 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Athletics – Men’s 400m
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: India’s Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi secures direct qualification in men’s 400m final! The Indian clocks 45.76s and finishes second in Heat 2. In the previous heat, Muhammed Anas Yahiya clocked 46.29s and finished third; he is out of contention for final.
  • Sep 29, 2023 05:21 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Squash – Men’s Team semifinal
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: India take an early 1-0 lead against defending champions Malaysia as Abhay Singh beat Muhammad Addeen Idrakie Bin Bahtiar in the fourth game of Match 1, 11-5, to hand India the advantage in the semifinal tie. He had won the opening two games 11-7, 12-10 before going down 9-11 in the third.
    Up next, Sourav Ghosal will face Eain Yow NG in Match 2.
  • Sep 29, 2023 05:19 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Hockey – Women’s Pool A
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: GOAL! India 6-0 Malaysia. Vaishnavi gets the ball to Lalremsiami in the middle of the D, she finishes clinically. This goal has been a long time coming.
  • Sep 29, 2023 05:12 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Hockey – Women’s Pool A
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: End of Q3! India 5-0 Malaysia. No goals for India in this quarter, the Malaysians in fact managed to get a penalty corner in this quarter but that is pretty much as close as it got for them.
  • Sep 29, 2023 05:11 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Cycling – Men’s Madison
    Another A20 point penalty and that is that for India. They are out of the race in men’s Madison.
  • Sep 29, 2023 05:10 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Cycling – Men’s Madison
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: India hit by a 20-point penalty, and it looks like they are now all but out of contention for a podium finish. India are currently at -13 points, while Korea (41 points), Japan (40 points) and Hong Kong China (26 points) at first, second, and third respectively
  • Sep 29, 2023 05:05 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Squash – Men’s Team semifinal
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Abhay Singh started India’s tie off with a bang against Muhammad Addeen Idrakie Bin Bahtiar of Malaysia. He took an early lead with 11-7, 12-10 wins in the opening two games before the Mayalsian pulled one back in the third (11-9). Two more games in this match will decide the result before proceedings head to the subsequent ties.
  • Sep 29, 2023 05:00 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Athletics – Women’s Hammer Throw Final
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: The women’s hammer throw event is underway, with Tanya Chaudhary and Rachna Kumari presenting the Indian challenge. Not the best of throws to start with, though, as both well under the 60m mark. Rachna currently at 8th spot, Tanya 9th.
  • Sep 29, 2023 04:54 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Boxing – MEDAL ASSURED FOR NIKHAT ZAREEN!
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Well this bout almost got over even before it started. Referee stops the bout in the first round itself, merely 53 seconds into the bout and Nikhat Zareen is declared winner! An utter domination from the Indian boxer and she secures an Asian Games medal!
  • Sep 29, 2023 04:49 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Hockey – Women’s Pool A
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: India 5-0 Malaysia at half-time. Malaysia did a better job dealing with the Indian attack in the second quarter but it remains to be seen just how long they can continue doing this. India have been relentless today.
  • Sep 29, 2023 04:48 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Athletics -Women’s 400m Rd 1 Heat 1
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Aishwarya Kailash Mishra clocks a season best timing of 52.73s to move into the women’s 400m final. She finished second in Heat 1. Himanshi Malik, the other Indian in the event, finished fourth in Heat 3 and fails to qualify.
  • Sep 29, 2023 04:46 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Table Tennis – Men’s singles round of 16
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Heartbreak for India! Achanta Sharath Kamal goes down 3-4 against Chih-Yuan Chuang of Chinese Taipei. The veteran Indian paddler lost the final game 11-8. This was Sharath’s fourth exit in the Round of 16 of men’s singles after 2006 Doha, 2010 Guangzhou and 2018 Jakarta. He lost in in round of 32 in 2014 Incheon.
    With this, India’s men singles campaign end with Sathiyan earlier losing 0-4 against his Chinese opponent. India’s singles campaign now rests on Manika Batra who is through to the quarters.
  • Sep 29, 2023 04:37 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Cycling – Men’s Madison
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Two crashes already in men’s Madison, with Japan and China cyclists going down. But the Japanese cyclists — considered favourites for a top-podium finish in this race — made a strong comeback and won the fourth sprint in this race, while also covering the two lost laps due to crash in no time. They are joint-top at the moment. India are 4th
  • Sep 29, 2023 04:31 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Hockey – Women’s Pool A
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Neha to Sangita and the latter puts it past the goalkeeper with a reverse hit. That is India’s first goal of the second quarter and they now lead 5-0. Rain has started to pour down now.
  • Sep 29, 2023 04:24 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Table Tennis – Men’s singles round of 16
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: India’s Achanta Sharath Kamal remains alive in the contest against Chih-Yua Chuang of Chinese Taipei. After showing promise by winning the third game, Sharath was crushed in the subsequent game, going down 11-5, but he bounced back to claim the fifth with a 12-10 win. India still trail 2-3 in the contest with two games remaining.
  • Sep 29, 2023 04:22 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Cycling – Men’s Madison (medal race)
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Niraj Kumar and Harshveer Singh Sekhon representing India in this one. It is a brutal, 50,000m race with a whopping 200 laps. Unsurprisingly, the longest event in cycling at the Asian Games
  • Sep 29, 2023 04:21 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Hockey – Women’s Pool A
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Q1 ends! India lead Malaysia 4-0. It is all India. they are just too good for Malaysia at the moment.
  • Sep 29, 2023 04:19 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Hockey – Women’s Pool A
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: GOAL! India Vaishnavi Phalke makes it four for the quarter. Neha with a slap hit from outside the D, Phalke is at the post and she helps it in.
  • Sep 29, 2023 04:14 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Hockey – Women’s Pool A
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: GOAL! Navneet gets on the scoresheet and India are running away with this already. Deepika with a reverse hit first, it is bloced by the goalkeeper but Sangit gets it on the rebound. She passes it to Navneet who only has to tap it in.
  • Sep 29, 2023 04:14 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Squash – Men’s Team semifinal
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: India’s Abhay Singh, Saurav Ghosal, Mahesh Mangaonkar is in action against Malaysia for a place in the final. Earlier, Pakistan beat Hong Kong 3-1 in the other semifinal to assure themselves of at least a silver.
  • Sep 29, 2023 04:10 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Hockey – Women’s Pool A
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: GOAL! India take a 2-0 lead with over six minutes go in the first quarter. It is a converted PC with Deep Grace Ekka nailing the drag flick.
  • Sep 29, 2023 04:07 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Hockey – Women’s Pool A
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: GOAL! India take the lead in the sixth minute. A fantastic team move leads to Monica getting the ball in front of goal and she finishes emphatically. India 1-0 Malaysia in Q1.
  • Sep 29, 2023 04:07 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Table tennis – Men’s singles round of 16:
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Just when India’s Achanta Sharath Kamal stood on the brink of a defeat against Chih-Yua Chuang of Chinese Taipei, trailing 5-7 down in the third game, the veteran Indian paddler won six of the next eight points to take the third game 11-9. India still trail 1-2 in the match.
  • Sep 29, 2023 04:00 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Hockey – Women’s Pool A
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: We have pushback, Malaysia in yellow and black, India in their blues. India start with a bang, getting into the D and then provoking a penalty corner within the first minute.
  • Sep 29, 2023 03:57 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Table tennis – Men’s singles round of 16
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: India’s Achanta Sharath Kamal is in action against Chih-Yua Chuang of Chinese Taipei. The veteran Indian paddler lost the opening game 7-11, and while he looked to bounced back in the second after gaining a three-point lead, Sharath succumbed to a close 12-10 loss. India trail 0-2 in the match.
  • Sep 29, 2023 03:54 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Badminton – MEDAL CONFIRMED FOR MEN’S TEAM
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Mithun Manjunath has defeated Bishnu Katuwal 21-2, 21-7 and so India have sailed through to the semifinal. This also means that the team has assured themselves of at least a bronze medal
  • Sep 29, 2023 03:47 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Hockey – women’s Pool A
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: The Indian women’s team face Malaysia in a match that starts in about 10 minutes.
  • Sep 29, 2023 03:33 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Badminton – men’s team quarterfinal
  • Sep 29, 2023 03:18 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Table tennis – men’s singles
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: India’s G Sathiyan gets blown away in the men’s singles round of 16 match against World No.2, Wang Chuqin of China, who wins it 11-3, 11-3, 11-6, 11-3
  • Sep 29, 2023 03:13 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Badminton men’s team quarterfinal
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: In the second match of the men’s team quarterfinal, India’s Kidambi Srikanth wins the first game against Sunil Joshi of Nepal 21-4.
    India 1-0 Nepal
  • Sep 29, 2023 03:09 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Table tennis – Updates
    China’s Wang Chuqin is making light work of India’s G Sathiyan in the men’s singles round of 16 match. He takes the second game 11-3 and the way he is outplaying the Indian is giving immense joy to the local crowd, can’t say the same things about the Indian camp though. They look dazed.
  • Sep 29, 2023 03:00 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Table tennis – Updates
    India’s G Sathiyan loses the first game 3-11 to China’s Wang Chuqin in the men’s singles round of 16. Sathiyan was totally outplayed by the World No.2 here. The Indian needs to play out of his skin to turn this around.
  • Sep 29, 2023 02:58 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Badminton – Updates
    India have taken a 1-0 lead vs Nepal in men’s singles badminton quarterfinals. Lakshya Sen won Match 1 vs Prince Dahal, 2-0 (21-5 21-8).
  • Sep 29, 2023 02:47 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Table tennis – Updates
    India’s Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee beat Wanwisa and Jinnipa of Thailand in straight games (11-8, 11-7, 11-4) to advance to the quarterfinal of the women’s doubles event.
  • Sep 29, 2023 02:45 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Badminton – Updates
    Lakshya Sen wins the first game 21-5 against Prince Dahal of Nepal in the first match of the men’s team quarterfinal
  • Sep 29, 2023 02:42 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Table tennis – Updates
    India’s Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee are on a roll. They win the second game 11-7.
    India lead 2-0 against Thailand in the women’s doubles round of 16 match
  • Sep 29, 2023 02:39 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: India in action in badminton!
    India are currently up against Nepal in men’s team quarterfinal! Match 1 is between Lakshya and Prince, with the Indian leading 11-2 in Game 1.
  • Sep 29, 2023 02:34 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Table tennis – Update
    India’s Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee have taken the first game against Wanwisa and Jinnipa of Thailand 11-8 in the women’s doubles round of 16 match.
  • Sep 29, 2023 02:12 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Boxing – Update
    Omurbek Uulu Bekzhigit of Kyrgzstan too good. India’s Lakshya Chahar tried his level best to make a comeback after being outplayed in the first round but Bekzhigit was too strong. Lakshya loses the round of 16 bout in the men’s 80kg event by 4:1.
  • Sep 29, 2023 01:57 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Boxing – Update
    A much better show from India’s Lakshya Chahar in the second round but still not enough to convince the referees. Omurbek Uulu Bekzhigit of Kyrgzstan takes the second round in the men’s 80kg event.
  • Sep 29, 2023 01:56 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Table tennis – Update
    Akula-Chitale lost Game 3 too, 8-11 against Japan’s Harimoto-Kihara. They have lost 0-3 in their round of 16 match and crash out!
  • Sep 29, 2023 01:51 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Boxing – Update
    India’s Lakshya Chahar loses the first round 0-5 of the men’s 80kg event against Omurbek Uulu Bekzhigit of Kyrgzstan in the men’s 80kg event. The Indian was never in the game. He also got an 8-count in the first minute.
  • Sep 29, 2023 01:49 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Table tennis – Update
    Akula-Chitale are trailing after second game too, 5-11 against Japan’s Harimoto-Kihara. They trail 0-2, and will be looking to fightback in Game 3.
  • Sep 29, 2023 01:41 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Table tennis – Update
    Akula-Chitale are trailing 0-1 against Japan’s Harimoto-Kihara. They will be aiming to stage a comeback in Game 2, after losing 3-11 in Game 1 in the women’s doubles round of 16.
  • Sep 29, 2023 01:22 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: India’s medal tally
    India have climbed to fourth spot in the medal tally now, with 8 gold, 12 silver and 12 bronze. China top 95 gold, 55 silver and 27 bronze.
  • Sep 29, 2023 12:58 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Women’s golf round 2 – Update
    India are at third spot with 16-under in team event.
    Meanwhile, Aditi Ashok is Tied 2 with 11-Under and Pranavi is T10 with 5-Under.
  • Sep 29, 2023 12:56 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Cycling – Update
    India’s David Beckham advances to the semi-final of the Men’s Kierin event in cycling. He finished second in his Heat. Esow, the other Indian in the event, failed to qualify after getting disqualified in his Heat.
  • Sep 29, 2023 12:22 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: India clinch silver!
    India shooter Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar wins silver in Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Position event. Swapnil Kusale finishes 4th. More medals for India!
    Linshu Du with the gold medal for China with a Games Record of 460.6. Aishwary finished with a score of 459.7. He made a great comeback in the standing position after being at the 5th position at the end of the kneeling and prone round.
    But Swapnil Bhosale, who was the leader after the first 30 shots in the kneeling and prone position, would be mighty disappointed with his show in the last 15 shots at the standing position. He shot a 7, which brought him down to No.4 from the top spot and the damage was such that he could not recover. He finished 4th with a score of 438.9
  • Sep 29, 2023 12:21 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Boxing – Update
    India’s Parveen Hooda secured a 5:0 win against China’s Xu Zichun in the round of 16 bout at the Asian Games to enter the quarterfinals. Parveen, who secured a bronze in the 2022 World Championships, stands one win away from assuring herself a medal at the continental showdown.
    She secured all 10s in the opening two rounds. Her opponent tried producing a fight in the final round, which she won 3-2, but it was not enough as Parveen closed the bout 5:0.
  • Sep 29, 2023 12:19 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Tennis – Update
    Bopanna-Rutuja defeat Chinese Taipei’s Hao-ching Chan and Yu-hsiou in the mixed doubles semi-finals. A gold or silver is assured now!
  • Sep 29, 2023 12:06 PM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Tennis – Update
    Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale lose the second set 3-6 to Chinese Taipei’s Hao-ching Chan and Yu-hsiou Hsu in the mixed doubles semi-final.
  • Sep 29, 2023 11:56 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Shooting – Update
    Swapnil Kusale at No.1 with score of 310.8. He has got a healthy lead over the second-placed shooter.
    Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar at No.5 with score of 306.4
    kneeling and prone position ends, only 15 shots in standing position remain.
  • Sep 29, 2023 11:52 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Tennis – Update
    Bopanna-Rutuja are leading in the second set right now, 3-2. They won the first set 6-1 against their Chinese Taipei opponents in the mixed doubles semifinal.
  • Sep 29, 2023 11:51 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Shooting – Update
    India’s Swapnil Kusale at No.3 after first 15 shots of the kneeling position with a score of 152.8
    India’s Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar at No.6 with a score of 151.6
    Next up, 15 shots each in the prone and standing positions.
  • Sep 29, 2023 11:36 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Shooting – Update
    India’s Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Swapnil Kusale off to contrasting starts in the men’s 50m rifle 3 position final. Swapnil at No.3 and Aishwary at No.8 after first five shots in the kneeling position.
  • Sep 29, 2023 11:29 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Tennis – Mixed doubles semifinal
    India are in action in the mixed doubles semifinal right now! Rutuja-Bopanna are in dominant form and wrapped up the first set 6-1 against their Chinese Taipei opponents.
  • Sep 29, 2023 10:46 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Table tennis – Update
    India’s Manush Utpalbhai Shah and Manav Thakkar beat Yew En Koen Pang and Yong Izaac Quek of Singapore 3-2 (3-11, 11-9, 11-6, 5-11, 11-8) to advance to the men’s doubles quarterfinal.
  • Sep 29, 2023 10:28 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: India clinch bronze in squash
    India’s Joshana Chinappa, Tanvi Khanna, and Anahat Singh get bronze after losing in women’s squash semi-final to Hong Kong.
  • Sep 29, 2023 10:12 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Squash – Update
    India’s 15-year-old youngster Anahat Singh has lost the first game to Ka Yi Lee in the deciding match of the women’s quarter-final (team event).
    It is India 1-1 Hong Kong in the overall match tally so far, whoever wins this match will advance to the gold medal match.
  • Sep 29, 2023 10:06 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Tabble Tennis – Update
    India’s Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan lose to Zhendong Fan and Chuqin Wang of China in straight games (0-3) to bow out of the men’s doubles round of 16.
  • Sep 29, 2023 09:53 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Squash – Update
    Joshana Chinappa beats Tze Lok Ho in a five-game thriller in the women’s squash semi-final (team event) to keep India alive.
    It’s India 1-1 Hong Kong. Over to Anahat now for the last match of the event.
  • Sep 29, 2023 09:43 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Squash – Update
    Joshana Chinappa keeps India alive in the women’s squash semi-final (team event). She takes the fourth game to push the second match to the deciding 5th game.
    India trail 0-1 and need to win this match.
  • Sep 29, 2023 09:27 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Table tennis – Update
    MANIKA BATRA WINS! The Indian toils hard but eventually succeeds in beating Thailand’s Suthasini Sawettabut, who, after a brilliant performance over the first five games, seemed to lose her edge in the sixth, scoring only 6 points. Manika wins 11-7, 6-11, 12-10, 11-13, 12-10, 11-6.
  • Sep 29, 2023 09:25 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: GOLD AND SILVER FOR INDIA!
    Palak comes out on top in the women’s 10m air pistol final with 242.1 points, and wins gold! Meanwhile, Palak comes second with 239.7 for silver. Pakistan’s Talat was third with 218.2.
  • Sep 29, 2023 09:22 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Table tennis – Update
    Positive start in Game 6, this, from Manika Batra. She races away to 6-1 lead and Sawettabut looks clearly under pressure at the moment. Reminder that a win in this game will see the Indian through to the QFs.
  • Sep 29, 2023 09:20 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Badminton – Update
    India lose to Thailand (0-3) in the badminton women’s team quarter-final. PV Sindhu, Treesa-Gayatri, and Ashmita Chaliha all lost their respective matches.
  • Sep 29, 2023 09:18 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Table Tennis – Update
    A crucial 12-10 win in game 5! Manika Batra now leads 3-2 over her Thai opponent Sawettabut. A dominant performance from Batra in this fifth game as she never lost her lead despite being pushed to the edge by Sawettabut.
  • Sep 29, 2023 09:18 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Women’s 10m air pistol final – Standings after Shot 17
    Palak is leading now after shot 17 and has 172.7 points, followed by Esha (170.1) in second place!
  • Sep 29, 2023 09:13 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Table tennis – Update
    India’s Manika Batra is leading 5-4 in the fifth game after Thailand’s Suthasini Sawettabut made a stellar comebac in the fourth, winning 13-11. This is certainly going down to the wire! We’ve had 42 minutes of action so far and this game is far from its end.
  • Sep 29, 2023 09:11 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Women’s 10m air pistol final – Standings after Shot 11
    Esha has climbed to pole position in the leaderboard after shot 11, she has registered 110.4 points. Meanwhile, Palak is second with 110.3 points.
  • Sep 29, 2023 09:06 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Women’s 10m air pistol final – Standings after Shot 5
    Esha is currently second, with 50.8 after shot 5. Meanwhile, Palak is third with 49.9. Meanwhile, Hong Kong’s Shing leads the pack with 50.9.
  • Sep 29, 2023 09:02 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Women’s 10m air pistol final
    India’s Palak, Esha Singh are in action in the women’s 10m air pistol final. The pair will be aiming for a top-three finish!
  • Sep 29, 2023 08:57 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Saketh-Ramkumar bag silver!
    Saketh-Ramkumar crash to a defeat against Chinese Taipei, losing 6-4 6-4 in the men’s doubles final! Silver medal for India here!
  • Sep 29, 2023 08:52 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Saketh-Ramkumar trail!
    Chinese Taipei go up a break and close in on their gold! They lead 5-4 in the second set against Saketh-Ramkumar. 33 minutes done in the second set!
  • Sep 29, 2023 08:39 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Badminton – Update
    India’s Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly lose to Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai of Thailand 19-21, 5-21 in the second match of the badminton women’s quarterfinal (team event).
    India trail 0-2 now.
  • Sep 29, 2023 08:32 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Tennis – Men’s doubles final
    12 minutes done in the second set and Saketh-Ramkumar lead 2-1. They will be looking to stretch their lead now!
  • Sep 29, 2023 08:31 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Swimming – Update
    Nina Venkatesh fails to qualify for the women’s 50m butterfly final, finishing 14th in the heats. Advait Page is into the 200m final after the heats. Srihari Nataraj failed to qualify.
  • Sep 29, 2023 08:21 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Tennis – Men’s doubles
    Saketh-Ramkumar lost the first set 4-6 in 35 minutes as their Chinese Taipei opponents looked like they were in a totally different wave length.
    Comeback expected in the second set?
  • Sep 29, 2023 08:16 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Badminton – Update
    India’s Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly lose the first game 19-21 to Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai of Thailand in the second match of the badminton women’s quarterfinal (team event).
    India trail 0-1 as they have already lost the first match.
  • Sep 29, 2023 08:07 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Tennis – Men’s doubles final
    Saketh-Ramkumar are currently trailing 3-4 in the first set against their Chinese Taipei opponents. The Indian pair will be looking to stretch this set!
  • Sep 29, 2023 08:01 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: INDIA GRAB GOLD!
    In the 50m rifle 3P men’s team event, India have clinched gold with 1769 points. The team consisted Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Swapnil Suresh Kusale and Akhil Sheoran.
    In the individual qualifiers, Swapnil finished on top with 591-33x total, and Aishwary was second with 591-27x. Meanwhile, Akhil came fifth with 587-30x. All three have qualified for the final!
  • Sep 29, 2023 07:52 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Silver for India!
    In the 10m air pistol women’s team event India have finished in second place, clinching silver with a total of 1731-50x. China took gold with 1736-66x. The Indian contingent consisted of Palak, Esha Singh and Divya Subbaraju Thadigol. Also, Esha finished fifth in the qualifiers and Palak came seventh. The pair have qualified for the 10m air pistol women’s final.
  • Sep 29, 2023 07:44 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Badminton – Update
    OH NO! PV Sindhu has lost the first match to Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand 21-14, 15-21, 14-21.
    India trail 0-1 in the women’s quarterfinal (team event).
  • Sep 29, 2023 07:40 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Swapnil Suresh Kusale on top!
    Swapnil is in pole position in the men’s 50m rifle 3P event, with 99, 97 in standings, which takes his total to 591-33x. Meanwhile, Aishwary is second with 591-27x. He bagged 98, 97 in standing. Akhil is 14th.
  • Sep 29, 2023 07:38 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Shooting – Update
    Women’s 10m Air Pistol – India currently in silver medal position in the team event.
    In individual qualification, Esha Singh is 5th (all 60 shots done), Palak 8th and Divya 11th.
  • Sep 29, 2023 07:38 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: India in action in tennis
    India face Chinese Taipei in the men’s doubles final, and will be eyeing gold. Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan are representing India in the final!
  • Sep 29, 2023 07:23 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Badminton – Update
    Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand makes a strong game. She gets the second game 21-15 to make it 1-1 against PV Sindhu in the first match of the women’s badminton quarter-final (team event).
  • Sep 29, 2023 07:16 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Women’s 10m Air Pistol Qualification
    India’s Palak is at No.4 after 30 shots with a score of 9.667. Esha Singh has made a terrific recovery to climb to the 5th spot with a score of 9.651 after 45 shots. Divya is 19th after 30 shots.
  • Sep 29, 2023 07:08 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Swapnil Suresh Kusale 3rd – Shooting
    Aishwary is currently second in the 50m rifle 3P men’s qualifiers, with 98, 99 in series 1 and 2 of prone. His total is 396-20x now! Meanwhile, Swapnil has risen to third place with 100, 99 in prone and has a total of 395-24x.
  • Sep 29, 2023 06:57 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Badminton – Update
    PV Sindhu is on the money straightaway, India off to a good start in the women’s quarterfinal (team event). Sindhu wins the first game 21-14 against Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand.
  • Sep 29, 2023 06:56 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Golf – Update
    Aditi is tied at first with China’s Xiyu Lin, Thailand’s Arpichaya Yubol. Meanwhile, Sharath and Prashanth are T11 and T20 respectively in the women’s individual round 2. Also, India are tied at third in the women’s team round 2.
  • Sep 29, 2023 06:54 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Shooting – Women’s 10m Air Pistol
    India’s Palak is at No.4 with an average score of 9.733 after 15 shots in the women’s 10m air pistol qualification event. The other Indians in the event, Esha Singh and Divya are off to a slow start. They are at 20th and 21 after 13 shots.
  • Sep 29, 2023 06:51 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Badminton – Update
    PV Sindhu, like on most occasions, gets India off to a good start in the women’s quarterfinal (team event). She has taken an early lead of 13-7 in the first game against Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand.
  • Sep 29, 2023 06:47 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Men’s 50m rifle 3 positions qualification
    Aishwary Pratap Singh has climbed to pole position in the men’s 50m rifle 3P positions qualification, with 99 and 100 in kneeling series 1, 2. He has a total of 199-13x right now! Meanwhile, Swapnil Suresh Kusale is 7th with 98, 29 in series 1 and 2 of kneeling, and a total of 126-5x. Akhil Suresh is 13th with 95, 79 in series 1 and 2 of kneeling and a total of 194-11x.
  • Sep 29, 2023 06:41 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: India in action in shooting!
    In the 10m air pistol women’s qualification, Esha Singh is 26th after series 1, with 67-1x points. Meanwhile, Palak is 27th with 38-1x points and Divya Subbaraju Thadigol is 32nd with 19-0x. Meanwhile, India are 8th in the 10m air pistol women’s team event.
    In the 50m rifle 3 positions men’s qualifiers, Aishwary Pratap Singh is currently third with 119-8x points. Swapnil Suresh Kusale is 21st with 48-1x and Akhil Sheoran is 27th with 95-4x.
  • Sep 29, 2023 06:20 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Priyanka 5th in 20km women’s race walk
    Priyanka came fifth in the women’s 20km race walk event, with a timing of 1:31:52. Meanwhile, China’s Jiayu Yang (1:30:03), Zhenxia Ma (1:30:04) and Japan’s Nanako Fujii (1:33:49) came 1st, 2nd and 3rd.
  • Sep 29, 2023 05:57 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Vikash Singh finishes in fifth position
    In the men’s 20km race walk, Vikash Singh finished in fifth place with a time of 1:23:08. Meanwhile, China’s Jun Zhang (1:23:00) and Wang Zhaozhao (1:24:08) occupy first and second positions. Meanwhile Japan’s Yutaro Murayama (1:24:41) are in third position.
  • Sep 29, 2023 05:39 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Golf – Update
    Aditi Ashok is currently tied second in women’s individual round 2. Pranavi URS Sharath and Avani Prashanth are T12 and T20 respectively. In the women’s team round 2, India are climbing up the table and are tried at second, behind leaders China.
  • Sep 29, 2023 05:33 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: India in action!
    The men’s and women’s 20km race walk has begun! Vikash Singh is currently sixth in the men’s category. Meanwhile, Priyanka is fifth in her category. More 10kms to go for both!
  • Sep 29, 2023 05:16 AM IST
    Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Live Updates: Hello and good morning everyone!
    Hello and good morning everyone! Welcome to our live coverage of Day 6 of Asian Games 2023, in Hangzhou. Stay tuned folks!

Igor Stimac names 26 probables for Merdeka Cup 2023 – AIFF

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NEW DELHI: Senior Mens National Team Head Coach Igor Stimac, on Friday, September 29,2023, named a list of 26 probables for the Merdeka Cup 2023, to be played in Malaysia from October 13-17. 
The Merdeka Cup 2023 will be a four-team affair with hosts Malaysia, Palestine and Tajikistan are the other teams. To be played on the knockout basis, India will take on hosts Malaysia in the second semi-final on October 13. Palestine and Tajikistan will cross swords in the first semi-final earlier on the same day. 
October 17 has been kept as the day for the final and also for the third placed match, which will be played between the two losing semi-finalists. 
The final list of 23 players, who will travel to Malaysia, will be announced in the second week of October.
The 26 member probable list are as follows  
Goalkeepers: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Amrinder Singh, Vishal Kaith and Dheeraj Singh.
Defenders: Nikhil Poojary, Roshan Singh, Sandesh Jhingan, Anwar Ali, Mehtab Singh, Lalchungnunga, Akash Mishra and Subhasish Bose.
Midfielders: Jeakson Singh, Suresh Singh, Anirudh Thapa, Rohit Kumar, Sahal Abdul Samad, Brandon Fernandes, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Udanta Singh, Vikram Pratap Singh, Mahesh Singh Naorem, Liston Colaco and Nandhakumar Sekar.
Forwards: Sunil Chhetri and Manvir Singh.
Head Coach: Igor Stimac

“A significant loss” – Social media reacts as Axar Patel is ruled out of World Cup 2023 due to injury – Sportskeeda

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Team India all-rounder Axar Patel lost his place in the Men in Blue’s final 15-member squad owing to a left quadriceps strain.
While he was named in the preliminary squad, he was replaced by veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Thursday, September 28. Axar picked up the injury during India’s Super 4 clash against Bangladesh at the Asia Cup 2023 earlier this month.
Axar was not included in the squad for the first two ODIs of India’s recently concluded home series against India. He was on the roster for the final fixture but was later ruled out as he failed to recover from his injury.
Several fans took to social media to react to Axar not making it to India’s World Cup 2023 squad due to injury.
Here are some of the top reactions:
It is worth mentioning that this isn’t the first time that Axar Patel has missed out on an opportunity to play in the World Cup. He was replaced by Shardul Thakur in India’s T20 World Cup squad in 2021.
Axar Patel featured in only two matches at the Asia Cup 2023. He was added to the playing XI for India’s Super 4’s tie against Sri Lanka.
The left-handed batter scored 26 runs off 36 balls, helping India register a respectable 213-run total. While he remained wicketless, Rohit Sharma and Co. ultimately secured a 41-run win in the match.
He once again proved his prowess as a batter, contributing 42 runs in 34 deliveries in the subsequent game against Bangladesh. Although India lost by six runs, Axar received widespread praise for his clutch knock.
India’s updated squad for World Cup 2023
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (vc), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, and Ravichandran Ashwin.
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Cricket World Cup: Why India’s pace attack is its strength – BBC

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When India first won the cricket World Cup in 1983, their bowlers were mainly all-rounders.
Many were called ‘bits-and-pieces’ cricketers (who could bowl a bit and bat a bit), but with a couple of exceptions – skipper Kapil Dev being the biggest one – most wouldn’t find a place in the team for their bowling alone.
There was Madan Lal, Roger Binny, Sandeep Patil, Mohinder Amarnath and only two specialist medium-pacers, Balwinder Sandhu and Sunil Valson. The lone spinner in the squad was Ravi Shastri, who didn’t play in the final.
India called on six bowlers in that game. Patil wasn’t needed, and nor was opener Krishnamachari Srikkanth who in later years was good enough to claim five wickets in an innings against New Zealand with his off-spin. Amarnath’s gentle (almost kind) pace contributed to his man of the match awards in both the semi-finals and final.
But 40 years ago, the essence of one-day cricket was slightly different. The focus was not so much on taking wickets as on keeping the run-scoring in check. Over the years, the emphasis shifted to dismissing batters (on the sensible theory that a batter who is out cannot score runs), and now the need is for wicket-takers rather than defensive bowlers.
In India’s win at home in the 2011 World Cup, top batters Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag and Suresh Raina could all bowl. Only the first two were needed in the final where seven bowled, including Virat Kohli.
Image caption, Shami has been a consistent performer on all pitches
Seven of the 12 most successful bowlers in that tournament were medium-pacers, with India’s Zaheer Khan claiming the most wickets (21), the same as Pakistan’s leg-spinner Shahid Afridi.
In that squad, apart from Khan, the seamers were S Sreesanth, Munaf Patel, Ashish Nehra and Praveen Kumar while Harbhajan Singh, Piyush Chawla and Ravichandran Ashwin were the spinners. The focus was clearly on pace then, as it is likely to be this year too.
The bits-and-pieces players of 1983 have given way to the specialists of 2023 in an Indian team that doesn’t have anyone in the top half who can turn his arm over. This is a bit unfair on the bottom half, for bowlers are also expected to bat a little.
This seems to go against the logic of the shorter game where, theoretically, everybody is expected to do a bit of everything. But you can only use the players you have.
Is India’s strength spin or pace?
A line-up of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Shardul Thakur and Hardik Pandya suggests that it is pace, especially with Bumrah back in the team after recovering from a back injury and bowling close to his best.
Image caption, Siraj’s heroics at the Asia Cup might get him the nod ahead of others
Bumrah will have an important role to play, while Siraj’s heroics at the Asia Cup finals might get him the nod ahead of the others. When the third seamer’s slot is a choice between Shami and Thakur, you know you have a terrific unit.
While there is little idea of the kind of wickets being prepared (in 2011, the tournament was played in March and April), it is safe to assume that at least initially fast bowlers will play the major role.
It will be a while before the wickets begin to aid spin as more matches are played. Then there is the dew to consider, which often works against spin for the team that bowls second. Play starts at 2pm local time, so there might be a small window before the lights come on for medium pacers to swing the ball. So it’s down to balance once again. You need bowling for all occasions.
And India have just that.
Kuldeep Yadav has emerged as the leading ODI spinner on current form. With Ashwin making it to the final squad – replacing injured left-armer Axar Patel – India will have the best spin combination, with Ravindra Jadeja giving India the luxury of playing three spinners.
Image caption, Kuldeep Yadav has emerged as the leading ODI spinner on current form
England have an excellent pace attack (Mark Wood, Chris Woakes, Reece Topley, David Willey and Sam Curran), Australia have Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins, Marcus Stoinis and Cameron Green.
And despite the injury to Naseem Shah forcing a change, Pakistan still have an impressive line-up in Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali and Mohammad Wasim.
It might be tempting to see the World Cup as a battle between pace attacks. In that case, India hold their own comfortably – the most dramatic change in the team since their first World Cup win.
Sports writer Suresh Menon has written books on Sachin Tendulkar and Bishan Bedi.
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‘Great Feeling’ Hearing Indian National Anthem, After Near Miss at CWG 2022: Women’s Captain Harmanpreet Ka – News18

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The Indian womens cricket team led by captain Harmanpreet Kaur made history by clinching the gold medal at the Asian Games in their maiden appearance and the skipper said it was a great feeling to hear the Indian national anthem play. During the Commonwealth Games last year, the team had lost in the final, claiming silver at Birmingham.
That was a great feeling, Harmanpreet told News18 CricketNext when asked about the emotions upon hearing the national anthem being played, adding, We came in second place at the Commonwealth Games last time, so we missed the chance to hear the national anthem. On this occasion, we were in the middle, which made it feel different.
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Harmanpreet had the extra motivation for the win as this was her 100th game as captain and looking back at what the team has achieved in the last year or so, she said she is proud of what the team has achieved. I think the last couple of years have been amazing. All of our hard work has paid off, Im very pleased. The players are working hard, and everyone appreciates it. The government and the BCCI have been so active and helpful; its been an amazing experience, said the WPL winning skipper in an exclusive conversation on the sidelines of a felicitation ceremony with Youth Affairs & Sports Minister Anurag Thakur in attendance in Delhi on Thursday.
India had a relatively easy campaign at the Asian Games and was head and shoulders above everyone else in the competition, but Harmanpreet said there is always room for improvement. I think everything feels okay now that we have won, she said, adding, People only think about what went wrong after theyve lost. When you win, you dont care about small mistakes. On the way back, though, before we got on the plane, we got together as a team to talk about what we did well and what we could do better.
Both our coach and captain pointed out things we need to work on as we get ready for future tournaments, especially the World Cup. We are determined to work together to fix these problems and make our mark on the world stage as a team.
The Indian teams next assignment will be against Australia, when they come visiting later in the year for a multi-format series and Harmanpreet said she is looking forward to the challenge, particularly, playing the Test match.
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Test matches are something we are not very used to. However, we want to do well in these games as a team. We know how important this format is, and were going to train hard at training camps, she added.
Really Happy We Won the Gold: Shafali Verma
Alongside Harmanpreet, three members of the womens team Shafali Verma, Kanika Ahuja and Amanjot Singh were also present during the ceremony. Verma, who his first half-century of the Asian Games 2023, said winning the gold medal was a different feeling altogether.
Its a very different feeling, it is like a big happiness for me. I cant describe it in words, but Im really happy we took the gold medal, she said.

VAC vs NSW Today Match Prediction and Betting Tips, Odds and Live Score – TheTopBookies

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VAC vs NSW Match Prediction & Analysis
The Australia Domestic One-Day Cup 2023 is underway and both Victoria and New South Wales are off to a winning start. Both teams delivered a good bowling performance in their last match.
While Victoria bowled out Tasmania for 224 runs, NSW took on the same opposition and cleaned them up for just 198 runs. However, it was New South Wales who were clinical in their victory as they chased down the target with 6 wickets in hand with plenty of overs left.
Victoria, on the other hand, struggled to reach the 225-run target as they lost 7 wickets and won the game in the 45th Over. Scott Boland was the start with the ball for Victoria while Jackson Bird was the top bowler for NSW.
NSW bring in a strong-looking bowling attack with some really promising names and can pose a tough challenge to the Victorian batting lineup.
TEAMS PREVIEW
Victoria Preview
Victoria skipper Peter Handscomb will not be happy with how his side reached the target in their last match against Tasmania. Theyve got a solid top-4 and as such, they shouldnt have required so many overs and lost 7 wickets on their way to victory.
Peter Handscomb at number 4 is a reliable batsman and will be one to watch out for in this contest. At number 3, theyve got Marcus Harris, another promising batsman who will be crucial in striking big partnerships in the middle.
And on top of all this, the opening pair of Thomas Rogers and Sam Harper promise a good, confident, and attacking start at the outset. After losing Harper early in the run-chase, Handscomb and Rogers added 62 runs for the 2nd wicket.
However, Victoria did not have any longer partnerships thereafter and they kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Campbell Kellaway, a 20-year old batting all-rounder stepped up and played a fighting knock of 46 runs at number 5 while his team was losing wickets regularly.
He held the innings from one end and ensured the team didnt slip into further collapse. The lower order features a quality bowling all-rounder in Will Sutherland who will be a key finisher to watch out for.
In the bowling department, Scott Boland will lead the attack while Todd Murphy will be the key spinner in this attack. Though young and inexperienced, there are some quality bowlers in this squad who had a great first game.
Victoria Predicted Playing XI:
Thomas Rogers, Sam Harper, Marcus Harris, Peter Handscomb (c & wk), Campbell Kellaway, Jonathan Merlo, Will Sutherland, Samuel Elliott, Fergus O Neill, Todd Murphy, Scott Boland
Victoria Actual Playing XI:
Campbell Kellaway, Marcus Harris, Peter Handscomb, Sam Harper, Samuel Elliott, Scott Boland, Thomas Fraser Rogers, Todd Murphy, Fergus ONeill, Jonathan Merlo, Will Sutherland
New South Wales Preview
New South Wales feature a strong overall side with a quality bowling attack that is well-supported by a strong batting lineup. The opening duo of Jack Edwards and Daniel Hughes is quite threatening and these two delivered a 137-run opening stand in the last match.
The batting order just gets better as you go further down the order. There is Kurtis Patterson at number 3 followed by skipper Moises Henriques. While the openers can adopt a more attacking approach, these two will be expected to build a strong partnership and stay at the crease longer. 
One of the most promising batters to come from the Aussie domestic circuit in recent times, Jason Sangha didnt feature anywhere in the top 6 of this lineup.
That was an interesting move to push Sangha down the order in the last match. While he would have come out to bat at number 7, he would be followed by the big-hitting batting all-rounder Hayden Kerr.
This shows the batting lineup of New South Wales is not only deep but also strong all the way through. There are many reliable and talented batters in this lineup.
Moreover, the bowling attack is even more threatening with the likes of Chris Tremain, Jackson Bird, and Chris Green. All-rounder Jackson Edward proved his mettle with a brilliant score of 92 runs at the top and bowling figures of 2 for 24 from 9 Overs.
New South Wales Predicted Playing XI:
Daniel Hughes, Jack Edwards, Kurtis Patterson, Moises Henriques (c), Oliver Davies, Matthew Gilkes (wk), Jason Sangha, Hayden Kerr, Chris Green, Chris Tremain, Jackson Bird
New South Wales Actual Playing XI:
Daniel Hughes, Jack Edwards, Jason Sangha, Kurtis Patterson, Oliver Davies, Matthew Gilkes, Ben Dwarshuis, Chris Green, Jackson Bird, Hayden Kerr, Moises Henriques
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
It is a batting-friendly surface at the Junction Oval in Melbourne. Batters should be able to score runs comfortably while the ball is new. And later on, only after a batter is well set, can he afford to attack and play the drives. It will be a sunny day with a high of 25 degrees Celsius in Melbourne on the match day.
Venue Details
Junction Oval in Melbourne will be the venue for this game. It has hosted two matches in this tournament so far and Victoria will be playing two more games after this one at this venue. We reckon a total of 260+ will be quite competitive on this ground and both teams have the right bowlers to defend such a total.
Toss: To Bowl
In the two one-dayers played at this venue so far this season, the team bowling first has dominated the opposition and secured a comfortable win. Both skippers will be eager to bowl first and put the opposition on the backfoot early on. 
VAC vs NSW Winning Prediction
It is a bit tricky to pick a winner between these two well-matched teams. The bowling is quite lethal in both teams and the batters also have great potential. Though Victoria struggled on their way to a victory in the first match, theyve got great potential in the batting. 
Considering the bowling strength of both teams, we reckon the batters in both teams will be tested. And New South Wales, with their batting depth and overall balance in the side, will have a slight edge and start as favorites in our match prediction.
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“Shakib could have messaged Tamim or spoken for a minute” – Mashrafe Mortaza hits out at BCB over Tamim Iqbal controversy – Sportskeeda

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Former Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza has lashed out at the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) for failing to handle the Tamim Iqbal situation and allowing it to snowball into a massive controversy. Mortaza opined that captain Shakib Al Hasan could have approached Tamim and discussed the matter with him amicably.
In some rather embarrassing developments, Tamim blamed the BCB for his non-selection in the World Cup 2023 squad, claiming that he was asked to bat down the order. Subsequently, Shakib lashed out at the senior Bangladesh opener and termed him selfish for not thinking about the team first.
Taking to his official Facebook page, Mortaza was extremely critical of BCB for the manner in which they handled the entire situation.
As the captain, Shakib could have messaged Tamim or spoken for a minute, saying, ‘I have this plan, I’ll discuss it with you later.’ I think that would have resolved the entire issue here,” he said.
On the controversy over Tamim being reportedly asked to bat down the order in spite of him being an opener, the former Bangladesh captain was quoted as saying by India Today:
According to my cricket knowledge, this instruction of batting in the middle order or skipping the first game should have come from coach, captain or a selector who will go with the team. Not from any BCB official. They could have said it after announcing the squad or two days before the first game. I dont understand the reason behind telling this to Tamim before announcing the squad.”
After Tamim announced retirement, the issue went even to the prime minister. She asked Tamim to play the World Cup and thats why Tamim agreed to it. I dont think any further discussion was needed for this especially from any BCB official. All these conversation with Tamim should have come after announcing the squad, Mortaza added.
Tamim recently made a comeback from a back injury during the series against New Zealand. However, after batting in the second ODI, he admitted that he was still feeling pain in his back.
In a recent interview with T-Sports, Shakib lashed out at Tamim and described his unwillingness to not bat in the middle order as childish.
“Someone like Rohit Sharma built his career from No. 7 to opener, scored 10,000-plus runs. If he sometimes bats at No 3 or 4, would it be a big problem? It is totally childish. It is my bat, I will play. No one else can play. A player should bat at any position for the team. Team first,” Shakib said.
Tamim, 34, has played 243 ODIs, scoring 8357 runs at an average of 36.65, with 14 hundreds and 56 fifties to his name.
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World Cup Warm-Up Games Live Streaming: How To Watch PAK vs NZ, SL vs BAN, SA vs AFG Matches? – NDTV Sports

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The final round of preparations for the ODI World Cup 2023 begins, with the teams looking to iron out the flaws in their roster through warm-up matches. The likes of Pakistan, South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan will be in action on September 29 in the first set of warm-up fixtures. All 10 teams will feature in two warm-up matches each before the ODI World Cup begins. In the first round of fixtures, Pakistan are up against New Zealand while Sri Lanka take on Bangladesh. Simultaneously, South Africa will square-off against Afghanistan.
When will the Pakistan vs New Zealand, Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka and South Africa vs Afghanistan matches be played?
The Pakistan vs New Zealand, Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka and South Africa vs Afghanistan matches will be played on Friday, September 29.
Where will the Pakistan vs New Zealand, Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka and South Africa vs Afghanistan matches be played?
The Pakistan vs New Zealand, Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka and South Africa vs Afghanistan matches will be played in Guwahati, Hyderabad and Trivandrum respectively.
What time will the Pakistan vs New Zealand, Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka and South Africa vs Afghanistan matches start?
The Pakistan vs New Zealand, Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka and South Africa vs Afghanistan matches will start at 2:00 PM IST. The toss will take place at 1:30 PM.
Which TV channel will telecast Pakistan vs New Zealand, Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka and South Africa vs Afghanistan matches?
The Pakistan vs New Zealand, Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka and South Africa vs Afghanistan matches will be telecasted on the Star Sports network.
Where can I watch Pakistan vs New Zealand, Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka and South Africa vs Afghanistan matches?
The Pakistan vs New Zealand, Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka and South Africa vs Afghanistan matches will be streamed on Hotstar.
(All the details are as per the information provided by the broadcaster)

Yuvraj recalls Sachin’s advice in key message for Team India ahead of 2023 WC – Hindustan Times

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Team India will begin its 2023 World Cup campaign on October 8 when the side faces Australia in Chennai, and will meet England and Netherlands in two warm-up matches ahead of the tournament. Rohit Sharma’s men enjoyed impressive outings in the build-up to the marquee tournament, lifting the Asia Cup earlier this month before defeating the Aussies 2-1 in a three-match ODI series. Despite being in outstanding form, managing the pressure of a home World Cup presents unique challenges, and former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has shared insights into how the 2011 World Cup-winning team worked to alleviate pressure during their campaign.
(L) Yuvraj Singh with Sachin Tendulkar during the 2011 World Cup: (R) Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli batting together against Australia in 3rd ODI(File/PTI)
Yuvraj revealed that while the social media at the time (2011) wasn’t as prevalent as it is today, it did not prevent media and public scrutiny from becoming overwhelming for the Indian team, especially after a disappointing loss to South Africa. Sensing the team’s need to regain its focus, the legendary Sachin Tendulkar stepped in, calling for a crucial team meeting.
Now, distraction is a bit more because that time there was no social media. There was distraction with media and people. We were trying to focus on the game, and in the world cup, we had lost to South Africa – a game we should have won. The media started to go berserk. Sachin sat down with the team and said, ‘we need to stop watching television, stop reading the papers. Use our headphones when we are going through crowds in airports. Just focus on the world cup’. The team agreed, we just followed that and it really worked, Yuvraj recalled.
Because there’s anyway so much pressure. Problem with India is that, people think only Indian team will win. It’s a big World Cup, there are so many good teams out there, and we got to be really focussed on your tasks at hand.
Team India lands in Guwahati
The Indian team arrived in Guwahati on Thursday ahead of its warm-up match against England scheduled for September 30. Veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who was drafted into India’s 15-member World Cup squad earlier in the day to replace the injured Axar Patel, also joined the team in Guwahati.
Axar Patel had been grappling with a left quadriceps strain since the Asia Cup Super Four match against Bangladesh, and his injury prevented him from participating in the Asia Cup final and India’s subsequent three-match ODI series against Australia. Additionally, the return of KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer from their prolonged injuries was a major boost to the squad.

ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Greatest Moments: Final – ICC Women’s World Cup

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ICC Mens Cricket World Cup Greatest Moments is now down to the final two.
The semi-final is now in the rearview mirror and we are down to two spectacular moments from previous World Cups with one single match-up drawn up for you to vote and decide the winner.
This round of voting is live now. Click on the link below to get voting!
The Cricket World Cup Greatest Moments
FINAL 
MS Dhoni six in the final (2011) vs Jonty Rhodes runs out Inzamam (1992)
MS Dhoni six in the final 
India were crowned the World Cup champions for only the second time in their history on the back of a monstrous six, which came off the willow of their skipper MS Dhoni in the 49th over. The shot was a culmination of a successful home campaign, and was marked by Ravi Shastris momentous words from the commentary box, Dhoni finishes off in style. A magnificent strike into the crowd!
2011 CWC | MS Dhoni’s match-winning six in the final against Sri Lanka
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Jonty Rhodes runs out Inzamam
Pakistan were searching for quick runs while chasing a revised target against South Africa. Inzamam-ul-Haq lifted the Pakistan scoring rate with his brisk knock. In the 31st over, a Brian McMillan delivery hit his pads and lofted towards the point region.
Inzamam set off before realising that no run was available. He turned back for the safety of his crease. However, by that time Jonty Rhodes had already snared the ball and raced towards the stumps. He pulled out a flawless dive and stretched out his right arm to crash the stumps before Inzamam could make it.
1992 CWC | Jonty Rhodes runs out Inzamam