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Australia reached 86 for 1 in their first innings after dismissing India for 180 at the end of the opening day of the pink-ball Test here on Friday.

Under overcast skies, Starc trapped Yashasvi Jaiswal lbw with the very first delivery of the game to mark a riveting start of the day-night Test

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Rishabh Pant and captain Rohit Sharma were on the crease at 4 and 1 respectively at the break after a mini collapse

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It took a moment of brilliance from Angel Orelien in the 86th minute—a magical strike directly from a corner—to secure the victory and all three points for Sreenidi Deccan FC. Amorim’s side will next face Delhi FC on Monday at the Deccan Arena.

Jharkhand ultimately emerged victorious, booking their spot in the final, while Madhya Pradesh has been in top form throughout the tournament.

First-half strikes by Udanta Singh (33rd minute) and Iker Guarrotxena (44th) propelled the Gaurs to their fourth straight victory as they cruised through the proceedings with a sublime control over the flow of the game. The visitors were assertive in possession as they discovered newer ways to breach past the Hyderabad FC defence.

After clinching their first win of the season, Sreenidi Deccan FC will welcome Rajasthan United FC to the Deccan Arena in the next round of the I-League 2024-25 season on Thursday.

In the 2014-15 series, the then 22-year-old Rahul, batting at No. 6, had scores of 3 and 1 on debut at the MCG but came back strongly as an opener in the very next game with a eye-catching 110 in Sydney.

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On the 22 yards at the Adelaide Oval, six millimetres of grass has been left, which is a standard practice in day-night Tests to preserve the condition of the pink Kookaburra ball. Australia have won all seven of their pink-ball Tests in Adelaide, while India are playing a day-night Test for the first time after March 2022

Chasing a challenging target of 179, Hyderabad’s innings faltered at crucial junctures despite valiant efforts from skipper Tilak Varma (46 off 34 balls) and opener Tanmay Agarwal (47 off 33 balls).

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With a 10-6 victory over M. Laxmi Narayan of Dr Ambedkar College, Rohan has entered into semi-finals.

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Despite setbacks in previous two seasons, Deccan Warriors captain Faysal Shayesteh renew focus on promotion.

Twelve teams -- nine winners from the group stage, two finalists from last season (Services and Goa) and hosts Telangana -- are divided into two groups of six each.

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It was a 46-overs-a-side affair, which India won by chasing down an easy target of 241 in 42.5 overs, but they carried on batting till the end of the final over

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Faysal Shayesteh opened the scoring for the Deccan Warriors with an inch-perfect free-kick in the 23rd minute, while Angel Orelien doubled the lead in the 72nd minute. The visitors managed a late consolation goal in the 91st minute through a volley from Gogou.

Akshit CC set an imposing total of 339 in 46.1 overs, with Mujtaba's knock featuring 22 boundaries and four sixes, supported by Chetan Kumar Goud's vital 50.

Anmolpreet Singh's 60, combined with vital contributions from Ramandeep Singh's unbeaten 39 and Nehal Wadhera's 31, helped Punjab post a competitive total of 196/6 in 20 overs.