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In India, with a target of 133 to chase down within 13 overs, Abhishek delivered a batting masterclass before a packed crowd. Opening the innings, he smashed five boundaries and eight sixes during his 34-ball knock, reaching his half-century in just 20 deliveries.

Abhishek made England pay for a dropped catch as he hit five fours and eight sixes during his hurricane 34-ball innings

The biggest surprise of the evening came at the toss when the Gautam Gambhir-led think tank opted to leave out a seemingly fit-again Mohammed Shami, opting for a spin-heavy attack

The prolific Arshdeep, who made his T20I debut in 2022, achieved the milestone in his 61st match

The No. 2-seeded Swiatek not only has not dropped a set so far in the tournament but also has lost a grand total of only 14 games as she seeks her first title at Melbourne Park and sixth Grand Slam trophy overall

HFC sit at the bottom of the table with 10 points from 16 matches, will want to end their four-match losing streak against the fourth-placed Red Miners, who have accumulated 28 points from 15 encounters

In other matches, Hyderabad defeated Karnataka by 6 wickets and Telangana secured a 54-run win over Bihar

It is understood that there was never any doubt about following the logo guidelines and the BCCI did not raise concerns with the global body

All of Praggnanandhaa's victories have come at the expense of the Indians so far in the tournament, with the GM now looking forward to the clash against world champion D Gukesh

Bumrah, who had made history ahead of the fifth and final Border-Gavaskar Test against Australia in January by recording the highest-ever ICC Rankings rating for an Indian bowler at 907 points, is currently on a career-best points tally of 908

Rohit will be turning up for defending champions Mumbai after nearly a decade when action resumes in the second half of the country's premier red-ball competition across different venues

Mumbai, the defending champions of Ranji Trophy, will resume the second leg of the premier domestic competition here at the Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy in BKC against a formidable J&K

M Sai Karthikeya impressed with unbeaten 88 in Hyderabad’s 71-run win over United Arab Emirates

The 33-stroke exchange was the longest of the evening, and when it ended with Djokovic sailing a forehand long, the capacity crowd at Rod Laver Arena went wild

R Praggnanandhaa in joint lead with Uzbek Nodirbek Abdusattorov after the third round of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament

Jemimah Rodrigues, who scored her maiden hundred in the second ODI against Ireland, jumped two places at the 17th spot, while skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, who missed the series, is at the 15th spot

The selectors ignored Suryakumar for the 15-member CT squad but he remains in-charge of the side that will take on Jos Buttler's England in the five-match T20I series beginning here Wednesday

Limited time with family members on tours was a contentious clause in the BCCI's recently-circulated 10-point disciplinary policy for players

The Asian Games champions, who reached back-to-back semifinals at Malaysia Super 1000 and India Super 750 in the last two weeks, outwitted Chen and Lin, ranked 38th in the world

The white-ball rubber, comprising five T20Is and three ODIs after that, presents an ideal platform for both the teams to experiment with combinations and assess form before next month's Champions Trophy

Ranked world No. 11, Paula Badosa of Spain now heads to her first Grand Slam semifinal at age 27

The tour begins with the first of the five-match T20I series at Eden Gardens on Wednesday, followed by three one-day internationals

Kohli last played a Ranji Trophy match in November 2012 when Delhi took on Uttar Pradesh in Ghaziabad

India will face England from January 22 at Kolkata and the rubber will culminate on February 2 at Mumbai