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Khawaja's eight-hour-plus knock of 232 off 352 balls was historic — the first Australian to score a double hundred in Sri Lanka

Batting first, TDCA XI posted a challenging 182/4 in 20 overs, powered by Mahesh Jadhav's brilliant unbeaten 101 off 63 balls, including 16 fours and a six

Mohammed Siraj, making his return to Ranji cricket, bowled a disciplined spell, taking 1/47 from 18 overs

Srikanth needed only 42 minutes to get the better of the 20-year-old Jason Gunawan from Hong Kong 21-19, 21-15 in his round of 16 contest

The youngest world champion is a half point ahead of nearest rival Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan

Kohli's towering presence on the field fired up players on both sides with an unprecedented fan attendance adding to the intensity

Making his first Ranji Trophy appearance since February 2020, local hero Rahul walked in at No. 3 to a warm reception from the semi-packed M Chinnaswamy Stadium, with chants of 'Rahul, Rahul' echoing through the stands

City finished 22nd but relief turns to the realisation that its playoff round opponent will be either Madrid or Bayern, which slotted into the bracket possibilities in, respectively, 11th and 12th place

In the current rubber, Samson has had scores of 26, 5 and 3 and it is not these numbers that are concerning

Kohli’s last Ranji Trophy game for Delhi came against Uttar Pradesh in Ghaziabad in November 2012.

Sources close to them claim they are seeing each other and getting to know one another.

Hyderabad FC did pose some threat in the second half with Manoj Mohammed pulling a goal back, but it wasn't enough as Asheer Akhtar and Mohammed Bemammer scored late goals to seal maximum points at home

Earlier, she had scored 49 against Sri Lanka and 40 against Bangladesh, proving to be one of the standout players for the defending champions

Interestingly, Railways (17 points from six games) have more than a fair shot at making the knock-out stages if they beat Delhi with bonus points and take their tally to 24

Coming in to bat at No.4, Smith displayed his trademark precision and composure, forging a strong partnership with Usman Khawaja

C Sandeep Reddy, Physical Director of Loyola Academy, has been appointed as the team manager, while B Avinash will serve as the head coach

With the win, Gukesh took his tally to 6.5 points out of a possible nine and a half points ahead of Uzbek Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Russian turned Slovenian Fedoseev, who are both on 6 points

In mixed doubles, the pair of Rohan Kapoor and Ruthvika Shivani Gadde defeated Thailand's Weeraphat Phakjarung and Sararat Chueboca

Tilak now sits just behind Travis Head in the batters' list, with the Australian maintaining a 23-point lead at the top

India will face England, the Netherlands, Spain, and Germany twice each from February 15

Rama Rao applauded Trisha for bringing pride to both Telangana and India, describing her achievement as "absolutely fantastic." He praised her for being the first batswoman to score a century in the tournament and expressed his hope that she would go on to lead the Indian women's cricket team in the future.

The 57-year-old joined the ICC in 2012 as General Manager of Cricket, coming from Cricket Australia, where he served as Cricket Operations Manager

India should have chased down the target but the batters could only manage 145/9 in 20 overs. India still lead the series 2-1 with the fourth game scheduled in Pune on January 31

Around 10,000 athletes are gearing up to compete for podium finishes across 32 disciplines in the Games that will run till February 14