It was day of delight and sorrow for Indian sporting fans yesterday. While, the Indian men’s cricket team, which was expected to do well, lost by 180 runs in the finals of Champions Trophy 2017 at the Kennington Oval in London against arch rivals Pakistan, the men’s hockey team were able compensate the same with…
Super Sunday: India Vs Pakistan clash in Cricket and Hockey
June 18, 2017For sports enthusiasts it just cannot get bigger than this Sunday. Two epic battles are on the cards as India lock horns against Pakistan on the cricket field, and also clash against each other on the hockey turf. Those who are following the Champions Trophy closely know that the Men in Blue beat Bangladesh in…
Champions Trophy: Sarfraz Ahmed steers Pakistan to victory
June 13, 2017Pakistan overcame a familiar attack of batting nerves to beat Sri Lanka by three wickets in a see-saw Group B game at Sophia Gardens to set up a Champions Trophy semi-final clash with hosts England back in Cardiff on Wednesday (June 14). The other semi-final will feature Group B winners India against Group A runners-up…
Champions Trophy: India beat South Africa, enter semi-final
June 12, 2017South Africa were quashed mercilessly as India beat them comprehensively by 8 wickets to dump the top-ranked ODI team in the world out of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy at The Oval in London yesterday. South Africa have only themselves to blame for another graceless display in a big match as three run-outs, including that…
Champions Trophy South Africa Vs India: Crucial game for both teams; keen contest expected
June 11, 2017The stakes are high for today’s league match between India and South Africa with both teams facing a must win situation to qualify for the semi-finals. Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, apart from being the captain and best batsmen of their respective sides, are two men with a lot of respect and admiration for…
Bangladesh score 5-wicket win over New Zealand
June 10, 2017Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah both scored hundreds as Bangladesh kept their hopes of a Champions Trophy semi-final alive with a stunning five-wicket win over New Zealand at Cardiff yesterday. Bangladesh, chasing a modest 266 for victory, had collapsed to 12 for three when left-hander Shakib (114) came in. And they were not much better…
Gunathilaka, Mendis power Sri Lanka to a good win over India
June 9, 2017Sri Lanka pulled off the biggest upset of the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy as they beat India by 7 wickets at the Oval yesterday. The result threw Group B wide open as now all four teams are on 2 points and the last two matches, (India vs South Africa and Pakistan vs Sri Lanka), will…
Pakistan stun South Africa
June 8, 2017Pakistan completed a remarkable turnaround to beat South Africa by 19 runs on the D/L method in their day/night Group B Champions Trophy match at Edgbaston yesterday and so maintain their hopes of a semi-final place. Just three days after conceding a total of 319 for three in a 124-run thrashing by arch-rivals and title-holders…
Champions Trophy 2017: England cruise into semi-final
June 7, 2017Mark Wood took the key wicket of Kane Williamson as hosts England booked their place in the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy with an 87-run win over New Zealand at Cardiff yesterday. New Zealand, chasing a target of 311 for victory, finished 223 all out with 39 balls left. They were in the hunt while…
Champions Trophy 2017: Rain spoils Australia’s bid to victory
June 6, 2017After bowling Bangladesh out for 182, Smith’s men cruise to 83 for 1 in 16 overs before weather had the final say. In his own words, Steven Smith’s men ‘got away’ thanks to rain against New Zealand in their tournament opener in Birmingham. The London rain gods compensated for that, denying them what seemed like…
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