CRICKET-IND-RSA

Rohit Sharma’s Century Goes Abegging as Duminy Guides South Africa to 7-wicket Victory in T-20 Opener at Dharamshala

 October 3, 2015   R K Gupta

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South Africa began their official campaign against India on a winning note. In an evenly contested T-20 game at Dharamshala, the visitors refused to be overawed by India’s score of 199/5 as they gave a hot chase to the 200-run victory target. Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers were all business as they set upon […]

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New Zealand vs Zimbabwe

New Zealand Dominate the Only T-20 Game at Harare with 80-Run Victory Over Zimbabwe

 August 10, 2015   R K Gupta

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The Kiwis concluded their Zimbabwe tour with an emphatic victory over the hosts in the lone T-20 game played at the Harare Sports Club on Sunday. From here, the New Zealand side goes to South Africa for another series of T-20 and ODI matches. The two-match T-20 series begins in Durban on August 14, 2015 […]

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Pakistan T-20 team

Pakistan Win T-20 Series With The Second-Match Thriller Against Sri Lanka at Colombo

 August 5, 2015   R K Gupta

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In a space of three days, Pakistan won twice against Sri Lanka in the two T-20 matches and bagged the series 2-0. Both games were played at Colombo’s R Premadasa Stadium. While the first game on July 30, 2015 had an authoritative Pakistani stamp, the second played on August 1 was an edge-of-the-seat last-over thriller. […]

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T-20 Game

India Lose Second T-20 Game Against Zimbabwe From a Position of Strength

 July 20, 2015   R K Gupta

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To be chasing 146 for victory in a T20 game should normally be regarded as easy. Zimbabwe batted first and one man dominated their batting and India’s bowlers. Chamu Chibhabha’s nonchalance was the single biggest factor as he kept one end going while his colleagues fell at the other. The mercurial opener went on until […]

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India Score

India Score an Overwhelming Victory Against Zimbabwe in the First T-20 Game at Harare

 July 18, 2015   R K Gupta

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Indian cricketers faced no problem in scoring a straightforward 54-run win against host Zimbabwe at Harare in the first T-20 game of their tour. The script was familiar; pile up a good total and spin the opposition out. Apart from the big victory margin, the match was highlighted by a sumptuous spattering of first-time players […]

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T-20 Game

Indian Women Beat New Zealand in Last T-20 Game to Earn a Consolation Victory

 July 16, 2015   R K Gupta

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On their June-July 2015 India tour, New Zealand women proved themselves as a better team on performance despite losing the 5-match ODI series. In the ensuing 3-match T-20 series, which concluded in Bangalore on Wednesday July 15, India managed to eke out a consolation victory after being soundly trounced in the first two matches. Interestingly, […]

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Indian Premier League

Indian Premier League Seen Swimming in Muck-Waters After Lodha Panel Report

 July 15, 2015   R K Gupta

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The vastly popular Indian Premier League has been castigated. Behind-the-scene betting and match-fixing scandals have tarnished the image of cricket in general and IPL in particular. Betting and gambling in India is a punishable offence even if government-run lotteries are legal. This looks like a dichotomy. Because, encouraging people to buy lottery tickets is very […]

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Women Cricketers

Indian Women Cricketers Lose T-20 Series to New Zealand at Bangalore on Monday

 July 14, 2015   R K Gupta

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If it was Sophie Devine in the first T20, another New Zealander Rachel Priest came to forefront in the second T20. Priest’s 34-ball 60 did the trick in sealing the series win for the visiting side as India couldn’t put up a winning total. Barring the 4th and 5th ODI games, India’s batting had been […]

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New Zealand- India (Woman)1st T20 cricket match

Breathtaking Batting By Sophie Devine Ensures Emphatic Win for New Zealand in First T20 Game at Bangalore on Saturday

 July 12, 2015   R K Gupta

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In the first T20 game of the 3-match series on July 11, 2015, India batted first and finished at 125 all out in the 20th over. This left the New Zealanders a victory target of 126 runs. The total was poor from T20 standards but India succeeded in removing Rachel Priest in the first over […]

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IPL Win

Magical Mumbai Transform Magnificent Turnaround into Their Second IPL Win

 May 25, 2015   R K Gupta

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In virtually a repeat of their qualifier performance against CSK on May 19, Mumbai Indians finished the mid-tournament gear-shift with an emphatic win over the powerful Chennai Super Kings. Before the start of the title game at Kolkata’s iconic Eden Gardens on Sunday, there were raised eyebrows, when CSK skipper chose to field against a […]

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