Travis Head and the Indian Hockey Team
Sports Top 10: In the latest ICC rankings, Indian players gained one position each without playing while Joe Root is at the top position. Meanwhile, Australia defeated England in the first T20I and took a 1-0 lead in the series. Travis Head was the hero of Australia’s victory in this match. He scored a brilliant half-century in 19 balls. In hockey, India defeated Malaysia 8-1 and registered its third consecutive victory in the Asian Champions Trophy.
Australia whitewashes England
ENG vs AUS: Australia made a great start to the 3-match T20I series thanks to the stormy innings of Australia’s star opener Travis Head. Australia defeated England by 28 runs and took a 1-0 lead in the series. The hero of Australia’s victory was Travis Head who scored 59 runs in just 23 balls with the help of 8 fours and 4 sixes.
Travis Head scored 30 runs in one over
The first T20 match was played between England and Australia. In this match, Australia batted and scored a total of 179 runs in the first 20 overs. Travis Head scored a brilliant half-century for the team and he made a lot of runs. In this match, he took Sam Curran to task. The speed at which the Australian batsman scored runs can be gauged from the fact that Head completed his half-century in just 19 balls. He played a stormy innings of 59 runs with the help of 8 fours and 4 sixes in 23 balls.
England lost to Ireland
England women cricket team lost to Ireland by 3 wickets in the third ODI match as per Duckworth Lewis rule. In the third match of the 22-22 overs series played at Belfast ground, England women team was all out by making 153 runs in 20.5 overs. Whereas Ireland achieved the target of 155 runs given to them as per DLS rule by losing 7 wickets in 22 overs. England women team has lost a match against Ireland team in ODI format for the first time since 2001.
ICC released the latest ranking
In the Test rankings released by the ICC, England’s Joe Root is still at number one. His rating has now become 899, while his gap with Kane Williamson has reduced. Joe Root’s bat did not work in the last Test against Sri Lanka, so he has suffered a slight loss. Kane Williamson is also at number two. Indian captain Rohit Sharma has gained one position. Yashasvi Jaiswal is at number 6. He has also gained one position. Virat Kohli has now reached number 7. He has also got a jump of one position.
PCB took a big step
The Pakistan Cricket Board has taken a big decision and suspended the National Junior Championship. The Under-19 age group National Junior Championship started on 10 September. But after the first day’s play, the teams and officials were informed about the postponement order, which left them shocked. The PCB did not give any explanation for this sudden decision. In its press release, the PCB has only said about this decision that it is being suspended due to unavoidable circumstances.
Big announcement of ACC
The Asian Cricket Council announced the launch of the Women’s Under-19 T20 Asia Cup, this tournament will be held every two years. This tournament will be held for the first time in the history of cricket. This decision was taken in the meeting of the Executive Board of ACC chaired by Jai Shah. The purpose of this tournament is to provide experience to the emerging women cricketers of Asia by giving them an opportunity to compete on the international stage, which will help the Asian teams to perform better on the world stage.
India benefited from the World Cup
The mega event of ICC ODI World Cup 2023 was played on Indian soil. But Team India lost the final match against Australia by 6 wickets. This shattered the dreams of crores of Indians. Team India may have lost the ODI World Cup. But India has benefited from the ODI World Cup. According to a report released by the ICC on Wednesday, the ODI World Cup held in India in 2023 generated an ‘economic impact’ of $1.39 billion, in which the tourism sector benefited the most.
Pollard hit a quick 52 runs
Pollard’s magic was seen during the match played between St. Lucia Kings and Trinbago Knight Riders in CPL. Pollard created havoc in this match in just 19 balls. Pollard did not hit a single four during his innings, he only hit sixes. Trinbago Knight Riders captain Pollard has played such an innings against St. Lucia Kings that will be remembered for a long time to come. In this match, Pollard played a match-winning innings of 52 runs in just 19 balls. During this, Pollard hit 7 sixes. Due to this captaincy innings of Pollard, his team was able to win this match by 4 wickets in the last over.
India achieved a hat-trick of victories in hockey
The Indian men’s hockey team’s excellent performance continues in the Asian Champions Trophy. Paris Olympics bronze medalist Indian team defeated Malaysia 8-1 in its third round robin match. Rajkumar Pal scored 3 goals, captain Harmanpreet Singh scored 1, Jugraj Singh scored 1, Uttam scored 1 and Arijit Singh Hundal scored 2 goals for India. India dominated Malaysia from the first quarter and scored 5 goals till half time. After this, Team India added 3 more goals to its account in the second half. This is India’s third consecutive victory in the Asian Champions Trophy being played in Moqi, China.
Para athletes got a special gift
India has won a total of 29 medals in the Paralympics this time. Due to which India finished 18th in the medal tally. This has been India’s best performance in the history of Paralympics. Indian athletes have raised India’s name all over the world. Let us tell you that the Government of India has announced prize money for these athletes. Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday announced a cash prize of Rs 75 lakh to the gold medal winners in the Paralympics, Rs 50 lakh to the silver medal winners and Rs 30 lakh to the Indian athletes who won bronze medals.
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