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ODI World Cup tickets to go on sale on August 25, 41 days before the first match

August 10, 2023 Nihar Gupta

Details of the seven-phase sale of tickets were made public on the same day as the tweaks in the ODI World Cup schedule were announced. Tickets for the 2023 ODI…

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Pakistan vs India set for September 2 in Kandy in Asia Cup

July 19, 2023 Nihar Gupta

Hosts Pakistan set to take on Nepal in tournament opener on August 30 in the latest version of the draft schedule of Asia Cup. Host will play India on September…

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Asia Cup discussion on the cards at IPL final

May 25, 2023 Nihar Gupta

Heads of the Indian, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi and Afghanistan boards will meet in Ahmedabad but a final decision on Asia Cup will be taken only after consultation with the PCB.…

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Asia Cup 2023: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh give thumbs down to PCB’s hybrid hosting model

May 10, 2023 Nihar Gupta

But a PCB official tells that the board has emails from BCB and SLC saying they have no issues playing in Pakistan. The PCB believed that this time it had…

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Asia Cup 2023 likely in Pakistan and one other overseas venue for India games

March 24, 2023 Nihar Gupta

Neutral venue not confirmed but the UAE, Oman, Sri Lanka and even England are potential contenders for Asia Cup 2023. The Asia Cup 2023 will most likely be held in…

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Cricket Australia withdraws from the ODI series against Afghanistan

January 12, 2023 Nihar Gupta

Cricket Australia decided after consulting with the Australian government, citing “additional restrictions on women’s and girls’ education” as the reason. Following discussions with the Australian government, Cricket Australia has withdrawn…

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Afghans are on the verge of direct qualification for the World Cup

June 11, 2022 Shashank

Afghans are on the verge of direct qualification for the world cup after sweeping Zimbabwe 3-0. They are currently sitting on the 2nd spot of the ICC World Cup Super…

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IND Vs AUS 2nd ODI | Centuries from Gill and Iyer helps India to the series win

September 25, 2023 Rohit Dhore

In the three-match ODI series against Australia, Gill and Iyer’s outstanding centuries led India to the series victory. India’s victory was also significantly influenced by half a century of K.L. Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, and Ravi Ashwin’s superb bowling performances.

How has the match moved?

**(Photo by SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images)**

After winning the toss, Australia elected to bowl first in light of the dew factor, the pitch conditions, and prior performances. Josh Hazelwood got things going by getting rid of Ruturaj Gaikwad early. The innings were managed by Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer. Both of them enjoyed pushing boundaries. The Australian bowlers were clueless. They both achieved hundreds, with Iyer scoring 105 runs and Gill scoring 104 runs.

The team’s finishing role was then played by Kl Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav. They both reached half a century. Suryakumar Yadav scored 72 runs, and Rahul scored 52. India scored 399 runs, a staggering sum.
Green claimed two wickets for Australia. Abbott, Hazelwood, and Zampa all took one wicket.

Due to the weather, the game was shortened to 33 overs, and Australia’s target score was 317 runs. Australia didn’t get off to a good start in the chase. Prasidh Krishna struck early wickets for India, dismissing Matthew Short and Steve Smith. Labuschagne and David Warner made an effort to manage the innings, but Ashwin dismissed them. Warner scored 53 runs. Then wickets continued to fall. No Australian batter was successful in getting a huge score. Sean Abbott scored a half-century.

India defeated Australia by 99 runs after bowling them out for 217 runs. Shreyas Iyer received the Man of the Match award for his outstanding century.

Some Best Performances | IND Vs AUS 2nd ODI

The following are some of the top performances from the second Odi between Australia and India:

Shreyas Iyer (105 runs)
Shubman Gill (104 runs)
Suryakumar Yadav (72 runs)
Ravi Ashwin (3 wickets)
David Warner (53 runs)
Kl Rahul (52 runs)

What did captains say after the match?

Steve Smith | Australia captain: When we came here it looked like a good wicket. Credit to them, Gill and Iyer batted beautifully and took the game away from us. The way KL and Surya batted, it was briliant. After the rain, it got sticky and it started to spin. We have lost quite a few (matches) in a row, in South Africa and here. We need to sort out a few things, hopefully we turn it around in the next game. We have a few days now, we are working towards the World Cup, both the teams are. Hopefully we’ll turn it around in the last game.

KL Rahul, India captain: When I saw the wicket in the morning, I didn’t think it would spin so much. Putting 400 on the board gives you confidence. It’s not really our decision to make. Our jobs are clear. Everyone who gets picked in the XI needs to focus on their job. Everyone has gone through this; you need to keep getting better and wait for the opportunities. We have dropped a few catches, but fielding under lights is challenging physically. The coaches are doing their best to keep the guys fit. Sometimes these errors happen. The commitment is always there; we’ll learn from it, brush it off, and get better in the next game. Nothing is discussed, but the guys coming back will want to make it count. With the World Cup only a couple of weeks away, guys will want to get into it. They need to get used to the challenges; they will be keen to get back on the field.

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Formula E Season 9 – A Wrap on the First 5 races

March 15, 2023 MVK Chaitanya

Done with 5 races in this Formula E season 9 for 2022-23. Covered 4 different countries across 3 continents over the 5 races – Mexico, Saudi Arabia, India and South Africa. 2 of those opening 5 races were first timers on a Formula E calendar – Hyderabad EPrix in India and Cape Town EPrix in South Africa.

Opening 3 Rounds – Mexico and the double header in Saudi Arabia

It was a Porsche power train dominance that took us through the opening 3 rounds. Jake Dennis in the Porsche powered Andretti took the season opener in Mexico while Pascal Wehrlein took both the races in the double header at Diriyah in Saudi. The 2 drivers stood 1& 2nd in all the opening 3 rounds while others ran into troubles. So after 3 rounds, they looked the run away favorites for the title with Wehrlein leading on 68 pts to Jake Dennis’ 52 pts.

The works Porsche team led the Teams’ standings with 74 pts followed by their customer team Andretti with 66 pts. At this point, it was looking like a season to be dominated by Porsche cars as Wehrlein and Dennis looked flying in race mode ploughing their way to the lead of the race though starting outside the top 5.

Who needs to start on the front row? 😏@afelixdacosta made up 10 places to win the #CapeTownEPrix! ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/0iTw5u1UUW
— ABB FIA Formula E World Championship (@FIAFormulaE) March 1, 2023

Among others, Lucas Di Grassi took the pole at the season opener in Mexico. Buemi took the pole in Race at Diriyah just marginally over the rapid Neom McLaren driver Jake Hughes. The young rookie came back in Race 2 to score his maiden Formula E pole.

India – Hyderabad EPrix

Formula E lands for the first time in India in the city of Hyderabad, home for the Mahindra Racing Team and TATA owned Jaguar tcs Racing team. The track was green and dusty to start with, which required a dummy practice session ahead of the official FP 1. Few first time event issues then delaying the FP1, but went on eventually. The weekend from then produced an absolute thriller in terms of the unpredictable nature. Mitch Evans of the home backed Jaguar tcs Racing took the pole. The tight hairpin for turn 3 at the end of a straight provided all the drama as expected. Unfortunately, both Jaguar cars collided when Sam Bird just misread the situation when he was trying to take the attack mode on the outside of turn 3.

Jean Eric Vergne took the opening and used his experience in managing the battery life along with his gritty race craft. He came through to take the win though with only 0.8% charge left at the start of the last lap. Fended off a charging Nick Cassidy in the Envision racing car who was having 3% more charge in his battery relative to Vergne.

South Africa – Cape Town Eprix

Set in the picturesque background of the table mountains, the circuit layout for the Cape Town EPrix was the Formula E’s version of Monza in Italy. The 2.921 km length track was covered in 67.848 seconds by Nissan’s Sacha Fenetraz in the FINALS of the duels to take the pole position @ average speed of about 155 km/hr.

Some of the speeds clocked at the #CapeTownEPrix… 🥵 pic.twitter.com/VFQCuYiAo8
— ABB FIA Formula E World Championship (@FIAFormulaE) March 3, 2023

The track stood to its hype of being the real test to the new blood of Formula E cars in the form of Gen 3. The track was characterized by high speed straights / turns that caught out a few during the race weekend.

Cape Town EPrix Track Layout — *Source: Formula E*. *Track Layout for the Cape Town EPrix.*

The race as well produced another close encounter. Jean Eric Vergne once again at the helm battling for the race win, this time with his former team mate, Porsche’s Antonio Felix Da Costa. The race was decided on the final lap with Da Costa putting a brilliant move over Vergne by throwing a dummy down the inside before going past him on the outside.

Formula E Season 9 – Championship Standings after 5 rounds.

Porsche’s Pascal Wehrlein, though with a DNF in Cape Town, is still in the lead of the driver’s lead by 18 pts. over Andretti’s Jake Dennis. In Formula E terms, should say the German driver holds a comfortable gap after 5 races, thanks to his consistency in the opening 4 races of the season with 2 wins, a 2nd and a 4th.

🥇 Top of the Drivers' Championship
🥇 Top of the Teams' Championship
🥇 Most laps led after five races

A seriously strong start to Season 9 for @PWehrlein 💪 pic.twitter.com/3UwK9T62aP
— ABB FIA Formula E World Championship (@FIAFormulaE) March 10, 2023

Formula E Season 9 – Laps lead chart

Former 2 times Formula E champion, Jean Eric Vergne, got his title challenge underway with a win in Hyderabad and P2 in Cape Town. But it has been a tough start for his team mate and the reigning Formula E world champion, Stoffel Vandoorne, with just 11 points to his name across 3 points scoring finishes. He would be hoping to have utilized the month’s gap between Rds. 5 &6 to turn the tide in terms of getting his usual qualifying pace back with his new team.

Formula E Season 9 Driver's Standings — Source: Formula E. Driver’s *Standings after Race 5* – *Formula E Season 9*

In the teams, Porsche are leading the way with 3 wins out of the 5 races. Envision Racing have been the 2nd most consistent team with 3 podium finishes (could have been 4 if not for the post race penalty to Buemi for Technical infringement).

Formula E Season 9 - Teams Standings — Source: Formula E. Teams *Standings after Race 5*

Next for Formula E Season 9

Rd. 6 takes the Formula E season 9 to yet another new location in Sao Paulo in Brazil. The race comes after a month’s break that would have given enough time for the teams to churn through the lots of data collected over the opening rounds. Maybe that we see a change in the pecking order ?, to be seen.

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