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2nd ODI: Deepak Chahar unlikely hero in India’s win

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India defeated Sri Lanka by three wickets in a nail-biting second One-Day International to take a 2-0 lead in the three-match series on Sunday. 

India’s man of the moment was Deepak Chahar who delivered with both bat and ball.

Sri Lanka post 275

India’s struggled to strike with the new ball as the opening bowling attack lacked teeth.

Avishka Fernando Minod Bhanuka went after Chahar and Bhuvneshwar Kumar as they added 77 in just 13.2 overs.

Finally, it was Yuzvendra Chahal who drew first blood by snaring Bhanuka in the 14th over.

Chahal was on a hat-trick as he dismissed Bhanuka Rajapaksa in the next ball, caught behind off Ishan Kishan.

Avishka and Dhananjaya de Silva put on 47-run stand for the third wicket.

However Bhuvneshwar struck in his second spell, removing Avishka for 50 off 71 balls.

The best performance of the Lankan innings came from Charith Asalanka who top-scored with 66, studded with six boundaries, off just 68 balls.

Another last-minute blitz late cameo by Chamika Karunaratne helped Sri Lanka push their total to 275 for 9 in 50 overs.

He hit 5 boundaries for his 33-ball 44 not out.

Chahal took his third wicket by removing captain Dasun Shanaka for 16.

However, his fellow spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Krunal Pandya were ineffective and allowed Asalanka to score freely in the middle overs.

Bhuvneshwar took 3 wickets including that of Asalanka and was supported ably by Chahar who bagged 2 wickets.

Poor start by India

India got off to a poor start as they lost opener Prithvi Shaw and one-down Ishan Kishan early, due to bad shot selection.

Shaw had looked in good touch with three delightful boundaries.

However, he threw it away by failing to pick a wrong one off Hasaranga and was bowled while going for a cut.

Kishan was a victim of over-confidence.

He tried to smash it through the off-side off pacer Kasun Rajitha, without any footwork and played it on to the stumps.

The score was 39 for two in four overs.

Next, skipper Shikhar Dhawan (29 off 38) who looked scratchy, was trapped leg before by Hasaranga.

Manish Pandey (37) was run out, thanks to a deflection from the bowler’s hand.

Hardik Pandya failed to rise to the occasion by hitting it straight to mid wicket.

India was facing certain defeat at 116 for five.

Suryakumar Yadav and Krunal Pandya put on 44 to give some hope to India but both departed leaving India at 193 for 7.

Sri Lanka could be forgiven foe celebrating early but Deepak Chahar and Bhuvneshwar Kumar had other ideas.

They came up with an unbeaten 84-run stand for the 8th wicket to pull of a stunning win.

Chahar scored 69 off 82 balls and Bhuvi made 19 off 28 balls to seal a memorable 2-0 series win for India.

Incidentally, India haven’t lost an ODI on Sri Lanka soil since 2012.

This was also India’s 10th successive win over Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka in 10 ODIs.

Amazingly, it was India’s ninth consecutive series win over Sri Lanka.

The third ODI will be played on Friday.

India 277 for 7 (Chahar 69*, Suryakumar 53, Hasaranga 3-37) beat Sri Lanka 275 for 9 (Asalanka 65, Fernando 50, Chahal 3-50)

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Smriti Mandhana and Ellyse Perry star in RCB women’s comeback win against UP Warriorz in WPL 2024

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RCB women overcame UP Warriorz by 23 runs to clinch their third win of the season. The home side outperformed Warriorz in all the facets of the game and emerged victorious. A collective team effort, particularly with the bat, helped RCB women to beat Warriorz for the second time in the season. They now have three wins in their five matches in the WPL 2024.

Alyssa Healy won the toss and opted to field first. Given how things have panned out in the league so far, it needed a great batting performance from RCB to challenge the chasing side. The home side did exactly that. They were full of intent which was lacking in the last few games. Right from the start, S Meghana and Smriti Mandhana smashed the bowlers.

It was the night of the RCB skipper. The Southpaw scored 80(50) in her stay. S Meghana perished after a valuable 28(21). Ellyse Perry batted well and registered her first fifty of the WPL 2024. She was aided well towards the end by Richa Ghosh whose 21(10) propelled RCB to a score of 198 on the board. It was the highest team total in the WPL 2024.

Alyssa Healy’s efforts go in vain

Chasing the daunting total, UP Warriorz were off to a flier. The opening duo of Healy and Kiran Navgire gave a fiery start to the visiting side. When the two were batting in the PP overs, it seemed like the Warriorz could pull off an insane chase. However, Sophie Devine brought RCB back into the game with crucial wickets. At Bengaluru, the home crowd was literally behind the RCB women.

It helped the home side to stay calm and do their job with ease. Sophie Molineux and Asha Sobhana were the pick of the bowlers, who claimed 2/29 each in their spell of four overs. While Healy scored a fifty and Deepti tried her best in the death overs, ten daunting targets could not be chased down. Despite the early hiccups, RCB managed to restrict UP Warriorz to a score of 175 and won by 23 runs.

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WATCH: Ellyse Perry in disbelief as her six breaks car’s window

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Ellyse Perry smashed a six in the match against UP Warriorz in the WPL 2024. It was an interesting six as the ball travelled towards the boundary ropes and fell exactly on the window of the car. As a result, the glass of the window was broken. The car is set to be provided as a reward for the player of the tournament.

It was the over of Deepti Sharma towards the last few moments of RCB’s innings. Before Perry struck, the home side was in a great position in the match, thanks to a great start provided by Smriti Mandhana. The star batter scored 80 (50) and shined in front of the home crowd. Her form helped RCB to have a good momentum towards the death overs.

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Perry, who was struggling till that point, opened up and smashed the bowlers for fun. She went hard against the spinners like Rajeshwari Gayakwad and Deepti Sharma who were asked to bowl at the death. The right-handed batter smashed back-to-back sixes in the over of Sharma. One of those travelled towards the mid-wicket region where the car was stationed. The video of her shot has gone viral on X.

RCB teammates laugh, Ellyse Perry in disbelief

As the ball fell on the car and damaged the window, the fans erupted. There was no end to the joy of the fans who started chanting “Perry.. Perry..” and lit the atmosphere of the stadium. However, Perry was in disbelief. As she saw the impact of the ball damaging the car’s window, the Australian batter could not believe her eyes and thought about what she had just done.

On the other hand, the RCB teammates of Perry were in awe of the shot. They looked at the replays and appreciated the shot of Perry. At the same time, players like Sophie Molineux and Sophie Devine had a laugh about the car’s window getting damaged. Ellyse scored a fifty and helped her team score 198 runs with her batting in front of the home crowd.

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Praveen Kumar addresses Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer’s negligence of taking part in Ranji Trophy

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Praveen Kumar has given his opinion on the preferences of Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer in recent times. The duo did not take part in the Ranji Trophy matches for their respective teams despite being fit. It did not go well with the Indian Cricket Board which landed the duo without a ventral contract which was announced a few days back.

Praveen Kumar has reacted to the issue recently. The former India pacer claimed that he has been of an opinion on the issue for a long time. Praveen felt that one should definitely earn money but not at the cost of neglecting to play for domestic and national teams. The right-arm pacer felt that players today are having a certain mentality which is not good.

The former pacer claimed that the players have a mindset that they can rest for a month before taking part in the IPL, thereby bypassing playing for their national team or the domestic teams. Praveen felt that the players could not resist letting go of money which they could earn by taking part in the IPL and other T20 leagues (For foreign players).

‘Ye mentally hota hai, ki mai itne paise kaise chodun’ – Praveen Kumar

“This thing is now firmly in the mind of players. Mai ek mahine pehle rest kar lunga, fir IPL khel lunga. Ye mentally hota hai, ki mai itne paise kaise chodun,” said Praveen in the interview. He claimed that youngsters these days are spoilt and are behind money. The former RCB pacer felt that it is not fair on the part of the young players to neglect the country over the IPL.

Kumar felt that a player needs to maintain a balance between playing for the IPL team and for the country. He felt that money is an important factor, but not at the cost of playing for the national team. “But this is not fair at all. A player needs to balance things. Money is important, but this (giving franchise cricket the priority) is wrong,” said the former Indian bowler in the interview.

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