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‘Kaafi improvement dikhi, achaa laga’ – Fans react as India win decider ODI vs West Indies by 200 runs to clinch series
Team India won the three-game ODI series against West Indies with their mammoth win in the decider ODI played at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy Stadium in Trinidad. The hosts won the toss and invited India out to bat first. The visitors accepted the invite with both hands as they scored 351 for the loss of five wickets. Openers Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill stitched a 143-run opening stand. While Kishan scored 77 off 64 balls, including eight four and three sixes, his partner Shubman Gill smashed 11 boundaries in his knock of 85 off 92.
Ruturaj Gaikwad failed to capitalise on his opportunity, falling for 8 off 14. However, Sanju Samson made massive improvement over the previous ODI, scoring 51 off 41, including two fours and four sixes. The same was the case with skipper Hardik Pandya with 70 off 52, including four boundaries and five sixes, and Suryakumar Yadav with 35 off 30, including two fours and two sixes. Talking of the bowling by the hosts, Romario Shephard remained the pick of the bowlers with figures of 2/73 in ten overs. Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie and Yannic Cariah scalped one wicket each.
Shubman Gill was awarded the ‘Man of the Match’
In reply, the West Indies could only manage 151 runs before being bundled out by the Indian bowling attack. Shardul Thakur continued his brilliant form from the previous ODI, scalping four wickets while conceding 37 runs in 6.3 overs. He was followed closely by Mukesh Kumar, scalping three for 30 in seven overs. Kuldeep Yadav scalped two while Jaydev Unadkat found one wicket. Surprisingly, skipper Hardik Pandya and spin ace Ravindra Jadeja remained wicketless. Gudakesh Motie with 39 off 32, including four boundaries and three sixes remained the top-scorer for the hosts, while Alick Athanaze with 32 off 50, including three fours, followed him.
Shubman Gill was adjudged as the ‘Man of the Match’ as team India completed their wins in the Test and the ODI series. They’ll now turn their heads to the shortest format with a five-match series on the line. It would be a massive confidence boost for the team to return with wins in all three formats before the crucial Asia Cup commences.
Here’s how fans reacted:
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Great win India😏 pic.twitter.com/9KoTFVtWlh
— SANKET (@oye_protein) August 2, 2023
https://twitter.com/JamdadeShreyas/status/1686481418061479940
https://twitter.com/Rajmeet45619594/status/1686481112120557578
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That sack rovid trend didnt end well did it 😂😂😂
— Pooh (@ThodaYehThodaWo) August 1, 2023
What a dominant performance against a quality team 💪💪
— Nitin (@cricmahi7) August 1, 2023
Mukesh Mumar with the new ball today 😂🙃 pic.twitter.com/5m63iql777
— Vivek._.M (@Viv666viV) August 1, 2023
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Smriti Mandhana and Ellyse Perry star in RCB women’s comeback win against UP Warriorz in WPL 2024
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
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.
Watch the viral video here –
ELLYSE PERRY HAS BROKE THE GLASS OF THE CAR…!!! 🤯
– The reaction of Perry was priceless!! pic.twitter.com/zaxiQLLN1r
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 4, 2024
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
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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