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Live Cricket News: GG vs UPW after DC Beat RCB in WPL; Rest of India Wins Irani Cup
Cricket Updates, Sunday: Follow our live blog to stay updated with all the latest developments from the world of cricket today including but not limited to the Border Gavaskar Trophy, England tour of Bangladesh, WPL 2023, PSL and more
Cricket News Daily, Sunday: The inaugural season of Women’s Premier League has gotten underway with Mumbai Indians recording a massive win over Gujarat Giants on Saturday night. It was a one-sided affair with the Harmanpreet Kaur-led MI producing an all-round show for a 143-run win. GG opted to bowl first and made an early breakthrough before MI batters began dominating. Harmanpreet starred with the bat with a blistering half-century while Hayley Matthews (45) and Amelia Kerr (45*) made solid contributions too in a final total of 207/5 in 20 overs. In reply, GG produced a horror show with just two of their Read More
England's Will Jacks Ruled Out of Bangladesh Tour
Will Jacks will not play any further part in England’s tour of Bangladesh after being ruled out with a thigh injury.
Tara Norris Become 1st Bowler to Pick Up 5-wicket Haul in WPL
Left-arm American pacer Tara Norris became the first-ever bowler to pick a five-wicket haul in the inaugural Women’s Premier League.
WPL 2023: GG Win Toss, Bat 1st vs UPW
Sneh Rana won the toss as Gujarat Giants will be bowling first against UP Warriorz in the Women’s Premier League.
WPL 2023: DC Beat RCB by 60 Runs
Delhi Capitals (223/2) defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (163/8) by 60 runs in the first of the two games tonight.
The @DelhiCapitals complete a 60-run victory over #RCB and are off the mark in the #TATAWPL 👏👏
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— Women's Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 5, 2023
Sana Mir Excidet about PCB's Women's League Exhibition Matches
“I am really excited as this is the first time exhibition matches are taking place for the women’s league. This will provide an opportunity to the women cricketers to come forward and showcase their skills.”
Former Pakistan captain @mir_sana05 talks about the importance of the Women's League exhibition matches.
Read more ➡️ https://t.co/G1zbGGMlFO #LevelPlayingField pic.twitter.com/xeSPL8AwQg
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) March 5, 2023
Delhi Capitals 1st Team to 100-run Partnership in IPL and WPL
Delhi Capitals became the first franchise to get a century partnership in both IPL and WPL history.
WPL 2023: DC Post 223/2 vs RCB
Shafali Verma and Meg Lanning starred with the bat to power Delhi Capitals to 223/2 against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the second game of the Women’s Premier League.
Humari ladkiyaan chaa gayi 😍
Time to keep up the momentum and bring home the 𝙒 🙌#YehHaiNayiDilli #CapitalsUniverse #TATAWPL #RCBvDC pic.twitter.com/dyv3skRSGL
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) March 5, 2023
Here's How DC Fielded 5 Overseas Players vs RCB in WPL 2023
While the WPL rules only allow 4 overseas players, there is a slight loophole, as per the league’s rules a franchise can name five foreign players if the fifth slot is given to a player from an associate nation.
Former India Opener Wants 'Decent Wickets' for IND v AUS
Former India opener and world cup winner Kris Srikkanth slammed the pitches being used for Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
“On these pitches, batting is very difficult. Whoever it is, batting is difficult. Let it be anybody, be it Virat Kohli, no one can score runs on these pitches. If you looked at it, (Matthew) Kuhnemann, bowling in the first innings, got the ball to rip through and turn square,” Srikkanth was quoted as saying by India Today.
Nita Ambani Hopes WPL Will Inspire Future Generation
“I hope this inspires young girls across the country to take up sport, realise their dream and follow their hearts,” Nita Ambani said. Read More Here.
Akhtar's Stunning Comparison Between Sachin And Kohli
“People tell me that you praise Virat Kohli a lot. I just say, why shouldn’t I do that?) During one stage, India used to win because of Virat’s hundreds,” said Shoaib Akhtar during an interview. Read More Here.
'Unable to Obtain Medical Clearance Before Defined Deadline'
Gujarat Giants have released a statement clarifying the controversy over Deandra Dottin’s exclusion from Women’s Premier League. Read Here
'Conditions Have Been Extreme For All Three Test Matches'
“I mean the ICC are…yeah, they give every pitch a rating and they gave this one a poor. So you know we don’t talk when they give it a good rating. So it’s up to them how they want to navigate through that. So the conditions were extreme. I think they’ve been extreme for all three Test matches,” Australia coach said. Read More Here.
RCB Take on DC
The Smriti Mandhana-led Royal Challengers Bangalore will take on Meg Lanning-led Delhi Capitals in an afternoon clash of the inaugural Women’s Premier League 2023 in Mumbai today. Follow updates here
No Update Over Beth Mooney Injury
Gujarat Giants captain Beth Mooney hobbled off the field in what was a disastrous start to WPL 2-23 for the franchise as a whole having succumbed to a 143-run defeat to Mumbai Indians. Read More Here.
RoI Wins Irani Cup
Set an imposing target of 437, MP — last season’s Ranji Trophy champions — were all out for 198 in their second innings on the fifth and final day at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium. Red More Here.
Anjum Chopra Lauds RCB’s Move to Rope in Sania Mirza
“Sania Mirza coming in, I see it as a very nice thing. Probably the franchise has an association, she is a local person and definitely has a connect with the down South,” says Anjum Chopra. Read More Here.
'Everyone's Thinking of Him And His Family'
“I have actually spoken to Pat (Cummins) a couple of times. When I first heard that he was making the trip home between Test matches, I had a pretty good understanding of what that was – his mum hasn’t been well for a few years now, so I thought that might have been the reason. I reached out to him there and then,” Ricky Ponting said. Read More Here.
'India Carrying Hangover'
“I got the impression that India was carrying the hangover of the dominance that they had in the series so far,” Manjrekar said on Star Sports. Read More Here.
Mark Taylor Responds After Sunil Gavaskar's Gabba Reminder
“I don’t think there was any skulduggery going on at the Gabba. I think with Indore, I hope I can say the same thing there, but what happened there, the pitch was so poorly prepared it actually made the game a bit more of a lottery, which didn’t favour India at all,” Mark Taylor said. Read More Here
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batters – Dayalan Hemalatha and Monica Patel – managing scores in double digits. They folded for 64 in 15.1 overs.The WPL action continues today with Sunday being a double-header. Royal Challengers Bangalore will take on Delhi Capitals in an afternoon fixture while later in the day, UP Warriorz will face Gujarat Giants.
In Dhaka, Bangladesh and England will be up against each other for the third and final ODI tomorrow. England have already taken an unassailable 2-0 lead and the Jos Buttler-led side will be eyeing a clean sweep. For Bangladesh, a win will help in gaining some momentum before action switches to T20I series.
Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal says he has no regrets over his team playing on sporting pitches at home. “When I talked about true wickets, I said that we can’t be result-oriented all the time. When we win games in Bangladesh, it doesn’t mean that we have to win on bad wickets, we also have to win on true wickets. When you are trying to change these things, many things will happen – you will win and lose – and you have to take them as part of the process,” Tamim said after the series defeat on Friday.
In the Pakistan Super League, Islamabad United will take on Quetta Gladiators in Rawalpindi.
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