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West Indies enters finals Mumbai, Mar 31 (PTI) : West Indies reached the final of the ICC World Twenty20 after they notched up a comfortable sevenwicket victory over hosts India in the second semifinal at the
Sports Reorter Dibrugarh, Mar. 31: Evergreen Juniors Club defeated Dibrugarh City Cricket by 50 runs in first semi-final of the Rajanu Bora Second division cricket tournament organised by Dibrugarh District Sports Association here today at DDSA stadium.
Wankhede Stadium here today. Sent into bat, India scored 192 for two in the stipulated 20 overs, but saw West Indies chase down the target and finish at 196/3 with two balls to spare.
Put Into bat, Evergreen scored 140 for nine in 20 overs. Montu Raut remained unbeaten on 52 ff 34 balls, hitting three fours and five sixes. Umesh Raut contributed 27 runs.
Brief scores India: 192/2 in 20 overs (Virat Kohli 89
For DCCCC, Shravan Baruah bagged four wickets in 17 runs in 4 overs. Arindam Baruah took two for 19 in 4 overs.
not out, Rohit Sharma 43, Ajinkya Rahane 40; Samuel Badree 1/26).
West Indies: 196/3 in 19.4 overs (Lendl Simmons 83 not out, Johnson Charles 52, Andre Russell 43 not out; Ashish Nehra 1/25).
Du Plessis in no mood to quit Proteas' captaincy
South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis ANI Johannesburg, Mar.31 : South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis has ruled out any plans to step down from the post after his side made an early exit from the ongoing World T20 event , saying he is happy captaining the team. Despite entering the tournament as one of the favourites, South Africa once again failed to live up to their reputation as they lost a high-scoring game against England before losing a low-scoring affair against West Indies. However, the Proteas signed off their World T20 campaign with a comfortable eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka in their dead rubber contest in Delhi. Labelling the World T20 as a `tough` tournament, Du Plessis admitted that his side failed to produce
at an ICC event, but believes that it was unfair to heap doom and gloom on the side when they were rebuilding in all the formats of the game. The 31-year-old, who is aiming to lead the side at the next event in 2019, insisted that he was loving playing T20 cricket at the moment and stressed that he also see himself playing a big role in the team's success, Sport24 reported. The skipper further insisted that his side had the required bowling and batting options, adding that they were just needed to make the right move at the right time. Apart from their Champions Trophy victory in 1998, South Africa have never bagged a major ICC tournament title since their post-apartheid return in 1991.
Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium on Wednesday. Roy played a major role in what turned out to be a perfect chase for the 2010 champions. He smacked 78 off mere 44 balls, including 11 boundaries and two sixes and shared a brisk 82-run partnership with Alex Hales (20) as England chased down a respectable 154-run target with 17 balls to spare. Describing the win as `special`, the Surrey batsman said that his players were not realizing what they had achieved, adding that it was his side's approach and confidence that had helped them in bouncing back after their
In reply, DCCCC were all out for 90 in 15.5 overs. Ayush Sharma scored 29 off 32 balls with four boundaries and Shravan Baruah scored 16
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Morgan impressed by England's amazing turnaround ANI London, Mar.31 : England skipper Eoin Morgan has heaped praise over his side after they rolled into the finals of the ongoing World T20, saying it was his side's tremendous hard work and sacrifices that has put them in this position. "Everybody in that changing room has worked tremendously hard and made all of the sacrifices in order to put us in this position, Mogan was quoted as saying by ecb.co.uk. England bounced back brilliantly after their opening match defeat at the hands of West Indies as they went on to win four consecutive matches, including their seven-wicket win over New Zealand in their semifinal clash at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium on Wednesday. Following the win, Morgan also wrote on Twitter, "Amazing team performance. On to
England skipper Eoin Morgan the next one." Morgan admitted that his side had taken the positive from their defeat against Darren Sammy's side and were hoping to take that into the finals as well. "Since then we have taken the positives from the game and game after game we've played
the most confident we've played and hopefully we can take that into the final," he added. England are now short of one victory to clinch their second World T20 title as they will play either India or West Indies at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday.
runs. For Evergreen Juniors Club, Krishna Sundas scalped four for 5 in 3 overs while Gaurav Dutta took two wickets conceding 9 in 2 overs. In another semi-final match, Namrup Cricket Academy beat Dibrugarh cricket Coaching Centre by 31 runs. Put into bat, Namrup Cricket Academy scored 99 for 9 in 20 overs. Akhil Kalita scored 32 off 34 balls with two boundaries and Biraj Chetia contributed 29 off 27 balls with three boundaries and one six. For DCCC, Albert Buragohain claimed three for 21 in 4 overs. DCCC were all out for 68 in 14.3 overs. Mirtinjoy Yadav scored 11 runs. Biraj Chetia bagged three for 9 in 4 overs.
Warne takes swipe at Oz selectors post World T20 exit ANI Johannesburg, Mar.31 : Australian spin great Shane Warne has slammed his country's selectors, saying that the `wrong` choices in the batting line-up had led to their early exit from the ongoing World T20. Steve Smith's side knocked out of prestigious T20 tournament after suffering a six-wicket defeat at the hands of hosts India in do-or-die group match at the Punjab Cricket Stadium in Mohali on Sunday. The 46-year-old believes that Australian selectors had messed up with the batting line-up instead of sticking with the proven combinations and consequently the team failed to perform well enough,Sport24 reported. Earlier, Australian selectors had moved David Warner up and down in the batting line-up. They had also dropped Aaron Finch for the opening matches
Australian spin great Shane Warne of the tournament at the expense of Usman Khawaja. Reflecting on the same, Warne stressed that the opening pair of Finch and David Warner should not have been broken up, saying that the decision had upset the balance of the team. Pointing out that the duo were more destructive than Khawaja, Warnesaid that the partnership
between Finch and Warner would have been an intimidatory factor. England have already qualified for the World T20 finals after their seven-wicket win over New Zealand. They will now play in the summit showdown with either India or West Indies at Eden Garden's in Kolkata on Sunday.
Djokovic sees off Berdych to reach Sharapova doping hearing likely to be held in June Miami Open semis
Novak Djokovic ANI Miami (USA), Mar.31 : World number one and twotime defending champion Novak Djokovic continued his imperious form as he outplayed Czech Republic's
Tomas Berdych in straight sets to book his place in the semifinals of the Miami Open here on Thursday. The 28-year-old Serbian frustrated Berdych throughout the quarter-final clash before
eventually claiming a 6-3, 6-3 triumph in one-hour and 40 minutes at Crandon Park. It was Djokovic's tenth consecutive win over Berdych. He has also improved his FedEx ATP Head to Head record against the Czech to 23-2. With the win, the five-time Miami Open winner has now set up a clash against Belgian David Goffin, who also made it to his first Miami Open semifinal after beating France's Gilles Simon 3-6, 6-2, 6-1. In the women's singles event, Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber overcame American Madison Keys 6-3, 6-2 to set up a semi-final showdown against this year's Indian Wells winner Victoria Azarenka.
Elated Roy hails England's approach after reaching World T20 finals ANI New Delhi, Mar.31 : After inspiring his side to the finals of the World T20, England batsman Jason Roy has branded his innings against New Zealand as `one of his greatest achievements` and also hailed his team's approach during the tournament. "It's the most mind-blowing experience of my life to date, that performance is up there with one of my greatest achievements, so I'm just super happy for the lads to get that experience on Sunday," the 25year-old said following their six-wicket win over Kane Williamson's side at
Evergreen to play Namrup in Final
England batsman Jason Roy opening-match defeat to West Indies. "The whole team have got that kind of licence and
that opportunity to go out there, do what they want and play freely with our skills," Roy was quoted as
saying by ecb.co.uk. Reflecting on his strategy, the opener said that he had decided to give his side with a good start in order to make it easy for the middle-orders to chase down the target. "I just looked at the runs that we needed and knocked them off. Obviously if you let the occasion get to you then it can be to your detriment so I just went out there and gave it a crack," said Roy. England are now short of one victory to clinch their second World T20 title as they will play either India or West Indies in Sunday's final at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Former World number one Maria Sharapova ANI Johanneburg, Mar.31 : Former World number one Maria Sharapova is expected to face a disciplinary hearing over a drug violation in June.
The beleaguered female tennis star had earlier announced that she was tested positive for banned substance meldonium at Australian Open which she had been taking since 2006 for
health issues. She was provisionally suspended from the sport by the International Tennis Federation and also faces a possible ban of up to four years for her wrongdoings. Russian Tennis Federation president Shamil Tarpishchev said that Sharapova's disciplinary hearing for doping could be put off until June, but added it was not official, Sport24 reported. Tarpishchev further revealed that he was in regular contact with the 28-year-old and that she was continuing with her training. Sharapova's major sponsors Nike, Tag Heuer and Porsche had all distanced themselves from her since her announcement.
Shiva qualifies for Rio Games, heartbreak for Mary Kom New Delhi, Mar 31: World Championships bronze-medallist Shiva Thapa (56kg) on Thursday became the first Indian boxer to make the cut for this year's Olympics by entering the Asian Qualifying Tournament's final but the celebrated M C Mary Kom (51kg) failed to book her Rio Games ticket after losing in the last-four stage here. Shiva, given the top seeding in his weight category, lived upto the billing as he sailed past 2013 World Championship bronze-medallist Kairat Yeraliyev of Kazakhstan in the semifinal. He will face second seed Chatchai Butdee of Thailand in the final on Friday. With today's victory, the 22year-old Indian is set for his second Olympic appearance, four years after he became the youngest boxer to qualify for the multi-sporting extravaganza. "I want to thank god for having managed to achieve this. I was very worked up about
this bout, it was the most important bout for me. So I am totally exhausted and relieved at the same time," Shiva told PTI. "I have very little time at hand for rest and recovery as the final bout is tomorrow itself. So, it's slowly sinking in. I can't thank enough my coaches and all those who supported me in this journey. I hope to come good on expectations this time by winning an Olympic medal," he said. However, it was heartbreak for another top seed, Mary Kom, who went down to old foe Ren Cancan of China in the semifinals, which will only translate into a bronze medal for her. In the women's category, only the gold and silver medal winners from this tournament will qualify for Rio Olympics. The five-time world champion and London Olympics bronze-medallist, however, has another chance of qualifying for the Rio Games during the World Championships
in May. Another Indian in fray in the men's draw was Commonwealth Games silver-medallist and fourth seed L Devendro Singh (49kg) but he lost to top seed Rogen Ladon of Mongolia in the semifinals. Assured of a bronze medal, Devendro will now fight it out for an Olympic quota place by taking on Mongolia's thirdseeded Gan-Erdene Gankhuyag tomorrow. National coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu was effusive in his praise for Shiva, while also lauding the effort of other boxers. "It was a very sensible, very planned, and very aggressive performance. His opponent was actually running around to save himself. It was a class performance and one of the best bouts of the day," Sandhu said. "Shiva has matured tremendously and this was evident in his performance so far," he added.
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