CRICKET

Kohli-Jadhav Get India’s 1st ODI Win: India clinched victory in the first ODI at Pune by 3 wickets with excellent performances from skipper Virat Kohli (122) and Kedar Jadhav (120). Batting first, England amassed a massive 350-7 in 50 overs, courtesy half centuries from Jason Roy, Joe Root and Ben Stokes. Indian bowlers, Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah snapped 2 wickets each. India started shaky with 63-4 in 11.5 overs, but Virat Kohli and Kedar Jadhav kept the Indian ship afloat. Finishing touches by Hardik Pandya added 40. For the visitors, Jake Ball picked 3-67 in his 10 overs spell. Kedhar Jadhav from Pune was awarded Man of the Match.

Parsee Gym Beat Police Gym In Padmakar Talim Shield Cricket Tournament: Raunaq Sharma led Parsee Gym team won the contest by 1 wicket against rivals Police Gym, who managed 180 in 37.2 overs as Rohit Pol top scored with 52. Medium pacer Vikas Singh scalped 3-28 in 5 overs. Meghan Pednekar, Bhavin Darji and Akash Iyer scalped 2 wickets a piece. Parsee Gym were reduced to 147-6 in 34.4 overs. Ajinkya Patil remained unbeaten till the end on 51. Left arm spinner Neeraj Singh picked up 4 wickets.

Dhoni-Yuvraj Blitz Power India To Their 2nd ODI Win: Contributions from veteran players MS Dhoni (134) and Yuvraj Singh (150) helped India win a close contest at Cuttack by 15 runs and seal the series going up 2-0, with one more game to go. Choosing to bat first, India scored 381-6 in 50 overs thanks to outstanding performances from the Yuvi-Mahi pair. After being reduced to 25-3 in 4.4 overs. The game went down to the wire as England skipper Eoin Morgan notched up a great century. Ashwin was the pick of the bowlers scalping 3 wickets. Team India won this contest by a margin of 15 runs as Yuvraj Singh was awarded the Man of the Match.

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BADMINTON

Saina Nehwal And Ajay Jayaram Reach Pre-Quarters Of Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold: India shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Ajay Jayaram outplayed their respective rivals and have advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold. Saina defeated Thailand’s Chasinee Korepap 21-9, 21-8, in a one sided contest. Jayaram won 21-9, 21-12 against Saputra Vicky Angga from Indonesia.

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TENNIS

Sania Mirza And Rohan Bopanna Win Respective Doubles Games In Australian Open: In the men’s doubles game, Rohan Bopanna and partner Pablo Cuevas defeated Thomaz Bellucci and Maximo Gonzalez 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) and enter the Men’s Doubles second round in the Australian Open. In the Women’s Doubles, Sania Mirza and Barbora Strycova won 6-3, 6-1 against Jocelyn Rae and Anna Smith.