Sports Roundup – 18th February 2017

CRICKET

India Clinch 2017 Blind T20 World Cup: India defeated Pakistan by 9 wickets in the finals of the 2017 blind T20 World Cup held at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. The team played brilliantly throughout and brought home the cup once again. Choosing to bat first Pakistan put up 197-8 on the board. India started off in an excellent manner. Prakasha Jayaramaiah remained unbeaten on 99. Ajay Kumar Reddy was run out on 43 while Ketan Patel retired hurt while batting on 26, thus India cruised to victory in style.

India Wins Test Match Against Bangladesh: The winning streak continues for team India as they won the Test Match against Bangladesh by a massive margin of 208 runs in Hyderabad. Choosing to bat first India put up a gigantic total of 687-6 in their 166 overs. Skipper Virat Kohli scored 204 while Murali Vijay and Wriddhiman Saha made scores of 108 and 106* respectively. Bangladesh were bundled out for 388 in 127.5 overs. During their second innings India put up 159-4 in 29 overs as Cheteshwar Pujara made 54 not out. The visitors finished off with 250.

BASKETBALL

James And Irving Help Cleveland Cavaliers Win: Star players LeBron James and Kyrie Irving each scored 25 points and helped their team Cleveland Cavaliers to a 116-108 win over rivals Minnesota Timberwolves. With this victory Cleveland has sealed their 38th win of the season.

FOOTBALL

Premier League Results: On 11th February, Arsenal defeated Hull City 2-0, Manchester City beat Watford 2-0, while Stoke City outplayed rivals Crystal Palace 1-0. On the other hand Southampton were on top of their game as they overpowered rivals Sunderland to a 4-0 victory and Liverpool won 2-0 V/s Tottenham Hotspur. On 12th February Burnley drew their encounter with Chelsea City 1-1 while Swansea City outplayed Leicester City 2-0. On the following day Manchester City won 2-0 V/s AFC Bournemouth.

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