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PV Sindhu – sole Indian shuttler at Hong Kong Open Superseries – storms into the semis

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Saina Nehwal and HS Prannoy crashed out of the Hong Kong Open Superseries in the second round of the badminton championship.

After compatriots, Saina Nehwal and HS Prannoy crashed out of the Hong Kong Open Superseries in the second round of the badminton championship – Pusarla Venkata sindhu stands as the sole Indian to continue dominance in the tournament.

After entering the quarter finals with ease, Sindhu outplayed Akane Yamaguchi of Japan to enter the semi-finals of the championship. The 2016 Rio Olympics silver-medalist dominated the match as she defeated the fifth seed Japanese shuttler 21-12, 21-19 in 37 minutes.

On Thursday, displaying a spectacular improvement from her performance at the China Open Superseries, World No 2 Sindhu clinched an easy 21-14, 21-17 victory in 39 minutes against former Asian junior champion Aya Ohori on Thursday.

While Sindhu continues her brilliance in the $400,000 prize money tournament, ace shuttler Saina Nehwal – who recently defeated Sindhu to lift the India Senior Badminton National championship trophy – had a disappointing second round, as she lost 18-21, 21-19, 21-10 in her maiden encounter with Chen Yufei of China. Despite taking an early 7-1 lead against the Chinese shuttler, former World No 1 Nehwal started losing grab of the match and gradually faced defeat against the speedy World No 8.

On the other hand, another Indian shuttler, HS Prannoy – who is at the tenth spot in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings – lost 11-21, 21-10, 21-15 to Japanese badminton player Kazumasa Sakai in the second round of the Superseries. This was the Indian shuttler’s third consecutive loss to 27-year-old Japanese shuttler – with Prannoy having lost earlier in the 2013 and 2017 editions of the Indonesia Open Superseries Premier.

The Hong Kong Open Superseries women’s singles had been continuing on expected lines – with seven out of eight seed making it to the quarter finals – with just one surprising exit. Carolina Marin of Spain – who had twice been the world champion and had also defeated PV Sindhu to clinch the gold medal in the Rio Olympics final – lost to Canadian shuttler Michelle Li 19-21, 21-13, 11-8 (retired).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma and Heinrich Klassen quickfire half centuries as Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians by 31 runs

Travis Head (63) and Abhishek Sharma (63) gave an explosive start to the innings of Sunrisers Hyderabad. Head completed his half century in 18 balls, while Abhishek Sharma hit his half century in 16 balls. Heinrich Klassen (80*) and Aiden Markram (41*) led the Sunrisers Hyderabad to score the highest total in IPL history.

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It was a high scoring match of IPL 17, where Sunrisers Hyderabad crushed Mumbai Indians and won the game by 31 runs at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday. Earlier during the match, Sunrisers Hyderabad lost the toss against Mumbai Indians. Pat Cummins-led Sunrisers Hyderabad gave a huge target for Mumbai Indians to chase in Hyderabad, as they scored 277 runs and lost only 3 wickets. Mumbai Indians had to score 278 runs to win.

Both the openers Ishan Kishan (34) and Rohit Sharma (26) gave a good start to the innings and the momentum was kept alive by Naman Dhir (30) and Tilak Varma (64). But after Tilak Varma the run rate of Mumbai Indians dropped with Romario Shephard (15) and Tim David (42) tried to give a late push to the innings. Mumbai Indians could reach only 246/5 and lost the match by 31 runs. For Sunrisers Hyderabad, Jaidev Unadkat and Pat Cummins picked 2 wickets each, while Shahbaz Ahmed took one wicket.

Travis Head (63) and Abhishek Sharma (63) gave an explosive start to the innings of Sunrisers Hyderabad. Head completed his half century in 18 balls while Abhishek Sharma hit his half century in 16 balls. Heinrich Klassen (80*) and Aiden Markram (41*) led the Sunrisers Hyderabad to score the highest total in IPL history. Klassen scored his half century in just 23 deliveries.

Sunrisers Hyderabad registered their first victory in the ongoing IPL tournament. Abhishek Sharma was announced the player of the match. In this match, a total of 38 sixes were hit and the total number of runs scored during the match was 523 runs. Both Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians recorded their highest ever individual score in IPL history respectively.

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IPL 2024: Shivam Dube smashes half century as Chennai Super Kings beat Gujarat Titans by 63 runs

Chennai super Kings captain Rururaj Gaikwad said Shivam Dube has worked on his weakness against the short ball quite well and it has a lot to do with Mahendra Singh Dhoni personally working with the Mumbai batsman. The left handed batsman smashed 5 sixes in his 23 ball half century.

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Chennai Super Kings crushed Gujarat Titans to secure a victory by 63 runs at the M Chinnaswamy stadium on Tuesday. The Gujarat Titans won the toss but nothing seemed to go right for Gujarat Titans as Ruturaj Gaikwad’s team dominated the Gujarat Titans in all departments of the game.

Chennai super Kings captain Rururaj Gaikwad said Shivam Dube has worked on his weakness against the short ball quite well and it has a lot to do with Mahendra Singh Dhoni personally working with the Mumbai batsman. The left handed batsman smashed 5 sixes in his 23 ball half century.

The Gujarat Titans were set to chase a target of 207 by the Chennai Super Kings. The Gujarat Titans were under pressure from the start to score at above 10 an over. The pitch offered even pace and bounce and Gujarat Titans batsmen failed to make a match of it.

Deepak Chahal rattled the Gujarat Titans plans right at the start of the innings. Chahar sent back openers Wriddhiman Saha and Shubhman Gill with only 34 runs on the board. Gujarat Titans skipper was dismissed as he was trapped lbw for 8 runs (5 balls). Gill opted for a review which showed that he did not have any clue about the trajectory and line of the ball as well as his own position in front of the stumps.

But for Sai Sudarshan there was no contribution which could be mentioned. Tushar Deshpande (2/21), Mustafizur Rahman (2/30) and Chahar (2/28) did the job for CSK with the ball. A T20 innings with more dot balls than boundaries and sixes was bound to end up in a losing cause. Chennai Super Kings has moved on the top the table with back to back wins. Rachin Ravindra took charge with a six off a Umesh Yadav length ball and did not stop thereafter as long as he stayed in the middle.

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IPL 2024: Dinesh Karthik’s match-winning knock takes Royal Challengers Bangalore to a thrilling victory against Punjab Kings

Arshdeep Singh pacer sent a length delivery in its first ball, which Kartik scooped over short fine for a six. On seeing Karthik smack it for a six, his RCB teammates in the dugout, including Kohli, were on their feet in celebration! Then Arshdeep bowled a wide which was followed by a full delivery which Karthik slammed for a 4 past the bowler, to wrap up the chase in style.

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Royal Challengers Bangalore clinched a thrilling 4 wicket victory against Punjab Kings in their second IPL 2024 match on Monday, in Bengaluru. Chasing 177 runs, Dinesh Karthik came to RCB’s rescue, guiding them home in 19.2 overs.

RCB had a stuttering start to the run chase to their run chase, with Virat Kohli being the only batsman in the top order who kept the chase alive with some scintillating shots. The former RCB captain hit 77 of 49 balls which were packed with 11 fours and 2 sixes. He missed out on his century and lost his wicket in the final delivery of the 16th over to Harshal Patel. On Kohli’s departure, RCB was trailing PBKS at 130/5.

It looked as if RCB was crumbling towards another defeat, but in came Dinesh Karthik. He did not have a good start as he saw his partner Anuj Rawat lose his wicket in the 2nd ball of the 17th over. The wicketkeeper was replaced by Mahipal Lomror. He started his innings with a boundary which was followed by a single. Then Kathik smacked Sam Curran for a four, and ended the innings with 2 runs.

In the 18th over Lomror hammered Arshdeep Singh for a six and four as the Indian pacer gave 13 runs, taking the equation to 23 off 12 balls. Then in the 19th over Harshal Patel conceded 13 runs, as, Karthik hit a 4 and a 6.

Arshdeep Singh pacer sent a length delivery in its first ball, which Kartik scooped over short fine for a six. On seeing Karthik smack it for a six, his RCB teammates in the dugout, including Kohli, were on their feet in celebration! Then Arshdeep bowled a wide which was followed by a full delivery which Karthik slammed for a 4 past the bowler, to wrap up the chase in style.

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