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Women’s T20 World Cup: Indian pacer Pooja Vastrakar ruled out of semi-final, Sneh Rana to replace her

Pooja Vastrakar has been a part of all of India’s group-stage games and has taken two wickets with a bowling average of 44.5 in this T20 tournament.

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Women's T20 World Cup

Hours before the nerve-wracking semi-final clash between India and Australia at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, Team India faced yet another challenge as lead India pacer Pooja Vastrakar will not play the semifinal match due to an upper respiratory tract infection.

On BCCI’s request, the Event Technical Committee of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 has approved Sneh Rana as a replacement for Pooja Vastrakar in the India squad. Off-spin bowling all-rounder Sneh Rana has featured in 47 internationals including 24 T20Is and was a part of India’s travelling reserves.

Pooja Vastrakar has been a part of all of India’s group-stage games and has taken two wickets with a bowling average of 44.5 in this T20 tournament. She had already not been a part of India’s warm-up for the World Cup as she had been undergoing treatment for a knee injury since October.

She received her fitness clearance prior to the World Cup and was therefore included in the team. It might be said that Pooja has not been at her career best in the previous matches but is still one of the key players with the new ball, which could increase India’s chances of winning the semi finale.

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Pooja, along with captain Harmanpreet Singh and spinner Radha Yadav, visited a local hospital in Cape Town on Wednesday for a check-up.

To add to the Indian team’s concerns, Captain Harmanpreet is suffering from a high fever, and the medical team is unsure whether she will be fit enough for the semi-finals in a couple of hours.

If she doesn’t recover in time, then vice-captain Smriti Mandhana will take over as captain for India, who are aiming to make this their third successive T20 World Cup title win. The reports state that if Harmanpreet misses out, Harleen Deol will be included as a like-for-like replacement.

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IPL 2024: Shah Rukh Khan wins hearts as he cleans up the sitting area at Eden Gardens, video goes viral

A video circulating on social media shows Shah Rukh Khan picking up discarded KKR flags off seats and the floor of the VIP section. He picks up a few of them and hands it to his bodyguard.

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Shah Rukh Khan always takes the limelight whenever he attends an Indian Premiere League (IPL) match. The Bollywood actor and Kolkata Knight Riders owner was at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens stadium to cheer for his team. But a sweet post-match gesture by him is now being shared online.

A video circulating on social media shows Shah Rukh Khan picking up discarded KKR flags off seats and the floor of the VIP section. He picks up a few of them and hands it to his bodyguard. Fans can be heard screaming his name, asking him to wave at them. After cleaning up the area, Shah Rukh Khan turns around and gives his fans a flying kiss.

Also after the match, Shah Rukh Khan met a few players and fans on the cricket field. He wore a purple KKR T-shirt and black pants. He also tied his hair in a messy manner. The video has gone viral on social media with 104900 views, 190 retweets and 1100 likes till now which are only increasing. One X user Kalpana Bansal wrote niji Zindagi mein aise hi hai SRK King Khan down to earth and shy.

Shah Rukh Khan’s daughter Suhana Khan and younger son AbRam were also seen at the match. Suhana’s BFF Ananya Panday also accompanied the Khans. Both the young actors shared photos and videos from the match on social media. Suhana Khan took to her Instagram handle, and shared her joy and posted multiple happy images from the stands.

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The photo album starts with a couple of pretty images of her followed by a video in which she lost her breath thinking a wicket dropped on the ground. She also shared a photo with Dream Girl 2 actress Ananya Panday who joined the Khans to support the team. Sharing the photo album, she wrote, winning at home.

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Jasprit Bumrah meets MS Dhoni in CSK dressing room, says felt good to catch up

Following the MI vs CSK match, Jasprit Bumrah walked into the CSK dressing room and posed for a photo with the MS Dhoni

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Following Sunday’s IPL 2024 encounter between Mumbai and Chennai at the iconic Wankhede Stadium, fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah was delighted to meet MS Dhoni. Bumrah, who recently defeated RCB by taking five wickets, expressed his happiness by uploading a photo of himself with the former CSK skipper.

Shortly after the match, Bumrah entered the CSK dressing room and engaged in conversation with the great Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Since then, the video, which IPL posted on X, has been making the rounds on the Internet.

Sharing the image, Bumrah wrote, met Mahi bhai after so long, felt good to catch up. In the image the two were seen wearing their team’s jerseys while posing for camera.

Soon after Bumrah shared the image, it quickly went viral. A user said, love for the mini-reunion. A second user said two legends in one frame. A third user said want to see playing together. Others also dropped hearts and fire emojis in the comments section.

After hitting 3 sixes and an undefeated 20 off only 4 balls against MI, Dhoni made headlines. The 42-year-old took Hardik Pandya to task after coming out to bat in the final over of CSK’s innings, smacking the bowler for three straight sixes.

In response to Dhoni’s blow, Chennai scored an incredible 206 for 4. Then, after Matheesha Pathirana claimed four wickets, CSK restricted MI to 186 for 6.

Dhoni is without a doubt one of the greatest cricket players of all time, and this is evident in the manner that both current and previous players describe him.

The bowling coach for CSK Eric Simons praised Dhoni after the game for his ability to get off to a fast start.

It was remarkable that he was able to hit the first ball so hard for six and keep going. Throughout the preseason and into the tournament, he has been hitting incredibly effectively in the nets. Simons described it as just another amazing MS Dhoni moment, he said.

Meanwhile, Dhoni became the first Indian player to knock three consecutive sixes in the opening three balls of an IPL innings in addition to reaching 5000 runs for CSK.

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IPL 2024: Matheesha Pathirana takes 4 wickets as Chennai Super Kings defeat Mumbai Indians by 20 runs

Pathirana took the wickets of Surya Kumar Yadav (0), Ishan Kishan (23), Tilak Varma (31) and Romario Shepherd (1) to take 4 wickets for 28 runs as Mumbai Indians failed to chase down 206/4 and could manage to score 186 for six.

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Sri Lankan pace bowler Matheesha Pathirana took four important wickets as Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians by 20 runs, despite a heroic unbeaten century by Rohit Sharma at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. Pathirana took the wickets of Surya Kumar Yadav (0), Ishan Kishan (23), Tilak Varma (31) and Romario Shepherd (1) to take 4 wickets for 28 runs as Mumbai Indians failed to chase down 206/4 and could manage to score 186 for six.

Rohit Sharma batted through the innings for his unbeaten 105 runs off 63 balls reaching his 2nd IPL century. In the chase, Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan gave the hosts perfect start to the innings adding 70 runs in first seven overs.

Sharma played shots all round the park off against Shardul Thakur and Tushar Deshpande. Pathirana picked up two important wickets in his first over, including that of Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan as Chennai made a comeback in the match. Rohit Sharma kept Mumbai Indians in the game as he got some support from Tilak Varma who scored 31 off 20 deliveries. Once Varma fell, Mumbai kept losing wickets, while Rohit Sharma held his ground from the other end.

 Earlier, CSK top-order batsman Shivam Dube and Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad hit half-centuries to take their team to a respectable total of 206/4. Dube hit an unbeaten 66 off 38 balls, while Gaikwad hit a 40-ball 69, including five 6s, as the duo put together 90-run partnership after the Chennai Super Kings lost both their openers Ajinkya Rahul (5) and Rachin Ravindra (21) early in the innings.

With 77 runs required in the last six overs, Thakur bowled one his best over of the match and gave away just two runs. Mustafizur Rahman gave away a few runs and took the important wicket of Tim David.

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