10 big sports news stories
Sports Top 10 News: The fourth day of the India-England Test match will be played at the Jharkhand State Cricket Association International Cricket Stadium in Ranchi. Team India came very close to a win in this game. At the same time, the excellent performance of the Mumbai Indians team in the Women’s Premier League 2024 continues. He picked up his second win of the season in a row. In such a situation, let’s take a look together at 10 big news from the sports world.
Team India is on the verge of victory in the Ranchi Test match
The outcome of the game is almost certain on the fourth day of the Ranchi Test match. In this match, England set India a target of winning by 192 runs. In response, Team India had scored 40 runs without losing a wicket by the third day of play. In such a situation, he only needs 152 runs on the fourth day to win this match.
Ravichandran Ashwin put in a strong performance in the second innings against England in the fourth Test match. He took 5 wickets. This is Ashwin’s 35th 5-wicket haul in the history of Test cricket. He is the Indian bowler with the most 5 wickets in Test cricket. Anil Kumble has also taken 5 wickets 35 times in Tests. While Ashwin has left Sri Lanka’s Rangana Herath behind. Herath has taken 5 wicket hauls 34 times in Test cricket.
If Team India wins the Ranchi Test, they will take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series. At the same time, this is Rohit Sharma’s 9th Test win as captain. He will surpass Rahul Dravid in the list of captains who have won the most Test matches for India. Dravid has a record of 8 wins in 25 Tests. This also puts Rohit on par with Sunil Gavaskar. As captain, he won nine Tests for India.
In the third match of WPL 2024, Mumbai Indians team defeated Gujarat Giants by 5 wickets. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur played a brilliant 46-run innings for Mumbai. Thanks to him, the Mumbai team managed to win the game. This is Mumbai Indians’ second consecutive win in WPL 2024. In this match, Gujarat Giants team batted first and gave Gujarat team the target of 127 runs. Mumbai achieved this target with 5 wickets in hand.
Bangladesh will host the Indian women’s team for a five-match T20 series in April-May 2024. According to the draft schedule prepared by the BCB, all matches are scheduled to be played at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium from April 28 to May 9. However, this series is not part of the ICC Future Tour program. At the same time, the Bangladesh women’s team will also host the Australian team before India. This includes three ODIs and as many T20 matches.
With the help of half-centuries from Sunil Ramesh and Ajay Kumar Reddy, India defeated Pakistan by eight wickets in the third T20 match to win the Blind Cricket Friendship Cricket Series 2-1. Indian players put up a strong performance in the third T20 match. Batting first, the Pakistan team scored 193 runs after which Team India reached the target in 18.4 overs. India lost only two wickets.
Lahore Qalandars star fast bowler Haris Rauf has been ruled out of PSL 2024 due to a shoulder dislocation. Rauf was injured in the game against Karachi Kings. Now it can take four to six weeks for them to recover. In the game against Karachi Kings, he injured himself while making a brilliant catch on the sidelines. In the last over of the game, he brilliantly caught the ball from distance and then threw it away before it fell. Hasan Ali was ruled out for his catch but was injured.
Australia won the final match of the T20 series against New Zealand by 27 runs and won the series 3-0. This is the Australian team’s 100th T20 International victory. The Australian team has now become the fourth team to win 100 matches in T20 International. The teams from India, Pakistan and New Zealand are ahead of them in this list. While India has won 140 T20 International matches so far, Pakistan has won 136 and New Zealand has won 107 matches.
Tamil Nadu reached the Ranji Trophy semi-finals after defeating Saurashtra
With the help of captain R Sai Kishore’s four wickets, Tamil Nadu reached the semi-finals of the Ranji Trophy cricket tournament by defeating Saurashtra by an innings and 33 runs on the third day on Sunday. Tamil Nadu is the first team to make it to the semi-finals this season. The semi-finals will be played from March 2nd.
The Indian men’s hockey team defeated Ireland 4-0
The Indian men’s hockey team ended the FIH Pro League home game with a win by defeating lower-class team Ireland 4-0 on Sunday. Neelkant Sharma (14th minute), Akashdeep Singh (15th), Gurjant Singh (38th) and Jugraj Singh (60th) scored goals for India. Neelkant and Jugraj scored goals from penalty corners while Akashdeep and Gurjant scored field goals. The Indian team is currently in third place with 15 points from eight games with five wins and three defeats. The Dutch team is at the top with 26 points, while Australia is in second place with 20 points.