11:26 (IST)

After 16 overs,India Women 43/2 ( Yastika Bhatia 24 , Mithali Raj (C) 5)

Just three runs conceded by Tahuhu in her fourth over as the players break for drinks. India’s run rate continues to hover around the two-and-a-half mark with both batters striking at 50 or less at the moment. India will have to find a way to break the shackles and get a couple of big overs to get back on track.

11:21 (IST)

After 15 overs,India Women 40/2 ( Yastika Bhatia 22 , Mithali Raj (C) 4)

FOUR! Bhatia lofts one over mid off, getting enough timing on the shot for the ball to roll away to the boundary cushion after landing beyond the circle. Rowe’s in a bit of discomfort at the start of her third delivery, appearing to have hurt her left ankle, and takes a while before sending down the third delivery. Three singles and a wide off the remaining deliveries. Eight from the over.

11:14 (IST)

After 14 overs,India Women 32/2 ( Yastika Bhatia 16 , Mithali Raj (C) 3)

Another excellent over from Tahuhu with just one coming from it, as Bhatia collects a single off the fourth ball.

11:09 (IST)

After 13 overs,India Women 31/2 ( Yastika Bhatia 15 , Mithali Raj (C) 3)

Bhatia collects a single off the first ball. Mithali then shows some intent with a cover drive two balls later, pushing for a third and getting home in the end. Single off the last delivery, with five coming from the over.

11:07 (IST)

After 12 overs,India Women 26/2 ( Yastika Bhatia 13 , Mithali Raj (C) 0)

And now a maiden for Lea Tahuhu, bowling with two slips in place, as Raj blocks her way through her second. All four bowlers utilised so far have a maiden to their name.

11:02 (IST)

After 11 overs,India Women 26/2 ( Yastika Bhatia 13 , Mithali Raj (C) 0)

Maiden for Hannah Rowe, her first and the third overall in this innings so far as Bhatia opts to maintain a defensive approach in this over.

11:01 (IST)

After 10 overs,India Women 26/2 ( Yastika Bhatia 13 , Mithali Raj (C) 0)

Change from both ends as Lea Tahuhu replaces Jess Kerr. Bhatia collects a single off the fourth ball. Wide in the final delivery, before a loud appeal for LBW against Deepti is turned down by the umpire. The White Ferns go for the review, and get three reds on HawkEye, giving Deepti the marching orders. Superb powerplay for the White Ferns. India in a spot of bother.

10:57 (IST)

OUT! Lea Tahuhu strikes in her first over, trapping Deepti Sharma LBW for 5, as India lose their second wicket in the final ball of the first powerplay. The White Ferns had to use one of their available reviews for this one after Tahuhu's loud appeal was initially turned down. Three reds on HawkEye. IND 26/2

Deepti LBW Tahuhu 5(13)

10:53 (IST)

After 9 overs,India Women 24/1 ( Yastika Bhatia 12 , Deepti Sharma 5)

First bowling change of the innings, with Hannah Rowe replacing Frances Mackay. Bowls a wide the leg side in the second delivery. Bhatia collects a single off a thick top-edge in the fourth delivery, with the ball landing safely outside the circle near third man. FOUR! Deepti tucks a short-of-length ball towards fine leg for a boundary off the fifth delivery. Dot to end the over.

10:47 (IST)

After 8 overs,India Women 19/1 ( Yastika Bhatia 11 , Deepti Sharma 1)

Yastika takes a couple of steps forward and drives the ball through extra cover for a double in the third delivery. Bhatia’s even better in his cover drive next ball as she collects the first boundary of the Indian innings. She keeps the strike with a single off the last ball. Eight from the over.

10:44 (IST)

After 7 overs,India Women 11/1 ( Yastika Bhatia 4 , Deepti Sharma 1)

Deepti blocks her way through this over as Mackay collects her first maiden, and the second of the innings.

10:42 (IST)

After 6 overs,India Women 11/1 ( Yastika Bhatia 4 , Deepti Sharma 1)

The pressure gets the better of Mandhana in the end, with the change of angle to round the wicket on Jess Kerr’s part also helping as the star opener departs for 6. Deepti Sharma, the new batter at the crease, gets off the mark with a single off the last ball. A run and a wicket from an excellent over.

10:38 (IST)

OUT! The dot-ball pressure gets the better of Smriti Mandhana in the end as she drives straight into Suzie Bates' hands at cover! Jess Kerr gets the early breakthrough, and India are off to a disastrous start. IND 10/1

Mandhana c Bates b J Kerr 6(21)

10:36 (IST)

After 5 overs,India Women 10/0 ( Yastika Bhatia 4 , Smriti Mandhana 6)

Bhatia and Mandhana collect a single each in the first five deliveries. Bhatia then chips the ball towards mid on, the ball falling just short of the fielder and gently rolling towards long on there after, allowing the batter to collect a brace. Four from the over.

10:33 (IST)

After 4 overs,India Women 6/0 ( Yastika Bhatia 1 , Smriti Mandhana 5)

Maiden for Jess Kerr as Mandhana continues to punch and drive the ball around with good timing, but is unable to pick the gaps. Frustration starting to creep in for the Indian batters, one senses.

10:32 (IST)

After 3 overs,India Women 6/0 ( Yastika Bhatia 1 , Smriti Mandhana 5)

An even better over from Mackay as she gives away just one off it. Mandhana, who collected a fifty in the previous game, will be itching to get a boundary under her belt.

10:30 (IST)

After 2 overs,India Women 5/0 ( Yastika Bhatia 1 , Smriti Mandhana 4)

Seam from the other end as Jess Kerr bowls the second over.  Three from the over.

10:29 (IST)

After 1 over,India Women 2/0 ( Yastika Bhatia 1 , Smriti Mandhana 1)

Tidy start to the innings for Mackay as the offie gives away just two runs in the first over, a single each to Mandhana and Bhatia, coming in place of the out-of-form Shafali Verma.

10:27 (IST)

We're back with the Indian chase. The White Ferns begin with off-spin today with Frances Mackay given the first over. Smriti Mandhana walks out to bat alongside Yastika Bhatia today.

09:58 (IST)

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Mithali Raj becomes the first player to captain in 150 Women's ODI matches.

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09:55 (IST)

After 50 overs,New Zealand Women 260/9 ( Frances Mackay 13 , Hannah Rowe 2)

Goswami removes the key threat in Martin with a solid yorker in the first ball of the final over, and restricts the final-wicket pair to singles thereafter as New Zealand post 260/9 after being asked to bat by India.

09:50 (IST)

BOWLED! Goswami nails the yorker to rattle the stumps as Martin departs after a well-made 41. Martin was looking for a wild slog, and might have collected a boundary had she connected. With that, she goes level with Australia's Lyn Fullston for most wickets in the Women's World Cup (39). NZ 255/9

Martin b Goswami 41(51)

09:49 (IST)

After 49 overs,New Zealand Women 255/8 ( Katey Martin (W) 41 , Frances Mackay 11)

Meghna starts off with a wide down the leg side.  Mithali drops a sitter at extra cover in the final delivery after a leading edge off Mackay’s bat. 11 from the over.

09:46 (IST)

After 48 overs,New Zealand Women 245/8 ( Katey Martin (W) 39 , Frances Mackay 3)

Goswami returns, and does well to restrict Martin and Mackay to singles, three of them being added to the New Zealand total in this over. The White Ferns are yet to cross the 250 mark and just two overs are left.

09:43 (IST)

After 47 overs,New Zealand Women 241/8 ( Katey Martin (W) 38 , Frances Mackay 1)

Outstanding final over from Pooja Vastrakar as she concedes just two while removing Tahuhu and Jess Kerr with consecutive yorkers, signing off with outstanding figures of 4/34 at the end of her quota. Another three overs to go, and the set Katey Martin will hope to score big.

09:39 (IST)

OUT! Pooja Vastrakar's on a hat-trick! What a day the all-rounder's having so far! First a brilliant run out to get Suzie Bates, and now four wickets against her name with the opportunity to make it even more special with a hat-trick. This one's also a yorker, and takes a deflection off Jess Kerr's pad before crashing into the stumps. NZ 240/8

J Kerr b Vastrakar 0(1)

09:37 (IST)

BOWLED! Tahuhu doesn't last long at the crease today as Vastrakar gets rid of her with an inch-perfect yorker! NZ 240/7

Tahuhu b Vastrakar 1(4)

09:35 (IST)

After 46 overs,New Zealand Women 239/6 ( Katey Martin (W) 37 , Lea Tahuhu 1)

Gayakwad has her second wicket in her final over, getting Jensen clean bowled for 1 in the first delivery. Martin collects her third boundary two balls later, going for a ramp over third man. Single collected on either side of the boundary, with new batter Lea Tahuhu getting off the mark in the process. Gayakwad signs off with figures of 2/46.

09:33 (IST)

BOWLED! Jensen hears the death rattle behind her after a wild swing of the bat in which fails to connect. Gayakwad has her second wicket of the day. NZ 233/6

Jensen b Gayakwad 1(7)

09:31 (IST)

After 45 overs,New Zealand Women 233/5 ( Katey Martin (W) 32 , Hayley Jensen 1)

 FOUR! Martin shuffles to her right and ramps the full delivery from Vastrakar over short fine, placing it well beyond Meghna Singh’s reach. Vastrakar fires a yorker that Martin is able to jam her bat down to in time in the fourth delivery. Martin takes a couple of steps forward attempting a run, but is met with a fiery throw back at her from the all-rounder. Four from the over.

09:27 (IST)

After 44 overs,New Zealand Women 229/5 ( Katey Martin 28 , Hayley Jensen 1)

 Just three off Gayakwad’s penultimate over, including a brace to Martin off the second delivery followed by a single that takes her to 28.

09:25 (IST)

After 43 overs,New Zealand Women 226/5 ( Katey Martin 25 , Hayley Jensen 1)

 Vastrakar makes up for the dropped catch in the previous over by removing Satterthwaite, who hits straight to Mithali Raj at midwicket to depart after a composed 75 off 84, the partnership ending just one short of the fifty mark. India burn one of their two available reviews after an unsuccessful LBW appeal in the final delivery against Jensen.

09:23 (IST)

OUT! Straight into the hands of Mithali Raj at midwicket, as Amy Satterthwaite departs after an excellent 75, helping lay the foundation for a sizeable total. And it's Pooja Vastrakar who gets the wicket, the all-rounder making up for the dropped catch in the previous over. NZ 224/5

Satterthwaite c Raj b Vastrakar 75(84)

09:19 (IST)

After 42 overs,New Zealand Women 222/4 ( Amy Satterthwaite 73 , Katey Martin 24)

 Gayakwad returns for another burst.  Collects another double in the next delivery, this time with a scoop towards fine leg. DROPPED! Vastrakar, one of the better fielders in the side, drops a sitter at short third man after a leading edge off Martin’s bat, handing her a lifeline on 23.

09:16 (IST)

After 41 overs,New Zealand Women 214/4 ( Amy Satterthwaite 71 , Katey Martin 18)

 Tidy stuff from Vastrakar after Deepti leaked runs aplenty in the previous over, with three singles coming off it.

09:13 (IST)

After 40 overs,New Zealand Women 211/4 ( Amy Satterthwaite 70 , Katey Martin 16)

 Satterthwaite decides she’s had enough of playing the waiting game, and decides to hit the ball to all parts of the ground as she moves to 70 with three boundaries in one over. New Zealand also move past the 200-mark in the process. The hosts could well be in contention for a 300-plus total provided Satterthwaite bats through the remainder of the innings and is able to accelerate inthe slog overs.

09:11 (IST)

After 39 overs,New Zealand Women 198/4 ( Amy Satterthwaite 58 , Katey Martin 15)

 Excellent commitment shown by Mandhana, running to her right from third man to save a couple of runs for Team India after a well-timed square drive by Martin. A leg bye and a couple of singles added to the New Zealand total later in the over.

09:07 (IST)

After 38 overs,New Zealand Women 193/4 ( Amy Satterthwaite 57 , Katey Martin 12)

 Deepti Sharma continues from the other end, with five coming off her seventh over, including a double to Martin in the penultimate delivery.

09:05 (IST)

After 37 overs,New Zealand Women 188/4 ( Amy Satterthwaite 56 , Katey Martin 8)

 Vastrakar returns, replacing Gayakwad. Good over from the seamer, with just two singles coming from the over.

09:03 (IST)

After 36 overs,New Zealand Women 186/4 ( Amy Satterthwaite 55 , Katey Martin 7)

 FOUR! Martin breaks the shackles in this over with a sweep behind square in the fourth ball of Deepti’s sixth over, helping ease the pressure that was starting to build after Green’s exit.

09:00 (IST)

After 35 overs,New Zealand Women 181/4 ( Amy Satterthwaite 54 , Katey Martin 3)

 Gayakwad, among the more economical Indian bowlers today, continues to bowl a tight line as three runs are conceded in her seventh, including a brace to Martin in the third delivery.

08:59 (IST)

After 34 overs,New Zealand Women 178/4 ( Amy Satterthwaite 53 , Katey Martin 1)

 Deepti Sharma strikes, breaking the solid fourth-wicket stand between Satterthwaite and Green by removing the latter for 27. Katey Martin walks out to bat next, and gets off the mark right away with a single. Three runs and a wicket from this over.

08:56 (IST)

OUT! Green holes out to long on, as Deepti Sharma breaks the fourth wicket stand. The White Ferns No 5 was looking to go downtown, hoping to collect the first maximum of the innings, but didn't quite get the required timing.  India desperately need a wicket at this stage if they are to restrict the White Ferns below 250.

08:52 (IST)

Fifty up for Amy Satterthwaite — her 27th in 141 one-day international appearances! Has been a composed knock from the veteran batter so far, collecting six fours in the 60 deliveries she's faced so far. Goes for a lofted drive over mid off, coming back for a second to complete the fifty. NZ 175/3

08:50 (IST)

Fifty partnership up between Green and Satterthwaite for the fourth wicket, the former bringing up the milestone with a single off Gayakwad in the 33rd over. NZ 171/3

08:48 (IST)

After 32 overs,New Zealand Women 170/3 ( Amy Satterthwaite 48 , Maddy Green 25)

Similar approach from Satterthwaite and Green in this over as six runs are added in Deepti’s fourth over through the ones and twos. Satterthwaite, meanwhile, is two short of her half-century at the moment.

08:42 (IST)

After 31 overs,New Zealand Women 164/3 ( Amy Satterthwaite 45 , Maddy Green 22)

Green heaves over mid off, not quite getting the kind of timing that would fetch her a boundary but collecting a brace nevertheless as the ball lands well beyond the fielder’s reach. Guides the ball towards third man for a single next ball. Satterthwaite whips a full delivery over midwicket for a brace off the fifth delivery, before running the ball down the ground for a single. Six from the over.

08:38 (IST)

After 30 overs,New Zealand Women 158/3 ( Amy Satterthwaite 42 , Maddy Green 19)

Spin reintroduced, with Deepti Sharma replacing Goswami. Satterthwaite and Green continue to rotate the strike through singles, with four of them coming in this over. Satterthwaite, meanwhile, is batting in the forties at the moment.

08:37 (IST)

After 29 overs,New Zealand Women 154/3 ( Amy Satterthwaite 40 , Maddy Green 17)

Good over from Meghna with just two coming from it as Satterthwaite and Green help themselves to a single each.

India vs New Zealand, Women's World Cup 2022 LIVE score and updates: Just three runs conceded by Tahuhu in her fourth over as the players break for drinks. India’s run rate continues to hover around the two-and-a-half mark with both batters striking at 50 or less at the moment. India will have to find a way to break the shackles and get a couple of big overs to get back on track.

Preview: India take on New Zealand in the 8th match of Women's World Cup 2022 at Seddon Park, Hamilton.

India would be looking to carry forward the momentum after their win in the opener against Pakistan. It's a clash of familiar foes. India faced New Zealand in six matches before the World Cup. 1 T20I and five ODIs. But they managed to win just one of those matches, losing five. They lost their first four ODIs but won the last one and from there on gained some momentum. They won their two warm-up matches against South Africa and West Indies. And then beat Pakistan in convinving manner in their opening WC match.

Even though they started off on a winning note, there is a vast room for improvement. Opener Shafali Verma has endured a bumpy ride of late and got out on a duck against Pakistan and would be looking to step up a gear. The middle order would look to make amends after a no show against Pakistan. Mithali Raj scored 9, Harmanpreet Kaur scored 5 while Richa Ghosh could manage just 1. It was left for Sneh Rana and Pooja Vastrakar to perform the rescue act with a record 122-run stand and propel India to a competitive 244/7.

The bowlers though were on the mark right from the start and bundled Pakistan out for 137.

New Zealand didn't quite get off to a positive start, losing to West Indies narrowly in their opener. They however bounced back hard against Bangladesh with a 9-wicket win in the rain-hit match.

Satterthwaite led the way with 3/25 to restrict Bangladesh to 140/8 from 27 overs. Chasing the target, the White Ferns lost Sophie Devine early but Suzie Bates (79 off 68 balls) and Amelia Kerr (47 off 37 balls) launched a counter attack to seal the deal in 20 overs with nine wickets to spare.

India would look to take the revenge of the ODI series loss while the Kiwis would look to amass crucial points on the table. We can expect a cracker.

Here's all you need to know about the Women's World Cup 2022 match between India and New Zealand at Seddon Park, Hamilton.

When will the Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 match between India and New Zealand take place?

The Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 match between India and New Zealand will be played on Thursday, 10 March, 2022.

What is the venue for the Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 match between India and New Zealand?

The Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 match between India and New Zealand will take place at at Seddon Park in Hamilton.

When will the Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 match between India and New Zealand start?

The Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 match between India and New Zealand will begin at 6.30 am IST. The toss will take place at 6 am IST.

Which TV channels will broadcast the Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 match between India and New Zealand?

The match will be telecast on Star Sports Network. The live streaming of the match will also be available on Disney + Hotstar. You can also browse firstpost.com for live updates and over-by-over commentary.

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 FirstCricket Staff

 Women's Cricket World Cup 2022: Here's the updated points table after West Indies' win over England

The ICC Women's World Cup 2022 got underway in New Zealand on Friday, with the White Ferns facing West Indies in the first match at Mount Maunganui's Bay Oval. A total of eight teams — Hosts New Zealand, Australia, India, Pakistan, West Indies, Bangladesh, England and South Africa will battle it out over the next one month for the prestigious World Cup trophy. The final will take place in Christchurch on 3 April.

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England are the defending champions of the tournament, having defeated India by nine runs in the 2017 final at Lord's. Mithali Raj and Co are aiming for that elusive maiden trophy, despite having reached the final twice (In 2005 and 2017).

Australia are the most successful team in the history, having won the trophy a record six times, and once again enter the tournament as favourites.

The tournament will begin with a single league phase, with all eight teams facing the other once, with the top four progressing to the semi-finals.

Mithali Raj-led India thumped arch-rivals Pakistan by 107 runs, while Australia got the better of defending champions England, who fell short by a dozen runs.

In the latest match of the tournament on Wednesday, Wet Indies handed England their second defeat in as many matches. That result left defending champions England in sixth while West Indies jumped to second spot.

Here's a look at the updated Women's World Cup points table

Position	Team	Matches	Won	Lost	NR	Net RR	Points

1	Australia Women 	2	2	0	0	+1.061	4

2	West Indies Women 	2	2	0	0	+0.100	4

3	India Women	1	1	0	0	+2.140	2

4	South Africa Women 	1	1	0	0	+0.640	2

5	 New Zealand Women	1	1	1	0	+0.532	2

6	England Women 	2	0	2	0	-0.190	0

7	Bangladesh Women 	2	0	2	0	-0.923	0

8	Pakistan Women 	2	0	2	0	-1.891	0

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 Highlights, West Indies vs England, 1st Test Day 2 in Antigua, LIVE Cricket Score: Windies trail by 109 runs

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Day 1 report: Jonny Bairstow's classy century led England's escape against the West Indies from a noose-tightening 48-4 to a breathe-easy 268-6 on the opening day Tuesday of their three-test series.

England's new top order looked like the old top order as it was routed inside the first 16 overs.

The recovery was started by Bairstow and Ben Stokes crawling to lunch at 57-4.

They combined for 67 to take England past 100. Bairstow and Ben Foakes made 99 together to take England past 200, then Bairstow reached his eighth test century in the company of allrounder Chris Woakes.

Those two saw out play to stumps, including six overs of the new ball, to complete a remarkable turnaround.

Bairstow finished the day 109 not out from 216 balls with 17 fours. He has a partnership of 54 going with Woakes, who was on 24, almost his test average.

Fast bowler Jason Holder was the pick of the West Indies battery. Holder conceded 15 runs from his 16 overs and took two wickets. He didn't leak a run in his first five overs and bowled nine maidens.

Jayden Seales deserved the wickets of Stokes and Crawley for 64 runs from 19 overs.

Kemar Roach bagged the big wicket of Root and the first wicket, Alex Lees.

But their efforts came as the attack tired amid sloppy fielding at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.

Root chose to bat first as he saw the pitch flattening out and becoming friendlier for the batsmen. But he and the top order couldn't survive the early roasting from the West Indies quicks.

Openers Lees, on debut, and Zac Crawley were gone inside four overs, Root was bowled at 27-3, and Dan Lawrence departed on 48-4.

Bairstow and Stokes limped to lunch, but came back refreshed for a fight and started hitting boundaries regularly as West Indies became too loose.

Stokes had just hit his third and fourth boundaries when he dragged on against Seales and ended a gritty and necessary 95-ball stay for 36.

But that was England's only loss of the middle session.

Foakes punished anything slightly loose and hit eight boundaries before succumbing lbw to Holder for 42 from 87 balls.

Woakes was yet to score when he survived a difficult catching chance by Holder in the slips off Alzarri Joseph.

Bairstow was on 80 at the time. He'd bided his time, found his range, and punished the tiring West Indians. He moved relatively quickly to his ton, which he reached by sweeping captain Kraigg Brathwaite through backward square to the fence. Bairstow punched the air in delight after his second hundred in two tests, following his score in the fourth Ashes test in Sydney.

The West Indies took the new ball immediately but couldn't entice a false stroke from Bairstow and Woakes, who earned England the first day honors.

With inputs from AP

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 Women's World Cup 2022: Upbeat India hope to make it two-in-two in upcoming clash against New Zealand

Buoyed by successful start to their campaign, Team India will be hoping to make it two wins in as many games when they take on hosts New Zealand in the eighth match of the ICC Women’s World Cup on Thursday.

India handed arch-rivals Pakistan a comprehensive 107-run defeat in the opening game on Sunday, a game that saw the ‘Women in Blue’ maintain their undefeated record against their neighbours.

India, however, aren’t the only side entering this contest on the back of a comprehensive victory. The White Ferns, after all, had bounced back from the narrow defeat to West Indies in Match 1 of the tournament by outplaying Bangladesh in a nine-wicket hammering in a rain-curtailed match on Monday.

As far as the Indians are concerned, their focus would be around the non-performance of the middle-order and its tendency to go into a shell, and crumble when the pressure starts to build.

Pakistan were unable to capitalise on the dramatic collapse on Sunday, where India had been reduced to 114/6 from 96/1 in the middle overs before being rescued by a record partnership between Pooja Vastrakar and Sneh Rana. The 122-run seventh-wicket stand allowed them to set a challenging target in the vicinity of 250, and shift the momentum back in their favour.

The Indian team think tank will know however, that the White Ferns attack might not give them as many chances of making a comeback from such a tricky situation in their next assignment.

Additionally, the victory over Pakistan cannot be used to sweep some glaring issues under the carpet, the most prominent of which was skipper Mithali Raj’s scoring rate after her 36-ball 9 against Pakistan in which she found herself unable to pick the gaps or rotate the strike regularly, which helped build pressure on the Indian batters that led to the collapse.

What will give Mithali confidence however, will be her performance against New Zealand in their own backyard just last month. The India captain finished the second-highest run-scorer in the five-match one-day series, collecting 235 runs at an average of 78.33 against an attack comprising the likes of Lea Tahuhu, Hayley Jensen, Amelia Kerr and the rest of the White Ferns attack.

New Zealand, the only team apart from Australia and defending champions England to have won the World Cup in the history of the prestigious tournament, froze in the final over of their 260-run chase against the West Indies thanks to some outstanding death bowling from Deandra Dottin. Their clinical, all-round performance against Bangladesh, however, seemed to suggest the heartbreaking defeat appeared to have little effect on them other than providing some valuable lessons.

Both openers Suzie Bates and skipper Sophie Devine have made impact-worthy performances in the two games that they have played so far, the former smashing a 68-ball 79 against Bangladesh. That, along with Amelia Kerr appearing to have picked up from where she left off in the one-day series against India, certainly makes for a menacing top order and as far as India’s concerned, one of the key threats in the upcoming game.

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Also in focus will be senior batter Amy Satterthwaite, who further established her all-round credentials with a haul of 3/25, her handy off-spin rocking the Bangladeshi batting unit in the middle overs and she, along with leg-spinner Amelia Kerr could be vital for the White Ferns in the second powerplay.

The last time the Indian women’s team played at Hamilton’s Seddon Park, which will play host in the upcoming game, the Women in Blue were bundled out for 149 in an eight-wicket defeat in February 2019.

However, the venue appears to be quite the belter in this tournament, having earlier witnessed a high-scoring encounter between arch-rivals Australia and England. As many as 608 runs were scored in that contest that saw a century being produced from both camps, and if that performance is anything to go by, we could witness another run feast on this track.

Squads:

India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Harmanpreet Kaur, Mithali Raj (c), Richa Ghosh (wk), Sneh Rana, Jhulan Goswami, Meghna Singh, Pooja Vastrakar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Taniya Bhatia, Poonam Yadav, Renuka Singh, Yastika Bhatia.

New Zealand: Sophie Devine (c), Suzie Bates, Amelia Kerr, Amy Satterthwaite, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Katey Martin (wk), Lea Tahuhu, Jess Kerr, Hannah Rowe, Fran Jonas,
 Hayley Jensen, Rosemary Mair, Georgia Plimmer, Frances Mackay.

Venue: Seddon Park, Hamilton

Time: 6.30 am IST | 2.00 pm local

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Australian opener David Warner showed off some interesting Bhangra moves during Day 5 of the first Test against Pakistan at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. In a rather placid match which resulted in a draw, Warner put on his dancing shoes to entertain the Rawalpindi audience with his Punjabi dance moves while he was fielding.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) took to Twitter 8 March to share the former Australian captain's on field antics and the video soon became viral on social media, leaving everyone in splits.

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Warner can be seen showcasing his Punjabi dance skills in the 30-second clip. PCB also made sure to tag Warner in this entertaining video.

David Warner has been quite active on social media and is often seen posting videos. From grooving with his wife and daughters on popular Bollywood and Telugu songs to dressing up in the costume of the famous Indian movie Baahubali, the left-handed batter is definitely a social media superstar.

Recently, the cricketer took to Instagram to share a video of himself where he recreated Telugu actor Allu Arjun’s popular dance moves from the Srivalli song in the movie Pushpa: The Rise.

Meanwhile, the first Test between Australia and Pakistan was a draw with Pakistan posting 476/4 declared in the first innings, followed by Australia, who were bowled out for 459.

David Warner scored 68 runs off 114 balls in the first innings before he was bowled by Pakistan’s Sajid Khan. Warner was involved in a 156-run stand with opener Usman Khwaja, who posted a good 97 for the Australian team.

In the second innings, Pakistan posted 252 without loss in 77 overs and the series opener ended in a tame draw.

Pakistan’s Imam-ul-Haq cracked a century in each innings while Azhar Ali posted a brilliant 185 in the first innings.

On the bowling side, the pitch did not have much assistance for the bowlers. Pakistan spinner Nauman Ali did get some purchase as he picked 6 wickets and Shaheen Shah Afridi took 2 wickets.

Australia is currently on a historical tour of Pakistan, returning to play on Pakistan soil after 24 years. The two teams will play, three-Test matches, three ODIs and one T20I in the tour which began on 4 March.

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As the excitement is building for the upcoming season of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, fans are patiently waiting to see their favourite teams set the stage on fire.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on 6 March had announced the complete schedule for this year’s much-awaited event. The 15th edition of IPL 2022 will begin from 26 March and end on 29 May.

Weeks ahead of the season-opener, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni and few of his teammates were seen enjoying their practice session in Surat, Gujarat with a game of footvolley. For the unversed, footvolley combines facets of football and beach volleyball.

The video was shared on the official Twitter handle of CSK, wherein the 40-year-old cricketer is making heads turn by showcasing his footvolley skills. While having fun with his team members, the the legendary cricketer is also captured preparing for the forthcoming season.

“Namma Special Footvolley segment is Back!” reads the caption.

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Currently, few members of the CSK franchise are in Surat for a pre-season training camp. Apart from Dhoni, other team members like KM Asif, C Hari Nishaanth, Ambati Rayudu, and Tushar Deshpande have begun their practice after completing their quarantine period.

The Dhoni-led CSK team will begin their IPL 2022 campaign against Shreyas Iyer's Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). The match will take place at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Maharashtra’s Mumbai on the first day of this year’s IPL.

Meanwhile, CSK has always shared regular updates of their training or fun session on social media for their fans. Days ago, they had shared a video of Dhoni and his team members being welcomed in Surat. For their warm welcome, fans in large numbers queued up on the roads cheering for the team as soon as the bus arrived at the stadium.

Here is the complete squad for Dhoni-led CSK (IPL 2022): MS Dhoni (c & wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, Devon Conway, Subhranshu Senapati, Hari Nishaanth, Simarjeet Singh, Adam Milne, Mukesh Choudhary, KM Asif, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana, Dwayne Bravo, N Jagadeesan, Deepak Chahar, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner and Prashant Solanki

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On 9 March, 1996, India knocked out arch-rivals Pakistan from the World Cup. The high-stakes game was held in the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru.

Hours before the start of the game, Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram withdrew due an injury, much to the shock of his fans.

India won the toss in the quarter-final and captain Mohammad Azharuddin elected to bat first. As the opening pair of Navjot Sidhu and Sachin Tendulkar walked on to the pitch, expectations were sky-high. And they started off well, putting on 90 for the opening wicket. The Master Blaster got dismissed for 31 runs but Sidhu carried on, remained steady at the other end and scored 93 off 115 balls.

After Sidhu’s dismissal by Ata-ur-Rehman, wickets fell in quick succession, with Azharuddin, Nayan Mongia and Vinod Kambli failing to score big.

However, after Azharuddin’s wicket left India stumbling at 236/6 as Kambli and Mongia departed. Ajay Jadeja then stepped in to ensure that the team could reach a decent total. With a power-packed 45 off 25, the right-arm batter’s knock included two sixes and four boundaries, before he was dismissed by Waqar Younis.

Jadeja’s blitzkrieg propelled India to 287/7 in 50 overs. India scored 57 runs in the final four overs, including 22 in one over off Waqar Younis.

Pakistani openers Saeed Anwar and Aamer Sohail gave their team an electric start as they took the attack to the Indian bowlers. The openers added 84 for the first wicket before pacer Javagal Srinath finally provided the breakthrough.

Anwar miscued one to mid on, off Srinath at 48, but skipper Sohail continued to wreak havoc.

The high-stakes game also saw tempers flare between Sohail and bowler Ventakesh Prasad. The duo got into a heated exchange after the batter hit a slew of boundaries off the right-arm medium fast bowler. However, it was Prasad who had the last laugh as he knocked back Sohail's off stump to spark wild celebrations.

Prasad later scalped the wickets of Inzamam-ul-Haq and Ijaz Ahmed to help turn the game in India’s favour.

Saleem Malik and Javed Miandad’s 52-run partnership did help stabilise their team, but Kumble and Raju made sure that Pakistan didn't get too far away as they ripped through the middle and lower middle order to help India win the game.

Pakistan could only reach 248/9 in 50 overs, and lost the game by 39 runs. It was Miandad's last match as he retired from ODIs after this game. Sidhu was declared the Player of the Match for his 93 off 115 balls.

India reached the semi-final of the tournament where they were knocked out by Sri Lanka.

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It is tough for fans of Sachin Tendulkar to choose some of his best innings. The options are so many. But most would agree that his  unbeaten 155 on this day, 9 March, in the year 1998, counts as one of his finest performances. The Master Blaster dominated Australian bowlers including the great Shane Warne to help India win the Chennai Test.

The first India-Australia Test began on 6 March 1998. India skipper Mohammad Azharuddin won the toss and elected to bat first. Indian openers Nayan Mongia and Navjot Sidhu provided  a decent start with 121 for no loss. However after the openers fell, India began losing wickets quickly and were bowled out for 257 in 104.2 overs.

Mongia, Sidhu and Rahul Dravid scored half-centuries, while the rest of the Indian side proved no match for Shane Warne and Gavin Robertson.  Warne scalped four wickets including Dravid, Tendulkar and skipper Azharuddin, for 85 runs. Robertson also picked up four wickets and helped restrict the Indian side to 257.

When it was time for the Aussies to bat, Mark Waugh and Ian Healy stood firm against Indian bowlers to take Australia to a total of 328 in the first innings. Anil Kumble took the most wickets with 4/103.

In their second innings, India lost Mongia for just 18. While Sidhu, Azharuddin and Dravid scored half-centuries again, however the innings that stood out was Tendulkar's.  The Master Blaster was at his best against Warne and Robertson, as he took the attack to the opposition.

Warne conceded a total of 122 runs in 30 overs, and managed to scalp just one wicket. It was clear who the winner of this round of the Tendulkar-Warne face-off was.

India set a target of 348 for the Aussies. The Australian batting line-up crumbled under pressure and magnificent spells from Kumble and Venkatapathy Raju. While Kumble once again scalped four wickets, Raju picked three.

India bundled Australia out for just 168 and won the first Test by 179 runs. The Men in Blue later managed to win the Test series 2-1. For his impressive performance in Chennai, Sachin Tendulkar was awarded the Man of the Match.

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Preview: Tammy Beaumont is ready to build on her 74 in the opening loss to Australia in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 as England take on the West Indies.

England fell 12 runs short in their chase of 310 against their Ashes rivals, with Beaumont one of four players to make over 70 and will be hoping for more of the same in Dunedin on Wednesday.

Stafanie Taylor’s Windies upset hosts New Zealand with a last-over win in the opening game of the tournament, but the White Ferns bounced back when Suzie Bates scored 79 not out in a nine-wicket win over Bangladesh at the University Oval yesterday.

Beaumont said: “I didn't watch yesterday but obviously for Suzie to score runs on the home ground, great for her and I think so far the tournament has shown it is really high-scoring grounds and high-scoring games of cricket.

“As a batter that's good to see knowing that you're going to get value for shots and can build those innings in all the venues that we've got so far.

“For me, I'm rubbing my hands and ready to get out there.”

Dunedin is hosting its third game on the same wicket with Monday’s clash between New Zealand and Bangladesh heavily affected by rain.

The damp conditions and used wicket brought spinners into that game but Beaumont is not expecting a different approach from their match against Australia.

She said: “I don't necessarily think there's too much to change in approach to the game. Although we didn't get over the line, that's the highest we've chased in a chase.

“We could probably have tightened up a little bit in the field and with the ball, we bowled quite a few extras.

“I don't think the strategy is going to be too different, our bowling tactics have been exceptional for a number of years now in both ODI and T20 cricket.

“I'm fully backing the likes of Katherine Brunt, Anya Shrubsole and Kate Cross they've all been absolutely exceptional for us - Sophie Ecclestone I think is the best spinner in the world in my opinion.”

Beaumont will be coming up against a familiar face in Deandra Dottin, the final-over hero of the Windies’ surprise win first up.

Dottin was part of the London Spirit side that also featured Beaumont and England captain Heather Knight.

Skipper Taylor and Hayley Matthews, who blasted 119 to set up the New Zealand win, also played in the Hundred – and for all-rounder Chinelle Henry that experience will be invaluable

She said: “It really is [useful]. In our squad, we have a lot of young players who've never really played at this level before.

“And to have those players in our set-up, who could help us on the day, just helps each and every one of us to go out there and say ‘Ok, they have the experience, they've played against these people before.'

“That knowledge, and also the help of the analysts and stuff like that, that's what helped us to go out there on the day and execute.”

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37 years ago, it was on this day that India defeated Pakistan by 8 wickets in the final of the Benson and Hedges World Championship of Cricket to lift the trophy at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Till now, India has registered four historic triumphs in ODI cricket which include the 1983 World Cup, the 2011 World Cup, the 2013 Champions Trophy and the memorable win in 1985, when the country clinched the World Championship of Cricket trophy.

All seven Test-playing nations participated in the World Championship of Cricket that was played in Australia during February-March 1985.

It was on 10 March, 1985, that India won the final match against Pakistan and added a golden chapter in the rich cricketing history of the country with a convincing win.

Gavaskar, the captain, batted at No 6, and only had to bat twice in the tournament. Shastri and Srikkanth bossing it upfront, Vengsarkar, Amarnath and a young Azhar to follow. Kapil, Binny, Siva and Sadanand Viswanath, a livewire behind the stumps.
 This was quite a team!

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India had won all three group matches defeating Pakistan by 6 wickets, England by 86 runs and Australia by 8 wickets. India defeated New Zealand, whereas Pakistan beat West Indies, in the semi-finals.

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first in the final.

Pakistan did not begin well and the team was soon reduced to 33 for four in the 12th over, courtesy Kapil Dev and Chetan Sharma. Pakistan captain Javed Miandad and Imran Khan tried to restore the innings with 48 and 35 runs respectively but the team only managed to set India a target of 177.

Kapil Dev and Laxman Sivaramakrishnan were the pick of Indian bowlers who took 3 wickets each and put brakes on Pakistan batters.

Meanwhile, in reply, India reached the target comfortably with eight wickets in the bank. A century partnership between the swashbuckling Krishnamachari Srikkanth and the steady Ravi Shastri created the base of India’s chase. The openers added a collective 103, before Srikkanth was bowled by Imran Khan for 67. Mohammad Azharuddin then put up a good show in the middle order with an attractive 25 off 26 balls while Dilip Vengsarkar played his part with an unbeaten 18.

With 63 runs, Ravi Shastri remained not out and India sealed the deal and cruised to an 8-wicket win.

Ravi Shastri was declared Player of the Tournament for his all-round show and won an Audi car, while India won prize money amounting to £22,500 for winning the tournament.

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11:26 (IST)

After 16 overs,India Women 43/2 ( Yastika Bhatia 24 , Mithali Raj (C) 5)

Just three runs conceded by Tahuhu in her fourth over as the players break for drinks. India’s run rate continues to hover around the two-and-a-half mark with both batters striking at 50 or less at the moment. India will have to find a way to break the shackles and get a couple of big overs to get back on track.

11:21 (IST)

After 15 overs,India Women 40/2 ( Yastika Bhatia 22 , Mithali Raj (C) 4)

FOUR! Bhatia lofts one over mid off, getting enough timing on the shot for the ball to roll away to the boundary cushion after landing beyond the circle. Rowe’s in a bit of discomfort at the start of her third delivery, appearing to have hurt her left ankle, and takes a while before sending down the third delivery. Three singles and a wide off the remaining deliveries. Eight from the over.

11:14 (IST)

After 14 overs,India Women 32/2 ( Yastika Bhatia 16 , Mithali Raj (C) 3)

Another excellent over from Tahuhu with just one coming from it, as Bhatia collects a single off the fourth ball.

11:09 (IST)

After 13 overs,India Women 31/2 ( Yastika Bhatia 15 , Mithali Raj (C) 3)

Bhatia collects a single off the first ball. Mithali then shows some intent with a cover drive two balls later, pushing for a third and getting home in the end. Single off the last delivery, with five coming from the over.

11:07 (IST)

After 12 overs,India Women 26/2 ( Yastika Bhatia 13 , Mithali Raj (C) 0)

And now a maiden for Lea Tahuhu, bowling with two slips in place, as Raj blocks her way through her second. All four bowlers utilised so far have a maiden to their name.

11:02 (IST)

After 11 overs,India Women 26/2 ( Yastika Bhatia 13 , Mithali Raj (C) 0)

Maiden for Hannah Rowe, her first and the third overall in this innings so far as Bhatia opts to maintain a defensive approach in this over.

11:01 (IST)

After 10 overs,India Women 26/2 ( Yastika Bhatia 13 , Mithali Raj (C) 0)

Change from both ends as Lea Tahuhu replaces Jess Kerr. Bhatia collects a single off the fourth ball. Wide in the final delivery, before a loud appeal for LBW against Deepti is turned down by the umpire. The White Ferns go for the review, and get three reds on HawkEye, giving Deepti the marching orders. Superb powerplay for the White Ferns. India in a spot of bother.

10:57 (IST)

OUT! Lea Tahuhu strikes in her first over, trapping Deepti Sharma LBW for 5, as India lose their second wicket in the final ball of the first powerplay. The White Ferns had to use one of their available reviews for this one after Tahuhu's loud appeal was initially turned down. Three reds on HawkEye. IND 26/2

Deepti LBW Tahuhu 5(13)

10:53 (IST)

After 9 overs,India Women 24/1 ( Yastika Bhatia 12 , Deepti Sharma 5)

First bowling change of the innings, with Hannah Rowe replacing Frances Mackay. Bowls a wide the leg side in the second delivery. Bhatia collects a single off a thick top-edge in the fourth delivery, with the ball landing safely outside the circle near third man. FOUR! Deepti tucks a short-of-length ball towards fine leg for a boundary off the fifth delivery. Dot to end the over.

10:47 (IST)

After 8 overs,India Women 19/1 ( Yastika Bhatia 11 , Deepti Sharma 1)

Yastika takes a couple of steps forward and drives the ball through extra cover for a double in the third delivery. Bhatia’s even better in his cover drive next ball as she collects the first boundary of the Indian innings. She keeps the strike with a single off the last ball. Eight from the over.

10:44 (IST)

After 7 overs,India Women 11/1 ( Yastika Bhatia 4 , Deepti Sharma 1)

Deepti blocks her way through this over as Mackay collects her first maiden, and the second of the innings.

10:42 (IST)

After 6 overs,India Women 11/1 ( Yastika Bhatia 4 , Deepti Sharma 1)

The pressure gets the better of Mandhana in the end, with the change of angle to round the wicket on Jess Kerr’s part also helping as the star opener departs for 6. Deepti Sharma, the new batter at the crease, gets off the mark with a single off the last ball. A run and a wicket from an excellent over.

10:38 (IST)

OUT! The dot-ball pressure gets the better of Smriti Mandhana in the end as she drives straight into Suzie Bates' hands at cover! Jess Kerr gets the early breakthrough, and India are off to a disastrous start. IND 10/1

Mandhana c Bates b J Kerr 6(21)

10:36 (IST)

After 5 overs,India Women 10/0 ( Yastika Bhatia 4 , Smriti Mandhana 6)

Bhatia and Mandhana collect a single each in the first five deliveries. Bhatia then chips the ball towards mid on, the ball falling just short of the fielder and gently rolling towards long on there after, allowing the batter to collect a brace. Four from the over.

10:33 (IST)

After 4 overs,India Women 6/0 ( Yastika Bhatia 1 , Smriti Mandhana 5)

Maiden for Jess Kerr as Mandhana continues to punch and drive the ball around with good timing, but is unable to pick the gaps. Frustration starting to creep in for the Indian batters, one senses.

10:32 (IST)

After 3 overs,India Women 6/0 ( Yastika Bhatia 1 , Smriti Mandhana 5)

An even better over from Mackay as she gives away just one off it. Mandhana, who collected a fifty in the previous game, will be itching to get a boundary under her belt.

10:30 (IST)

After 2 overs,India Women 5/0 ( Yastika Bhatia 1 , Smriti Mandhana 4)

Seam from the other end as Jess Kerr bowls the second over.  Three from the over.

10:29 (IST)

After 1 over,India Women 2/0 ( Yastika Bhatia 1 , Smriti Mandhana 1)

Tidy start to the innings for Mackay as the offie gives away just two runs in the first over, a single each to Mandhana and Bhatia, coming in place of the out-of-form Shafali Verma.

10:27 (IST)

We're back with the Indian chase. The White Ferns begin with off-spin today with Frances Mackay given the first over. Smriti Mandhana walks out to bat alongside Yastika Bhatia today.

09:58 (IST)

Milestone alert

Mithali Raj becomes the first player to captain in 150 Women's ODI matches.

Most matches as captain:
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09:55 (IST)

After 50 overs,New Zealand Women 260/9 ( Frances Mackay 13 , Hannah Rowe 2)

Goswami removes the key threat in Martin with a solid yorker in the first ball of the final over, and restricts the final-wicket pair to singles thereafter as New Zealand post 260/9 after being asked to bat by India.

09:50 (IST)

BOWLED! Goswami nails the yorker to rattle the stumps as Martin departs after a well-made 41. Martin was looking for a wild slog, and might have collected a boundary had she connected. With that, she goes level with Australia's Lyn Fullston for most wickets in the Women's World Cup (39). NZ 255/9

Martin b Goswami 41(51)

09:49 (IST)

After 49 overs,New Zealand Women 255/8 ( Katey Martin (W) 41 , Frances Mackay 11)

Meghna starts off with a wide down the leg side.  Mithali drops a sitter at extra cover in the final delivery after a leading edge off Mackay’s bat. 11 from the over.

09:46 (IST)

After 48 overs,New Zealand Women 245/8 ( Katey Martin (W) 39 , Frances Mackay 3)

Goswami returns, and does well to restrict Martin and Mackay to singles, three of them being added to the New Zealand total in this over. The White Ferns are yet to cross the 250 mark and just two overs are left.

09:43 (IST)

After 47 overs,New Zealand Women 241/8 ( Katey Martin (W) 38 , Frances Mackay 1)

Outstanding final over from Pooja Vastrakar as she concedes just two while removing Tahuhu and Jess Kerr with consecutive yorkers, signing off with outstanding figures of 4/34 at the end of her quota. Another three overs to go, and the set Katey Martin will hope to score big.

09:39 (IST)

OUT! Pooja Vastrakar's on a hat-trick! What a day the all-rounder's having so far! First a brilliant run out to get Suzie Bates, and now four wickets against her name with the opportunity to make it even more special with a hat-trick. This one's also a yorker, and takes a deflection off Jess Kerr's pad before crashing into the stumps. NZ 240/8

J Kerr b Vastrakar 0(1)

09:37 (IST)

BOWLED! Tahuhu doesn't last long at the crease today as Vastrakar gets rid of her with an inch-perfect yorker! NZ 240/7

Tahuhu b Vastrakar 1(4)

09:35 (IST)

After 46 overs,New Zealand Women 239/6 ( Katey Martin (W) 37 , Lea Tahuhu 1)

Gayakwad has her second wicket in her final over, getting Jensen clean bowled for 1 in the first delivery. Martin collects her third boundary two balls later, going for a ramp over third man. Single collected on either side of the boundary, with new batter Lea Tahuhu getting off the mark in the process. Gayakwad signs off with figures of 2/46.

09:33 (IST)

BOWLED! Jensen hears the death rattle behind her after a wild swing of the bat in which fails to connect. Gayakwad has her second wicket of the day. NZ 233/6

Jensen b Gayakwad 1(7)

09:31 (IST)

After 45 overs,New Zealand Women 233/5 ( Katey Martin (W) 32 , Hayley Jensen 1)

 FOUR! Martin shuffles to her right and ramps the full delivery from Vastrakar over short fine, placing it well beyond Meghna Singh’s reach. Vastrakar fires a yorker that Martin is able to jam her bat down to in time in the fourth delivery. Martin takes a couple of steps forward attempting a run, but is met with a fiery throw back at her from the all-rounder. Four from the over.

09:27 (IST)

After 44 overs,New Zealand Women 229/5 ( Katey Martin 28 , Hayley Jensen 1)

 Just three off Gayakwad’s penultimate over, including a brace to Martin off the second delivery followed by a single that takes her to 28.

09:25 (IST)

After 43 overs,New Zealand Women 226/5 ( Katey Martin 25 , Hayley Jensen 1)

 Vastrakar makes up for the dropped catch in the previous over by removing Satterthwaite, who hits straight to Mithali Raj at midwicket to depart after a composed 75 off 84, the partnership ending just one short of the fifty mark. India burn one of their two available reviews after an unsuccessful LBW appeal in the final delivery against Jensen.

09:23 (IST)

OUT! Straight into the hands of Mithali Raj at midwicket, as Amy Satterthwaite departs after an excellent 75, helping lay the foundation for a sizeable total. And it's Pooja Vastrakar who gets the wicket, the all-rounder making up for the dropped catch in the previous over. NZ 224/5

Satterthwaite c Raj b Vastrakar 75(84)

09:19 (IST)

After 42 overs,New Zealand Women 222/4 ( Amy Satterthwaite 73 , Katey Martin 24)

 Gayakwad returns for another burst.  Collects another double in the next delivery, this time with a scoop towards fine leg. DROPPED! Vastrakar, one of the better fielders in the side, drops a sitter at short third man after a leading edge off Martin’s bat, handing her a lifeline on 23.

09:16 (IST)

After 41 overs,New Zealand Women 214/4 ( Amy Satterthwaite 71 , Katey Martin 18)

 Tidy stuff from Vastrakar after Deepti leaked runs aplenty in the previous over, with three singles coming off it.

09:13 (IST)

After 40 overs,New Zealand Women 211/4 ( Amy Satterthwaite 70 , Katey Martin 16)

 Satterthwaite decides she’s had enough of playing the waiting game, and decides to hit the ball to all parts of the ground as she moves to 70 with three boundaries in one over. New Zealand also move past the 200-mark in the process. The hosts could well be in contention for a 300-plus total provided Satterthwaite bats through the remainder of the innings and is able to accelerate inthe slog overs.

09:11 (IST)

After 39 overs,New Zealand Women 198/4 ( Amy Satterthwaite 58 , Katey Martin 15)

 Excellent commitment shown by Mandhana, running to her right from third man to save a couple of runs for Team India after a well-timed square drive by Martin. A leg bye and a couple of singles added to the New Zealand total later in the over.

09:07 (IST)

After 38 overs,New Zealand Women 193/4 ( Amy Satterthwaite 57 , Katey Martin 12)

 Deepti Sharma continues from the other end, with five coming off her seventh over, including a double to Martin in the penultimate delivery.

09:05 (IST)

After 37 overs,New Zealand Women 188/4 ( Amy Satterthwaite 56 , Katey Martin 8)

 Vastrakar returns, replacing Gayakwad. Good over from the seamer, with just two singles coming from the over.

09:03 (IST)

After 36 overs,New Zealand Women 186/4 ( Amy Satterthwaite 55 , Katey Martin 7)

 FOUR! Martin breaks the shackles in this over with a sweep behind square in the fourth ball of Deepti’s sixth over, helping ease the pressure that was starting to build after Green’s exit.

09:00 (IST)

After 35 overs,New Zealand Women 181/4 ( Amy Satterthwaite 54 , Katey Martin 3)

 Gayakwad, among the more economical Indian bowlers today, continues to bowl a tight line as three runs are conceded in her seventh, including a brace to Martin in the third delivery.

08:59 (IST)

After 34 overs,New Zealand Women 178/4 ( Amy Satterthwaite 53 , Katey Martin 1)

 Deepti Sharma strikes, breaking the solid fourth-wicket stand between Satterthwaite and Green by removing the latter for 27. Katey Martin walks out to bat next, and gets off the mark right away with a single. Three runs and a wicket from this over.

08:56 (IST)

OUT! Green holes out to long on, as Deepti Sharma breaks the fourth wicket stand. The White Ferns No 5 was looking to go downtown, hoping to collect the first maximum of the innings, but didn't quite get the required timing.  India desperately need a wicket at this stage if they are to restrict the White Ferns below 250.

08:52 (IST)

Fifty up for Amy Satterthwaite — her 27th in 141 one-day international appearances! Has been a composed knock from the veteran batter so far, collecting six fours in the 60 deliveries she's faced so far. Goes for a lofted drive over mid off, coming back for a second to complete the fifty. NZ 175/3

08:50 (IST)

Fifty partnership up between Green and Satterthwaite for the fourth wicket, the former bringing up the milestone with a single off Gayakwad in the 33rd over. NZ 171/3

08:48 (IST)

After 32 overs,New Zealand Women 170/3 ( Amy Satterthwaite 48 , Maddy Green 25)

Similar approach from Satterthwaite and Green in this over as six runs are added in Deepti’s fourth over through the ones and twos. Satterthwaite, meanwhile, is two short of her half-century at the moment.

08:42 (IST)

After 31 overs,New Zealand Women 164/3 ( Amy Satterthwaite 45 , Maddy Green 22)

Green heaves over mid off, not quite getting the kind of timing that would fetch her a boundary but collecting a brace nevertheless as the ball lands well beyond the fielder’s reach. Guides the ball towards third man for a single next ball. Satterthwaite whips a full delivery over midwicket for a brace off the fifth delivery, before running the ball down the ground for a single. Six from the over.

08:38 (IST)

After 30 overs,New Zealand Women 158/3 ( Amy Satterthwaite 42 , Maddy Green 19)

Spin reintroduced, with Deepti Sharma replacing Goswami. Satterthwaite and Green continue to rotate the strike through singles, with four of them coming in this over. Satterthwaite, meanwhile, is batting in the forties at the moment.

08:37 (IST)

After 29 overs,New Zealand Women 154/3 ( Amy Satterthwaite 40 , Maddy Green 17)

Good over from Meghna with just two coming from it as Satterthwaite and Green help themselves to a single each.

India vs New Zealand, Women's World Cup 2022 LIVE score and updates: Just three runs conceded by Tahuhu in her fourth over as the players break for drinks. India’s run rate continues to hover around the two-and-a-half mark with both batters striking at 50 or less at the moment. India will have to find a way to break the shackles and get a couple of big overs to get back on track.

Preview: India take on New Zealand in the 8th match of Women's World Cup 2022 at Seddon Park, Hamilton.

India would be looking to carry forward the momentum after their win in the opener against Pakistan. It's a clash of familiar foes. India faced New Zealand in six matches before the World Cup. 1 T20I and five ODIs. But they managed to win just one of those matches, losing five. They lost their first four ODIs but won the last one and from there on gained some momentum. They won their two warm-up matches against South Africa and West Indies. And then beat Pakistan in convinving manner in their opening WC match.

Even though they started off on a winning note, there is a vast room for improvement. Opener Shafali Verma has endured a bumpy ride of late and got out on a duck against Pakistan and would be looking to step up a gear. The middle order would look to make amends after a no show against Pakistan. Mithali Raj scored 9, Harmanpreet Kaur scored 5 while Richa Ghosh could manage just 1. It was left for Sneh Rana and Pooja Vastrakar to perform the rescue act with a record 122-run stand and propel India to a competitive 244/7.

The bowlers though were on the mark right from the start and bundled Pakistan out for 137.

New Zealand didn't quite get off to a positive start, losing to West Indies narrowly in their opener. They however bounced back hard against Bangladesh with a 9-wicket win in the rain-hit match.

Satterthwaite led the way with 3/25 to restrict Bangladesh to 140/8 from 27 overs. Chasing the target, the White Ferns lost Sophie Devine early but Suzie Bates (79 off 68 balls) and Amelia Kerr (47 off 37 balls) launched a counter attack to seal the deal in 20 overs with nine wickets to spare.

India would look to take the revenge of the ODI series loss while the Kiwis would look to amass crucial points on the table. We can expect a cracker.

Here's all you need to know about the Women's World Cup 2022 match between India and New Zealand at Seddon Park, Hamilton.

When will the Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 match between India and New Zealand take place?

The Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 match between India and New Zealand will be played on Thursday, 10 March, 2022.

What is the venue for the Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 match between India and New Zealand?

The Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 match between India and New Zealand will take place at at Seddon Park in Hamilton.

When will the Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 match between India and New Zealand start?

The Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 match between India and New Zealand will begin at 6.30 am IST. The toss will take place at 6 am IST.

Which TV channels will broadcast the Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 match between India and New Zealand?

The match will be telecast on Star Sports Network. The live streaming of the match will also be available on Disney + Hotstar. You can also browse firstpost.com for live updates and over-by-over commentary.

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 Women's Cricket World Cup 2022: Here's the updated points table after West Indies' win over England

The ICC Women's World Cup 2022 got underway in New Zealand on Friday, with the White Ferns facing West Indies in the first match at Mount Maunganui's Bay Oval. A total of eight teams — Hosts New Zealand, Australia, India, Pakistan, West Indies, Bangladesh, England and South Africa will battle it out over the next one month for the prestigious World Cup trophy. The final will take place in Christchurch on 3 April.

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England are the defending champions of the tournament, having defeated India by nine runs in the 2017 final at Lord's. Mithali Raj and Co are aiming for that elusive maiden trophy, despite having reached the final twice (In 2005 and 2017).

Australia are the most successful team in the history, having won the trophy a record six times, and once again enter the tournament as favourites.

The tournament will begin with a single league phase, with all eight teams facing the other once, with the top four progressing to the semi-finals.

Mithali Raj-led India thumped arch-rivals Pakistan by 107 runs, while Australia got the better of defending champions England, who fell short by a dozen runs.

In the latest match of the tournament on Wednesday, Wet Indies handed England their second defeat in as many matches. That result left defending champions England in sixth while West Indies jumped to second spot.

Here's a look at the updated Women's World Cup points table

Position	Team	Matches	Won	Lost	NR	Net RR	Points

1	Australia Women 	2	2	0	0	+1.061	4

2	West Indies Women 	2	2	0	0	+0.100	4

3	India Women	1	1	0	0	+2.140	2

4	South Africa Women 	1	1	0	0	+0.640	2

5	 New Zealand Women	1	1	1	0	+0.532	2

6	England Women 	2	0	2	0	-0.190	0

7	Bangladesh Women 	2	0	2	0	-0.923	0

8	Pakistan Women 	2	0	2	0	-1.891	0

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 Highlights, West Indies vs England, 1st Test Day 2 in Antigua, LIVE Cricket Score: Windies trail by 109 runs

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Day 1 report: Jonny Bairstow's classy century led England's escape against the West Indies from a noose-tightening 48-4 to a breathe-easy 268-6 on the opening day Tuesday of their three-test series.

England's new top order looked like the old top order as it was routed inside the first 16 overs.

The recovery was started by Bairstow and Ben Stokes crawling to lunch at 57-4.

They combined for 67 to take England past 100. Bairstow and Ben Foakes made 99 together to take England past 200, then Bairstow reached his eighth test century in the company of allrounder Chris Woakes.

Those two saw out play to stumps, including six overs of the new ball, to complete a remarkable turnaround.

Bairstow finished the day 109 not out from 216 balls with 17 fours. He has a partnership of 54 going with Woakes, who was on 24, almost his test average.

Fast bowler Jason Holder was the pick of the West Indies battery. Holder conceded 15 runs from his 16 overs and took two wickets. He didn't leak a run in his first five overs and bowled nine maidens.

Jayden Seales deserved the wickets of Stokes and Crawley for 64 runs from 19 overs.

Kemar Roach bagged the big wicket of Root and the first wicket, Alex Lees.

But their efforts came as the attack tired amid sloppy fielding at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.

Root chose to bat first as he saw the pitch flattening out and becoming friendlier for the batsmen. But he and the top order couldn't survive the early roasting from the West Indies quicks.

Openers Lees, on debut, and Zac Crawley were gone inside four overs, Root was bowled at 27-3, and Dan Lawrence departed on 48-4.

Bairstow and Stokes limped to lunch, but came back refreshed for a fight and started hitting boundaries regularly as West Indies became too loose.

Stokes had just hit his third and fourth boundaries when he dragged on against Seales and ended a gritty and necessary 95-ball stay for 36.

But that was England's only loss of the middle session.

Foakes punished anything slightly loose and hit eight boundaries before succumbing lbw to Holder for 42 from 87 balls.

Woakes was yet to score when he survived a difficult catching chance by Holder in the slips off Alzarri Joseph.

Bairstow was on 80 at the time. He'd bided his time, found his range, and punished the tiring West Indians. He moved relatively quickly to his ton, which he reached by sweeping captain Kraigg Brathwaite through backward square to the fence. Bairstow punched the air in delight after his second hundred in two tests, following his score in the fourth Ashes test in Sydney.

The West Indies took the new ball immediately but couldn't entice a false stroke from Bairstow and Woakes, who earned England the first day honors.

With inputs from AP

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Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:59:59 +0530

 Amit Banerjee

 Women's World Cup 2022: Upbeat India hope to make it two-in-two in upcoming clash against New Zealand

Buoyed by successful start to their campaign, Team India will be hoping to make it two wins in as many games when they take on hosts New Zealand in the eighth match of the ICC Women’s World Cup on Thursday.

India handed arch-rivals Pakistan a comprehensive 107-run defeat in the opening game on Sunday, a game that saw the ‘Women in Blue’ maintain their undefeated record against their neighbours.

India, however, aren’t the only side entering this contest on the back of a comprehensive victory. The White Ferns, after all, had bounced back from the narrow defeat to West Indies in Match 1 of the tournament by outplaying Bangladesh in a nine-wicket hammering in a rain-curtailed match on Monday.

As far as the Indians are concerned, their focus would be around the non-performance of the middle-order and its tendency to go into a shell, and crumble when the pressure starts to build.

Pakistan were unable to capitalise on the dramatic collapse on Sunday, where India had been reduced to 114/6 from 96/1 in the middle overs before being rescued by a record partnership between Pooja Vastrakar and Sneh Rana. The 122-run seventh-wicket stand allowed them to set a challenging target in the vicinity of 250, and shift the momentum back in their favour.

The Indian team think tank will know however, that the White Ferns attack might not give them as many chances of making a comeback from such a tricky situation in their next assignment.

Additionally, the victory over Pakistan cannot be used to sweep some glaring issues under the carpet, the most prominent of which was skipper Mithali Raj’s scoring rate after her 36-ball 9 against Pakistan in which she found herself unable to pick the gaps or rotate the strike regularly, which helped build pressure on the Indian batters that led to the collapse.

What will give Mithali confidence however, will be her performance against New Zealand in their own backyard just last month. The India captain finished the second-highest run-scorer in the five-match one-day series, collecting 235 runs at an average of 78.33 against an attack comprising the likes of Lea Tahuhu, Hayley Jensen, Amelia Kerr and the rest of the White Ferns attack.

New Zealand, the only team apart from Australia and defending champions England to have won the World Cup in the history of the prestigious tournament, froze in the final over of their 260-run chase against the West Indies thanks to some outstanding death bowling from Deandra Dottin. Their clinical, all-round performance against Bangladesh, however, seemed to suggest the heartbreaking defeat appeared to have little effect on them other than providing some valuable lessons.

Both openers Suzie Bates and skipper Sophie Devine have made impact-worthy performances in the two games that they have played so far, the former smashing a 68-ball 79 against Bangladesh. That, along with Amelia Kerr appearing to have picked up from where she left off in the one-day series against India, certainly makes for a menacing top order and as far as India’s concerned, one of the key threats in the upcoming game.

Ready to go in Hamilton! 🏏#CWC22 #MakeSomeNoise #NZvIND pic.twitter.com/PwKEC15kif

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Also in focus will be senior batter Amy Satterthwaite, who further established her all-round credentials with a haul of 3/25, her handy off-spin rocking the Bangladeshi batting unit in the middle overs and she, along with leg-spinner Amelia Kerr could be vital for the White Ferns in the second powerplay.

The last time the Indian women’s team played at Hamilton’s Seddon Park, which will play host in the upcoming game, the Women in Blue were bundled out for 149 in an eight-wicket defeat in February 2019.

However, the venue appears to be quite the belter in this tournament, having earlier witnessed a high-scoring encounter between arch-rivals Australia and England. As many as 608 runs were scored in that contest that saw a century being produced from both camps, and if that performance is anything to go by, we could witness another run feast on this track.

Squads:

India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Harmanpreet Kaur, Mithali Raj (c), Richa Ghosh (wk), Sneh Rana, Jhulan Goswami, Meghna Singh, Pooja Vastrakar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Taniya Bhatia, Poonam Yadav, Renuka Singh, Yastika Bhatia.

New Zealand: Sophie Devine (c), Suzie Bates, Amelia Kerr, Amy Satterthwaite, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Katey Martin (wk), Lea Tahuhu, Jess Kerr, Hannah Rowe, Fran Jonas,
 Hayley Jensen, Rosemary Mair, Georgia Plimmer, Frances Mackay.

Venue: Seddon Park, Hamilton

Time: 6.30 am IST | 2.00 pm local

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 Watch: Australia's David Warner shows off Bhangra moves in first Test against Pakistan

Australian opener David Warner showed off some interesting Bhangra moves during Day 5 of the first Test against Pakistan at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. In a rather placid match which resulted in a draw, Warner put on his dancing shoes to entertain the Rawalpindi audience with his Punjabi dance moves while he was fielding.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) took to Twitter 8 March to share the former Australian captain's on field antics and the video soon became viral on social media, leaving everyone in splits.

Here’s the video:

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— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) March 8, 2022

Warner can be seen showcasing his Punjabi dance skills in the 30-second clip. PCB also made sure to tag Warner in this entertaining video.

David Warner has been quite active on social media and is often seen posting videos. From grooving with his wife and daughters on popular Bollywood and Telugu songs to dressing up in the costume of the famous Indian movie Baahubali, the left-handed batter is definitely a social media superstar.

Recently, the cricketer took to Instagram to share a video of himself where he recreated Telugu actor Allu Arjun’s popular dance moves from the Srivalli song in the movie Pushpa: The Rise.

Meanwhile, the first Test between Australia and Pakistan was a draw with Pakistan posting 476/4 declared in the first innings, followed by Australia, who were bowled out for 459.

David Warner scored 68 runs off 114 balls in the first innings before he was bowled by Pakistan’s Sajid Khan. Warner was involved in a 156-run stand with opener Usman Khwaja, who posted a good 97 for the Australian team.

In the second innings, Pakistan posted 252 without loss in 77 overs and the series opener ended in a tame draw.

Pakistan’s Imam-ul-Haq cracked a century in each innings while Azhar Ali posted a brilliant 185 in the first innings.

On the bowling side, the pitch did not have much assistance for the bowlers. Pakistan spinner Nauman Ali did get some purchase as he picked 6 wickets and Shaheen Shah Afridi took 2 wickets.

Australia is currently on a historical tour of Pakistan, returning to play on Pakistan soil after 24 years. The two teams will play, three-Test matches, three ODIs and one T20I in the tour which began on 4 March.

 Watch: Australia's David Warner shows off Bhangra moves in first Test against Pakistan

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 Watch: MS Dhoni shows footvolley skills during IPL 2022 practice session with CSK teammates

 https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/watch-ms-dhoni-shows-footvolley-skills-during-ipl-2022-practice-session-with-csk-teammates-10443011.html

 https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/watch-ms-dhoni-shows-footvolley-skills-during-ipl-2022-practice-session-with-csk-teammates-10443011.html

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 13:12:39 +0530

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 Watch: MS Dhoni shows footvolley skills during IPL 2022 practice session with CSK teammates

As the excitement is building for the upcoming season of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, fans are patiently waiting to see their favourite teams set the stage on fire.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on 6 March had announced the complete schedule for this year’s much-awaited event. The 15th edition of IPL 2022 will begin from 26 March and end on 29 May.

Weeks ahead of the season-opener, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni and few of his teammates were seen enjoying their practice session in Surat, Gujarat with a game of footvolley. For the unversed, footvolley combines facets of football and beach volleyball.

The video was shared on the official Twitter handle of CSK, wherein the 40-year-old cricketer is making heads turn by showcasing his footvolley skills. While having fun with his team members, the the legendary cricketer is also captured preparing for the forthcoming season.

“Namma Special Footvolley segment is Back!” reads the caption.

Watch the video here:

Namma Special Footvolley segment is B⚽CK! #WhistlePodu pic.twitter.com/pXxIe994sG

— Chennai Super Kings - Mask Pdu Whistle Pdu! (@ChennaiIPL) March 7, 2022

Currently, few members of the CSK franchise are in Surat for a pre-season training camp. Apart from Dhoni, other team members like KM Asif, C Hari Nishaanth, Ambati Rayudu, and Tushar Deshpande have begun their practice after completing their quarantine period.

The Dhoni-led CSK team will begin their IPL 2022 campaign against Shreyas Iyer's Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). The match will take place at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Maharashtra’s Mumbai on the first day of this year’s IPL.

Meanwhile, CSK has always shared regular updates of their training or fun session on social media for their fans. Days ago, they had shared a video of Dhoni and his team members being welcomed in Surat. For their warm welcome, fans in large numbers queued up on the roads cheering for the team as soon as the bus arrived at the stadium.

Here is the complete squad for Dhoni-led CSK (IPL 2022): MS Dhoni (c & wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, Devon Conway, Subhranshu Senapati, Hari Nishaanth, Simarjeet Singh, Adam Milne, Mukesh Choudhary, KM Asif, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana, Dwayne Bravo, N Jagadeesan, Deepak Chahar, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner and Prashant Solanki

 Watch: MS Dhoni shows footvolley skills during IPL 2022 practice session with CSK teammates

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 On this day in 1996: Ajay Jadeja, Venkatesh prasad star as India beat Pakistan in World Cup quarter-final

 https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/on-this-day-in-1996-ajay-jadeja-venkatesh-prasad-star-as-india-beat-pakistan-in-world-cup-quarter-final-10438291.html

 https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/on-this-day-in-1996-ajay-jadeja-venkatesh-prasad-star-as-india-beat-pakistan-in-world-cup-quarter-final-10438291.html

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 12:15:06 +0530

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 On this day in 1996: Ajay Jadeja, Venkatesh prasad star as India beat Pakistan in World Cup quarter-final

On 9 March, 1996, India knocked out arch-rivals Pakistan from the World Cup. The high-stakes game was held in the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru.

Hours before the start of the game, Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram withdrew due an injury, much to the shock of his fans.

India won the toss in the quarter-final and captain Mohammad Azharuddin elected to bat first. As the opening pair of Navjot Sidhu and Sachin Tendulkar walked on to the pitch, expectations were sky-high. And they started off well, putting on 90 for the opening wicket. The Master Blaster got dismissed for 31 runs but Sidhu carried on, remained steady at the other end and scored 93 off 115 balls.

After Sidhu’s dismissal by Ata-ur-Rehman, wickets fell in quick succession, with Azharuddin, Nayan Mongia and Vinod Kambli failing to score big.

However, after Azharuddin’s wicket left India stumbling at 236/6 as Kambli and Mongia departed. Ajay Jadeja then stepped in to ensure that the team could reach a decent total. With a power-packed 45 off 25, the right-arm batter’s knock included two sixes and four boundaries, before he was dismissed by Waqar Younis.

Jadeja’s blitzkrieg propelled India to 287/7 in 50 overs. India scored 57 runs in the final four overs, including 22 in one over off Waqar Younis.

Pakistani openers Saeed Anwar and Aamer Sohail gave their team an electric start as they took the attack to the Indian bowlers. The openers added 84 for the first wicket before pacer Javagal Srinath finally provided the breakthrough.

Anwar miscued one to mid on, off Srinath at 48, but skipper Sohail continued to wreak havoc.

The high-stakes game also saw tempers flare between Sohail and bowler Ventakesh Prasad. The duo got into a heated exchange after the batter hit a slew of boundaries off the right-arm medium fast bowler. However, it was Prasad who had the last laugh as he knocked back Sohail's off stump to spark wild celebrations.

Prasad later scalped the wickets of Inzamam-ul-Haq and Ijaz Ahmed to help turn the game in India’s favour.

Saleem Malik and Javed Miandad’s 52-run partnership did help stabilise their team, but Kumble and Raju made sure that Pakistan didn't get too far away as they ripped through the middle and lower middle order to help India win the game.

Pakistan could only reach 248/9 in 50 overs, and lost the game by 39 runs. It was Miandad's last match as he retired from ODIs after this game. Sidhu was declared the Player of the Match for his 93 off 115 balls.

India reached the semi-final of the tournament where they were knocked out by Sri Lanka.

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 On this day in 1996: Ajay Jadeja, Venkatesh prasad star as India beat Pakistan in World Cup quarter-final

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 On this day in 1998: Sachin Tendulkar's power-packed 155 blows away Australia

 https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/on-this-day-in-1998-sachin-tendulkars-power-packed-155-blows-away-australia-10437451.html


Add converstion memory per task run

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Describe your changes
Added

PromptTask.conversation_memory for setting the Conversation Memory on a Prompt Task.

Issue ticket number and link
NA

@vachillo @dylanholmes re-request.


A bit buggy on Linux Ubuntu Gnome

The default mouse pointer changes to text insert pointer once I click on Atom. From there it does not allow me to highlight anything. I have Atom also installed on my OS X and it works fine there, just not on this linux.

Are you using VirtualBox?

Yes.

Thanks for the update! This is a duplicate of https://github.com/atom/atom/issues/6243 and https://github.com/atom/atom/issues/6306 and will be fixed in https://github.com/atom/atom/pull/7877.


Build error on MinGW

Godot version: Git https://github.com/godotengine/godot/commit/db55d8a4b6ad6c14f2131e02b50689eb8380276f
OS/device including version: Fedora 28 on GitLab CI
Issue description: The build fails on MinGW, see the log below:
Compiling ==> thirdparty/cvtt/ConvectionKernels.cpp
thirdparty/cvtt/ConvectionKernels.cpp: In member function 'void cvtt::Internal::IndexSelectorHDR<TVectorSize>::InitHDR(int, bool, bool, const float*)':
thirdparty/cvtt/ConvectionKernels.cpp:3157:46: error: 'MakeBoolInt16' is not a member of 'cvtt::ParallelMath'
m_isInverted = ParallelMath::MakeBoolInt16(false);
^~~~~~~~~~~~~
thirdparty/cvtt/ConvectionKernels.cpp: In static member function 'static void cvtt::Internal::BC7Computer::TrySinglePlane(uint32_t, const MUInt15 (*)[4], const MFloat (*)[4], const float*, int, int, cvtt::Internal::BC7Computer::WorkInfo&, const cvtt::ParallelMath::RoundTowardNearestForScope*)':
thirdparty/cvtt/ConvectionKernels.cpp:3820:76: error: 'MakeBoolInt16' is not a member of 'cvtt::ParallelMath'
ParallelMath::Int16CompFlag isPunchThrough = ParallelMath::MakeBoolInt16(true);
^~~~~~~~~~~~~
thirdparty/cvtt/ConvectionKernels.cpp:4047:72: error: 'MakeBoolInt16' is not a member of 'cvtt::ParallelMath'
punchThroughInvalid[pIter] = ParallelMath::MakeBoolInt16(false);
^~~~~~~~~~~~~
thirdparty/cvtt/ConvectionKernels.cpp: In static member function 'static void cvtt::Internal::BC6HComputer::EvaluatePartitionedLegality(const MAInt16 (*)[3], const MAInt16 (*)[3], int, const int*, bool, cvtt::Internal::BC6HComputer::MAInt16 (*)[2][3], cvtt::ParallelMath::Int16CompFlag&)':
thirdparty/cvtt/ConvectionKernels.cpp:5315:70: error: 'MakeBoolInt16' is not a member of 'cvtt::ParallelMath'
ParallelMath::Int16CompFlag allLegal = ParallelMath::MakeBoolInt16(true);
^~~~~~~~~~~~~
thirdparty/cvtt/ConvectionKernels.cpp: In static member function 'static void cvtt::Internal::BC6HComputer::EvaluateSingleLegality(const MAInt16 (*)[3], int, const int*, bool, cvtt::Internal::BC6HComputer::MAInt16 (*)[3], cvtt::ParallelMath::Int16CompFlag&)':
thirdparty/cvtt/ConvectionKernels.cpp:5356:70: error: 'MakeBoolInt16' is not a member of 'cvtt::ParallelMath'
ParallelMath::Int16CompFlag allLegal = ParallelMath::MakeBoolInt16(true);
^~~~~~~~~~~~~
thirdparty/cvtt/ConvectionKernels.cpp: In static member function 'static void cvtt::Internal::BC6HComputer::Pack(uint32_t, const cvtt::PixelBlockF16*, uint8_t*, const float*, bool, int, int)':
thirdparty/cvtt/ConvectionKernels.cpp:5571:97: error: 'MakeBoolInt16' is not a member of 'cvtt::ParallelMath'
ParallelMath::Int16CompFlag anySame = ParallelMath::MakeBoolInt16(false);
^~~~~~~~~~~~~
thirdparty/cvtt/ConvectionKernels.cpp:5577:98: error: 'MakeBoolInt16' is not a member of 'cvtt::ParallelMath'
ParallelMath::Int16CompFlag same = ParallelMath::MakeBoolInt16(true);
^~~~~~~~~~~~~
scons: *** [thirdparty/cvtt/ConvectionKernels.windows.opt.tools.32.o] Error 1
scons: building terminated because of errors.

I'm unable to reproduce this issue on my local system, so I don't know what can be done about this.
Steps to reproduce: Compile Godot for Windows from Linux using MinGW.

CC @elasota

Scalar version isn't compiling, the PR should fix that, but the fact that this is happening also means that it's being built without SSE2, which is a bit worrying.  (It's much, much slower when SSE2 isn't available.)


Adding qtgraphicaleffects into qt-modules.txt

Adding qtgraphicaleffects into qt-modules.txt worked for me.

Hi @rahuldevikar761 ,
I don't see any file change in your PR, can you please update it so I can review the content?

I have updated the qt-moodules.txt with qtgraphicaleffects.
I updated the module and ran the init-qtrpi-full.sh script and worked for me.

I think you forgot to include your commit in the PR (the PR states that you didn't change any file), are you talking about this one https://github.com/rahuldevikar761/qtrpi/commit/5578d836193df4c2d4a2ac68a98948b9b4d4817b ?
If so, please update the PR so I can properly review it.

Yes.

I think you have to recreate a PR with this commit so I can properly merge it.
Please submit this new PR to be merged to the develop branch.

Did that worked?

The PR is empty, I close it.


worker_processes auto

Autodetect available CPU cores

Autodetect number of available CPU cores

Thank you, this will be added to the new version 6.7.5