England vs Windies 2017: 5th ODI, Southampton
England defeated the Windies in the fifth ODI at the Ageas Bowl Stadium by nine wickets, courtesy a brilliant hundred from Jonny Bairstow.
The visitors won the toss and decided to bat first scoring 288 runs in 50 overs, which was below par on a batting friendly wicket. England started off the chase with a quick start from their openers, Jason Roy missed his hundred by just four runs, as Miguel Cummins dismissed him. England, with this win, finished off the series unbeaten with four wins, whereas one match was called off due to rain.
India A vs New Zealand A, 2nd Unofficial Test, Vijayawada
After losing the first match, everyone expected the Kiwi team to show some fight against the hosts, but India’s A-side was just too good for the visitors, as they were bundled out for 211 in the first innings.
The spin duo of Karn Sharma and Shahbaz Nadeem managed to take five wickets, and Shardul Thakur was brilliant with the new ball picking up three wickets. For New Zealand A, Collin Munro top-scored with 66 runs while young wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Seifert remained unbeaten on 44.
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2017: 1st Test, UAE
Riding on the brilliance of their skipper Dinesh Chandimal, Sri Lanka registered a huge first innings total of 419.
Pakistan in reply lost few wickets early on day-two, but Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq put on a 78-run stand to revive the hosts of early jitters.
South Africa vs Bangladesh 2017: 1st Test, Potchefstroom
After a dominant display with the bat, the Proteas broke Bangladesh’s resilience with the bat by picking up four wickets for 158.
Mahamudullah and Mominul Haque managed to bring Bangladesh back into the game with a 65 run stand at Lunch on day three.
Formula 1: Malaysian Grand Prix, 2017
English racer Lewis Hamilton managed to get the pole position in the qualifying round of the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Finland’s Kimi Raikkonen missed out on the pole position by just .045 of a second. Meanwhile, the Dutchman, Max Verstappen secured the third place.
Premier League 2017/18
In football, the biggest match of English Premier League on Saturday will be Chelsea taking on Manchester City.
Manchester City has replaced Sergio Aguero with Brahim Diaz, while the focus will also be on Chelsea striker, Alvaro Morata who’s fitness will be an issue for the team.
WWE News Update: Mark Henry Announced His Retirement
Known as the world’s strongest man, Mark Henry announced that he has retired from in-ring action. Though the 42-year-old said, he will continue to work backstage with the company.
India vs Australia 2017, Umesh Yadav Wants To Take More Responsibility in ODIs
Indian pace bowler Umesh Yadav who took four wickets in the fourth ODI at Chinnaswamy in Bengaluru has said that he along with Mohammed Shami needs to take more responsibility in ODIs after a less than impressive show with the ball.
Yadav, while addressing the media ahead of the fifth ODI, said they are senior bowlers now, and they must take the responsibility of bowling the death overs.
Dipika Pallikal Losses in Semi-Final of Oracle Netsuite Open
Indian squash star and wife of cricketer Dinesh Karthik, Dipika Pallikal lost to Malaysia’s eight-time world champions Nicol David in the semi-final on Saturday (30th September).
Dipika was out-classed in just 22 minutes in straight sets 11-3, 11-0 and 11-5.
New South Wales Thrashes India A by 7-0 victory
India A women’s team suffered a humiliating loss at the hands of New South Wales’ team in Women’s Australian Hockey League.
In their second appearance of the tournament, India A were no match for the strong NSW team, as they thrashed India A by 7-0 beating.