While You Were Asleep: Rohit Sharma wins 13 successive T20Is as captain, Qatar’s WC stadiums set to be alcohol-free, Indian Women’s hockey workforce lose 3-4 vs NZ
Rohit Sharma turned the primary captain to win 13 successive T20Is after India’s dominating 50-run win over England within the first T20I of the three-match collection.
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Rohit Sharma, who missed the fifth and ultimate Test on account of Covid, selected to bat first on a belter of a pitch and set the tone with 24 off 14. However, all-rounder Hardin Pandya was the star of the present as he top-scored with 51 off 33 after which took 4 wickets to dismantle England. Opting to bat, India posted 198 for 8. Apart from Pandya’s fifty, Suryakumar Yadav (39 off 19 balls) and Deepak Hooda (33 off 17 balls) scored quickfire cameos.
England did claw their manner again courtesy of Chris Jordan’s spectacular spell of two for 23 in 4 overs.
India then dismissed England for 148 in 19.3 overs with Hardik (4/33) taking 4 wickets. Yuzvendra Chahal (2/32), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1/10) and Harshal Patel (1/24) had been the opposite wicket-takers. Arshdeep Singh (2/18) additionally acquired two wickets on his worldwide debut.
Brief scores
India: 198 for 8 in 20 overs (Hardik Pandya 51; Chris Jordon 2/23, Moeen Ali 2/26).
England: 148 all out in 19.3 overs (Moeen Ali 36; Hardik Pandya 4/33)
World Cup stadium stands will likely be alcohol free
Qatar’s World Cup stadiums are set to be alcohol-free, with beer gross sales exterior arenas solely allowed earlier than and after some matches, as per the reviews.
This yr’s World Cup is the primary to be held in a Muslim nation with strict controls on alcohol, presenting distinctive challenges for organisers of an occasion usually related to beer ingesting followers and sponsored by international brewing manufacturers.
Football’s relationship with booze has lengthy been a difficult one and within the lead as much as the 2014 World Cup, Brazil lifted a ban on alcohol at stadiums, after strain from governing physique FIFA.
There has been a query mark over alcohol at this yr’s match. While not a “dry” state like neighbouring Saudi Arabia, consuming alcohol in public locations is against the law in Qatar.
However, followers be capable of purchase beer throughout restricted occasions in sure elements of the primary FIFA fan zone within the Al Bidda park in Doha, the Qatari capital.
New Zealand beat India 4-3
The Indian Women’s hockey workforce went down 3-4 towards New Zealand of their Pool B match. Despite the loss the Indian workforce are nonetheless in rivalry for a spot within the quarter-final after ending third of their Pool.
Here are the outcomes from seventh July on the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup Spain and Netherlands 2022.
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New Zealand topped the pool with seven factors forward of England (4), whereas India and China completed on two factors apiece however progressed on account of a greater objective distinction.
According to the match format, the highest 4 sides from 4 swimming pools will straight qualify for the quarterfinals, whereas the second and third-placed groups will function within the crossovers.
The winner of the crossover matches will seize the remaining 4 quarterfinal spots.
India will face the facet which finishes second in Pool C within the crossover match on Sunday. For India, Vandana Katariya, Lalremsiami and Gurjit Kaur (59) had been the scorers, whereas New Zealand objectives had been scored by Olivia Merry (twelfth, 54th), Tessa Jopp (twenty ninth) and Frances Davies (thirty second).
