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Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 1st Warm-up game

  Bangladesh register a comprehensive win in this warm-up game. A good workout for them with both bat and ball. Sri Lanka opted to bat on a good pitch in the afternoon and seemed set for a big score after a strong start. But from 104/1, regular wickets dented their progress. Mahedi Hasan was at the forefront in that regard for Bangladesh, picking up a three-fer, while Miraz bowled a lovely spell of 1/32 as well in his 10 overs. Due to their efforts, Sri Lanka were restricted to just 263. In response, Bangladesh were in control right through, starting with a 131-run opening stand between Litton Das and Tanzid Hasan which set them on their way. Tanzid scored 84, Litton 61, and Miraz, who came in at three, scored an unbeaten 67, while Rahim also got a decent hit in the middle. Mehidy Hasan Miraz:  We wouldn't have batted first. We have prepared for a couple of months and it has been a good opportunity for the players playing the World Cup. We have a few changes today, lots of guy...
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Tennis: Bopanna-Bhosale through to gold medal match

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  India's Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale won 6-1, 3-6, 10-4 against Chinese Taipei's Yu-hsiou Hsu and Hao-ching Chang in the mixed doubles semi-final at the Asian Games 2023.  The Indian duo won the first set in 28 minutes to take the lead. However, the third seed Chinese Taipei pair bounced back to level the match, forcing a 10-point-tie-breaker set. Bopanna and Bhosale, then, won the tie-breaker by six points to make the mixed doubles final. In the gold medal match, India will play the other Chinese Taipei pair Tsung-hao Huang and En-shuo Liang tomorrow. The Indian contingent have won six mixed doubles medals - two gold, silver and bronze, each - in Asian Games history. Meanwhile, it will be the first mixed doubles Asian Games medal for Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale, who are assured at least a silver medal.
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Squash: Women's team settle for bronze

  The Indian women's squash team, featuring Tanvi Khanna, Joshana Chinappa and Anahat Singh, lost 2-1 against Hong Kong China in the semi-final at the Asian Games 2023. While Tanvi Khanna lost the opening match, Joshana Chinappa won a five-game thriller to level the scores. The 15-year-old  Anahat Singh  showcased her mettle in the final match. But Lee Ka Yi won, taking reigning champions Hong Kong China to the gold medal match. India settled for a bronze medal in women's team squash. Meanwhile, the India vs Malaysia men's squash semi-final will begin today at 4:00 PM IST. The Malaysians clinched gold while the Indian men's team won bronze at the 2018 Asian Games.
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Table tennis: Manika Batra makes singles history

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  Indian table tennis ace Manika Batra won 4-2 against Thailand' Suthasini Sawettabut in the women's singles round of 16 at the Asian Games 2023. A two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist, Manika Batra became the first Indian singles player to make the Asian Games quarter-final. The 28-year-old paddler will take on China's Wang Yidi for a semi-final spot and an assured medal at Hangzhou. Meanwhile, Sharath Kamal and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran lost 11-5, 11-4, 11-7 versus Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin of China in the men's doubles round of 16. Manush Utpalbhai Shah and Manav Vikash Thakkar, on the other hand, won 3-2 in their pre-quarterfinal match against Singapore's Yew En Koen Pang and Izaac Quek Yong. They will go up against top seeds Woojin Jang and Jonghoon Lim in the men's doubles quarter-final.
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Swimming: Advait Page makes 200m backstroke final

  Advait Page, the 21-year-old Indian swimmer, qualified for the men's 200m backstroke final with a personal best time of 2:03.01 at the Asian Games 2023. However, Srihari Nataraj (2:07.19) failed to make the final after finishing 14th overall. Meanwhile, Nina Venkatesh clocked 27.80 seconds to rank 14th overall in the women's 50m butterfly heats at Hangzhou. Only the top eight swimmers make the final. Aryan Nehra and Kushagra Rawat, too, failed to advance to the men's 400m freestyle finals as they finished outside the top eight.
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Srilanka vs Bangladesh warm match

  Mehidy Hasan Miraz:   We wouldn't have batted first. We have prepared for a couple of months and it has been a good opportunity for the players playing the World Cup. We have a few changes today, lots of guys resting. Dasun Shanaka:  We will bat first, looks like a good pitch. There will be some movement for the pacers in the evening. We had a really great Asia Cup, unfortunate about the final. I was personally looking for more runs, but I'm sure everybody will deliver in this tournament. We are going in with 7 batters, will use an extra batter today Teams: Bangladesh  (Batting XI, Fielding XI): Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das(w), Mehidy Hasan Miraz(c), Towhid Hridoy, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Tanzim Hasan Sakib Sri Lanka  (Batting XI, Fielding XI): Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama(w), Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de ...
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ICC World Cup 2023 India Final Squad Announcement

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  ICC World Cup 2023 India’s Final Squad Announcement Live Updates: Rohit Sharma led Indian side for the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 is set to be announced today. While the provisional squad was announced earlier this month, the deadline for submitting the final squad for coveted ICC tournament is today. Any changes in the World Cup squad after today will have to be approved by the ICC.  The 15-member squad is likely to remain more or less unchanged with one exception of injury-ridden Axar Patel. Patel is currently out of the side owing to a quadriceps strain and veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin had found a place in his absence during the recently concluded series against Australia.  Reports suggest that Patel is likely to be fit before India begins their campaign against Australia at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. However, Ashwin's performance in the recently concluded ODI series against Australia has made the job of selectors difficult. The 37-year-old could add s...
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