THE HIMALAYAN MAIL JAMMU Q WEDNESDAY Q MARCH 10, 2021 11 Mandhana, Jhulan star as India level series Serena Williams says she's with 9-wicket win against South Africa ‘proud’ of Meghan Markle LUCKNOW, MARCH 9: Vet- South Africa as she scored a 77-ball eran Jhulan Goswami's four-wicket 49, while skipper Sune Luus haul was beautifully complemented chipped in with a 57-ball 36. by Smriti Mandhana's sparkling 80 Electing to field, the Indian pac- not out as Indian women outplayed ers were rewarded for bowling a South Africa by nine wickets in the probing line as Goswami and Joshi second ODI to level the five-match made early breakthroughs, dismiss- series 1-1 here on Tuesday. ing openers Lizelle Lee (4) and The 38-year-old Goswami re- Laura Wolvaardt (9) cheaply. turned with figures of 10-0-42-4. Luus and Goodall then added 60 She was ably supported by fellow runs but Joshi returned to dismiss seamer Mansi Joshi (2/23) and left- the South Africa skipper in the 21st arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad over. (3/37) as India dismissed South The spinners then took control of Africa for a paltry 157 after opting the proceedings as Deepti Sharma to field. and Gayakwad bowled in tandem. Opener Mandhana (80 not out In the 26th over, Mignon du off 64 balls) and Punam Raut (62 Preez (11) was caught by Deepti at not out, 89 balls) then shared an (8 off 19 balls) dragged one on to the boundary with a deft late cut and cover after she was deceived by unbeaten 138-run partnership for stumps in the fifth over. anything fullish was driven through Gayakwad in flight. LOS ANGELES, you and Harry.” tions and the media use to the second wicket to help India While Indian women had not the covers. India skipper Mithali Raj made MARCH 9: Tennis star Meghan revealed in the vilify women and people of overhaul the target in only 28.4 played for a year before the ongoing Raut exploded in the 15th over, some excellent bowling changes as Serena Williams says she's interview that she experi- colour to minimise us, to overs and bounce back from their series, Jemimah's poor form dates blasting two fours off Nonkululeko Goswami returned to get rid of Ma- “proud” of Meghan Markle enced suicidal thoughts af- break us down and de- eight-wicket loss in the first ODI. back to the World T20 as she hasn't Mlaba. rizanne Kapp (10) and vice-captain following her interview with ter joining the royal family. monise us,” Williams wrote. Mandhana blasted 10 fours and been amongst runs for a consider- In the 20th over, Mandhana Harmanpreet Kaur cleaned up Oprah Winfrey. She also said there were “The mental health con- three sixes while Raut dropped an- able period of time. picked up successive fours to get to Goodall in her first delivery, reduc- Williams called Meghan concerns within the palace sequences of systemic op- chor at one end. Raut then took some time to get her fifty in style, while Raut crossed ing South Africa to 130 for 6. “my selfless friend” in an In- while she was pregnant with pression and victimisation Mandhana made her intentions going but Mandhana was in full the 50-mark with an innovative Goswami struck twice in the 38th stagram post after the sit- son Archie about how dark are devastating, isolating clear right from the start when she flow as she picked up boundaries short behind the keeper. over, cleaning up Nadine de Klerk down aired on Sunday night his skin might be. and all too often lethal.” clubbed the first two balls of her in- regularly to keep the scoreboard Mandhana eventually scored the (8) and Shabnim Ismail (0) to re- in the US praising the Williams said Meghan's Williams said she wants nings for sixes off Shabnim Ismail ticking. winning runs with successive fours duce South Africa to 144 for 8. Duchess of Sussex as words “illustrate the pain her daughter, Meghan's (1/46). If the short balls were dispatched in the 29th over. Chetty was later dismissed by “brave”. and cruelty” Meghan has daughter and “your daugh- However, India lost an early over the ropes, one outside the off- Earlier, Lara Goodall was the Gayakwad, who also accounted for “I know it is never easy,” experienced. ter”, referring to readers, “to wicket when Jemimah Rodrigues stump was sent to the third-man most successful batswoman for Nonkululeko Mlaba Williams said in the cap- “I know first-hand the live in a society that is dri- tion. “You are strong- both sexism and racism institu- ven by respect”. England players suffered weight Germany coach Joachim Loew to leave after Euros Ashwin named ICC Player loss in 4th Test against India: Stokes BERLIN, MARCH 9: Germany coach Joachim Loew will step down from the role he has had since 2006 after AHMEDABAD, time than is ideal in the toi- better players and a better MARCH 9: Star England let." team. That is our job and the end of this summer's European Championship, he said of the Month for February all-rounder Ben Stokes has Rishabh Pant and Wash- that is what we have to focus on Tuesday, ending his run as the current longest serving revealed that he and his ington Sundar scored 101 on," said Stokes. national team coach. DUBAI, MARCH 9: teammates endured sudden and 96 respectively to guide "The opinions that really Loew, who has a contract until 2022, led Germany to the India's premier off-spinner World Cup title in 2014 and the 2017 Confederations Cup weight loss during the India to 365 in their first in- matter are those of your Ravichandran Ashwin was but his team crashed out of the first round in the 2018 fourth and final Test against nings. The hosts then re- captain, your coaches and on Tuesday named the ICC World Cup and has been struggling to perform at top level India here after a stomach turned to dismiss England your team mates who are men's Player of the Month in recent years. illness hit the tourists before for 135 to win the match. trying to make the team and (February) for his stellar "I take this step consciously, full of pride and also very the match. "This is in no way an ex- you as a player as good as show against England in a thankful and with uninterrupted motivation for the Euro," England lost the four- cuse, because everyone was you can be." four-match Test series at Loew said in a statement. match Test series 1-3 after ready to play, and India and Stokes said a loss like this home which his side won The 61-year-old first joined the team in 2004 as assis- going down in the final Rishabh Pant especially can dent the confidence of 3-1. match by an innings and 25 produced a terrific perfor- the youngsters in the team. tant to Juergen Klinsmann before taking over in 2006. He England's Tammy Beau- runs last week. mance, but I take off my hat "For a lot of guys this was led them to the Euro 2008 final before winning the World mont was adjudged the "Players are totally com- to the effort that was put in their first tour of India and it Cup six years later, having coached them so far in 189 women's Player of the mitted to England and I by players who gave every- has been a steep learning games, with 120 wins and 31 defeats. Month. think that was emphasised thing they had to try and curve, but that is part and A prolific striker in Germany's second division, Loew's last week when a few of us win for England," said parcel of being a cricketer at first major coaching job was at VfB Stuttgart in 1996. After In the three Tests he mous choice to win in the these, totalling 231 runs. went down with illness that Stokes. this level. The next test is further stops at clubs in Turkey and Austria he joined Ger- played, Ashwin scored a men's category for Febru- Commenting on Ash- made operating in 41 degree The England team drew a how you react to those mo- many in 2004 as assistant coach. 106 in the second innings ary and garnered the most win's performance in Feb- heat particularly taxing," lot of flak from former play- ments," he said. "I am proud because it was an honour for me to work for of India's second Test vic- votes in the fan vote, the ruary, Ian Bishop, repre- Stokes told UK's 'Daily Mir- ers following their perfor- "I wouldn't want any my country and because for almost 17 years I have worked tory over England at Chen- ICC said in a statement. senting the ICC Voting ror'. mance in the Test series but player, especially a young with the best players in the country," Loew said. nai and took his 400th Test England Test captain Joe Academy, said: "Ashwin's "I lost 5kg in a week, Dom Stokes said it was important lad like Ollie Pope, Zak "We are joined by great triumphs and painful defeats but wicket in the third Test vic- Root (333 runs and 6 wick- consistent wicket taking, Sibley 4kg and Jimmy An- to shut that out to focus on Crawley or Dom Sibley, most of all many magic moments." tory at Ahmedabad.