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Mandhana, Jhulan star as India level series Serena Williams says she's with 9- win against South Africa ‘proud’ of Meghan Markle LUCKNOW, MARCH 9: Vet- South Africa as she scored a 77-ball eran 's four-wicket 49, while skipper Sune Luus haul was beautifully complemented chipped in with a 57-ball 36. by 's sparkling 80 Electing to field, the Indian pac- as Indian women outplayed ers were rewarded for a South Africa by nine 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 (4) and The 38-year-old Goswami re- (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 (2/23) and left- the South Africa skipper in the 21st arm spinner over. (3/37) as India dismissed South The spinners then took control of Africa for a paltry 157 after opting the proceedings as to field. and Gayakwad bowled in tandem. Opener Mandhana (80 not out In the 26th over, Mignon du off 64 balls) and (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 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- 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 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 , 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 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 (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 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. ets in 3 Tests against In- even in helpful conditions derson 3kg among others. improving the game. leaving this tour and think- His brand of football turned Germany into an attack- Besides the century, dia), and West Indies Test have helped to put his team Jack Leach was ducking off "Pundits have a job to do ing they are not good minded and highly skilled team in contrast to the past image Ashwin scalped a stagger- debutant Kyle Mayers, ahead in a very important the field in between bowling and that's fine. But their re- enough to be here. They of the hardworking Germans who made up for their lack ing 24 wickets against Eng- who scored a match-win- series. His century in the spells and spending more sponsibility isn't to make us most definitely are." of skills with raw power and determination. land in February to help ning 210 to help his team second Test was as critical India pocket the four- successfully chase 395 and as it came when England match Test series 3-1 and win the first Test against were trying to claw their You cannot belong to team if you don’t help his team secure the Bangladesh, were nomi- way back into the match." spot in the WTC final nated alongside Ashwin for On Beaumont, Bishop against New Zealand. the honour. said, "Three half centuries Scoring a total of 176 Beaumont played three of which two were in help- perform your best everyday: Jhulan runs across these games ODIs in February against ing her team win the match and taking 24 wickets, New Zealand where she was outstanding from LUCKNOW, MARCH 9: Late it’s an early start. Ashwin was the unani- passed fifty in each of Beaumont." in her 30s, veteran India pacer Jhu- “There’s a bit of moisture in the lan Goswami knows that consistent morning. But it was much easier in performance, backed by supreme the second innings and the wicket fitness, is paramount to stay rele- turned pretty flat. You just need to vant in the Indian women play through the line. There’s a bit of Amarinder writes to BCCI to team. advantage there for the bowlers so Goswami, who is 38, is the highest far,” she said. wicket-taker in women’s ODIs with The BCCI had on Monday an- consider Mohali as IPL venue 231 scalps. nounced that Indian women’s CHANDIGARH, COVID-19 cases daily. that the state government On Tuesday she claimed 4 for 42 cricket team will play a Test after MARCH 9: The Board of “I have written to them had already assured of all to set up India’s nine-wicket win more than six years in a one-off Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) saying if they can arrangements to ensure over South Africa in the second match against England. (BCCI) recently announced have a match in , strict compliance with ODI, helping the side level the five- India had played their last Test the schedule for Indian Pre- which has had 9,000 cases Covid protocols at Mohali". match series. match in November 2014 against mier League (IPL), 2021, per day, then what’s wrong However, the BCCI had “Representing India is the biggest South Africa in Mysore and had from March 7. Due to the with Mohali. We will take earlier clarified that the motivation for me. I don’t think you emerged victorious by an innings global pandemic, the entire the necessary precautions: main reason for hosting any have to look elsewhere for motiva- and 34 runs. tournament will be held in Punjab Chief Minister match in Punjab is due to tion,” Goswami said during the “Then I spent a lot of time in a long gap, so took time to settle “Everyone is very excited. You al- training. I tried to do well every day. down. We bowled both sides of the six venues only—Ahmed- Amarinder Singh on IPL ex- the ongoing farmers post-match interaction. ways want to play Test cricket. abad, Bengaluru, Chennai, cluding Mohali as match protest, and they do not “You cannot belong to the team if As for me, I was doing a lot of train- wicket,” she said about the first That’s actually a lot of challenge ing since lockdown. I just kept fol- ODI. Delhi, Mumbai, and venue.” ANI tweeted. want the protestors to dis- you don’t perform your best every both physically and mentally. We Kolkata. Through this, the In addition to this, during rupt any game held at the day. It’s important for us to main- lowing that. Representing India is But they returned strongly in the thank BCCI for understanding the my biggest achievement. That’s my second ODI with the Goswami-led BCCI decided to get rid of a press conference, the venue, during the tourna- tain our fitness and come out strong need of Test cricket,” Jhulan, who home games. Chief Minister was ques- ment.“We don’t want a sit- on the field. It’s not going to be responsibility and job,” she said. attack bundling out South Africa for has competed in 10 Tests, said. Playing their first match after the a paltry 157 after they won a good Raising this issue, Punjab tioned about the exclusion uation to arise where we easy.” The visiting captain Sune Luus Chief Minister Amarinder of PCA Stadium, Mohali, have an IPL match in Mo- The pacer from Bengal had called COVID-19 triggered a long layoff of toss here. blamed their sloppy behind more than 12 months, the Mithali In reply, opener Smriti Mand- Singh said that they wrote a from IPL venues for forth- hali and a farmer agitation it quits from T20I format in 2018 in their loss. mail to BCCI for consider- coming session. march moves towards the a surprise announcement ahead of Raj-led India lost to South Africa by hana (80 not out off 64 balls) and “It comes down to not having eight wickets in the first One-dayer Raut (62 not out, 89 balls) scripted ing Mohali as a venue as To this, the Chief Minister stadium. It will attract me- the T20 World Cup in the West In- enough runs on the board. It was a well. He added that they are said, that he had already dia attention from all over dies. here. an easy win in only 28.4 overs. fresh wicket today and quite a lot of India looked rusty and found the “It was a much disciplined bowl- ready to take every precau- tweeted to express his re- the world. We don’t want “When I retired from T20Is, the movement. “They bowled ex- tion for the tournament. sentment. "If Mumbai Sta- such a situation to arise. most important thing for me was to going tough to be restricted for a ing attack today. Today our plan- tremely well with the new ball. But paltry 177 for nine as the visitors ning was absolutely spot on. It was The Chief Minister also dium could be a venue with Mohali is not among short- just focus on one format. I had nig- we did not execute our shots. It’s al- snapped at BCCI for includ- more than 10000 cases a listed venues due to the cur- gles here and there. It was quite dif- cruised to the target by eight wickets an absolute team effort,” she said. ways going to be difficult when in 40.1 overs. Jhulan further said bowling first ing Mumbai as a venue that day why should Mohali be rent scenario in the north- ficult for me to maintain (my fit- none of your top-four batters bats is reporting over 9,000 ignored, he asked, adding ern part of India.” ness). “We played the first match after on this wicket was an advantage as till 40 overs,” Sune said.