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04.11 / 12:27
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New Zealand vs Pakistan: What happens if the match gets washed out now? A look at semifinals race
Live New Zealand vs Pakistan Score Updates: Catch latest updates If Pakistan wins the match on D/L basis, they will get the crucial 2 points, taking their cumulative tally to 8 points in 4 matches. This would level them with New Zealand and Afghanistan in terms of the total points. However, a victory on D/L methodology is unlikely to improve much of Pakistan's net run rate (NRR), which stood at -0.02 ahead of the New Zealand match.
04.11 / 12:27
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ICC World Cup: Sri Lanka cancels training session in Delhi as air quality worsens to dangerous levels
ICC World Cup 2023: As the air quality levels worsened in the Delhi-NCR region, the Sri Lankan cricket team on Saturday decided to cancel their training session in the national capital. Sri Lanka is the second team to cancel their training session citing poor air quality as earlier Bangladesh cricket team took the same decision on Friday. Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are preparing for their World Cup clash on Monday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, in Delhi.
04.11 / 06:55
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England vs Australia Live Score Updates, Cricket World Cup 2023: Cummins eyes 6th win; Marsh - Maxwell in focus
England vs Australia Live Score Updates, Cricket World Cup 2023: Reigning champions England take on old rivals Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The ENG vs AUS clash promises to be a thrilling encounter, with the defending champions likely to go all out after being knocked out of the tournament.England have had a miserable World Cup defence, winning just 1 of their 6 matches and sitting at the bottom of the ICC World Cup points table.
04.11 / 05:33
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India game gave us a bit of confidence, says Afghan coach Trott
Jonathan Trott feels despite losing against India at the World Cup, the match worked as a confidence booster for Afghanistan, who have started believing they can also win and dominate games. Enjoying their best-ever performance, Afghanistan have registered comprehensive wins of over three former champions — England, Pakistan and Sri Lanka — and the Netherlands to keep alive their semifinal hopes. «I think we saw a bit of form coming into the side against India.
03.11 / 18:16
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FM Nirmala Sitharaman calls on companies to drive India-Lanka economic integration
India and Sri Lanka must further bolster bilateral ties and explore policy options to minimise risks and volatility emanating from global economic and political developments, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said, as she exhorted businesses to lead the efforts towards greater economic integration between the two countries. She suggested that Sri Lanka explore the feasibility of widening its economic basket from just tourism and tea to focus on sectors like pharmaceuticals and renewable energy, according to a post by the Indian finance ministry on X (formerly Twitter).
03.11 / 17:01
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FM Nirmala Sitharaman appreciates SBI for successfully launching direct Lankan-Indian Rupee trade
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday appreciated the State Bank of India (SBI) for becoming the first foreign bank in Sri Lanka to successfully launch a pathbreaking direct Sri Lankan Rupee-Indian Rupee trade. Sitharaman, who is on a three-day official visit to the crisis-hit island nation, along with P.S.M. Charles, the Governor of Northern Province, inaugurated the second SBI branch in Jaffna.
03.11 / 14:09
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ICC World Cup: ‘ICC, BCCI giving suspicious balls to Mohammed Shami, Siraj,’ ex-Pakistan batter cries foul play
ICC World Cup 2023: India is continuing its winning streak in this World Cup as they registered their 7th consecutive victory against Sri Lanka on Thursday. Team India batters are playing well in this tournament as they crushed strong bowling attacks, but when it comes to India's pace attack- Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, and Jasprit Bumrah have been unbeatable so far. The Indian pacers are doing such great work that former Pakistan players have raised doubts around foul play in the matches.
03.11 / 14:09
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ICC World Cup 2023: Sachin Tendulkar shares ‘inspiring’ anecdote as Shreyas Iyer wins fielding medal against Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, the fielding medal ceremony post-match was a cut above the rest with it getting a 'legendary' touch. The occasion was graced by none other than legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar virtually. The 'God of Cricket' lauded captain Rohit Sharma and the team management for coming up with a such team bonding exercise.
03.11 / 06:47
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Devastated? Watch Sara Tendulkar’s reaction as Shubman Gill misses out on first World Cup century
World Cup 2023 match in Mumbai against Sri Lanka. He and Virat Kohli added 189 runs for the second wicket. This strong partnership helped India recover after losing the early wicket of captain Rohit Sharma.
03.11 / 06:39
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Urban India AQI dips as smog debuts, Twitter fumes at 'health emergency'; pic of Ben Stokes using inhaler during practice goes viral
This year, too, is no different. Delhi on Thursday hit the 'Severe' category as it breached the Air Quality Index (AQI) mark of 400. In Mumbai, too, it was no better with Team India skipper Rohit Sharma articulating his concerns before the Sri Lanka game at the Wankhede Stadium in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023. «I mean, in an ideal world, you don't want a situation like this, but I'm pretty sure the concerned people are taking the necessary steps. It's not ideal, everyone knows that. But obviously, looking at our future generations — your kids, my kids — obviously, it's quite important that they get to live without any fear,» the Team India captain said on Wednesday.
03.11 / 02:27
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Highest wicket-taker in 2023 World Cup: Mohammed Shami storms into Top 10; check complete list
Keshav Maharaj (SA) sits at the tenth spot with 11 wickets. He boasts an average of 26 and has a striking best bowling figure of 4/46. With an economy of 4, he has maintained a strike rate of 32.
03.11 / 01:31
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Afghanistan vs Netherlands, ICC World Cup 2023 match today: When, where and how to watch; live-streaming details
World Cup 2023 match at Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. The Afghanistan vs Netherlands Lucknow ODI is a day-night match and will start at 2 p.m. It would be the 7th match of both the teams in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023.
02.11 / 21:05
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‘Stronger bilateral ties emerging amid fading multilateral treaties’
NEW DELHI : Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman backed the need for improved bilateral trade relations between India and Sri Lanka at a time when multilateral tie-ups were not working, and said that the country should look at opportunities for regional currency arrangements, food and energy security, in order to protect the country’s economy and prevent forex driven crisis. "Global multilateral treaties are now receding. It is not happening.
02.11 / 21:05
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India-Sri Lanka Business Summit: Sitharaman stresses on bilateral arrangements in regional currencies
Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that the global multilateral treaties are now receding. She also said that there is clear interest in having bilateral arrangements in regional currencies. Speaking at the India-Sri Lanka Business Summit in Colombo, Sitharaman said: “Global multilateral treaties are now receding.
02.11 / 21:03
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Moving away from old SAARCy ways
India's growing presence at the global high table, one can be forgiven for forgetting that New Delhi still has a neighbourhood to deal with. Which it is, one must say, doing with aplomb. The three India-assisted development projects in Bangladesh jointly inaugurated by Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday marks an important moment not just in the bilateral ties between both democracies, but is also regional foreign policy 101 as it should be.
02.11 / 19:49
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UPI in Sri Lanka soon, talks on economic pact in progress: FM Sitharaman
Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said India and Sri Lanka have made good progress in negotiations on the proposed Economic and Technology Cooperation Agreement, and the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payment system will soon be launched in the island nation. Speaking at an event to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the arrival of Indian-origin Tamils in Sri Lanka, Sitharaman said both nations are further «deepening our civilisation ties» with connectivity as the new focus area. «As we enhance connectivity between our two countries, we build enduring bridges of experiences and opportunities for our peoples.
02.11 / 15:43
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Watch: As Virat Kohli shatters Sachin Tendulkar's record, old video goes viral where master blaster predicts…
superb knock against Sri Lanka on Thursday at the Wankhede Stadium to cross the one-thousand-run mark in the 50-over format. However, Kohli fell short of Tendulkar's record of most ODI centuries (49). In his decorated career, Kohli crossed the four-digit mark for the eighth time which came during 2011-14, 2017-19 and 2023.
02.11 / 15:43
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World Cup 2023: Memes galore as Mohammed Siraj takes three quick wickets against Sri Lanka
World Cup match against India in Mumbai on Thursday as the unbeaten hosts closed in on a win that would secure a semi-final place. Mohammed Siraj had Dimuth Karunaratne, the other opening batsman, lbw for nought as well. Number four Sadeera Samarawickrama survived four balls before he too was out for a duck, edging Siraj to third slip Shreyas Iyer.
02.11 / 15:43
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Is Instagram down? Netizens report server connection issues on mobile app
ABP news reported. As per Downdetector, 56 percent said they faced server connection issues, 38 percent said they faced issues in the app and 7 percent said they witnessed problems while logging-in to the social media platform. Soon, reactions started pouring in on X, formerly known as Twitter.
02.11 / 15:43
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ICC World Cup 2023: Sri Lanka breaks 48-year-old unwanted record in match against India
World Cup match to leave themselves eyeing an unwanted record. All the first three Sri Laka batsmen dismissed were out for nought, with both openers falling for golden ducks at the Wankhede Stadium. Sri Lanka created an unwanted record as they were bundled out for 55 runs.
02.11 / 15:25
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