Cricket
India whitewash srilanka, end year with record 37 wins
Highlights
- The hosts thus completed clean sweep of the series to wind up the year on a high before they embark on the South African safari a few days later.
- Dhoni and Karthik swung the tight chase India’s way.
After crushing Srilanka in the first two games, India again displayed thier vulnerability in conditions that aid the seamers a bit, as they huffed and puffed thier way to beat the visitors by five wickets in what turned out be an exciting third and final T20 international game on Sunday night at Wankhede Stadium.
The hosts thus completed a 3-0 clean sweep of the series to wind up the year on a high before they embark on the South African safari a few days later.
Defending a mere 136 in a low-scoring game, the visitors put in a spiritual effort with the ball to take the final game of their otherwise disappointing tour down the wire . Ms Dhoni (16 not out,10b,2×4) and Dinesh Karthik (18 not out, 12b), who has smashed a Nuwan Pradeep full toss, off the last ball of the penultimate over to swing the tight chase India’s way, tool the ‘ Men in Blue’ home.
Washington Sundar youngest to play for India in T20’s
Highlights
- Washington Sundar made his T20I debut against Srilanka on Sunday
- At 18 years and 80 days, Sundar broke the record set by current Delhi Ranji captain Rishabh pant
All- rounder Washington Sundar, who made his T20I debut against Srilanka in the third and final Twenty20 international at the Wankhede Stadium Mumbai on Sunday.
He became the youngest to represent India in the shortest format of the game. At 18 years and 80 days, Sundar broke the record set by current Delhi Ranji captain Rishabh pant early this year February. Sundar finished his quota of four overs with an impressive figures of 1 for 22 and concluded just three boundaries. He also bowled 11 dot balls.
Tennis
Serena Williams set for likely Australia Open comeback after pregnancy
Serena Williams is set to appear on court for the first time since giving birth after confirming she will play at the Mubadala exhibition event in Abu Dhabi, in the united Arab Emirates, next Saturday.
The 23- grand slam winner has not played in tournaments since winning the Australian Open 11 months ago — a feet even more remarkable given she was already two months pregnant at the time.
Williams, 36, appears to be preparing for a return to Melbourne Park in January after agreeing to take on French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko.
The pair will make history by becoming the first women to complete at the tournament which was previously for men only.
” I am delighted to be returned to the court in Abu Dhabi for the first time since the birth of my daughter,” Williams, refering to her daughter Alexis, said in a statement on the tournaments official website.
A win for Williams at next month’s Australian Open would take her to 25 grand slams victories and place her alongside all-time Margaret Court.
Badminton
Need new strategy whenever I play Saina, Sindhu : Marin
Highlights
- Marin likes the fans of badminton and India and relishes the support she gets.
- Saina and Sindhu are different types of players and I have to make new strategy each and every time I play against them : Marin
A hip injury after the Hong Kong Open Superseries earlier in the year put paid to Carolina Marin‘s chances at the Dubai World Superseries Finals. Not one to stay low, the world No.4 in once again back in the scheme of things as she leads charge for Hyderabad Hunters in the third edition of the Premier Badminton League(PBL).
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