Germany beat India 3-2 in the men's hockey semi-final to qualify for the Gold medal match. A couple of errors in defence cost India big time as Germany with a decisive 54th minute goal from Marco Miltkau won the semi-final and will be aiming for their fourth Gold medal.
After sealing the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka 3-0, India will be eyeing their 100th win against Sri Lanka in One Day Internationals (ODIs). Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have returned after enjoying a month's break.
India beat Sri Lanka in a thriller as the Men in Blue sealed the series 3-0 as the hosts bottled a rather comfortable chase losing seven wickets for just 22 runs. Rinku Singh and Suryakumar Yadav got wickets before the match went to the Super Over where India sealed the victory.
India clinched another good win by 23 runs to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match T20 series. It was a good all-round performance with both bat and the ball from India led by skipper Shubman Gill and Ruturaj Gaikwad and finished off brilliantly with the ball by Washington Sundar taking three wickets.
It was as easy a semi-final as it could get for the Proteas as South Africa qualified for their first-ever men's senior World Cup final in history. South Africa bowled first after losing the toss and dished out a cracker of a performance bowling out Afghanistan for a paltry 56 and won it nicely.
South Africa have prevailed in a thriller, not for the first time in the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup but this win will be the sweetest for them as it has taken them to the semi-finals. Roston Chase's all-round performance went in vain as the Proteas edged out the co-hosts West Indies.
Team India became the third team to qualify for the Super 8 in the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 after Australia and South Africa as they beat a gutsy USA in New York on Wednesday, June 12. Arshdeep Singh starred with the ball with the figures of 4/9 before Suryakumar Yadav found some form.
South Africa beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in a low-scoring drab at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York on Monday, June 3. Anrich Nortje starred with the best-ever figures for a South African bowler in T20 World Cup as Sri Lanka were shot out for 77 on a sluggish wicket.
Sunrisers Hyderabad came back strongly from the defeat in the first qualifier against the Kolkata Knight Riders to defend 175 on a sluggish track in Chennai that kept getting slower and slower. Rajasthan Royals did well to restrict Sunrisers to a decent-ish score but failed to chase it down.
Sunrisers Hyderabad rode on quick knocks from Abhishek Sharma and Rahul Tripathi followed by a stead Heinrich Klaasen as they chased down 215 with five balls remaining. Sunrisers have done what was asked of them, to reach 17 points and now the ball is in Rajasthan Royals' court or the rain.
Rajasthan Royals just can't get out of the slump as they have now lost four in a row as Punjab Kings won sort of a tricky game with ease in the end as captain Sam Curran put his hand up with a magnificent all-round performance. Punjab have now won four games in a row on the road.
Chennai Super Kings got probably their most important two points in the 2024 edition of the IPL as they beat the Rajasthan Royals to hand the Men in Pink their third consecutive defeat in the tournament. Simarjeet Singh starred with three wickets as CSK restricted the Royals to 141.
Punjab Kings suffered their seventh loss of the tournament and now are on the verge of elimination as Chennai Super Kings won rather comfortably by 28 runs. Ravindra Jadeja was the star of the show for the Super Kings with the bat and the ball as Punjab's batting line-up self-imploded.
Chennai Super Kings suffered their second loss at home in IPL 2024 and now fifth in a row against Punjab Kings in the last five encounters as their mixed season is not helping their cause at all. Punjab Kings, on the other hand, are still alive in the race for the playoffs.
Gujarat Titans suffered their sixth loss of the tournament in the 2024 edition of the IPL as Royal Challengers Bengaluru achieved the fastest-ever 200-plus chase of the competition. Virat Kohli smashed an unbeaten 70 but Will Jacks took the cake with a 41-ball ton.
Delhi Capitals prevailed by 10 runs in yet another high-scoring humdinger in the 2024 edition of the IPL as they have now won four out of their last five games and now find themselves in fifth place on the points table. Mumbai Indians, meanwhile, have lost their sixth game and are now on the brink.
Kolkata Knight Riders have prevailed in a thriller against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru by just one run as the game ebbed and flowed throughout 40 overs before Andre Russell, Sunil Narine and Harshit Rana's spells helped them get over the line. RCB have suffered their 7th loss of the tournament.
Delhi Capitals made short work of the Gujarat Titans in the 2024 edition of the IPL as they skittled them out for just 89 and then chased it down in 8.5 overs to not only jump up on the points table but also get a booster shot to their net run rate.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL 2024 Live: Royal Challengers Bengaluru need a win, that's the universal truth, but they need a statement win, something that MI got against them a few days ago, that revitalises their campaign given the amount of desperation in the camp.
Rajasthan Royals despite several mistakes with the bat, whether their experiments with the batting order and rash shots, sneaked across the finishing line to win their fifth game of the 2024 edition of the IPL and maintain their position at the top of the order while Punjab have lost their fourth.
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