Cricket

Delhi Capitals fail to defend 12 runs in the final over after Tom Curran handed the ball ahead of Kagiso Rabada in Qualifier 1 played in Dubai.

Including bowling all-rounder Tom Curran left DC a batsman short in IPL Qualifier 1, which almost backfired before they made 172/5 versus MS Dhoni’s CSK.

In the 16th over, Rishabh Pant clobbered a full-toss off Thakur over mid-wicket with a one-handed swing of the bat.

In the revised 15-man squad, the likes of Sharafuddin Ashraf and Dawlat Zadran, who were in the initially announced squad, have now been named travel reserves alongside Samiullah Shinwari and Fazal Haq Farooqi.

Nicolò Barella opened the scoring at the start of the second half and Domenico Berardi doubled Italy’s lead from the spot in the 65th minute.

Top IPL teams have the X-factor that sets them apart. Their players walk into a match high on confidence, convinced they are ahead of others.

The quartet replaced all-rounders Lahiru Madushanka and Kamindu Mendis, spinner Praveen Jayawickrama and veteran fast bowler Nuwan Pradeep.

Neymar will play with Brazil later on Sunday at Colombia in a World Cup qualifying match. The Seleção leads the 10-team round-robin competition with 27 points after nine games.

To everyone’s surprise, Chennai Super Kings didn't include Suresh Raina in the line-up as they decided to carry on with an unchanged playing XI against Delhi Capitals in IPL 2021 Qualifier 1.

India lost both WODI and WT20I series 1-2 and 0-2 respectively while one T20 game was washed out.

Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting believes the team need to play a game good game of cricket for the entire 40 overs to get the better of their opponents – CSK.

The hosts take the multi-format series 11-5 on points after winning the final T20 in Carrara by 14 runs.

Stokes was unavailable as he continues his indefinite break from cricket to focus on his mental health, while also recovering from a second operation on a broken finger. Curran was omitted due to a stress fracture in his lower back.

Yuzvendra Chahal recently recalled Pant’s initial struggle, when spectators at the stadium used to chant ‘Dhoni Dhoni,’ to tease the youngster.

All 16 competing teams will receive part of the USD 5.6 million allocated as prize money for the tournament, which will be played in the United Arab Emirates and Oman from October 17 to November 14.

Afghanistan risk isolation since the country's Taliban takeover in August, with Cricket Australia threatening not to host them for a one-off test in Hobart next month if the new government in Kabul did not allow women to play the sport.