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Dubai Capitals vs Gulf Giants Today Match Prediction & Live Odds - ILT20 2024

Dubai Capitals vs Gulf Giants Today Match Prediction & Live Odds – ILT20 2024

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Get to Know Who will win DUB vs GUL, ILT20 2024 Match and toss Prediction with Head to Head stats, Playing 11, Dream11, Live score & winning percentage. MATCH: Dubai Capitals vs Gulf GiantsDATE: Feb 06, 2024 TIME: 13:30 IST / 8:00 GMTVENUE: Dubai Cricket Stadium – Dubai, United Arab EmiratesTOURNAMENT: ILT20 2024 Dubai Capitals vs Gulf Giants Betting Tips Rahmanullah Gurbaz is the best batter in the Capitals side but he has been out of touch. But if we take law of average into account, he is due for a big score. Back him as Capitals top batter. Sikandar Raza is a wicket-taker and has bowled well in the season. Back him as top bowler.Chris Lynn has scored runs in every game for the Giants and scored 45 in last game. Overall, he has scored 243 runs. Back him as top batter. Blessing Muzarabani is the team’s lead pacer and can be backed as top bowler.Dubai Capitals have been slow at the start as they have lost wickets. Warner and Gurbaz would like to take time to settle in. Capitals will score less than 80 runs in first 10 overs. Dubai Capitals vs Gulf Giants TV channels: The fans can watch the match live on Hotstar Live Streaming: Live streaming of the match will be available on the FAFA191 Cricket Exchange India and website. DUB vs GUL T20 Match Prediction & Betting Tips, ILT20 2024 Dubai Capitals will take on Gulf Giants  in the 24th match of the ILT20 season 2. The match will be played at the Dubai International Stadium and will start at 8:00 PM IST on February 6. The race to the playoffs is getting intense. Dubai Capitals have blown hot and cold. The team has played seven games, winning three and losing four. The Capitals lost to Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in the last game. The team conceded 183 while bowling first but failed to chase the target as they could only score 154-8, losing the game by 29 runs. Meanwhile, Gulf Giants registered a comprehensive win over Sharjah Warriors in the last game. The team scored 187-6 in 20 overs before bowling out Warriors for 108. The Giants are placed third on the points table with three wins and four defeats. DUB vs GUL Match Toss PredictionMost teams have batted second after winning the toss because of the dew but the last three games have been won by team batting first. Captain might still want to bowl first though as dew is a significant factor to consider. DUB vs GUL Pitch ReportThe pitch has got slower and if the dew is not heavy, batters can struggle as timing the ball won’t be very easy. A score of 160 is slightly above par here. Dubai Weather ReportThe temperature will range between 21 and 19 degrees. Strong winds and humidity of 42 per cent is expected throughout the evening. Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Dubai Capitals vs Gulf Giants, ILT20 2024

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Mumbai Indians vs SunRisers Hyderabad, IPL 2024: Match Preview, Fantasy Picks, Pitch And Weather Reports

Mumbai Indians vs SunRisers Hyderabad, IPL 2024: Match Preview, Fantasy Picks, Pitch And Weather Reports

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Mumbai Indians take on SunRisers Hyderabad in their IPL 2024 clash at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday. Mumbai Indians have played 11 matches and are ranked tenth on the points table with six points. SunRisers Hyderabad have played 10 matches and are ranked fourth on the points table with 12 points. In the last match played by Mumbai against Kolkata Knight Riders, KKR beat MI by 24 runs. The top fantasy player for Mumbai Indians was Jasprit Bumrah who scored 106 fantasy points. In their last match in this series against Rajasthan Royals, SunRisers Hyderabad beat Rajasthan by one run. The top fantasy player for SRH was Nitish Kumar Reddy who scored 113 fantasy points. MI vs SRH, Pitch Report and Weather Conditions The pitch at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, will allow for good stroke play and the batters will find it easy to bat on the surface. It will not allow a lot of assistance to the bowlers and wicket-taking is going to be difficult. The average first-innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 169 runs. The team batting first at this venue has won 40% of its matches, so the toss does not make much of a difference here. Pace or Spin? The pacers have been very successful at this venue. They have taken 75% of the total wickets at this venue. We would suggest that you pick as many pace bowlers as possible in your team. Weather Report The temperature is expected to be around 28 degree C and humidity is expected to be around 82%. Winds at a speed of 3.52 m/s are expected. MI vs SRH, Head-to-Head In the 22 matches played between these two teams, the batters of both teams have earned the most fantasy points for their respective teams so far. In their previous encounter in this series, Abhishek Sharma was the Man of the Match. Tilak Varma scored the highest fantasy points for Mumbai Indians with 96 points while Heinrich Klaasen topped the fantasy points leaderboard for SunRisers Hyderabad with 124 points. MI vs SRH, Fantasy XI Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks Travis Head Travis Head is a good-to-have player for your Fantasy XI Team. He has an average of 63 fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.9. He is a top-order, left-handed batter. In the recent nine matches, Head has scored 396 runs at an average of 44 per match. Suryakumar Yadav Suryakumar Yadav is a batter with an average of 59 fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.8 and is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He is a top-order batter, right-handed batter. In the recent eight matches, Suryakumar has scored 232 runs at an average of 29 per match. Abhishek Sharma Abhishek Sharma has an average of 53 fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.4 and is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. Abhishek is a top-order, left-handed batter. In the recently played 10 matches, he has scored 337 runs at an average of 48.1 per match. Jasprit Bumrah Jasprit Bumrah is a differential player for your Fantasy Team. He has an average of 50 fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 9.2. He bowls right-arm fast and in the recently played 11 matches, he has taken 17 wickets at an average of 16.1. Hardik Pandya Hardik Pandya is an all-rounder with an average of 49 fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 7.5 and can be a good safe pick for your Fantasy XI Team. He is a right-handed batter. In the recently played 11 matches, Hardik has scored 198 runs averaging 19.8 per match. He also bowls decently, bowling right-arm medium-fast and in recent matches, he has taken eight wickets at an average of 37.1 per match. Rohit Sharma Rohit Sharma is a batter with an average of 44 fantasy points in the last 10 games and has a fantasy rating of 8.7. He is a very inconsistent player in terms of fantasy points and can be a differential pick in your team. Rohit is a top-order, right-handed batter. In the recent 11 matches, he has scored 326 runs at an average of 32.6 per match. Gerald Coetzee Gerald Coetzee has an average of 39 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 7.7 and is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. Coetzee is a right-arm fast bowler and in the recent 10 matches, he has taken 13 wickets at an average of 26.2. Bhuvneshwar Kumar Bhuvneshwar Kumar is a bowler with an average of 29 fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.4 and is a very inconsistent player in terms of fantasy points and can be a punt pick in your team. He bowls right-arm medium and in the recent 10 matches, Bhuvneshwar has taken eight wickets at an average of 47.1. MI vs SRH, Fantasy XI Team Wicket-Keepers: Ishan Kishan and Heinrich Klaasen Batters: Tilak Varma, Rohit Sharma, Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma All-Rounder: Nitish Kumar Reddy Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Gerald Coetzee, T Natarajan and Pat Cummins Captain: Pat Cummins Vice-Captain: Jasprit Bumrah Topics mentioned in this article

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T20 World Cup: Taking cricket to America involves a difficult culture transfer

T20 World Cup: Taking cricket to America involves a difficult culture transfer

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Representational image of U.S. cricket fans waving flags prior to a ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup match in Dallas, Texas. | Photo Credit: Getty Images via AFP In the 1950 football World Cup, US, a minor power in the game defeated England 1-0. US was characterised as “a team of lower-league dropouts and amateurs.” The win barely registered at home. There was a lone US reporter present and the result was received “with massive indifference,” according to a later writer. It did not signal a football revival nor was it the starting point of a popular upsurge in the game. To be fair, it wasn’t hyped thus, unlike the T20 World Cup which many see as the game coming home to the country where the first international was played in 1844. Following the U.S. win over Pakistan, the New York Times headline said, US Scores Historic Cricket Win, but only Pakistan Notices. Once again America seemed oblivious to a sporting feat. A special advisor to the Yankees, the professional baseball team, said the India-Pakistan match reminded him of the Dominican baseball league. It may have been a compliment, but I am no expert on baseball, just as the local reporter who said India beat Pakistan 119-113 is no expert on cricket. Not yet ready It might be politically incorrect to say this, but America isn’t ready to embrace cricket yet. The picture of a young boy in Michigan or New York putting his oval football away forever and carrying a cricket bat is a difficult one to conjure up. For starters, the International Cricket Council needs to market the game better, take it to the grassroots with more passion, and explore all avenues including making the commentary and visual presentation more attractive and inclusive. Right now it seems to have a single-focus policy: India versus Pakistan. Much of the criticism of the drop-in pitches could have been avoided had the ICC paid more attention to the amount of time required to nurse these to international standards. Low-scoring matches make T20 interesting, but the possibility of injury doesn’t. As former England captain Michael Vaughan said, “Trying to sell the game in the States is great, but for players to have to play on substandard surfaces is unacceptable.” To attract an American crowd (as opposed to an immigrant one), cricket should be presented in a manner Americans can identify with. It can start with television which is basically for the converted who can put up with the inanities and irrelevancies of the Indian commentators. Special set of skills Americans need more statistics, more background, more excitement (as opposed to loudness) and better conversation generally. To transfer a culture and a philosophy from an established community to one that is emerging requires a special set of skills. Just as the ICC must first coach the coaches who can then take the game forward in the US, it must spend time with the TV channels on how best to attract a new audience without losing the old one. When the American magazine Sports Illustrated sent a baseball writer to England in 1961 to write about this game called cricket, he wrote, “To appreciate cricket, an American must first understand it.” Over six decades later, that is still key. Decades of American jokes (“Cricket is basically baseball on Valium,” said actor Robin Williams) have to be countered in the public imagination with a suggestion that those who can’t enjoy the game are philistines. The ICC might have missed a trick in not involving Hollywood and sports stars in a celebrity-obsessed society. Genuine cricket lovers like Mark Wahlberg (“I love the sport, could have played it professionally”) and Gerard Butler, both of whom had stakes in teams in the Caribbean Premier League in the early days, John Hamm, Daniel Radcliffe, Ed Sheeran, Russell Crowe are some examples. Perhaps NBA and NFL stars could have been requisitioned too. Lebron James as brand ambassador? Just a thought… After scoring the winning goal for the US against England, Haiti-born Joe Gaetjens returned to his country and soon disappeared. He was killed, it is believed, by the death squad of his country’s President. Saurabh Netravalkar, hero of the Super over in US’s defeat of Pakistan, will return to his Oracle office in California when the World Cup stint is done. The difference is significant; not for the first time, sport is writing a chapter in our history.

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No-ball nightmare on IPL debut: MI's Anshul Kamboj offers extra life to Travis Head

No-ball nightmare on IPL debut: MI’s Anshul Kamboj offers extra life to Travis Head

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23-year-old Anshul Kamboj had a difficult Indian Premier League debut as the MI pacer bowled two no-balls in his second over and saw opportunities to dismiss Travis Head go down the drain not once, but twice. Anshul Kamboj leaked 32 runs in his first two overs in MI’s penultimate home game of the IPL 2024 season against SunRisers on May 6. Anshul Kamboj witnessed a see-saw of emotions in his IPL debut as he shattered the stump, breaching Travis Head’s defence when the in-form Australian opener was batting on 24. However, it turned out to be a no-ball as the buzzer at the Wankhede Stadium went off, much to the disappointment of the young fast bowler. Travis Head made full use of the free-hit as he hit a boundary. As it turned out, Anshul Kamboj had over-stepped in the free-hit delivery as well and the no-ball buzzer went off again. Head once again had the license to free his arms and he did so to pick up another boundary. Anshul did not have the best of outings in the powerplay, but captain Hardik Pandya and senior fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah had their arms around the young man’s shoulder. MI vs SRH, IPL 2024 Updates | Scorecard The support was evident as Anshul was given another over, this time after the powerplay. The 23-year-old was shattered once again as he nearly had Travis Head’s wicket in his 3rd over. A thick outside edge from the Australia batter flew toward the deep point region, but Nuwan Tushara, who was fielding along the boundary rope, dropped a simple catching opportunity. Anshul had to wait a bit longer for his first wicket in IPL. In the very next delivery, he bowled a delivery that seamed in after pitching and shattered into the stumps of Mayank Agarwal. The senior India batter became the 23-year-old’s first victim in the IPL. Anshul had an eventful outing as Hardik Pandya trusted the youngster to bowl all his four overs inside the first 10 overs of SRH’s innings. Consistently in the higher 130s, Anshul did trouble the batters with his ability to swing and seam the delivery, but a couple of no-balls ruined his figures. WHO IS ANSHUL KAMBOJ Anshul Kamboj, who hails from Haryana, specialises in medium-pace bowling. Originating from Karnal, he represented India Under-19 in the past. Anshul notably became the second Indian player to make his debut for the Mumbai Indians this IPL season, following Naman Dhir. His exceptional performance in the recent edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy saw him clinch 17 wickets in 10 matches. Anshul Kamboj finished with figures of 1 for 42 in 4 overs on his debut for MI on Monday. Published By: Akshay Ramesh Published On: May 6, 2024

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India women beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets in third T20I, take 3-0 unassailable lead | Cricket News

India women beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets in third T20I, take 3-0 unassailable lead | Cricket News

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NEW DELHI: India continued their dominance in the women’s T20I series, securing an unassailable 3-0 lead by convincingly defeating Bangladesh by seven wickets in the third match held in Sylhet.Opting to field first, captain Harmanpreet Kaur‘s decision proved astute as India’s bowlers delivered a disciplined performance, limiting Bangladesh to 117/8.In reply, India’s openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma exhibited superb batting, constructing a formidable 91-run partnership in just 12.1 overs.Shafali’s explosive innings of 51 off 38 balls and Mandhana’s solid 47 off 42 balls propelled India towards victory, despite their eventual dismissals. Though Ritu Moni and Nahida Akter secured crucial wickets, India had already inflicted significant damage.Despite Bangladesh’s aggressive start, racing to 44 for no loss in the initial six powerplay overs, India’s bowlers regrouped after the dismissal of Dilara Akter, who blazed away to 39 off 25 balls.Dilara’s batting prowess was evident as she negotiated the Indian bowlers effectively, contributing to Bangladesh’s brisk start at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.Despite trailing 0-2 in the series, Bangladesh displayed determination to salvage the contest, especially after their disappointing performance two days earlier.With the T20 World Cup looming, Bangladesh aimed to solidify their middle-order, an area that had posed challenges. Despite Dilara’s efforts, Bangladesh suffered a setback with the run-out of Murshida Khatun (9) by the combination of Deepti Sharma and Richa Ghosh.In a significant turn of events, medium pacer Renuka Singh, the standout performer from the series opener, struck a crucial blow against Bangladesh.Her deceptive slower delivery on the leg side caught Dilara’s gloves, deflecting the ball to the wicketkeeper, Ghosh, despite the batter’s attempt to play it aggressively over square leg. This unexpected dismissal dealt a setback to the home team’s momentum as the Indian bowlers sought to establish control.By the 10th over, Bangladesh stood at 66 for two, with captain Nigar Sultana and Sobhana Mostary at the crease. However, a lapse in running between the wickets led to Sobhana’s dismissal for 15 off 20 balls, failing to beat Renuka’s accurate throw to the stumps.The momentum further shifted in India’s favor when Fahima Khatun was adjudged lbw off Shreyanka Patil’s first delivery. The dismissal came as Fahima attempted a sweep but missed the line completely, resulting in a swift end to her innings.(With PTI inputs)

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New Zealand vs Australia 2nd Test Match Prediction, Betting Tips & Odds

New Zealand vs Australia 2nd Test Match Prediction, Betting Tips & Odds

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Get to Know Who will win NZ vs AUS 2nd Test match and toss Prediction with Head to Head stats, Playing 11, CBTFJSK Tips, Betting Rates, Live score & winning percentage. MATCH: New Zealand vs AustraliaDATE: Mar 08 – Mar 12, 2024TIME:03:30 IST / 2:00 GMTVENUE: Hagley Oval – Christchurch, New ZealandTOURNAMENT:2nd Test 2024 New Zealand vs Australia Betting Tips Travis Head will be a key player for Australia with the bat. He has done well for the team in the most adverse conditions. He gets runs at a brisk pace thus the opposition is always under pressure when he is at the crease. Back him as top batter for Australia as Head is due for a big score. Nathan Lyon has been brilliant for Australia and bagged a 10 wicket haul in last game. Back him as top bowler.Kane Williamson will have to come good if New Zealand have to make a comeback into the series. Williamson scored three hundreds against South Africa so he is in great form. Also, Tim Southee will be keen to make an impact in his 100th Test. Back him as top bowler.The conditions will be helpful for bowlers thus scoring a hundred won’t be easy. We predict no hundreds to be scored in the match. New Zealand vs Australia TV channels: The fans can watch the match live on Hotstar Live Streaming: Live streaming of the match will be available on the FAFA191 Cricket Exchange India and website. NZ vs AUS 2nd Test Match Prediction & Betting Tips New Zealand will take on Australia in the 2nd and final Test on March 08. The match will be played at Hagley Oval, Christchurch and will start at 3:30 AM IST. New Zealand were no match to the mighty Australians in the first Test as they got hammered by the visitors by 172 runs. There weren’t many positives for New Zealand barring Glenn Phillips who scored 71 runs in the first innings and bagged a five wicket haul in Australia’s second innings. If New Zealand have to give a fight to the Aussies, the top order needs to score runs. Australia too have their fair share of batting woes. Cameron Green scored a magnificent 174 in the innings but other than him, there was no major contribution from other batters. Australia will be aware that batters need to put runs on the board to keep New Zealand at bay. If the batting falters again, Australia will give New Zealand a chance to make a comeback into the series. NZ vs AUS Match Toss PredictionCaptain winning the toss should bat first and put runs on the board. The conditions will stay the same for the first three days thus runs on board will help. NZ vs AUS Pitch ReportThe pitch will help the bowlers throughout the game. The new ball will swing and keep the batters on toes. On Day 4 and 5, spinners will come into play. Christchurch Weather ReportThe weather will be clear for the first two days but there is rain predicted on the final three days of the test match. Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for New Zealand vs Australia 2nd Test 2024

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Rohit Sharma: 'Good to be back': Rohit Sharma shares glimpses of India's first training session in New York ahead of T20 World Cup | Cricket News

Rohit Sharma: ‘Good to be back’: Rohit Sharma shares glimpses of India’s first training session in New York ahead of T20 World Cup | Cricket News

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NEW DELHI: Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma engaged in a preparatory session with his team ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup‘s inaugural match against Ireland on June 5 in New York. The tournament is set to take place across the West Indies and the USA from June 1 to June 29. India’s preparatory phase includes a solitary warm-up fixture against Bangladesh on June 1, hosted at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York. ALSO SEE: T20 World Cup Schedule Rohit Sharma took to social media to share glimpses of the training session, which included physical exercises, moments of camaraderie, and strategic discussions with his team members. His performance is anticipated to be a pivotal factor in India’s progress in the tournament. Known for his dynamic opening partnerships, notably with Yashasvi Jaiswal or Virat Kohli, Sharma’s role is critical in establishing a commanding run rate and setting a positive tone for the team’s innings.With a record as the fourth-highest run-scorer in the history of the T20 World Cup, Sharma has amassed 963 runs with an average of 34.39 and a strike rate of 127.88, including nine half-centuries and a highest score of 79 not out. Additionally, his recent participation in the Indian Premier League (IPL) with the Mumbai Indians, although the team finished at the bottom of the table, saw him scoring 417 runs across 14 matches with an average of 32.07 and a strike rate of 150.00, including one century and a half-century, with his highest score being an unbeaten 105.India’s T20 World Cup journey begins with the match against Ireland, followed by a highly anticipated match against Pakistan on June 9. The team will also face the tournament co-hosts USA on June 12 and Canada on June 15 in their Group A encounters.The Indian team, under Rohit Sharma’s leadership, is aiming to break their ICC trophy drought. Despite reaching the finals and semifinals of major ICC tournaments since their last victory at the ICC Champions Trophy in 2013, including the 50-over World Cup, the ICC World Test Championship, and the T20 World Cup, India have not clinched a major ICC trophy. (Inputs from ANI)

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Jadeja says after win over PBKS – India TV

Jadeja says after win over PBKS – India TV

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Image Source : BCCI/IPL Ravindra Jadeja after the PBKS vs CSK clash. Chennai Super Kings registered an emphatic win over Punjab Kings in their 11th match of the Indian Premier League. After scoring 167/9 in their 20 overs at the slow surface of the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala, they restricted PBKS to 139/9 to register a crucial win. After the match, CSK all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who produced a match-winning performance with both bat and the ball, said that the team fell short by 15-20 runs but the team bowled well. “We thought we were 15-20 runs short but we did not bowl loose balls in the power play and in the middle overs,” Jadeja said at the post-match presentation. “The fast bowlers bowled well in the power play. Tushar got two important wickets and then Mitch and me did the job in the middle overs,” he said. Jadeja added that the surface was tricky to bat on in the middle overs.  “It was a day game, so the wicket was slow. As usual, it was expected because it was so hot. It (the pitch) always seems flat in the power play. But when the ball gets old, it does not always come on. When playing at a new venue, you don’t know how much it will turn or stop,” Jadeja added. The CSK all-rounder also said that his role was to build partnerships and then go big. “My role as a batter is to build partnerships and then play the big shots towards the end. Sometimes, when we lose wickets in the power play, we do not get momentum. In the matches we win, we play all phases well,” said Jadeja. Meanwhile, Gaikwad also believed that the wicket was slow. “Everyone believed that the wicket was slow and the ball was coming off slow. There was low bounce too. With the start we got, we could have pushed to 180-200. We lost wickets in consecutive balls and then felt 160-170 was probably ten odd runs short,” said Gaikwad.

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Bipin Singh’s Brilliance Denies Mohun Bagan Super Giant Once Again, Mumbai City FC Bag Second ISL Title With 3-1 Comeback Win

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Bipin Singh came to haunt Mohun Bagan once again as a gritty Mumbai City FC rode on the midfielder’s strike to secure a stunning 3-1 comeback win and grab the ISL title for a second time in front of a partisan Salt Lake Stadium crowd in Kolkata on Saturday. In front of 62,007-strong crowd, the home side roared into the lead with Jason Cummings (44th) strike at the stroke of half-time. But the Islanders levelled things up when Jorge Pereyra Diaz (53rd) silenced the crowd from Alberto Noguera’s magnificent straight pass from the midfield. Their moment of reckoning came in the 81st minute as Bipin came off the bench to score the decisive second goal to help Mumbai snatch the lead. It was Bipin’s 90th minute strike that had helped Mumbai City FC win their maiden title in 2020-21 when they overturned an identical 1-0 lead to down Mohun Bagan 2-1. Nine minutes were added to the second-half, and Mohun Bagan had enough time to bring on the equaliser but their forwards lacked the sting and the Islanders nailed the final nail in the coffin with a 90 7th minute strike by subsitute Jakub Vojtus. It also crushed Mohun Bagan’s dream of becoming the first team to defend the ISL Cup and complete a rare double of winning the League Winners Shield and the title. Sergio Lobera-coached Mumbai City FC had achieved the rare feat in their memorable 2020-21 season. But it was not a day for Mohun Bagan’s shrewd 66-year-old Spaniard tactician Antonio Lopez Habas who appeared in a record fourth ISL final. Three weeks after the Islanders failed to defend the Shield going down to the same team 1-2 at the same venue, the Petr Kratky-coached side dished out a much-improved show right from the start. They controlled the possession and initiated a flurry of attacks with Lallianzuala Chhangte in the thick of things, and also hit the post twice in the first half-an-hour’s play. In the 30th minute, Chhangte whipped in a freekick from an angle as it sailed over a scrambling Vishal Kaith, only to hit the crossbar and bounce out. A couple of minutes later, Chhangte outpaced Subhasish Bose, receiving a through ball. Instead of shooting, he passed it back into the six-yard box, but there were no Mumbai men to tap the ball in. Kaith and the Subhasish Bose-led defence stayed under pressure, dealing with Mumbai’s attacking threats. Suddenly, Mohun Bagan lifted the atmosphere by storming into the lead. Liston Colaco played a precise pass to Dimitri Petratos who unleashed a thunderous strike from 40 yards out as Lachenpa flapped it back into the six yard box in a sloppy goalkeeping effort. Cometh the hour, cometh the man, Mohun Bagan’s chief marksman Jason Cummings sprang into action latching onto the loose ball and calmly chipped it over Phurba Lachenpa with his effortless left-footer. But the lead did not last long as Mumbai equalised soon after the break. A special mention should go to Spaniard Alberto Noguera for his pinpoint accuracy in delivering a sublime pass from the midfield straight into the box. The Mohun Bagan defence was caught off guard by it as the Argentine forward seized the opportunity, effortlessly bypassing Manvir Singh without Anwar Ali to contend with. With a deft left-footed touch, Diaz calmly slotted the ball past Kaith, who stretched out his left leg in a desperate attempt to save, but to no avail. Three years after he struck the winner in a close-door final at Margao, Bipin once again made the difference after he came on the field replacing Noguera in the 69th minute. Chhangte dodged past Joni Kauko and took a weak shot, but Bipin’s second attempt deflected off Hector Yuste and into the net, securing the decisive goal. Jakub capitalised on Bipin’s hold-up play, receiving the ball and calmly passing it to Vikram Pratap Singh, who then set up Bipin for a shot blocked by Anwar. However, Jakub pounced on the rebound and fired it past the fallen defender to seal the issue. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) Topics mentioned in this article

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India's Predicted XI Against USA: Rohit Sharma To Make 2 Changes; Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja Out?

India’s Predicted XI Against USA: Rohit Sharma To Make 2 Changes; Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja Out?

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India Predicted Playing 11 vs USA: India will be squaring off against co-hosts and debutants USA for their next T20 World Cup 2024, Group A match on Wednesday in New York. After pulling-off a stunning victory against Pakistan in a low-scoring thriller, Rohit Sharma and co would be eager to add another win to their brilliant World Cup campaign. On the other hand, USA, who are making their first appearance in the T20 World Cup, left everyone utterly impressed with a surprising Super Over win over Pakistan. The Monank Patel-led side, which is filled with some former Indian players, will look to put up a good show against the might India. In the first two games, India’s weakest link was Shivam Dube. The Chennai Super Kings’ most valued ‘Impact Player’ is finding it tough on two-paced tracks where the ball is gripping and coming late onto the bat. But unlike tactician-par-excellence MS Dhoni, who could bench him during CSK’s bowling in the IPL, national skipper Rohit Sharma doesn’t have such luxury and needs to hide him in areas of the field where the ball is expected to travel less. Dube is a monstrous hitter of spinners on good flat decks and his military medium seam-up stuff does give the Indian skipper cushion to manoeuvre with the bowling combination. But in a format like T20, the team management, which asked for Dube at the expense of Rinku Singh, would want him to come good. Else, there is Yashasvi Jaiswal in the 15, who is a way more rounded batter than the big-bodied Mumbaikar. Two wrist spinners, Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav, should be given some game time or else they might just enter the Super Eights a bit undercooked in the Caribbean where the pitches will be more spin-friendly. India’s Predicted XI against USA: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh (With PTI Inputs) Topics mentioned in this article

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