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Warner And Finch Among Opening Elite

2020-06-24T11:00:58Z

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Aaron Finch and [https://soulofcricketer.bookmark.com/sachin-tendulkar-wife-anjali-tendulkar https://soulofcricketer.bookmark.com/sachin-tendulkar-wife-anjali-tendulkar] David Warner have entered rare air as one of just eight opening partnerships to have piled on 10 or more century stands in one-day cricket. Finch and Warner's 122 runs at the top in Australia's 71-run win over New Zealand on Friday was the 10th time they have notched up triple figures together. In doing so, they became just the second Australian pair behind Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden to reach the milestone, with their average opening stand now at 51.51. Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar have the record for the most with 22, while current Indian pair of Shikhar Dhawan amd Rohit Sharma are next best with 16. A clutch of Warner and Finch's century stands have come in the past year, including three in a dominant World Cup campaign in Warner's return in England. "I love batting with him," Finch said. "It's about knowing each other's personalities in games more than anything else. "I think the fact that we get along so well and spend so much time together away from the game helps as well." Finch hit 60 in Friday night's series-opening win over the Black Caps, while Warner produced 67. The pair's relationship has developed significantly since they first crossed paths in an under-15s national carnival in Bendigo as opposing batsmen almost 20 years ago. "It's come a long way since then. We've had some dust ups as youngsters on the field," Finch said. "He is someone who gives his all every time on the field, whether it's in a club team, IPL, Australia or NSW. "It's a unique relationship, I think every relationship Davey has is unique. He doesn't do anything by halves, the Bull." Neither of the duo were able to bat into the last 10 overs in Friday's victory, with FInch keen to see that happen in game two in Sydney on Sunday. But he at least took solace from Marnus Labuschagne batting that deep into the innings, with the team's goal to have one of the top four still in at the end. MOST CENTURY OPENING STANDS BY PARTNERS Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar (India): 21 Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma (India): 16 Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden (Australia): 16 Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes (West Indies): 15 Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar (India): 12 Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock (South Africa): 111 Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy (England): 11 Aaron Finch and David Warner (Australia) : 10

Deflated India Find Optimism In Melbourne Heartbreak

2020-06-24T05:46:27Z

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NEW DELHI, March 9 (Reuters) - The crushing defeat in Sunday's final against Australia will haunt Harmanpreet Kaur and her team for a while but India hope the experience will only make them better before the next Women's Twenty20 World Cup in 2022. India finished the group stage as the tournament's only unbeaten team and progressed to the final after their semi-finals against England was washed out. The expectations were naturally high, especially since India had beaten the hosts in the tournament opener, but Australia thrashed them by 85 runs to lift their fifth title. The cricket-mad country reacted with maturity to the setback and support poured in for Kaur's team, which included several teenagers. "It was a tough day for #TeamIndia. Our team is young and will grow into a solid unit," batting great Sachin Tendulkar tweeted. "You have inspired many across the globe. We are proud of you. Keep working hard and never lose hope. It will happen one day," he added. Encouragement also came from men's team captain Virat Kohli, who endured similar heartbreak in last year's 50-overs World Cup, where India topped the group stage but lost in the semi-finals against New Zealand. "Proud of all the efforts put in by the Indian Women's Cricket Team throughout their #T20WorldCup campaign. I'm confident that you girls will bounce back stronger than ever," tweeted Kohli. Opener Shafali Verma had set alight the group stage with her batting pyrotechnics but endured a nightmare on Sunday when she manage two, having dropped player-of-the-match Alyssa Healy earlier in the match. The 16-year-old was in tears after the defeat and was consoled by senior team mates. "I told her she had to be really proud of the kind of campaign she´d had," opening partner Smriti Mandhana said. "This is a time to introspect. Failure teaches you a lot more than success. The team needs to be left alone and think of how we can be better in the next few years." Both Mandhana and [https://soulofcricketer.bookmark.com/sachin-tendulkar-wife-anjali-tendulkar soulofcricketer.bookmark.com] skipper Kaur were woefully out of form in the tournament while India's fielding was below-par in the final. "We didn´t field well...When you are playing a great level of cricket, you cannot drop the chances and we were not up to the mark," Kaur said. "We will take this seriously and when we come to play next time, we will be one of the best fielding sides." (Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; Editing by Michael Perry)

Warner And Finch Among Opening Elite

2020-06-23T22:54:00Z

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Aaron Finch and David Warner have entered rare air as one of just eight opening partnerships to have piled on 10 or more century stands in one-day cricket. Finch and Warner's 122 runs at the top in Australia's 71-run win over New Zealand on Friday was the 10th time they have notched up triple figures together. In doing so, they became just the second Australian pair behind Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden to reach the milestone, [https://soulofcricketer.bookmark.com/sachin-tendulkar-wife-anjali-tendulkar https://soulofcricketer.bookmark.com/sachin-tendulkar-wife-anjali-tendulkar] with their average opening stand now at 51.51. Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar have the record for the most with 22, while current Indian pair of Shikhar Dhawan amd Rohit Sharma are next best with 16. A clutch of Warner and Finch's century stands have come in the past year, including three in a dominant World Cup campaign in Warner's return in England. "I love batting with him," Finch said. "It's about knowing each other's personalities in games more than anything else. "I think the fact that we get along so well and spend so much time together away from the game helps as well." Finch hit 60 in Friday night's series-opening win over the Black Caps, while Warner produced 67. The pair's relationship has developed significantly since they first crossed paths in an under-15s national carnival in Bendigo as opposing batsmen almost 20 years ago. "It's come a long way since then. We've had some dust ups as youngsters on the field," Finch said. "He is someone who gives his all every time on the field, whether it's in a club team, IPL, Australia or NSW. "It's a unique relationship, I think every relationship Davey has is unique. He doesn't do anything by halves, the Bull." Neither of the duo were able to bat into the last 10 overs in Friday's victory, with FInch keen to see that happen in game two in Sydney on Sunday. But he at least took solace from Marnus Labuschagne batting that deep into the innings, with the team's goal to have one of the top four still in at the end. MOST CENTURY OPENING STANDS BY PARTNERS Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar (India): 21 Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma (India): 16 Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden (Australia): 16 Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes (West Indies): 15 Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar (India): 12 Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock (South Africa): 111 Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy (England): 11 Aaron Finch and David Warner (Australia) : 10

Bushfire Charity Event Cancelled Due To Heavy Rains Impacting The BBL

2020-06-23T22:34:57Z

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Cricket Australia's bushfire relief match has been rescheduled for Sunday at [/news/melbourne/index.html Melbourne]'s Junction Oval but Shane Warne now won't take part. The charity game was slated to be played between teams captained by greats Warne and Ricky Ponting as a curtain-raiser for Saturday's BBL final at the SCG. But the last-minute shift, which comes amid a forecast of up to 55mm of rain in Sydney on Saturday, [https://soulofcricketer.bookmark.com/sachin-tendulkar-wife-anjali-tendulkar soulofcricketer.bookmark.com] has resulted in the omission of Warne and other big names that had signed up for the fundraising clash. Warne and other late scratchings from the all-star contest, a list that is believed to include Michael Clarke, had already locked in other commitments for Sunday. Cricket Australia's bushfire relief match has been rescheduled for Sunday at Melbourne's Junction Oval but Shane Warne now won't take part. Pictured is Shane Warne and Ricky Ponting who were set to captain the charity teams The governing body, having mulled over several contingency measures and worked the phones furiously over the past 24 hours, is expected to confirm its new arrangements late on Thursday afternoon. The charity game is expected to take place after the women's Twenty20 between Australia and England, with final times yet to be revealed. RELATED ARTICLES [# Previous] [# 1] [# Next] [/news/article-7969857/Ex-Australian-cricket-coach-Darren-Lehmann-severe-heart-scare-requires-immediate-surgery.html Ex-Australian cricket coach Darren 'Boof' Lehmann has heart...] [/news/article-7967441/Andrew-Johns-coming-boozy-bender-30-minutes-sleep-making-code-swap-cricket.html Why he's an 'immortal': Inside story of how a hung-over...] Share this article Share Ponting seemingly remains a certain starter, having posted a clip of himself batting in the nets on social media as CA continued to finalise arrangements on Thursday, while Adam Gilchrist is expected to captain the other side in the absence of Warne. Some of the sport's biggest names agreed to play the fundraising fixture, including Justin Langer, Wasim Akram and Yuvraj Singh, while Indian icon Sachin Tendulkar and West Indies legend Courtney Walsh signed up to coach. Other stars attending included Adam Gilchrist, Holly Ferling, Alex Blackwell, Matthew Hayden, Brett Lee and Phoebe Litchfield. The event was highly anticipated, with eager cricket fans snapping up almost 20,000 tickets to the event within 24 hours of going on sale. The match boasted several big name stars Holly Ferling (right), Brett Lee, Matthew Hayden and Ricky Ponting (left). With the double-headed event selling almost 20,000 tickets in 24 hours Moving the much-anticipated match, designed to give Saturday's BBL final the best possible chance of proceeding, created several logistical hurdles. There remains the prospect of rain in Melbourne on Sunday, but not nearly as much as that forecast for Sydney. The MCG will be vacant and boasts a bigger capacity than Junction's 7,000 but setting up separate broadcast arrangements at both venues on short notice proved infeasible. The most obvious challenge was that the charity game features several commentators from both Fox Sports and the Seven Network, with Warne and Ponting headlining not only the original bushfire-relief XIs but their respective network's BBL coverage. Early reports suggested the new charity game would be staged in Melbourne on Saturday but the BBL final starts at 7.15pm that night in Sydney, meaning both networks' commentary teams would have been depleted. Just hours before the announcement Ponting shared a selfie with batting legend Brian Lara as they prepared to hit the pitch adverts.addToArray("pos":"inread_player")Advertisement data-track-module="am-external-links^external-links"> Read more: [ ]

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2020-06-23T22:34:56Z

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