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India VS New Zealand Live Score Of 2nd ODI At Eden Park

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India gets a target of 274 runs in the second ODI of a series of 3-ODIs with Kiwis. The match is being played at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. Kiwis won the toss and choose to bat first. Martin Guptill (79) and Ross Taylor (73) added 152 runs in the score. For India, Chahal took three wickets and Shardul and Jadeja took one wicket each.

New Zealand batting

Kiwis made 273 runs at 8 wickets in 50 overs. The opening batsmen did a great job by adding 93 runs to the score. They played well till 10 overs in which the maximum runs were scored.But after 15 overs, Indian bowlers started putting pressure on the Kiwis. New Zealand team lost quick wickets while trying to make runs.

India batting

Prithvi Shaw and Manik Aggarwal. From Kiwi side, Bennett started to bowl but gave 12 runs in the first over. Shaw hit the ball to boundary thrice for 4-runs. It could be a good start to win the match but the Kiwis developed pressure on India. At the time of writing the story, Virat Kohli was playing with Shaw to control the weak start of Indian team.

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La Liga: It Was A Fati-Messi Show On Sunday

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FC Barcelona beat Levante be two goals to one in La Liga is a direct challenge for Real Madrid that is considered the most prominent consultant of the title. The match was played at the Camp Nou on Sunday.

Here’s how the match progressed

His injury was seen as an opportunity for both Riqui Puig and Alex Collado. But neither started.

Barcelona had a steady start with no close shaves or lapses in focus. But at the same time, there were not many opportunities either to speak of at least in the opening 9 minutes of the game.

It was close the quarter of an hour mark when both Fati and Messi woke from the slumber and launched an attack on Levante but their bids were frustrated. Soon a huge opportunity followed when Vazo almost put the ball into his own net.

Fati-Messi again took the lead and finally Fati achieve success in scoring a goal for Barcelonan and his third in the La Liga season.

But it was just the start as Fati again charged towards the goal and smashed his second goal of the match within 31 minutes. Barca was 2-0 up in the game.

Semedo displayed outstanding football before losing his place to Sergi Roberto. He got a huge applause from the audiences for his last stroke at half time.

Fati displayed good judgement when he passed the ball to Messi instead of charging on his own. But it was a meek attempt.

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Cricket Sports

India And Pakistan To Play In Semi-Final Of ICC U-19 World Cup 2020

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Pakistan cricket team entered the semi-final of ICC U-19 World Cup 2020 by defeating Afghanistan by six-wickets in the quarter-final match. Pakistani team would face India in the semi-final to be played at Potchefstroom on February 4.

Pakistan won quarter-final

The match was played in Benoni, South Africa on Friday. Pakistani bowlers gave an impressive performance in the match. Also, the batsman did well. The debuting batsman Mohammed Huraira made stunning 64 runs to pull Pakistan in the match.

Afghanistan batted first

Afghanistan cricket team choose to bat first and scored 189 runs 49.1 overs. For Afghanistan, the skipper Farhan Jakheel scored highest 40 runs against Pakistan. But others could do no magic. On the bowling side, Mohammad Aamir Khan dismissed three Pakistani batsmen. He was the most successful bowler from Afghanistan.

Pakistan batting

The opening batsman Huraira made a half-century while chasing the target of 189 runs. Batsman Hyder Ali contributed 28 runs but Wasim Akram and Mohammad Haris remained not out at 25 and 29 respectively. Together the three batsmen accumulated 63 runs for the fifth-wicket and placed Pakistani team in a strong position.

India in semi-final

Pakistan would face its arch-rival India in the semi-final of ICC U-19 World Cup 2020. India that has already entered the semi-final after defeating Australia in a quarter-final match is ready for the battle. India defeated Australia on 28 January. With Pakistan and India playing semi-final match, the tournament has become very interesting.

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Cricket Sports

Asia Cup 2020: India Won’t Play In Pakistan

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BCCI said that it has little objection in PCB hosting Asia Cup but Indian cricket team won’t go to Pakistan for the tournament. The Asia Cup is scheduled in September this year and it is considered important for World Cup preparation.

India won’t play in Pakistan

BCCI said that the Asia Cup should be neutral because it wasn’t an option to go to Pakistan for playing. A senior BCCI official said that hosting was never an issue with India because the venue should be neutral. And it was important because India won’t play in Pakistan.

The official made it clear that the present conditions didn’t allow India to go to Pakistan for playing. There were little chances of India going to Pakistan to take part in a multi-national tournament. If the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) wanted to go ahead without India then it could. Bur if ACC wanted India to take part in Asia Cup then it had to be held outside Pakistan.

Asia Cup

In 2018, India was hosting Asia Cup but had to shift to UAE due to visa issues with Pakistani cricketers. BCCI hosted Asia Cup in UAE at that time. The official said that PCB could also host Asia Cup in that manner.

BCCI said that neutral venues were always available as alternative. The official recalled the 2009 incident when Sri Lanka cricket team was attacked in Pakistan. But Sri Lanka and Bangladesh cricket teams had no issue in playing in Pakistan. But India had different issues with Pakistan.

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ICC U-19 World Cup: India Beat Australia

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Australia was defeated by Indian cricket team in the Super League quarter-final 1 of the ICC U-19 World Cup. India batted first and set the target of 233/9 in 50 overs. But Australian team failed to chase the target in record time.

Indian batting

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Atharva Ankolekar helped India set a big score for Australia. Together they accumulated 117 runs. Jaiswal made 62 runs and Ankolekar made 55 runs and remained not out. India lost wickets at regular intervals but the batting side was strong enough to make a challenging score. There was a time when India was reduced to 144/6.

Yashasvi Jaiswal

He put a brave foot before Australian team that bowled well. He looked terrific while smashing Australian bowlers. He delivered six 4s and to 6s in 82 deliveries and made 62 runs. It was his third 50 in the tournament. He made 59, 29, 57 and 62 in the tournament. But his biggest strength was that he remained unmoved by the regular fall of wickets at the other end.

Atharva Ankolekar

After the dismissal of Jaiswao, Atharva took the bold stand of making runs while saving wickets. And his partnership with Ravi Bishnoi took Indian score to above 200 mark. He made 61-runs with Bisnoi. He scored 55* runs with five 4s and one 6.

Australian batting

Soon after the start of their inning, Australian team was reduced to 17/4 in no time. But opening batsman Sam Fanning and W/K batsman Patrick Rowe added 51 runs for fifth-wicket but they failed to chase the target.

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Dream11 Lists $550MN Investment Ahead Of IPL

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Deam11, the Mumbai-based fantasy gaming startup, is raising fresh funds to the tune of $500 MN. And it is expected to get the funds before the Indian Premier League starts. Tiger Global could become its largest investor so far.

Dream11 funding

According to an unconfirmed report, Tiger Global would buy new as well as secondary shares from the company’s existing shareholders like Kalaari Capital, Think investment and private equity firm Multiples. But Dream11 is tightlipped over the investment.

Previous year, its founder BhavitSheth its user base had increased at CGAR of 230%. He further said that during IPL 2018, the company had 1MN concurrent users and that the expected to the users would increase to 2-3MN in the 2019.

Dream11 history

Harsh Jain and BhavitSheth founded Dream11 in 2008 with the aim of offering games of skills in cricket, football, kabaddi and National Basketball Association (NBA). The company was growing fast but its owners said that they wanted to focus only on Indian market.

Jain said that the company attempted to capture overseas markets like the US but it was found that any attempt to step outside the domestic market impacted the home market of the company. For Dream11, it was undisputable fast growth in the home country.

Growth of fantasy gaming market

According to Deloitte, the present rate of growth of fantasy genre in India is 199.69%. And the total revenue from this market was INR 67 Cr in 2016-17.Deloitte attributes this growth to IPL and T20 extravaganza.

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Retired N.B.A. Player And Champion Kobe Bryant Died With His Daughter In A Helicopter Crash

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Kobe Bryant, the retired N.B.A. player and 18-time All-Star and five-time N.B.A. champion, died in a helicopter crash with his daughter Gianna near Calabasas, California. The crash also claimed life of a college baseball coach, his wife and daughter.

Helicopter crash

According to Nine people including the pilot died in the crash said Alex Villanueva, the Los Angeles County sheriff in a press conference. The National Transportation Safety Board had already sent a team to California to investigate the incident. According to Daryl Osby, the Los Angeles County fire chief, the crash site was difficult to access and that the firefighters had to hike the area.

What was the approved strength of passengers wasn’t clear at the time of the incident. Also, the authorities weren’t certain whether the helicopter was carrying more passengers than allowed and if it was overloaded. But authorities said that they would need several days to recover bodies of the victims of hospital crash.

Kobe was going to an academy

Koby Bryant (41) and Gianna were on the way to the academy where he used to coach his daughter’s team. But no further details about the academy or his trip weren’t revealed due to investigations. Meanwhile, fans started visiting the Mamba Sports Academy in Thousands Oaks, California. People of all ages stood huddled in silence around the memorial. Bryant joined N.B.A. directly out of high school in 1996 and rose to become the one of the best players in the history of N.B.A.

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Juventus Beat Roma By 3-1 In Coppa Italia Quarterfinal

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In a closely held match, Juventus beat Roma 3-1 in Coppa Italia quarterfinal clash and into the semifinal. The match was held at the Allianz Stadium on Wednesday.

Juventus won the match

Juve claimed the trophy for four years in a row before it was knocked out by Atalanta at this stage last season. But this time the team appeared determined probably because of Maurizio Sarri, who built a strong team after his joining.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored the opening goal and Juve doubled their lead in 38th minute when Rodrigo Bentancur scored the second goal. But it wasn’t the end of scoring for Juve that looked rampant in the game. Finally, Leonardo Bonucci charged in the 45th minute and sealed the score with his goal. It was the third goal for Juve.

Roma fought back

It was only in the second half that Roma could make a comeback in the game. First, it was Cengiz Under that made a stunning attempt to open the score but hit the bar instead. But Gianluigi Buffron turned the score on with his goal in the 50th minute of the game.

Gianluigi Buffron saved the victory

The fantastic goalkeeper of Juve pulled of two impressive saves to make way for Juve to enter the semifinals. Now Juventus have set their eyes on their record of 13 trophy wins. But the journey won’t be easy for the Juve.

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Virat Kohli Is A Better Batsman Than Steve Smith Said Dean Jones

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Indian skipper Virat Kohli and Australia’s former captain Steve Smith are undoubtedly the two finest batsmen of the world. Both the batsmen were involved in India-Australia series that India clinched with 2-1 score.

Kohli-Smith batting in India-Australia series

Virat Kohli won the home series with 2-1 but Kohli was the second highest run-maker in the series. He made a total of 183 runs with two half-centuries in the series. On the contrary, Smith became the highest ran-maker. His highest scores were 98 and 131.

Choosing the best batsman

Cricket lovers enjoy comparing star cricketers to find their best. In this series, England’s former skipper Michael Vaughanvoted for Virat Kohli and kept Smith at number two. But Australia’s former cricketer Dean Jones has a different opinion on the best batsman of the world.

In the total run score, Virat Kohli is 25 runs behind Steve Smith that has made 7227 runs in Test Cricket. Also, Kohli is far behind Smith in limited over format. But still Kohli is the best according to Dean Jones.

Upcoming India series

Team India is visiting New Zealand for a full-fledged tour starting 24 January. The tour includes five T20Is; three ODIs and two-match test series that will be a part of the ICC Test Championship.

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PUBG: Role Of Vehicles In The Gameplay

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PUBG is a popular war game that involves high-end weapons but it also offers vehicles that give speed to the players. Enthusiasts can make the game even more interesting by using those vehicles in an intelligent manner.

Here’re 5 tips for using vehicles in PUBG

Locate and identify vehicles

As soon as you land in the war, you should look for the vehicles you can use to cover short distances. Also, you should keep the passenger capacity of those vehicles so that you can choose the right vehicle for your needs.

Know when to use vehicles

Some vehicles aren’t suitable for entering into a war-zone due to their stiff controls. Also, sometimes it isn’t advisable to ride a vehicle because it could attract enemy-fire. You can choose to enter stealthily in the enemy area on foot.

Precautions with refueling

Vehicles run on fuel that you can get with inventory but you need to stop to refuel your vehicle. You should refuel your vehicle in a safe are or in the company of a partner that could give security cover while you refuel your vehicle.

Using vehicles as weapons

As a trained driver, you should know how to kill enemies with your vehicle. For example, you can drive your truck as a high speed over the enemies in order to kill them. But you shouldn’t drive straight in the line of fire.

Save a ride

Your vehicle gets overturned and there is no-one to help. What will you do? You should simply use a fragmentation grenade under the middle of your vehicle to flip it over.

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