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Watch: PM Modi presents special cap to Rohit Sharma, wins hearts with a gesture for Steve Smith, Australia PM

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Narendra Modi, Rohit Sharma, Steve Smith, Anthony Albanese

Before the action in the 4th Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday, March 9, there was a display of cricket diplomacy. The occasion marked 75 years of the relationship between the two countries, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese were the special guests at the world’s biggest cricket stadium.

Ravi Shastri hosted a mini ceremony that included the two Prime Ministers and the two team captains before the toss.

During the ceremony, PM Modi presented Rohit Sharma with a special Test cap, while PM Anthony presented Steve Smith with a new Baggy Green. The Indian Prime Minister then urged them all to pose for photographers with raised arms.

After the toss was done, PM Modi and PM Anthony joined the two teams during the national anthems. Captain Rohit Sharma introduced all the India players to PM Modi, while Steve Smith did the same to PM Anthony.

Smith won the toss and opted to bat first, giving Australia an early advantage in the game. India made only one change to their XI, resting Mohammed Siraj and bringing back Mohammed Shami. The visiting camp showed confidence by going in with an unchanged XI.

Teams for the 4th India vs Australia Test

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Srikar Bharat (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav

Australia (Playing XI): Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith (c), Peter Handscomb, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Mitchell Starc, Todd Murphy, Matthew Kuhnemann, Nathan Lyon.

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WPL 2023: Sophia Dunkley, Ash Gardner power Gujarat Giants to their first victory of the season; Twitter react

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The sixth match of Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023 took place at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, where the Gujarat Giants (GG) faced off against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).

After winning the toss, the Giants chose to bat first and started off strong. Harleen Deol played a crucial innings, scoring 67 runs off 45 balls, with 9 fours and 1 six. However, it was Sophia Dunkley who stole the show, smashing 65 runs off just 28 balls, including 11 fours and 3 sixes. With the help of some late hitting by the lower order, the Giants finished their innings with a massive total of 201-7 in 20 overs. Shreyanka Patil was the pick of the bowlers for RCB, taking 2 wickets for 32 runs.

In response, RCB started off well, with Sophie Devine leading the charge with a brilliant innings of 66 runs off 45 balls, featuring 8 fours and 2 sixes. But, Bangalore lost wickets at regular intervals, and despite a quickfire knock of 30 not out off 11 balls from Heather Knight, they could only manage to reach a total of 190-6 in their allotted 20 overs. Ashleigh Gardner was the standout bowler for the Giants, picking up 3 wickets for 31 runs.

In the end, it was Gujarat who emerged victorious, winning the match by 11 runs. Dunkley was named the ‘Player of the Match’ for smashing the fastest half-century in the tournament. The Giants’ win have opened their account in the WPL 2023 points table, while the Smriti Mandhana-led RCB remain at bottom.

Here’s how Twitter reacted:

https://twitter.com/wplt20/status/1633521926344970240

Source: WomenCricket.com

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