Australia to meet New Zealand in WC T20I final on Sunday



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Mohammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman amassed a huge score of 176 for Pakistan with their scintillating batting in the second semi-final against Australia. Shadab Khan alone took 4 wickets with the ball. But the heroic batting performance of David Warner-Marcus Stoinis-Matthew Wade has ruined their achievement.

Australia reached the final by defeating Pakistan by 5 wickets in the second semi-final. New Zealand had already earned tickets to the final after beating England in the first semi-final. This time Australia joined them in the title match. Captain Aaron Finch's team snatched the victory with six balls remaining.

This is the second time that Australia has reached the final of the T20I World Cup. And their opponent New Zealand has reached the final for the first time. As a result, the T20I World Cup will get a new champion in the final on Sunday, November 14.

David Warner started the chase with the bat. He played a destructive innings. However, he did not get fifty. The star opener returned to the dressing room with regret of one run.

Warner played 30 balls and scored 49 runs in a cricket innings. He smashed his excellent innings with three boundaries and three sixes. And 28 runs came from Mitchell Marsh's bat. Aussi laid the foundation for victory. The two almost brought the match out. Sometimes Pakistan returns to the game. However, they fell behind again after missing the catch.

Marcus Stoinis and Matthew Wade took the opportunity to do the rest. Australia reached the port of victory in an unbeaten partnership between the two with the final ticket. Stoinis scored 40* playing 31 balls with two boundaries and two sixes.  Matthew Wade, the man of the match, played an incredible 17-ball innings. He had two boundaries and four sixes in his unbeaten 41 * innings.

Australia lost 5 wickets at the end of 19 overs and reached the target of 177 runs. Shadab Khan took 4 wickets for 26 runs in 4 overs for Pakistan. Shahin Shah Afridi took the wicket of Captain Aaron Finch for 0 at the very outset of the match.

At the beginning, Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman showed their flashes with the bat. Both snatched a formidable half-century. Based on their batting prowess, Pakistan set a 176-run target for victory over Australia in the second semi-final of the T20I World Cup.

Pakistan got off to a great start by batting first when they were sent by Australia who won the toss. Mohammad Rizwan and Captain Babar Azam put Pakistan on 71 in the opening pair.

Babar Azam returned to the dressing room with 39 runs. He had five boundaries in his 34-ball innings. Opener Rizwan continued his batting frenzy by keeping one end of the crease closed even after Babur's return.

This time Rizwan formed a partnership with Fakhar Zaman. In the second wicket, the two reached 143 runs. Mohammad Rizwan played an innings of 67 off 52 balls with 3 boundaries and 4 sixes.

Fakhar Zaman also got to see 50 with extraordinary batting strength. He played an unbeaten innings of 55 * off 32 balls with three boundaries and four sixes. Pakistan lost 4 wickets at the end of 20 overs and made a total of 176 runs.

Mitchell Starc took two wickets for Australia. Adam Jampa and Pat Cummins took one wicket each.

Before that, the toss helped the Australians. That's why Captain Aaron Finch elected to field after winning the toss.

The final match will be played at Dubai International stadium at 8 PM(BST) on Sunday.

Tigresses outclassed in the Asia Cup semi-final match to India



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In the end, the dream of playing in the final of the Asia Cup did not come true for the tigresses of Bangladesh. Negara Sultana Jyoti's team had to face a big loss of 10 wickets against India in the semi-final match. Along with this, India made the feat of playing in the final in every tournament.

Even after winning the toss and deciding to bat, the girls of Bangladesh suffered a lot today. Jyoti and gong managed to score only 80 runs at the end of the stipulated over in the face of India's bowling cannon. India's two openers batted fluently to reach the easy target of 81 runs.

Bangladesh blew away Malaysia in their last match in the group stage. The entire team was over confident in this. Tigresses will do well against India that was the expectation of the audience. But the supporters were disappointed.

Dilara-Mursida-Rabeya could not stand with the bat. The team's personal maximum of 32 runs came from the bat of captain Jyoti. Everyone else has come to the field and taken the path to the dressing room.

India's two openers Shefali Verma and skipper Smriti Mandhana swung the bat with ease in pursuit of an easy target. Smriti also picked up his half-century. She gave great performance to the team throughout the season.

On the other hand, the girls of Bangladesh have performed poorly with the ball as they were fragile with the bat. So India reached the target in just 11 overs.

With this victory, India reached the final stage of the Women's Asia Cup for the ninth time in a row. Their opponents will be either Pakistan or hosts Sri Lanka. The second semi-final of the day will be played at 7:30 pm Bangladesh time.

Summary Score:

Bangladesh: 80/8 (20 overs); Jyoti 32, Swarna 19; Renuka 3-10, Radha 3-14

India: 83/0 (11 overs); Smriti 55*, Shefali 26*; Rumana 0-5, Rabeya 0-10

Result: India won by 10 wickets

Man of the Match: Renuka Singh.

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Students are bleeding: Tiger cricketers join the protest



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Tiger cricketers join the protest

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The quota reform movement has spread heat among students and general public across the country. Apart from the capital Dhaka, protesting students are holding road blockades and protest programs in various educational institutions of the country. Bangladesh national team cricketers Nazmul Shanto, Tawhid Hriday and Shariful Islam opened up about this movement of students.

Shariful and Hridoy are currently in Sri Lanka to play in the Lankan Premier League (LPL). Even though they are outside the country, they responded to the current unstable situation of the country on social media.

Tiger pacer Shariful gave a brief status on his official Facebook. He wrote, 'I am a cricketer but a student. I don't want any more students to bleed.'

Dhaka University student Hriday also wrote on his verified Facebook, “I am away from everything, so I have not seen much. May the Dhaka University of my life not be bloody?

Tiger captain Nazmul Shanto also posted a Facebook status saying, 'I was silent, but I am not blind', which is believed to be a reference to this movement.

On Sunday, Dhaka University area, the quota movement students and Chhatra League leaders and activists chased each other several times throughout the day. Many students were also injured in this untoward incident. After the pictures and videos of the attacked students were spread on the Internet, there was a storm of condemnation.

The students are still continuing their agitation for quota reform in different places of Dhaka city including Science Lab intersection, Gabtali-Mohammadpur Embankment, New Bazaar, Madhyabadda to Bashundhara residential area, Kuril Bishwa road. 

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Making history Spain becomes European champion



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In the end, Luis de la Fuente's Spain lifted the Euro 2024 title maing history. The Spanish are now the only team in the tournament to own four titles after beating England 2-1.

After 1966, the English could not win any global or continental title. After Euro 2020, England was very close to ending their title drought once again on the final stage today. But once again the dream was shattered. It was Harry Kane who ended a 58-year title drought and claimed their first title at the Euros.

On the other hand, Spain, who have been in great form since the beginning of the tournament, ended the season undefeated. No other team has this precedent in the history of Euro. La Fuente's disciples also entered the record book by defeating England to win the title. Spain is now the only team to have won four Euro titles.

The start of the final in Berlin today was a bit of a panacea. Neither team could create any major scoring chances in the first half, nor did they see a goal. Spain went on the attack in the 12th minute, but Nico failed to get a shot on target thanks to the English defenders. Just after that, Walker created a goal chance with a cross for the first time in the next minute. However, none of his teammates in the D-box got the ball at their feet. The first half ended with a goalless draw.

After the break, Spain entered the field with new energy. Within a couple of minutes, Yamal's increased ball skill was connected to the net by Williams. Spain advanced, their morale rising at the same time. They create several opportunities in a row.

England went on the counter-attack, going for goal several times before finally succeeding in the 73rd minute. The ball from the cross is deflected to the outside of the d-box. English defender Cole Palmer took a great shot by running from quite a distance without stopping the ball or rubbing the ground with his feet. The goalkeeper of Spain failed. 1-1 equal match!

Both teams then took turns to attack. But in the last part of the match, Spain shines. The English defenders were disorientated by one attack after another. Substitute Nama Warzabal scored the winning goal in the 86th minute from Cuquera's cross. In the last few minutes, England had to leave the field with the disappointment of not being able to equalize the goal.

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Argentina moves to final of Copa America beating Canada



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Argentina has been the most successful team in the Copa America in the last few years. The team has played in the finals in 3 of the last four seasons. Messi raised it to four finals in five seasons. Julian Alvarez and his goals beat Canada 2-0. Gone is another Copa America final.

Argentina took the lead in 22 minutes of the match. Rodrigo Di Paul's great long pass from midfield broke the Canadian defense. The ball goes to the feet of Julian Alvarez. Alvarez dodged the goalkeeper and put the ball into the net.

Even before this, Argentina got a chance. Lionel Messi got the ball outside the box from Angel Di Maria's pass in the 10th minute. He took the shot from there. But it misses the mark a bit.

Chances came after the goal. In the 44th minute, Messi had another chance to score. He took the ball from Angel Di Maria's pass and entered the Canadian box brilliantly. But this time his right foot shot went wide. Messi took another shot in the injury time of the first half. But this time his chip goes over the crossbar.

Canada had a chance from a long throw-in in the last minute of added time. However, Alfonso Davis' shot was blocked by Emiliano Martinez. As a result, Argentina went into the break with a one-goal lead.

In the 88th minute, Argentina almost conceded a goal from a wrong pass. But Amy Martinez came to the rescue of the azure whites with a great save. Canada had another chance in the 90th minute. Tani Oluaseyi misses a header from point-blank range, another goal-scoring opportunity missed by Canada. As a result, equality was not returned to them. Argentina advance to the final of the Copa America.

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