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Another tournament win for New Zealand!!!
The touring New Zealand team managed to defeat the Netherlands team by 2-0 in the T20 series which consisted of two matches between the touring New Zealand team and the Netherlands team.
In response to the 148 runs scored by New Zealand in the first match, the Netherlands team could only score 132 runs. New Zealand bowlers Blair Tickner took four wickets and Ben Sears took three wickets. New Zealand won by 16 runs in that match.
In the second match held at the Sportpark Westvliet Stadium, New Zealand managed to chase down the target of 148 in 14 overs set by the Netherlands, by losing only two wickets. There, Captain Mitchell Santner and Daryl Mitchell managed to score quick fifties.
Netherlands player Bas de Leede managed to perform with the bat throughout the tournament and he managed to score 116 runs with two half-centuries. He also managed to take one wicket for 26 runs while bowling.
New Zealand’s next match will begin on August 11 against the touring West Indies and will consist of three ODIs and three T20Is. And on August 16, the Netherlands team’s next series of three one-day matches will begin against Pakistan.
1st match summary
NEW ZEALAND 148/7(20 Overs)
Martin Guptill 45 (36)
James Neesham 32 (17)
Shariz Ahmad 2/15 (3)
Logan van Beek. 2/35 (4)
NETHERLANDS 132/10(19.3 Overs)
Bas de Leede 66 (53)
Scott Edwards 20 (16)
Blair Tickner 4/27 (3.3)
Ben Sears 3/22 (4)
New Zealand won by 16 runs
2nd match summary
NETHERLANDS INNINGS 147/4 20 Ov.
Bas de Leede 53* (48)
Tom Cooper 26 (17)
Michael Bracewell 20/2 (4)
NEW ZEALAND INNINGS 149/2 14 Ov.
Mitchell Santner 77* (42)
Daryl Mitchell 51* (27)
Bas de Leede 13/1 (2)
New Zealand won by 8 wickets (with 36 balls remaining)
නවසීලන්තයට තවත් තරගාවලි ජයක්!!!
සංචාරක නවසීලන්ත කණ්ඩායම සහ නෙදර්ලන්තය කණ්ඩායම අතර පැවැති තරග දෙකකින් සමන්විත T20 තරගාවලිය දෙකට බිංදුවක් ලෙස නෙදර්ලන්ත කණ්ඩායම පරාජය කිරීමට සංචාරක නවසීලන්ත කණ්ඩායම සමත්විය.
ප්රථම තරගයේදි නවසීලන්තය ලබා ගත් ලකුණු 148ට පිළිතුරු ලෙස නෙදර්ලන්ත කණ්ඩායමට රැස් කිරීමට හැකි වූයේ ලකුණු 132ක් පමණි. එහිදී නවසීලන්ත පන්දු යවන්නන් වන Blair Tickner කඩුළු හතරක් ද Ben Sears කඩුළු තුනක් ද දවා ගනිමින් පන්දුවෙන් දස්කම් දැක්වීය. එම තරගයේදී නවසීලන්ත කණ්ඩායමට ලකුණු 16ක ජයක් හිමි විය.
Sportpark Westvliet ක්රීඩාංගණයේ පැවති දෙවන තරගයේදී ප්රථමයෙන් පන්දුවට පහරදුන් නෙදර්ලන්තය කණ්ඩායම ලබා දුන් 148ක ඉලක්කය පන්දුවාර 14ක් තුලදී කඩුළු දෙකක් පමණක් දැවී හඹා යාමට නවසීලන්තය සමත්විම කැපීපෙණුනි. එහිදී නායක Mitchell Santner සහ Daryl Mitchell වේගවත් අර්ධ ශතක රුස්කර කිරීමට සමත් විය.
තරගාවලිය පුරාවට පිත්තෙන් දස්කම් දැක්විමට නෙදර්ලන්තය ක්රීඩක Bas de Leede සමත් වු අතර ඔහු අර්ධ ශතක දෙකක් සමගින් ලකුණු 116ක් රැස් කිරීමට සමත් විය. එමෙන්ම පන්දු යැවීමේදී ලකුණු 26කට එක් කඩුල්ලක් දවා ගැනීමටද සමත් විය.
නවසීලන්තය කණ්ඩායමේ මීළග තරගය සංචාරක බටහිර ඉන්දීය කොදෙව් කණ්ඩායමට එරෙහිව අගොස්තු 11 වෙනිදා ආරම්භ වන අතර එය එක්දින තරග තුනක් සහ විස්සයි විස්ස තරග තුනකින් සමන්විත වේ. එමෙන්ම පාකිස්තානයට එරෙහිව අගොස්තු 16 වෙනිදා නෙදර්ලන්ත කණ්ඩායමේ එක්දින තරග තුනකින් සමන්විත මීළග තරගාවලිය ආරම්භ වේ.
1st match summary
NEW ZEALAND • 148/7(20 Overs)
Martin Guptill 45 (36)
James Neesham 32 (17)
Shariz Ahmad 2/15 (3)
Logan van Beek. 2/35 (4)
NETHERLANDS • 132/10(19.3 Overs)
Bas de Leede 66 (53)
Scott Edwards 20 (16)
Blair Tickner 4/27 (3.3)
Ben Sears 3/22 (4)
New Zealand won by 16 runs
2nd match summary
NETHERLANDS INNINGS 147/4 20 Ov.
Bas de Leede 53* (48)
Tom Cooper 26 (17)
Michael Bracewell 20/2 (4)
NEW ZEALAND INNINGS 149/2 14 Ov.
Mitchell Santner 77* (42)
Daryl Mitchell 51* (27)
Bas de Leede 13/1 (2)
New Zealand won by 8 wickets (with 36 balls remaining)
நியூசிலாந்துக்கு மற்றொரு தொடர் வெற்றி!!!
சுற்றுலா நியூசிலாந்து அணிக்கும் நெதர்லாந்து அணிக்கும் இடையிலான இரண்டு போட்டிகள் கொண்ட டி20 தொடரில் நெதர்லாந்து அணியை இரண்டு பூஜ்ஜியங்கள் வித்தியாசத்தில் தோற்கடித்தது சுற்றுலா நியூசிலாந்து அணி.
முதல் போட்டியில் நியூசிலாந்து பெற்ற 148 புள்ளிகளுக்கு பதில் நெதர்லாந்து அணியால் 132 புள்ளிகள் மட்டுமே எடுக்க முடிந்தது. நியூசிலாந்து பந்துவீச்சில் பிளேயர் டிக்னர் 4 விக்கெட்டுகளையும் பென் சியர்ஸ் 3 விக்கெட்டுகளையும் வீழ்த்தினர். இந்தப் போட்டியில் நியூசிலாந்து அணி 16 ரன்கள் வித்தியாசத்தில் வெற்றி பெற்றது.
Sportpark Westvliet மைதானத்தில் நடைபெற்ற இரண்டாவது போட்டியில், முதலில் துடுப்பெடுத்தாடிய நெதர்லாந்து அணியால் 148 ஓட்டங்கள் என்ற வெற்றி வெற்றி இலக்கு நிர்ணயிக்க பட்டது. அவ் இலக்கை நியூசிலாந்து அணி 2 விக்கெட்டுகளை மாத்திரம் இழந்து துரத்தியது. அங்கு கேப்டன் மிட்செல் சான்ட்னர் மற்றும் டேரில் மிட்செல் ஆகியோர் வேகமாக அரைசதம் அடித்தனர்.
நெதர்லாந்து வீரர் பாஸ் டி லீடே போட்டி முழுவதும் துடுப்பாட்டத்தில் சிறப்பாக செயல்பட்டதோடு, இரண்டு அரைசதங்களுடன் 116 ரன்கள் எடுத்தார். பந்துவீச்சில் 26 ரன்களுக்கு ஒரு விக்கெட்டையும் வீழ்த்தினார்.
நியூசிலாந்தின் அடுத்த ஆட்டம் ஆகஸ்ட் 11 ஆம் தேதி சுற்றுலா மேற்கிந்திய தீவுகளுக்கு எதிராக தொடங்கும் மற்றும் மூன்று ஒருநாள் மற்றும் மூன்று டி20 போட்டிகள் கொண்டதாக இருக்கும். மேலும் ஆகஸ்ட் 16 ஆம் தேதி, நெதர்லாந்து அணியின் அடுத்த மூன்று ஒரு நாள் போட்டிகள் கொண்ட தொடர் பாகிஸ்தானுக்கு எதிராக தொடங்குகிறது.
1வது போட்டியின் சுருக்கம்
நியூசிலாந்து 148/7 (20 ஓவர்கள்)
மார்ட்டின் கப்டில் 45 (36)
ஜேம்ஸ் நீஷம் 32 (17)
ஷாரிஸ் அஹ்மத் 2/15 (3)
லோகன் வான் பீக். 2/35 (4)
நெதர்லாந்து 132/10 (19.3 ஓவர்கள்)
பாஸ் டி லீட் 66 (53)
ஸ்காட் எட்வர்ட்ஸ் 20 (16)
பிளேர் டிக்னர் 4/27 (3.3)
பென் சியர்ஸ் 3/22 (4)
இதனால் நியூசிலாந்து 16 ரன்கள் வித்தியாசத்தில் வெற்றி பெற்றது
2வது போட்டியின் சுருக்கம்
நெதர்லாந்து இன்னிங்ஸ் 147/4 20 ஓவ்.
பாஸ் டி லீட் 53* (48)
டாம் கூப்பர் 26 (17)
மைக்கேல் பிரேஸ்வெல் 20/2 (4)
நியூசிலாந்து இன்னிங்ஸ் 149/2 14 ஓவ்.
மிட்செல் சான்ட்னர் 77* (42)
டேரில் மிட்செல் 51* (27)
பாஸ் டி லீடே 13/1 (2)
நியூசிலாந்து 8 விக்கெட் வித்தியாசத்தில் வெற்றி பெற்றது (36 பந்துகள் மீதமுள்ள நிலையில்)
Cricket
Sanga’s Royals win the last-over thriller to register back-to-back victory
Rajasthan Royals held their nerve in a high-scoring contest to edge past Gujarat Titans by six runs, successfully defending 210 in a last-over thriller.
Batting first, Rajasthan posted an imposing 210/6, powered by a superb knock from Dhruv Jurel, who smashed 75 off 42 balls. He was well supported by Yashasvi Jaiswal (55 off 36) and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (31 off 18), as the Royals maintained a strong run rate throughout the innings. Late cameos from Shimron Hetmyer and others ensured a challenging total. For Gujarat, Kagiso Rabada was the pick of the bowlers with two wickets.
In reply, Gujarat Titans mounted a spirited chase led by Sai Sudharsan, who scored a fluent 73 off 44 balls. Contributions from Jos Buttler and Rashid Khan kept the chase alive, while a late flourish from Rabada brought the equation down to the wire.
However, the turning point came through Ravi Bishnoi, who delivered a match-winning spell of 4/41, derailing the middle order at a crucial stage. Despite needing just a handful in the final over, Rajasthan held their composure to restrict Gujarat to 204/8.
Football
St. Mary’s Crown Cup Champions
A dramatic penalty shootout decided the fate of the Cup final as St. Mary’s SC overcame Saunders SC 3-1 after a 1-1 deadlock under lights at the Race Course grounds on Saturday.
The match sprang to life in the opening minutes, with St. Mary’s drawing first blood. Danjuma Gumbari struck in the third minute, finishing off a swift attacking move to hand his side an early lead.
Saunders SC wasted no time in responding, leveling the score just two minutes later. Clauvice Franck found the net in the fifth minute, taking advantage of space in the box to restore parity and set up an evenly balanced contest.
Following the early exchange, both teams settled into a competitive rhythm, battling for control in midfield while probing for openings. St. Mary’s looked composed in possession, whereas Saunders relied on quick counterattacks to trouble the opposition defense. Despite their efforts, neither side managed to break the deadlock during regulation time.
With the scoreline unchanged, the final moved into a penalty shootout. St. Mary’s SC kept their composure from the spot, with Danjuma Gumbari, S. Aarinkan, and John Lawani all converting successfully.
Saunders SC, however, faltered under pressure. Mohamed Zaid was the only scorer for his side, while two other attempts missed the target, ultimately sealing their defeat.
Cricket
Pathum, Rizvi Shine as Delhi Capitals Outshine Mumbai Indians
Delhi Capitals secured their second win of the IPL 2026 with a commanding 6-wicket victory over Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium today. The highlight of the chase was the brilliant partnership between Pathum Nissanka and Sameer Rizvi, who tore through the Mumbai bowling attack with fearless stroke play.
Electing to bat first, Mumbai Indians managed a modest total of 162/6 in their 20 overs. Suryakumar Yadav top-scored with a fluent 51 off 36 balls, while Rohit Sharma contributed a brisk 35. Early wickets fell to Delhi bowlers, with Mukesh Kumar claiming two key scalps and Lungi Ngidi, Axar Patel, and Vipraj Nigam chipping in with one each. Extras also played a role, adding five to the total.
In response, Delhi Capitals faced early setbacks as KL Rahul and Nitish Rana fell cheaply. However, Pathum Nissanka counter-attacked with 44 off 30 deliveries, forming a match-turning 78-run partnership with Sameer Rizvi, who finished unbeaten on 90 from 51 balls with seven towering sixes. David Miller provided late support, ensuring Delhi chased down the target in 18.1 overs.
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