Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan became the first batter to hammer three sixes off India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah in T20Is following his rollicking exploits in the Asia Cup final in Dubai on Sunday.
Rauf was Bumrah's first victim and overall ninth in the match. After castling his stump, Bumrah used his hand to gesture a plane crashing, which was in a way a direct response to what Rauf did during the Super Four clash not so long ago.
After winning the toss, India opted to bowl. Sahibzada Farhan and Fakhar Zaman opened the innings. Shivam Dube took the new ball and conceded only a four in the first over.
Natraj clocked an impressive 1:48.47 seconds in 200m freestyle, finishing behind China's Haibo XU who clocked 1:46.83 to bag the gold and in 50m backstroke he clocked 25.46 seconds to win another Silver. China's Gukailai Wang bagged the Gold with a time of 25.11 seconds, as per a press relea
Aparna Bisht Yadav expressed confidence in India's victory, likening the team's strength to the Prime Minister's 56-inch chest and saying that when the lion roars, all other voices fall silent.
The 14-day event will see swimming, diving, water polo and artistic swimming events being held here in Ahmedabad, which is rapidly gaining the reputation of being the sports hub of India.
India skipper Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and opted to bowl against arch-rival Pakistan in the Asia Cup final at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. India will miss the services of Hardik Pandya, who has been ruled out of the title-deciding clash due to a niggle, and Rinku Singh has
Soumya Sarkar returns to Bangladesh's T20I squad for the Afghanistan series, replacing injured captain Litton Das, who suffered a side strain during the Asia Cup. Jaker Ali will lead the team in Das's absence.
Junior Asian champion Anushka Thokur continued her stellar run at the ISSF Junior World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun in New Delhi, winning her second gold medal of the competition, adding the 50m Rifle 3 Positions junior women's gold to the one she won in rifle prone on day one.