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1. Asia Cup 2023: Babar Azam’s spectacular century leads Pakistan to victory against Nepal. Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed’s exceptional performances led Pakistan to a resounding victory over Nepal in the opening match of the 2023 Asia Cup. Nepal, struggling on a challenging pitch in Multan, were dismissed for a mere 104 runs in 23.4 overs. Babar Azam exhibited a masterclass in One Day International (ODI) batting by scoring an impressive 151 runs off 131 balls, guiding Pakistan to a commanding total of 342 for 6.
Pakistan vs Nepal, 1st Match,
Group A
Pakistan won by 238 runs
PAK – 342/6 (50)
NEP – 104 (23.4)
Player of the Match
Babar Azam
(b) 2nd Match on 31 Aug, Thursday
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka
Group B at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
2. Indian Chess grandmaster Praggnanandhaa, who won a silver medal at FIDE world cup in Baku, Azerbaijan received a rousing welcome on his arrival at the Chennai Airport.
The Mahindra & Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra gifts electric car to Praggnanandhaa’s parents.
2. Former US Open champion Stan Wawrinka on Tuesday became the oldest man to win a match at the tournament since 40-year-old Jimmy Connors in 1992. Wawrinka.
3. Chelsea and Everton survive big scares in English League Cup to advance to third round. Chelsea seal a 2-1 victory against Blackpool. Everton left it much later for its 2-1 win at Doncaster, with Beto — a Portuguese striker who only joined the club from Udinese on Wednesday — and Arnaut Danjuma scoring in the 73rd and 88th minutes, respectively, to complete a nervy comeback.
4. Wozniacki stuns Kvitova to reach US Open third round. Wozniacki booked her place in the last 32 with a 7-5, 7-6 (7/5) victory over the Czech Republic’s Kvitova. China’s Zhizhen Zhang creates history by knocking out 5th seed Casper Ruud from 2nd round of US Open 2023. Ruud lost to the 67th-ranked Zhizhen Zhang 4-6, 7-5, 2-6, 6-0, 2-6 in a five-setter. Zhang became the first male player from China to beat a top-five player.
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