Sports Roundup – 28th October 2017

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CRICKET

India Beats New Zealand In 2nd ODI: Good batting performances from Shikhar Dhawan (68) and Dinesh Karthik (64*) helped the men in blue clinch the 2nd ODI by 6 wickets against New Zealand, in Pune. Batting first on a slow surface, the visitors put up 230-9 in 50 overs, courtesy Henry Nicholls’ 42. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the pick of the bowlers scalping 3-45 in his 10 over-spell while Jasprit Bumrah and Yuzvendra Chahal picked up 2 wickets each. In response, India lost Rohit Sharma early on 7. Shikhar and Virat looked to steady the ship but Virat on 29. Hardik Pandya contributed 30. Finally, Karthik and Dhoni remained unbeaten on 18. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was Man of the Match. Both teams are headed to Kanpur for the decider.

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SHOOTING

Jitu Rai, Henna Sidhu Clinch Gold!: The winning pair from India Jitu Rai and Heena Sidhu handed the country its first gold of the ISSF World Cup Final as the duo shot 483.4 in the main event of the mixed team 10m air pistol event, finishing on top at Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Ranges. France won Silver while China clinched the bronze.

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HOCKEY

India wins Asia Cup: Manpreet Singh led India, put up an outstanding show in the finals beating Malaysia 2-1 and were crowned champions in the Asia Cup at Dhaka. India opened the goal scoring in the third minute with Ramandeep. Lalit Upadhyay doubled the lead to give India a 2-0 edge. Malaysia struck back in the 50th minute with Saabah Shahril’s goal and tried to score an equaliser, but India held on and emerged victors.

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BADMINTON

Kidambi Srikanth Wins Denmark Open Title: Indian star shuttler Kidambi Srikanth continues to shine in the badminton circuit winning his third Super Series Premier Title, beating Korean opponent Lee Hyun-II 21-10, 21-5 in the 25 minutes clash to win the final of the USD 750,000 Denmark Open.

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PRO KABADDI

On 23rd October, Puneri Paltan outplayed UP Yoddha 40-38 in Eliminator 1 while Patna Pirates defeated Haryana Steelers 69-30 in Eliminator 2. 24th October saw Gujarat Fortune Giants storm into the finals after beating Bengal Warriors 42-17 in Qualifier 1 by 25 points. In Eliminator 3, Patna Pirates emerged victorious against Puneri Paltan 42-32