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On This Day In 2019: Rohit Sharma's 140 Helps India Defeat Pakistan In World Cup
Last Updated: On this day in 2019: Rohit Sharma's 140 off 113 led India to a dominant win over Pakistan in the ICC World Cup. On This Day In 2019: A sparkling 140 off 113 deliveries from the ever-graceful Rohit Sharma headlined India's dominating triumph over Pakistan during the ICC World Cup 2019 on this day. Rohit consolidated his place in the pantheon of India's 50-over batting greats with a marvellous century that helped the Men In Blue come out winners again versus the neighbours. The then skipper Virat Kohli's brigade pulled off the country's seventh consecutive World Cup victory against the mercurial Pakistanis. Under gloomy Manchester skies, Pakistan decided to bowl first but were soon left regretting their decision after Rohit completely disrupted their pace battery. The elegant right-hander struck 14 fours and 3 sixes during his excellent knock, finishing with a strike rate of 123.89. Rohit stitched a brilliant opening stand of 136 runs with KL Rahul, who scored a composed 57 off 78 and helped lay a foundation for India's middle-order assault. At his peerless best, Kohli walked in at No.3 and took the game further away from Pakistan with a terrific 77 off 65 deliveries. Kohli and Rohit's enthralling second-wicket partnership of 98 runs pushed India to a gigantic 336/5 despite late stutters in the innings after the departure of No.4 Hardik Pandya following his cameo of 26. Left-arm pacer Mohammad Amir was the only bright spot in Pakistan's disappointing bowling display with his figures of 3 for 47. During the chase, Pakistan completely fell flat, unable to maintain a high tempo to their innings without taking risks. The rain threat at Old Trafford gave them an outside chance of finishing ahead in the DLS calculation at the final stoppage, but wickets at regular intervals, including a decisive blow of opener Fakhar Zaman for 62, pushed Pakistan back significantly. No.3 Babar Azam played a fluent knock of 48 but successive fall of him and Zaman fastened their team's downfall. Allrounder Imad Wasim's 46 towards the end also went in vain as Pakistan fell short by 89 runs. India finished with multiple positives on the bowling front after allrounder Vijay Shankar made his World Cup debut count with 2 wickets for 22 runs. Wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav (2/32) and star allrounder Hardik Pandya (2/44) also bagged a pair of scalps for the 2011 champions, who took a giant leap towards the tournament semifinals with their third win in four games. First Published: June 16, 2025, 07:20 IST
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15-06-2025
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India Vs Australia FIH Pro League LIVE: Men In Blue Eye Revenge Against Kookaburras
Last Updated: India Vs Australia Live Score, FIH Pro League 2025: Indian men's hockey team take on Australia in the FIH Pro League fixture between the sides at Antwerp. India Vs Australia LIVE Updates, Hockey Match Today: The Indian men's hockey team clash against Australia in Antwerp on Sunday in the European leg of the FIH Pro League. India slumped to their fifth straight defeat on the bounce on Saturday as Australia overturned a two-goal deficit to register a 3-2 triumph over the Men In Blue, who would be looking to exact revenge for their defeat in their second encounter against the Kookaburras in as many days. Ahead of India's defeat to the Aussies on Saturday, the Men In Blue went down 1-2 to the Netherlands on the 7th of June at Amstelveen before succumbing to yet another 2-3 defeat at the hands of the hosts a couple of days later. Argentina added insult to injury with a 4-3 victory over Harmanpreet Singh and Co. before repeating the feat with another 2-1 win over the Men In Blue at the Wagener Hockey Stadium. Jun 15, 2025 12:49 IST India Vs Australia FIH Pro League LIVE: India Eye Revenge Against Australia Team India went down 2-3 to Australia in Antwerp on Saturday as the Kookaburras overturned a two-goal deficit to fight and clinch the win over the Men In Blue who were shell-shocked by the Aussie rally. It was India's fifth straight defeat on the bounce in the European leg of the FIH Pro League following their twin defeats to The Netherlands and Argentina, twice each mind you, in succession. Jun 15, 2025 12:33 IST India Vs Australia FIH Pro League LIVE: Australia Squad! Australia Squad: Anand Gupte, Ashleigh Thomas, Cooper Burns, Davis Atkin, Jayden Atkinson, Hayden Beltz, Joshua Beltz, James Collins, Jake Harvie, Tom Harvie, Jeremy Hayward, Tim Howard, Corey Weyer, Cambell Geddes, Liam Henderson, Craig Marais, Mitch Nicholson, Jed Snowden, Benjamin White, Tim Brand, Nathan Czinner, Nathan Ephraums, Lachlan Sharp, Connar Otterbach, Jack Welch, Ky Willott, Blake Govers. Jun 15, 2025 12:33 IST India Vs Australia FIH Pro League LIVE: India Squad! India Squad: Krishan Bahadur Pathak, Suraj Karkera, Sumit, Amit Rohidas, Jugraj Singh, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Harmanpreet Singh (C), Jarmanpreet Singh, Sanjay, Yashdeep Siwach, Raj Kumar Pal, Nilakanta Sharma, Hardik Singh (VC), Rajinder Singh, Manpreet Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Shamsher Singh, Gurjant Singh, Abhishek, Shilanand Lakra, Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Dilpreet Singh, Sukhjeet Singh. Jun 15, 2025 12:32 IST India Vs Australia FIH Pro League LIVE: India Eye Revenge Against Australia Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the FIH Pro League encounter between India and Australia. The encounter between the two powerhouses is slated to be held at Antwerp in Belgium and is scheduled to get underway at 2:00 PM IST. Back for Round 2. ???????? After a narrow loss in yesterday's face-off, our Men in Blue are all set to take on Australia once again. ???????? Time to turn the tables.???? #HockeyIndia #IndiaKaGame . . . @CMO_Odisha @IndiaSports @sports_odisha @Media_SAI @FIH_Hockey — Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) June 15, 2025
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14-06-2025
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India Vs Australia FIH Pro League LIVE: Harmanpreet And Co. Look To Arrest Slump, IND Vs AUS
India Vs Australia Live Score, Hockey Match Today: The Indian men's hockey team will square up against Australia in the FIH Pro League encounter between the sides at Antwerp, Belgium on Saturday. The Indian team will look to snap their winless run of four games against the side from down under in Belgium during the European leg of the league. Team India are placed fifth in the league with 15 points from 12 games, but could slip deeper considering the possibility of positive results for other competitors. India went down 1-2 to the Netherlands on the 7th of June at Amstelveen before succumbing to yet another defeat at the hands of the hosts a couple of days later as the Men In Blue went down 2-3. Argentina compounded India's disappointment in Europe with a 4-3 victory over Harmanpreet Singh and Co. before doubling down on their win tally at the ongoing event against India with another 2-1 win over the Men In Blue at the Wagener Hockey Stadium.
