Daily Sports Catch-Up: India ahead in Nagpur, Prannoy shines, AIFF finally acts

11/27/2015

21st issue of our exciting, informative & concise (300 word) newsletter on Indian sports is here.

Cricket

India on the brink! Lunchtime, SA are 105-4 chasing 310 having lost their two best batsman of the tour so far, Elgar & de Villiers. Amla & Du-Plessis are currently displaying some great temperament in a crucial rear-guard partnership for SA.

Post lunch yesterday saw another failure for the Indian batting line-up as an Imran Tahir 5-wicket haul tumbled India from 97-2 to 173 all-out.

Stat of the day: At home: 7.83, Outside home: 46.37; Batting averages of Ajinkya Rahane– disappointing numbers for someone who can be a future Indian batting great.

#LetsFootball

It was survival day yesterday for ISL bottom-dwellers Mumbai & Kerala. Both needed a win to have a realistic chance of qualification to knockouts, and they got a poor result – a 1-1 draw!

Badminton

Good day for India at the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold as all 3 – Sindhu, Prannoy & Praneeth made it to QFs.

Star of the day: Prannoy, who had a tough 3-setter win against Qiao Bin of China; an excellent win considering that it’s not very often that a Chinese player loses from a set up.

Quick-Bytes

Shashank Manohar vows to stop bullying by Big 3 at ICC
AIFF finally takes steps to protect I-league
Saina (easily) & Srikanth (just!) qualify for Badminton World Super Series Finals in Dubai – MakingIndiaProud!
Champions Tennis League: Nagpur Orangers defeated V Chennai Warriors 24-23

Key matches today!

#Cricket #IndvsSA 3rd Day (and in all probability last) of the 3rd Test Series
#Badminton Macau GPG - Sindhu, Prannoy & Sai Praneeth in Quarters
#HeroISL – Atletico de Kolkata vs FC Pune City, we are predicting a 2-0 score
#Hockey FIH World Hockey League Finals: India vs Argentina in the tournament opener; India a strong chance for a semi-final berth
Champions Tennis League: Punjab Marshalls vs Raipur Rangers

Feature of the day!

A Superstar in the making – Ravichandran Ashwin

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