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Indian batter Suryakumar Yadav on Sunday became the first Indian player to score 1,000 T20I runs in a calendar year.

The 32-year-old cricketer created history in India’s final Super 12 stage match against Zimbabwe at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). In the match, the batter scored 61 (not out) in just 25 balls, with six fours and four sixes, at a strike rate of 244.00.

Suryakumar has so far scored 1,026 runs in 28 innings this calendar year, at an average of 44.60. He has registered one century and nine half-centuries. His best score has been 117 and strike rate 186.24. He has scored 59 sixes and 93 fours so far this year. His six tally is the most by any batter in T20Is in a calendar year.

Suryakumar is only the second player in T20I history to score 1,000 runs in a calendar year. Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan scored 1,326 runs at an average of 73.66 in 2021. He recorded a century and 12 half-centuries last year, with 104* as his best score.

Suryakumar Yadav made his T20I debut for India against England in March in 2021. He has played 39 T20I matches for India, in which he has scored 1,270 runs.

India beat Zimbabwe by 71 runs in their last T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12 stage match on Sunday. With the win, India recorded most victories in the Super 12 stage of the tournament across both the groups – four wins in five matches. India finished top of the Group 2 points table, followed by Pakistan, South Africa, Netherlands, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.

The Super 12 stage came to an end on Sunday, when three matches of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 were played to decide two semi-final fixtures.

The day started with a shock, as South Africa lost to the Netherlands, exiting the tournament to allow Pakistan or Bangladesh to qualify. In the next match, Pakistan beat Bangladesh to confirm their entry into the semi-final. India’s excellent all-round performance against Zimbabwe was the highlight of the day. Zimbabwe were bowled out for 115, handing over a 71-run victory to India.

Group 2 teams, New Zealand and England had qualified for the semi-finals on Saturday.

India will now face England in the second semi-final on November 10 at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide. The first semi-final will be between New Zealand and Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney on November 9.

Bengaluru boy Samarth Manchali, 9, has become the best under-10 player in World Youth Scrabble Tournament 2022. In a tweet, the Scrabble Association of India also announced that two other Indian players, Madhav Gopal Kamath and Pramit Rao, made it into the top 10 players’ list of the global virtual tournament.

A resident of Bengaluru’s Vidyaranyapura, Samarth is a student of MES Kishorekendra School. Like his elder brother Suyash, he was also trained by his mother Subha Shivashankar, who was a professional scrabble player. Suyash too has represented India in the World Youth Scrabble Championship five times.

The World Youth Scrabble Tournament 2022 was Samarth’s first venture into a global tournament. In 2020, when COVID-19 stopped children from playing outside, Samarth, while being confined in his home, developed an interest for scrabble. He initially participated in online competitions.

Both Samarth and Suyash have qualified for the finals of the Collins National Scrabble Championship, to be held in New Delhi this weekend. The young champions are also looking forward to next year’s World Youth Scrabble Championship. 

Scrabble is a crossword game where the tiles with letters are placed on a board. The tiles are supposed to form English words that can be read from left to right in rows or downward in columns.

Indian cricketer Virat Kohli on Wednesday broke the record for scoring most runs in T20 World Cup history overtaking former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardena’s record of 1,016 runs. The Indian player accomplished the feat during his innings against Bangladesh in their T20 World Cup 2022 match and only 23 innings of the T20 World Cup.

Kohli scored an unbeaten 64 off 44 balls to help India win the match against Bangladesh in the Super-12 stage of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia. He entered the match on Wednesday 16 runs short to surpass Jayawardene’s record in the list of highest run-scorers in T20 World Cup history. He passed the Sri Lankan champion comfortably with a flying start against Bangladesh.

Sri Lanka legend Mahela Jayawardene congratulated India batter Virat Kohli for breaking his record of making the most runs in T20 World Cups. Jayawardene recorded 1,016 runs in 31 matches and an average of 39.07 and a strike rate of 134.74 in 2014. Kohli achieved the feat in 25 matches with an average of 83.42 and strike rate of 131.71. The Indian batter also became the highest scoring Indian in Australia, overtaking Sachin Tendulkar’s score of 3300 runs.

India’s Suryakumar Yadav on Wednesday overwhelmed Pakistan opener Mohammad Rizwan to become world’s No.1 T20I batter in the ICC T20I rankings for batters. He is the second Indian player after Virat Kohli to hold the top T20I batter ranking.

Beginning his T20I games for India in March 2021, Yadav has swiftly established himself as one of the best batters in the shortest format of the game. He has scored one century and 11 fifties from 37 appearances so far.

The 32-year-old Indian cricketer has also played 13 ODIs for India. In the latest ICC rankings, Yadav has amassed 863 points with Rizwan at 842 points. New Zealand’s Devon Conway completes the top three with 792 points. In first three matches in the ongoing world T20 tournament, Yadav scored of 15, 51* and 68. In the match against Bangladesh on Wednesday, Yadav scored 30 runs off 16 balls.

In the latest ICC rankings, New Zealand batter Glenn Phillips moved up, to his career-best seventh position after putting up scores of 104 against Sri Lanka and 62 against England. Rilee Rossouw of South Africa also made it to the top 10 after scoring 109 against Bangladesh; the player climbed 17 spots to a career-best eighth position. England captain Jos Buttler also improved his rankings by gaining three places.

Ten-time Olympic medalist, American swimmer Katie Ledecky set a world record in the 1,500m freestyle in the final of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Swimming World Cup at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre in Canada. Competing in the race in a short-course pool for the first time, she finished the competition in 15:08.24, 10 seconds faster than the previous record made by Germany’s Sarah Wellbrock (15:18.01) in 2019.

The seven-time Olympic gold medalist finished 40 seconds ahead of runner-up Beatriz Dizotti (15:48.82) of Brazil. The second runner up Laila Oravskyof Canada finished third at 16:16.86. 

During the race, Ledecky also broke the American 800m short-course record with a time of 8:00.58. She has also won silver medals in the 200m and 400m freestyle at the FINA Swimming World Cup so far. The 25-year-old also won the women’s 1500m freestyle race for the fourth time at the World Championships in Budapest earlier this year.

The American competitive swimmer, Ledecky has been remarkable since her debut as a teenager at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Ever since, she has dominated women’s long-distance swimming, making world records consistently. She is also the World record holder over 1,500m and 800m in long course with a 15:20.48 and 8:04.79 set in 2018 and 2016, respectively.

India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on Sunday won the French Open Super 750 title defeating Chinese Taipei’s Lu Ching Yao and Yang Po Han in the men’s doubles final in Paris. In a clash that lasted 48 minutes, the India duo pair, ranked world number 8, outwitted the 25th-ranked Lu and Yang by 21-13 21-19.

Satwik-Chirag is the first Indian duo to win a super 750 tournament. With the latest title, the shuttlers have continued their dream run this season. The year has so far brought then coveted titles such as the Indian Open Super 500 winner, Commonwealth Games gold, Thomas Cup crown, and a bronze at the World Championships. The French Open Super 750 title is their third world tour title after the 2019 Thailand Open Super 500 and India Open Super 500 this year.

The badminton pair had also made it to the 2019 French Open final, but lost the game to Indonesian ace players Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo.

In 1983, Vikram Singh and Partho Ganguli of India had claimed the French Open title when it was a minor tournament.

The French Open champions will now participate at the Hylo Open Super 300 badminton tournament at Saarbrücken, Germany, from 1 to 6 November 2022.

The majority of Qatar’s coronavirus restrictions will be lifted just before the 2022 FIFA World Cup begins on November 1. The Qatari Health Ministry announced Wednesday that those who fly into the country would no longer be required to submit PCR or rapid-antigen test results.

As well, the country stopped requiring users to register for its Ehteraz contract-tracking app. In Qatar, though, the app is mandatory for entering healthcare facilities. During the World Cup, Qatar expects 1.2 million visitors, including 1.2 million during the match against Ecuador on Nov. 20.

Starting Nov. 1, players, officials, staff, media, ticket holders, and their guests will not be able to enter Qatar without a “Hayya card.” Before Nov. 1, all visitors aged 6 and over must still submit negative COVID-19 tests before taking flights to Qatar.

Public transportation mask requirements were scrapped this month, and masks aren’t required in World Cup stadiums either. In Qatar, which has just 2.9 million residents, the arrival of fans, players, officials, staff and media is by far the biggest influx of visitors ever.

FIFA and Qatari organizers hope the event will signify that the world has recovered from the devastating pandemic.

Women and men’s cricket teams will receive equal match fees from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). It was announced on Twitter by BCCI secretary Jay Shah. The announcement comes just days after BCCI announced that they would organize a women’s IPL in 2023.

A test match for women cricketers will be paid Rs 15 lakh per match, a one-day international (ODI) will be paid Rs 6 lakh, and a Twenty20 match will be paid Rs 3 lakh. The fees are the same as those paid to the men’s team.

On Thursday, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah used his Twitter account to share the news, stating, “I’m pleased to announce @BCCI’s first step towards tackling discrimination. We are implementing a pay equity policy for our contracted @BCCIWomen cricketers. The match fee for both men and women cricketers will be the same as we move into a new era of gender equality in Indian cricket. “

He further added that ​​his promise to the female cricket players was pay fairness, and he is grateful to the Apex Council for its backing.

A similar announcement was also made in July by New Zealand. From August 1, there will be no difference in match fees between men and women.

Traders in Qatar eagerly await World Cup fans, as crowds are already growing as the World Cup excitement goes up. Boxloads of souvenirs and artifacts arrive daily in Doha’s Souq Waqif market, containing wooden camels, plates with pictures of Qatar’s skyscrapers, gold necklaces, Football hats, and scarves. The narrow alleys of the 100-year-old market will be an attraction for the one million football fans expected at the tournament.

Qatar will be hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup, scheduled to take place from 20 November to 18 December 2022. This will be the first World Cup ever to be held in the Arab world.

Billions of dollars have been spent on a new metro and infrastructure that has given the city a dramatic change in look. Many new resorts have been built outside Doha. Qatar wants to use the World Cup to prop up a campaign to increase the number of tourists from 1.5 million a year to six million by 2030.

“There will be huge crowds. We have never experienced anything like this,” said Abdul Rahman Mohammed Al-Nama, head of the souq stables that organizes camel and pony rides. “Inshallah (God willing), we are ready.” Press reports said stores will be allowed to remain open 24X7 during the World Cup.