CRICKET
Asia Cup 2023: Match 1 Between Nepal and Sri Lanka Abandoned Due to Rain, Teams Share Points
Match 1 of the ICWC Asia Cup of Wheelchair Cricket 2023 between Nepal and Sri Lanka unfortunately had to be abandoned due to inclement weather. The teams had to settle for 1-1 points each in this rain-affected encounter.
The Asia Cup 2023 is being played in a wheelchair cricket format, organized by the Pakistan Wheelchair Cricket Association and co-organized by the Physically Challenged Cricket Association of Nepal.
This year’s edition is hosted by Nepal at the TU International Cricket Ground.
– Team Sportstar
BADMINTON
Tara, Ayush extend their winning streak at Badminton World Junior C’ships
Indian shuttlers Ayush Shetty and Tara Shah notched up impressive wins to advance to the round of 16 on day three of the BWF World Junior Championships in Spokane, USA on Thursday.
In girls’ singles, Tara Shah, the third seed, secured a hard-fought victory against Canada’s Alena Yu with scores of 23-21 21-16 in a closely contested battle that lasted 30 minutes.
In boys’ singles, Ayush showed great composure to register a 21-14, 13-21, 21-19 win over Indonesia’s Muhammad Reza Al Fajri.
In the mixed doubles category, the duo of Sathwik Reddy Kanapuram and Vaishnavi Khadkekar faced Singapore’s Nge Joo Jin and Xiao En Heng.
Despite an initial setback, they staged a remarkable comeback and secured victory in the final game, with scores of 19-21, 21-10, 21-7.
In the other mixed doubles tie, Samarveer and Radhika Sharma defeated Bryan Jeremy Goonting and Chan Wen Tse of Malaysia 21-19, 21-18 in another close encounter.
– PTI