World Sports Blog Highlights, March 11, 2024
Welcome to the highlights of our coverage of the sports news and events on Monday, March 11, 2024. Australia successfully chased down the 279-run target set by New Zealand in the second Test match of the series at Hagley Oval, Christchurch thanks to Alex Carey and Pat Cummins' innings. Back in India, Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy 2024 final saw Ajinkya Rahane and Musheer Khan's half-centuries as Mumbai took their lead to 260 runs at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. In WPL 2024, the Gujarat Giants managed their second win of the season despite a brilliant fightback from UP Warriorz's Deepti Sharma. Catch the highlights of world sports here. (Cricket News | Football News)
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Football Recap
Real Madrid thumped relegation-threatened Celta Vigo 4-0 to go seven points clear in the La Liga standings of second-placed Girona. In France, PSG drew their Ligue 1 game against Reims 2-2 with star forward Kylian Mbappe starting from the bench.
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NZ Vs AUS, 2nd Test Update
With the back against the wall, the reigning World Test Champions Australia have defeated New Zealand in the second Test by three wickets and sealed the series 2-0. Alex Carey remained unbeaten on 98 with Mitchell Marsh scoring 80 and Pat Cummins unbeaten on 32.
NZ - 162 & 372
AUS - 256 & 281/7 (Australia win by three runs)
NZ Vs AUS, 2nd Test
Tim Southee: Was a great Test. The partnership between Marsh and Carey broke the back of our team. There was a bit of excitement towards the end, but wasn't to be. This can happen when you're playing the number 1 side in the world. Dropped catches are a part of the game. Lots of postives from this series. Henry has grown from strength to strength, especially for a guy who has been in and out of the side early on. Couple of other blokes as well have performed well throughout the series.
Pat Cummins: Pretty tense, everyone was nervous the last couple of hours. Amazing win. Anyway possible to win, I had no idea he (Carey) was on 98. The toss helped, it was funny how quickly the match moved on Day 1. First innings leads are always key for this reason. We've been on the other side of Tests plenty of time, I just told the boys to keep the scoreboard moving, stay busy and put the pressure on the opposition. We've got an experienced side, the story of this series has been guys standing up in crunch moments. Love playing Test matches, best format of cricket and it pays off on days like this.
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Ranji Trophy Final Update
Vidarbha have lost a wicket early in the morning session in the form of Atharva Taide off Dhawal Kulkarni's bowling. Important breakthrough for Mumbai.