Indian women arrive in Sri Lanka for Asia Cup T20

Colombo: The Indian women’s cricket team arrived here on Tuesday for the Asia Cup T20 beginning in Dambulla on July 19. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) shared the arrival photos of India and Bangladesh squad on social media. India will open their campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan on the opening day of the competition. The day game on July 19 will be played between UAE and Nepal. Hosts Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand and Bangladesh form Group B. The tournament will serve as a preparatory event for the World Cup in Bangladesh in October.

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Bawa assures India of medal, Anahat bows out

India’s Shaurya Bawa guaranteed himself of a medal as he moved to the semifinals with a hard fought 3-2 win over Malaysian Low Wa-Sern in the World Junior Squash Championships in Houston. The 18-year-old from Delhi, thus, becomes only the second Indian male to reach the semifinals after Kush Kumar. Meanwhile, compatriot Anahat Singh bowed out from the girls’ quarterfinals for a third straight year. Agencies