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On the basis of a century partnership between Poonam Raut (70 not out) and Captain Mitali Raj (62 not out), the Indian women's cricket team defeated South Africa by eight wickets in the final match on Sunday at the Kenvas Park ground.

After losing the toss, South Africa's innings was taken by the Indian team for the highest wicket in the world, with Jhulan Goswami (32/3) and Poonam Yadav (22/3) scoring 156 runs on the strength of the bowling.

Due to the target of 157 runs from South Africa, India's first wicket was reduced to 24 runs as Deepti Sharma (8). After that, nine runs were involved in the team's account that Mona Meshram (2) also out and returned to the pavilion. After Meshram was out, Poonam and Captain Mitali playing her 100th match, without losing any wicket, made a 127-run century partnership and brought the team to the goal.

Mithali has become the third player to complete her 100th match as captain in ODI cricket. Earlier, England's Charlotte Edwards and Australia's Belinda Clark achieved this feat. Along with this, Mithali has scored five consecutive half centuries in this season. She has reached Australia's Clarke, Karen Rolton, Lisa Cattley and Ales Perry in this list.

Australia's Lindsay Reeler is in the list in the first place.

Apart from this, India has won 16 consecutive ODIs between February 2016 and May 2017 and has consistently reached number second in the list of the most ODI team winners.

Australia is the first place in this list. They has won 17 matches between December 12, 1997 and February 25, 1999.

Although Australia has a record of winning 16 consecutive matches, it has won so many matches between February 25, 1999 and December 18, 2000.

During India's innings for South Africa, Shabnam Ismail and Marijane Chap took one wicket each.

Earlier, batting first, Goswami's first wicket of the South African team bowled in the fourth ball of the third over as Andrei Sten (4). Ekta Bisht soon gave India another success as Trisha Chetty (6). Sune Luos (55) then shared the team with a 73-run partnership for the third wicket with Migone Do Peez (30). Here Shikha Pandey returned to India and caught du Preez at the hands of Sushma Verma behind the wicket.

After this South African team came out of the way and could not make any big partnerships. The three South African lower-order batswomen could not even open the account and returned unbeaten. Raisib Nitozakhe also returned without opening the account. Apart from Jhulan Goswami, Poonam Yadav, Shikha Pandey took two wickets and Ekta Bisht and Deepti Sharma got one wicket each.

The upcoming ICC Champions Trophy in England and Wales from 1-18 June carries a total prize money of $4.5 million with the winner of the eight-team tournament taking home a cheque of $2.2 million, the International Cricket Council announced on Sunday (14 May) in Dubai.

The eighth edition of the tournament sees an increase of $500,000 in prize money from the 2013 edition, which too was played at the three venues being used this time - Cardiff Wales Stadium, Edgbaston and The Oval.

The runner-up of the tournament will get a cheque of $1.1 million, while the other two semifinalists will earn $450,000 each. Teams finishing third in each group will take home $90,000 each, while the teams finishing last in each group will get $60,000 each.

Young Indian spinner Washington Sunder claimed three wickets to help Rising Pune Supergiant reach their maiden Indian Premier League final after beating Mumbai Indians by 20 runs in the first qualifier on Tuesday.

Chasing 163 for victory, table-toppers Mumbai faltered against a disciplined Pune bowling attack to end on 142 for nine in 20 overs. Parthiv Patel top-scored with 52.

Put into bat first, Pune's batsmen were also at the receiving end of some inspired Mumbai bowling as they struggled to get quick runs on a seemingly slow track and end on 162-4.

Pune batsmen Manoj Tiwary (58) and Ajinkya Rahane (56) recorded gritty half-centuries to ensure a competitive target for the home team at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium.

But it was 17-year-old Sunder who turned it round for Pune with his impressive figures of 3-16, making up for the absence of star all-rounder Ben Stokes.

Sunder, who has just played five first-class games for his south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, struck twice in his opening over including the prized scalp of opposition skipper Rohit Sharma (1).

The lanky off-spinner also got the dangerous Kieron Pollard (7), forcing the burly West Indian to flick a flattish delivery to Pune skipper Steve Smith at short mid-wicket.

Pune fast bowler Shardul Thakur also took three wickets.

Earlier there was an entertaining blitz from wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni, whose 26-ball unbeaten 40 gave Pune the much-needed push in the final few overs.

Just when it looked like Pune's innings would end in a whimper, Tiwary and Dhoni combined to hit a flurry of fours and sixes in the final two overs that cost Mumbai 41 runs.

Mumbai have another shot at booking a final berth when they take on the winner of the eliminator between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders in the second qualifier on Friday.

The case of the All India Football Federation website being hacked has come out. On that website, hackers posted messages against Kulbhushan Jadhav and India.

It has been written in the post that India is asking Jadhav to return, but Pakistan will send India to its dead body.

Hackers also used to snap a picture of Kulbhushan Jadhav and hanging with the message.

At the moment the website has been fixed.

Explain that the International Court has asked Pakistan to ban Indian prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav's death sentence. Jadhav has been sentenced to death in Pakistan for charges of espionage and vandalism.

India appealed to the international court against Jadhav's execution.

According to the news late Tuesday night, the International Court of Justice stayed the execution of the Indian citizen Jadhav's execution.

After Hague-based the International Court of Justice (ICJ) told by India that Jadhav, who was doing business after retirement from Navy, was abducted from Iran, CJI has stayed the execution of the sentence awarded to him.

Kulbhushan Jadhav was arrested in March 2016 on charges of espionage. This month he was sentenced to death, which was confirmed by Pakistan's army chief Kamar Javed Bajwa.

Kulbhushan Jadhav is the retired officer of the Indian Navy, but Pakistan accuses him of being a intelligence agent of RAW.

According to reports, on Kulbhushan Jadhav, Pakistan claims that he had come from Iran's border in the Balochistan area by the name of Hussain Mubarak Patel.

Lalit Modi, who has been a commissioner of IPL, has posted an offer letter of Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Twitter and Instagram. The offer letter that Lalit Modi has posted has been released by India Cement in the year 2012 for the job of Vice President to Dhoni in Srinivasan's company.

Lalit Modi, with this offer letter, has written that it can only happen in India that many times have been breaking the rules.

Modi also wrote that I am surprised that after Dhoni, why would join the company of Srinivasan in such a low salary?

This thing is not hidden from anyone that there is always a dispute between Lalit Modi and former BCCI president N Srinivasan. By issuing this offer letter, Modi once again targeted Srinivasan.

Although this offer letter is correct or fake it is not confirmed.

Let us tell you that Lalit Modi, who is accused in money laundering, is absconding from India at this time.

The offer letter which posted by Lalit Modi has been written on May 29.

According to Letter, in 2012 Dhoni was made VP (Marketing) in India Cement. His basic pay was 43 thousand rupees per month. He got dearness allowance Rs 21 thousand 970, 20 thousand rupees special pay and 60 thousand special allowance each month. Dhoni got Rs 175 for News Paper-magazine and Rs 4500 for Entertainment every month.

It has also been said in the offer letter that till Dhoni remains in Chennai's office, his electricity, water and gas bill will be reimbursed.

The BCCI has announced the team for the upcoming Champions Trophy. Virat Kohli will be the captain of the team. Apart from them, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Yuvraj Singh, Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Shami, Umesh Yadav, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Jaspreet Bumrah and Manish have selected.

The Champions Trophy will be played in England from June 1 to 18. India's first match in this trophy will be with Pakistan.

India-Pakistan match will be played on June 4. India has been kept in Group B. Apart from Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka are also there.

Earlier, all the countries except India had announced their teams. Pakistan announced the 15-member team on April 25. Umar Akmal and Azhar Ali have come back in the team.

Both of these players were dropped out of the team after losing 4-1 in the five ODIs against Australia in January this year. Azhar was the captain of the Pakistan team that lost to Australia. After him Sarfraz Ahmed was made the captain of the team.

Fahim Ashraf is the only new face in the Pakistan team for the Champions Trophy.

Fakar Zaman has yet to make his debut in ODIs. He has played for Pakistan in T20.

In the tournament the teams are divided into two groups. The top teams from each group will reach the semi-finals. Group A have England, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and New Zealand, while Group-B has Australia, India, Pakistan and South Africa. If seen, India's group is the toughest.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday made it clear that the Indian team will take part in the Champions Trophy tournament in England next month and the team will be selected on May 8.

The BCCI took this decision in the special general meeting held here (SGM). Later, the information was given through a press release.

"In SGM, it was decided unanimously that the Indian cricket team will participate in the upcoming Champions Trophy tournament," the BCCI said in a statement. The BCCI said that the selection of Indian team for the tournament will be held in New Delhi on Monday. The senior selection committee will be in the meeting.

Apart from this, the decision to authorize the BCCI executive secretary Amitabh Chaudhary was unanimously decided in this meeting. Under this, he will continue to negotiate with the International Cricket Council (ICC) in the interest of the Board.

It is notable that the ICC had voted in its board meeting last week to reduce the BCCI's share in the income. The angry BCCI did not pick up the team until the final deadline for the announcement of the team, considering the Champions Trophy coming in England from June 1 to 18.

The ICC had finalized the final date for the tournament to be announced by April 25. The BCCI's intention was not to send the team to England for the Champions Trophy because of the ongoing tension with the ICC.

This would cause considerable loss to the ICC and the local organizers, and then doing so, India could put pressure on the ICC to make its point. The Supreme Court's appointed Administrator's Committee (COA), on Thursday, took the BCCI to the fore and told him to announce the team for the Champions Trophy as soon as possible.

The COA told the board that despite the differences with the ICC regarding the new financial structure, the team's announcement should not be delayed.

The COA said that despite differences with the regulatory body, the BCCI should not ignore the interests of the players as they have the right to participate in a major tournament. For this, the COA demanded to convene an emergency meeting of the selection committee in a letter to Amitabh Chaudhary before the Special General Meeting (SGM) on Sunday, and to declare the team for the Champions Trophy.

The BCCI has not yet announced the team for the ICC Champions Trophy to be held in England from June 1 and is seeking its shareholding under the old Big Three Revenue Model from the ICC.

Tuesday is the last day for declaring teams for Champions Trophy and the BCCI has not announced the team till now.

It is believed that India can postpone the announcement of its team for ICC Champions Trophy until the ICC Board meeting on April 27 and 28 in Dubai. The Indian board is stuck on its old revenue in the Big Three model in the ICC which was established in 2014.

Under the new revenue model, BCCI has been offered a stake of $ 29 million, but the BCCI has told the full members of the ICC that it wants a stake of $ 57 million, which was in the old revenue model.

ICC President Shashank Manohar had offered to give an additional $ 10 million to the Indian Board in the last conversation with the BCCI-appointed Administrator's Committee (COA), to which the BCCI's share would reach 40 million dollars. But the BCCI has rejected this offer.

After meeting with nine other full members, its secretary Amitabh Choudhary, who is going to represent the BCCI in the ICC meeting, said that the BCCI wants a stake of $ 57 million, but that the remaining full members will not be reduced.

In this battle of revenue sharing, the announcement of the Indian team for the Champions Trophy can be delayed and BCCI can also use India's participation in the Champions Trophy as a weapon. Although COA has advised Amitabh Chaudhary to keep a soft stance, but it is believed that Amitabh Chaudhary will act contrary to this advice.

On the proposed revenue model, the ICC and the BCCI are determined because the share of India is being reduced. In the current revenue distribution model, the BCCI gets USD 57.90 million from the ICC. If the ICC passes the Manohar proposal, then the BCCI's share will go to $ 29 million, which will not be approved by the administrators' committee.

The ICC needs a complete understanding of the BCCI's consent to approve its new financial model and to make some other improvements. Meanwhile, it is understood that the BCCI has asked the full members of the ICC to postpone these reforms until after June.

Indian badminton star PV Sindhu defeated world number one Carolina Marin by 21-19 and 21-16 in the final of the India Open Super Series. At the same time, he revenge for the defeat of Marin in the Rio Olympics final.

In the first set, both the players dominated each other. Marin gave a good fight to Sindhu, but in the end, Sindhu made the set 21-19. In the second set, Sindhu dominated on Marin and set 21-16 to set up the match.

In the final match played at the Siri Fort Sports Complex, Sindhu beat Marin by 21-19, 21-16 in straight games. Sindhu reached the tournament finals for the first time and won the titles for the first time.

The final match between two world heavyweights was interesting, but Sindhu managed to win the match in front of the home crowd.

Marin showed a brilliant game throughout the match, but he was always behind one step in trying to overtake Sindhu.

Olympic silver medalist PV Sindhu entered the semi-finals of the India Open Super Series badminton tournament by defeating compatriot Saina Nehwal in straight games against veterans.

Sindhu beat her senior 21-16, 22-20. Now she will play second-seeded Korea's Sung Zi Hyun in the semi-finals. London Olympics bronze medalist Saina and Sindhu had previously played just one international match against each other and Saina won the match directly in the game in the 2014 Syed Modi tournament.

In the beginning of this year, they faced in the Premier Badminton League, in which Sindhu won. In the Indian Badminton League 2013, Saina defeated Sindhu. Earlier, second seeded Sung Zi Hyun of Korea defeated defending champion Ratnakhon Intanon 21-16, 22-20. Meanwhile, fourth seeded Japan's Akane Yamaguchi beat former all-England champion Nozomi Okuhara 21-13, 11-21, 21-18.

Two-time runners-up in the men's singles, Viktor Axelson of Denmark made it to the semi-finals by defeating Xu Wei Wang of Chinese Taipei 19-21, 21-14, 21-16.