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Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal recorded the highest-ever opening partnership for India in the history of Women’s ODI World Cup during their match against New Zealand on Thursday in Navi Mumbai. The batters, earlier in the tournament, added 155 runs against Australia in Visakhapatnam. Smriti and Pratika added 176 runs for the first wicket, breaking the record of 175 set by Thirush Kamini and…

India’s Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal notched up the highest-ever opening partnership by any team against Australia in their Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 match on Sunday at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam. The pair broke the 119-run record which was created in 2009 by English batters Caroline Atkins and Sarah Taylor. The Indians stitched up 155 runs for the first wicket before Smriti was…

India legend Sachin Tendulkar will always be known as one of cricket’s all-time stars, but he arguably achieved his most notable feat on this day in 2008. With Joe Root having recently progressed into fifth place on the all-time list of highest Test run scorers, there has been more movement in those standings than there has been for some time. However, while the England legend will have him in…

India declared its second innings at 287/4, setting a daunting target of 515 runs for Bangladesh in the first Test at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday. This is now the highest-ever target set for a team to chase in the fourth innings at Chepauk, surpassing the previous record of 482 runs set by England against India in 2021, which England went on to win. The highest successful…

Global National: July 19, 2022 | UK records highest-ever temperature as fires spark across London

A record heat wave has turned the British capital into a sparkbox, sparking fires across London and prompting the city to declare a mass incident. Redmond Shannon explains what residents are told not to do and how rising temperatures are causing chaos. Canadians face more climate change concerns as several provinces of Canada are also hit by dangerous heatwaves. Mike Drollet reports on the toll…