India all-rounder Washington Sundar joined Hampshire for the final two rounds of the County Championship. He was one of the probables to travel with the national team to the UAE for the ongoing Asia Cup, but the team management preferred Axar Patel, Varun Chakaravarthy, and Kuldeep Yadav in the spin department. Hence, ahead of the home international season, Washington joined the English club to not just keep him fit, but to stay in the reckoning for the Test side.
Chasing 151 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, the UAE found themselves in deep trouble at 66/4, as the match began to slip away. However, opener Aryansh Sharma and Shoaib Khan turned the tide with a match-winning partnership, sealing victory with two balls to spare.
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The Bombay High Court has taken a strict view in a defamation plea filed by composer and filmmaker Palaash Muchhal, restraining producer Vidnyan Mane from making any alleged defamatory statements. The interim order was passed during the hearing of the matter.
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