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India crush UAE by 9 wickets in Asia Cup 2025 clash
- Kuldeep Yadav shines with four wickets for seven runs.
- Sharma smashes 30 as India chase target in 4.3 overs.
- Gill, Suryakumar seal victory with unbeaten partnership.
India began their ACC Men’s T20 Asia Cup 2025 campaign by inflicting a crushing defeat on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.
Chasing a modest 58-run target, the former champions comfortably knocked the winning runs for the loss of just one wicket and 93 balls to spare.
Leading the way for them was left-handed opener Sharma, who top-scored with a quickfire 30 off just 16 deliveries, studded with two fours and three sixes.
He was involved in a 48-run opening partnership with Shubman Gill, who remained unbeaten with 20 off nine deliveries, while skipper Suryakumar Yadav made seven not out.
For UAE, Junaid Siddique could pick up a wicket.
India captain Suryakumar Yadav’s decision to field first proved beneficial as his team’s dominant bowling performance bowled out UAE for 57 in 13.1 overs.
UAE, however, had a relatively decent start to their innings as their opening pair of Alishan Sharafu and skipper Muhammad Waseem put together 26 runs at a brisk rate.
The opening stand eventually culminated in the fourth over when Jasprit Bumrah outclassed Sharafu with a well-executed yorker. He remained the top scorer for UAE with 22 off 17 deliveries, featuring three fours and a six.
UAE then suffered another setback in the next over, when Varun Chakravarthy dismissed Muhammad Zohaib (two), and consequently slipped to 29/2.
Following the back-to-back blows, skipper Waseem registered a one-sided 18-run partnership for the third wicket with Rahul Chopra (three) before both perished in quick succession. Waseem scored a cautious 19 off 22 deliveries with the help of three fours.
His dismissal sparked a match-defining collapse, which saw UAE lose their remaining six wickets for just nine runs and were thus bowled out for a paltry total.
Kuldeep Yadav was the standout bowler for India, taking four wickets for just seven runs in his 2.1 overs, followed by Shivam Dube with three, while Axar Patel, Chakravarthy and Bumrah chipped in with one apiece.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Morez Johnson Jr. had 19 points and 11 rebounds against his former team as No. 3 Michigan defeated No. 10 Illinois 84-70 on Friday night and clinched the Big Ten regular-season title.
Johnson, who played for the Illini last season after verbally committing three years earlier, was booed throughout the game by Illinois fans.
Aday Mara had 19 points on 8-for-9 shooting, and Yaxel Lendeborg finished with 16 points and seven rebounds for the Wolverines (27-2, 17-1), who are 10-0 on the road and have won 23 games by 10 or more points.
The Wolverines won their first outright conference regular-season title since 2014, when they also clinched with a win at Illinois.
Michigan’s 17 conference victories are the most in school history.
Keaton Wagler scored 23 points for the Fighting Illini (22-7, 13-5), who have lost four of six, including three in overtime. Wagler scored in double figures for the 21st straight game.
Kylan Boswell scored 15 points, and David Mirkovic had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Illini, who entered the game as the Big Ten’s top 3-point shooting team. Illinois was just 9-of-29 from distance against Michigan.
Michigan led 38-31 at halftime behind Johnson’s 13 points.
Down 16-11 after a four-point play by Wagler, the Wolverines responded with an 11-point run capped by a 3 by Johnson and never trailed again. They led by as many as 21 points in the second half.
Michigan’s win snapped a nine-game losing streak against Illinois that began in 2019. The Wolverines had dropped four in a row to the Illini at the State Farm Center.
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WASHINGTON — Georgetown junior guard KJ Lewis will miss the remainder of the regular season with a left ankle injury, the team said Thursday.
Lewis, who is in his first season with the Hoyas after transferring from Arizona, injured his left ankle during Georgetown’s 76-60 loss to Marquette on Tuesday. Including Tuesday’s loss, Lewis has appeared in every Georgetown game this season and led the team by averaging 14.9 points.
The Hoyas are tied with Marquette and Xavier for last in the Big East with a 5-12 conference record. Georgetown is 13-15 overall under third-year head coach Ed Cooley.
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