![]() To stay up to date with all the latest information, make sure you follow Basketball Australia on social media and the Australian Boomers. At the conclusion of the window, the Boomers topped Group F with 20 points, while China placed second.īasketball Australia would like to thank the 12-man squad who donned the green and gold and made themselves available to play in the final two games, as well as the coaching panel led by, Dean Vickerman.Īhead of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup – which takes place between August 25 to September 10, the Draw of the World Cup will be held in Manila, The Philippines, on April 29. Throughout the six qualifying windows for the Asia region Australia won 11 of its 12 games, with the only loss resulting from a forfeited match against Iran last November. Blanchfield was again Australia’s top scorer, racking up 20 points while McCarron recorded eight rebounds and Kyle Adnam notched up five assists. “We knew it wasn’t going to happen in the first three or four minutes, but the pressure would continue to build, and we’d continue to get stops and I think we stuck with that, and we have the ‘next man up mentality’ – we play one through to 12 and we’re not going to drop off.”Įarlier in the week, the Boomers stormed home on Thursday night against Bahrain, beating their Group F counterparts by a comfortable 32 points – 83 to 51. “We spoke about as a group building pressure over 40 minutes, and we knew it was on the line for Kazakhstan today and obviously they needed that win,” Blanchfield said. Speaking after the match, Blanchfield said it was important for the team to put a four-quarter performance together. The pitch had a tinge of grass which the Saurashtra pacers used to get some seam movement as Chirag Jani had N Jagadeesan caught behind in the second over.Blanchfield was on fire on Sunday afternoon! ![]() ![]() But by the time Saurashtra had sent down 10 overs, they had already made it inside. The stadium gates were yet to be opened for the public, even as students patiently waited, checking live updates on the BCCI app. When Jadeja led his troops to the field after Tamil Nadu chose to bat first, there were no whistles greeting his arrival. He raised his chin a notch and swiveled his head at Earl. 3 American English a passage between two mountains or hills top-notch Examples from the Corpus notch Grover loosened his belt a notch. 2 a V-shaped cut or hole in a surface or edge Cut a notch near one end of the stick. But the return of Ravindra Jadeja means there is a lot more to this contest. The Spartans turned it up a notch in the second half. ![]() The former are already out of the tournament and the latter have already made it to the quarterfinals. There is little to take home from Tamil Nadu’s last Ranji Trophy league game against Saurashtra. (PTI)Īround 40-50 college students had thought it was worthwhile to spend their day at the MA Chidambaram Stadium watching an inconsequential Ranji Trophy game, rather than sitting with textbooks in the classrooms which give a panoramic view of the Marina beach. Saurashtra captain Ravindra Jadeja during the 1st day of Ranji Trophy cricket match between Tamil Nadu and Saurashtra, in Thiruvananthapuram, Tuesday, Jan. Ranji Trophy: Ravindra Jadeja makes cricket return with baby steps in bid to be fit for Australia series
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