2022 World Cup Qatar

World Cup 2022: Qatar's hurried 

buildup to a contentious 

football competition

The name and emblem of Denmark's sponsor, the sportswear company Hummel, will be hidden on their uniforms when they compete in the men's Fifa World Cup this winter in Qatar. Hummel referred to one of the strips as being entirely black since it is the "color of sadness."

The corporation defended the peculiar design by specifically mentioning the fatalities of migrant construction workers in Qatar and the state's hotly debated human rights record. We don't want to be noticeable during a tournament that has claimed thousands of lives, it was stated on social media.

We fully support the Danish national team, but it isn't the same as supporting Qatar as the host country, the statement continued.

The criticism of Qatar by Hummel is not the first, and there will be more as the tournament draws near. Eric Cantona, a former great for Manchester United, has declared he won't be watching the sport, and some French communities have outlawed showing of games in public areas.

But Qatar's response to Hummel's point of view appeared to indicate a change in strategy. The Qataris have a history of responding slowly to such concerns. But shortly after Hummel expressed their worries, the event's organizing organization had released a forceful statement.

In it, Qatar's Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy asserted that the country has made major labor market reforms and added that other nations, including Denmark, should prioritize advancing human rights.

Such a forceful response was notable because it seemed to signal a change in the style, cadence, and speed of Qatari communications. Clearly, officials have been preparing for one of the most contentious World Cups in sports history, which will be followed by a period of intense scrutiny and agitation.

They have also been acquiring everything from Turkish drones and Italian frigates to Moroccan police officials and American surveillance technology in case the event is disrupted. We don't yet know how these resources will be used or if they're connected to the recent declaration that alcohol will be sold for up to 19 hours a day.

Qatar has also been putting logistics to the test. To demonstrate its level of readiness, it has hosted a number of high-profile, well-attended events, including the FIFA Club World Cup in 2019 and the FIFA Arab Cup in 2021. The two tournaments were held without any significant incidents. However, a recent test event at the Lusail Iconic Stadium—which will host the championship game on December 18—was less encouraging due to water shortages, problematic air conditioning, and the necessity of hour-long journeys inside the stadium in 35°C heat.

Before the opening match between Qatar and Ecuador in November, these challenges are not insurmountable. However, arranging such sporting events leaves little room for error. Following a Houthi drone assault in March, the F1 Grand Prix in Saudi Arabia almost had to be canceled, and in May, major problems with crowd control occurred during the Uefa Champions League Final in France.

Game on

Some estimate that over 1.2 million people will visit Qatar between November and December, which presents a significant difficulty.

This enormous inflow will put the nation's 3 million-person infrastructure, including its roads, public transportation, water supply, and sewage capacity, to the test. Some foreign workers have already been instructed to leave Qatar and return only when the competition is over. Schools, colleges, and institutions will be closed for the World Cup, while government employees have been instructed to work from home.

The Qatari government is already testing 700 World Cup-branded electric buses in anticipation of probable transportation problems and will restrict traffic from entering Doha on Fridays, which are frequently the busiest day of the week out of fear of congestion. Additionally, as I discovered during a visit to Doha in September, large portions of the city's streets are inaccessible with only a few weeks till the start of the event because the nation is tardily trying to update its water and sewerage infrastructure.

I was astounded by the extent of infrastructure advancement since my last visit to Qatar before the pandemic on that trip. The city appeared to be much quieter than it had been, which a cab driver explained to me was because the locals had been urged to either leave the nation or avoid the capital while final preparations were made.

Roads and a number of the locations where football fans are anticipated to congregate were still under construction in certain parts. Long hours and low pay are still problems for some of the migrant workers I spoke to. But virtually without exception, both they and others discussed how excited they were for the competition.

The Qatari government won't be concerned that many of them won't be able to afford match tickets. Its twelve years of World Cup preparation have been focused on aspirations of nation-building, soft power projection, and altering global perceptions.

There isn't much time left before the Doha government decides whether its significant gamble has paid off as it moves quickly through final preparations.

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World Cup 2022™

The FIFA World Cup and sustainability 

PROFILE OF THE FIFA 

WORLD CUP QATAR 2022™

Since the event's inception in 1930, the FIFA World Cup 2022™ in Qatar will be the most geographically condensed and the first to be held in the Middle East. Numerous aspects of the FIFA World Cup 2022™ are special, and opportunities and difficulties in the area of sustainability are no exception.

The largest single-sport event in the world is the FIFA World Cup™. Following a preliminary match, the 32 eligible men's national football teams compete in a final match that lasts one month in a FIFA-selected host nation for the title of world champions.

The 64 matches of the tournament are expected to draw over a million spectators, and the action will be watched by more than 3 billion people worldwide in their homes, with over one billion people expected to tune in to the final match. A number of other formal competition-related activities take place in addition to the games, such as draws, team and referee seminars and workshops, opening and closing ceremonies, award ceremonies, cultural events, press conferences, and launch events.

For the host nation, hosting the FIFA World Cup™ frequently signifies a significant historical turning point and symbolic accomplishment with far-reaching effects on local communities, infrastructural growth, and service delivery. It covers things like hiring and educating tens of thousands of staff members and volunteers, transporting hundreds of thousands of spectators, and safeguarding people's health and safety throughout the competition. The tournament's size and complexity can create substantial opportunities for all parties involved, but they also present a number of dangers that must be successfully addressed if it is to be a success.

Unique features of the competition

The first FIFA World Cup™ to be held in the Middle East will be the FIFA World Cup 2022™, which was given to Qatar in December 2010. The region has a fantastic opportunity to welcome and interact with billions of visitors from around the world, showing its own personality and culture and creating new understanding.

The competition will take place from November 21 through December 18, 2022, when temperatures in Qatar typically range from 24-28 degrees Celsius. The event was changed to winter in Qatar early in the planning phase to shield competitors and spectators from the summer heat.

With all venues located within 50 kilometers of Doha, the capital city of Qatar, it will also have the most geographically condensed footprint in the tournament's history since the first edition, which included a single stadium, in 1930. The tournament will be more enjoyable for players and fans thanks to this hosting idea, which also presents chances to centralize the delivery of some services and amenities.

The achievement of Qatar's long-term development goals, as outlined in the Qatar National Vision 2030 and the National Development Strategy 2018–2022, is one of the primary goals of the FIFA World Cup 2022™.

The event's organizers

FIFA World Cup 2022™ must be successfully delivered by three key delivery partners, or the tournament organizers, who closely coordinate and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders in Qatar and around the world.

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Powerball

 Lottery prizes of $1 billion are now more frequent than ever, but this paradoxically makes them more difficult to win.

You are exactly correct if you think that more and more lottery winnings are exceeding the $1 billion threshold.

After no one won the top prize in Wednesday's drawing, the jackpot for Saturday night's Powerball drawing has increased to $1.5 billion, the second billion-dollar jackpot of 2022. Since the first billion-dollar prize jackpot was announced in 2016, the sixth time a U.S. lottery winner has surpassed 10 digits.

According to experts, the rising incidence is intentional, and your chances of genuinely winning a significant jackpot are higher than ever.

Think about this: If no one wins a particular lottery draw, the jackpot money rolls over into the following draw, raising the pot's size. Making the lottery more difficult to win will almost certainly result in greater jackpots on a regular basis, encouraging more individuals to purchase lottery tickets.

Victor Matheson, an economist from the College of the Holy Cross who specializes in lotteries, claims that the Powerball lottery's administrators have been steadily making it more difficult to win for decades.

The lottery added additional number possibilities in 2015, roughly halving the odds of winning the jackpot. This was the biggest adjustment. Prior to then, according to Matheson, your chances of winning the Powerball lottery were approximately 1 in 175 million. These odds are currently 1 in 292.2 million.

How lottery operators increase multibillion-dollar prizes

The sole method the organizers employ to boost the jackpots is to make the game harder.

Even if smaller prizes have been simpler to win, the nonprofit Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL), which manages a number of lotteries including Powerball, has started putting more of its ticket sales revenue toward the jackpot, according to Matheson.

Powerball's reach has also progressively increased thanks to MUSL. Tickets for the event are now available in 45 U.S. states, 14 of which were added since 2009.

MUSL's 2009 arrangement with the group of states that run the Mega Millions lottery is largely responsible for that expansion. Prior to their cooperation, the two lotteries only ran in their respective states, which allowed Powerball and Mega Millions to offer larger payouts.

In order to increase prize sizes, Mega Millions followed Powerball's example in 2017 by raising ticket pricing and introducing more number combinations. As a result, the odds of winning Mega Millions increased as well: currently, your chances of winning are 1 in 302.6 million, down from 1 in 259 million.

Recent increases in interest rates have also aided lottery organizers in increasing payouts.

The value of a lottery's stated jackpot is dependent on how much a winner would get if they were to take a 30-year annuity payment. According to the MUSL website, greater interest rates during a drawing result in a larger overall payout from that annuity fund.

In contrast, the lump-sum payment option offered by a lottery is directly supported by ticket sales. The lump payment for the current Powerball jackpot is $745.9 million, which, based on the current interest rates, would provide an annuity fund that eventually pays out $1.5 billion over three decades.

Matheson pointed out that the same cash value, if you were doing it at the lowest interest rates back during the Covid recession [in 2020], might have only purchased about $800 million of advertised value back then. This was earlier this week when the Powerball jackpot stood at $1.2 billion, with a lump sum option of nearly $600 million.

What does it all imply for you, and will jackpots keep growing?

According to Matheson, modern lottery operators have hit the jackpot by "having odds that are nearly the same size as the population being served." The odds of winning the Powerball are one in 292 million, and the total population of the states where tickets are sold is close to 320 million.

The end result is a game that, according to Matheson, provides jackpot numbers with eye-popping payouts while being won "often enough that we don't lose faith." "Because selling hope is the main purpose of the lottery."

Additionally, unless jackpot sizes also increase, lottery organizers won't have many reasons to keep making lotteries more difficult to win. Only five U.S. states don't now sell Powerball or Mega Millions tickets, so larger jackpots would likely require higher ticket prices or expansion to other jurisdictions.

Furthermore, their total population of 13.5 million is quite tiny.

The good news for lottery players is that when MUSL modified its system to make jackpots more difficult to win, it simultaneously made smaller rewards simpler to win. Matheson claims this was done to lessen people's sorrow at not winning the jackpot.

The lottery operators are willing to direct more of their money toward larger jackpots because receiving a $4 payoff off a $2 lottery ticket isn't exactly the most alluring award.

Everyone plays the game in an effort to win one of the large jackpots, according to Matheson. You're not publishing any stories on the $4 winner, I noticed.

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James Cameron discusses "Avatar: The Way of Water" and the continued use of 3D technology.

 Avatar: The Way of Water

Avatar: The Way of Water, one of the most widely anticipated and long-awaited sequels in movie history, opens in theaters in December.

Avatar, which came out in 2009, hardly requires an introduction. According to revenue tracker Box Office Mojo, it has made approximately $3 billion worldwide since its premiere, maintaining its title as the highest-grossing movie ever.

The film's use of technology—much of it original work by filmmaker James Cameron—led to the acceptance of 3D as a storytelling tool rather than a cutting-edge curiosity.

While the original movie was still in production in 2006, Cameron initially announced his ambition to create a sequel. The sequel was initially planned for a 2014 release after the success of Avatar. The Way of Water is almost here, eight years later.

Through a video message, Cameron informed attendees at the recent D23 Expo in California that the movie he was "super-excited to be finally finishing up movie two" in December was well into post-production. Additionally, he disclosed that the fourth installment of the franchise had just begun filming and that the third installment was already far into the filming process.

A broad rerelease of the original movie, which will start playing in UAE theaters on September 22, is 20th Century Studios' final tease before its historic release in December.

Avatar has been substantially remastered and given a higher dynamic range, as would be expected for a production that was so innovative when it was first released. Cameron, a tech enthusiast, would undoubtedly prefer it this way if it were converted to 4K, including some updated, 40-frames-per-second passages, and was made available in all of the newest formats, including IMAX, Dolby, and RealD 3D.

Therefore, it should come as no surprise that the film's technological innovations are cited by the filmmaker as being among its most important legacies.

With a 3D digital camera, "Avatar" won Best Cinematography. According to him, no digital camera has ever won the Best Cinematography Oscar.

"Then, in two next years [2011's Hugo and 2012's Life of Pi], the Oscar-winning cinematographers used the identical cameras."

Despite renowned and outspoken defenders of good, old-fashioned 35-millimeter film, like Christopher Nolan and Quentin Tarantino, who are keeping the format alive, digital cameras are already commonly used in Hollywood.

However, Avatar cannot be considered to have attained the same level of popularity for the 3D format. Thanks to high-profile flops like 2010's Clash of the Titans, which was roundly derided by critics, the 3D model appeared to enter a kind of terminal collapse straight from the 2009–2010 high.

According to the Motion Picture Association, just 15% of movies in 3D were being released in theaters in 2019. Contrarily, 72% of Avatar's revenue, according to Box Office Mojo, came from 3D screens. 

Cameron, a longtime supporter of 3D, believes we shouldn't write off the format just yet. The majority of people seem to think 3D is obsolete, but it truly isn't, he claims.

It's simply become accepted as one of the decisions you have to make when you visit a theater to watch a major movie. It reminds me of color. The introduction of color was a significant thing at the time. Due to the fact that they were in color, people used to go to movies. People flocked to the movies because they were in 3D around the time of Avatar.

"No one will watch a movie today because it's 3D. It had an effect on how movies were presented, which is now generally recognized as part of the zeitgeist.

Even if the statistics seem to indicate that 3D is no longer widely used, it may now simply be accepted. Could the sequel's massive resurgence of interest in 3D movies be Avatar's greatest legacy yet to come? Hedging his bets, Cameron We'll likely learn whether or not people attend Avatar 2 soon.

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Avatar: The Way of Water's official trailer

 Avatar: The Way of Water's extended trailer was released by James Cameron.

A two and a half minute video for James Cameron's next Avatar sequel, The Way of Water, was posted online on Wednesday. It contains brand-new footage.

The sequel to James Cameron's 2009 sci-fi blockbuster Avatar, which is still the highest-grossing movie of all time, is titled Avatar: The Way of Water. It is more than a decade after Avatar and features Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, and Sigourney Weaver. It "tells the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their children), the peril that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the fights they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure," according to the official synopsis.

Weaver stated in September that "it's based on Jim's family and his joy in the family; as well as how vulnerable you are when you have children."

The Way of Water began filming in 2017, and a third installment in the series, slated for release in 2024, was developed and shot over a long period of time by director James Cameron. A fourth and fifth movies by Cameron are also under production, with expected premiere dates of 2026 and 2028, respectively. Cameron has spent a lot of time and energy creating filmmaking equipment that enables underwater performance capture. In May, the movie's debut trailer was released.

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The Day of the Dead : "November 2nd"

The Days of the Dead

• Halloween and All Hallow's Eve are on October 31.
• November 1st, All Saints Day, Dia de los Innocentes
• The Day of the Dead, or All Souls Day, falls on November 2.

Truly a celebration of life, the days of the dead. Children learn that there is a circle to life and that they shouldn't dread death when they dance with caricatures of death, eat skull-shaped sugar molds, and recognize that life is short. Once they have learned this, they are free to enjoy and appreciate each moment.

The Day of the Dead celebration has a lengthy history in Mexican culture. November 2nd is observed as the Day of the Dead. The Days of the Dead, which are observed from October 31 to November 2, are occasionally referred to as "the days of the dead." Halloween or All Hallows Eve is on October 31. Both All Saints Day and "el Dia de los Innocentes" are celebrated on November 1. The Day of the Dead, or All Souls Day, falls on November 2.

Some Christians adhere to the viewpoint that every day ought to be regarded like Christmas since
Christ's love is born every day and ought to be honored. Therefore, it would be great if the cheerful, caring mindset associated with the Christmas season persisted all year long. Christmas Day is an official holiday that serves as a reminder of this principle. It is akin to the Day of the Dead. Some people think that during the Days of the Dead, the souls of the dead come back to visit their loved ones and to offer guidance or counsel. Although it is widely believed that this is true every day, November 2nd is the designated day to respect and remember the deceased.

The practice of visiting cemeteries is common in Mexico. In contrast to the US, where cemeteries are individually owned and maintained, cemeteries in Mexico are frequently publicly owned or run by neighborhood churches. The upkeep of the cemeteries is the responsibility of the bereaved families and other community members.

Similar to Memorial Day in the US, the Day of the Dead is a time for celebration and remembering loved ones who have passed away.

The family frequently takes advantage of the days of the dead to go to the burial, remove any weeds, clean up any trash, and adorn the graves of loved ones. Frequently, the family pays a visit, eats, sings, and shares favorite tales about the departed while placing candles, flowers, and the deceased's favorite delicacies on the grave.

The custom has been modified for use in the United States or by people for whom visiting a grave is impractical (graveyards are sometimes closed at night). Many people build altars in their houses, and various events are frequently held in communities. One such occasion is the Marigold Parade and Celebration at the West Side Community Center in Albuquerque's south valley. Flowers, candles, pan de muerto, ceramic skulls, and—most importantly—pictures of loved ones are typically used to decorate altars.

Food from the loved ones' favorite foods and sweets is laid on the altar. To relieve the thirst of the deceased after their exhausting journey back home, drinks should be placed in the altar. It is common practice to provide alcoholic beverages in many villages. One of the essentials that is frequently left at the altar is salt, which is regarded as the spice of life. The aromas of marigolds and burning copal, which is a resin from the copal tree, are said to be those that the deceased spirits most enjoy and that beckon them to return.

The ceremonies performed to mark the occasion are numerous and vibrant. However, they all convey the same message: honoring the deceased is a genuine celebration of life.

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india vs bangladesh T20 world cup 2022

T20 World Cup 2022: A thrilling rain-shortened match sees India defeat Bangladesh by 5 runs

Rain disrupted Bangladesh's batting during the chase after half-centuries by Virat Kohli and K. L. Rahul helped India narrowly defeat Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup Super 12 game.

With an edge-of-your-seat five-run victory over Bangladesh in a game that was postponed due to rain here on Wednesday, India moved closer to the T20 World Cup semifinals thanks to a brilliant performance by a revitalized KL Rahul and divine intervention from the weather gods.

India achieved an impressive total of 184 for 6 thanks to Virat Kohli (64 not out off 44) and K. L. Rahul (50 off 32), but little did they anticipate Litton Das would soon strike (60 off 27 balls).

After a brief rainstorm, Bangladesh's revised aim of 151 in 16 overs was needed, but they ultimately reached 145/6. India, who now has six points after four games, must defeat Zimbabwe in their final Super-12 encounter to guarantee a spot in the last four.

Despite being struck for a six and a four by Nurul Hasan in the final over, young Arshdeep Singh maintained his composure and delivered a pair of brilliant yorker length deliveries to break the tie.

To the pleasure of Bangladeshi fans and their partisan media, the heavens opened up just as Bangladesh was coasting along at 66 for no loss in 7 overs.

Following the forced break, Bangladesh had to earn 85 points off of 54 balls to reach the amended target set using the DLS system. The break did have an impact on their momentum, as Rahul got Litton out with a direct throw from deep mid-wicket that will be featured in any highlights reel.

Litton, who deftly played for the rain, was not anticipated by India's coaching staff, much as it did with Mohammed Nawaz during the Asia Cup.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar's first over was unremarkable, but Arshdeep's second over featured the right-hander constantly stepping down the wicket in an attempt to counteract any available swing.

Litton lights up the park

He was all over Arshdeep and Bhuvneshwar in the following few overs as he over-pitched decent length deliveries and lofted them over the infield. Bangladesh's fifty, which took just 21 balls to reach, was among the best in T20Is. Rohit Sharma appeared to be completely lost throughout the 60-run Powerplay overs as Litton played cover drives, pulled, and smashed sixes behind square to control the speed of the deliveries.

Bangladesh had reached 66 for no loss in seven overs and had a 17-run edge on the DLS par score by the time it began to drizzle.

Target lowered

Once the target was smaller, Rahul's brilliant fielding from the deep left Litton at the non-end striker's short of his ground. Prior to Suryakumar Yadav being caught at wide long-on by a mistimed pull off Shami's bowling, Shanto (21 off 25 balls) had a difficult time with timing for the majority of the game.

The rain-soaked outfield made it tough to grasp the ball as Shakib Al Hasan charged towards Ravichandran Ashwin for a handful of boundaries, despite the fact that two wickets went quickly one after the other.

To reverse the course of the game, Arshdeep (2/38 in 4 overs) used his post-rain spell to get the dangerous Afif Hossain caught by Surya and the captain Shakib caught by replacement fielder Deepak Hooda at deep mid-wicket. Yasir Ali and Mosaddek Hossain Saikat were then dismissed by Hardik (2/28 in 3 overs), ending the game.

Kohli reigns once more in Adelaide

Earlier, Kohli resumed his unending love affair with the Adelaide Oval by leading India to a solid total.

In his 44-ball innings, he hit eight fours and a six because none of the Bangladesh bowlers could stop his exquisite stroke-play. The pitch was much slower than it was in Perth, and Bangladesh's bowling attack collapsed under intense strain in the post-Powerplay overs as Rahul (50 off 31 balls), who had his first fifty of the tournament, also found his form.

In order to reach his third fifty-wicket performance in the tournament, Kohli had a pair of productive partnerships: 67 for the second wicket with Rahul and 38 for the third wicket with Suryakumar Yadav (30 off 15 balls). Although Rahul and Surya were taken out by Shakib Al Hasan (2/33 in 4 overs), Taskin was unquestionably the finest bowler in the field.

Rahul avoids bad behavior

Rahul excelled after taking a lot of heat during the previous three games. He made his typical "pick-up pull-shot," a whip shot off the wrists from behind square that nets a six.

Following the cheap dismissal of captain Rohit, Kohli used some quick footwork between the wickets to relieve Taskin of some of the initial burden.

After the Powerplay was complete, Rahul abruptly upped the ante by hitting a short-arm pull over deep mid-wicket and a slash over backward point for two maximums in one over from Shoriful. It took Rahul 20 balls to score his first 21 runs.

Shoriful's ninth over resulted in 24 runs, which entirely relieved the burden on the Indian batsmen.

Before his 31-ball-50 came to an end when an attempted lap shot hit the top-edge and Mustafizur grabbed a well-timed catch off skipper Shakib's bowling, Rahul scored his next 29 runs off 10 balls.

At the other end, Kohli smashed a flurry of boundaries, including one off Mustafizur and the finest of the bunch, an off-drive that can be replayed as many times as you like.

As soon as the stage was set for him, Suryakumar delivered a spectacular comeback before Shakib's arm-ball broke through his defense.

Kohli, however, persisted in attacking from one end to lead India to a score above average.

Scorecard

India batting: KL Rahul c Rahman b Shakib 50 Rohit Sharma c Ali b Mahmud 2 Virat Kohli not out 64 Suryakumar Yadav b Shakib 30 Hardik Pandya c Ali b Mahmud 5 Dinesh Karthik run out 7 Axar Patel c Shakib b Mahmud 7 Ravichandran Ashwin not out 13 Extras: (LB-1, NB-3, W-2) 6

Total: 184 (For Six Wickets in 20 Overs)

Fall of Wickets: 1-11, 2-78, 3-116, 4-130, 5-150, 6-157

Bowling: Taskin Ahmed 4-0-15-0, Shoriful Islam 4-0-57-0, Hasan Mahmud 4-0-47-3, Mustafizur Rahman 4-0-31-0, Shakib Al Hasan 4-0-33-2.

Bangladesh batting: Najmul Hossain Shanto c Suryakumar Yadav b Shami 21 Litton Das run out 60 Shakib Al Hasan c Deepak Hooda b Arshdeep Singh 13 Afif Hossain c Suryakumar Yadav b Arshdeep Singh 3 Yasir Ali c Arshdeep Singh b Hardik Pandya 1 Nurul Hasan not out 25 Mosaddek Hossain b Hardik Pandya 6 Taskin Ahmed not out 12 Extras: (lb-2, w-2) 4

Total: 145/6 in 16 overs

Fall of wickets: 68-1, 84-2, 99-3, 100-4, 102-5, 108-6

Bowling: Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3-0-27-0, Arshdeep Singh 4-0-38-2, Mohammed Shami 3-0-25-1, Axar Patel 1-0-6-0, Ravichandran Ashwin 2-0-19-0, Hardik Pandya 3-0-28-2. 

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