Sure,
one may not immediately identify this
good looking person……. She is a Cricketer – a right handed bats(wo)man and
occasional wicket keeper, who made her debut in Jan 2007, when aged 17…….. she is Mignon du Preez and was in news as Cricket South Africa has offered
contract to her alongwith few others for the first time in its history. Today she has reached a big important
personal landmark. She has played 1
test; 130 ODIs and today her 100th T20( - has made 3239 ODI runs and 1666 runs
in T2o.
Downunder, Perth
may be one of the most isolated cities in the world but it is about to become a
key player in the international space race, thanks to a new robotics centre
developed in partnership with NASA. World-class technology will be adapted for
remote operations on the moon and Mars at the national space robotics centre
based in Perth. Australian Remote Operations for Space and Earth (AROSE) is a
key figure in the Australian-NASA partnership, developing technologies to
assist in the international space race.
The battle to host
a Test against India next summer has intensified, with Perth's Optus Stadium
outlining why it believes the $1.6 billion venue has a "compelling"
case to be approved. Melbourne and Sydney are locked in to host two of the four
Tests of the heavyweight - and financially lucrative - series, leaving Perth,
Adelaide and Brisbane to fight for the remaining two matches, ahead of a
decision state associations expect Cricket Australia to make on March 20. The
Indian cricket team return to Australian shores next summer for a four-match
Test series, but speculation remains over where the fixtures will be played.
The final Test
remains an arm-wrestle between the Gabba and Perth Stadium. Both grounds have
recorded disappointing crowd numbers over the past couple of seasons. An
aggregate of 45,991 attended this season’s Test against Pakistan at the Gabba,
while the 60,000-capacity Perth Stadium has never achieved a crowd greater than
21,000. “Perth are arguing they have a
brand spanking new $1.4 billion stadium, whereas the Gabba is the least of the
stadiums on the mainland and needs a lot of money injected into it. Australia have not lost a Test at the Gabba
since 1988, undefeated in their last 31 matches, so far us, it is better to play
in Perth perhaps.
Today, Perth is
hosting the T20WC match between England and South Africa. SA won the toss and chose to field. Yesterday NZ beat Srilanka by seven wickets. The
score card reads : New Zealand 131 for 3 (Devine 75*) beat Sri Lanka 127 for 7
(Atapattu 41, Jensen 3-16) by seven wickets.
NZ skipper Sophie Devine led by example - she was unbeaten to marshal
her team to a victory that stretched them for stages. In the end, though, the
margin was comfortable with 14 balls to spare as Sri Lanka's lack of power with
the bat beyond Chamari Atapattu again hurt them. However, it was Sri Lanka who
made the early running and they were 51 without loss after the powerplay with
New Zealand a little untidy and getting a touch nervous that the target could
be troublesome. Amelia Kerr made the first breakthrough, then it was Hayley
Jensen who played the key role by equalling her career-best, the pair taking 5
for 37 in eight overs as Sri Lanka's second 10 overs brought just 52 runs. Devine,
who is in the form of her life, was dropped on 18 but while she anchored the
innings - shelving the full-on aggression seen recently - it was Maddy Green
who seized the moment to put New Zealand ahead of the rate with a perfectly
paced middle-order innings.
Today, Mignon du
Preez has become the first South African
woman to play 100 T20 Internationals -
just to add – today’s match referee is an Indian from Rajahmundry, Andhra
Pradesh. She is GS Lakshmi, aged
51. Lakshmi, was a right-hand batsman and
right-arm outswing bowler. She played from 1986 to 2004, representing a variety
of teams, including South Central Railways, Andhra, Bihar, East Zone, and South
Zone.She first officiated as a match referee in domestic women's cricket in
2008-09 and has overseen three women's ODIs and three women's T20Is.
Interesting !
With regards – S.
Sampathkumar
23.2.2020
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