Daily Sports Catch-Up:Srikanth into finals, Chennaiyin FC brings cheers, Kohli is back

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BySportsCafe Desk, SportsCafe Editor

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30th issue of our exciting, informative & concise (300 word) newsletter on Indian sports is here.

#Cricket

A day of classic test cricket saw India score 190/4 runs as SA bowlers, led by Morkel, fought hard to give nothing away. Star of the day: Virat Kohli who scored 88 runs at a SR of 50+ while the rest of Indian batting could only score at a SR of ~30.

Hockey

India gave it all, but lacked edge in finishing, in losing 0-1 to Belgium in a closely fought semi-final at #HWL2015. India was slow to start and that cost them dearly as Belgium scored within the first 5 mins, the only goal of the match.

#LetsFootball

Chennaiyin FC sealed their SF spot with a 1-0 win over hosts FC Pune City. Chennai finish group stages with 22 points & now lie 2nd in the points table; 

Badminton

#IndonesiaGPG No. 1 seed Srikanth entered the finals after a relatively easy 21-13, 21-19 victory over Indonesian Antony Ginting #MakingIndiaProud Tough final coming up for him against homeboy & ex-World No. 3 Tommy Sugiarto.

Quick Bytes

  • #Football India coach Constantine announces 40 probables for SAFF cup
  • #Cricket BCCI Secretary Anurag Thakur booked in a land scam

Key matches today

  • #Badminton Indonesian Open GPG Final – K. Srikanth vs T. Sugiarto
  • #Cricket #IndvsSA - 4th Test Day 4
  • #HeroISL – Delhi Dynamos vs FC Goa (Battle for top spot!)
  • #Hockey #HWL2015 - India vs Netherlands Bronze Medal Match!
  • #Tennis #IPTL2015 Japan Warriors vs Singapore Slammers 1:30 PM, Philippine Mavericks vs UAE Royals 5:00 PM
  • #Tennis #CTL2015 Finals! Punjab Marshalls vs Hyderabad Aces

Stat of the day: 1, the number of victories for India from their last 19 encounters against Netherlands! Will India break the jinx and bag Bronze today or will Netherlands make it 1 of 20? What say?

Feature of the day

Kidambi Srikanth: Raising India’s Olympic hopes!

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