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PRAGUE, 21 JULY. Hima Das, 19, clinched her fifth gold medal in the month after she won the 400m race in Prague, Czech Republic, on Saturday.

India opener and No. 1 ODI batswoman Smriti Mandhana is in no mood to take it easy after a memorable season and is busy tweaking her all-round game in the lead up to the Women’s T20 World Cup early next year.

India dominated the league stage of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 but fell inches short of sealing their berth for the final as they suffered a heartbreaking loss against the Black Caps in the first semi-finals. After skittling the Kiwis out for a challenging total of 239 runs, India lost their top six batsmen for just 92 runs. It was then all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who took the onus on himself and played the innings of his life to salvage some pride for the two times World Cup champions.

Minutes after New Zealand scripted a sensational triumph over India in the World Cup semi-final at Manchester’s Old Trafford, the customary handshakes between the rival units occurred.

The gut-wrenching final at Lord’s was adjudged by a thoughtless, arbitrary number-of-boundaries rule in a tie after 100 captivating tension- filled overs. Many believe that the World Cup should have been shared between England and New Zealand, but rules were made clear before the tournament and all cricket Boards agreed to it.