Indian sports activities news wrap, August 24

The main developments from the world of sports activities on August 24 the place Indians took half are as follows:

CRICKET

Indian ladies’s visually challenged cricket staff enters remaining

The Indian ladies’s visually challenged cricket staff created historical past by turning into the primary staff to succeed in the ultimate of the International Blind Sports Federation World Games 2023.

Visually challenged cricket on the IBSA World Games debuted final week. The Indian ladies’s staff performed its opening sport on August 20 in opposition to Australia.

India received the assembly by eight wickets, kicking off its marketing campaign in type. It restricted Australia to 59 for six and chased the goal down fairly simply.

In the following sport versus England, India went ballistic and scored 268 for 2 in 20 overs, with Gangavva H putting a 60-ball 117, because the English misplaced the competition by 185 runs.

The third fixture on Wednesday noticed India pummel Australia by 163 runs, persevering with its dominance.

The Indians will battle it out within the title showdown on Saturday. Before the ultimate, the Women in Blue play their remaining league tie versus England on Thursday.

As for the lads, India performs the semifinals on Friday.

– PTI

MOTORSPORT

Coimbatore to host FMSCI National Racing Championship from Saturday

The new season of the enduring JK Tyre FMSCI National Racing Championship (JKNRC) might be held on August 26 and 27 on the Kari Motor Speedway.

It would be the twenty sixth season of the championship that has given recognition to quite a few famend Indian drivers like Narain Karthikeyan, Armaan Ebrahim, Karun Chandhok, Arjun Maini, Kush Maini and lots of others.

Over the years, it has given a platform to aspiring drivers from all components of the nation to make it huge in motorsport, and this 12 months too the occasion will witness pan-India participation from each female and male drivers. The opening spherical consists of the LGB Formula 4, which might have probably the most economical Indian-made single-seater racing automobile, powered by a carbureted 1298cc Suzuki engine and that includes a 5-Speed Gearbox and a chrome molybdenum tubing body.

In the male class competing can be Amir Syed (Ahura Racing), Diljith TS (Dark Don Racing), Raghul Rangasamy (MSport) and Ruhaan Alva (MSport), whereas a few females – Mira Erda (Msport) and Anushriya Gulati (Dark Don Racing) – would additionally showcase their expertise.

The females would additionally take part within the JK Tyre Novice Cup for amateurs. Fifteen-year-old Aashi Hanspal (MSport) from Mumbai and Ahura Racing pair of Priyanka Vijay from Bangalore and Avani Veeramaneni from Hyderabad can be those to be careful for.

It can be adopted by the two-wheeler Royal Enfield Continental GT Cup for each newbie and professionals, which might have specifically race-prepared Continental GT-R650s, powered by Royal Enfield’s 648cc parallel-twin engine.

The women can even take part within the two-wheeler class as Aisvariya V and Logapriya S from Coimbatore might be battling it out within the 250 Cup.

Speaking forward of the competitors, Sanjay Sharma (Head, Motorsport – JK Tyre) stated, “JK Tyre’s commitment to fostering motorsports inclusively across the nation remains unwavering. Our championships have consistently delivered thrilling results. Given the impressive lineup this year, we anticipate an array of surprises on the track.”

– PTI