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హోరాహోరీ పోరులో బోణీ కొట్టిన టీమిండియా
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Published : Dec 6, 2019, 10:30 PM IST
పరుగుల వరద పారిన తొలి టీ20లో గెలుపు భారత్నే వరించింది. విండీస్పై 6 వికెట్ల తేడాతో కోహ్లీసేన గెలిచింది. ఈ మ్యాచ్లో హాఫ్ సెంచరీ చేసిన రాహుల్.. టీ20ల్లో 1000 పరుగుల్ని పూర్తి చేశాడు.
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హైదరాబాద్లో జరిగిన తొలి టీ20లో టీమిండియా.. 6 వికెట్ల తేడాతో అద్భుత విజయం సాధించింది. వెస్టిండీస్ నిర్దేశించిన 208 పరుగుల లక్ష్యాన్ని 8 బంతులు మిగిలుండగానే ఛేదించింది. కేఎల్ రాహుల్(62), కోహ్లీ(94) అర్ధ శతకాలు చేసి విజయంలో కీలక పాత్ర పోషించారు.
208 పరుగుల లక్ష్యంతో బరిలోకి దిగింది టీమిండియా. ఓపెనర్లలో రోహిత్ శర్మ 8 పరుగులే చేసి ఔటయ్యాడు. అనంతరం క్రీజులోకి వచ్చిన కోహ్లీతో కలిసిన రాహుల్.. స్కోరు బోర్డును పరుగెత్తించాడు. ఈ క్రమంలోనే వీరిద్దరూ రెండో వికెట్కు 100 పరుగుల భాగస్వామ్యం నెలకొల్పారు.
26 పరుగుల వ్యక్తిగత స్కోరు వద్ద రాహుల్.. టీ20ల్లో 1000 పరుగుల మార్క్ను అందుకున్నాడు. ఈ ఘనత సాధించిన ఏడో భారత బ్యాట్స్మన్గా నిలిచాడు. 62 పరుగుల వ్యక్తిగత స్కోరు వద్ద పెవిలియన్ చేరాడు.
టీ20ల్లో 1000 పరుగుల మార్క్ను అందుకున్న ఆ తర్వాత మిగతా లాంఛనాన్ని కోహ్లీ పూర్తి చేశాడు. 18.4 ఓవర్లలో లక్ష్యాన్ని పూర్తి చేయడంలో కీలక పాత్ర పోషించాడు. విండీస్ బౌలర్లలో కారీ పియర్రే 2, కాట్రెల్, పొలార్డ్ తలో వికెట్ తీయగలిగారు.
అంతకు ముందు టాస్ ఓడి బ్యాటింగ్కు దిగింది వెస్టిండీస్. ఓపెనర్ సిమన్స్ త్వరగానే ఔటయ్యాడు. మరో ఎండ్లో ఉన్న లూయిస్ చెలరేగాడు. 17 బంతుల్లో 40 పరుగులు చేసి వెనుదిరిగాడు. హెట్మయిర్ అర్ధసెంచరీతో ఆకట్టుకున్నాడు.
బ్యాటింగ్ చేస్తున్న విండీస్ క్రికెటర్లు చివర్లో వచ్చిన హోల్డర్ 9 బంతుల్లో 24 పరుగులు చేసి జట్టు స్కోరు 200 దాటేందుకు సహాయపడ్డాడు. మిగతా వారిలో కింగ్ 31, పొలార్డ్ 37 పరుగులు చేశారు.
భారత బౌలర్లలో చాహల్ 2 వికెట్లు తీయగా, సుందర్, చాహర్, జడేజా తలో వికెట్ దక్కించుకున్నారు.
హైదరాబాద్లో జరిగిన తొలి టీ20లో టీమిండియా.. 6 వికెట్ల తేడాతో అద్భుత విజయం సాధించింది. వెస్టిండీస్ నిర్దేశించిన 208 పరుగుల లక్ష్యాన్ని 8 బంతులు మిగిలుండగానే ఛేదించింది. కేఎల్ రాహుల్(62), కోహ్లీ(94) అర్ధ శతకాలు చేసి విజయంలో కీలక పాత్ర పోషించారు.
208 పరుగుల లక్ష్యంతో బరిలోకి దిగింది టీమిండియా. ఓపెనర్లలో రోహిత్ శర్మ 8 పరుగులే చేసి ఔటయ్యాడు. అనంతరం క్రీజులోకి వచ్చిన కోహ్లీతో కలిసిన రాహుల్.. స్కోరు బోర్డును పరుగెత్తించాడు. ఈ క్రమంలోనే వీరిద్దరూ రెండో వికెట్కు 100 పరుగుల భాగస్వామ్యం నెలకొల్పారు.
26 పరుగుల వ్యక్తిగత స్కోరు వద్ద రాహుల్.. టీ20ల్లో 1000 పరుగుల మార్క్ను అందుకున్నాడు. ఈ ఘనత సాధించిన ఏడో భారత బ్యాట్స్మన్గా నిలిచాడు. 62 పరుగుల వ్యక్తిగత స్కోరు వద్ద పెవిలియన్ చేరాడు.
టీ20ల్లో 1000 పరుగుల మార్క్ను అందుకున్న ఆ తర్వాత మిగతా లాంఛనాన్ని కోహ్లీ పూర్తి చేశాడు. 18.4 ఓవర్లలో లక్ష్యాన్ని పూర్తి చేయడంలో కీలక పాత్ర పోషించాడు. విండీస్ బౌలర్లలో కారీ పియర్రే 2, కాట్రెల్, పొలార్డ్ తలో వికెట్ తీయగలిగారు.
అంతకు ముందు టాస్ ఓడి బ్యాటింగ్కు దిగింది వెస్టిండీస్. ఓపెనర్ సిమన్స్ త్వరగానే ఔటయ్యాడు. మరో ఎండ్లో ఉన్న లూయిస్ చెలరేగాడు. 17 బంతుల్లో 40 పరుగులు చేసి వెనుదిరిగాడు. హెట్మయిర్ అర్ధసెంచరీతో ఆకట్టుకున్నాడు.
బ్యాటింగ్ చేస్తున్న విండీస్ క్రికెటర్లు చివర్లో వచ్చిన హోల్డర్ 9 బంతుల్లో 24 పరుగులు చేసి జట్టు స్కోరు 200 దాటేందుకు సహాయపడ్డాడు. మిగతా వారిలో కింగ్ 31, పొలార్డ్ 37 పరుగులు చేశారు.
భారత బౌలర్లలో చాహల్ 2 వికెట్లు తీయగా, సుందర్, చాహర్, జడేజా తలో వికెట్ దక్కించుకున్నారు.
PHILIPPINES ESPORTS GAMES
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Manila, Philippines - 5 December 2019
1. Various of 2016 Southeast Asian Games Esports opening ceremony
2. Cutaway of audience
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Francis Zamora, San Juan City Mayor:
"This is a very, very historic day because for the first time esports will be played in the Southeast Asian Games."
4. Pan right of Malaysian team to Vietnam playing Mobile Legends mobile game
5. Various of Malaysian and Vietnam teams playing Mobile Legends mobile game
6. Wide of audience applauding
7. Various of game, Malaysian team winning
8. Setup shot of Firdaus Hashim, Malaysian Esports Team Manager
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Firdaus Hashim, Malaysian Esports Team Manager:
"We feel very honored that we get the recognition that we (have) been longing for, so all the players are very excited. Although esports is normally, we play for money, but this time it's very different, we play for the country and we have the whole country to back us for this tournament."
10.Tilt down of Malaysian flag
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Firdaus Hashim, Malaysian Esports Team Manager:
"You can look at esports just the same like you look at other professional sports, for example football. So, everybody can play football, but not everybody are good in football and can become professional. So, you can allow your kids to play games and send them to competitions. So, don't just let them play for nothing. As they play and train, and send them to competition, if they have a talent to become big then you can make a decision to support or not. Because if he have a talent, he maybe can become a millionaire one day from the esports. So, parents have the chance to decide actually. So, if kids are not that good in games, just treat it as hobby only, so you can control everything you want, but if your kid has talent, don't waste his talent."
12. Various of Indonesian team competing
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Manila, Philippines - 6 December 2019
13. Setup shot of Reza Servia, Indonesian Esports Team Coach
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Reza Servia, Indonesian Esports Team Coach:
"A lot of people just think that we are just playing games, all day every day, but actually, for Hearthstone in particular, for example, our practice day starts with physical exercise. We have to make sure that our body is fit so that when we play the game, you know, we can still play for a long amount of time. But in addition to that, we also know that playing too long is dangerous so, for example, between our games, we get up and walk around, we make it a point to move around and still do physical activities throughout the day."
15. Cutaway of Singapore logo on shirt
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Reza Servia, Indonesian Esports Team Coach:
"A lot of the young kids, for example, just think you just have to play a lot of games to be competitive, where in actuality, yes, you have to be good at the game and playing helps it, but you also have to have a good strategy and have a good understanding of the game mechanics and stuff like that."
17. Cutaway of Servia talking
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Reza Servia, Indonesian Esports Team Coach:
"In my opinion, I think it's still important that you still do well in school, that you still make a career out of yourself and you use esports or game as a hobby. And if your life is stable enough, then you can do both competitively, you can have a good job that's stable and your hobby can be a focus in your life."
19. Various of Thailand and Singapore teams playing Hearthstone game
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Manila, Philippines - 5 December 2019
20. Various setup shots of Jiunn Ming Tan, Singapore Esport Team Manager
21. SOUNDBITE (English) Jiunn Ming Tan, Singapore Esport Team Manager:
"The traditional sports world, they have this thing called sport science, where athletes learn about nutrition, learn about physical conditioning and mental conditioning. So what we do is we take some of those lessons there and we apply it to our esports athletes. So, of course, they are games, they are not so used to it, so we had to spend a lot of time trying to make them understand that these are some things that will help them increase their performance."
22. Wide of Thomas Maria Kopankiewic, Singapore Esport Team Member, talking to supporter
23. Close of Singapore logo on jacket
24. SOUNDBITE (English) Thomas Maria Kopankiewic, Singapore Esport Team Member:
"The easiest part to convince a parent (to let their children play esports) would definitely will be the money. So, to try to win tournaments and prove to them that I can earn something out of this and it's more than just the money, it's also a lot of experiences, meeting all these kind of people from different countries and eventually traveling to compete. And all of this different, learning points. Like, when I went competitive, it was about sponsorships, branding yourself, mental fortitude to be able to handle stress within tournaments and all this kinds of things. It all has a part to play when you want to be in esports."
25. Cutaway of Kopankiewic talking
26. SOUNDBITE (English) Thomas Maria Kopankiewic, Singapore Esport Team Member:
"It's just amazing how far esports has come to even make through to the SEA games and eventually ASEAN games, and maybe even one day in the Olympics."
27. Various of Vietnam and Thailand teams playing StarCraft
28. Various setup shots of Umehara Keigi, Esports fan
29. SOUNDBITE (English) Umehara Keigi, Esports fan:
"I think esports is slowly becoming more popular, because first of all it's earning a lot of money, you can win a lot of money. In Asian countries, I feel like it's not there yet, like if you look at America, you look at other countries, they are really spending a lot of money. So, I'm quite happy that esports is appearing in SEA games at least. So it's making it more legit, more real. Esports is not for kids, you know, it's a real sport."
30. Various of teams playing, audience watching
LEADIN:
Competitive video gaming, or Esports as it's known, has debuted as a medal event at the 30th edition of the Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines.
Competitors say the event could be a springboard to gaming appearing at other international events, perhaps even the Olympic Games one day.
STORYLINE:
Game on in Manila. For the first time, esports is appearing as a medal event at the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), this year being held in the Philippines.
It's one of 56 sports, alongside more traditional games, such as basketball and football.
"We feel very honored that we get the recognition that we (have) been longing for, so all the players are very excited," says Firdaus Hashim, the manager of Malaysia's Esports team.
"Although esports is normally, we play for money, but this time it's very different, we play for the country and we have the whole country to back us for this tournament."
The global esports market is expected to surge to $1.1 billion this year, up $230 million from 2018 on growth in sponsorships, merchandise and ticket sales, according to Newzoo.
The research firm expects the global esports audience to grow in 2019 to about 454 million as fans tune in on livestreaming platforms such as Twitch and Microsoft's Mixer.
Esports tournaments have become a cultural phenomenon and now rival traditional sports events in size and scale.
Big competitions are held in arenas, where thousands of fans watch big-name professional video gamers compete for lucrative prize pools.
"A lot of the young kids, for example, just think you just have to play a lot of games to be competitive," says Reza Servia, a coach for the Indonesian team.
"Where in actuality, yes, you have to be good at the game and playing helps it, but you also have to have a good strategy and have a good understanding of the game mechanics and stuff like that."
The biennial games, which started in 1959 in the Thai capital of Bangkok, began Saturday 30 November and will run till 11 December.
Esports events began on 5 December.
The games is featuring six titles: Dota 2, StarCraft II, Hearthstone, Arena of Valor, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, and Tekken 7.
Eleven nations are participating in the SEA Games - Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam and the Philippines - but only nine are sending esports players to the games.
Singapore team member Thomas Maria Kopankiewic hopes the games will act a springboard to other international sporting events.
"It's just amazing how far esports has come to even make through to the SEA games and eventually ASEAN games, and maybe even one day in the Olympics," he says.
The Southeast Asian Games, or 2019 SEA Games, will be the 30th edition of the biennial regional multi-sport event.
It's the fourth time the Philippines has hosted the games, the first time since 2005.
This edition of the games is most notable for being the first edition to include esports and obstacle course racing, as well as having the highest number of sports in the history of the games at 56.
"I'm quite happy that esports is appearing in SEA games at least. So it's making it more legit, more real," says esports fan Umehara Keigi.
"Esports is not for kids, you know, it's a real sport."
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