{"id":187502,"date":"2026-06-29T10:58:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=187502"},"modified":"2026-06-29T10:58:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:28:47","slug":"indian-sports-wrap-june-29-rahul-leads-from-front-as-nalgonda-knights-opens-account-in-tg20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=187502","title":{"rendered":"Indian sports wrap June 29: Rahul leads from front as Nalgonda Knights opens account in TG20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71162361\">\n<h4 class=\"sub_head\">CRICKET<\/h4>\n<p><b>Nalgonda Knights cruises past Palamuru Strikers to move second in TG20<\/b><\/p>\n<p>After the five-wicket defeat to Ranga Reddy Risers in its season-opener, Rahul Buddhi had stressed the need for collective contributions if Nalgonda Knights was to make an impact in the inaugural TG20.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Rahul backed up those words with a captain\u2019s knock as Knights cruised to a commanding six-wicket victory over Palamuru Strikers. After Md. Arfaz Ahmed and Nishanth Saranu spearheaded an impressive bowling effort to restrict Strikers to 148 for nine, Rahul\u2019s unbeaten half-century guided the chase home with 28 balls to spare.<\/p>\n<p>Palamuru stumbled early, losing three wickets in the PowerPlay for just 30 runs. Skipper Pragnay Reddy then steadied the innings with a 37-run stand alongside Chaitanya Reddy before adding 74 with Rathan Teja.<\/p>\n<p>The pair rotated the strike smartly, found the boundary regularly and reached their fifties in 32 balls, taking the Strikers past 100 and setting the platform for a strong finish.<\/p>\n<p>But once the duo departed, the innings lost momentum. Arfaz added a personal milestone by dismissing his elder brother, Md. Afreedi Ahmed, as Knights closed out the innings strongly.<\/p>\n<p>Debutant Jashwanth Mote and Gaurav Reddy then gave Knights a brisk start before Rishab Baslas struck in successive overs. Rahul then took charge, sharing a crucial 48-run partnership with P. Nitish Reddy to put the chase beyond Strikers\u2019 reach.<\/p>\n<p>He brought up his fifty with a six off just 30 balls before hitting the winning run to lift Knights to second place. Strikers, meanwhile, remain rooted to the bottom of the table.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fact-box\">\n<h5 class=\"main-title\">\nBrief Scores:<br \/>\n<\/h5>\n<p>Palamuru Strikers 148\/9 in 20 overs (Pragnay Reddy 55, Rathan Teja 50, Md. Arfaz Ahmed 3\/39) lost to Nalgonda Knights 149\/4 in 15.2 overs (Rahul Buddhi 68 n.o.).\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>&#8211; Anirudh Velamuri<\/i><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"sub_head\">SQUASH<\/h4>\n<p><b>Om Semwal edges out Hugo Jaen in HCL Squash PSA Challenger\u00a0&#8211; Mumbai<\/b><\/p>\n<p>India\u2019s Om Semwal edged out Spain\u2019s Hugo Jaen 15-13, 8-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-9 in 69 minutes in the men\u2019s opening round of the HCL Squash PSA Challenger Tour-Mumbai at the Juhu Vile Parle Gymkhana Club on Monday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fact-box\">\n<h5 class=\"main-title\">\nFirst round results:<br \/>\n<\/h5>\n<p><b>Men<\/b>: Salah Eltorgman (Can) bt Yusuf Thani (Brn) 15-13, 11-4, 12-10; Md Syafiq Kamal (Mas) bt Ammar Altamimi (Kuw) 11-7, 11-3, 11-6; Ziad Ibrahim (Egy) bt Bryan Tze Kang Lim (Mas) 11-6, 9-11, 11-6, 11-6; Brendan MacDonald (Aus) bt Diwakar Singh 11-4, 11-4, 11-6; Rahul Baitha bt Ravindu Laksiri (SL) 11-7, 11-2, 5-1 (retd); Aryaveer Dewan bt Islam Kouritam (Egy) 15-13, 7-11, 11-3, 11-4; Ayaan Vaziralli bt Hridhaan Shah 11-6, 11-7, 11-3.<\/p>\n<p>       <b>Women<\/b>: Shameena Riaz bt Mahak Talati 11-1, 11-6, 11-3; Bo Ram Ryoo (Kor) bt Janet Vidhi 11-4, 11-4, 11-8; Rathika Seelan bt Yashi Jain 11-4, 11-7, 11-5; Sanya Vats bt Vyomika Khandelwal 11-7, 11-6, 11-6; Anika Dubey bt Aaradhana Kasturiraj 11-4, 11-2, 11-3; Unnati Tripathi bt Mona Tamer (Egy) 11-9, 11-8, 11-9; Nirupama Dubey bt Eesha Shrivastava 4-11, 11-7, 11-9, 13-12.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>&#8211; Team Sportstar<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 29, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/other-sports\/india-sports-news-monday-june-29-scores-results-highlights-updates-summary\/article71162361.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CRICKET Nalgonda Knights cruises past Palamuru Strikers to move second in TG20 After the five-wicket defeat to Ranga Reddy Risers in its season-opener, Rahul Buddhi had stressed the need for&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":187503,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-187502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rahul20Buddhi201.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":177817,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=177817","url_meta":{"origin":187502,"position":0},"title":"Tilak, Siraj headline major signings at inaugural TG20 auction","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 7, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Tilak Varma emerged as the highest-valued player of the inaugural TG20 auction on Sunday, joining Medak Falcons for \u20b933 lakh. 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