Andhra Open 2026 Golf Championship: Khalin Joshi scored one under 70 on the third day of Andhra Open 2026 with a prize money of Rs 1 crore being played in Visakhapatnam. After the third round, his total score is seven under 206 and he is in first place with a lead of three shots.

Bengaluru’s Khalin Joshi (68-68-70), 33, is a six-time winner. He started the week with rounds of 68-68 in the DP World PGTI event, now he will enter the final round with a strong lead. Dubai resident Yash Majmudar (71-69-69) and Delhi’s Rashid Khan (70-72-67) are tied for second place with a score of four under 209. Majmudar scored 69, while Rashid scored the day’s best 67 to strengthen his position in the race to win the title.

Joshi made a strong comeback after a poor start to the round, where he three-putted three times in the opening holes. After this, after the approach shot on the seventh hole, he made an easy birdie by stopping the ball very close to the hole. On the 12th par-5 hole, he recorded a crucial eagle by making a putt of 15 feet.

Khalin Joshi said, “It was not a good start, but I remained patient and trusted my ball striking. I am driving well and the iron shots are strong, so it is important to keep the putting in the same manner. Despite the bad start, I am satisfied with the way I handled myself and came back in the back-nine. In the final round, I have been in such situations before, so I know that I have to focus on my game and play good shots, the rest will take care of itself.” Will go.”

The par-5 seventh hole has been converted to a par-4 of 477 yards, reducing the course’s par to 71. Majmudar, a San Diego University alumnus, impressed with his unique one-handed chipping style and looked to be within two shots on the final hole, but a bogey on the final hole left him tied for second.

Two-time Asian Tour winner Rashid returned to the title race with a strong round of 67, which included an eagle, five birdies and three bogeys. Kolkata’s Viraj Madappa (69-71-71), the youngest Indian winner on the Asian Tour and DP World PGTI winner last season, is tied fourth with Greater Noida’s Arjun Sharma (71-70-70) at two under 211. Arjun is continuously performing well on PGTI.

Currently ranked 55th in the DP World PGTI Order of Merit, Joshi is now in a strong position to end the four-year title drought. His previous title came in Coimbatore in August 2022. With a three-shot lead, Joshi will now look to maintain his composure in the final round and aim for his seventh professional title.

England batsman Ben Duckett has withdrawn his name from IPL 2026. He was supposed to play for Delhi Capitals and could possibly open with KL Rahul, but he has confirmed through social media that he will not be a part of IPL 2026. For this he will have to face a ban of 2 years from the Indian Premier League.

In the mini auction, Delhi Capitals bought Ben Duckett for Rs 2 crore. BCCI had made rules before the mega auction of 2025. Since Duckett has withdrawn his name before the season, he will not be able to play in the IPL for the next two years nor will he be able to participate in the auction.

On withdrawing his name from IPL 2026, Ben Duckett issued a statement and wrote, “I have to take a very difficult decision to withdraw my name from IPL. I have taken this decision after very careful consideration and doing so was not easy for me.”

He said that playing for England has been his childhood dream and he wants to be mentally and physically healthy before the summer season, so that he can give his best for England. He has also apologized to the Delhi Capitals team and its fans. Let us remind you that a few months ago, Ben Duckett’s performance in the Ashes series was disappointing. He was able to score only 202 runs in 10 innings at an average of 20.20.

Even with the departure of Ben Duckett, Delhi Capitals still have many opening options. Delhi Capitals head coach Hemang Badani has made it clear that KL Rahul will open this time. Abhishek Porel, Prithvi Shaw and Pathum Nissanka are also present in the squad to become his partner.

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India vs Ireland T20 Series Schedule: The wait for the 19th season of the Indian Premier League is about to end, which will start from March 28. In the first match, all eyes will be on defending champion Royal Challengers Bangalore. But before the start of IPL, the Indian cricket team has come into discussion because BCCI has released the schedule of the new series for it. Team India has to play a 2-match T20 series with Ireland. After IPL, Team India will be seen continuously in action, because it has to play series against Afghanistan, then Ireland and then England.

India vs Ireland T20 series schedule

This will happen after 3 years when Team India will tour Ireland. Before this, the Indian team has gone on Ireland tour in 2018, 2022 and 2023. The series of 2 T20 matches will start from 26th June and the second T20 match will be held on 28th June. Both these matches will be played in Belfast.

• 1st T20 – India vs Ireland – Belfast
• 2nd T20 – India vs Ireland – Belfast

How many matches will Rohit and Virat play?

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have retired from T20 format, hence they will not play in the series against Ireland. But before that, the Indian team has to play a Test and three ODI series with Afghanistan. Rohit and Virat can be seen playing in these 3 ODI matches. India vs Afghanistan series will run from June 6-June 20.

After the Ireland series, Team India will leave for England. Team India will play five T20 and 3 ODI matches on the England tour. Team India’s England tour will run from July 1-July 19. This means that after the end of IPL 2026, the Indian cricket team is going to be very busy. In the upcoming 3 series, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be seen playing in 6 ODI matches.

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