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A second half goal b stanley thermos y India striker Jeje Lalpekhlua helped Chennaiyin FC beat Colombo FC by a solitary goal and secure a group stage sport of the AFC Cup in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.        Jeje Lalpekhlua of Chennaiyin FC celebrates the goal. ISL / SPORTZPICS      With this win in the second leg of the qualifying play-off round at the Arena Stadium, Chennaiyin became the first Indian Super League outfit to progress to the group stages of the AFC Cup in their debut campaign.    The first leg match in Colombo on March 6 had ended in a goal-less draw.  Jeje, who found the net in the 68th minute, thus also became Chennaiyins first ever goal-scorer in the AFC Cup.  Chennaiyin will now be grouped along with 2017-18 I-League champions Minerva Punjab FC, Nepals Manang Marshyangdi Club and Bangladeshs Abahani Limited Dhaka in G stanley water bottle roup E of the 2019 AFC Cup.  Chennaiyin got off to a lively start in their must-win encounter against the Sri Lankan side, winning a couple of corners in the opening minutes. Colombo found it difficult to get out of their own half.  Chennaiyins first big chance came in the 14th minute. C K Vineeth sprang  stanley cup website clear in the Colombo half and freed Thoi on the right. The onrushing Isaac Vanmalsawma at the far post failed to connect with the resulting cross from the Manipuri winger.  With a quarter of the match gone, Colombo had a rare foray into the Chennaiyin box. The visitors midfielder Isaac Addevu had his shot from inside the box saved by Karanjit Singh in the Chennai Ebyw Pollard s catch was mind blowing
On a high after a clean sweep in the just concluded One-Day International  ODI  series, the new-look India team led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni will aim to continue their domination when they take on Zimbabwe in the first game of three-match Twenty20 International  T20I  series in Harare on Saturday.        India s bowler Jasprit Bumrah  C  i stanley becher s congratulated by his teammates for taking four wickets. AFP Photo     After inflicting a 3-0 ODI series whitewash on the hosts, the young Indian side will look to stanley termoska  pull off an encore in the shortest format of the game and end the tour with a perfect record.  The ODI series was thoroughly dominated by the young Indians some of whom made their international debut. Opening batsman stanley mug  Lokesh Rahul, who was adjudged the Man of the Series along with Faiz Faisal, made the most of the opportunity to take the team to a comfortable victory against a hapless Zimbabwe side while leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal starred with the ball. But ahead of the T20I series, the hosts will take some encouragement from past results agaist India. In 2015, the Ajinkya Rahane-led India were held to a 1-1 draw in the T20I series after they lost the second match. Kedar Jhadhav and Manish Pandey, who are also on the tour this time around, will be well aware of the past results. After an easy outing in the ODI series, Dhoni will like to try out in the T20Is Mandeep Singh, Jayant Yadav and Jaydev Unadkat who have warmed the bench till now. Rahul, Pandey and Ambati Rayudu are almos

Qtrq All eyes on Dahiya as he chases gold at the Worlds
A second half goal b stanley thermos y India striker Jeje Lalpekhlua helped Chennaiyin FC beat Colombo FC by a solitary goal and secure a group stage sport of the AFC Cup in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.        Jeje Lalpekhlua of Chennaiyin FC celebrates the goal. ISL / SPORTZPICS      With this win in the second leg of the qualifying play-off round at the Arena Stadium, Chennaiyin became the first Indian Super League outfit to progress to the group stages of the AFC Cup in their debut campaign.    The first leg match in Colombo on March 6 had ended in a goal-less draw.  Jeje, who found the net in the 68th minute, thus also became Chennaiyins first ever goal-scorer in the AFC Cup.  Chennaiyin will now be grouped along with 2017-18 I-League champions Minerva Punjab FC, Nepals Manang Marshyangdi Club and Bangladeshs Abahani Limited Dhaka in G stanley water bottle roup E of the 2019 AFC Cup.  Chennaiyin got off to a lively start in their must-win encounter against the Sri Lankan side, winning a couple of corners in the opening minutes. Colombo found it difficult to get out of their own half.  Chennaiyins first big chance came in the 14th minute. C K Vineeth sprang  stanley cup website clear in the Colombo half and freed Thoi on the right. The onrushing Isaac Vanmalsawma at the far post failed to connect with the resulting cross from the Manipuri winger.  With a quarter of the match gone, Colombo had a rare foray into the Chennaiyin box. The visitors midfielder Isaac Addevu had his shot from inside the box saved by Karanjit Singh in the Chennai Ebyw Pollard s catch was mind blowing
On a high after a clean sweep in the just concluded One-Day International  ODI  series, the new-look India team led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni will aim to continue their domination when they take on Zimbabwe in the first game of three-match Twenty20 International  T20I  series in Harare on Saturday.        India s bowler Jasprit Bumrah  C  i stanley becher s congratulated by his teammates for taking four wickets. AFP Photo     After inflicting a 3-0 ODI series whitewash on the hosts, the young Indian side will look to stanley termoska  pull off an encore in the shortest format of the game and end the tour with a perfect record.  The ODI series was thoroughly dominated by the young Indians some of whom made their international debut. Opening batsman stanley mug  Lokesh Rahul, who was adjudged the Man of the Series along with Faiz Faisal, made the most of the opportunity to take the team to a comfortable victory against a hapless Zimbabwe side while leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal starred with the ball. But ahead of the T20I series, the hosts will take some encouragement from past results agaist India. In 2015, the Ajinkya Rahane-led India were held to a 1-1 draw in the T20I series after they lost the second match. Kedar Jhadhav and Manish Pandey, who are also on the tour this time around, will be well aware of the past results. After an easy outing in the ODI series, Dhoni will like to try out in the T20Is Mandeep Singh, Jayant Yadav and Jaydev Unadkat who have warmed the bench till now. Rahul, Pandey and Ambati Rayudu are almos