ai Blue, however, to snatch the second direct berth to Russia and deny third-placed Australia. “The teams have to carry on with the same line-ups who were on the pitch when the match was abandoned. ilhodzic felt comfortable enough to leave some of his most seasoned campaigners on the bench and let the younger brigade dictate proceedings. Love brewing between Hardik Pandya and Parineeti Chopra. Fourth seeds Mirza and her Chinese partner Shuai Peng took two hours and 13 minutes to beat Slovakia. Thus far, they have managed to defeat only West Indies and Zimbabwe in their 17-year-old history as a Test playing nation. The United Arab Emirates, currently fourth in the group following their win over the Saudis on Tuesday, also retain a mathematical hope. The Frenchman had dropped the first set 7-5 before losing interest in the match in the second as he appeared to suffer from a leg injury. All I can say is that the clue is in the pic itself. Whether it’s Wednesday that it’s announced that we’re going to a World Cup or whether we have to wait a bit longer, it will happen.