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The two-time Olympic medalist, aiming for another title, showcased her dominance on the court by easily defeating her opponent with a score of 21-16, 21-12 in a one-sided match.

SRH broke the record previously held by Royal Challengers Bengaluru who has scored 263/5 against Pune Warriors India back in 2013.

SRH and MI are set to face off in their IPL 2024 showdown in Hyderabad. Both teams suffered narrow defeats in their opening matches, with SRH losing to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by four runs and MI falling short against Gujarat Titans (GT) by six runs.

The top-seeded Indian-Australian pair, ranked second globally, required a Match Tie-break to progress. They triumphed over the Dutch-Australian duo John-Patrick Smith and Sem Verbeek with a score of 3-6, 7-6(7-4), 10-7 to secure a spot in the semi-finals

Sunrisers faced defeat against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their opening match, while Mumbai suffered a loss against Gujarat Titans. Presently, both teams occupy the seventh and eighth positions on the points table.

The opening duo of Mayank Agarwal and Abhishek Sharma has shown promise but would also need to be consistent if SRH are to do well in the competition.

The five-match Test series against Rohit Sharma's side will commence in Perth on November 22, with further Tests to be held in Adelaide (day-night), Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney right up until the start of the New Year.

The 25-year-old, Commonwealth Games mixed doubled gold medallist, had defeated top seed world no 36 Suh Hyo Won of South Korea earlier.

The team under the guidance of coach cum manager V Shivananda Reddy of Postal Department, Hyderabad.

But just as the alliance was blossoming, Prabhsimran tried to pull Maxwell but a feeble top edge was easily grabbed by stumper Anuj Rawat.

Anwar conveyed his best wishes to Chhetri during a press interaction, ahead of Chhetri's 150th match for India against Afghanistan in Guwahati. Anwar also expressed his desire for Chhetri to continue playing more matches.

Australia and India will compete in a five-Test series this summer, marking the first time since 1991-92. The extended Border-Gavaskar Trophy series will be a highlight of the 2024-25 home summer schedule, set to be released soon

Speaking on JioCinema, De Villiers said that SRH will be upset with their loss and should have won the match. "I think SRH will be upset with how they started (the tournament).

Looking to make an impact against his former team, Pandya opened the bowling and Wriddhiman Saha (19) slapped a wide ball through the off-side to begin GT's campaign with a boundary.

In the third-place match, Adilabad dominated Hanmakonda with a thumping 11-0 win in the one-sided encounter.

The Deccan Warriors were in a comfortable lead at half time but late goals from Stendly Fernandes and Lamgoulen, the former helped by a mistake from Sreenidi Deccan goalkeeper Albino Gomes, helped the Red Machines steal a point and derail the hosts' title challenge.

Buttler is the third-highest run-getter for RR, scoring 2,707 runs at an average of 41.64, with a strike rate of over 148.

Verstappen, aiming for a record-equalling 10th consecutive win, initially led from pole position. However, he encountered issues early in the race, allowing Sainz to seize the opportunity and challenge for the lead after a compromised second lap.

In three encounters during the tournament, Lucknow has triumphed once, while Rajasthan has secured victory twice. In their latest face-off, LSG defeated Rajasthan by 10 runs.

Andre Russell's explosive half-century propels Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to a four-run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in IPL 2024 clash at Eden Gardens.

Obuya who had made his international debut back in 2001 against the West Indies, retired after featuring in his side's 106-run defeat against Uganda in the third-place play-off of the African Games.

Alcaraz maintains a seven-match winning streak, having not been defeated by a fellow Spaniard in his last 11 matches. The last to do so was Rafael Nadal in the 2022 Indian Wells semifinal.

The KKR pacer committed two Level 1 offences under Article 2.5 of the IPL's Code of Conduct. He was fined 10 percent and 50 percent of his match fees for the two respective offences.

For the winners, Vijay emerged as the top performer with a score of 26 and Akash and Santhosh registered vital scores of 19 and 16 respectively to contribute to the team’s title triumph.