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Pillai till recently covered the India-England series at home as the statistician of All India Radio (AIR). Starting as a hobby, Pillai had converted his two-bedroom house in Lal Bahadur Nagar into a cricket statistical library.

A BCCI official said Menon's family has coronavirus cases and that is the reason behind the pull out. Nitin's mother and wife have tested positive for coronavirus and that is why he had to pull out.

Ruturaj Gaikwad was calmness personified as he tore apart SRH attack during his 75 off 44 balls after Faf Du Plessis (56 off 38 balls) launched the initial assault, making a target of 172 looking easier than it actually was

The ban on Zoysa, a left-arm seamer, is backdated to October 31, 2018, when he was provisionally suspended.

The likes of captain Kane Williamson, Trent Boult, Kyle Jamieson and Mitchell Santner are among 10 New Zealand players in the different franchises of the IPL.

MI are coming into the match after suffering back-to-back losses, the last one being a nine-wicket defeat against Punjab Kings in Chennai and need to start the Delhi leg afresh.

The Indian team's connecting flight to Amsterdam has been suspended following the record-shattering spike in the country's COVID-19 caseload.

KKR's batting woes emanate right from the top with the highly talented Shubman Gill continuing his poor run -- 89 runs from six outings.

"We've been in a few (bubbles) now, and I feel like this is probably the most vulnerable," Zampa told The Sydney Morning Herald.

Both teams will now lock horns on May 5 in the second-leg semifinal, and whoever wins that clash will progress to the finals of the tournament.

De Villiers scored an unbeaten 42-ball 75 to power RCB to 171 for five before their bowlers, led by Harshal Patel (2/37), Mohammed Siraj (1/44) Kyle Jamieson (1/32), restricted Delhi to 170 for four

Jordan said that Punjab Kings had been training with wet balls in the net to get used to the high volume of dew that is there in Ahmedabad, which is where they will play their next three games

Lee has said he will donate 1 BTC (Bitcoin) to Crypto Relief to help with the purchase of oxygen supplies for the hospitals across India

CSK had an underwhelming 2020 season but the team, packed with seasoned players, is now displaying the efficiency it is known for

"It was great to see how we all found our coordination quickly and gelled very well as a team when we played each of our matches this year," said Mandeep who scored a goal in India's 3-0 win over Argentina

Andrew Tye (Rajasthan Royals) and the duo of Kane Richardson and Adam Zampa (both Royal Challengers Bangalore) withdrew as apprehension set in after a couple of weeks went by smoothly for the league

In view of alarming rise in Covid-19 across the State, the activities will remain suspended till May 20

The sudden departure of three Australian players - Andrew Tye (Rajasthan Royals), Adam Zampa and Kane Richardson (both Royal Challengers Bangalore) and R Ashwin (Delhi Capitals)

According to a report in 9News early Tuesday morning, "Australian cricketers including David Warner and Steve Smith are now hoping to be flown home to India before borders shut."

A spirited bowling performance from KKR restricted Punjab Kings to 123/9 in their allotted 20 overs. In reply, skipper Morgan and Rahul Tripathi led the run-chase and scored 47* and 41 runs respectively to put the side over the line

A 66-run fourth wicket stand between skipper Eoin Morgan (47 not out off 40 balls) and Rahul Tripathi (41 off 32 balls) provided the base for the Kolkata franchise to reach the target of 124 runs with 3.2 overs to spare

DC boasts of a strong middle-order comprising skipper Rishabh Pant (125 runs), Australians Steve Smith and Marcus Stoinis, and Shimron Hetmyer, who can be highly destructive on their day.

Nadal won his first title of the year, squandering a couple of match points and then saving one on his way to beating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-7 (6), 7-5.

It was India's best-ever performance in a World Cup