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Mumbai: India’s batting legend Sachin Tendulkar has omitted the likes of Royal Challengers Bangalore cricketer Virat Kohli and Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma from his list of the “Best Playing XI” from the just-concluded IPL 2022 season. While Gujarat Titans, led by all-rounder Hardik Pandya, went on to lift the trophy at the Narendra Modi […]
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Ahmedabad: Gujarat Titans won the Indian Premier League title in their maiden season as they beat Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets in the final here on Sunday. Opting to bat after winning the toss, Rajasthan Royals were restricted to 130 for nine by the Gujarat bowlers at a packed Narendra Modi Stadium. The tournament’s top […]
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Ahmedabad: Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Panday has said that “it’s ruthless business” for him when he goes on to the field to play an IPL game, adding that he doesn’t play for reputation but plays for “what my team requires”. Summing up the team’s maiden journey in IPL 2022, where the side first topped the […]
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Ahmedabad: Rajasthan Royals will need to shake off an ordinary bowling performance in their last outing when they clash with Royal Challengers Bangalore, a team which seems to be peaking at the right time, in the high-stakes IPL Qualifier-2 here on Friday. Having sneaked into the play-offs, RCB are on a roll and a tight […]
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Kolkata: Rajat Patidar owned the big stage with a magnificent hundred as Royal Challengers Bangalore beat debutants Lucknow Super Giants by 14 runs in the IPL Eliminator here on Wednesday. RCB will now take on Rajasthan Royals, losers of first qualifiers, in qualifier 2, while Lucknow’s journey ended following the defeat here. Invited to bat, […]
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Hyderabad: Playing his maiden Indian Premier League season with the five-time champions Mumbai Indians, Hyderabad batter N Thakur Tilak Varma carved a niche for himself. The southpaw emerged one of the top run-getters for the team with 397 runs with a healthy average of 36.09 and a strike rate of 131. He is only behind […]
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Johannesburg: The legendary AB de Villiers said he will “definitely” return to the IPL next year as part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore squad, but he is not sure in what capacity. De Villiers had been a big part of RCB family before he retired from all forms of cricket last year. De Villiers’ former […]
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Kolkata: Equipped with a lethal bowling attack and boasting a number of quality finishers, debutants Gujarat Titans will start as favourites against spin-heavy former champions Rajasthan Royals when the two teams face-off in the first IPL Qualifier, here on Tuesday. Captaining a team in the IPL for the first time ever, a fit-again Hardik Pandya […]
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Mumbai: Punjab Kings signed off from IPL 2022 on a high by registering a five-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Wankhede Stadium here on Sunday. After left-arm spinner Harpreet Brar and pacer Nathan Ellis took three wickets each to restrict Hyderabad to 157/8, Punjab hunted down the total with 29 balls to spare, thanks […]
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Mumbai: Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene was “brutally honest” in his assessment after their early exit from the IPL, saying they failed to take control of crucial moments and did not play good cricket. Mumbai are likely to end up last on the points table even if they manage to win their last game […]
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Mumbai: A fired up Virat Kohli roared back to form with a fine half-century as Royal Challengers Bangalore stayed alive in the IPL play-off race with a thumping eight-wicket win over table toppers Gujarat Titans here on Thursday. This was after skipper Hardik Pandya scored a gritty 47-ball 62 to lift GT to a competitive […]
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Mumbai: Having gone off the boil in the last few games, Jos Buttler would be eagerly waiting to pounce on an inexperienced Chennai Super Kings attack in order to clinch a play-off berth for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL here on Friday. A win will take Sanju Samson’s men to 18 points and help them […]
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Mumbai: Rinku Singh, Kolkata Knight Riders’ sensational batter, is a remarkable story that has a huge dose of hardships, rejection, dejection and heart-break and eventually success. In between, his story also involves injury scares and a three-month suspension by the BCCI in 2019 for playing in a T20 tournament in Abu Dhabi. Rinku survived all […]
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Mumbai: Runaway leaders Gujarat Titans would look to continue their winning momentum ahead of the playoffs while Royal Challengers Bangalore need a big victory to keep their last-four stage hopes alive when the two teams face each other in their final IPL league match here on Thursday. Newcomers GT have so far had a dream […]
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Mumbai: After facing a defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad in a thrilling encounter, Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Rohit Sharma called Tim David’s runout ‘unfortunate’ as his innings could have changed the result of the match. Rahul Tripathi’s 76-run knock and Umran Malik’s three-wicket haul helped SunRisers Hyderabad end their five-match losing streak as they beat Mumbai […]
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Mumbai: Rahul Tripathi batted like a man on a mission before Umran Malik sizzled with his pace as Sunrisers Hyderabad kept their slim IPL playoff hopes alive with a three-run win over Mumbai Indians here on Tuesday. Tripathi scored 76 from 44 balls to guide Sunrisers Hyderabad to a challenging 193 for six. He was […]
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Navi Mumbai: Spinners Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav were inspirational in the middle overs even as Shardul Thakur complemented the duo with a career-best IPL figures as Delhi Capitals inched closer towards play-off qualifications beating Punjab Kings by 17 runs in an IPL match on Monday. Invited to bat, DC posted 159 for 7 courtesy […]
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Pune: After another dismal show with the bat, Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Kane Williamson said that the game teaches everyone a lesson and he is learning it during his struggling phase in the ongoing IPL 2022. Andre Russell’s clinical all-round performance (49 not out and 3/22) led Kolkata Knight Riders to a convincing 54-run win over […]
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Pune: Andre Russell’s all-round brilliance theoretically kept Kolkata Knight Riders in contention for a play-off berth as they recorded a comprehensive 54- run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in a must-win IPL game on Saturday. It was Russell’s unbeaten 49 off 28 balls that took KKR to 177 for six in 20 overs after being down […]
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Mumbai: Punjab Kings rode on Jonny Bairstow (66 off 29 balls) and Liam Livingstone’s (70 off 42 balls) pyrotechnics to defeat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 54 runs here on Friday and keep their play-off hopes alive. Invited to bat, Bairstow smashed four boundaries and seven sixes in his knock to start the Punjab Kings innings […]
