Author: Sahil Jain

Dimuth Karunaratne smashed his maiden double Test ton, and Dhananjaya de Silva batted recorded his second 150+ score in Test cricket as Sri Lanka went through a day without losing a wicket on day four. The Bangladesh bowlers toiled really hard, but the hosts are now just 29 runs away from Bangladesh’s first innings total of 541. Dimuth Karunaratne and Dhananjaya de Silva just batted on and on and on. The Karunaratne-de Silva duo shared a mammoth 322-run stand (unbeaten) for the fourth wicket. The Bangladesh bowlers toiled really hard but just couldn’t get the breakthroughs. Only 76 overs were possible on the…

An all-round effort from the PBKS bowlers helped them restrict MI to a below par total of 131/6. Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul and Chris Gayle batted smartly and took them over the line with nine wickets in hand and 14 balls to spare. It was a clinical effort from the Kings. The bowlers did their job while the famed and power-packed top three got the team home to hand Mumbai Indians their second successive defeat in this IPL 2021. Most of the Punjab bowlers bowled tight lines and gave nothing away as MI found it tough to break the shackles…

Both the teams will hope to get back to winning ways as they clash against each other at the Wankhede Stadium. KKR suffered their third consecutive defeat on Wednesday, as they were defeated by Chennai Super Kings by a margin of 18 runs. They will now hope to get back to winning ways, as they face another struggling side, Rajasthan Royals. Both teams are reeling in the bottom half of the table after winning one match so far. Rajasthan Royals suffered yet another setback, as Jofra Archer is expected to be ruled out of the IPL 2021 season, as was confirmed by…

Starting the day on 474/4, Bangladesh added 67 more runs to their total as Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das registered half-centuries. In reply, the Sri Lankan openers started off really well. Lahiru Thirimanne scored 58, while skipper Dimuth Karunaratne is still batting on 85 as the hosts finished the day on 229/3. It was another day where the batsmen dominated. First, the Bangladesh batters consolidated their position of strength before the Sri Lankan openers came out with a statement and piled on the runs. Bangladesh resumed their innings on 474/4 at the start of this day three. Liton Das and Mushfiqur Rahim went past their respective half-centuries before Vishwa…

It was the Devdutt Padikkal show at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai as the Karnataka left-hander smashed an unbeaten 101 and was aided by Virat Kohli’s 72, which helped RCB knock over RR by 10 wickets. Earlier, Mohammed Siraj and Kyle Jamieson’s early breakthroughs to go with some good death bowling helped RCB restrict RR to 177/9. Devdutt Padikkal and Virat Kohli proved to be too good and powerful for the RR. After pulsating first innings, which saw RR make a pretty good comeback after being in the dumps at the end of the powerplay, the RCB openers Virat Kohli…

After being put into bat, Pakistan huffed and puffed their way to 149/7 which came largely on the back of Mohammad Rizwan’s unbeaten 82. The Pakistan bowlers struck regularly to disrupt Zimbabwe’s run chase and eventually held their nerve to record an 11-run win. It was a spirited fight from Zimbabwe and they looked in control for a large part of the game. Be it with the ball in the first innings or with the bat (at least in the first 10 overs), the Sean Williams-led side didn’t look like pushovers and gave Pakistan a run for their money. However,…

An all-round bowling effort from SRH helped them skittle PBKS out for a mere 120. The SRH top three wiped out the chase without any fuss to help their side end a three-match losing streak and record their first win of the season. Sunrisers Hyderabad put up a clinical show in their fourth game of the season and finally got off the mark. The bowlers did a fantastic job of shooting out Punjab Kings for just 120 as the KL Rahul-led side struggled to come to terms with the sluggish nature of the Chepauk pitch. The SRH top three helped…

It was a brutal onslaught and counter-attack from Andre Russell and Pat Cummins as they almost helped KKR chase down 221 after being 31/5. Earlier, Faf du Plessis’ 95 combined with Ruturaj Gaikwad’s 64 along with quick-fire cameos from Moeen Ali and MS Dhoni helped CSK get to 220/3. Things looked dead and buried even before the halfway stage of the Kolkata Knight Riders’ run-chase. At 31/5 chasing 221, a massive defeat loomed largely. However, Dinesh Karthik, Andre Russell and Pat Cummins had other ideas as they almost pulled off a heist. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) survived that stunning counter-attack…

RCB are the only unbeaten team remaining in the competition this season. Led by Virat Kohli, the Challengers have won three consecutive matches. On the other hand, RR have struggled in the initial stages of the tournament, losing two of their three games so far. RCB started their campaign with a victory against the defending champions, Mumbai Indians. They backed it up with a thrilling victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad. Bangalore secured their third consecutive victory on Sunday after they secured a convincing victory over Kolkata Knight Riders. RCB defeated the Knight Riders by 38 runs after some impressive performances from…

Amit Mishra applied the brakes and took four wickets in the middle overs which helped DC restrict MI to just 137/9 in their 20 overs. The 2020 runners-up controlled the chase really well as the Delhi batting line-up batted sensibly and made some vital contributions to take the side over the line with five balls to spare. Finally, there was a successful run-chase at the Chepauk (second in seven games), and the nightmare at the death did not come to haunt the Delhi Capitals. The game was set up by Amit Mishra, who took four wickets. The wily old fox…