Glenn Maxwell’s 57 lifted RCB to 149/8 in their 20 overs on a sluggish track. SRH were well on course, but they choked in the last four overs to give RCB their second win in a row. Shahbaz Ahmed’s three-wicket 17th overturned the game for Virat Kohli and his men. They say lightning doesn’t strike twice. But at Chepauk, it did. For the second night in a row, the chasing team choked and crumbled to a defeat from a comfortable position. If it was Kolkata Knight Riders in match five, Sunrisers Hyderabad matched six of this IPL 2021. Chasing 150…
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Half-centuries from South African openers Janneman Malan and Aiden Markram helped the hosts get to 203/5. However, Babar Azam’s fabulous 122 and Mohammad Rizwan’s unbeaten 73 helped Pakistan get over the line comfortably as they knocked off the target with two overs to spare. It was a day when two opening partnerships flourished, but the Pakistan pair outshone their South African counterparts. Babar Azam smashed a stunning 122, his maiden T20I ton and was well supported by Mohammad Rizwan at the other end as Pakistan romped home to a nine-wicket win while chasing 204. Pakistan won the toss and opted…
Harshal Patel, who picked up a five-wicket haul in RCB’s first game of 2021 admitted that the communication was very clear from the team management on his role in the side. Royal Challengers Bangalore started the IPL 2021 beating defending champions Mumbai Indians in a tense final-ball finish as they chased down 160 with two wickets to spare. With the ball, it was Harshal Patel who was the star. MI were 128/3 in 15 overs, but some fantastic execution from Patel helped the Challengers restrict them to just 159/9. The Haryana pacer, who conceded 15 runs in his first over,…
Jofra Archer underwent hand surgery on March 29, and he has now been allowed to resume light training this week. The ECB released a statement stating the same. However, it is not clear when Archer would return to the field, and there is no decision on his availability for the IPL. The England and Wales Cricket Board released a statement to confirm the same. The 26-year-old will resume light training later this week, and the Sussex and England men’s medical teams are working closely with Archer to see him back to full fitness. “It is hoped that he will be…
Chasing 153, Riders were 122/4 after 15 overs, but they crumbled at the death to give MI an unlikely win. Suryakumar Yadav’s half-century and Andre Russell’s fifer were the highlights of the first innings where MI got 152. Nitish Rana scored 57, while Rahul Chahar’s four-fer to go with some extremely tight bowling from the others helped MI pull off a miraculous win. It was hara-kiri of the highest order from Kolkata Knight Riders. They had the match in the bag long before it was even done, but somehow, they found a way to lose the game. From 122/3 in…
SRH all-rounder Jason Holder has finished his mandatory seven-day quarantine. He will be available for the next game, which is against RCB. The former West Indies skipper added that he was looking forward to the challenge ahead. Sunrisers Hyderabad received a big boost as all-rounder Jason Holder completed his mandatory seven-day quarantine. He was a part of the West Indies Test team that faced Sri Lanka at home. The two-match Test series ended on the 2nd of April, and Holder arrived in Chennai on the 5th of April. Thus, the former West Indies skipper was in quarantine as per the…
It is match number six in this Indian Premier League 2021, and Sunrisers Hyderabad take on Royal Challengers Bangalore at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The two teams have had contrasting starts to this tournament. Virat Kohli and his men managed to hold their nerve in a tense last-ball finish against Mumbai Indians to start off with a win. On SRH couldn’t chase down 187, falling ten runs short against Kolkata Knight Riders. For the second year in a row, RCB started their campaign with a win. There were stages where it looked like the match has slipped out…
Punjab Kings survived a stunning onslaught from Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson who smashed a manic 119 almost to take his side over the line. However, Arshdeep Singh held his nerve in the final over to give Punjab a four-run win. Earlier, it was KL Rahul’s 90 and Deepak Hooda’s 64 that helped Punjab get to 221. It was an absolute humdinger, and it was almost deja vu for the Punjab Kings. RR pulled off a miraculous and a record chase of 224 at Sharjah in the first game between these two sides last season. And they almost did it again, this…
Singh, who bowled just one over in KKR’s opening game against SRH, said that IPL is a very long tournament, and he will have to contribute a lot to the team. Moreover, he was critical about the fact on how match-ups are placed these days. Kolkata Knight Riders got off to a winning start as they beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by ten runs. Nitish Rana and Rahul Tripathi smashed half-centuries before a combined effort from the bowlers helped KKR get first points this season. KKR opted to play Harbhajan in their opening game, and it was specifically for his match-up against…
Manchester City were dominant against Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of the Quarter final stage of this year’s Champions League. Kevin de Bruyne opened the scoring for City in the first half. Marco Reus then restored parity for the German side in the 84th minute. But it was City who had the last laugh as their prodigious talent Phil Foden found the back of the net in the last minute of regulation time. Playing at home in the Emirates Stadium, Manchester City needed a last gasp winner from Phil Foden to take the edge in the Quarter Final contest…