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DC managed to score another victory in what has been a very hot-and-cold season for the Rishabh Pant-led side. The Capitals emerged victorious against the Sunrisers Hyderabad, making the battle for the playoff spots in this edition of the Indian Premier League all the more interesting. David Warner scored a magnificent 92* against his former side, while Rovman Powell carried on his great form in his maiden IPL season to help the Capitals reach a whopping total of 207/3 in their 20 overs.  https://twitter.com/IPL/status/1522277483361759232 Unfortunately for SRH, Kane Williamson’s poor form continued. A top-order failure made sure that the side could not make it anywhere near the target, eventually…

Kiwi captain Kane Williamson is set to return to the squad following a five-month injury-related absence. The player has been included in the Black Caps’ 20-man squad for their upcoming Test series against England, which will begin three days after the conclusion of the Indian Premier League final, on June 2. Three uncapped players, Cam Fletcher, Blair Tickner, and Jacob Duffy, have all been selected as well, most likely as potential cover for those players who will be involved in IPL 2022. When the absentees return, it is likely that the squad will subsequently be trimmed down, in time for the first Test…

The men from Down Under have further consolidated their position at the top of the ICC Men’s Test rankings, after their excellent run, which involved a 4-0 victory in the Ashes series. Meanwhile, India and New Zealand are currently at the top of the T20I and ODI rankings, respectively. The annual report from the International Cricket Council includes all completed series since May 2019. Series played before May 2021 are now 50 per cent weighted, while following ones are 100 per cent. Following a 4-0 thumping of England in the home Ashes series at the turn of the year and a 1-0 win in Pakistan,…

The Royal Challengers Bangalore ended their three-game losing streak, claimin a victory over the Chennai Super Kings, whose hopes of a magical comeback took a massive hit with yet another loss in this season of the Indian Premier League. Youngsters Rajat Patidar and Mahipal Lomror shone with the bat before the brilliant Dinesh Karthik provided for yet another good finish. The RCB bowlers then did a good job amidst some sensible batting from the Chennai order before Harshal Patel’s magnificent spell turned the game completely in RCB’s favour, wrapping up an important win in the context of the battle to reach the…

Indian Premier League new entrants Gujarat Titans suffered a rare setback as they were subjected to only their second loss of the season at the hands of the Punjab Kings. The law of averages finally caught up to Hardik Pandya’s men. The encounter against Punjab presented a complete and total failure from the Titans, who were outplayed comprehensively across all departments, except for a fine innings from the young Sai Sudharsan, who gave glimpses of his outstanding talent. The Punjab bowlers restricted the Titans to a massively under-par total of 143 before their batsman knocked off the runs with ease. Shikhar Dhawan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, and Liam…

Arguably one of the finest white-ball all-rounders of all time, Yuvraj Singh went through a difficult phase in 2014, a year after he returned to the squad after recovering from cancer. From the rampage in Johannesburg, to the magical 2011 World Cup, there is hardly anything that the great man from Punjab has not achieved in his career. Yuvraj was undoubtedly India’s best player in the 2007 T20 World Cup, playing an instrumental role in India’s victory, and also was the player of the tournament in the 2011 50-over World Cup, where India lifted the World Cup trophy after a gap of 28 years,…

KKR finally broke their five-game losing streak in this edition of the Indian Premier League with a commanding victory over the in-form RR. Shreyas Iyer and his men dominated the game across all departments, thoroughly outplaying the Royals on the day. The Knight Riders would be particularly pleased with the fact that their batting order scored some crucial runs to take the side over the line after multiple rounds of shuffling in the previous few games. For the Royals, however, Jos Buttler’s failure caused quite a few problems, with the scoring rate going down considerably. Iyer won the toss and decided to…

Maestro captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni spurred his side to immediate impact in the Chennai Super Kings’ first game under him in IPL 2022. The Chennai batting fired after an extended dry run. Ruturaj Gaikwad finally showed glimpses of returning to form, scoring a fantastic 99. Devon Conway played the perfect supporting role as CSK reached a massive total of 202/2 in their 20 overs before their bowlers did well to pull things back for their side, eventually wrapping up a comfortable victory by 13 runs. Mukesh Choudhary did a brilliant job with the ball, picking up four wickets.  Переглянути цей допис в Instagram Допис, поширений Chennai Super Kings (@chennaiipl) Hyderabad captain Kane Williamson won his eighth toss…

Lucknow Super Giants continued their charge in their first season in the Indian Premier League 2022 with an important victory over DC. KL Rahul played a captain’s innings, and Deepak Hooda also put in a tremendous effort to take the Super Giants to a mammoth total of 195. The target proved to be too much for Delhi as a failure from the openers cost them dearly, in the end falling short by six runs, thanks to some heroics from the likes of Rovman Powell, Rishabh Pant, and Axar Patel. However, credit must be accorded to the sensational Mohsin Khan, who bowled a fabulous spell, picking…

The five-time India Premier League winners breathed a huge sigh of relief as they notched up their first victory of the 2022 campaign, after eight consecutive losses on the trot. MI beat the in-form Rajasthan Royals, in a good display across departments, something that had not happened thus far this edition season. RR were restricted to a modest total of 158 before the Mumbai batsmen, led by revelation Tilak Verma and the evergreen Suryakumar Yadav, made sure that the target was chased down, despite a brief scare towards the end of the chase. Mumbai will also be happy with the fact that Ishan Kishan played…