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IPL Match 52: Sunrisers Hyderabad beat RCB to stay alive in the tournament

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  Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore comfortably in the 52 nd match of the tournament played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah on Saturday. SRH captain David Warner won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for Warner led side as Sandeep Sharma got rid of Devdutt Paddikal with a wild swipe hitting the wickets. Sharma bowled with tight lines and lengths not allowing RCB batsmen to score runs easily. A superb catch by Williamson ended the innings for Kohli. Joshua Phillippe struggled for the timing and could not hit big shots. At the end of the first six overs, RCB scored 30 for 2. Shahbaz Nadeem was bought into the attack dropping a tough return catch to dismiss AB de Villiers. Phillippe looked edgy but put some pressure on SRH bowling. RCB ended the first timeout at 52 for 2. AB de Villiers and Phillippe stepped the ante with lovely strokes. Shahbaz Nadeem produced the big wicket of de Villiers by Abishek Sharma. De Villiers and P...

Match 51: Mumbai Indians decimate Delhi Capitals

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  Mumbai Indians produced a dominating display to beat Delhi Capitals with ease in the 51 st match of IPL 2020 played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on Saturday. Mumbai Indians captain Kieron Pollard won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for MI as Trent Boult got rid of Shikhar Dhawan with an excellent diving catch by Surya Kumar Yadav at backward point. Prithvi Shaw played two cracking shots but played a rash stroke to be caught by Quinton de Kock. Iyer was given not out by the umpire as Mumbai Indians asked for a review and the decision remained as it. At the end of the first six overs, Delhi Capitals struggled at 26 for 2. It was a disappointing batting effort by Iyer and Pant who could not time the ball. At the end of the first timeout, Delhi Capitals scored 44 for 2. Rahul Chahar produced a good delivery to dismiss Iyer with superb stumping by de Kock. Iyer and Pant added 35 runs for the 3 rd wicket. The things got worse for Delhi Capita...

IPL Match 50: Rajasthan Royals beat Kings XI Punjab easily

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  Thanks to a superb batting effort, Rajasthan Royals defeated Kings XI Punjab easily in the 50 th match of IPL 2020 played at Sheikh Zayed International Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Friday.   Rajasthan Royals captain Steve Smith won the toss and decided to field first. The decision paid off as Jofra Archer got an early breakthrough dismissing Mandeep Singh with a stunning catch by Ben Stokes diving forward. Chris Gayle came to the crease and put the RR bowlers under pressure. RR dropped a golden chance to dismiss Gayle as Riyan Parag could not judge the catch. KL Rahul looked steady with his stroke play and gave most of the strike to Gayle. At the end of the first six overs, Kings XI Punjab made 53 for 1. It was a good batting display by both KXIP batsmen. Kings XI Punjab ended the first timeout at 63 for 1. Chris Gayle made the batting look easy and completed his fifty off 33 balls. KL Rahul struggled with his timing while Gayle showed his class with attacking stroke play....

IPL Match 49: Chennai Super Kings beat KKR in a thriller

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  Thanks to brilliant knocks by Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rayudu and Ravindra Jadeja, Chennai Super Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders in a thriller played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on Thursday. CSK captain MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to field first. It was a solid start by KKR openers Shubman Gill and Nitish Rana who played with intent putting the CSK bowlers under pressure. At the end of the first six overs, KKR openers made 48 for 0. At the end of the first timeout, KKR scored 52 for 0. Soon after the timeout got over, Karn Sharma was bought into the attack and got a breakthrough dismissing Shubman Gill. KKR openers put on 53 runs in 7.2 overs. On the other hand, Nitish Rana looked composed with his stroke play. CSK spinners put a lid on the KKR batting line-up. Mitchell Santer got rid of Sunil Narine providing an easy catch to Ravindra Jadeja at deep midwicket. It was a bad choice as Eoin Morgan decided to send Rinku Singh at number 4. Rana continued to play wi...

IPL Match 48: Surya Kumar Yadav leads Mumbai Indians to a win over RCB

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  Surya Kumar’s brilliant knock helped Mumbai Indians defeat Royal Challengers Bangalore easily in the 48 th match of IPL 2020 played at Sheikh Zayed International Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Mumbai Indians captain Kieron Pollard won the toss and decided to field first. Joshua Phillippe and Paddikal started cautiously against Bumrah. After the initial spell, RCB openers took the attack to Boult, Pattinson and Krunal Pandya hitting him for runs putting Mumbai Indians bowlers under pressure. At the end of the first six overs, RCB made 54 for 0. With that, the first timeout was called. Rahul Chahar was bought into the attack but Paddikal and Philippe looked decent with their stroke play. After being hit for 2 boundaries, de Kock produced a superb stumping to dismiss Philippe. RCB openers put on 71 runs. Virat Kohli struggled to time the ball and looked out of sorts. On the other hand, Paddikal impressed making the batting look easy reaching his fifty off 30 balls. Jasprit Bu...

IPL Match 47: Sunrisers Hyderabad crush Delhi Capitals

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  Sunrisers Hyderabad produced a dominating performance as they cruised to a comfortable win over Delhi Capitals in the 47 th match of IPL 2020 played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on Tuesday. Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to field first. The birthday boy David Warner and Wriddhman Saha looked in ominous touch right from word go putting pressure on their prime fast bowlers Rabada. Warner made the batting at ease hitting boundaries at will along with Saha. Before the power play over ended, Warner smashed Rabada for 22 runs including 4 boundaries and 2 sixes. During the innings, the captain led from the front completing his fifty off just 25 balls while Saha gave him good support. At the end of the first six overs, SRH raced away to 77 for 0. Saha and Warner continued to milk the bowling making life tough for DC bowlers. At the end of the first timeout, SRH scored 84 for 0. After the timeout, Saha also joined in the party. It was an amazi...

IPL Match 46: Clinical Kings XI Punjab stay alive in the tournament with an easy win

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  Kings XI Punjab produced a dominating performance as they defeated Kolkata Knight Riders easily in the 46 th match of IPL 2020 played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah on Monday. Kings XI Punjab captain KL Rahul won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start as Glenn Maxwell got rid of Nitish Rana getting a top edge to Gayle at short fine leg. Mohammed Shami struck twice in the 2 nd over dismissing Rahul Tripathi and Dinesh Karthik to leave KKR in trouble at 10 for 3. Dinesh Karthik was given out by the umpire and the decision remained out.  Shubman Gill and Eoin Morgan counter-attacked with positive strokes putting pressure on the KXIP bowlers. At the end of the first six overs, KKR made 54 for 3. It was an amazing batting display by Morgan and Gill who kept on ticking the scoreboard. At the end of the first timeout, KKR scored 66 for 3. As things looked good for KKR, Ravi Bishnoi provided the breakthrough dismissing dangerous Morgan giving a catch...

IPL Match 45: Ben Stokes and Sanju Samson lead RR to a big win over MI

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  Ben Stokes and Sanju Samson partnership ensure that Rajasthan Royals chase down a massive target in style against defending Champions Mumbai Indians played at Sheikh Zayed International Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Sunday.   Mumbai Indians captain Kieron Pollard won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start as Quinton de Kock was dismissed by Jofra Archer taking the inside edge onto the stumps. Ishan Kishan and Surya Kumar Yadav played with positive intent putting pressure on RR bowlers. At the end of the first six overs, Mumbai Indians made 59 for 1. Kishan and Surya Kumar Yadav made the batting look easy to put enough pressure on RR bowlers. At the end of the first timeout, MI looked in a comfortable position at 79 for 1. A sensational one-handed catch by Jofra Archer at long-off ended the innings for Kishan. Kishan and Surya Kumar Yadav added 83 runs for the 2 nd wicket. RR fought back strongly as Gopal dismissed Surya Kumar with an easy catch to Stokes...

IPL Match 44: Chennai Super Kings register a comfortable win over RCB

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  Thanks to all-round performance, Chennai Super Kings register a comfortable win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 44 th match played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on Sunday. RCB captain Virat Kohli won the toss and decided to bat first. Aaron Finch and Devdutt Paddikal got off to a cautious start with positive stroke play. Sam Curran coming into the attack dismissed Aaron Finch gave a simple catch to Gaikwad at covers. Paddikal looked impressive and created pressure on CSK bowlers. At the end of the first six overs, RCB made 46 for 1. Soon after the field restrictions, Mitchell Santer was bought into the attack and got rid of Paddikal with a good relay catch by Faf du Plessis and Gaikwad. The experienced duo of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers kept on ticking the scoreboard with singles and hitting occasional boundaries. At the end of the first timeout, RCB made 63 for 2. Ravindra Jadeja missed a chance to run out AB de Villiers. Jadeja and Tahir kept the press...

This Day That Year: South Africa register their first ever ODI series on Indian soil

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  The South African Cricket Team created history as they defeated a strong Indian side in their own backyard winning the fifth and final ODI played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on 25 th October 2015. South African captain AB de Villiers won the toss and decided to bat first. Quinton de Kock and Hashim Amla provided a flying start putting on 33 runs for the opening wicket. After the fall of Amla’s wicket, de Kock and Faf du Plessis looked in sublime touch putting pressure on the Indian bowling line-up. At the end of the first 10 overs, South Africa raced to 73 for 1. De Kock played with positive intent and completed his fifty off 42 balls. Du Plessis kept the scoreboard ticking taking singles and hitting boundaries. De Kock continued his superb form by reaching a century off 78 balls. Du Plessis also reached his 50 off 61 balls to put enough pressure on the Indian bowlers. Suresh Raina provided the much-needed relief for India getting rid of well-set de Kock. De Kock and Faf a...

IPL Match 43: Bowlers lead Kings XI Punjab to a thrilling win

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  A superb bowling effort helped Kings XI Punjab defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad in a thrilling encounter played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on Saturday. Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner won the toss and decided to field first. Mandeep Singh came to open the innings along with KL Rahul. Both openers looked positive with their intent putting pressure on SRH bowlers. Sandeep Sharma produced the breakthrough dismissing Mandeep as Rashid takes an easy catch at deep square leg. KXIP openers put on 37 runs for the opening wicket. Chris Gayle coming at number 3 played some lovely shots and kept the scoreboard ticking. At the end of the first six overs, Kings XI Punjab made 47 for 1. Rashid Khan was bought into the attack as Gayle smacked him for a six. In his next over, Warner decided to review the decision for LBW but it was retained due to the ball hitting the outside leg. At the end of the first timeout, Kings XI Punjab scored 61 for 1. After the timeout, Jason Holde...

IPL Match 42: All-round Kolkata beat Delhi

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  After losing their last match miserably to RCB, Kolkata Knight Riders made a strong comeback into the tournament with a resounding win over Delhi Capitals in the 42 nd match of IPL 2020 played at Sheikh Zayed International Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to field first. Tushar Deshpande bowled the first over giving away 2 boundaries. Anrich Nortje making a comeback into the playing XI got the breakthrough dismissing Shubman Gill with an easy catch to Axar Patel at backward point. Nitish Rana asked to open the innings played some lovely shots. Anrich Nortje struck again for Delhi Capitals dismissing Rahul Tripathi with good delivery. Tripathi looked decent enough with aggressive strokes against Kagiso Rabada. Rabada was bought into the attack and dismissed Dinesh Karthik to leave KKR in trouble at 42 for 3. Sunil Narine coming at number 5 took on Delhi Capitals bowlers along with Nitish Rana. At the end of the fir...

IPL Match 41: Mumbai Indians crush CSK to knock them out of the tournament

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  Mumbai Indians produced a dominating performance as they won the match easily against Chennai Super Kings in the 41 st match of IPL 2020 played at Sharjah Cricket Ground, Sharjah on Friday. Mumbai Indians stand-in captain Kieron Pollard won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start as Trent Boult produced an in-swinging delivery to dismiss Ruturaj Gaikwad. The umpire gave it not out and Pollard decided to review, it was overturned. Jasprit Bumrah made the matter worst for CSK as he dismissed Rayudu with a bouncer and then dismissed Jagadeesan with a simple catch to Surya Kumar Yadav at slips. The things got worse for CSK as Boult got rid of Faf du Plessis to leave them in tatters at 3 for 4. MS Dhoni and Jadeja hit some lovely shots before Boult struck dismissing Jadeja who came down the track giving a simple catch to Krunal Pandya at midwicket. At the end of the first six overs, CSK looked in deep trouble at 24 for 5. Rahul Chahar dismissed CSK captain, M...

IPL Match 40: Manish Pandey and Vijay Shankar ensures easy win for SRH

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  Thanks to an unbeaten partnership between Manish Pandey and Vijay Shankar, Sunrisers Hyderabad register comfortable win over Rajasthan Royals in the 40 th match of IPL 2020 played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on Thursday.     Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner won the toss and decided to field first. After a decent first over by Sandeep Sharma, Stokes and Uthappa took on SRH bowlers with positive strokes. Jason Holder provided the breakthrough for SRH with a brilliant direct throw as Uthappa was slow to turn and fell short of the crease. Rajasthan Royals openers put on 30 runs in 3.3 overs. It was a decent start by Sanju Samson with lovely strokes while on other hand Stokes struggled with his timing. At the end of the first six overs, Rajasthan Royals made 47 for 1. After the field restrictions, Natarajan was bought into the attack. Vijay Shankar dropped a chance to dismiss Stokes as hit the chest and could not catch on the rebound. Samson look...

India’s tour of Australia 2020 series schedule announced

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  After so much speculation, Cricket Australia has confirmed the venues and dates for the upcoming series against India. The series will start with 3 One-day internationals followed by 3 T20I matches. It will take place in Sydney and Canberra. After the finish of IPL 2020, the Indian team would be quarantined for 14 days and would practice. ODI series will be a part of newly Super League that will be followed by 3 T20I Matches. After that, the much-anticipated Test series would begin in December. Under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, the Indian team would be eager to repeat their performance that they delivered during the 2018/19 season. For the first time, the Indian Team won the ODI series on Australian soil. They became the first Asian team to win a Test series after 71 years. It promises to be a mouth-watering series between the top two quality sides in the World. The Indian team selection for this series will be announced later this week. The Men in Blue will feature in ...

IPL Match 39: Royal Challengers Bangalore hammer KKR

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  Royal Challengers Bangalore produced a dominating performance as they decimate Kolkata Knight Riders easily in the 39 th match of IPL 2020 played at Sheikh Zayed International Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Kolkata Knight Riders captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and decided to bat first. After a decent first over from Chris Morris, Mohammed Siraj did a superb job for RCB dismissing Rahul Tripathi and then Nitish Rana with a beauty. He gave no runs in his first over. Navdeep Saini was bought into the attack and got rid of Shubman Gill giving a simple catch to Morris at midwicket to leave KKR in tatters at 3 for 3. Tom Banton hit 1 boundary and 1 six. Siraj struck again for RCB dismissing Banton to make the matter worst for KKR. In his 2 nd over too, Siraj did not give any runs. Things could have been worst as RCB decided to review the decision for LBW, it was retained due to the umpire’s call. RCB bowlers did not allow KKR batsmen scoring runs easily. At the end of the firs...

IPL Match 38: Kings XI Punjab beat Delhi Capitals to stay alive in the tournament

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  Kings XI Punjab register a comprehensive win over table toppers Delhi Capitals in the 38 th match of IPL 2020 played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on Tuesday.   Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to bat first. Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan began off steadily with positive stroke play putting pressure on Kings XI bowlers. James Neesham coming into the playing XI today got the breakthrough dismissing Shaw who top-edged giving a simple catch to Maxwell at extra cover. Iyer began his innings with a lovely six. Shikhar Dhawan looked in cracking touch and put Kings XI Punjab bowlers under pressure. At the end of the first six overs, Delhi Capitals made 53 for 1. With that, the first timeout was called. Dhawan completed his fifty off just 28 balls. Dhawan and Iyer kept the scoreboard. M Ashwin struck for Punjab dismissing DC captain Iyer with a lovely catch by KL Rahul. Dhawan and Iyer put on 48 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Rishabh Pant st...

IPL Match 37: All-round Rajasthan Royals defeat CSK

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  An all-round performance helped Rajasthan Royals defeat Chennai Super Kings easily in the 37 th match of IPL 2020 played at Sheikh Zayed International Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Monday.   Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start for CSK Faf du Plessis was lucky to survive few chances before Archer dismissed him with a stunning catch by Jos Buttler. Shane Watson hit 3 boundaries off Karthik Tyagi’s over. Rahul Tewaita picked a decent catch at midwicket to get rid of Watson. Ambati Rayudu looked positive right from word go and put RR bowlers under pressure. Before the end of the power play overs, Karthik Tyagi bowled a superb over giving away just 2 runs. At the end of the first six overs, CSK made 43 for 2.   After the field restrictions, Gopal and Tewaita were bought into the attack. Gopal struck for Rajasthan Royals dismissing Sam Curran trying to hit a big shot and taken by the fielder at long-off to lea...

IPL Match 36: Kings XI Punjab beat Mumbai Indians in a cliff-hanger

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  In one of the best games, Kings XI Punjab defeated Mumbai Indians in a cliff-hanger to stay alive in the tournament played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on Sunday. Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first. Quinton de Kock looked in cracking form with positive strokes while Rohit Sharma hit 2 lovely boundaries. Arshdeep Singh provided the breakthrough for KXIP dismissing MI captain Rohit with a beauty. Mohammed struck in the next over to get rid of inform Surya Kumar Yadav with a rebound catch by M Ashwin. The pitch had a sharp turn and KXIP bowlers utilized well. Arshdeep Singh struck to get rid of Ishan Kishan top-edging as M Ashwin took a simple catch to leave Mumbai Indians in trouble at 38 for 3. At the end of the first six overs, MI made 43 for 3. Krunal Pandya and Quinton de Kock steadied the ship for Mumbai Indians taking singles and hitting occasional boundaries. At the end of the first timeout, MI made 60 for 3. With things ...

IPL Match 35: Kolkata Knight Riders registered a thrilling win in Super Over

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  Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in a thrilling match played at Sheikh Zayed International Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Sunday. Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner won the toss and decided to field first. It could have been ideal for SRH as Rashid Khan dropped a sitter off Shubman Gill in the 2 nd over. After the initial struggle, Rahul Tripathi and Shubman Gill played with positive intent putting pressure on SRH bowlers. T Natarajan was bought into the attack by Warner and looked impressive with his line and lengths. Natarajan bowled a good delivery to Rahul Tripathi that hit the elbow. After taking treatment, Tripathi played rash stroke hitting the off stumps to give SRH breakthrough. At the end of the first six overs, Kolkata Knight Riders made 48 for 1. After the field restrictions, Vijay Shankar was bought into the attack and did a superb job. Shubman Gill and Nitish Rana were not able to time the ball. Warner decided to bring in Rashid Khan into the a...