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IPL 2022 Match 44: Mumbai Indians open their account with a win

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 The five-time IPL champions, Mumbai Indians opened their account in IPL 2022 with a win over Rajasthan Royals played at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai on Saturday. MI captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to field first. Jos Buttler was given a reprieve as Daniel Sams could not judge catch at the boundary. Paddikal looked impressive taking on Sams hitting 3 boundaries in an over. The left-handed batsman Paddikal was also given a reprieve as Tim David dropped a simple chance. Hrithik Shokeen struck for MI dismissing Paddikal providing an easy catch to Pollard. At the end of the first six overs, Rajasthan Royals made 40 for 1. Kartikeya coming as a replacement bowled tight lines and lengths getting rid of Samson caught by Tim David to leave RR struggling. At the end of the first timeout, RR scored 64 for 2. Daryl Mitchell looked out of sorts not able to time the ball while Buttler also struggled as MI bowlers kept tight lines and lengths. Mitchell and Buttler did not look...

IPL 2022 Match 43: Gujarat Titans seals another last over thriller

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 Gujarat Titans continued their winning momentum as they registered another last-over thriller against Royal Challengers Bangalore played at Brabourne Stadium, CCI, Mumbai on Saturday. RCB captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and decided to bat first. Virat Kohli looked confident with his shots against Mohammed Shami in the very first over. Pradeep Sangwan making comeback got the breakthrough dismissing RCB captain du Plessis providing a simple catch to Saha. Rajat Patidar and Virat Kohli showed intent making life tough for GT bowlers. At the end of the first six overs, RCB scored 43 for 1. With that, the first timeout was called. Rajat Patidar took the pressure off Virat Kohli taking on Gujarat Titans bowlers. Kohli on the other hand also showed intent keeping the scoreboard ticking. RCB former captain Kohli reached his first fifty this season off 45 balls. At the end of 2 nd timeout, RCB ended at 102 for 1. Patidar impressed with his strokes completing fifty off just 29 bal...

IPL 2022 Match 42: Bowlers help Lucknow Super Giants win easily

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 Lucknow Super Giants registered a comfortable win over Punjab Kings in a low-scoring match played at MCA Stadium, Pune on Friday. Punjab Kings captain Mayank Agarwal won the toss and decided to field first. Kagiso Rabada produced a stunning delivery getting rid of inform KL Rahul with a good catch by Jitesh Sharma. Quinton de Kock and Deepak Hooda showed intent right from the word go putting pressure on PBKS bowlers. De Kock and Deepak kept the momentum going for LSG. At the end of the first six overs, LSG scored 39 for 1. Both well-set batters looked in decent touch keeping the scoreboard ticking. At the end of the first timeout, LSG reached 60 for 1. De Kock and Deepak hit the bad deliveries away for boundaries to keep LSG on course for a big total. Sandeep Sharma struck getting rid of de Kock who walked away without the umpire giving the decision. De Kock and Deepak added 85 runs for the 2 nd wicket. A superb throw by Jonny Bairstow from deep square resulted in a run-out...

Badminton Asia Championship 2022 Day 5: PV Sindhu assured medal, Chirag and RankiReddy lose

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 It was good for the Indian shuttlers as PV Sindhu made it into the semi-finals of the prestigious Badminton Asia Championship 2022 played in Manila, the Philippines on Friday. PV Sindhu defeated He Bingjao of China in a three-game thriller. It was a dominating start by the Indian keeping the pressure on the Chinese not allowing her to play her game. At the mid-game interval, Sindhu led 11-2. The Indian continued attacking shots as He committed lots of unforced errors and won the first game easily at 21-9. The second game started on an even keel before Bingjao put enough pressure on the Indian shots. Sindhu then made a strong comeback as both players took alternate points till 10-10. Bingjao took a slender 11-10 at the interval. After the break, the Chinese showed aggression as Sindhu committed a lot of unforced errors. He Bingjao won the second game easily at 21-13 to force the match into the decider. Both players started the third game taking 2 points each before Sindhu sho...

IPL 2022 Match 41: Delhi Capitals register comfortable win over KKR

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 Delhi Capitals returned to winning ways as they registered a comfortable win over Kolkata Knight Riders at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Thursday. DC captain Rishabh Pant won the toss and decided to field first. Chetan Sakaryia playing his first game started well getting rid of Aaron Finch with a lovely delivery. Venetaksh Iyer opened the innings for KKR but failed to contribute anything dismissed by Axar Patel. At the end of the first six overs, KKR scored just 29 for 2. Baba Indrajith playing his first game was dismissed by Kuldeep Yadav. Kuldeep Yadav looked impressive with 2 nd wicket getting the wicket of Sunil Narine to leave KKR in big trouble. At the end of the first timeout, KKR made 46 for 4. Nitish Rana and captain Shreyas Iyer steadied the ship putting pressure on Delhi Capitals bowlers. Shreyas looked decent enough by taking singles and hitting occasional boundaries. On other hand, Nitish Rana showed intent. A lovely superman catch by Pant ended the innings for S...

Badminton Asia Championship 2022 Day 3: Sindhu and doubles pair progress into the quarterfinals

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 It was another mixed day for the Indian contingent as 2 of them moved into the quarterfinals of the prestigious Badminton Asia Championship 2022 played in Manila, the Philippines on Thursday. PV Sindhu had no problems defeating Yue Yann Jasyln in two straight games. It was a good start by Yue putting enough pressure on the Indian equalizing score at 6-6. The unseeded player took a slender 11-9 lead at the interval. After the break, Sindhu showed great fight and courage to put Yue service under pressure. The Indian dominated the opposition and registered a comfortable 21-16 win in the first game. The second game saw both players taking alternate points before Sindhu took an 11-8 lead at the interval. After the break, it was one-way traffic as the Indian never looked in trouble and won the game easily at 21-16 despite Yue's efforts. With this win, Sindhu moves into the quarterfinals. She will play He Bingjao of China. Sindhu will be looking to continue her impressive run as sh...

IPL 2022 Match 40: Gujarat Titans beat Sunrisers Hyderabad in a last ball thriller

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 Gujarat Titans continued their winning streak as they registered a last-ball win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in a high-scoring match played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Wednesday. Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to field first. Abhishek Sharma started off brightly putting the bad balls away for boundaries while Kane Williamson looked out of touch. Mohammed Shami got breakthrough dismissing Williamson with a lovely delivery. Rahul Tripathi looking in sublime touch put the GT bowlers under pressure along with Sharma. Shami struck again to get rid of Tripathi via review for LBW. The umpire gave not out but on review, it was overturned as out to leave SRH in trouble. At the end of the first six overs, SRH made 53 for 2. At the end of the first timeout, SRH ended at 59 for 2. Abishek Sharma and Markram kept the momentum going for SRH putting bad deliveries away for boundaries. Sharma looked in decent touch completing fifty off 33 balls while Markram als...

Badminton Asia Championship 2022 Day 2: Mixed day for Indian shuttlers

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 The Indian shuttlers had a mixed day in the offering with 3 of them qualified for the next round of the prestigious Asia Badminton Championship 2022 played in Manila, the Philippines on Wednesday. PV Sindhu had to dig deep before defeating Pai Po of Chinese Taipei in three games. The first game was a closely fought affair as the Indian held his nerves to win the first game 21-18. It was a very fought 2 nd game with both players fighting for each point with Sindhu taking an 11-9 lead at the interval. After the break, both players fought but this time, Pai Yu Po held her nerves to win it 27-25. It was a close-fought start for both players. The Indian dominated her opponent in the third game after the initial struggle and took an 11-4 lead at the interval. She continued to dominate winning it easily by 21-9 to move into the second round. She will face Saina Nehwal made a strong comeback after an injury winning her game against Sim Yu Jin of South Korea in three games. It was a...

IPL 2022 Match 39: Riyan Parag and bowlers lead RR to an impressive win

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 Rajasthan Royals showed their character as they defeated RCB in a low-scoring match played at MCA Stadium, Pune on Tuesday. RCB captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and decided to field first. Mohammed Siraj got the wicket of Paddikal with a lovely delivery giving LBW out. Paddikal reviewed the decision, and it was retained as out. Siraj got the wicket of Ashwin promoted at number 3 but provided a simple return catch to leave RR on the backfoot. Josh Hazlewood dismissed inform Buttler making life tough for RR. At the end of the first six overs, RR scored 43 for 3. Daryl Mitchell playing his first game of the tournament looked out of sorts along with Samson. At the end of the first timeout, RR made 67 for 3. Hasaranga got the big wicket of Samson trying to reverse sweep castling the stumps. Samson and Mitchell added 35 runs for the 4 th wicket. Riyan Parag and Mitchell struggled to put enough pressure on RCB bowling. Hazlewood dismissed Daryl Mitchell caught by Maxwell leavin...

IPL 2022 Match 38: Shikhar Dhawan’s knock helps Punjab Kings register close-fought win

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 Punjab Kings showed their character as they defeated Chennai Super Kings in a high-scoring encounter played at the iconic Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Monday. CSK captain Ravindra Jadeja won the toss and decided to field first. Shikhar Dhawan showed intent right from the word go putting CSK bowlers under pressure. On other hand, Mayank Agarwal struggled with disciplined bowling. Theekshana got the breakthrough by dismissing Mayank providing an easy catch to Dube. Agarwal and Dhawan added 37 runs for the opening wicket. At the end of the first six overs, PBKS scored 37 for 1. CSK bowlers kept tight lines and lengths not allowing PBKS batsmen to score runs easily. At the end of the first timeout, PBKS made 63 for 1. Rajapaksa and Dhawan put enough pressure on CSK bowlers hitting boundaries and taking singles with ease. CSK ground fielding and catching was not up to the mark. Rajapaksa showed intent on keeping the momentum going on for PBKS. Dhawan looked confident completing fift...

IPL 2022 Match 37: KL Rahul’s century and bowlers give LSG comfortable win

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 Thanks to a brilliant century by KL Rahul and an impressive bowling effort, Lucknow Super Giants kept Mumbai Indians wineless played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Sunday. Mumbai Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to field first. It was a cautious start by Quinton de Kock and KL Rahul. Jasprit Bumrah struck for Mumbai Indians dismissing de Kock providing a simple catch to Rohit Sharma. At the end of the first six overs, LSG made 32 for 1 and ended the first timeout at 38 for 1. KL Rahul showed intent to put pressure on the Mumbai Indians bowlers. Manish Pandey looked decent enough to keep the scoreboard ticking. KL Rahul made the batting look easy completing fifty off 37 balls. Kieron Pollard made an important breakthrough by getting rid of Manish Pandey caught by Meredith at the short-fine leg. Pandey and KL Rahul added 58 runs for the 2 nd wicket. MI bowlers kept it tight not allowing other LSG batsmen to score runs easily. Sams struck dismissing Marcus St...

IPL 2022 Match 35: Gujarat Titans beat KKR in a thrilling encounter

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 Gujarat Titans held their nerves as they continued their impressive form with a thrilling win over Kolkata Knight Riders in low scoring thriller played at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai on Saturday. Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to bat first as the team winning the toss decided to set a target. It was not an ideal start as Shubman Gill fell cheaply as he was caught down the leg by Tim Southee. Hardik Pandya promoted himself at number 3 looked in decent touch putting bad deliveries away for boundaries. Wriddhiman Saha also kept the momentum going for Gujarat Titans taking on Umesh Yadav. At the end of the first six overs, Gujarat Titans made 47 for 1. With that, the first timeout was called at 47 for 1. Hardik Pandya kept the pressure back on KKR bowlers keeping the scoreboard ticking hitting boundaries and taking singles making life tough for the opposition. Saha struggled with his timing and was not able to rotate the strike. Pandya looked in brilliant form keeping th...

IPL 2022 Match 36: SRH thrash RCB to register their fifth successive win

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 The Sunrisers Hyderabad continued their winning form as they thrashed Royal Challengers Bangalore in a one-sided contest played at Brabourne Stadium, CCI, Mumbai on Saturday. SRH captain Kane Williamson won the toss again and decided to field first. Marco Jansen rocked the RCB top order getting wickets of Faf du Plessis with a peach, Virat Kohli and Anuj Rawat. SRH bowlers kept it tight putting the RCB batsmen under immense pressure. Maxwell also went cheaply with a lovely low catch by Kane Williamson at mid-off. At the end of the first six overs, RCB looked in deep trouble at 31 for 4. Prabhudessai and Shahbaz Ahmed provided some resistance to the innings before a brilliant stumping by Pooran ended the innings for Prabhudessai. With that wicket, the first timeout ended at 47 for 5. Dinesh Karthik’s sensational form ended as he dismissed caught down the leg via review for caught behind. Kane Williamson decided to review the decision and it was overturned to out as there was a ...

IPL 2022 Match 34: Jos Butler’s brilliance gives RR win in high scoring match

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 Rajasthan Royals held their nerves as they defeated Delhi Capitals in a high-scoring thriller played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Friday. Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant won the toss and decided to field first. It was a cautious start by Jos Buttler and Devdutt Paddikal before Buttler put enough pressure on DC bowlers with aggressive strokes. At the end of the first six overs, Rajasthan Royals made 44 for 0. Buttler just upped the ante with big shots keeping the momentum going. At the end of the first timeout, RR scored 78 for 0. Buttler showed intent and completed fifty off 36 balls. Paddikal also kept hitting shots to not allow Delhi Capitals bowlers to settle. Buttler continued his superb form in this tournament smashing Delhi Capitals to all parts of the ground. Paddikal joined the party with the first fifty this season off 31 balls. RR openers kept on scoring runs at will. Khaleel Ahmed got a breakthrough by dismissing Paddikal with a review for LBW. The umpire gave...

IPL 2022 Match 33: MS Dhoni’s magic leads CSK to a thrilling win

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 It was an amazing game of cricket as CSK registered a last-ball win over Mumbai Indians played at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai on Thursday. CSK captain Ravindra Jadeja won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start as Mukesh Chaudhary dismissed Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan in the opening over to put Mumbai Indians on the backfoot. Surya Kumar Yadav showed intent with lovely strokes keeping the scoreboard ticking. Ravindra Jadeja dropped a simple chance to dismiss Brevis. Soon after, Mukesh got rid of Brevis to leave Mumbai Indians in big trouble. Surya Kumar Yadav and Tilak Verma steadied the ship for Mumbai Indians. At the end of the first six overs, MI scored 42 for 3. Mitchell Santer making his entry into playing XI bowled with tight lines and lengths. Santer got rid of Surya Kumar caught by Mukesh Chaudhary leaving MI in massive trouble. At the end of the first timeout, MI made 52 for 4. Tilak Verma and Hrithik Shokeen making his IPL debut impressed rot...

IPL 2022 Match 32: Delhi Capitals register massive win over PBKS

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 Delhi Capitals returned to winning ways as they defeated Punjab Kings in a one-sided affair played at Brabourne Stadium, CCI, Mumbai on Wednesday. DC captain Rishabh Pant won the toss and decided to field first. Mayank Agarwal looked in decent touch putting pressure on Delhi Capitals bowlers right from the word go. Lalit Yadav struck the opening blow getting rid of Dhawan caught by Pant. Soon after, Mustafizur Rahman dismissed Mayank Agarwal with decent delivery to put PBKS on the backfoot. Liam Livingstone could not resist the temptation and was stumped by Pant. At the end of the first six overs, PBKS made 47 for 3. Delhi Capitals bowlers kept it tight not allowing PBKS batsmen to score runs easily. Khaleel Ahmed dismissed Jonny Bairstow caught by Rahman. Jitesh Sharma looked in decent touch while Sharukh Khan struggled with his timing. At the end of the first timeout, PBKS scored 69 for 4. After the timeout, Axar got the wicket of Jitesh Sharma to leave PBKS under immense ...

IPL 2022 Match 31: Faf du Plessis and Josh Hazlewood helps RCB register comfortable win

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 Royal Challengers Bangalore continued their winning form as they defeated Lucknow Super Giants comfortably in a high-scoring match played at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai on Tuesday. Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start as Dushmanta Chameera dismissed Anuj Rawat with a lovely catch by KL Rahul and then got rid of Virat Kohli without opening his account in the first over. Glenn Maxwell looked in decent touch right from the word go putting pressure on LSG bowlers. On other hand, Du Plessis took some time to settle. Krunal Pandya got the wicket of Maxwell trying to reverse sweep caught by Holder. Maxwell and du Plessis added 37 runs for the 3 rd wicket. At the end of the first six overs, RCB made 47 for 3. After the field restrictions, Prabhudessai showed intent in hitting Ravi Bishnoi for a six off a free hit. LSG struck again as Holder got rid of Prabhudessai with a simple catch to Krunal Pandya to leave RCB in tr...

IPL 2022 Match 30: Rajasthan Royals beat Kolkata Knight Riders in a high-scoring thriller

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 Rajasthan Royals held their nerves as they registered a thrilling win over Kolkata Knight Riders in a high-scoring thriller played at Brabourne Stadium, CCI, on Monday. KKR captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to field first. Jos Buttler provided a flying start putting pressure on KKR opening bowlers right from the word. Buttler showed class against spinners hitting them for runs while Devdutt Paddikal gave good support to him. At the end of the first six overs, Rajasthan Royals raced away to 60 for 0. With that, the first timeout was called. Buttler completed fifty off 29 balls and maintained the momentum along with Paddikal. Sunil Narine provided a much-needed breakthrough by dismissing Paddikal who went early to the shot and was bowled. Paddikal and Buttler added 97 runs laying a strong foundation for a big total. Sanju Samson came to the crease taking on KKR bowlers, especially Chakravarthy keeping the scoreboard ticking. Buttler and Samson kept the pressure rig...

IPL 2022 Match 29: David Miller brilliance gives Gujarat Titans thrilling win

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 Gujarat Titans snatched victory out of nowhere in a thrilling encounter against Chennai Super Kings played at MCA Stadium, Pune on Sunday. GT stand-in captain Rashid Khan won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for Gujarat Titans as Mohammed Shami dismissed Robin Uthappa with lovely delivery. The umpire gave not out but on review, it was overturned to out. Ruturaj Gaikwad who looked in poor form this season so far showed intent to hitting boundaries. Alazzari Joseph playing his first game for GT got rid of Moeen Ali to leave CSK in trouble. At the end of the first six overs, Chennai Super Kings made 39 for 2. Gaikwad and Rayudu kept the scoreboard ticking making life tough for GT bowlers. At the end of the first timeout, CSK made 59 for 2. Gaikwad and Rayudu upped the ante-hitting boundaries not allowing GT bowlers to settle. Gaikwad looked impressive completing fifty off 37 balls. Both kept the momentum going for CSK hitting boundaries and making life t...

IPL 2022 Match 28: Sunrisers Hyderabad continue their winning streak

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 Sunrisers Hyderabad continued their winning streak with a convincing win over Punjab Kings played at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai on Sunday. SRH captain Kane Williamson won the toss and decided to field first. The stand-in captain Shikhar Dhawan and Prabhsimran Singh struggled against the Jansen and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Kumar got the breakthrough for SRH dismissing Dhawan caught by Jansen at mid-on. Prabhsimran Singh showed intent by playing some attacking shots. Natarajan got rid of Singh with a review by Williamson. The umpire gave it not out but on review, it was overturned to out as it hit the faint edge of the bat. At the end of the first six overs, PBKS made 48 for 2. J Suchith struck in his first over dismissing Bairstow leaving PBKS struggling. Umran Malik bowled with pace as Livingstone looked innovative right from the word go. Malik then produced a decent delivery to grab the wicket of Jitesh Sharma to leave PBKS in trouble at 61 for 4. At the end of the first timeout...

IPL 2022 Match 27: Dinesh Kartik’s knock and bowling helps RCB register win

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 Thanks to a superb knock by Dinesh Karthik and impressive bowling, Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Delhi Capitals in a high-scoring match played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Saturday. Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for DC as Shardul Thakur produced a stunning inswing delivery getting rid of Anuj Rawat without opening his account. Khaleel Ahmed dismissed du Plessis caught by Axar Patel to leave RCB in trouble at 13 for 2. Maxwell showed intent right from the word go putting the bad deliveries away for boundaries while Kohli struggled to time the ball. At the end of the first six overs, RCB reached 40 for 2. A superb direct throw resulted in the run-out of Kohli to leave RCB in trouble. Maxwell kept the pressure on Kuldeep Yadav hitting 23 runs in his first over. RCB ended the first timeout at 70 for 3. Prabhudessai fell cheaply trying to reverse sweep caught by Kuldeep Yadav at backward point. Prabhudess...