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India Tour of West Indies 2023 Test 1 Day 1: India in commanding position

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 The Indian Cricket Team started the 2023-25 Test Championship cycle in a commanding position against the struggling West Indies on the first day of the First Test match played at Windsor Park, Dominica on 12 July 2023. West Indies captain Kraigg Braithwaite won the toss and decided to bat first. Mohammed Siraj bowled with great venom troubling Kraigg Braithwaite going past his outside edge. Jaydev Unadkat could not find his rhythm. R Ashwin was bought into the attack and got rid of Tangerine Chanderpaul with a beauty. Tangerine Chanderpaul and Kraigg Braithwaite added 31 runs for the opening wicket. Ashwin struck again to dismiss West Indies captain Kraigg Braithwaite providing easy catch to Rohit Sharma. Shardul Thakur was introduced into the attack dismissing Raymon Reifer as Ishan Kishan took low diving catch. The debutant Alick Athanze looked steady against disciplined Indian bowling. R Ashwin troubled the West Indies batters keeping them guessing. Mohammed Siraj took a st...

IPL 2023 Match 57: Suryakumar Yadav special sees Mumbai Indians beat Gujarat Titans

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  Mumbai Indians kept their playoff alive with a comphrensive 27 runs win over table toppers Gujarat Titans in a high scoring match played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on 12 May 2023. Gujrat Titans captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to field first. It was an explosive start by Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan putting enough pressure on GT bowlers right from the word go. MI openers looked in great touch keeping the momentum going with boundaries with ease. At the end of the first six overs, MI raced away to 61 for 0. With that, the first timeout was called. Rashid Khan was bought into the attack and got rid of MI captain Rohit Sharma with a simple catch at slips. He then dismissed Ishan Kishan in the same over. Rohit and Kishan added 61 runs for the opening wicket laying a strong foundation for a big total. Khan got into act again with dismissal of Nehal Wadhera taking inside edge onto the stumps to leave Mumbai Indians in trouble. Vishnu Vinod came at the crease and s...