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IPL 2022 Match 65: Sunrisers Hyderabad stay alive with a thrilling win

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 After a string of losses, Sunrisers Hyderabad returned to winning ways with a thrilling win over Mumbai Indians played at Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday. MI captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to field first. Abhishek Sharma showed intent right from the word go along with Priyam Garg who was given a chance. Sams got the breakthrough by dismissing Sharma caught by Markande. Rahul Tripathi looked in sublime touch putting enough pressure on the MI bowlers along with Garg. At the end of the first six overs, SRH scored 57 for 1. Tripathi and Garg maintained the momentum for SRH playing some lovely shots keeping the scoreboard ticking. At the end of the first timeout, SRH reached 89 for 1. SRH batsmen looked in great touch before Ramandeep Singh produced a lovely return catch to dismiss Garg. Garg and Tripathi added 78 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Nicolas Pooran put enough pressure on MI bowlers with his explosive hitting. Rahul Tripathi showed enough skills completing fifty of...

IPL 2022 Match 13: Dinesh Karthik and Shahbaz Ahmed knocks give RCB impressive win

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 Thanks to a match-winning knock by Dinesh Karthik and Shahbaz Ahmed, Royal Challengers Bangalore registered an impressive win over Rajasthan Royals played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Tuesday. RCB captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for RCB as David Willey dismissed Jaiswal with a beauty. Jos Buttler was given reprieve twice dropped by Akash deep on his own bowling and then by David Willey. Devdutt Paddikal showed intent against the former franchise hitting them for boundaries. On other hand, Buttler struggled as RR made just 35 for 1 in the first six overs. After the field restrictions, Paddikal looked in great touch and made the batting look easy. Buttler also joined in taking on RCB bowlers. At the end of the first timeout, RR scored 73 for 1. Harshal Patel provided a breakthrough by dismissing Paddikal with a high catch by Kohli. The umpires decided to check for a clean catch but was given out. Paddikal and Buttler added ...

IPL 2021 Match 20: Delhi Capitals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad in a thriller

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  It was an amazing game of cricket as Delhi Capitals edged past Sunrisers Hyderabad in a Super Over played at the M Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on Sunday. Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant won the toss and decided to bat first. Prithvi Shaw looked in blazing form right from the word go putting pressure on SRH pacers. Kedar Jadhav dropped a chance to get rid of Dhawan. Shaw played with intent hitting boundaries making life tough for SRH. At the end of the first six overs, Delhi Capitals made 51 for 0. With that, the first timeout was called. After the timeout, there was some tight bowling by SRH bowlers not allowing Dhawan and Shaw to score runs easily. Rashid Khan made the breakthrough for SRH getting the wicket of Dhawan who came down the track but was bowled. Delhi Capitals laid a strong foundation putting on 81 runs. On the other hand, Shaw completed fifty off 35 balls. Shaw was unfortunately run out as Bairstow missed a stumping chance but a good throw by Khaleel Ahme...

IPL 2021 Match 14: Sunrisers Hyderabad register first win with a comfortable win

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  Sunrisers Hyderabad proved too strong as they registered the first win of IPL 2021 defeating Punjab Kings easily played at M Chidadram Stadium, Chennai on Wednesday. Punjab Kings captain KL Rahul won the toss and decided to bat first. Mayank Agarwal was given a reprieve by Rashid Khan in the very first over itself. SRH bowlers did not allow Rahul and Agarwal to score runs easily. Bhuvneshwar Kumar got the breakthrough getting rid of Rahul providing an easy catch to Kedar Jadhav at short midwicket. Chris Gayle struggled to time the ball along with Mayank Agarwal. Despite hitting occasional boundaries, Punjab Kings ended the first six overs at 32 for 1. After the field restrictions, Khaleel Ahmed took the big wicket of Mayank Agarwal as Rashid Khan took a good low catch diving forward. David Warner produced a superb direct throw to get rid of Nicolas Pooran who did not face any deliveries. Rashid Khan did the magic for SRH dismissing Chris Gayle in his first over rapped on the ...

IPL Match 12: Chennai Super Kings register an emphatic win over RR

  Chennai Super Kings proved their worth as they registered an emphatic win over Rajasthan Royals played at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Monday.       Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson won the toss and decided to field first. Faf du Plessis played with intent putting pressure on the RR bowlers while Gaikwad struggled with his timing. Gaikwad survived few chances before Rahman dismissed him to get rid of him providing an easy catch to Dube at mid-off. Faf du Plessis made the batting look easy along with Moeen Ali. Faf du Plessis smacked 19 runs off Jaydev Unadkat’s over to put pressure on RR. Chris Morris finally dismissed the dangerous Faf du Plessis to end a powerful inning. At the end of the first six overs, CSK scored 46 for 2. After the field restrictions, Moeen Ali looked in decent touch putting pressure on Rahman. CSK scored 66 for 2 at the end of the first timeout. RR bowlers kept tight lines and lengths to Ali and Raina. In his first over, Rahu...

Stats: Rajasthan Royals did the unthinkable in IPL history

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  It was an amazing night of cricket as Rajasthan Royals stunned everyone to successfully chase down the highest total in IPL history against Kings XI Punjab at Sharjah Cricket Ground, Sharjah played yesterday. RR captain Steve Smith won the toss and decided to field first. The decision did not pay off as Mayank Agarwal and KL Rahul smashed the Rajasthan Royals bowlers to all parts of the ground. Mayank looked in cracking form and completed his fifty off just 26 balls. On the other end, Rahul gave good support to him. It was an amazing opening partnership as they added 183 runs in just 16.1 overs. Mayank Agarwal was dismissed for a brilliant 106 off 45 balls. Rajasthan Royals made a decent comeback in the last 4 overs. Nicolas Pooran quickfire 25 off 8 and Maxwell cameo helped Kings XI Punjab score 223 for 2. Chasing 224 runs to win, Jos Buttler coming into the playing XI fell cheaply to Sheldon Cottrell for 4. Sanju Samson and Steve Smith looked in sensational touch putting ...

Stats: West Indies all-rounder creates history in T20 format

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  Batsmen are dominating T20 format with innovative stroke play, short boundaries, and sensational hitting. It was a historic moment as West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo became the first bowler to pick up 500 wickets Playing for Trinbago Knight Riders, Bravo grabbed the wicket of Rakheem Cornwall of St Lucia Zouks in the 13 th Match of CPL 2020 played at Queens Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad today. Bravo has been a superstar playing overall leagues around the world. Dwayne Bravo made his T20 debut in 2006. He has played for West Indies and then 22 franchises around the world. So far, the all-round features in 458 matches (439 innings) with 500 wickets at an economy of 8.26 runs per over. He has taken nine times four-wicket haul and twice five wickets in the match. Bravo has shown tremendous success in the Indian Premier League journey. He has played for Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Lions. The all-rounder is currently 5 th in the all-time wicket-takers...

This Day That Year: Sunrisers Hyderabad won their maiden IPL title

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On 29 th May 2016, Sunrisers Hyderabad won their maiden IPL title by defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner won the toss and decided to bat first. Warner and Shikhar Dhawan got the team off to a flying start putting the pressure on RCB bowlers right from word go. At the end of six overs, both openers raced to 59 for 0. After the power play overs, SRH lost their first wicket in the form of Shikhar Dhawan for 28 off 25 balls. Dhawan and Warner added 63 runs in 6.4 overs. Warner led from the front and played with positive intent. On the other hand, Moises Henriques struggled scoring just 4 runs. After the fall of Henriques wicket, Yuvraj Singh joined in and kept on the momentum with clean hitting. Warner completed his fifty off 24 balls. Warner fell for a superb 69 off 38 balls. SRH lost the wickets of Deepak Hooda, Yuvraj Singh, Naman Ojha and, Bipul Sharma. Ben Cutting was simply sensational ...

This Day That Year: Kolkata Knight Riders lift their maiden IPL title

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Under the captaincy of Gautam Gambhir, Kolkata Knight Riders lifted their maiden IPL title by stunning Chennai Super Kings in the finals played at M Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on 27 th May 2012. CSK captain MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat first. Murali Vijay and Mike Hussey got the hosts off to a superb start scoring 54 runs in the first six overs. Both openers put the pressure on KKR bowlers. After the power play overs, Vijay and Hussey made the batting look easy. Rajat Bhatia got the breakthrough for KKR dismissing Vijay for 42 off 32 balls. CSK openers added 87 runs in 10.2 overs to lay a strong foundation. Suresh Raina came to the crease and kept the momentum going. The left-handed Australian completed his fifty off 38 balls. On the other hand, the experienced Indian raced to his fifty off 27 balls. Jacques Kallis dismissed Hussey for 54. Raina and Hussey added 73 runs for the 2 nd wicket. MS Dhoni came to the crease and played a quickfire cameo scoring 14 o...

This Day in 2019: Mumbai Indians won their fourth IPL title

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Mumbai Indians defeated Chennai Super Kings in  the finals played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad played on 12 th May to win their fourth IPL title. After being invited into bat by CSK captain MS Dhoni, Mumbai Indians openers Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock got the team off to a flying start putting 45 runs in just 4.5 overs. De Kock looked in fine touch scoring 29 off 17 balls with 4 sixes. Both openers fell at the score of 45. Surya Kumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya could not contribute much as Chennai Super Kings bowlers kept picking wickets at regular intervals. Thanks to lusty blows by Kieron Pollard, Mumbai Indians posted 149 for 7.   Krunal Pandya got the breakthrough dismissing du Plessis after a flying start by CSK openers. Mumbai Indian bowlers kept a tight lid as they took wickets of Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, and MS Dhoni. Watson made the look easy with great hitting.  Jasprit Bumrah bowled a sensational 19 th ...

This Day that year: Rohit Sharma and David Miller stole the show in IPL

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The Indian Premier League is the best platform for various players of the country to showcase their talent to the world. On this day, Rohit Sharma and David Miller produced magical performances for respective franchises. It was an amazing performance by these two players who were superb to lead and created an impact that will be remembered forever. Rohit Sharma hattrick Rohit Sharma produced a magical hattrick in the 32 nd match of Indian Premier League on 6 th May 2009. This match was played at the Super Sports Park, Centurion. In this match, Deccan Chargers captain Adam Gilchrist won the toss and decided to bat first. Rohit Sharma 38, T Suman 20, and Venugopal quickfire 28 off 17 balls helped Deccan Chargers post 145 for 6. Rohit Sharma was simply sensational for Deccan Chargers with the ball picking up Abishek Nayar, Harbhajan Singh in the 16 th over. He came back in the 18 th over and dismissed JP Duminy to register a memorable hattrick. Rohit Sharma finished w...

This Day That Year: Suresh Raina scores his maiden T20I and IPL century

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Suresh Raina made his T20I debut for India on December 1 st , 2006 against South Africa. He was a part of the Indian Cricket Team which yielded brilliant results. The left-handed batsman played his last T20I match against England on 8 th July at Bristol. Raina has been a part of the Chennai Super Kings side since the start. He played a key role in helping CSK win matches with his brilliant batting. Coming at number 3, he made sure that he guided the most successful side in IPL history to qualify for the playoffs stage every time. T20I century Suresh Raina became the first Indian to score a T20I century in the 2010 World T20 Group C game against South Africa played on 2 nd May 2010 at Gros Islet, St Lucia. In that match, South African captain Graeme Smith won the toss and decided to field first. It was not an ideal start for India as they an early wicket of Murali Vijay in the first over. Suresh Raina came to the crease and given a reprieve as he was caught off a no-ball. Din...

Best 6 players in IPL history

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The Indian Premier League started on 18 th April 2008 with Brendon McCullum scoring 154* in the opening match. Since then the IPL has become a hit around the world with top-quality international players along with young domestic Indian players. In the 12 years history of the best tournament in the world, there have been great players who have entertained the crowd. The Indian Premier League is a platform to showcase their talent and become a part of the national squad. These top-quality Indian and international players have made a major impact in the 12 seasons so far. Here we look at the Best 6 players in IPL history. 1.        Chris Gayle Chris Gayle is one of the greatest players that IPL has a season so far. He made his IPL debut for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2009 and featured it till 2010. In the two seasons he played for KKR, Gayle made 463 runs from 16 matches with the best score of 88. The explosive left-handed West Indies batsman did not...

5 Best matches of IPL 2019

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The 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League has been indefinitely postponed until further notice due to coronavirus pandemics which created so much damage to human life. It will be a big loss for those Indian players who were looking to return for the World T20 tournament to be held in October- November this year. The 2019 IPL season was an amazing season with some sensational matches which went right down the wire and entertained the crowd to the fullest. In the 60 matches last season, there were some great induvial performances from both bat and ball. Here we look at the 5 Best matches of Indian Premier League 2019 1.        Mumbai Indians versus Chennai Super Kings (Finals) Before the finals, Mumbai Indians won all the 3 matches in league stages. The match was played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on 12 th May. Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first. Quinton de Kock and Rohit Sharma g...