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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 1: Kolkata Knight Riders starts the tournament with a comfortable win

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 Kolkata Knight Riders began the 15 th season of Indian Premier League 2022 with a comfortable win over defending champions Chennai Super Kings played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Saturday.   Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to field first. Umesh Yadav delivered a no-ball before producing a stunning delivery dismissing Ruturaj Gaikwad without opening his account. Robin Uthappa looked in great touch putting the pressure on KKR bowlers with positive intent. Umesh dismissed Devon Conway providing a simple catch to Shreyas Iyer to leave CSK in trouble. Uthappa survived a close shot as it hit the stumps but did not dislodge the wickets. At the end of the first six overs, CSK scored 35 for 2. Varun Chakravarthy got rid of well-set Robin Uthappa stumped by Sheldon Jackson. Ambati Rayudu looked good a good throw by Shreyas Iyer and by Sunil Narine to leave Chennai Super Kings in trouble at 52 for 4. With that, the first timeout was called at 5...

IPL 2021 Match 5: Bowlers lead Mumbai Indians victory

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  Mumbai Indians produced a stunning comeback to defeat Kolkata Knight Riders in the 5 th match of IPL 2021 played at M Chidadram Stadium, Chennai on Tuesday. Kolkata Knight Riders captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and decided to field first. The decision paid off as Varun Chakravarthy bowling the 2 nd over dismissed Quinton de Kock with a running catch by Rahul Tripathi from long-on. Surya Kumar Yadav started off in aggressive style hitting 3 boundaries off Harbhajan Singh’s over. Shakib AL Hasan was bought into the attack in the 4 th over but Surya Kumar and Rohit Sharma remained steady. At the end of the first six overs, Mumbai Indians made 42 for 1. After the field restrictions, Surya Kumar showed his intent and kept on hitting runs. At the end of the first timeout, Mumbai Indians scored 64 for 1. After the timeout, Surya Kumar Yadav made the batting look easy and completed fifty off 33 balls. Shakib AL Hasan provided much-needed breakthrough for KKR dismissing the dang...