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IPL 2022 Match 49: RCB register close fought win over CSK

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 Royal Challengers Bangalore registered a close-fought win over Chennai Super Kings to stay in contention for the playoffs stage played at MCA Stadium, Pune on Wednesday. CSK captain MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to field first. Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli began the innings cautiously against Mukesh Chaudhary. After the initial slow start, du Plessis and Kohli took attacked Mukesh and Simarjeet Singh under pressure. At the end of the first six overs, RCB scored 57 for 0. Moeen Ali struck immediately getting rid of du Plessis with an easy catch to Ravindra Jadeja. Faf and Kohli added 62 runs for the opening wicket. Moeen Ali and Theekshana tied up with disciplined bowling. Maxwell was promoted at number 3 but the experiment failed as he was run out with a lovely throw by Uthappa and gathered MS Dhoni to leave RCB in trouble. With that wicket, the first timeout was taken at 76 for 2. Moeen produced a stunning delivery to dismiss Kohli to leave RCB in trouble. Mahipal Lom...

IPL 2021 Match 49: Shubman Gill’s fifty ensures KKR stay alive in the tournament

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  Thanks to a superb bowling effort and Gill’s gritty knock, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 49 th match played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on Sunday. SRH captain Kane Williamson won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start as wicketkeeper Saha was dismissed without opening their account off Southee’s bowling. Kane Williamson looked in tremendous touch hitting the gaps well. On the other hand, Jason Roy struggled to time the ball. Mavi got rid of Roy to put SRH under immense pressure. At the end of the first six overs, SRH scored 35 for 2. Soon after the field restrictions, Shakib AL Hasan produced a brilliant run out to dismiss SRH captain Kane Williamson leaving SRH in big trouble. At the end of the first timeout, SRH scored 46 for 3. After the timeout, Abishek Sharma was stumped in an attempt to score runs. KKR bowlers did not allow Priyam Garg to score runs easily and eventually dismissed by Varun Chakravarthy. Abdu...