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IPL 2022 Match 9: Jos Buttler brilliance gives RR their second win

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 Rajasthan Royals registered their second successive win of the tournament with a comfortable win over Mumbai Indians played at DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai on Saturday. MI captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to field first. Jos Buttler put pressure on the MI bowlers right from the word go. Jasprit Bumrah got an initial breakthrough by dismissing Jaiswal and providing a simple catch to Tim David. Jos Buttler looked in a brilliant hitting mood smashing Basil Thampi for 26 runs in one over to change the momentum of the innings. Devdutt Paddikal also could not score many runs being dismissed cheaply. At the end of the first six overs, Rajasthan Royals made 48 for 2. With that, the first timeout was called. Buttler and Paddikal added 35 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Sanju Samson kept the pressure on MI bowlers along with Buttler. Buttler completed fifty off 32 balls to maintain momentum for RR along with captain Samson. After a quickfire cameo, Samson was dismissed by Pollard pr...

ICC Women’s World Cup Match 9: South African women beat Pakistan in thriller

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 The South African women’s team held their nerves in the dying moments to seal a thrilling win over Pakistan played at Bay Oval, Mount Manuagai on Friday. Pakistani captain Bismah Maharoof won the toss and decided to field first. The decision paid off as the dangerous Lizelle Lee was brilliantly caught by Sidra Ameen. Laura Wolvaardt looked in decent touch putting the bad deliveries away for boundaries. Diana Baig dismissed Brits as Ameen took a good catch to leave South Africa in trouble. At the end of the first 10 overs, South African women scored 29 for 2. After the field restrictions, the Pakistani bowlers kept it tight with disciplined bowling against Luus and Wolvaardt. Luus was given out by the umpire but on review, it was overturned due to the ball hitting the edge of the bat. Wolvaardt showed intent against the spinners reaching her fifty off 75 balls and maintained the momentum for South Africa by taking singles and hitting occasional boundaries. Ghulam Fatima made an...

IPL 2021 Match 9: Sunrisers collapse to give Mumbai Indians a win

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  Mumbai Indians held their nerves to register a good win over Sunrisers Hyderabad played at M Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on Saturday. Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first. Rohit Sharma was in sublime touch hitting the ball well putting pressure on SRH bowlers while Quinton de Kock struggled with his timing. At the end of the first six overs, MI openers scored 53 for 0. David Warner bought in Vijay Shankar into the attack and delivered immediately getting the wicket of MI captain Rohit Sharma trying to hit a big shot providing an easy catch to Virat Singh at deep midwicket ending a strong 55 runs opening partnership. Rashid Khan troubled Quinton de Kock with his variations. Vijay Shankar got his second wicket getting rid of Surya Kumar Yadav taking a return catch on his follow-through. Mumbai Indians ended the first timeout at 71 for 2. After the timeout, SRH bowlers troubled Ishan Kishan and Quinton de Kock not allowing them to score ru...