The Royal Challengers bowlers had reduced Super Giants to 23 for 3 in four overs, but Stoinis’ 30-ball 65 gave them a platform, from which Pooran’s 19-ball 62 and Badoni’s 24-ball 30 took them to the doorstep of victory. “In T20s, I think that’s the most important batting position – Nos. 5, 6 and 7,”
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Dayal spoke to his father late on Sunday night after the bowler conceded the highest number of runs (31) in the final over of a chase to lose an IPL game. He said that he he struggled to grip the ball due to wet conditions. “It was a nightmare yesterday,” Chandrapal Dayal told PTI on
Australia A 253 and 297 for 5 (Renshaw 140, Ward 63, van Beek 2-47) lead New Zealand A 246 (Solia 60, Bruce 44, Hay 43, Buckingham 6-58) by 304 runs Matt Renshaw piled on another century in New Zealand to keep up in the hotly contested race for an Ashes berth. The Australia A opener
“To be honest I was not thinking much. Just reacting to every ball,” Rinku said at the post-match presentation. “I never thought I would hit five sixes. I just kept hitting. I had the belief. And we won the match.” Rinku finished unbeaten on 48 off 21 deliveries, with 40 of those runs coming off
In one of the most remarkable finishes to any T20 game, Kolkata Knight Riders snatched victory from Gujarat Titans’ grasp in Ahmedabad, where the final over began with the visitors 29 away from their target of 205. No team had ever chased down more than 23 runs in the final over to win an IPL
Australia A 253 and 50 for 1 (Kellaway 29*, Renshaw 20* van Beek 1-14) lead New Zealand A 246 (Solia 60, Bruce 44, Hay 43, Buckingham 6-58) by 66 runs Young quick Jordan Buckingham claimed six wickets to give Australia A a marginal first-innings lead in their unofficial Test against a New Zealand side. On
In 2022, Suryakumar Yadav was redefining the concept of risk in cricket. Playing behind the wicket as much as he did in front of it, taking balls from well outside off for boundaries to square leg and midwicket, he was expanding on what was possible on the field and he was able to do it
Big picture: Sunrisers searching for their first win Sunrisers Hyderabad went to Lucknow buoyed by the arrival of the South African part of their contingent. They had all the plans in place: play only three overseas players if batting first, bring in Heinrich Klaasen if struggling with the bat or go for big Marco Jansen
Day 1 Australia A 253 (Hardie 115, Jewell 66, van Beek 4-72, Kuggelejin 3-53, O’Rourke 2-55) vs New Zealand A 37 for 1 (Solia 23*) Allrounder Aaron Hardie kept himself firmly on the radar of national selectors with an accomplished century for Australia A in New Zealand. Hardie, who stepped up as captain for the
Krunal Pandya says he has put a lot of work into his bowling action in the last four to five months, trying to get taller at the crease and bowl with a higher arm. The Lucknow Super Giants allrounder, who primarily plays the white-ball formats for Baroda, last played competitive cricket in the Vijay Hazare