Rajasthan Royals 217 for 5 (Buttler 103, Samson 38, Narine 2-21) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 210 (S Iyer 85, Finch 58, Chahal 5-40) by seven runs Rajasthan Royals defended 217 by the skin of their teeth in an instant IPL classic at the Brabourne Stadium, with debutant Obed McCoy rearranging Umesh Yadav’s stumps to see
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In a shot in the arm for the Delhi Capitals, the overseas player who had tested positive for Covid-19 during the rapid antigen tests has returned consecutive negative RT-PCR tests. However, the BCCI has decided to verify the tests before deciding on when the Capitals can travel to Pune for their league fixture against Punjab
Gujarat Titans 170 for 7 (Miller 94*, Rashid 40, Bravo 3-23) beat Chennai Super Kings 169 for 5 (Gaikwad 73, Joseph 2-34) by three wickets David Miller played possibly his best IPL innings, 94 off 51, to help Gujarat Titans chase down Chennai Super Kings’ 170 from 16 for 3 and 87 for 5. For
Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders. Two teams with six points each, two teams looking to bounce back from defeats in their most recent games, and two teams with certain broad similarities this season. Take death bowling, for instance: both teams have struggled at this aspect of the game. They have averaged just one wicket
Rob Key, the former Kent and England batter who subsequently forged a successful career in broadcasting, has been appointed by the ECB as its new managing director of England men’s cricket. Key will take up the role immediately, stepping down from his TV work with Sky Sports. The 42-year-old, who retired from playing in 2016,
Royal Challengers Bangalore 189 for 5 (Karthik 66*, Maxwell 55, Thakur 1-27) beat Delhi Capitals 173 for 7 (Warner 66, Pant 34, Hazlewood 3-28) by 16 runs Glenn Maxwell‘s 34-ball 55 helped Royal Challengers Bangalore overcome a poor start. Then, continuing his superlative form, Dinesh Karthik struck an unbeaten 34-ball 66, laced with five fours
Sussex 174 and 278 for 2 (Haines 164*, Pujara 57*) trail Derbyshire 505 for 8 dec by 53 runs Sussex skipper Tom Haines led from the front with a superb career-best century to frustrate Derbyshire on the third day of the LV=Insurance County Championship match at Derby. The 23-year-old batted through the day for an
Essex 180 (A Cook 59, Overton 7-57) and 84 for 9 (Rossington 29*, Overton 6-30) bt Somerset 109 (Lammonby 48, Harmer 3-14, S Cook 3-17, Steketee 3-47) and 154 (Davies 51, Snater 6-36) by one wicket Adam Rossington kept his head in a crisis to guide Essex to a nerve-tingling one-wicket win over Somerset at
Best match Abahani’s one-run win over Gazi Group was a last-ball thriller. Tanzim Hasan Sakib went for 89 runs in his nine overs, but his dipping yorker prevented Husne Habib from hitting the last ball for four, and he ended up with just two runs. Abahani had earlier reached 311 for seven, courtesy Jaker Ali’s
Sunrisers Hyderabad 176 for 3 (Tripathi 71, Markram 68*, Russell 2-20) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 175 for 8 (Rana 54, Russell 49*, Natarajan 3-37) by seven wickets An enterprising 71 from Rahul Tripathi and an unbeaten 68 from Aiden Markram helped Sunrisers Hyderabad complete a hat-trick of wins in IPL 2022, this time beating Kolkata