Mullanpur: Veteran batter Rohit Sharma on Friday was delighted to make a critical contribution to Mumbai Indians’ victory over Gujarat Titans in a must-win IPL Eliminator match here, but wished he had a few half-centuries to his credit compared to the four he has had so far. Rohit made an outstanding 81 off 50 balls…
Mullanpur: The mighty Mumbai Indians handled the nerves better on the big stage to outlast Gujarat Titans by 20 runs in a high-scoring IPL Eliminator despite a classy effort from Sai Sudharsan here on Friday. Rohit Sharma (81 off 50) rode his luck to play a fine knock after Jonny Bairstow (47 off 22) made…
Mullanpur: Royal Challengers Bengaluru raced to their first Indian Premier League final since 2016 with an eight-wicket pounding of Punjab Kings in a lopsided Qualifier 1 here on Thursday. Punjab Kings’ ultra-aggressive approach backfired on the day as RCB skittled out the home team for 101 in 14.1 overs. RCB, who are yet to win…
Stavanger (Norway): World champion D Gukesh finally got his campaign back on track on his 19th birthday, defeating World No. 2 Hikaru Nakamura of the United States to open his account with three points in Norway Chess on Thursday. Gukesh, who suffered back-to-back defeats to World No. 1 Norwegian Magnus Carlsen and countrymate Arjun Erigaisi…
Lucknow: Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant has been fined Rs 30 lakh for maintaining a slow over rate during his team’s defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their last IPL match here. The rest of the playing XI, including the Impact Player, were handed a penalty of Rs 12 lakh for the breach on…
Lucknow: Stand-in skipper Jitesh Sharma conjured up a sensational unbeaten 85 to help Royal Challengers Bengaluru trump Rishabh Pant’s exceptional 118 and seal the team’s place in the IPL Qualifier 1 with a sensational six-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants, here on Tuesday. The Royal Challengers will now face Punjab Kings in the Qualifier 1…
Jaipur: Priyansh Arya displayed remarkable maturity for a rookie while Josh Inglis produced a momentum-changing knock as Punjab Kings downed Mumbai Indians by seven wickets here on Monday to seal a spot in Qualifier 1 of the Indian Premier League. Chasing 185, Punjab Kings could not accelerate in the powerplay but Inglis (73 off 42…
Ahmedabad: True to his inimitable style, Mahendra Singh Dhoni kept the world guessing on his IPL future, saying he will now enjoy his bike rides in Ranchi and will take his own sweet time to decide whether he will come back next season. Chennai Super Kings’ ordinary season gave fodder to speculations that the side…
New Delhi: Sunrisers Hyderabad ended their season with a commanding 110-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders, and skipper Pat Cummins said the team had the calibre to produce a better effort, but it just didn’t work out, attributing the failure to the inability to graft on slower pitches. Known for their ultra-aggressive approach, SRH began…
New Delhi: Sunrisers Hyderabad ended an IPL season of ‘what ifs’ with a power-packed batting effort just like it had started, etching a crushing 110-run victory over Kolkata Knight Riders, riding on Heinrich Klaasen’s 37-ball century here on Sunday. In the season opener, SRH scored an imposing 286 against Rajasthan Royals and on this day…
