Mumbai: Skipper Rohit Sharma (76 not out) and Suryakumar Yadav (68 not out) tore apart Chennai Super Kings to hand Mumbai Indians a commanding nine-wicket win in a one-sided Indian Premier League match here on Sunday. Chasing a below-par target, the hosts faced absolutely no difficulties on a batting-friendly surface in swatting away the challenge…
Mullanpur: Opener Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal smashed half-centuries as Royal Challengers Bengaluru crushed Punjab Kings by seven wickets in their Indian Premier League clash here on Sunday. Chasing 158, Kohli (73 not out off 54 balls) and Padikkal (61 off 35 balls) shared a 103-run partnership, which formed the backbone of the massive win…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill was on Saturday fined Rs 12 lakh after his side maintained a slow over-rate during their seven-wicket win over Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League here. Riding on Jos Buttler’s unbeaten 97, which he made braving cramps, Gujarat Titans chased down the target of 204 with four balls…
Jaipur: Pacer Avesh Khan held his nerve in the death overs to help Lucknow Super Giants pull off a thrilling two-run win over Rajasthan Royals with a tight three-wicket spell in their IPL match here on Saturday. The Royals were cruising at 156 for 2 at the end of the 17th over, needing 25 runs…
Ahmedabad: Jos Buttler braved cramps to rustle up a tempestuous unbeaten 97 to guide Gujarat Titans to a wonderful seven-wicket win over Delhi Capitals on Saturday. After the impressive Prasidh Krishna-led (4/41) Gujarat pacers limited Delhi to 203/8, the home side paced their chase impeccably to reach 204/3 in 19.2 overs as Buttler played the…
Mumbai: Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming on Saturday acknowledged that the five-time winners are “hanging on by the thread” and said the team will not hesitate to bring in new faces ahead of experienced players in the second half of the IPL if the next two matches do not pan out as per…
New Delhi, Apr 19: India won three gold medals and a silver in the Bridge Federation of Asia and the Middle East tournament in Dubai, with the medal-winning teams qualifying for the next world championships. The Indian men, women, and seniors teams clinched gold while the mixed team won silver in the tournament held between…
Bengalur: Punjab Kings produced an inch-perfect bowling effort, the cornerstone of their five-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in a truncated IPL match here on Friday. Tim David (50 not out, 26b) scored well over fifty per cent of RCB’s woefully inadequate 95 for nine after an evening round of rain forced the match to…
Mumbai: An emotional India captain Rohit Sharma on Friday recalled his journey from standing outside the Wankhede Stadium as a young player to catch a glimpse of Mumbai Ranji Trophy stars to having a stand named after him at the iconic venue, terming it as an “unreal feeling”. The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) had recently…
New Delhi: Teen shooting sensation Suruchi Singh’s fingers already had the talent to execute any shot when she met Jitu Rai at the national camp but the “basic tips” from the pistol stalwart proved decisive at the ISSF World Cups in South America, where she struck gold more than once. Having won a flurry of…
