Rahul wanted '20 more' from himself and Hooda
Following the loss to Royals, LSG captain also explains why he held Ravi Bishnoi back till it was a bit too late for him to make a difference in the chase
Samson, Jurel hand RR comfortable 7-wicket win over LSG
LUCKNOW: Skipper Sanju Samson led from the front with an unbeaten 33-ball 71 while Dhruv Jurel made 52 not out off 34 balls to guide Rajasthan Royals to a seven-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants, in their IPL match here on Saturday. Chasing 197, Samson and Jurel shared unconquered 121 runs for the fourth wicket to chase down the target in 19 overs. Earlier, skipper KL Rahul hit a 48-ball 76 while Deepak Hooda made 50 off 31 balls to guide Lucknow Super Giants to a decent 196 for 5 against Rajasthan Royals. Sent into bat, LSG rode on 115-run third-wicket stand between Rahul and Hooda to put up a fighting total. Sandeep Sharma was the most successful bowler for RR, returning with figures of 2/31. Brief Scores: Lucknow Super Giants: 196 for 5 in 20 overs (KL Rahul 76, Deepak Hooda 50; Sandeep Sharma 2/31). Rajasthan Royals: 199 for 3 in 19 overs (Sanju Samson 71 not out, Dhruv Jurel 52 not out; Amit Mishra 1/20).
IPL 2024: Samson's 71 Not Out Tops Rahul's 76 As Rajasthan Royals Beat LSG By Seven Wickets (Ld)
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari: Skipper Sanju Samson did a world of good for his chances ahead of the T20 World Cup team selection by hammering a 33-ball unbeaten 71 and overshadowing a similar effort by Lucknow Super Giants captain K.L Rahul (76 off 48 balls) as Rajasthan Royals romped to a seven-wicket victory in Match 44 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Saturday. Samson, who struck his fourth half-century of IPL 2024 off 28 balls, shared an unbeaten 121-run partnership with Dhruv Jurel, who scored his maiden IPL half-century as Rajasthan Royals cruised to 199/3 in 19 overs in response to Lucknow Super Giants' 196/5 made possible by Rahuls superb innings and his 115-run partnership with Deepak Hooda (50). Samson, who had scores of 82*, 69, 68* before Saturday's superb knock, blasted seven boundaries and four sixes in another brilliant innings to help Rajasthan Royals recover from two quick wickets and with help from Jurel, who scored 52 not out off 34 balls, raised 121 runs for the fourth wicket partnership to guide RR to a comfortable victory at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium here. With this win, table toppers Rajasthan Royals moved up to 16 points from eight wins from nine matches, opening up a big six-point gap at the top of the table. LSG remained in fourth position with 10 points, the same as Kolkata Knight Riders (2nd), Sunrisers Hyderabad (3rd) and Delhi Capitals (5th). They have played nine matches while KKR and SRH have played eight matches each. DC are through with 10 matches so far. Chasing 197 for victory, Rajasthan Royals got off to a fine start with Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal raising 50 runs for the opening wicket partnership. Buttler struck 34 off 18 balls while Jaiswal managed 24 off the same number of balls. Both of them were untroubled by the LSG bowling, which lacked serious pace in the form of young tearaway Mayank Yadav, who was expected to recover from his injury and play this match. Buttler, who had blazed to an unbeaten 107 off 60 balls against KKR 10 days back, faced a couple of anxious moments against Matt Henry and Mohsin Khan, picked pace by hitting Henry for a big six, shuffling across and lapping it over the keeper. He struck a four and scored three off Henry followed by a boundary in the fifth over. He hit Yash Thakur for a four in the sixth over before the bowler returned to get revenge, castling the batter with a slower one. Jaiswal fell on the same score as RR slumped to 60/2 in the seventh over and when Riyan Parag followed him back into the dugout for 14 off 11 balls, Rajasthan Royals fell to 78/3 and the innings was looking to come apart. However, skipper Sanju Samson held the innings together and along with Dhruv Jurel raised an unbeaten 121-run partnership for the fourth wicket as Rajasthan Royals capitalised on some shoddy performance by LSG in the field. LSG grassed a couple of catches, failed to capitalise on a dreadful mix-up between Samson and Jurel to affect a runout and also misfielded on a couple of occasions. Rajasthan Royals had applied the brakes in the middle and death overs, but LSG could not do so with the ball as Sanju Samson finished the match with a flurry of shots, hitting Mohsin Khan for a big six after the bowler had failed to run him out at the non-striker's end. He followed that up with a six off the last ball of the over after he and Jurel scored a single each in between. In the 19th over, Samson hammered a four and a six off successive balls off Yash Thakur to finish the match and seal victory for RR. Samson had started slowly and waited for his chances before exploding into action. He came in at 60/1 and saw his team go down to 78/3, so his first seven shots were for singles. A four off veteran Amit Mishra was followed by a couple of boundaries against Thakur. Ravi Bishnoi was also mistreated as Samson hit him for back-to-back fours in the 16th over. A reverse-hit four off Krunal Pandya over point fielder was his best shot of the day before his power-hitting in the last couple of overs. Samson completed his half-century off 28 balls as he went after the bowling with 84 needed off 48 deliveries. Jurel was the more aggressive of the two Samson went berserk towards the end. In the 14th over, Jurel scythed, scooped and pulled Mohsin Khan for 4, 6, 4. Off the fourth ball of the over, Yash Thakur failed to time his jump and palmed the ball over at third man for a single. Jurel was dropped once again by Jurel off Mohsin Khan near the short-third region as the ball raced to the fence. Jurel completed his maiden IPL fifty with a single off Mohsin Khan, reaching the mark in 31 balls. Amit Mishra and Krunal Pandya were the best bowlers for LSG on the park on Saturday night as they fell short by a round 20 runs and then performed poorly in the field to further hamper their chances. Asked to bat first, KL Rahul blasted a 48-ball 76, reaching a cautious half-century off 31 balls, while Hooda scored a 31-ball 50 as LSG recovered from a precarious 11/2 in the second over to post a good score. LSG got off to a poor start as Quinton de Kock, after hitting back-to-back boundaries to Trent Boult in the first over, was cleaned up on the third ball by the left-handed New Zealand pacer with one that nipped back a bit and went past the opener's bat, which came down late, to crash into the stumps. Sandeep Sharma accounted for Marcus Stoinis on the last ball of the second over as the ball swung in and went past to disrupt the furniture, reducing LSG to 11/2 in two overs. However, LSG recovered well from the twin setbacks thanks to Rahul and Hooda as they raised 115 runs in quick time for the third wicket partnership. Rahul got his third half-century while Deepak Hooda got his first half-century in 19-odd matches. Rahul scooped, drove, pulled and swept superbly in an excellent rearguard knock, hitting eight fours and two sixes -- the only two sixes of the innings a far cry compared to the last couple of matches in which teams hit maximums in double figures. In contrast, RR batters hammered nine maximums. After a cautious start, Rahul opened up by hitting Boult for a four off an in-swinging yorker and was lucky to survive a ball from Ashwin that darted in, just managing to sweep it away to the boundary. The LSG captain continued to flourish, hitting back-to-back boundaries off Yuzvendra Chahal in the seventh over -- caressing a half-volley through covers and following it up with a sweep behind square and the spinner strayed to left. The 32-year-old right-handed batter hammered Avesh Khan for 21 in the eighth over, hitting his first six off the second delivery before hammering another six off a no-ball and following it up with a four off the free-hit. Just when it looked like he would reach the three-figure mark, Rahul got out as Avesh Khan got his revenge as Boult picked a simple catch at deep backward point. Hooda drove, cut, swept and used the switch-hit well to score an exact fifty, hitting Boult for boundaries off successive balls. His four off Chahal in the 12over was his best shot of the night as he hammered seven fours in his 31-ball 50. Rajasthan Royals pulled back things a bit in the death overs, conceding seven and six runs in the 18th and 19th overs before Ayush Badoni (18 not out) and Krunal Pandya (15*) scored 12 runs off the final over to ensure they reached a par score on this ground. Brief scores: Lucknow Super Giants 196/5 in 20 overs (K.L Rahul 76, Deepak Hoods 50; Sandeep Sharma 2-31) lost to Rajasthan Royals 199/3 in 19 overs (Jos Buttler 34, Sanju Samson 71 not out, Dhruv Jurel 52 not out; Amit Mishra 1-20, Marcus Stoinis 1-3) by seven wickets.
IPL 2024: Unbeaten Fifties By Samson, Jurel Help Rajasthan Royals Beat LSG By Seven Wickets
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari: Skipper Sanju Samson hammered a 33-ball unbeaten 71 and Dhruv Jurel struck his maiden IPL half-century as Rajasthan Royals defeated Lucknow Super Giants by seven wickets in Match 44 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 here on Saturday. Samson blasted seven boundaries and four sixes in another brilliant innings to help Rajasthan Royals recover from two quick wickets and with help from Jurel, who scored 52 not out off 34 balls, raised 121 runs for the fourth wicket partnership to guide RR to a comfortable victory at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium here. After LSG skipper K.L Rahul had hammered a 48-ball 76 and Deepak Hooda hit 50 off 31 to take the home team to 196/5, Rajasthan rode on superb batting by their captain Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel to reach 199/3 and win the match with six balls to spare. With this win, table toppers Rajasthan Royals moved up to 16 points from eight wins from nine matches, opening up a big six-point gap at the top of the table. LSG remained in fourth position with 10 points, the same as Kolkata Knight Riders (2nd), Sunrisers Hyderabad (3rd) and Delhi Capitals (5th). They have played nine matches while KKR and SRH have played eight matches each. DC are through with 10 matches so far. Chasing 197 for victory, Rajasthan Royals got off to a fine start with Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal raising 50 runs for the opening wicket partnership. Buttler struck 34 off 18 balls while Jaiswal managed 24 off the same number of balls. Both of them were untroubled by the LSG bowling, which lacked serious pace in the form of Mayank Yadav. Buttler, who had blazed to an unbeaten 107 off 60 balls against KKR 10 days back, faced a couple of anxious moments against Matt Henry and Mohsin Khan, picked pace by hitting Henry for a big six, shuffling across and lapping it over the keeper. He struck a four and scored three off Henry followed by a boundary in the fifth over. He hit Yash Thakur for a four in the sixth over before the bowler came back to get revenge, castling the batter with a slower one. Jaiswal fell on the same score as RR slumped to 60/2 in the seventh over and when Riyan Parag followed him back into the dugout for 14 off 11 balls, Rajasthan Royals fell to 78/3 and the innings was looking to come apart. However, skipper Sanju Samson held the innings together and along with Dhruv Jurel raised an unbeaten 121-run partnership for the fourth wicket as Rajasthan Royals capitalised on some shoddy performance by LSG in the field. LSG grassed a couple of catches, failed to capitalise on a dreadful mix-up between Samson and Jurel to affect a runout and also misfielded on a couple of occasions. Rajasthan Royals had applied the brakes in the middle and death overs but LSG could not do so with the ball as Sanju Samson finished the match with a flurry of shots, hitting Mohsin Khan for a big six after the bowler had failed to run him out at the non-striker's end. He followed that up with a six off the last ball of the over after he and Jurel scored a single each in between. In the 19th over, Samson hammered a four and a six off successive balls off Yash Thakur to finish the match and seal victory for RR. Samson had started slowly and waited for his chances before exploding into action. He came in at 60/1 and saw his team go down to 78/3, so his first seven shots were for singles. A four off veteran Amit Mishra was followed by a couple of boundaries against Thakur. Ravi Bishnoi was also mistreated as Samson hit him for back-to-back fours in the 16th over. A reverse-hit four off Krunal Pandya over point fielder was his best shot of the day before his power-hitting in the last couple of overs. Samson completed his half-century off 28 balls as he went after the bowling with 84 needed off 48 deliveries. Jurel was the more aggressive of the two Samson went berserk towards the end. In the 14th over, Jurel scythed, scooped and pulled Mohsin Khan for 4, 6, 4. Off the fourth ball of the over, Yash Thakur failed to time his jump and palmed the ball over at third man for a single. Jurel was dropped once again by Jurel off Mohsin Khan near the short-third region as the ball raced to the fence. Jurel completed his maiden IPL fifty with a single off Mohsin Khan, reaching the mark in 31 balls. Amit Mishra and Krunal Pandya were the best bowlers for LSG on the park on Saturday night as they fell short by a round 20 runs and then performed poorly in the field to further hamper their chances. Skipper Rahul also left many surprised by not giving Marcus Stoinis another over after he took 1-3 in his first. Brief scores: Lucknow Super Giants 196/5 in 20 overs (K.L Rahul 76, Deepak Hoods 50; Sandeep Sharma 2-31) lost to Rajasthan Royals 199/3 in 19 overs (Jos Buttler 34, Sanju Samson 71 not out, Dhruv Jurel 52 not out; Amit Mishra 1-20, Marcus Stoinis 1-3) by seven wickets.
IPL 2024 Points Table: RR Take Big Step Towards Playoffs With Win vs LSG
Rajasthan Royals took a massive step towards securing their spot in the IPL 2024 playoffs with a comprehensive victory over Lucknow Super Giants.
Samson and Jurel seal Royals' eighth win in nine games
They extended their lead at the top of the league and are six points clear of KKR in second place
Miles Hammond, Graeme van Buuren fifties fire Gloucestershire
Responding to Middlesex's first-innings 203, the home side advanced to 271 for 6, a lead of 68
Joe Root, Harry Brook find century form for Yorkshire
Wayne Madsen defies injury to lead Derbyshire's reply with unbeaten 88
IPL PIX: Samson, Hooda shine as Royals trounce LSG
Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel struck unbeaten half-centuries to power Rajasthan Royals to an emphatic seven-wicket victory against Lucknow Super Giants.
Khushi, Browne have Essex eyeing first-innings lead
Khushi produced a chanceless ton while Browne is 94 not out with Essex just 44 runs behind
Jake Libby makes progress between the Kidderminster showers
Only 26 overs possible as Worcestershire reply to Somerset's first innings
Burns, Clark centuries give Surrey the upper hand
Hosts took first-innings lead of 208 when they were bowled out for 359 on stroke of tea
IPL 2024: Ishan Kishan Fined 10% Of Match Fee For Breach Of Article 2.2 Of IPL Code
Indian Premier League: Ishan Kishan, the wicketkeeper-batter of Mumbai Indians, has been reprimanded and fined 10 per cent of his match fees for breaching the Code of Conduct during Match 43 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, here on Saturday. Kishan committed a Level 1 offence under Article 2.2 of the IPL's Code of Conduct. He admitted to the offence and accepted the Match Referees sanction. For Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the Match Referee's decision is final and binding. Kishan seems to have been pulled up for Abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during the match. As per the IPL Code of Conduct, Article 2.2 relates to any action(s) outside the course of normal cricket actions, such as hitting or kicking the wickets and any action(s) which deliberately (i.e. intentionally), recklessly or negligently (in either case even if accidental) results in damage to the advertising boards, boundary fences, dressing room doors, mirrors, windows and other fixtures and fittings.
George Bartlett makes his mark before bad light frustrates Northants
Kimber leads resistance for home side in face of hefty total
Ben Duckett's dazzling double-century puts Notts in control
Nottinghamshire's seam attack inflicted heavy early damage on Warwickshire's reply
Hardik: Tilak's lack of intent against spin up front 'cost us the game'
I think it was just a little game awareness that we missed out, Hardik says
MacDonald-Gay Stars again as Sparks falter
Seamer has 12 wickets for the season after just three matches
IPL 2024: David Warner, Ishant Sharma To Miss DC's Clash Against KKR
Indian Premier League: Veteran Delhi Capitals duo David Warner and Ishant Sharma, who sat out the side's 10-run win over Mumbai Indians, are going to miss the upcoming clash against Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday. Ishant has been out of action after suffering a back spasm just five minutes before the toss of DC's clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad at its Arun Jaitley Stadium last week. On the other hand, Warner is nursing a finger injury suffered in DC's win over Lucknow Super Giants earlier this month. Both should be available for our next home game (on May 7 against Rajasthan Royals), said DC assistant coach Pravin Amre in the post-match press conference. Opener Prithvi Shaw missed out on playing in DC's win over MI on Saturday, with Abishek Porel promoted to open the batting alongside Jake Fraser-McGurk. On Shaw's absence, Amre said, 'he was not feeling well on arrival at the stadium, and him not feeling 100% fit meant he didn't feature in Saturday's game. With Saturday's ten-run win, DC are now in fifth place in the points table, with ten points from as many games. They have just a day off before playing against second-placed KKR at the Eden Gardens on Monday evening.
IPL PIX: Lucknow Super Giants vs Rajasthan Royals
Images from the IPL 2024 match between Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals.
IPL-17: LSG vs RR | Rahul, Hooda fifties take Lucknow Super Giants to 196/5 against Rajasthan Royals
A little slow to pick at the start, Rahul and Hooda did well to make up the lost ground.
IPL-17: LSG vs RR | Samson, Jurel ace the chase as Royals pull further away
Joining forces at 78 for three, in a chase of 197, their unbeaten 121-run fourth-wicket association put the Royals on the brink of playoffs qualification
Sophie Luff caps excellent fightback to lead Storm victory
Superb spin exhibition by Sophie Ecclestone had threatened to derail Storm innings
McCaughan blasts fifty to hand Vipers back-to-back wins
Lauren Winfield-Hill's 63 goes in vain for Diamonds in rain-affected game
Getting Difficult Each And Every Day: Pant On 'Impact Player' Rule
Rishabh Pant is the latest India star to express his apprehensions about the contentious impact player rule after his team won back-to-back high-scoring IPL matches.
Speaking about the spinners in the ongoing IPL, he said: The problem in India at the moment is, most of the spinners who are playing, are not spinning the ball.
IPL 2024: Fraser-McGurks Sensational 84, Rasikhs 3-34 Propel DC To Ten-run Win Over MI (Ld)
Indian Premier League: In what was a hat-trick of run-fests at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in IPL 2024, opener Jake Fraser-McGurk continued his good showing by slamming a sensational 84 while Rasikh Salam shone with 3-34 in propelling Delhi Capitals to a 10-run win against Mumbai Indians here on Saturday. Under Delhis blazing sun, Fraser McGurk excelled by hitting eleven fours and six sixes at a strike-rate of 311.11 in his 27-ball knock, including getting his fifty in 15 balls. Supporting him was Tristan Stubbs, who struck six fours and two sixes in his 25-ball 48 not out at the back end of the innings. Abishek Porel, Shai Hope and captain Rishabh Pant chipped in with sizeable contributions as DC hit 17 maximums in what is also their highest score ever in the IPL. In reply, Rasikhs 3-34 and Mukesh Kumars 3-54, along with Khaleel Ahmeds 2-45 restricted Mumbai to 247/9 in 20 overs, securing a narrow win for DC. Tilak Varma (63), Hardik Pandya (46) and Tim David (37) gave Mumbai Indians hope of chasing down the target. But in the end, their efforts were not enough. With Saturdays win, DC got their fifth victory in the competition and have jumped ahead of defending champions Chennai Super Kings to now be in fifth place in the points table with 10 points from as many games, while MI are stuck in ninth place. Fraser-McGurk began by whipping off his wrists to take a four off Luke Wood in the gap between mid-wicket and mid-on. With his still frame and beautiful wristwork, Fraser-McGurk smashed two more fours and a six to take 19 runs off the opening over. He welcomed Bumrah by dispatching his slower ball over long-on for six and drilled a drive on the free-hit ball for four. Fraser-McGurk ended the over by swiping Bumrah for a four to take 18 runs off the second over. He would smack Nuwan Thushara for three fours, before getting his fifty in 15 balls with a slog-sweep off Piyush Chawla over deep mid-wicket. After hitting Chawla for another four, Fraser-McGurk hit Hardik Pandya for two fours and as many sixes, before Bumrah conceded only three runs in the last over of Power-play as DC signed off from the phase at 92/0. Hardik was carted for runs again as Fraser-McGurk and Porel struck four and two sixes collectively in the seventh over to bring up DCs hundred. Fraser-McGurks fun came to an end when he was cramped for room on a heave against Chawla and gave a simple catch to mid-wicket, falling for 27-ball 84. After Porel was stumped off Nabi in the tenth over, MI felt they would become successful in applying brakes on DCs innings. But Shai Hope had other ideas, smacking five delightful sixes before flicking straight to deep mid-wicket off Luke Wood to fall for a 17-ball 41. Pant continued DCs attacking tempo by heaving and whipping Thushara for four and six respectively, before pulling Chawla for a boundary and flicking Bumrah off his wrists for six, before pulling a slower bouncer to deep backward square leg, making it the seventh time he fell to Bumrah in T20s. From the other end, after driving a Thushara full-toss for four, Stubbs greeted Luke Wood with consecutive scoops for boundaries. He then brought out the reverse scoop on successive occasions to pick a six and four respectively. Stubbs would end the 18th over by pulling back-to-back for boundaries off slower balls as 26 runs came off it. He and Axar Patel took a pulled six each off Thushara in the final over to take DC past 250. In reply, Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma hit five boundaries between themselves four of them hit by the former. Khaleel took out a scratchy Rohit when he got him to slice to mid-off. Ishan soon went back to the pavilion after miscuing a loft to mid-off against Mukesh. Impact player Suryakumar Yadav looked dangerous when he brought out his wristy flick, glance, cut, one-handed loft and slice to make a 13-ball 26, before lobbing a catch to cover off a slower off-cutter from Khaleel as MI ended the Power-play at 65/3, marking it the third time they lost three wickets in the six-over phase of IPL 2024. Hardik kept MI in the hunt by hitting Kuldeep Yadav for three fours and a six to collect 19 runs off the ninth over before Tilak lofted and reverse-swept Axar Patel for six and four respectively in the tenth over. Hardik pulled and sliced Mukesh for six and four respectively, before miscuing a slog to mid-wicket off a slower ball from impact player Rasikh. Two balls later, Rasikh took out Nehal Wadhera, who nicked behind to Pant. Tilak was at his proactive best in taking 21 runs off Kuldeep in the 15th over pulling and lofting for a brace of sixes, before heaving and reverse-sweeping for two fours. Tilak reached his fifty in 25 balls by heaving Lizaad Williams over fine leg for four. With 64 runs needed from the last three overs, David dispatched Mukesh for two sixes over long-on fence and a pulled four. Pant came up to the stumps and it worked as Mukesh had David trapped plumb lbw. But Tilak ended the 23-run over by glancing a Mukesh full toss over backward square leg for six. The equation came down to 41 runs off the last 12 balls, and Rasikh struck by having Mohammad Nabi hole out to long-on in a 16-run 19th over. Tilaks run-out on the first ball of the final over and Chawla holing out to long-on the last ball ensured DC got their second straight win in Delhi. Brief scores: Delhi Capitals 257/4 in 20 overs (Jake-Fraser McGurk 84, Tristan Stubbs 48 not out; Mohammad Nabi 1-20, Jasprit Bumrah 1-35) beat Mumbai Indians 247/9 in 20 overs (Tilak Varma 63, Hardik Pandya 46; Rasikh Salam 3-34, Mukesh Kumar 3-59) by 10 runs
Agarkar In Attendance For DC-MI Match Ahead Of T20 WC Squad Selection
Ajit Agarkar, the chairman of the senior men's selection committee, is in attendance for the ongoing Delhi Capitals-Mumbai Indians clash at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Saturday afternoon.
Villiers spins Sunrisers to resounding win over The Blaze
Her 3 for 18 proves too much as visitors are bundled out for 87 in rain-hit match
The Stairs Youth National Games: The Society for Transformation, Inclusion, and Recognition through Sports (STAIRS) Foundation on Saturday launched the Youth National Games at Delhi's Indira Gandhi Stadium, heralding the start of an exhilarating three-day sports extravaganza showcasing over 5,000 gold medalists from across 15 states and union territories. The participants, selected through a rigorous process involving over 2,000 district championships, range from 8 to 19 years. They are supported by a robust team comprising 560 coaches, 490 officials, and 350 volunteers, reflecting a tremendous collaborative effort. These athletes were chosen from over 200,876 participants, including 131,538 males and 69,338 females. The event was also attended by STAIRS brand ambassador and Bollywood actor Amit Sadh. Sharing his excitement, Amit said, Together with STAIRS, I am committed to advancing this cause, aiming to nurture and harness the untapped potential of Indias youth. Our vision is to create a sustainable ecosystem that not only cultivates sporting talents but also instils a strong sense of discipline, ethics, and resilience in young athletes. This platform is an excellent steppingstone towards achieving that, and Im thrilled to be a driving force behind such transformative change. Ajit M. Sharan, IAS (Retd) and Chairman of the Board of Directors at STAIRS said, The Stairs Youth National Games symbolise our dedication to sports development at the grassroots level. They provide a national stage for young athletes to showcase their talents and strive towards becoming champions of tomorrow. Over the next three days, the athletes will showcase their talent in an array of sports, including Basketball, Karate, Taekwondo, Badminton, Volleyball, Kabaddi, Table Tennis, kho kho, Football Athletics, Skating, and Cricket, across venues like Indira Gandhi Stadium and Tyagraj Stadium in Delhi, ensuring a thrilling and diverse competitive environment.
The dew has been a challenge for the CSK bowlers at home: Hussey
PIX: McGurk, Stubbs run riot as Delhi Capitals down MI
IMAGES from the Indian Premier League match played between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians in New Delhi, on Saturday.
Bruised CSK look to regroup against Sunrisers' heavy hitters
The defending champions are coming off two successive defeats and are in danger of slipping down the table
Fraser-McGurk's 27-ball 84 and Rasikh Salam's 3 for 34 lift Capitals to fifth place
Chasing a big target, MI were in the hunt courtesy Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya and Tim David, but they fell short in the end
Shaheen Afridi back for Pakistan, NZ make three changes and bowl
Pakistan need a win to level the series, while New Zealand are targeting 3-1
IPL 2024: Rasikh And Mukesh Pick Three-fers As Delhi Capitals Beat Mumbai Indians By 10 Runs
Indian Premier League: Fast-bowlers Rasikh Salam and Mukesh Kumar picked three-fers each as Delhi Capitals secured a 10-run victory over Mumbai Indians to get their fifth win of IPL 2024 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Saturday. In what was another run-fest at the venue, opener Jake Fraser-McGurk continued his good showing by slamming a sensational 84, including getting fifty in just 15 balls, while Tristan Stubbs smashed an unbeaten 48 to carry DC to a mammoth 257/4. In reply, Rasikhs 3-34 and Mukeshs 3-54, along with Khaleel Ahmeds 2-45 kept Mumbai to 247/9, despite Tilak Varmas 63, Hardik Pandyas 46 and Tim Davids 37 giving them hope of chasing down the target. With this win, DC jumped ahead of defending champions Chennai Super Kings to now be in fifth place in the points table with 10 points from as many games. Chasing 258, Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma hit five boundaries between themselves four of them hit by the former. Khaleel took out a scratchy Rohit when he got him to slice to mid-off. Ishan soon went back to the pavilion after miscuing a loft to mid-off against Mukesh. Impact player Suryakumar Yadav looked dangerous when he brought out his wristy flick, glance, cut, one-handed loft and slice to make a 13-ball 26, before lobbing a catch to cover off a slower off-cutter from Khaleel as MI ended the Power-play at 65/3, marking it the third time they lost three wickets in the six-over phase of IPL 2024. Hardik kept MI in the hunt by hitting Kuldeep Yadav for three fours and a six to collect 19 runs off the ninth over before Tilak lofted and reverse-swept Axar Patel for six and four respectively in the tenth over. Hardik pulled and sliced Mukesh for six and four respectively, before miscuing a slog to mid-wicket off a slower ball from impact player Rasikh. Two balls later, Rasikh took out Nehal Wadhera, who nicked behind to Pant. Tilak was at his proactive best in taking 21 runs off Kuldeep in the 15th over pulling and lofting for a brace of sixes, before heaving and reverse-sweeping for two fours. Tilak reached his fifty in 25 balls by heaving Lizaad Williams over fine leg for four. With 64 runs needed from the last three overs, David dispatched Mukesh for two sixes over long-on fence and a pulled four. Pant came up to the stumps and it worked as Mukesh had David trapped plumb lbw. But Tilak ended the 23-run over by glancing a Mukesh full toss over backward square leg for six. The equation came down to 41 runs off the last 12 balls, and Rasikh struck by having Mohammad Nabi hole out to long-on in a 16-run 19th over. Tilaks run-out on the first ball of the final over and Chawla holing out to long-on the last ball ensured DC got their second straight win in Delhi. Brief scores: Delhi Capitals 257/4 in 20 overs (Jake-Fraser McGurk 84, Tristan Stubbs 48 not out; Mohammad Nabi 1-20, Jasprit Bumrah 1-35) beat Mumbai Indians 247/9 in 20 overs (Tilak Varma 63, Hardik Pandya 46; Rasikh Salam 3-34, Mukesh Kumar 3-59) by 10 runs.
IPL 2024: Fraser-McGurk, Stubbs shine as Delhi seal ten-run victory over Mumbai
Jake Fraser-McGurk's smashing fifty upfront and Tristan Stubbs' late onslaught helped Delhi Capitals beat Mumbai Indians by ten runs on Sunday. With the win, Capitals moved to fifth place in the points table. Chasing 258, Mumbai did not have the easiest of starts. Though Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan picked up some early boundaries, the counterattack did not last long. First, Rohit fell trying to take on Khaleel Ahmed. Ishan fell shortly after to Mukesh for a 14-ball 20. Meanwhile, Suryakumar Yadav kept the chase going with consecutive boundaries off Mukesh. He also hit six and a four off Khaleel, but got out in the same over as MI finished the powerplay with 65/3. Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel kept it tight for a couple of overs, but in the former's second, Hardik Pandya went berserk. He smashed the wrist spinner for three four and a six while Tilak Varma took on Axar with consecutive boundaries. Coming in as an impact sub, Rasikh Salam delivered a boundary-less over, but that did not help much as Hardik smashed Mukesh over deep midwicket. Salam dismissed Hardik, but Tilak and Tim David kept the chase going. Varma hit two fours and as many sixes off Kuldeep, racing to a 25-ball fifty. David, meanwhile, went after Mukesh who gave away 23 runs in the 18th over. Despite the two sixes in the 19th over, Salam kept his nerves and delivered a ten-run victory. He finished with 3/34 in his four overs. Earlier, opting to bowl first, Mumbai were in for a ride, courtesy Fraser-McGurk. The 22-year-old started hitting from the word go and he did not spare anyone. Not even Jasprit Bumrah. First over from Like Wood began with two boundaries and a six and then he hit one more in the same over as the pacer went for 19 runs. Jake, however, was just getting started. He welcomed Bumrah with a six down the ground. The pacer missed the Yorker by a small margin and he was drilled for another four. Wood, Bumrah, Nuwan Thushara, Piyush Chawla it doesn't matter who the bowler was. If it was in his arc, Jake sent them packing. Thushara was creamed through covers, short fine and down the ground all in the same over. When Hardik Pandya brought himself on, he too was at the receiving end of the onslaught. Jake slapped him over covers before launching him downtown. He finished the over with another four and six taking DC to 89/0. Jake himself was batting on 78 from just 24 balls. It seemed like one of those days where he could do no wrong whatsoever. Despite Bumrah's quiet sixth over, there was no respite for the bowlers as Jake looked set for a big hundred while breaking records along the way. However, he didn't time the pull against Chawla and fell for 84 from 27 balls. Mohammad Nabi sent back Abhishek Porel, but Shai Hope kept the momentum going. The West Indian smashed 41 off just 17 balls for his part before getting out, leaving the finishing job to Rishabh Pant and Tristan Stubbs. The South African duly did the job, scooping Wood for three fours and six before pulling for two more. 26 runs came off the 18th over, keeping DC on course to cross the 250-run mark. Bumrah removed Pant, who had hit 29 off 18 balls, but Stubbs' unbeaten 25-ball 48 took Capitals to 257/4 in 20 overs.
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IPL 2024: Samson Elects To Field As High-flying Rajasthan Royals Take On Lucknow Super Giants
Jos Buttler Sanju Samson: Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson elected to field first against Lucknow Super Giants in Match 44 of IPL 2024 at the Ekana Stadium here on Saturday. RR decided to go into the match with an unchanged playing XI with Samson saying that the season has been a bit different with the gap in between games and that that should help them while being on the road. Rajasthan Royals are perched at the top of the points table, with 14 points, for more than the next best. LSG are fourth with 10 points, the same as Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad. He claimed that they are following some good processes as a unit and are focussing on their strengths while being aware of their weaknesses. Home captain K.L. Rahul had no issue with batting first as he reckoned the wicket was pretty good, and that there has not been much dew at the venue, leading to an even contest across 40 overs. He said it was important to get off to a good start and put runs on the board now that they were batting first. He felt a score of 200-plus would be nice but conceded the dimensions of the ground do work in the bowler's favour and make the game more interesting. LSG too are going into the match with an unchanged side. Playing XIs: Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul (c/wk), Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Matt Henry, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur Substitutes: Amit Mishra, Arshin Kulkarni, K. Gowtham, M Siddharth, Yudhvir Singh Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler Sanju Samson (c/wk), Rovman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, R. Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal Substitutes: Riyan Parag, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Tanush Kotian.
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IPL PIX: McGurk, Stubbs help DC set massive score v MI
IMAGES from the Indian Premier League match played between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians in New Delhi, on Saturday.
IPL 2024: Sensational Knocks By Fraser-McGurk, Stubbs Carry Delhi Capitals To 257/4 Vs MI
Indian Premier League: Opener Jake Fraser-McGurk continued his good showing by slamming a sensational 84 while Tristan Stubbs smashed an unbeaten 48 to carry Delhi Capitals to a mammoth 257/4 against Mumbai Indians at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday afternoon. In what was another day of a 250+ score recorded in IPL 2024, Fraser-McGurk tore into the MI bowling attack by hitting eleven fours and six sixes at a strike rate of 311.11. Supporting him was Stubbs hitting six fours and two sixes in his late flurry to give DC a good chance to get another win at their original home ground. Abishek Porel, Shai Hope and captain Rishabh Pant chipped in with sizeable contributions in another run-fest at the venue as DC hit 17 maximums in what is also their highest-ever score in the IPL. For MI, barring Jasprit Bumrah (1-35) and Mohammad Nabi (1-20), the rest of the bowlers were taken to the cleaners by DCs solid batters. Fraser-McGurk began by whipping Luke Wood off his wrists to take a four in the gap between mid-wicket and mid-on. With his still frame and beautiful wristwork, Fraser-McGurk smashed two more fours and a six to take 19 runs off the opening over. He welcomed Bumrah by dispatching his slower ball over long-on for six and drilled a drive on the free-hit ball for four. Fraser-McGurk ended the over by swiping Bumrah for a four to take 18 runs off the second over. He would smack Nuwan Thushara for three fours, before getting his fifty in 15 balls with a slog-sweep off Piyush Chawla over deep mid-wicket. After hitting Chawla for another four, Fraser-McGurk hit Hardik Pandya for two fours and as many sixes, before Bumrah conceded only three runs in the last over of Power-play as DC signed off from the phase at 92/0. Hardik was carted for runs again as Fraser-McGurk and Porel struck four and two sixes collectively in the seventh over to bring up DCs hundred. Fraser-McGurks fun came to an end when he was cramped for room on a heave against Chawla and gave a simple catch to mid-wicket, falling for 27-ball 84. After Porel was stumped off Nabi in the tenth over, MI felt they would become successful in applying brakes on DCs innings. But Shai Hope had other ideas, smacking five delightful sixes before flicking straight to deep mid-wicket off Luke Wood to fall for a 17-ball 41. Pant continued DCs attacking tempo by heaving and whipping Thushara for four and six respectively, before pulling Chawla for a boundary and flicking Bumrah off his wrists for six, before pulling a slower bouncer to deep backward square leg, making it the seventh time he fell to Bumrah in T20s. From the other end, after driving a Thushara full-toss for four, Stubbs greeted Luke Wood with consecutive scoops for boundaries. He then brought out the reverse scoop on successive occasions to pick a six and four respectively. Stubbs would end the 18th over by pulling back-to-back for boundaries off slower balls as 26 runs came off it. He and Axar Patel took a pulled six each off Thushara in the final over to take DC past 250. Brief scores: Delhi Capitals 257/4 in 20 overs (Jake-Fraser McGurk 84, Tristan Stubbs 48 not out; Mohammad Nabi 1-20, Jasprit Bumrah 1-35) against Mumbai Indians
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IPL 2024: Fraser-McGurk, Stubbs shine as Delhi Capitals post 257/4
Jake Fraser-McGurk's smashing fifty upfront and Tristan Stubbs' late onslaught took Delhi Capitals to 257/4 against Mumbai Indians. Opting to bowl first, Mumbai were in for a ride, courtesy Fraser-McGurk. The 22-year-old started hitting from the word go and he did not spare anyone. Not even Jasprit Bumrah. First over from Like Wood began with two boundaries and a six and then he hit one more in the same over as the pacer went for 19 runs. Jake, however, was just getting started. He welcomed Bumrah with a six down the ground. The pacer missed the Yorker by a small margin and he was drilled for another four. Wood, Bumrah, Nuwan Thushara, Piyush Chawla it doesn't matter who the bowler was. If it was in the his arc, Jake sent them packing. Thushara was creamed through covers, short fine and down the ground all in the same over. When Hardik Pandya brought himself on, he too was at the receiving end of the onslaught. Jake slapped him over covers before launching him downtown. He finished the over with another four and six taking DC to 89/0. Jake himself was batting on 78 from just 24 balls. It seemed like one of those days where he could do no wrong whatsoever. Despite Bumrah's quiet sixth over, there was no respite for the bowlers as Jake looked set for a big hundred while breaking records along the way. However, he didn't time the pull against Chawla and fell for 84 from 27 balls. Mohammad Nabi sent back Abhishek Porel, but Shai Hope kept the momentum going. The West Indian smashed 41 off just 17 balls for his part before getting out, leaving the finishing job to Rishabh Pant and Tristan Stubbs. The South African duly did the job, scooping Wood for three fours and six before pulling for two more. 26 runs came off the 18th over, keeping DC on course to cross the 250-run mark. Bumrah removed Pant, who had hit 29 off 18 balls, but Stubbs' unbeaten 25-ball 48 took Capitals to 257/4 in 20 overs.
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IPL 2024: No Coetzee & Shaw As Mumbai Indians Elect To Bowl First Against Delhi Capitals
Arun Jaitley Stadium: Five-time champions Mumbai Indians have won the toss and elected to bowl first against Delhi Capitals in match 43 of IPL 2024 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday afternoon. MI are at ninth place in the points table, while DC are at sixth position. The last time these two teams met in IPL 2024, MI won by 29 runs in the afternoon game at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai earlier this month. After winning the toss, captain Hardik Pandya said fast-bowler Gerald Coetzee is out due to a stomach bug and left-arm pacer Luke Wood comes into the playing eleven. The ground is small. It's better to bat second on a smaller ground. Every game is a new game, we make sure we are not out. We keep fighting and keep coming hard in each game. The mood is fine, happy chats, all is well. You should not really focus on what has happened in the past. Anyone can beat anyone. Our goal is to play our brand of cricket and put our best foot forward, he said. DC skipper Rishabh Pant said he was looking to bat first, and added opener Prithvi Shaw is out due to an injury, with wicketkeeper-batter Kumar Kushagra coming into the playing eleven. DC have also got South Africa fast-bowler Lizaad Williams into the playing eleven in place of fellow countryman Anrich Nortje. I think it will get slower in the second innings. It has been amazing, we're getting the kind of wickets we want. As a team we have to play well and we have been. This is something we talked about - how to control the innings. Bowling with the new ball and bowling at the death is difficult, one over here or there is making all the difference, he said. The pitch for Saturdays match has no grass and looks barren, with it expected to aid spinner. The square boundaries are at 59m and 64m respectively, with straight boundaries measured at 73m and one side of behind the wicket standing at just 54m. Playing XIs Delhi Capitals: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Kumar Kushagra, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant (captain & wicketkeeper), Tristan Stubbs, Abishek Porel, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Lizaad Williams, Mukesh Kumar and Khaleel Ahmed Substitutes: Rasikh Dar Salam, Praveen Dubey, Vicky Ostwal, Ricky Bhui and Sumit Kumar Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Tilak Varma, Nehal Wadhera, Hardik Pandya (captain), Tim David, Mohammad Nabi, Piyush Chawla, Luke Wood, Jasprit Bumrah and Nuwan Thushara Substitutes: Suryakumar Yadav, Naman Dhir, Shams Mulani, Dewald Brevis and Kumar Kartikeya
CSK vs SRH: 46th Match, Dream11 Team, Indian Premier League 2024
Some big matches are scheduled to take place this weekend in the IPL 2024. One of those games will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday evening. This game will take place at Chepauk Stadium in Chennai. The defending champions lost their last two games this season, which is not seen usually. CSK even lost its last game against LSG while defending 211. So they need a win here to get back to winning ways. Meanwhile, SRH lost its last game, but their position is still very strong. CSK vs SRH: Match Details Match Date : April 28, 2023 (Sunday) Time : 7:30 PM IST Venue:MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai CSK vs SRH: Live Streaming Details Fans can catch the live stream of the CSK vs SRH clash on Sunday through the Jio Cinema Mobile app or website, which requires no extra fee or membership. Furthermore, Star Sports Networks will telecast the game live in India. CSK vs SRH: Head-to-Head The head-to-head record between the two teams largely favours CSK. They have won 14 out of 20 games played between the two, and SRH has won six matches so far. CSK vs SRH: Pitch Report The surface at Chepauk Stadium is helpful for spinners, but dew makes a big impact at this venue. Hence, the conditions in the second inning will improve, and chasing can be easy. The toss will also be crucial. CSK vs SRH: Predicted XIs CSK: Ajinkya Rahane, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman, Matheesha Pathirana SRH: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, T Natarajan CSK vs SRH: Dream11 Teams Wicket-keeper : Heinrich Klaasen Batters : Travis Head (Captain), Shivam Dube, Daryl Mitchell, Abhishek Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad (Vice Captain) All-rounders : Aiden Markram, Ravindra Jadeja Bowlers : Pat Cummins, Matheesha Pathirana, T. Natarajan Also Read: Join Our WhatsApp Channel For World Cup Updates Dream11 Prediction: Sunrisers Hyderabad are playing well, but it will be tough to beat CSK at home. Their record at home is pretty good. As a result, we predict a win for CSK in this game on Sunday at Chepauk Stadium.
GT vs RCB: 45th Match, Dream11 Team, Indian Premier League 2024
Match No. 45 of the IPL 2024 will be played on Sunday afternoon. This will be the clash between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Narendra Modi Stadium. These two teams will play two consecutive matches from here on. Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill slammed a century in each when these two teams played a game last time in the IPL 2023. So more fireworks are expected in the coming game as well. Both teams need this win. RCB is in the last position, and GT is 7th on the table. GT vs RCB: Match Details Match Date : April 28, 2023 (Sunday) Time : 3:30 PM IST Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad GT vs RCB: Live Streaming Details Cricket lovers can watch the GT vs RCB clash live on TV on Star Sports and regional channels in India. Fans can also enjoy the game on the Jio Cinema mobile app of its website, which is available for free. GT vs RCB: Head-to-Head Gujarat Titans are marginally ahead in the head-to-head competition between the two teams. GT has won two matches as compared to one win for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in three games. GT vs RCB: Pitch Report The pitch in Ahmedabad usually slows down as the match progresses. Early on, there will be some swing for the pacers, and the spinner will come into play in the later half of the match. If you win the toss, bat second will be a good option. GT vs RCB: Predicted Teams GT: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, David Miller, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Mohit Sharma, Sandeep Warrier RCB: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Rajat Patidar, Will Jacks, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal GT vs RCB: Dream11 Team Wicket-keepers : Wriddhiman Saha Batters : Virat Kohli (Captain), David Miller, Faf du Plessis, Rajat Patidar, Shubman Gill (Vice Captain), Sai Sudharsan All-rounders : Will Jacks, Cameron Green Bowlers : Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad Also Read: Join Our WhatsApp Channel For World Cup Updates Dream11 Prediction : RCB won its last game and will be confident heading into the next game. Their key players are getting back in form, while GT has now lost easy games. As a result, we predict RCB to win here.
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PAK vs NZ : Dream11 Prediction 5th T20 Match, New Zealand tour of Pakistan 2024
The five-match T20 series between Pakistan and New Zealand have come to an exciting stage, which not many predicted at the start. New Zealand is leading by 2-1 with one game to play. The final match is all set to take place on Saturday. This game will be played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. New Zealand will be high on confidence with two consecutive wins, and they have a chance to register a famous series win. Notably, Pakistan have not won a T20 series in the last two years, and they can only level it here as well. PAK vs NZ : Match Details Date : 27 April 2024 (Saturday) Time : 08:00 pm I.S.T. Venue :Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore PAK vs NZ : Head - to - Head Pakistan and New Zealand have met 43 times in the shorter format. Pakistan are slightly ahead now with 22 wins; New Zealand have come out victorious in 19 games, while two games have been washed out. PAK vs NZ: Live Streaming Details Indian fans don't have the direct option to watch the game on TV as there is no direct access. However, fans can switch to the FanCode mobile app to catch the live stream, but it is chargeable. PAK vs NZ : Pitch Report As seen in thelast game, the surface in Lahore has something for everyone. But it is more in favour of the spinners, where the ball grips a lot and slower ones are more effective. The team that bats second will get help if there is dew. PAK vs NZ : Predicted Teams Pakistan : Babar Azam (c), Saim Ayub,Fakhar Zaman,Usman Khan (wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Irfan Khan, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Amir New Zealand : Tom Blundell (wk), Tim Robinson,Dean Foxcroft, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Michael Bracewell (c), Josh Clarkson, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, Ben Sears, William ORourke PAK vs NZ : Dream11 Team Wicket-keeper : Tom Blundell Batters : Babar Azam, Mark Chapman (Vice Captain), Saim Ayub (Captain), Fakhar Zaman, Tim Robinson All-rounders : James Neesham, M Bracewell, Shadab Khan Bowlers : Shaheen Afridi, Mohammed Amir Also Read: Join Our WhatsApp Channel For World Cup Updates Dream11 Prediction: New Zealand have a great chance ahead of them for a series win, but Pakistan will do everything to avoid the series defeat. As a result, we predict Pakistan to win the final game on Saturday.
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IPL 2024: Hayden Labels Bairstows Unbeaten 108 As one Of The Great Innings Of T20 History
Star Sports Cricket Live: Former Australia cricketer Matthew Hayden heaped praise on Punkab Kings' extraordinary batting and called it a perfect chase after the Kings set the record of highest successful chase against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens. After openers Phil Salt and Sunil Narine slammed rollicking half-centuries while sharing an opening partnership of 138 runs in 10.2 overs to propel KKR to a mammoth 261/6, Prabhsimran Singh laid the foundation with a quick fifty, before Bairstow and Shashank dished out sensational knocks as PBKS now own the record for highest successful chase in T20 history. Yeah, it had to be the perfect run chase and it was, said Hyaden on Star Sports Cricket Live. I mean inside that power play they were extraordinary. They absolutely roasted anyone that came across them apart from Narine. It was a beacon of hope for just cutting short this enormous run chase. But reality is these batters are getting so good at hitting balls. It is a batting thon this IPL. And we are seeing some extraordinary scenes. Tonight who would have ever thought that we were going to witness something as grand as what we saw here. From Jonny Bairstow who hasn't been at this tournament of any kind of note this IPL, and he has arrived with a terrific hundred. Riding on the back of Jonny Bairstows unbeaten 108 and Shashank Singhs unbeaten 68, Kings' chased down the the biggest total of T20 history on Friday. The stage was set at the iconic Eden Gardens, where Punjab Kings embarked on an audacious chase of 262 runs. Jonny Bairstow, returning to the Kings' lineup after a stint on the sidelines, took center stage with a breathtaking display batting as he bludgeoned an unbeaten 108 off just 48 deliveries. Shashank Singh thrust into the spotlight at No. 4, embraced the challenge with gusto, smashing an unbeaten 68 off 28 balls to cement his status as one of the season's standout performers. Friday's fixture also produced the most sixes (42) in a T20 match. It surpassed the 38 hits by Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians in Hyderabad last month and by Royal Challengers Bengaluru and SRH in Bengaluru last week. One of the great things that Jonny Bairstow said there is that it was an important way that we had to start. I mean we were working out before that his first game in T20 cricket was back in 2010. And he also had mentioned as well that the calmness at the crease. To be calm when you know you've got to break a record. In the history of IPL cricket, to win and still to have that presence. They're almost like forces batters into an absolute no-loss situation. They just go out with clarity. With definition. And they just have to do it. That calmness is such a unique element under pressure. And we've seen that delivered a few times, haven't we, this IPL. So we're seeing something very special here. And we have all these great conversations in the green room here as we're waiting. And our four bowlers, they've got the brunt of why it is under pressure they're not executing this IPL like we've seen, he added.
'Anti-skill' deliveries needed to punch raging batters
Bowlers need to find innovative ways to execute deliveries with a touch of anti-skill to challenge the range-hitting batsmen in the ongoing IPL, reckons Kolkata Knight Riders assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate.
IPL 2024: We Planned To Cash In The Powerplay,' Says PBKS Prabhsimran Singh After World Record Win
Head Coach Trevor Bayliss: Punjab Kings won against the Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens, chasing down a mammoth total of 262 with 8 wickets in hand. It was the highest successful run chase in T20 history that earned the Kings their third win of the season and the crucial two points Opener Prabhsimran Singh, who came on as the impact substitute, hammered 54 runs off 20 balls to give his side a blistering start in the run chase. Speaking after the match, Prabhsimran said there was always belief in the team to get the win. No matter how big the score is, the team chasing always thinks that they want to chase down the total. We planned to just cash in the powerplay and we did that. We are happy to complete the chase and win those crucial two points, said Prabhsimran Singh after the match. The right-handed batter also went on to reveal the masterful advice from Head Coach Trevor Bayliss in the dressing room that helped his side during the run chase. There was a belief in everyone that if we conceded so many runs, then we could easily chase it. Coach Bayliss told us that we do not have to take the pressure of chasing the total, and asked us to bat like our normal selves. We needed to dominate and we were able to do that and get the win. Opener Jonny Bairstow, who came back into the playing squad, brought the goods on the night, smashing an unbeaten 108 off 48 balls. With 8 fours and 9 sixes, and a strike rate of 225, Bairstow's blitzkrieg helped the Kings achieve a target that at one point seemed impossible. Jonny Bairstow is one of the biggest players in the world. He also plays Test cricket and has been delivering for his country for so many years across formats. Everyone knows what he is capable of. In cricket, you can come out of form with just one match. He scored a hundred today and played a crucial knock, Prabhsimran said. The 23-year-old also added that there was no dew factor on the surface during the second innings, but the team was helped in the chase by a clarity of thought on what they needed to do. It was a batting surface. Our minds were clear and we knew what we had to do. There was no dew factor on the surface. But the clarity of minds helped us, he said. Meanwhile, the in-form middle-order batter Shashank Singh, was promoted up to bat at no. 4 on Friday, and he justified the decision with an unbeaten knock of 68 in 28 balls. With two fours and 8 sixes and a strike rate of 242.86, Shashank brought the firepower and stayed till the end to help his side complete the chase with 8 balls to spare. Speaking on the result, Shashank said, When I was in the dug-out, I was just watching the behaviour of the pitch, and I felt it was coming on nicely with good bounce. I just backed myself to hit the other bowlers, while I was happy to take the singles and doubles off Sunil Narine. We planned to play him out, the right-handed batter said. We still have 5 matches to go, we'll take it one match at a time and I believe that we can still qualify for the playoffs, Shashank signed off. Punjab Kings will next face off against Chennai Super Kings on Wednesday.
CHENNAI: The dates are closing in. There is just about five weeks left for the upcoming 2024 ICC Mens T20 World Cup. The turfing of the outfield at Nassau County International Stadium is complete. The venue will play host to three of the four India games in the initial stages of the tournament, including the opener against Ireland on June 5. With teams expected to name their squads by May 1, who will be in Indias squad? How many players will pick themselves? What are the open slots? Lets break it down one by one. For starters, despite the number of youngsters who are lighting up the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL), the questions about Indias squad arent that many. The top-order, especially the top four, pick themselves with skipper Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav walking into their spots. If there is any question, it is whether Yashasvi Jaiswal will start as an opener. The youngster finally broke the string of bad scores with a century against Mumbai Indians. With match-ups on offer considering Jaiswal is a southpaw, it should not come as a surprise if Jaiswal starts. Not to mention, the backing he has from the captain Rohit was the first to embrace Jaiswal with a big smile after the match earlier this week. As for Kohli, despite the concerns of slowdown in middle-overs, he will still be in the team. The No. 3 could very well be a vital cog in the XI, considering the slower nature of surfaces in the Caribbean (if India do qualify). If there is a problem of plenty or a selection headache, it is in the middle-order. Rishabh Pant has put his name front and centre with his performances as the first-choice keeper. If he walks in at No. 5, then comes Hardik Pandya, whos form at the moment remains a concern. That being said, India do not have a like-for-like replacement for Pandya a pace bowling all-rounder. The only alternative option, albeit not in all three departments, is Shivam Dube. The Mumbaikar has become a prominent spin-hitter but he is not bowling as much and has been used by Chennai Super Kings as an impact player. While both Pant and Pandya walk in at No. 5 and 6, there are other players as well. Rinku Singh, for example, has pushed himself to be the finisher, but his one-dimensional skill could keep him out of the first XI. However, the UP batter should find a place in the 15-member squad. As for backup keeper, Jitesh Sharma has not helped himself with his performances while Sanju Samson and Rahul have. Samson has been consistent, but Rahul might still edge him out as he gives the flexibility of being the back-up opener and keeper. The problem, however, is that both of them bat in the top-order and this is where Dinesh Karthik has thrown his hat in the ring. Whether he will make the cut or not is not clear, but Karthik has expressed his intentions to play and is backing it up with high impact knocks as a finisher. As far as the bowling department is concerned, Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav walk into the XI while Ravindra Jadeja might be the safe pick for them at No. 7 despite his poor strike rate in the position. The third spinner could be a toss up between Axar Patel and Ravi Bishnoi and the formers batting could prove to be the X-factor. The real concern lies in the pace department as barring Bumrah, others have not stepped up consistently in the IPL. The obvious choices would be Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Siraj and the reserve pick might depend on the form in the IPL. When the dust settles and the final squad comes out over the next few days, it might not look that different from the 2022 T20 WC squad, especially in the batting department (exception being Jaiswal). Whether that is a good thing or not, only time will tell. Probable players in contention Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, KL Rahul, Sanju Samson, Ravi Bishnoi, Axar Patel, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Avesh Khan.
IPL 2024: LSG V RR Head-to-head; When And Where To Watch
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari: Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will host Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Match 44 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Lucknow with five wins in eight games are in fourth position on the points table, whereas Rajasthan are the table-toppers with seven wins in eight matches. In the overall matchup, Lucknow and Rajasthan have faced each other in 4 matches in IPL. Out of these 4 games, Lucknow have won 1 whereas Rajasthan have come out victorious on 3 occasions. LSG v RR match time: The match starts at 7:30 PM IST (2:00 PM GMT) with the toss taking place half an hour before the match i.e., 7:00 PM (1:30 PM GMT) LSG v RR match venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, Lucknow. Live broadcast of LSG v RR match on television in India: The LSG v RR match will be broadcast live via Star Sports Network. Live stream in India: The live streaming of LSG v RR will be available on JioCinema. Probable XIs: Lucknow Super Giants: Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (capt & wk), Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Matt Henry, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Mayank Yadav/Yash Thakur. Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (capt & wk), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Dhruv Jurel, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Ex-India Star's I Was Kicked Out Revelation Amid T20 WC Selection Debate
The former India all-rounder also suggested that the selectors shouldn't judge a player after just one good season in the IPL.
Bairstow Rewrites The Record Books!
This wasn't just a win; it was a statement of intent from Bairstow. He single-handedly guided Punjab Kings to victory, firmly establishing himself as a force to be reckoned with in the IPL. His redemption on that Friday night was extraordinary, leaving a lasting impression.
IPL 2024: DC V MI Overall Head-to-head; When And Where To Watch
Indian Premier League: Delhi Capitals (DC) will host Mumbai Indians (MI) in match 43 of the Indian Premier League on Saturday. Delhi are sixth on the points table with four wins in nine matches, whereas Mumbai are positioned ninth with three wins so far. In the overall matchups, Delhi and Mumbai have faced each other in 34 matches in IPL. Out of these 34 games, Delhi have won 15 whereas Mumbai have come out victorious on 19 occasions. DC v MI head-to-head 34 Delhi Capitals: 15 Mumbai Indians: 19 DC v MI match time: The match starts at 3:30 PM IST (10:00 AM GMT) with the toss taking place half an hour before the match i.e., 3:00 PM (9:30 AM GMT) DC v MI match venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi Live broadcast of DC v MI match on television in India: The DC v MI match will be broadcast live via Star Sports Network. Live stream in India: The live streaming of DC v MI will be available on JioCinema. Probable XIs: Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant (capt & wk), Tristan Stubbs, Anrich Nortje, 7 Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Rasikh Salam Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (capt), Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Mohammad Nabi, Gerald Coetzee, Jasprit Bumrah, Nuwan Thushara/Romario Shepherd
KKR Runs In Blood: AbRam's Shocked Reaction At Iyer's Dismissal Viral
KKR co-owner Shah Rukh Khan, his son AbRam and manager Pooja Dadlani were present at the stadium during the KKR vs PBKS match
Curran: 'Cricket is turning into baseball, isn't it?'
Stats definitely going out of the window, Punjab Kings captain says after his team pulls off a world-record chase against KKR
Bairstow's unbeaten century leads Punjab to highest run chase in IPL history
KOLKATA: Led by Jonny Bairstow's incredible hundred, Punjab Kings set a new world record for the highest run chase in the history of T20 cricket as they overhauled the 262-run target set by Kolkata Knight Riders with eight wickets to spare in the IPL here on Friday. PBKS bettered South Africa's 259/4 against West Indies in March last year. In the IPL, Rajasthan Royals held the previous record for chasing down 224 against KKR at Eden Gardens recently, equalling the record they had set against then Kings XI Punjab in 2020 in Sharjah. Sent into bat, Kolkata Knight Riders scored 261/6 but PBKS completed the chase with eight balls to spare. KKR rode on a 138-run partnership between openers Phil Salt (75 off 37 balls) and Sunil Narine (71 off 32 balls). The batters that followed the openers then consolidated the home team's position and took them to an imposing total. In reply, PBKS too were off to a great start and scored 93 runs for the loss of Prabhsimran Singh's wicket in the powerplay. Prabhsimran blazed away to a 20-ball 54 before getting run out. Bairstow continued his brutal onslaught to help PBKS pull off a stunning win. Bairstow (108 off 48 balls) was well-supported by the in-from Shashank Singh who smashed 68 in only 28 balls. Brief scores: Kolkata Knight Riders: 261/6 in 20 overs (Phil Salt 75, Sunil Narine 71). Punjab Kings: 262/2 in 18.4 overs (Jonny Bairstow 108, Prabhsimran Singh 54, Shashank Singh 68).
Burns steady after Surrey bundle Hampshire out cheaply
Dan Worrall, Jordan Clark, Gus Atkinson take three wickets each on a day dominated by swing and seam
Kolkata Knight Riders: Jonny Bairstow slammed an unbeaten 108 while Shashank Singh shone with 68 not out as Punjab Kings completed a record chase of 262 to secure an eight-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in an absolute run-fest in Match 42 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 witnessed by 55,767 fans at the Eden Gardens on Friday. After openers Phil Salt and Sunil Narine slammed rollicking half-centuries while sharing an opening partnership of 138 runs in 10.2 overs to propel KKR to a mammoth 261/6, Prabhsimran Singh laid the foundation with a quick fifty, before Bairstow and Shashank dished out sensational knocks as PBKS now own the record for highest successful chase in T20 history. For Bairstow, this was a much-needed second IPL century, with his 108 coming off 48 balls and aided by eight fours and nine sixes after being dropped due to poor form. Fridays knock boosts his chances of entering Englands squad for the T20 World Cup. Shashanks whirlwind 68 not out came off 28 balls, laced with two fours and eight sixes. Amidst the carnage, Sunil Narine was still at his economical best, with figures of 1-24. The win now takes PBKS to eighth place in the points table. With the ball coming nicely on the bat, PBKS hit a whopping 24 sixes in their chase, the most maximums coming in an IPL innings. Overall, 42 sixes were hit in the match, which is the most maximums hit in a mens T20 match. Chasing 262, Bairstow got off the mark by mistiming a drive off Dushmantha Chameera in the opening over. Impact player Prabhsimran Singh flicked and upper-cut Harshit Rana for a brace of sixes in the second over, before taking two fours and as many sixes off Chameera in the next over. The introduction of Anukul Roy and Sunil Narine didnt do much to stop the boundary flow as Prabhsimran got his fifty in just 18 balls with a swept six. Bairstow hit three fours and two sixes against Anukul Roy in the last over of Power-play, before Prabhsimran was run out on the final ball as PBKS ended the phase at 93/1. But Bairstow continued to unleash carnage on KKRs bowlers, getting his fifty off 23 balls by slogging Varun Chakravarthy over long-off for six on the fifth ball of the ninth over. From overs 10-13, Bairstow blasted seven boundaries, despite losing Rilee Rossouw to Narine. Shashank came in to hit two sixes and a four, followed by Bairstow reaching his century in just 45 balls off Harshit Rana. Shashank then carted Chameera for three sixes, before hitting two more maximums and a four off Harshit to get his fifty. He and Bairstow hit three more boundaries collectively to complete a mammoth chase with eight balls to spare. Earlier, Salt made 75, while Narine slammed 71 as the duo were also helped by PBKS dropping their three catches collectively in the first seven overs to smash the bowlers to all parts of the park. After the duo fell, Andre Russell, Shreyas Iyer and Venkatesh Iyer brought out the big hits to take KKR past 260, with the help of 22 fours and 18 sixes. Salt and Narines 138-run stand is the second-highest opening partnership by any KKR pair in IPL history behind the unbeaten 184-run partnership between Chris Lynn and Gautam Gambhir against Gujarat Lions on April 7, 2017. Pushed into batting first, Narine began by driving a juicy half-volley from Sam Curran for four. He then hit Arshdeep Singh for a six and four before being dropped by Harpreet Brar off Harshal Patel in the third over. Salt joined the boundary-hitting party with a four sandwiched between two sixes. The carnage continued as Salt drove Kagiso Rabada through the line for four before Narine slammed two fours and six on the last three balls of the fourth over. The duo hit three more boundaries before Salt had a reprieve in the last over of power-play as KKR signed off from the phase with 76/0. After that, Salt was given another life when Rabada dropped a chance off Rahul Chahar, making it the third time PBKS shelled a chance. Narine reverse-swept, drove and sliced for his boundaries to reach his fifty in only 23 balls before Salt swivelled and lapped off Rabada for four and six respectively. Salt would get a 25-ball fifty, his third half-century of the season, by dispatching Chahar through extra cover for four, as KKR reached 137/0 at the halfway mark. PBKS finally held on to a catch as Narine holed out to long-on off Curran, falling for 71 off just 32 balls. Two overs later, Salt was castled by Curran for a 37-ball 75. Russell clubbed two fours and as many sixes in his 12-ball 24, before hooking to square leg off Arshdeep. Shreyas pulled, drove, flicked and sliced to hit Curran for four and three sixes in his 10-ball 28, before giving a catch to deep third man off Arshdeep in the 19th over. Venkatesh, Rinku Singh and Ramandeep Singh hit some boundaries at the end to take KKR past 260, which was insufficient to stop PBKS from hunting it down with ridiculous ease. Brief scores: Kolkata Knight Riders 261/6 in 20 overs (Phil Salt 75, Sunil Narine 71; Arshdeep Singh 2-45, Rahul Chahar 1-33) lost to Punjab Kings 262/2 in 18.4 overs (Jonny Bairstow 108 not out, Shashank Singh 68 not out; Sunil Narine 1-24) by eight wickets
Ramharack stars with four as West Indies clinch thriller against Pakistan
With 11 to defend in the last over, Shamilia Connell kept her calm despite a four off the second last ball as West Indies kept their winning streak alive
Bairstow bests Narine as Punjab Kings pull off record T20 chase
Chasing 262, PBKS reached their target with eight balls to spare on a night of unstoppable hitting
Kolkata Knight Riders: Jonny Bairstow slammed an unbeaten 108 while Shashank Singh shone with 68 not out as Punjab Kings completed a record chase of 262 at Eden Gardens to secure an eight-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in an absolute run-fest on Friday. After openers Phil Salt and Sunil Narine slammed rollicking half-centuries while sharing an opening partnership of 138 runs in 10.2 overs to propel KKR to a mammoth 261/6, Prabhsimran Singh laid the foundation with a quick fifty, before Bairstow and Shashank dished out sensational knocks as PBKS set the record of highest successful chase in T20 history. For Bairstow, this was a much-needed second IPL century, with his 108 coming off 48 balls and aided by eight fours and nine sixes after being dropped due to poor form. Fridays knock boosts his chances of entering Englands squad for the T20 World Cup. Shashanks whirlwind 68 not out came off 28 balls, laced with two fours and eight sixes. Amidst the carnage, Sunil Narine was still at his economical best, with figures of 1-24. The win now takes PBKS to eighth place in the points table. With the ball coming nicely on the bat, PBKS hit a whopping 24 sixes in their chase, the most maximums coming in an IPL innings. Overall, 42 sixes were hit in the match, which is the most maximums struck in a mens T20 match. Chasing 262, Bairstow got off the mark by mistiming a drive off Dushmantha Chameera in the opening over. Impact player Prabhsimran Singh flicked and upper-cut Harshit Rana for a brace of sixes in the second over, before taking two fours and as many sixes off Chameera in the next over. The introduction of Anukul Roy and Sunil Narine didnt do much to stop the boundary flow as Prabhsimran got his fifty in just 18 balls with a swept six. Bairstow hit three fours and two sixes against Anukul Roy in the last over of Power-play, before Prabhsimran was run out on the final ball as PBKS ended the phase at 93/1. But Bairstow continued to unleash carnage on KKRs bowlers, getting his fifty off 23 balls by slogging Varun Chakravarthy over long-off for six on the fifth ball of the ninth over. From overs 10-13, Bairstow blasted seven boundaries, despite losing Rilee Rossouw to Narine. Shashank came in to hit two sixes and a four, followed by Bairstow reaching his century in just 45 balls off Harshit Rana. Shashank then carted Chameera for three sixes, before hitting two more maximums and a four off Harshit to get his fifty. He and Bairstow hit three more boundaries collectively to complete a mammoth chase with eight balls to spare. Brief scores: Kolkata Knight Riders 261/6 in 20 overs (Phil Salt 75, Sunil Narine 71; Arshdeep Singh 2-45, Rahul Chahar 1-33) lost to Punjab Kings 262/2 in 18.4 overs (Jonny Bairstow 108 not out, Shashank Singh 68 not out; Sunil Narine 1-24) by eight wickets
IPL 2024 Points Table: PBKS' Historic Win Dents MI's Playoff Chances
Punjab Kings set a new world record for the highest run chase in the history of T20 cricket as they overhauled the 262-run target set by KKR.
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Mohammed Shami, who is recovering from ankle surgery, arrived at the polling station in Amroha, Uttar Pradesh, to cast his vote on Friday, April 26, 2024.
IPL PIX: Punjab Kings beat KKR in record chase
IMAGES from the Indian Premier League match played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings in Kolkata on Friday.
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