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Top seed Swiatek, Raducanu headline field for Italian Open
The draw, which was released late on Friday, had world No.1 Swiatek headlining the field. Among the potential Round-of-16 clashes in the tournament, Swiatek could meet 16th seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, while 10th seed Emma Raducanu of Great Britain could clash with fifth seed Anett Kontaveit of Estonia. Another Belarusian, No. 3 Aryna Sabalenka could face 13th seed Jessica Pegula of the US.
IPL 2022: KL Rahul's amazing shots prove he is in best phase of his career, says Suresh Raina
He also has two centuries against Mumbai Indians and as many half-centuries. With Lucknow facing Kolkata Knight Riders at the MCA Stadium in Pune on Saturday, Rahul now needs just 49 more runs to reach the 500-run mark for the fifth consecutive season of IPL, making him one of the most consistent batters of the tournament in recent times.
IPL 2022: Bairstow's fifty, Jitesh's finishing heroics propel Punjab Kings to 189/5
Bairstow made the chance of opening the batting again count with a 40-ball 56, his highest score of the tournament. Sharma, on the other hand, justified his promotion ahead of Liam Livingstone with an unbeaten 18-ball 38 and sharing a 50-run stand with the Englishman. For Rajasthan, Yuzvendra Chahal picked 3/28 while Ravichandran Ashwin and Prasidh Krishna had a wicket apiece.
WATCH | IPL 2022: Hitting 117m six was obviously fun; different from the one at Leeds, says Livingstone
In the 16th over, with Punjab needing 27 runs to win, Livingstone slammed Shami for a monstrous 117m six over deep square leg, which led to commentators on-air say with delight, "It's out the stadium! Have never seen a six as big as that one." Livingstone would then hit two more sixes and as many fours to complete the chase of 144 with four overs to spare.
IPL 2022, Day 42 Highlights: Mumbai Indians beat Gujarat Titans by 5 runs
Mumbai Indians (MI) on Friday defeated Gujarat Titans (GT) by 5 runs. GT had to wait to add "Q" of qualification before their name. We witnessed the proper battle between bat and bowl. MI is the most successful team in IPL history and GT is the most successful team in IPL 2022.
IPL 2022: Punjab Kings win toss, elect to bat first against Rajasthan Royals
After winning the toss, Agarwal said his playing eleven is unchanged from their eight-wicket win over Gujarat Titans. "Looks like a good wicket, might get slower as the game progresses. It is important to understand the conditions. It might turn in the second innings. Fantastic from Liam (Livingstone) to go out there and do what he did, I am glad."
Stokes slams 17 sixes to break County record for most maximums
Thanks to Stokes' brutal hitting, Durham declared their innings on 580/6, with Stokes contributing 161 runs (88 balls) to the total. In reply, Worcestershire were 169/6 at close. Stokes' number of maximums was a record for a Championship innings, beating the 16 achieved by Australia's Andrew Symonds (1995) and England's Graham Napier (2011) for Gloucestershire and Essex respectively.
Check out Livingstone's performance for PBKS and include him in England Test side: Pietersen to ECB
As the England Test team makes the transition from Joe Root to Ben Stokes, who was appointed skipper after Rob Key took over as managing director of men's cricket, Pietersen has said that one more batter -- preferably Harry Brook -- should also be handed Test debut ahead of the busy English summer, which begins with the home Test against New Zealand on June 2.
As Covid cases rise, Cummins reminds front-line workers in India of their responsibility
Cummins, who is Unicef's Australia ambassador, has been at the forefront of spreading the message about the pandemic and has often called upon Covid-19 front-line warriors to do everything possible to stop the spread of the disease in the country. In fact, he was among the first cricketers in the IPL to recognise the gravity of the situation in India when the country was in the grip of the second wave of the pandemic last year.
Inter keep Serie A hopes alive with win over Empoli
Inter Milan entered San Siro with two points behind leader AC Milan and needed a win to keep pressure on their city rivals on Friday night. The away side stunned the Nerazzurri as they raced into a 2-0 lead within 30 minutes, thanks to Inter loanee Andrea Pinamonti's opener and Kristjan Asllani's low strike.
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