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Europa League win likely to be Kostic's farewell present for Frankfurt
No matter, if the 29-year-old Serb is leaving with the clubs' permission to gain transfer income, one of his greatest career moments will stay forever. Having scored two goals in Barcelona's famous Camp Nou, taking the German side to a stunning victory in the Europa League's quarter-final, the winger copied the celebration move of nobody less than the Catalonians' all-time icon Lionel Messi.
IPL 2022: Would like to string a few wins at this stage, says Mayank after 8-wicket victory over Gujarat
Kagiso Rabada's excellent four-fer (4/33) and Shikhar Dhawan's fine fifty (62 not out off 53) led Punjab Kings to a convincing eight-wicket win over Gujarat Titans in Match No. 48 of IPL 2022 at the Dr. D.Y Patil Stadium on Tuesday. With this win, Punjab jumped to the fifth spot in the table with 10 points while it was only the second loss for table-toppers Gujarat in the ongoing IPL 2022 season.
IPL 2022: Rabada, Dhawan lead Punjab to 8-wicket win over Gujarat
Rabada's superb four-fer helped Punjab Kings restrict Gujarat Titans to 143/8 in 20 overs despite a hard-fought fifty by Sai Sudharsan (64 not out off 50) after losing the toss and bowling first. Sudharsan, who came to bat at No 3, was the lone warrior with the bat for Gujarat, who kept losing wickets at regular intervals during their innings.
Nicholas Pooran named West Indies white-ball captain
The appointment will include the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in 2022 and the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in October 2023. Shai Hope has been named as vice-captain of the ODI team. Pooran will take over the captaincy for the West Indies ODI and T20I teams after being Pollard's deputy over the last year.
Champions League: Expect thriller in Madrid as Real face Man City after 4-3 first-leg defeat
The tie is finely balanced 4-3 in Manchester City's favor after the English side outplayed Madrid a week ago only for Karim Benzema and Vinicius Jr to show their effectiveness in front of goal to keep the Spanish side very much in the tie.
IPL 2022: Rajasthan Royals' run-machine Buttler way ahead against rivals in Orange Cap race
Only Virat Kohli has scored four hundreds in a single season, a feat he achieved in the 2016 edition. Meanwhile, the 31-year-old Rajasthan Royals opener also leads the six-hitters chart with 36 sixes to his name this season. Punjab Kings' Chris Gayle leads the overall list with 357 sixes.
BCCI announces schedule, venue for IPL playoffs and Women's T20 Challenge
As per a BCCI release, Qualifier 1 will be held in Eden Gardens, Kolkata on May 24 followed by the Eliminator on May 25. The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will host Qualifier 2 and the final on May 27 and May 29 respectively.
Ben Stokes hopes England career ups and downs help him in Test captaincy
Stokes succeeds right-handed batter Joe Root, who resigned from the role in April this year, in becoming the 81st captain of the England men's Test team.
Smashing Cottrell in IPL 2020 has given Tewatia the confidence, says Gavaskar
Tewatia, then playing for Rajasthan Royals, turned the run chase on its head when he smashed five sixes in Cottrell's 18th over as he stunned Kings XI Punjab, helping his team chase down 224.
Maharaj, Harmer and Jatinder nominated for ICC 'Player of the Month' award
Maharaj, the South African left-arm spinner, was in sensational form, emerging as the Proteas' most potent weapon during their two-match home Test series win against Bangladesh. In the first match in Durban, Maharaj bowled economically, holding one end up brilliantly.
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