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Pressure is at its highest now on Mumbai Indians, concedes Zaheer Khan
The Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians are the only side in IPL 2022 who are yet to open their account on the points table after losing all their six matches so far. They are at the bottom of the 10-team table, which is led by newbies Gujarat Titans with five wins from six matches.
Delhi Capitals under quarantine following Covid scare; cancel travel to Pune: Reports
The report also said that the whole team is under quarantine with tests to take place on Monday as well as Tuesday after an unnamed player tested positive for Covid-19 on Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) and would undergo an RT-PCR test to confirm the result. Delhi have been staying at The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai for playing in IPL 2022.
Chelsea vs Liverpool in FA Cup final; Arsenal, Tottenham give Man Utd top-four hopes
Ruben Loftus-Cheek's impressive 65th minute shot, which took a slight deflection on its way to goal, and Mason Mount's effort following a pass from Timo Werner with 15 minutes left to play, were a fair reward for Thomas Tuchel's side against a rival that tried to soak up the pressure to play on the break.
Four overseas players' rule prevented me from playing many more entertaining knocks: GT's Miller
The 32-year-old Miller smashed an unbeaten 94 off just 51 deliveries in the chase as the Hardik Pandya-led Titans completed a thrilling win, chasing down Chennai Super Kings' 169 with just one ball remaining at the MCA ground on Sunday. Miller was adjudged 'player of the match'.
CSK's Rayudu becomes 10th Indian cricketer in IPL to cross 4,000 runs
The 36-year-old Rayudu became the 10th Indian batter overall to achieve the feat in the IPL. Rayudu, who has played 55 ODIs and averages a commendable 47.05, was picked up by the Super Kings in 2018 and was once again picked by the team ahead of IPL 2022. He has scored 1,628 runs for the Super Kings at a strike rate of 127.88.
Dispatching Kuldeep towards the short boundary at Wankhede was my game plan: RCB's Maxwell
Maxwell smashed 55 off just 34 balls, while later in the innings Dinesh Karthik's unbeaten 66 did the damage as RCB scored a competitive 189/5 and then restricted DC to 173/7 to make it four wins in six for the Bengaluru outfit. Maxwell took 23 runs off Kuldeep Yadav in an over to begin RCB's resurgence.
Rob Key appointed new Managing Director of England men's cricket
The 42-year-old Key will take over from Andrew Strauss, who held the role on an interim basis after the departure of Ashley Giles. Giles left the position after three years, following the debacle of the Ashes, where England lost 4-0 away in Australia. The former England batter will take up the position on an immediate basis and also relinquish his role as one of Sky Sports' commentators.
Monte Carlo Masters: Tsitsipas defeats Davidovich Fokina, defends men's singles title
The Greek, who was appearing in his fourth final at this level, struck his forehand shots with fierce topspin and accuracy and recovered from failing to serve out the match at 5-4 in the second set to capture his first trophy of the season. With his one-hour, 34-minute victory, Tsitsipas has become the sixth player to win back-to-back Monte Carlo titles in the Open Era joining Rafael Nadal (2005-12, 2016-18), Juan Carlos Ferrero (2002-03), Thomas Muster (1995-96), Bjorn Borg (1979-1980) and Ilie Nastase.
IPL 2022: Umran Malik continues to make giant strides in world of pacy bowling
If Bhuvneshwar Kumar made use of his experience and variations to get three wickets, Malik thrived on out-and-out pace, keeping the speed gun busy and taking four wickets to play a crucial hand in keeping Punjab to 151. With Malik, it is a double-edged sword: his high pace can be used by the batters to get boundaries which Liam Livingstone did (the uppercut over the third man stands out). But at the same time, the pace can be used to bounce out batters or rattle the stumps.
Pujara hits unbeaten double century to help Sussex draw against Derbyshire
Pujara scored 201 off 387 deliveries, hitting 23 fours in his 467-minutes knock and with opener and skipper Tom Harris leading from the front with 243 (491 balls, 654 minutes, 4x22), Sussex Posted 513/3 in their second innings on being asked to follow-on. The pair shared a stand of 351 in 119 overs, a Sussex record for any wicket against Derbyshire.
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