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IPL 2022: Brevis' four-sixes-in-an-over assault gets Tendulkar, Jayawardene into the middle
Dewald Brevis, Mumbai India's young batter from South Africa, earned that honour on Wednesday night soon after he launched an extra-ordinary assault on Punjab Kings spinner Rahul Chahar, hitting him for 4, 6, 6, 6, 6 in an over.
India's 16-year-old Praggnanandhaa wins Reykjavik Open chess tournament
Pragganandhaa, Pragg as he is fondly called, finished the 7.5 points from nine rounds, finishing half-point ahead of four players -- Max Warmerdam of the Netherlands, Mads Andersen of Denmark, Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson of Sweden and American Abhimanyu Mishra, the world's youngest GM, all of whom finished with 7.0 points.
KKR's Tim Southee named New Zealand's player of the year for 2021
Southee, who is currently representing Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League, was announced as winner of the event on the third and final day of the New Zealand Cricket Awards. Southee shared the podium with Bert Sutcliffe Medal recipient Penny Kinsella; the test player of the year, Devon Conway, and the women's and men's domestic players of the year -- Nensi Patel, and joint male winners Tom Bruce and Robb'e O'Donnell.
IPL 2022, Day 19 Highlights: Punjab Kings beat Mumbai Indians by 12 runs
In a high-scoring thriller, Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Wednesday defeated Mumbai Indians (MI) by 12 runs. It was the fifth-successive loss for Mumbai Indians. MI players played well, but they also needed luck to win the matches. Here are the key highlights of the game:
IPL 2022: Rohit Sharma says crucial run-outs derailed chase as Mumbai Indians slump to fifth defeat
Invited to bat first, brilliant fifties by Shikhar Dhawan (70 off 50) and Mayank Agarwal (52 off 32) powered Punjab Kings to 198/5 in 20 overs. Apart from Shikhar and Mayank's superb hitting at the top, Jitesh Sharma (30 off 15) and Shahrukh Khan (15 not out off 6) gave a late flourish to Punjab's innings at lower down the order.
IPL 2022: Punjab Kings skipper Mayank Agarwal happy to contribute to team's win against Mumbai Indians
"It was a good night, very very happy to contribute to the team's win but the crucial thing for us was the two points. I can't really say that it was just the runs on the board. I thought this game had a lot of ups and downs, there were a lot of crucial moments and more often than not we were nailing those crucial moments and winning those crucial moments," Agarwal said after the match on Wednesday night.
IPL 2022: Rohit Sharma fined Rs 24 lakh for MI's slow over rate against Punjab Kings
The rest of the members of the playing eleven were fined Rs 6 lakh or 25 percent of their match fee, whichever is lower, as the team failed to maintain the over rate in the match played at the MCA Stadium, here on Wednesday. As this was the team's second offence of the season, Mumbai Indians were handed the maximum fine allowed under the IPL's Code of Conduct relating to a minimum over rate offence, the IPL informed in a release after Mumbai Indians slumped to their fifth defeat in five matches on Wednesday.
Champions League: Man City play Atletico at their own game to qualify for semis
Pep Guardiola's side showed in the closing minutes that it is just as adept at the 'darker arts' of the game as Diego Simeone's side had shown in the first leg and were able to close the game down in the closing minutes. Anyone expecting Atletico to change their usual defensive tactics to get back into the tie in the first half was in for a disappointment as Diego Simeone's side remained content to sit deep despite their 1-0 defeat from the first leg.
Monte-Carlo Masters: Zverev, Rublev reach third round in Monaco
After the shocking exit of top seed Novak Djokovic one day before, Zverev, seeking his sixth ATP Masters 1000 title, remained the highest-ranked player in the tournament. A victory at Monte-Carlo would see the 24-year-old move closer to the top spot of the ATP rankings.
IPL 2022: Rohit becomes 2nd Indian after Kohli to score 10,000 T20 runs
The 34-year old Sharma achieved the landmark during Mumbai Indians' 5th match of IPL 2022 against Punjab Kings at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, here. Rohit was just 25 runs away when he started his innings on Wednesday he raced past that mark in just 16 balls with a big six off fast bowler Kagiso Rabada. However, the stylish batter ended up getting dismissed off the very next ball and finished his innings with 28 off 17.
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