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IPL 2022: KKR thrash Mumbai Indians by five wickets
Earlier, a brilliant fifty from Suryakumar Yadav (52 off 36) helped Mumbai Indians post 161/4 in 20 overs. With 55 for 3 in 11 overs, Mumbai were in trouble but Suryakumar added 83 runs for the fourth wicket with Tilak Varma (38 off 27) to rescue his side. Apart from Suryakumar and Varma, Dewald Brevis (29 off 19) also played an entertaining knock on his IPL debut while Kieron Pollard (22 off 5) gave the late flourish to Mumbai's innings.
IPL 2022: David Warner 'excited' to return to Delhi Capitals
"It's exciting to be back in the franchise which played a big part at the beginning of my IPL career. There are some familiar faces around and there are some new faces, so I'm excited to get into it," said the Australian. Asked about his thoughts on Delhi Capitals' captain Rishabh Pant, Warner said, "I want to learn how to play the one-handed shots from Rishabh.
IPL 2022: Mumbai Indians post 161/4 against KKR
Playing his first match of the season, Suryakumar played a solid knock along with Tilak Varma (38 off 27) to bring Mumbai out of trouble and helped them put a fighting total on the board. Apart from Suryakumar and Varma, Dewald Brevis (29 off 19) also played an entertaining knock on his IPL debut while Kieron Pollard (22 off 5) gave the late flourish to Mumbai's innings.
Korea Open badminton: Sindhu, Srikanth advance to second round
The Indian badminton ace got off to a decent start and went into the break leading 11-6. She then dominated Lauren for the remainder of the first game to take a 1-0 lead. The American shuttler put up a good fight and kept Sindhu in check during the early part of the second game. However, the former world champion, who was leading 15-14, scored the final six points of the match to move into the second round of the BWF Super 500 event.
IPL 2022: Rajasthan Royals' Nathan Coulter-Nile ruled out for remainder of the tournament
Coulter-Nile featured for Rajasthan in their opening match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, conceding 48 off his three overs and couldn't complete his four overs as he had to go off the field due to injury. The franchise updated on Coulter-Nile's future in the tournament via a video posted on their social media channels where the team physiotherapist John Gloster addressed the team.
IPL 2022: From Venkatesh Iyer to Ruturaj Gaikwad, last year's performers are struggling
These players, who amassed huge runs in the 2021 edition split into two halves, have not found the mojo which their teams would have liked to see in the first 13 matches of the 2022 edition. IANS takes a look at the performers of last season who have struggled in the ongoing seasons of the league so far.
Ecclestone, Haynes, Wolvaardt nominated for ICC Women's Player-of-the-Month award
Ecclestone, currently the top-ranked bowler in ODIs and T20Is, produced some brilliant bowling performances in the recently-finished ICC Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand to become the tournament's leading wicket-taker with 21 wickets in nine matches. It also includes a career-best 6/36 in the semifinal against South Africa at Christchurch. Her outstanding bowling throughout the tournament helped England reach another World Cup final, where they were defeated by Australia by 71 runs.
IPL 2022: Losing three wickets in powerplay is not ideal, says Shane Watson
Chasing 171 at Pune, they slipped to 43/3 and eventually ended 14 runs short. It wasn't a surprise that assistant coach Shane Watson admitted in the pre-match virtual press conference that losing the top-order in powerplay hasn't been ideal for Delhi ahead of their third match against Lucknow Super Giants on Thursday.
Cummins, Azam, Brathwaite nominated for ICC Men's Player-of-the-Month award
Pakistan rallied from 0-1 deficit to win the ODI series 2-1. South African captain Dean Elgar, after scoring two half centuries in the first Test against Bangladesh is one of the players to gain a few spots in the latest ICC Men's Test Player Rankings. Elgar's scores of 67 and 64 in the opening Test have seen him move up three spots, up to No.13.
Priyangka scores as India women defeat Egypt in friendly
In a late-evening match on Tuesday, the first half began with the Indian side pressing hard to seize the initiative. Captain Ashalata Devi tried to earn an early lead in the 18th minute via her shot from distance but Anju, who latched on to the ball, missed the opportunity. A couple of minutes later, Manisha almost scored the opener through Dalima's pass from the right, but the ball was collected by the Egyptian custodian.
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