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IPL 2021: Rahul 67 helps Punjab beat Kolkata by five wickets
Both teams needed a win -- the KKR more so as it would have pushed them to 12 points from 12 games and closer to a place in the top four. But it was not to be as Punjab (10) won the match and reached the fifth position, moving ahead of Mumbai Indian (10) on better Net Run Rate. This win means that the Delhi Capitals are assured of a place in the knockouts with Punjab, KKR, and Mumbai Indian on 10 points and fighting for the final qualifying spot.
India men win team bronze in Asian tt, women finish fifth
The Indian women's team playing without Manika Batra, who was left out as she did not attend the camp, finished fifth after a 3-1 win against Thailand. India had won the men's team bronze at the Asian Games in Jakarta in 2018 and Friday's bronze in the Asian Championships cements their reputation among the top three in the Continent.
It's something that we all respect a lot: Mandhana on Raut walking out
The incident took place in the 81st over of India's innings when Punam, batting on 36 off 165 balls, decided to walk off after believing to have nicked left-arm Sophie Molineux behind to wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy. Punam stretched forward to block the delivery but the ball spun away and went behind to Alyssa. The Australians didn't appeal whole-heartedly but Punam had walked away by then.
IPL 2021: Iyer scores fifty but Punjab restrict Kolkata to 165/7
With both teams in the hunt for a place in the knockouts, Friday's clash between them was crucial as victory will maintain their hopes of reaching the playoffs. KL Rahul elected to field on winning the toss as he thought the team batting second will have a chance. But the way Iyer went about the job of piling up runs.
Former England captain Connor takes charge as MCC's first female President
Her nomination was announced by her predecessor, former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara at the Annual General Meeting in 2020. Clare now takes over from Sangakkara after his term was extended to two years because of Covid-19 pandemic. Clare, who is currently the ECB's Managing Director of Women's Cricket, was made an Honorary Life Member of MCC in 2009.
Punjab win toss, elect to bowl first against Kolkata
Punjab skipper Rahul said they have watched other teams bat first and thought it would be better to chase a total. "Tricky to bat first here maybe. You don't know if 150 will be good or 180. So better to ask the opposition to set that up. Our bowlers have done well in all three games. Batting hasn't fired as well, but the opportunity to score big runs today. Hopefully, we don't have to score big runs by restricting them," Rahul said.
Sehwag recalls incident when Dhoni scolded Ashwin for on-field behaviour
"Even when I was playing for Punjab, Ashwin dismissed Maxwell, picked up some dust and blew it off (in celebration). I didn't like that scene either but I didn't come out publicly to say that he should not have done that or it was against the spirit of the game, although MS Dhoni was very angry about it and scolded him a lot too," Sehwag was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz
Pink-ball Test: Rain brings an early end to Day 2 after Smriti ton
India were cruising at 276/5 when the umpires called off play for the day, following a century by opener Smriti Mandhana, the first ton by an Indian woman player in Australia when heavy rain stopped play. It continued to rain for the next hour or so thus. The umpires inspected the ground at 8.45 pm local time but it was not possible to start play as the outfield needed more than a few hours to dry.
Paine lambasts Pietersen, says come what may England will come for Ashes
Pietersen has criticised Australian quarantine rules on Twitter, terming them "ridiculous" even as doubts linger over leading England cricketers' availability for the five-match Ashes tour due to stringent quarantine rules imposed by Australia. There are concerns in England over the impact of the lengthy bio-bubble on the health of the players as the team will be going Down Under soon after the T20 World Cup.
Different opposition every day is challenging but rewarding too: CSK's Hazlewood
Three-time champions CSK became the first team to qualify for the playoffs of the IPL 2021 as they topped the charts with 18 points from 11 games, registering nine victories. Chasing 135, Chennai reached the target with two balls to spare. Hazlewood's super spell (3/24) against Sunrisers Hyderabad was the cornerstone of CSK's emphatic win.
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