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Twitter salutes CSK's du Plessis for fielding despite a bleeding knee against KKR
On Sunday, Faf du Plessis earned the respect of CSK fans when he continued to field despite a bleeding knee. The South African was seen fielding with blood on his knee during the first innings against KKR. The blood on his knee was spotted after he took the catch of Eoin Morgan at the long-on boundary while showing his superlative catching skills. Just like Watson, du Plessis came out to bat despite blood on the knee and made 43 runs while sharing a stand of 74 runs in CSK's two-wicket win over KKR.
IPL 2021: Maxwell's all-round show, Harshal's hat-trick power RCB to 54-run win (2nd Ld)
Maxwell finished his spell with impressive figures of 2/23 after hitting an entertaining 56 off 27 at Dubai International Stadium. He was equally supported by seamer Patel who scalped four crucial wickets for his team. Yuzvendra Chahal, too, displayed some spin magic to torture the Mumbai batting line-up. He bagged three
Kohli, Maxwell fifties help RCB reach 165/6 vs Mumbai Indians
Indians' seamers Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult made a strong comeback in the final two overs in which they took three wickets including that of Glenn Maxwell and AB de Villiers and allowed just nine runs. RCB would be feeling that they are 10-15 runs short on this track at Dubai International Stadium here on Sunday. RCB captain Virat Kohli scored 51, while Maxwell smashed 56 runs off 37 balls to propel RCB to their total.
Virat faces mutiny in the ranks; Ashwin leads the revolt?
Since the tour of England, speculation had started that Virat would be removed from white ball captaincy. It was said that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was 'unhappy' with the skipper, but when the IANS spoke to BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal, he flatly denied the news. The very next day, the 32-year-old stylish batsman came forward and announced his decision to leave India's T20 captaincy.
IPL 2021: All-round Jadeja delivers in CSK's nail-biting win
In a match full of twists and turns, it was Chennai who came out on top when it mattered the most. Chasing 172, Jadeja smashed 22 runs off eight deliveries and smacking Prasidh Krishna for two sixes and as many fours in the 19th over, after taking 1/21 in four overs. With a hat-trick of wins in the UAE leg of IPL 2021, Chennai re-gain their top position on the points table, demoting Delhi Capitals to second place.
Post knee surgery, Federer hoping to return at 'some point next year'
Federer, who made a late decision to attend this year's Laver Cup in Boston -- a tournament held between teams from Europe and the rest of the world -- said on the sidelines of the event that the recovery and rehabilitation are "going to take me a few more months and then we'll see how things are at some point next year".
Mandhana, Deepti signed up by WBBL champions Sydney Thunder
The pair will replace the English duo of Heather Knight and Tammy Beaumont who have declared their inability to participate in the tournament. Sydney Thunder coach, Trevor Griffin, said his team's title defence "had received an extra edge with Indian superstars Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma signing on for the club's WBBL-7 campaign".
Man City get revenge over Chelsea, Villa end Man United jinx
Gabriel Jesus' neat turn and finish in the 53rd minute saw Pep Guardiola's men take a deserved win as they dominated possession against a below-par Chelsea and had it not been for a couple of excellent saves from Edouard Mendy, Manchester City would have won by a clearer margin.
McLaren's Lando Norris takes pole for Russian GP; Hamilton 4th
Fresh from the team's first one-two in over a decade at the Italian Grand Prix two weeks back, Norris claimed pole position, stringing a fast lap to claim his first-ever career pole position. With heavy rain on Saturday morning forcing the cancellation of Free Practice 3, qualifying marked the first track action of the day for the F1 drivers.
Jyothi loses final, wins silver in World Archery Championship
Jyothi, who had won silver medals in the Compound Women's Team competition and Compound Mixed Team event on Friday, lost to the Colombian archer, the world No 1 in compound section, 146-144 in the 15-arrow final in South Dakota.
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