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Stopped overthinking, just played my game: Jason Roy on his match-winning knock
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Jason Roy and skipper Kane Williamson displayed some brilliant cricketing shots, striking quick half centuries, as SRH registered their second win of this season, and the England cricketer conceded that the side had "picked itself up after some pretty negative cricket".
Root concedes Moeen Ali was 'underappreciated', says he will be missed
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Ali, 34, who made his Test debut back in 2014 and went on to represent England in 64 Test matches, scoring 2,914 Test runs with his highest being an unbeaten 155, had said in a statement on Monday that, "I've enjoyed Test cricket but that intensity can be too much sometimes and I feel like I've done enough of it and I'm happy and content with how I've done."
Inzamam suffers heart attack, undergoes angioplasty
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According to a report in cricketpakistan.com.pk, the 51-year-old Inzamam had been in a state of discomfort "for the past three days where the right-hand batter complained about chest pain". Doctors initially cleared the legendary cricketer after preliminary tests but upon further inspection, "it was revealed that the 51-year-old had suffered a heart attack". He was immediately rushed to hospital for surgery.
IPL 2021: Roy, Williamson steer SRH to easy win; battle for playoffs gets complicated
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Despite the win, Hyderabad still remain at the eighth position of the table with four points in ten matches. And Royals are in the sixth position with eight points. RR are still pretty much in contention for the playoffs race. Well, according to stats, even SRH has got a slight ray of hope with this thumping victory. There is a clutter in the middle of the table, and it has further got complicated.
IPL 2021: Jason Roy is an injection of energy, says Williamson
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Roy (60) smashed a quickfire half-century on his debut for Hyderabad. "Roy is an injection of energy. He's been on the sidelines but was always ready to go. He did what he does, great to see. Fantastic player, great contribution," said Williamson after the match.
Sourav Ganguly, Bengal govt fined by Calcutta High Court
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The bench, in its order, said "we need not quash the allotment of plot as the same stands already surrendered, however, for the conduct of the State in generating litigation by arbitrary exercise of power which runs totally contrary to the law laid down by the Supreme Court, we impose a cost of Rs 50,000 each on State and WBHIDCO (West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation)."
England cricketer Moeen Ali retires from Test cricket
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Ali, 34, who made his Test debut back in 2014 and went on to represent England in 64 Test matches, scored a total of 2,914 Test runs, with his highest being an unbeaten 155. He took 195 Test wickets including 5 five-wicket hauls and scored five Test match centuries during his career.
Kohli singles out Maxwell, Harshal for special praise after win over Mumbai Indians  
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On Sunday, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, the RCB top-order finally clicked with Kohli smashing a half century, followed by another classic T20 innings from Maxwell which helped the side reach a competitive 165/6 and then dismiss the Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians for 111 runs in 18.1 overs.
Transitioning from Tests to T20s was a huge challenge, says Jadeja after thrilling win
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Jadeja smashed an eight-ball 22, embellished with two fours and an equal number of maximum hits, as he notched up a strike-rate or 275 to put his team on course to a two-wicket victory in a last-ball thriller
Dhoni's cool temperament kept team in good spirits despite the pressures: Gaikwad
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Gaikward himself has batted with patience in all the three CSK matches so far in the UAE, and on Sunday scored a crucial 40 runs off 28 deliveries and shared a key partnership with South Africa's Faf du Plessis (43) to play a big hand in his team's victory. Gaikwad, however, said that the opening pair (him and Faf) should have batted till the 13th over, which would have averted a panic situation in the last couple of overs of the match.
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