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IPL 2021: Rajasthan captain Samson fined Rs 24 lakh for slow over-rate
"As it was the team's second offence of the season under the IPL's Code of Conduct relating to minimum over rate offences, Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson was fined Rs 24 lakh. The rest of the members of the playing XI were each fined lesser of either Rs 6 lakh or 25 percent of their individual match fee," said a release from the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Sania Mirza in doubles final at Ostrava Open
Sania-Zhang, seeded second here, defeated the Japanese pair 6-2, 7-5 in an hour and 20 minutes and await the winner of the other semi-final between Pola'd's Magda Linette and Bernarda Pera of the USA, the top seeds, and the American-Kiwi team of Kaitlyn Christian and Erin Routliffe. Sania and Zhang had reached the semi-finals by beating Anna Danilina of Kazakhstan and Lidziya Marozava of Belarus 6-3, 2-6 10-6.
IPL 2021: Hyderabad's bowlers restrict Punjab to 125/7
Sent in to bat first, Punjab didn't get the best of the starts with only 26 runs scored in four overs. KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal struggled to time the ball. Bhuvneshwar Kumar threatened Rahul's outside edge but with no success as Rahul got away with streaky boundaries. Rahul's sluggish stay at the crease came to an end when he flicked straight to mid-wicket off Jason Holder's first ball of the match in the fifth over.
IPL 2021: Ashwin bags 250th T20 wicket
The 34-year-old spinner has 140 wickets to his name in the IPL while he bagged 52 wickets for India in 46 T20Is. The rest of his wickets came in the domestic circuit. He is the sixth-highest wicket-taker in the IPL. Veteran pacer Lasith Malinga leads the chart in IPL with 170 scalps followed by Amit Mishra (160), Piyush Chawla (156), Dwayne Bravo (154), and Harbhajan Singh (150).
IPL 2021: Delhi Capitals thrash Rajasthan Royals by 33 runs
Brief Scores: Delhi Capitals: 154 for 6 in 20 overs (Shreyas Iyer 43, Shimron Hetmyer 28, Rishabh Pant 24; Mustafizur Rahman 2/22, Chetan Sakariya 2/33). Rajasthan Royals: 121 for 6 in 20 overs (Sanju Samson 70 not out, Anrich Nortje 2/18
Durand Cup: Bengaluru FC overcome gritty Army Green to enter semis
Wungngayam Muirang, Leon Augustine, and Namgyal Bhutia struck for BFC while Lallawmkima and Vibin T. V. struck for the Greens, both incidentally via penalties. Army Green created pressure early on and were rewarded for that as Lallawmkima scored from the spot in the 9th minute to give them the lead. Bengaluru played an attacking game post that and created quite a few chances but failed to convert any of them in the first half.
IPL 2021: There's still so much to play for, says Andy Flower
"So, a stand of 120 should win you the game and we should have won that game. We all know that. It was heart-breaking at the end. It was heart-breaking to make the same mistake that we have made before. There's no getting away from the reality of that and there's no getting away from the reality of where we are in the table now," said Flower.
Hardik Pandya could be drafted for next match, says MI's Zaheer Khan
There has been a lot of speculation around the fitness of Pandya, who missed the first two Mumbai Indians matches -- against Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders -- which has raised questions about his fitness. On September 23, Mumbai Indians bowling coach Shane Bond had refused to give a deadline as to when Pandya would be able to play a competitive match in the IPL.
India game for another nail-biting contest against Australia
With a 2-0 series lead, which has kept alive their winning streak, victory No.27 will be on the minds of the Australian team. They extended their incredible winning run by the closest of margins in an epic thriller during the second contest. Despite their confidence being at its peak, Australia will be wary of the threat posed by India, who came within a ball of bringing that run to an end in Mackay.
Earning two points for team bigger that man-of-the-match award: Bravo
One of the key reasons for CSK's commanding performance against RCB on Friday evening was the incisive bowling by the West Indies all-rounder, who after an unimpressive India leg, was on song in Sharjah, guiding his side to a six-wicket win with 11 balls remaining.
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