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IPL table: DC rise to top spot after big win over PBKS
DC's reign may, however, turn out to be a short one for now if third-placed Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), who are two points behind the Capitals, end up beating Kolkata Knight Riders by a big margin on Monday.
Desperate SRH seek a win against Mumbai Indians
After seven matches, SRH have two points and are placed at the bottom of the points table. While nothing seems to be going right for the Hyderabad franchise, MI seem to have overcome inconsistency in the initial phase of the tournament they played in Chennai and taken to the Ferozeshah Kotla pitch as duck to water.
Dhawan, Shaw made DC innings look better: Pant
"I think Shikhy bhai and Prithvi gave us a very good start, that's why the innings looked much better. [In] the first innings, the ball was really gripping and the wicket was slightly slow in the second innings as well. The way they started was commendable," said Delhi Capital captain Rishabh Pant at the post-match presentation ceremony following DC's seven-wicket win.
Lot of conversations to be had in SRH about Warner: Williamson
The Sunrise Riser franchise had announced that Williamson had replaced Warner as captain on the eve of the match and went on to drop the latter from the squad. Recently Kane Williamson said that there are still "conversations to be had" about David Warner's role in the team
Dhawan leads clinical DC to 7-wkt win over PBKS
DC chased down the target of 167 runs with 14 balls to spare, as Dhawan anchored the chase and put up partnerships with Prithvi Shaw, Steve Smith, captain Rishabh Pant, and Shimron Hetmyer.
IPL 2021: Jos Buttler's maiden T20 ton leads RR to 55-run win over SRH
Chasing a mammoth target of 221, Rahman and Morris led the way as RR restricted SRH to 165 for eight wickets in 20 overs. With David Warner replaced by Kane Williamson as SRH captain and dropped from the team, Manish Pandey (31) walked out with Jonny Bairstow (30) to open the innings.
RR's Jaydev Unadkat pledges 10% of IPL earnings to fight Covid
Unadkat, who led the India Under-19 attack in the 2010 World Cup in New Zealand and has been with RR since 2018, said, "I would like to share something I have been feeling these last couple of weeks. Our country is going through a lot of distress and, for that matter, I know how privileged we are to be in this position to play cricket.
Atletico survive penalty, Real Madrid stay in the race
Diego Simeone's side survived a late penalty, missed by Fidel Chaves, as they battle for their first league title since 2014, reports DPA. Atletico striker Luis Suarez came close in the opening stages and then the Uruguayan had a goal ruled out for a narrow offside. Marcos Llorente fired the Rojiblancos ahead in the 23rd minute with his 12th league goal of the season from Yannick Carrasco's cross.
Treating CSK ties as El Clasico of IPL motivates us: MI's Pollard
"CSK, they have class players in the side. We build this match as the El Clasico of IPL. And, when you have international guys, such as (MS) Dhoni, (Dwayne) Bravo and (Faf) du Plessis, with so much experience, we want to be able to come out and perform to the best of our ability in these sort of matches," said Pollard, who has been MI's mainstay for more than a decade.
Red-hot Rayudu smashes refrigerator in MI dugout with six
Though the 35-year-old Rayudu emerged the highest scorer for his team, smashing an unbeaten 72 in only 27 deliveries -- with seven massive hits and four boundaries --, it was not enough as Mumbai Indians came back strongly to reach the 219-run victory target off the last ball of the over.
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