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Virat Kohli fined Rs 12 lakh for RCB's slow over rate vs CSK
"As it was his team's first offence of the season under the IPL's Code of Conduct relating to a minimum over-rate offences, Mr Kohli was fined Rs 12 lakh," said the IPL in a statement. RCB's unbeaten run was ended by CSK on Sunday at the Wankhede Stadium Sunday with all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja leading the three-time champions to a 69-run win.
IPL 2021: Kane Williamson's 66 in vain as DC beat SRH in Super Over
Prithvi Shaw (53), Steve Smith (34) and captain Rishabh Pant (37) led DC to 159/4. SRH's chase got off to a shaky start with captain David Warner (6) being run out in the fourth over and opener Jonny Bairstow (38) falling in the sixth. Williamson anchored the chase after that point but hardly found anyone at the other end capable of standing up to the challenge of facing the DC bowlers on the sluggish Chepauk pitch.
Parag-Tewatia 'selfie celebration' takes Twitter by storm
The Royals defeated KKR by six wickets at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. The Guwahati youngster, who has been playing domestic cricket for Assam since 2017, took an impressive catch on the boundary to dismiss a well-set Rahul Tripathi on Saturday. Tripathi was looking threatening on 36 when Parag took the catch at deep midwicket off Mustafizur Rahman to reduce KKR to 94 for 5.
Boys had an absolute blast against KKR: RR's Chris Morris
Thanks to the South African allrounder's four wickets, where he accounted for all the hard hitters --Dinesh Karthik (25), Andre Russell (9), Pat Cummins (10) and Shivam Mavi (5) -- and also ran out Eoin Morgan for a duck, the Royals defeated KKR by six wickets at the Wankhede Stadium.
English football to boycott social media over racist abuse
The social media boycott from 3 p.m. (1400 GMT) on April 30 to 11:59 p.m. (22:59 GMT) on May 3 comes in response to "the ongoing and sustained discriminatory abuse received online by players and many others connected to football," said the Premier League in a statement, DPA reports.
IPL 2021: Morris, Samson take RR to win over KKR
The win, secured with seven balls to spare, put RR in sixth place in the points table while KKR were pushed to the bottom. Morris's haul, in which he picked power-hitters Andre Russell, Pat Cummins and Dinesh Karthik, helped RR restrict KKR to 133/9 in 20 overs.
Leno error gives Everton first Premier League win vs Arsenal
In a low-key Premier League encounter, the result was settled by a mistake from goalkeeper Leno when he allowed Richarlison's cross through his legs and diverted it into the net, DPA reported. Arsenal had earlier seen a penalty chalked off after a VAR check for offside while Dani Ceballos brought a good save out of Jordan Pickford.
AFC Champions League: Persepolis FC thrash FC Goa 4-0
On a disappointing night at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Fatorda, a new-look FC Goa took to the pitch with head coach Juan Ferrando making eight changes to help his players recover from the fatigue of playing six games in the space on 20 days.
Williamson key for SRH against DC spinners
While DC are coming into this match on the back of two successive victories, over Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings, their opponents SRH managed to get their first win of the season when they defeated Punjab Kings in their last match on Wednesday. SRH are sixth in the IPL points table.
It's Dhoni vs Kohli in clash of table-toppers
Table-toppers Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will take on second-placed Chennai Supers Kings (CSK) in what will be a battle between the current India captain Virat Kohli and former India captain MS Dhoni in an Indian Premier League match at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
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