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RR vs KKR: 'Never thought that I will get here', says Chahal on becoming leading wicket-taker in IPL
Chahal achieved the feat in his very first over of the match, with the dismissal of Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Nitish Rana, who was caught at deep backward square leg in the 11th over. The leg-spinner had earlier bagged a four-wicket haul against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Rajasthan's last game at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, to equal.
RR vs KKR: Yuzvendra Chahal becomes the highest wicket-taker in IPL, surpasses Dwayne Bravo
Chahal achieved the feat in his very first over of the match, with the dismissal of Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Nitish Rana, who was caught at deep backward square leg in the 11th over. The leg-spinner had earlier bagged a four-wicket haul against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Rajasthan's last game at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, to equal.
RR vs KKR: Yashasvi Jaiswal smashes fastest half-century in IPL history in 13 balls
Chasing 150, Jaiswal began like a high-speed Ferrari as he scored 50 in just 13 balls, including smacking 26 runs in the opening over off Nitish Rana. In the process, Jaiswal reached the quickest fifty of IPL with the help of seven fours and three sixes, surpassing the previous record of 14-ball half century scored by KL Rahul in 2018 and Pat.
Wrestlers sexual harassment case: Delhi Police to record victims' statements
As per sources, the recording of statements under Section 164 will commence from Friday. The statement of the minor victim was recorded on Wednesday under Section 164. The hearing in the case of wrestlers is also scheduled to take place in Rouse Avenue Court on Friday.
IPL 2023: Chahal, Jaiswal propel Rajasthan Royals to third spot with nine-wicket win over KKR
Chahal was undoubtedly Rajasthan's standout bowler, spinning a web around Kolkata batters with his slow tossed up deliveries, leg-spin and googly to keep the hosts to 149/8. Jaiswal was then sparkling in his strokeplay, combining bravado and fearless approach to hit 13 fours and five sixes at a strike-rate of 208.51.
IPL 2023: Yuzvendra Chahal's historic 4/25 helps Rajasthan Royals restrict KKR to 149/8
Chahal was undoubtedly Rajasthan's standout bowler, spinning a web around Kolkata's batters with his slow tossed up deliveries, leg-spin and googly to keep the hosts below 150. He was well-supported by Trent Boult taking two wickets while Sandeep Sharma had a scalp to his name. For Kolkata, barring Venkatesh Iyer's 57, none of the batters got going.
IPL 2023: Shivam Dube's three sixes were the real turning point, says CSK all-rounder Moeen Ali
"I think we had a decent start, and then we lost a couple of wickets which dragged it back for them. But then Shivam Dube's three sixes were the real turning point, and then MS at the end with those sixes just gave us that bit of momentum and gave us the score that we were looking for which was 160-170," he said to CSK batting coach Mike Hussey in a video posted on IPL's Twitter account.
IPL 2023: Rajasthan Royals win toss, elect to bowl first against Kolkata Knight Riders
After winning the toss, Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson said left-arm pacer Trent Boult comes back into the playing eleven in place of Kuldip Yadav, while KM Asif replaces Murugan Ashwin. "Long tournament, need to change according to the strength and weaknesses."
IPL 2023: My job is to hit a few balls, don't make me run a lot, says Dhoni after cameo helps CSK win
MS Dhoni's late cameo (20 off 9) helped CSK post a defendable 167/8 against Delhi Capitals on electing to bat. Their bowlers then came up with a clinical show to restrict DC to 140/8 and helped CSK to a comfortable 27-run win at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, here on Wednesday.
Men's ODI Rankings: Australia back at top after annual update; Pak at 2nd spot, India are third
Pakistan are in the second spot with India just a point away as the three teams look set to go into the year-end's ODI World Cup in India with a lot to play for. Australia are two rating points clear of Pakistan at 118 points after the update, which weighs matches completed before May 2022 at 50 per cent and subsequent matches at 100 per cent.
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