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IPL 2023: Victory over Mumbai was very significant after losing last two home matches, says Rashid Khan
Gujarat had begun IPL 2023 with a five-wicket victory over four-time champions Chennai Super Kings at home. But they had to face losses at home to Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals on the back of some belligerent hitting in the fag end of the innings by Rinku Singh and Shimron Hetmyer respectively.
IPL 2023: Royal Challengers Bangalore win toss, elect to bowl first against Kolkata Knight Riders
It is also the first reverse fixture of IPL 2023 to kickstart the second half of the league stage. The last time these two teams met in the competition, Kolkata won by 81 runs at the Eden Gardens. Bangalore enter Wednesday's match with back-to-back wins, while Kolkata arrive after four straight losses in the tournament.
'Virushka' poses with Faf du Plessis, actress calls it 'fresh lime soda' band
du Plessis took to Instagram, where he shared a picture posing with Virat and Anushka, who are fondly called as Virushka by their fans. The image shows, Virat making a funny face while Anushka had a serious gangster look. du Plessis can be seen standing behind the two.
India U-17 go down 0-2 against Leganes U-18 on Spain tour
The India U-17 team is currently on a preparatory tour to Spain ahead of the AFC U-17 Asian Cup, in Thailand which is going to be held in June-July this year. They had earlier played a training game against Atletico de Madrid U-17s, which the Colts won 4-1, last week.
Golf: PGA Tour merges two affiliates to launch PGA Tour Americas from Feb 2024
"The PGA Tour Latinoamerica and PGA Tour Canada will merge into a singular Tour to form PGA Tour Americas, which will begin conducting events from February 2024," the PGA Tour announced here on Tuesday. PGA Tour Americas will consist of 16 events contested across Latin America, Canada and the United States from February.
Gavaskar, Harbhajan, Irfan Pathan hail Ajinkya Rahane's selection for WTC Final
The BCCI has announced the Indian squad for the World Test Championship Final scheduled to begin on June 7 at Kennington Oval against Australia. Senior India batter Rahane made his India comeback on the back of a stellar show in the Ranji Trophy and followed it up with a brilliant run in the IPL for Chennai Super Kings.
Super Cup: Odisha FC bask in Kozhikode rain; beat Bengaluru FC to claim maiden title
While Brazilian Diego Maurcio struck both goals for the Bhubaneswar-based side in the first half, Sunil Chhetri scored from a penalty in the 85th minute to reduce the margin for Bengaluru FC. Up against seasoned opponents in the shape of Bengaluru, Odisha did all the damage in the first half with two goals from Diego Maurcio. Clifford Miranda also made history, becoming the first Indian coach to win the Super Cup.
IPL 2023: Gujarat Titans' all-round show thumps Mumbai Indians by 55 runs
A half-century from Shubman Gill (56 off 34) followed by a late onslaught by Manohar (42 off 21) and Miller (46 off 22), who shared a 71-run partnership, helped Titans recover from a poor start. Rahul Tewatia gave the finishing touches to the innings with his unbeaten 20 off 5 as GT posted 207/6 in their 20 overs.
IPL 2023: Lucknow Super Giants pacer Mark Wood to miss final stages of the tournament: Reports
The LSG pacer, who has already missed the last two matches due to illness, is expected to fly back home in late May. The English speedster has been in impressive form in IPL 203, picking 11 wickets in his four appearances including 5 for 14 on his IPL debut against Delhi Capitals.
IPL 2023: Gill's fifty; Miller, Manohar death-overs onslaught take Titans to 207/6 against MI
Even after Gill's fifty, Piyush Chawla and Kumar Karthikeya struck in the middle overs and pegged the Titans back but failed to ride the momentum. Manohar (42 off 21) and Miller (46 off 22) turned the tables with a 71-run partnership, while Rahul Tewatia gave the finishing touches with his unbeaten 20 off 5 as GT set a massive target for MI.
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