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IPL 2023: Genuine pace, killer yorker behind Siraj leading wicket-takers chart, says Brett Lee
In 2022, Siraj was a pale shadow of his dominating present self, taking only nine wickets in 15 games at an economy rate of 10.08, apart from conceding 31 sixes in the league. But in IPL 2023, Siraj has literally turned a corner, becoming a mainstay with the ball for Royal Challengers Bangalore e and leading the wicket-takers.
Sharjah Stadium names stand after Sachin Tendulkar
Not only does it coincide with the birthday of the Indian legend, but it also marks the 25th anniversary of the famous back-to-back centuries he scored against Australia in 1998 in a packed stadium. The 143 Tendulkar had scored here on April 22 and 134 two days later in the final of the Coca-Cola Cup, a triangular series between India, Australia, and New Zealand has been recorded in the books as a veritable desert storm.
IPL 2023: Virat Kohli, teammates fined as RCB maintain slow over-rate against Royals
As this was RCB's second offence this season, the stand-in skipper Virat Kohli has been fined Rs 24 lakh while each member of the playing XI will be fined Rs 6 lakh or 25 per cent of their match fee, whichever is lesser. Royal Challengers Bangalore, who had named Mr. Virat Kohli as their captain for their game against Rajasthan Royals.
IPL 2023: Axar overshadows Washington Sundar in clash of all-rounders as Delhi Capitals beat SRH
Axar Patel came in to bat with Delhi Capitals struggling at 62/5 and struck a crucial run-a-ball 34 and with help from seasoned Manish Pandey (34 off 28) propelled Delhi Capitals to a below-par 144/9 in 20 overs after skipper David Warner had won the toss and elected to bat first.
IPL 2023: Brilliant bowling helps Delhi Capitals defend low score against Sunrisers
It was a superb bowling effort by the Delhi Capitals bowlers as Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje and Ishant Sharma applied the squeeze as they throttled the Sunrisers Hyderabad innings in a low-scoring encounter. Washington Sundar had claimed 3-28 and three batters were run-out as Delhi Capitals were restricted to 144/9 in 20 overs.
Sindhu, Saina, and Prannoy to lead India's challenge in Badminton Asia Championships 2023
Malvika Bansod and Aakarshi Kashyap are the other Indian players in the fray in the women's singles category in the event that will be played at the Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall, Al Nasr Club in Dubai. The finals will be played on April 30. In the men's singles category, the Indian campaign will be led by H.S Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen.
IPL 2023: Washington Sundar's three-fer, three run-outs helps SRH restrict Delhi Capitals to 144/9
Sundar got the wickets of DC skipper David Warner (21), Sarfaraz Khan (10) and Aman Hakim Khan (4) within six balls as Delhi Capitals slumped to 62/5 after electing to bat first on winning the toss. Manish Pandey (34 off 27) and Axar Patel (34 off 34) revived the innings a bit but Delhi Capitals lost wickets in a heap again as they ended up with a below-par score at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here.
IPL 2023: Prithvi Shaw dropped as Delhi Capitals win toss, elect to bat first against SRH
With Delhi Capitals having opened their account in IPL 2023, Warner said they are looking forward to winnings a few more games. Warner said that Prithvi Shaw, who has been struggling for form, has been left out with fellow-Mumbai Ranji player Sarfaraz Khan coming into the playing XI. Ripal Patel made it to the playing XI at the expense of Lalit Yadav.
ATP Rankings: Djokovic maintains top spot; Alcaraz closes in on no.1 position
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, who lifted the trophy in Barcelona, remained at No. 2 after and is just 365 points behind the Serb, who has pulled out of this week's Madrid Masters. Russia's Daniil Medvedev, who has won more matches than any other player on the tour in 2023 with 31 victories, returned to the Top-3 for the first time since October 31 last year.
Coach Priya P.V. promises fine show at AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers
The Young Tigresses will take on the Kyrgyz Republic in their opening game on Wednesday (April 26) before facing Myanmar on Friday (April 28). Both matches will kick off at the Dolen Omurzakov Stadium and will be streamed live on the Kyrgyz Sport TV YouTube Channel.
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