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Super Cup: Bengaluru FC play out 1-1 draw with Kerala Blasters, reach semi-finals
Bengaluru FC came out with the intent to take matters into their own hands and got an early lead in the 23rd minute through Roy Krishna, but Kerala Blasters, backed by a goodly crowd of 22,565 spectators, came roaring back through Diamantakos Dimitrios, who netted in the 78th minute.
IPL 2023: Wanted to win against these guys...they beat us three times last year, says Hetmyer after his blitz
With seven runs needed off the final over, the big-hitting West Indies batter said he was focused on taking two runs on the very first ball to see what happens next. It exactly happened the same way as Hetmyer got to his fifty in 25 balls and finished off the chase by pulling Ahmad over deep mid-wicket for six.
Sachin Tendulkar pens heartwarming note on son, Arjun's IPL debut
Arjun became the first son to play for the same Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise that his father Sachin Tendulkar represented for many years. Opening the bowling, the left-arm seamer conceded five runs in his first over. He made a strong appeal for lbw against Jagadeesan but was turned down by the umpire as it looked like the ball would go over the stumps.
I want to keep on enhancing my performance with each passing competition and year: Neeraj Chopra
Neeraj is getting set to compete in the event after winning the 2022 Diamond League final that was held in Zurich. Before traveling to Doha to compete in the Diamond League, which will be the first competitive tournament of 2023, Chopra talked about how he is preparing to compete against the best in Doha.
IPL 2023: Happy to score a century, disappointed for team's defeat, says KKR's Venkatesh Iyer
While KKR had lost N Jagadeeshan (0), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (8) and skipper Nitish Rana (5) cheaply, Venkatesh continued to flourish at the other end, batting fluently and at an outstanding strike rate of 200+. He completed his half-century off 23 balls and raced to his first century in 49 deliveries, hitting six fours and nine sixes.
IPL 2023: Hetmyer, Samson fifties help Rajasthan Royals beat Gujarat Titans by 3 wickets
From there, captain Sanju Samson took 20 runs off Rashid Khan in the 13th over to eventually make 60 while Shimron Hetmyer smashed a whirlwind unbeaten 56 off just 26 balls to give Rajasthan an improbable three-wicket victory in 23rd match of the IPL 2023, here on Sunday.
Super Cup: Hyderabad FC, Odisha FC to battle it out in a must-win clash
Hyderabad FC had a good season in the Indian Super League, where they finished in the second position with 13 wins in 20 matches. The Hyderabad side had one of the meanest defences in the entire league, as they conceded the least number of goals (16).
IPL 2023: '...thought if I could get my eye in, I could get a score', Suryakumar happy to return to form
Suryakumar, who was in great form last year in white-ball cricket, becoming the top batter in ICC rankings and earning comparisons with the legendary South African batter AB de Villiers had endured the ignominy of scoring zeroes in three consecutive ODIs against Australia in March and had poor IPL 2023 with dismal scores of 15, 1 and 0 before finding form with a 43 on Sunday.
IPL 2023: David Miller's 46 propels Gujarat Titans to 177/7 against Rajasthan Royals
Apart from Miller, Gujarat were also aided by 45 from Shubman Gill, 28 from Hardik Pandya and 27 from Abhinav Manohar at the back end of the innings. For Rajasthan, pacer Sandeep Sharma was pick of bowlers with 2/25, while Zampa, Yuzvendra Chahal and Trent Boult took a wicket each.
IPL 2023: People made a huge thing about fifties, says Sikandar Raza after leading Punjab to win
Raza's 41-ball 57 injected momentum in Punjab's chase of 160 and with Shahrukh Khan hitting an unbeaten 10-ball 23, helped the side chase down the total with three balls to spare. It meant Punjab got their third win of the competition and are now at fourth place in the points table.
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