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IPL 2023: Boult replaces Holder as Rajasthan Royals win toss, elect to bowl first against Gujarat Titans
Sunday's game is also a re-match of last year's final, where Gujarat emerged triumphant over Rajasthan to get their first IPL trophy. While Gujarat enter the match on the back of a six-wicket victory over Punjab Kings in Mohali, Rajasthan arrive after beating Chennai Super Kings by three runs at Chepauk.
IPL 2023: Ishan Kishan fifty, Surya 43 help Mumbai Indians overcome KKR by 5 wickets
It was the first afternoon match for Mumbai Indians at Fortress Wankhede and the hosts made the most of this opportunity to romp to their second win in four matches. Though Venkatesh Iyer struck a brilliant 104 off 51 deliveries, Mumbai Indians did not allow their other batters to prosper and thus restricted them to 185/6 in 20 overs.
IPL 2023: Venkatesh Iyer's century helps KKR post 185/6 against Mumbai Indians
In the first afternoon match at a hot and dry Wankhede Stadium, Iyer waged a lone battle for KKR as he kept one end going, hitting nine maximums and five boundaries, making the most of the life he got when in the 80s. Iyer was the Impact Player for KKR a week back when he blasted an 83 in KKR's three-wicket win against Gujarat Titans.
IPL 2023: Arjun and Sachin Tendulkar become first son-father duo to play for same franchise
Arjun, a left-arm seamer all-rounder, made his IPL debut for Mumbai Indians against the Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium here. Opening the bowling, Arjun 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.
IPL 2023: Ricky Ponting should take the blame for Delhi's disastrous start, says Virender Sehwag
Former India opener Virender Sehwag 's words come after Delhi suffered its fifth consecutive defeat in the tournament, this time in a 23-run loss to Royal Challengers Bangalore at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday and are still at the bottom of the ten-team points table.
MotoGP: Valuable Sprint finishes for Joan Mir, Stefan Bradl
Saturday at the Grand Prix of the Americas brought the third weekend of the new 2023 MotoGP World Championship format, with morning Qualifying followed by the Sprint race in the afternoon. The 10-lap battle was again a thrilling affair over the 5.5 kilometers of the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.
Pramod Bhagat storms into singles finals; doubles finals with Sukant Kadam
The Padma Shri Awardee won a hard-fought match with Japan's Daisuke Fujihara to book a place in the finals. The match lasted for 86 minutes and swung both ways with Fujihara taking the first set 21-19. Pramod made a strong comeback in the second set winning it 21-19 and pushing it to the third set, where Pramod showcased his exceptional gameplaying wrapping up the set 21-12. The final score read 19-21, 21-19 and 21-12, Fujihara threw everything he had in his armour, but Pramod had all the answers.
IPL 2023: Rohit out with stomach bug, Arjun Tendulkar makes debut as SKY wins toss, elects to bowl first
Arjun, son of the legendary Sachin Tendulkar, is making his IPL debut for Mumbai Indians with this match. He is an all-rounder. "The pitch looks dry and there's a history at this ground of teams chasing better. Duan Jansen comes in, that's the only change," Yadav said at the toss.
IPL 2023: Hardik Pandya is a captain who doesn't dwell on the past, says Kaif
The second match of the doubleheader on Sunday will be a repeat of the IPL 2022 final where Hardik Pandya's Titans came out victorious in the grand finale. Sanju Samson's Royals will be looking to settle the score this time around and add another chapter to their rivalry.
Kylian Mbappe becomes PSG's all-time Ligue 1 top scorer
Mbappe barely seemed to move out of third gear on Saturday yet still had a hand in two of PSG's three goals. The recently named France captain now has 20 goals for the campaign, putting him one clear of Lyon's Alexandre Lacazette and LOSC Lille's Jonathan David at the top of the Ligue 1 scoring charts of the season.
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