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IPL 2023: '... Should have been an easy chase', Warner asks DC batters to do better
Virat Kohli sparkled with the bat with a breezy 50 off 34 balls to help RCB post a competitive 174/6. Vijaykumar Vyshak then impressed on debut with a brilliant spell of 3-20 and along with Mohammed Siraj 2-23 helped RCB restrict DC to 151/9 in 20 overs at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, here on Saturday.
Hockey: India, Pakistan in the same pool for men's Jr Asia Cup
India and Pakistan are in Pool A along with Japan, Thailand and Chinese Taipei in the 10-team competition and will meet on May 27 in a group clash. Group B comprises South Korea, Malaysia, hosts Oman, Bangladesh and Uzbekistan, the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) has announced. Teams in the preliminary round will play on a round-robin basis in their respective pools with the top two finishers in each group qualifying for the semifinals, which will be played on May 31. The final will be played on June 1.
National shooting: Pankaj Mukheja, Nancy and Rhythm Sangwan win in trials
Also emerging triumphant at India's newest shooting destination on Day Three of the Group A national selection trials, was Haryana's Nancy, who claimed the women's 10m air rifle T3 trials, and her state-mate Rhythm Sangwan, who won the women's 25m pistol T4 trials, the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) informed in a release on Saturday.
IPL 2023: Curran-captained Punjab Kings win toss, elect to bowl first against Lucknow Super Giants
Curran said Dhawan is unavailable for Satu'day's match as he had picked up an injury in their last game against Gujarat. "Don't know how bad it is but hopefully he (Dhawan) won't be out long. His absence is huge, we've got two Indian batters (Atharva Taide and Harpreet Singh Bhatia) coming in and (Sikandar) Raza is back in the eleven," he said.
IPL 2023: Manish Pandey's fifty in vain as RCB beat Delhi Capitals by 23 runs
It was the fifth consecutive loss for the David Warner-led Delhi Capitals and they are yet to open their account in the ongoing season, lying at the bottom of the table. The Delhi Capitals bowlers made a remarkable comeback to restrict Royal Challengers Bangalore to 174/6 in 20 overs despite Virat Kohli's impressive fifty (50 off 34). Apart from Kohli, none of the RCB batters could score big as the team kept losing wickets at crucial junctures against a disciplined Delhi bowling attack.
AIFF bars overseas players from playing in state leagues
The AIFF reached a decision to this effect during its executive committee meeting at its headquarters, Football House, in the national capital on Friday. Later, speaking to the IANS, AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey said that till now, the AIFF allowed a 3+1 (three foreigners and one player of Asian origin) formula in each team.
To go out there with a little bit of mentality that I don't care was really nice to have come off: Harry Brook
Chasing an extremely challenging 229 for victory, KKR were restricted to 205-7 in their 20 overs, handing SRH a 23-run win. Brook, the 24-year-old Englishman, who has taken the cricket world by storm thanks to his consistency since his debut last year, stayed unbeaten on 100 off 55 balls. His innings was laced with 12 boundaries and three sixes.
We'll do everything to put in our best performance and come away with the result: Des Buckingham
The Islanders will take on the Highlanders at the Payyanad Stadium in Manjeri, here on Saturday with the game kicking off at 8:30 PM IST. Mumbai City came into the Super Cup after a near flawless ISL campaign, winning the League Winners' Shield and narrowly bowing out in the semifinals
'He's a strong guy': Nicholas Pooran backs Rishabh Pant to bounce back in style
Pooran was in the same shoes as Pant over eight years ago when he too was involved in a car accident on his way back from a training session. He had to undergo two surgeries and was on the shelf for close to six months before he could walk again. The Windies cricketer, who is currently in India representing the Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League (IPL), said that he has been in constant touch with Pant.
Bumrah commences rehab at NCA, Shreyas to undergo surgery for lower back issue
Bumrah has been out of competitive cricket since late September last year, when he pulled out of the home T20Is against South Africa and subsequently missed the Men's T20 World Cup in Australia. After making a recovery, the pacer attempted a comeback in January this year for the ODI series against Sri Lanka. But, he was withdrawn on the eve of the ODI series opener at Guwahati, with the BCCI citing the need for him to build bowling resilience, and calling the decision as a precautionary measure.
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