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IPL 2023: Rajasthan Royals win toss, elect to bowl first against LSG in top of the table clash
It is also the first time Jaipur will be hosting an IPL match after three years, 11 months and 22 days. Rajasthan, the table-toppers, enter Wednesday's match on the back of beating Gujarat Titans by three wickets in Ahmedabad while second-ranked Lucknow arrive after losing to Punjab Kings by two wickets at home.
Sevilla goalkeeper Dmitrovic has faith in coach Mendilibar
Although the 62-year-old Basque had never coached in Europe, despite his long experience of over 950 games in various dugouts, his European debut ended in a brave 2-2 draw away to Manchester United a week ago, as Sevilla netted two late goals after going 2-0 down in the first half, a Xinhua report said.
Global Chess League unveils its official logo
The logo has been strategically launched 64 days before the inauguration of the first-ever GCL, a number that is well-known in the chess world GCL is the world's largest and first-ever league-styled chess tournament set to take place from June 21 to July 2. The first edition of GCL will feature six teams with six players each, including a minimum of two female players and one icon player per team.
IPL 2023: DC players' bats, other equipment stolen in transit; report
According to an Indian Express report, 16 bats, pads, shoes, thigh-pads, and gloves were stolen from the players' kit bags once they arrived in the capital from Bengaluru on Sunday after their IPL league match against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Upon returning from Bengaluru, the players became aware of the incident when they received their respective kits and reported it to the franchise officials, who promptly filed an official complaint.
IPL 2023: I am confident to bat anywhere, in any situation, says MI batter Tilak Verma
In Tuesday's match, the left-hander hammered 37 off only 17 balls, to bring the much-needed impetus to the innings when SRH slowed things down after the halfway mark. He along with Cameron Green (64 off 40) counter-attacked and added a 50+ stand in just 27 balls for the fourth wicket, before Bhuvneshwar Kumar struck at a crucial juncture to break the partnership by having Tilak Varma 37(17) caught at deep point.
IPL 2023: Hetmyer should come higher in the batting order: Gavaskar
The Sanju Samson-led side is on a roll and is currently seated at the top of the team standings with four wins in five games. Shimron Hetmyer played one of his best knocks in the IPL by helping Rajasthan Royals pull off an incredible run chase against defending champions Gujarat Titans. It was a retake of the IPL 2022 where Men-in-Pink emerged victorious.
Arjun has inherited the temperament of his father Sachin Tendulkar: Sunil Gavaskar
Gavaskar spotted the similarities between Arjun and his legendary dad and even termed the junior Tendulkar as a thinking cricketer. Speaking on Star Sports Cricket Live, Gavaskar said, "Everybody talks about the amazing talent Sachin Tendulkar had at the start of his career. But it was his temperament that was absolutely amazing.
IPL 2023: 'This is only the beginning of great things to come', appreciations flooding in for Arjun Tendulkar
With 20 runs to defend off the final over, Rohit Sharma handed the ball to Tendulkar to bowl the last over. And the youngster held his nerve, nailed his yorkers, picked up his maiden IPL wicket, that of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and conceded just five runs as SRH were bowled out for 178 and MI sealed the win by 14 runs. After the 23-year-old's last over heroics, appreciation tweets flooded in as the likes of Virender Sehwag, Ian Bishop, Mohammad Kaif showered their words of praise for the youngsters.
And finally a Tendulkar has an IPL wicket: Sachin
Arjun, who marked his IPL debut on Sunday in the match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Wankhede Stadium. It also made him and Sachin become the first father-son pair to have featured in the tournament. However, the 23-year-old went wicketless on his debut as he ended the game with figures of 0/17 in his two overs.
'Even though he did bowl to Bhuvi, I think Arjun showed tremendous confidence'
Batting first, MI put up a challenging 192/5 with Cameron Green scoring 64 off 40 deliveries (6x4, 2x6), coupled with a strong outing from Tilak Varma (37 runs; 17b, 2x4, 4x6) and Ishan Kishan (38 runs, 31b, 3x4, 2x6). Opener Mayank Agarwal led SRH's chase with 48 runs (41b, 4x4, 1x6), but regular fall of wickets set the hosts back eventually. Meanwhile, pace bowler Arjun Tendulkar took his first IPL wicket, getting rid of Bhuvneshwar Kumar as SRH were bowled out for 178 in 19.5 overs.
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