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IPL 2023: Jadeja claims 3/20 as Mumbai Indians struggle to 157/8 against CSK
The fans had turned in huge numbers to watch the home team return to winning ways after suffering an eight-wicket defeat in their opening match to RCB. But it seems they will have to wait for some more matches to see that the score looks difficult to defend unless CSK make a hash of this easy chase.
IPL 2023: Rahane comes in as Chennai Super Kings win toss, elect to field against Mumbai Indians
CSK made two changes in their side as Ben Stokes was out with an injury while Moeen Ali is unwell. "We've had some injury concerns. Stokes has an injury. Mo (Moeen) is not well and in their place, we've got (Ajinkya) Rahane and (Dwaine) Pretorius. Other than that, same team," Dhoni said after the toss. Rahane will be making his debut for CSK.
IPL 2023: Openers, bowlers help Rajasthan Royals crush Delhi Capitals by 57 runs
Yashasvi Jaiswal showed his full range of shots by hitting Khaleel Ahmed for five fours to be 20/0 in the opening over. With the ball, Trent Boult took out impact player Prithvi Shaw and Manish Pandey on back-to-back balls to leave Delhi at 0/2 in their opening over. That set the tone for Rajasthan's 57-run victory over Delhi and propelled them to go on top of the ten-team points table. Openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler smashed half-centuries in a rollicking 98-run opening partnership, including slamming 14 boundaries in the first six overs.
Decathlon: Tejaswin Shankar breaches Asian Games qualifying standards at Arizona athletics event
The Indian athlete was competing in only his second decathlon competition after his debut in the combined-event discipline at the Big 12 Conference held in Texas in May last year. There, Tejaswin Shankar logged an impressive score of 7,592 -- the highest by any Indian decathlon athlete in almost 11 years.
IPL 2023: Will have to bowl well to defend 199 on a really good batting wicket, says Jos Buttler
"I cut my finger in the last game, but we've got a good doctor here with a few stitches and I actually felt fine to play. It's obviously nice to wear (orange cap). Just glad to start the season well and get up and running. I think we've got a decent score on the board. It's obviously a really good batting wicket with a fast outfield so we'll have to bowl well to defend this," Buttler said in a mid-innings chat with the broadcasters.
IPL 2023: Jaiswal, Buttler, Hetmyer propel Rajasthan Royals to 199/4 against Delhi Capitals
Jaiswal and Buttler slammed 14 boundaries in the first six overs to reach 68 runs in the powerplay. Their stand was 98 runs before Jaiswal fell for a sparkling 60. From there, Delhi clawed back through their spinners in the middle overs.
IPL 2023: Coming back to Wankhede felt like a homecoming, says Suryakumar Yadav
Ahead of the big match, local favourite Suryakumar Yadav spoke about his various memories associated with playing at the Wankhede as a Mumbaikar. Suryakumar compared the feeling of returning to the Wankhede to the emotion of returning to one's home. "When I returned to Mumbai Indians in 2018, it felt like a homecoming.
CWC Qualifier Play-off: Three players hit with charges after intense USA v Jersey clash
USA and Jersey played out an intense Qualifier Play-off match on Tuesday in a game that oscillated between the two sides throughout. Chasing 231, Jersey mounted comebacks on multiple occasions against the USA, who needed the win to book a Qualifier berth.The USA eventually held their nerve to win the game by 25 runs and had Ali Khan to thank for his magical spell of 7-42.
IPL 2023: SRH left the auction table knowing they had a team full of right-handers, says Tom Moody
On a slow and low black soil pitch, Hyderabad's batting line-up struggled hugely to score 121/8 in their 20 overs. Moreover, they didn't have a left-handed batter in their top order, due to leaving out Abhishek Sharma for Anmolpreet Singh, with Washington Sundar being the lone left-handed batting option. The thing that screams out to me.
Toluca stay within sight of Liga MX leaders
Edgar Lopez put the visitors ahead with an eighth-minute strike and Tiago Volpi doubled the lead from the penalty spot shortly afterwards, reports Xinhua. Facundo Waller pulled a goal back for the hosts with a long-range effort 15 minutes from time. The result leaves Toluca second in the 18-team Liga MX Clausura standings with 28 points, six points behind leaders Monterrey. Puebla are 10th, 12 points further back.
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