IPL 2023: Chennai climb to No.2 spot in points table with six-wicket win over Mumbai
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The win also means Chennai recorded their first win over Mumbai at home after 4,777 days, making it just the second time after 2014 that they recorded two league stage wins over the visitors. With the convincing victory, Chennai also climb to second place in the points table, while Mumbai continue to be in sixth position.
IPL 2023: Rajasthan Royals captain Samson fined Rs 12 lakhs for slow over rate
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Rajasthan Royals made it two wins in a row as they beat Chennai Super Kings by 3 runs in a thrilling Match 17 of IPL 2023. "Rajasthan Royals have been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during their TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match 17 against Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai on Wednesday," the IPL said in a statement.
Chennai Marathon: India's Vinod Kumar, Kenyan Kimitwai win men's and women's titles
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Srinivasan finished the race in a time of 02:37:28 to win the title while Gyan Babu (02:48:46) and Jegadheesan Munasamy (02:57:39) got the second and third places. "This is my 30th marathon. I couldn't complete my first 10 marathons but then I slowly started improving with training. I am a part of the Covai-based Triumph Club. This is the fifth time I am participating in this marathon.
Chennai Open 2022: Czech teen Linda Fruhvirtova claims maiden WTA Tour singles title
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The 17-year-old Fruhvirtova beat No.3 seed Linette 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the final to lift her first crown on the tour. Fruhvirtova was down 4-1 in the third set before collecting the last five games of the match. Fruhvirtova took two-and-a-half hours to claim the come-from-behind win over Linette, a two-time singles titlist on tour. The teen avenged a loss to Linette in their only prior meeting, at Cleveland last year.
Chennai Open: Ankita Raina crashes out in the first round
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Maria, playing on the hard courts and hot and humid conditions of Chennai for the WTA 250 tennis tournament, got off to a superb start, breaking Ankita in the first game itself, and went on to win in straight sets, 0-6, 1-6 in one hour and 16 minutes. Maria Tatjana, a semifinalist at Wimbledon 2022, broke Ankita in the first game and the German ranked 84th in the World, ran away with the first set, not allowing her Indian opponent to settle down.
Chennai Open 2022: India's Karman Kaur Thandi stuns Chloe Paquet in first round
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Playing on the hard court of the SDAT Stadium, Karman Kaur, a wildcard entrant, beat the eighth-seed French player 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in two hours and 35 minutes.The Indian tennis player, 359th in the WTA rankings, hit the ground running against world No 109 Chloe Paquet and found the break in the first game.Thandi led Paquet 4-3 at the end of the seventh game. However, high humidity took its toll on the Indian tennis player as her unforced errors in the first set increased to 19.
Chess Olympiad: India to field a record 6 teams and 30 players
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Each team will have 5 members out of which four will be fielded in each round. The Captain of the Team, in most cases non-playing, will decide the team composition. The Olympiad will be a 11 Round Swiss League event. The host countries can field two teams but India could field one additional team in both the categories as the total number of teams were odd.
WATCH | IPL 2022, Match 1 Highlights: KKR beat CSK by 6 wickets
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In the inaugural match of IPL 2022, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) trounced the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 6 wickets. It was first match for Ravindra Jadeja as the captain but his team lost despite Dhoni's half-century. Chennai Super Kings made 131/5 in 20 over. In the answer, KKR made 132/4 in 18.3 overs and won the match by 6 wickets.
WATCH | 3 best performance of Ravindra Jadeja for CSK in IPL
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Ravindra Jadeja has replaced MS Dhoni as the new captain of Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Jadeja always tries to give his best in every area of the game- batting, bowling, and fielding. Under Dhoni's guidance, he is also expected to give his best in captaincy.
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