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IPL 2023: Idea at that time was to bowl difficult balls, says Harshal Patel on defending 20 in final over
But Patel immediately bounced back by having Ashwin slog straight to deep mid-wicket and gave away two singles on the last two balls to secure a seven-run win. Asked by fellow pacer Mohammed Siraj in a video posted on IPL's social media accounts, Patel said he had it in his mind to bowl difficult balls.
IPL 2023: Kolkata did a lot of good things, but Chennai outplayed us in all departments, says David Wiese(
For Chennai, Devon Conway smashed his fourth consecutive fifty of IPL 2023 while Ajinkya Rahane dazzled with an unbeaten 29-ball 71 and Shivam Dube slammed a quick 21-ball fifty to post 235/4, the highest IPL score at the venue, before restricting Kolkata to 186/8 to win by 49 runs and go on top of the points table.
'Best yet to come, when you play under Dhoni, you get an opportunity to learn a lot': Ajinkya Rahane
Rahane dazzled with an unbeaten 29-ball 71 against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Eden Gardens on Sunday and was also adjudged Player of the match for his stunning knock. "I really enjoyed my knock, but I feel my best is (yet) to come. I really want to continue this form. The turning point for me is the fact that I am getting a chance to play. If you see one or two years back, I was not getting a chance to play. If you can't play consistently then how can you show the kind of shots that you have?" Rahane said in the post-match press conference.
'It will not work out if you make changes in every match': Harbhajan Singh raises questions on KKR's approach
KKR suffered a crushing 49-run defeat against CSK at the Eden Gardens on Sunday. Chasing A mammoth 236-run target, Knight Riders were restricted to 186/8 as they slumped to their fourth straight defeat in the competition. Harbhajan has questioned KKR's approach and emphasized the need for the team to stick to a consistent strategy.
Delhi Capitals need to rework their strategy in IPL 2023: Mohammed Kaif
Warner - who has been a part of the Orange Army in the past IPL seasons - will have no dearth of support at Uppal. The Aussie will hope his team carries the momentum from the previous game and put up a much-improved show against Aiden Markram-led side. Former India cricketer Mohammed Kaif reckons Delhi Capitals will have to rework on their strategy going forward in the tournament to keep themselves in contention.
Im- Mitchell settle for 6th place at Zurich Classic of New Orleans
The final day belonged to Hardy and Riley as they celebrated their maiden PGA TOUR victory together after combining brilliantly for a flawless 65 which included five birdies on the home stretch. Im and Mitchell, partnering for the first time in the only PGA TOUR tournament to feature a two-man team competition, started the final round at TPC Louisiana one off the lead and were very much in the title hunt until a back nine stumble as they signed for a closing 72.
Huge win for Barcelona, Sevilla revival continues in La Liga
There were doubts ahead of the game as Barca failed to score in their last three matches, and those doubts were only heightened when Antoine Griezmann chipped the ball against their crossbar in the first minute of the match, reports Xinhua. However, with Marc-Andre ter Stegen in excellent form and Frenkie de Jong and Pedri both available for coach Xavi Hernandez, Barca were able to hold off a rival that had won 10 of their last 12 matches.
Swiatek wins second straight WTA Stuttgart title
Top seed Swiatek defeated world No. 2 Sabalenka 6-3, 6-4 after one hour and 50 minutes, in a rematch of last year's final on the indoor clay, capturing her 13th career singles title, reports Xinhua. I wanted to win really badly, but I knew I couldn't focus on that and just had to keep doing my job as I did in previous matches Swiatek said.
River Plate extend winning run to nine game
Barco gave the hosts the lead in the 17th minute when he fired a long-range effort into the top-right corner, reports Xinhua. Independiente were reduced to 10 men after Damian Perez was shown a second yellow card for a bad foul on Nacho Fernandez. Colombian striker Borja doubled the advantage with a low strike 10 minutes from time.
Kiptum wins London Marathon men's race with second fastest time in history
Kelvin Kiptum of Kenya finished first in the London Marathon men's race here on Sunday with a winning time of 2:01:25, the second quickest in history. In the women's elite race, the 5,000m and 10,000 Olympic champion Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands won her marathon debut in style by clocking in 2:18:33, reports Xinhua. Kiptum, 23, burst onto the stage at the end of last year as he set the fourth-fastest time on the world all-time list of 2:01:53 in his marathon debut in Valencia, Spain.
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