IPL 2023
IPL 2023: Happy to score a century, disappointed for team's defeat, says KKR's Venkatesh Iyer
While KKR had lost N Jagadeeshan (0), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (8) and skipper Nitish Rana (5) cheaply, Venkatesh continued to flourish at the other end, batting fluently and at an outstanding strike rate of 200+. He completed his half-century off 23 balls and raced to his first century in 49 deliveries, hitting six fours and nine sixes.
IPL 2023: Hetmyer, Samson fifties help Rajasthan Royals beat Gujarat Titans by 3 wickets
From there, captain Sanju Samson took 20 runs off Rashid Khan in the 13th over to eventually make 60 while Shimron Hetmyer smashed a whirlwind unbeaten 56 off just 26 balls to give Rajasthan an improbable three-wicket victory in 23rd match of the IPL 2023, here on Sunday.
IPL 2023: '...thought if I could get my eye in, I could get a score', Suryakumar happy to return to form
Suryakumar, who was in great form last year in white-ball cricket, becoming the top batter in ICC rankings and earning comparisons with the legendary South African batter AB de Villiers had endured the ignominy of scoring zeroes in three consecutive ODIs against Australia in March and had poor IPL 2023 with dismal scores of 15, 1 and 0 before finding form with a 43 on Sunday.
IPL 2023: David Miller's 46 propels Gujarat Titans to 177/7 against Rajasthan Royals
Apart from Miller, Gujarat were also aided by 45 from Shubman Gill, 28 from Hardik Pandya and 27 from Abhinav Manohar at the back end of the innings. For Rajasthan, pacer Sandeep Sharma was pick of bowlers with 2/25, while Zampa, Yuzvendra Chahal and Trent Boult took a wicket each.
IPL 2023: People made a huge thing about fifties, says Sikandar Raza after leading Punjab to win
Raza's 41-ball 57 injected momentum in Punjab's chase of 160 and with Shahrukh Khan hitting an unbeaten 10-ball 23, helped the side chase down the total with three balls to spare. It meant Punjab got their third win of the competition and are now at fourth place in the points table.
IPL 2023: Boult replaces Holder as Rajasthan Royals win toss, elect to bowl first against Gujarat Titans
Sunday's game is also a re-match of last year's final, where Gujarat emerged triumphant over Rajasthan to get their first IPL trophy. While Gujarat enter the match on the back of a six-wicket victory over Punjab Kings in Mohali, Rajasthan arrive after beating Chennai Super Kings by three runs at Chepauk.
IPL 2023: Ishan Kishan fifty, Surya 43 help Mumbai Indians overcome KKR by 5 wickets
It was the first afternoon match for Mumbai Indians at Fortress Wankhede and the hosts made the most of this opportunity to romp to their second win in four matches. Though Venkatesh Iyer struck a brilliant 104 off 51 deliveries, Mumbai Indians did not allow their other batters to prosper and thus restricted them to 185/6 in 20 overs.
IPL 2023: Venkatesh Iyer's century helps KKR post 185/6 against Mumbai Indians
In the first afternoon match at a hot and dry Wankhede Stadium, Iyer waged a lone battle for KKR as he kept one end going, hitting nine maximums and five boundaries, making the most of the life he got when in the 80s. Iyer was the Impact Player for KKR a week back when he blasted an 83 in KKR's three-wicket win against Gujarat Titans.
IPL 2023: Arjun and Sachin Tendulkar become first son-father duo to play for same franchise
Arjun, a left-arm seamer all-rounder, made his IPL debut for Mumbai Indians against the Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium here. Opening the bowling, Arjun conceded five runs in his first over. He made a strong appeal for lbw against Jagadeesan but was turned down by the umpire as it looked like the ball would go over the stumps.
IPL 2023: Ricky Ponting should take the blame for Delhi's disastrous start, says Virender Sehwag
Former India opener Virender Sehwag 's words come after Delhi suffered its fifth consecutive defeat in the tournament, this time in a 23-run loss to Royal Challengers Bangalore at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday and are still at the bottom of the ten-team points table.
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