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IPL-17 Qualifier 2: Shahbaz, Abhishek do the star turn for Sunrisers

May 24, 2024 admin

A splendid bowling effort, masterminded by left-arm spinners Shahbaz Ahmed and Abhishek Sharma, helped Sunrisers Hyderabad defeat Rajasthan Royals by 36 runs at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on Friday and march into its third Indian Premier League final. Needing 176 to win, RR seemed on course at 65 for one, only for Shahbaz (4-0-23-3) and…

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RR vs RCB, IPL Eliminator: Rajasthan desperate to arrest slide against Bengaluru

May 21, 2024 admin

The in-form Royal Challengers Bengaluru against a side who are on a slide viz. Rajasthan Royals in a do-or-die IPL Eliminator in Ahmedabad on May 22, 2024 | Photo Credit: K. Bhagya Prakash When Rajasthan Royals won its eighth match of the IPL season, Royal Challengers Bengaluru had just two victories. Where RR seemed set…

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IPL-17: SRH vs PBKS | Sunrisers ride on Abhishek’s brilliance, book Qualifier 1 spot

May 19, 2024 admin

Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Abhishek Sharma celebrates after scoring fifty runs during the Indian Premier League 2024 match against Punjab Kings in Hyderabad on May 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak Brushing aside the first-ball dismissal of the explosive Travis Head, his opening partner Abhishek Sharma showcased an amazing range of stroke-play to ensure Sunrisers Hyderabad…

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IPL-17: SRH vs PBKS: Confident Sunrisers Hyderabad take on a depleted Punjab Kings

May 18, 2024 admin

High on confidence after making their first playoffs in three years, Sunrisers Hyderabad will aim for a second-place finish in the IPL points table when they take on Punjab Kings in their final league game in Hyderabad on May 19. | Photo Credit: PTI Sunrisers Hyderabad, which has already qualified for the playoffs, takes on…

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IPL 2024, RR vs KKR: Rajasthan Royals aim to snap losing streak and secure No. 2 spot against Kolkata Knight Riders

May 18, 2024 admin

Rajasthan Royals will be desperate to snap their four-match losing streak and finish in the top two when they meet table toppers Kolkata Knight Riders in an important IPL game in Guwahati on May 19. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam An alert from the National Disaster Management Authority bears grim prognoses about impending thunderstorms,…

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IPL 2024: Will the fickle Bengaluru weather spoil the Kohli-Dhoni shoot-out?

May 17, 2024 admin

Rain clouds hover around the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, during training ahead of the IPL 2024 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK), in Bengaluru on May 17, 2024 | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Bengaluru’s weather is so notoriously fickle that its tantrums have acquired cult status. On May 18, the…

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IPL-17: MI vs LSG: Pooran’s pyrotechnics help Super Giants finish on a high

May 17, 2024 admin

It’s not for nothing that Nicholas Pooran is rated so highly in white-ball cricket. At the Wankhede Stadium against Mumbai Indians on Friday, the Caribbean power-hitter’s blitz (75, 29b, 5×4, 8×6) piloted Lucknow Super Giants to 214 for six and set up an 18-run win in its final IPL fixture of the season. A slow…

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CSK vs RCB, IPL 2024: Stage set for epic face-off as Bengaluru and Chennai clash for final playoff

May 17, 2024 admin

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s fairytale resurgent run will be up against the might of five-time champions Chennai Super Kings and the weather gods when the two sides clash in an epic do-or-die match to decide the fourth and final team for the IPL play-offs, in Bengaluru on May 18. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam/R.V. Moorthy…

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IPL 2024 | DC vs LSG: Lucknow Super Giants win toss; elect to bowl against Delhi Capitals

May 14, 2024 admin

Delhi Capitals not only barely managed to keep itself alive in the race to the Playoffs but also made things worse for Lucknow Super Giants after beating the latter by 19 runs in an IPL match here at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday. Chasing 209, Ishant Sharma rocked Super Giants inside the PowerPlay, picking…

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IPL-17: RR vs PBKS: Rajasthan Royals would strive to seal a playoff spot against Punjab Kings

May 14, 2024 admin

Riyan Parag is expected to get a grand welcome from his home fans when Rajasthan Royals try to ensure a safe passage into the IPL play-offs against the ousted Punjab Kings | Photo Credit: The Hindu In keeping with its vision of accelerating socio-economic growth in north-east India through cricket, the Rajasthan Royals (RR) caravan…

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