Sunit Jangir

Sunit Jangir

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As a Senior Editor at Sacnilk, Sunit Jangir leads our coverage on Indian cinema, box office analytics, and global entertainment trends. Passionate about Cricket, Sunit Jangir is an avid sports lover. He finds inspiration in other people's life stories and try to absorb them. Though introvert by nature, he doesn't feel shy when the topic is cinema and sports, particularly cricket.

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Buttler star as RR's playoff hopes alive
2951 days ago
IPL

Buttler star as RR's playoff hopes alive

Rajasthan Royals kept their playoff hopes alive as they beat Chennai Super Kings by 4-runs after Jos Buttler's stunning knock of 95* off 60 balls, at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur on Friday (May 11). After restricted CSK to 176, Buttler single-handedly guided RR home with one ball to spare.## Chennai Super Kings rides on Suresh Raina's 52 off 35 balls and Dhoni's unbeaten 33 off 23 balls to reach 176 after 20 overs.##Buttler strikes again## After putting 176 on a pitch which was on the slower side, CSK found themselves favorites to win this match. However, Buttler had some other idea. He provided RR a flying start despite losing two wickets in powerplay where RR scored 57 runs. He started with back to back three boundaries to David Willey on first 3 balls of the match. He followed this with 2 fours and a six to Harbhajan Singh in next over. RR lost the first wicket on 48 as Ben Stokes was dismissed by Harbhajan Singh after hitting a four and six in previous two balls. However, Ajinkya Rahane's poor form continued in this game as well as he was dismissed by Jadeja after hitting the boundary on the previous ball.## Buttler kept playing his shots and reached to his fourth successive fifty off just 26 balls. He put on a 46-run stand for the third wicket with Sanju Samson before Samson got run out after scoring 21 off 22 balls. However, CSK put pressure in middle overs with tight line and length. RR needed 38 runs in last 3 overs. They collected10 runs in 18th over and left with 28 off 2 overs. Kaeishanppa Gowtham then hit two sixes to Willey in 19th over and collected 16 from that over. With 12 needed in last over, Bravo gave only 4 runs in first three balls before Buttler hit six on 4th balls and changed the equation completely. He then took 2 runs on 5th balls and provided RR a much-needed win. He was awarded Man Of The Match for his stunning knock.##How CSK reached to 176?##CSK decided to bat first after winning the toss. However, they lost Rayudu on 19 in 3rd over. But after that Suresh Raina and Shane Watson didn't give any chance to RR and put on an 86-run stand for the second wicket. Raina was more aggressor in the partnership. In this process, he reached to his fifty off just 32 balls.##However, RR bounced back in this game by picking Watson and Raina in back to back overs. In the end, Dhoni and Billings' partnership worth 55 runs off 40 balls lift CSK to 176. Dhoni remained unbeaten on 33 off 23 balls including a six and four. While Sam Billings scored 27 off 22 balls. Ish Sodhi was the pickup bowler for RR as he conceded only 29 runs and picked 1 wicket in 4 overs.##Have CSK had a chance##Well, on a pitch that offered some help for spinners. Made CSK favorites after halfway mark. They kept in pressure most of the RR batsmen but Buttler made the difference. However, Gowtham's lusty blows also hurt CSK badly but it was Buttler, who took the game away from CSK. Shardul Thakur was the only bowler, who could able to stop Buttler. He gave away 22 runs in 4 overs and picked a wicket of Prashant Chopra. Jadeja was also good with the ball and conceded 28 runs in his 4 overs and dismissed Rahane.## For more updates and news, stay tuned to us.##Thanks for reading.

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Pant played a special knock- Kane Williamson
2951 days ago
IPL

Pant played a special knock- Kane Williamson

Sunrisers Hyderabad became the first to qualify for the playoffs in IPL 2018 after beating Delhi Daredevils by 9 wickets in a run feast contest on Thursday (May 10). It was one such day where Delhi Daredevils were struggling at 52 for 3 at halfway stage before 20-year old Rishabh Pant played a stunning counter-attack. He scored an unbeaten 128 off 63 balls including 15 fours and 7 mighty six. ## However, SRH chased down their highest target after Shikhar Dhawan and Kane Williamson's masterful show with bat and put on an unbeaten 176-run stand for the second wicket and saw SRH through the home with more than one over to spare.##Rishabh Pant has been in sensational form throughout this IPL. He is now leading run-getter in this IPL with 521 runs in 11 innings. However, his effort with the bat didn't prove enough as Daredevils has already been out of this tournament. ## "It's is very harsh for our team because the pitch played better in the second half due to dew. Happens in cricket sometimes, your bowling unit doesn't click," Pant said while receiving the orange cap. ## When he was asked about his knock, he said, "I was just trying to see the ball and hit it cleanly. Took my time early on and things worked out well. Happens, it was a miscommunication (about ran out his partner), I just misjudged the run. It is a part and parcel of the game. After a couple of run outs, I just wanted to take extra responsibility for the team. It was a knock that certainly among my best ones."## On the other hand, Kane Williamson, who is now second highest run-getter with 493 runs in 11 innings, played a big role in this run chase. Je remained unbeaten on 83 off 53 balls including 8 fours and 2 sixes.## "We wanted to go out and keep playing as a team. And we have been playing on tough surfaces, so it was nice to go out and execute our batting plans. It's always tough chasing here. At the halfway mark, we thought it was a tough surface, keeping a touch low perhaps. Pant played a special knock. They had a score above par. Dew played a little part, yes. The wicket was a good surface towards the end. A bit of partnership at the top, which gave us the momentum. We were batting with intent when chasing 180. I think when you are rotating strike the boundaries start to come. It was nice to get that partnership. Shikhar was outstanding, certainly put them on the back foot."## Sunrisers will also be happy to see the way Shikhar Dhawan had played. He had been struggling since the ball hit his elbow earlier this season. However, he came out with all gun and played an unbeaten knock of 92 off 50 balls with the help of 9 fours and 4 sixes. He awarded Man Of The Match for this knock.## "The Gabbar was always there- Yes! He's back. Rishabh played an amazing knock he took the game away from us. But we believed that we'll go in with a positive mindset. I have played lots of cricket over here. I am glad that I scored 92 and I'm looking to score more runs," Dhawan said while receiving Man Of The Match.##It was a third hundred run partnership for SRH, in which Warner wasn't involved. And all three partnerships were built up by Dhawan and Williamson. ##For more updates and news, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for reading.

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Dhawan, Williamson overshadowed Pant's ton
2952 days ago
IPL

Dhawan, Williamson overshadowed Pant's ton

Rishabh Pant's maiden IPL ton went in vain as Shikhar Dhawan and Kane Williamson's unbeaten 176-run stand off 102 balls for the second wicket helped Sunrisers Hyderabad to beat Delhi Daredevils by 9-wickets at Firoz Shah Kotla, Delhi on Wednesday (May 10).##Delhi Daredevils after winning the toss, post a big total of 187 after 20 overs. Thanks to Pant's 128* off 63 balls. But Dhawan and Williamson overshadowed Pant's blitzing knock by the 176-runs stand. SRH chased down the target comfortably in the end with 7 balls to spare.##The Rishabh Pant show at Kotla##Delhi Daredevils decision to bat after winning toss seemed to backfire them as they lost first three wickets on 43 inside 8 overs. But it was Pant who not only help DD to recover from those early blows but also gave them a total that was not looking even near after first 10 overs. Pant didn't take much time to get going despite DD kept losing wickets. He hit three back to back boundaries to Siddarth Kaul. However, after hitting those boundaries, he stuck to 1s and 2s in next 3-4 overs. But once the halfway mark crossed, he started hitting again and never looked back after that. He took on number 1 T20 bowler Rashid Khan in his second over for 15 runs. He reached to his fifty with a six to Shakib Al Hasan. He celebrated this with a six to Kaul in next over followed by a four and six to Rashid Khan. But the highlight of his innings was those hit which he hit to Bhuvneshawar Kumar in 18th and 20th over. In those overs, he collected 43 runs off 11 balls with 4 sixes and 4 fours. While in this process, he reached to his maiden IPL century off just 56 balls and became the second youngest to score an IPL century.##However, despite Pant's 128, none of the other batsmen could contribute much. He single-handedly lifted DD to 187 after 20 overs.##Dhawan and Williamson made 188 a cake walk##Sunrisers Hyderabad needed a solid start to win this match but Harshal Patel provided Delhi a big breakthrough as he got Alex Hales out LBW in second over on 15. Hales scored 14 off 10 with three fours. However, it was the only wicket DD could manage as Dhawan and skipper Williamson didn't give any chance going further in this match. Both Dhawan and Williamson played their shots in the gap without taking any risk. None of the DD pacers could able to put pressure on either player. Dhawan reached to his fifty off 30 balls with the help of boundary to Harshal Patel. Without taking too much risk, he was able to get boundaries on regular basis. However, he celebrated his fifty with two sixes to Shahbaz Nadeem in 13th over.##On the other hand, Williamson was calmer and composed than Dhawan. He was playing a supporting role of Dhawan but somehow he was able to find boundaries. However, he reached to his fifty off just 37 balls with a boundary to Trent Boult. He changed his gear after fifty and hit a six and four to Plunket and Patel in next two overs. He hit winning runs by hitting back to back fours to Boult and finished the game with more than one over to spare. Both Dhawan and Williamson remained not out on 92 and 83 respectively. Dhawan awarded Man Of The Match for his match-winning knock.##No mercy for bowlers on such day##It was one of those days when no bowler wants to bowl. When Rishabh Pant was batting, he took every bowler all over the park. But despite being the merciless day for bowlers, Shakib Al Hasan and Sandeep Sharma were the only bowlers whose economy rate was under seven. Shakib who removed both the DD's openers conceded only 27 runs in 4 overs. While Sandeep Sharma gave away only 24 runs in 4 overs without taking a wicket. However, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who gave just 7 runs in first two overs, went for 44 runs in his last two overs. His figure 4-0-52-1 is the second worst figure in IPL.##On the other hand, none of the DD's bowler could make his mark and went for plenty. Trent Boult conceded 43 runs in 3.5 overs while Liam Plunket went for 41 runs in 4 overs. The only successful bowler was Patel who dismissed Hales, given away 32 runs in 4 overs.##Achievements for the players##Rishabh Pant becomes the youngest player to reach 1000 IPL runs (20y 218d). ## Pant is the only second youngest player to score IPL century (First was Manish Pandey). ## 176* is the only 3rd-century stand for SRH in which Warner wasn't involved (All three is between Dhawan and Williamson). ##For more updates and news, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for reading.

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Ruthless MI stunned Knight Riders
2952 days ago
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Ruthless MI stunned Knight Riders

Mumbai Indians, after disappointing first half in this IPL, back to win third consecutive match as they beat Kolkata Knight Riders by big margin of 102-runs at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Wednesday (May 9). With the help of this win MI moved up to number 4 for the first time in this IPL.## It was the must-win game for Mumbai Indians to stay alive in this tournament and they won it with the bang. MI posted 210 runs on board after sizzling knock of 62 off 21 balls by Ishan Kishan. And then MI's bowlers did the job by bowled out KKR on 108 in 18.1 overs. Ishan Kishan awarded Man Of The Match for his sensational knock.## Ishan Kishan show at the Eden Gardens## After winning the toss, KKR invited MI to bat first. MI started well and put on a 47-run for the first wicket. However, Piyush Chawla got two wickets in two successive overs and left MI to 62 for 2 after 9 overs. Then it was all Ishan Kishan show at Kolkata. He started his innings with a six to Kuldeep Yadav only on second ball he faced. He followed the six with three boundaries to Chawla in next over. That over gave momentum to his innings and he never looked back after that. He hit two boundaries to Andre Russell and Prasidh Krishna, one to each in next two overs. But his take on to Kuldeep Yadav in next over was the highlight of his innings where he hit 4 back to back sixes to Yadav and reached to his fifty in only 17 balls. However, he couldn't control his shots and got out Narine after hitting six in the previous ball. Before he got out, he scored 62 off 21 balls including 5 fours and 6 sixes. Later in the innings, Ben Cutting's quickfire cameo of 24 off 19 balls help MI to reach to 210 after 20 overs.## Too much reliance on spinners, let down KKR## Spinners have always been the strength of KKR. But in this match, they were taken all-around the park. However, their ever-reliable Sunil Narine bowled a decent spell of 4 overs 1 for 27 but other two had a horrible night with the ball. First Ishan Kishan took on Kuldeep for 5 sixes of his balls and then Ben Cutting came hard on Chawla in last over of the innings in which MI scored 22 runs. Kuldeep couldn't complete his spell and given away 43 runs in 3 overs without taking any wicket while Chawla after bowled excellent first two overs, went for 48 runs in 4 overs and took 3 wickets.## Target of 211 proved too big for KKR## Chasing 211, was always going to tough for KKR. Still they were hoping that their openers will provide them a solid start. But on such day where nothing went KKR way, their openers too fell quick . Narine after hitting boundary of the first ball of the innings, got out on next ball to Mitchell McClenaghan. Robin Uthappa tried to break the shekels after hitting 2 sixes to Krunal and Bumrah. But he ran out his Partner Chris Lynn in a bit of Yes-No confusion. Lynn made 21 off 15 balls. Two overs later, Mayank Markande dismissed Uthappa after scoring 14 off 13 balls. After that none of the other batsmen shown good intent and kept losing wickets. And they fumbled out on 108 with 11 balls to spare.## Mumbai Indians bowled really well and didn't allow KKR to came back in game. Pandya brothers were the star with ball and picked two wickets each. Each of their bowlers took at least 1 wicket. It was a collective effort by MI bowlers.## For more updates and news, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for reading.

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Rajasthan Royals survive KL Rahul special
2953 days ago
IPL

Rajasthan Royals survive KL Rahul special

KL Rahul's fine form continued but his 95* off 70 balls went in vain as Rajasthan Royals beat Kings XI Punjab by 15-runs in a must-win game at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur on Tuesday (May 8). With this win, Royals found themselves on sitting 6th spot in points table.##Royals Ride on Jos Buttler's third consecutive fifty-plus score and set a target of 159 for KXIP. Rahul was the lone warrior in runs chase but his effort didn't prove enough to get his team through to the line.## Jos Buttler- Better late than never## It was out of thinking to send Buttler middle in the batting order in first seven matches as it was not helping RR at all. However, they soon realized their mistake and promoted him up as a opener. And since then he has scored 67, 51, and 82 in last three matches.##In this match, he led Royals to just about par score with 82 off 58 balls. He was the one who took full advantage of powerplay. In first six overs, RR scored 63 runs for the wickets of Ajinkya Rahane and Karishanppa Gowtham. After that he put on a 53-run stand off 48 balls with Sanju Samson, who made 22 off 18 balls and was the second highest scorer for Royals. Buttler was dropped on 79 by Akshdeep Nath but he couldn't capitalize that drop and got stumped out to Mujeeb Ur Rahaman three runs later. However, None of the other batsmen could able to play big innings and resulted RR restricted to 158 for 8 after 20 overs.## Had KXIP chance to win this match## After restricted RR to 158, and looking at KXIP's batting, it was definitely a target that should be chased down. But it's became difficult after KXIP lost three wickets on just 19. They couldn't recover from this and kept losing wickets further. It was also getting difficult for Rahul to play his shots freely. None of the other batsmen could reach double-figure score despite Marcus Stoinis (11), and that resulted, they couldn't build any big partnership and fell short 15 runs in the end.## Not a day of experiments## It was the day when both the teams did experiments in their batting order. First, it was Rajasthan Royals who promoted Gowtham at no. 3 to take advantage of powerplay. However, he celebrated his promotion with a six but soon after he fell to Marcus Stoinis in trying to hit another. On the other hand, Kings XI Punjab too did a experiment after skipper Ravichandran Ashwin promoted himself at no. 3 to give some sort of stability in their batting order. But it didn't work for them as he got out the only second ball he faced to Gowtham.## How good were Ish Sodhi and Gowtham with ball## This was a pitch that offered a lot to spinners and Sodhi and Gowtham took full advantage of the slowness of the pitch. First off all, Gowtham sent back dangerous Chris Gayle, who got stumped by Buttler. Gayle tried to use his feet but Gowtham fired down the leg-side where Buttler did not make any mistake. Two balls later, Gowtham got Ashwin by bowled him out. He bowled three overs and gave away only 12 runs for 2 wickets. On the other hand, Sodhi was tight with his line and length and didn't give any chance to Punjab to open their arm. And that paid him off of Akshdeep Nath's wicket. He finished his spell impressive figures of 4-0-14-1.## For KXIP, it were Andrew Tye and Mujeeb, who bowled decently. Tye took 4 wickets for 34 runs in his 4 overs of spell. On the other hand, Mujeeb was the was the most economical bowler for Punjab as he conceded only 21 runs in 4 overs and grabbed two wickets.## Jos Buttler awarded Man Of The Match for his match-winning knock. While KL Rahul received Orange Cap(leading run-getter) and Andrew Tye got Purple Cap(leading wicket-taker).## Thanks for reading.

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Rahul, Rayudu named in ODI squad for England; Rahane dropped
2954 days ago
Cricket

Rahul, Rayudu named in ODI squad for England; Rahane dropped

BCCI has announced the 16-man ODI squad for three-match series in England. KL Rahul, who is in a sublime form in ongoing IPL, has been included in the squad while Ambati Rayudu, who is the highest run-getter in this IPL, has also been picked. On the other hand, Ajinkya Rahane, who was named the captain of the Test side for Afghanistan, couldn't find his place in ODI squad.## Rahane was the part of the Indian squad for South Africa ODIs earlier in this year. He was kept in the team to overcome from team's no.4 woes. However, he started the ODI series with 86-ball 79. But he couldn't continue this form into next matches and could only score 11,8,8,34 in the rest of the series. Manish Pandey also missed out to make it into the 16-man squad.## Selectors have included 27-year-old speedster Siddarth Kaul in both ODI and T20I squad. He is also being in fine form in this IPL for Sunrisers Hyderabad. While BCCI brought back Ambati Rayudu, who has not been played an international match since June 2016. He gets his reward for being in great form in this IPL. Umesh Yadav, who was dropped after ODI series against Australia also been recalled for the both ODI and T20I squad.## In the spin department, its look like there is no place for Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja in the shorter format. Axer Patel also left out as Washington Sunder made it to the squad. Dinesh Karthik and Shreyas Iyer also retained their spot.## India will start their England tour from July 3, before that India will play two T20 with Ireland on 27 and 29 June.## ODI Squad:- Virat (Capt), Shikhar, Rohit, KL Rahul, Shreyas, Rayudu, MS Dhoni(wk), Dinesh Karthik, Chahal, Kuldeep, Sundar, Bhuvneshwar, Bumrah, Hardik, Kaul, Umesh## T20I Squad:- Virat (Capt), Shikhar, Rohit, KL Rahul, Raina, Manish, MS Dhoni(wk), Dinesh Karthik, Chahal, Kuldeep, Sundar, Bhuvneshwar, Bumrah, Hardik, Kaul, Umesh.## For more and latest news about Cricket, Stay tuned to us. ## Thanks for reading!

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Rahane to lead against Afghanistan; Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar have rested
2954 days ago
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Rahane to lead against Afghanistan; Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar have rested

The BCCI has announced 15-member squad for the one-off Test against Afghanistan on Tuesday (May 8). Ajinkya Rahane named the captain in the absence of regular skipper Virat Kohli, who has opted to play county cricket for Surrey to prepare for the upcoming tour of England.## Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who were part of the Indian team in the Test series in South Africa, have rested. Kuldeep Yadav and Karun Nair, who missed out SA tour, have been included in the 15-man squad.##Rohit Sharma also has rested ahead of India's tour of England and Ireland. While Hardik Pandya, who had a tough tour of South Africa able to make it in the squad. Rest of the team is same as it was for South Africa.## Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Murli Vijay, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Wriddhiman Saha, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Umesh Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja.## For more updates and news, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for reading.

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Different year, similar problems for RCB
2954 days ago
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Different year, similar problems for RCB

This has been another disappointing season for RCB so far. It is quite hard to understand that despite big names and they failed to make it again and again and that has been the story of every IPL season of RCB. In this season of IPL, they were in the competition till their match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday (May 7) where they couldn't chased down 147 and lost the match by 5-runs in the end. And almost closed the door for themselves of playoff hopes.##Although, RCB skipper Virat Kohli also thinks that his team didn't deserve to win after putting that kind of show with bat.##"It was tough defeat but that is how the game goes. We deserve to lose this game. We were not good enough on the day. 60-odd runs in first 6 overs and then we ended up like that. I don't think we showed enough application. The kind of shot we played, they were not on at that stage."##"I think we threw it away. I think we let the opposition get back in the game. That has been story of the season so far. The Fielding was up to the mark but I think 10-15 runs less would have been ideal for us."##"This was a tough wicket. We should have done a better job with the ball but in the field we were up to the mark. If you have strong character in the team you can always do well in such a tournament."##However, Virat Kohli thinks that SRH have the best bowling attack but overall CSK and KXIP have a better chances to win this IPL.##Meanwhile, Virat Kohli is the highest run getter for RCB in this IPL with 396 runs. On the other hand, Umesh Yadav is the leading wicket taker of this season with 15 wickets. But apart from Virat and Umesh, none of the other batsmen could contributed much in team cause. However, their Fielding also hasn't been consistent and let them down on some occasions.##With four matches remaining, it is very unlike to them to make it through to the playoffs but RCB will want to win those matches to gain some sort of respect. And also to gain some confidence to going further.##For more updates and news, stay tuned to us.##Thanks for reading.

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RCB fell short despite de Grandhomme's effort
2955 days ago
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RCB fell short despite de Grandhomme's effort

Royal Challengers Bangalore had a chance but they faced similar result as Sunrisers Hyderabad held their nerve to beat RCB by the small margin of 5-runs at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on Monday (May 7). SRH made it habit to defend such a low scores in this season of IPL.##First, Kane Williamson's 56 off 39 balls gave SRH a fighting total of 146 on a sluggish pitch. After that SRH bowlers made it even more difficult with their line and length. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the star as he successfully defended 12 runs in last over. However, Colin de Grandhomme fought hard till the end but his his effort wasn't proved enough to guide RCB home.##How RCB made mess of this run chase##By playing unnecessarily shots. RCB started the run chase on high note as Parthiv Patel got quick fire 20 off 13 balls before Shakib got him out LBW. Parthiv's wicket brought Virat Kohli on the crease. He didn't take much time to get going and hit his first boundary on third ball to Kumar with the signature Virat Kohli cover drive. He followed that boundary with a 4,6,4 in next over to Shakib. RCB scored 55 for 1 in first six overs. But once the powerplay ended, it became difficult to get runs. In this process, Manan Vohra lost his concentration and bowled out to Sandeep Sharma on a Knuckleball. He could only manage 8 off 10 balls. Now, RCB's best batsmen AB de Villers and Kohli were on the crease. Either of their wicket could have been idol for SRH but they got both of them in back to back overs. First of all, Shakib got Kohli in trying to play a pull shot but found the top edge to Yusuf Pathan at short third man where Pathan made no mistake to catch a one-handed ripper. Virat made 39 off 31 balls. In next over, Rashid Khan trapped a big fish as de Villers couldn't read googly from Rashid's hand and bowled out in trying to cut the balls. That was a big wicket on contest of the game. Debutant Moeen Ali also didn't do any special and scored only 10 runs before Kaul got him.##However, Mandeep Singh and de Grandhomme tried hard to brought back RCB into the game. RCB were needed 39 runs in last 4 overs and Williamson gave the ball to Rashid. He concede a single on 1st ball before Grandhomme hit two back to back maximum and put Rashid Khan under pressure. However, he came back well and conceded only a single on next three balls. Rashid's over could have been decisive but Bhuvneshawar Kumar and Siddarth Kaul had some other plans. In 18th over Kumar given away only 6 runs and followed by 7 runs in next over of Kaul. With 12 to defend in last over, Kumar conceded only 6 off them and handed RCB a 5-run defeat. RCB should blame themselves for playing unnecessarily shots and not chase this target down.##How SRH reached to 146 ?##With the help of Williamson's fifty. Before that it was RCB who had won the toss and opted SRH to nat first. However, SRH couldn't start well and lost both the openers in powerplay on 38. Manish Pandey also couldn't find his lost touch and lose his wicket after scoring 5 off 7 balls. But then, Williamson and Shakib put their head together and put on a 64-run stand for the fourth wicket. In this process, Williamson got his fifth fifty of IPL before Umesh Yadav got him out on 56 off 39 balls. Now it was up to Shakib to got them good total. However, he couldn't do that and got out to Southee on 35 off 32 balls. They kept losing wicket after that and could only manage to reach till 146.##Are SRH the best bowling side##Without any doubt, Yes they are the best bowling side. And they proved it in almost every match. They have the bowlers, who provided them breakthrough whenever they needed. Rashid Khan has been their consistent performer and even in this match, he provided match changing wicket by picking de Villiers. He has already received three man of the match award. In this match it was an collective bowling performance by them. If Bhuvi and Kaul were starred in the death overs, Rashid and Shakib provided the much-needed breakthrough in middle overs. On the other hand, Sandeep Sharma was excellent in powerplay.##What about RCB's bowling attack##RCB haven't been consistent with the ball despite Umesh Yadav, who has been the go-to man for RCB. However, in this match their bowling was up to the mark, where Mohammed Siraj and Tim Southee picked up three wickets each. Yuzvendra Chahal was also good with ball as he given away 25 runs in 4 overs and picked 1 wicket. However, Umesh was bit too expensive as he conceded 36 in 4 overs for 1 wicket. Although his 1 wicket was enough to get him Purple Cap (Leading wicket taker).##Kane Williamson awarded Man Of The Match for his match-winning half-century on a tough pitch.##For more updates and news, stay tuned to us.##Thanks for reading.

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Mujeeb, Rahul help KXIP to back on top three
2955 days ago
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Mujeeb, Rahul help KXIP to back on top three

Kings XI Punjab back on winning track after two consecutive losses, to handed a six-wicket defeat to Rajasthan Royals at Holker Cricket Stadium, Indore on Sunday (May 6). Thanks to Mujeeb Ur Rahman's 3 for 27 and KL Rahul's 84* off 54 balls to helped KXIP back on top three in points table.##KL Rahul-The new finisher for KXIP##KXIP's runs chase completely dominated by KL Rahul. He took the responsibility when Chris Gayle couldn't fire in this match. KXIP lost Gayle and Mayank Agarwal on 29 in the fifth over. That was the time when Punjab needed Rahul to play through the innings. He put on a 50-run partnership with Karun Nair before Nair bowled out by Anureet Singh. Nair made 31 off 23 balls. KXIP promoted Axer Patel at no. 5 but this move didn't work for Punjab as Patel could only manage 4 off 5 balls before Krishnappa Gowtham got him out. Rahul needed a partner who could play along with him and he found it in Marcus Stoinis. The duo of Rahul and Stoinis put on an unbeaten 68-runs stand for the fifth wicket. Rahul scored his last 36 runs in just 11 balls and finished the game in style.##Mujeeb Ur Rahman-The game changer##Rajasthan Royals were looking good at the halfway stage despite losing D'Arcy Short and skipper Ajinkya Rahane. In fact, they were 100 for 3 after 12.4 overs. But then Mujeeb changed the game completely by picking Ben Stokes and well set Jos Buttler in successive overs and followed Jofra Archer for first ball duck. However, Buttler got his second consecutive fifty and made 51 off 39 balls with 7 fours.##Royals couldn't recover from Stokes and Buttler's wicket and reduced to 128 for 8 after 17 overs. However, Shreyas Gopal played a short cameo of 24 off 16 balls but that didn't prove enough to lift RR to a big total.## Mujeeb finished his spell with impressive numbers of 4-0-27-3 and awarded Man Of The Match for his brilliant spin bowling.##A day to forget for Jofra Archer##It had been excellent first three-matches for Archer where he got 7 wickets in those matches. But today was a different day for him. Rahul took charge on him and scored 24 off 10 balls, he faced from Archer. Overall Archer conceded 43 runs in 3.4 overs and took a wicket of Chris Gayle. Anureet Singh, who replaced Dhawal Kulkarni in this match, given away 20 runs in 2 overs he bowled.##Familiar failure for Rajasthan##When IPL did start, Rajasthan Royals were definitely looking the contender of top three (still they can make it). But their batting let them down despite a few matches. Royal has the players who ruled the players' auction earlier in this year. Jaydev Unadkat who was bought in 12.5 crores by RR, hasn't been impressive so far. Stokes was also big buy but he let RR down both with bat and ball. So does Ajinkya Rahane and Rahul Tripathi. Royals yet to play 4 matches and to qualify for the playoffs, their batsmen need to fire in each match.##For more update and news, stay tuned to us.##Thanks for reading.

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Mumbai Indians pulled things back to stay alive in IPL 2018
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Mumbai Indians pulled things back to stay alive in IPL 2018

Mumbai Indians revived their campaign after they pulled things back to beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 13-runs in a must-win game at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on (May 6). However, KKR fought hard, led by Robin Uthappa's 54 off 35 balls but MI were too good to restrict them 13 runs before to the target.##Turning point of the match##Kolkata Knight Riders were going well despite losing two early wickets on 28. But Robin Uthappa and Nitish Rana were not only built a solid partnership but also they were taking the game slowly away from the Mumbai Indians before twist came into play. Uthappa, who was well settled on 54, tried to hit Mayank Markande over long-off but couldn't connect well and handed a simple catch to Ben Cutting. When he got out, KKR were 112 for 3 in 12.3 overs. After that, MI didn't give any chance to KKR and won comfortably in the end by 13 runs.##Experiment backfired KKR##Knight Riders began their chase with the slightly different combination at up the order as they sent Shubman Gill as an opener instead of Sunil Narine with Chris Lynn. However, the decision didn't make any sense as Narine was quite successful as an opener and also Gill, who got his maiden IPL fifty at no. 4 in the previous match.##The the decision backfired on KKR as Shubman Gill could only manage 7 off 5 balls. On the other hand, Narine who wasn't used to play under pressure, came out to bat at no. 6 and couldn't hold the pressure of required run rate and got out to Krunal Pandya in trying to hit for a maximum. He could score only 5 of 4 balls.##MI off to a flier after putting bat first##KKR's skipper had won the toss and put MI to bat first. MI took full advantage of the hardness of the pitch as their openers gave them a solid start. Suryakumar Yadav continued his fine form and got fourth 50 plus score of this IPL and Lewis also found his lost touch and got quick fire 43 off 28 balls with the help of 5 fours and 2 sixes. The duo put on a 91-run stand off 56 balls before Lewis got out to Andre Russell. Yadav, after scoring 59 off 39 balls (7 fours & 2 sixes).## Hardik Pandya's all-round effort saw trough MI home##It was Hardik's all-round show that made the difference. He, first contributed with the bat when MI looked in a bit trouble. His 35 off 20 balls lifted MI to 181 after 20 overs. But his contribution with the ball was phenomenal as he dismissed Shubman Gill and dangerous Nitish Rana. In his 4 overs, he gave away only 19 runs. In the end, his spell proved to be pivotal.##He was awarded Man Of The Match for his all-round effort and also received Purple Cap (Leading wicket taker).##For more updates and news, stay tuned to us.##Thanks for reading.

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All-round SRH reclaimed top spot
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All-round SRH reclaimed top spot

Sunrisers Hyderabad reclaimed top spot- one that Chennai Super Kings had taken just a few hours ago, after they beat Delhi Daredevils by 7-wickets at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on Saturday (May 5).##Delhi Daredevils, led by Prithvi Shaw's 65 off 36 balls, set a target of 164 in front of Sunrisers Hyderabad. They began well their chase before Amit Mishra put SRH in a bit trouble by picking Hales and Dhawan. However, skipper Kane Williamson's unbeaten 32 along with Yusuf Pathan's 27* off 12 guided the team through without any glitches.##DD off to the flier, led by young Prithvi Shaw##After winning toss, SRH put daredevils to bat. However, DD lost Glenn Maxwell early in the only second over but it didn't affect 18-year old Prithvi Shaw, who got his second successive fifty. He was up against arguably the best bowling attack but they were taken 60 runs in first six overs. Shaw was aggressive against Pacers, used his feet against spinners and that paid him off. He reached to his fifty off just 25 balls.##Shaw had a perfect partner on the other end in Shreyas Iyer, who started his innings slowly before he hit Shakib Al Hasan for a six and four in ninth over of the innings. Shaw, in his 65 runs, hit 6 fours and 3 sixes (including one over of Kaul in which he hit six and 3 fours in a row). The duo of Shaw and Iyer put on a solid 86-run stand off 51 balls for the second wicket. DD reached on 95 in 10 overs before Rashid Khan got the wicket of Shaw.##SRH fought hard, slow down the run-rate##Shaw's wicket open the door for SRH and they tightened the screw by not giving them any width to open their arm, resulted, DD could only manage 30 runs in next five overs and also lost skipper Iyer in this process. He made 44 off 36 balls before Siddarth Kaul grabbed him. DD's chances of getting the big total dismissed with the wickets of Rishabh Pant and Naman Ojha in space of five balls. After reduced to 134 for 5 in 17 overs, Vijay Shankar's short cameo of 13-ball 23* led DD to 163 after 20 overs.##Delhi Daredevils, after the solid start, could manage only 68 runs in last 10 overs. Courtesy some excellent bowling from no. 1 T20 bowler Rashid Khan, who was the star with the ball for SRH. He conceded only 23 runs in four overs and picked the wickets of dangerous Shaw and Pant.##Alex Hales led SRH runs to chase on high##After the half-way stage of the IPL, seems that SRH found their Right opener in Hales along with Dhawan. Hales, who came in the team as a replacement of warner, waited for a long time to got a chance to play. He provided SRH same start which David Warner used to provide them. He didn't take much time to get going as he took Avesh Khan for 3 sixes in a row. SRH ended their powerplay with 61 runs on the board, highest powerplay score of this year.##Mishra strikes twice but proved not enough at the end##After putting 76 for the first wicket, SRH was looking in the comfortable position but then Amit Mishra put his experience into the game and got Hales and Dhawan out in successive overs. This was the time when SRH looked in a bit trouble but Williamson kept his head and put on a 46-run stand off 37 balls with Manish Pandey. Pandey got out on 132 With still 32 runs needed from 17 balls, then Yusuf Pathan came and played a blitzing cameo of 26* off 12 balls and saw through SRH home with one ball to spare. Amit Mishra was the star with the ball for Daredevils. He conceded only 19 runs in 4 overs and grabbed both the openers.##Rashid Khan awarded Man Of The Match for his outstanding spell of spin bowling.##For more updates and news, stay tuned to us.##Thanks for reading.

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