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Had made up my mind to score as many runs in powerplay as possible: DC's Mitch Marsh
Marsh, who missed several games after testing positive for Covid-19 and spending a few days in hospital as well, scored a patient 48-ball 63 and his partnerships with Sarfaraz Khan and Lalit Yadav took Delhi Capitals to a fighting 159/7 on a spinning track. It helped the Rishabh Pant-led side climb to fourth place in the points table and brighten their chances of a playoff berth with one league match still to go for them.
IPL Turning Point: Shardul, Axar, Kuldeep trigger Punjab meltdown
In the earlier clash between these two teams at Brabourne Stadium, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav and Lalit Yadav combined to leave Punjab in a spin, picking 6/45 overall in 10 overs at a run rate of 4.50 to be out for a paltry score of 115, which unsurprisingly was chased down by Delhi in 10.3 overs.
IPL 2022: Thakur, spinners help Delhi defeat Punjab by 17 runs; enter top four
After Mitchell Marsh's 49-ball 63 carried them to 159/7, Axar, Kuldeep and Thakur triggered a collapse which saw Punjab lose six wickets before reaching the halfway mark of the chase. Though Jitesh Sharma tried his best with a 34-ball 44, Punjab could make only 142/9 in their 20 overs.
Thomas Cup: I was sure Lakshya will win the first match against Indonesia, says HS Prannoy
Lakshya, who started with an easy win over Max Weisskirchen in the 5-0 win over Germany, was rested for the second match before losing to Chin Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei in three games as India lost the tie 3-2 and finished runner-up in Pool C.
Sift Kaur Samra makes it 10 gold medals for India at Suhl Junior World Cup
Indian shooters continued to pick up more medals on Monday as the Men's 3P team won silver and Anish and Vijayveer Sidhu won silver and bronze respectively in the Men's 25M Rapid Fire Pistol, with the Women's 3P team also set to fight for bronze later on Monday.
IPL 2022: Livingstone, Arshdeep pick three wickets each as Punjab restrict Delhi to 159/7
David Warner took a strike at the last moment on seeing Livingstone take the ball. But the move backfired spectacularly as Warner slashed hard at a length ball outside the off-stump, which bounced and held a little, taking a thick edge to backward point.
Ajinkya Rahane to miss England Test after ruled out of IPL 2022 due to hamstring injury: Report
Rahane sustained the injury while batting for Kolkata against Sunrisers Hyderabad at MCA Stadium in Pune on May 14 and didn't come out to field after making 28 runs off 24 balls when the two-time IPL Champions restricted Hyderabad to 123/8 to win by 54 runs, keeping themselves alive in the race for the playoffs.
Women's World Boxing: Nikhat, Manisha cruise into semis, confirm medals
Confirming their first World Championships medals with a place in the semi-finals, Nikhat clinched a dominating 5-0 win against England's Charley-Sian Taylor Davison while Manisha got the better of Mongolia's Namuun Monkhor in the hard-fought 57kg quarter-final by a 4-1 margin.
IPL 2022: Mumbai Indians sign Akash Madhwal as Suryakumar Yadav's replacement
"Akash Madhwal, has been with the Mumbai Indians as part of the support team and has now signed on to join the squad for the 2022 season. Akash Madhwal is a right arm medium fast bowler and has represented Cricket Association of Uttarakhand across all three formats of the game since making his debut in 2019," said an official statement from the franchise.
Can't afford to repeat the earlier mistakes in clash against PBKS: DC's Kuldeep Yadav
Delhi Capitals are currently fifth on the IPL table with 12 points from 12 games, the same as Punjab Kings, but the Delhi franchise has a better net run rate (NRR).
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