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IPL 2022: Umran's fifer goes in vain as Gujarat beat Hyderabad by 5 wickets
Invited to bat first, brilliant fifties by Abhishek Sharma (65 off 42), Aiden Markram (56 off 40) and a late blitz by Shashank Singh (25 not out off 6) powered Sunrisers Hyderabad to 195/6 in 20 overs. Mohammed Shami (3/39), Yash Dayal (1/24), Alzarri Joseph (1/35) were the wicket-takers for Gujarat. But, lower down the order, it was Rahul Tewatia (40 not out off 21) and Rashid Khan (31 not out off 11), who kept Gujarat in the game till the last over.
IPL 2022: Abhishek, Markram fifties; Shashank's late blitz propel Hyderabad to 195/6 against Gujarat
After winning the toss and opting to bat first, Mohammed Shami drifted down the leg side to SRH opener Abhishek Sharma twice in the opening over of the innings to concede 11 runs. Left arm pacer Yash Dayal, who came to bowl next over, was struck for two fours by Abhishek as Hyderabad raced to 22/0 after the end of 2 overs.
IPL 2022: Gujarat Titans win toss, opt to bowl against Sunrisers Hyderabad
Gujarat, who have lost just one out of their seven matches in the IPL 2022 so far, didn't make any change in their squad for this game. On the other hand, Kane Williamson led Hyderabad made one change in their playing XI as fit-again Washington Sundar came in place of Jagadeesha Suchith.
IPL 2022: SRH v GT will be a cracker of a contest in the clash of bowling-heavy sides, says Nick Knight
This season, the IPL is getting more exciting as both the sides are looking in menacing touch courtesy of their sensational bowling attack and Knight expects it to be a cracker of a contest when the two teams step in the middle for the return fixture in today's match. Former India cricketer Piyush Chawla also agreed with Nick Knight and claimed we will witness a good game of cricket as two bowling powerhouses lock horns.
Pull out of the IPL, for all you care: Shastri to Kohli
Amidst registering consecutive golden ducks and recently nine against the Royals at Pune, many former cricketers have asked Kohli to take a break in order to get some rest. Joining the 'take a break' bandwagon is former India head coach Ravi Shastri, who has advised Kohli to pull out of IPL 2022 if he wishes to extend his cricketing career.
IPL 2022: Royals starting to get benefit from impact bowlers, says Graeme Smith
Before the start of the tournament, Rajasthan had been tipped to be one of the best bowling attacks considering the experience of proven performers like Trent Boult, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal and Prasidh Krishna. So far, Rajasthan's bowling has lived up to its pre-tournament billing, as seen from a clinical performance to bowl out Royal Challengers Bangalore for 115 all out at the MCA Stadium in Pune on Tuesday.
Chess great Kasparov flays tennis world No.1 Djokovic for his stance on Russian athletes
Serbia's Djokovic, while speaking on the issue of the All England Club barring Russian and Belarusian players from competing at this year's Wimbledon, said recently that while he condemns the war, the Wimbledon ban on tennis players from Russia and Belarus was unacceptable. "I will always condemn war. I will never support war being myself a child of war. I know how much emotional trauma it leaves. In Serbia we all know what happened in 1999.
Pant should be groomed for Test team captaincy, says Yuvraj Singh
Since his debut in 2018, Pant has been one of the integral members of the Test side, scoring 1920 runs in 30 matches at an average of 40.85, with four centuries and nine fifties against his name. With the keeping gloves, Pant has taken 107 catches and effected 11 stumpings.
IPL 2022: Jayawardene feels TV umpires need to check waist-high full tosses in future
In the match where Rajasthan won by 15 runs, there was huge drama over a no-ball not being called by on-field umpires when Rovman Powell hit Obed McCoy for a six on the third ball of the final over. It led to anger in the Delhi camp with captain Rishabh Pant in the dugout trying to call back Powell and Kuldeep Yadav from the crease, followed by assistant coach Pravin Amre rushing towards the on-field umpires to talk further about the decision.
Despite two humiliating losses, RCB not willing to bite the bullet
"The thing is that how quickly we can put the game behind us. It is very critical. It is important that you want to continue having a sense of calmness and security. The team has been really playing some good cricket. That is a reinforcing message that we management have given to the players. We have total belief and confidence that we would bounce back stronger," Bangar said on RCB Bold diaries.
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