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IPL 2022: Dhoni steers CSK to three-wicket win over Mumbai Indians
Pacer Mukesh Choudhary's sensational bowling performance (3/19) helped CSK restrict Mumbai Indians to 155/7 in 20 overs despite a fighting half-century by Tilak Varma. Varma top-scored for Mumbai while Suryakumar Yadav (32), Hrithik Shokeen (25), and Kieron Pollard (14) were the other contributors with the bat for them. On the other hand, Dwayne Bravo, Mitchell Santner and Maheesh Theekshana were the other wicket-takers for CSK besides Mukesh.
IPL 2022: Chennai Super Kings restrict Mumbai Indians to 155/7 despite Tilak's fifty
Invited to bat first, Mumbai were off to a horrible start as pacer Mukesh Choudhary dismissed both openers -- Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan for ducks in the very first over of the innings. Chennai could've picked a couple of more wickets in the second over but M.S Dhoni missed the stumping of Suryakumar Yadav and skipper Ravindra Jadeja dropped the catch of Dewald Brevis.
Teammates, former players hail Kieron Pollard's contributions to world cricket
In a 15-year-long illustrious career, Pollard represented West Indies in 123 ODIs and 101 T20Is, amassing 4275 runs across formats and picking 97 wickets. Pollard announced his retirement from international cricket on Wednesday. Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar termed the West Indian cricketer as a fighter and challenger with a terrific attitude on the field.
IPL 2022: CSK win toss, opt to bowl against Mumbai Indians
CSK, who have won just one game in the ongoing season, made two changes in their team as Dwaine Pretorius and Mitchell Santner came in place of Moeen Ali and Chris Jordan. "We are going to bowl first. The wicket looks a bit damp and we want to take advantage. It might spin a bit initially and the dew might come in the second half. We have a couple of changes in place of Moeen and Jordan, Pretorius and Santner come in," said Jadeja at the toss.
Manchester United appoint Erik ten Hag as team manager
Ten Hag will leave his job at Ajax at the end of the season to become United's fifth permanent manager since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013. The Dutchman's appointment has been expected for some time since media reports revealed a month ago that he had been interviewed for the job. United confirmed the news in a statement on Thursday.
IPL 2022: MI vs CSK clash gives me the feel of an India-Pakistan game, says Harbhajan Singh
Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, who has been a part of both camps during his IPL playing career, reckons that an MI vs CSK match gives him the feel of an India-Pakistan game because the emotions run high. As compared to previous seasons, where the two teams have been in top half of points tally, 2022 IPL's clash between Mumbai and Chennai sees both teams languishing in the bottom half of the points table. While Chennai have a win against their name in six matches, Mumbai are yet to get a 'w' in six attempts in IPL 2022.
IPL 2022: Faf du Plessis, the catalyst of change at RCB, is leading from the front
Ahead of the beginning of the season, RCB made a big move in bringing du Plessis in to replace Virat Kohli as captain. The South African was bought by the RCB for Rs seven crore at the mega auction and was later appointed as the new skipper of the franchise. Well, the management may have made the decision at the right juncture, but it took a bit of time for the team's fans to register and lock in their minds that the Proteas batter has taken over the reins.
Punjab Kings' all-out approach with bat not paying off after Delhi self-implosion
It's extremely clear that Punjab's batting approach, as seen by the batters assembled by them ahead of IPL 2022 has been built on one theory: To go all-out by looking to hit boundaries all the time. The approach makes their batting order look thrilling when every batter in the line-up comes to the boundary-hitting party when they chased down 206 against Royal Challengers Bangalore where no batter reached fifty but everyone contributed enough to secure a win in their opening match of the tournament apart from posting totals of 198, 189 and 180.
Carlos Sainz renews contract with Ferrari, to remain with team till 2024
"I am very happy to have renewed my contract with Scuderia Ferrari. I have always said that there is no better Formula 1 team to race for and after over a year with them, I can confirm that putting on this race suit and representing this team is unique and incomparable," Sainz was quoted as saying by Formula 1.com.
IPL 2022: Sri Lanka's Matheesha Pathirana joins CSK as replacement for Adam Milne
Milne's journey in IPL 2022 has been cut short after suffering a hamstring injury in CSK's first match against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on March 26, where he returned figures of 0/19 in 2.3 overs and has now been ruled out for the rest of the tournament.
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