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Monte Carlo Masters: Tsitsipas defeats Davidovich Fokina, defends men's singles title
The Greek, who was appearing in his fourth final at this level, struck his forehand shots with fierce topspin and accuracy and recovered from failing to serve out the match at 5-4 in the second set to capture his first trophy of the season. With his one-hour, 34-minute victory, Tsitsipas has become the sixth player to win back-to-back Monte Carlo titles in the Open Era joining Rafael Nadal (2005-12, 2016-18), Juan Carlos Ferrero (2002-03), Thomas Muster (1995-96), Bjorn Borg (1979-1980) and Ilie Nastase.
IPL 2022: Umran Malik continues to make giant strides in world of pacy bowling
If Bhuvneshwar Kumar made use of his experience and variations to get three wickets, Malik thrived on out-and-out pace, keeping the speed gun busy and taking four wickets to play a crucial hand in keeping Punjab to 151. With Malik, it is a double-edged sword: his high pace can be used by the batters to get boundaries which Liam Livingstone did (the uppercut over the third man stands out). But at the same time, the pace can be used to bounce out batters or rattle the stumps.
Pujara hits unbeaten double century to help Sussex draw against Derbyshire
Pujara scored 201 off 387 deliveries, hitting 23 fours in his 467-minutes knock and with opener and skipper Tom Harris leading from the front with 243 (491 balls, 654 minutes, 4x22), Sussex Posted 513/3 in their second innings on being asked to follow-on. The pair shared a stand of 351 in 119 overs, a Sussex record for any wicket against Derbyshire.
IPL 2022: Miller's unbeaten 94 leads Gujarat to 3-wicket win over CSK
Opener Ruturaj Gaikwad returned to run-scoring with an excellent half-century (73 off 48) and helped Chennai Super Kings post 169-5 in 20 overs, after being invited to bat first. Apart from Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu (46 off 31) played a solid knock and both batters stitched a crucial partnership of 92 runs off 56 balls for the third wicket. Lower down the order, Ravindra Jadeja (22 off 12) and Shivam Dube (19 off 17) also made valuable contributions with the bat for CSK.
IPL 2022: Knew Shikhar would step out; look for the boundary, says Bhuvneshwar
"There was no swing so I looked to pitch it back of a length. That was my plan against Shikhar as I knew he would step out and look for the boundary. I looked to hit a hard length and find the top edge and luckily that's what happened," said Kumar after the match. Kumar returned to take out Shahrukh Khan and Liam Livingstone to finish with figures of 3/22 in his four overs.
IPL 2022: All-round Hyderabad beat Punjab by seven wickets for a fourth straight wi
After bowling out Punjab for 151, Hyderabad were in trouble at 77/3 in 10.3 overs. Markram and Pooran joined forces for an unbroken 75-run stand in 8.2 overs to take Hyderabad to victory with seven balls to spare. The result means that Hyderabad enter the top-four stage in the points table. Hyderabad lost Kane Williamson in the fourth over, playing an uppish drive straight to mid-off off Kagiso Rabada.
IPL 2022: Gaikwad's 73 takes CSK to 169/5 against Gujarat
Apart from Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu (46 off 31) played a solid knock and both batters stitched a crucial partnership of 92 runs off 56 balls for the third wicket. Lower down the order, Ravindra Jadeja (22 off 12) and Shivam Dube (19 off 17) also made valuable contributions with the bat for CSK. Alzarri Joseph (2/34) was the most successful bowler for Gujarat while Mohammed Shami (1/20), and Yash Dayal (1/40) chipped in with one wicket each.
Too much pressure came on Warner after top order went cheaply: Ponting
Chasing 190 for victory after Glenn Maxwell (55) and Dinesh Karthik (66 not out) had put RCB in a position of strength, DC's Prithvi Shaw had one of those bad outings, losing his wicket on 16. Mitchell Marsh, playing his opening game of the season for DC, wasn't quite in his elements, getting dismissed for 14 as the pressure to maintain a healthy run-rate fell on Warner.
Billie Jean King Cup: India end campaign with 2-1 win over South Korea
Playing on the clay courts of the MTA Tennis Academy, India registered their third straight win to finish third in Group I. For the tie against South Korea, Riya Bhatia, who replaced Rutuja Bhosale for the singles opener, defeated 1535-ranked Kim Na Ri 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 in one hour and 55 minutes. Bhatia, 463rd in world tennis rankings, was broken early in the first set but found her groove as the match progressed on late Saturday.
IPL 2022: Umran, Bhuvneshwar star as Hyderabad bowl out Punjab for 151
For Punjab, Liam Livingstone top-scored with 60 in a performance where they struggled to get going at the top in absence of regular opener and captain Mayank Agarwal. He also shared a stand of 71 with Shahrukh Khan (26) to lend some respectability to Punjab's total. Punjab lost openers Shikhar Dhawan and Prabhsimran Singh in power-play. Dhawan, standing in for an injured Agarwal, never looked at ease after taking a blow on his box in the opening over.
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