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IPL Turning point: Karthik blitz, Hazlewood's two-wicket burst seal win for RCB
Glenn Maxwell was back in the dugout after scoring an attacking 55 and Shadab Ahmed was holding fort at the other end. With half the side back in the dressing room with the score less than 100, a lot depended on Karthik, the seasoned pro who is re-inventing himself as a finisher in IPL 2022, to propel the team to a defendable score.
IPL 2022: IPL teaches you how to perform under pressure, says Punjab's Kagiso Rabada
"IPL teaches you how to perform under pressure. Every single game is just so relentless and tough. Somehow, there is always a close game no matter what team you play for. It's a highly competitive competition or tournament. It's just like you can really never get a break; every ball is an event," said Rabada in a pre-match chat with broadcasters Star Sports.
IPL 2022: Watching Umran bowl at 150 clicks consistently is super exciting, says Steyn
"It's great to see someone run in and bowl 150kmph an hour. Very often we try and create guys to make them more aware like change your pace, do this and that. But I think Umran is out and out raw. It's great to just let him loose and do what he does, which is great because you don't want to change people and block him off too much."
From 'desi gurus' to hardcore 'professionals', young Indian pacers learning from the best coaches, mentors in IPL 2022
Like every season of the IPL since its inception, the ongoing 15th edition of the cash-rich league has also thrown up names of some young exciting fast bowlers, who have shown their spark but it hasn't happened overnight and rather required years of hard work, constant growth and most importantly the learning and support from their first coaches.
Shikhar is in the form of his life, he's Mr IPL for me: Graeme Swann
In Punjab's campaign till now in IPL 2022, Dhawan is the leading run-scorer with 197 runs in five matches at an average of 39.40 and strike-rate of 133.10. In their match against Mumbai Indians in Pune, Dhawan top-scored with a stroke-filled 70 and was involved in a 97-run opening stand with captain Mayank Agarwal to set the base for a 12-run win.
IPL 2022: Sunrisers win toss, elect to bowl first against Agarwal-less Punjab
After winning the toss, Williamson confirmed that Hyderabad's playing eleven is unchanged from their win over Kolkata Knight Riders. "It's (bowling first) something we've done recently, we need to just play according to our plans. The wicket will hold up for the entire game, just need to make those small improvements, the signs are good, and need to adjust to the conditions early."
IPL 2022: Punjab Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad aim for two points to join the leading pack
In all the games PBKS have played so far in IPL 2022, it has often been difficult to single out just one player who has turned the match around. In the previous game against five-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians, while skipper Mayank Agarwal smashed a 32-ball 52 earning him the 'Player of the Match' award, Shikhar Dhawan also contributed 70 off 50.
Liverpool reach FA Cup final with 3-2 win over Man City
Ibrahima Konate netted the semifinal's first goal after nine minutes, as Sadio Mane then struck twice to give J�rgen Klopp's men a 3-0 advantage at half-time. Jack Grealish and Bernardo Silva reduced the deficit in the second period, but the Reds held on to secure their spot in the tournament's showpiece for the first time since 2012. The seven-time winners will now face either Chelsea or Crystal Palace at Wembley on May 14.
IPL 2022: Hazelwood's 3/28; Karthik, Maxwell fifties help Royal Challengers beat Delhi Capitals by 16 runs
Hazlewood bowled with superb control and prised out three middle-order wickets to restrict Delhi Capitals at the Wankhede Stadium here. He got good support from Mohammed Siraj (2/31) and Wanindu Hasaranga, who removed the dangerous David Warner (66) as Delhi Capitals could manage only 173/7 in 20 overs, chasing RCB's 189/5 build on attacking half-centuries by Dinesh Karthik (66 not out) and Glenn Maxwell (55).
Billie Jean King Cup: World No 1 Swiatek steers Poland into finals
The 20-year-old Swiatek gave Poland an insurmountable 3-0 lead in their qualifying tie against Romania with a flawless 6-0, 6-0 victory over Andreea Prisacariu. She converted all six of her break points en route to the 52-minute win. By adding yet another triumph to her career-best winning streak, the top-ranked Swiatek gained Poland's required third match-win of the week, qualifying her country for the November finals. A total of 12 nations will compete for the prestigious crown in the finals.
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