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First away defeat in four years in Champions League shattering Bayern's self-confidence
Ahead of the second leg against FC Villareal (1-0), the poor performance of the 2020 treble winner's team leaders such as Thomas Muller, Manuel Neuer, Robert Lewandowski, and Joshua Kimmich increased perplexity among the Bavarians. The reigning German champion's hopes now depend on the home-game upcoming Tuesday as the narrow defeat leaves doors open to turn things around.
IPL 2022: Lucknow Super Giants beat Delhi Capitals by six wickets
Opener Prithvi Shaw (61 off 34) gave Delhi a flying start, taking them to 52-0 in the powerplay. However, once he got out, Delhi lost the wickets of Warner (4) and Rovman Powell (3) in quick succession and were in a spot of bother. But, skipper Rishabh Pant (39 not out off 36) and Sarfaraz Khan (36 not out off 28) then batted till the end, rescued Delhi and helped them post a modest total of 149/3 in 20 overs.
IPL 2022: Lucknow restrict Delhi Capitals to 149/3
Invited to bat first, opener Prithvi Shaw (61 off 34) gave Delhi a flying start, taking them to 52-0 in the powerplay. However, once he got out, Delhi lost a couple of more wickets quickly and were in a spot of bother. But, skipper Rishabh Pant (39 not out off 36) and Sarfaraz Khan (36 not out off 28) then batted till the end, rescued Delhi and helped them post a modest total of 149/3 in 20 overs.
IPL 2022: The Pat Cummins carnage which no one saw coming, including Mumbai Indians
When Cummins walked in to bat ahead of Sunil Narine and after the fall of Andre Russell, nobody had the slightest of idea that the match would change dramatically. Kolkata needed 61 off 41 balls and Iyer was at the crease, holding one end firm. Enter Cummins, playing his first IPL 2022 match after captaining Australia to 1-0 series win over Pakistan and three days of quarantine.
IPL 2022: Lucknow win toss, opt to bowl against Delhi Capitals
Speaking at the toss, Rahul mentioned that Lucknow have brought in Krishnappa Gowtham in place of Manish Pandey for this match. "We'll bowl first. Can't really think of a reason why but it's a fresh wicket. We'd want to bowl well upfront and restrict them. One change - Manish misses out and Gowtham comes in," said Lucknow skipper at the toss.
IPL 2022: Mumbai Indians did not have a Plan B, says Graeme Swann
Mumbai seemed to have the upper hand when Andre Russell got out to leave Kolkata at 101/5. But Cummins changed the fortune of the match as he slammed six sixes and four fours in his whirlwind knock of an unbeaten 56 off just 15 balls. Cummins also slammed 35 runs off Australia team-mate Daniel Sams' 16th over as he equalled KL Rahul's record for fastest IPL fifty in 14 balls.
IPL 2022: "Match-winner" Ravindra Jadeja has lot to prove as CSK captain
The bigger concern is that CSK is losing the all-round ability of Jadeja in search of his leadership skill. The team has collectively failed to deliver in the first three matches but the indivila performance of Ravindra is also very far from his best. The cricketer has scored 26, 17, 0, in his three innings with the bat while got just one wicket in the tournament so far with the ball, which one doesn't expect from Jadeja, who has been phenomenal in the last two years in international cricket.
IPL 2022, Day 12 Highlights: Kolkata Knight Riders beat Mumbai Indians by 5 wickets
In an exhilarating thriller, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Wednesday thrashed Mumbai Indians (MI) by 5 wickets. KKR versus MI is one of the most entertaining rivalries in IPL history. In that match, batsmen were finding it difficult to score runs on the dry pitch of Pune. However, both of the teams showed their ability and fighting spirit by never quitting till the end.
Jhye, Kane Richardson dropped from Cricket Australia's 20-member contract list
Jhye Richardson took five wickets on his return to the Test side in the second match of the Ashes at Adelaide. But did not feature in the rest of the series and did not tour Pakistan in order to manage his workload well. He did play in the T20I series against Sri Lanka but recently suffered a hamstring injury during the Marsh One Day Cup final.
IPL 2022: Nitish Rana, Jasprit Bumrah reprimanded for breaching code of conduct
"Nitish Rana from Kolkata Knight Riders has been reprimanded and fined 10 percent of his match-fee for breaching the TATA Indian Premier League's (IPL) Code of Conduct during his team's match against Mumbai Indians at Pune," IPL said in a release. "Rana admitted to the Level 1 offence of the IPL Code of Conduct and accepted the sanction," an official statement from IPL read.
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