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IPL 2023: Mumbai Indians win toss, elect to bowl first against Punjab Kings
After winning the toss, Rohit said uncapped India pacer Akash Madhwal, who plays for Uttarakhand in domestic cricket, replaces injured Australia fast bowler Riley Meredith in the playing eleven. "It's a good pitch, we have chased down targets pretty well, so will stick to our strengths. You always want to have a score in front of you on such pitches."
IPL 2023: Deepak Chahar returns as CSK win toss, opt to bowl first against LSG
CSK skipper MS Dhoni confirmed that Deepak Chahar is fit and will replace Akash Singh in the playing XI. "The fact that the wicket was under covers and it looks a bit tacky, so we'll look to bowl first. You have to see all conditions and venues. For us, Deepak is fit, so he comes in for Akash," Dhoni said at the toss.
IPL 2023: 'Experience can't be bought in the market'; Kaif, Irfan hail Ishant for his heroics with ball
Delhi Capitals prevented a strong Gujarat Titans side from chasing down a meagre 130 and won the game by 5 runs. The credit for DC's morale-boosting win goes to their bowlers, especially Ishant Sharma. The senior India pacer threw in his experience in the game and held his nerve to defend 12 off the last over in yet another low-scoring thriller in IPL 2023.
Roma eye move for Brazilian forward Leonardo
The Italian club has held talks with Leonardo's representatives and Santos officials with a view to completing a deal in the European summer transfer window, the UOL news portal said on Tuesday. It added that the Brazilian Serie A club has set a price tag of 20 million euros (around 22 million U.S. dollars) for the center-forward.
Madrid Open: Tsitsipas reaches quarter-finals with win over Zapata Miralles
The Greek conceded three service breaks to World No. 42 Zapata Miralles but remained in charge throughout thanks to seven service breaks of his own in a 6-3, 6-1 victory.It was definitely tricky; he came out pretty strong in some of my service games... "It's never easy playing against Spaniards who know the surface very well," Tsitsipas.
Badminton: Saina Nehwal pulls out of selection trials for Asian Games 2023
Saina has withdrawn from the selection trials scheduled to be held from May 3 to 7 at the Jwala Gutta Academy of Excellence in Telangana. As per the Badminton Association of India (BAI) rules, the top-ranked players P.V Sindhu (women's singles), H.S Prannoy (Men's singles), Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty (men's doubles) and Treesha Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand have already qualified to be part of the Indian squad for the Asian Games, which will be held in Hangzhou, China from September 22 to October 8, 2023.
IPL 2023: 'I couldn't get my rhythm', Hardik takes blame for Gujarat Titans' loss
Seasoned pacer Shami's sensational four-fer helped Gujarat Titans restrict Delhi Capitals to 130/8 in 20 overs despite a fighting fifty from Aman Hakim Khan (51 off 44). Apart from Shami, Mohit Sharma (2-33) and Rashid Khan (1-28) were the other wicket-takers for Titans while Axar Patel (27 off 30) and Ripal Patel (23 off 13) were the other main contributors with the bat after Aman.
IWL 2023: East Bengal pick up pace with consecutive wins
This was the Kolkata team's second consecutive victory in three matches after losing the opening encounter against Gokulam Kerala FC. Though the Red and Gold Brigade proved to be the better side in most parts of the match, the team from Chhattisgarh had a good opportunity to have a breakthrough in the 10th minute.
Badminton: Saina Nehwal pulls out of selection trials for Asian Games 2023
As per the Badminton Association of India (BAI) rules, the top-ranked players P.V Sindhu (women's singles), H.S Prannoy (Men's singles), Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty (men's doubles) and Treesha Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand have already qualified to be part of the Indian squad for the Asian Games, which will be held in Hangzhou, China from September 22 to October 8, 2023.
IPL 2023: Hardik fifty, Shami four-fer in vain as Delhi Capitals beat Gujarat Titans by 5 runs
Seasoned pacer Shami's sensational four-fer helped Gujarat Titans restrict Delhi Capitals to 130/8 in 20 overs despite a fighting fifty from Aman Hakim Khan (51 off 44). Apart from Shami, Mohit Sharma (2-33) and Rashid Khan (1-28) were the other wicket-takers for Titans while Axar Patel (27 off 30) and Ripal Patel (23 off 13) were the other main contributors with the bat after Aman.
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