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IPL 2023: Will give that orange cap in a heartbeat for couple of wins, says David Warner
Warner's 65 off 55 balls was the lone bright spot in a dull batting show as Delhi crashed to their third consecutive defeat of the tournament. With three wickets falling in the power-play, including Trent Boult's double wicket-maiden in the opening over, Warner was forced to delay his usual attacking route, before himself falling in the 19th over as Delhi made only 142/9 in 20 overs.
Orleans Masters: Priyanshu Rajawat marches to his maiden BWF Super 300 final
Priyanshu's only previous final on the BWF World Tour was at last year's Odisha Open -- a Super 100 event, where he lost to compatriot Kiran George at Cuttack. In the semi-finals against Nhat Nguyen, the world No. 35 in the latest badminton rankings, Priyanshu looked second-best in the early exchanges and fell 5-2 behind.
Marathon race walk mixed relay unveiled as new event for Paris Olympics
The new marathon race walk mixed relay, which takes the place of the men's 50-kilometer race walk, will feature 25 teams. Each team will consist of one male and one female athlete, who will alternate to complete the marathon distance (42.195km) in four legs of "approximately equal distance".
IPL 2023: Jadeja claims 3/20 as Mumbai Indians struggle to 157/8 against CSK
The fans had turned in huge numbers to watch the home team return to winning ways after suffering an eight-wicket defeat in their opening match to RCB. But it seems they will have to wait for some more matches to see that the score looks difficult to defend unless CSK make a hash of this easy chase.
IPL 2023: Rahane comes in as Chennai Super Kings win toss, elect to field against Mumbai Indians
CSK made two changes in their side as Ben Stokes was out with an injury while Moeen Ali is unwell. "We've had some injury concerns. Stokes has an injury. Mo (Moeen) is not well and in their place, we've got (Ajinkya) Rahane and (Dwaine) Pretorius. Other than that, same team," Dhoni said after the toss. Rahane will be making his debut for CSK.
IPL 2023: Openers, bowlers help Rajasthan Royals crush Delhi Capitals by 57 runs
Yashasvi Jaiswal showed his full range of shots by hitting Khaleel Ahmed for five fours to be 20/0 in the opening over. With the ball, Trent Boult took out impact player Prithvi Shaw and Manish Pandey on back-to-back balls to leave Delhi at 0/2 in their opening over. That set the tone for Rajasthan's 57-run victory over Delhi and propelled them to go on top of the ten-team points table. Openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler smashed half-centuries in a rollicking 98-run opening partnership, including slamming 14 boundaries in the first six overs.
Decathlon: Tejaswin Shankar breaches Asian Games qualifying standards at Arizona athletics event
The Indian athlete was competing in only his second decathlon competition after his debut in the combined-event discipline at the Big 12 Conference held in Texas in May last year. There, Tejaswin Shankar logged an impressive score of 7,592 -- the highest by any Indian decathlon athlete in almost 11 years.
IPL 2023: Will have to bowl well to defend 199 on a really good batting wicket, says Jos Buttler
"I cut my finger in the last game, but we've got a good doctor here with a few stitches and I actually felt fine to play. It's obviously nice to wear (orange cap). Just glad to start the season well and get up and running. I think we've got a decent score on the board. It's obviously a really good batting wicket with a fast outfield so we'll have to bowl well to defend this," Buttler said in a mid-innings chat with the broadcasters.
IPL 2023: Jaiswal, Buttler, Hetmyer propel Rajasthan Royals to 199/4 against Delhi Capitals
Jaiswal and Buttler slammed 14 boundaries in the first six overs to reach 68 runs in the powerplay. Their stand was 98 runs before Jaiswal fell for a sparkling 60. From there, Delhi clawed back through their spinners in the middle overs.
IPL 2023: Coming back to Wankhede felt like a homecoming, says Suryakumar Yadav
Ahead of the big match, local favourite Suryakumar Yadav spoke about his various memories associated with playing at the Wankhede as a Mumbaikar. Suryakumar compared the feeling of returning to the Wankhede to the emotion of returning to one's home. "When I returned to Mumbai Indians in 2018, it felt like a homecoming.
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