Mumbai Indians 214 for 4 (Suryakumar 55, David 45*, Ashwin 2-27) beat Rajasthan Royals 212 for 7 (Jaiswal 124, Arshad 3-39) by six wickets An IPL game to commemorate the past produced a glimpse of the future instead as Yashasvi Jaiswal hit the most amazing hundred for Rajasthan Royals against his hometown franchise Mumbai Indians. And for 35.4 overs it looked like he would end up on the winning side….
Tim David has played only 16 games for Mumbai Indians, but he has already shown glimpses of the power-hitting ability that had made Kieron Pollard one of the stalwarts of the IPL. In the 1000th game of the IPL on Sunday, David went 6, 6, 6 off the first three balls of the last over as Mumbai became the first team in the league’s history to chase down a 200-plus…
Gloucestershire 248 (Hammond 87*, McAndrew 5-63) and 121 for 4 (van Buuren 55*, Hunt 3-36) drew with Sussex 455 for 5 dec (Pujara 151, Coles 74, Alsop 67) The weather was the only winner in the rain-ruined LV= County Championship match between Gloucestershire and Sussex at Bristol, which ended in a predictable draw. Only 41.2 overs were bowled on a frustrating final day at the Seat Unique Stadium where the…
Leicestershire 407 (Handscomb 95, Ahmed 90, Hill 53, van der Gugten 6-88) and 252 for 3 (Patel 134*, Hill 82) drew with Glamorgan 465 (Cooke 132, Neser 90, Labuschagne 64, Byrom 51, Wright 5-89) An impressive, unbeaten first century on his home ground from Leicestershire’s Rishi Patel brought pleasant compensation to spectators who witnessed their side’s LV=Insurance County Championship match with Glamorgan fizzle out as a draw on the final…
There will be tight finishes in the IPL, like between Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings on Sunday in Chennai, and CSK should “close games like these” instead of ending on the wrong side of the result, MS Dhoni said after the last-ball defeat. And while he praised Matheesha Pathirana’s performance with the ball, Dhoni wants CSK to improve their bowling in the powerplay. “We need to look at what…
Punjab Kings 201 for 6 (Prabhsimran 42, Livingstone 40, Deshpande 3-49, Jadeja 2-32) beat Chennai Super Kings 200 for 4 (Conway 92*, Gaikwad 37) by four wickets A last-ball thriller that ended with Sikandar Raza pulling Matheesha Pathirana for three quick runs stunned a Chepauk crowd that may have expected their team to return home with a win and get closer to the top of the table. Chennai Super Kings…
Big picture – RCB begin long streak of away games The effect of travel fatigue is underrated. It can’t be easy playing IPL games up until midnight and fly out the next day, before that same old routine for another game on the third day. Teams were spared of this over during the Covid-19 era, but the return of home-and-away contests have added another layer of intrigue. Royal Challengers Bangalore…
England fast bowler Chris Jordan has joined Mumbai Indians as a replacement player for the remainder of IPL 2023. Jordan went unsold at a base price of INR 2 crore at the auction that was held in December last year, but has previous IPL experience with Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings. Related Riley Meredith replaces injured Jhye Richardson at Mumbai Indians Jhye Richardson out…
Sunrisers Hyderabad 197 for 6 (Abhishek 67, Klaasen 53*, Marsh 4-27) beat Delhi Capitals 188 for 6 (Marsh 63, Salt 59, Markande 2-20) by 9 runs In a game of high drama where both sides kept landing punches at each other with neither backing off, Sunrisers Hyderabad pipped Delhi Capitals to arrest a three-match losing streak on a low, slow pitch at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. At one stage, Capitals…
Western Storm 215 for 4 (Prendergast 115, Wilson 74*) beat Thunder 214 (Lamb 74, Dottin 41) by six wickets Orla Prendergast scored a magnificent century on debut to propel Western Storm to a convincing six-wicket Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy victory over Thunder at Sophia Gardens. Having joined the staff only 48 hours previously, the Irish international made the best possible first impression, posting a career-best 115 and sharing in a…