File photo – Kaushal Silva was left dazed after being hit on the head while fielding at short leg © AFP Sri Lanka batsman Kaushal Silva has been airlifted to a Colombo hospital, after being struck on the head during a practice match at Pallekele. Initial CAT scans suggested Silva was out of danger, but he will continue to be monitored as a precautionary measure. Silva was wearing a helmet…
Lions win despite Virat Kohli's maiden T20 ton
Gujarat Lions v Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2016, Rajkot April 24, 2016 The Report by Sirish Raghavan Gujarat Lions 182 for 4 (Karthik 50*, McCullum 42) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 180 for 2 (Kohli 100*, Rahul 51*) by six wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details © BCCI Dinesh Karthik’s unbeaten fifty steered Gujarat Lions to a tense six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in Rajkot, as the hosts held their nerve to…
Karthik, openers help Gujarat Lions chase 181
Gujarat Lions v Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2016, Rajkot April 24, 2016 The Report by Sirish Raghavan Toss Royal Challengers Bangalore chose to bat v Gujarat LionsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Yuzvendra Chahal returned for RCB in a spin-heavy bowling attack © BCCI Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli won the toss for the first time in IPL 2016 and opted to bat. Kohli explained that the pitch looked somewhat…
Knight Riders bowl, Sathish in for Pandey
Toss: Kolkata Knight Riders chose to bowl v Rising Pune SupergiantsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Albie Morkel makes his debut for Rising Pune Supergiants, his fourth IPL franchise © BCCI Kolkata Knight Riders have won three out of three games when they have chased this season, and their captain Gautam Gambhir had no hesitation in choosing to bowl against Rising Pune Supergiants. Both sides had to make forced changes, with…
Taijul Islam seals tie with last-ball six
File photo – Taijul Islam made 17 not out off 10 balls, after taking figures of 0 for 39 © AFP Taijul Islam‘s last-ball six guided Legends of Rupganj to a tie against Victoria Sporting Club in BKSP. Having left to defend 12 off the last over, Rabbi began with a dot to Abu Hider. His next ball was a wide and the next four balls went for only five…
RCB bat, spinners in for both sides
Gujarat Lions v Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2016, Rajkot April 24, 2016 The Report by Sirish Raghavan Toss Royal Challengers Bangalore chose to bat v Gujarat LionsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Yuzvendra Chahal returned for RCB in a spin-heavy bowling attack © BCCI Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli won the toss for the first time in IPL 2016 and opted to bat. Kohli explained that the pitch looked somewhat…
Couldn't have asked for a better game from bowlers – Warner
David Warner explained that Mustafizur Rahman’s role was to come in in the last over of the Powerplay and try not to give the opposition momentum going into the middle period © BCCI For the second time in as many matches, Sunrisers Hyderabad’s bowlers put up a solid performance, this time reining in Kings XI Punjab in a five-wicket win in Hyderabad on Saturday. Pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman led the…
Rohit just couldn't get going in the middle stages – Ponting
Ricky Ponting: “Rohit just couldn’t get going in the middle stages of the innings. From the sidelines it felt like he was a bit deprived of the strike as well” © AFP Mumbai Indians coach Ricky Ponting said that his side’s inability to maintain momentum in the middle overs of a 165-run chase against Delhi Daredevils was one of the main factors for their 10-run loss in Delhi. Mumbai were…
Pietersen ruled out of IPL with calf injury
Kevin Pietersen will no longer take part in the remainder of the IPL season © BCCI In a blow to Rising Pune Supergiants’ unimpressive season so far, their batsman Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of the remainder of the IPL season. Pietersen, who had injured his right calf against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Friday, announced he would not take further part in the tournament via his Instagram account. Pietersen…
Upbeat Royal Challengers target smarting Lions
Match facts Sunday, April 24, 2016Start time 1600 local (1030 GMT) Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers have added three 100-plus partnerships in four games © BCCI Big picture Royal Challengers Bangalore will have more than one reason to be happy with their 13-run win over Rising Pune Supergiants on Friday. They successfully defended a total for the second time this season and their replacement player – South African chinaman…