The IPL 2023 match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals turned out to be a memorable one, not only for being the 1000th match of the tournament but also for the successful run-chase by the Rohit Sharma-led side. Playing at Wankhede, MI got a mammoth target of 213 to chase after youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal slammed his
Month: May 2023
The ‘farewell fever’ has truly gripped Indian Premier League (IPL) fans this season, with people turning up in yellow wherever MS Dhoni has gone to play. Be it New Delhi or Kolkata, stadiums have been painted in yellow, with fans anticipating this to be the last season as player for the Chennai Super Kings skipper.
IPL 2023: RCB to face LSG in their next clash© BCCI Royal Challengers Bangalore will be taking on Lucknow Super Giants in their IPL 2023 match on Monday at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. RCB will be heading into this match after facing a 21-run loss against Kolkata Knight Riders. This will be the
He once lived in tents and sold street food to pursue his cricketing dream. Now, sizzling talent Yashasvi Jaiswal is the toast of the Indian Premier League. On Sunday the Indian 21-year-old smashed 124 off 62 balls for Rajasthan Royals in front of a huge crowd in Mumbai, the city he moved to as a
Delhi Capitals will need their under-performing Indian batters to deliver when they take on the mighty and versatile Gujarat Titans in the IPL in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. The abject failure of Prithvi Shaw and Sarfaraz Khan has contributed significantly to Delhi Capitals’ travails this season as they find themselves in a do-or-die situation with six
During an IPL match played between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday (April 30), MI skipper Rohit Sharma’s dismissal in a controversial fashion became the talk of the town. While chasing a mammoth target of 213 for victory, Rohit was adjudged clean bowled in the second over of
The 42nd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) saw Mumbai Indians (MI) take on Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday (April 30). The match turned out to be yet another thriller and went down to the final over of the game, with MI emerging victorious by six wickets in the end.
Veteran India batter Cheteshwar Pujara will continue his build-up to June’s ICC World Test Championship final when he plays alongside Australia counterpart Steve Smith for English county side Sussex over the next month. Pujara has been in scintillating form for Sussex already this season, with the prolific right-hander already notching two centuries from three matches
Mumbai Indians pulled off a six-wicket win over the Rajasthan Royals in a high-scoring thriller at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai to keep their 2023 IPL playoff hopes alive. The Royals got off to an incredible start in the first innings with Yashasvi Jaiswal smashing 124 runs (62b, 16×4, 8×6) for the most scored in
Another drama-filled Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match concluded in the last over, with Punjab Kings securing a thrilling victory over Chennai Super Kings on Sunday. The match, went down the wire, with PBKS needing 3 runs off the final ball to win the match. But, the Shikhar Dhawan-led franchise could’ve sealed the win a
IPL 2023: LSG to face RCB in their next clash© BCCI Lucknow Super Giants will be squaring off against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their next IPL 2023 match on Monday at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. The KL Rahul-led side will be coming to this clash after a thumping win over Punjab Kings, where
A number of Mumbai Indians players returned to top form in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match against Rajasthan Royals on Sunday. In what was a high-scoring thriller, a number of MI players got respectable scores, including the likes of Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma and Tim David. However, the skipper Rohit Sharm
In March they were facing each other in Ahmedabad and next month they will do so again at The Oval, but for the next few weeks Cheteshwar Pujara and Steven Smith will be team-mates at Sussex. Smith joins the county this week for his somewhat controversial pre-Ashes stint, which will see him play three County
Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma© Twitter Bollywood actress and wife of India cricketer Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma, turned 35 years old on May 01, 2023. On the occasion, Virat took to social media to post 7 beautiful pictures of his wife with a glorious message to wish her a happy birthday. While Kohli has been busy
Pakistan faced New Zealand in the second ODI of the five-match series at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Saturday (April 29). The Men in Green emerged victorious in the contest by seven wickets. Winning the toss, Pakistan elected to bowl first in the clash. However, the game was halted after the first over of the
Tim David’s heroics earned Mi a big win over RR© BCCI/Sportzpics In what was the 1000th match in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Mumbai Indians chased down a gigantic target of 213 runs against Rajasthan Royals to keep themselves in the hunt for a spot in the playoffs. The victory was MI’s
On the occasion of his 36th birthday, Rohit Sharma saw his team Mumbai Indians clinch a thrilling victory over Rajasthan Royals in a high-scoring encounter. Chasing a mammoth target of 213 runs, Mumbai completed the target in the final over, courtesy of Tim David‘s blitzkrieg at the end. However, after the conclusion of the match,
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the 43rd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium on Monday (May 1). Notably, LSG and RCB have met each other once in the IPL 2023, where Lucknow emerged victorious in
Andre Russell was left fuming and Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Nitish Rana could nothing but stare blankly as Suyash Sharma squandered a massive chance to dismiss David Miller in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 encounter against Gujarat Titans on Saturday. The mistake came back to haunt the hosts as they were defeated by seven
Tim David (L) and Tilak Varma© BCCI Tim David emerged as the hero for Mumbai Indians as the all-rounder slammed three sixes in three balls to guide his team to victory over Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 encounter on Sunday. With 17 runs needed from the final over, the ball was
The Indian Premier League has reached its midway stage with Faf du Plessis firing on all cylinders, Rinku Singh achieving a miracle and MS Dhoni‘s Chennai Super Kings top of the table. AFP Sport pinpoints five highlights so far of the current edition of the lucrative Twenty20 tournament, which reaches its climax on May 28.
Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was left ruing the four-wicket defeat to Punjab Kings in their own den, saying the bowlers need to be more aware of the situation and also indicated that the execution was probably “bad”. CSK had a good chance of victory after posting 200 for four at the MA
Punjab Kings pulled off a thrilling chase of 201 against Chennai Super Kings and registered their fifth win of IPL 2023 on Sunday. Asked to bowl first, PBKS conceded 200/4 in 20 overs, courtesy of the unbeaten 92-run knock from Devon Conway. Later, the Shikhar Dhawan-led side struggled a bit but eventually found their way
Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma on Sunday said it was heartening to see his team chase down a big total set by Rajasthan Royals and also praised rival batter Yashasvi Jaiswal, saying he was surprised with the power the youngster packed in his strokes. Jaiswal’s blazing 124-run knock helped the Royals score 212 for seven.