Ajinkya Rahane is struggling both as captain and batsman in the ongoing Indian Premier League season and things just got from bad to worse for the Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday night as they suffered a 12-run loss against Kings XI Punjab in Mohali.
India Cricket World Cup 2019 Team, Squad, Captain, Players List: India’s 15-man squad for the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup in England and Wales was announced at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai on Monday (April 15).
Delhi Capitals inflict third straight loss on Sunrisers Hyderabad while Chennai Super Kings recorded their seventh win of the season by beating Kolkata Knight Riders by five wickets at the Eden Gardens.
Having roared back to form with a 97-run knock, Shikhar Dhawan on Friday said that the pitch at the Eden Gardens was better than the one at the Delhi Capitals’ home ground.
CSK recorded their sixth win in seven games as they chased down a modest 152 run target against Rajasthan Royals in a dramatic final over. Skipper MS Dhoni scored 58 off 43 while Ambati Rayudu (57 off 47 balls) for the fifth wicket.
Stand-in captain Kieron Pollard’s sensational 83-run knock put KL Rahul’s maiden IPL hundred in the shade as Mumbai Indians pulled off a thrilling last-ball three-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab on Wednesday.
Deepak Chahar’s progress is good news for Indian cricket. The 26-year-old made his ODI debut at the Asia Cup in Dubai in September last year after playing his maiden T20 international at Bristol a couple of months previously. He looked pretty raw then. Chahar is making steady progress in this IPL.
Kings XI Punjab and India opener KL Rahul’s future was thrown into doubt after he was suspended by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) earlier this year over his controversial comments in a popular television chat show.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) beat Rajasthan Royals (RR) by eight wickets on Sunday to go on top of the table in Indian Premier League 2019. KKR openers Sunil Narine and Chris Lynn tore the Rajasthan Royals bowling attack to shreds to help KKR reach a target of 140 in just 14 overs.
Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers’ expertly assembled 108-run partnership was condemned to becoming a side note as Andre Russell launched a stunning assault on Tim Southee to help KKR chase down a target of 206 with five balls to spare.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) produced a well-rounded effort against Delhi Capitals (DC) to register their third win on the trot in IPL 2019 at Feroz Shah Kotla on Thursday. Electing to bowl first, SRH produced a mighty effort with the ball to restrict Delhi to 129/8 after 20 overs. Chasing 130, Hyderabad were home with five wickets in hand and 9 balls to spare.
Mumbai Indians’ Hardik Pandya Wednesday termed the last seven months the toughest of his life when I didn’t know what to do”, and dedicated the award-winning performance in the IPL to those who stood by him.
