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    Who is Varun Chakravarthy? Unknown Facts About KKR’s Mystery Spinner

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    Varun Chakravarthy

    Times of Sports(TOS) has listed the unknown facts about the KKR’s Varun Chakravarthy. Who got his maiden national call for the Australian tour after his impressive IPL performance. Varun’s name has been included in the squad list for the Australia tour.

    Varun Chakravarthy has become the first bowler to bag five wickets in a match in IPL 2020 tournament. Chakravarthy has become an inseparable spinner for KKR. Particularly when Sunil Narine was out due to a suspect bowling action, Chakravarthy filled in well.

    Though Chakravarthy executes wonderful performance in IPL sofar he faces a lot of hurdles before making the maiden call for the national team.

    Unknown Facts About Varun Chakravarthy

    Late starter

    He made his List A debut for Tamil Nadu in the 2018-19 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 20 September 2018. He was the leading wicket-taker for Tamil Nadu in the 2018-19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with twenty-two dismissals in nine matches.

    Wicketkeeper turned Bowler

    Did you know, Chakravarthy was a wicketkeeper-batsman when he started out? He did not get a lot of recognition with the gloves on and hence decided to take them off.

    Education

    To make ends meet, Chakravarthy worked as an architect. He also got a degree in architecture a degree in architecture at the SRM University in Chennai. After completing the five-year course, Varun worked as a freelance architect.

    Dinesh Karthik Spots Talent

    It was Dinesh Karthik who backed the cricketer after seeing him bowl in the nets in Chennai. Soon, he landed himself a contract with the Knight Riders and the rest as they say is history.

    Left His Job

    He left his job as an architect and joined CromBest Cricket Club as a seam-bowling allrounder. But a knee injury he sustained during the second match relegated him to the sidelines.

    Varun Chakravarthy Batting Stats

    Mat No Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s CT ST
    Career 12 1 10 7* 5 15 66.66 0 0 0 0 3 0
    2020* 11 1 10 7* 5 15 66.66 0 0 0 0 3 0
    2019 1 0 0 0* – 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0

     

    Varun Chakravarthy Bowling Stats

    Mat Balls Runs WKTS BBM Ave Econ SR 4W 5W
    Career 12 282 351 14 5/20 25.07 7.46 20.14 0 1
    2020* 11 264 316 13 5/20 24.3 7.18 20.3 0 1
    2019 1 18 35 1 1/35 35 11.66 18 0 0

    David Miller, Faf du Plessis And Russell Pulled Out of LPL 2020

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    LPL 2020

    The 2020 edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) is scheduled to be held from November 21 to December 13, 2020. The LPL 2020 squad draft was held in October 19. After facing a postpone in the schedule LPL now faces player’s withdrawal owing to various reasons.

    Reason for Players Withdrawl

    Andre Russell, Faf du Plessis, David Miller, and Dawid Malan are expected to not get part in the LPL 2020. Russell is unavailable due to a knee injury. While Du Plessis, Miller, and Malan will be part of a bilateral England-South Africa series.

    “The franchises that had these players will have to negotiate with other players to take their place,” LPL director Ravin Wickramaratne told ESPNcricinfo. Russell, Miller, du Plessis, and Malan were picked up as marquee players.

    The franchise that has been hit the hardest is Colombo Kings, who had all three of Russell, du Plessis, and Bisla on its roster. Malan was expected to turn out for the Jaffna Stallions.

    When and Where to Watch LPL 

    The matches are scheduled to be held at two venues – Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy and Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota. A total of 23 matches will be played over a period of 15 days.

    India timing & telecast: All the matches will be Live on Star Sports Networks and will be streamed live on Disney + Hotstar VIP. Matches will begin at 7.30 PM IST and on the doubleheader days, the first match will start at 3.30 PM IST.

    LPL 2020 Full Squad details

    Dambulla Hawks

    Local players: Dasun Shanaka, Niroshan Dickwella, Lahiru Kumara, Oshada Fernando, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Madushanka, Upul Tharanga, Angelo Perera, Ramesh Mendis, Pulina Tharanga, Ashen Bandara, Dilshan Madushanka, Sachindu Colombage.

    Overseas players: David Miller, Carlos Brathwaite, Samit Patel, Paul Stirling.

    Galle Gladiators

    Local players: Lasith Malinga, Danushka Gunatilleka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Akila Dananjaya, Milinda Siriwardena, Lakshan Sandakan, Shehan Jayasuriya, Asitha Fernando, Nuwan Thushara, Mohomed Shiraz, Dhanjaya Lakshan, Chanaka Ruwansiri.

    Overseas players: Shahid Afridi, Colin Ingram, Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Amir, Sarfraz Ahmed, Azam Khan.

    Jaffna Stallions

    Local players: Thisara Perera, Wanindu Hasaranga, Avishka Fernando, Dananjaya de Silva, Suranga Lakmal, Binura Fernando, Minod Bhanuka, Chathuranga de Silva, Mahesh Theekshana, Charith Asalanka, Nuvinidu Fernando, Kanagaratnam Kapilraj, Theivendiram Dinoshan, Yiyakanth Yiyaskanth.

    Overseas players: Dawid Malan, Shoaib Malik, Usman Shinwari, Asif Ali.

    Kandy Tuskers

    Local players: Kusal Janith Perera, Kusal Mendis, Nuwan Pradeep, Seekkuge Prasanna, Asela Gunerathne, Kamindu Mendis, Dilruwan Perera, Priyamal Perera, Kavisha Anjula, Lasith Embuldeniya, Lahiru Samarakoon, Nishan Madushka Fernando, Chamika Edirisinghe, Ishan Jayaratne.

    Overseas players: Chris Gayle, Liam Plunkett, Wahab Riaz, Naveen-ul-Haq.

    Colombo Kings

    Local players: Angelo Mathews, Isuru Udana, Dinesh Chandimal, Amila Aponso, Ashan Priyanjaya, Dushmantha Chameera, Jeffery Vandersay, Thikshila de Silva, Pht Kaushal, Lahiru Udara, Himesh Ramanayka, Kalana Perera, Tharindu Rathnayaka, Navod Paranawithana.

    Overseas players: Andre Russell, Faf du Plessis, Manpreet Singh Gony, Manvinder Bisla, Ravinderpal Singh.

     

    India Squad For Australia 2020 Series – Tour of 4 Test, 3 ODI, 3 T20I

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    India tour of Australia

    The BCCI announces the 32 man squad for the India tour of Australia to play four Tests, three ODIs, and T20Is.

    The limited-overs is likely to be held entirely in Sydney and Canberra which will be followed by a four-match Test series. The dates and schedule for the tour is yet to be officially confirmed by Cricket Australia and BCCI.

    KL Rahul who exposes his best form in IPL has been replaced for Rohit Sharma. KL Rahul also assigned to assist Virat Kohli in the form of Vice-captain in T20I and ODI matches. Ishant Sharma has not included in the squad due to his injury which he faced during the IPL tournament.

    In the last tour without Rohit Sharma in the team, India struggled and faces a whitewash loss in Test format against New Zealand. Apart from this KKR’s tough spinner Varun Chakravarthy has been included in the India squad for Australia 2020. Varun who also in his peak form becomes the first bowler to bag the five-wicket haul in the IPL 2020 is selected in the T20 Squad.

    India Tour of Australia Squad

    T20I squad

    Virat Kohli (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul (vice-captain and wicket-keeper), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Navdeep Saini, Deepak Chahar, Varun Chakravarthy

    ODI squad

    Virat Kohli (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul (vice-captain & wicket-keeper), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Mayank Agarwal, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Navdeep Saini, Shardul Thakur

    Test squad

    Virat Kohli (Captain), Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Mohd. Siraj

    Four additional bowlers – Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kartik Tyagi, Ishan Porel, and T. Natarajan – will travel with the Indian contingent.

    IPL 2020 : KKR vs KXIP Highlights – Match 46 | KXIP Won by 8 Wickets

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    KKR vs KXIP

    IPL 2020 KKR vs KXIP Highlights: Kolkata Knight Riders is set to play the 46th match of IPL 2020 against Kings XI Punjab. KXIP is in need to win the match in order o secure the 4th spot on the IPL 2020 points table.

    While KKR is in pressure to win the match in order to stay in the 4th position of the points table.

    Match: Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) vs Kings XI Punjab(KXIP)

    Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

    Toss Details: Kings XI Punjab won the toss and opt to field

    Captains View 

    KL Rahul | KXIP Skipper

    We will bowl first. Just want to chase, like to see a target on the board, and pace our innings accordingly. We have seen that in the last 3-4 games, hopefully, the dew factor favours us in the second innings.

    Winning gives a lot of confidence to the group, you see a lot more people smiling, it makes them keep performing better and better. The mood in the camp has always been good but obviously getting a few wins under the belt helps as well.

    The back-room staff has been phenomenal right from even the tournament started. No changes to our team.

    Eoin Morgan | KKR Skipper

    We would have bowled as well, pretty much for the same reasons. There’s a bit of dew. We produced our best performance against DC, played the way we wanted to play.

    Our fate is still in our hands, that’s good. We have depended a lot on match-ups, it works at times, it doesn’t at times. Andre Russell is unfortunately still not fit, so the same team.

    Playing XI

    Kings XI Punjab(KXIP)

    KL Rahul(w/c), Mandeep Singh, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Deepak Hooda, Chris Jordan, Murugan Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh.

    Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR)

    Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Dinesh Karthik(w), Eoin Morgan(c), Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Lockie Ferguson, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy.

    KKR vs KXIP Highlights

    Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) Batting

    Shubman Gill and Nitish Rana get in to lead KKR. Maxwell opens the attack against KKR. Rana dismissed off the first ball he faced from Maxwell and walks to Pavillion. Mohammed Shami in his first over lands KKR in trouble by dismissing Tripathi and Dinesh Karthik.

    Maxwell dismissed Rana in the first over
    Maxwell dismissed Rana in the first over

    KKR lands in trouble after losing three wickets in two overs. Eoin Morgan and Gill is in pressure to build a much-needed partnership. And pumps KKR to score 54 runs for 3 wicket loss at the end of the powerplay.

    KXIP is in need to break the settled partnership in order to change the game flow. Ravi Bishnoi took Morgan’s wicket and provided the much-needed breakthrough. Jordan dismissed the dangerous Narine before scoring any massive runs.

    Shami put an end to Gill’s wonderful innings by dismissing him for 57 runs. Jordan with an excellent final over restrict KKR to score 149 runs for 9 wicket loss.

    Kings XI Punjab(KXIP) Batting

    KL Rahul and Mandeep Singh get into lead KXIP. Cummins opens the attack. KKR is in need to take early wickets in order to increase the winning chances. KXIP struggles to add good runs in th powerplay as KKR bowlers restrict KXIP batsmen to score only 36 runs at the end of the powerplay. Though KKR restricts KXIP score they fail to take the wickets and let KXIP to build the partnership.

    Chakravarthy in his second over took the much-needed wicket for KKr by dismissing KL Rahul for 28 runs. Universal Boss Gayle gets in to join hands with Mandeep Singh. Mandeep Singh’s half-century along with Gayle’s 25 balls fifty pushed KXIP to a better position.

    Though Gayle loses his wicket in the 19th over Mandeep and Pooran makes the winning run partnership and makes KXIP to register their sixth victory. Kings XI Punjab beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 8 wickets.

    Watch KKR vs KXIP highlights

    Man of the match

    Chris Gayle | KXIP

    I have been doing some off the field training with the trainer when I wasn’t playing. I am feeling good, hitting the gym (laughs). You have that good feeling about yourself and about the team, capitalizing on it as much as possible. We are happy now, but still a long way to go. It was important to assess the conditions as quickly as possible.

    They had two very good spinners, it was about making the adjustment as quickly as possible. Once you get the first boundary going, I was always going to get into the zone. Tried to hit as straight as possible and it paid off for me today which was very good and it eased the pressure off Mandeep. He batted superbly and it was a great partnership.

    Sunil has got me out so many times. He’s the best spinner in the world. When you get Sunil Narine on a pitch where it’s not turning that much, you got to make the best use of it and that’s what I did today. I could actually take chances off him because the wicket wasn’t suitable for him. I cashed in on that.

    The last game, we told that we wanted to win it for him (Mandeep). It’s so beautiful for him to stand out today, look up to the sky, his dad his watching him, really happy for him. And my dad, I love you too. We needed some sort of momentum to get that will power and the feeling that we can do it.

    Today the coach asked the senior players to step up and win games for the team. Glad that myself and Mandeep put our hands up. The youngsters in the team are saying ‘Don’t retire.’ That was Mandeep.

    Rishabh Pant May Not be the Part of India Tour of Australia

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    Rishabh Pant

    Indian wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant is on the verge to miss India’s tour of Australia. After Dhoni’s retirement announcement this is the first Australian tour for India. In the absence of Dhoni, the selection committee is in need to pick the best wicketkeeper-batsman who could portray MSD in all the way.

    Rishabh Pant may miss Australia Tour

    One of the major reasons for his exclusion may be due to his weight. Fitness plays a major role in games like cricket where players need to qualify the YO-YO test in order to get part in the squad.

    Rishabh Pant
    Rishabh Pant

    Currently, the process does not compromise on the yo-yo test and that is where the problem lies for Pant. The source also said that the selectors will now speak to trainer Nick Webb before taking the call

    “The Indian team fitness trainer had shared his perspective on Pant some days ago and we believe he’s overweight. Regardless of what’s obvious on the field, the BCCI and the selectors will have to take the fitness report on Pant into consideration before they can pick him. The selectors need to speak to trainer Nick Webb before taking the call,” a source told.

    Option for Dhoni’s replacement 

    With KL Rahul in top-form, he could be the one backed to do the wicketkeeping duties in the limited-overs series in Australia. With Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan impressing in the ongoing IPL, they could also be in the reckoning.

    Pant has been in poor form amassing 217 runs in eight matches at an average of 31.00 and a surprisingly low strike-rate of 117.29. He is yet to get a fifty-plus score as well. Not just his batting, he has also been bashed on social media for his shoddy keeping skills. All in all, it has thus far been a season to forget for Pant.

    BCCI Updates on Squad Selection for India Tour of Australia

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    India tour of Australia

    After BCCI confirmed India tour of Australia the selection committee is in the urge to organize a meeting to announce the squad. This will be the first major meeting for the new selection committee led by Sunil Joshi.

    Selection of India Squad for Australia Tour

    A BCCI source in the know of developments said that the squads will be picked after assessing all the injury-related updates.

    “Yes, Joshi and the team will sit down to pick the squads on Monday. It will be interesting not just because it is a long tour and the bio-bubble regulations have to be kept in mind to ensure there are enough replacements ready to jump in if needed, but also there are a few injury issues that need to be considered, especially in the bowling department,” the source said.

    India tour of Australia
    Indian Test cricket team

    In fact, keeping the quarantine regulations in mind, Virat Kohli and boys could be seen playing the four Test series against the Aussies across just two venues — Adelaide and Sydney. Sources in the know said that the teams may be forced to play the four Tests in the two venues.

    “The original plan obviously goes Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane. But if there are coronavirus-related issues, we may look at playing the four Tests across two venues rather than four. In such a scenario, we look at Adelaide and Sydney,” the source pointed.

    Bio-Secure bubble in Austalia?

    The BCCI has already made it clear that the whole unit will be first undergoing quarantine in a bio-secure bubble in the UAE before heading to Australia. In fact, the Test players are set to come in once the national selectors announce the squad.

    Players for the three formats — Tests, ODIs and T20Is — will travel together as that will help maintain the bubble. Commenting on the upcoming series, India`s limited-overs opener Shikhar Dhawan recently said that he is confident of doing well Down Under.

    “Will think about it when the time comes. 10-15 minutes are needed to think about it. When you are experienced, you have gone and done well, you have that confidence in you. I am confident I will go and do well there,” he told ANI on Friday.

    Women’s IPL 2020 Updated Squad and Schedule Details

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    Women's IPL 2020 Squad schedule
    Women's IPL 2020 Squad schedule

    BCCI releases the final and updated squad and schedule for the Women’s IPL. BCCI has scheduled to play the Women’s IPL(WIPL) in UAE along with the Dream 11 IPL 2020. The tournament was the first time introduced in 2018 in Mumbai. In the inaugural edition, IPL Supernovas won the match by 3 wickets in a last-over thriller.

    In 2019 it was a three-team tournament instead of a one-off match, featuring a new team called IPL Velocity along with IPL Trailblazers and IPL Supernovas. IPL Supernovas beat IPL Velocity by 4 wickets in the second edition and retained their title.

    Women’s IPL Winners List

    Season
    		 Final
    Final venue
    Winner Result Runner-up
    2018
    Details    		 IPL Supernovas
    130/7 (20 overs)    		 IPL Supernovas won by 3 wickets IPL Trailblazers
    129/6 (20 overs)
    Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
    2019
    Details    		 IPL Supernovas
    125/6 (20 overs)    		 IPL Supernovas won by 4 wickets IPL Velocity
    121/6 (20 overs)
    Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
    2020
    Details    		 TBC TBD TBC
    Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

    Women’s IPL 2020 Schedule

    Sr No. Date Time (UAE) Time (IST) Team 1 Team 2
    Match 1 04/11/20 6:00 PM 7:30 PM Supernovas Velocity
    Match 2 05/11/20 2:00 PM 3:30 PM Velocity Trailblazers
    Match 3 07/11/20 6:00 PM 7:30 PM Trailblazers Supernovas
    Match 4 09/11/20 6:00 PM 7:30 PM                  Final

    Women’s IPL 2020 Squad

    The best of Indian women’s cricket will combine with some of the leading stars from England, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Bangladesh and New Zealand in a four-match tournament.

    Thailand’s Natthakan Chantham, who scored her country’s first Women’s T20 World Cup half-century, adds another feather to her cap as she will become the first Thai cricketer to feature in the tournament.

    Supernovas

    Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Jemimah Rodrigues (VC), Chamari Atapattu, Priya Punia, Anuja Patil, Radha Yadav, Taniya Bhatia (WK), Shashikala Siriwardene, Poonam Yadav, Shakera Selman, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar, Ayushi Soni, Ayabonga Khaka, Muskan Malik.

    Trailblazers

    Smriti Mandhana (C), Deepti Sharma (VC), Punam Raut, Richa Ghosh, D. Hemalatha, Nuzhat Parween (WK), Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Harleen Deol, Jhulan Goswami, Simaran Dil Bahadur, Salma Khatun, Sophie Ecclestone, Natthakan Chantham, Deandra Dottin, Kashvee Gautam.

    Velocity

    Mithali Raj (C), Veda Krishnamurthy (VC), Shafali Verma, Sushma Verma (WK), Ekta Bisht, Mansi Joshi, Shikha Pandey, Devika Vaidya, Sushree Dibyadarshini, Manali Dakshini, Leigh Kasperek, Danielle Wyatt, Suné Luus, Jahanara Alam, M. Anagha.

     

    IPL 2020 : RR vs MI Highlights – Match 45 | RR Won by 8 Wickets

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    RR vs MI

    IPL 2020 RR vs MI Highlights: Rajasthan Royals is set to play the 45th match of IPL against Mumbai Indians. RR is in need to win the match in order to stay alive in the IPL 2020 points table.

    Mumbai who is at the top of the points table will play with their new combination as Rohit Sharma has been ruled out of the match.

    Match: Rajasthan Royals(RR) vs Mumbai Indians(MI)

    Venue:  Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

    Toss Details: Mumbai Indians(MI) won the toss and choose to bat

    Captains View 

    Kieron Pollard | MI skipper

    We’re going to bat. Just one change – Pattinson in for Coulter-Nile. Pitch is fairly good. Done pretty well batting first. A couple of venues dew has played a major factor. Here, not so much. Whatever you do you have to do it properly.

    Steve Smith | RR skipper

    Same team. We’ve played some reasonable cricket without getting over the line. The last one was a bit disappointing. Hopefully, we can get over the line. We’ve got three games, for us, it’s about winning them all. See how we go.

    Playing XI

    Mumbai Indians(MI)

    Quinton de Kock(w), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard(c), Krunal Pandya, James Pattinson, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.

    Rajasthan Royals(RR)

    Robin Uthappa, Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson(w), Jos Buttler, Steven Smith(c), Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Ankit Rajpoot, Kartik Tyagi.

    RR vs MI Highlights

    Mumbai Indians(MI) Batting

    Ishan Kishan and de Kock get in to lead the MI. Jofra Archer opens the attack against MI. After six of the fourth delivery, de Kock dismissed off the fifth delivery after scoring 6 runs. After Archer makes a massive blow of the first over Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan make a steady partnership. That makes MI to score 59 runs for 1 wicket loss at the end of the powerplay.

    RR is in need to break the partnership as MI reached 89 runs for the same one-wicket loss at the end of 10 overs. Kartik Tyagi makes the expected breakthrough by dismissing Ishan Kishan for 37 runs. Shreyas Gopa in his third over makes back-to-back wickets by dismissing Suryakumar Yadav and Pollard and lands MI in trouble.

    With Hardik Pandya’s stunning final over Mumbai Indians scored 195 runs for 5 wicket loss. Hardik makes his 20 over half-century and makes an impressive comeback.

    Hardik makes the 20 ball half century
    Hardik makes the 20 balls half-century

    Rajasthan Royals(RR) Batting

    Uthappa and Stokes get in to lead the RR. Pattinson with a stunning delivery dismissed Uthappa and makes the expected early wicket. Though Smith makes an impressive start by hitting six and a boundary failed to face Pattinson’s delivery. And return to Pavillion after scoring 11 runs.

    Though RR loses a couple of wickets still they score the required run rate. Ben Stokes after struggling in the beginning makes his perfect half-century in 28 deliveries. Samson and Stokes make the much-expected partnership which boosts the RR score.

    Mumbai Indians is in need to break the partnership but failed to do so. Stokes with an impressive century lead RR to bag their fifth victory. Rajasthan Royals(RR) beat Mumbai Indians(MI) by 8 wickets.

    Watch RR vs MI Highlights

    Man of the Match

    Ben Stokes | RR

    Sort of bittersweet to be honest – it took so long to get one for the team. I would have preferred to get this form two or three games before when we weren’t relying on other results to get us through to the qualifiers. It’s always nice to get back to form.

    We needed a result from today, so – it’s a good victory. Training yesterday was the best I have had for the full time I have been here. Came into the game with a lot more confidence than the other games. Nice to spend some time out in the middle and finish the game off.

    The ball was coming on nicely – be it short or full. It was hard when they dug it into the wicket. We got ourselves into a great position by putting the pressure back on to every bowler who came on.

    They have obviously got Bumrah, which we managed to score probably a lot freer than we thought we’d be able to. It’s a bit difficult at the moment, things are a bit tough back at home, hopefully, this will give them some happiness.

    IPL 2020 : RCB vs CSK Highlights – Match 44 | CSK Won by 8 Wickets

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    RCB vs CSK

    IPL 2020 RCB vs CSK Highlights: Royal Challengers Bangalore is set to play the 44th match of IPL against Chennai Super Kings. CSK is in need to win this match in order to make the mathematical possibilities to enter the IPL 2020 playoff.

    Match: Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB) vs Chennai Super Kings(CSK)

    Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

    Toss Details: RCB won the toss and choose to bat

    Captains View 

    Virat Kohli | RCB skipper

    We will bat first. It’s pretty dry, rough. It’s interesting when the weather was hot the pitches weren’t playing well. The temperatures have dropped now but it’s slowing down. Moeen Ali replaces Isuru Udana as a spinner all-rounder, just one change. This green gesture is special for RCB, have quite a few good memories in this jersey.

    MS Dhoni | CSK skipper

    We would have loved to bat first as well, same reason, it’s a used wicket. Mathematically we still have a chance, but you have to think about how we have done in this season. 4-5 games prior we just took one game at a time and not worry about the points table.

    If we win it will take care of itself. We are looking at faces who haven’t got chances. Santner, Monu come in for Josh and Shardul.

    Playing XI

    Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB)

    Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers(w), Moeen Ali, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Chris Morris, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal.

    Chennai Super Kings(CSK)

    Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, N Jagadeesan, MS Dhoni(w/c), Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Imran Tahir, Monu Kumar.

    RCB vs CSK Highlights

    Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB) Batting

    Devdutt Padikkal and Finch get in to lead RCB. Chahar gets in to open the strike against RCB. Finch stars an aggressive opening by hitting a couple of boundaries of the first over. Sam Curran in his first over puts an end to the Finch by dismissing him while scoring 15 runs.

    At the end of the powerplay, RCB scored 46 runs for 1 wicket loss. Santner in his second over dismissed Devdutt Padikkal and makes the early wickets for CSK. Ab de Villiers and Virat Kohli join hand to lead RCB.

    CSK is in need to break this dangerous partnership as they lead RCB to score 72 runs for 2 wicket loss. The much-expected break has been done by Chahar as he dismissed Ab de Villiers for 39 runs. In the 19th over Sam dismissed Moeen Ali and Virat Kohli put pressure on the RCB at the death overs.

    Chahar with another wicket of the last over restricts RCB to score 145 runs for 6 wicket loss.

    Chennai Super Kings(CSK) Batting

    Ruturaj Gaikwad and du Plessis gets in to lead the CSK. CSK is in need to win the match to get rid of their worst defeat nightmare. Though CSK made an impressive start Chris Morris with an excellent delivery dismissed du Plessis. At the end of the powerplay, CSK scored 48 runs for 1 wicket loss.

    Ruturaj Gaikwad with an impressive start leads CSK to score 82 runs for 1 wicket loss. Rayudu and Gaikwad lead CSK to cross 100 runs in total. Chahal with his impressive spin dismissed Rayudu while scoring 39 runs.

    CSK skipper gets in to join hands with Gaikwad. With a maiden IPL, fifty Gaikwad leads CSK to win the match against RCB. CSK beat RCB by 8 wickets.

    Watch RCB vs CSK highlights

    Also read: IPL 2020 Points Table – Indian Premier League Team Standings

    Man of the Match 

    Ruturaj Gaikwad | CSK

    It feels good, and to win the game for the team and stay not-out till the end more importantly feels better than the personal milestone. It was tough for me, quarantining for a lot more days compared to the other guys. Everyone was with me – my friends, family.

    I was practicing well and I knew one good knock was just around the corner. Unfortunately just got out in three matches, but the management supported me including Mahi Bhai. The wicket was slow. I was proactive out there, calculating which bowler to target and whom to not, and it worked out well for me.

    IPL 2020 : KXIP vs SRH Highlights – Match 43 | KXIP Won by 12 Runs

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    KXIP vs SRH

    IPL 2020 KXIP vs SRH Highlights: Kings XI Punjab is set to play the 43rd match of IPL 2020 against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Both the teams will fight for the fifth spot in the IPL 2020 points table. A must-win match for both teams.

    Match: Kings XI Punjab(KXIP) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad(SRH)

    Venue:  Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

    Toss Details: Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and opt to field

    Captains View 

    David Warner  |SRH skipper

    We’re going to have a bowl first. I think the last game proved that a little bit of dew came towards the end. Towards the back end, there was a bit of pace on the wicket.

    Each game presents a new challenge, these guys are on a roll and it was nice for us as well to win the last game and get some momentum. We have spoken a lot about our middle order and it was nice to see the guys play without risk in the last game. Khaleel Ahmed comes in for Nadeem.

    KL Rahul | KXIP skipper

    I would’ve liked to bowl as well. We’ve batted second in the last few games which we’ve won. The wicket shouldn’t change much, it looks good. Winning obviously gives the group a lot of confidence especially when it comes against the top three teams.

    Different people have put their hands up in all three games which was pleasing. We had to win each game in the second half and we’re taking it one game at a time. Chris has been a big matchwinner, he has come good and brings calm and a winning spirit into the dressing room.

    He keeps the mood of the dressing room very light and the boys love playing with him. It has been different people in different games, the bowling has come good as well. Maxwell coming good in the last game gives confidence to the group.

    Hopefully, we can play aggressive cricket. Two changes – Mayank Agarwal and Jimmy Neesham miss out and Mandeep Singh and Chris Jordan come in.

    Playing XI

    Sunrisers Hyderabad(SRH)

    David Warner(c), Jonny Bairstow(w), Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan.

    Kings XI Punjab(KXIP)

    KL Rahul(w/c), Chris Gayle, Mandeep Singh, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Deepak Hooda, Murugan Ashwin, Chris Jordan, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh.

    KXIP vs SRH Highlights

    Kings XI Punjab(KXIP) Batting

    KL Rahul and Mandeep Sing get sin to the crease to lead KXIP. KXIP start with a steady strike but soon start to lose back to back wickets. Sandeep Sharma took his 100th IPL wicket by dismissing Mandeep Singh for 17 runs.

    At the end of the 10th over Jason Holder dismissed Chris Gayle and makes a massive blow for KXIP. Rashid Khan in the next over dismissed KL Rahul and lands KXIP in trouble. KXIP is in need to make a partnership that is much needed for KXIP to make a decent score.

    Holder dismissed Gayle while scoring 20 runs
    Holder dismissed Gayle while scoring 20 runs

    Sandeep Sharma took another wicket by dismissing Maxwell for 12 runs. The dangerous man walks to the pavilion and left the KXIP to sink.

    Glenn Maxwell this season:
    1 v DC
    5 v RCB
    13* v RR
    11 v MI
    11* v CSK
    7 v SRH
    10* v KKR
    0 v MI
    32 v DC
    12 v SRH
    102 runs; 100 balls; No sixes

    Though KXIP loses wickets in regular intervals Nicholas Pooran dragged KXIP to score 126 runs while losing 7 wickets.

    Sunrisers Hyderabad(SRH) Batting

    David Warner and Bairstow gets in to lead SRH. Shami opens the attack against SRH. SRH makes a good start by scoring 52 runs for nop wicket loss at the end of the powerplay. Ravi Bishnoi in his first over after the powerplay dismissed David Warner while scoring 35 runs. A wonderful inning comes to an end. SRH loses its skipper after crossing 50 runs.

    Ravi Bishnoi dismissed Warner while scoring 35 runs
    Ravi Bishnoi dismissed Warner while scoring 35 runs

    After the skipper’s dismissal, Bairstow too dismissed for 19 runs and lands SRH in trouble. Though SRH makes an impressive starts KXIP bowlers with their extraordinary bowling performance makes back to back wickets. That makes SRH to score 70 runs for 3 wicket loss.

    For a moment the game has changed its direction in favor of SRH but Jordan’s dismissal of Manish Pandey makes SRH fall again in the trouble. Arshdeep Singh with his back to back wickets in the 18th over builds pressure over the SRH batsmen.

    SRH needs to make boundaries and sixes in order to win the match and to alive in the tournament. Jordan in his last over dismissed Rashid Khan and Holder and makes the winning possibilities higher for the KXIP.

    With 14 required off the last over SRH struggles with the new batsmen. SRH dream of at least leveling the score has been scattered when Arshdeep Singh took three wickets off the last over. SRH start with aggressive and loses its mojo in the middle and lost the game against KXIP.

    Kings XI Punjab beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 12 runs.

    Watch KXIP vs SRH Highlights

    Man of the match

    Chris Jordan | KXIP

    Feel great, proud of the team. We had a tough start, but we kept the belief. It’s part and parcel of life to miss a few. The coaches and the teams are trying their best to get the best combination, to win four in a row is really pleasing.

    Arshdeep backed his skills and it’s come off. I just tried to support him to make it clear for him. I just tried to bowl a quiet over to give Arshdeep as much as I could to defend.

    IPL 2020 : KKR vs DC Highlights – Match 42 | KKR Won by 59 Runs

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    KKR vs DC

    IPL 2020 KKR vs DC Highlights: Kolkata Knight Riders set to play the 42nd match of IPL 2020 against Delhi Capitals. KKR is in need to win the match in order to stay in the safe zone of the IPL 2020 points table.

    Match: Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) vs Delhi Capitals(DC)

    Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

    Toss Details: Delhi Capitals won the toss and opt to field

    Captains View 

    Shreyas Iyer | DC skipper

    We will bowl first, there’s a bit of grass on the wicket. It will help our seamers at the start. We are not here to survive, but we’re here to express ourselves, so our mindset will be the same. We will have the same approach.

    Every player has been Man of the match on some occasion and it’s good to see the camaraderie within the team. Rahane comes in for Prithvi, Nortje comes in for Sams.

    Eoin Morgan | KKR skipper

    We had good practice for a couple of days, just that we need to refocus. We haven’t played our best cricket, hopefully, we do that today. Nagarkoti comes in, Narine comes in for Kuldeep and Banton. We were looking to bowl first, but this looks a good wicket. We enjoy playing here.

    Playing XI

    Delhi Capitals(DC)

    Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Tushar Deshpande, Anrich Nortje.

    Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR)

    Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan(c), Dinesh Karthik(w), Pat Cummins, Lockie Ferguson, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy.

    KKR vs DC Highlights

    Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) Batting

    Shubman Gill and Nitish Rana get in to lead KKR. Tushar Deshpande opens the attack against KKR. Though Gill makes a couple of boundaries off the first over got dismissed by Nortje in the second over.

    Rahul Tripathi gets in to join hands with Rana. Losing a wicket at the very beginning of the innings will put pressure on the remaining strikers. Nortje again added pressure to the KKR by dismissing Tripathi while scoring 13 runs.

    KKR loses 2 wickets and scored 36 runs at the end of the powerplay. After stepping down from captaincy Dinesh Karthik fails to make match-winning runs. The same continues as DK got dismissed by Rabada while scoring 3 runs.

    Sunil Narine gets in to join hands with Rana and KKR is in need to build the much-needed partnership. Narine and Rana get in to strike aggressively which leads KKR to score 142 runs for 3 wicket loss at the end of the 15th over.

    Rabada finally makes the breakthrough by dismissing Narine after scoring 64 runs from 32 deliveries. Narine walks to Pavillion after scoring the much-needed run for KKR. Rana finally dismissed of the last over while scoring 81 runs and KKR scored 194 runs for 6 wicket loss.

    KKR gets back in-game with the Narine and Rans’s fifty, the much needed for KKR at that moment.

    Delhi Capitals(DC) Batting

    Rahane and Dhawan get into the crease to lead DC. Pat Cummins opens the attack and dismissed Rahane off the first delivery and made a shocking opening. Shreyas Iyer gets into join hands with Dhawan.

    KKR is in need to dismiss Dhawan who is capable of changing the game flow. Pat Cummins did the much expected by dismissing Dhawan while scoring 6 runs. Pant get in to join hands with Iyer. DC is in need to make the winning partnership while KKR bowlers restrict DC strikers to make massive shots.

    Chakravarthy made the much-needed breakthrough by dismissing Pant for 27 runs. In his second over Chakravarthy dismissed Hetmyer and Shreyas Iyer in the back to back deliveries. DC lands in trouble as they scored 110 runs for 5 wicket loss at the end of the 15th over.

    Chakravarthy again with his impressive spell dismissed Stoinis and Axar in his third over and becomes the first bowler to take 5 wickets in a match in IPL 2020. With impressive bat and ball work, KKR claims their 6th victory. KKR beats DC by 59 runs.

    Watch KKR vs DC Highlights

     Man of the Match

    Varun Chakravarthy | KKR

    This is a surreal moment for me because I didn’t get wickets in the last few games, I wanted to get one or two wickets today, but I ended up with five. I enjoyed Shreyas Iyer’s wicket the most.

    I was told I would be bowling from the shorter end, so I had to attack the stumps. Want to thank my mother, Hema Malini, father Vinod Chakravarthy, and my fiancee Neha, the team physios, DK bhai, and Abhishek Nayar for their support.

    I pretty much started my spin bowling in 2018, that’s when I got my breakthrough in TNPL, it’s been high and lows – last year, I didn’t get many chances and I injured myself, I’m grateful for making a comeback this year.

    I have been working hard, but the motivation and faith have come from a lot of people around me. Around 2015, when I was not making a lot of money (the switch from being an architect to becoming a cricketer), was freelancing, and wasn’t able to meet my needs, I thought I would do something different, that’s when I turned to cricket. I still do it, I like that as well (being an architect).

    On This Day: Kohli Becomes Fastest Batsman to Reach 10,000 ODI Runs

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    Virat Kohli - fastest 10000 ODI runs scorer

    On this day two-years ago Virat Kohli becomes the fastest batsman to reach 10,000 ODI runs. Virat while playing his 205th innings against West Indies achieved this feat.

    Virat Kohli Fastest 10,000 ODI Runs 

    King Kohli also overcomes Sachin’s record of scoring the same in 254 innings. Kohli who plays aggressively is considered as the only player who could beat Sachin Tendulkar‘s 100 centuries.

    Since his debut in 2008, Kohli had shown spark in his limited-overs game but it was in 2012 that it seemed that he belonged to another level. Since then, Kohli hasn’t looked back and kept on etching his name in new record books.

    He is also the only batsman with 50 plus average in all formats. Kohli now has 11867 runs in ODIs at an average of 59.33. He has 43 tons and 58 half-centuries. He is just seven centuries short of becoming the first batsman on the planet to score 50 ODI tons.

    Kohli is also the fastest to 20,000 international runs. Meanwhile has also registered 1000 plus ODI runs in a calendar year for six years.

    (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 & 2018).Looking at the way he is playing, many people are already touting him to overtake Sachin Tendulkar by the time he hangs his boots.

    Virat Kohli Batting Stats

    M I N/O R HS 100s 50s 4s 6s Avg S/R Ct St
    Test 86 145 10 7240 254* v SA 27 22 811 22 53.62 57.68 82 0
    ODI 248 239 39 11867 183 v PAK 43 58 1116 121 59.33 93.25 128 0
    World Cup 26 26 4 1030 107 v PAK 2 6 91 5 46.81 86.7 14 0
    T20I 82 76 21 2794 94* v WI 0 24 258 76 50.8 138.24 41 0
    IPL 177 169 26 5412 113 v KXIP 5 36 480 190 37.84 131.61 73 0
    CL 15 14 3 424 84* v NSW 0 2 45 14 38.54 150.35 10 0

     

    Virat Kohli Bowling Stats

    I O M R W Best 3w 5w Avg E/R S/R
    Test 11 29.1 2 84 0 0/0 v SA 0 0 – 2.88 –
    ODI 48 106.5 1 665 4 1/15 v SA 0 0 166.25 6.22 160.25
    World Cup 3 3 0 19 0 0/6 v SL 0 0 – 6.33 –
    T20I 12 24.2 0 198 4 1/13 v ENG 0 0 49.5 8.13 36.5
    IPL 26 41.5 0 368 4 2/25 v DCH 0 0 92 8.79 62.75
    CL 6 9.3 0 95 0 0/9 v SOM 0 0 – 10 –
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