KXIP player Mayank Agarwal receives praise from the cricket fans around the world after his effortful fielding at the boundary ropes. During the match against Mumbai Indians, M Agarwal fielding effort to save a six plays a crucial role while chasing in the 2nd super over.
Double Super over match
After equalling the target of 176 runs set by MI, the match has extended to play the first super over. As per the super over rule, KXIP continues to bat while MI bowls the first super over.
First Super over
KL Rahul and Nicholas Pooran get in to bat while Jasprit Bumrah opens the attack against KXIP. Without any boundaries of the over KXIP scored 5 runs at the end of the super over. MI batsmen Rohit Sharma and de Kock get in to the strike. Chasing a 5 run in super over is a simple task for these experienced players.
But Shami’s yorker deliveries scatters MI dream of chasing 5 runs in the first super over. KL Rahul with an impressive glove work dismissed de Kock while running for the second run. It leads to the second super over of the match and this is the first match to play thesecond super over in IPL 2020.
KL Rahul with an impressive glove work dismissed de Kock
Second Super over
MI continuous to strike while Pollard and Hardik Pandya get in to the crease where Suryakumar is padding up for the third. Jordan opens the attack for KXIP where Pollard makes an impressive boundary off the third delivery and makes MI scored 7 runs.
Mayank Agarwal massive effort to save the six
In the last delivery of the second super over Pollard pumps it to a flat-six but Mayank Agarwal on the boundary with a timed jump saves the six while giving just 2 runs of the final delivery.
A massive effort from Mayank to save the six which makes the target as 12 instead of 16. With a target of 12 to chase down Chris Gayle and Mayank Agarwal gets in to the crease with a six off the first delivery Gayle reduces the pressure. Mayank with a couple of boundaries leads KXIP to win the second super over.
Watch Mayank Agarwal performance at the boundary rope
Virender Sehwag Praises over Mayank Agarwal
Mayank Agarwal received praises from Virender Sehwag as he also plays a crucial role with the bat along with gayle in the second super over. Sehwag in his official twitter wrote “Agarwal ji ka jawaab nahi. Great save on the boundary and doing it with calmness with the Universe Boss in the second super over. What a Sunday ! #MIvsKXIP”
Agarwal ji ka jawaab nahi.
Great save on the boundary and doing it with calmness with the Universe Boss in the second super over. What a Sunday !#MIvsKXIP
IPL 2020 MI vs KXIP Highlights: Mumbai Indians set to play the 36th match of IPL 2020 against Kings XI Punjab. Mumbai Indians holds the second position in the IPL points table and in the safe zone to enter the playoff.
While Kings XI Punjab is in a situation to win their remaining matches of the tournament to enter the playoff.
Match: Mumbai Indians(MI) vs Kings XI Punjab(KXIP)
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Toss Details: Mumbai Indians won the toss and opt to bat
We’re having a bat first. We want to put runs on the board, the team has done well doing that. We don’t need to change that. It is an important game for us and putting runs on the board would be ideal. The team has looked balanced.
Guys have put their hands up in different situations. Bumrah is an important cog and his doing well reflects the team performance. We’re going in with the same team.
KL Rahul | KXIP captain
We’re at that stage where the toss doesn’t matter. We need to show energy and try to win everything from here. The last game was too close for comfort but we needed a win like that to get over the line. We’re also going in with the same team.
KL Rahul(w/c), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Deepak Hooda, Chris Jordan, Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh.
MI vs KXIP Highlights
Mumbai Indians(MI) Batting
Rohit Sharma and de Kock get to lead MI. Arshdeep Singh in his first over dismissed the dangerous Rohit Sharma. Shami Puts pressure on MI by dismissing Suryakumar Yadav in the next over. MI struggles to score against KXIP bowlers.
Meanwhile, Arshdeep Singh makes another wicket off his second over by dismissing Ishan Kishan while scoring 7 runs. KXIP stands strong by taking three wickets inside the powerplay while MI scored 43 runs.
Though MI loses its three top-order players still de Kock and aggressive middle-order players are on the list. Krunal Pandya and de Kock join hands and pump MI to score 70 runs at the end of the 10th over for the same 3 wicket loss.
Krunal Pandya – de Kock makes the much needed partnership for MI
KXIP is in pressure to break this well-settled partnership which was provided by Ravi Bishnoi by dismissing Krunal Pandya for 34 runs. The long survived de Kock departures for 53 runs while MI scored 119 runs that add pressure over MI.
Kieron Pollard with his impressive 34 runs off 12 deliveries drags MI to score 176 runs for 6 wicket loss.
Kings XI Punjab(KXIP) Batting
KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal get in to lead KXIP to chase down the 177 runs target. KXIP strikers make an impressive opening but fail to show up against Bumrah. As he dismissed Mayank Agarwal while scoring 11 runs off 10 deliveries.
The much expected Nicholas Pooran too dismissed after striking a couple of sixes and boundaries. KXIP is in need to build a partnership rather than losing wickets in a regular interval. KL Rahul struggles to build a partnership and lose his wicket to Bumrah while scoring 77 runs.
Jordan and Deepak Hooda make an impressive run which leads to equal the score and paves the way for the second super over match of the day. KKR beat SRH in the super over on the same day.
Super Over Match
Kings XI Punjab(KXIP) Batting
KL Rahul and Nicholas Pooran get in to bat while Bumrah leads the attack against KXIP. Without any boundaries or sixes of the super over KXIP scored 5 runs which makes a target of 6 runs for MI to win the super over.
Mumbai Indians(MI) Batting
Rohit Sharma and de Kock get in to lead MI. MI expects a simple six from this well-experienced duo but Shami on the other hand controls the over by back to back yorkers and restrict MI to score 5 runs.
Yes, again the super over results in the tie which makes the second super over of the match. This is the first match in IPL 2020 to play the second super over.
Second Super Over
Mumbai Indians(MI) Batting
Pollard and Hardik Pandya get in to lead MI in the second super over. While Jordan opens the attack on behalf of KXIP. Though Rohit Sharma remains unbeaten in the previous match MI goes with another pair of openers to play the second super over. Mayank with an impressive effort stops Pollard from hitting a six and let MI to score only 2 runs.
MI managed to score 11 runs off the second super over.
Mayank Agarwal outstanding fielding effort to save a six
Kings XI Punjab(KXIP) Batting
Gayle and Mayank Agarwal get in to the crease to lead the KXIP in the second super over match. Trent Boult opens the attack against KXIP. UNIVERSE BOSS CHRIS GAYLE makes an impressive six of the first delivery and releases the pressure that builds over KXIP batsmen. With a couple of boundaries from Mayank Agarwal KXIP seals the victory in the second super over.
It’s not the first time, I’m getting used to it but we’ll take the two points however they come. It doesn’t always happen so you don’t know how to stay balanced in a situation like this. We have put in some really amazing performances even in the games we lost.
We’re trying to come back harder in each game and wins like this help. After wicket-keeping for 20 overs, batting in the first six is very crucial. We knew it would get slower with their decent spinners, so Mayank and I got a good start over 50 runs.
When Chris plays against spinners, I trust them to take down the spinners. Chris coming in helps, he is an experienced player and knows how to carry the team through. You can’t prepare for Super Overs, no team prepares for Super Overs. You have to trust your bowling group and it is important you let them believe their instinct and gut.
Shami was certain he wanted to go for six yorkers and he has been phenomenal for us. It is important senior guys put their hands up for us. We still want to take it one game at a time and when you haven’t won a lot in the first seven, every victory is sweet. The talk in the dressing room is to focus on the process and stay calm.
That is the kind of mood we want to set and everybody is professional and competitive and they want to win games. We know we need to win everything from here, but not at the cost of processes, we need to enjoy ourselves here.
IPL 2020 SRH vs KKR Highlights: Sunrisers Hyderabad is set to play the 35th match of IPL 2020 against Kolkata Knight Riders. Two teams lock horns and look to move forward in the IPL points table.
Match: Sunrisers Hyderabad(SRH) vs Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR)
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Toss Details: Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and opt to field
We’ll have a bowl. The wickets have been challenging in Dubai compared to this one. Two changes for us – Thampi replaces Khaleel, we have left out a spinner.
Eoin Morgan | KKR Skipper
We will have to improve our basics better, we didn’t do that against MI in our last match. Two changes for us – Kuldeep and Lockie in, for Green and Prasidh. We don’t want to rush Sunil back, we’ll give him some time.
Playing XI
Sunrisers Hyderabad(SRH)
David Warner(c), Jonny Bairstow(w), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Priyam Garg, Vijay Shankar, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan, Basil Thampi.
Shubman Gill and Tripathi get in to the crease to lead KKR. The opening duo starts the innings with impressive strikes but fails to withstand for longer as Tripathi walks off Pavillion after scoring 23 runs at the end of the powerplay.
SRH lands KKR in trouble after dismissing Gilla and Rana in back to back overs. KKR after losing wickets in a frequent interval time seeks a much-needed partnership. Where KKR former skipper and current skipper joins hand and leads KKR to score 163 runs for 5 wicket loss. Dinesh Karthick remains unbeaten after scoring a crispy 34 runs off 23 deliveries.
Sunrisers Hyderabad(SRH) Batting
Bairstow and Williamson gets in to the crease to lead the SRH. A change in SRH opening pair as Kane Williamson moves up to open with Bairstow. SRH makes an impressive start where the opening duo makes 58 runs for no wicket loss at the end of the powerplay.
Kane Williamson departures after scoring 29 runs off 19 deliveries, which boosts the SRH opening partnership. SRH soon starts to lose their wicket after Priyam Garg dismissal. The well-settled Bairstow too dismissed for 36 runs.
Still Warner and Manish Pandey is in the crease which makes SRH to believe in chasing the target. But Ferguson loads pressure over SRH by dismissing Manish for 6 runs. The long struggle of SRH skipper David Warner makes SRH to equal the score and leads a super over match.
Lockie Ferguson dismissed Manish Pandey for 6 runs
Super over match
Sunrisers Hyderabad(SRH) Batting
David Warner and Samad remain in the crease while Ferguson leads the attack against SRH. Impressive deliveries from Ferguson as he just gave 2 runs and dismissed the SRH batsman and makes an easy target for KKR to chase down. KKR is in need of 3 runs to win the super over.
Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) Batting
Eoin Morgan and DK get in to the crease while Rashid Khan opens the attack against KKR. Without any pressure, the duo leads KKR to win the super over match and KKR to grab their fifth victory of the tournament.
The team has been going well. A pleasure to get an opportunity and do well. We’ve obviously had a big sit with no cricket which is interesting back home. Had a couple of warm-ups and a lot of training sessions.
Always getting David Warner, especially the start of the Super Over was satisfying. It’s great having Morgs, we’ve both been part of this. Was good to use of his experience. Will take this win, enjoy tonight. It was a tough win on a very tough wicket.
IPL 2020 DC vs CSK Highlights: Delhi Capitals set to play the 34th match of IPL 2020 against Chennai Super Kings(CSK). If DC wins this match then they would reclaim their first position in the IPL points table.
While CSK is in pressure to win this match in order to avoid the pressure which builds over them in the coming matches.
Match: Delhi Capitals(DC) vs Chennai Super Kings(CSK)
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Toss Details: Chennai Super Kings won the toss and opt to bat
We’ll bat first. There’s nothing on the surface, there’s no grass. This looks like a fresh wicket. The question is how much it will slow down as the game progresses. I am happy with a lot of things.
It’s just that the things that have gone wrong have gone wrong drastically. The last game was good, we didn’t commit a lot of errors. We need to keep doing. You are always under pressure in IPL.
If you have a bit of pressure on yourself, there’s more chance of you performing because you’ll respect the opposition, you’ll prepare slightly better, you’ll respect the conditions more. I feel it’s a good thing to have irrespective of where you are positioned in the points table. We have made one change. In place of Piyush Chawla, we have got Kedar back.
Shreyas Iyer | DC skipper
It’s far better (injury) now, thankfully it was just bruised. I wanted to play this game. We will be giving him (Pant) one more game rest so that he comes back really strong in the next one.
We are playing with the same team. I wouldn’t like to point out on the negatives. The boys are really motivated and confident with their mindset. This is going to be a new challenge for us. The last time when we chased, we lost, so this is going to be a good challenge for us. We are looking forward to it.
Till the last ball, we need to fight irrespective of where the game is heading. We are not giving up in any situation. We knew that we’re going to win the game from anywhere. Our mindset is such that we fight till the last ball.
Playing XI
Chennai Super Kings(CSK)
Faf du Plessis, Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Karn Sharma.
CSK continuous with their previous match openers as Sam Curran and Faf du Plessis gets in to the crease. It’s a horror start for CSK as they lose Sam Curran at the first over of the innings.
Watson gets in to join hands with faf and in pressure to make a massive partnership. While DC bowlers seem to be in their top form as Rabada makes a maiden of his first over and restrict CSK to score high in the powerplay.
Watto and du Plessis make a steady partnership which pumps the team score to 71 runs for 1 wicket loss at the end of the 10 over. Finally, Nortje breaks the long stand partnership bydismissing Watson while scoring 36 runs.
Watson dismissed for 36 runs
du Plessis dismissed by Rabada while scoring 58 runs after a collision with the same bowler in the previous over while running between wickets. CSK skipper MS Dhoni too walks to Pavillion without scoring any massive runs. The departure of MS Dhoni adds pressure over the CSK batting line.
Faf du Plessis colloids with Rabada while running between wickets
Rayudu and Jadeja with sixes of the every over drags CSK to score 179 runs for 4 wicket loss.
Delhi Capitals(DC) Batting
With a target of 180 to chase down Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw gets in to the crease. Chahar with the new ball dismissed Prithvi Shaw for duck. Ajinkya Rahane gets in to join hands with Dhawan.
Prithvi Shaw dismissed for duck
Chahar makes another massive blow by dismissing Rahane while scoring 8 runs. DC lands in trouble after losing a couple of wickets inside the powerplay. Though DC loses it’s wicket in one end still Dhawan is in strike who can change the game flow in favor of DC.
Dhawan was dropped by Chahar while scoring 27 runs this could be costlier for CSK. Another catch drop for Dhawan by MSD after surpassing his half-century. Bravo makes the much-needed breakthrough by dismissing Shreyas Iyer for 23 runs.
Stoinis gets in the crease and puts DC in a comfortable zone by hitting back to back boundaries and sixes. Thakur finally dismissed Stoinis while scoring 24 runs from 14 deliveries and puts an end to his aggressive performance.
Dhawan still got a show to exhibit as he remains strike massive shots which kept the required run rate in reach. At the end of the 19th over Dhawan scored his maiden IPL century.
Dhawan bags his IPL maiden century
Jadeja gets in to bowl the last over of the innings while everyone expects Bravo to do this. With a triple sixes of the over DC claims the top position in the points table by beating CSK by 5 wickets.
It’s very special (first IPL ton). Playing for 13 years, so very special. Really happy. At the start of the tournament, I was hitting the ball but I wasn’t converting the 20s or 30s into fifties. Once you start doing that, you get more confidence.
I just want to continue the same form and make the most of it. I keep my mindset positive, I don’t think a lot. Of course, I do have a few strategies according to pitch.
I feel I have courage. It (fitness) is very important. Luckily, I was able to work a lot on my routine due to this long break we had due to Corona.
RR vs RCB: Aaron Finch had been caught on the camera while smoking in the RCB dressing room during the match against Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2020. Aaron Finch got out to RR’s wrist Spinner Shreyas Gopal after scoring 14 runs with 2 sixes against Jofra archer just before that over. Jofra Archer came to bowl the final over of the innings with just 10 runs to defend. While Ab De Villiers and Gurkeerat Singh Mann were batting the middle, the camera shifter to the RCB’s dressing room.
Photo Credits: Hotstar
Aaron Finch Caught Smoking:
In the few seconds when the camera panned to RCB’s dressing room, it caught Australian CaptainAaron Finch seen vaping with something like a vape kit. Though the visually of Aaron finch smoking were shown just for a blink of a moment in the camera. With the kind of tense scenario the fans were watching the match, that moment won’t be missed by any means.
Few of the fans got it recorded and started questioning the act of Aaron Finch smoking on social media.
Moreover, RCB had a 7 wickets win over RR with the brilliance of Ab De Villiers, who scored 55 runs off 22 balls with a dazzling strike rate of 250. The win made them to a commanding position in the IPL points table as they take 12 Points. The next team to them in the points table has only 8 points which makes them 2 steps ahead and so close to qualifying for the playoffs. Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore will keep an eye and go through the winning moment and try to take the advantage of top 2 in the table.
Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore’s next match is against New Captian Eoin Morgan’s Kolkata Knight Riders On October 21st, Wednesday at 7:30 Pm in Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. This match will be crucial for KKR as they have to win every match to stay at the top and avoid the last-minute rush.
IPL 2020 RR vs RCB Highlights: Rajasthan Royals is set to play the 33rd IPL 2020 match against Royal Challengers Bangalore. RR is in need to win this match in order to move up in the points table.
While RCB is in pressure to win the match in order to hold the third position in the IPL points table.
Match: Rajasthan Royals(RR) vs Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB)
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Toss Details: Rajasthan Royals won the toss and opt to bat
We are batting. Day game, better to bat first. Same team for us. We have got a good mix with Stokes back, we did a lot of things right in the last game. The wickets are slowing up, one reason for batting first.
This pitch looks a lot better, the surface looks a lot better than what we had in Sharjah. We would have batted first as well. A couple of changes for us – Mann is back for us, he replaces Siraj. Dube misses out, Shahbaz Ahmed gets his first game today.
That helps us get the balance back. We have learned from our losses, that shows the character in the team. It’s been a hectic schedule this week, it’s all about executing our plans
Playing XI
Rajasthan Royals(RR)
Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Steven Smith(c), Sanju Samson(w), Robin Uthappa, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat, Kartik Tyagi.
Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB)
Aaron Finch, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers(w), Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Washington Sundar, Chris Morris, Shahbaz Ahmed, Isuru Udana, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal.
RR vs RCB Highlights
Rajasthan Royals(RR) Batting
Robin Uthappa and Ben Stokes get in to the crease to lead RR. RR strikers take a couple of over to settle and backfire on the third over where they scored 16 runs off the single over from W Sundar.
Uthappa seems aggressive as he makes boundaries of each over which is much needed for the RR. The well expected Ben Stokes fails to make a partnership with Robin and walks to Pavillion after scoring 15 runs. At the end of the powerplay, RR scored 52 runs for 1 wicket loss.
Chahal in his first over of the innings makes a couple of wickets in a row and brings back RCB in to the game. He dismissed Robin and Samson which makes lays pressure on RR players.
Skipper Steve Smith with 30 ball half-century drags RR to score 177 runs for 6 wickets loss. While Smith got dismissed at the last over while scoring 57 runs from 36 deliveries.
Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB) Batting
With a target of 178 to chase down Devdutt Padikkal and Finch gets in to the crease. Shreyas Gopal in his second over makes a massive blow by dismissing Finch for 14 runs. Though RCB loses its opener they still got ABD and Kohli on the list.
After Finch wicket, Padikkal and Virat make a steady partnership which is much needed at this time. This duo moved RCB to score 77 runs for 1 wicket loss at the end of the 10th over.
RCB dream scatters when R Tewatia and Kartik Tyagi makes back to back wicket by dismissed Padikkal and Kohli. Skipper Kohli departs for 43 runs while Padikkal walks to Pavillion after scoring 35 runs puts RCB under pressure.
ABD gets in the yard where RCB expects a magical strike from Mr.360 which could boost the RCB’s winning percentage. As expected ABD with his 22 ball fifty makes RCB to register their sixth victory.
Ab de Villiers makes fifty off 22 deliveries and makes RCB to win
Most 50s scored off 25 or fewer balls (IPL):
12 D Warner/ AB de Villiers
7 C Gayle/ K Pollard
6 V Sehwag
Darren Bravo and Shimron Hetmyer were named Friday in the West Indies team for a proposed two-Test series in New Zealand, having turned down solicitations for the tour through England earlier this year.
The top-order batsmen both quit the Test series against England in July that denoted the arrival of worldwide cricket following the Covid closure.
Bravo and Hetmyer have been reviewed alongside quick bowling all-rounder Keemo Paul, who additionally skirted the England tour, as a feature of a 15-man crew upheld up by six reserve players.
West Indies Tour of New Zealand
Hetmyer and Paul were included in the T20 crew for a three-coordinate series that goes before the two Tests.
West Indies are due to play the first Test in Hamilton from December 3-7. The second is scheduled for Wellington from December 11-15.
Both series are subject to clearance from the two teams’ cricket boards and the New Zealand government.
Darren and Hetmyer may return
“The return of Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, and Keemo Paul will bolster the team,” said West Indies chief selector Roger Harper.
“I expect that Darren will solidify the top-order, hopefully making it more productive, while Shimron gives the squad more options in the middle-order and it is another opportunity for him to show how good a player he is.
“Keemo provides another wicket-taking seam option.”
Darren and Hetmyer
All-rounder Andre Russell and top-order batsmen Lendl Simmons and Evin Lewis have chosen not to participate in the tour.
Shai Hope was omitted from the Test squad following a sustained poor run of form. He scored just 105 runs in six innings in three Tests against England.
“Shai is a player who I think has a tremendous future in Test cricket but at the moment he needs to reorganize his Test match game and get his batting in the longest version, back to its best,” said Harper.
Former Indian cricketer Anil Kumble holds various unique records in the bowling department. Kumble is considered as the greatest Indian spinner of all time where he is widely known for his deadly leg-spin (leg-break googly).
List of Records Scripted by Anil Kumble
Most Test and international wickets by an Indian
Anil Kumble’s 337 wickets in 271 ODIs is still an unbeatable glory. Kumble also has 619 Test wickets in 132 games the most by any Indian bowler and overall third-most in the world.
Most International Wickets
1347 – Muttiah Muralitharan
1001 – Shane Warne
956 – Anil Kumble
949 – Glenn McGrath
916 – Wasim Akram
Most Test wickets for India
619 – Anil Kumble
434 – Kapil Dev
417 – Harbhajan Singh
365 – R Ashwin
311 – Zaheer Khan
Claimed 10 wickets in a Test innings
Anil Kumble took 10 wickets for 74 runs in the second innings of the Delhi Test against Pakistan back in 1999 – only the second bowler after England’s Jim Laker to take 10 wickets in an innings of a Test.
Bowlers to take 10 wickets in an innings of a Test
10/53 – Jim Laker (ENG) vs AUS at Manchester, 1956
10/74 – Anil Kumble (IND) vs PAK at Delhi, 1999
Anil Kumble – the second bowler to make 10 wickets of an innings in a Test match
Most ODI wickets by an Indian
With 334 wickets Anil Kumble is the all-time leading wicket-taker for India in ODI cricket. Kumble also holds a unique record as he has claimed the most ODI wickets for India at a particular venue. This happens to be 56 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, where he played 40 ODIs and has a bowling average of 27.05.
Most ODI wickets for India
334 – Anil Kumble
315 – Javagal Srinath
288 – Ajit Agarkar
269 – Zaheer Khan
265 – Harbhajan Singh
Incidentally, he also finished with the most wickets in the format in a calendar year, of 61, in 1996.
Most ODI wickets for India in a calendar year –
61 – Anil Kumble, 1996
58 – Ajit Agarkar, 1998
52 – Ravindra Jadeja, 2013
47 – Irfan Pathan, 2004
46 – Venkatesh Prasad, 1999
Anil Kumble – Most ODI wicket-taker for India
Most balls bowled in Test cricket
In another unique feat, Kumble holds the record of bowling the most balls in Test career for India. He has bowled a total of 40,850 deliveries in his Test career, which is also the second in the format overall. Muralitharan (44,039) leads the show.
Pakistan cricketer Umar Gul announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Friday(16/10/2020). The 36-year-old officially declared his retirement after the National T20 Cup game against Southern Punjab in Rawalpindi.
Gul represents Balochistan which lost the fixture by seven wickets. Gul finished without a wicket for 34 runs in two overs. He was in tears while walking through the guard of honor.
Umar on Twitter
Gul shared his thoughts on Twitter after the game. “With a very heavy heart and after a lot of thinking, I have decided to bid farewell to all formats of cricket after this National T20 Cup. I have always played for Pakistan with all my heart and 100 percent hard work. Cricket is and will always be my love and passion.
“But all good things have to come to an end. Praying that the future will hold much more for me. Secondly, I would like to thank the Pakistan Cricket Board and all the coaches and people who have been a part of my cricketing journey. Special thanks to the media, my fans, and followers who made it all worthwhile and supported me at all times. Thank you so much,” he wrote.
All-rounder Shoaib Malik congratulated Gul for his long career. “What a career you have had #UmarGul loved every bit of playing with you,” he wrote.
Gul played 130 ODIs (for 179 wickets) and 47 Tests (for 163 wickets) for Pakistan. He arrived at a time when Pakistan was going through a transitional phase with Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis towards the fag end of their careers. He held on to the spot for his consistency and accuracy.
Gul was known for the lethal yorkers, toe-crushers, and in-swinging block-hole deliveries. Gul’s last international appearance came against England in 2016.
IPL 2020 MI vs KKR Highlights: Mumbai Indians is set to play the 32nd match of IPL 2020 against Kolkata knight Riders. Mumbai Indians will grab the top position in the IPL 2020 points table if they win this match.
We are gonna bat first. The wicket looks good, hopefully, we can get a good score on the board. It all happened yesterday (the captaincy change), DK came to myself and head coaches, decided it is better for the team and he also needs to focus on his batting. It just shows the culture we’ve created. We have made two changes. Banton and Nagarkoti go out. Mavi and Green come in.
Feel confident. We had a great last game here, it’s another challenge to come out and chase a target. It gives us another opportunity to come out and express ourselves. It is important to make sure everyone are fresh, not playing for a long period is easy for players to get injured.
We have one chance. James Pattinson misses out and Nathan Coulter-Nile comes in. We are managing the workload and that’s the thought behind it.
Playing XI
Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR)
Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan(c), Dinesh Karthik(w), Andre Russell, Chris Green, Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy, Prasidh Krishna.
Tripathi and Shubman Gill get in to the crease to lead KKR. Boult dismissed Tripathi in his second over and makes a massive blow for KKR. Within the powerplay, KKR loses another wicket as Rana walks to Pavillion after scoring 5 runs. KKR gets in trouble after losing their two top-order batsmen while scoring 33 runs.
KKR former skipper DK gets in to the crease. Rahul Chahar in his first over makes an impressive work for MI by dismissing Gill and DK in back-to-back balls of the over. Losing 4 wickets at an early stage lands KKR in trouble.
Rahul Chahar dismissed DK and Gill of the same over
KKR seeks a partnership which is much needed for them at this stage. KKR skipper Eoin Morgan and Pat Cummins with a much-needed partnership drag KKR to score 148 runs for 5 wicket loss. Cummins made his half-century in 35 deliveries which pump the KKR score to this range.
Lowest totals batting first in IPL 2020
142/4 SRH v KKR Abu Dhabi
148/5 KKR v MI Abu Dhabi
154/6 RR v RCB Abu Dhabi
157/8 DC v KXIP Dubai
Mumbai Indians(MI) Batting
For a team like MI chasing a target with 150 would be a simple task to do. Rohit Sharma and de Kock gets in to lead MI. de Kock starts to hit aggressively as this duo makes 51 runs for no wicket loss at the end of the powerplay.
de Kock makes his half-century in 25 deliveries and sets MI in a safe zone. Finally, Mavi makes a breakthrough by dismissing MI skipper while scoring 35 runs. Though MI lose another wicket de Kock seems unstoppable. Hardik and de Kock lead MI to the glorious victory. MI registered their 21st win over KKR in IPL.
de Kock with a six reached his half-century in 25 deliveries
Finally, MI beat KKR by 8 wickets and grabs the top position in the IPL 2020 points table.
To be honest, I’m not very sure – it’s the best shot I have in my armory (talking about his leg-side game), I like to play it and it’s nice when it comes off. It’s all about keeping my balance, I don’t work too much on the cross-bat shots, it’s important to stay in the line while playing those.
I was disappointed at not finishing it off last game, Mahela had a word to us – he keeps us in check, in focus, it’s nice to have such people around. I have played enough to not think too much about the keeping – everyone does drop catches and I’m not any different. I’m working on some aspects of the keeping, but I think I can keep improving on that aspect of the game
Pooran names Gayle as the greatest T20 player of all time
Kings XI Punjab batsman Nicholas Pooran names Chris Gayle as the greatest T20 player of all time. Pooran states this after their second IPL 2020 win against RCB.
Chris Gayle made his maiden IPL 2020 entry via this match. Gayle hits an impressive half-century in 36 deliveries and makes an easy victory for KXIP.
Pooran names Gayle as the greatest T20 player
After the match, Pooran, while speaking to Mayank Agarwal, named a player who according to him is the greatest T20 player of all time. Pooran named his fellow West Indian and ‘Universe Boss’ Chris Gayle.
He said: “For me, Gayle is the greatest T20 player who has played the game”.
“When Chris is batting, you always have a chance of winning the game. Once he is there, it is a different mood in the camp obviously. He started off slowly, but he had not played cricket for a long time…He has shown once more why he is the greatest T20 batsman. It is wonderful to see him get runs,” he added.
Chris Gayle
Chris Gayle started his IPL season on a high after scoring a half-century against Royal Challengers Bangalore. However, just one run was needed off the final ball where Pooran stepped in and finished the innings with a six. It reminded him of the situation against Delhi Capitals where the match headed into the super over where KXIP lost the match.
He said: “The last over started, it was like deja vu. Last three balls, one run. It was like the Delhi game all over again but the difference was that I was in the dugout. A million things were running in my mind. I was not clear, to be honest, what I was gonna do. I never wanted to be in that position. After sitting out for so long, I have to bat the last ball.”
Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) Dinesh Karthik hand over his captaincy to Eoin Morgan. Dinesh Karthik crowns as KKR skipper in 2018 and continues to lead the team in 2019 and 2020 IPL.
Dinesh Karthik Hands Over Captaincy to Eoin Morgan
Regarding this KKR official announced as” Dinesh Karthik has informed the KKR management that with a view to focus on his batting and contributing more to the team’s cause, he wishes to hand over the team’s captaincy to Eoin Morgan”.
Venky Mysore, CEO of KKR said “we are fortunate to have leaders such as DK, who has always put the team first. It takes a lot of courage for someone like him to take a decision such as this. While we were surprised by his decision, we are respectful of his wishes. We are also fortunate that Eoin Morgan, the 2019 World Cup-winning captain, who has been the vice-captain, is willing to lead the side going forward. DK and Eoin have worked brilliantly together during this tournament and although Eoin takes over as captain, this is effectively a role swap and we expect that this transition will work in a seamless manner”
On behalf of everyone at Kolkata Knight Riders, we thank DK for all his contributions as the captain over the past two and a half years and wish Eoin the very best going forward.
DK leads the KKR in the current IPL season where KKR holds the fourth position in the IPL points table. Though KKR holds a safe spot in the points table they fail to show consistent performance. KKR won 4 matches out of seven they played so far. KKR is set to face Mumbai Indians tonight(16/10/2020) in Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
Eoin Morgan leads England and won the 2019 Men’s cricket world cup. He also holds the England record for the fastest fifty in ODIs and during the 2019 ICC World Cup, he scored the highest number of sixes in an ODI inning, with 17 sixes against Afghanistan.
