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    IPL 2020: KXIP vs RR Highlights – Match 50 | RR Won by 7 Wickets

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    KXIP vs RR

    IPL 2020 KXIP vs RR Highlights: Kings XI Punjab is set to play the 50th match of IPL 2020 against Rajasthan Royals. Kings XI Punjab is in need to win the match in order to stay ahead of the payoff competition.

    So as Rajasthan Royals are also in need to win the match to make a positive moment in the IPL 2020 points table.

    Match: Kings XI Punjab(KXIP) vs Rajasthan Royals(RR)

    Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

    Toss Details: RR won the toss and elect to bowl first

    Captains View 

    Steve Smith | RR Skipper

    We will bowl. Don’t know what happens here with the dew, so we are gonna chase tonight. It’s been a bit of up and down tournament for us. It’s been a tough one, we’ve got Varun Aaron in tonight, who wasn’t fit for a while. He brings a lot of paces and comes in for Rajpoot. Hopefully, he can add something for us in the Powerplay.

    KL Rahul | KXIP Skipper

    I would’ve looked to bowl as well but looks like a good wicket, so will remain the same for the 40 overs. It’s just everything coming together, In the last four or five games, we’ve come really well. It’s good to see and it’s been a complete team effort. We would look to go out there and enjoy ourselves. Same team

    Playing XI

    Rajasthan Royals(RR)

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

    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.

    KXIP vs RR Highlights

    Kings XI Punjab(KXIP) Batting

    KL Rahul and Mandeep Singh get in to lead KXIP. While Jofra Archer lead the attack against KXIP. Archer in his first over dismissed Mandeep Singh off the first ball he faced. RR dismissed the dangerous batsman Mandeep and took the early wicket as expected.

    Universal Boss Chris Gayle gets in to join hands with KL Rahul. This dangerous duo can change the game flow in favor of KXIP. As expected skipper and universal boss lead KXIP to score 53 runs for 1 wicket loss at the end of the powerplay.

    RR gets in pressure to break this partnership. Gayle on the other hand made an impact in the KXIP scoreboard by smashing a fifty with a flat-six. Finally, Stokes makes a massive wicket by dismissing KL Rahul for 46 runs.

    After the skipper’s wicket, KXIP batsmen struggle to make a partnership with aggressive Gayle. Again Stokes made an impact by dismissing Pooran after hitting 22 runs for 10 deliveries including triple sixes.

    In the 19th over Gayle with a massive six brings up his 1000th six in the T20 cricket. In the final over Gayle with a six moves to 99 runs and got bowled out while a run away from his Ton.

    2019: 99* vs RCB
    2020: 99 vs RR

    Finally, Kings XI Punjab scored 185 runs for 4 wicket loss.

    Rajasthan Royals(RR) Batting 

    Robin Uthappa and Ben Stokes get in to lead RR to chase down the target of 185 runs. Arshdeep Singh opens the attack against KXIP. Uthappa and Ben seem to be very much aggressive as Stokes roped his half-century in just 25 deliveries. This duo moved RR score to 66 runs for 1 wicket loss at the end of the powerplay.

    Samson for his part join hands with Robin and moved RR to score 103 runs for 1 wicket loss at the end of the powerplay. KXIP is in need to make a wicket else RR could make an easy victory over them.

    The much-awaited break has been provided by Murugan Ashwin by dismissing Uthappa for 30 runs. RR skipper Steve Smith get in to join hands with Sanju. After an impressive inning, Samson walks to Pavillion after scoring 48 runs from just 24 deliveries.

    RR skipper and Jos Buttler lead RR to beat KXIP by 7 wickets.

    Watch KXIP vs RR Highlights

    Man of the match 

    Ben Stoke | RR

    I think when you are in a position like we are, you have nothing to lose. We are still hanging in. That is pleasing. The sixes are always pleasing. I went in the same mentality like I did against MI. Wanted to go hard with the new ball.

    We had a decent break from the last game. It’s that shot you don’t expect to go to the boundary, that sort of a short gives me confidence and gives the feeling it’s going to be a good outing. We normally have a quick turnaround. I cut down on the bowling part in the break to remain fresh.

    Ruturaj Gaikwad Receives Praises From his Skipper MS Dhoni

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    Ruturaj Gaikwad MS Dhoni

    Chennai Super Kings(CSK) skipper MS Dhoni praises young cricketer Ruturaj Gaikwad after his match-winning knock against KKR. Earlier Ruturaj with his impressive knock leads CSK to win against RCB in their second meeting of the tournament.

    Ruturaj Gaikwad with his impressive 72 runs off 53 deliveries makes an extraordinary opening for the CSK. Followed by Ravindra Jadeja’s unbeaten 31 in 11 balls helped Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in beating Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by six-wickets.

    Dhoni Praises Ruturaj Gaikwad

    “We’d seen him in the nets, but then he turned Covid positive and it took him 20 days to get back. Unfortunate, but he’ll remember this season,” said Dhoni in the post-match presentation ceremony in which Gaikwad won his second Player of the Match award on the trot.

    “He’s one of the most talented players around. What makes it difficult is he’s not somebody who speaks a lot. So sometimes it becomes difficult for the management to gauge a player. Once he started going in the innings, you could see that he was hitting the ball the way he wants.

    “When we made him play the first game, he got out after stepping out. It was difficult to tell whether it was the pressure that made him step out or whether that’s his natural game. One ball isn’t enough,” Dhoni said.

    Dhoni-led CSK eliminated from IPL 2020

    Dhoni-led CSK has been eliminated from the tournament for the first time since 2008. After missing a couple of key bowlers, CSK faces lots and lots of hurdles in the current year’s IPL season.

    The three times trophy winners had made it to the playoff in all the 10 seasons it played so far. The 2020 IPL led CSK to script an unwanted record by not being eligible to enter the playoff. CSK holds the bottom spot of the IPL 2020 points table.

    “We haven’t performed in the tournament but we felt it’s important to be relevant. That’s what we kept telling the guys. We said you prepare how you want to, but three to three-and-a-half hours during the match, give your best. We are not in the position to qualify (for the playoffs), but there’re plenty of takeaways,” he said.

    Varun Chakravarthy Scripts Unique Record After Dismissing Dhoni

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    Dhoni Varun Chakravarthy

    KKR’s magical spinner Varun Chakravarthy becomes the first person to dismiss Dhoni twice in IPL. Varun, who is a huge fan of MS Dhoni said that he would watch him blister away sixes from the stands in Chepauk before the IPL 2020. He went on to dismiss Dhoni for the second time during the CSK vs KKR IPL 2020 clash on October 29.

    Varun Chakravarthy scripts a record by dismissing Dhoni

    By doing so, Varun Chakravarthy became the first-ever bowler to dismiss MS Dhoni twice in a single IPL season. MSD gets in to bat after Rayudu’s dismissal while game-changer Ruturaj on strike.

    While facing the fourth delivery of the Varun’s over Dhoni was trapped in to playing it off the back foot and missed the line. The ball thudded into the leg stump and cleans Dhoni while scoring just 1 run.

    Ruturaj Gaikwad who scored 72 runs from 53 balls with 6 fours and 2 sixes changes the game flow in favour of CSK. After his dismissal, Jadeja played a vital inning during the end with his quickfire 31 runs off 11 balls with 3 instrumental sixes and 2 boundaries that sealed their win.

    KKR’s view on Dhoni’s dismissal

    KKR shared images of Dhoni’s dismissal on Instagram and wrote, “A usual sighting for @chakaravarthyvarun this season! #KKRHaiTaiyaar #Dream11IPL #KKRvCSK”

    However, Varun Chakravarthy’s dismissal of CSK’s skipper didn’t help KKR to claim the winning.

    Varun Chakravarthy receives notable advice from MSD

    Kolkata Knight Riders shared a lovely video of the two having a chat post-match. The video was captioned, “From admiring him from the stands at Chepauk to now…@chakaravarthyvarun’s fairytale continues! #KKR #Dream11IPL #CSKvKKR.” Watch it below.

     

     

    IPL 2020: CSK vs KKR Highlights – Match 49 | CSK Won by 6 Wickets

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    CSK vs KKR

    IPL 2020 CSK vs KKR Highlights: Chennai Super Kings is set to play the 49th match of IPL 2020 against Kolkata Knight Riders. KKR can still qualify by winning just one of the two matches, but it will involve a bunch of other results going their way.

    Winning both their remaining games will put them on 16 points – a tally that neither RR nor SRH can match. If they get to 16, NRR will be the deciding factor. While CSK gets a chance to leave the tournament with pride by winning the remaining matches.

    Match: Chennai Super Kings(CSK) vs Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR)

    Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

    Toss Details: Chennai Super Kings won the toss and opt to field

    Captains View 

    MS Dhoni | CSK skipper

    We are bowling first, a bit worried about the dew. We had some dew during practice, so it’s better to bat second with dew around. We haven’t been at our best, that’s the reason we have been lagging behind. Quite a few changes, Faf, Tahir, Monu out. Watto, Lungi, Karn in. One injury and the rest are changes.

    Eoin Morgan | KKR skipper

    One change for us, Rinku Singh in, Prasidh Krishna out. Andre Russell is not near fit yet so he misses out today. We can only control what we can do. We have had an up and down season. We are against a good CSK side. Myself and Brendon are all about freeing people.

    Playing XI

    Chennai Super Kings(CSK)

    Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), N Jagadeesan, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner, Karn Sharma, Deepak Chahar, Lungi Ngidi.

    Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR)

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

    CSK vs KKR Highlights

    Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) Batting

    Shubman Gill and Nitish Rana get in to lead KKR. Chahar opens the attack against KKR. CSK fails to take early wickets which is much needed to restrict KKR’s run rate. At the end of the powerplay, KKR scored 48 runs for no wicket loss. First time since 2018 Chahar has had three successive matches without a wicket in the Powerplay overs.

    Deepak Chahar in Powerplay – last three innings
    0/30 (3) vs MI
    0/17 (2) vs RCB
    0/20 (2) vs KKR

    Karn Sharma takes the much-needed breakthrough by dismissing Gill while scoring 26 runs. Santner in the followed over dismissed the Narine before making massive strikes. CSK bowlers with back to back impressive deliveries restrict KKR run rate as they scored 70 runs for 2 wicket loss at the end of the 10th over.

    Jadeja makes the much-needed wicket at the mid of the innings by dismissing Rinku Singh for 11 runs. Rana scored the KKR’s slowest fifty of this season and pumps KKR score to 106 runs for 3 wicket loss at the end of the 15th over.

    Rana with an impressive triple six of the Karn Sharma over adds the much-needed runs for the KKR scoreboard. Ngidi puts an end to Rana’s wonderful innings and slows down the KKR score at the death overs.

    Nitish Rana scored his half-century in 44 deliveries
    Nitish Rana scored his half-century in 44 deliveries

    DK with an impressive 21 runs off the 10 deliveries moves KKR to 172 runs for 5 wicket loss.

    Chennai Super Kings(CSK) Batting

    Watson and Ruturaj Gaikwad gets in to lead CSK to chase down a target of 173. Cummins opens the attack against CSK. CSK expects a wonderful inning from Ruturaj who makes the winning knock against the RCB in the previous match.

    CSK makes a slow start which leads CSK to score 44 runs for no wicket loss at the end of the powerplay. Watson struggles to find the length ball to hit massive shots and loses his wicket in Chakravarthy’s spell. Watson walks to Pavillion after scoring 14 runs.

    Ambati Rayudu then join hands with Ruturaj. CSK is in need to build a partnership that could boost the runs on the scoreboard. As expected the duo starts to hit massive shots and maintains a partnership where Ruturaj makes his second fifty of the tournament.

    Cummins breaks the partnership by dismissing Rayudu for 38 runs. Chakravarthy in the next over makes a massive blow for CSK by dismissing MS Dhoni for a run. Again CSK gets in a dangerous position as the required run rate starts to move upwards.

    Gaikwad scored his half-century in 37 deliveries
    Gaikwad scored his half-century in 37 deliveries

    Cummins added pressure to the CSK by dismissing Ruturaj for 72 runs. CSK still has the possibility of chasing the target as Sam Curran and Jadeja is still on the strike. In the 19th over a no-ball followed by a six puts CSK in a better situation. With 10 needed off the last over Sam struggles to make massive shots and uses 3 balls to score 3 runs.

    With 7 required from the last 2 deliveries, Jaddu strikes a couple of massive sixes and leads CSK to win the match. Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 6 wickets.

    Watch CSK vs KKR highlights

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    Also read: IPL 2020 points table after the CSK win

    Man of the match 

    Ruturaj Gaikwad | CSK

    It is feeling good. Pretty confident as well. I have backed myself. Both the innings when I got out early, I knew the situation was a little tough. Covid has made me tough. As our captain says, face every situation with a smile. I stayed positive and didn’t think much about the future.

    Mahmudullah Express his Feeling on Shakib Al Hasan’s Return

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    Shakib Al Hasan

    Shakib Al Hasan Return

    Former Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan is expected to make his return as his 12-month ban has comes to end. Regarding this Bangladesh T20I captain, Mahmudullah has expressed his excitement and happiness in welcoming the former captain.

    “Our boy is coming back home, which makes me very happy. We know that Shakib has been the best player for so many years, for the Bangladesh cricket team. We are all eagerly waiting for his return to the dressing room. It feels good to know that we can see him, talk to him and spend time with him,” Mahmudullah told ESPNcricinfo.

    “Shakib is a champion player. I think it won’t take him long to get back to the rhythm. I believe that he will get it back as soon as he enters the cricket field. The biggest thing is that we can fill up the gap that his absence had created. He always makes important contributions with the bat and ball,” the T20I captain added.

    Shakib, who is currently in America spending time with his family, is soon to return to Bangladesh as he is likely to participate in BCB’s 5-team T20 tournament in November.

    Why Shakib Al Hasan banned from cricket

    On close investigation by the ACU, ICC found out that the alleged bookie Agarwal had approached Shakib at least thrice, looking for confidential information. Shakib admitted that he was first approached by Agarwal on January 23 and then again on August 27, which he failed to inform the board.

    As a result, Shakib Al Hasan has been banned by the ICC from all cricket for two years, with one year of that sentence suspended, after he accepted three charges of breaching the ICC anti-corruption code.

    “During these interviews, Mr. Al Hasan was cautioned that the answers and information provided by him could be used as evidence to support a charge or charges in relation to a breach of the Code if they revealed that Mr. Al Hasan might have breached the Code, either by acting corruptly himself or by failing to report corrupt approaches or corrupt actions by others. After receiving these cautions, Mr. Al Hasan admitted various failures to report approaches made to him to provide Inside Information to Mr. Aggarwal,” the ICC said in a statement last year.

    Also read: Shakib Al Hasan Prepares to Make His Comeback to International Cricket

    Rohit Sharma Injury Update and Possible Return to Team India

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    Rohit Sharma

    The exclusion of Rohit Sharma from the Australia tour raises many questions among cricket experts and fans. Where netizens request BCCI to give a transparency update on this.

    Rohit Sharma Hamstring Injury

    Hitman Rohit Sharma faces a hamstring injury during the match against New Zealand played earlier this year. Due to which he ruled out of the remaining matches and later steps in with bat in IPL 2020.

    Rohit Sharma hamstring Injury during New Zealand tour
    Rohit Sharma hamstring Injury during New Zealand tour

    In the ongoing IPL 2020, Rohit Sharma executes his extraordinary gameplay and slowly made his progress to return to his peak form. Without any injury updates suddenly Pollard took over the MI’s captaincy.

    Rohit Sharma’s last match in IPL 2020

    Rohit has not seen in the matches that took place after MI’s defeat against KXIP in the double super match. In that match too Rohit has not played in the second super over though he remains unbeaten in the first super over.

    According to the IPL super overs rules batsman who remains unbeaten in the first over is eligible to bat in the second super over. Fans at that moment thought that it would be a strategy to win over the KXIP.

    After which Pollard continued to captaining in the followed matches and the franchise didn’t give any updates on Rohit Sharma’s exclusion.

    Rohit Sharma excluded from Australia tour

    In addition to this controversy, BCCI announced the India squad for the Australia tour without Rohit Sharma’s name. Rohit’s fans believed that his exclusion may be due to the injury he faced while playing in IPL 2020.

    “We are talking about the Test matches, which are a month and a halfway,” Gavaskar told broadcaster Star Sports on Monday.

    BCCI updates on Rohit Sharma’s possible return to the squad

    During the day BCCI announced the squad for the lengthy tour, Rohit, who was not selected due to an injury, was spotted practicing for his IPL franchise Mumbai Indians. Later BCCI announced that they would consider Rohit only if he proves his fitness in the ongoing IPL 2020.

    “And if he is practicing in the nets for Mumbai Indians, then honestly I don’t know what kind of injury it is. I think a little bit of transparency, a little bit of openness about what actually is the problem with him will help everybody.”

    “The Indian cricket fan deserves to know, more than anything else. The franchisees, I understand. They don’t want to give their hand away. They don’t want to give the oppositions any psychological advantage. But we are talking about the Indian team here. Even Mayank Agarwal for example. For an Indian cricket fan, they ought to know what happens to two of their key players,” he added.

    Rohit Sharma injury update

    Indian cricket fans seek for Rohit’s return in fast track mode after the announcement of the schedule for Australia vs India. In the meanwhile, another report says that the extent of Rohit’s injury is severe than was being believed initially.

    “Rohit’s injury is more severe than believed initially. The nets session video posted by the franchise on Monday may not be a true reflection of where it stands,” Hindustan Times quoted an unnamed BCCI source as saying.

     

    Australia vs India: Australia Announces the Squad for the Limited-Overs

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    India tour of Australia

    Cricket Australia announces the squad for the limited-overs series against India(Australia vs India). Team India is scheduled to play 3 ODI’s, 3 T20I’s and 4 Test matches against Australia.

    India tour of Australia

    The first ODI match has been scheduled to play on November 27, 2020 with the last Test match scheduled to play on January 15, 2021.

    India has also announced its squad for the series earlier this week. As expected, Virat Kohli would be leading the side. The big omission from the tourist’s squad is Rohit Sharma. Rohit – who is carrying a hamstring injury – has not been picked.

    Australia vs India: Aussies Squad

    Aaron Finch is set to lead the hosts, Cameron Green has got a maiden national-call for the series. Green has earned a call-up on the back of a brilliant 197 he scored against New South Wales last week following a half-century against South Australia.

    Henriques, on the other hand, makes it to the national side after three years and hence eyes would be on him to see how he fares. Veteran spinner Nathan Lyon has not been picked again. Adam Zampa and Ashton Agar would be handling the spin bowling duties.

    Squad: Aaron Finch (capt), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Moises Henriques, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Daniel Sams, Kane Richardson, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa.

    “Cameron’s domestic form has been outstanding and he has carried it through for Western Australia this summer,” selectors chairman Trevor Hohns said in a media release on Thursday. “As a potential player of the future this is an opportunity for him to be part of the squad and build on his experience,” he added further.

    Australia vs India Schedule 

    ODI Schedule

    Match Date Ground Time
    First ODI November 27 SCG 9:10 AM IST
    Second ODI November 29 SCG 9:10 AM IST
    Third ODI December 2 Manuka Oval 9:10 AM IST

     

    T20I Schedule

    Match Date Ground Time
    First T20 December 4 Manuka Oval 1:40 PM IST
    Second T20 December 6 SCG 1:40 PM IST
    Third T20 December 8 SCG 1:40 PM IST

     

    Test Schedule

    Match Date Ground Time
    First Test December 17-21 Adelaide Oval (day-night) 9:30 AM IST
    Second Test December 26-30 MCG 5:00 AM IST
    Third Test January 7-11 SCG 5:00 AM IST
    Fourth Test January 15-19 The Gabba 5:30 AM IST

     

     

    IPL 2020: MI vs RCB Highlights – Match 48 | MI Won by 5 Wickets

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    MI vs RCB

    IPL 2020 MI vs RCB Highlights: Mumbai Indians is set to play the 48th match of IPL against Royal Challengers Bangalore. MI is in need to win the match in order to reclaim the top position of the IPL 2020 points table.

    Match: Mumbai Indians(MI) vs Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB)

    Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

    Toss Details: Mumbai Indians won the toss and opt to field

    Captains View 

    Pollard | MI skipper

    We will field first. Hopefully, we will see what happens but we have to come out and play good cricket. In the last game, 190 odd was chased down, and don’t think it would change much and hopefully, we can chase it down later on. We are playing the same team.

    Virat Kohli | RCB skipper

    Pretty happy with batting first, exactly what we wanted to do. Quite a few changes tonight. Saini misses out, Shivam Dube comes in. Josh Phillipe comes in for Aaron Finch and Dale Steyn comes in for Moeen Ali.

    Seemed pretty one-sided for the first couple of weeks and the teams in the lower half are fighting hard and it’s important for us, we have been playing some consistent cricket and we have played well together as a team and tonight we are looking to execute our plans well.

    Playing XI

    Mumbai Indians(MI)

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

    Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB)

    Josh Philippe, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers(w), Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Shivam Dube, Chris Morris, Washington Sundar, Dale Steyn, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal.

    MI vs RCB Highlights

    Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB) Batting

    Philippe and Devdutt Padikkal get in to the crease to lead RCB. Trent Boult opens the attack against RCB. RCB with a steady and impressive start leads RCB to score 54 runs for no wicket loss at the end of the powerplay.

    MI is in need to make the breakthrough after failed to take early wickets. Rahul Chahar takes the expected break by dismissing Philippe while scoring 33 runs. RCB skipper Virat Kohli joins hands with Padikkal.

    Kohli failed to impress with the bat and return to Pavillion after scoring 9 runs. Bumrah dismissed Kohli to register his 100th IPL wicket.

    Bumrah’s 1st IPL wicket: Virat Kohli
    Bumrah’s 100th IPL wicket: Virat Kohli

    Mr.360 get in to join hands with Padikkal and is in need to pump the score. But Pollard in his first over dismissed ABD while scoring 15 runs. Bumrah in the next over dismissed Shivam Dube and Padikkal and puts pressure on the RCB batsmen.

    Padikkal scored 74 runs from 45 deliveries
    Padikkal scored 74 runs from 45 deliveries

    After the 15th over RCB loses 4 wickets within the next two overs. At the end of the 20th over RCB scored 164 runs for 6 wicket loss.

    Mumbai Indians(MI) Batting

    de Kock and Ishan Kishan get in to lead MI to chase the target. Chris Morris opens the attack against MI. de Kock struggles to score against RCB bowlers and soon dismissed while scoring 18 runs. MI makes a slow start by scoring only 45 runs for a wicket loss at the end of the powerplay.

    Before making a partnership Chahal makes another wicket by dismissing Ishan Kishan for 25 runs. Though wickets fell on the one side Suryakumar Yadav stands tall by making crucial runs to meet the required run rate.

    Suryakumar Yadav made his half-century off 29 deliveries
    Suryakumar Yadav made his half-century off 29 deliveries

    At the end of the 15th over MI scored 117 runs for 4 wicket loss. Saurabh Tiwary and Krunal Pandya return to Pavillion without making a huge impact on the scoreboard. Suryakumar Yadav with his crucial knock leads MI to register their 8th victory.

    Mumbai Indians beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 5 wickets.

    Watch MI vs RCB highlights

    Man of the match 

    Suryakumar Yadav | MI

    I was looking to finish the game. I was looking to learn what my game is. Happy to have finished it. A lot of meditation has helped. One over the cover to Chahal and the back foot punch off Steyn were my favorites. I have worked on my game during the lockdown.

    I used to love playing on the on-side before. Pleased to have finished the game. The team management and Rohit told me before the start of the tournament that you have played enough to take the game deep. I am glad I have been able to do it.

    List of Records Scripted and Broken in IPL 2020 Sofar

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    IPL

    In the ongoing Indian Premier League(IPL) 2020 many records were scripted and broken by the players. The 13th edition of IPL has been crazy so far as CSK registers their first elimination from the tournament before entering the playoff.

    MS Dhoni-led CSK has entered playoff in all the 10 seasons it played sofar and crowns the title 3 times. IPL 2020 also faces a double super over match between MI and KXIP. Times of Sports(TOS) has listed the records scripted in IPL 2020 so far.

    Records Scripted in IPL 2020 So far

    Dhawan’s Consecutive Centuries

    Shikhar Dhawan became the first batsman in IPL history to score back-to-back centuries. Earlier this he was the player with the highest number of matches played(167) without scoring an IPL century.

    A New Low For KKR

    Kolkata Knight Riders managed just 84/8 against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL 2020. This is the lowest a team has scored while batting full 20 overs in IPL history.

    Rahul registers the highest score by a captain

    KL Rahul scored his second IPL century, smacking an unbeaten 132 against RCB. This is the highest score by a captain in IPL history.

    Consecutive Maiden Overs

    RCB’s right-arm pacer Mohammed Siraj became the first player in IPL history to have bowled two consecutive maiden overs. Not just maiden overs, he picked up two back-to-back wicket maidens as he picked up two wickets in his first and one in his second over respectively.

    A New High For CSK

    Chennai Super Kings openers Faf du Plessis and Shane Watson added 181 runs as a partnership against KXIP in a 10-wicket win. This is the highest total for the first wicket in CSK history.

    They broke a nine-year-old record of 159 runs by Mike Hussey and Murali Vijay. It is also the fourth-highest opening partnership in IPL history.

    MS Dhoni scripts 100 wins as skipper for Chennai

    Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni became the first to notch 100 wins for a single franchise in the competition.

    Dhoni achieved his 100th IPL win against Mumbai Indians in the opening encounter of the season. Meanwhile, Dhoni also went past 100 career IPL catches this season.

    Warner becomes the first player to notch 50 fifty-plus scores

    Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper David Warner became the first batsman in IPL history to notch 50 fifty-plus scores. Warner has registered 46 IPL fifties, besides also having four centuries under his belt. The next best is RCB captain Virat Kohli, who has notched 43 fifty-plus scores.

    Anrich Nortje records fastest ball in IPL history

    Nortje has recorded the top three fastest deliveries in the history of the IPL. Nortje’s fastest delivery which was timed at 156.2 kmph broke Dale Steyn’s record of 154.4 kmph. His second-fastest is 155.21 kmph.

     

    Australia vs India 2020-21 Full Schedule Dates, Venues and Timings

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    India tour of Australia

    BCCI and Cricket Australia confirmed the schedule for the India tour of Australia(Australia vs India). Earlier India announces the 32 member squad for the Australia tour to play 3 ODI, 3 T20I, and 4 Test matches.

    Last week, the New South Wales government signed off on allowing the India squad – and Australia players returning from the IPL – to quarantine and train in Sydney after Queensland had raised issues.

    Capacity for some family members to join the tour has been built into the plan by the NSW government, but it will be decided between Cricket Australia and the BCCI how those spots are filled. Earlier this week, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly indicated he expected families to be able to travel.

    “We are working that through at the moment with BCCI and the Australian government,” Nick Hockley, the Cricket Australia CEO said. “It would have to be a compelling case for families to come but that’s something we are working through.”

    SCG will host the third while the tour finale will be held at Gabba.

    “In relation to the Boxing Day Test at the MCG, we are working with the Victorian Government and the Melbourne Cricket Club on plans to safely host spectators at the iconic event with details to be confirmed in due course.,” CA’s interim CEO Nick Hockley said in a statement.

    “The safety of the Australian community and all participants is our highest priority and we will continue to work with governments across Australia to ensure the schedule proceeds in line with relevant directions and biosecurity protocols,” he added.

    Australia vs India Schedule 

    ODI Schedule

    Match Date Ground Time
    First ODI November 27 SCG 9:10 AM IST
    Second ODI November 29 SCG 9:10 AM IST
    Third ODI December 2 Manuka Oval 9:10 AM IST

     

    T20I Schedule

    Match Date Ground Time
    First T20 December 4 Manuka Oval 1:40 PM IST
    Second T20 December 6 SCG 1:40 PM IST
    Third T20 December 8 SCG 1:40 PM IST

     

    Test Schedule

    Match Date Ground Time
    First Test December 17-21 Adelaide Oval (day-night) 9:30 AM IST
    Second Test December 26-30 MCG 5:00 AM IST
    Third Test January 7-11 SCG 5:00 AM IST
    Fourth Test January 15-19 The Gabba 5:30 AM IST

     

     

    Sehwag Advice to Rishabh Pant After his Exclusion From T20I, ODI Squad

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    Virender Sehwag Rishabh Pant

    India’s former batsman Virender Sehwag has supported the selector’s decision to keep Rishabh Pant out of the ODI and T20I squads. Pant has not included in the ODI and T20I format against the Aussies regarding that Sehwag advised the left-hander to learn to finish matches.

    October 26 The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced India’s squad for their tour of Australia. The squad has included the new generation players based on their IPL 2020 performance.

    Sehwag Advice to Rishabh Pant

    During an interaction on Crizbuzz, Sehwag said, “Rishabh Pant’s omission wasn’t surprising because even in the last tour, he was not in the playing XI after being fit. This was probably a message to Pant that he needs to change his style and start finishing games.”

    The reason why Rahul Dravid did Wicket-Keeping

    Viru also talked about the early 2000s and added, “During our time, Rahul Dravid used to keep the wickets because we did not have a good wicketkeeper till Dhoni was included in the team. So, Rahul Dravid was used as a keeper as he would also play as an extra batsman.”

    Possible Reason for Pant’s exclusion

    Sehwag said, “Rishabh even after being good, the way he throws away his wicket while batting and doesn’t finish matches, could be the reason why skipper Virat Kohli, Ravi Shastri or the selectors might not be happy with him.”

    “Rishabh Pant needs to improve in the chances he’s given and finish matches and show that he has the capability to return to the Indian team,” said Sehwag.

    Pant’s Stats so far

    Pant has so far played 13 Tests, 16 ODIs, and 27 T20Is. He has an average of 38.76 in Tests and 26.1 in the ODIs, while in 20-over cricket, the left-hander has an average of 20.5

    He has also appeared in 63 matches in the Indian Premier League and is currently playing in IPL 2020 with the Delhi Capitals.

    IPL 2020 : SRH vs DC Highlights – Match 47 | SRH Won by 88 Runs

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    SRH vs DC

    IPL 2020 SRH vs DC Highlights: Sunrisers Hyderabad is set to play the 47th match of IPL 2020 against Delhi Capitals. SRH is in need to win all the remaining matches of the league in order to stay alive in the tournament.

    While DC needs to win the match in order to claim the top position of the IPL 2020 points table.

    Match: Sunrisers Hyderabad(SRH) vs Delhi Capitals(DC)

    Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium ,Dubai

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

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    Shreyas Iyer | DC Skipper

    We’ll bowl first. The wicket looks dry and the dew factor coming in later is a factor. That (the trends) definitely goes into our mind but we were constantly batting first in the early part of the tournament.

    But the wickets have become drier and that’s affected our plans. We want to end up in the top-two, and the boys are really motivated. After some bad performances, we sat together and talked about where we went wrong. Same team.

    David Warner | SRH skipper

    I was actually looking to bat first. (on his birthday celebration) I can’t understand this cake-in-the-face business (laughs), it’s quite messy. It was disappointing to lose that last game with a lot of wickets in hand. Three changes – Williamson, Saha, and Nadeem in for Bairstow, Garg, and Khaleel.

    Playing XI

    Delhi Capitals(DC)

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

    Sunrisers Hyderabad(SRH)

    David Warner(c), Wriddhiman Saha(w), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Vijay Shankar, Jason Holder, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan.

    SRH vs DC Highlights

    Sunrisers Hyderabad(SRH) Batting

    David Warner and W Saha get into lead SRH. Nortje opens the attack against SRH. Warner seems to be in aggressive mode a he makes a quick half-century from 25 deliveries that too within the powerplay. SRH scored 77 runs for no wicket loss at the end of the powerplay.

    David Warner makes 25 ball half-century
    David Warner makes 25 ball half-century

    DC bowlers are in need to make a breakthrough in order to slow down the SRH run rate. After an impressive start, Warner got dismissed by Ashwin while scoring 66 runs from just 34 deliveries. After SRH skipper dismissal Saha takes charge and makes massive shots which moved him to score 87 runs from 45 deliveries.

    Nortje finally dismissed the well settles Saha for 87 runs. A wonderful start for Saha in the second match of the tournament. With openers aggressive strike SRH scored 175 runs for 2 wicket loss at the end of the 15th over.

    SRH aggressiveness seems to get slower with the new batsmen in the death overs. SRH only scored 42 runs off the final five overs. At the end of the 20th over SRH scored 219 runs for 2 wicket loss and registers the highest score in Dubai this season. SRH surpassed the KXIP’s record of 206 for 3 wicket loss against RCB.

    Delhi Capitals(DC) Batting

    Rahane and Dhawan gets in to the crease to lead DC. Sandeep Sharma opens the attack against DC. Sandeep Sharma in his first over dismissed Dhawan and makes a massive blow for DC. Nadeem in the followed over dismissed Stoinis and lands DC in trouble.

    Rahane and Hetmyer join hands and in need to build the partnership in order to move DC to a safe zone. At the end of the powerplay DC scored 54 runs for 2 wicket loss. Rashid Khan in his first over after the powerplay dismissed Hetmyer and Rahane in the same over. He adds pressure over DC by dismissing the well-settled players in the same over.

    Rashid Khan dismissed Hetmyer and Ajinkya in the same over
    Rashid Khan dismissed Hetmyer and Ajinkya in the same over

     

    Shreyas Iyer and Pant join hands and expected to make an impressive partnership. At the end of the 10th over dC scored 73 runs for 4 wicket loss. Shankar in his first over dismissed DC skipper Iyer and faces an injury in the left hamstring. Rashid Khan finishes his over of the innings with a dismissal. Rashid in his final over dismissed Axar for 1 run.

    R Khan finishes with his best figures in this IPL – 4 overs – 17 DOTS – 3 wickets, for 7 runs. With run rate moves to sky-high DC is in need of some miracle to happen. DC bowlers seem unstoppable as they pick all 10 wickets while an over left. DC scored 131 runs for 10 wicket loss at the end of the 19th over.

    SRH beats DC by 88 runs and registers their 5th victory of the tournament.

    Watch SRH vs DC Highlights

    Man of the match 

    Wriddhiman Saha | SRH

    I got the opportunity for the second time this year and took my chances in the powerplay. Initially, the ball was holding a bit but I took my chances and went after it after the pitch eased out. I’m happy I got selected for the Tests in Australia. We are looking forward to win the last two matches for the Sunrisers and that’s our target now.

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