Mullanpur, April 9 (IANS) Nitish Kumar Reddy hammered a 37-ball 64 and raised 50 runs off 18 balls for the sixth wicket partnership with Abdul Samad but Arshdeep Singh's four-fer pegged back Sunrisers Hyderabad as they managed 182/9 against Punjab Kings in Match 23 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the PCA Stadium here on Tuesday.
Islamabad, April 9 (IANS) With the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi confirming Usman Khan's availability despite a ban imposed by Emirates Cricket Board, the selectors on Tuesday picked him in the team for the upcoming Twenty20 International (T20I) home series against New Zealand.
Mumbai, April 9 (IANS) Spinner Ravindra Jadeja's superlative bowling effort for Chennai Super Kings against Kolkata Knight Riders at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai has earned him praise from West Indies legend Brian Lara and former India and CSK teammate Ambati Rayudu. Jadeja claimed 3-18 in four overs and with pacers Tushar Deshpande and Mustafizur Rahman claiming 3-33 and 2-22, helped CSK restrict Kolkata Knight Riders to a below-par 137/9. CSK won the match by seven wickets with skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad scoring 67 not out.
Mullanpur, April 9 (IANS) All eyes will be on middle-order batter Shashank Singh as Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to bowl against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the PCA Stadium here on Tuesday. PBKS are coming into the match on the back of a morale-boosting victory over Gujarat Titans thanks to a sensational knock by Shashank Singh, who struck an unbeaten 61 in Ahmedabad.
Dubai, April 9 (IANS) New Zealand captain Sophie Devine and England’s wicketkeeper-batter Amy Jones have progressed in the ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings after the end of their ICC Women’s Championship series which England won 2-1.
Mumbai, April 9 (IANS) Sunrisers Hyderabad have signed Vijayakanth Viyaskanth of Sri Lanka as a replacement for the injured compatriot Wanindu Hasaranga for the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. Vijayakanth, a leg-spinner from Sri Lanka, has represented his country in a solitary T20 International so far. He joins the IPL at his base price of INR 50 lakh.
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Australia cricketer Steve Smith has praised the performance of Shashank Singh and called it an incredible knock and said that Punjab Kings will not put in the auction the batter they picked at his base price. Coming down at No.6, Shashank with his breathtaking knock of 61 not out in 29 deliveries sealed the match for the Kings against Gujarat Titans with three wickets and one ball left.
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Punjab Kings wicket-keeper batter Jonny Bairstow is ready to put his "best foot forward" against his former team Sunrisers Hyderabad in match 23 of the Indian Premier League at Mullanpur Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra heaped praise on Chennai Super Kings performance against Kolkata Knight Riders and cited them as ‘Kings of Chepauk’ for continuing their winning spree at home in IPL 2024.
Chennai, April 9 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain, Shreyas Iyer, acknowledged his team's inability to adapt quickly to the changing conditions in the powerplay after Chennai Super Kings defeated KKR by seven wickets on Monday at MA Chidambaram Stadium.
