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Sunrisers Hyderabad's batting failed to live up to expectations yet again as they went down by eight wickets against Delhi Capitals in Dubai on Wednesday.
Kartik Tyagi produced a sensational last over to help Rajasthan Royals register a thrilling two run victory against Punjab Kings in the IPL match in Dubai on Tuesday.
Arshdeep Singh picked up five wickets before Punjab Kings messed up an easy run chase to suffer a narrow two run defeat against Rajasthan Royals in a thrilling IPL match on Tuesday.
It was a disappointing performance by Royal Challengers Bangalore's batsmen as they crashed to a crushing nine wicket defeat at the hands of Kolkata Knight Riders in Abu Dhabi on Monday.
Andre Russell and Varun Chakravarthy picked up three wickets each to power Kolkata Knight Riders to an emphatic nine-wicket victory against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL match in Abu Dhabi on Monday.
Ruturaj Gaikwad's blazing half-century was the difference as Chennai Super Kings outclassed Mumbai Indians by 20 runs in the first match of the second leg of IPL, in Dubai, on Sunday.
The gifted Ruturaj Gaikwad showed his class with a splendid half-century to power Chennai Super Kings to the top of the IPL standings after they beat champions Mumbai Indians by 20 runs, in Dubai, on Sunday.
'Ishan is a floater, he can open the innings. He bats regularly in the middle order in domestic cricket and he is brilliant against the spinners. Importantly, it is important to have a left-hander in your team who is explosive, because he can take on the leg-spinners.'
'The way he has performed in the IPL, he has been picked for the T20 World Cup.'
Buoyed by their crushing 157-run victory in the fourth Test at The Oval on Monday, a confident Indian team will seek to continue their winning momentum in the fifth and final Test against England at Manchester.
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The Headlingley triumph marked the start of a new and important chapter in Indian cricket, with the Indians winning consistently away from home from that point onwards.
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'He was the one who set the agenda for the 1983 World Cup win with 89 in the first match against the West Indies, then top-scoring with 40 in the crucial match against Australia when we had to qualify for the semi-finals.' 'He played another brilliant innings of 61 against England in the semi-finals.'
'Day before yesterday I had spoken to him, asking him to come on my YouTube channel.' 'He had said, 'Anytime for you Kiri bhai'.'
'The two of us got together and we put on a partnership of more than 300, it was amazing.'
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