Sai Sudharsan upstaged some of the world's top batters as he topped the run scoring charts, while Prasidh Krishna was the most successful bowler of the season.
High-flying Rajasthan Royals will look to continue their winning momentum and consolidate their position at the top when they take on a resurgent Lucknow Super Giants, who would be gunning for revenge at home in an IPL match in Lucknow on Saturday.
Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle present Rediff's Most Valuable Player Index of IPL 2025 after Game 55.
Vettori heaped praise on pace bowlers Trent Boult and Matt Henry after they dismissed India's top three of KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma and skipper Virat Kohli for one run each.
Rohit Sharma being pushed down to No. 3 against New Zealand was an indication that the Indian team management did not trust the star opener to effectively counter the inswing of Trent Boult, said former captain Sunil Gavaskar.
Following the game, speaking at the post-match presentation, Ashwin said this win will give them confidence ahead of the qualifier two clash.
Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel struck unbeaten half-centuries to power Rajasthan Royals to an emphatic seven-wicket victory against Lucknow Super Giants.
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Former India opener Gautam Gambhir believes New Zealand pacer Trent Boult will form a formidable pair with Jasprit Bumrah, giving Mumbai Indians an edge over Chennai Super Kings in the upcoming IPL.
Despite a well-tuned 48 from local hero Riyan Parag, Rajasthan Royals struggled against an array of accurate bowlers on a rather slow pitch, meandering to a sub-par 144 for nine against Punjab Kings in their IPL match in Guwahati on Wednesday.
Mumbai Indians have once again made a familiar disappointing start to their IPL campaign as they lost their first two matches.
Williamson said he was trying to take the final Windies wicket while deploying Boult and Ferguson a tad earlier than they actually meant to.
Weather continued to hamper play in the match New Zealand must win to level the series after the hosts won the opener
Afghanistan stunned New Zealand by a whopping 84 runs in the T20 World Cup match on Saturday.
Images from the T20 World Cup match played between New Zealand and Uganda in Tarouba, Trinidad, on Saturday.
The total that once looked chaseable on a nice batting track only got more and more difficult to breach as MI eventually scored a consolation 42 run win.
Images from the T20 World Cup Group C match between the West Indies and New Zealand in Trinidad on Thursday.
New Zealand pacemen Trent Boult and Grant Elliott shared seven wickets as the hosts bundled out Pakistan for 210 to win the first one-day international at the pacy Basin Reserve by 70 runs on Monday.
Bowling coach Shane Bond described Mumbai Indians's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah as the best T20 bowler in the world, saying it is always a privilege to watch him play in the Indian Premier League.
Images from the IPL 2024 match between Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Sunday.
New Zealand skipper Tom Latham smashed 252 before Trent Boult and Tim Southee wrecked Bangladesh with the ball to put the hosts on course for a series-levelling victory on day two of the second and final Test.
India's Rohit Sharma jumped eight spots to enter the top five in the ICC batsman rankings after a stellar showing in the recently concluded series against top-ranked Australia.
Trent Boult grabbed two wickets on successive balls to help New Zealand to a 12-run win over England in their Twenty20 tri-series match at Wellington Regional Stadium on Tuesday.
Williamson's elbow injury kept him out of a Test match in India in December and home series against South Africa and Bangladesh.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the 3rd Test played between England and New Zealand at Headingley on Saturday.
Cameron Green braved cramps to smash a career-best 89 not out and secure Australia's nervy two-wicket victory against New Zealand in the opening one-day international in Cairns on Tuesday.
New Zealand bowler Lockie Ferguson joined Canada skipper Saad Bin Zafar as only the second bowler in T20I history to bowl each of the allotted four overs as maidens, returning figures of 4-4-0-3. Zafar recorded 4-4-0-2.
The mountain of runs being scored in the Indian Premier League shows Twenty20 cricket is changing and bowlers must move with the times or be left behind, New Zealand paceman Tim Southee said.
Images from IPL 2023 match between Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans played at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Friday
India's pace talisman Jasprit Bumrah's absence will certainly hurt India, but the team's quality batting and spin bowling make them title contenders alongside South Africa and Pakistan in the Champions Trophy.
Images from the IPL final between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians, in Dubai on Tuesday.
Kane Williamson will opt out of a handful of internationals in January to take up a contract in South Africa's Twenty20 league.
Following New Zealand's shock exit from the T20 World Cup, Kane Williamson was non-committal about his future.
Both Jaiswal and du Plessis, the leading run-getters in IPL 2023 so far, are in scintillating form. While du Plessis is leading the scoring charts with 576 runs from 11 innings, including six half centuries and a best of 84, Jaiswal is a close second with 575 runs from 12 matches, which includes four fifties and a 124-run knock.
The Shettys, who had hoped to see Rahul rock and roll, must have been disappointed to see him bowled by Trent Boult for a golden duck.
Bruised and battered in their last game, Rajasthan Royals will hope for a much-improved effort from the batting unit against Sunrisers Hyderabad in order to avoid a hat-trick of defeats in the IPL match in Jaipur on Sunday.
On Monday, May 2, 2022, the Kolkata Knight Riders finally ended their losing run at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai.
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