NEW DELHI: India handed Netherlands 160-run mauling to finish the league stage at the ODI World Cup unbeaten with nine wins in as many matches.Centuries from Shreyas Iyer (128 not out) and KL Rahul (102) powered India to 410-4 before utilising a total of nine bowlers, including the part-time contributions of Virat Kohli and Rohit … Read more
INDORE: If Shreyas Iyer wanted to find his bearings before the World Cup, he wouldn’t have found a better pitch than the one on offer at the Holkar Stadium. Under pressure to secure his spot in the starting XI, the right-hand batter lapped up the opportunity by bringing up his third ODI century—his first at … Read more
NEW DELHI: Team India batsman Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of the 3-match ODI series against New Zealand due to a back injury and will be heading to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for further assessment and management.“Team India batter Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of the upcoming 3-match ODI series against New … Read more
Having dominated for the better part of two and half days, Bangladesh’s lower middle-order, led by Litton Das (73 off 98 balls) and supported by Nurul Hasan Sohan (31 off 29 balls) and Taskin Ahmed (31 off 46 balls), counter-attacked to take their second innings score to 231, giving their bowlers something to defend.
Change is the only constant in Kolkata Knight Riders’ gameplan. And for a change, they got it right this time as they beat Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets to stage a comeback after five consecutive defeats in this IPL. The purple brigade made two changes to the playing XI, trying out their fifth opening pair … Read more
MUMBAI: Kolkata Knight Riders defeated in-form Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets to snap their five-match losing streak in the Indian Premier League on Monday. KKR first restricted RR to 152 for five after opting to bowl and then chased down the target with five balls to spare to return to winning ways and heave a … Read more
MUMBAI: Kolkata Knight Riders have completely lost the plot with as many as 19 players being used in nine games and skipper Shreyas Iyer had no option but to admit that they haven’t been able to get their combination right in IPL-15. KKR have used as many as five different opening pairs and the team … Read more
MUMBAI: Jos Buttler’s magnificent second hundred of this IPL season was beautifully complemented by a ‘five-star’ Yuzvendra Chahal, who spun his web with a hat-trick as Rajasthan Royals won a high-scoring thriller against Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 runs on Monday. Buttler’s 61-ball 103 had nine fours and five sixes as Royals scored an imposing … Read more
MUMBAI: Rajasthan Royals spinner Yuzvendra Chahal took the first season hat-trick of IPL in a dramatic four-wicket over against Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday. Chahal sent back skipper Shreyas Iyer for 85 in Kolkata’s chase of 218 for victory and then took down Shivam Mavi and Pat Cummins to return figures of 5-40 in Mumbai. … Read more