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Ahmedabad: The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 could not have asked for a better start to the tournament. Defending champions Gujarat Titans take on four-time winners Chennai Super Kings at the world’s biggest Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Topping the bill is the contest between mentor MS Dhoni and mentee Hardik Pandya. Considered one of the best white-ball captains of all time, Dhoni has won three ICC trophies with India and four IPL titles with CSK. Pandya in that respect has a long way to go, but by leading GT to the IPL crown in their debut season in 2022, the Gujarat all-rounder has already shown that captaincy comes naturally to him. A quality that has put him first in the race to replace Rohit Sharma as India’s captain in white-ball formats when the time comes. GT vs CSK: Live streaming and head-to-head record There’s one factor though that could dampen this contest. Dhoni didn’t bat at the nets on Thursday owing to a knee injury he had sustained during a training se

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Cricket star Shafali Verma on Thursday revealed the story behind her short hair, which has become something of a signature look for the explosive opener. Verma, who grew up in Rohtak, Haryana, revealed the support of her family, especially her cricket-crazy father, in helping her take up the sport at an early age and chart her course towards the Indian team. During a panel discussion at the Rising India Summit in New Delhi on Thursday, Verma revealed how her father encouraged her to cut her hair short and play for a boys’ team, since there were no girls’ teams in that she could join in her vicinity. “I used to have long hair when I used to play with the boys as a kid, because there weren’t any girls to play cricket with back then. They used to warn me, saying I would start crying after getting hit. One day I told my father that I should get a hair cut, then they will not be able to recognise me. My father agreed, and I started playing with the boys after the haircut. It was that ex

Ace Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen has already established herself as one of Indian boxing’s all-time greats by winning a second world title, becoming only the second from the nation after MC Mary Kom to pull off the feat. Zareen punched her way to gold at the recently-concluded Women’s World Boxing Championships in New Delhi. The Hyderabadi pugilist stood atop the podium after defeating Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Tam, a two-time Asian champion, 5-0 in the 50kg final at a packed KD Jadhav Indoor Hall. Read | ‘India, this one’s for you,’ says Nikhat Zareen after 2nd world title In a panel discussion at the Rising Indian Summit on Thursday, Zareen revealed how she had never imagined she would be boxing for India one day, let alone win a world titles, besides describing Mary Kom as her inspiration. “I cried when I was standing at the top of the podium and they played the national anthem,” recalls Boxing champion @nikhat_zareen at #News18RisingIndia She also talks about being inspired by Mar

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The team needs to find a swashbuckling opener between Wade and Saha to complement Gill; skipper Hardik has a bevy of all-rounders to choose from Smith, Jayant, Tewatia, Vijay Shankar and Sai Kishore to beef up the middle-order; Shami will spearhead the bowling which has Rashid as an attacking option from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/iPWRFS1

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PBKS IPL 2023 Preview : One of the eight original teams in the Indian Premier League, the Punjab Kings, or Kings XI Punjab before the 2021 season, have over the years made an name for themselves as the perennial underachievers. And it’s for good reason that PBKS have this impression, which they will desperately be looking to shake off heading into the 16th season of the IPL. Punjab, after all, have made the playoffs just twice in the history of the tournament, in the inaugural edition in 2008 where they lost to Chennai Super Kings, and in 2014, their only appearance in an IPL final till date where they lost to the Kolkata Knight Riders. Since the highs of the runner-up finish in 2014, Punjab have finished at the bottom of the table twice and have finished sixth in each of the last four editions (with the 2022 tournament being a 10-team affair). A possible reason as to why PBKS has underwhelmed in the last eight seasons could be the lack of a solid core, a central tenet in team sport

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IPL titles : 1 Rajasthan Royals started the IPL in style as the Shane Warne-led side stunned everyone to lift the championship in 2008. Since then, however, they have remained the perennial underdogs, failing to repeat their maiden success. They have been very inconsistent and made to the playoffs only thrice in the next 11 years. In between, they were suspended for two years following the spot-fixing sage. RR had ended as runners-up in the Champions League Twenty20 in 2013. Here’s how they have fared year on year How did they fare the previous season : Rajasthan Royals (RR), under Sanju Samson as skipper, displayed glimpses of their old times as they reached the final of IPL 2022, eventually losing to Gujarat Titans by seven wickets. RR managed to finish in the top two, having won nine of their 14 games in the league stage, and ending it with 18 points, only two behind eventual champions GT. The Royals had lost to Titans in Qualifier 1, but went into get the better of RCB in Qu

Nat Sciver-Brunt’s unbeaten half-century and tight spells from bowlers helped Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by 7 wickets to become the inaugural champions of Women’s Premier League 2023 (WPL) here at Brabourne Stadium on Sunday. Chasing a modest 132-run target, Mumbai Indians did not get an ideal start losing opener Yastika Bhatia for 4 as Radha Yadav dismissed her and they lost their opening wicket for 13. Jess Jonassen came in as a first change bowler to get the prized scalp of Hayley Matthews for 13 as Mumbai Indians lose their second wicket for 23. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Nat Sciver-Brunt struck a much-needed partnership for Mumbai as the duo took the team’s total beyond the 50-run mark in 9.2 overs. Harmanpreet and Sciver-Brunt notched up a 50-run partnership off 53 balls. Just when it seemed that MI will comfortably chase down the target they lost the wicket of their skipper Harmanpreet to a run out for 37 as they lost their third wicket for 95. Despite losing the

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By winning the first five matches on the trot, Mumbai Indians become everyone’s favourite to not just reach the final of the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL) but also for the trophy. But then they hit a roadblock. DC vs MI, WPL final: Live streaming details Back-to-back defeats to UP Warriorz and Delhi Capitals took the wind out of their sails. The first team to qualify for WPL 2023 playoffs eventually finished the league phase with six wins and 12 points, the same as Delhi Capitals but a spot behind them in second in the points table on the basis of NRR (Net Run Rate). DC never had a winning streak as crazy as that of MI but showed enough consistency to finish at the top of the league table and qualify directly for the final. Mumbai had to beat third-placed UP Warriorz in the Eliminator to finally make it to the final. And in the summit clash, Mumbai once again face the consistent Delhi for a fight to make history. The winner will be crowned the first-ever WPL champion and

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Delhi Capitals take on Mumbai Indians in the final of the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL) on Sunday at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. DC finished on the top of the league table and qualified directly to the final while Harmanpreet Kaur-led MI had to take on UP Warriorz in the Eliminator after finishing second on the basis of NRR (net run rate). MI defeated UPW by 72 runs in the Eliminator to reach the summit clash of WPL 2023. Mumbai were the form team at the start of the inaugural WPL, winning five matches out of five in the beginning but two losses against UPW and DC forced them to finish at the second position in the league table with 12 points, same as table-toppers Delhi. Mumbai, however, regained form in the Eliminator, scoring 182/4 batting first with Nat Sciver-Brunt smashing 72 not out off 38 balls. Pacer Issy Wong then took a hat-trick as UPW were bowled out for 110. Delhi are on a two-game winning streak that helped them finish at the top of the table. In the t

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23:02 (IST) That brings us to the end of our coverage of the Eliminator between Mumbai Indians and UP Warriorz at the DY Patil Stadium. Just one more game to go in the inaugural Women’s Premier League with the Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals — two of the most consistent sides — deservedly facing off in what promises to be a cracker of a finale on Sunday! For now, this is Amit signing off, bidding you good night and wishing you all a happy weekend ahead! 23:01 (IST) Natalie Sciver-Brunt is the Player of the Match for her unbeaten 72 22:53 (IST) Coincidence?   First IPL: Australian Captain vs Indian Captain. First WPL: Australian Captain vs Indian Captain. Both Indian Captains are number 7. — Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) March 24, 2023 22:52 (IST) That was as comprehensive a performance from the Mumbai Indians as it could get! Harmanpreet Kaur and Co did stutter towards the business end of the league stage, suffering back-to-back losses against UP Warriorz and Delh

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Australia celebrate after beating India by 21 runs in the ODI series decider in Chennai With the win, Australia clinched the ODI series 2-1. Sportzpics Australia won the toss and opted to bat first. Mitchell Marsh top-scored for them as he made 47 runs, to take Australia to 269. AP Kuldeep Yadav celebrates with India skipper Rohit Sharma after dismissing David Warner during the third ODI in Chennai Kuldeep finished with figures of 3/56 from 10 overs. Sportzpics Senior India batter Virat Kohli plays a shot during the third ODI against Australia in Chennai. Kohli scored a half-century, eventually being dismissed for 54. Sportzpics Ashton Agar (right) celebrates with Marnus Labuschagne after dismissing Virat Kohli (54) during the third ODI between India and Australia in Chennai. Sportzpics Australia pacer Sean Abbott celebrates after dismissing India skipper Rohit Sharma during the third ODI in Chennai. Rohit managed just 30 off 17 balls. Sportzpics The Australian playe