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Head, Abishek power Hyderabad to victory over Lucknow inside 10 overs
Openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma smoked half-centuries as Sunrisers Hyderabad crushed Lucknow Super Giants by 10 wickets on Wednesday to boost their play-off hopes in the IPL.
Sangakkara backs Samson to have a good run for India at World Cup
Samson was named in India's 15-man squad for the June 1-29 event in the West Indies and United States but the inclusion of Rishabh Pant means the 2007 champions have options as they bid for a second title.
Injured Marsh progress ‘a little slower than expected '
Marsh left the Indian Premier League in early April after suffering the injury while playing for the Delhi Capitals but was back in the nets with a handful of his Australian teammates in Brisbane on Tuesday.
World Cup cricket is a lot different to IPL: Fraser-McGurk
Fraser-McGurk has blasted 259 runs in six matches for the Delhi Capitals at a strike-rate of 233.33, prompting pundits and former players to call for his selection, but he will miss out on next month's tournament in the U.S. and Caribbean.
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Paris Saint-Germain are bidding to overturn a 1-0 first-leg deficit and beat Borussia Dortmund in their Champions League semi-final return match on Tuesday, with the aim of bringing the curtain down on the Kylian Mbappe era at the club in the final at Wembley.
Jadeja proves all-round value ahead of T20 World Cup
The 35-year-old is India's premier spin-bowling all-rounder, apart from being a gun fielder, and will be expected to play a key role in the T20 showpiece in the United States and West Indies, where the ball is likely to turn.
Hazlewood no fan of IPL’s ‘impact player’ rule
“Batting lineups just seem to be never-ending now. I’m not sure it’s a great rule."
Narine powers clinical Kolkata to top of IPL
Narine's blitz, laced with six fours and seven sixes, guided Kolkata to 235-6 after they were invited to bat first in Lucknow's final home game.
All-round Jadeja helps Chennai jump to third
The performance from the veteran Jadeja comes as a welcome sign ahead of the T20 World Cup in June in the West Indies and the United States.
Du Plessis, Kohli keep RCB in IPL play-off race
Chasing a modest 148 for victory, Du Plessis, who hit 64, and Kohli, who made 42, laid the foundations with a stand of 92 in 35 balls
In cricket, Dhoni is like my father: Pathirana
“After my father, in my cricket life, he [Dhoni] plays my father’s role,” said Pathirana.
Mustafizur thanks Dhoni ‘for everything’
“Thanks for everything Mahi [Dhoni] bhai,” Mustafizur wrote on Facebook in the caption of a photo where he was receiving a signed CSK jersey from Dhoni.
Pandya vital for India's T20 World Cup campaign: Agarkar
Pandya was named as vice-captain earlier this week for next month's showpiece 20-over tournament, jointly hosted by the United States and West Indies, with veteran Rohit Sharma leading the squad.
Fizz returning from IPL with 14 wickets
Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman ended his stint at the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) with 14 wickets as he played his last match on Wednesday at the Chidambaram Stadium for five-time winners Chennai Super Kings.
All-round Stoinis helps Lucknow beat Mumbai in IPL
All-rounder Marcus Stoinis smashed 62 after he took a wicket on Tuesday to guide Lucknow Super Giants to an IPL win on the eve of Australia's T20 World Cup team announcement.
No point crying about IPL's impact player rule: Chakaravarthy
The rule, which was introduced to the tournament last season, allows teams to bring in one substitute at any time for a player in the starting 11.
Fizz takes two as Chennai beat Hyderabad
Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman picked up two wickets and remained economical as his side, Chennai Super Kings, beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 78 runs in the Indian Premier League at the Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday.
Kohli slams strike-rate talk and pundits 'from the box'
"All the people who talk about strike rates and me not playing spin well are the ones talking about this stuff," Kohli said in response to looking at his season stats.
Jacks hits ton as Bengaluru crush Gujarat
Jacks chalked up 10 sixes in his blitz as he put on an unbeaten stand of 166 with Virat Kohli, who hit 70 and remained in awe of his younger partner's hitting at the world's biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad.
