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IPL 2024 Scenarios - RCB vs CSK for final playoff spot
The washout in Hyderabad means Sunrisers Hyderabad join Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders (confirmed first) as three of the four playoff teams. The battle now shifts to the last available playoff spot as well as the prized second position on the points table. Here are the teams in contention.Sunrisers Hyderabad Played: 13, points: 15, NRR: 0.406 Game left: PBKS (h)The one point earned in the washout against Gujarat Titans takes SRH into the playoffs. However, a top-two finish is no...
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Nitish Reddy: 'I love to be a match-winner, so I don't have any choice but to work hard'
Nitish Kumar Reddy wasn't expecting to be retained by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) before the last IPL auction. Can't blame him - he featured in just two games in IPL 2023 in which he didn't get to bat and leaked 54 runs in five wicketless overs."Even I thought no one is going to pick me and suddenly SRH retained me," Reddy says in a chat with ESPNcricinfo on the sidelines of IPL 2024. "I was like, 'I have to work a little more'."While some of the top allrounders earned massive deals in the IPL...
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Rabada leaves IPL early with soft tissue infection in lower limb
Kagiso Rabada has returned home from the IPL on Sunday evening with an infection in the soft tissue of a lower limb, but is expected to be available for the entire T20 World Cup.Rabada played 11 matches for the Punjab Kings and took 11 wickets at an economy of 8.85 but will not feature in their last two matches. With PBKS ruled out of the playoffs, Rabada was allowed to travel back to South Africa, where he consulted a specialist. A CSA statement said he was being "closely monitored by the...
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IPL 2024 playoffs: What does DC's win mean for RCB and CSK?
Delhi Capitals' win against Lucknow Super Giants means Rajasthan Royals are assured of a place in the top four. With Kolkata Knight Riders already through, it leaves two playoff spots up for grabs. Here's a lowdown on each team's chances.Delhi CapitalsPlayed: 14, points: 14, NRR: -0.377DC finish their IPL 2024 on 14 points, but their net run rate of -0.377 means they have almost no chance of finishing among the top four. For them to make the playoffs, they'll have to hope that CSK beat RCB and...
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IRE vs PAK Cricket Scorecard, 3rd T20I at Dublin, May 14, 2024
Get cricket scorecard of 3rd T20I, IRE vs PAK, Ireland vs Pakistan 2024 at Castle Avenue, Dublin dated May 14, 2024.
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Stirling rested; Pakistan ask Ireland to bat in T20I series decider
Toss Pakistan chose to field vs IrelandBabar Azam won the toss and asked Ireland to bat first in the third - and decisive - T20I between the two sides.Pakistan made one change. Naseem Shah has been rested, giving Hasan Ali his first T20I in September 2022.Ireland, meanwhile, made two changes, with regular captain Paul Stirling rested, while Gareth Delany also sat out. Lorcan Tucker was named Ireland captain in Stirling's absence, and Neil Rock and Ross Adair came in to the XI.It's the first time...
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Key, McCullum, Stokes told Anderson: It's time to move on
Rob Key, Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes told James Anderson that it was "time to move on" in a 90-minute meeting at a hotel in Manchester last month. Anderson announced on Saturday that he will retire from international cricket after England's first Test against West Indies in July and Key has now revealed how the team management reached the conclusion that his time was up.Key, the managing director of the England men's teams, regularly meets players for appraisals and told Anderson that they...
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Johan Botha appointed new Brisbane Heat and Queensland coach
Former South Africa limited-overs captain Johan Botha has been appointed as the new head coach of BBL reigning champions Brisbane Heat and Queensland in state cricket for the next three years.Botha, 42, was appointed in the wake of Wade Seccombe's departure. He has previous head coach experience in the PSL, CPL and ILT20. Queensland WNCL and Brisbane Heat women's coach Ashley Noffke and former England allrounder Adam Hollioake were also in the mix for the job.Speaking in Brisbane on Tuesday...
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Cricket Ireland confirms Pakistan white-ball tour in 2025
Cricket Ireland has officially confirmed a first men's tour of Pakistan in August and September next year. The series, which will see Ireland and Pakistan play three T20Is and three ODIs, was a part of the Future Tours Programme (FTP), scheduled for September 2025.The release makes no detailed mention of dates and venues, or any other specifics concerning the schedule of the tour. It follows in the wake of Ireland Women touring Pakistan, who also played three ODIs and three T20Is, in November...
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Ahmedabad washout ensures KKR seal top-two spot
Match abandoned without a ball bowled Gujarat TItans vs Kolkata Knight RidersA combination of lightning and rain forced the first abandoned game of IPL 2024 in Ahmedabad on Monday, and in the process confirmed two things: Kolkata Knight Riders' top-two finish in the league stage and Gujarat Titans' elimination from playoff contention.Only a win could've kept eighth-placed GT in the hunt, but rain did not even allow for a toss. Such was the storm's intensity that some floodlights were also...
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Patidar, bowlers keep RCB in playoffs race with NRR-boosting win
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 187 for 9 (Patidar 52, Jacks 41, Salam 2-23, Khaleel 2-31) beat Delhi Capitals 140 (Axar 57, Dayal 3-20, Ferguson 2-23) by 47 runsA fifth successive win not only kept Royal Challengers Bengaluru in contention for a playoffs spot but also lifted them to fifth spot on the points table, just above Delhi Capitals who have the same points as RCB but an inferior net run rate.The M Chinnaswamy had gone all quiet when RCB lost Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli inside four overs....
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Pakistan bowl after rain delay in bid to level series
Toss Pakistan chose to bowl vs IrelandBabar Azam won the toss and chose to field first in the second T20 international against Ireland at Clontarf, a game the visitors must win to force the series into a decider.Pakistan made one change following Ireland's victory in the first T20I. Shadab Khan, who had a poor game with bat and ball, was replaced by Mohammad Amir. Ireland also made one change with Barry McCarthy, who had back spasms, replaced by left arm fast bowler Graham Hume.The toss was...