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Kolkata Knight Riders Ease Past Rising Pune Supergiant

2020-06-28T09:26:21Z

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Robin Uthappa struck an inspired 87 and captain Gautam Gambhir added 62 as two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders swept to a seven-wicket victory over Rising Pune Supergiant in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday. An unbeaten 51 by Steven Smith helped Supergiant reach a solid total of 182 for five, only for Uthappa and Gambhir to guide Knight Riders to 184 for three and a win that took them to the top of the standings. Uthappa hammered seven boundaries and six sixes in his 47-ball knock, which followed an impressive display behind the stumps by the wicketkeeper-batsman. Robin Uthappa hit 87 to help Kolkata Knight Riders to a seven-wicket win in the IPL RELATED ARTICLES [# Previous] [# 1] [# Next] [/sport/cricket/article-4445562/Sam-Billings-named-wicketkeeper-Ireland-matches.html England name Sam Billings as wicketkeeper for one-day...] [/sport/cricket/article-4442978/Mark-Wood-picked-provide-x-factor-England-team.html Mark Wood picked to provide 'x-factor' in England ICC...] [/sport/cricket/article-4439930/Lasith-Malinga-returns-Sri-Lanka-Champions-Trophy.html Lasith Malinga returns to Sri Lanka ODI squad for first time...] [/sport/cricket/article-4439368/Royal-Challengers-Bangalore-record-lowest-IPL-score.html Royal Challengers Bangalore record lowest EVER IPL score as...] Share this article Share Smith's unbeaten 51, which included four boundaries and a six from 37 balls, [http://footballandcricketonline.website2.me/blog/gautam-gambhir-baby http://footballandcricketonline.website2.me/blog/gautam-gambhir-baby] was his team's standout performance after opener Ajinkya Rahane had made a bright start with 46 from 41 deliveries before being stumped by Uthappa. Fellow opener Rahul Tripathi chipped in with a useful innings of 38, which included three fours off Sunil Narine in the sixth over. His knock ended with a googly from Piyush Chawla that he clipped onto his stumps. Supergiant tried to step up the run rate in the closing stages, only to lose two wickets in the 18th over - with Mahendra Singh Dhoni (23) and Manoj Tiwary (one) both stumped by Uthappa off Kuldeep Yadav deliveries. Daniel Christian smacked two consecutive sixes off Chris Woakes at the end of an 19th over that yielded 18 runs, with 12 more being plundered off the final over. The last ball of the innings saw Smith's attempted big hit providing a simple catch at deep mid-wicket for Manish Pandey off a full toss from Umesh Yadav. Gautam Gambhir added 62 in the victory over Rising Pune Supergiant on Wednesday In reply, Knight Riders lost Narine (16) to a run out that left his team on 20 for one, but any nerves were very soon steadied. Uthappa slashed a four and two sixes from Washington Sundar's first three balls of the eighth over, along with two consecutive sixes off Imran Tahir in the 16th. He was dismissed in the following over, just five runs short of the victory target. Looking for a six to finish the game in style, his effort came up short and provided an easy catch for Tripathi off a Jaydev Unadkat delivery. Gambhir was out the next over, an easy catch for Shardul Thakur after an awkward shot off the bowling of Christian. Darren Bravo and Pandey finished off the Knight Riders innings, with the West Indies batsman drilling a four through the covers to wrap up the win. RELATED ARTICLES [# Previous] [# 1] [# Next] [/sport/cricket/article-4445562/Sam-Billings-named-wicketkeeper-Ireland-matches.html England name Sam Billings as wicketkeeper for one-day...] [/sport/cricket/article-4442978/Mark-Wood-picked-provide-x-factor-England-team.html Mark Wood picked to provide 'x-factor' in England ICC...] [/sport/cricket/article-4439930/Lasith-Malinga-returns-Sri-Lanka-Champions-Trophy.html Lasith Malinga returns to Sri Lanka ODI squad for first time...] [/sport/cricket/article-4439368/Royal-Challengers-Bangalore-record-lowest-IPL-score.html Royal Challengers Bangalore record lowest EVER IPL score as...] Share this article Share

India Batsman Gambhir Calls Time On Playing Career

2020-06-28T03:36:41Z

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Dec 4 (Reuters) - Former India opening batsman Gautam Gambhir, who won two World Cups and scored over 10,000 international runs, announced his retirement from the sport in a video message on Tuesday. The feisty left-hander has not represented his country since 2016 and said he would play his last game for Delhi in the Ranji Trophy match against Andhra at his home ground Feroz Shah Kotla beginning on Thursday. "After more than 15 years of cricket for my country I want to retire from playing this beautiful game," Gambhir said in the video on social media. "Despite all the aches and pains; fears and failures I won't mind a repeat of this in my next life too. But obviously with a few more wins for India, a few more hundreds and in the next life may be a few five-wicket hauls as well." Gambhir made 58 test appearances for India, scoring 4,154 runs at an average of 41.95 and was a key member of the team that rose to number one in the test rankings in 2009. In one-day internationals, the 37-year-old accumulated 5,238 runs and was India's top scorer in the 2011 World Cup final victory against Sri Lanka. Gambhir featured in 37 Twenty20 internationals scoring 932 runs, including 75 in the 2007 World Cup final against Pakistan which India won. He also represented Delhi Daredevils and [http://footballandcricketonline.website2.me/blog/gautam-gambhir-baby http://footballandcricketonline.website2.me/blog/gautam-gambhir-baby] Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League. "The thing that I will miss the most is the camaraderie of an Indian team's dressing room," Gambhir added. "It was a wonderful place to be in. Yes, there are pressures of international sport but then when you have team mates like I had these pressures look elementary. "I learnt heaps from each one of them. I'll miss all of that and more. Thank you guys, you all will be my one, big family... as a batsman I have always valued timing. I know the time is just right. I am sure it's sweet as well." (Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru Editing by Toby Davis)

Warner Century Earns Sunrisers Big Win Over Knight Riders

2020-06-28T00:30:27Z

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HYDERABAD, India (AP) - A blistering 126 off 59 balls from David Warner carried defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad to an emphatic 48-run victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League on Sunday. The Sunrisers captain hit 10 fours and [http://footballandcricketonline.website2.me/blog/gautam-gambhir-baby footballandcricketonline.website2.me] eight sixes in his team's imposing total of 209-3, after Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir had won the toss and opted to field first. In reply, Knight Riders could only score 161-7 after rain interrupted their run-chase for nearly 45 minutes. Robin Uthappa top-scored with 53 before he holed out at long off to Warner. Seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2-29) took his wickets tally in the tournament to 20, as Knight Riders' chase never got going. "It was outstanding, we generally look to bat first and set the tone with a positive intent from ball one," Warner said. "We managed to maintain the run rate of 10 an over, which was amazing." Despite the loss, Knight Riders lead the table with 14 points on better run-rate than Mumbai Indians, who also have 14 points, but have played a game less than Knight Riders' 10. Sunrisers follow the two with 13 points. Warner cut loose from the onset, but also profited from three dropped catches - on 13, 86 and 110 - with Chris Woakes missing two of the chances. Warner was so dominant that he raised his fifty off 20 balls in only the fifth over, smashing Sunil Narine for a reverse sweep six. He brought up his century in the 11th over off 43 balls with seven fours and eight sixes, driving seamer Umesh Yadav to midwicket and scampering for two runs. Woakes made some amends when he found Warner's leading edge off a slower delivery in the 17th over, but by that time the Australian had done enough damage. At Mohali, Kings XI Punjab swept to a comfortable a 10-wicket victory over bottom-place Delhi Daredevils in a mere 7.5 overs. Daredevils' top order batsmen were outfoxed by Sandeep Sharma's 4-20 on a slow wicket to get bowled out for 67 in 17.1 overs - the third-lowest total in the IPL's 10-year history. Martin Guptill (50) then blazed an unbeaten half century off just 27 deliveries and steered Kings XI to 68-0. Guptill's maiden half-century in IPL included six fours and three towering sixes. "The last few games have been frustrating," Kings XI captain Glenn Maxwell said. "The pitch played a lot slower than I thought it would." Kings XI now have eight points from four victories in nine matches and are fifth in the points table. Sharma grabbed a wicket each in his first three overs, including a brilliant left-handed low return catch to dismiss Shreyas Iyer and leave Daredevils on 22-3 in five overs. Axar Patel clean bowled stand-in captain Karun Nair off his first delivery and then Chris Morris offered a tame return catch to the left-arm spinner. Corey Anderson (18) got Daredevils past Royal Challengers Bangalore's lowest ever IPL total of 49 - made against Kolkata Knight Riders last week - before he played on to Varun Aron. Sharma completed his four-wicket haul at his home ground when Kagiso Rabada holed out at long on and Mohit Sharma completed the rout by dismissing last man Shahbaz Nadeem, caught and bowled. "I don't think there was anything strange in the wicket, it was maybe a little slow, but definitely not a 67 all-out wicket," said Nair, who captained Daredevils for the first time after Zaheer Khan failed to recover from a hamstring injury sustained last Friday against Knight Riders. "We lost too many wickets at the start," Nair said. "What's done is done, we need to pull up our socks and move on."

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2020-06-28T00:30:26Z

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LONDON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - India captain Virat Kohli has overtaken Australia's Steve Smith to become the best test batsman in the world for the first time in his 67-test career, [http://footballandcricketonline.website2.me/blog/gautam-gambhir-baby footballandcricketonline.website2.me] becoming the seventh Indian to reach the top, the ICC said on its. My web blog [http://footballandcricketonline.website2.me/blog/gautam-gambhir-baby footballandcricketonline.website2.me]