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IPL 2022: Ab de Villiers teaches me small things that help me a lot, says Dewald Brevis

Mumbai Indians batter Dewald Brevis revealed that former South Africa captain and flamboyant batter AB de Villiers had been teaching him small things which have been helping him a lot. Brevis, who made 29 in his IPL debut against Kolkata Knight Riders, wowed everyone with a 25-ball 49 despite Mumbai losing to Punjab Kings at Pune. Many in the cricketing circle have called Brevis 'Baby AB' due to resemblances in the batting styles of the youngster and de Villiers, who made a mark for himself in the IPL with his 360-degree game for Royal Challengers Bangalore.

IPL 2022: Dale Steyn Shares Story Behind Celebrating Shreyas Iyer's Wicket With Muttiah Muralitharan In Dugout

Umran Malik is one youngster who continues to impress cricket pundits and fans with every match he plays. The seamer from Jammu and Kashmir bowls in the range of 150kmph consistently and bowling quick is his biggest mojo. In the game against Kolkata Knight Riders, Umran delivered a pitch-perfect yorker to rattle the stumps of Shreyas Iyer and as soon as he got the wicket, SRH fast-bowling coach Dale Steyn celebrated with Muttiah Muralitharan in the dugout. The leading Proteas Test wicket-taker has now explained the story why the celebration came about during the game.

IPL 2022, DC Predicted XI vs RCB: Delhi Capitals Likely To Stick With Winning Combination

After suffering back-to-back defeats, Delhi Capitals got back to winning ways against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their previous encounter. DC will look to carry on in the right momentum as they face the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in their next match. David Warner and Prithvi Shaw laid a strong platform for DC against KKR, before Kuldeep Yadav and Khaleel Ahmed did the rest with the ball. The DC management is likely to stick with the same team for their game against RCB.

IPL 2022: Varun Chakravarthy working on a new variation to overcome his lean patch for KKR

Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) leg-spinner Varun Chakravarthy is hoping to add a "new dimension" to his game once his new variation starts "clicking" in IPL 2022, and he is banking on the delivery to put him back on top on the wicket-takers' list soon. If things go according to plan, the 30-year-old mystery spinner would have added an eighth variation to his repertoire. After enjoying a breakthrough IPL season in 2020 with the Kolkata Knight Riders, where he picked 17 wickets in 13 games, Chakravarthy became a part of India's T20I series against England in March last year only to be ruled out on fitness grounds.

Bollywood actor Juhi Chawla watches Kolkata crash to defeat against Hyderabad in IPL 2022

Sunrisers Hyderabad continued their turnaround in IPL 2022 after defeating Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets for their third straight victory on Friday.

Umran Malik's Role Is To Run In And Express Himself: Tom Moody

Sunrisers Hyderabad speedster Umran Malik has been the talk of the town for his lightening fast deliveries and head coach Tom Moody said the young Jammu and Kashmir player has been given the license "to run in and express himself" with the ball. The 22-year-old from Srinagar has consistently bowled deliveries clocking 145 to 150 km per hour this IPL. He bowled the fastest delivery in IPL history with the one clocking 153.1 km/hour against Chennai Super Kings on Saturday.

Watch: KKR'S Nitish Rana Breaks Fridge Glass In SRH Dugout With Massive Six In IPL 2022

SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) broke Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) hearts with a seven-wicket victory in Match 25 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 on Friday. SRH chased down the 176 run-target set by KKR with relative ease towards the end to continue their winning run. However, KKR hearts were not the only thing to break. During KKR's batting, Nitish Rana cut a pacey delivery from bowler Umran Malik over the third man region for a massive six. But what caught everyone's attention was the fact that the ball, after landing beyond the boundary line, went and smashed into the fridge glass kept beside the SRH dugout.

IPL 2022: I had fun, says SRH's Rahul Tripathi about his match-winning knock against KKR

Rahul Tripathi's superlative performance of 71 runs off 37 balls paved way for a comprehensive seven-wicket win for the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match here at the Brabourne Stadium on Friday. In his match-winning performance, Tripathi timed his innings to perfection and picked his bowlers to attack, taking Aman Hakim Khan and Varun Chakravarthy to the cleaners. "I had fun. (Andre) Russell bangs in short, and I was looking for the pull if he bowled short. Varun bowls well. I didn't expect him to bowl up....So I thought of putting him under pressure, " said Tripathi at the post-match presentation ceremony.

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IPL 2022: Ab de Villiers teaches me small things that help me a lot, says Dewald Brevis

IPL 2022: Dale Steyn Shares Story Behind Celebrating Shreyas Iyer's Wicket With Muttiah Muralitharan In Dugout

IPL 2022, DC Predicted XI vs RCB: Delhi Capitals Likely To Stick With Winning Combination

IPL 2022: Varun Chakravarthy working on a new variation to overcome his lean patch for KKR

Bollywood actor Juhi Chawla watches Kolkata crash to defeat against Hyderabad in IPL 2022

Umran Malik's Role Is To Run In And Express Himself: Tom Moody

Watch: KKR'S Nitish Rana Breaks Fridge Glass In SRH Dugout With Massive Six In IPL 2022

IPL 2022: I had fun, says SRH's Rahul Tripathi about his match-winning knock against KKR