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MELBOURNE: Afghan women cricketers will finally get high-level support in a bid to rejoin international competition after the sport’s world governing body created a taskforce to coordinate direct funding, elite coaching and facilities for displaced players.
Indian grandmasters D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi will not lack any motivation to go after Magnus Carlsen who too will look forward to such confrontations in Norway Chess beginning next month, feels the legendary Viswanathan Anand. A total of four Indian players - Gukesh, Erigaisi, R Vaishali and Koneru Humpy - will take part in the Norway Chess event which will be held in Stavanger City from May 26 to June 6. "I expect a very exciting battle," Anand said during a chat organised by the Sports Journalists Association of Mumbai.
It was a turnaround to remember for ages from Mumbai Indians during their IPL 2025 match vs Delhi Capitals on Sunday. In the chase of 206, DC were 145 for 4, needing 61 runs in the remaining 7 overs to win. MI requested for the ball change and it was approved by the umpires, and what came next was a pefect thriller. The Hardik Pandya-led side bounced back in the game and eventually sealed it with a narrow margin of 12 runs. After the game, it was revealed that former MI captain Rohit Sharma, who led the team to record five IPL titles, played a crucial role in the team's victory.
A relieved Hardik Pandya credited 'impact sub' Karn Sharma for showing a lot of heart to fashion Mumbai Indians' 12-run win against Delhi Capitals here on Sunday, a result that helped the visitors get their IPL campaign back on track. DC were cruising at 119 for one just after the halfway stage but were eventually bowled out for 193 in 19 overs, with spinner Karn playing a pivotal role by taking three wickets for 36 runs. It was skipper Rohit Sharma who suggested to coach Mahela Jayawardene to bring Karn into the attack and also requested a ball change after the 11th over.
Mumbai Indians pacer Jasprit Bumrah was taken apart by comeback man Karun Nair on Sunday. The Delhi Capitals batter, grabbing a spot in the team after the injury to Faf du Plessis, hit a whirlwind knock of 89 runs off 40 balls, though the effort went in vain as MI secured a thrilling 12-run victory. Till the time Karun was in the middle, it looked like Delhi would cruise to win the chase but the tables turned after his dismissal. Over the course of his stay in the middle, Karun also had a bit of an altercation with Bumrah over the bump between the two while the DC batter was running to take a double, with his eyes on the ball.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 double-header on Sunday saw the start of an interesting procedure, as umpires began checking the bat size of players. In the contest between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Mumbai Indians (MI), the on-field umpire used a device to measure the width of MI captain Hardik Pandya's bat. Fortunately for Pandya, his bat was within the permitted dimensions of 4.25 inches. Earlier in the day, during the clash between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), the bats of Phil Salt and Shimron Hetmyer had been changed.
Australian opener Jake Fraser-McGurk's disappointing IPL 2025 season continued as he got out first ball in Delhi Capitals' (DC) 206-run chase against Mumbai Indians (MI). With Faf du Plessis absent and a big score to chase, a lot of onus was on Fraser-McGurk to put his poor form behind and contribute big. However, he got out first ball to Deepak Chahar, sending a catch straight to Will Jacks at short cover. As a result, Chahar was heavily criticised by the broadcasting commentary panel.
It was a terrific comeback for Karun Nair to the Indian Premier League after a gap of almost three years. The right-handed batter scored 89 runs off 40 balls with the help of 12 fours and 5 sixes, though it came in a losing cause. He slammed Mumbai Indians' ace pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult brutally before also smashing Hardik Pandya, who is MI' leading wicket-taker in the ongoing season. As Nair shone with his batting performance, his old post has gone viral on social media. The post was made in 2022 in which Nair had written: "Dear cricket, give me one more chance."