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Prithvi Shaw is set to rejoin the Delhi Capitals for the rest of IPL-2022 after having been hospitalized since last Sunday due to typhoid. Shaw, who was down with fever and was admitted to the hospital, last played on May 1 against Lucknow Super Giants, and has missed the team’s last three games.
Jonny Bairstow and Liam Livingstone flattened the Royal Challengers Bangalore as Punjab Kings kept their IPL 2022 playoff hopes with a thumping 54-run victory on Friday at the Brabourne Stadium. Jonny Bairstow smashed 66 off 29 deliveries to give Punjab a flying start, while Livingstone ensured they finished with a bang as well, with his knock of 70 off 42. Harshal Patel took four wickets, while Wanindu Hasaranga took two to become the joint-leading wicket-taker this season. For RCB, Glenn Maxwell top-scored with 35, while Kagiso Rabada picked three wickets for PBKS.
Just a day after Gautam Gambhir's fiery dressing speech to Lucknow Super Giants caught the attention of cricket fans, Rajasthan Royals director of cricket Kumar Sangakkara's speech is also garnering a lot of attention. Sanga's speech though was a little different. While Gambhir spoke about the need to have "game sense" and to "not give up", Sangakkara focussed on the quality that was there in the Royals camp and asked his team to chin up after a big defeat at the hands of Delhi Capitals which kept their playoff hopes in the balance.
In Rajasthan Royals' defeat against Delhi Capitals on Wednesday, Sanju Samson came in to bat at No.5, with Ravichandran Ashwin and Devdutt Padikkal promoted above their skipper. While both Ashwin (50) and Padikkal (48) made hefty contributions, Samson was out for just 6 off four deliveries as he tried to clear the ropes but found the fielder in the deep off Anrich Nortje's bowling. Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar was not best pleased by the Royals' tactics and blamed Samson's batting position for his failure to play an impactful innings.
Mumbai Indians (MI) defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by five wickets in Match 59 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, on Thursday. Chasing a target of 98 runs, MI reached 103 for five in 14.5 overs with Tilak Varma registering an unbeaten knock of 34 runs off 32 balls. Initially, CSK were bowled out for 97 runs in 16 overs with Daniel Sams taking three wickets for MI.
Ravichandran Ashwin says the work done on his batting technique before the start of the season has yielded results in the IPL, where Rajasthan Royals have given him the opportunity to bat higher up the order. Batting at no 3, Ashwin smashed a 38-ball 50 against Delhi Capitals here on Wednesday night, albeit in a losing cause. "No license has been given. Starting from the season it was communicated to me properly that I will be used as a batter up the order. We had a few practice games where I opened also.
Australia batter David Warner continued his rich run for form in the ongoing Indian Premier League season, smashing an unbeaten fifty against Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday. Warner, who was bought by DC during the mega auction, has scored 427 runs in 10 games so far, averaging 61. While he continues to impress on the field, Warner remains almost as consistent with his funny antics on social media profiles. The veteran batter often recreates scenes and dances from Indian movies.
Former Delhi Capitals assistant coach Mohammad Kaif feels skipper Rishabh Pant is the backbone of their batting line-up. Though he has scored just one half-century so far this season, Pant has got good starts and scored runs in patches. In 11 games so far, the wicketkeeper-batter has scored 281 runs at an average of 31.22. Speaking ahead of DC's game against Rajasthan Royals, Kaif said Pant has looked in good touch and only needs to convert starts into big scores.