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(Reuters) - Nicholas Pooran has been named captain of the West Indies' one-day international (ODI) and Twenty20 (T20) teams following Kieron Pollard's retirement, Cricket West Indies (CWI) said on Tuesday.
Nicholas Pooran has been named captain of the West Indies' one-day international (ODI) and Twenty20 (T20) teams following Kieron Pollard's retirement, Cricket West Indies (CWI) said on Tuesday.
Nicholas Pooran has replaced Kieron Pollard as captain of the West Indies one-day international and Twenty20 teams. Pollard retired from internationals last week. Pooran has been Pollard's deputy for a year. Cricket West Indies confirmed the captaincy on Tuesday.
Left-handed batter Nicholas Pooran has been named the new West Indies captain in ODIs and T20 Internationals (T20Is), replacing Kieron Pollard, who recently announced his retirement from international cricket. "Nicholas Pooran will take over the captaincy for the West Indies Men's ODI and T20I teams following the international retirement of Kieron Pollard," Cricket West Indies said in a statement. Pooran was earlier the vice-captain when all-rounder Pollard was at the helm of the team in the two limited overs formats.
Suryakumar Yadav defied the high-flying bowling battery of Rajasthan Royals to help Mumbai Indians score a five-wicket victory at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday night. Yadav played a crucial innings of 51 off 39 balls while his teammate Tilak Verma churned out 35 off 30. Things looked tight after the duo were dismissed in the 16th over as Royals bowlers dragged it to the last over where pacer Kuldeep Sen had to defend four runs. Royals’ hopes were raised after the youngster dismissed Kieron Pollard on the first delivery, but Daniel Sams sealed the match with a six over deep mid-wicket.
Mumbai Indians' (MI) batting hero Suryakumar Yadav said that his side's first win of this Indian Premier League (IPL) season will lift the team spirit. MI beat Rajasthan Royals by five wickets on Saturday. Chasing 159 to win, Mumbai relied on an 81-run third-wicket stand between Suryakumar (51) and Tilak Varma (35) to achieve their target of 159 with four balls to spare at the DY Patil Stadium here.
IPL 2022 Live Score Updates Between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians: Jos Buttler took on Hrithik Shokeen and hit the spinner for 4 successive sixes as he completed yet another fifty in IPL 2022 before being dismissed for 67 runs. RR finished 158/6 at in 20 overs. After a slow start, Buttler remained key to RR's chances of putting up a big score after MI picked up two wickets of Devdutt Padikkal and skipper Sanju Samson in quick succession. Daryl Mitchell joined Jos in the middle but soon departed while trying to take on Daniel Sams for 17 runs. Padikkal fell to Hrithik Shokeen while Samson was removed by Kartikeya as Rajasthan Royals were jolted early by Mumbai Indians. Batting first, openers Jos Buttler and Devdutt Padikkal got off to a cautious start vs MI. Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bowl vs Rajasthan Royals at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Mumbai on Saturday. MI are consistent at the bottom of the points table while RR are breathing down the neck of table topper Gujarat Titans (GT) with six wins from 8 matches. (LIVE SCORECARD)
IPL 2022 Live Score Updates Between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians:Mumbai Indians (MI) will aim to end their eight-game winless run in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 as they take on Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Mumbai on Saturday. MI are consistent at the bottom of the points table while RR are breathing down the neck of table topper Gujarat Titans (GT) with six wins from 8 matches. (LIVE SCORECARD)