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Babar Azam scored a superb century Friday to help lift Pakistan to the top of the one-day international rankings after a thumping 102-run victory in the fourth match against New Zealand in Karachi.
Out-of-favour India batter Karun Nair was on Friday picked by Lucknow Super Giants as a replacement for their injured skipper KL Rahul for the remainder of the IPL. Karun will join the franchise for Rs 50 lakh. Rahul was on Friday ruled out of the IPL as well as the World Test Championship final in which India will take on Australia at The Oval in London from June 7. In a statement, the batter said he will undergo a thigh surgery on the advice of the medical team.
Gujarat Titans made light work of a 119-run target set by Rajasthan Royals as the defending champions romped home with a commanding nine-wicket win in a one-sided IPL 2023 clash in Jaipur on Friday. After bundling Rajasthan Royals out for a mere 118 in 17.5 overs, a 71-run resolute opening stand between Shubman Gill (36) and Wriddhiman Saha (41 not out off 34 balls) set the platform for the huge victory, which was also accomplished with captain Hardik Pandya's brisk 15-ball 39 not out (3x4s, 3x6s). Gujarat Titans finished at 119 for one in 13.5 overs, winning with 37 balls to spare.
Out-of-favour India batter Karun Nair was on Friday picked by Lucknow Super Giants as a replacement for their injured skipper KL Rahul for the remainder of the IPL. Karun will join the franchise for Rs 50 lakh. Rahul was on Friday ruled out of the IPL as well as the World Test Championship final in which India will take on Australia at The Oval in London from June 7. In a statement, the batter said will undergo a thigh surgery on the advice of the medical team.
Senior India batter Cheteshwar Pujara continued to thrive in the English County circuit, bringing up his third century in four matches for Sussex against Worcestershire on Friday. Since his arrival in England for yet another County season, Pujara has played a vital role for Sussex, starting with 115 and 35 against Durham in his side's two-wicket win. Despite failing in the two innings against Yorkshire, Pujara bounced back with a resolute knock against Gloucestershire, hitting 151 off 238 balls with 20 fours and two sixes.
Abhinav Manohar's fielding effort was the talk among cricket fans as he pulled off a brilliant direct hit from the boundary to dismiss Adam Zampa during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. During the match between Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans, Zampa miscued a delivery from Mohit Sharma completely but it landed between two GT fielders. The batters were relieved and they kept running for the second run but Manohar had other plans. He picked up the ball quickly and his throw rattled the stumps to finish the RR innings for their lowest total in this year's competition.
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam on Friday became the fastest batter to complete 5,000 one-day international runs to lift his team to 334-6 in the fourth match against New Zealand in Karachi. The 28-year-old beat South African Hashim Amla's record during his 117-ball 107 for his 18th ODI hundred after New Zealand won the toss and sent the home team in to bat at National Stadium. When Azam reached 19 in his 97th innings in 99 one-day internationals he completed 5,000 runs, improving on Amla's feat of reaching the milestone in 101 innings from 104 matches. Azam added 50 for the second wicket with Shan Masood (44), 127 for the fourth wicket with Agha Salman (58) and another 41 for the sixth with Iftikhar Ahmed who scored 28.
Rishabh Pant took a massive step in his road to recovery following the road accident as the Indian cricket team wicket-keeper batsman was able to walk without the help of crutches. In a video posted on his Instagram account, Pant could be seen throwing away his crutches and walk without any difficulty. The video featured Pant with his trainer as he first tried walking with the crutch and then threw them away much to the delight of fans. The theme from the film ‘KGF' was playing in the background.