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New Managing Director of England Men's Cricket Rob Key has given Ollie Pope a massive vote of confidence, backing the 24-year-old to be the solution to England's struggles at number three.
After Rahul Tripathi's match-winning 76 off 44 deliveries against Mumbai Indians on Tuesday, SunRisers Hyderabad head coach Tom Moody said that the batter is ready to play for India. Tripathi's blinder powered SRH to 193/6 after being put in to bat by Rohit Sharma. Umran Malik's three-wicket haul and some good death overs bowling then helped them restrict MI to 190/7 to register a three-run win and keep alive slim hopes of reaching the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 playoffs.
Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav has impressed one and all with his performance for Delhi Capitals in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season. Having been bought for Rs 2 crore in the auction, all eyes were on the 27-year-old on how he would perform for the franchise. However, the spinner quickly found his mojo and he now has 20 wickets in the season so far. Former Team India head coach Ravi Shastri praised Kuldeep for his outing against Punjab Kings on Monday and also praised DC captain Rishabh Pant for giving the spinner "confidence".
Indian Premier League debutants Lucknow Super Giants booked their place in the playoffs after beating Kolkata Knight Riders in a high-scoring thriller at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday. Chasing a target of 211, KKR were restricted to a total of 208 for eight in 20 overs. After Marcus Stoinis successfully defended 21 runs off the last over, LSG mentor Gautam Gambhir, who had led KKR to two IPL titles in 2012 and 2014, was visibly pumped and celebrated his team's win in an animated way.
A bit of frustration came out in Quinton de Kock's uncharacteristic celebration after his blazing hundred against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2022 in Mumbai. At the post-match press conference on Wednesday, Lucknow Super Giants assistant coach Vijay Dahiya cited the possible reason behind the charged-up celebration by the South African opener. "I will speak about Quinton. Sometimes he got runs, sometimes he didn't (in ongoing IPL). When we practiced, or when he was knocking or taking throw-downs, he was always saying he never felt so good and how come it happened that he wasn't able to score," Dahiya said.
Bangladesh pace bowler Shoriful Islam has been ruled out of the second and final Test against Sri Lanka because of a hand injury, the cricket board said on Thursday. The 20-year-old retired hurt after being struck on the right hand while batting on the fourth day of the ongoing first Test in Chittagong on Wednesday. An X-ray confirmed a fracture, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said in a statement.
Bangladesh's veteran wicket-keeper batter Mushfiqur Rahim slammed a century on the fourth day of the 1st Test against Sri Lanka in Chattogram and thus pipped fellow centurion Tamim Iqbal to the post to become the first Bangladeshi to complete 5000 runs in Test cricket. The centuries from the experienced duo helped the hosts post 465 runs on the board in reply to Sri Lanka's first innings total of 397 runs and all but ensured the match would end in a draw.
Chasing a target of 194 against SunRisers Hyderabad, Mumbai Indians' hopes had all but ended as they reached only 149/5 in 17 overs. Then T Natarajan came on to bowl, and leaked 26 runs in the 18th over. Tim David (46 off 18 balls) hit him for four sixes before getting run out on the last ball of that over. SRH won the match by three runs but were given a major scare by David's big-hitting. Natarajan bowled four full tosses and the MI batter from Singapore hit all of them for maximums.