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Gujarat Titans suffered their first loss of IPL 2022 on Monday as they were beaten comprehensively by Sunrisers Hyderabad. Titans' captain Hardik Pandya scored a fluent half-century but their total of 162/7 was never going to be an easy one to defend and the Sunrisers reached the target with 5 balls to spare as openers Kane Williamson and Abhishek Sharma gave their team a good start.
Rashid Khan has been steady without being extraordinary like previous years and the reason for that is the safety first approach by opposition batters during this edition of IPL, feels Gujarat Titans spinner. Rashid has taken six wickets from four matches at an economy rate of 6.68 but batters across teams have negotiated the Afghan great pretty well. But the 23-year-old, who is among the most sought-after leg-spinners in franchise cricket around the world, is not surprised and says it's just a matter of time.
After losing their first four games, Mumbai Indians (MI) will look to get their season up and running when they face Punjab Kings (PBKS) in match 23 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Wednesday. MI were comfortably beaten by the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in their previous game while Punjab Kings (PBKS) were edged out by Gujarat Titans (GT) in a last ball thriller. The Rohit Sharma-led MI have been pretty inconsistent in both departments, and will look to put on an all-round show against a well-drilled PBKS side.
Aaron Finch's latest Indian Premier League (IPL) expedition is with Kolkata Knight Riders and when the franchise held a Q&A session for him on Twitter, it was no surprise that food was one of the topics he was asked about. "Eilish Maach", or Hilsa, is a favourite among Bengalis, and former England cricketer and commentator Isa Guha was quick to ask the Australian limited-overs captain whether he had tried it. Guha herself is of Bengali descent, with her parents having moved from Kolkata to the UK.
Mumbai Indians vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah understands and accepts the hard truth that Mumbai Indians are indeed going through a "transition phase" and the new kids in the block need to understand how to react to pressure situations in a high intensity tournament like the Indian Premier League (IPL). MI have already lost four games on trot and lack of bowling options is hurting the five-time champions badly. "It's a transition phase that every cricketer understands, and every team goes through that. We are in that phase; we have got a new group," Bumrah said.
South Africa's spinners continued to wreak havoc as Keshav Maharaj and Simon Harmer took all 10 second innings wickets between them to seal a 2-0 Test series win against Bangladesh on Monday.
Wasim Jaffer and Michael Vaughan's unending duels on social media is great great fodder for cricket fans as they enjoy the banter between the two former players. Michael Vaughan had on Monday suggested that the BCCI should send the young paceman Umran Malik to play county cricket. Umran's raw pace meant Sunrisers Hyderabad retained him before the start of IPL 2022 and the fast bowler has impressed many former cricketers and pundits with his performances this season.
Former cricketer and minister Arjuna Ranatunga on Tuesday urged all the Sri Lankan players, who are playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL), to come and stand in support of their country during the ongoing economic crisis. Sri Lanka is battling a severe economic crisis with food and fuel scarcity affecting a large number of the people in the island nation. The economy has been in a free-fall since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.