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Rajasthan Royals thrash Deccan Chargers by eight wickets
1841 hours ago
Source: Geo Television Network
JAIPUR: A solid opening stand of 109 runs between Graeme Smith and Yusuf Pathan guided the Rajasthan Royals to an easy eight wickets victory over the Deccan Challengers in the 30th Twenty20 match of the Indian Premier League on Friday at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.
Chasing 141 runs, the Rajasthan Royals achieved the target from just 16 overs for the loss of only two wickets.
Pathan smashed 68 off just 37 balls with nine fours and two sixes while Smith made an steady 40 off 43 balls with four fours. Later, Yusuf Pathan was declared the man-of-the-match.
Mohammad Kaif (17) and Shane Watson (5) remained not out.
RP Singh and Pragyan Ojha took one wicket each.
Earlier, Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne won the toss and put the Deccan Chargers into batting and then restricted them to 140 runs for eight wickets in the allotted 20 overs.
Deccan Chargers’ stand-in captain Adam Gilchrist smashed a quick fifty and along with Herschelle Gibbs provided a solid opening stand of 61 runs off 48 balls.
However, when Gibbs and later Scott Styris departed at 88 they were losing run-rate and the collapse began.
Gilchrist made 61 off 49 balls with nine fours and one six while other main scorers were Venugopal Rao (23), Gibbs (19) and Styris (13).
Shane Warne was the most successful bowler with two for 20 while Siddharth Trivedi, Shane Watson, Yusuf Pathan and Munaf Patel took one wicket each.
Adam Gilchrist again captained the Deccan Chargers in place of Venkat Sai Laxman, who is still unfit due to hand injury.
Deccan left out Arjun Yadav and brought in Ravi Teja while Rajasthan also made one change as Swapnil Asnodkar was replaced by Niraj Patel.
Deccan Chargers: Adam Gilchrist (captain and wk), Herschelle Gibbs, Scott Styris, Rohit Sharma, Shahid Afridi, Venugopal Rao, Sanjay Bangar, Ravi Teja, RP Singh, P Vijaykumar, Pragyan Ojha.
Rajasthan Royals: Graeme Smith, Niraj Patel, Yusuf Pathan, Shane Watson, Mohammad Kaif, Ravindra Jadeja, Mahesh Rawat (wk), Shane Warne (captain), Sohail Tanvir, Siddharth Trivedi, Munaf Patel. ... more
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Rajasthan restrict Deccan to 140-8 after Gilchrist’s breezy fifty
1843 hours ago
Source: Geo Television Network
JAIPUR: Deccan Chargers restricted by Rajasthan Royals to 140 runs for eight wickets in the allotted 20 overs after stand-in captain Adam Gilchrist smashed a quick fifty in the 30th Twenty20 match of the Indian Premier League on Friday at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.
After Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne won the toss and put the Deccan Chargers into batting, Gilchrist and Herschelle Gibbs provided a solid opening stand of 61 runs off 48 balls.
However, when Gibbs and later Scott Styris departed at 88 they were losing run-rate and the collapse began.
Gilchrist made 61 off 49 balls with nine fours and one six while other main scorers were Venugopal Rao (23), Gibbs (19) and Styris (13).
Shane Warne was the most successful bowler with two for 20 while Siddharth Trivedi, Shane Watson, Yusuf Pathan and Munaf Patel took one wicket each.
Adam Gilchrist is again leading the Deccan Chargers in place of Venkat Sai Laxman, who is still unfit due to hand injury.
Deccan left out Arjun Yadav and brought in Ravi Teja while Rajasthan also made one change as Swapnil Asnodkar has been replaced by Niraj Patel.
Deccan Chargers: Adam Gilchrist (captain and wk), Herschelle Gibbs, Scott Styris, Rohit Sharma, Shahid Afridi, Venugopal Rao, Sanjay Bangar, Ravi Teja, RP Singh, P Vijaykumar, Pragyan Ojha.
Rajasthan Royals: Graeme Smith, Niraj Patel, Yusuf Pathan, Shane Watson, Mohammad Kaif, Ravindra Jadeja, Mahesh Rawat (wk), Shane Warne (captain), Sohail Tanvir, Siddharth Trivedi, Munaf Patel.
Geo Super telecast the match live from Sawai Man Singh Stadium, Jaipur. ... more
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Pakistan trounce NZ 6-3 in Azlan Shah Hockey
1845 hours ago
Source: Geo Television Network
IPOH, Malaysia: Pakistan achieved their second consecutive victory in the Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament when they outplayed New Zealand 6-3 here on Friday.
On the second day of the tournament, Pakistan displayed brilliant performance against New Zealand.
They were leading by 4-2 in the first half.
Former captain Rehan Butt’s hat-trick played an important role in Pakistan’s victory as he scored four goals while Shakeel Abbasi and Muhammad Saqlain netted one goal each.
From New Zealand, Hayden Shah made two goals while Phillip Burrows scored one.
In their first match, Pakistan had defeated Malaysia.
Saturday will be the rest day in the tournament and Pakistan will meet Argentina on Sunday. ... more
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Rajasthan Royals win toss, put Deccan Chargers into bat at Jaipur
1845 hours ago
Source: Geo Television Network
JAIPUR: Shane Warne, captain Rajasthan Royals has won the toss and decided to field against Deccan Chargers in the 30 th Twenty20 match in the Indian Premier League on Friday at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.
Adam Gilchrist is again leading the Deccan Chargers in place of Venkat Sai Laxman, who is still unfit due to hand injury.
Both of Deccan''s victories have come while they have been chasing, with Gilchrist leading the way, but today they will have to set a competitive target. Rajasthan, though, are fielding after their batsmen collapsed for 103.
Deccan have left out Arjun Yadav and brought in Ravi Teja.
Deccan Chargers: Adam Gilchrist (captain and wk), Herschelle Gibbs, Scott Styris, Rohit Sharma, Shahid Afridi, Venugopal Rao, Sanjay Bangar, Ravi Teja, RP Singh, P Vijaykumar, Pragyan Ojha.
Rajasthan have also made one change: Swapnil Asnodkar, the small yet aggressive opener, isn''t playing which is a bit of a surprise. Maybe he isn''t fit. He has been replaced by Niraj Patel.
Rajasthan Royals: Graeme Smith, Niraj Patel, Yusuf Pathan, Shane Watson, Mohammad Kaif, Ravindra Jadeja, Mahesh Rawat (wk), Shane Warne (captain), Sohail Tanvir, Siddharth Trivedi, Munaf Patel.
Geo Super telecast the match live from Sawai Man Singh Stadium, Jaipur. ... more
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KPT, HBL qualify for quarters as PIA ousted
1851 hours ago
Source: The News
KARACHI: The promising Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), who were in dire need of a win to reach the last eight, faced expulsion when they just m ... more
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Mansoor bows to Gaultier in British Open
1851 hours ago
Source: The News
LIVERPOOL: Gregory Gaultier, the first Frenchman ever to win the British Open, overcame a sequence of injuries and a famous name to make a successful ... more
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Icons may go on sale before next IPL
1851 hours ago
Source: The News
JAIPUR: After the IPL auctions earlier this year, Rahul Dravid had wished that players were never ‘sold’ again. Strangely enough, before the next edit ... more
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Pakistan edge hosts in Azlan Shah opener
1851 hours ago
Source: The News
IPOH, Malaysia: World number six Pakistan beat Malaysia 3-2 in their opening match of the 17th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament at the Azlan Sh ... more
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Mumbai down Rajasthan
1851 hours ago
Source: The News
MUMBAI: Mumbai’s medium-pacers bowled a clever mix of bouncers, slower balls and cutters to restrict Rajasthan to a 103, the lowest first-innings tota ... more
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Chinese sell on Olympics tickets at huge mark-up
1851 hours ago
Source: The News
BEIJING: Business-minded Chinese are cashing in on the massive enthusiasm for the Olympics here by reselling their tickets online at huge mark-ups aft ... more
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