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GT vs CSK

Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings

Gujarat Titans won by 3 wickets CSK – 169/5 (20) GT – 170/7 (19.5) CSK scorecard batsman R(B) 4s 6s SR Ruturaj Gaikwad 73(48) 5 5 152.08 c Abhinav Manohar b Yash Dayal _____________________________________________ Uthappa 3(10) 0 0 30 Ibw b Shami _____________________________________________ Moeen 1(3) 0 0 33.33 b Alzarri Joseph _____________________________________________Rayudu 46(31) 4 2 148.39 c Vijay Shankar b Alzarri Joseph _____________________________________________Shivam Dube 19(17) 2 0 111.76 run out (Miller/Lockie Ferguson) ____________________________________________Ravindra Jadeja 22(12) 0 2 183.33 not out _____________________________________________

Extras 5 (nb 1, b 0, penalty 0, w 4, lb 0) Total 169 (20 ovrs, 5 Wkts) RR 8.45 Bowler O M R W Shami 4 0 20 1 Yash Dayal 4 0 40 1 Alzarri Joseph 4 0 34 2 Lockie Ferguson 4 0 46 0 Rashid Khan 4 0 29 0

GT-170/7 Player R(B) 4s 6s SR Wriddhiman Saha 11(18) 0 0 61.11 c Ruturaj Gaikwad b Ravindra Jadeja _____________________________________________Shubman Gill 0(1) 0 0 0 c Uthappa b Mukesh Choudhary _____________________________________________Vijay Shankar 0(2) 0 0 0 c Dhoni b M Theekshana _____________________________________________Abhinav Manohar 12(12) 2 0 100 c Moeen b M Theekshana

____________________________________________David Miller 94(51) 8 6 184.31 not out ____________________________________________Rahul Tewatia 6(14) 0 0 42.86 c Ravindra Jadeja b DJ Bravo _____________________________________________Rashid Khan 40(21) 2 3 190.48 c Moeen b DJ Bravo _____________________________________________Alzarri Joseph 0(1) 0 0 0 c Chris Jordan b DJ Bravo _____________________________________________Lockie Ferguson 0(0) 0 0 0 not out _____________________________________________ Extras 7 (nb 1, b 4, penalty 0, w 1, lb 1) Total 170 (19.5 ovrs, 7 Wkts) RR 8.57 Bowling Bowler O M R W

Mukesh Choudhary 3 0 18 1 Maheesh Theekshana 4 0 24 2 Chris Jordan 3.5 0 58 0 Ravindra Jadeja 3 0 25 1 Moeen Ali 2 0 17 0 Dwayne Bravo 4 1 23 3

CSK lost momentum after Rayudu’s wicket. They looked set to get 190+ but Dube struggled to middle the ball. If not for those two sixes from Jadeja it could have looked worse. One big plus for CSK is Ruturaj getting some quality runs today to ease top-order woes. Rolled the clock back with some of his shots Gujarat are right on the top at the moment and anything different than a Gujarat win will be a big surprise here. Matheesha Pathirana has done well on his debut and has taken two wickets to keep Chennai in the game but they needed more wickets in the Powerplay and middle overs and sadly that was not the case today. MS Dhoni said Batting first was not a very good idea. It was tough to hit the faster bowlers in the first half. Sai bowled well. Had it been earlier in the tournament, it would have been a tactical move to have Shivam in. With Pathirana, the margin of error is slim. He’s got a good slower one and it will be tough to hit him if he bowls consistent pace. We will look to give people chances

RCB vs GT

RCB vs GT
Virat Kohli starred with the bat while Glenn Maxwell put on a superb all-round show as the Faf du Plessis-led Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) beat Gujarat Titans (GT) by 8 wickets in Match No. 67 of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday.
Needing 169 runs to win, RCB rode their luck and made the most of it as du Plessis and Kohli kept the scorecard ticking and gave the team a solid start, scoring 55 runs in the powerplay.
While du Plessis stayed put, Kohli was on a roll with the bat as he dealt with pace and spin with equal ease and completed his second fifty of the season in 33 balls.
He and du Plessis continued their solid show with the bat and brought up the hundred-run opening stand in the 12th over.
GT finally managed to break the opening stand as Rashid Khan dismissed the RCB skipper in the 15th over as Hardik Pandya took the catch. GT almost had another wicket in the same over but Glenn Maxwell enjoyed a stroke of luck as the bails, despite being struck by the ball, were not dislodged.
The big-hitting right-hander then creamed two sixes and a four off Hardik in the next over.
Rashid then got Kohli out in the 17th over but not before the stylish right-hander had scored a dazzling 73 off 54 balls in the chase, paving way to RCB’s victory.
Maxwell, though, continued to his merry ways and hammered an unbeaten 40 off 18 balls as RCB registered their eighth win of the season, with 8 balls to spare.
Earlier, GT, who elected to bat, brought in Lockie Ferguson in their Playing XI while and RCB picked Siddarth Kaul in place of Mohammed Siraj.
While Wriddhiman Saha set the ball rolling for GT, hitting two fours and a six in the first over bowled by Kaul, RCB got their first breakthrough as Maxwell grabbed a stunner off Josh Hazlewood in the third over to dismiss Shubman Gill.
Maxwell then struck with the ball, trapping Matthew Wade before the wickets to give RCB their second breakthrough in the powerplay.
GT captain Hardik Pandya and Saha then added 24 runs together. But the partnership was broken as RCB captain Faf du Plessis’ direct-hit sent the GT wicketkeeper-batter packing for 31 in the ninth over.
Hardik then got a reprieve in the next over as substitute fielder Suyash Prabhudessai could not complete the catch near the ropes off Maxwell.
Hardik made the most of that opportunity as he and David Miller joined forces and completed a brisk fifty-run stand, where the southpaw did the majority of the scoring.
GT were 122/3 after 16 overs, with Miller and Hardik in the middle. However, just when it looked that the two would cut loose in the last four overs, RCB struck back with two quick wickets. While Wanindu Hasaranga completed a sharp return catch to get Miller out, Hazlewood dismissed Rahul Tewatia in the 18th over.
Hardik though continued to stay put and brought up his fourth fifty-plus score of the season. On the other end, Rashid Khan, who walked out to bat following Tewatia’s fall, once again played a brilliant cameo, slamming an unbeaten 19 off 6 balls.
While Hardik, who played a captain’s knock, scored 62* off 47 balls, GT posted 168/5 on the board.
Brief Scores: Royal Challengers Bangalore 170/2 (Virat Kohli 73, Faf du Plessis 44; Rashid Khan 2/32) beat Gujarat Titans 168/5 (Hardik Pandya 62*, David Miller 34; Josh Hazlewood 2/39) by eight wickets.

RR vs LSG

Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson opted to bat first against Lucknow Super Giants. Rajasthan made three changes for the match while Lucknow brought back Ravi Bishnoi
Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan Royals to beat Lucknow Super Giants by 24 runs to move to second spot in the points table. Trent Boult’s quick strikes with the new ball hurt Lucknow early before Krunal Pandya and Deepak Hooda threatened with their solid half-century stand. Latter did score his fourth fifty in IPL 2022, but his efforts weren’t enough as Lucknow were restricted to 154/8 in 20 overs. Earlier in the match, Yashasvi Jaiswal top-scored with 41 while Devdutt Padikkal shoot to an 18-ball 39 as Rajasthan Royals posted 178 for six against Lucknow Super Giants. Skipper Samson made 32 off 24 balls after he opted to bat. Ravi Bishnoi was the most successful bowler for LSG, picking 2/31 in four overs.

Rajasthan Royals
1st Innings
178/6
Overs
20.0
Fours
22
Sixes
4
Extras
4


Batting Status R B 4s 6s
Ravichandran Ashwin
not out 10 7 1 0
Trent Boult
not out 17 9 2 0


Bowling 0 M R W
Mohsin Khan 4 0 43 0

Dushmantha Chameera 3 0 35 0

Rajasthan Royals (RAJ) Scorecard
Batting R B 4s 6s
Yashasvi Jaiswal 41 29 6 1
Jos Buttler 2 6 0 0
Sanju Samson (C) (W) 32 24 6 0
Devdutt Padikkal 39 18 5 2
Riyan Parag 19 16 0 1
James Neesham 14 12 2 0
Ravichandran Ashwin 10 7 1 0
Trent Boult 17 9 2 0
Prasidh Krishna

Yuzvendra Chahal

Obed McCoy

Extras: 4
( b – 0, lb – 1, w – 2, nb – 1)
Fall of wickets: 1 – 11(Jos Buttler, 2.2 ov), 2 – 75(Sanju Samson, 8.5 ov), 3 – 101(Yashasvi Jaiswal, 11.2 ov), 4 – 122(Devdutt Padikkal, 13.4 ov), 5 – 149(Riyan Parag, 17.1 ov), 6 – 152(James Neesham, 17.4 ov)

Bowling M R W
Mohsin Khan
4 0 43 0
Dushmantha Chameera
3 0 35 0
Avesh Khan
3 0 20 1
Jason Holder
2 0 12 1
Ravi Bishnoi
4 0 31 2
Marcus Stoinis
1 0 15 0
Ayush Badoni
1 0 5 1
Krunal Pandya
2 0 16 0

Lucknow Super Giants
2nd Innings
154/8
Overs
20.0
Fours
9
Sixes
6
Extras
15
Batting Status
Mohsin Khan
not out 9 7 1 0
Avesh Khan
not out 1 2 0 0
Bowling 0 M R W
Trent Boult
4 0 18 2
Prasidh Krishna
4 0 32 2
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Scorecard
Batting R B 4s 6s
Quinton de Kock (W) 7 8 1 0
KL Rahul (C) 10 19 0 1
Ayush Badoni 0 1 0 0
Deepak Hooda 59 39 5 2
Krunal Pandya 25 23 1 1
Marcus Stoinis 27 17 1 2
Jason Holder 1 2 0 0
Dushmantha Chameera 0 2 0 0
Mohsin Khan 9 7 1 0
Avesh Khan 1 2 0 0
Ravi Bishnoi

Extras: 15( b – 0, lb – 3, w – 12, nb – 0)
Fall of wickets: 1 – 15(Quinton de Kock, 2.1 ov), 2 – 15(Ayush Badoni, 2.2 ov), 3 – 29(KL Rahul, 5.3 ov), 4 – 94(Krunal Pandya, 13.1 ov), 5 – 116(Deepak Hooda, 16 ov), 6 – 120(Jason Holder, 16.4 ov), 7 – 120(Dushmantha Chameera, 17 ov), 8 – 151(Marcus Stoinis, 19.2 ov)
Bowling 0 M R W
Trent Boult 4 0 18 2
Prasidh Krishna 4 0 32 2
Yuzvendra Chahal 4 0 42 1
Ravichandran Ashwin 4 0 24 1
Obed McCoy 4 0 35 2

Mumbai Indians Vs Chennai Super Kings

MI won the toss and elected to bowl first
Wankhede Stadium
Chennai Super Kings
Batting R B 4s 6s S
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R. Gaikwad 7 6 1 0 116.67
c Ishan Kishan b Daniel Sams
D. Conway 0 1 0 0 0.00
lbw b Daniel Sams
M. Ali 0 2 0 0 0.00
c Hrithik Shokeen b Daniel Sams
R. Uthappa 1 6 0 0 16.67
lbw b Jasprit Bumrah
A. Rayudu 10 14 2 0 71.43
c Ishan Kishan b Riley Meredith
MS Dhoni (C) (W)36 33 4 2 109.09
not out
S. Dube 10 9 1 0 111.11
c Ishan Kishan b Riley Meredith
D. Bravo 12 15 0 1 80.00
c Tilak Varma b Kumar Kartikeya
S. Singh 2 3 0 0 66.67
lbw b Kumar Kartikeya
M. Theekshana 0 3 0 0 0.00
c Rohit Sharma b Ramandeep Singh
M. Choudhary 4 4 1 0 100.00
run out (Ishan Kishan)
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Bowling O M R W Econ
D. Sams 4.0 0 16 3 4.00
J. Bumrah 3.0 1 12 1 4.00
R. Meredith 3.0 0 27 2 9.00
H. Shokeen 2.0 0 12 0 6.00
K. Kartikeya 3.0 0 22 2 7.33
R. Singh 1.0 0 5 1 5.00


Mumbai Indians
Batting R B 4s 6s S/R
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I. Kishan (W) 6 5 1 0 120.00
c MS Dhoni b Mukesh Choudhary
R. Sharma (C) 18 14 4 0 128.57
c MS Dhoni b Simarjeet Singh
D. Sams 1 6 0 0 16.67 lbw b Mukesh Choudhary
T. Varma 34 32 4 0 106.25
not out
T. Stubbs 0 2 0 0 0.00
Ibw b Mukesh Choudhary
H. Shokeen 18 23 2 0 78.26
b Moeen Ali
T. David 16 7 0 2 228.57
not out

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Extras 10 (W 9, LB 1)
Total runs 103 (5 wkts, 14.5 ov)
Man of the match
Daniel Sams(MI)
3/16 (4) & 1(6)

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Rohit Sharma, the skipper of Mumbai, says looking at how the pitch was playing and after losing wickets at the start, it was intense but they kept calm and did the job. Adds that he understands this Wankhede pitch and it was nice to see bowlers get into the game, there was bounce and swing from both the sides. Tells that they are giving few chances to some youngsters although the bottom-line stays to win the game. On Varma, Rohit feels he could be an all-formats player for India as he has the temperament and hunger to finish the games. He is on the right path. On Bumrah, he says they have played a lot together so he knows his role really well. Admits that Pollard has been the stalwart for Mumbai, but keeping an eye on the future plans, they made the call and it was Pollard who came up to them and was okay with the decision.
MS Dhoni, the skipper of Chennai, says irrespective of how the wicket is, anything below 130 is difficult to defend but his bowlers showed a lot of character, both Mukesh Choudhary and Simarjeet Singh were superb and games like these will help them in believe in themselves.
Daniel Sams is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his brilliant spell of 4-0-16-3. He says that the first few games did not go according to the plan and he had some time to reflect on it and he understood that he was focusing more on the batters and decided to focus on what he is good at after that.




MI vs CSK

Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings will be faced each other in the 33rd match of IPL 2022, played at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai. In the last IPL season, CSK were the champions while MI just missed the playoffs, finishing fifth in the points table. This IPL season has been very disappointing for the two most successful teams MI and CSK, who are currently in the bottom two spots of the points table.
Both teams played six matches this season, with CSK winning one and MI losing all their matches. Both teams have played two games at Brabourne Stadium this season, but none of these teams able to win any match.
Csk won the toss and decided to bowl first.
MI 155/7 (20)
Tilak Varma Mukesh Choudhary
51*(43) 3/19(3)
Suryakumar Yadhav Dwayne Bravo
32(21) 2/36 (4)
Hrithik Shokeen Mitchell Santer
25(25) 1/16 (3)

CSK 156/7 (20)
Ambati Rayadu Daniel Sams
40(35) 4/30 (4)
Robin Uttapa Jaydev Unadkat
30(25) 2/48 (4)
MS Dhoni Riley Meredith
28*(13) 1/25 (4)

A Pitch and The Wicket

I am Raj Kerkar, Student of St. Xavier’s College Mapusa goa. This is my blog which will deliver in all the details about cricket. So I will mainly focus on the IPL (Indian Premier League) and when the season ends my blog will focus the International Cricket matches that will be played. The stats of the match, scorecard of the players and personal reviews as well as the audience review.


It helps the child to enjoy when he first start playing the sport. And it is more enjoyable if they have basic level of skill and understanding of the game. One of the most loved game in our Country is Cricket.


The Pitch and The Wicket
The game of cricket goes long back to British times. It’s played all over the country, watched and loved by millions, and our national cricket team players are seen as heroes by kids of all ages. It is the game that’s easy to learn and can be enjoyed by boys and girls from as young as 5 years old.
How to play Cricket?
Cricket is a game played by two teams of eleven players each on a pitch with two sets of three stumps, which are called wickets. The bowler bowls the ball down the pitch to the batsman of the opposing team, who must defend the wickets in front of which he stands. The target of the game is to score as many runs as possible.


A match consists of one or two innings, and each inning ends when the tenth batsman of the batting team is out, when a certain number of overs have been played or when the captain of the batting team declares ending the innings voluntarily.
There are three forms of cricket – Test matches, one-day internationals, and T20 internationals.
Test match- minimum of 90 overs have to be bowled in a day or a minimum of 15 overs per hour except on the last day and a minimum of 75 overs on the last day for the playing time have to be bowled.
One-day- is a form of limited overs cricket mostly 50 overs per innings.
T20 is a shortened game format of cricket. The two teams have a single innings each, which is restricted to a maximum of 20 overs.