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IND vs SA 1st Test: India fined for slow over rate, two WTC points docked
Rohit Sharma’s side has been docked two crucial ICC World Test Championship points in the opening Test against South Africa for bowling two overs short and has also been fined 10% of their match fee, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said in a release.
In response to India’s slow over-rate during the Boxing Day Test match against South Africa at the Supersport Park in Centurion, the ICC fined the team 10% of their match fees and docked them two World Test Championship points.
India was bowled out for 131 in their second innings, and South Africa went on to win the match by an innings and 32 runs. India dropped to fifth place in the WTC points standings after the loss. However, India was shocked even more the day after that.
Rohit Sharma’s side has been docked two crucial ICC World Test Championship points in the opening Test against South Africa for bowling two overs short and has also been fined 10% of their match fee, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said in a release.
India was declared to be two overs short of the target by Chris Broad of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees, who then assessed the sanction.
There was no need for a formal hearing because India skipper Rohit Sharma accepted the suggested punishment after entering a guilty plea.
The accusation was made by fourth umpire Stephen Harris, third umpire Ahsan Raza, and on-field umpires Paul Reiffel and Langton Rusere.
For each over in which their team fails to bowl in the allocated time, players will be penalised 5% of their match fee, in accordance with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which deals with minimum over-rate offences.
India was ranked No. 5 after the Test defeat, with 16 points from three Tests and a 44.44 points percentage. But India’s standings position was further undermined by the slow-over rate deduction of points, which saw them drop to No. 6 with 14 points and a 38.89 points percentage, below Australia.
In Centurion, India was surpassed in every area. Thanks to a great knock by KL Rahul, they were in the game after the first day of play, but on Day 2, South Africa began to open up a sizable lead. With a career-high 84* from Marco Jansen and an 185 from Dean Elgar, the hosts reached 408 in the first innings. India’s skipper Rohit acknowledged that the game slipped away from them since it wasn’t a 400-wicket match.
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IPL 2024: Rajasthan Royals beat Lucknow Super Giants by 7 wickets and 6 balls to spare
Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel came together when the Rajasthan Royals lost momentum after a strong start, forging a partnership a solid partnership of 121 runs in just 62 balls for the unbeaten 4th wicket, guiding their team to victory.
Sanju Samson’s unbeaten 71 runs off 33 balls, which included 4 stylish 6s, had a significantly greater impact than his counterpart KL Rahul’s more measured 76 off 48 balls as the Rajasthan Royals comfortably defeated the Lucknow Super Giants by 7 wickets on Saturday. This victory was important for the Rajasthan Royals as they made a significant step towards the IPL playoffs.
Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel came together when the Rajasthan Royals lost momentum after a strong start, forging a partnership a solid partnership of 121 runs in just 62 balls for the unbeaten 4th wicket, guiding their team to victory. Despite facing a challenging target of 197 with LSG playing with 7 bowlers, including 2 leg spinners Rajasthan Royals chased down the total of 199 runs losing 3 wickets and secured the victory with 1 over to spare.
Dhruv Jurela played his part as he hit a solid half century of 52 runs which included 5 fours and 2 sixes. The victory takes Rajasthan Royals to the top of the table with 16 points and 6 points ahead of 2nd best Kolkata Knight Riders and step closer to become to become the 1st team to reach the playoffs in the 17th edition of IPL.
The playoff’s cutoff this year is likely to be 18 points, if one goes by the current scenario the first team to reach playoffs in the 17th edition. The cut off for the playoffs is likely to be 18 points if one goes by the current mid-table muddle.
Rajasthan openers Jos Buttler (24) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (34) hit 60 runs from the target unscathed, but their side went through a slump in the following overs while also losing 3 wickets in quick succession. It started with Buttler walking across his stumps to miss an angled full toss from Thakur, who knocked out the leg stump to pick up his first wicket.
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IPL 2024: Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 8 wickets to chase down highest T20 total
Jonny Bairstow hit an unbeaten knock of 108* runs off 48 balls. He was well supported by Shashank Singh (68*) who hit an unbeaten half-century.
Jonny Bairstow’s century helped Punjab Kings create history at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday as they chased down the highest total ever by an IPL side in the history of the competition against the Kolkata Knight Riders. Set to chase a total of 262 runs, Punjab Kings reached 262/2 in 18.4 overs, due of an unbeaten century from Jonny Bairstow. Bairstow hit an unbeaten knock of 108* runs off 48 balls. He was well supported by Shashank Singh (68*) who hit an unbeaten half-century. Prabhsimran Singh (54) also hit a half-century for Punjab Kings and Rilee Rossouw fell to Sunil Narine scoring 26 runs off 16 balls.
Punjab Kings captain Sam Curran initially won the toss and decided to bowl first. Ramandeep Singh remained unbeaten for Kolkata Knight Riders as Rinku Singh (5) and Venkatesh Iyer (39) lost their wickets in the final over to Harshal Patel. Earlier, Phil Salt hit a half-century along with his opening partner Sunil Narine also doing the same.
Narine hit 71 runs off 32 deliveries and lost his wicket to Rahul Chahar. Meanwhile, Salt departed after hitting 75 runs off 37 deliveries and ultimately lost his wicket to Sam Curran. Arshdeep Singh dismissed Shreyas Iyer (28) and Andre Russell (24) as Kolkata Knight Riders posted 261/6 in 20 overs. But the night belonged to Punjab Kings, who dominated the game in the 2nd innings and eventually sealed an 8-wicket victory.
A total of 523 runs were scored during the match and an all time IPL record of 42 sixes were also hit by the both teams. Both the record chases now have come against the Kolkata Knight Riders in a space of 10 days and at the same venue of Eden Gardens. It was on April 16, Kolkata Knight Riders had failed to defend 223/6 with Jos Buttler hitting a 55-ball ton to pull off the record breaking run chase.
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Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu meets SRH captain Pat Cummins, says it is an absolute honour
Mahesh Babu took to his Instagram handle and shared a couple of pictures from the photoshoot. In the 1st photo Mahesh Babu is seen posing with Pat Cummins, the 2nd picture is a group picture with all the players including Nitish Reddy, Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi and Abhishek Sharma.
Ahead of their upcoming IPL matches, Sunrisers Hyderabad team received a delightful surprise in the form of a meeting with Tollywood superstar Mahesh Babu. The actor had a special photoshoot with the SRH players in Hyderabad, pictures of which are now going viral across social media platforms. Mahesh Babu after rubbing shoulders with SRH captain Pat Cummins also shared a pose with other key players.
Mahesh Babu’s latest photos have got the attention of Mahesh Babu and Sun Risers Hyderabad fans. Mahesh Babu took to his Instagram handle and shared a couple of pictures from the photoshoot. In the 1st photo Mahesh Babu is seen posing with Pat Cummins, the 2nd picture is a group picture with all the players including Nitish Reddy, Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi and Abhishek Sharma.
Pat Cummins commented on the post and wrote that it was great to meet him (Mahesh Babu) and he needed to get him out on a game soon. Mahesh Babu’s wife Namrata Shirodkar also expressed her excitement on seeing the viral post of her husband with the SRH captain. One SRH fan said this is one collaboration which he did not expect. One Mahesh Babu fan was stunned on seeing the viral post.
Mahesh Babu expressed his excitement on having the opportunity to meet SunRisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins, and posted that it is an absolute honour to meet him @patcummins30! He said he is a big fan. Mahesh Babu wished him and the SRH team all the best for the future.
Later the pictures were also shared by the official Instagram handle of Sunrisers Hyderabad. The post showed the Tollywood superstar posing individually with all the players. The post was captioned SunRisers, Superstar of Telugu cinema, Mahesh Babu. Pat Cummins also shared the picture on his Instagram handle calling Mahesh Babu the Prince of Tollywood.
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