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Aussies day out as Gardner and Wareham shine for Gujarat Giants, Litchfield’s stunning knock in vain

Aussies day out as Gardner and Wareham shine for Gujarat Giants, Litchfield’s stunning knock in vain

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Synopsis: Three Aussie superstars made their mark in a high-scoring afternoon match as GG defeated UPW by 10 runs after posting 207/4 Gujarat Giants and UP Warriorz, the two franchises that had the most amount of rebuilding to do at the mega auction, showcased how they have managed to improve their squads in their opening fixture of WPL 2026 in a match that witnessed 404 runs scored in total. After posting 207/4 batting first, it was the GG who emerged victorious against UPW by 15 runs. Gardner-Wareham shine for GG With a top-heavy batting lineup that is dependent on their overseas stars coming good, there is a lot riding on Ash Gardner’s form for GG this season, and the captain stepped up impressively with a 41-ball 65, studded with six fours and three sixes. It wasn’t a clean start to her knock, as she was dropped on 7 by UPW’s makeshift wicketkeeper Shweta Sehrawat who failed to hold on to an outside edge off the first ball of Asha Sobhana’s over. Then, when Gardner was …

MI vs RCB: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar pile up a run mountain, Krunal Pandya wins battle of brothers | Ipl News

MI vs RCB: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar pile up a run mountain, Krunal Pandya wins battle of brothers | Ipl News

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Hardik Pandya threatened a grand heist with a sensational 15-ball 42 but RCB prevailed in a thriller, winning by 12 runs. Virat Kohli sizzled with a classy fifty, Rajat Patidar sparkled with a spunky half ton as RCB piled 221 and managed to get past Hardik and Tilak Varma to register a special win. RCB had lost their last six games at the Wankhede stadium but they breached the fortress with a scintillating batting display and by holding their nerves in the chase. Kohli turned on the run tap with an innings of quality, repeatedly taking on the bowlers before Patidar gave them a dream finish. The leggie Suyash Sharma held Mumbai back in the middle overs but Hardik and Tilak nearly seized the night until Josh Hazlewood and Krunal Pandya intervened to stop them at 209/9. Finally, a proper rollercoaster RCB prevailed but not without sweating profusely as Hardik Pandya and Tilak Varma threatened a great heist but both fell in quick succession to leave the rest with too much. Story continues below this …

SRH vs MI: Cummins fights back for the bowlers on a day newcomer Kwena Maphaka has a baptism by fire against Travis Head & Co | Ipl News

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Rs 20.5 crore for Pat Cummins at the auction raised eyebrows, as whether it was worth spending that amount on a cricketer who hasn’t really nailed down the T20 format was yet to be seen. Then he was appointed Sunrisers Hyderabad captain too, when there was a case to be made that he might not be a nailed-on starter as one of the four overseas picks. But on the other side, everything he touches these days turns to gold. Perhaps that is what SRH were banking on. One match doesn’t prove either side of the case, but Cummins had plenty to smile towards the back-end of Wednesday’s sixathon. On a night when 523 runs were scored on a belter of a wicket, the 15th over bowled by Cummins went for just 3 runs. He finished with 2/35 from his four overs, taking the wickets of Rohit Sharma and Tilak Varma. That over was preceded and followed by Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jaydev Unadkat applying the hand-brakes as well. Overs 13, 15 and 16 bowled by those …