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Quinton de Kock, Jonny Bairstow sparkle as Sunrisers Eastern Cape drub Pretoria Capitals by ten wickets

Quinton de Kock, Jonny Bairstow sparkle as Sunrisers Eastern Cape drub Pretoria Capitals by ten wickets

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Quinton de Kock and Jonny Bairstow made thundering unbeaten fifties as Sunrisers Eastern Cape drubbed Pretoria Capitals in a SA20 match. Sunrisers Eastern Cape drubbed Pretoria Capitals in a SA20 match(Screengrab – JioHotstar) The Capitals posted a healthy 176 for seven in 20 overs but Sunrisers strolled past the target in 14.2 overs as Bairstow (85 not out, 45 balls) and De Kock (79 not out, 41 balls) steamrolled the Capitals’ bowling attack here on Monday. Their highest ever chase, 177 for no loss, in the SA20, helped Sunrisers return to top of the table with 17 points. Player-of-the-match, De Kock started the chase with a flurry of boundaries in the Power Play, striking the ball sweetly over the cover region for a couple of sixes off Lungi Ngidi. The left-hander later dished out similar treatment to pacer Lizaad Williams as the Sunrisers took control. Bairstow was initially content to watch De Kock take on the Capitals’ bowlers, but he soon switched gears when Capitals spinner Keshav Maharaj brought himself on in search of the …

IPL 2025 Playoffs: Mumbai Indians announce big replacement signings for Rickelton, Jacks and Bosch | Ipl News

IPL 2025 Playoffs: Mumbai Indians announce big replacement signings for Rickelton, Jacks and Bosch | Ipl News

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Mumbai Indians on Tuesday announced three major replacement signings as they continue to remain in the race for the last IPL 2025 Playoffs spot alongside Delhi Capitals. Should they qualify for the last-four stage, MI are set to lose the services of wicket-keeper Ryan Rickelton, all-rounder Will Jacks and seamer Corbin Bosch to their respective international commitments. With two games left in the league stage, MI have announced their three signings for the Playoffs stage, should they qualify for the same by ensuring a win over the Capitals on Wednesday. Using the temporary replacement rule, Mumbai have signed up Jonny Bairstow, Richard Gleeson and Sri Lanka T20I skipper Charith Asalanka for the Playoffs, which begins on May 29. The BCCI confirmed that the three players will join the squad if MI secure qualification. Story continues below this ad “Jacks will be replaced by English wicketkeeper-batter Jonny Bairstow, who will join at a price of INR 5.25 crore. “English pacer Richard Gleeson will be a replacement for Ryan Rickelton at a reserve price of INR 1 …

IPL auction: It’s surprising that Mustafizur Rahman went unsold while Prithvi Shaw being ignored was expected | Cricket News

IPL auction: It’s surprising that Mustafizur Rahman went unsold while Prithvi Shaw being ignored was expected | Cricket News

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IPL Auction: After every auction, there are a few big-name players who are disappointed because they were unsold. The 2025 Mega IPL auction had its share of superstars who didn’t find a team. The bowling all-rounder’s performances have declined over the last three seasons. For Chennai Super Kings in the 2024 season in nine games, Shardul just picked up five wickets at an average of 61.80 from nine games. While the economy has not been his greatest strength, nack of picking wickets and breaking crucial partnerships was his forte when he was at the peak of his powers. However, in the last few years the wicket-returns too started to diminish and with the impact player rule his batting ability down the order seems to be not much of use when a team can field a specialist finisher in the role. Kane Williamson: 79 matches| Runs scored 2128| Average: 35.47| Strike Rate: 125.62 In addition to injuries, the New Zealand batting great has been also the victim of “no anchor needed” in IPL in recent years. …

‘Just have a throw’: Pat Cummins admits his role in Johnny Bairstow’s stumping at Lord’s | Cricket News

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Australia captain Pat Cummins has admitted his role in the controversial stumping of England’s Jonny Bairstow at Lord’s. In the third season of the documentary The Test, Australia captain Pat Cummins says he enouraged wicketkeeper Alex Carey to stump the English middle-order batter. Cam Green was bowling and bowled a bouncer and he (Bairstow) ducked underneath it and then just walked out of his crease,” Cummins said to the program, via ESPN. “So I just said to Kez (Carey) the ball before, I said ‘Kez, just have a throw’.” With England on 193-5 and chasing a mammoth target of 371, Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey underarmed the ball at the stumps after Bairstow left his crease at the end of an over. 🤐🤐🤐#EnglandCricket | #Ashes pic.twitter.com/dDGCnj4qNm — England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 2, 2023 Following the Bairstow stumping, Carey endured significant abuse from crowds and on social media, and the Australian cricketers recollected how the gloveman lost his form and confidence. “I could sense he wasn’t quite right mentally and I can understand it,” said Steve Smith. …

IPL playoffs: Sunil Gavaskar demands that foreigners who leave early be hit with ‘salary cuts’ | Ipl News

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Sunil Gavaskar has made a scathing attack on the English Cricket Board (ECB) for asking their T20 World Cup-bound players to return home early. Gavaskar has suggested that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) must “penalise players” and the “boards.” “I am all for players choosing country before anything else but having assured various franchises about their availability for the full season, if they pull out now, it will be letting down the franchises which probably pay them more money in one IPL season which they don’t earn in a few seasons with their country,” Gavaskar wrote in his column for Mid-day. “The franchises should not only be allowed to deduct a substantial amount from the fee that the player was bought for, but also not give the Board, to which the player belongs, the stated 10 per cent commission of the fee that each player gets. Phil Salt of Kolkata Knight Riders and Shreyas Iyer (c) of Kolkata Knight Rider during match 28 of the Indian Premier League season 17 (IPL …

Punjab Kings ride on spinners, Bairstow and Rossouw to jolt Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk | Ipl News

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SYNOPSIS: After getting a pitch to their liking at Chepauk, Chennai Super Kings slip against Punjab Kings, lose by seven wickets. Punjab Kings are making this a habit. For the second successive season, they aced Chennai in the chase, this time pulling off a comprehensive win on a challenging surface. They have now won five matches in a row against Chennai dating back to 2021. Having played on similar two-paced pitches at Mullanpur, Punjab found the conditions totally to their liking. With just 163 to chase, all it needed was a couple of good contributions from the top order to set the tone. And despite Prabhsimran Singh departing after hitting a boundary and a six in his 10-ball stay, Jonny Bairstow and Rilee Rossouw injected the impetus that Punjab sought. Apart from providing stability, they ensured pressure was firmly on Chennai at all times, more so after they lost Deepak Chahar, who limped off after bowling just two deliveries. Having already used the Impact Sub with the bat, Chennai were a bowler short. For them …

The Hindu Morning Digest – April 27, 2024

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A voter goes through the elections procedure to cast her vote at a polling station during the second phase of the Lok Sabha Polls, in Bhagalpur on Friday. | Photo Credit: ANI Lok Sabha polls | About 61% turnout in Phase II; polling largely peaceful Polling for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections in 88 constituencies across 13 States was largely peaceful on Friday, with the voter turnout put at nearly 61%. The turnout figures were till 7 p.m., the Election Commission (EC) said in a statement. SC thumbs-up for EVMs, declines plea to revive paper ballot The Supreme Court on April 26 upheld the electronic voting machine (EVM) system of polling and refused a plea to revive paper ballots, saying “blind distrust” of an institution or a system breeds unwarranted skepticism and impedes progress. Human error can occur in EVM-VVPAT system: Supreme Court Human errors are possible in the Electronic Voting Machine-Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (EVM-VVPAT) system of polling, the Supreme Court acknowledged in a judgment on April 26. However, it was …

Jonny Bairstow’s century out-muscles KKR’s 261 as Punjab complete record chase | Ipl News

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Synopsis: On a pitch rolled-out for batsmen, Kolkata Knight Riders pile on 261/6 before Jonny Bairstow’s magnificent century helps Punjab Kings complete record chase. On the face of it, Jonny Bairstow is a curious player. When he doesn’t click he can be very frustrating to watch. But when he does, just like he did on Friday night at the Eden Gardens, there’s rarely a cleaner hitter of the ball in T20s. After returning to the Punjab’s starting XI after being dropped for the last two matches, the English opener smashed the KKR pace battery to smithereens. He took 24 runs off the last over of the powerplay as Punjab reached 93/1 after the first 6 overs, improving upon their KKR counterparts’ 76/0 in the first innings.And the chase was well and truly on. Bairstow would not relent as the innings progressed, getting to his 50 from 23 balls as he all but silenced a 55k-strong home crowd at the iconic Eden Gardens. With the pace attack faltering, Shreyas Iyer introduced Varun Chakaravarthy but the opener …

PBKS vs KKR Emotional Rollercoaster: Prabhsimran goes ballistic, Shreyas surprisingly fires and Punjab leave Eden Gardens stunned | Ipl News

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A special win Smuggling a single, Shashank Singh leapt and punched the air. His partner and chief architect of the chase, Jonny Bairstow soon embraced. In a trice, ecstatic teammates piled on in cathartic joy. It has been a difficult season for Punjab Kings, having lost six of their eight encounters before this. But here they pulled off the highest run chase ever in this format, with eight balls to spare no less. The Eden Gardens crowd stood and stared shocked, wanting to celebrate the moment yet mourn their team’s defeat. They recovered from the initial jolt and gamely applauded Punjab Kings. A gutted Shreyas Iyer, the KKR captain, would tell the host broadcasters: “Both teams played tremendously. You have to go back to the drawing board and see where you went wrong. Not defending hurts but it’s a great lesson for the players.” Shashank, who leathered 68 off 28 balls, choked for words as he explained his methods. It was just another league game, but the mood was akin to a big knockout match …