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Shivam Dube’s quickfire half century in vain as India lose to New Zealand by 50 runs | Cricket News

Shivam Dube’s quickfire half century in vain as India lose to New Zealand by 50 runs | Cricket News

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Shivam Dube slammed the third fastest T20I half century by an Indian but couldn’t stop his team from going doing by 50 runs as the Men in Blue let go of a golden chance to clean sweep New Zealand in the 4th match of the series at Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. The morning showed the day for India as Abhishek Sharma fell for a golden duck in the very first ball of the innings. He was swiftly followed by skipper Suryakumar Yadav who scored just 8 runs. Sanju Samson and Rinku Singh tried to build a partnership but after the Kerala batter failed, allrounder Hardik Pandya also couldn’t do justice to his skills as he fell for 2. Dube slammed a stormy 65 to try to keep India into the match but after his was unluckily run out at the non-striker’s end, India kept losing wickets, ultimately skittling out for 165. Earlier, Tim Seifert made a blistering fifty but the Indian bowlers’ middle-over discipline did not allow New Zealand to progress beyond 215 for seven in …

IPL 2025: Jos Buttler punishes old team Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur return, smashes quickfire 50 for GT | Ipl News

IPL 2025: Jos Buttler punishes old team Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur return, smashes quickfire 50 for GT | Ipl News

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Jos Buttler made a grand return to the Sawai Mansingh Stadium against his old franchise Rajasthan Royals, smashing a blistering cameo for the Gujarat Titans in the second IPL 2025 encounter between the sides on Monday. Sent in to bat first by Rajasthan skipper Riyan Parag, the Gujarat top-order continued their scintillating form with captain Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan setting up another formidable stand. After the opening pair added 93 runs for the first wicket, Buttler entered at No. 3 in the 11th over and immediately got down to lifting the scoring rates. RR vs GT Live Score, IPL 2025 Pairing up with a menacing Gill who adeptly switched gears, Buttler sped off the blocks. The Englishman took down leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga in the 15th over, smoking three sixes and a four in  a 24-run over. Buttler did not spare his England teammate Jofra Archer either, biffing two sixes and a four in the 18th over, shortly after Gill’s dismissal on 84. Story continues below this ad Buttler then passed the loyalty test as …

Axar Patel’s quickfire 34 powers Delhi Capitals to post 188 vs RR

Axar Patel’s quickfire 34 powers Delhi Capitals to post 188 vs RR

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In the Delhi Capitals clash against the Rajasthan Royals in Delhi. With Axar Patel and Stubbs’ quick-fire 34 runs each, DC posted a total of 188 runs for five wickets at the end of 20 overs. Speaking of the match, the Rajasthan Royals won the toss and opted to bowl first. Jake Fraser-McGurk and Abishek Porel opened the inning for DC while Jofra Archer opened the bowling attack. Abishek Porel made an impressive start by scoring 23 runs off the second over. But Jofra Archer in the third over dismissed McGurk for 9 runs and made the first breakthrough.In the very next over, Karun Nair lost his wicket in an unexpected runout dismissal. Following the wicket, KL Rahul and Abishek Porel started to build a partnership and dragged Delhi to score 86 runs for two wickets at the ned of 10 overs. Jofra Archer in the 13th over dismissed KL Rahul for 38 runs and made a massive breakthrough. In the very next over, Hasaranga dismissed Abishek Porel for 49 runs. With back-to-back wickets in …

Venkatesh Iyer’s quickfire 60 pushed KKR to post 200 runs against SRH

Venkatesh Iyer’s quickfire 60 pushed KKR to post 200 runs against SRH

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Kolkata Knight Riders’ key batter Venkatesh Iyer once again proved his worth by scoring an impressive 29 balls 60 against SRH at Eden Gardens. In the KKR vs SRH match today at Eden Garden, Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and opted to field first. Quinton de Kock and Sunil Narine opened the inning for KKR while Shami opened the bowling attack for SRH. In the second over, Cummins dismissed de Kock for one run and made the first breakthrough of the game. In the very next over, Shami dismissed Narine for seven runs and added pressure over the KKR’s batting lineup. Though KKR lost both their openers cheaply, Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Ajinkya Rahane started to build a partnership and pushed KKR’s score to 53 at the end of the first powerplay. While the duo was expected to hike the run rate in the middle overs, Zeeshan Ansari in the 11th over dismissed Rahane for 38 runs and broke the partnership. Following the skipper’s dismissal, Angkrish Raghuvanshi secured his second IPL fifty in 13th over and …

Prithvi Shaw Shuts Down ‘Fitness’ Critics With Quickfire Knock In Mumbai’s Big Chase In Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

Prithvi Shaw Shuts Down ‘Fitness’ Critics With Quickfire Knock In Mumbai’s Big Chase In Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

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Prithvi Shaw slammed 49 off just 26 balls to give Mumbai a strong foundation in their chase.© X (Twitter) Amid debate over his declining fitness standards, star batter Prithvi Shaw stormed back to form with a quickfire knock to help Mumbai beat Vidarbha in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy quarterfinals on Wednesday. Shaw, who has come under fierce criticism over his fitness of late, slammed 49 off just 26 balls to give Mumbai a strong foundation during their 222-run chase. He smacked five 4s and four 6s, striking at 188.46 as Mumbai achieved the target with four balls to spare. This comes after Shaw went unsold during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 Mega Auction last month. Shaw’s knock comes as a big relief for the opening batter after he failed to attract any bidders at the IPL auction. Recently, former India cricketer Pravin Amre criticised Shaw for not putting hard yards in the gym and nets. Amre, who worked with Shaw at Delhi Capitals, also labelled the batter “his own enemy”, saying …

Who is Jacob Bethell, Barbados-born England batter who scored quickfire fifty on Test debut | Cricket News

Who is Jacob Bethell, Barbados-born England batter who scored quickfire fifty on Test debut | Cricket News

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England’s 21-year-old batter Jacob Bethell played at number three for the first time in his first-class career on Test debut against New Zealand in Christchurch this week. Bethell was lauded his performance in the first innings, where he faced 34 balls against a challenging new ball spell, then cashed in when the game was virtually over in the second during a manic 104-run chase in 12.2 overs. Before pulling for six in what would end up being the game’s final over, the left-hander smashed eight fours, including four in five balls off fellow debutant, Kiwi rookie Nathan Smith. Bethell closed the chase as reached fifty off just 37 balls, making it the second-quickest fifty on Test debut. Jacob Bethell is a promising young cricketer, who was born in the Caribbean island of Barbados. He has lately received recognition for his international cricket performances, having made his T20I debut for England against Australia on September 11, 2024. Bethell is an all-rounder renowned for his aggressive hitting style and left-arm orthodox spin bowling. In T20 cricket, he …

Ishan Kishan Equals Own Record With Quickfire Fifty For Mumbai Indians In IPL 2024

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During the 25th clash of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan equalled his own record of scoring the fastest fifty for the five-time champions. Fiery half-centuries by Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar and a five-wicket haul by Jasprit Bumrah helped MI seal a comprehensive seven-wicket win against RCB in the ongoing IPL 2024 at Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. In the encounter against the Faf Du Plessis-led side, Kishan went on to score the fifty in just 16 balls. The left-hand batter played a knock 69 runs from just 34 balls at a strike rate of 202.94 which was laced with seven boundaries and five maximums. He previously achieved the same feat in IPL 2021 against SunRisers Hyderabad. There are five batters more who achieved this landmark in 17 balls, namely Kieran Pollard in 2016 against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and in 2021 against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Kishan in 2018 against KKR, Hardik Pandya in 2019 against KKR, and Suryakumar Yadav in ongoing edition …

Mayank’s Quickfire Three Wickets Helps Lucknow to beat Bengaluru

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KL Rahul and Marcus Stoinis in IPL(Image: BCCI) IPL 2024 RCB vs LSG Highlights: With Mayank Yadav’s quickfire three-wicket haul, Lucknow Super Giants registered their second victory of the season by beating RCB by 28 runs. Mayank’s Quickfire 3 Wickets Helps Lucknow to beat Bengaluru With the defeat, Royal Challengers Bengaluru become the first team in this IPL season to register back-to-back defeats in their home venue. Also, RCB created an unwanted record by becoming the first team to be bowled out in IPL 2024 season. Speaking of the match, Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and opted to bowl where Quinton de Kock and KL Rahul opened the innings for LSG. The opening duo made a decent start and pushed the team to score 53 runs for the 1st wicket. Maxwell broke the partnership by dismissing LSG captain KL Rahul in the final over of the 1st powerplay. Soon, Devdutt Padikkal also lost his wicket for just 6 runs. Following a couple of early dismissals, Quinton de Kock took the responsibilities in hand and …