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IPL | Dale Steyn on RR’s Tushar Deshpande after last over heroics vs GT: ‘This bowling performance will ensure Indian selectors don’t take their eyes off him’ | Cricket News

IPL | Dale Steyn on RR’s Tushar Deshpande after last over heroics vs GT: ‘This bowling performance will ensure Indian selectors don’t take their eyes off him’ | Cricket News

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3 min readUpdated: Apr 5, 2026 06:01 PM IST Former South Africa pacer Dale Steyn had high praise for Rajasthan Royals bowler Tushar Deshpande who defended 11 runs in the last over in Gujarat Titans’ chase on Saturday, saying that the Indian selectors will have a close eye on the pacer in the IPL. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO “The final over bowled by Tushar Deshpande was exceptional. He executed his yorkers perfectly under pressure, did not give any chances to a player like Rashid Khan to find the boundary and he ensured his team did not suffer any hiccups in the final over of a 200-plus run chase. It is very difficult for a bowler to stay calm in such a high-pressure situation because a lot of things go through your mind. But, to ensure your plans are executed perfectly without feeling the pressure is a rare skill,” Steyn said on Star Sports. “Tushar bowled four inch-perfect yorkers, then he changed his line and delivered the length ball and by doing that, he baited Rashid …

IPL: Tushar Deshpande’s yorkers seal the deal for RR in IPL 2026’s first proper thriller as they go top of the table | Cricket News

IPL: Tushar Deshpande’s yorkers seal the deal for RR in IPL 2026’s first proper thriller as they go top of the table | Cricket News

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Deshpande’s yorkers seals the deal for RR as Bishnoi, Rashid and Rabada all have their say in season’s first thriller Gujarat Titans looked dead and buried after Ravi Bishnoi’s four-wicket burst, only for Rashid Khan and Kagiso Rabada to claw them back to the brink. With 11 needed off the last over, Riyan Parag threw the ball to Tushar Deshpande — not the most celebrated name in death bowling — and he answered the ultimate T20 question: back your skill or fear the batsman’s? He backed his yorkers. It was enough. In an interview with this newspaper, India pace legend Zaheer Khan talked about wide outside off yorkers, one of the deliveries T20 cricket has produced consistently over the last few years. “That’s good, but you can also bowl yorkers on stumps. If you possess a good yorker, and the batsman also has the ability to hit it for six if you miss — who are you going to back? Your skill or the batsman’s?” An unlikely candidate answered that query in some style on …

‘It was an incredible knock of the highest standard’: Kane Williamson lauds Nitish Rana for 81-run innings vs Chennai Super Kings | Ipl News

‘It was an incredible knock of the highest standard’: Kane Williamson lauds Nitish Rana for 81-run innings vs Chennai Super Kings | Ipl News

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New Zealand batter Kane Williamson lauded Nitish Rana’s batting in the Sunday’s match against Chennai Super Kings, calling it a knock of the highest standard. The former Kiwi skipper also praised the fielding of Rajasthan Royals, saying that it was big factor in the Royals’ 6-run win over the 5-time champions CSK. “Nitish is an excellent player of spin, but he got his innings started against the seam, using the pace well. He accessed the areas behind square nicely and perhaps came in at No. 3 due to the left-hand, right-hand combination. It was an incredible knock of the highest standard, and I think that’s key for him moving forward in this tournament,” Williamson said. “Rajasthan Royals have several other talented batters, but today, Nitish was the match-winner. That said, in a game like this—on a surface where the margins are so fine—I believe Rajasthan Royals’ fielding is what truly got them across the line,” he added. Story continues below this ad In the match, Rana’s explosive 81 off 36 balls, laced with 10 fours …

IPL 2024: Ruturaj Gaikwad leads the way, Tushar Deshpande lands early blows as Chennai Super Kings steam past Sunrisers Hyderabad | Ipl News

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SYNOPSIS: Having blown hot and cold so far in the campaign, Chennai Super Kings put up their first all-round show to thump Sunrisers Hyderabad by 78 runs. As Aiden Markram was cleaned up by Mathesha Pathirana’s yorker, the Chepauk DJ played the hit number “Enga area ula varadha (Don’t enter our territory). Both Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad are not just headquartered in Chennai, their offices are just a stone’s throw away from each other in MRC Nagar. Their owners are next-door neighbours, just separated by a road. Right through this season, Hyderabad have been a thorn in the flesh of opposition teams. Their batting unit has three 250-plus scores this IPL. Against a weak Chennai attack, with dew in play, 213 was definitely not beyond Hyderabad. But for the second successive match, their batting unit, especially the top order, failed to fire as Tushar Deshpande accounted for Travis Head, Anmolpreet Singh and Abhishek Sharma in his first two overs. From there on, Hyderabad’s chase never really moved the way they wanted before they …

Tushar Deshpande dismissed Phil Salt for Golden Duck in CSK vs KKR Clash

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Tushar Deshpande(Image: X) Chennai Super Kings’ opening bowler Tushar Deshpande dismissed Phil Salt for GOLDEN Duck and made an early breakthrough. As per the IPL 2024 schedule, CSK were scheduled to face KKR to play the 22nd match on April 8 in Chepauk Stadium. Tushar Deshpande dismissed Phil Salt for Golden Duck After missing Matheesha Pathirana, Chennai Super Kings have included their inform overseas bowler Mustafizur Rahman in their playing 11 against KKR. Mustafizur missed CSK’s last encounter with SRH owing to a VISA process. On the other hand, CSK also included Shardul Thakur for the first time in their playing11 this season. Sameer Rizvi who kickstarted his IPL 2024 campaign with a SIX also made his way back into the squad. While Kolkata Knight Riders who won all their games of the IPL 2024 season so far will face Chennai Super Kings with the same playing11 which defeated Delhi Capitals by a whopping 106 runs. Chennai Super Kings have so far played 4 matches and 2 matches and placed in 4th spot in the IPL …

Mumbai Ranji title: How the maidaan boys, Musheer Khan, Tanush Kotian and Tushar Deshpande, delivered | Cricket News

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Covered in the glittering golden confetti, Mumbai’s Tanush Kotian couldn’t let go of the smile. Or the trophy. The season’s man of the series walked around the centre square by himself, hugging and hand-shaking anyone and everyone. Moments before, he’d cut a frustrated figure. Mumbai believed they had set Vidarbha a mountain to climb in the Ranji Trophy final. After nearly five sessions and 129 overs, Vidarbha were showing the audacity to get closer to the summit. Chasing 538, Vidarbha brought the equation down to 205 runs in the last two sessions with five wickets in hand. The captain Akshay Wadkar had scored a fine century and with each passing run, the frustration among the Mumbai rank and file piled up. “Ajju bhai (Ajinkya Rahane), DK bhai (Dhawal Kulkarni) kept reminding us to stay patient,” Kotian said. “But it wasn’t easy.” And when the clock struck 1, the moment when the match swung decisively in Mumbai’s favour arrived. Kotian delivered a ball that was slightly quicker through the air. Wadkar tried playing it on the …

Mumbai’s Tanush Kotian, Tushar Deshpande become first No. 10-11 to hit centuries in a Ranji Trophy innings, break First-Class records | Cricket News

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Mumbai all-rounders Tanush Kotian and Tushar Deshpande scripted history as they became only the second No. 10 and No. 11 pair in First-Class history to record centuries in the same innings during the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal against Baroda. Teaming up for the last wicket in Mumbai’s second essay at 337 for nine overnight, Kotian and Deshpande forged a gritty stand to help Mumbai bat Baroda out of the game, having earned a 36-run first-innings lead. Kotian reached his century first in 115 balls with nine fours and three sixes. Deshpande followed suit in 112 deliveries, an innings comprising eight fours and six maximums, as both batters secured their maiden First-Class hundreds. The duo is just the second pair after Chandu Sarwate and Shute Banerjee to record First-Class centuries as No. 10 and No. 11 in the same innings. Sarwate and Banerjee achieved the feat in a Surrey v Indians match at the Oval in 1946. The Kotian-Deshpande partnership is also only the third time an Indian pair has manage a 200-plus stand for the last …