Chasing a target of 218, LSG fell short by a mere 12 runs as they finished proceedings on 205/7. Ali was well supported by Mitchell Santner who took 1/21 in 4 overs. CSK skipper MS Dhoni crossed the 5,000-run mark in the IPL with two magnificently struck sixes.
Virat Kohli (82 runs; 49b, 6x4, 5x6) and skipper Faf du Plessis (73 runs; 43b, 5x4, 6x6) put on a stellar show for the opening wicket, compiling 148 runs, as RCB romped home in only 16.2 overs. In the process, Tilak Varma's sensational 84 off 46 balls that included nine fours and four sixes
MI finished their innings at 171/7 with Tilak being the one-man army, unbeaten at 84 off 46 balls, with nine fours and four sixes. Arshad Khan was unbeaten at 15 off 9 balls. The duo put on 48 for the eighth wicket.
For years, Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle toyed with the opposition's bowling attacks sending the Chinnaswamy Stadium into a frenzy. However, Gayle wants everyone to remember it was not only fours and sixes that did the trick for them. He insisted they paid a lot of attention to running between
Suresh Raina recalled the moment he first witnessed MS Dhoni and his penchant for big-hitting. In 2004, Raina represented Central Zone, and first-hand got a taste of Dhoni's prowess, who was playing for the East Zone.
Knocks from Misbah and Dilshan helped Asian Lions post 99/3 in 10 overs. World Giants could muster only 64/5 in 10 overs despite Chris Gayle's 23 off 16 balls with three sixes.
Asia Lions defeated the India Maharajas by nine runs. The Lions won the toss and elected to bat first. After struggling in the first half of the game the Lions started switching gears in the 14th over as they took Harbhajan's third over for 18 runs with two sixes in the same over. They ended
Ahead of his side's first ODI match against Bangladesh in Mirpur from Wednesday onwards, Buttler held a Q/A session with the fans and answered some questions about his game
Buttler's "key" to power-hitting has really worked in his favour and there are statistics to prove it. He is the tenth-highest six-hitter in international cricket, having hit 297 sixes in his international career which is still going on strongly after 11 years
Tim Southee has now surpassed great Indian batters like Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma to become a player who has hit more sixes in test cricket.
CAG's Prabhsimran Singh slammed a massive 161 off just 55 balls with nine boundaries and 17 sixes as his side beat Income Tax by 115 runs at the University Ground. In the other game at the Stadium, Dinesh Karthik smoked a brisk 75 off just 38 balls with five boundaries and six sixes as DY Pa