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Hyderabad hold nerve to beat Mumbai by 15 runs

May 1, 2014

Hyderabad_holdDubai, May 1: In the 20th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2014, Sunrisers Hyderabad clinched a 15-run victory over Mumbai Indians, with a blistering 78 by Kieron Pollard taking them close to the target. Hyderabad were buoyed by excellent knocks from David Warner and KL Rahul to take them to a commanding total of 172 for five in their allotted 20 overs after they were in trouble early in the game.

Rohit Sharma continued to open despite being out of sorts in this tournament. Rohit’s tentative body language at the crease reflected his poor run at the crease and almost ran out his partner Dunk of the fifth ball of the first over. Dunk got on his toes and spanked Steyn for a boundary to show why he is so highly rated in the Big Bash. Bhuvaneshwar Kumar got the first breakthrough in what was a high class display of seam bowling, castled Rohit and Mumbai were on the back-foot.

Corey Anderson was promoted up the order at number three and it was a rather risky ploy with the ball seaming around. Steyn had Anderson all at sea in the first few balls and the burly New Zealander’s nightmarish run in the IPL continued when the speed-gun sent Anderson packing with a snorter of a delivery which the batsmen tried to scoop it past short-fine leg and was safely taken by keeper Naman Ojha.

Dunk tried to calm waters at one end which resulted in a couple of boundaries of Karn Sharma. That was followed by another full-blooded whip, that went through the fingers of David Warner at covers for another boundary. Sammy had the final laugh when a straight-ish delivery hit Dunk’s pad and deflected on to his stumps to leave Hyderabad tottering at 32 for three after six overs.

Hyderabad captain Shikhar Dhawan sensed blood and brought Dale Steyn for his third over. Steyn was at steaming in at a furious pace and another wicket should have fallen when a nervous prod from Ambati Rayudu nearly found Darren Sammy at first slip. Sammy should have tried harder and it Hyderabad should have had their third wicket. After a rather slow start, Kieron Pollard drove a couple of boundaries off Karn Sharma with the required run-rate mounting with every passing delivery. The spinners were tidy in the middle overs though, not giving much away. It was epitomised by Pollard trying to kick the ball to the fence of consecutive dot balls.

With the required run-rate touching 12, the Mumbai Indians were in need of inspiration and Kieron Pollard answered Mumbai’s prayers by smoking one over mid-wicket for a boundary and bludgeoning two massive sixes that comfortably crossed the boundary ropes despite mistiming those deliveries. Yet another boundary ensued and 19 came of the Mishra. The 14th over from Karn Sharma saw Pollard at ease at the crease with an enormous six over long on. Rayudu also got on the act and hit the leg-spinner for a four down the ground and Mumbai firmly in the reckoning for chasing down the total.

Hyderabad found an unlikely source in Irfan Pathan to break the partnership that was threatening to take the game away from the men in orange.

After the second strategic time-out the full wrath of Pollard willow was in full cry against Amit Mishra. Pollard first creamed two over-pitched deliveries by the leg spinner in the upper tier of the stands and creamed two quicker one down the ground for another six and a boundary that left every fielder unmoved. 27 runs came of the over and Mumbai wrested the initiative for the first time in the game. Hyderabad were under the cosh for the first time and Steyn was brought into the attack for the 18th over and immediately got Aditya Tare’s wicket with the batsmen trying to dab the ball past short third-man. Wicket-keeper Naman Ojha took a safe catch.

Bhuvaneshwar shrugged off a dubious wide that was awarded by umpire Kumar Dharmasena to bowl a tardy over and and heap pressure on Harbhajan Singh. Harbhajan tried a wild slash and only found Shikhar Dhawan at cover point. With Mumbai needing 20 of the last over and Irfan Pathan handed the ball in the last over and like it was a message to the selectors, Irfan sent Pollard back to the pavilion, yorking the West Indian off a scorcher. The final deliveries were equally impressive and only gave away a measly four runs to give Hyderabad their second win of IPL 2014 and inflicting Mumbai their fifth straight defeat.

Scoreboard

HYDERABAD:

A Finch c Dunk b Khan 16

S Dhawan c Harbhajan b Khan 6

K Rahul c Gautam b Malinga 46

D Warner c Gautam b Anderson 65

DJG Sammy c Pollard b Anderson 10

N Ojha not out 10

I Pathan not out 1

EXTRAS: (lb 5, w 12, nb 1) 18

TOTAL: (5 wickets; 20 overs) 172

FOW: 1-21, 2-38, 3-149, 4-161, 5-162

BOWLING: Z Khan 4-0-26-2, SL Malinga 4-0-28-1, PP Ojha 3-0-43-0, Harbhajan Singh 4-0-16-0, KA Pollard 4-0-36-0, CJ Anderson 1-0-18-2

MUMBAI:

B Dunk b Sammy 20

R Sharma b Kumar 1

C Anderson c Ojha b Steyn 1

A Rayudu c Warner b Pathan 35

K Pollard b Pathan 78

A Tare c Ojha b Steyn 7

Harbhajan c Dhawan b Kumar 1

C Gautam not out 4

Z Khan not out 1

EXTRAS: (b 2, lb 1, w 6) 9

TOTAL: (7 wickets; 20 overs) 157

FOW: 1-6, 2-8, 3-31, 4-108, 5-146, 6-149, 7-153

BOWLING: DW Steyn 4-0-20-2, B Kumar 4-0-17-2, KV Sharma 4-0-33-0, DJG Sammy 2-0-20-1, A Mishra 4-0-54-0, IK Pathan 2-0-10-2

TOSS: Mumbai

UMPIRES: HDPK Dharmasena (SL), M Erasmus (SA)

TV UMPIRE: S Ravi (Ind)

MATCH REFEREE: AJ Pycroft (Zim)

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August 6,2020

New Delhi, Aug 6: The BCCI on Thursday suspended the IPL title sponsorship deal with Chinese mobile phone company Vivo for the event's upcoming edition amid heightened tensions in Sino-India diplomatic ties.

The BCCI sent out a one-line statement, without giving details, saying that Vivo would not be associated with the IPL this year. "The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and vivo Mobile India Pvt Ltd have decided to suspend their partnership for Indian Premier League in 2020," the statement said.

Meanwhile, Vivo released its own statement saying that the two entities "have mutually decided to pause their partnership for the 2020 season".

Vivo won the IPL title sponsorship rights for five years from 2018 to 2022 for a reported sum of Rs 2,190 crore, approximately Rs 440 crore per annum.

The two parties are now working out a plan in which Vivo might come back for a fresh three-year period starting 2021 on revised terms.

However, a top BCCI official offered a different view. "Here we are talking about diplomatic tensions and you expect that after November, when IPL ends and before the next IPL starts in April 2021, there would be no anti-China sentiment? Are we serious?" a veteran BCCI official said on conditions of anonymity.

The anti-China sentiment in the country peaked after the violent face-off between the Indian and Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh. India lost 20 soldiers in the clash, while China also acknowledged unspecified casualties.

The stand-off at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) caused outrage across India with several calls for boycotts of Chinese companies and products.

The BCCI is now likely to float a tender for new IPL title sponsors as mandated by its constitution. The glitzy T20 league starts on Sept. 19 in the UAE, forced out of India due to the rising COVID-19 cases.

The new development is in stark contrast to what came out of Sunday's IPL's Governing Council meeting, where it was decided that Vivo, along with all the other sponsors, will remain on board.

This was after the BCCI had announced in June that all sponsorship deals pertaining to IPL will be reviewed in the aftermath of the clash in the Galwan Valley.

However, after Sunday's meeting, there was a huge backlash on social media about the BCCI holding on to Vivo.

Both parties then began thrashing out an amicable separation plan, at least for this season.

However, the end of this deal could spell losses for the franchises as they get a substantial share from the sponsorship pool. Half of the annual Vivo sponsorship money is distributed equally among eight franchises, which comes to Rs 27.5 crore.

"As of now, it will be very difficult for the BCCI to match the sponsorship amount at such short notice. Therefore, both BCCI and the franchises should be prepared to lose out on some money -- BCCI more but each franchise from Vivo's exit will potentially lose 15 crore," the official said.

"This year will be difficult for everyone but the show must go on," the official said.

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May 7,2020

Melbourne, May 7: Australia opener Joe Burns is eyeing the Tests against India should they take place later this year, to stabilise his stop-start international career, saying "you want to play in and do well in" in this kind of series.

India is scheduled to play four Tests in Australia in December-January, a series which is currently in doubt due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has claimed over 2.5 lakh lives across the world.

"They are obviously world class team. I think the two teams going at each other will be very exciting to watch and players playing against each other as well," Burns told reporters in a video conference on Thursday.

"You look at the world ranking, they were number one and now we have got to number one, so I know that series will be anticipated by everyone and as a player this is a sort of series you want to play in and do well in."

With the coronavirus also threatening the T20 World Cup, Cricket Australia is under financial stress and has gone on a cost-cutting drive, which included standing down 80 per cent of its staff at 20 per cent salary.

There are also speculations that the Sheffield Shield for 2020-21 would be curtailed to cut costs.

Burns, however, hoped it won't be tinkered with.

"I love the fact we have a really strong first-class system. The 10 games, where you play everyone twice," Burns, who was struck down by a fatigue illness after an indifferent season, said.

"It leads to world-class players coming into Test teams. You don't want to see that get changed.

"Obviously it is unique circumstances at the moment and There's a lot of things to work through ... the players' association is consulted on those things."

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June 3,2020

Colorado, Jun 3: Formula One boss Chase Carey has said that races will go ahead even if a driver tests positive for coronavirus.

His remarks come as organisers revealed a revised 2020 calendar and the schedule for the first eight races was put in the public domain.

"An individual having been found with a positive infection will not lead to a cancellation of a race. We encourage teams to have procedures in place so if an individual has to be put in quarantine, we have the ability to quarantine them at a hotel and to replace that individual," the official website of Formula One quoted Carey as saying.

"Some things we'd have to talk through and work through. The array of 'what ifs' are too wide to play out every one of them, but a team not being able to race would not cancel the race. I do not think I could sit here and lay out the consequences," he said.

Carey added the organisers will be having the necessary procedures in place so that the race does not get cancelled if a driver ends up testing positive for coronavirus.

"But we will have a procedure in place that finding infection will not lead to a cancellation. If a driver has an infection, teams have reserve drivers available," Carey said.

"We would not be going forward if we were not highly confident we have necessary procedures and expertise and capabilities to provide a safe environment and manage whatever issues arrive," he added.

The Formula One 2020 season will be beginning with the Austrian Grand Prix in July.

F1 currently expects the opening races to be closed events but hopes that fans will be able to attend again when it is safe to do so.

The season will kick off with the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring on July 5, followed a week later by a second race on the same track.

The Hungarian Grand Prix will follow a week after that, before a break. There will be then two back to back races at Silverstone, followed by the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona.

The Belgian Grand Prix will follow that, with the Italian Grand Prix at Monza a week later on September 6.

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