IPL 2019: Spinners hand CSK an easy win over RCB

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March 24, 2019

Mar 24: The spinning trio of Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir, and Ravindra Jadeja helped Chennai Super Kings (CSK) record an easy win over Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).

On a turning track, the spinners helped CSK bundle out RCB for just 70 runs.

CSK were able to chase the target quite easily, winning the match by eight wickets with 2.2 overs to spare.

Chasing a below-par score of 71, CSK got off to a bad start as opener Shane Watson was clean bowled by Yuzvendra Chahal. Watson was sent back to the pavilion for a duck.

Chahal and Moeen Ali kept on maintaining pressure on the CSK batsman as they were able to keep both Ambati Rayudu and Suresh Raina in check, not allowing them to score freely.

CSK were reduced to just 16 runs in the first six overs. But the batsmen were able to increase the tempo of their innings when Mohammad Siraj came into the bowling attack.

Raina was dismissed by Ali for 19 runs as he was looking to end the match in a hurry. Raina with a knock of 19 runs, became the first batsman to complete 5000 runs in the IPL.

Kedhar Jadhav, who came into bat at number four stitched a brief partnership of 19 runs with Rayudu bringing CSK closer to the target. But Rayudu was dismissed for 28 by Siraj, with CSK still requiring 12 more runs to secure a win.

Jadeja joined Jadhav in the middle and these two ensured CSK's victory in the 18th over. Jadhav and Jadeja remained unbeaten on 13 and 6 respectively.

Earlier, CSK won the toss and they opted to bowl first.

Asked to bat first, RCB got off to a poor start as they lost captain Virat Kohli in the fourth over of the innings. The captain was dismissed by Harbhajan Singh for just six runs.

Singh continued to wreak havoc with his bowling as he dismissed Ali (9) and AB de Villers (9) in quick succession.

The debutant Shimron Hetmyer failed to put up an impressive show with the bat as he was dismissed for a duck via a run-out. With Hetmyer's dismissal, RCB were reduced to forty for four.

Royal Challengers kept on losing wickets at regular intervals, failing to put up any resistance in the middle. Imran Tahir and Ravindra Jadeja got among the wickets as well on a spinning turf in Chennai.

The team was bowled out for 70 runs and Parthiv Patel with 29 runs was the highest scorer for RCB, whereas Harbhajan and Tahir took three wickets each for CSK.

This total by RCB was the sixth lowest score recorded by any team in the tournament, the lowest ever score has also been recorded by RCB as they were bowled out for 49 against Kolkata Knight Riders in the year 2017.

RCB have now lost their seventh consecutive match against CSK, they last defeated them in the year 2014 at Bengaluru.

Royal Challengers have not won a single match against CSK at Chennai since the year 2008.

CSK next take on Delhi Capitals on March 26 at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi whereas RCB will take on Mumbai Indians on March 28 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

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January 9,2020

Kuala Lampur, Jan 9: Saina Nehwal and reigning world champion P V Sindhu produced dominating performances to progress to the women's singles quarterfinals of the Malaysia Masters Super 500 badminton tournament here on Thursday.

Sixth seed Sindhu notched up a commanding 21-10 21-15 victory over Japan's Aya Ohori in a pre-quarterfinal match lasting just 34 minutes. It was Sindhu's ninth successive win over Ohori.

The 24-year-old Indian, who won the World Championships in Basel last year, will take on world number 1 Tai Tzu Ying in the quarterfinals after the Chinese Taipei shuttler got the better of South Korea's Sung Ji Hyun 21-18 16-21 21-10.

Saina, who had won the Indonesia Masters last year before going through a rough patch, dispatched eight seed An Se Young of South Korea 25-23 21-12 after a thrilling 39-minute contest to make the last eight.

This is Saina's first win over the South Korean, who got the better of the Indian in the quarterfinals of the French Open last year.

The two-time Commonwealth Games champion will next take on Olympic champion Carolina Marin.

Saina had defeated Lianne Tan of Belgium 21-15 21-17 in the opening round on Wednesday.

In the men's singles, India's challenge ended after both Sameer Verma and HS Prannoy crashed out in the second round.

While Verma lost to Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia 19-21 20-22, Prannoy was shown the door by top seed Kento Momota of Japan 14-21 16-21.

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April 12,2020

New Delhi, Apr 12: As devotees across the world celebrate Easter today, former Sri Lanka skipper and current Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) president Kumar Sangakkara on Sunday condoled the demise of people who lost their lives during last year's Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka and said someone must seek answers to the questions which still remain unresolved.

"A year on we all share the pain of the families grieving lives lost, we stand with you and for you. We remember. So many questions still unanswered, but answer them someone must," Sangakkara tweeted.

On April 21, 2019, multiple blasts ripped through Sri Lanka when the Christian community was celebrating Easter Sunday.
The explosions rattled churches and high-end hotels across the country, killing 258 people and injuring over 500.

A local terror group called National Thowheeth Jama'ath had claimed responsibility for the devastating attacks.

The island nation was put under a state of emergency for a period of four months from April to August.

The Sri Lankan police had then said that 293 suspects were arrested in connection with the Easter Sunday bombings in the island country in April.

This year, most of the devotees would be offering the prayers from their homes as mass gatherings have been suspended in most countries due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Easter marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ following his crucifixion on Good Friday. It also marks the culmination of Lent, a 40-day period of fasting and penance.

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May 25,2020

Chandigarh, May 25: Legendary former hockey player Balbir Singh Senior died in a private hospital on Monday, his family said.

He was 96 years old. His condition was critical for nearly a fortnight.

He was undergoing treatment at Fortis Mohali and was in a "semi-comatose condition".

He was hospitalised on May 8 with high fever and breathing trouble. His COVID-19 test came negative.

Balbir was part of the Indian teams that won gold at the 1948 London Olympics, Helsinki 1952 and Melbourne 1956. His record for most individual goals scored in an Olympic men's hockey final remains unbeaten.

Balbir had set this record when he scored five goals in India's 6-1 win over Netherlands in the gold medal match of the 1952 Games.

He was the head coach of the Indian team for the 1975 men's World Cup, which India won and the 1971 men's World Cup, where India earned a bronze medal. He was also conferred with the prestigious Padma Shri in 1957.

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