Samson, Malik propel Rajasthan to emphatic win

September 22, 2013

RajasthanJaipur, Sep 22: Rajasthan Royals began their Champions League Twenty20 campaign in superb fashion as they thrashed defending champions Mumbai Indians by seven wickets in their Group A match, here on Saturday.

It was good all-round show by the hosts as they first restricted the visitors to 142 for seven, using helpful conditions well, and then comfortably overhauled the target with two balls to spare at Sawai Man Singh stadium.

Opener Sanju Samson survived an lbw decision off left-arm quick Mitchell Johnson at individual score of one and went on to score a 54-run knock, that set up the victory.

Samson shared a 74-run stand for the second wicket with Ajinkya Rahane (33) after early fall of skipper Rahul Dravid and then Shane Watson Watson came up with a breezy 27 to steer the side to finish line as Rajasthan yet again proved that they are a force at home turf.

Mumbai, who were asked to bat, owed their total to skipper Rohit Sharma (44) and burly West Indies batsman Kieron Pollard (42) even as paceman Vikramjit Malik (3/24) did well for the hosts with his three-wicket haul.

Samson, who had impressed in IPL-VI, and Rahane steadily build the innings, relying on rotation of the strike.

They punished bad deliveries with some exquisite shots and were hardly troubled by the Mumbai bowlers. It was one poor shot that ended Rahane’s knock as he was early into a pull shot off Rishi Dhawan, found a bottom-edge which fell on to his stumps.

Samson too departed after completing his half-century but Watson and Stuart Binny ensured that the good work does not got waste.

The two shared a 41-run stand for the unbeaten fourth wicket. Watson took 22 balls for his knock and hit two sixes while Binny’s 27 came off 14 balls with three fours and a six.

Binny finished the match with in style with a six off Coulter-Nile over long-on.

Earlier, Mumbai Indians were struggling at 43 for four at one stage but Sharma stabilised the innings with his sensible batting while Kieron Pollard hit some lusty blows towards the end to up the run-rate. Sharma’s 44 came off 37 balls with three fours and two sixes while Pollard took 36 balls for his 42, laced with six boundaries including two sixes.

The hosts had things under control under helpful conditions for paceman as it rained before the match but Mumbai scored 55 runs in the last five overs to make it a good contest.

Dwayne Smith (9) had began fantastically with an elegant cover drive off the first ball of the match but was trapped by Malik. The short ball kept low and Smith was caught plumb.

Tendulkar punched two boundaries off James Faulkner and one off Shane Watson but the pitch had something for the bowlers, so the IPL champions made a steady start. But things changed quickly as Malik bowled Dinesh Karthik (2) and Tendulkar (15) was caught behind off Binny when he tried to drive a good length ball.

score board

MUMBAI INDIANS: Dwayne Smith lbw Malik 9, Sachin Tendulkar c Samson b Binny 15, Dinesh Karthik b Malik 2, Rohit Sharma c Samson b Watson 44, Ambati Rayudu (run out) 3, Kieron Pollard c Samson b Malik 42, Harbhajan Singh (run out) 8, Nathan Coulter-Nile (not out) 12, Rishi Dhawan (not out) 0; Extras (LB-2, W-5) 7; Total (7 wkts; 20 overs) 142

Fall of wickets: 1-9, 2-26, 3-38, 4-43, 5-95, 6-130, 7-141.

Bowling: Ashok Menaria 2-0-9-0, Vikramjeet Malik 4-0-24-3, James Faulkner 4-0-31-0, Shane Watson 3-0-26-1, Stuart Binny 2-0-13-1, Rahul Shukla 2-0-6-0, Kevon Cooper 3-0-31-0.

RAJASTHAN ROYALS: Rahul Dravid c Pollard b Coulter-Nile 1, Ajinkya Rahane b Dhawan 33, Sanju Samson c Smith b Pollard 54, Shane Watson (not out) 27, Stuart Binny (not out) 27, Extras (LB-4, W-2) 6, Total (3 wkts, 19.4 overs) 148

Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-79, 3-107.

Bowling: Mitchell Johnson 4-0-38-0, Nathan Coulter-Nile 3.4-0-22-1, Rishi Dhawan 4-0-17-1, Pragyan Ojha 1-0-13-0, Harbhajan Singh 3-0-22-0, Kieron Pollard 3-0-20-1, Dwayne Smith 1-0-12-0.

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March 28,2020

Milan, Mar 28: Juventus star Paulo Dybala revealed how he "struggled to breathe" after contracting coronavirus which has killed over 9,000 people in Italy.

The Argentine international announced last Saturday he was one of three Juventus players to catch the virus along with Daniele Rugani and Blaise Matuidi, who both had no symptoms.

"I feel better now after some strong symptoms," the 26-year-old Dybala told JTV channel.

"A couple of days ago I was not well, I felt heavy and after five minutes of movement I had to stop because I was struggling to breathe.

"Now I can move and walk to start trying to train, because when I tried in the past few days I started to shake too much.

"I gasped for air and as a result I couldn't do anything, after five minutes I was already very tired, I felt the body heavy and my muscles hurt.

"Now I'm fine. My fiancee Oriana (Sabatini) has also overcome the symptoms."

Dybala has scored 13 goals in all competitions this season, including in league leader's Juventus's last game against Inter Milan before Serie A and all sport in Italy was suspended.

"The goal against Inter was the greatest emotion, (Aaron) Ramsey provided the perfect assist - it's a pity that there was no public," added Dybala.

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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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January 25,2020

Headingley, Jan 25: England have become the first team in the world to score 500,000 runs in Test cricket. They achieved the feat during the ongoing fourth and final Test against South Africa being played at The Wanderers.

On Friday - the opening day of the Test match -- England captain Joe Root's single through the covers took the Three Lions to a landmark 500,000 run-mark in the longest format of the game. They achieved the feat in their 1022nd Test match.

Australia comes second in the list, with 432,706 runs in 830 Tests. India, meanwhile, are third, with 273,518 runs in 540 Tests, followed by West Indies (270,441 runs in 545 Tests).

In the third Test played at St George's Park in Port Elizabeth, England had become the first team to play 500 Test matches on foreign soil. Australia are the second team to play the most away Test with 404 matches they have played so far.

India have played 268 Tests on foreign soil in which they have won 51, lost 113 and 104 have ended in a draw.

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