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News.com.au
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Ponting's Punjab book IPL final birth
Cricket: Ricky Ponting's Punjab Kings have ran down Mumbai to lock heir place in the IPL decider, where they will face the Royal Challengers.
Reuters
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Reuters
Iyer's heroic knock guides Punjab past Mumbai to book IPL final with Bengaluru
AHMEDABAD, June 1 (Reuters) - Punjab Kings batter Shreyas Iyer played a captain's knock as the Indian Premier League (IPL) table toppers beat Mumbai Indians by five wickets in the second qualifier on Sunday to set up a tantalising final with Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Punjab had won the toss and opted to field before the rain came down and delayed the start of the game by more than two hours. But they did not lose any overs, with the match eventually finishing at well past 1:30 a.m. Chasing a target of 204 for victory, Iyer smashed an unbeaten 87 off 41 balls as his team returned to the final for the first time in 11 years. The result means Tuesday's final will crown a new IPL champion, with Bengaluru also falling short in the summit clash in 2009, 2011 and 2016.
Indian Express
3 days ago
- Sport
- Indian Express
‘I've got to be bowling': RCB's Josh Hazlewood says IPL stint will help him in WTC final vs South Africa
Royal Challengers and Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood said that the time he spends on the field for RCB will hold him in good stead when he joins his national side for the World Test Championship final against South Africa, set to take place at Lords from June 11. Hazlewood, who had not played for RCB for one month due to a shoulder injury, showed that he did not lose a step when he took 3 wickets against Punjab Kings in Qualifier 1, helping RCB reach the IPL final. '…I've got to be bowling, you know wherever I am in the world, I've got to be bowling getting ready for that game (WTC final) anyway. There's no better place than I think out in the middle, obviously you've got to bowl more, more hours of training from time to time to build up for a Test, but to get that intensity right up, there's no better place than the IPL,' he said. Hazlewood has been one of the brightest sparks in RCB's IPL campaign, having snapped up 21 wickets in 11 matches at an average of 15.80. '(I have) worked really hard the last few weeks on the shoulders to get back and got some good overs into it the last sort of 10 days, and yeah it is feeling good to be back…So, I was happy with tonight, the wicket helped obviously didn't it? Not having to bowl fast yorkers or anything like that. So yeah it is feeling good to be back,' the Aussie said. In Thursday's match, RCB defeated PBKS by eight wickets in Qualifier 1 to enter the final of the Indian Premier League. RCB bowlers justified skipper Rajat Patidar's decision to field first by packing off PBKS for a paltry 101 in just 14.1 overs. Marcus Stoinis was top-scorer with 26. Young leg-spinner Suyash Sharma (3/17) did the star turn for RCB by picking up three wickets while pacers Hazlewood (3/21), Yash Dayal (2/26) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1/17) left PBKS reeling at 50 for five in the seventh over. In reply, RCB romped home, scoring 106 for 2 in 10 overs with Philip Salt scoring 27-ball 56.
The Hindu
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
Hazlewood credits experience for growth as a T20 bowler
If Josh Hazlewood was roused from his sleep in the dead of night and handed a cricket ball, he would likely land it on a good length at the first time of asking. Such is the 34-year-old's metronomic accuracy, a trait that has made him a fundamental part of Australia's pace attack in Tests for the last decade. Also read:IPL RCB vs PBKS Qualifier 1: Royal Challengers waltz past Kings into final But what is a virtue in the longest format can be a bane in the T20 version. It seemed to be the case for Hazlewood in the first half of his career, with his predictable lengths allowing batters to line him up and play the big shots. His T20I appearances for Australia were confined to just seven before 2020. It is a tribute to Hazlewood's skill and resolve, then, that he has adjusted to the demands of the shortest format in recent years. That he could do so first became apparent in 2021, when he took 11 scalps in nine matches for title-winning Chennai Super Kings in his second IPL. He went on to be an integral member of the Australian team that won the 2021 T20 World Cup. This year, he has been the leader of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's attack, claiming 21 wickets in his team's exhilarating run to the final. He played a key role in effecting Punjab Kings' implosion with the bat on Thursday with figures of 3.1-0-21-3. Hazlewood attributed his improvement in T20s to acquiring greater experience. 'Yeah, just the opportunity and experience of playing the format more often, obviously mostly international but IPL as well, I think I have really improved,' Hazlewood told the media. 'You just learn every year and you sort of just put it into your arsenal and remember that the next time. You can train all you want, but playing T20 cricket is probably the main thing that has made me improve as a T20 bowler. It is purely learning from the experiences.'
Deccan Herald
4 days ago
- Sport
- Deccan Herald
Bengaluru just a step away from coronation
Right from the moment skipper Rajat Patidar, called it right at the toss, Royal Challengers came out all guns blazing -- first their bowlers delivering a mesmerising performance to bowl out a dumbstruck Punjab for 101 in just 14.1 overs — the second joint lowest total in a playoff game — at the new PCA Stadium. The return of Josh Hazlewood (left) had a desired effect as the Aussie pacer claimed two crucial wickets. Reuters
