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India Gazette
08-05-2025
- Sport
- India Gazette
CSK's Urvil Patel achieves unique feat during IPL debut against KKR
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 8 (ANI): Chennai Super Kings (CSK) opener Urvil Patel made history on Wednesday as during his first appearance for the five-time champions, he became the Indian batter with highest strike rate in a debut Indian Premier League (IPL) innings, lasting 10 balls or more. Urvil reached this accomplishment during his side's match against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Eden Gardens. During the game, he made 31 in just 11 balls, with a four, and four sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of 281.82. This included two sixes and a four against Moeen Ali and a six and four against Ravichandran Ashwin, marking his ability against spin. However, this is the second-highest SR by a batter in his debut IPL innings, with the highest being in the hands of former England batter Luke Wright, who made 34 in 10 balls (with six fours and a six) at a strike rate of 340.00 for Pune Warriors India against Punjab Kings (PBKS) at Mohali in 2013. Urvil, who represents Gujarat in the domestic circuit, is known for his high intent and explosiveness. Last year, during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match against Tripura, the batter star India player Rishabh Pant's record for fastest T20 century by an Indian and overall, second-fastest century in the format, scoring 113* in 35 balls, with seven fours and 12 sixes at a strike rate of 322.86 during a chase of 156 runs. In 48 T20s, Urvil has made 1,193 runs at an average of 26.51, with a strike rate of 172.15, two centuries and four fifties. His best score is 115*. After winning the toss, KKR opted to bat first. A second wicket 58-run stand between skipper Ajinkya Rahane (48 in 33 balls, with four boundaries and two sixes) and Sunil Narine (26 in 17 balls, with four boundaries and a six) propelled KKR forward with a fine run-rate. After that, knocks from Andre Russell (38 in 21 balls, with four boundaries and three sixes) and Manish Pandey (36* in 28 balls, with a four and six) helped KKR reach 179/6 in their 20 overs. Noor Ahmed (4/31) topped the bowling charts for CSK while Anshul Kambhoj and Ravindra Jadeja got a piece each. In the run chase, CSK was reduced to 60/5 in 5.2 overs. A counter-attacking 51 from Dewald Brevis (in 25 balls, with four fours and four sixes) and his 67-run stand with Shivam Dube brought back some momentum to the Men in Yellow. Dube (45 in 40 balls, with two fours and three sixes) continued being the aggressor in his 43-run partnership with skipper MS Dhoni, taking CSK to the brink of a win. However, in a twist, Vaibhav Arora got both Dube and Noor Ahmed in the penultimate over, leaving CSK with eight to get in the final over, with two wickets left. Dhoni (17* in 18 balls, with a six) pulled off the finish fans wanted from him, tonking Andre Russell for a six on the first ball of the final over and letting Anshul hit the winning runs. CSK finished at 183/8 in 19.4 overs, getting their third win of the season. Vaibhav Arora leaked runs, but was the pick of the bowlers for KKR with 3/48 in three overs. Varun Chakravarthy (2/18) and Harshit Rana (2/43) were also among the wicket-takers for KKR. With three wins and nine losses, CSK remains at the bottom of the points table. KKR currently has 11 points, with five wins, six losses, and a no result in 12 matches. Their playoff chances have taken a serious hit as they sit in the sixth spot. (ANI)
India Gazette
08-05-2025
- Sport
- India Gazette
KKR's Varun Chakravarthy becomes joint-fastest spinner to reach 100 IPL wickets
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 8 (ANI): Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) spinner Varun Chakravarthy completed 100 wickets in his Indian Premier League (IPL) career on Wednesday. The spinner achieved this milestone during his side's IPL match against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. During the game, Chakravarthy led the KKR bowling attack from the front, with a four-over spell of 2/18. He got wickets of Ravindra Jadeja and in-form Dewald Brevis during the defence of 180 runs, which KKR failed to do. Now in 83 matches, Varun has 100 wickets at an average of 23.31, with an economy rate of 7.47 and best figures of 5/20. This also includes one wicket for Punjab Kings (PBKS) in his solitary game for the franchise in 2019. For KKR, he is their third-highest wicket-taker with 99 wickets in 82 matches at an average of 23.19, next to Andre Russell (124) and Sunil Narine (208), two of the franchise's biggest legends. He is the joint-fastest among spinners to 100 IPL wickets, joining Indian veteran Amit Mishra and Afghanistan superstar Rashid Khan (83 innings each), outdoing Indian spinner Yuzi Chahal (84 innings). This season, Varun is KKR's top wicket-taker and fifth-highest overall, with 17 wickets in 12 matches at an average of 19.35 and economy rate of 7, with best figures of 3/22. After winning the toss, KKR opted to bat first. A second wicket 58-run stand between skipper Ajinkya Rahane (48 in 33 balls, with four boundaries and two sixes) and Sunil Narine (26 in 17 balls, with four boundaries and a six) propelled KKR forward with a fine run-rate. After that, knocks from Andre Russell (38 in 21 balls, with four boundaries and three sixes) and Manish Pandey (36* in 28 balls, with a four and six) helped KKR reach 179/6 in their 20 overs. Noor Ahmed (4/31) topped the bowling charts for CSK while Anshul Kambhoj and Ravindra Jadeja got a piece each. In the run-chase, CSK was reduced to 60/5 in 5.2 overs. A counter-attacking 51 from Dewald Brevis (in 25 balls, with four fours and four sixes) and his 67-run stand with Shivam Dube brought back some momentum to the Men in Yellow. Dube (45 in 40 balls, with two fours and three sixes) continued being the aggressor in his 43-run partnership with skipper MS Dhoni, taking CSK to the brink of a win. However, in a twist, Vaibhav Arora got both Dube and Noor Ahmed in the penultimate over, leaving CSK with eight to get in final over, with two wickets left. Dhoni (17* in 18 balls, with a six) pulled off the finish fans wanted from him, tonking Andre Russell for a six on first ball of the final over and let Anshul hit the winning runs. CSK finished at 183/8 in 19.4 overs, getting their third win of the season. Vaibhav Arora leaked runs, but was the pick of the bowlers for KKR with 3/48 in three overs. Varun Chakravarthy (2/18) and Harshit Rana (2/43) were also among the wicket-takers for KKR. With three wins and nine losses, CSK still stays at the bottom of the points table. KKR currently has 11 points, with five wins, six losses and a no result in 12 matches. Their playoff chances have taken a serious hit as they sit at the sixth spot. (ANI)
Mint
05-05-2025
- Sport
- Mint
Latest ICC Rankings: Rohit Sharma's India dominate in ODIs, T20Is; Sri Lanka, Afghanistan make huge progress
India and Australia reinforced their dominance across cricket formats as the latest ICC annual rankings update is released. India, who are the current T20 World Cup and the ODI Champions Trophy title holders, sit atop the rankings of both white ball formats while Australia is the number 1 ranked Test team. The 'Men in Yellow' continue to lead the ICC Men's Test Team rankings with 126 rating points to their name, maintaining their position despite a reduced lead over second-placed England, who have improved to 113 rating points. South Africa (111) and India (105) go down one spot each as they sit in third and fourth in the rankings, respectively. New Zealand round of the top 5 with 95 rating points. Australia will face South Africa in the World Test Championship final at the iconic Lord's cricket stadium in London from June 11-15, 2025. India have solidified its top spot in the ODI rankings with 124 rating points, after winning the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in the UAE. New Zealand (109) moved up to second place, leapfrogging Australia, who are now third with the same number of rating points. Sri Lanka (104) have climbed to fourth, boosted by their thanks to recent series victories over India (2-0 home win in August 2024) and Australia (2-0 home win in February 2025). Afghanistan (91) and West Indies (83) have also improved their standings, while England slipped to eighth (84). The current T20 World Cup champions India (271) remain at the summit of the rankings for the shortest format, but their lead over Australia has narrowed to nine points.
