The Capitals bowling unit restricted the Royals to 121 for six after the team put on board 154 for six on the back of Shreyas Iyer’s 43 and a late flourish provided by Shimron Hetmyer, who scored 28 runs off 16 balls.
MI did not have the best of starts in the second phase of the tournament, losing their first two games against Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders.
The report also said that the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has received a proposal from Cricket Australia (CA) on their plans for the tourists during the Ashes, scheduled to begin in Brisbane from December 8.
19-year-old Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a skilful 49 in the first innings, smashing six boundaries and two sixes to guide Royals towards a competitive total.
Currently sitting seventh and eighth respectively on the points table, the game will have big ramifications for both sides if they are to keep the playoffs dreams alive in the Indian Premier League this season.
The Rishabh Pant-led side gave a befitting response to their sceptics, registering a thumping eight-wicket win against SRH an all-round performance and now face a side who they have beaten four times in the last five encounters.
On a roll post-IPL’s resumption, both Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders would look to continue their winning streak when the two most impressive sides of the tournament’s second phase lock horns against each other in the second doubleheader.
RCB, who have never won an IPL title, had earlier lost to Kolkata Knight Riders by nine wickets in the opening match of the second leg of the tournament here where they could only score a dismal 92 runs.
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Natarajan had tested positive for COVID-19 before the team’s fixture against Delhi Capitals on Wednesday.
“As it was the team’s second offence of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct relating to minimum over rate offences, Kolkata Knight Riders captain Eoin Morgan was fined Rs 24 lakhs,” an IPL statement said.
The young Venkatesh Iyer and Shubman Gill have gelled well at the top, with the former smashing an unbeaten 41 and 53 in the two games here and played a pivotal role in KKR’s wins.
Chennai Super Kings registered a convincing 69 runs win over Royal Challengers Bangalore when both teams met in Mumbai in the first phase.
The left-handed batter was in superlative form with the bat in the recently concluded Caribbean Premier League.
Rohit missed the opening game as the team management felt it was important to give him some more recovery time after he injured himself during the Test series in England.
And the South African pacer was happy for obvious reasons as he had missed the first half of the tournament and also survived a Covid-19 scare.
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Left-arm pacer Natarajan, who is coming back from knee surgery, has been isolated along with six close contacts which also include out of favor India all-rounder Vijay Shankar.
However, Mithali said that the team would come back stronger as the series unfolds as players like Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues have the credentialed and the capability to excel.
