Meanwhile, du Plessis’s opening partner Ruturaj Gaikwad entered the top 10 with man of the match knock of 75.
The 31-year-old 2011 World 100m champion, in a letter posted on his twitter handle and tagged to the Board of Control for Cricket in India and the Indian Premier League (IPL), wants everyone to be safe.
Australia on Tuesday suspended all direct passenger flights from India until May 15 due to the “very significant” spike in COVID-19 cases in India.
Three Australian cricketers have already cut short their IPL season to head home but a number of top players remain, including test stalwarts Steve Smith, David Warner and Pat Cummins.
Morgan said that everyone is together in the fight against the pandemic and asked people to stay as safe as possible at all times.
Both teams are level on points with fourth-placed Mumbai Indians but four points behind Royal Challengers Bangalore in third place.
The world’s premier fast bowler, who was bought for a whopping Rs 15 crore by KKR at the IPL auction, hoped his donation would make a difference in its own little way in India’s fight against the unprecedented health crisis.
The BCCI, on its part, insisted that the event will continue and it wouldn’t come in the way of those wanting to leave.
A rare goal from Timo Werner, only his second in the league since November, saw the Blues move three points clear of their fifth-placed hosts, reports DPA.
The KKR mentor hinted that West Indian all-rounder Andre Russell could be pushed up the order in the upcoming matches while New Zealand’s right-arm fast bowler Lockie Ferguson may be included in the playing XI.
Australia’s Adam Gilchrist, who led now-defunct Deccan Chargers to their maiden IPL victory in 2009, also waded into the debate.
Zimbabwe were sent into bat first, and despite a feisty 34 from Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, made only a paltry 118-9 as wickets tumbled at regular intervals.
Padikkal smashed an unbeaten 101 off 52 balls in an opening stand of 181 with his skipper as RCB won the game by 10 wickets.
A dominating bowling effort from Khaleel Ahmed and Abhishek Sharma had helped SRH restrict Punjab Kings to a paltry 120 in 19.4 overs on Wednesday here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
This innings by Tendulkar is still considered as one of his best ODI knocks. The batsman scored 143 runs in pursuit of 276 runs from 46 overs.
Mishra is the second-highest wicket-taker in the history of the IPL as he has 164 wickets to his name from 152 matches.
In view of rising COVID-19 cases, the Jharkhand government on Tuesday announced a lockdown in the state from April 22 to April 29 with some exemptions.
RCB head in to the game after three morale-boosting victories. The Virat Kohli-led side edged past defending champions Mumbai Indians in the tournament opener before getting the better of Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders to jump to the top of the points table.
The duo joins PUMA’s impressive roaster of cricketers that include India captain Virat Kohli, wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul, women’s national team member Sushma Verma and legends like Yuvraj Singh.
Samson scored a blistering ton in the first match which Royals lost narrowly to Punjab Kings but failed to come good against Delhi Capitals and against Chennai Super Kings on Monday night.
Fleming said Ali’s impressive batting at No. 3 has been instrumental in the team getting good scores so far this season.
The founding clubs of the mid-week league were listed as Premier League clubs Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham and Chelsea; Italy’s Juventus, Inter Milan and AC Milan, and the Spanish trio of Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, DPA reports.
This year’s French Open will start on May 30, one week later than originally scheduled as the organizers wish to allow more fans in attendance under the background of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Rio Olympics champion had little to prove as his place on Kenya’s team for Tokyo had already been confirmed. But following a rare defeat at the London Marathon last year, the world record holder was keen to produce a confidence-boosting performance ahead of the Olympics.
Delhi Capitals suffered a meltdown on Thursday as they lost to Rajasthan Royals despite having them on the mat at 42 for five. By allowing RR to chase down 147 after reducing them to 42 for five, DC revealed a serious inability to finish off the match.