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ILT20: ADKR beat Gulf Giants for second straight win

The Abu Dhabi Knight Riders kept their cool and clinched a hard-fought four-wicket victory over the Gulf Giants at the Zayed Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Openers Alex Hales (46 off 39) and Phil Salt (35 off 24) dispatched the 167-run chase to all corners, chased down with four balls to spare as they climbed two spots up the points table from sixth position, going past Nottinghamshire into fourth place. Requiring 166 to win, Salt and Hales combined to put on 61 off 44 balls. They were

IPL 2020 Promo Launched: Witty Video Takes Internet by…

The much-awaited IPL 2020 promo was launched on Sunday, February 23. The official Twitter handle of the Indian Premier League (IPL) shared a video marking the prelude to the world's most-followed T20 franchise cricket league. Season 13 of the IPL is all set to begin from March 29 with the first match to be played in Mumbai between defending champions Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings. MS Dhoni will make a comeback to cricket, much to the delight of his fans. He last

IPL 2020 Orange Cap: Players Who Can Top-Score in…

The 13th season of the Indian Premier League is likely to start from March 29 in Mumbai with Mumbai Indians taking on the Chennai Super Kings. The match kicks off a series of 60 plus matches after which the season finale is likely to be played on May 12. All the teams have build a strong squad after the IPL 2020 auctions and are eyeing to lift the title in the upcoming season. Over the years the IPL has seen big names winning

IPL 2020: 5 Players to Watch Out For KKR…

It was a successful day at the office for Kolkata Knight Riders at the IPL 2020 auctions. They headed into the auctions with 14 players and added another nine. The squad strength is currently 25 with as many as 8 overseas players. KKR bought four overseas players at the auctions, three of who will be the players to watch out for KKR this season. Kolkata also recorded the highest bid in this year's auction as they bought Pat Cummins for 15.50 crores. In

IPL 2020: Predicted Line-Up Of KKR This Season

The IPL 2020 auctions are now over and the teams have roped in the best players for the upcoming season as per their requirement. Pat Cummins was the highest sold overseas player at 15 crores, while Piyush Chawla became the highest-paid Indian player after he was bought by CSK for 6.75 crores. With the squads settled teams are now ready and waiting for the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League to get underway.  With this article, we start a series where we

T10 League 2019: Watch How Andre Russell Was Floored…

West Indian all-rounder Andre Russell is one of the most feared batsmen ever, especially in T20 cricket. He is a hard-hitter of the ball and can go ballistic and brutal when he is in top form. In the ongoing T10 League he has scored 163 runs in six matches. He has lit up T10 League 2019 by his blitzkrieg batting and economical bowling. In the last game which the Northern Warrior played against the Bangla Tigers on November 20, Russell received a deadly

With Windies Flair, Northern Warriors Squad Comes Closest to…

Darren Sammy, Andre Russell, Lendl Simmons, Rayad Emrit make the core of this team and add the much entertaining Carribean flavor to the Northern Warriors Squad who begin their T10 League campaign against Maratha Arabians on November 15. Sammy is the captain of the side and also their icon player. Mohomed Morani, managing director of Cineyug, is the owner of the franchise has been producing top-quality films for a number of years now. The defending champions have the much-needed firepower with the likes

T10 League: Nicholas Pooran shines on batsmen’s day

We witnessed three exciting encounters in the T10 League yesterday as the bat extended its domination over the ball. There were quite a few spectacular performances and here is a review of all the action. Pooran charges Northern Warriors to a win over Kerala Knights The Universe Boss, Chris Gayle, fell for 14 from 18 balls but it was his partner Paul Stirling who lighted up the proceedings. The Irish batsman struck a fine 60 from 28 balls to help the Kerala Knights reach the total of 101/2 in 10 overs. In the Windies dominated batting lineup, Pooran shone the brightest with his spectacular 43 not out from 18 balls. Andre Russell, batting at four, smacked four sixes in his brief stay of 10 balls and fetched the win for the side. Bengal Tigers chase down 135 runs against Sindhis Anton Devich’s blazing 64 from 23 balls, and Samiullah Shenwari’s 44 from 26 helped the

T10 League – Team Preview: Northern Warriors

We are fast approaching the second edition of the exciting T10 League which is about to start in UAE from 21st November. This year, the two new teams have been added to the roster, swelling the number of competitors from six to eight. One of the fresh participants is Northern Warriors. The Northern Warriors will be captained by two-time T20I World Cup-winning captain Daren Sammy. St Lucian is enormously experienced at franchise cricket and was a part of the Bengal Tigers team in T10 2017. The former Indian international Robin Singh shall serve as the team coach. Here is how the Northern Warriors stack up for their inaugural season: Batting unit Northern Warriors are packed with the might of Windies batting. We saw what Nicolas Pooran is capable of with the bat in the third T20I match against India. He will be accompanied by Lendl Simmons, who has played some