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Wriddhiman Saha played a sensational inning of 87 runs off just 45 deliveries with the help of 12 fours and 2 sixes. He missed his century by just 13 runs.
SRH vs DC: Batting first, SunRisers Hyderabad posted 219 for two in 20 overs and gave Delhi a target of 220 runs. Following the mammoth score, Delhi Capitals collapsed and were all out for 131 in 19 overs. DC Skipper said, “This loss is definitely going to motivate us.”
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday confirmed that all the players and support staff of Pakistan and Zimbabwe were tested for COVID-19 and all tests have returned negative ahead of the limited-overs series against Zimbabwe starting later this week.
Five foreign players, including Faf du Plessis, Andre Russell and David Miller, have withdrawn from the first Lanka Premier League (LPL). Miller and Du Plessis of South Africa and Dawid Malan of England will not be able to play in this league due to the limited-overs series between these two teams, while West Indies' Russell has pulled out due to a knee injury.
The Test series between India and Australia will begin in December while the Boxing Day Test match will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) from December 26 as usual. Despite the widespread threat from Covid-19, viewers may be allowed to attend the Boxing-Day Test match between India and Australia as the Victoria government said they are' extremely confident 'about the fans' presence in the much-awaited match.
MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings have failed to reach play-offs, despite playing the season. CSK is currently sitting on the bottom of the points table with just 8 points in twelve matches.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the team for the tour of Australia on Monday (26 October). Rohit Sharma's name was not included in the team as he is suffering from a hamstring injury.
Indian players have demanded the BCCI to take the family on Australia tour. Some players have called their family to the UAE. They will have to stay quarantined for 6 days in the UAE.
Royal Challengers Bangalore's key bowler Navdeep Saini got his thumb injured while playing against Chennai Super Kings on Sunday, October 25. The team's physio Evan said that he is not sure when Saini will be good to go.
BCCI has appointed KL Rahul as the vice-captain of the team for limited-overs cricket, as Rohit Sharma, an opener and vice-captain of the Indian team in ODI and T20 cricket, is injured.