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Date and time: 22 April, 2015, 8:00 PM Indian Standard Time (IST) Current standings Previous meeting: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) won by 8 wickets. Top run-scorers RCB: Chris Gayle (127 runs in 3 matches) CSK: Dwayne Smith (163 runs in 4 matches) Highest wicket-takers RCB: Yuzvendra Chahal (5 wickets in 3 matches) CSK: Dwayne Bravo (7 wickets in 4 matches) Predicted line-ups RCB: Chris Gayle, Manvinder Bisla, Virat Kohli (C), Dinesh Karthik (wk), AB de Villiers, Mandeep Singh, David Wiese, Iqbal Abdulla, Mitchell Starc, Varun Aaron, Yuzvendra Chahal....

Here are all the details about the fixture: Venue: ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam Date and Time: April 18, 2015, 4:00 PM Indian Standard Time (IST) Previous meeting: Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 8 wickets (D/L method) Top run-scorers Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner (131 runs in 3 matches) Delhi Daredevils: Mayank Agarwal (120 runs in 3 matches) Highest wicket-takers Sunrisers Hyderabad: Trent Boult (5 wickets in 3 matches) Delhi Daredevils: Imran Tahir (8 wickets in 3 matches)...

In the end, however, it turned out to be a relatively one-sided encounter after the Challengers posted an unassailable target of 227. Amidst the carnage, Mustafizur stood tall like a mountain in a tempest as he gave away on 26 runs in the 4 overs that he bowled and got the wickets of the dangerous duo of AB de Villiers and Shane Watson. David Warner started the chase incredibly, but perished at the hands of Watson after making a remarkable 58 runs off just 25 balls....

Nehra had played his previous couple of IPL editions for Chennai Super Kings under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. However, when the franchise was suspended for a couple of years due to their alleged involvement in a number of match-fixing scandals, the premium pacer was bought by the Hyderabad-based franchise for a whopping amount of Rs. 5.5 crore. The 36-year-old’s first match for the Sunrisers wasn’t one worth remembering as he was seen limping off the field after conceding 21 runs in just 2....

“I haven’t seen a bowler like Bhuvneshwar in a long time. What stands out, even more, is that he swung the ball both ways,” former Indian skipper, Kapil Dev had told The Telegraph post Bhuvi’s debut. He was right. India barely have had a proper swing bowler since Kapil Dev. Stating that he did a fine job for India in the early years would be an understatement. Bhuvneshwar was excellent....

In his column for EspnCricinfo, Brad Haddin wrote: “By all accounts Virat Kohli is going to miss the early games of the IPL with his shoulder problem. Based on the sour note with which he ended a tremendous Test series victory for India over a fighting Australia, that may well be a good thing. At the end of this long and successful home season, I get the distinct impression that Kohli needs some time to think about how he goes about things as a batsman and a captain....

Both Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiants have lost key players due to national duties and the playoffs will a test of their squad strength as the team will look forward to their heroes to step forward as the running gets tougher. With a look ahead to the first Qualifier, here are five players who we think will have a telling impact on tonight’s proceedings. #5 Rahul Tripathi Rahul Tripathi wasn’t an automatic choice for the Rising Pune Supergiant, to begin with, and was inducted into the team after Pune faltered in the opening few games....

Also read: IPL 2017 Final: 5 things that went wrong for Rising Pune Supergiant Across 45 days of intense cricket, the tournament saw some memorable performances that will remain in the fans memory for days to come. As is the case every year, the foreigners combined seamlessly with the domestic stars to form some really potent combinations. Here are the best performers from the tournament: Top order David Warner One of the most consistent players in the IPL over the last few seasons, David Warner almost mimicked his 2016 form this time around as well....

Overseas players have always added glamour to each and every season of IPL. However, there have been few overseas players who end up warming up the benches in the entire season. This season too all of the squads are very strong and there are few overseas players who may not be able to make into the XI this season. Let’s look onto the list of overseas players from each franchise who may not be able to make the cut into the starting line-up....

Imagine the sense of achievement that comes when we unknowingly buy the best things at a bargain price. Well, that’s how some of the franchises might be feeling after the first 10 days of IPL 2018. The auctions for this season of IPL saw franchises going all-out for some players while there were no takers for a large pool of players. Many franchises shed a major chunk of their purse for one or two players....

Even though the players have not ‘asked’ for the prices that they were bought for, the fact of the matter is that extraordinarily high prices result in extraordinarily high expectations, which players often do not live upto. These high prices lead to the particular player’s focus wavering from the cricket itself, and this loss of focus shows on the field. This slideshow is a list of five such players who may find it difficult to cope with the pressure and expectation that their high price-tags bring....

These changes have actually taken the league to new heights and it is now the most viewed cricket league in the world. The IPL gained global popularity within a very short span, thanks to the quality of cricket and mainly some of the innovative changes. Let us now look at some of the major changes that the league has undergone as it successfully enters its second decade. #1 The Strategic Timeout The timeout rule was introduced during the second edition of the IPL in 2009, which was played in South Africa....

“The recent Asia Cup and the ICC World T20 have made it evident that we have critical gaps both in batting and bowling, and our fielding keeps on leaking runs, thus releasing pressure. In bowling, with the exception of Mohammad Amir, we do not have a bowler who can win us matches. Our death bowling also is way below par. And the same goes with our batting line-up, where we do not have reliable pinch hitters and the top and power hitter to clinch us games....

Journalist Arshad Sharif, 49, was a former primetime news anchor with ARY TV and had been an outspoken critic of the country’s military establishment. The channel was taken off the air temporarily and Sharif fled the country to avoid arrest over sedition charges—inciting people to rebel against the state—earlier this year. Sharif alleged he was being harassed by the authorities and feared for his life, according to Aljazeera. He reportedly headed to Dubai in August, before moving on to Kenya....

The BFI, already recognised by the International Boxing Association (AIBA) and the Sports Ministry, finally got the IOA’s nod, which had IABF registered as the official body till now. “The Olympic Charter clearly says that the sporting federation must be recognised by the international body. So the just followed that. the BFI has been recognised by the AIBA. Therefore the IOA has ratified the Olympic charter. It was a unanimous decision,” BFI President Ajay Singh told PTI on the sidelines of an IOA meeting here....

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has launched a whistle-blower hotline for competition manipulation and other unethical issues that threaten the integrity of sport. The move was announced on Monday at an international summit on sports integrity here, which was chaired by IOC president Thomas Bach. “The ultimate goal of all this is to protect the clean athletes and to give them, as far as we can, fair competition,” Bach said....

Gafur Rakhimov, who is on a U.S. Treasury Department sanctions list for alleged links to international heroin trafficking, was elected Saturday as head of AIBA. The sanctions bar U.S. citizens and companies from doing business with him. He has denied wrongdoing. “First of all, the issue with AIBA is not only about the election of the one person to president,” International Olympic president Thomas Bach said Thursday. “We have expressed serious concerns for over a year with regard to the overall governance of the AIBA, with regard to their anti-doping program, with regard to their finances....

It is all part of Apple’s walled garden that it attempts to keep its users in. But according to a report in Bloomberg that could change with iOS 14, when Apple is said to be considering allowing users to pick their default apps, just like has long been possible with Android. That’s according to a new report from Bloomberg that also claims Apple is considering also allowing Spotify and Pandora to stream directly to its HomePod smart speaker....

However, the company had already introduced iPadOS in 2019. Notably, iOS is the only Apple software that does not include the product name. This may soon change if reports are to be believed. Jon Prosser who is a popular YouTuber has posted a tweet hinting at the possibility that iOS may get renamed to iPhone OS. He simply wrote, “iPhoneOS” but added no further. This claim was further given more weightage by XDA TV host, Max Weinbach has also replied saying that he has heard similar news....

The Iowaska Church of Healing applied for tax-exempt status with the IRS in January 2019. The church was formed in September 2018, according to state records, and listed the home of one of its co-founders, Admir Dado Kantarevic, as its address. The church, which had as many as 20 members at one time, holds a “Sacrament of Ayahuasca.” Its members use the hallucinogenic for spiritual, physical and emotional healing as well as to develop a psychic and spiritual connection to the divine....