Monday, May 04
Nadine de Klerk starred in Royal Challengers Bangalore's dramatic three-wicket WPL opener win against Mumbai Indians. She took 4/26 with the ball and then smashed an unbeaten 63, securing player-of-the-match. De Klerk credited backing her strengths for the decisive performance in the thrilling last-ball victory.
Indian pacer Umran Malik, nicknamed the “Indian Shoaib Akhtar,” has been left out of Jammu and Kashmir’s Ranji Trophy preparatory camp due to poor domestic form. Despite international experience, he played only one Ranji match without success and was earlier dropped from the Vijay Hazare squad. Opener Qamran Iqbal was also omitted as J&K prepare for phase two.
Phoebe Litchfield’s aggressive 78 off 40 balls could not prevent UP Warriorz from going down as Gujarat Giants registered a 10-run win in a high-scoring Women’s Premier League (WPL) match.
Gardner’s innings came to an end in the 18th over when she was dismissed by Sophie Ecclestone. Georgia Wareham then provided the finishing touches with a quick unbeaten 27 off just 10 balls, which included one four and three sixes. Bharti Fulmali also chipped in with an unbeaten 14 off seven balls, hitting two sixes, as Gujarat Giants crossed the 200-run mark.
Pant was batting against Indian throwdown specialists when he copped the blow and was seen grimacing in pain.
Fourteen-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi dazzled in India U19’s World Cup warm-up against Scotland, smashing 96 off 50 balls to power India to 374/8. Opening the innings, the left-hander mixed precision with power, striking nine fours and seven sixes. His fearless, fluent knock and rapid partnership with Aaron George sent a clear warning to rivals.
