Mumbai Mar 31 PTI Robin Uthappa turned back the clock with his beautiful yet brutal assault before his colleagues joined the party to propel Chennai Super Kings to 210 for seven against Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League here on Thursday Uthappa scored a fluent 50 off 27 balls to give CSK a solid start before Shivam Dube made 49 off 30 deliveries while skipper Ravindra Jadeja 17 off 9 and MS Dhoni 16 off 6 who slammed two fours and a six provided the final flourish to ensure that the four-time champions have plenty of runs on the board Young leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi 224 did a tremendous job with the wet ball in an otherwise insipid performance by the Super Giants bowling unit Andrew Tye 241 managed to pick two wickets in his final over Put in to bat Uthappa looked like a man on a mission as he slammed Avesh Khan 238 for back-to-back boundaries off the first two balls of the innings With the ball coming nicely onto the bat he smashed it all over the park CSK were dealt a blow when a direct hit by Bishnoi from backward point marked the end of Ruturaj Gaikwad 1 who was well short of the crease in the third over But Uthappa and new man Moeen Ali 35 continued the assault by dealing only in fours and sixes The Super Giants bowlers had no answer for the duo as CSK raced to 73 for one at the end of the Powerplay In all Uthappa slammed eight fours and one maximum while Moeen hit four boundaries and two sixes during his 22-ball stay It was Bishnoi again who gave the second breakthrough when he trapped Uthappa leg before with a quick delivery soon after the batter reached his fifty Dube picked up from where Uthappa left cracking three boundaries off Dushmantha Chameera 049 who struggled with his line in the ninth over It was a bad day for the Sri Lankan as he repeatedly fumbled with the ball in the field giving away easy boundaries With the bowlers struggling after getting nothing from the wicket sloppy fielding made matters worse for LSG Dube and Ambati Rayudu 27 then shared a 60-run stand to keep CSK on course for a big total PTI APA AH AH
Mumbai Mar 28 PTI Deepak Hooda and Ayush Badoni smashed belligerent half-centuries to help Lucknow Super Giants post 158 for 6 against Gujarat Titans in their maiden Indian Premier League match here on Monday Gujarat Titans pacer Mohammed Shami 325 bowled a fiery opening spell to knock the wind out of the Super Giants top order before Hooda 55 off 41 balls and Badoni 54 off 41 balls smashed fifties to help their team cross the 150-run mark Varun Aaron picked two wickets 245 while Rashid Khan 127 accounted for one batter Brief Scores Lucknow Super Giants 158 for 6 in 20 overs Deepak Hooda 55 Ayush Badoni 54 Mohammed Shami 325 PTI APA BS BS
Mumbai Mar 28 PTI Gujarat Titans won the toss and opted to bowl against Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League here on Monday Teams Gujarat Titans Shubman Gill Matthew Wade Vijay Shankar Abhinav Manohar Hardik Pandya c David Miller Rahul Tewatia Rashid Khan Lockie Ferguson Varun Aaron Mohammed Shami Lucknow Super Giants KL Rahul c Quinton de Kock Evin Lewis Manish Pandey Deepak Hooda Krunal Pandya Mohsin Khan Ayush Badoni Dushmantha Chameera Ravi Bishnoi Avesh Khan PTI BS APA APA
New Delhi Mar 18 PTI England pacer Mark Wood has been ruled out of the upcoming IPL with an elbow injury A report in Espncricinfo said that Wood will not represent Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL beginning March 26 after picking up a right elbow injury during the first Test against the West Indies last week New entrants Super Giants had paid Rs 75 crore for Wood at the IPL auction last month Wood could only bowl 17 overs in the game against West Indies in North Sound The Super Giants will be led by K L Rahul and coached by Andy Flower PTI BS PDS PDS
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