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who was picked in auction after so much
success for KKR and Punjab. The veteran
came and immediately took the wicket of
Rohit. This was the start of the faltering of MI
innings, which never kept going after that,
specially in the middle or in the slog overs.
There was so much hope for Hardik in his
return to cricket after that back injury, but he
could only manage two sixes. Mumbai
finished their innigs on 162.

CSK was all set to chase this total , it's a
batting friendly pitch, with dew coming. But
things went against their way. Boult and
Pattinson swinging the ball both ways and
CSK was suddenly 6-2! Then there came the
Leeds win against
veteran, Rayudu, who remained ignored in
India's world cup number 4 position. With
patience, he and Du Plesis built a
a Fulham
partnership, which eventually went into
century stand. Eventually , Chahar came with
S O U R A V D A S A D H I K A R I
a bold idea of bowling round the wicket to
right handers, which is very rare and he got
Full time : Leeds 4-3 Fulham
his reward, by taking a brilliant catch in his
own bowling to break the partnership
Leeds United beat Fulham in the Premier
eventually. Match was evenly poised with 39
League this afternoon in a dramatic clash at
needed from 24. Jadeja came in and hit
some good shots and perished. 29 needed
Elland Road.
from 17. Dhoni took a gamble to send Sam
Both newly-promoted sides were
curran to bat. He scored 20 from 6 and took
looking to bounce back from opening-
the game away from Mumbai. Du plessis
weekend defeats, and it was the hosts who
finishes the game with 4 balls to go for a
4-3
found themselves on the right side of a
comfortable win.
thriller following last weekend’s defeat by
It's a new experience for the Indians, the Liverpool.
virtual cheerleaders, the virtual fans, the
Helder Costa put Marcelo Bielsa’s
virtual VIP box. But in reality, what IPL brings
side ahead early before Aleksandar Mitrovic
to Indians is so much joy and happiness . It's
equalised from the spot. A penalty followed up
just the start, and it's a bit rusty in all three
the other end, however, with Mateusz Klich
departments from both teams but a good
also netting. Costa scored his second of the
start nonetheless. Yes, there is much more to
day in the latter half before Bamford added
come and much more to enjoy. Till then , ta-
da!
Leeds’ fourth, and although Bobby Decordova-
Reid’s strike and a second for Mitrovic set up a

dramatic finish, the hosts emerged with the
win.
On the other match Dominic
Calvert-Lewin's hat-trick ensured a