Chennai Super Kings put a dent to any hopes Delhi Daredevils supporters may have had of a honeymoon period after the visitors were beaten by 13 runs in their Indian Premier League (IPL) game on Monday night.
Delhi began a new era last week after Shreyas Iyer replaced Gautam Gambhir as captain following a run of poor results that has seen the side rooted to the bottom of the table this season. Shreyas responded by scoring 93 on Friday to lead the Daredevils to a 55-run victory over Kolkata Knight Riders.
But they found a more formidable opponent in the Super Kings, who are playing their home games at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in the outskirts of Pune after being forced to move out of Chennai due to security concerns.
After Shreyas won the toss and elected to field, Chennai posted 211-4 in their 20 overs, with Shane Watson (78) putting on a 102-run stand with fellow opener Faf du Plessis (33).
The two-time champions continued to dominate despite Suresh Raina’s dismissal for 1 as Ambati Rayudu (41) and captain MS Dhoni (51 not out) kept their good form going to put together a 79-run stand for the fourth wicket.
The Daredevils made a less-than-ideal start to their chase, losing four quick wickets. But Rishabh Pant (79) and Vijay Shankar (54 not out) put on 88 runs together to bring team back into the game. In the end, however, the Daredevils were left stranded at 198-5 and remain rooted to the basement of the IPL table.
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Two of the league’s other strugglers – Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians – face off at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Tuesday with both sides on two wins and four points from seven games.
Mumbai are playing away from home, but they will be encouraged by the fact they recently beat Chennai on the road. They will, however, be worried by captain Rohit Sharma’s lack of runs in the IPL this term – 196 in seven innings – perhaps as a result of a long season with the Indian team.
Even as the India vice-captain has struggled, his national team captain has enjoyed much better returns with the bat in IPL 2018.
Virat Kohli, who leads Bangalore, has managed 317 runs in as many innings. But he is not a happy man given the struggles of his fellow batsmen.
Bangalore’s biggest letdown, however, has been their bowling. If they perform on Monday the way they did against Chennai last week, Mumbai may as well win.
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Bert van Marwijk factfile
Born: May 19 1952
Place of birth: Deventer, Netherlands
Playing position: Midfielder
Teams managed:
1998-2000 Fortuna Sittard
2000-2004 Feyenoord
2004-2006 Borussia Dortmund
2007-2008 Feyenoord
2008-2012 Netherlands
2013-2014 Hamburg
2015-2017 Saudi Arabia
2018 Australia
Major honours (manager):
2001/02 Uefa Cup, Feyenoord
2007/08 KNVB Cup, Feyenoord
World Cup runner-up, Netherlands
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Countdown to Zero exhibition will show how disease can be beaten
Countdown to Zero: Defeating Disease, an international multimedia exhibition created by the American Museum of National History in collaboration with The Carter Center, will open in Abu Dhabi a month before Reaching the Last Mile.
Opening on October 15 and running until November 15, the free exhibition opens at The Galleria mall on Al Maryah Island, and has already been seen at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta, the American Museum of Natural History in New York, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Day 1, Dubai Test: At a glance
Moment of the day Sadeera Samarawickrama set pulses racing with his strokeplay on his introduction to Test cricket. It reached a feverish peak when he stepped down the wicket and launched Yasir Shah, who many regard as the world’s leading spinner, back over his head for six. No matter that he was out soon after: it felt as though the future had arrived.
Stat of the day - 5 The last time Sri Lanka played a Test in Dubai – they won here in 2013 – they had four players in their XI who were known as wicketkeepers. This time they have gone one better. Each of Dinesh Chandimal, Kaushal Silva, Samarawickrama, Kusal Mendis, and Niroshan Dickwella – the nominated gloveman here – can keep wicket.
The verdict Sri Lanka want to make history by becoming the first team to beat Pakistan in a full Test series in the UAE. They could not have made a better start, first by winning the toss, then by scoring freely on an easy-paced pitch. The fact Yasir Shah found some turn on Day 1, too, will have interested their own spin bowlers.
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