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SA20 is blessed to have six of the strongest IPL franchises: Graeme Smith | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: With a highly successful second season of SA20 coming to a conclusion last week, tournament commissioner Graeme Smith on Tuesday said that the league is blessed to have six of the strongest IPL franchises.Smith acknowledged that the expertise of the IPL franchises have significantly contributed to the success of the country's domestic T20 league.MI Cape Town, Joburg Super Kings, Durban's Super Giants, Paarl Royals, Pretoria Capitals and Sunrisers Eastern Cape are the six franchises in SA20, all of which are owned by the owners of IPL teams."We're very blessed to have six IPL franchises -- the six of the strongest franchises in the world game. They bring a lot of expertise on several levels," Smith said in a media interaction.The 46-year-old has enjoyed a cordial relationship ...
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Watch: Glimpses of Lasith Malinga 2.0 in Nuwan Thushara’s SA20 debut | Cricket News – Times of India

It didn't take much time for Nuwan Thushara to get into the thick of the action in his SA20 debut on Sunday when the Sri Lankan's death-over bowling reminded the cricket world of his countrymate and fast-bowling great Lasith Malinga. Playing for MI Cape Town against the Paarl Royals, Thushara registered impressive figures of 2 for 27 in his four overs to limit the Royals to 162/3. Thushara showed his death-over bowling skills when he dismissed Jos Buttler and Fabian Allen in the 18th over off back-to-back deliveries -- both bowled full, especially the one that dismissed Allen, which reminded of Malinga's toe-crushers. Watch Thushara's wickets in this video:It put Thushara on a hat-trick, but Mitchell van Buuren managed to prevent that.Interestingly, Thushara will be honing his skills un...
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Kieron Pollard replaces injured Rashid Khan as MI Cape Town captain in SA20 | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Former West Indian all-rounder Kieron Pollard was on Sunday named captain of MI Cape Town in SA20, which starts from January 10. Pollard replaces injured Rashid Khan, who was initially named the captain of the side. However the ace spinner is still recovering from the injury. "Rashid Khan is unavailable currently, as he continues his recovery from injury.The MI CT wish Rashid a quick recovery and look to have him back on the playing field soon," the franchise said in a media statement.However, Rashid has been named in Afghanistan's squad to tour India for a three-match T20I series, but he is unlikely to be available.The MI Cape Town will begin their campaign in the tournament with a match against Durban SuperGiants on January 11.The Cape Town side has some leading players suc...
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Not easy for anyone to be away from the game: Zaheer on Archer’s promising comeback | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Having been out of the action for more than one and half years due to multiple injuries, England pacer Jofra Archer made an immediate impact on his return to competitive cricket.The right-arm pacer played a stellar role in MI Cape Town's victory over Paarl Royals in the opening game of the inaugural SA20 as he took three wickets in his four overs in his first match after a 541-day absence.Lauding his match-winning effort, Zaheer Khan, who is director of cricket at Mumbai Indians, said that Archer is fighting a physical as well as a mental battle and it's not easy for anyone to be away from the game.IPL giants Mumbai Indians have invested heavily in the 27-year-old Archer and they bought him ahead of the 2022 edition even though he was not going to be available for the entire ...
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Want to learn ‘no-look’ shots from you: Surya yo MI teammate Brevis | Cricket News – Times of India

MUMBAI: India batting sensation Suryakumar Yadav is in awe of Dewald Bravis for his power-hitting abilities, saying he wants to learn the "no-look" shots from the South African when they share the Mumbai Indians dressing room in the upcoming IPL."I am just trying to copy you (Brevis) sometimes. The way you bat. You have to teach me one thing, how do you that no-look shot, no-look six? I just want to learn that from you," Surya said in a one-on-one interaction with Brevis posted on MI TV.Brevis responded: "I would be an honour, but I would love to learn lots of shots from you as well. The funny thing is My no - look shot just happens, it's weird but I don't know it just happens."Paltan ready to go - π‘΄π’–π’Žπ’ƒπ’‚π’‚π’‚π’‚π’Š π‘΄π’–π’Žπ’ƒπ’‚π’‚π’‚π’Š ? πŸ”ŠπŸ˜‰ΰ€Έΰ₯‚ΰ€°ΰ₯ΰ€―ΰ€Ύ ΰ€¦ΰ€Ύΰ€¦ΰ€Ύ & 𝐃𝐁 are looking forward to an exciting IPL 2023! ...
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Rohit Sharma is a fantastic player and a good leader, says new Mumbai Indians coach Mark Boucher | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: New Mumbai Indians head coach Mark Boucher is looking forward to the challenge to mentor five-time champions in the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2023.Boucher heaped praise on MI skipper Rohit Sharma, who is ruled out of the ongoing two-match Test series against Bangladesh due to a thumb injury, saying the India captain is a "fantastic player" and a "good leader".The former South African coach has replaced Sri Lankan legend Mahela Jayawardene, who has moved into the role of MI's global head of performance with added responsibility of overseeing MI Emirates (ILT20) and MI Cape Town (SA20).Rohit has guided Mumbai Indians to five IPL titles but they finished 10th and last in the 2022 edition of the tournament.Boucher also highlighted the similarities between...