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Meet Sanju Samson, Rajasthan Royals' teenage dynamite...
Son of a national football player, Sanju Samson is IPL's latest find. A member of the under-19 junior Asia Cup squad, Samson was first signed by KKR last season but never got a game. Backed by Rahul Dravid, the teenager is making his presence felt for Rajasthan Royals this season...
The latest star on the cricket horizon is Kerala's teenage sensation Sanju Samson and his middle name - Viswanath - is not known to many.For the 18-year-old Sanju, after his dream debut for Rajasthan Royals last week in the Indian Premier League (IPL), the name Viswanath has however started to gain significance.On Monday, Samson scored a 41-ball 63 and won the Man of the Match award as Rajasthan Royals defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by four wickets in Jaipur. At 18 years, 169 days, Samson is the youngest to score an IPL fifty!..."Oh, the name Viswanath has nothing to do with our country's most gifted cricketer G.R. Viswanath. Since my father's name was P. Viswanath, I got that name and it followed to my son. Now with cricket the passion of both my sons, which father would not like his kids to emulate the legend," said his proud father Samson Viswanath, a former Delhi Police constable.
Viswanath has two sons. The elder one, Saly Samson, is in his second year of college and plays for the state Under-25 cricket team while the younger one has just found instant stardom after he kept wickets for Rajasthan Royals, taking three catches and making the winning hit in his unbeaten 27-run-knock against Kings XI Punjab on Sunday. Sanju is also a star on Facebook now. His timeline has a number of pictures of him in cricket gear and those of his friends - and postings by well-wishers complimenting him on his IPL showing.
Viswanath has two sons. The elder one, Saly Samson, is in his second year of college and plays for the state Under-25 cricket team while the younger one has just found instant stardom after he kept wickets for Rajasthan Royals, taking three catches and making the winning hit in his unbeaten 27-run-knock against Kings XI Punjab on Sunday. Sanju is also a star on Facebook now. His timeline has a number of pictures of him in cricket gear and those of his friends - and postings by well-wishers complimenting him on his IPL showing.
IPL 2013: Chennai Super Kings captain M S Dhoni fined
Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was today fined after his side maintained a slow over rate during their Pepsi IPL match against Kolkata Knight Riders here.
At the end of the match, Chennai Super Kings were assessed to be two overs behind the required rate after allowances were taken into consideration.
Since it was his first offence of the season under the IPL's Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, Dhoni was fined USD 20,000.
Chennai won the match by 14 runs.
source:http://www.indianexpress.com/news/ipl-2013-chennai-super-kings-captain-m-s-dhoni-fined/1108853/
IPL as it happened: Mumbai beat RCB by 58 runs
Mumbai Indians beat KKR by 5 wickets
Kolkata: Mumbai Indians held their nerves during the death overs as they beat defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders by five wickets in a thrilling contest in the Pepsi Indian Premier League, here Wednesday.It couldn't have been a better 40th birthday gift for Sachin Tendulkar as MI chased down a 160-run target with a ball to spare as they got back to winning ways after back-to-back defeats against Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Daredevils.
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Dwayne Smith smashed a 45-ball-62 to create a launchpad for this significant victory for the 'Men In Blue' as Rohit Sharma (34) and Kieron Pollard (33) also chipped in with
For defending champions KKR, this was their fifth defeat and their campaign is slowly turning from bad to worse as they stay on four points from seven games compared to MI's eight points.
KKR's 'Go-To' Man Rajat Bhatia came in to bowl the final over with 10 runs required and immediately removed the dangerous Pollard.
But Harbhajan Singh compensated for his poor show with the ball as he blasted the Delhi veteran over deep mid-wicket which proved to be a decisive blow in the end. With two to get off two balls, Ambati Rayudu hit one over extra cover to close the match.
Tendulkar's (2) hopes of getting big score on his birthday were dashed by 'Mystery Man' Sunil Narine (3/17) who bowled a perfect off-break which breached through the senior pro's defence to knock the middle-stump back.
Dinesh Karthik (7) got a raw deal as the delivery from Sachitra Senanayeke (1/50) looked like going past leg-stump but the glovesman was adjudged leg-before. While Narine was consistent as usual, Senanayeke had a bad day in office as he bowled too many loose deliveries.
Smith however went ahead unflustered by the situation as he singled out left-arm spinner Iqbal Abdulla for special treatment. Four of his five sixes were hit off Abdulla in the region between deep mid-wicket and long-on.
Smith completed his half-century off 34 balls and Narine finally got him as substitute Brendon McCullum held onto the catch after initially fumbling. The West Indian scored 62 off 45 balls with three fours and five sixes.
Stand-in captain Rohit Sharma (34, 28 balls, 1x4, 2x6) and Pollard added an even 50 in six overs before Narine got his third scalp when Sharma gave a simple return catch as he closed the face of his bat. But MI kept their cool in the end to finish as victors.
ക്രിസ് ഗെയിലിന് ട്വന്റി 20 ക്രിക്കറ്റിലെ ഏറ്റവും വേഗമേറിയ സെഞ്ചുറി. 30 പന്തില് ഗെയില് 100 കടന്നു.
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