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Source: Espncricinfo

Shanto wants Tamim 'available in all formats' for Bangladesh

The Bangladesh team is preparing for the upcoming T20 World Cup. Perhaps this is the reason why the Bangladesh captain is now looking to add Tamim Iqbal to the squad again.

Tamim retired from T20 cricket in 2022. Bangladesh team has not yet found a suitable replacement for Tamim Iqbal. The performance of Bangladesh's top order players is very erratic and weak. This team has a lot of talented players. However, there is no consistency in the performance of any of the batsmen in the squad.

I don't think there will be any improvement in Bangladesh's overall performance even if Tamim is included in the squad. There is no doubt that Tamim Iqbal is an experienced player. However, Tamim's performance is also quite erratic.

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In today's 31st match of Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals team, Kolkata Knight Riders team came to bat and gave a target of 223 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. Kolkata Knight Riders team batsman Sunil Narine did an amazing performance. He got out for 109 runs in 56 balls. Angkrish Raghuvanshi 18 balls.  Got out by 30 runs. However, it will be difficult for Rajasthan Royals team to win the match by exceeding the target of runs given by Kolkata Knight Riders team.

To be honest So much fun and entertainment these high scoring matches have and that's the moments fans really love to watch but on the other hand it's like graveyard for bowling lineup because they unable to get any support from pitches which definitely have mental pressure on them which may possibly district them for right line and length. Well we have two charming centuries from both side and that push them to put such numbers on board, I taught things will be a bit difficult for Narain to comback but he did it well and try as much as possible for his team to be on right track but some great effort from buttler and Powell get the important points for his team and thus they took a 4 point lead with KKR.

At one time in the match, Rajasthan Royals had to create just 2 big overs from somewhere because if they did not manage in that time then they would have seen difficulties in the next overs because the target was too high and if they do not hit high shots then this high target will not be chased by them. At that time, Rajasthan Royals have to make 2 runs in a ball then we will do something for them or they have to hit 1 six and 1 four per over, it would be great. In an over, they have to hit 3 or 4 boundaries and then they can be managed the next over and at this time, we had seen the same activities by Rajasthan Royals batsmen.

With such an approach and Jos Buttler scoring 107 runs, it was enough for them to cross the line and be the winner at the very end of this full of suspense match.

Buttler and Narine make the IPL record books

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Both teams have two attacking batsmen Sunil Narine of Kolkata Knight Riders, and Jos Buttler of Rajasthan Royals are the two attacking batsmen who have scored the most runs. Due to their performance, the two teams scored the most runs, but the other batsmen did not score more runs. However, batsmen of Rajasthan Royals team were more aggressive due to which they won in this match. Rajasthan Royals team won by two wickets only, despite creating pressure from the bowling side in the last over, Rajasthan Royals team could not be stopped.

I don't imagine any team can be defeated even after giving a huge target of 224 runs. But we enjoyed perhaps the most exciting match of this year's IPL.

With the help of Narine's 109 runs, the Kolkata team accumulated a huge total of 223 runs. While Rajasthan Royals' Boult and Avesh Khan bowled somewhat under control, other bowlers provided plenty of runs. On the other hand, the batsmen of Rajasthan were batting aggressively from the beginning of the innings. However, Kolkata lost the match by 15-19 overs due to their poor bowling. Rajasthan Royals collected 87 runs in these 5 overs. Kolkata bowlers could have won the match if they could have done some controlled bowling.

I agree with you. Between the 15th and 19th overs, the match was completely under the control of Rajasthan Royals. And in the last over they needed just 9 runs to win. An interesting point is that the Kolkata captain used 5 of his bowlers in the 15th-19th overs. And not a single bowler could bowl under control. Each gave more than 16 runs.

After the win in this match, Rajasthan could strengthen their position at the top of the table. Rajasthan is now 4 points ahead of second placed Kolkata in the table. We may see the position of teams from second to fourth in the table change quite quickly. Kolkata, Chennai and Hyderabad each won 4 out of 6 matches and lost 2.

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Source: Espncricinfo

Shanto wants Tamim 'available in all formats' for Bangladesh

The Bangladesh team is preparing for the upcoming T20 World Cup. Perhaps this is the reason why the Bangladesh captain is now looking to add Tamim Iqbal to the squad again.

Tamim retired from T20 cricket in 2022. Bangladesh team has not yet found a suitable replacement for Tamim Iqbal. The performance of Bangladesh's top order players is very erratic and weak. This team has a lot of talented players. However, there is no consistency in the performance of any of the batsmen in the squad.

I don't think there will be any improvement in Bangladesh's overall performance even if Tamim is included in the squad. There is no doubt that Tamim Iqbal is an experienced player. However, Tamim's performance is also quite erratic.

Perhaps Tamim Iqbal is one of the best players in the history of Bangladesh, but I would not say that Tamim is a very good player in the T20 format.
Tamim Iqbal has played 78 international T20 matches in his career. And Tamim Iqbal's average score is 24.08. But the problem is that Tamim Iqbal's average strike rate is only 116. We cannot even call this strike rate an opener T20 format. Also he made only 7 fifties and one century. It goes without saying that he batted very well. So I would say Bangladesh management should look for young talent. I don't see any need to bring Tamim Iqbal back into the squad.

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In today's 31st match of Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals team, Kolkata Knight Riders team came to bat and gave a target of 223 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. Kolkata Knight Riders team batsman Sunil Narine did an amazing performance. He got out for 109 runs in 56 balls. Angkrish Raghuvanshi 18 balls.  Got out by 30 runs. However, it will be difficult for Rajasthan Royals team to win the match by exceeding the target of runs given by Kolkata Knight Riders team.

Towards the end, wickets kept on falling for KKR. But the scoring rate never went down. And now there is a very good chance that Kolkata Knight Riders may win the match and top the points table. They have a much higher NRR when compared to RR, so even if both the teams finish with equal number of points, Knight Riders will be on top. And winning the match today will be next to impossible for the Royals, given the fact that the Knight Riders have talented bowlers such as Narine, Vaibhav and Starc.

Rajasthan Royals amazing performance chase down a huge target 224 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders. From Kolkata Knight Riders Sunil Narine batting well scored 109 runs and reached to team total of 223 but disappointing Bowling performance and failed to defend a huge total of 200 plus runs. The Player of the Match is Jos Buttler for his outstanding batting performance scored a century and remained not out 107 runs from just 60 balls.

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In today's 31st match of Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals team, Kolkata Knight Riders team came to bat and gave a target of 223 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. Kolkata Knight Riders team batsman Sunil Narine did an amazing performance. He got out for 109 runs in 56 balls. Angkrish Raghuvanshi 18 balls.  Got out by 30 runs. However, it will be difficult for Rajasthan Royals team to win the match by exceeding the target of runs given by Kolkata Knight Riders team.

Towards the end, wickets kept on falling for KKR. But the scoring rate never went down. And now there is a very good chance that Kolkata Knight Riders may win the match and top the points table. They have a much higher NRR when compared to RR, so even if both the teams finish with equal number of points, Knight Riders will be on top. And winning the match today will be next to impossible for the Royals, given the fact that the Knight Riders have talented bowlers such as Narine, Vaibhav and Starc.

Rajasthan Royals amazing performance chase down a huge target 224 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders. From Kolkata Knight Riders Sunil Narine batting well scored 109 runs and reached to team total of 223 but disappointing Bowling performance and failed to defend a huge total of 200 plus runs. The Player of the Match is Jos Buttler for his outstanding batting performance scored a century and remained not out 107 runs from just 60 balls.

Yesterday's match gave great joy to the spectators. It was definitely a special moment for the fans of Rajasthan Royals. When a target of 223 was set at the end of the 1st innings, The chances of victory were high for Kolkata. In this IPL Kolkata is looking to establish itself differently this time. The fans of Kolkata were hopeful to win till the last moment., but Jos Buttler didn't give the scope. After the fall of the 8th wicket there is no one but Jos Buttler to bring back the match. We saw in the last over how much risk Buttler took to win the match. He also avoided a single run to stay on strike. The tension prevailed till the last ball. The team equalized in 19.5 overs. Last match was a resounding victory for Rajasthan Royals.

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Both teams have two attacking batsmen Sunil Narine of Kolkata Knight Riders, and Jos Buttler of Rajasthan Royals are the two attacking batsmen who have scored the most runs. Due to their performance, the two teams scored the most runs, but the other batsmen did not score more runs. However, batsmen of Rajasthan Royals team were more aggressive due to which they won in this match. Rajasthan Royals team won by two wickets only, despite creating pressure from the bowling side in the last over, Rajasthan Royals team could not be stopped.

The excellent batsmen of both the teams performed well in the match and scored enough runs for the team. Sunil Narayan's century for KKR was truly remarkable, and the KKR team scored a huge score. But the players of RR team gave enough batting performance due to which they led the team to victory after a strong attack and eventually won. Jos Buttler scored a brilliant batting century, of course both the teams batted well, but KKR's bowling performance was not very good due to which they could not get the win. With the win, Rajasthan Royals have 12 points at the top of the points table, while Kolkata Knight Riders have 8 points. Rajasthan Royals are playing the best and strongest this season and if they keep playing like this till the last moment then maybe this IPL trophy will be in their hands.

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Rajasthan Royals amazing performance chase down a huge target 224 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders. From Kolkata Knight Riders Sunil Narine batting well scored 109 runs and reached to team total of 223 but disappointing Bowling performance and failed to defend a huge total of 200 plus runs. The Player of the Match is Jos Buttler for his outstanding batting performance scored a century and remained not out 107 runs from just 60 balls.

Match between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders was very exciting for everyone. Rajasthan did great job chasing 224 runs showing their determination and skill. Sunil Narine scored fantastic century for Kolkata but their bowlers could not stop Rajasthan from good batting. Jos Buttler amazing century was the best part of match because it helps team to win. It was game where luck changed quickly with Kolkata feeling sad for not defending their big score while Rajasthan showed strength. Buttler innings will be remembered as great example.

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It's tough to believe that this is the same Buttler who was struggling like crazy last season and the initial part of this season. He is truly a proper legend who has saved RR on multiple occasions over the years.

KKR's bowling(Excluding Narine) and fielding were abysmal. The moment where Starc bowled a wide and Salt let it go for a boundary cracked me up. Pathetic stuff!

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In today's 31st match of Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals team, Kolkata Knight Riders team came to bat and gave a target of 223 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. Kolkata Knight Riders team batsman Sunil Narine did an amazing performance. He got out for 109 runs in 56 balls. Angkrish Raghuvanshi 18 balls.  Got out by 30 runs. However, it will be difficult for Rajasthan Royals team to win the match by exceeding the target of runs given by Kolkata Knight Riders team.

To be honest So much fun and entertainment these high scoring matches have and that's the moments fans really love to watch but on the other hand it's like graveyard for bowling lineup because they unable to get any support from pitches which definitely have mental pressure on them which may possibly district them for right line and length. Well we have two charming centuries from both side and that push them to put such numbers on board, I taught things will be a bit difficult for Narain to comback but he did it well and try as much as possible for his team to be on right track but some great effort from buttler and Powell get the important points for his team and thus they took a 4 point lead with KKR.

No doubt this was one of the best match in recent matches with things were completely under control for the KKR which were having big chance of winning this match but Butler change all momentum for the RR and steal the show which is surely one of the best performance from him in these conditions highest ever paid player for the IPL Mitchell Starc having nightmare performance and give 50 runs in his quota of four overs which is surely matter of concern for the organizers as these batting pitches are killing these quality bowlers.

I was expecting things like these as Butler was closely watching all things from the other side while his fellow players were giving wickets quickly to KKR bowlers, but he starts his magic on right time and steal the show with this performance now his team is going to stay at the top for few more weeks even now until end of this season as well.

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It's tough to believe that this is the same Buttler who was struggling like crazy last season and the initial part of this season. He is truly a proper legend who has saved RR on multiple occasions over the years.

He scored 392 runs in the last season by playing 14 matches, where he had 5 ducks among those 14 matches. Buttler overall performance is really impressive in IPL. That's why Rajasthan kept him as retained players in each season.

KKR's bowling(Excluding Narine) and fielding were abysmal. The moment where Starc bowled a wide and Salt let it go for a boundary cracked me up. Pathetic stuff!

I was surprised when Salt missed the ball. It went through his hands, which wasn't difficult to grab. Those extra runs had reduced a lot of pressure from Buttler.

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Rajasthan Royals amazing performance chase down a huge target 224 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders. From Kolkata Knight Riders Sunil Narine batting well scored 109 runs and reached to team total of 223 but disappointing Bowling performance and failed to defend a huge total of 200 plus runs. The Player of the Match is Jos Buttler for his outstanding batting performance scored a century and remained not out 107 runs from just 60 balls.

Match between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders was very exciting for everyone. Rajasthan did great job chasing 224 runs showing their determination and skill. Sunil Narine scored fantastic century for Kolkata but their bowlers could not stop Rajasthan from good batting. Jos Buttler amazing century was the best part of match because it helps team to win. It was game where luck changed quickly with Kolkata feeling sad for not defending their big score while Rajasthan showed strength. Buttler innings will be remembered as great example.

We expected a very competitive match between the two teams at the top of the points table. And we got a chance to enjoy an exciting match.
After Kolkata set a huge target of 224 runs I thought that Kolkata were in the safe zone. But the opponent was the Rajasthan Royals team. Rajasthan team also won with a huge target of 224 runs. Buttler and Riyan Parag have batted well. And towards the end Powell's innings of 26 off 13 balls was also very effective. There is no doubt that Sunil Narine batted brilliantly in this match. Narine scored 109 runs in just 56 balls.

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Rajasthan Royals amazing performance chase down a huge target 224 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders. From Kolkata Knight Riders Sunil Narine batting well scored 109 runs and reached to team total of 223 but disappointing Bowling performance and failed to defend a huge total of 200 plus runs. The Player of the Match is Jos Buttler for his outstanding batting performance scored a century and remained not out 107 runs from just 60 balls.

Match between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders was very exciting for everyone. Rajasthan did great job chasing 224 runs showing their determination and skill. Sunil Narine scored fantastic century for Kolkata but their bowlers could not stop Rajasthan from good batting. Jos Buttler amazing century was the best part of match because it helps team to win. It was game where luck changed quickly with Kolkata feeling sad for not defending their big score while Rajasthan showed strength. Buttler innings will be remembered as great example.

We expected a very competitive match between the two teams at the top of the points table. And we got a chance to enjoy an exciting match.
After Kolkata set a huge target of 224 runs I thought that Kolkata were in the safe zone. But the opponent was the Rajasthan Royals team. Rajasthan team also won with a huge target of 224 runs. Buttler and Riyan Parag have batted well. And towards the end Powell's innings of 26 off 13 balls was also very effective. There is no doubt that Sunil Narine batted brilliantly in this match. Narine scored 109 runs in just 56 balls.

Sunil Narine played the most effective innings to make the Kolkata Knight Riders score 223 runs and Josh Buttler played the most effective innings to win the Rajasthan Royals.Impeccable batting performances from these two batsmen kept both teams strong scores.Sometimes it is seen that short cameo innings helps the team to win, just like the short innings of Rajasthan Royals' Ryan Parag and Robman Powell helped in yesterday's match.When Kolkata Knight Riders scored 223 runs batting first, we thought they might win today's match. But our faith and predictions were shattered by Rajasthan Royals batsmen especially Josh Buttler. Rajasthan Royals scored 224 runs for 7 wickets and reached victory thanks to Josh Buttler's impeccable century.

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It's tough to believe that this is the same Buttler who was struggling like crazy last season and the initial part of this season. He is truly a proper legend who has saved RR on multiple occasions over the years.

KKR's bowling(Excluding Narine) and fielding were abysmal. The moment where Starc bowled a wide and Salt let it go for a boundary cracked me up. Pathetic stuff!

I don't remember his form in the last season but saw some stat that his 8 tons came in last 30-35 IPL matches, all in winning cause.

The impressive thing was that he won the match with tailenders, normally teams win such encounters with 2 pure batters batting together where one plays second fiddle but batting with tailenders is another ball game and not everyone's cup of tea.

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Sunil Narine played the most effective innings to make the Kolkata Knight Riders score 223 runs and Josh Buttler played the most effective innings to win the Rajasthan Royals.Impeccable batting performances from these two batsmen kept both teams strong scores.Sometimes it is seen that short cameo innings helps the team to win, just like the short innings of Rajasthan Royals' Ryan Parag and Robman Powell helped in yesterday's match.When Kolkata Knight Riders scored 223 runs batting first, we thought they might win today's match. But our faith and predictions were shattered by Rajasthan Royals batsmen especially Josh Buttler. Rajasthan Royals scored 224 runs for 7 wickets and reached victory thanks to Josh Buttler's impeccable century.

It was quite unexpected. KKR had the home advantage and they had Royals at 178/7 when Rovman Powell got out. And they were 186/8 when Trent Boult was run-out. At this point, RR needed 38 runs from 15 balls, with tailender Avesh Khan at the other end. Issue with KKR is that out of the 15 balls, they couldn't get Avesh to face even one delivery. Jos Buttler managed to keep the strike and those who bowled the last three overs for the Royals (Harshit Rana, Mitchell Starc and Varun Chakravarthy) failed completely to maintain pressure on Buttler.

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Both teams have two attacking batsmen Sunil Narine of Kolkata Knight Riders, and Jos Buttler of Rajasthan Royals are the two attacking batsmen who have scored the most runs. Due to their performance, the two teams scored the most runs, but the other batsmen did not score more runs. However, batsmen of Rajasthan Royals team were more aggressive due to which they won in this match. Rajasthan Royals team won by two wickets only, despite creating pressure from the bowling side in the last over, Rajasthan Royals team could not be stopped.

First of all this is a big win for RR team. Their batsmen showed a lot of interest in the match.  And in the match their batsmen worked hard and struggled and performed well.  KKK batsmen set a target of 223 in 20 overs which was a very good target.  But RR batsmen tried their best on the last ball and scored 224 runs to win the match.  My congratulations to the RR team for the win and may they continue to play like this and win matches.  The KKK team also played very well.  But in the end, their bowler's pace will be slow due to which they have to lose the match.

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Both teams have two attacking batsmen Sunil Narine of Kolkata Knight Riders, and Jos Buttler of Rajasthan Royals are the two attacking batsmen who have scored the most runs. Due to their performance, the two teams scored the most runs, but the other batsmen did not score more runs. However, batsmen of Rajasthan Royals team were more aggressive due to which they won in this match. Rajasthan Royals team won by two wickets only, despite creating pressure from the bowling side in the last over, Rajasthan Royals team could not be stopped.

First of all this is a big win for RR team. Their batsmen showed a lot of interest in the match.  And in the match their batsmen worked hard and struggled and performed well.  KKK batsmen set a target of 223 in 20 overs which was a very good target.  But RR batsmen tried their best on the last ball and scored 224 runs to win the match.  My congratulations to the RR team for the win and may they continue to play like this and win matches.  The KKK team also played very well.  But in the end, their bowler's pace will be slow due to which they have to lose the match.

Yes it is definitely a big win for Rajasthan Royals The biggest credit behind Rajasthan's big win is Josh Buttler's impeccable batting performance we are enjoying every match. Josh Buttler has scored the most centuries so far in Indian Premier League 2024. He has already scored two centuries. Josh Buttler scored their first century of the IPL 2024 season against Royal Challengers Bangalore as RR team won because of his impeccable batting in that match. We saw a repeat of that match against Kolkata Knight Riders when Rajasthan Royals team batted.

Anyway let's talk about today's match. The 32nd match of the Indian Premier League is going to be held shortly. In today's match, the two teams that will fight against each other are almost in the same condition, neither of these two teams are performing very well. Still good luck to these two teams for participating in today's cricket match.

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GT vs DC time! Am expecting DC to win this one primarily thanks to Khaleel, Kuldeep etc even though they are the clear underdogs in this particular match. Hope it turns out to be a thriller.

The impressive thing was that he won the match with tailenders, normally teams win such encounters with 2 pure batters batting together where one plays second fiddle but batting with tailenders is another ball game and not everyone's cup of tea.

Yeah. He's truly something else. I was waiting to place a bet on KKR to win once Buttler got out, but he never got out and helped his team go all the way. KKR almost messed up in a similar manner against SRH sometime back.

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GT vs DC time! Am expecting DC to win this one primarily thanks to Khaleel, Kuldeep etc even though they are the clear underdogs in this particular match. Hope it turns out to be a thriller.

The impressive thing was that he won the match with tailenders, normally teams win such encounters with 2 pure batters batting together where one plays second fiddle but batting with tailenders is another ball game and not everyone's cup of tea.

Yeah. He's truly something else. I was waiting to place a bet on KKR to win once Buttler got out, but he never got out and helped his team go all the way. KKR almost messed up in a similar manner against SRH sometime back.

Some lucky punters might have made a killing when RR's winning chances were less than 1%, truly bonker and considering the outcome, I won't hesitate to say that one of the best 100 I've witnessed in recent times as far as T-20 is concerned.

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Surprisingly DC bossing the game atm, well these guys need 2 points badly.
 

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Some lucky punters might have made a killing when RR's winning chances were less than 1%, truly bonker and considering the outcome, I won't hesitate to say that one of the best 100 I've witnessed in recent times as far as T-20 is concerned.

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Surprisingly DC bossing the game atm, well these guys need 2 points badly.
 

Seems like GT will help DC today in getting two points and reviving there IPL journey once again. Five top order batsmen are gone and score is just 47 in 8.3 overs. GT are likely to give a target of around 120 and if that happen then chances of DC making a come back in IPL will go bright. Sai Sudharsan is the only one to make it to double figures so far, he is top scorer with 12 runs. DC have got a chance and they must not miss it at any cost.