BANGALORE: Andre Russell continued his destructive Indian Premier League form with an unbeaten 48 off 13 deliveries to lead the Kolkata Knight Riders to a five-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore on Friday.
Russell hit seven sixes from nine balls as he drove his side to the win with five balls to spare, keeping Virat Kohli's Challengers winless in five matches in the process.
Kohli (84) and South African AB de Villiers (63) had combined for 108 of the home side's 205 for three but their wish for the first victory was dashed when their death bowlers were unable to contain Russell.
"I was watching on the
"Sixty off 20 oddballs is not going to happen every day so we had to make sure we put our bodies on the line and I didn't quit. I trust my strength and I trust my power and I have a good bat speed so I trust that as well."
The home side was not helped by pacemen Mohammed Siraj being suspended midway through the 18th over for bowling a second beamer and Kohli said they deserved their place at bottom of the IPL standings.
"If we bowl like that, (and) don't show composure in pressure moments, we deserve to be where we are in the table," the India captain said.
"There's no rocket science behind it. We haven't played the kind of cricket we should be playing at the level of the IPL and if you bowl like that, with not enough bravery in the crunch moments, then it's always going to be difficult when you have power-hitters like Russell in the opposition."
Striker Vandana Katariya scored a brace to help Indian women's hockey team beat hosts Malaysia 3-0 in the opening game of the five-match series here Thursday.
Vandana struck in the 17th and 60th minutes before Lalremsiami (38th) scored in the third quarter to hand India the easy win.
It was Malaysia who got a head start with a penalty corner in the third minute of the match, but it was well-saved by an experienced Savita guarding the Indian goalpost.
The 2-0 lead put India in a comfortable position in the fourth quarter and the visitors increased their lead just seconds from the final hooter through Vandana.
The second match of the series will be played on Saturday
ଆଉ କିଛି ସମୟ ପରେ ଆରମ୍ଭ ହେବ ଫଟାଫଟ କ୍ରିକେଟର ମହାସମର ଇଣ୍ଡିଆନ ପ୍ରିମିୟର ଲିଗ୍ IPL । ଆଇପିଏଲର ଦ୍ବାଦଶ ସଂସ୍କରଣର ଉଦଘାଟନୀ ମ୍ୟାଚରେ ଦେଖିବାକୁ ମିଳିବ ହାଇଭୋଲଟେଜ ଫାଇଟ୍ । ଚେନ୍ନାଇର ଏମ.ଏ ଚିଦାମ୍ବରମ ଷ୍ଟାଡିୟମରେ ହେବ ଫାଇଟ୍ । ପୂର୍ବ ବର୍ଷ ଚାମ୍ପିଆନ ହୋଇଥିବା ଚେନ୍ନାଇ ସୁପର କିଙ୍ଗସ ଏବଂ ରୟାଲ୍ସ ଚାଲେଞ୍ଜର୍ସ ବାଙ୍ଗାଲୋର ମଧ୍ୟରେ ହେବ ଟକ୍କର । ଧୋନି ଓ ବିରାଟ କୋହଲିଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ରହିବ ସଭିଙ୍କ ନଜର । ସେହିଭଳି ବିଦେଶୀ ଖେଳାଳିଙ୍କ ଛକା ଓ ଚୌକାକୁ ଚାହିଁ ବସିଛନ୍ତି କ୍ରିକେଟପ୍ରେମୀ ।
ଆସନ୍ତା ୧୦ରୁ ଆରମ୍ଭ ହେବ ସମ୍ବଲପୁରେ ଆକ୍ୱା ଜୁମ୍ବା ଫେଷ୍ଟ । ସ୍ଥାନୀୟ କ୍ୟାଲବନ ଫିଟନେସ ପକ୍ଷରୁ ସମ୍ବଲପୁରେ ପ୍ରଥମ ଥର କରି ଏକ ଆକ୍ୱା ଜୁମ୍ବା ଆୟୋଜନ କରାଯାଇଛି । ଏକ ପ୍ରେସମିଟ ମାଧ୍ୟମରେ କ୍ୟାଲବନ ଫିଟନେସ ପକ୍ଷରୁ ସୂଚନା ଦିଆଯାଇଛି। ଏଥିରେ ଓଡିଶା ଓ ଛତିଶଗଡ ର ଆକ୍ୱା ଜୁମ୍ବା ସଦସ୍ୟ ସାମିଲ ହେବେ । ତେବେ ଆସନ୍ତା ୧୦ ତାରିଖ ଧନୁପାଲି ଆଦିତ୍ୟ କଲ୍ୟାଣ ମଣ୍ତପରେ ଉଦଘାଟିତ ହେବ । ଶରୀର ର ଫିଟେନସ ବଜାୟ ରଖିବା ପାଇଁ ପାଣିରେ କରାଯାଉଥିବା ନୃତ୍ୟ ହେଲା ଜୁମ୍ବା ।ଏହା ଦ୍ବାରା ଅଲ୍ପ ପରିଶ୍ରମରେ ଅଧିକ ଓଜନ କମା ଯାଇପାରିବ ।