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The two teams have had contrasting campaigns, though. While CSK have been in excellent form, winning four of their five games, SRH have won only once in five. In their last match, CSK ended Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)’s unbeaten run with a crushing 69-run triumph. Meanwhile, SRH went down to Delhi Capitals (DC) in a thrilling contest that was decided in the Super Over. In terms of their head-to-head numbers, CSK have a dominant 11-4 record over SRH....

After being put in to bat, SRH lost an in-form Jonny Bairstow early on and a lot depended on how their talisman David Warner paced his innings. Although the 34-year-old forged a strong partnership with Manish Pandey, the duo couldn’t quite press the accelerator. Kane Williamson, arguably SRH’s most fluent batsman this season, walked out to bat in the 17th over. Despite facing just 10 balls, the Kiwi scored a quickfire 26 and along with some lusty blows from Kedar Jadhav, SRH managed to post a target of 172 for CSK to chase....

Former RCB bowlers Yuzvendra Chahal and Navdeep Saini now find themselves playing for new franchises, and that makes for an interesting battle in itself. Replacing the leggie for Bangalore is Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga, who seems to have hit the ground running with a four-wicket haul against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Both sides have proven match-winners with the ball, and on that note, we attempt to predict bowlers who will end up with the most wickets....

It is essential for any player participating in the IPL to perform at their absolute best as player auctions and retentions are heavily dependent on their performance. Many players have grown into marquee players in the tournament and are expected to perform every time they step onto the field. Although this expectation is slightly unrealistic, players have to maintain consistent performances throughout the tournament. Players also have to acclimatize themselves to the Indian summer and the pitches on offer....

Per Cricbuzz’s report, David Warner, Hazlewood, and Pat Cummins, despite not playing the limited-overs series against Pakistan, starting March 29, will miss the first week of the IPL. This is due to Cricket Australia’s policy of not allowing their contracted players to participate in other tournaments while the national team is actively playing. This opens up a couple of opportunities for some of the quicks in the side to make their mark....

The Singapore international made just one appearance in the IPL, making his debut against the Chennai Super Kings. However, David didn’t have the best of days, scoring just one run during his short stay at the crease. Since making his debut in the Big Bash League (BBL) for the Perth Scorchers, Tim David has made a reputation for himself as a globetrotter. The 25-year old has consistently been a part of a number of franchise tournaments around the world....

Defending IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders are currently enjoying mixed luck in this year’s edition. They win a couple, then go through a slightly long losing streak, before again returning to winning ways. A side that is choc-a-block with some of the biggest international names ought to be able to steamroll any opposition in sight. They haven’t done so. In some ways, the Kolkata outfit seems to be going the CSK way- you see the same core set of players in every game....

“Chennai Super Kings ku periya whistle adinga!” – The mystical chant reverberates each time the Men in Yellow walk out into the middle at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium (or Chepauk). Having made a consistent habit of making it to the semi-finals on all 5 previous occasions (and winning the title twice), CSK would look to carry on from where they left off in 2012. Built around the same core team since 2008, CSK has a solid line-up in place to combat the Ponting-led Mumbai Indians....

Players playing in IPL Matchday 43: Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, David Warner, Manish Pandey, Shreyas Iyer, Kagiso Rabada, T Natarajan, and Quinton De Kock. Captain: David Warner | Vice-Captain: Shreyas Iyer Credits Remaining: 0 With just three matchdays left for the end of the group stage, IPL Fantasy players must use up their remaining transfers as the ones that are saved up will not be carried over. Deadline for Transfers: 3:30 PM IST on Sunday, 1st November....

Iran Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted out their support for #BlackLivesMatter and their opposition to racism in a series of tweets criticizing the United States. Both Iranian officials expressed their support for the protests demanding justice for Floyd, whose police-involved death led to one officer’s arrest on third-degree murder charges. “If you’re dark-skinned walking in the US, you can’t be sure you’ll be alive in the next few minutes....

Trump announced Wednesday he was dispatching Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to New York with orders to notify the U.N. of Washington’s decision to officially trigger a “snapback” of economic restrictions lifted from Iran in the wake of a 2015 nuclear deal the U.S. abandoned more than two years ago. While the administration is adamant in its ability to do so, other countries including allies have mostly rejected this line of reasoning and Iran has especially challenged the legality of the move....

On Wednesday, Bagheri Kani met with the European Union’s External Action Service Deputy Head, Enrique Mora, in Brussels where they discussed resuming nuclear talks, CNN reported, following a suspension after six rounds of discussion in June. Prior to this meeting, Iran held talks in Vienna with Germany, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and indirectly, the United States. The negotiations could see the revival of the Iran Nuclear Deal, known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) which was terminated during Donald Trump’s presidency....

The U.S. Department of Treasury announced Monday that its Office of Foreign Assets Control was designating the Iranian Ministry of Petroleum, the National Iranian Oil Company and the National Iranian Tanker Company on counterterrorism grounds due to their financial support of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force (IRGC-QF), an elite military unit branded a terrorist organization last year by the State Department. Reacting to the news, Iranian mission to the United Nations spokesperson Alireza Miryousefi considered the move an attack on the Iranian people themselves, who are currently facing an economic crisis and a persistent, particularly deadly COVID-19 outbreak....

Surprisingly, this is through no fault of Iran, which was willing. U.S. import relations are such that the embargo of Iran allows for little to be brought into the United States other than carpets less than 100 years old and pistachios. Not much help. And after President Bush’s “Axis of Evil” speech and the subsequent invasion of Iraq, the museum didn’t even try to persuade the State Department to let it import Iranian art....

USCIS revealed the new development in a press release, asserting that the change came as a result of the October 3, 2018, termination of the 1955 Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations, and Consular Rights with Iran. The E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrant visa classifications allow nationals of a treaty country to be admitted into the U.S. for the purposes of engaging in international trade or to invest capital in a U....

More waiting is unlikely to turn things around, nor will more troops. I understand the impulse of those who want to send in more forces to secure the country. I urged just such a policy from the first week of the occupation. But today we are where we are. Over the past three years the violence has spread and is now franchised down to neighborhoods with local gangs in control....

The 84-year-old’s death Monday triggered long-held resentments in Iraq toward the former military general and diplomat. Powell was one of several Bush administration officials Iraqis considered responsible for the U.S.-orchestrated military intervention that upended lives and killed tens of thousands of civilians. Powell’s 2003 testimony was instrumental in a war that has burdened Iraqis and others in the Middle East. “He lied, lied and lied,” said Maryam, a 51-year-old Iraqi writer and mother of two in northern Iraq who spoke on condition her last name not be used because one of her children is studying in the United States....

There are of course a number of reasons why he is so revered. From impressing in his debut Test series Australia with his swing bowling to becoming a bit-part player in the IPL, he has seen the highs and lows of the game. His career highlights have come against India’s eternal foes, Pakistan. Most famously, at the National Stadium in Karachi in 2006, he took an incredible hat-trick that had to be seen to be believed....