Deepak Hooda loses cool on umpire
Hooda did a splendid job in the match as he smashed 41 runs off just 23 balls that included a boundary and 4 maximums.
Hooda did a splendid job in the match as he smashed 41 runs off just 23 balls that included a boundary and 4 maximums.
Suryakumar Yadav’s batting masterclass of unbeaten 111 and Deepak Hooda’s four-wicket haul helped India bundle out New Zealand for 126…
Hardik Pandya and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have also reported to the National Cricket Acamdey (NCA) for rehabilitation.
NCA head VVS Laxman was also spotted, suggesting that he could be the head coach for the ODI series against Zimbabwe.
In the T20I series opener, the Indian captain decided to play Iyer at number three. But, Iyer, who batted at number three in the previous ODI series, was out for a four-ball duck to left-arm pacer Obed McCoy.
Chasing a mammoth 312 for victory in a 50-over game is always a difficult task, and India were in trouble on Sunday night when they needed 100 from the last 10 overs with Axar Patel and Deepak Hooda at the crease and only five wickets remaining.
Hardik Pandya had won the toss in Malahide on Sunday but persistent rain delayed the start of play and the game was reduced to 12-overs-per-side when the umpires finally found the conditions fit for play.
Lucknow were in trouble at 29/3 in the sixth over, chasing 179 for a win that would have put them second in the points table, after Trent Boult sent back Quinton de Kock and Ayush Badoni off successive deliveries.
It was not a great day at the office for DC bowlers as LSG batters smashed them all over the park. A 95-run stand between Rahul and Hooda troubled the opposition. Shardul Thakur was the only one who could offer some resistance against LSG, picking up all three wickets for DC.
Though SRH will undoubtedly feel the absence of David Warner, the team is expected to make it to the playoffs.