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IPL 2019: Andre Russell was probably angry with me, says Quinton de Kock

• Throughout the entire season of the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL), it was pretty much palpable that Andre Russell was one of the gun warriors for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
• Even as the other players of his team kept showing inconsistency, the 31-year-old Jamaican kept churning out superlative slows, so much so that he ended up both as KKR’s leading run-scorer and wicket-taker.
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Australia demote comeback man David Warner to No 3 in the warm-up game against New Zealand

• David Warner and Steve Smith finally returned to Australian team on Monday during the warm-up clash against New Zealand in Brisbane.
• Both the teams will play three such games in order to prepare themselves for the upcoming World Cup in England and Wales, commencing on May 30.
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World Cup 2019: Sunil Gavaskar finds new and improved England side as favourites to lift Cup

• The ICC World Cup 2019 will begin from May 30 in England and Wales and the home side is being touted as one of the favourites to win the tournament, given their No.1 ODI rank and their performance in the format since their ouster from the showpiece event in 2015.
• The team has undergone some serious makeover with a focus on limited overs specialists, which has garnered them some great results.
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IPL 2019: Lasith Malinga’s new variation is working perfectly for Mumbai Indians this season

• Mumbai Indians defeated Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium the other night in the final encounter of league stages of IPL 2019, to reach the top of the points table and secure a place in the first qualifier against Chennai Super Kings.
• They held an iron tight grip on the KKR team in what was a must-win encounter for the purple outfits to make the playoffs.
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IPL 2019: Kedar Jadhav ruled out for the remainder of the season with a shoulder injury

• The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) finished second in the points table after losing their last league game to the Kings XI Punjab on Sunday.
• They will be facing the Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Chepauk on Tuesday in the first qualifier.
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ICC World Cup 2019: Sarfaraz Ahmed confident about Pakistan bowling unit

• Pakistan are scheduled to play their opening match in the World Cup against the Windies on Friday, May 31 at the Trent Bridge in Nottingham.
• The team, captained by wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed, hasn’t had the greatest of times of late.
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MI was hungrier for the victory than KKR, reckons Mahela Jayawardene

• Prior to yesterday’s game against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Mumbai Indians (MI) were placed in the third position and needed to win the game in order to finish in the top two.
• The team, captained by Rohit Sharma, came out trumps by nine wickets and even went on to top the points table with the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Delhi Capitals (DC) also on 18 points.
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IPL 2019: Can’t hide from the fact that there was tension in the KKR’s camp, says Simon Katich

• Kolkata Knight Riders’ season came to an end on Sunday with a heavy loss to Mumbai Indians.
• Despite so much riding at stake, the Knight Riders surrendered meekly to lose the must-win clash by nine wickets.
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