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Royals maintain victorious run after 6-wicket win against Mumbai Indians
Rajasthan Royals (RR) maintained their victorious run in their Tata Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 match on Monday with a six-wicket win over Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Wankhede Stadium.
Led by the bowlers, RR restricted MI to 125, and chased it down with 27 balls to spare.
RR’s opening bowlers repaid the faith of their captain Sanju Samson after he won the toss and elected to bowl.
There was a lot of movement on offer, and the RR opening bowlers used it to great effect to set the tone for their team.
In other IPL news, Lucknow Super Giants will take a late call on KL Rahul’s participation – whether in part or more – in Tuesday’s fixture against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Rahul played as an impact substitute in Saturday’s game against Punjab Kings, with the LSG management keen on “easing him back” from injury, ESPNcricinfo reported.
IPL 2024 is Rahul’s comeback tournament after a quadricep injury ruled him out of the last four Tests of the five-match series at home against England earlier this year.
Rahul had pulled up with the same injury – against RCB – during IPL 2023, and had to undergo surgery followed by lengthy rehabilitation.
“We’ll see how he goes at training,” stand-in captain Nicholas Pooran said when asked about Rahul’s availability on Tuesday.
Rahul is among the contenders for the wicketkeeper-batter’s slot in India’s T20 World Cup squad.
IPL fans in Afghanistan can tune in to Ariana Television, or stream live at www.arianatelevision.com, to watch Tuesday’s match. The broadcast starts at 6.30pm.
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Abu Muslim Farah defeat Khurasan Faryab 2-0 in ACL season six
Abu Muslim Farah defeated Khurasan Faryab 2-0 in the 25th match of the sixth season of Afghanistan Champions League Roshan.
The match was played on Saturday at the Afghanistan Football Federation Stadium in Kabul.
Both teams pushed for an opening goal in the first half, but neither side managed to find the net, and the teams went into the break goalless.
Just two minutes into the second half, Abu Muslim Farah broke the deadlock to take a 1-0 lead.
Alireza Panahi later doubled Abu Muslim Farah’s advantage, sealing a 2-0 victory for the Farah side.
Abu Muslim Farah committed 13 fouls and received two yellow cards, while Khorasan Faryab committed seven fouls and received one yellow card.
Matches from the sixth season of the Roshan Afghanistan Champions League are being broadcast live and exclusively on Ariana Television.
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Afghanistan Champions League: Omar Zawak Herat beat Toofan Herat 1-0
Omar Zawak Herat secured a 1-0 victory over Toofan Herat in the 24th match of the sixth season of Afghanistan Champions League Roshan in Kabul.
The match was played on Saturday at the Afghanistan Football Federation Stadium.
Both sides created scoring opportunities in the first half, but neither team managed to find the net before the break.
Omar Zawak Herat broke the deadlock in the 86th minute when Shadab Malikzadah scored with a fine strike to give his side the lead.
Toofan Herat committed eight fouls and received two yellow cards, while Omar Zawak Herat recorded six fouls and received one yellow card and one red card.
Toofan Herat will face Aino Mina Kandahar on September 29, while Omar Zawak Herat will take on Abu Muslim Farah on September 30.
Matches from the sixth season of the Roshan Afghanistan Champions League are being broadcast live on Ariana Television.
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Afghanistan to face India in Asian Games cricket quarter-final
Afghanistan are set to face India in the Asian Games cricket quarter-finals after Saturday’s rain-hit match between Nepal and Japan confirmed the Pool A standings.
The quarter-final between India and Afghanistan is scheduled to take place on September 28 in Nisshin, Japan.
Nepal secured first place in the group after Japan’s chase was washed out. Nepal had scored 149 runs for four wickets in 15 overs after being sent in to bat, but persistent rain prevented Japan from starting its innings.
The result saw Nepal advance as Pool A winners, with Afghanistan joining them in the quarter-finals as the other qualifying team. Nepal will face Sri Lanka in the quarter-finals.
Japan have been eliminated from the tournament.
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