Sports Roundup – 6th April

CRICKET

IPL 2019

MI Beat CSK At Wankhede: The ‘El Classico’ of this year’s IPL, the most awaited clash of the season, Mumbai Indians (MI) V/s Chennai Super Kings (CSK) had the MI team gaining the upper momentum right through the contest. Man of the Match Hardik Pandya’s stellar all-round show (25* off 8) and (3-20) helped MI win by 37 runs at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. Put to bat first, MI scored 170-5 in 20 overs. Suryakumar Yadav top scored with 59, while Krunal Pandya contributed a 32 ball 42. Pollard hit two sixes notching 17 in seven deliveries. For CSK, Deepak Chahar, Mohit Sharma, Imran Tahir, Ravindra Jadeja and Dwayne Bravo picked a wicket each. Only Kedar Jadhav managed to score 58 in 58 balls; none of the other batsmen made big scores. MI’s Lasith Malinga and Hardik Pandya were the pick of the bowlers snaring three wickets each.

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TENNIS

Federer wins 101^st title: It took just 63 minutes for Swiss tennis star, Roger Federer, to add yet another title to his kitty, beating ATP Miami Open defending champion, John Isner, 6-1, 6-4 to win his 101^st title. This victory marks his 28^th Masters Title.

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FOOTBALL

Premier League Results: On 30^th March, Manchester City pipped Fulham with a 2-0 victory; Southampton beat Brighton and Hove Albion 1-0: Burnley overpowered Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0; Crystal Palace defeated Huddersfield Town 2-0. Leicester City beat AFC Bournemouth them 2-0; Manchester United shone winning 2-1 V/s Watford; Everton grabbed a West Ham United 2-0. Next day, Chelsea beat Cardiff City 2-1, while Liverpool gained the upper hand winning 2-1 with Tottenham Hotspur.

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BADMINTON

Malaysia Open

Srikanth Advances; PV Sindhu Knocked Out: Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu got knocked out of the Malaysia Open 2019, losing 18-21, 7-21 to South Korea’s Sung Ji Hyun during the second round in the Women’s Singles Category. In the Men’s