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1. *INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE 2022*
65th Match
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 3 runs
SRH – 193/6 (20)
MI – 190/7 (20)
CRR: 9.50
Player of the Match
Rahul Tripathi
(b) May 18, Wednesday
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants
66th Match
at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT
2. Mumbai Indians (MI) fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has become the first Indian pacer to take 250 wickets in T20 cricket. Overall, he is the fifth Indian to take 250 wickets in T20 cricket. Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Piyush Chawla and Amit Mishra are the other Indian bowlers to have taken at least 250 T20 wickets.
3. It happens only in India: Chirag Shetty on receiving call from PM after Thomas Cup win
Talking about receiving call from PM Narendra Modi following India’s first-ever Thomas Cup win, shuttler Chirag Shetty said, “I’ve never seen a Prime Minister actually calling a sports team after a win.” He added, “It happens only in India. It motivated us to a whole new level…We were very happy…he took out time from his busy schedule and congratulated us.”
4. South Africa batter Zubayr Hamza has been suspended for nine months by ICC for a doping violation under the ICC Anti-Doping Code. The ban was backdated to March 22, 2022, the date Hamza accepted a provisional suspension. Hamza provided an out-of-competition sample on January 17, 2022, in which the prohibited substance Furosemide was found.
5. The Asian Para Games 2022, which were scheduled to take place from October 9-15 in Hangzhou, China, have been postponed until 2023 amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the country, the organisers announced on Tuesday. The decision comes in less than two weeks after the Hangzhou Asian Games were postponed indefinitely on May 6 due to the same reason.
6. Tom Harrison has announced that he is stepping down as the CEO of England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) after seven years in the role. Clare Connor, the former England Women captain, has taken over the position on an interim basis.
7. Six Indian male wrestlers have qualified for Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022. Ravi Dahiya (57 kg), Bajrang Punia (65 kg), Naveen (74 kg), Deepak Punia (86 kg), Deepak (97 kg) and Mohit Dahiya (125 kg) were selected during the trials to represent the country at the event. The CWG 2022 will be held in Birmingham.
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