IPL Qualifier 2: Sensational Sehwag secures finals clash against Kolkata

Punjab will be playing in their maiden IPL final thanks to Sehwag

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Kings XI Punjab opening batsman Virender Sehwag gave the Mumbai crowd a glimpse of the past as he blitzed his way to a breath-taking 122 to not only knock the Chennai Super Kings out of the Indian Premier League (IPL), but also set up a finals clash against the Kolkata Knight Riders.

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Adelaide is ‘going to be a good challenge for me’, says Nathan Lyon

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“It looks like I’m going to be able to bowl a few overs here and I’m looking forward to that challenge [of] bowling to their batsmen”

Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon has admitted that the second Test in Adelaide is “going to be a good challenge for me” after he was absolutely dominated by England batsman Kevin Pietersen at the same venue in the 2010-11 Ashes series.

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