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Chris Lynn smashed a breezy half-century and skipper Dinesh Karthik played another fine knock to take Kolkata Knight Riders to 191/7 against Kings XI Punjab in an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 encounter here on Saturday (April 21). Lynn smashed 41-ball 74 and Karthik scored 28-ball 43 before Kings XI Punjab bowlers made a solid recovery in the death overs.

Hosts Kuwait registered a resounding 102-run win over the Maldives in the opening game of the ICC World Twenty20 Asia Qualifier 'A' at Sulaibiya Cricket Ground. Maldives struggled to get going against a disciplined bowling effort while chasing a target of 171. They lost wickets at regular intervals throughout the innings and were all out for 68 runs.

Both Delhi Daredevils and Royal Challengers Bangalore are at the bottom of the table but it just takes one game to be back in form. Skipper Virat Kohli and Co. played some good cricket in the past but couldn't win more than 1 game in this year's IPL while Gautam Gambhir's army hasn't played their best cricket so far. Here are My Khel - Cricbattle Fantasy Tips.

Rafael Nadal defeated Austrian fifth seed Dominic Thiem and reach a record 14th Monte Carlo Masters semi-final. World number one Nadal secured a victory of 6-0 6-2 in just 67 minutes. He is bidding for his 11th victory at the clay court event. Nadal, 31, will face Bulgarian fourth seed Grigor Dimitrov in the semi final on Saturday.