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Business Standard
14-07-2025
- Sport
- Business Standard
MI New York beat Washington Freedom to lift Major League Cricket Trophy
MI New York clinched their second Major League Cricket Trophy in three years defeating Washington Freedom by five runs with former South African keeper-batter Quinton de Kock smashing a fine half-century at the Grand Prairie Stadium here. De Kock's 46-ball 77, studded with six boundaries and four sixes, helped MI New York, owned by IPL franchise Mumbai Indians, to a competitive 180 for 7 in 20 overs. In reply, Washington Freedom could only manage 175/4 despite New Zealand opening batter Rachin Ravindra's quick-fire 70 (41 balls) and country-mate Glenn Phillips unbeaten 34-ball 48. MI New York openers Monank Patel (28) and De Kock laid the platform for a fighting total with a 72-run stand before West Indian Nichola Pooran (21) and De Kock put up another half-century partnership. New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson (3/21) was the most successful Washington Freedom bowler, accounting for both the openers and the dangerous Kieron Pollard for a duck. Washington Freedom were off to a bad start, losing opener Mitchell Owen and Andries Gous for duck before Ravindra and Jack Edwards steadied the innings with an 84-run third-wicket stand. But the departure of Ravindra as he tried to go for a big hit to accelerate the run-rate in the 16th over saw Washington Freedom lose the way. This is Mumbai Indians' 13th major title globally, and their third in 2025, following MI Cape Town's SA20 win and the Mumbai Indians Women's triumph in the WPL earlier this year. Brief scores: MI New York 180 for 7 in 20 overs (Quinton de Kock 77, Lockie Ferguson 3/21) beat Washington Freedom 175 for 5 in 20 overs (Rachin Ravindra 70, Glenn Phillips 48 not out; Trent Boult 2/32, Rushil Ugarkar 2/32).
The Citizen
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Citizen
Callan puts Dave back on throne
New Aussie citizen teams up with the De Kock powerhouse. Callan Murray reckons we can be thankful he hasn't returned to South Africa with a mullet. He's been in Australia for three years and has been doing a bit of surfing – two high-risk areas for disagreeable hairstyles. Jokes aside and hair be damned, local racing fans are just thankful to have the former champion apprentice jockey – and a favourite son of the local turf – back in action in the motherland. Murray wasted no time reminding us of his prodigious talent on horseback, booting home two winners at Turffontein on Saturday in his first meeting back, then popping down to KwaZulu-Natal the next day to pilot the Equus Horse of the Year, Dave The King, to victory in the Sir Theophilus St George A Stakes at Scottsville. Murray-De Kock partnership The prodigal's return had been kept under wraps until form guides for the weekend were printed and there was much conjecture about his sudden appearance. Well-known horse owner Joao da Mata was quick on the draw with a YouTube chat with a still jet-lagged Murray and got some answers. Mathew de Kock, recently returned from a successful training sojourn in Aus, to team up with his famous father Mike, has been instrumental in the jockey's return. Mathew and Callan have long been close friends and that bond continued Downunder – even though the former was based in Melbourne and the latter in Adelaide. Indeed, Callan's brand-new engagement came via the De Kock connection, with fiancé Dani having worked as an exercise rider for Mathew in Melbourne. In seems the Murray-De Kock partnership is a firm one – albeit of indeterminate duration in this iteration. But the jock says he will be looking for other rides on good horses. For the moment, it's a 'see how it goes' situation. The move has been made possible by Callan obtaining permanent residency in Australia – ironically. If things don't work out in South Africa, he can always flit back to mulletland. Or he can bounce between the countries – and perhaps others, too. Covid and lockdowns 'From when I left SA racing to where it is today there has been a significant improvement,' Murray told Da Mata. 'The powers that be in the various provinces have done a fantastic job in getting the country back to a really good racing industry.' When a much younger-looking Murray went to Australia in August 2021, SA racing had been hammered by Covid and government lockdowns and seemed on its last legs. With a handful of Grade 1 winners under his belt, courtesy of the De Kock stable with the likes of Hawaam, Mustaaqeem and Rafeef, and riding experience in the hothouse of Hong Kong, the young man secured a contract with the South Australia racing authorities and the possibility of citizenship in a place where racing was thriving. There were winners in Aus, but the lure of being a stable jockey to a powerhouse stable like De Kock has tempted him back. No Hollywoodbets Durban July booking has been made yet, but he's looking at possibilities, with a light weight and a young horse prominent in his deliberations. Murray currently rides at a low of 56kg, but will work on 53kg with enough incentive.
Express Tribune
28-03-2025
- Sport
- Express Tribune
Kolkata thrash Rajasthan in IPL
De Kock, left, bossed the KKR run chase with his 61-ball innings laced with eight fours and six sixes. PHOTO: AFP South Africa's Quinton de Kock struck an unbeaten 97 as holders Kolkata Knight Riders registered their first win of the IPL season with an eight-wicket hammering of Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday. Spinners Moeen Ali and Varun Chakravarthy combined to help restrict Rajasthan to 151-9 after KKR elected to field first in Guwahati. De Kock bossed the chase with his 61-ball innings laced with eight fours and six sixes as Kolkata achieved their target with 15 balls to spare. He handed his team a quick start, hitting two fours but then lost opening partner Moeen, run out for five. Skipper Ajinkya Rahane fell after a brisk 18 but De Kock stood firm and along with impact substitute Angkrish Raghuvanshi, who made 22, steered the team home in an unbeaten stand of 83. De Kock finished with a six off Jofra Archer as Kolkata bounced back from their opening loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Rajasthan suffered their second straight loss. Earlier, Kolkata fast bowler Vaibhav Arora dismissed Sanju Samson, bowled for 13, and Chakravarthy and Moeen soon took two wickets each. Wicketkeeper Samson is Rajasthan's regular captain but has been forced to play only as a batter in the first three matches due to an injury. Chakravarthy, who starred in India's recent Champions Trophy triumph, got stand-in-skipper Riyan Parag out caught behind for 25. Former England all-rounder Moeen, in for the unwell Sunil Narine, stifled the opposition with his off-spin and was rewarded with the wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal for 29. The 37-year-old and Chakravarthy both struck again as Rajasthan slipped to 82-5 in 11 overs. Wickets kept tumbling for Rajasthan and despite wicketkeeper-batsman Dhruv Jurel's 33 and 16 from Archer, they settled for a below-par total. Arora and fellow quick Harshit Rana also took two wickets each. Kolkata, under Shreyas Iyer who is now Punjab Kings captain after a $3.17 million move in the auction, won their third IPL title last year. Punjab dare to dream under Iyer Punjab Kings' owners will feel the $3.17 million they splurged on Shreyas Iyer was money well spent after the 30-year-old demonstrated selfless leadership in Tuesday's Indian Premier League (IPL) victory against 2022 champions Gujarat Titans. Perennial underdogs Punjab have reached the IPL final only once when they finished runners-up to Kolkata Knight Riders in 2014, and they came ninth of 10 teams last year. Iyer guided Kolkata to their third IPL title last year but was then released by the team, opening the door for Punjab to chase the batter's signature and put him in charge of the squad. A key member of India's victorious Champions Trophy squad, Iyer smashed an unbeaten 97 against Gujarat in Ahmedabad in a 42-ball blitz featuring nine sixes and five fours. Despite being on the brink of his first IPL hundred, Iyer then gave batting partner Shashank Singh the green light to swing away in their final over instead of asking him to look for a single to bring his captain on strike. Shashank smashed five fours in that 23-run final over to power Punjab to a commanding 243-5. "I was going to ask him if I should take a single or something but he only came and told me to not worry about his hundred," said Shashank, who belted 44 not out off just 16 balls. "It takes a lot of heart and courage to say that because obviously hundreds don't come easily in T20, especially in IPL." Fifties by Sai Sudharshan and Jos Buttler kept Gujarat in the hunt but they could manage only 232-5 despite Sherfane Rutherford's brisk 46 at number four. Iyer, named player of the match, said their final-over fireworks with the bat proved decisive with Punjab seamer Arshdeep Singh comfortably defending 27 runs in Gurjat's last over."Getting those extra 40 runs after the 200, we had set that as the benchmark," Iyer said. "With the dew coming in, we knew that the scenario would be changing.
Observer
27-03-2025
- Sport
- Observer
De Kock fireworks see Kolkata thrash Rajasthan
GUWAHATI, India: South Africa's Quinton de Kock struck an unbeaten 97 as holders Kolkata Knight Riders registered their first win of the IPL season with an eight-wicket hammering of Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday. Spinners Moeen Ali and Varun Chakravarthy combined to help restrict Rajasthan to 151-9 after KKR elected to field first in Guwahati. De Kock bossed the chase with his 61-ball innings laced with eight fours and six sixes as Kolkata achieved their target with 15 balls to spare. De Kock, who has retired from Tests and one-day international cricket for South Africa and whose T20 international future remains uncertain, showed no signs of rustiness. "To be fair, haven't felt any challenges yet," De Kock said. "Have had three months off which felt nice. Had about a 10-day build-up to this season. Only my second game here, just taking it as I see it." Kolkata signed De Kock in November's auction after he was released by Lucknow Super Giants. He handed his team a quick start, hitting two fours but then lost opening partner Moeen, run out for five. Skipper Ajinkya Rahane fell after a brisk 18 but De Kock stood firm and along with impact substitute Angkrish Raghuvanshi, who made 22, steered the team home in an unbeaten stand of 83. De Kock finished with a six off Jofra Archer as Kolkata bounced back from their opening loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Rajasthan suffered their second straight loss. Earlier, Kolkata fast bowler Vaibhav Arora dismissed Sanju Samson, bowled for 13, and Chakravarthy and Moeen soon took two wickets each. Wicketkeeper Samson is Rajasthan's regular captain but has been forced to play only as a batter in the first three matches due to an injury. Chakravarthy, who starred in India's recent Champions Trophy triumph, got stand-in-skipper Riyan Parag out caught behind for 25. Former England all-rounder Moeen, in for the unwell Sunil Narine, stifled the opposition with his off-spin and was rewarded with the wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal for 29. The 37-year-old and Chakravarthy both struck again as Rajasthan slipped to 82-5 in 11 overs. Wickets kept tumbling for Rajasthan and despite wicketkeeper-batsman Dhruv Jurel's 33 and 16 from Archer, they settled for a below-par total. "I think 170 was a reasonable score but we fell short by 20 runs," said Parag. "The plan was to get Quinny out early but he didn't so we shifted to containing them in the middle overs." Arora and fellow quick Harshit Rana also took two wickets each. Kolkata, under Shreyas Iyer who is now Punjab Kings captain after a $3.17 million move in the auction, won their third IPL title last year. — AFP
Gulf Today
26-03-2025
- Sport
- Gulf Today
De Kock powers Kolkata to dominant win over Rajasthan with unbeaten 97
South Africa's Quinton de Kock struck an unbeaten 97 as holders Kolkata Knight Riders registered their first win of the IPL season with an eight-wicket hammering of Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday. Spinners Moeen Ali and Varun Chakravarthy combined to help restrict Rajasthan to 151-9 after KKR elected to field first in Guwahati. De Kock bossed the chase with his 61-ball innings laced with eight fours and six sixes as Kolkata achieved their target with 15 balls to spare. De Kock, who has retired from Tests and one-day international cricket for South Africa and whose T20 international future remains uncertain, showed no signs of rustiness. "To be fair, haven't felt any challenges yet," De Kock said. "Have had three months off which felt nice. Had about a 10-day build-up to this season. Only my second game here, just taking it as I see it." Kolkata signed De Kock in November's auction after he was released by Lucknow Super Giants. He handed his team a quick start, hitting two fours but then lost opening partner Moeen, run out for five. Skipper Ajinkya Rahane fell after a brisk 18 but De Kock stood firm and along with impact substitute Angkrish Raghuvanshi, who made 22, steered the team home in an unbeaten stand of 83. De Kock finished with a six off Jofra Archer as Kolkata bounced back from their opening loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Rajasthan suffered their second straight loss. Earlier, Kolkata fast bowler Vaibhav Arora dismissed Sanju Samson, bowled for 13, and Chakravarthy and Moeen soon took two wickets each. Wicketkeeper Samson is Rajasthan's regular captain but has been forced to play only as a batter in the first three matches due to an injury. Chakravarthy, who starred in India's recent Champions Trophy triumph, got stand-in-skipper Riyan Parag out caught behind for 25. Former England all-rounder Moeen, in for the unwell Sunil Narine, stifled the opposition with his off-spin and was rewarded with the wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal for 29. The 37-year-old and Chakravarthy both struck again as Rajasthan slipped to 82-5 in 11 overs. Wickets kept tumbling for Rajasthan and despite wicketkeeper-batsman Dhruv Jurel's 33 and 16 from Archer, they settled for a below-par total. "I think 170 was a reasonable score but we fell short by 20 runs," said Parag. "The plan was to get Quinny out early but he didn't so we shifted to containing them in the middle overs." Arora and fellow quick Harshit Rana also took two wickets each. Kolkata, under Shreyas Iyer who is now Punjab Kings captain after a $3.17 million move in the auction, won their third IPL title last year. Agence France-Presse
