Gujarat Lions Aaron Finch guides Gujarat Lions to a close win over Mumbai Indians on Saturday night. Indranil Mukherjee / AFP
Gujarat Lions Aaron Finch guides Gujarat Lions to a close win over Mumbai Indians on Saturday night. Indranil Mukherjee / AFP

IPL round-up: Strong statement from Aaron Finch as Gujarat Lions top table



Table-toppers Gujarat Lions proved again that they are the ones to beat this Indian Premier League (IPL) when they beat Mumbai Indians narrowly by three wickets on Saturday night.

Mumbai’s batting nightmares resurfaced from their first game but Gujarat, who are on top with three wins, nearly blew it away. Mumbai were 99 for seven before some late hitting fetched 61 runs from their last five overs.

In reply, Aaron Finch (67 runs: 7x4, 1x6) nursed cramps in the end as well as Gujarat to a nail-biting win in the last over with 11 runs needed.

“Mumbai are tough to beat at Wankhede,” Gujarat captain Suresh Raina said in the post-match briefing. “When they score 140, I think low-scoring matches are difficult to chase.”

Finch was Man of the Match for a third straight time and his glory made it a night for the openers.

Preview to the Sunday games

Punjab v Pune, 2.30pm Kings XI Punjab are desperate to get their first points and are back in Mohali for some home comfort and advantage. The focus will be on the bowlers to redeem themselves after having forgettable outings for respective teams from their past game. Mitchell Johnson has yet to fire for Punjab while Ishant Sharma and Murugan Ashwin let the Rising Pune Supergiants down against Gujarat Lions. A batting surface is an added challenge. Pune captain MS Dhoni had indicated he was looking to rejig his team.

Bangalore v Delhi, 6.30pm The biggest two underachieving teams in the tournament are up against each other with Delhi Daredevils in a more desperate situation. They have played an extra game and had mixed results as they line up against the formidable top order of Bangalore as hosts. Delhi have Bangalore legend Rahul Dravid in their corner, though, as mentor.

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Electoral College Victory

Trump has so far secured 295 Electoral College votes, according to the Associated Press, exceeding the 270 needed to win. Only Nevada and Arizona remain to be called, and both swing states are leaning Republican. Trump swept all five remaining swing states, North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, sealing his path to victory and giving him a strong mandate. 

 

Popular Vote Tally

The count is ongoing, but Trump currently leads with nearly 51 per cent of the popular vote to Harris’s 47.6 per cent. Trump has over 72.2 million votes, while Harris trails with approximately 67.4 million.

Herc's Adventures

Developer: Big Ape Productions
Publisher: LucasArts
Console: PlayStation 1 & 5, Sega Saturn
Rating: 4/5

The biog

Name: Salvador Toriano Jr

Age: 59

From: Laguna, The Philippines

Favourite dish: Seabass or Fish and Chips

Hobbies: When he’s not in the restaurant, he still likes to cook, along with walking and meeting up with friends.

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Singham Again

Director: Rohit Shetty

Stars: Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Ranveer Singh, Akshay Kumar, Tiger Shroff, Deepika Padukone

Rating: 3/5

Wenger's Arsenal reign in numbers

1,228 - games at the helm, ahead of Sunday's Premier League fixture against West Ham United.
704 - wins to date as Arsenal manager.
3 - Premier League title wins, the last during an unbeaten Invincibles campaign of 2003/04.
1,549 - goals scored in Premier League matches by Wenger's teams.
10 - major trophies won.
473 - Premier League victories.
7 - FA Cup triumphs, with three of those having come the last four seasons.
151 - Premier League losses.
21 - full seasons in charge.
49 - games unbeaten in the Premier League from May 2003 to October 2004.

The specs

  Engine: 2-litre or 3-litre 4Motion all-wheel-drive Power: 250Nm (2-litre); 340 (3-litre) Torque: 450Nm Transmission: 8-speed automatic Starting price: From Dh212,000 On sale: Now

BORDERLANDS

Starring: Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis

Director: Eli Roth

Rating: 0/5

The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable
Amitav Ghosh, University of Chicago Press

COMPANY PROFILE
Name: Almnssa
Started: August 2020
Founder: Areej Selmi
Based: Gaza
Sectors: Internet, e-commerce
Investments: Grants/private funding
Results

2.15pm: Maiden (PA) Dh40,000 1,200m

Winner: Maqam, Fabrice Veron (jockey), Eric Lemartinel (trainer).

2.45pm: Maiden (PA) Dh40,000 1,200m

Winner: Mamia Al Reef, Szczepan Mazur, Ibrahim Al Hadhrami.

3.15pm: Handicap (PA) Dh40,000 2,000m

Winner: Jaahiz, Fabrice Veron, Eric Lemartinel.

3.45pm: Handicap (PA) Dh40,000 1,000m

Winner: Qanoon, Szczepan Mazur, Irfan Ellahi.

4.15pm: Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Cup Handicap (TB) Dh200,000 1,700m.

Winner: Philosopher, Tadhg O’Shea, Salem bin Ghadayer.

54.45pm: Handicap (PA) Dh40,000 1,700m

Winner: Jap Al Yassoob, Fernando Jara, Irfan Ellahi.

Jigra
Director: Vasan Bala
Starring: Alia Bhatt, Vedang Raina, Manoj Pahwa, Harsh Singh
Rated: 3.5/5
UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
Cricket World Cup League 2

UAE squad

Rahul Chopra (captain), Aayan Afzal Khan, Ali Naseer, Aryansh Sharma, Basil Hameed, Dhruv Parashar, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Waseem, Omid Rahman, Rahul Bhatia, Tanish Suri, Vishnu Sukumaran, Vriitya Aravind

Fixtures

Friday, November 1 – Oman v UAE
Sunday, November 3 – UAE v Netherlands
Thursday, November 7 – UAE v Oman
Saturday, November 9 – Netherlands v UAE

SPECS

Engine: Two-litre four-cylinder turbo
Power: 235hp
Torque: 350Nm
Transmission: Nine-speed automatic
Price: From Dh167,500 ($45,000)
On sale: Now


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