Sports Top 10: In the 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), two matches were played on April 28, in which Delhi Capitals won by 10 runs in a thrilling match against Mumbai Indians, while Rajasthan Royals won by 7 wickets in the match against Lucknow Super Giants. With this win, their place in the playoffs has almost been confirmed. Batting first in the match against Mumbai, Delhi Capitals scored 257 runs in 20 overs, chasing which the Mumbai team managed to reach the score of 247 only. Whereas Lucknow team had given a target of 197 runs to Rajasthan in the match and they achieved it at the loss of 3 wickets in 19 overs. Apart from this, Pakistan succeeded in ending the series on a draw by winning the last match of the 5-match T20 series against New Zealand by 9 runs.
Delhi Capitals beat Mumbai Indians by 10 runs
A total of 504 runs were scored in 40 overs in the match played between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. In this match, Delhi team, who came to bat first, scored 257 runs in 20 overs on the basis of Jack Fraser McGurk’s 84 and Tristan Stubbs’ unbeaten 48 runs. Mumbai Indians team, which came to chase this target, saw an inning of 63 runs in 32 balls from the bat of Tilak Verma but he could not succeed in leading his team to victory. Mumbai had to face defeat in this match by 10 runs. In bowling for Delhi, Mukesh Kumal and Rasikh Dar Salaam took 3-3 wickets.
Rajasthan Royals registered 8th win in the 17th season of IPL.
The performance of Rajasthan Royals team has been the best so far in the 17th season of IPL. In the match against Lucknow Super Giants, the team had a target of 196 runs in 20 overs, which they achieved at the loss of only 3 wickets and registered their 8th win this season. In this match for Rajasthan, captain Sanju Samson played an unbeaten 71 while Dhruv Jurel played an excellent inning of 52 not out. Now Rajasthan’s place in the playoffs this season is almost confirmed.
KL Rahul said 20 to 25 runs less was the reason for the defeat.
After the one-sided defeat in the match against Rajasthan Royals, Lucknow Super Giants team captain KL Rahul cited 20 to 25 runs less as the major reason for the defeat. Rahul said that we scored 20 runs less in this match. We didn’t get a good start, but there was a good partnership between me and Deepak. For batsmen who have spent time at the crease, those who have scored 50 or 60 need to convert it into a century. I think we were close to 150 runs by the 15th over. We should have taken more advantage after this. It is clear that the team which is hitting more sixes is successful in winning in the end. We also came on the field with the same thinking but due to losing 2 wickets early, we had to play a little cautiously.
BCCI fined Ishan Kishan
BCCI has reduced Ishan Kishan’s match by 10 percent for violating the IPL code of conduct in the match against Delhi Capitals. In the press release issued by IPL, it was informed that Ishan Kishan has been fined for violating Article 2.2 of the IPL Code of Conduct. Ishan Kishan has accepted his mistake which comes under Level 1.
Fan injured by Tim David’s shot
In the match against Delhi Capitals, a fan was injured when Mumbai Indians team’s explosive batsman Tim David’s shot fell directly among the fans in the stadium. As soon as Tim David played the shot, the fans sitting in the stands were trying to catch the ball, but in the rush, the ball hit a fan in the face. After which the fan was immediately taken to the medical room.
Sikandar Raza left Punjab Kings team
All-rounder player Sikandar Raza, who was part of the Punjab Kings team in IPL 2024, has left the team after the match against KKR. Sikandar gave this information while posting on X. Actually, Zimbabwe team has to play a 5-match T20 series against Bangladesh from May 3 and Sikandar Raza, who is also the captain of the Zimbabwe T20 team, will be seen playing in it.
Sanju Samson reached second place in Orange Cap race
In the 17th season of IPL, while on one hand the Rajasthan Royals team is showing a great game, on the other hand their captain Sanju Samson is also in excellent form. Sanju has now reached second place in the list of players scoring the most runs after 44 matches this season. Sanju has so far scored 385 runs in 9 innings at an average of 77. At present, Virat Kohli is at the first place in the list of Orange, whose bat has seen 430 runs so far.
Pakistan defeated New Zealand by 9 runs in the last T20 match
Pakistan won the last match of the 5-match T20 series against New Zealand by 9 runs and managed to end the series at 2-2. In the last match of the series played at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan had scored 178 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs, after which the Kiwi team was limited to 169 runs in 19.2 overs. In this match, Shaheen Afridi took 4 wickets in bowling for Pakistan.
There will be a clash between Gujarat and RCB on Ahmedabad ground.
In the 45th match of the 17th season of IPL, there will be a clash between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bangalore team at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. So far, this season has not been as per expectations for both the teams, in which Gujarat team has managed to win only 4 out of 9 matches, while RCB has managed to win only 2 out of 9 matches.
The match between Chennai and Hyderabad will be played at Chepauk
The 46th match of IPL 2024 will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The Chennai team has faced consecutive defeats in its last 2 matches, due to which it has reached sixth position in the points table. Out of 8 matches so far, CSK has won 4 and lost 4. Talking about Sunrisers Hyderabad, they had to face defeat in their last match, but the team is at third position in the points table with 10 points.
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