Sports Top 10: In the 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the end of the match played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore was quite exciting. In this match, KKR team, batting first, scored 222 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs on the basis of captain Shreyas Iyer’s half-century innings. After this, the RCB team, which came to chase the target, saw a lot of ups and downs in its innings and in the end it missed winning the match by just 1 run. In this match, there was also a controversy regarding the dismissal of Virat Kohli in which Kohli appeared very angry after the decision of the third umpire and while going to the pavilion, he also argued with the on-field umpire about this decision.
KKR took steps towards playoffs with victory against RCB
The result of the match played between KKR and RCB on April 21 at the Eden Gardens ground in Kolkata was achieved on the last ball. In this match, RCB had decided to bowl first after winning the toss. After this, KKR’s opening batsman Phil Salt gave a fast start to the team by playing an inning of 48 runs in 14 balls and then Shreyas Iyer played a captaincy inning of 50 runs and played an important role in taking the team’s score to 222 in 20 overs. Played a role. While chasing the target, RCB had lost the wickets of both Kohli and Du Plessis by the score of 35. From here, Will Jacques and Rajat Patidar played an important role in getting the team back in the match by playing half-centuries, but as soon as this partnership broke, KKR came back in the match and then won the match by one run.
Virat Kohli could not control his anger after getting out
Virat Kohli was facing the bowling of Harshit Rana during the third over of RCB’s innings in the match against KKR. Kohli had to face a slow full toss ball on the first ball of Harshit Rana’s over. Which he tried to defend, but the ball hit the edge of the bat and Harshit Rana took the catch and the umpire also gave him out. Virat Kohli then decided to take DRS and the umpire gave him out even after review. Virat Kohli looked very angry about this decision. When Virat Kohli was angrily walking towards the pavilion, the umpire said something to him, after which Kohli was seen arguing with the umpire.
Dinesh Karthik becomes the third player to play 250 matches in IPL
Dinesh Karthik is one of the oldest players of IPL. He has been playing in IPL since 2008. The match against Kolkata Knight Riders was the 250th match of Dinesh Karthik’s IPL career. Apart from Dinesh Karthik, Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni are the only players in IPL who have played 250 matches in IPL so far.
RCB has a shameful record in IPL
Royal Challengers Bangalore bowlers are proving to be very expensive during the powerplay in this season of IPL. Even in the match played against Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore bowlers spent 75 runs in the powerplay. This is the fourth time this season when RCB bowlers have spent 70+ runs in the powerplay. At the same time, RCB team has also become the first team in the history of IPL, which has given 70+ runs in powerplay 4 times in the same season.
Virat Kohli becomes the first player to hit 250 sixes for RCB
Virat Kohli hit 1 four and also hit 2 sixes during his innings of 18 runs in 7 balls in the match against KKR. With this, Virat Kohli also completed 250 sixes in his IPL career. Kohli has become the fourth batsman to hit 250 sixes in IPL. Before him, Chris Gayle, Rohit Sharma and AB de Villiers had done this feat. Kohli has become the first player for RCB to achieve this feat.
Faf du Plessis reacted to Kohli’s wicket
Virat Kohli was out on a full toss by Harshit Rana in the third over while chasing the target against Kolkata Knight Riders. Kohli was very unhappy with the decision of his dismissal. After the match, RCB team captain Faf du Plessis, while reacting to this decision, said that the full toss ball was at a height above the waist. It was disappointing but rules are rules. Virat and I thought the ball was waist high. I think he judged it by the popping crease.
Captain Shubman Gill not happy even after the victory of Gujarat Titans
In the match played between Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans in IPL 2024, Gujarat Titans won by 3 wickets. After the victory in this match, the captain of Gujarat Titans team did not look very happy. After the match, Shubman Gill said in his statement that I wanted to end this match a little earlier, but it was good to get these two points. In this match, Punjab team was limited to 142 runs whereas Gujarat achieved the target in 19.1 overs.
New Zealand beats Pakistan by 7 wickets in the third T20 match
The third match of the 5-match T20 series being played between Pakistan and New Zealand was played on April 21 on the grounds of Rawalpindi. In this match, host Pakistan, batting first, scored 178 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs, in which Shadab Khan’s innings of 41 runs in 20 balls were seen. The Kiwi team achieved this target in 18.2 overs at the loss of only 3 wickets. New Zealand saw a brilliant unbeaten inning of 87 runs from the bat of Mark Chapman. The first match of this series was canceled due to rain, while Pakistan won the second match.
17 year old D Gukesh wins Candidates Chess Tournament
India’s 17-year-old Grandmaster D Gukesh has created a new history by winning the Candidates Chess Tournament. D Gukesh has become the second player for India after Vishwanathan Anand to win this tournament. Now D Gukesh will face Chinese player Ding Liren in the final of the World Championship later this year. The Candidates Chess Tournament is held to select a player to challenge the reigning World Champion.
The match will be played between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians today in Pink City.
The 38th match of the 17th season of IPL will see a clash between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians. This match between the two teams will be played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Rajasthan team has had a great performance so far this season, in which they have won 6 out of 7 matches. On the other hand, Mumbai Indians team has managed to win only 3 out of 7 and the team is at 7th position in the points table.
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