Sports Top 10: In the 17th season of IPL, the match played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals at the Eden Gardens Stadium saw a one-sided performance of the KKR team with both ball and bat. In this match, Kolkata team limited Delhi to a score of only 153 runs in 20 overs, whereas after this they achieved this target in 16.3 overs at the loss of 3 wickets. Sunil Narine performed a great feat in this match and broke the record of taking most wickets at one venue in IPL, which was earlier in the name of Lasith Malinga.
KKR recorded its sixth win this season
In the match played between KKR and Delhi Capitals at the Eden Gardens Stadium, the Delhi team, batting first, scored 153 runs in 20 overs, in which the highest innings of 35 runs was seen from the bat of Kuldeep Yadav. While chasing the target, Phil Salt from KKR played an important role in giving the team an easy victory in this match by playing an inning of 68 runs in 33 balls. This is KKR’s sixth win in this season of IPL and they have come very close to securing their place in the playoffs.
Rishabh Pant said the poor performance of the batsmen was the main reason for the defeat.
After the defeat of Delhi Capitals team against KKR, captain Rishabh Pant cited the poor performance of the batsmen as the main reason for this. Rishabh said that taking the decision to bat first was a good choice on this pitch. We were not able to bat well as a batting unit. With a score of 150 on this pitch, you cannot consider the match as a fightable situation, but we will learn from these mistakes and move forward.
Sunil Narine broke Lasith Malinga’s record
Sunil Narine gave only 24 runs in 4 overs and took 1 wicket in the match against Delhi Capitals. This was his 69th IPL wicket at the Eden Gardens Stadium, the home ground of the KKR team. With this, Narine has become the bowler taking the most wickets at one venue in IPL. Earlier, Lasith Malinga was at the forefront of this list. Lasith Malinga took 68 wickets in his name at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Mayank Yadav becomes fit, can be seen playing against Mumbai
Lucknow Super Giants fast bowler Mayank Yadav has been declared fit before the match against Mumbai Indians and there is now a possibility of him playing in this match. Lucknow team’s bowling coach Morne Morkel has confirmed before the match against Mumbai that Mayank has passed all the fitness tests ahead of the match to be held at Ekana Cricket Stadium on Monday.
Phil Salt breaks Sourav Ganguly’s 14-year-old record at Eden Gardens ground
So far in the 17th season of IPL, Phil Salt has scored 392 runs in 9 matches at an average of 49. Salt has so far scored 344 runs in 6 innings with the bat at the Eden Gardens Stadium this season. With this, Salt has now become the player who has scored the most runs at the Eden Gardens Stadium in a single season of IPL. Earlier this record was in the name of Sourav Ganguly, who had scored 331 runs in 7 innings at the Eden Gardens Stadium in the 2010 IPL season.
The first contingent of the Indian team for the T20 World Cup may leave on May 21.
Indian players can leave for America on May 21 during IPL 2024 for the T20 World Cup 2024. The Indian team can fly in different batches. In such a situation, the first batch will include those Indian players who will be part of the team that does not qualify for the IPL playoffs. For this tournament, the place of Team India captain Rohit Sharma along with players like Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav is considered confirmed.
Joffra Archer can be seen playing in T20 World Cup 2024
A good news is coming for the England team before the T20 World Cup 2024, which is about the long-injured fast bowler Joffra Archer. Archer, who could not play in many big series and tournaments for the last few years due to frequent injuries, can be seen returning to the field before the T20 World Cup.
Bangladesh announced squad for first 3 T20 matches against Zimbabwe
Bangladesh team will play a 5-match T20 series against Zimbabwe at home from May 3. Regarding this series, Bangladesh Cricket Board has announced a 15-member team for the first 3 matches. Experienced players Shakib Al Hasan and Mustafizur have not got a place in this. Apart from Mohammad Saifuddin, left arm spinner Tanveer Islam, all-rounder Afif Hussain and opening batsman Tanjeed Hasan have also got a place in the Bangladesh team.
PCB sent list of 3 venues to ICC for Champions Trophy 2025
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has already started preparations for hosting the ICC Champions Trophy to be held in the year 2025. Keeping in mind the preparations for the tournament, PCB has sent a plan to ICC, in which they have selected Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi as the venues to host the matches. The matches of this tournament will be played around the month of February next year. In such a situation, PCB is also planning to upgrade the stadiums of these three cities.
Mumbai Indians will face challenge from Lucknow Super Giants
The 48th match of the 17th season of IPL will be played between Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Lucknow team is currently at 5th position in the points table, in which they have won 5 out of 9 matches, while they have faced defeat in 4. If we talk about Mumbai Indians, after playing 9 matches, they have been able to win only 3.
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