Sports Top 10: Double header matches were played in IPL 2024 on 7 April. Mumbai Indians won the first match of the double header and opened the account of victory in the season. Whereas, in the second match, Lucknow Super Giants defeated Gujarat Titans. On the other hand, in the IPL today, Kolkata Knight Riders will face Chennai Super Kings in Chepauk.
Mumbai Indians registered their first win of the season
Mumbai Indians team has opened the account of victory in IPL 2024. In the match played against Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians, captained by Hardik Pandya, won by 29 runs. In this match, Mumbai Indians team batted first and scored 234 runs, in response to which Delhi team could score only 205 runs.
Lucknow Super Giants beat Gujarat Titans
The 21st match of IPL 2024 was played between the teams of Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans. In this match, Lucknow Super Giants defeated Gujarat Titans by 33 runs. Batting first, Lucknow Super Giants team scored 163 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs. But while chasing the target of 164 runs, Gujarat Titans team was all out after scoring 130 runs in 18.5 overs.
Changes in the points table of IPL 2024
There has been a big change in the points table after the double header match. Mumbai Indians have moved to 8th position with their first win. Before this match, Mumbai Indians team was at 10th position. On the other hand, after the defeat in this match, Delhi Capitals has slipped to 10th position. At the same time, Lucknow Super Giants have gained in the points table after their win against Gujarat. Lucknow team has now come at third place in the points table. Lucknow has played 4 matches so far this season and won 3 matches. Gujarat team is at 7th position in the points table with 3 losses and 2 defeats in 5 matches.
The fastest bowler of IPL 2024 got injured
Lucknow Super Giants fast bowler Mayank Yadav suffered an injury in the match played against Gujarat Titans on Sunday. He could bowl only 1 over in this match, after which he left the field. Mayank Yadav did not even return to bowl. It is learned that he is suffering from a side strain injury, which is a big blow for the Lucknow Supergiants.
Rohit Sharma’s big record in T20 cricket
The match played between the teams of Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals was Rohit Sharma’s 430th match in T20 cricket. With the win against Delhi, Rohit won the 250th match of his T20 career. With this, Rohit Sharma became the first Indian to win 250 T20 matches. MS Dhoni is at second place in this list, who has won 222 matches.
Yash Thakur took 5 wickets
Yash Thakur performed brilliantly for Lucknow Super Giants against Gujarat Titans and took five wickets. He proved to be the biggest hero for the team. Yash Thakur also became the bowler to take the first five-wicket haul in this season. At the same time, Yash Thakur became the second player for Lucknow Super Giants to take a five-wicket haul in IPL. Before him, Mark Wood had done this.
CSK vs KKR in Chepauk
The 22nd match of IPL 2024 will be played between the teams of Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders. This match will be held at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. In this match, Kolkata Knight Riders will be eyeing a four-match win. KKR has not lost a single match so far this season. At the same time, CSK team would like to make a comeback after two consecutive defeats.
Pakistan team gets new head coach
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to appoint selection committee member Mohammad Yousuf as the interim head coach for the home T20 series against New Zealand later this month. Meanwhile, Abdul Razzaq has been made the assistant coach. This decision has been taken only for the upcoming series. The decision was made as talks continue with overseas coaches Gary Kirsten and Jason Gillespie for a long-term role.
Sumit Nagal created history
Sumit Nagal became the first Indian player in 42 years to enter the Monte Carlo Masters singles main draw after defeating Argentina’s Facundo Diaz Acosta in a three-set clash in the last qualifying round on Sunday. Nagal, ranked 95th in the world ranking, defeated his 55th ranked opponent 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 in a tough match that lasted two hours and 25 minutes. Now he will face world number 35 Matteo Arnaldi of Italy in the first round of the main draw. India’s great tennis player Ramesh Krishnan had made it to the main draw of this tournament in 1982.
Indian team lost to Australia 2-4 in the second hockey test.
The Indian men’s hockey team lost 2-4 to Australia in the second Test of the five-match series despite a better performance than the previous match. India had to face 1-5 defeat in the first Test on Saturday. The visiting team played an equal game against the strong rival team in the first and second quarters of the match. In fact, till the first half the Indian team was leading 2-1. But they had to bear the brunt of poor defense in the third quarter as the hosts scored three goals to secure their second consecutive win.
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