Sports Top 10: Rajasthan Royals won their fourth win of the season by defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 19th match of IPL 2024. At the same time, Royal Challengers Bangalore lost their third consecutive match. On the other hand, double header matches will be played in IPL today. That means fans will get to see two big matches today. In such a situation, let us look together at 10 big news from the sports world.
Rajasthan’s great victory against RCB
Rajasthan Royals defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 6 wickets in the 19th match of IPL 2024. This is the fourth consecutive win of Rajasthan Royals this season. Rajasthan captain Sanju Samson won the toss in this match and decided to bowl first. Whereas, RCB team, batting first, scored 183 runs in 20 overs. Virat Kohli scored the maximum 113 runs for the team. On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals achieved this target in just 19.1 overs thanks to Jos Buttler’s century.
Rajasthan reached the top in the points table
Rajasthan Royals team has played 4 matches so far this season and has won all of them. After hitting the winning four, Rajasthan Royals team has got a big advantage in the points table. She has reached the top with 4 wins. Rajasthan Royals have snatched the number-1 crown from Kolkata Knight Riders. Let us tell you that Kolkata has played only 3 matches so far and has won all of them.
This shameful record happened in the name of Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli scored unbeaten 113 runs facing 72 balls against Rajasthan. During this, he also equaled the record of scoring the slowest century in IPL. He equaled Manish Pandey, who scored a century in 67 balls against Deccan Chargers in IPL 2009. At the same time, this was the third time in IPL when Virat scored a century and RCB could not win the match. With this, the record of scoring most centuries in lost matches was also registered in Virat’s name.
Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals
The 20th match of IPL 2024 will be played between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals. This match is to be organized at Wankhede Stadium. This match will be played in the afternoon. Both Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals are not doing well this season so far. Although Delhi Capitals won one match, Mumbai Indians are still looking for their first win. In the points table, Delhi team is at 9th place and Mumbai Indians are at 10th place.
Challenge of Gujarat Titans in front of Lucknow
The 21st match of IPL 2024 between Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans will start at 7.30 pm at Ekana Stadium, Lucknow. Lucknow team has played 3 matches so far in the current season, out of which it has won two. The team is present at number four. Gujarat Titans have played four matches, winning two. The team is at number seven. In such a situation, this match is important for both the teams.
Yuzvendra Chahal leads the race for Purple Cap
Rajasthan Royals leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has emerged as the leader in the Purple Cap race this season. Yuzvendra Chahal bowled 4 overs and gave 34 runs and took 2 wickets in the match played against Royal Challengers Bangalore. With this, Chahal has taken 8 wickets in 4 matches this season. Whereas, Mohit Sharma is at second place in this list. He has taken 7 wickets in 4 matches. Mustafizur Rahman is at third place in the list with 7 wickets in 3 matches.
Virat’s dominance over Orange Cap continues
Orange cap is adorned on Virat Kohli’s head only. Virat Kohli has scored 316 runs in 5 matches at an average of 105.33. During this period he has scored 2 half-centuries and 1 century. Whereas, Riyan Parag is at number two. Riyan Parag has scored 185 runs in 4 matches. Sanju Samson has come third in the list with 178 runs in 4 matches. Heinrich Klaasen is at fourth place with 177 runs in 4 matches. In such a situation, Virat has gone far ahead in this race.
Big record of Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals team is performing very well this season. Rajasthan Royals have played 4 matches so far this season and have won all these matches. This is the sixth time in the history of IPL when a team has won consecutively in the first 4 matches of the season. Earlier in the year 2015 also, Rajasthan Royals had won 4 out of the first 4 matches of the season. With this, Rajasthan Royals has become the first team in the history of IPL to win 4 matches in the beginning of the season twice.
Very bad news for Sunrisers Hyderabad
Sunrisers Hyderabad team has suffered a major setback in the middle of IPL 2024. Team’s star player Wanindu Hasaranga is out of IPL 2024. The 26-year-old player will undergo rehabilitation to repair his ankle injury. It is believed that an expert from Dubai has advised Hasaranga to take rest as a precautionary measure.
Indian hockey team suffered a crushing defeat in the first test match
The Indian men’s hockey team suffered a crushing defeat of 1-5 in the first match of the five-Test series against Australia. The Australian team maintained dominance from the beginning till the end of the game. The Indian team performed some well in the last quarter but by then it was too late. For Australia, Tom Wickham (20th, 38th minute) scored two goals, while Tim Brand (3rd), Joel Rintala (37th) and Flynn Ogilvie (57th) scored one goal each. The only goal for India was scored by Gurjant Singh in the 47th minute.
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