Sports Top 10 News: Kolkata Knight Riders faced Rajasthan Royals at the Eden Gardens. Rajasthan Royals team won this match. Two centuries were scored in this match. Many records were also broken in this match. A match is to be played between Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals in IPL today. In such a situation, let us look together at 10 big news from the sports world.
10 big news from sports world
RR’s historic victory
The end of the 31st match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 was seen in a very exciting manner, in which Rajasthan Royals achieved the target on the last ball of their innings and won the match against Kolkata Knight Riders by 2 wickets. In this match, KKR team, batting first, scored 223 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. After this, the Rajasthan Royals team, which came to chase the target, was looking under a lot of pressure at one time, but Jos Buttler kept the team in the match continuously from one end and they won the match by losing 8 wickets in 20 overs.
Rajasthan Royals equaled their own record
In this match against KKR, Rajasthan Royals have created a new record for the biggest successful run chase in IPL history by chasing the target of 224 runs. Earlier in the year 2020, Rajasthan team had achieved the target of 224 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in the match against Punjab Kings. With the victory in this match, Rajasthan team is at first position in the points table with 12 points with 6 wins in 7 matches.
Two centuries scored in KKR vs RR match
In the match played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals, two players scored centuries. First of all, during the first innings, Sunil Narayan scored a brilliant century for the team. He scored 109 runs in 56 balls with the help of 13 fours and 6 sixes. After this, during the second innings, Jos Buttler scored 107 runs in 60 balls with the help of 9 fours and 6 sixes. This is the second time in IPL 2024 that two players scored centuries in a match.
Butler’s 7th century
The century scored by Jos Buttler against Kolkata Knight Riders is his 7th century in IPL. With this he also went ahead of Chris Gayle. Gayle had scored a total of 6 centuries in IPL. At the same time, he has come very close to Virat Kohli. Virat Kohli has scored a total of 8 centuries in IPL and he is first in the list of batsmen who have scored the most centuries. In such a situation, Butler needs two centuries to defeat him.
Sunil Narayan’s wonder
Sunil Narayan has been playing T20 cricket since 2011. But this is the first time in his 13-year long career that he has scored a century. Sunil Narayan is opening for KKR in the IPL this time and he has lived up to the management’s decision. He completed his century in 49 balls in the match being played against Rajasthan Royals. Sunil Narayan has also made a big record in IPL with this century. Sunil Narayan has become the first player to score a century as well as take 100 wickets in the IPL.
Butler gave a big statement on Dhoni and Virat
After the win against Kolkata Knight Riders, Jos Buttler made a big statement about Dhoni and Virat Kohli. Where he said that guys like Dhoni and Kohli, the way they stay till the end and keep the belief, you have seen it many times in the IPL and I was trying to do the same. Actually, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli are one of the most successful players of IPL and both are known for their run chase art. This statement of Jos Buttler has won crores of Indian fans.
There will be a clash between Gujarat and Delhi today
When the Indian Premier League competes on Wednesday i.e. today, two young captains will face each other. There is going to be a clash between Gujarat Titans captained by Shubhman Gill and Delhi Capitals captained by Rishabh Pant. This match will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, i.e. the home ground of GT. Both the teams are ready to face each other for the first time this season.
clash between pakistan and new zealand
A 5-match T20 series is to be played between the teams of Pakistan and New Zealand. Pakistan team will play this series at its home. Keeping in view the T20 World Cup 2024, this series is going to be very important for both the teams. This series will start with the T20 match to be played in Rawalpindi on 18 April. Let us tell you that Babar Azam will command the Pakistan team in this series. At the same time, Michael Bracewell has been made the captain of the New Zealand team for this series.
BCCI has special demand from Hardik
The selection committee of BCCI wants that there should be a pace bowler in the team who can also come and bat in the last over. This will create balance in the team. Also, the captain will have a total of 6 bowling options. Hardik Pandya fits into this, but the problem is that neither his bat is running in the way for which he is known nor is he able to perform any feat in his bowling.
Big update on Mustafizur Rahman comes out
ICC T20 World Cup will be played jointly hosted by West Indies and America in the month of June, keeping in mind the preparations for which, Bangladesh team will play a 5-match T20 series against Zimbabwe at home in the beginning of May, in which Mustafizur Rahman will also play. Will be visible. Bangladesh Cricket Board has decided to give NOC to Rahman till May 1 only to play in the 17th season of IPL, in such a situation he will return to his country after the match against Punjab Kings. Bangladesh Cricket Board had earlier given NOC to Mustafizur Rahman only till 30th April, which they have now extended by one more day.
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