Sports Top 10: The 15th match of IPL 2024 was played between the teams of Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. RCB team had to face defeat in this match. At the same time, BCCI has changed the schedule of two matches between IPL 2024. In such a situation, let us look together at 10 big news from the sports world.
RCB lost against Lucknow
In the match played against Lucknow Super Giants, RCB team had to face defeat by 28 runs. Batting first in this match, Lucknow team scored 181 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs. Chasing this, Royal Challengers Bangalore team was limited to 153 runs in 19.4 overs. This is RCB’s third defeat this season.
LSG’s big leap in points table
Lucknow Super Giants defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore to get their second win of this season. At the same time, he has faced defeat in only 1 match so far. With these two wins, Lucknow Super Giants have 4 points and have reached fourth position in the points table. Lucknow Super Giants have gained 2 places. Earlier it was at number six. Secondly, RCB is at number 9 in the points table and their net run rate has become -0.876.
Mayank Yadav in the race for Purple Cap
Lucknow Super Giants fast bowler Mayank Yadav has entered the Purple Cap race. Mayank Yadav bowled 4 overs in the match played against Royal Challengers Bangalore and took 3 wickets for just 14 runs. Mayank made star batsmen like Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell and Cameron Green his victims. Mayank Yadav also took 3 wickets in his debut match. With this, he has taken 6 wickets in 2 matches and has come second in the race for Purple Cap.
Mayank Yadav bowled the fastest ball of the season
Mayank Yadav’s amazing fast bowling was seen in the match against RCB. Mayank bowled the ball at a speed of 156.7 kilometers per hour in his second over in this match. This was the fastest ball of this season of IPL. Earlier in the IPL debut match, Mayank had bowled the ball at a speed of 155.8 kilometers per hour.
Virat tops the list of Orange Cap
Virat Kohli has once again topped the list of Orange Cap. Kohli has scored 203 runs in four matches of IPL 2024, which includes two half-centuries. During this period, he has scored runs at a strike rate of 140.97 and an average of 67.67. Whereas, Riyan Parag is at second place in this list with 181 runs. Although Riyan Parag has played only 3 matches so far.
BCCI changed the schedule of these IPL matches
The match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals was to be played on 17 April 2024 in Kolkata, but now this match will be played on 16 April 2024. Apart from this, the match between Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals was to be played on 16 April 2024 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, which will now be played on 17 April. Changes have taken place in these two matches only. Actually, the festival of Ram Navami is on 17th April, due to which BCCI has made this change.
This star player will not play in T20 World Cup 2024
The T20 World Cup is to be played in West Indies and USA this year. England’s star cricketer Ben Stokes has decided not to play in the T20 World Cup. Ben Stokes has confirmed that he does not want to be considered for selection ahead of this T20 World Cup. The England Test captain’s focus now is to be fully fit to bowl. He recently played against India only as a batsman. Although he did bowl some in the last match.
21 year old bowler took hat-trick for the second time in T20I cricket
21 year old Fariha Trisna has achieved the feat of taking a hat-trick in the second match of the T20 series played between Bangladesh and Australia women’s teams. Fariha Trisna took a hat-trick in the last over of Australia’s innings. This is Fariha Trisna’s second hat-trick in T20 International cricket. Earlier, he had also taken a hat-trick in his debut match in the year 2022.
AIFF suspended Deepak Sharma
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has suspended executive committee member Deepak Sharma until further notice. Sharma is accused of allegedly assaulting two female players in Goa. Two football players of Himachal Pradesh-based Khaad FC, who had gone to participate in the Indian Women’s Football League Second Division, had alleged that club owner Sharma entered their room on the night of March 28 and beat them. Sharma was also arrested by Goa Police but later released on bail.
Indian men’s hockey team reached Australia
The Indian men’s hockey team has reached Australia to play a five-Test series starting from April 6 in preparation for the Paris Olympics. The team captained by Harmanpreet Singh left on Monday night. The Indian team recently won three out of four matches in the FIH Pro League in Bhubaneswar. After the first match on April 6, matches are to be held on April 7, 10, 12 and 13.
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