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Sports Top 10: Sunrisers Hyderabad achieved a resounding 6-wicket win against Chennai Super Kings in their fourth match in IPL 2024. Batting first in this match, CSK managed to reach the score of 165 in 20 overs, whereas Hyderabad achieved this target in 18.1 overs at the loss of 4 wickets. While Aiden McCram played a half-century while batting for Sunrisers Hyderabad, Abhishek Sharma also had a brilliant inning of 37 runs in just 12 balls. Suryakumar Yadav has now joined the Mumbai Indians team before the match against Delhi Capitals, who could not play in the initial matches due to being unfit.
Sunrisers Hyderabad registered its second win this season
Under the captaincy of Pat Cummins, Sunrisers Hyderabad team, which came to play against Chennai Super Kings at its home ground, once again saw a great performance. CSK got a chance to bat first in this match, in which Shivam Dubey scored 45 runs while Ajinkya Rahane scored 35 runs, on the basis of which Chennai Super Kings could reach the score of 165 at the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs. While chasing the target, the opening pair of Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head gave an explosive start to the Sunrisers Hyderabad team and made the match one-sided in the powerplay itself. This was Hyderabad’s second win after 4 matches this season.
Ruturaj Gaikwad said slow pitch was the main reason for the defeat
After the defeat in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad cited the slow pitch as the main reason. Gaikwad said in his statement that to be honest, this wicket was very slow, they bowled very well and did not give us a chance to bat freely in the last 5 overs. When he set out to chase the target, he put pressure on us from the very beginning. This pitch was also made of black soil, due to which we considered it slow, but as the ball got older, this pitch became even slower. On this pitch we should have made a score of at least 170 to 175. At the same time, we were not able to bowl well even in the powerplay.
Sunrisers Hyderabad team reached 5th place in the points table.
Sunrisers Hyderabad also benefited from the win against Chennai Super Kings in the points table in which it has now directly reached 5th position. Hyderabad now has 4 points after 2 wins and 2 losses in 4 matches in which their net run rate is 0.409. Whereas Chennai Super Kings is at third place in the points table with 4 points after 2 consecutive defeats and their net run rate is 0.517.
Yuvraj Singh tweeted about Abhishek Sharma’s innings
In the match against Chennai Super Kings, Abhishek Sharma had scored 26 runs against Mukesh Chaudhary in the second over of the innings. However, in the very next over he lost his wicket due to playing a bad shot against Deepak Chahar. Regarding this shot of his, Yuvraj Singh tweeted and wrote on X that I am right behind you boy…again you played well, but it was a bad shot to get out.
Suryakumar Yadav joins Mumbai Indians team
Nothing seems to be going right for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024 so far. From captaincy to many other problems are being seen in the team. However, now the team will definitely get some relief with Suryakumar Yadav joining the team before the match against Delhi Capitals. Mumbai has to play its next match on 7th April and there is also a possibility of Surya playing in it.
Rajasthan Royals will be seen in pink colored jersey in the match against RCB
Rajasthan Royals team is ready to play the match against RCB on 06 April at its home ground Sawai Man Singh Stadium. Some changes will be made in the team’s jersey in this match. RR has announced this through its social media. In fact, this match will be played entirely for the women of Rajasthan. Due to which the team will be seen completely in pink colored jersey in this match.
Hardik Pandya reached Somnath temple
Hardik Pandya is facing a lot of opposition from the fans after becoming the captain of Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024, due to which he seems to be under a lot of pressure. This season, his performance is also being affected. Meanwhile, Hardik Pandya reached Gujarat’s Somnath temple to visit. The Mumbai Indians team is on a long break after the defeat against Rajasthan Royals on April 1. Mumbai has to play a match against Delhi Capitals on its home ground on 7th April.
There is huge pressure on Virat Kohli
Former Australia captain Steve Smith says that due to the failure of the rest of the batsmen of RCB i.e. Royal Challengers Bangalore, there is a lot of pressure on Virat Kohli and his teammates should support him by performing better. The rest of the RCB batsmen should support Kohli. By doing this they can bring the team on the path to victory. Kohli is a great player. He understands the situation very well and bats accordingly. In this matter he has no equal in the world.
Delhi Capitals got a big blow due to Kuldeep Yadav’s injury.
Delhi Capitals team has had a very bad start in IPL 2024. Out of the first four matches, they have faced crushing defeat in three matches. Just before their 5th match of the season, Delhi Capitals team has been dealt a huge blow by the injury of Kuldeep Yadav. Kuldeep Yadav has suffered a back injury. Due to which he could not play for his team in the last two matches. Kuldeep has been advised rest, but there is no confirmation yet as to when he will be ready to play again.
The match will be played between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Jaipur.
The 19th match of IPL 2024 will be played between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. There has been a lot of difference in the performance of both the teams so far this season. While Rajasthan Royals have played three matches under the captaincy of Sanju Samson and won all three, RCB has faced defeat in 3 out of 4 matches.
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