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Rishabh Pant’s Delhi Capitals take on KL Rahul’s Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in match 64 of the IPL 2024 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Tuesday, May 14. Here is the weather report for the DC vs LSG game batting form has dipped off late and it’s not only cost him a place in India’s T20 squad but also left LSG at the seventh spot with 12 points with RCB and DC, who are fifth and sixth respectively. Five days is a lot of time to introspect and…

T20 World Cup 2024 is less than a month away with the first match of the marquee cricket event set to be played on June 1, in a shocking piece of news it is now being reported that the Cricket West Indies (CWI) has received a ‘terror threat’ over hosting the global cricketing competition. Notably, USA and the Carribean Islands are co-hosting the T20 World Cup 2024. Despite the threat, CWI have assued that proper checks and balances are in place to ensure there is no risk to the major…

The story of both teams is somewhat similar so far in this season. The Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals have won four out of the nine games played and currently stand at number six in the points table. The Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians are in the eighth position with three victories in eight games. Both teams desperately need a victory to improve their standings in the points table. MI have used 20 out of the total 25 players in this season which is very unlikely of the franchise. They need to…

The history has been made in Eden Gardens on Friday. Punjab Kings successfully chased down the 262-run target with eight balls and as many wickets to spare against the former champions Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2024. Prabhsimran Singh set the tone of the chase but unfortunately lost his wicket in a freak run-out. Jonny Bairstow took the responsibility and slammed a 45-ball ton but it was Shashank Singh’s power-hitting which helped Punjab Kings won the match comfortably. He smashed eight sixes and two fours in his unbeaten 68-run knock…

In a momentous occasion that reverberated through the world of chess, D Gukesh, a 17-year-old chess prodigy hailing from Chennai, scripted an extraordinary chapter in the sport’s chronicles by clinching victory at the fiercely contested FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2024. With this remarkable achievement, Gukesh not only secured the prestigious title but also etched his name in the annals of chess history as the youngest player ever to advance to the final stage of the World Chess Championship, a feat previously attained only by the legendary Viswanathan Anand. The grand…

Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson has been fined Rs 12 lakh after his team maintained a slow over rate during the Indian Premier League match against Gujarat Titans. (As It Happened | Scorecard) The Royals’ four-match winning streak was broken by the Shubman Gill-led Titans, who won the match by three wickets in a last-ball thriller on Wednesday. “Sanju Samson, the Rajasthan Royals captain, has been fined after his team maintained a slow over rate during their TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 match against Gujarat Titans at the Sawai…

An inconsistent Punjab Kings will go up against an unpredictable Sunrisers Hyderabad in match 23 of the Indian Premier League 2024 on Tuesday. (Preview | Full Coverage) Both SRH and PBKS are fifth and sixth respectively in the table with two wins and two losses each. After winning their opening match at the newly-built Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, Chandigarh, the Kings will return to their home. The batting of the Shikhar Dhawan-led side has blown hot and cold while the same could be said about their bowling.…

In doing so, the franchise became the first team in the history of T20 cricket to register a total of 150 wins. Yesterday’s victory over DC was MI’s 139th in IPL. The five-team IPL champions have also won 11 games in the now defunct Champions League T20. MI achieved this feat in their 273rd T20 match. Apart from 273 wins MI also have 117 defeats against their name. The favourite team of the five-time IPL champions has been Kolkata Knight Riders whom they have beaten 23 times, while Chennai Super…

The youngster returned with figures of 5/30 in 3.5 overs, which includedThe youngster returned with figures of 5/30 in 3.5 overs, which included a double-wicket maiden, as Lucknow Super Giants beat former champions Gujarat Titans by 33 runs at Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. a double-wicket maiden, as Lucknow Super Giants beat former champions Gujarat Titans by 33 runs at Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. A right-arm medium pacer from Kolkata, who plays for Vidarbha in domestic cricket, Thakur thus became the third bowler to bag a five-for against the Titans after…

Even with Punjab Kings batter Shashank Singh going all guns blazing on one end, a victory for his team looked unlikely against Gujarat Titans (GT) on Thursday in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. (Full Coverage) The Kings needed 50 off 27 balls when the Madhya Pradesh born Ashutosh Sharma walked in at 8 as the Impact Player. When Sharma left on the first ball of the final over, the equation read 7 runs off 5 balls. In the 43-run stand that he…