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With just six games remaining in the group stage of the IPL 2024, two teams have now secured of a spot in the IPL Playoffs: Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals. There are as many as five teams who have a shot at qualifying for the IPL playoffs. Gujarat Titans, Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians…
Synopsis: KKR become first team to qualify for play-offs as Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya fail again for Mumbai Indians In a rain-curtailed 16-overs contest, it was KKR who ran away with the win, on the back of a disciplined bowling performance that stifled MI. Kolkata officially became the first team to qualify for the…
SYNOPSIS: Defending champions Chennai Super Kings’ play-offs hopes take a big hit as they go down to Gujarat Titans by 35 runs. At a venue where they pulled off a major heist to become champions last year, Chennai Super Kings’ hopes of defending their title suffered a huge blow. The defeat means they will now…
Running out of patience That Chennai Super Kings have a history of backing players battling form is well known. But even by their standards, how long will they persist with Ajinkya Rahane is the question that gets louder with each passing game. In the past when they backed the likes of Murali Vijay, Faf du…
Too little too late If Gujarat Titans had hopes of defending this total, Virat Kohli in the very first over made RCB’s intentions clear with a couple of sixes. And once RCB captain Faf du Plessis’ started his onslaught the former became a spectator. The RCB skipper has blown hot and cold this season, however,…
Synopsis: Jake Fraser-McGurk’s stunning knock and Rasikh Salam’s excellent death bowling overpowered Tilak Varma’s valiant knock in another run-fest at the Feroz Shah Kotla. Perhaps, only a monkey can stop Jake Fraser-McGurk. Like it did in the U-19 world cup in South Africa in 2020 when he was sent back home ahead of a clash…
Synopsis: On a pitch rolled-out for batsmen, Kolkata Knight Riders pile on 261/6 before Jonny Bairstow’s magnificent century helps Punjab Kings complete record chase. On the face of it, Jonny Bairstow is a curious player. When he doesn’t click he can be very frustrating to watch. But when he does, just like he did on…
Synopsis: RCB tweakers spun their web around power-packed SRH batting line-up after half-centuries by Rajat Patidar and Virat Kohli took them to a 200-plus total. Chasing 207, the Sunrisers Hyderabad SRH batting line-up combusted collectively. Ultra-attacking batting can help teams make sky-high scores, but when it doesn’t go right, nights like this happen. On a…
It has been a mixed week for the Indian stars as the composition of the World Cup-bound remains inconclusive on the T20 World Cup Ladder standings as we head into week 5. Names at the top of The Indian Express’ previous T20 World Cup Ladder standings – Jasprit Bumrah and Rohit Sharma – maintain their…
Synopsis: Mitchell Starc has day to forget as Karn Sharma almost sees RCB through. But Andre Russell’s well-timed dismissal of Will Jacks and Rajat Patidar help KKR win by just a solitary run On Saturday, Dinesh Karthik had said that due to RCB’s batting woes, specialist spinner Karn Sharma couldn’t play the last couple of…
