After KKR reached the IPL final, Shahrukh Khan gave a ‘magic hug’ to captain Shreyas, the video went viral
In the first qualifiers match, KKR won against SRH by 8 wickets. shahrukh khan and shreyas iyer (Image Credit- Twitter X) The first qualifier match of the ongoing IPL season was played yesterday on 21 May between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad (KKR vs SRH). Let us tell you that in this match played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, KKR won against SRH by 8 wickets. Team captain Shreyas Iyer played an important role in taking Kolkata to the final and in the match he remained unbeaten after scoring 58 runs in 24 balls. Iyer hit 5 fours and 4 sixes during his innings. Also, Shreyas ended the match by hitting a six. On the other hand, after the match between Kolkata and Hyderabad ended, a video of team owner Shah Rukh Khan is becoming increasingly viral on social media. In this video, Shah Rukh is seen lovingly hugging Shreyas Iyer. Also, fans are seen reacting very fast to this video. Watch this special video of Shahrukh Khan and Shreyas Iyer On the other hand, if we give you information about the match, Sunrisers Hyderabad has won the toss and decided to bat first. However, the start of the team was nothing special. After the wicket of Travis Head fell on the second ball, the team lost three more wickets within the powerplay. However, Rahul Tripathi (55) and captain Pat Cummins (30) played some important innings for Hyderabad, due to which the team was successful in scoring 159 runs in 20 overs. After this, when KKR set out to chase the target of 160 runs given by Hyderabad, it easily achieved this target by losing 2 wickets in just 13.4 overs. For KKR, opener Rahmanullag Gurbaz scored 23 runs and Sunil Narayan scored 21 runs. Whereas Venkatesh Iyer remained unbeaten scoring 51* and Shreyas Iyer 58*. KKR will now face the winner of Qualifier 2 in the IPL final on May 26 in Chennai.
IPL 2024: AB de Villiers has reached India, now he will be seen cheering for the RCB team in the eliminator match
AB de Villiers has also participated in the Indian Premier League with the Royal Challengers Bangalore team. AB De Villiers (Pic Source-X) Former South African cricketer AB de Villiers was recently seen in India. Let us tell you, AB de Villiers is one of those few foreign cricketers whose fan following is very high in India also. AB de Villiers is counted among the best batsmen in the world and his fielding has always been excellent. AB de Villiers has also participated in the Indian Premier League with the Royal Challengers Bangalore team. This experienced batsman has participated in many important matches on behalf of the Royal Challengers Bangalore team and has played an important role in the victory of his team. RCB team has confirmed its place in the playoffs in the Indian Premier League 2024. The team has to play its next match against Rajasthan Royals on 22 May. This is an eliminator match and now that former South African players have come to India, it can be said that they too will definitely come to Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad to watch this match. A video is going viral on social media in which AB de Villiers can be seen outside a restaurant in India. Mufaddal Vohra has shared this video on his official social media account, on the caption of which he has written, ‘AB de Villiers is in India. It can be expected that we will see him in the stadium during the RCB match. Here is AB de Villiers’ video: Royal Challengers Bangalore made a spectacular comeback in the Indian Premier League 2024 and made it to the playoffs this season. He won only one of the first 7 matches. However, after this the team made a strong comeback and won its remaining 6 matches. The RCB team is in very good form at the moment and they would definitely like to win the eliminator match against Rajasthan Royals. The best thing about RCB is that all their players are in very good form at the moment and they would like to continue this form in the future as well. At present, the confidence of the team is very high and it will not be so easy for Rajasthan Royals to defeat them. 5 Australian players who scored half century in debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy? IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Amazing records of Dhoni as CSK captain Captains of which teams were changed before the start of IPL 2024
MS Dhoni: After CSK’s exit from IPL, Dhoni reached Ranchi the very next day, watch the video of the airport.
MS Dhoni: In the 17th season of IPL, all four teams have qualified for the playoffs, in which Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals had already qualified for the playoffs. Now Royal Challengers Bangalore have confirmed their place in the playoffs by defeating Chennai Super Kings in the last league match. With this defeat, Chennai (CSK)’s IPL 2024 journey ended and perhaps Dhoni’s IPL journey too. It is believed that this season is Dhoni’s last IPL season and he will announce his retirement. It is noteworthy that Dhoni was seen suffering from knee injury and pain during the tournament, hence it seems impossible for him to play IPL next year. CSK’s legendary former captain MS Dhoni has reached his home Ranchi after the last match of Chennai. In the match played between RCB and CSK on Saturday, Chennai needed to reach the target of 201 runs to make it to the playoffs. However, Dhoni was unable to lead the team to victory. Dhoni was seen angry at himself after not helping the team win. But the very next day Dhoni returned home and was seen in a light mood. Dhoni was seen smiling at the fans and also said hello to them. While leaving the airport, Dhoni was seen in a light blue T-shirt. You can watch the full video below: Let us tell you that after the defeat, Dhoni was disappointed and was seen not shaking hands with the RCB players when the team’s opponents were celebrating their victory. Was this Dhoni’s last IPL? On this question, Robin Uthappa said, “I don’t think we have seen the last of MS. He is not a person who takes these things lightly. He will definitely come back roaring. Even with the storyline, I have only seen him bat in the last 4 or 5 overs, there is a reason for that. Regarding MS Dhoni’s retirement, Suresh Raina told Geo Cinema, “Rituraj Gaikwad needs more time to mature, so MS Dhoni should play one more season.”
Rajasthan has reached the playoffs but….: Brian Lara presented his side after RR lost four consecutive matches.
Even in the important match played in Guwahati on 16 May, Rajasthan Royals players failed to show good performance and suffered a crushing defeat against Punjab Kings. Rajasthan Royals (Pic Source-X) Rajasthan Royals had made a very good start in the Indian Premier League 2024 but they have performed disappointingly in the last few matches. Let us tell you, Rajasthan Royals have lost their last four matches. Even in the important match played in Guwahati on 16 May, Rajasthan Royals players failed to show good performance and suffered a crushing defeat against Punjab Kings. Former West Indies batsman Brian Lara has presented his side regarding this performance of Rajasthan Royals. According to Brian Lara, Rajasthan Royals have made their place in the playoffs this season but they will have to lift themselves up and win matches. Brian Lara, while talking on Star Sports, presented his side regarding Rajasthan Royals. Brian Lara said, ‘Rajasthan did not score much runs against Punjab and that is why they had to face defeat. Now things are becoming more difficult for Rajasthan Royals. They have made their place in the playoffs but now it is very important for the team to pick itself up. Rajasthan Royals have performed disappointingly in the second half of IPL 2024. Brian Lara further said, ‘It is very important for them to win their next match and I pray that Sunrisers Hyderabad does not win both their matches. I want Rajasthan Royals to finish in top 2. Rajasthan is a very good team and they have to understand that the team had performed very well in the first half but now there is a decline in their form. Now they have to pick themselves up. The team has many excellent players who can perform brilliantly and lead Rajasthan to victory. At present the Rajasthan team has lost momentum and I hope that it will make a comeback very soon. Rajasthan Royals are scheduled to play their next match of the Indian Premier League 2024 against Kolkata Knight Riders on May 19 in Guwahati. Kolkata Knight Riders is at the top of the points table of the Indian Premier League 2020. 5 Australian players who scored half century in debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy? IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are creating havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Captains of which teams were changed before the start of IPL 2024
IPL 2024: Due to bad weather, KKR had to spend the night in Varanasi, don’t know when the team reached Kolkata?
KKR was returning from Lucknow to Kolkata Kolkata Knight Riders (Image Credit- Twitter X) Amidst the ongoing IPL 2024, two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) had to spend a night in Varanasi due to bad weather. It is noteworthy that KKR was returning to Kolkata after Sunday’s match against Lucknow Super Giants, and they had to reach Kolkata by 7 pm on Monday evening. But due to bad weather, he was first shifted to Guwahati around 9 pm on Monday night. After this, he got the green signal to fly to Kolkata, but after this, due to bad weather again, his flight was diverted towards Varanasi. Let us tell you that regarding the delay of the team’s flight, the franchise has also made a post on its official account, in which it said that due to bad weather, the flight has been diverted to Guwahati. On the other hand, now KKR has reached Kolkata. The team has shared the post on its official X account today about reaching Kolkata on Tuesday, May 7. The players have also checked into the hotel. See this social media post of KKR Travel update: KKR’s charter flight from Lucknow to Kolkata diverted to Guwahati due to bad weather ⛈️ Flight currently standing at the Guwahati Airport tarmac. More updates soon pic.twitter.com/XFPTHgM2FJ — KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) May 6, 2024 Update: Finally, after Lucknow, Guwahati, Varanasi… We are on our way back to Kolkata 😀✌️ How’s the weather now, #KnightsArmy, pic.twitter.com/MZqTnR0FHn — KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) May 7, 2024 KKR is ready to face MI Let us tell you that at present Kolkata Knight Riders are on top in the points table of IPL 2024 with 16 points. The team has played a total of 11 matches so far, out of which it has won 8 and lost 3 matches. So now Kolkata is ready to face Mumbai Indians in their upcoming match. Let us tell you that this match between the two teams will be played on May 11 at the historic Eden Gardens ground in Kolkata. It will be worth watching that how is KKR going to perform against Mumbai on its home ground in this match?
IPL 2024: KKR reached the top in the points table by defeating LSG at their home, CSK captured the third place.
After the win against Lucknow, Kolkata Knight Riders have reached the top of the points table with 16 points. KKR & CSK (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL) IPL 2024 Points Table: In IPL 2024, two explosive matches were played on 5th May. Chennai Super Kings won against Punjab Kings by 28 runs. Whereas Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Lucknow by 98 runs at their home. After these two matches, there has been a big upheaval in the points table. After defeating Lucknow, Kolkata Knight Riders have reached the top of the points table with 16 points. Rajasthan Royals have slipped one place to second place. After the defeat of Lucknow Super Giants, Sunrisers Hyderabad has reached fourth place, and KL Rahul’s team has come to fifth place. After the win against Punjab Kings, Chennai Super Kings has moved straight from fifth to third position with 12 points. After the defeat, Punjab Kings are still at 8th position. Number Team match Victory Garland Tie N/R score net run rate 1 Kolkata Knight Riders 11 8 3 0 0 16 1.453 2 Rajasthan Royals 10 8 2 0 0 16 0.622 3 Chennai Super Kings 11 6 5 0 0 12 0.700 4 Sunrisers Hyderabad 10 6 4 0 0 12 0.072 5 Lucknow Super Giants 11 6 5 0 0 12 -0.371 6 Delhi Capitals 11 5 6 0 0 10 -0.442 7 Royal Challengers Bangalore 11 4 7 0 0 8 -0.049 8 punjab kings 11 4 7 0 0 8 -0.187 9 gujarat titans 11 4 7 0 0 8 -1.320 10 Mumbai Indians 11 3 8 0 0 6 -0.356 IPL 2024: Status of both the matches played today The first match of the day on 5 May was played between Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings in Dharamshala. In the match, CSK, batting first, scored 167 runs at the loss of 9 wickets. Ravindra Jadeja played the highest innings of 43 runs in 26 balls. Chasing the target, Punjab Kings could only score 139 runs in 20 overs, and Chennai won by 28 runs. Jadeja also showed excellence in bowling and took maximum 3 wickets for 20 runs in 4 overs. In the second match played at Ekana Cricket Stadium, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Lucknow by 98 runs. Batting first, KKR put 235 runs on the board at the loss of 6 wickets. Sunil Narayan played an inning of 81 runs in 39 balls. While chasing the target, Lucknow team was all out for 137 runs in 16.1 overs. Harshit Rana and Varun Chakraborty took maximum 3-3 wickets for Kolkata.
This Pakistani legend reached Sri Lanka to sharpen Sri Lankan bowling before T20 World Cup
T20 World Cup 2024 starts from June 2 Sri Lanka Cricket Team (Image Credit- Twitter Cricket fans are eagerly waiting for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024. Let us tell you that this time this tournament is starting from June 2 under the joint hosting of West Indies and USA. All the teams are seen finalizing their preparations for the Multination Tournament. On the other hand, taking this sequence forward, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has taken a big step. Let us tell you that on the request of the board, former fast bowler of Pakistan cricket team and known as Sultan of Swing, Wasim Akram has reached Sri Lanka for a two-day workshop. Here he will be seen teaching bowling tricks to Sri Lankan bowlers and also sharing his experiences. So regarding this, Sri Lanka Cricket President Shammi Silva informed that the training program of the players is starting from May 2, 2024. Wasim Akram reached Sri Lanka to sharpen Sri Lankan bowling Let us tell you that while giving more information on this matter, Sri Lanka Cricket quoted News 18 as saying – Overall, Wasim Akram will organize five training seasons with SLC Pace Academy, High Performance Center (HPC) and some major cricket clubs. He will also oversee the preparations of the national team players for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. On the other hand, if we tell you about the T20 World Cup, Sri Lanka will start its winning campaign with the match against South Africa on June 3. It is noteworthy that this time a total of 20 teams are participating in the tournament, which have been divided into groups of five each. So the England cricket team is the defending champion of the T20 World Cup. Teams included in Group A: India, Pakistan, Ireland, Canada and USA. Teams included in Group B: Scotland, Oman, England, Australia, Namibia. Teams included in Group C: New Zealand, West Indies, Afghanistan, Uganda, Papua New Guinea. Teams included in Group D: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Netherlands, Nepal, South Africa.
IPL 2024: After the victory of Punjab Kings, there was a big upset in the points table..! Know which place KKR reached…?
After the win, Punjab Kings has moved to 8th position in the points table. KKR vs PBKS (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL) IPL 2024 Latest Points Table: In the 42nd match of IPL 2024, Punjab Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 8 wickets. After this match, not much change was seen in the points table. KKR is still in second place after the defeat. Punjab Kings have jumped one place after the win, the team has reached 8th position with three wins and 6 points from 9 matches. In the points table, Rajasthan Royals are at the first position with seven wins and 14 points in 8 matches. Sunrisers Hyderabad are in third place with five wins and 10 points from 8 matches. Lucknow Super Giants are in fourth place with 10 points. Whereas Chennai Super Kings is at fifth place with 8 points. IPL 2024: Latest status of points table after KKR vs PBKS match Number Team match Victory Garland Tie N/R score net run rate 1 Rajasthan Royals 8 7 1 0 0 14 0.698 2 Kolkata Knight Riders 8 5 3 0 0 10 0.972 3 Sunrisers Hyderabad 8 5 3 0 0 10 0.577 4 Lucknow Super Giants 8 5 3 0 0 10 0.148 5 Chennai Super Kings 8 4 4 0 0 8 0.415 6 Delhi Capitals 9 4 5 0 0 8 -0.386 7 gujarat titans 9 4 5 0 0 8 -0.974 8 punjab kings 9 3 6 0 0 6 -0.187 9 Mumbai Indians 8 3 5 0 0 6 -0.227 10 Royal Challengers Bangalore 9 2 7 0 0 4 -0.721 KKR vs PBKS, status of match-42 Batting first against Punjab Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders scored 261 runs on the board at the loss of 6 wickets. Phil Salt played the highest innings for the team of 75 runs in 37 balls. Whereas Sunil Narine had scored 71 runs in 32 balls. Punjab Kings chased the target with 8 balls remaining and won by 8 wickets. Jonny Bairstow played an unbeaten inning of 108 runs in 48 balls with the help of 8 fours and 9 sixes. Prabhsimran Singh scored 54 runs in 20 balls, while Shashank Singh played an unbeaten inning of 68 runs in 28 balls with the help of 2 fours and 8 sixes.
VIDEO: Virat reached Mumbai from Kolkata overnight, you will be stunned to know the reason!
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) veteran batsman Virat Kohli was recently seen leaving the Mumbai airport after returning from Kolkata. He played the IPL 2024 match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Eden Gardens on Sunday afternoon. In this high scoring match, RCB had to face defeat by one run. Their next match will be against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Hyderabad on Thursday (April 25). Since there are a few days left for RCB’s next match, Virat Kohli took advantage of this opportunity and went straight from Kolkata to Mumbai to spend time with his family. Some videos of Kohli are going viral on social media in which he is seen coming out of Mumbai airport. Virat Kohli seen coming out of Mumbai airport Virat Kohli will probably never forget the recently concluded match against KKR. Actually, there is a lot of controversy regarding the way Virat Kohli was out in this match. Many veteran cricketers have given their different opinions on this. Former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu and many fans say that the ball on which Kohli was dismissed was a no ball. However, former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan said that there was no elasticity in that ball and as per the rules, Kohli was out. What actually happened was that, in this match, Virat Kohli became the victim of Harshit Rana. Rana bowled a full toss on the first ball of the third over, on which Kohli came out of the crease and tried to play a shot and was caught by the bowler. The on field umpire declared Kohli out. But Kohli believed that it was a no ball. After this, he took DRS, which did not go in his favour. Kohli was very angry while returning to the pavilion. Let us tell you that in this match Virat scored 18 runs in 7 balls. During this, he hit one four and two sixes. However, RCB had to face defeat by one run in a thrilling match. KKR had scored 222/6 at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. In reply, Bengaluru team could score only 221 runs.