IPL 2024: ‘On the very first day I made it clear how serious IPL is for me’ – statement of KKR mentor Gautam Gambhir
Gautam Gambhir has been made the mentor of KKR for IPL 2024. Gautam Gambhir. (Image Source: GG Instagram) The 17th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is all set to begin on March 22, and all 10 franchises will try to give their best performance in this tournament. All 10 teams will have their eyes on winning the trophy this season. With the tournament around the corner, one of the teams that could move ahead would be Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). ipl 2024 Earlier, KKR announced the signing of former captain Gautam Gambhir as the team’s mentor for the season. While playing for KKR, Gambhir made the team the IPL champion twice and now as a mentor, he will aim to make his team champion once again. Ahead of the 17th edition of the tournament, Gambhir recently talked about how he has given a serious message to all the players in the team for the upcoming season of IPL. Speaking to Star Sports, Gambhir said, “Right from the beginning I have made it clear that for me, IPL is a serious cricket tournament. This is not about Bollywood, personal agendas or post-match parties. It’s about playing competitive cricket, which is why I believe it is the toughest league globally. This is a platform for proper cricket.” He further added, “It is probably closer to international cricket than any other league and if you want to be recognized as a successful franchise, you need to be able to perform well on the cricket field. “ I think KKR has the most loyal fans: Gautam Gambhir Furthermore, Gambhir also praised the loyal fans of Kolkata Knight Riders, who have supported the franchise during a poor season, and it is time to repay their faith. The former KKR player said, “I think there are very emotional fans. We need to be honest with them. We need to try to bring that happiness in their smiles because I have always believed that Kolkata has the most loyal fans in my opinion.”
WPL 2024: Match-12, DEL-W vs MUM-W Match Prediction: Know which team has the upper hand and who can win today’s match
The 12th match of the Women’s Premier League 2024 will be played between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals. DEL-W vs MUM-W (Photo Source: WPL Official Website) Preview: The 12th match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 will be played between Delhi Capitals Women (DEL-W) and Mumbai Indians Women (MUM-W) team. Delhi Capitals is at the first position in the points table with 3 wins and 6 points in 4 matches and Mumbai Indians is at the second position with 3 wins and 6 points in 4 matches. Mumbai Indians had won against Royal Challengers Bangalore by 7 wickets in the last match. Batting first, Royal Challengers Bangalore scored 131 runs on the board at the loss of 6 wickets. Mumbai Indians chased the target with 29 balls remaining. Delhi Capitals had won against Gujarat Giants by 25 runs in the last match. Batting first, Delhi Capitals put 163 runs on the board at the loss of 8 wickets. Gujarat Giants could score only 138 runs at the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs. Match Details: matches details matches Delhi Capitals Women vs Mumbai Indians Women, Match-12 Venue Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi Date and Time 5 March, Monday, 7:30 PM IST Live Broadcast and Streaming Details Sports18 & JioCinema App Pitch Report: The pitch of Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi seems to provide more support to the batsmen. Due to the shot boundary, it is easy for the batsmen to hit fours and sixes here. As the game progresses, the spinners get more help here. The average score of the first innings on this pitch is 150 runs. Head to Head Records: Matches Played 4 Mumbai Indians Women Won 2 Delhi Capitals Women Won 1 No Result 00 Probable Playing XIs: Delhi Capitals Women (DEL-W): Meg Lanning (captain), Shafali Verma, Elise Capsey, Jemimah Rodriguez, Annabel Sutherland, Jess Jonassen, Arundhati Reddy, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Tania Bhatia (wk), Titas Sadhu. Mumbai Indians Women (MUM-W): Yastika Bhatia (wk), Hayley Mathews, Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Nate Siver-Brunt, Amelia Karr, Pooja Vastrakar, EC Wong, Sanjeevan Sajna, Amanjot Kaur, Shabnim Ismail, Saika Ishaq. Probable Best Batter of the Match: Shefali Verma was able to score 13 runs in 9 balls against Gujarat Giants in the last match. Shefali Verma can bat brilliantly in the match against Mumbai Indians. Probable Best Bowler of the Match: Nat Siver-Brunt took 2 wickets for 27 runs in 4 overs against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the last match. Nat Siver-Brunt can be seen bowling brilliantly in the match against Delhi Capitals. Who will win today’s match (Today’s Match Prediction): Mumbai Indians will win the match against Delhi Capitals. Scenario 1 Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose bowling Powerplay Score- 40-50 Score of first innings- 160-170 Mumbai Indians won. Scenario 1 Delhi Capitals won the toss and chose bowling powerplay score– 45-55 Score of first innings- 165-175 Mumbai Indians won
IPL 2024: “India is like a second home” – Pat Cummins gives a big statement after getting the captaincy of SRH
Pat Cummins will be seen captaining SRH in IPL 2024. Pat Cummins. (Image Source: Getty Images) Australian captain Pat Cummins described India as his second home ahead of playing with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in IPL 2024. The 30-year-old player became the second most expensive cricketer in IPL history when SRH spent Rs 20.5 crore to buy him. Today, on March 4, SRH also appointed Cummins as the captain for the upcoming season. Speaking to Star Sports, Cummins described the feeling as ‘very good’ when the entire Indian fans were not against you. Cummins said, “India is like a second home. We spend a lot of time here. In IPL you get your home teams. In such a situation, you really feel that you have a lot of fans or at least cricket fans who support you. A lot of people come up to me and say, ‘I am from Kolkata or I support KKR. So it’s a good feeling that everyone is not against you.” SRH will be desperate to make a comeback this season after a disappointing performance last season. In IPL 2023, they finished at the bottom of the points table with four wins in 14 matches. Meanwhile, Cummins played for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for two years in 2014-15 and 2020-22 and for Delhi Capitals (DC) in 2017 “It’s always good to go up against Virat” – Pat Cummins pat cummins talked about his on-field rivalry with Indian superstar Virat Kohli. He told that both of them have performed better than each other on different occasions. While the Australian fast bowler has never dismissed a champion batsman in the IPL and other T20 leagues, he has enjoyed success in international cricket. Cummins has dismissed Kohli five times in Tests, twice in ODIs and once in T20Is. Cummins said, “I I believe in focusing on what I do best. Those guys are so nice, if you make even the slightest mistake they will find a way to throw you off your game. It is always good to play against Virat. He has troubled me many times. I have also put him in trouble many times. “It’s always pretty cool.”
IPL 2024: Big shock to Aiden Markram before IPL, Hyderabad made this World Cup champion the new captain of the team.
IPL 2024 starts from 22nd March Pat Cummins (Image Credit- Twitter X) IPL 2024: There is very little time left for the start of the 17th season of IPL. It is noteworthy that this time the tournament will start from March 22 with the match between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore. On the other hand, before the start of this season, the 2016 champion Sunrisers Hyderabad franchise has made a major change in the leadership of its team. Let us tell you that the management has handed over the command of the team to World Cup 2023 champion captain Pat Cummins in place of Aiden Markram, who commanded the team last season. So after Cummins became the new captain of Hyderabad, fans are seen continuously reacting through social media. #OrangeArmy, Our new skipper Pat Cummins 🧡#IPL2024 pic.twitter.com/ODNY9pdlEf — SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) March 4, 2024 Cummins was the second most expensive player sold in IPL. It is noteworthy that when the auction for IPL 2024 was held in Dubai last year, Pat Cummins became the second most expensive player sold in the auction in IPL history. Hyderabad had added Cummins to their team by paying a record Rs 20.5 crore. This was also Hyderabad’s biggest purchase till date in the IPL auction. On the other hand, if we give you information about Pat Cummins’s performance in IPL, he has played a total of 42 matches till the time of writing the news. In these matches, Cummins has taken a total of 45 wickets with an economy of 8.54. He has also scored 379 runs in batting. Apart from this, while playing for KKR in the year 2022 season, Cummins played a quick half-century in just 14 balls against Mumbai Indians. Besides, this innings of Cummins was also the third fastest half-century scored in IPL history. Well, it will be worth watching how Sunrisers Hyderabad is going to perform under the captaincy of Pat Cummins in the upcoming IPL season.
WPL 2024: Shreyanka Patil made fans crazy with her amazing fielding, video created a stir on the internet
Royal Challengers Bangalore’s next match will be played against UP Warriors on March 4. Shreyanka Patil (Photo Source: Shreyanka Patil: Royal Challengers Bangalore made a explosive start to the Women’s Premier League 2024. The team had registered a spectacular victory in the first two matches. But then the team has faced embarrassing defeats in the last two matches. The team could not defend 131 runs against Mumbai Indians and had to face defeat by 7 wickets. After this defeat, Royal Challengers Bangalore has come to fourth place in the points table. The team’s two consecutive defeats are troubling the fans, but meanwhile the viral video of Shreyanka Patil’s brilliant fielding has made the fans crazy. Shreyanka Patil devoted her life to fielding Sophie Devine was bowling the sixth over of the innings against Mumbai Indians. Haley Mathews tried to hit a shot towards long-on. But Shreyanka Patil showed her full effort and saved 5 runs for her team. Shreyanka Patil’s brilliant fielding not only caught the attention of the fans present in the stadium, but now her amazing fielding has gone viral on social media too. Watch the video of Shreyanka Patil’s brilliant fielding here – #TATAWPL Season 2 🤝 Spectacular fielding Recap Shreyanka Patil’s super save near the ropes 🔥🔥#RCBvMI , @RCBTweets pic.twitter.com/fmbcgkZBnu — Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 2, 2024 Talking about the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians, Bangalore’s top order flopped badly. On the strength of Ellis Perry’s unbeaten inning of 44 runs, the team was able to put a total of 131 runs on the board. Mumbai Indians chased the target with 29 balls remaining, and won by 7 wickets. Amelia Karr played an unbeaten inning of 40 runs, while Nate Siver-Brunt scored 27 runs. Royal Challengers Bangalore’s next match will be played against UP Warriors on March 4 at the home ground M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. The team would like to show a great game in the last home ground match.
WPL 2024: Take a look at the top funny memes of GG-W vs DC-W match
After this victory of DC-W, there was a flood of memes on social media. GG-W vs DC-W (Photo Source: WPL/X) In the 10th match of WPL 2024, Delhi Capitals defeated Gujarat Giants by 25 runs. Chasing the target of 164 runs, Beth Mooney’s team could score only 138 runs. This is Gujarat’s fourth consecutive defeat in this tournament. On the other hand, this is Delhi Capitals’ third win in four matches. With this she has reached the top in the points table. Chasing the target of 164 runs, Gujarat Giants did not have a good start and opener Laura Wolvaardt returned to the pavilion without opening her account. Shikha Pandey showed him the way to the pavilion. After this, Gujarat’s wickets fell at regular intervals, resulting in the team losing four wickets at the score of 53. Ashley Gardner showed struggle The Australian all-rounder was seen fighting alone for Gujarat. She first made a small partnership with Veda Krishnamurthy (12), then partnered with Tanuja Kanwar to take the team’s score beyond 100. But as soon as he was out, all the hopes of Gujarat ended. Gardner scored 40 runs in 31 balls with the help of 5 fours and 1 six. The team could score only 138 runs after losing 8 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Radha Yadav and Jess Jonassen took 3-3 wickets for Delhi. Whereas Shikha Pandey and Arundhati Reddy got 1 wicket each. Delhi made a challenging score of 167 runs Earlier, after losing the toss and batting first, Delhi Capitals scored 163 runs at the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs. Opener Meg Lanning played a captaincy inning of 55 runs, which included 6 fours and a six. Whereas Alice Capsey scored 27 runs in 17 balls. Sutherland had 20 runs in his account. Apart from these, other Delhi batsmen could not do anything special. Meghna Singh gave the first blow to Delhi by dismissing Shefali Verma (13). After this, Meghna made Alice Capsey her next victim. Lanning, who was looking in great form, also became Meghna’s victim and Meghna Singh got her fourth wicket in the form of Radha Yadav. However, he conceded 37 runs in his four-over spell. Whereas Ashley Gordner took 2 wickets. Tanuja Kanwar and Mannat Kashyap got 1 wicket each. See here the top funny memes of GG-W vs DC-W match #WPL2024GG for this WIPL 😁😁😁😁 pic.twitter.com/5vPpjFY6Gf — joshi manish (@JoshiMannu5feb) March 3, 2024 That’s a useless match! #WPL2024 pic.twitter.com/1uoRCULd8H — Asli BCCI Women(WPL Mode On) (@AsliBCCIWomen) March 3, 2024 #WPL2024 #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/Vvho2lknQR — Asli BCCI Women(WPL Mode On) (@AsliBCCIWomen) March 3, 2024 Captain: use your brain & batVeda:#WPL2024 pic.twitter.com/T0qAVd5ray — Rishi (@ladkiincric) March 3, 2024 This Gujarat team is even bigger scorer than RCB. #WPL2024 pic.twitter.com/1bP4Dfqriq — Harshad 𝕏 (@_anxious_one) March 3, 2024 Enni catches drop cheysthar Ra ???🤣#WPL2024#DCwvsGGw pic.twitter.com/9rQTTSgoT3 — FanofBB (@Unlucky_raju) March 3, 2024
WPL 2024 Points Table Update: DEL-W vs GUJ-W, Match-10 Results, and latest status of points table
Delhi Capitals team is at first place in the points table with 6 points after the win against Gujarat Giants. DEL-W vs GUJ-W (Photo Source: WPL Official Website) WPL 2024 Points Table Update: The 10th match of the Women’s Premier League 2024 was played between Delhi Capitals Women and Gujarat Giants Women at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. Gujarat Giants captain Beth Mooney won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, Delhi Capitals put 163 runs on the board at the loss of 8 wickets. Meg Lanning played the highest innings of 55 runs in 41 balls with the help of 6 fours and 1 six. Whereas Alice Capsey scored 27 runs in 17 balls with the help of 5 fours. For Gujarat Giants, Meghna Singh took 4 wickets for 37 runs in 4 overs. Ashley Gardner took 2 wickets, while Tanuja Kanwar and Mannat Kashyap took 1 wicket each. While chasing the target, Gujarat Giants team could score only 138 runs at the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs. Ashley Gardner played the highest innings for the team of 40 runs in 31 balls with the help of 5 fours and 1 six. Apart from Ashley Gardner, no batsman was able to contribute. For Delhi Capitals, Radha Yadav and Jess Jonassen took maximum 3-3 wickets, while Shikha Pandey and Arundhati Reddy took 1-1 wicket. Let us tell you what is the latest status of the points table after the match between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Giants. WPL 2024 Points Table Update: Women’s Premier League 2024 Updated Points Table After the win against Gujarat Giants, Delhi Capitals team is at the first position in the points table with 3 wins and 6 points in 4 matches. Mumbai Indians are at second place with 6 points, UP Warriors and Royal Challengers Bangalore are at third and fourth place with 4 points. Gujarat Giants team has not been able to open its account yet. Number Team match Victory Garland Tie N/R score net run rate 1 Delhi Capitals Women 4 3 1 0 0 6 1.251 2 mumbai indians women 4 3 1 0 0 6 0.402 3 UP Warriors Women 4 2 2 0 0 4 0.211 4 Royal Challengers Bangalore Women 4 2 2 0 0 4 -0.015 5 gujarat giants women 4 0 4 0 0 0 -1.804
WPL 2024: Once again Beth Mooney’s team gets badly beaten, Delhi Capitals beats Gujarat by 25 runs.
Delhi Capitals won against Gujarat Giants by 25 runs. DEL-W vs GUJ-W (Photo Source: WPL Official Website) WPL 2024, DEL-W vs GUJ-W: The 10th match of the Women’s Premier League 2024 was played between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Giants at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Gujarat Giants captain Beth Mooney won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, Delhi Capitals scored 163 runs on the board with the loss of 8 wickets. Chasing the target, Gujarat Giants team could only score 138 runs at the loss of 8 wickets, and Delhi Capitals won by 25 runs. This is Gujarat Giants’ fourth consecutive defeat in the tournament. After the win, Delhi Capitals have strengthened their position in the points table. Meg Lanning played captaincy innings for Delhi Capitals The Delhi Capitals team, which came to bat first against Gujarat Giants, suffered an early setback. Opener Shefali Verma became the victim of Meghna Singh after scoring 13 runs in the third over. Meghna Singh then also showed Alice Capsey and Meg Lanning the way to the pavilion. Alice Capsey was able to score 27 runs in 17 balls with the help of 5 fours. Whereas Meg Lanning played an inning of 55 runs in 41 balls with the help of 6 fours and 1 six. On the basis of which Delhi was able to put 163 runs on the board. For Gujarat Giants, Meghna Singh took 4 wickets for 37 runs in 4 overs. Ashley Gardner took 2 wickets, while Tanuja Kanwar and Mannat Kashyap took 1 wicket each. Gujarat Titans were a complete flop in batting. The Gujarat Giants team, which came to chase the target against Delhi Capitals, suffered initial setbacks early. The team’s top order batsmen returned to the pavilion cheaply. Laura Wolvaardt lost wickets for a duck, Beth Mooney (12), Phoebe Litchfield (15) and Veda Krishnamurthy (12). Ashley Gardner was seen playing a brilliant innings, but in the 15th over she became the victim of Jess Jonassen. Ashley Gardner played an inning of 40 runs in 31 balls with the help of 5 fours and 1 six. Apart from Ashley Gardner, no batsman was able to contribute. For Delhi Capitals, Radha Yadav and Jess Jonassen took maximum 3-3 wickets, while Shikha Pandey and Arundhati Reddy took 1-1 wicket.
WPL 2024: Meg Lanning becomes fastest to complete 9000 T20 runs in match against GG
Gujarat Giants need 164 runs to win this match. Meg Lanning (Photo Source: In the Women’s Premier League 2024, an important match is currently being played between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Giants at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. During this match, Delhi Capitals captain Meg Lanning has made a new record in her name. Meg Lanning has become the fastest female player to complete 9000 T20 runs. Let us tell you, in the match being played against Gujarat Giants, Meg Lanning played an important inning of 55 runs in 41 balls with the help of 6 fours and 1 six. During this innings, the experienced batsman also made this record in his name. Meg Lanning achieved this record in 289 T20 innings. She broke the record of Australia’s Beth Mooney, who had completed 9000 runs in 299 innings in T20. Apart from these, Sophie Devine of New Zealand had completed 9000 T20 runs in 297 innings while Suzie Bates achieved this record in 323 innings. Meg Lanning has scored three centuries and 67 half-centuries in her T20 career. Talking about Meg Lanning’s international cricketing career, she had scored 3405 runs for the Australian team in 132 T20 matches at a strike rate above 116. Meg Lanning retired from international cricket in November last year. Meg Lanning was the leading run-scorer in the Women’s Premier League 2023. He scored 345 runs in 9 matches at a strike rate of 139.11, which also included two half-centuries. Gujarat Giants need 164 runs to win the match against Delhi Capitals Due to the important innings of Meg Lanning, Delhi Capitals, batting first against Gujarat Giants, scored 163 runs losing 8 wickets in 20 overs. Gujarat Giants need 164 runs to win this match. At present Delhi Capitals is in a very good position. However, it would not be right to take Gujarat Giants lightly because the team has many excellent players who can perform well and win the match for their team. IPL 2024: Which team’s captain is getting the highest salary…? These 5 Indian greats never got a chance to captain in international cricket IPL 2024: 5 CSK players injured, Dhoni’s tension increased Top 5 players who took most catches in test cricket from Australia Top 5 players who hit most sixes in the history of WPL IPL 2024: This player is injured, betrayed the team big time BCCI showed contempt to these 7 players, did not give them a place in the central contract IPL 2024: These 5 players will replace Mohammed Shami in Gujarat Titans squad These 5 Indian players are going to become father after IPL 2024 5 batsmen who have scored the fastest century in T20 cricket