IPL 2024: First hit by Punjab, now mountain of injuries broken, these CSK players including Chahar are out

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) head coach Stephen Fleming revealed that he will be playing against Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday, May 1.While bowling, experienced fast bowler Deepak Chahar got injured and he does not look comfortable after the injury. After this injury, Chahar’s playing in the upcoming IPL matches has become doubtful. Batting first, CSK set a target of 163 runs for Punjab. In the second innings, Deepak Chahar came to bowl the first over. Right after bowling two balls, the 31-year-old had a conversation with his captain Rututaj Gaikwad and later walked off the field. Shardul Thakur was called to complete the remaining four balls of Deepak’s over. Stephen Fleming gave a big update regarding Deepak Chahar’s injury. right after the match CSK Head coach Stephen Fleming shared a big update regarding Deepak Chahar. Fleming said, “Deepak Chahar is not looking good. Initially he was not feeling well, we are waiting for more positive reports. Physio and doctor are watching him. CSK was defeated by Punjab Kings by 7 wickets in this match. This is Chennai’s fifth defeat in 10 matches. The team is at fourth position in the points table with 10 points. The coach further said, “Both the Sri Lankan bowlers have returned to Sri Lanka due to obtaining visas. We are hopeful that he will complete the work on time and return to the team for the next match. Richard Gleeson was very good and that’s a positive for us. It is unfortunate to lose Fiaz (Mustafizur).” In the end he also said, “Tushar is also gripped by fever. So we had to make some changes. I will say again this is part of it and we had to use our other resources. “They just haven’t had the game time to really get comfortable with their roles and we haven’t gotten to get comfortable with our game plan, so that’s why we’ve been struggling a little bit.”

IPL 2024: CSK vs PBKS: Video Highlights: Chennai’s batting flopped against Punjab, scored only 162 runs

Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 62 runs in the match against PBKS. CSK vs PBKS (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI) The 49th match of IPL 2024 was played between Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. In the match, Punjab won the toss and decided to bowl, which proved to be correct. Batting first, Chennai scored 162 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad played the captaincy innings for Chennai. CSK batsmen had to struggle to score runs CSK, who came to bat first after losing the toss, had a good start, the team scored 55 runs without losing any wicket in the powerplay. From here it seemed that the yellow team would once again be successful in making a big score. But then Chennai’s fall of wickets started. CSK got the first blow in the form of Rahane, who was out after scoring 29 runs in 24 balls. After that, Shivam Dubey was out on a golden duck on the next ball without opening the account. After this, Ravindra Jadeja, who came to bat at number four, went on after scoring 2 runs in four balls. After this, Sameer Rizvi, who came to bat as an impact player, tried to handle the innings with captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, but he could not make much impact. Rizvi departed after scoring 21 runs in 23 balls. Finally the fans got to see the magic of Mahi. Dhoni scored 14 runs in 11 balls and CSK managed to score 162 runs in 20 overs. Captain Ruturaj scored the most runs for Chennai. He played an inning of 62 runs in 48 balls. PBKS bowlers did wonders If we talk about bowling, Harpreet Brar and Rahul Chahar were the most successful bowlers from Punjab. Harpreet took two wickets for 17 runs in the chat over, while Chahar also took two wickets for 16 runs. Apart from this, Kagiso Rabada and Arshdeep Singh took one wicket each. Now it will be interesting to see whether Punjab is able to achieve this target or not. Recap Harpreet Brar’s 2 wickets in the same over 🙌 He finishes his spell with these wickets for just 17 runs 👏 Watch the match LIVE on @JioCinema and @StarSportsIndia #TATAIPL , #CSKvPBKS , @PunjabKingsIPL pic.twitter.com/iya1OG2qED — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 1, 2024 Maximum motiv 💥 Consecutive fifties for captain Ruturaj Gaikwad and he now leads the Orange Cap race 👏 Watch the match LIVE on @JioCinema and @StarSportsIndia #TATAIPL , #CSKvPBKS , @ChennaiIPL pic.twitter.com/RLw1nk5Qug — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 1, 2024 Thala is here😌#TATAIPL #CSKvPBKS #IPLonJioCinema #IPLinTamil #MSDhoni pic.twitter.com/yykA0l4PR3 — JioCinema (@JioCinema) May 1, 2024 A 💥 end to the powerplay for the hosts!#TATAIPL #CSKvPBKS #IPLonJioCinema pic.twitter.com/OwtAXuOhNe — JioCinema (@JioCinema) May 1, 2024 The artist performing his art Chepauk roars to MS Dhoni’s fireworks 💥 Watch the match LIVE on @JioCinema and @StarSportsIndia #TATAIPL , #CSKvPBKS , @ChennaiIPL pic.twitter.com/WE7AnyBR8e — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 1, 2024

“There were a lot of expectations… there is a little sadness too…” – Father’s pain expressed over Rinku Singh’s name not being in the T-20 World Cup team

Rinku Singh’s father has given a statement for the first time on his not being selected in the T20 World Cup. Rinku Singh & His Father (Photo Source: Team India was recently announced for the T20 World Cup 2024. As expected, while good in-form players got a place in the team, there were some players who, despite good performance, did not get a place in the team. One name of that player is Rinku Singh. From fans to cricket experts, everyone believed that Rinku would be a part of Team India for the T20 World Cup. But the Indian selectors gave a chance to Shivam Dubey before him and they have included Rinku Singh in the team as one of the four reserve players. Meanwhile, Rinku Singh’s father Khanchandra Singh said that he had brought sweets and crackers to celebrate his son’s selection, however, his son was not included in the team. Someone in his house was surprised to see this. Rinku Singh’s father’s pain over his World Cup selection Rinku Singh Khanchandra Singh, his father, was quoted by News 24 as saying, “There were a lot of expectations, we had brought sweets, pakodas, thinking that he would play in the 11 (Indian T-20 World Cup squad). That’s why there is some sadness. He is heartbroken, he talked to his mother and told her that his name is not there.” Let us tell you that left-handed batsman Rinku Singh has performed well for the Indian team in the recent past. Rinku has scored 356 runs in 15 T20 matches played for India so far. However, Rinku Singh was kept in reserve and in case of injury to any player in the team, he can be included in the final squad. India’s squad for T-20 World Cup: Rohit Sharma (captain), Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dubey, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj. reserve players: Shubhman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khalil Ahmed, Avesh Khan

SRH vs RR: Weather & pitch report and stats of Chepauk Stadium for Match-50 of IPL 2024

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium (Image Credit- Twitter The 50th match of IPL 2024 will be played on May 2 between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. SRH played their last match on this ground against Royal Challengers Bangalore, where they lost by 35 runs. Before this match, we will talk about how the Hyderabad pitch will be during the match and how the weather will be there. IPL 2024: SRH vs RR: Hyderabad pitch report Generally the pitch of Hyderabad is considered quite flat and in such a situation, a lot of fours and sixes can be seen on this ground. But as the match progresses, the pitch starts helping the spinners. The biggest score in IPL history was made by SRH batsmen on this ground this season. The statistics here say that the team chasing the target on this ground gets more success. In such a situation, whichever captain wins the toss here can decide to bowl first. IPL 2024: SRH vs RR: Hyderabad weather There is no chance of rain during the match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals. The sky will be clear at the time of the match and fans can enjoy the match without any problem. According to the Meteorological Department, the temperature on the day of the match will be around 41 degrees Celsius, at night it will go up to around 27 degrees Celsius. Humidity in Hyderabad is also likely to be around 30-50 percent. Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium Stats in IPL Rajiv Gandhi Stadium IPL Stats figures total matches 74 The team batting first won 33 The team batting second won 41 Average score of first innings 161 run/over 8.08 runs/wickets 26.30 highest total 277/3 by SRH vs MI, 2024 lowest total 80/10 by DC vs SRH, 2013

“Who bats first after winning the toss in Eden” – Aakash Chopra lashed out at Delhi Capitals.

Delhi Capitals’ recent match against Kolkata Knight Riders was something which the team will try to forget as soon as possible. Delhi suffered a seven-wicket defeat against two-time champions KKR and many believed the visitors made the mistake of winning the toss and opting to bat first at the Eden Gardens. Winning the toss, DC chose to bat first and managed to post a modest score of 153 runs in the first innings. In this match, Kuldeep Yadav was the highest run scorer for Delhi, who scored 35 runs in 26 balls. After the end of this match, now the former cricketer of Team India has criticized Delhi’s decision to bat first. Aakash Chopra criticized this decision of Delhi Capitals reviewing the match Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra criticized DC’s decision to bat first. The 46-year-old player said that, in Kolkata, no one bats first; He also talked about how Sourav Ganguly should have known everything about the pitch, but still made a mistake. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra said, “Who bats first after winning the toss? I’m not much of a critic, but if it’s true I have to talk about it. The team that won the toss has batted first only twice in the last 30 matches here, and whoever did it, it is not that you always win chasing the target, but in Kolkata no one bats first.” He said, “Whatever happens, batting becomes a little easier later, but Delhi said they will bat first. I was surprised. If Sourav Ganguly couldn’t read this pitch, then who could? This pitch is like the back of his palm. You all know about it, so it was incomprehensible.”

CSK vs PBKS: Weather & Pitch Report and Chepauk Stadium Stats for Match-49 of IPL 2024

The 49th match of IPL 2024 will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings in Chepauk. CSK Franchise Stadium (Photo Source: Twitter) The 49th match of IPL 2024 will be played on May 1 between Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. This season both the teams will face each other for the first time. Both the teams will play in this match after winning their previous matches. In this article we will talk about how the pitch and weather of Chepauk Cricket Stadium is going to be during the match. IPL 2024: CSK vs PBKS: Chepauk Pitch Report As always, MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai can prove to be helpful for spin bowlers. However, an equal contest between bat and ball is expected on the new pitch made of black soil surface. Since the match will be played in the evening, due to the wind the fast bowlers can get swing in the powerplay and they can take advantage of it. If dew falls here then the toss can also prove to be an important factor in this match. The team batting first at Chepauk ground wins most of the times. Statistics also show that so far 81 matches have been played on this ground in IPL, out of which the team batting first has won 48 times while the team chasing the target has won 33 times. IPL 2024: CSK vs KKR: Weather report of Chennai Talking about the weather, there is no possibility of rain throughout the day in Chennai on the day of the match, hence fans can watch the match without any interruption. According to Accuweather, the maximum temperature of the day will be 41 degrees. The minimum temperature will be 27 degrees. There is going to be a lot of heat during the match, so this heat can bother the players. However, fans will get to see the entire 40 overs match. IPL Stats and Records at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk So far 81 matches have been played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, out of which 48 matches have been won by the team batting first. So far, no match on this ground in IPL has ended without a result. The average score of the first innings here is 163.

IPL 2024: LSG vs MI: Know the probable playing XI of both the teams for Match 48

The 48th match of IPL 2024 will be played between Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians. DC vs MI (Pic Source-X) The 48th match of IPL 2024 will be played between Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians. This match will be played at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. This will be the first time this season when these two teams will face each other. If we talk about the performance of both the teams this season, then Lucknow has performed very well so far, while this season has been forgettable for Mumbai Indians. In such a situation, the playing XI with which both the teams enter for the upcoming match will be worth watching. Mumbai Indians (MI) Talking about five-time champion Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024, the team has not performed as per expectations so far. The team has played a total of 9 matches so far, out of which it has won only 3, while it has faced defeat in 6 matches. Although the team’s batting looks very strong, apart from Jasprit Bumrah, no other bowler is supporting them in bowling. In such a situation, team captain Hardik Pandya can make some big changes in the playing XI in the upcoming match. Probable playing XI of Mumbai Indians: Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya (captain), Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Mohammad Nabi, Gerald Coetzee, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah. Impact Player: Nuwan Thushara, Aakash Madhwal, Naman Dheer, Shams Mulani, Dewald Brewis Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) If we give you information about the performance of Lucknow Super Giants in the ongoing season of IPL 2024, the team has played a total of 9 matches, out of which it has won 5 and lost 4 matches. The team is currently at fifth position in the points table with 10 points. The team’s batting and bowling are looking very good in the last two matches. Also, with the arrival of all-rounder Marcus Stoinis in form in the middle order, the team is looking stronger. Probable playing XI of Lucknow Super Giants: Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (wk/captain), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Matt Henry, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur Impact Player: Amit Mishra, Arshin Kulkarni, Krishnappa Gautam, Yudhveer Singh Charak, Manimaran Siddharth

LSG vs MI: Weather & Pitch Report and Ekana Stadium Stats for Match-48 of IPL 2024

In IPL 2024, the match will be played between Lucknow and Mumbai on 30 April. Ekana International Cricket Stadium. (Photo Source: Twitter) The 48th match of IPL 2024 will be played between Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians. This match will be played at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. This will be the first time this season when these two teams will face each other. In this article we will talk about how the pitch and weather of Ekana Cricket Stadium is going to be during the match. Ekana Cricket Stadium Pitch Report The pitch of Ekana Stadium in Lucknow is very much liked by the fast bowlers. If we believe the statistics, pacers have taken more wickets than spinners on this ground. So far this season, a score of 200 has not been scored even once in four matches on this ground. The pitch on this ground is slow and in such a situation the batsmen can get stuck after the ball becomes old. As the ball gets older, fast bowlers can do even more wonders. LSG vs RR: Weather report of Lucknow According to Accuweather.com, the weather in Lucknow on April 30 is expected to be good for the cricket match. The temperature is expected to be around 29 degrees in the evening. Humidity will be around 22%. This means that dew may also not play a major role on Friday. There is no chance of rain during the match. In such a situation, fans will get to see the entire 40 overs match. IPL Stats & Records at Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow: 12 matches have been played in the IPL on this ground, out of which the team batting in the first innings has won 6 matches, while the team batting in the second innings has won only 5 matches. Also, one match on the field was inconclusive.

VIDEO: RCB camp rejoiced after the victory against GT, everyone’s reaction from Virat to Jacques was worth seeing.

In the match against Gujarat, Will Jacques played an inning of 100* runs in 41 balls. Virat Kohli & Will Jacks (Photo Source: Today’s first match of the day in IPL 2024 was played between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bangalore at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, where RCB registered a one-sided victory by 9 wickets. Batting first, Gujarat had set a target of 201 runs for Bengaluru, which RCB achieved in just 16 overs with 9 balls remaining. In the 45th match of IPL, Jakes presented a spectacular batting display and hit 5 fours-10 sixes in 41 balls and scored unbeaten 100 runs at a strike rate of 243.90. Whereas Virat Kohli returned unbeaten after scoring 70 runs in 44 balls. During his innings he hit six fours and three sixes. Thanks to these two batsmen, Bengaluru proved the target of 201 runs dwarf. There was a different happiness in the RCB camp after this victory. After the victory, Virat Kohli was seen in a different mood, while Will Jacques’ happiness seemed to have reached the seventh heaven. The players sitting in the RCB dugout were also jumping with joy after the victory. The video of their reaction is becoming increasingly viral on social media. A memorable chase from @RCBTweets A partnership of 1️⃣6️⃣6️⃣* between Virat Kohli & Will Jacks power them to 🔙 to 🔙 wins ❤️ Will their late surge help them qualify for the playoffs?🤔 Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/SBLf0DonM7#TATAIPL , #GTvRCB pic.twitter.com/Tojk3eCgxw — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 28, 2024 Virat Kohli praised Will Jacques’ innings After the match, Kohli praised Jacques’ performance and described his innings as unprecedented. Kohli described Mohit Sharma’s over as important and expressed happiness over the team’s quick victory. Virat was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz, “Unprecedented, initially when he (Jaques) came to bat, he was angry that he was not able to hit the ball the way he wanted to. RCB’s hope of reaching playoffs is still alive After the win against GT, RCB is at 10th position after winning 3 out of 10 matches. He has 6 points. Although the net run rate is quite low. RCB has an NRR of -0.415. Now to qualify for the playoffs, it will not only have to win the remaining 4 matches by a big margin, but will also have to depend on the performance of other teams. RCB can have a maximum of 14 points. It will be interesting to see how much luck favors RCB.

IPL 2024: Shot of the Day: Video: KL Rahul hit ‘amazing-amazing’ shots against RR, you also see

KL Rahul played an inning of 76 runs in the match against RR. KL Rahul (Pic Source-X) Two matches each were played in IPL 2024 today (April 27). The first match of the day was played between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians. The second match was between Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals. Although in both these matches the batsmen made many shots, but today the shot which attracted the fans and spectators the most came from the bat of KL Rahul. During his inning of 76 runs, Lucknow captain KL Rahul hit many shots. During this innings, eight fours and two sixes came from his bat. The two big sixes he hit made it seem as if he had stolen the show in Ekana. Seeing this shot of his, all the fans present in the stadium jumped with joy. The two sixes that KL Rahul hit in his innings, both the shots came in one over of Avesh Khan. The first shot that KL played captivated everyone. It seemed as if KL Rahul’s Klass was written on that shot. Both these shots from his bat came in the 8th over of Lucknow’s innings and Avesh Khan scored a total of 21 runs in this over. See those two amazing shots of KL Rahul here 𝐊𝐋ass written all over those shots 💥#IPLonJioCinema #TATAIPL #LSGvRR #IPLinBhojpuri pic.twitter.com/yAL15Gj7Ry — JioCinema (@JioCinema) April 27, 2024 Let us tell you, Lucknow had a very bad start in this match and their two wickets fell for 11 runs within two overs. However, after this Rahul took over the innings and batted very well and scored an important half-century for his team. Not only this, Rahul also made an important partnership of 115 runs with Deepak Hooda for the third wicket. Thanks to this innings of KL Rahul, LSG managed to set the target of 197 runs against Rajasthan.