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South African batsman Rilee Rossouw smashed an unbeaten 82 off 37 balls to guide Delhi Capitals to 213-2 in their IPL clash against Punjab Kings in Dharamsala on Wednesday.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 has reached its business end and the race for the playoff spots has also heated up with eight teams still in the fray for qualification. Gujarat Titans are the only side right now who has sealed their spot in the top four while Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants are placed favorably in the table. However, their position can be threatened by Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians who still have a chance to reach the desired 16-point mark. Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings are also mathematically in the race for the knockout stage but they will have to depend on other team's results for their fortune.
The race for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 playoffs is slowly gaining momentum and as of now, eight teams are still in fray for securing the Top 4 slots. While Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad missed out on qualification following disappointing performances in the competition, the other eight teams still have chances to move up in IPL 2023. Gujarat Titans are the only side as of now who are guaranteed a spot in the knock-out stage. Former Indian cricket team opener Aakash Chopra took to Twitter to talk about the scenarios and how the race can spring some surprises.
Punjab Kings suffered a big blow to their playoff hopes as they lost to Delhi Capitals in an IPL 2023 game on Wednesday. With the loss, PBKS remain at the eighth place with 12 points from 13 games and a net-run-rate of -0.308. DC, who are already out of the playoff race, rose from the last spot to be placed ninth with 10 points from 13 games (NRR -0.572). Gujarat Titans are the only team which has sealed a playoff berth. Chennai Super Kings, Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians currently are among the top-four teams.
Nikhat Zareen and Yuvraj Singh are champions in their own rights. While Nikhat Zareen is a two-time world champion in boxing, Yuvraj was integral part of the Indian cricket teams which won the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 World Cup. The two stars met each other during a promotional event recently and Nikhat, who won the World Boxing Championships in 2022 and 2023, mentioned to Yuvraj an uncanny similarity between the two.
Zimbabwe all-rounder and Punjab Kings batter Sikandar Raza lauded Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana and said the young pacer is much more trickier to read than Sri Lanka great Lasith Malinga. Sikandar said that Pathirana, who is playing in the IPL 2023 for Chennai Super Kings, is more trickier bowler than Malinga as his bowling action comes lower. "Pathirana is a quality talent. I remember that [Lasith] Malinga was hard enough to face but Pathirana is just a bit trickier. His arm comes lower. Malinga was side on, I remember. On that wicket, with those cutters and his 145kph pace, you just didn't know what's coming. Alhamdulillah, to be able to score those runs! I was just trying to find a boundary so I was lucky to get those three runs. I hit it into a gap. I guess when it's your day, luck favours you in weird ways," the Zimbabwe player said.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season is nearing its business end, with franchises looking to put in error-free performances in order to end the league stage of the campaign in the top 4 spots. So far, defending champions Gujarat Titans are the only ones who have qualified for the next round while a total of seven teams are competing for the three remaining spots. Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants are two of those teams who are still in the fray.
In what could be MS Dhoni's last season as a player in the Indian Premier League (IPL), the entire Indian cricketing spectrum is getting emotional over the prospect of not seeing the Chennai Super Kings skipper playing ever again in the T20 league. As millions of fans saw the tempo of their heartbeats increase seeing Dhoni give a lap of honour to the Chepauk crowd after the game against Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunil Gavaskar rushed to him and got an autograph on his shirt. Now, the original Little Master has made an emotional wish involving the great MSD.