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LOS ANGELES: The Sacramento Kings ended their record-breaking 17-year NBA playoff drought on Wednesday as the Dallas Mavericks’ chances of reaching the postseason suffered a blow with a crucial loss to Philadelphia.
The 16th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to get underway on March 31. Defending champions Gujarat Titans will take on four-time winners Chennai Super Kings in the opening match of the tournament at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday. Meanwhile, the final will be played on May 28. Ahead of the start of the tournament, here are 5 players who will miss the tournament due to injury.
After losing the final to Gujarat Titans last season, Rajasthan Royals will start their IPL 2023 campaign on April 2, in Hyderabad against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Led by Sanju Samson, RR finished the league phase second in the table behind eventual champions Gujarat Titans. While Jos Buttler won the Orange Cap for scoring 863 runs in 17 matches, Yuzvendra Chahal completed a delightful double by notching up the Purple Cap (27 wickets in 17 matches). After bagging his first Team India central contract, Samson will look to guide his team all the way this time around.
The Indian Premier League 2023 season has arrived, with 10 teams going head to head against each other, in a bid to claim the elusive trophy. Newcomers Gujarat Titans bagged the title last year, having beaten Rajasthan Royals in the final. Lucknow Super Giants, who also made their debut last season, finished third while Royal Challengers Bangalore came 4th. Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians -- the two superpowers in the T20 league - didn't perform much and only finished 9th and 10th in the table respectively.
After a 16-year hiatus, it was only right that the Sacramento Kings punched their own ticket back into the NBA playoffs, with a 120-80 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night.
After finishing at the sixth place in the points table last season, Punjab Kings are all set to begin their campaign for the upcoming edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 against Kolkata Knight Riders on Saturday. Led by the veteran opening batter Shikhar Dhawan, the Kings will be guided by World Cup winning coach Trevor Bayliss, as they eye their maiden IPL title. During the auctions, PBKS bought England all-rounder Sam Curran for a whopping total of Rs 18.50 crore and made him the costliest buy in IPL history.
England's power-hitter Liam Livingstone will miss the opening game for Punjab Kings in the IPL as he is yet to get a fitness clearance from the ECB after recovering from a knee injury he suffered in December. Punjab Kings open their IPL campaign against KKR at home on April 1. Livingstone, who is a key member of the Punjab Kings squad for his all-round abilities, has not played competitive cricket since picking up the knee injury on his Test debut in Pakistan in December. The 29-year-old had also suffered an ankle injury during the Hundred competition at home last year.
Virat Kohli has been one of the best performers in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 for the the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Though he is no longer the RCB skipper, expectations are always there for the former Indian cricket team captain to deliver in a big way for the franchise. RCB has been a star-studded side throughout, however, they are one of four current teams apart from Punjab Kings, Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Supergiants to win any IPL edition. This time too, apart from Kohli, there are several other stars in RCB line-up.