Delhi remain winless but Pant shows improvement
NEW DELHI : Delhi Capitals remained winless in the Indian Premier League (IPL) but captain Rishabh Pant showed improvement as he eyes a place in the India squad for the T20 World Cup in June.
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag's Magnificent 84 Sets Up Rajasthan Royals' 12-Run Win Over Delhi Capitals
Young Riyan Parag showed why he is considered a precocious talent as he struck a stunning 84 not out off 45 balls to set up a 12-run win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals in their IPL match in Jaipur on Thursday. Sent in to bat, RR were reduced to 36 for 3 in the eighth over but the 22-year-old Parag single-handedly took the home side to 185 for 5 with a magnificent unbeaten knock studded with seven fours and six sixes.
RR vs DC, IPL 2024 Highlights: Riyan Parag, Yuzvendra Chahal Shine As Rajasthan Beat Delhi By 12 Runs
RR vs DC Highlights, IPL 2024: Riyan Parag's knock and Yuzvendra Chahal and Nandre Burger's top bowling performance helped Rajasthan Royals beat Delhi Capitals by 12 runs in their IPL 2024 match on Thursday. Chasing 186, DC lost some wickets but the partnership between David Warner and Rishabh Pant kept them in the game.
Rishabh Pant To Play 100th IPL Match As Delhi Capitals Take On Rajasthan Royals
Delhi Capitals (DC) skipper Rishabh Pant will be playing his 100th Indian Premier League (IPL) match for the franchise when he takes to the field against Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Thursday, becoming the first player to do so for his team. The attacking left-handed batter has been loyal to the franchise since his IPL debut in 2016. In 99 matches played for DC so far, Pant has scored 2,856 runs at an average of 34.40 and a strike rate of 147.90, with a century and 15 fifties in 98 innings.
Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals, IPL 2024: Match Preview, Fantasy Picks, Pitch And Weather Reports
Rajasthan Royals have played one match in the series and they are ranked second on the points table, while Delhi Capitals have also played one match in the series and they are ranked ninth on the points table. Both teams last played against each other in Match 11 of the Indian Premier League, 2023, where Trent Boult scored the highest fantasy points for Rajasthan Royals with 111 match fantasy points while David Warner topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Delhi Capitals with 84 match fantasy points.
Stoinis, Agar lose Australia contracts
MELBOURNE : All-rounder Marcus Stoinis and spin bowler Ashton Agar have been dropped from Australia's contracts list for the 2024/25 season after falling out of favour with selectors.
SRH's 277/3 Is Not The Highest Score In T20 Format - A Look At Top Team Totals
Records tumbled left-right and centre as Sunrisers Hyderabad smashed 277 for three, the highest total in IPL history, to leave Mumbai Indians shell shocked on Wednesday. Travis Head (62 off 24) and Abhishek Sharma (63 off 23) came up with a sensational display of power-hitting, that saw the latter snatching the franchise record for fastest fifty from the Australian within minutes. Heinrich Klaasen (80 not out off 34 balls) provided the fireworks in the end to help SRH break an 11-year-old record. The previous highest total in IPL was 263 for five achieved by Royal Challengers Bangalore back in 2013.
"Bat Does The Talking": Virat Kohli's Coach Gives Befitting Reply To Critics
Former Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli's childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma lauded the batter following his match-winning performance against the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Monday. Kohli's batting masterclass combined with Karthik and Mahipal Lomror's finishing touches sealed a four-wicket win for the RCB against PBKS at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.