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From the dominance of Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders, and SunRisers Hyderabad at the top of the standings to the underwhelming displays of Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the bottom, the Indian Premier League 2024 points table has witnessed contrasting fortunes.
Lucknow Super Giants will be up against the Rajasthan Royals in the match 44 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on April 27, 2024. The match will start at Sunday. Lucknow Super Giants have played eight matches in IPL 2024 and are currently ranked fourth on the points table, while Rajasthan Royals have also played eight games in the ongoing T20 tournament and will be looking to strengthen their hold at the top of the IPL 2024 standings.
Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram took a trip down the memory lane and recalled the time when bowled in nets to Sanju Sasmon during a Kolkata Knigth Riders (KKR) training camp. As some of you might recall, Akram was the bowling coach of KKR from 2010 to 2016, and during the same phase, the franchise won two IPL titles. During a recent interaction, Akram revealed that he still supports KKR in the IPL, having been part of the franchise for a solid seven editions.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru kept their IPL 2024 playoff dreams alive with a comfortable -run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad on Thursday. This was RCB's second win in this year's competition as the Faf Du Plessis-led side ended their six-match losing streak. However, RCB remained at the bottom of the IPL 2024 points table with 4 points and they will have to win all of their remaining matches to keep themselves in the race for Top 4. It was a crushing defeat for Sunrisers Hyderabad but they also retained their spot in the third position with 10 points from 8 matches. Rajasthan Royals are currently leading the table with 14 points with Kolkata Knight Riders in second with 10 points from 8 matches.
The race for the IPL 2024 playoffs is heating up with Rajasthan Royals in pole position and not a single team going out of contention yet in the competition. While RR have dominated the competition till now with 14 points, the trio of Kolkata Knight Riders, Lucknow Super Giants and Sunrisers Hyderabad are all on 10 points each. Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans are also in hot pursuit with 8 points each. Former Indian cricket team Navjot Singh Sidhu picked RR, KKR and CSK as his picks to reach the IPL 2024 playoffs with the fourth spot being a toss-up between SRH and Mumbai Indians.
Rishabh Pant virtually sealed his spot as India's first choice wicketkeeper for the T20 World Cup with a belligerent unbeaten half-century in Delhi Capitals' narrow four-run win over Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday. Skipper Pant and Axar Patel forged a blistering stand of 113 runs off 68 balls en route to quickfire individual half-centuries to power DC to 224 for 4 in their must-win game. In reply, Sai Sudarshan (65 off 29 ) and David Miller (55 off 23) scored fifties, while Rashid Khan hit a 11-ball 21 not out but still couldn't take GT over the line, finishing at 220 for 8 in their 20 overs.
Ahead of the T20 World Cup in the Americas, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has thrown his weight behind Rajasthan Royals (RR) captain Sanju Samson. India are expected to announce their 15-man squad for the T20 World Cup later this week and Tharoor has re-iterated his support for Samson, who according to him should be picked by the selectors. This isn't the first time that Tharoor has openly came out in support of Samson over the lack of opportunities given to him by the Indian selectors.
Mumbai Indians' confidence once again got hit the five-time champions registered a big defeat against Rajasthan Royals. Batting first, Hardik Pandya and co posted a good total of 179/9 in 20 overs, despite RR Sandeep Sharma claiming a five-wicket haul. However, their happiness was short-lived as Yashasvi Jaiswal, who was struggling for form in the ongoing season, hammered an unbeaten ton and took RR across the line with nine wickets in hand. This was MI's fifth defeat in eight matches.