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Rashid Khan took the first hat-trick of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 but still could not guide Gujarat Titans to victory against Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday. The star spinner from Afghanistan took the wickets of Andre Russell, Sunil Narine and Shardul Thakur to complete the impressive milestone at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh doubts if the SunRisers Hyderabad batting line-up has strength and potential to put up a score of 170 or 190. SRH are yet to win a game this IPL season. For a team that finished at the eighth spot in the last two editions, SRH would have hoped for a better start to the season but they ended up suffering two crushing defeats. They started with a 72-run loss against Rajasthan Royals and then received a 5-wicket thrashing from Lucknow Super Giants in their second game. A poor show with the bat despite some exciting players in the line-up is the prime reason behind their failure. Sunrisers' struggles to build partnership saw them score 131 and 121 in their first two matches.
Young Gujarat Titans top-order batter Sai Sudharsan and late bloomer Vijay Shankar gave an indication of what lies ahead in the ongoing IPL, with the duo smashing superb half centuries to power the defending champions to 204 for four against Kolkata Knight Riders here on Sunday. Sudharsan, who had scored an unbeaten 62 against Delhi Capitals in the previous match, struck 53 off 38 balls, studded with three boundaries and two maximums, while Shankar took just 24 balls to score an unbeaten 63, embellished with four boundaries and five sixes, as the Titans, who were led by Rashid Khan in the absence of an unwell Hardik Pandya made hay at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
Arguably the best franchise-based cricket tournament in the world, Indian Premier League (IPL) has been entertaining fans for the past 15 seasons and the same has been the case this year as well. However, Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan had suggested that the Pakistan Super League (PSL) is the most competitive league in the world. Rizwan had said that players from all over the world want to play in the PSL, rather than the IPL. However, former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria has also rubbished the claims made by the wicketkeeper-batter.
Kolkata Knight Riders were dominant in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match against Royal Challengers Bangalore last week and the occasion was made extra special by the attendance of owner and superstar Shah Rukh Khan. The star actor supported his side from the stands at the Eden Gardens and following the massive win, he joined the celebrations with the cricketers in the dressing room. In a video posted on Twitter, Shah Rukh Khan could be seen interacting with Afghanistan wicketkeeper batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz and his gesture won the hearts of many fans. Shah Rukh, who had a brilliant outing at the box office with ‘Pathaan', attempted to speak in Persian and the interaction ended with both of them hugging each other. Gurbaz had previously expressed his love for the star actor.
The name MS Dhoni hasn't only won respect all over the globe for his cricketing credentials but also for the man who slots behind this name. Over the years, Dhoni has done some phenomenal things on the field. But, equally importantly, his gestures for teammates and budding cricketers have earned him the status of a legend. After the match against Mumbai Indians, Dhoni won fans' hearts with his gesture towards the under-fire Suryakumar Yadav. The CSK skipper took out time for the MI batter and had a lengthy chat with him, quite possibly over his struggles with the bat.
England all-rounder Moeen Ali believes compatriot Ben Stokes to be an obvious candidate for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captaincy in the Indian Premier League (IPL) once the current skipper MS Dhoni decides to call it quits. CSK splurged big money on Stokes in the IPL 2023 auction last year in December, but his performance has been underwhelming in two games so far, having scored 15 runs in two games and having bowled only one over. England's Test team has transformed under Stokes' leadership within nearly a year, winning 10 out of 12 matches under him. Moeen opines that Stokes' success with England makes him an easy choice to succeed Dhoni as a skipper, but feels that the change might not be imminent.
SRH vs PBKS Live Updates, IPL 2023: Punjab Kings taken on Sunrisers Hyderabad on the latter's home ground in match number 14 of IPL 2023. Coming from back-to-back defeats, SRH will still seek their first win in the tournament as they take on a high-flying PBKS.