Punjab Kings started off their IPL campaign with a seven-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders while Rajasthan Royals started their run with a 72-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad. Both teams are heading to the game with no changes to their playing eleven
Delhi Capitals fought their hearts out, but went down by six wickets against Gujarat Titans in their IPL 2023 match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday. The Gujarat Titans restricted the Delhi side to 162/8 in their 20 overs before chasing down the total in 18.1 overs. Pant w
Sudharsan scored the highest for Gujarat Titans with an unbeaten 62 off 48 while Miller played a quickfire knock of 31* off 16. For Delhi Capitals Anrich Nortje bagged two and Khaleel Ahmed and Mitchell Marsh scalped one wicket each.
Shami and Rashid bagged three-wicket hauls respectively while Joseph scalped two conceding 29 runs. David Warner top-scored for Delhi Capitals with 37 while Axar Patel scored 36 off 22 deliveries.
The David Warner-led Delhi started their IPL campaign with a 50-run defeat against Lucknow Super Giants. On the other hand, defending champions Gujarat Titans defeated Chennai Super Kings by five wickets
Concern over Patidar's availability is not the only issue faced by RCB. There are doubts over pacer Josh Hazlewood's status as he is currently recovering from Achilles tendonitis
Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore - who won their opening games quite convincingly and ticked off all the boxes with their all-round show - look like a team to beat and in their early predictions, the experts have backed these two sides to make it to the playoffs stage.
Chasing a target of 218, LSG fell short by a mere 12 runs as they finished proceedings on 205/7. Ali was well supported by Mitchell Santner who took 1/21 in 4 overs. CSK skipper MS Dhoni crossed the 5,000-run mark in the IPL with two magnificently struck sixes.
Virat Kohli (82 runs; 49b, 6x4, 5x6) and skipper Faf du Plessis (73 runs; 43b, 5x4, 6x6) put on a stellar show for the opening wicket, compiling 148 runs, as RCB romped home in only 16.2 overs. In the process, Tilak Varma's sensational 84 off 46 balls that included nine fours and four sixes
This Hyderabad all-rounder was the find of the season for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2022. He scored 397 runs in 14 matches at an average of over 36 and SR of over 131 with two fifties and the best score of 61. In the first game of IPL 2023, he scored unbeaten 84* off 46 balls against RCB in l