Virat Kohli completed his 7000 runs in IPL, becoming the only cricket to do so. he scored 55 off 46. After getting a solid start from the openers, Lomror got the leverage and scored a quick 54 off 29 balls.
Top knocks from Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway guided Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to a six-wicket win over Mumbai Indians (MI) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at Chennai on Saturday.
IPL Twitter handle shared a video in which Virat was seen meeting his coach Rajkumar before the match. He also touched his feet and took his blessings.
Pathirana is having a fine IPL 2023 season so far, having taken 10 wickets in seven matches at an economy rate of 7.60, with the best bowling figures of 3/15.
Conway and Gaikwad are one of the most productive batting pairs of IPL 2023. They have stitched half-century/century stands on a regular basis and provided solid starts to their side with some dazzling strokeplay.
This was the second instance of CSK beating MI in both league games in a season, the first having come in 2014. In their first encounter, CSK managed to defeat MI by 7 wickets. In their second encounter, CSK won the game by 4 wickets.
Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Faf du Plessis won the toss and opted to bat first against Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday.
CSK is at the second place in the points table, with six wins and four losses in 10 games. He has a total of 12 points. MI is at the sixth position with five wins and five losses and a total of 10 points.
He has been selected to the Indian squad for the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia which will be held at England from June 7 onwards, considering his form in IPL and first class cricket.
Pathirana was the pick of the bowlers for CSK, taking 3/15 in his four overs. Deshpande also took 2/26 in his four overs. Chahar also got 2/18 in his three overs while Jadeja got one wicket.