RCB batting unit, consisting of stars like skipper Faf Du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar and Dinesh Karthik have collectively accomplished something that no other team has been able to do this season. All of these five batters are striking at a strike rate over 150-plus a
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) kept their playoff hope alive after beating Delhi Capitals (DC) by 47 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday.
KKR became the first team to qualify for IPL playoffs after a solid knock from Venkatesh Iyer and an all-round show by Andre Russell along with a fine performance by spinners helped them secure an 18-run win against MI at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday.
With this win, CSK is at the third spot with seven wins and six losses, giving them 14 points. RR is at second spot, with eight wins and four losses, giving them 18 points.
The Kolkata-based franchise became the first team in the ongoing season of the tournament to qualify for the playoffs after they sealed an 18-run victory over Hardik Pandya's MI at the Eden Gardens on Saturday.
"I manifested this before the game (on becoming the 1st side to qualify for the playoffs). Nerves were there, boys have been raising their hands and there have been many game-changers and kudos to each and every one of them," Iyer said after the match.
After the win, KKR is at the top of the points table, with nine wins and three losses, with 18 points while MI (just 8 points) is at the bottom with four wins and nine losses.
RR and CSK will lock horns at Chepauk Stadium on Sunday. CSK desperately needs a win to keep their playoff hopes steady following a loss to Gujarat Titans yesterday. They are in fourth place in the points table with six wins and six losses, giving them 12 points. RR is at the second spot, wi
Ahead of his side's clash against Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) spinner Varun Chakravarthy said they "don't have any edge" over MI since Mumbai are already out of the tournament's playoffs.
Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant has been fined Rs 30 lakh and has been suspended for one match after his team maintained a slow over-rate during their clash against Rajasthan Royals.