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Kolkata Knight Riders won the title of IPL 2024.

                                Kolkata Knight Riders have won the Indian Premier League (IPL) title for the third time. In the final held on Sunday, Sunrisers beat Hyderabad by 8 wickets and became the champions of Kolkata. Kolkata had previously won the title in 2012 and 2014. Hyderabad, who won the title in 2016, lost in the final for the second time after 2018. Kolkata completed the target of 114 runs presented by Hyderabad in the 11th over. Despite losing opener Sunil Narine in the second over, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Venkatesh Iyer shared a partnership of 91 runs. Narayan was caught out after adding 6 runs in the second over. Gurbaz scored 39 runs off 32 balls and got out lbw. He hit 5 fours and 2 sixes. Venkatesh was not out for 52 runs off 26 balls with 4 fours and 3 sixes. Captain Shreyas Iyer remained not out for 6 runs. Before that, Sunrisers, who won the toss and batted first, scored 113 runs befo...

Sunrisers Hyderabad enter into the final of IPL 2024.

                               Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders are going to fight for the title of the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). In the second qualifier held on Friday, Hyderabad defeated Rajasthan Royals by 36 runs and Kolkata's opponent was decided. After losing the toss and batting in Chennai, Hyderabad scored 175 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the scheduled 20 overs. For Hyderabad, Henrik Klaasen scored the highest 50 runs by hitting 4 sixes in 34 balls. Rahul Tripathi played an explosive innings of 37 runs in 15 balls with 5 fours and 2 sixes while Travis Head scored 34 runs in 28 balls. Shahbaz Ahmed added 18 runs and Abhishek Sharma added 12 runs. For Rajasthan, Trent Boult and Avesh Khan took 3 wickets each while Sandeep Sharma took 2 wickets. In reply, Rajasthan could score only 139 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. For Rajasthan, Dhruv Jurel scored ...

U.S.A won the series against Bangladesh by winning two in a row.

                          By shocking Bangladesh in the second game in a row, America has won the 3-match T20 series with one game ahead. Bangladesh won the series by winning two matches continuously. The first match was won by five wickets and then after the second game also won by 6 runs. In the first game; The United States met the medium target of 154 runs given by Bangladesh by losing 5 wickets with 3 balls remaining. Corey Anderson scored 34 runs in 25 balls including 2 sixes for USA. Harmeet Singh hit 2 fours and 3 sixes in 13 balls and added 33 runs. Steven Taylor contributed 28 runs and Andres Gus contributed 23 runs. For Bangladesh, Mustafizur Rahman took 2 wickets and Shoriful Islam and Rishad Hossain took 1 wicket each. Before that, Bangladesh lost the toss and scored 153 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs at the Prairie View Cricket Ground. Tohid Hridoy scored the highest 58 runs in 47 balls for Bangla...

Rajasthan Royals enter into the Play-off second after beating Royal Challenger Bangluru by 4 wickets

                                Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have been eliminated from the Indian Premier League (IPL) after losing against Rajasthan Royals in the eliminator match. RCB was eliminated by losing by 4 wickets against Rajasthan in a must-win match to maintain their chances of finals. While registering the victory, Rajasthan met the target of 173 runs given by RCB by losing 6 wickets in 19 overs. For Rajasthan, Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 45 runs in 30 balls with 8 fours and Riyan Paragd scored 36 runs in 26 deliveries with 2 fours and 2 sixes.  Mohammad Siraj took 2 wickets for RCB while Loki Ferguson, Karn Sharma and Cameron Green took 1 wicket each. Before that, RCB, who lost the toss and batted, scored 172 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the scheduled 20 overs. Rajat Patidar's 34 off 22 balls was the highest score for RCB. Similarly, Virat Kohli scored 33 runs while Mahipal Lomror ad...

Kolkata Knight Riders became the first team to enter the final of IPL 2024.

                                Kolkata Knight Riders have entered the finals of the Indian Premier League (IPL) by registering a comfortable victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad. In the first qualifier on Tuesday against Hyderabad with 38 balls to spare, Kolkata came close to the third title. Kolkata reached the target of 160 runs given by Hyderabad by losing only 2 wickets in 13.4 overs. Captain Shreyas Iyer hit 5 fours and 4 sixes in 24 balls and played the highest unbeaten innings of 58 runs in Kolkata's victory. Similarly, Venkatesh Iyer remained unbeaten on 51 runs by hitting 5 fours and 4 sixes off 28 balls. Openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 23 runs and Sunil Narine scored 21 runs.  Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins and Natarajan took 1 wicket each. Before that, Hyderabad, who won the toss and batted, were bundled out for 159 runs in 19.3 overs. Rahul Tripathi scored 55 runs off 35 balls for Hyderabad. H...

Hyderabad moves to the second position after beating Punjab

                        By registering a win in their last match of the league stage, Sunrisers Hyderabad has climbed to the second position in the Indian Premier League (IPL) table. After registering a 4-wicket win against Punjab, Hyderabad climbed to the second position. Hyderabad met the huge target of 215 runs given by Punjab by losing 6 wickets with 5 balls remaining. For Hyderabad, Abhishek Sharma scored 66 runs off 28 balls with 5 fours and 6 sixes. Similarly, Henrik Klaasen hit 3 fours and 2 sixes and scored 42 runs in 26 balls. Nitish Reddy scored 37 runs and Rahul Tripathi scored 37 runs. Punjab's Arshdeep Singh and Harshal Patel took 2 wickets each while Harpreet Brar and Shashank Singh took 1 wicket each. Before that, Punjab, who won the toss and chose to bat, added 214 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in the scheduled 20 overs. Punjab's opener Prabhasimran Singh scored 71 runs off 45 balls with 7 fours and 4 sixes. R...

RCB entered into the playoffs by beating CSK.

                                     By defeating Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have managed to reach the playoffs of the Indian Premier League (IPL). RCB qualified for the playoffs by registering a 27-run victory over Chennai in their last match of the league stage. After winning only 1 match in the first 8 matches, RCB won the next 6 consecutive matches and managed to stay at the fourth position in the points table. Even though RCB achieved the target of 219 runs, 211 runs were enough for Chennai to advance to the playoffs based on net run rate. RCB needed an 18-run victory to stay ahead of Chennai and reach the playoffs. Even though RCB reached the target of 219 runs, 211 runs were enough for Chennai to advance to the playoffs based on net run rate. RCB needed an 18-run victory to stay ahead of Chennai and reach the playoffs. Chennai could score only 191 runs for th...

Lucknow beat Mumbai by 18 runs

                           Lucknow Super Giants won against Mumbai Indians by 18 runs which is played in May 17, at Wankhede Stadium. Mumbai Indians won the toss and decided to bowl first and Lucknow gave target of 215 runs by losing 6 wickets in 20 overs. However, Mumbai cannot complete this target and can manage only 196 runs by losing 6 wickets by playing full overs. Lucknow gave the target of 215 runs to Mumbai Indians. For this, Captains Kl Rahul played well deserve innings of 55 runs in 41 balls with the help of 3 boundaries and 3 sixes. While, Nicholas Pooran played brilliant innings of 75 runs in just 29 delivers at the strike rate of 258.62. He hits 5 boundaries and 8 sixes. And, Marcus Stoinis and Ayush Badoni both contributed of 28 runs and 22 runs respectively. From Mumbai bowling side, Nuwan Thusara who got chance to play his first match in this IPL of last match did great bowling performance. He took 3 w...

Punjab won against Rajasthan

                            In the only match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) held on Wednesday, the second-ranked Rajasthan Royals lost against the Punjab Kings. Punjab defeated Rajasthan by 5 wickets. Rajasthan's medium target of 145 runs was met by Punjab with the loss of 5 wickets with 7 balls remaining. Punjab captain Sam Karan played an unbeaten innings of 63 runs off 41 balls including 5 fours and 3 sixes.Similarly, Riley Russo and Jitesh Sharma scored 22 runs each. Ashutosh Sharma added 17 runs. For Rajasthan, Avesh Khan and Yuzvendra Chahal took 2 wickets each and one wicket remained for Trent Boult. Before that, Rajasthan, who won the toss and batted in Guwahati, could score only 144 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. Rian Parag of Rajasthan scored 48 runs in 34 balls. Ravichandran Ashwin scored 28 runs while captain Sanju Samson and Tom Kohler-Cadmore scored 18 runs each. Punjab's Sam Karan, Harshal Patel a...

Delhi won against Lucknow that help RCB to qualify

                              Lucknow Super Giants lost to Delhi Capitals in their last match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) league stage on Monday. Delhi won by 19 runs in the match at Delhi's home ground. Chasing the huge target of 209 runs given by Delhi, Lucknow managed to score only 189 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. For Lucknow, Nicholas Pooran scored 61 runs off 27 balls with 6 fours and 4 sixes. Similarly, lower order batsman Arshad Khan scored 58 runs off 33 balls by hitting 3 fours and 5 sixes. Krunal Pandya added 18 runs, Yudhvir Singh added 14 runs and Quinton de Kock added 12 runs Ishant Sharma took 3 wickets for Delhi. Khalil Ahmed, Akshar Patel, Mukesh Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav Tristan Stubbs took 1 wicket each. Before that, Delhi, who lost the toss and batted, scored 208 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. For Delhi, Abhishek Porel scored 58 runs off 33 balls while Stubbs added 57 runs off 25 balls. S...

Match between Gujarat and Kolkata was abandoned due to rain

                                  The Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Gujarat Titans and Kolkata Knight Riders has been canceled without even a single ball being bowled. Due to continuous rain, the match was canceled after the toss and the match could not be started. Gujarat and Kolkata shared 1-1 points due to cancellation of the match. After this result, Gujarat is out of the competition. After being in the top four of Gujarat, there was no possibility of reaching the playoffs. Gujarat has 11 points in 13 matches. On the other hand, Kolkata is sure to reach the playoffs by being in the top two. Kolkata, with 19 points in 13 matches, will be in the top two and compete for entry to the final in the first qualifier. Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants will face each other in the IPL match on Tuesday. Delhi has 12 points in 13 matches while Lucknow has 12 points in 12 matches. Both teams sti...

RCB won in their important match

                               Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) maintained their playoff chances by registering a win against Delhi Capitals. RCB is still alive in the race to reach the playoffs by winning by 47 runs against Delhi in the home match. Chasing the target of 188 runs given by RCB, Delhi could score only 140 runs in 19.1 overs. Akshar Patel, who captained Delhi in this match, scored 57 runs in 39 balls including 5 fours and 3 sixes. Similarly, Sai Hope scored 29 runs off 23 balls. Jake Fraser-McGurk added 21 runs off 8 balls. Yash Dayal took 3 wickets and Lockie Ferguson took 2 wickets for RCB. Swapnil Singh, Mohammed Siraj and Cameron Green took 1 wicket each. Before that, RCB, who lost the toss and batted first, made 187 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the scheduled 20 overs. For RCB, Rajat Patidar scored 52 runs in 32 balls with 3 fours and 3 sixes. Similarly, Will Jacks added 41 runs in 29...