Sunrisers Hyderabad came back strongly from the defeat in the first qualifier against the Kolkata Knight Riders to defend 175 on a sluggish track in Chennai that kept getting slower and slower. Rajasthan Royals did well to restrict Sunrisers to a decent-ish score but failed to chase it down.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday, May 24 announced a star-studded commentary panel for the upcoming men's T20 World Cup. With representation from probably each of the 20 participating nations, the 41-member panel is inclusive and diverse and the excitement has already increased.
It will be a busy summer in the United States of America as far as cricket is concerned with the T20 World Cup, the second edition of the Major Cricket League and now the newest legends league - the Intercontinental T20 League scheduled to be held in successive months from June to August.
Lanka Premier League (LPL) terminated the contract for the Dambulla franchise a day after the player auction after the owner of the team was arrested. The team is without an owner and Sri Lanka Cricket in a statement said that for the integrity and smooth functioning of LPL, the decision was made.
Rajasthan Royals huffed and puffed their way to a nervy 4-wicket win against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the eliminator of the 2024 edition of the IPL. RCB kept coming back with regular wickets but on a good surface with dew, Royals were always in control of a 173-run chase.
If Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are knocked out, it will be Dinesh Karthik's final IPL game and it seemed like the umpire also wanted the veteran wicketkeeper-batter to play a bit longer. Karthik survived a poor umpiring decision but couldn't make the most of it as he added just 11 runs.
Former Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli scored 33 runs in the eliminator of the 2024 edition of the IPL against the Rajasthan Royals. Kohli, who is the leading run-getter of the tournament, achieved a couple of huge feats during his 33-run knock in Ahmedabad.
Virat Kohli, the leading run-scorer of IPL 2024, will be keen to take Royal Challengers Bengaluru further than the eliminator, which is where they finished a couple of seasons, 2020 and 2021 as his side faces the Rajasthan Royals in a knockout of the 2024 edition of the IPL in Ahmedabad on May 22.
Pakistan have made a last-minute change to their squad having released pacer Hasan Ali ahead of the T20 series opener against England. Pakistan, who have probably played the most amount of T20 cricket in the last couple of months, will be eager to win a few games going into the T20 World Cup.
England will take on Pakistan to fine-tune their preparations for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 in a four-match T20 series. While England players have come together for a T20 assignment after a long time, Pakistan have comparatively been playing a lot of T20 cricket in the last couple of months.
The 2024 edition of the IPL has been truly remarkable in terms of run-scoring and the intent. The 17th IPL season gave a glimpse into the future of T20 cricket where six-hitting will be a norm, 250-plus score might be a routine and there will be no place for anchors. Let's do some number-crunching-
The IPL 2024 playoffs are set to kick off on Tuesday, May 21 with Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru set to fight it out for the coveted trophy. Who has the edge? Who has the momentum, let's dissect because it has been an interesting season.
Jake Fraser-McGurk will be travelling to the Caribbean as part of Australia's T20 World Cup squad but only as a reserve after lighting up IPL 2024 while Kolkata Knight Riders take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 1 in Ahmedabad. Here's a look at the top 10 trending sports stories on May 21.
Australia have announced their final squad for the T20 World Cup 2024 ahead of the May 25 deadline with no changes in the 15 but have added a couple of travelling reserves to the squad. Australia play two warm-up matches on May 28 and 30 in Trinidad ahead of their first game on June 5 against Oman.
Kolkata Knight Riders will take on the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the first qualifier of the 2024 edition of the IPL in Ahmedabad. The two evenly-matched teams, equally dangerous with their intent and power will be aiming to put their feet up and have a nice four-day break before the final.
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