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.
Rajasthan Royals will be disappointed that they find themselves playing in an eliminator but that's how it goes in a long season of IPL when you are not on the money in every game and they lock horns against a high-flying RCB side, who just can't get anything wrong at the moment.
The table-toppers Kolkata Knight Riders will take on the dangerous Sunrisers Hyderabad in the first qualifier of the 2024 edition of the IPL. The two teams began their respective campaigns against each other and now find themselves pitted yet again, this time for a place in the final.
The washout in Guwahati decided the four places in the playoffs as the league stage in the 2024 edition of the IPL came to an end. Rajasthan Royals will be gutted to finish in third place while Sunrisers Hyderabad have a golden opportunity to qualify for the final after just one good game.
Rajasthan Royals are yet to win a game in May and from looking like topping the table comfortably at one point, will now play the eliminator after finishing third in IPL 2024. The Royals have lost four matches in a row and their final league stage game was washed out and hence, they lack momentum.
West Indies announced their 14-man squad for the three-match T20 series against South Africa, starting on May 23 in Jamaica. Brandon King will lead the side in the absence of a few first-choice players currently involved in the knockout stages of IPL 2024.
Prabhsimran Singh had a middling IPL season, however, in the last few innings, particularly in the final knock against the Sunrisers Hyderabad. The strike rate improved for Prabhsimran in IPL 2024, playing for Punjab Kings, but the consistency took a beating, however, there is a promise.
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