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In the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League, the inaugural IPL champions, Rajasthan Royals have consolidated their pole position in the standings with their third straight victory on Monday night at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. In the IPL 2024 points table, Sanju Samson's RR are followed by KKR and SRH in the second and the third place respectively with an identical record of five wins and two losses while CSK and LSG make up the top five.
Here, in this article, we will look at the big updates around the IPL 2024 that took place on Monday, April 22, but before that, let’s check the matches scheduled for the day.
Today's match preview
Chennai Super Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants
Chennai Super Kings will lock horns against Lucknow Super Giants in the 39th match of the IPL 2024 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. After losing to LSG in the reverse fixture a couple of days ago, CSK will be looking to get the better of them at home, to get those two valuable points in the tournament. Meanwhile, Lucknow Super Giants were impressive at home in the run chase against the Chennai Super Kings, which will give them the confidence to defeat them in back-to-back matches of the IPL 2024.
Major events around IPL that happened on April 22
Sandeep Sharma's fifer, Yashasvi Jaiswal's century help RR beat MI by 9 wickets
In the 38th match of the IPL 2024, Sanju Samson's Rajasthan Royals defeated Hardik Pandya's Mumbai Indians by nine wickets and eight balls remaining while chasing a 180-run target. After winning the toss, MI chose to bat and lost their first three wickets in the 3.1 overs. RR pacer Sandeep Sharma registered a five-wicket haul while Tilak Varma (65) and Nehal Wadhera (49) helped MI post 179 runs on the board. RR opener Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed his first century this season and remained unbeaten as the home side won the match by nine wickets.
Yuzvendra Chahal becomes first bowler in IPL to pick 200 wickets
During RR and MI's clash in Jaipur on Sunday, Rajasthan spinner Yuzvendra Chahal dismissed Mumbai's Mohammad Nabi in the eighth over and became the first player to reach the 200-wicket mark in IPL history. Chahal bowled a floated legbreak delivery, which got the leading edge of Nabi's bat, and caught the Afghanistan all-rounder out.
Virat Kohli fined for breaching IPL Code of Conduct during KKR vs RCB
The 35-year-old former RCB skipper Virat Kohli has been fined 50 per cent of the match fee for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during the IPL 2024 clash against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. “Kohli committed a Level 1 offence under Article 2.8 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct. He admitted to the offence and accepted the Match Referee’s sanction," the statement read.
He needed to chill out: Aaron Finch lashes out at Rajat Patidar
Aaron Finch lashed out at Rajat Patidar for throwing away his wicket during the Royal Challengers Bengaluru's one-run loss against the Kolkata Knight Riders. He told Star Sports, “You can’t be walking out and throwing wickets away, particularly in batters. It’s hard enough to get in, especially on a surface like that where the ball was holding enough and spinners were having an impact. Patidar needed to chill for 4 or 5 balls, get to the next ball, and reassess.”
Sam Curran fined 50% match fees for IPL code of conduct breach
Sam Curran, the Punjab Kings captain, has been fined 50 per cent of his match fees for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during his team's Indian Premier League 2024 match against the Gujarat Titans at the PCA New International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur on April 21. Curran committed a Level 1 offence under Article 2.8 of the IPL's Code of Conduct.
RCB skipper Faf du Plessis fined ₹12 lakh during loss against KKR
Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Faf du Plessis has been fined after his team maintained a slow over-rate during Match 36 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on April 21, 2024. RCB lost the seventh of their eight matches this season and are placed at the bottom of the IPL 2024 points table.