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In the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League, Delhi Capitals registered their third win in four matches, defeating Gujarat Titans by four runs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. With this big win, DC moved to sixth position in the IPL points table, equal on points with the two finalists from last year, Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans.
Here, in this article, we will look at the big updates around the IPL 2024 that took place on Wednesday, April 24, but before that, let’s check the match scheduled for the day.
Today's match preview
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Sunrisers Hyderabad will be playing against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the 41st match of the IPL 2024 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. With four wins on the spin, SRH is looking like a confident outfit, aiming to reach the summit of the IPL points table, especially with their batters delivering exceptional performances day in and day out. On the other side, Royal Challengers Bengaluru came close to breaking their streak of losses, but a one-run defeat against Kolkata Knight Riders has virtually put them out of the reckoning for the IPL playoffs spot.
Major events around IPL that happened on April 24
Rishabh Pant and Axar Patel’s batting heroics help DC win against GT
The partnership of 113 runs for the fourth wicket between Rishabh Pant and Axar Patel, with both scoring enterprising fifties, was critical for Delhi Capitals to post an above-par total of 224/4 runs on the board against Gujarat Titans. In the defence of the runs, the DC bowlers did get a pasting from the GT batters, but the exceptional bowling spells from Kuldeep Yadav and the impact substitute Rasikh Salam were vital to ensure a four-run win for them in the IPL 2024.
Rasikh Salam gets reprimanded for breaching IPL’s Code of Conduct
After picking up the key wicket of R Sai Kishore in the critical stage of the Delhi Capitals versus Gujarat Titans clash, Rasikh Salam shouted a few expletives at the departing batter, for which he was reprimanded as part of the IPL’s Code of Conduct breach. The statement from IPL about the matter read, “Dar committed a Level 1 offence under Article 2.5 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct. He admitted to the offence and accepted the Match Referee’s sanction. For Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the Match Referee’s decision is final and binding.”
BCCI set to increase salary of domestic players: Reports
BCCI is reportedly set to increase the salary of domestic players, who will earn up to ₹1 crore if they play 10 Ranji Trophy games annually. As per the report from Cricbuzz, this salary hike is going to happen for the players in Ranji Trophy, to encourage them to take domestic cricket seriously.
Usain Bolt gets unveiled as ambassador for ICC T20 World Cup 2024
The International Cricket Council (ICC) unveiled Usain Bolt, one of the greatest athletes of all time, as the ambassador for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024. The 37-year-old, who grew up playing cricket in Jamaica, believes that cricket can prosper in the USA on the back of hosting the T20 World Cup 2024, followed by the cricket tournament at the LA Olympics in 2028.