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The 17th edition of the Indian Premier League has truly been a run-fest as we witnessed the most runs scored in one inning of a match while the Punjab Kings pulled off the highest successful chase in IPL history on Friday against the Kolkata Knight Riders. In the IPL 2024 standings, RR are sitting at the top comfortably with just one loss in eight matches followed by KKR, SRH, and CSK at the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th positions with an identical record of five wins and three losses.
Here, in this article, we will look at the big updates around the IPL 2024 that took place on Friday, April 26, but before that, let’s check the match scheduled for the day.
Today's match preview
Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians
Delhi Capitals will take on Mumbai Indians in the 43rd match of the IPL 2024 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. Following a close four-run win over Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2024, Delhi Capitals will fancy their chances of registering their fourth win in five matches. Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians lost to Rajasthan Royals in their previous match of the tournament, putting themselves in a tough spot as far as the reckoning for the IPL playoffs is concerned.
Lucknow Super Giants vs Rajasthan Royals
Lucknow Super Giants will play against Rajasthan Royals in the 44th match of the IPL 2024 at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Following their two consecutive wins over CSK in the tournament, LSG have made a big move into the top four of the points table. On the other side, Rajasthan Royals are firmly in the top spot of the IPL 2024 standings after winning the first seven matches out of eight in the ongoing season.
Major events around IPL that happened on April 26
Jonny Bairstow and Shashank Singh's heroics guide PBKS to eight-wicket win over KKR
The Punjab Kings defeated the Kolkata Knight Riders by eight wickets in a historic win on April 26, Friday. Batting first, KKR posted 261 runs with the loss of six wickets as Phil Salt (75-off-37) and Sunil Narine (71-off-32) combined for 138 runs in 10.2 overs. During the chase, PBKS got off to a great start with opener Prabhsimran Singh (54-off-20) and Jonny Bairstow (108* runs off 48 balls) combined for 93 runs in the powerplay. Shashank Singh came up with 68* off 28 balls to chase the score with 8 balls to spare.
Indonesia’s Rohmalia Rohmalia breaks world record for best T20I spell
Indonesia’s teenage bowler Rohmalia Rohmalia broke the world record as she picked up seven wickets without conceding any runs. With this, Rohmalia registered the best bowling figures in all T20Is, men’s and women’s. The 17-year-old bowler achieved the bowling figures in the fifth match of a bilateral T20I series against Mongolia in Bali.
Abhishek Sharma NOT ready for T20 World Cup 2024: Yuvraj Singh
Former India cricketer and World Cup winner, Yuvraj Singh was recently appointed as the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 ambassador. Recently, Singh opened up on Abhishek Sharma’s chances of making it in India’s T20 World Cup 2024 squad, set to be played in June in the USA and West Indies. Speaking to Cricbuzz, Singh said, “Abhishek is almost there but I don’t think he is ready for the World Cup right now.” However, he added that the coming months will be important for Sharma to prepare for India.
Premier League India lauds Shubman Gill’s football skills
The official handle of Premier League India lauded Indian cricketer Shubman Gill’s football skills. In a video, Gill was spotted displaying his football skills hilariously. Needless to say, it went viral in no time and elicited reactions. Premier League India reposted the video on their social media handles and captioned it, “Haters will say this is fake Shubman Gill.”
No Virat Kohli in T20 World Cup 2024; Sanjay Manjrekar picks his 15-man squad
The T20 World Cup 2024 is scheduled to take place in June in the USA and West Indies. During a Star Sports segment, Sanjay Manjrekar picked his 15-member Indian squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 in the USA and West Indies in June. Interestingly, he snubbed the likes of Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya, and Rinku Singh among others while he picked players like Yuzvendra Chahal, Harshit Rana, Krunal Pandya, and others in his squad.