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The 17th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will feature its 10th match on Friday as eight teams have played at least two matches so far. In the IPl 2024 standings, defending champions Chennai Super Kings are at the top followed by Rajasthan Royals in the second spot as both the teams have won their opening two fixtures while DC, MI, and LSG are placed at the bottom three spots with the first two losing both their matches and Lucknow lost the only game they have played so far.
In this article, we will look at the big updates around the IPL 2024 that took place on Thursday, March 28, but before that, let’s check the matches scheduled for the day.
Today's match preview
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Faf du Plessis-led Royal Challengers Bengaluru are scheduled to host Shreyas Iyer's Kolkata Knight Riders at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. The 10th match of the IPL 2024 between RCB and KKR will take place on Friday, March 29, at 07:30 p.m. IST. While RCB have played two games, winning one and losing one, KKR have won the only match they played so far. In the IPL 2024 points table, KKR are placed fourth while RCB are at the sixth spot.
Major events around IPL that happened on March 28
Parag's 84* & Avesh's death overs help RR beat DC by 12 runs
Rajasthan Royals continued the trend of home teams winning in IPL 2024 after defeating the Delhi Capitals by 12 runs at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Royals' Riyan Parag, who started slow, gradually started to get going and exploded to score 84* in 45 balls to help RR post 185, while Ashwin, who was sent up the order, also supported Parag when RR were struggling. Chasing this total, the Capitals had a quick start with Mitchell Marsh and David Warner, however, quick wickets and stunning bowling performances from the likes of Avesh Khan, Nandre Burger, and Yuzvendra Chahal pulled things.
Pietersen, Bravo, and Steyn extend support for Kwena Maphaka after "worst" IPL debut
During the run-fest Hyderabad clash between SRH and MI, 17-year-old South African pacer Kwena Maphaka registered an unwanted record of delivering the most expensive spell by a debutant in the history of IPL. However, after the horrific game for the youngster, cricket legends including Kevin Pietersen, Dale Steyn, and Dwayne Bravo took to social media to extend their support to the young cricketer after a forgettable night.
F1 driver Oscar Piastri asks which team to support in IPL 2024; Pat Cummins, Stuart Broad react
With the cricketing world in a frenzy with the start of the 2024 season of the Indian Premier League, Australian Formula One star Oscar Piastri took to social media looking for a team to support. The McLaren star has been one of the rising stars in F1 with an incredible 2023 season where he finished ninth in his rookie season with 97 points. Australian ODI and Test captain Pat Cummins reacted with his IPL team, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and also got support from Ex-England pacer Stuart Broad.
Suryakumar Yadav to miss few more games for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024: Reports
Mumbai Indians batter Suryakumar Yadav will reportedly miss a few more games for his franchise in the 2024 edition of the Indian Premier League. Yadav may take a few more days to recover from a sports hernia surgery. The veteran Mumbai batter has missed the first two games of his side after the National Cricket Academy denied clearance to him ahead of their season opener.
KKR sign Allah Ghazanfar; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj as injury replacement
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) named Allah Ghazanfar, who has represented Afghanistan in 2 ODIs, as a replacement for the injured Mujeeb Ur Rahman while Rajasthan Royals (RR) added Keshav Maharaj, who has played 27 T20Is, 44 ODIs and 50 Tests and has scalped 237 wickets in international cricket, to the squad in place of Prasidh Krishna for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.
"After Sakshi bhabhi...": Ravindra Jadeja cracks hilarious joke on MS Dhoni
Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja recalled the night of the IPL 2023 final and cracked a hilarious joke on former captain MS Dhoni. In one of the promotional events of the team, Jadeja revealed that he is one of the few people whom MS Dhoni has lifted. In the final of the IPL 2023, Dhoni lifted Jadeja after the latter played a brilliant knock and guided the side to their fifth IPL win.