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With just three games remaining in the league stage of the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League, three teams have already booked their playoff berth including the Kolkata Knight Riders, who are at the top of the IPL 2024 standings, followed by the Rajasthan Royals and the SunRisers Hyderabad. Apart from them, the defending champions, Chennai Super Kings, and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru will clash against each other to clinch the final playoff spot.
In this article, we will look at the big updates around the IPL 2024 that took place on Friday, May 17, but before that, let’s check the match scheduled for the day.
Today's match preview
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru will compete against the Chennai Super Kings in the 68th match of the IPL 2024 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. After winning five matches in a row in the ongoing season, RCB find themselves a step away from making the playoffs. But they will need to defeat CSK with a decent margin, who have been one of their toughest opponents in the history of the IPL.
Major events around IPL that happened on May 17
Nicholas Pooran's onslaught helps LSG beat MI by 18 runs
Mumbai Indians hosted Lucknow Super Giants for the 67th clash of the Indian Premier League on May 17, Friday at the Wankhede Stadium. While Mumbai Indians became the first side to crash out of the IPL 2024, LSG joined them despite a comprehensive win. Batting first, LSG registered 214 runs at a loss of six wickets as Nicholas Pooran (75-off-29) and KL Rahul (55-off-41) displayed their tremendous batting performance while MI's Nuwan Thushara and Piyush Chawla picked up three wickets each. For MI, Rohit Sharma and Naman Dhir scored quick half-centuries, however, LSG's bowling attack restricted them to 196 runs at a loss of six wickets in 20 overs.
She has picked up the bat: Virat Kohli makes heartwarming revelation about daughter Vamika
Former India captain and star batter Virat Kohli made a heartening revelation about his daughter Vamika. Kohli is currently participating in the 2024 season of the Indian Premier League and is currently the Orange Cap holder of the season. The RCB opener was asked about his children following his footsteps and joining Team India in the future to which Kohli said, “My daughter has picked up a bat, and she is really enjoying swinging the bat. But I am not sure; it’s her choice at the end of the day.”
He loves being the busiest man in the world: Jarrod Kimber on Virat Kohli
Australian writer and filmmaker Jarrod Kimber spoke about Virat Kohli’s busy schedule and said that there’s a joke in the RCB is he is the busiest man in the world. Kimber was present on one of the episodes of the talkSPORT’s podcast along with Jon Norman and David 'Bumble' Lloyd. Kimber revealed an incident involving the Indian cricketer and American sportswriter Wright Thompson. Speaking about the incident Kimber said, "A very expensive watch brand had paid Virat Kohli to come to their shop and Wright Thompson suddenly looked out and realised that there was no escape."
Jay Shah gives major update on Hardik Pandya’s selection in T20 World Cup 2024
Rohit Sharma was appointed the captain of India for the 2024 T20 World Cup, and Hardik Pandya has been shouldered the responsibility of his deputy. During a chat with the Times of India, Jay Shah, the BCCI Secretary, opened up on the Mumbai Indians skipper's selection in the side despite being out of action midway through the ODI World Cup 2023 due to injury. Shah clarified that the selection cannot be based on IPL performance only, even international experience matters.
Ek audio ne mera waat laga diya: Rohit Sharma pleads cameraman to mute audio
The speculations on Rohit Sharma’s last match with the Mumbai Indians surfaced after he was last heard speaking with Abhishek Nayar ahead of their match against KKR in the IPL 2024. Although his future with MI is yet unknown, in the new video going viral on social media, the star batter was seen pleading to a cameraman. In a conversation with Dhawal Kulkarni, Rohit noticed that someone was recording a video and the 36-year-old requested the person with folded hands as he said, "Bhai, audio band karo haan. Kasam se, ek audio ne mera waat laga diya hai."
