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Arjun Tendulkar makes IPL debut for Mumbai Indians against KKR at Wankhede

Arjun started his career with Mumbai as a fast bowler but when moved to Goa to get a better opportunity. Before making this shift, he had represented Mumbai in only two T20 matches

Rohit Sharma, Mumbai Indians eyeing winning momentum at home: Gavaskar

Former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar reckons it will be interesting to see how Mumbai Indians perform at home as they seemed to have cracked the winning code this season

Record-breaking reach in Hindi speaking markets for IPL 2023: Disney Star

Overall, the broadcaster clocked a cumulative reach of 30.7 crore viewers for the first ten matches of the T20 tournament

JioCinema to live-stream IPL matches at fan parks in more than 35 cities

In their bid to take cricket to every internet user and every community with access to the internet, JioCinema will live stream matches at fan parks across more than 35 cities and towns

Encouraged by viewership, JioCinema to recoup IPL investments ahead of time

Reliance-owned JioCinema, which has live streaming right for the Tata IPL, expects to recoup the investments made to acquire it before next three years, encouraged by 'record number' of viewership and backing of advertisers, a top company official said on Thursday. JioCinema is quite upbeat after it achieved the highest concurrent viewership of 2.2 crore on Wednesday in the match played between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals in Tata IPL 2023 and expects many more records as the over 70 matches tournaments proceed to knock out stages. The streaming platform has so far taken 23 sponsors on board and has signed over 100 small advertisers. The number would grow as the almost two-month-long T20 tournament progresses further, Viacom18 Sports CEO Anil Jayaraj told PTI. When asked whether Reliance would break even or recoup the investment in IPL as it has given free streaming, he said, "Our original plan for break-even was in year three and thereabouts but we are doing much bette

IPL 2023, CSK vs RR: Rajasthan defeated CSK in last-ball finish

IPL 2023: MS Dhoni's smashing 32 runs in 17 balls goes in vain as his score fails to win CSK win the match

Rajasthan Royals Sanju Samson fined Rs 12 lakh for slow over-rate

Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson has been fined Rs 12 lakh for maintaining a slow over-rate during their Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Chennai Super Kings here. Over rate is proving to be an issue in the IPL again with a lot of games stretching past the four-hour mark. "As it was the team's first offence of the season under the IPL's Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, captain Sanju Samson was fined Rs 12 lakhs," read an IPL media advisory. Rajasthan had pulled off a last-ball win over CSK on Tuesday with Sandeep Sharma bowling a brilliant 20th over to deny M S Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja. It was Rajasthan's third win in four games while CSK suffered their second loss of the season.

Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals: Check pitch report, playing XI, and more

Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals will encounter today at Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium in New Delhi at 7:30 pm in search of their first win

Why free IPL on Jio vs paid on Disney? Airtel seeks Trai intervention

The free telecast of IPL matches by Reliance on JioCinema is the reason behind this move by Airtel

Shubman Gill can break Kohli's record for most runs in a season: Shastri

Notably, former India and Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Kohli holds the record for scoring the highest runs in IPL in one season. He had scored 973 runs for RCB across 16 matches in IPL 2016

Record number of advertisers, sponsors join JioCinema in first week of IPL

JioCinema, the digital streaming partner of the IPL 2023, had a stellar opening week with 23 sponsors signing up for advertising on the platform, read a statement.

IPL 2023 opening match witnessed a 40% fall in number of TV advertisers

IPL 2023: The inaugural match between GT and CSK had 31 advertisers but last year the opening match between CSK and KKR had 52 advertisers on TV

IPL 2023 Points Table: Orange cap and purple cap holders - Full update here

Indian Premier League 2023 witnessed some amazing games last night that changed the positions on the IPL points table. Check out the full update here

IPL 2023: Dhoni praises bowlers for CSK's 7-wicket win over Mumbai Indians

Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni credited his bowlers for a special effort after they suffered a setback in the first over of the game losing Deepak Chahar to an injury

IPL 2023: Rahane hits fastest 50 of season as CSK beat MI by 7 wickets

Ajinkya Rahane hit a scintillating 27-ball 61, the fastest half-century of the season, as Chennai Super Kings cantered home by seven wickets against Mumbai Indians in their IPL match here on Saturday. Batting first, MI managed a below-par 157 for 8 in 20 overs with Ishan Kishan's 32 off 21 balls and 'Impact Player' Tim David's 31 off 22 balls being the principle contributions. Ravindra Jadeja with 3 for 20 was the most successful bowler while pacer Tushar Deshpande and spinner Mitchell Santner took two wickets apiece. In reply, Rahane hit seven fours and three sixes as CSK won the match in 18.1 overs. Rahane's 50 came off only 19 balls. CSK now have two wins in three games while MI have lost both their matches so far. Brief scores: MI 157/8 in 20 overs (Ishan Kishan 32, Tim David 31, Ravindra Jadeja 3/20, Mitchell Santner 2/28). CSK 159/3 in 18.1 overs (Ajinkya Rahane 61, Ruturaj Gaikwad 40 not out).

KKR to play against RCB today: Check live streaming, playing XI and more

Royal challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders will play their second match of the IPL 2023 season today at Eden Garden at 7:30 pm IST

Fantasy sports gaming revenue to reach up to Rs 3,100 cr during IPL 2023

Transacting users during IPL season is expected to grow by 25-30 per cent in 2023, with nearly 60-65 per cent of users coming from tier-2 cities and beyond

Fantasy Sports revenue to rise 30-35% to Rs 2,900-3,100 cr this IPL season

Fantasy sports segment revenue is expected to grow in the range of 30-35 per cent to Rs 2,900-3,100 crore during the ongoing IPL 2023 cricket tournament season over the last year, market research firm Redseer Strategy Consultants said on Wednesday. The data estimates show 6.5-7 crore users are expected to transact on gaming platforms. Redseer Strategy Consultants, Partner, Ujjwal Chaudhry said there has been large awareness around fantasy sports platforms with higher marketing spend. "We are now seeing Bollywood stars in promotion. There is now better clarity around the regulatory framework, GST. Another positive push has been from Google where it has allowed some fantasy platforms on Playstore under its pilot programme. All of these are very positive developments for fantasy sports in India. With all this we expect 20-30 per cent growth in users transaction," he said. Google has allowed apps of select fantasy sports, mainly big players like Dream11, Games24X7's My11Circle, MPL Rum

Kolkata signs England's Roy to fill Iyer and Shakib's spot for Rs 2.8 crore

KKR still haven't made it clear whether or not Roy will be available for their upcoming match against Royal Challengers Bangalore

IPL 2023 RR vs PBKS preview, live streaming, pitch report and more

Punjab Kings will face Rajasthan Royals in the 8th match of IPL 2023 in Guwahati today at 7:30 pm. Both teams are looking to continue their winning streak