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IPL 2024 KKR vs LSG preview: Kolkata seek home comfort against Lucknow

Two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders will seek home comfort in their bid to return to winning ways when they face a depleted Lucknow Super Giants in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday. The match will be KKR's first of the five matches at home on the trot and the Gautam Gambhir-mentored side will be fully aware this can prove decisive to clinch the play-off spot for the first time since 2021. In the points tally, nothing separates the two teams, both of whom have secured three wins each, and lost their respective last-round matches. KKR's over-reliance on their Caribbean ageing duo of Sunil Narine and Andre Russell was exposed by defending champions Chennai Super Kings when they lost by seven wickets in their previous outing. Narine (27) and Russell (10) failed with the bat and the team, who had posted two 200-plus scores from three matches on the back of the Caribbean duo's blazing form, could manage an under par 137/9 at Chennai. That sums up KKR's batting that has

IPL 2024: KKR vs LSG Playing 11 - Shamar Joseph find place in Lucknow's XI

KKR vs LSG Playing 11: Shamar Joseph gets the debut cap for Lucknow Super Giants. Devdutt Padikkal and Naveen-ul-Haq were dropped from Lucknow's Playing 11 after lacklustre performances.

IPL 2024: KKR vs LSG head-to-head, Kolkata pitch report, weather forecast

Kolkata vs Lucknow head-to-head: The Super Giants has the only game at the Eden Gardens between the two sides which took place in IPL 2023

IPL 2024 points table, team rankings, highest run-scorers and wicket-takers

Virat Kohli has the orange cap, Jasprit Bumrah the purple cap while Rajasthan are at the top of the IPL 2024 points table ahead of PBKS vs RR match on April 13 in Mullanpur

Jasprit Bumrah: Top 5 bowling performances in Indian Premier League history

With his figures of 5/21, Bumrah became only the second bowler after Lucknow Super Giants' Yash Thakur to record a five-wicket haul in IPL 2024

IPL 2024 points table, team rankings, highest run-scorers and wicket-takers

Virat Kohli has the orange cap with 316 runs in 5 matches. Yuzvendra Chahal has the purple cap with 10 wickets in 5 games. Rajasthan is at the top of the table after the RR vs GT match in IPL 2024

IPL 2024: Ruturaj Gaikwad reveals when he was told about leading Chennai?

The charismatic Mahendra Singh Dhoni told Ruturaj Gaikwad to be prepared for Chennai Super Kings captaincy back in 2022 and he has been ready ever since even though there were no "deep conversations" between the two on how to lead one of the most successful IPL units. Gaikwad, who led from the front in the win against Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday night, was stunningly appointed CSK captain a day before the IPL opener on March 22. The team's earlier leadership experiment with Ravindra Jadeja did not work but the CSK think-tank has been bullish about Gaikwad's long-term reign. Dhoni is known for his no nonsense approach and that is how he discussed the transition with Gaikwad. "To be honest, not really deep conversations. I feel it was in a very chilled state. Just one conversation I would say. Just we were practicing and he came and told me all this stuff," Gaikwad said in the post-match press conference after the seven-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders here on ...

IPL 2024; Varun Chakaravarthy fells KKR could have assessed pitch better:

Kolkata Knight Riders spinner Varun Chakaravarthy says misreading the pitch contributed immensely to their downfall against hosts Chennai Super Kings here. The pitch used for the game on Monday behaved differently compared to the ones used for the first two games. KKR managed only 137/9 and CSK chased it down in 17.4 overs. "When I saw the wicket, it appeared to be a flat one. But the way it behaved was totally different," said Chakaravarthy in the post-match media interaction. "We could have assessed the pitch better because it was very slow initially. It was tough to connect the ball, but I felt 160 would have been a par score. "Also, there was a lot of dew. The last over that I bowled to (Shivam) Dube made a lot of difference since the seam was very wet, and I couldn't grip the ball much," said the mystery spinner. The seven-wicket defeat on Monday was KKR's first loss of the season. Chakaravarthy failed to get a single wicket, finishing with figures of 0/26, but he was the m

IPL 2024 CSK vs KKR highlights: Chennai Super Kings win by 7 wickets

Captain Gaikwad (67) then scored an unbeaten half-century to anchor the chase while Shivam Dube slammed 28 off 18 balls to take CSK to their third victory of the season and end KKR's winning run.

IPL 2024 points table, team rankings, highest run-scorers and wicket-takers

Thanks to their 33-run win against Gujarat, LSG move to third position in IPL 2024 points table. Rajasthan Royals is at the top. Virat Kohli has the orange cap and Yuzvendra Chahal has the purple cap

IPL 2024: CSK vs KKR Playing 11 - Chennai make three changes in their XI

Deepak Chahar missed the match due to niggle while Matheesha Pathirana was not available for selection. Shardul Thakur, Sameer Rizwi and Mustafizur Rahman were the three changes in CSK's Playing 11

IPL 2024 CSK vs KKR preview: Post two losses,Chennai bank on home advantage

Defending champions Chennai Super Kings would expect a lot more from their top-order as they aim to get their campaign back on track against a power-packed Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL here on Monday. Back-to-back defeats would not create panic in the forever calm CSK dressing room but the management will be keen to fix the flaws going ahead. Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad and the highly rated Rachin Ravindra need to up their game to provide CSK the start they need in the powerplay. Gaikwad is striking at 118.91 while Ravindra will be itching to make an impact after not doing much in the previous two games. CSK's leading run scorer has been Shivam Dube who has tallied 148 runs at an impressive strike rate of 160.86. It remains to be seen if the young Sameer Rizwi is brought back into the team. The 20-year-old uncapped batter displayed promising intent in his six-ball 14 versus Gujarat Titans but a duck against Delhi Capitals in the subsequent game led to him being dropped against ...

IPL 2024: CSK vs KKR head-to-head, Chennai pitch report, weather forecast

Chennai vs Kolkata head-to-head: Chennai have dominated the meetings between the two sides, winning 7 of the 10 encounters at home while Kolkata has had only 3 wins at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk

IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals succumb to their biggest defeat under Rishabh Pant

This loss by 106 runs eclipsed their previous worst defeat by a margin of runs in the IPL under the captaincy of Pant

IPL 2024 points table, team rankings, highest run-getters and wicket-takers

Virat Kohli is currently holding the orange cap, with 203 runs in 4 matches. Mohit Sharma takes the purple cap away from Mustafizur Rahman with seven wickets.

DC vs KKR Highlights, IPL 2024: Narine, bowlers take Knight Riders to 106 run win

Indian Premier League 2024 Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders Highlights: Delhi succumbed to their biggest defeat ever in the history of the IPL as they lost by a huge margin of 106 runs in Vizag

IPL 2024: KKR post second highest total in Indian Premier League history

In Match 16 of IPL 2024, KKR were just five runs behind SRH's record of the highest score in IPL history. Kolkata Knight Riders post 272-7 in 20 overs against Delhi Capitals in Vizag

IPL 2024 preview: Delhi Capitals ready for Kolkata Knight Riders challenge

Delhi Capitals would be keen to prove that their comfortable win against Chennai Super Kings was not a flash in the pan while Kolkata Knight Riders would be eyeing a hat-trick of victories when the two sides face off in the IPL here on Wednesday. The Capitals would be buoyed by the 20-run victory here on Sunday, their first of the season, against defending champions CSK who were outsmarted by Rishabh Pant and Co. in all departments of the game. And come Wednesday, the Capitals will have to put another such performance against KKR, whose batters pummelled Royal Challengers Bengaluru bowlers to notch their second win of the season on March 29. For DC, the onus will be on Prithvi Shaw and veteran Australian David Warner to provide a solid start. Meanwhile, Pant continues his inspirational journey. After two scratchy innings, the skipper gave a glimpse of his devastating best as he scored his maiden fifty (51 off 32 balls) of the season and seems to be slowly finding his groove. The l

IPL 2024 - Matter of time before Starc returns to his elements: Bharat Arun

Mitchell Starc has not lived up to his astronomical price tag so far in the IPL but Kolkata Knight Riders bowling coach Bharat Arun on Tuesday backed the Australia left-arm pacer, saying it's just a "matter of time" before he hits his stride. Starc's combined figures from the first two games read an underwhelming 8-0-100-0. "He is probably one of the most experienced bowlers in the world and also somebody who understands the conditions and adapts to it very well. I think you will a see a different version of him in the future games," Arun said ahead of their match against Delhi Capitals here. Returning to the IPL after nine years, Starc was bought for a record sum of Rs 24.75-crore at the auction. Asked what conversations they are having with Starc, Arun cheekily replied: "Nothing about the price tag definitely. "We have been talking about his strengths. I'm sure he understands what it is and what it takes to succeed. The kind of experience he brings with him having played in all

IPL 2024 schedule: Dates of KKR vs RR, GT vs DC matches changed by BCCI

Kolkata Knight Riders' home IPL game against Rajasthan Royals was on Tuesday advanced by a day to April 16, while Gujarat Titans-Delhi Capitals fixture in Ahmedabad was also rescheduled by the BCCI which did not give any reason for the move. The PTI on Monday reported that the KKR-RR tie in the 2024 Indian Premier League was set to get rescheduled due to Ram Navami, but the Board did not specify any reason for the rescheduling of matches on these two dates. "The fixture between Kolkata Knight Riders & Rajasthan Royals, which was earlier scheduled to take place on April 17, 2024 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata will now be played a day prior on April 16, 2024. "The Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad was earlier scheduled to host the match between Gujarat Titans & Delhi Capitals on April 16, 2024. The fixture will now be played on April 17, 2024," the BCCI said in a statement. It was learnt that Kolkata Police expressed its inability to provide adequate security cover for what will be ...