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IPL 2023 Playoff Scenario: GT, CSK Likely to Qualify; Can KKR, DC, SRH Still Make it? Delhi: With 52 matches already done and dusted in IPL 2023, we are entering the final stage of the group stage and how incredibly well it is poised. As the race for the playoffs heats up, we will find out who are the frontrunners to make it and will bottom-placed teams like KKR, SRH, and DC still stand a chance. Currently, defending champions Gujarat Titans look to have almost sealed their playoff spot with eight wins from 11 games. In the second spot is Chennai Super Kings with six wins from 11 games. While GT and CSK look good to make the playoff, the question is - who will be the other two sides? Sunrisers Hyderabad: With their final-ball win over Rajasthan, Hyderabad has ensured they are not completely out of the race for the playoff. They are currently behind KKR in the ninth spot. Not only will they have to win all their remaining games, but have to ensure they win big. Even after that they wo

IPL 2023 Points Table, Orange Cap And Purple Cap Leaders Defending champions Gujarat Titans extended their lead at the top of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 Points Table with a massive 56-run win over Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. However, Rajasthan Royals remained in 4th position after they were stunned by 9th placed Sunrisers Hyderabad by four wickets in second match of Sunday. With GT’s Sundar evening win, Hardik Pandya’s side now have 16 points from 11 matches while LSG remain in third spot with 11 points from 11 matches with 1 match washed out. MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings are in second place currently with 13 points from 11 matches. Sports Nutrition Sanju Samson’s RR remained in 4th position with 10 points from 11 matches. They are one of three other sides with 10 points including Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Mumbai Indians (MI) and Punjab Kings (PBKS). Shikhar Dhawan’s PBKS can move up on the Points Table as they ta

 IPL 2023: Windies Johnson Charles replaces Litton Das in KKR squad for remainder of season Hard-hitting Windies batter Johnson Charles has replaced Bangladesh's Litton Das in the Kolkata Knight Riders squad for the remainder of IPL 2023. Days after Das joined KKR squad following the one-off Test against Ireland, the board recalled him for the three-match ODI series starting May 9th. Charles - a two-time T20 World Cup winner (2012 and 2016), is an experienced customer in this format – having opened in 179 of his 210 T20 innings. Having played in several franchise-based T20 leagues like the Caribbean, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and even Bangladesh in the past, the 34-year-old batter got picked for the first time in the IPL Brought for INR 50 lacs (approx. USD 60,000), Charles recently made headlines for scoring the fastest T20I hundred for the Windies in 39 balls against South Africa. After missing international cricket for around six years, Charles returned to the side in October 2022 and

 IPL 2023 - Match 47: SRH vs KKR - When and where to watch, Head to Head, full squads, likely playing XIs, weather forecast, venue details and more Match number 47 of IPL 2023 will see the 2016 champions host a team which has won the IPL title twice. This season though, both the Sunrisers Hyderabad and the Kolkata Knight Riders are struggling. The Sunrisers have played one match less than KKR, but both teams find themselves in a potential must-win situation going ahead. Sunrisers Hyderabad: Aiden Markram, (C), Bhuvenshwar Kumar, Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad, Mayank Agarwal, Anmolpreet Singh, Harry Brook, Mayank Dagar, Fazalhaq Farooqui, Akeal Hosain, Marco Jansen, Kartik, Tyagi, Heinrich Klaasen, Mayank Markande, T Natarajan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Glenn Phillips, Adil Rashid, Sanvir Singh, Rahul Tripathi, Umran Malik, Vivrant Sharma, Samarth Vyas, Upendra Yadav Kolkata Knight Riders: Nitish Rana (C), Vaibhav Arora, Lockie Ferguson, Harshit Rana, Venkatesh Iyer, N Jagadeesan, Kulwant Khej

 IPL 2023: New kids on the block - 5 exciting cricketers who could earn a senior India call-up in the future NEW DELHI: The biggest T20 cricket extravaganza in the world -- the Indian Premier League -- over the last 16 editions has consistently produced incredible home-grown talents like a well oiled machine. Year after year, there have been unknown names, coming from unlikely places, who have taken the league by storm with their incredible performances and have become household names. Keeping aside the coalition of international cricketing superstars which has made the league what it is today, raw, unknown talents have been unearthed on the IPL stage as it continues to be the biggest platform of opportunities. Over the years, the IPL has opened the gates to national selection for many youngsters. From the likes of Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, the Pandya brothers to Arshdeep Singh and Umran Malik, the IPL over the years has brought to the fore young, talented cricketers and have tu

 Mumbai Indians Sign T20 WC-Winner Chris Jordan As Replacement Player Amid Death Bowling Woes England pacer Chris Jordan has been signed as a replacement player by Mumbai Indians (MI) for the rest of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season, aiming to solve their death bowling woes amid their current losing streak. Jordan had gone unsold in the 2023 auction but has earlier played for Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings in his IPL career.

Kedar Jadhav Returns To IPL! RCB Name Ex-CSK Batter As Replacement for English Pacer Royal Challengers Bangalore have taken their punt on catching on to the theme of the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) of veteran cricketers like Piyush Chawla, Amit Mishra, Mohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, and Ishant Sharma; who were written off, and have achieved redemption by signing veteran Indian batter Kedar Jadhav for the remainder of the season. SG Smart Cricket Helmet Kedar has replaced English pacer David Willey in the RCB squad. Willey is now the second mainstream overseas pacer, RCB lost him to injury and he joined national teammate Reece Topley in the list. Meanwhile, Josh Hazelwood is also yet to play a game for the Faf du Plessis-led outfit this season. Kedar last featured in the 2021 season for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). The 38-year-old went unsold in the 2022 mega auction while not even being among the final shortlist in the 2023 shortlist. Kedar has previously played for RCB in 2016 and 2

 RCB vs LSG, IPL 2023, Dream 11 prediction, fantasy cricket tips for Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore will lock horns with KL Rahul’s Lucknow Super Giants on Monday (May 1) in the 43rd match of IPL 2023. The clash will start at 7:30 pm at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. LSG is one up against RCB this season after defeating them in a nail biting clash at the Chinnaswamy stadium on April 10. In the previous match KL Rahul and Co chased down a huge total of 212 runs in the last ball of the match. Some power hitting from Nicholas Pooran and Marcus Stoinis changed the whole momentum of the game and Avesh Khan won it for his team by taking a single in the last ball. For RCB skipper Faf du Plessis is in a great touch as he is currently at the second spot in the orange cap run and his team would expect him to to score along with Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell. Bangalore is struggling with their middle order as the team looks very m

IPL 2023: KKR’s Venky Mysore opens up on not retaining Shubman Gill, says he has no regrets Kolkata Knight Riders CEO and managing director Venky Mysore admits the franchise does not regret not retaining players that are now bringing laurels to other franchises, someone like Shubman Gill. Speaking on the sidelines of the Knight Golf event, as reported by PTI, Mysore said he would rather be happy for the players that they developed and now those who are doing well for other teams than cribbing over it, as he thinks KKR made a right call based on the available information.  Shubman Gill, who played for KKR for a couple of seasons, was picked by Gujarat Titans ahead of IPL 2022 auctions – and that move paid dividends as the young right-hander scored 483 runs the past season and helped GT win the maiden IPL title.  Even as things stand, Gill is on the course of bagging the Orange Cap, as in eight outings so far, he has scored 333 runs and is only behind Faf du Plessis on the chart. 

Mumbai Indians sign T20 World Cup winner for remainder of IPL 2023 The Mumbai Indians have made a strategic move to address their bowling woes by signing England pacer Chris Jordan as a replacement player for the remainder of the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) season.  Jordan, who played a key role in England's 2022 T20 World Cup team, has joined the Mumbai Indians (MI) for the rest of the season, according to a report by EspnCricinfo. While it is not yet clear who Jordan has replaced, an overseas player is likely to make way for him. MI has been struggling with injuries to pacers Jhye Richardson and Jasprit Bumrah, who were ruled out of the season before the tournament began. Star English pacer Jofra Archer has played just two games out of the seven so far, and it has emerged that he was forced to travel to Belgium during the tournament for a procedure on his troubled elbow. Jordan's arrival is expected to provide much-needed relief to the team's bowling department, whic

The veteran India fast bowler is determined to make his return to the ODI squad ahead of the 2023 World Cup. Indian cricket team fast bowler Umesh Yadav has been a regular part of the Test sides, but his ODI appearances have been extremely sporadic recently. The pacer was included in the T20I squad for the 2022 series against Australia but played only one game. However, with Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 around the corner, Umesh is determined to make a comeback in white-ball cricket with another stellar season with Kolkata Knight Riders as India will be hosting the ODI World Cup later in 2013. “The ODI World Cup is played after every four years, and this can be my last opportunity to be a part of it. So, I need to do well in IPL and make a comeback in ODI format," Umesh told Aaj Tak in an interview. “As I said the World Cup comes after every four years and I'm not sure if I'll be around then. Hence, I want to make this season count and not wait for another four years,”

Sanju Samson To Nitish Rana: List Of All 10 Captains For IPL 2023 The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season is set to start in less than a week’s time, it is scheduled from 31 March 2023 and final will be played on 21 May 2023. The first match of the tournament will be played between defending champions Gujarat Titans and MS Dhoni led Chennai Super Kings. In total 10 teams will battle in a double round-robin home and away format, with four teams headline into playoffs – Eliminator, two Qualifiers and the Final. 74 matches will be played across 12 venues. All the ten teams has finalised their squads in the recently concluded IPL Auction in December 2023. There were many permutations and combinations in the team since many key players are likely to miss the tournament due to injuries including Delhi and Kolkata captains Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer. All 10 teams has announced their respective skippers. Here is the complete list of all 10 IPL captains for 2023:  Chennai Super Kings (MS

Bairstow ruled out of IPL 2023; Australia's Matthew Short named replacement Jonny Bairstow will not play IPL 2023 as the England wicketkeeper-batter, who plays for Punjab Kings, continues to recover from the freak injury he picked up last September. ESPNcricinfo has learned that uncapped Australian batter Matthew Short will be Bairstow's replacement for the 2023 season. Kings, via the BCCI, had been waiting for Bairstow's exact fitness status from the ECB after he had resumed training in late February as part of his rehab. It is understood the BCCI informed Kings on Saturday to go ahead with the replacement, and the franchise confirmed the news later that day. This week, Bairstow started batting in the Yorkshire nets and it is understood that he will aim to play a couple of games in the County Championship in May - potentially while keeping wicket - as he aims to reach full fitness in time for England's next Test on June 1, against Ireland at Lord's. The ECB are hap

 MS Dhoni And His Love For Yellow: Thala Paints MA Chidambaram Stadium's Chairs Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni painted MA Chidambram stadium's chair into yellow ahead of Indian Premier League. CSK will play the tournament opener against defending champions Gujarat Titans on March 31 at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Dhoni was spotted painting the chairs of MA Chidambram stadium with yellow spray paint as CSK will play their second match at the venue against KL Rahul-led Lucknow Super Giants. The franchise shared a video where the captain was busy with painting the chairs, Dhoni, who announced his retirement from all forms of International cricket on 15 August 2020. This will also be the last IPL tournament for Dhoni as there are speculations that 41 old wicketkeeper batter will play his last tournament. Chennai Super Kings is the second most successful team in cash rich league after Mumbai Indians as the franchise won the title for four times. IPL 2023 Chen

  Bumrah undergoes surgery, will need six months to recover     J asprit Bumrah has undergone a back surgery in Christchurch and the news from New Zealand is that the operation was successful and the cricketer is doing fine. The surgery was done by Dr Rowan Schouten, a noted orthopaedic surgeon attached to the Forte Orthopaedics Hospital in Christchurch.