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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: 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

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.