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Lucknow Super Giants crushed Punjab Kings to register an easy win on the night of April 28. Batting first, LSG set a massive target of 258 runs. While chasing, PBKS played quite well, but unfortunately, lost the match by 56 runs. LSG’s total of 257 runs is the highest ever score in the IPL of this decade, and is the second highest score in the history of the IPL. However, it had not been possible without Marcus Stoinis. Stoinis announced his arrival with an insane 72 off 40 balls, hitting six fours and five sixes. Stoinis also opened the bowling…

Team India will be facing Australia in the WTC Final 2023 in June at the Oval in London. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has recently announced a 15-member squad for the final keeping the conditions in mind. However, what has grabbed attention is that there is only one designated wicketkeeper in the side in the form of KS Bharat. While Bharat is a capable wicket-keeper and KL Rahul is the backup option, there is a debate going on as to who should keep the wickets in the final against Australia. Interestingly, the name of MS Dhoni,…

The Kolkata Knight Riders have been inconsistent in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). While KKR’s batting department has continued to struggle, Its bowling department has flopped in most of the games. Andre Russell, who plays a leading role in both the departments for KKR, has also been less impressive this season. Regardless, Russell has remained one of KKR’s most important players over the past many years. In the past few years, however, Russell has struggled with his knee and in a chat with Star Sports, the West Indian opened up on how the Knight Riders helped…

Ravi Shastri had a seven-year tenure with the Indian Cricket Team between 2014 and 2021 – first as the team director and then as the head coach of the team. However, Shastri has recently revealed that he has not attended a single selection meeting during his two stints with the side. “I have zero first-hand experience [of attending selection meetings],” he said. “Seven years I was part of the team, I never went near a selection meeting. I wasn’t invited either. I think in the long run, yes [a coach should be invited],” he said. “You spend a lot of…

Highest Score in IPL History: Indian Premier League is one of the best and most competitive cricket in the world. Scoring more than 200 runs in T20 cricket is not regular, but IPL teams are successful in crossing this figure time and again. In IPL (Highest Score in IPL History), teams easily score 200. Today here we will talk about the top 10 highest scores by teams in the Indian Premier League so far. So let’s know about the top 10 highest scores of IPL. 1. Royal Challengers Bangalore – 263/5 RCB is at the top with a score of…

The 2-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders have suffered a major setback before the match against Gujarat Titans. Bangladesh’s veteran wicket-keeper batsman Litton Das has returned home due to a family emergency and now there is little hope of him being available for the upcoming matches of the Indian Premier League for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). This is because the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) had issued him a no-objection certificate till May 4. “He had a family medical emergency for which he had to fly back to Dhaka this morning. There is no update on his return yet,” a team official…

Fans are doing special preparations for Team India captain Rohit Sharma. As part of the preparations, a 60 feet high cutout of Rohit will be installed in Hyderabad. Things like this are rare for cricketers. Sometimes fans were seen doing such unique things for cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, and Virat Kohli. There is a reason for installing a 60 feet high cutout of Rohit Sharma. Actually April 30 is the birthday of the legendary cricketer. His fans in Hyderabad are preparing to put up cutouts to make his birthday special. The talk of putting up birthday cutouts…

Virat Kohli is leading the Royal Challengers Bangalore side for the last few matches in absence of Faf du Plessis who injured his ribs while fielding in a match in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023.Since Kohli’s return as captain, RCB have won two matches while conceding a defeat earlier this week against Kolkata Knight Riders. Highlighting this situation, former India head coach Ravi Shastri was asked whether one could see Kohli doing captaincy in international cricket too – if the regular skipper isn’t available. And interestingly, Shastri pointed back to the rescheduled fifth Test against England in Edgbaston, where…

Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma has struggled to score runs in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), smashing only one half-century in the IPL 2023.  Talking on this matter, former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson claimed that the MI skipper has been an inconsistent performer for several seasons in the world’s richest T20 league. “It is a huge challenge to manage your mental energy. International cricketers around the world do play a lot of cricket, but Indian cricketers play it non-stop all year round. With Rohit Sharma now being captain of India now as well, it’s even more…

CSK faced an embarrassing defeat in their last game against RR at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. Batting first, RR set a massive target of 203 runs on the back of a power-packed 77 runs from Yashasvi Jaiswal. Batting second, CSK failed to do much and lost the match by 32 runs. Shivam Dube hit a fighting half-century in the run chase. In the post match presentation, Captain Dhoni explained why his side faced this embarrassing defeat. CSK skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni feels his side lost the IPL match against hosts Rajasthan Royals in the first six overs as the visitors…