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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Tuesday reached the Indian Premier League (IPL) final for a record 10th time, beating defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) by 15 runs. IPL 2023:  Full coverage  |  Points table  |  Schedule  |  Results  |  Orange Cap  |  Purple Cap​ The defeat for GT meant that they will face the winner of Eliminator between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Mumbai Indians (MI) in Qualifier 2 on 26 May. : ✈️ Congratulations to , the first team to qualify for #TATAIPL 2023 Final #Qualifier1 | #GTvCSK | @ChennaiIPL pic.twitter.com/LgtrhwjBxH — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 23, 2023 GT had won the toss and opted to field. Their decision to do so almost did wonders as Darshan Nalkande, playing his first match of the season, seemed to have taken the wicket of Ruturaj Gaikwad, who was eventually taken by Shubman Gill in the deep. However, just as the GT players celebrated the dismissal, the no-ball siren went up...

23:54 (IST) That brings us to the end of our coverage of Qualifier 1 of IPL 2023, with four-time winners Chennai Super Kings triumphing over defending champions Gujarat Titans by 15 runs to book their direct ticket to the final and inch closer to their fifth title, with Ruturaj Gaikwad winning the Player of the Match award in the presentation ceremony for his 44-ball 60 on a tricky Chepauk wicket. It’s not over for the Titans though, as they will have one more shot at making the final. We shift our attention to the Eliminator between Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians, which takes place at the same venue tomorrow with the winner of that contest squaring off against GT in Qualifier 2 in Ahmedabad on Friday. For now, this is Amit signing off, wishing you all a good night! 23:40 (IST) GT vs CSK, IPL 2023 Qualifier 1 LIVE Score After 20 overs,Gujarat Titans 157/10 ( Noor Ahmad 7 , ) Needing 27 to win from the final over, Pathirana conceded five off the first three deliveri...

Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra on Monday reached new heights in his career, claiming the number one spot in the updated men’s javelin throw rankings. Neeraj now has 1455 points to his name, taking the No 1 spot from defending world champion Andersen Peters, who now has 1433 points. Jakub Vadlejch, who won the silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics, occupies third place with 1416 points. On 30 August last year, Neeraj had attained second place in the rankings, and had been behind Andersen Peters ever since. And in September 2022, the 25-year-old had won the Diamond League 2022 finals in Zurich, thereby becoming the first Indian to do so. Chopra has started the new season on a strong note, winning the Doha Diamond League earlier in May with a throw of 88.67m. Chopra will next be in action at the FBK Games in the Netherlands from 4 June. That will be followed by the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland’s Turku from 13 June. Read all the  Latest News ,  Trending News ,...

Royal Challengers Bangalore suffered a heartbreaking end to their IPL 2023 campaign as a defeat at the hands of Gujarat Titans on Sunday knocked them out of the tournament. Former captain Virat Kohli looked furious at the defeat as the team finished another season without the IPL title. IPL 2023:  Full coverage  |  Points table  |  Schedule  |  Results  |  Orange Cap  |  Purple Cap​ RCB began the day as the favourites for the fourth spot as three teams including Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals fought to enter the playoffs. After MI defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in the afternoon game, all RCB needed for playoffs qualification was a victory over the defending champions GT. Bangalore had a better NRR (net run rate) than MI and a victory on Sunday would have been enough. However, RCB were stunned by an unbeaten century by Shubamn Gill as he ended their hopes. IPL: Gill outperforms Kohli as GT end RCB’s campaign in Bengaluru It ...

Gujarat Titans (GT) on Sunday delivered the knockout punch to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at a packed M Chinnaswamy Stadium, as the league stage of the Indian Premier League (IPL) came to a close. IPL 2023:  Full coverage  |  Points table  |  Schedule  |  Results  |  Orange Cap  |  Purple Cap​ Mumbai Indians (MI) had beaten Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by eight wickets earlier on Sunday, and RCB knew they had to win in order to qualify for the playoffs, but this season, it was just not meant to be. Virat Kohli notched up yet another century as he finished the tournament with 639 runs from 14 matches, six fifties and two centuries. One year is a long time, and around this time last year, all Kohli had were two fifties in IPL 2022. It’s safe to say Kohli has peaked at the right time, but collectively as a unit, RCB have struggled this season, and that lack of ability to fire in unison has cost them the playoffs. Drizzle at the C...

Kolkata Knight Riders’ run to the final of the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) appears a distant memory now, with the ‘Purple Army’ having now gone two seasons in a row without reaching the playoffs. IPL 2023:  Full coverage  |  Points table  |  Schedule  |  Results  |  Orange Cap  |  Purple Cap​ Kolkata had an outside chance of sneaking into the top four when they hosted Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the final game of the season at the Eden Gardens on Saturday. Not only would they need a big victory over Lucknow to not only go level with Rajasthan Royals but to eclipse their Net Run Rate, they would also need Mumbai Indians (MI) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to lose their final games in the Sunday double-header. The possibility went out of the window after Lucknow Super Giants recovered from a shaky start, riding on a game-changing 58 off 30 to post a challenging 176/8 on the board, meaning Kolkata would have had to ch...

RCB vs GT match summary: Shubman Gill’s unbeaten 104 outshone Virat Kohli’s 101 as Gujarat Titans beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by six wickets to end RCB’s hopes of qualifying for the IPL 2023 playoffs. RCB’s loss meant that Mumbai Indians, who had beaten Sunrisers Hyderabad earlier on Sunday, qualified as the fourth team in the playoffs. The confirmed four teams in the playoffs are GT, CSK, LSG and MI. Having been asked to bat, Virat Kohli (101*) and Faf du Plessis (28) forged a 67-run stand for the first wicket before the RCB skipper departed. Glenn Maxwell (11) too failed to capitalise on his start. It was a 64-run stand between Kohli and Anuj Rawat that propelled RCB to 197/5. In reply, it was Shubman Gill who stole the momentum from RCB. RCB got the early breakthrough when Mohammed Siraj got rid of Wriddhiman Saha in the third over, but Gill and Vijay Shankar (53) forged 123 runs for the second wicket to help set the platform for the win. Dasun Shanaka (0) and David Miller ...

Cameron Green blasted his way to an unbeaten 100 after Akash Madhwal’s game-changing haul of 4/37 as Mumbai Indians (MI) hammered Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by eight wickets in Mumbai on Sunday to stay afloat in the race to the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) playoffs. IPL 2023:  Full coverage  |  Points table  |  Schedule  |  Results  |  Orange Cap  |  Purple Cap​ While Hyderabad were already eliminated from the playoffs race and were hoping to spoil Mumbai’s party in their final outing of the season, the five-time champions desperately needed to win the final game of the season at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium if they were to keep their campaign alive. And win they did in style, making short work of another 200-plus target and cruising to victory with two overs to spare that took them past Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to the fourth spot on the points table and ensured Rajasthan Royals were eliminated from the playoffs race. M...

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) skipper Krunal Pandya heaved a sight of relief after the team held its nerve to post a thrilling one-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Saturday, confirming their place in the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) playoffs in the process. IPL 2023: Full coverage | Points table | Schedule | Results | Orange Cap | Purple Cap​ LSG managed to overcome a shaky start after being invited to bat as well as a late scare from KKR middle-order batter Rinku Singh to pull off a thrilling one-run win at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens in the second game of the Saturday double-header. The win helped them go level with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on 17 points and confirm their place in the knockouts that take place next week. “First reaction is satisfaction. We never gave up, we were put under lot of pressure but credit to the boys,” he said at the post-match presentation. “At one stage, they were 61/1 but I’ve seen it before that at this level 2-3 tight overs and we’re in...

Lucknow Super Giants spinner Ravi Bishnoi celebrates after dismissing Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Nitish Rana during the IPL 2023 match in Kolkata. Sportzpics Kolkata Knight Riders seamer Vaibhav Arora celebrates after dismissing Lucknow Super Giants all-rounder Marcus Stoinis. Sportzpics Nicholas Pooran once again came to Lucknow Super Giants’ rescue after a batting collapse, smashing a 30-ball 58 to help his team mount a competitive 176/8 against Kolkata Knight Riders. Sportzpics Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Shardul Thakur celebrates after dismissing Lucknow Super Giants’ Ravi Bishnoi. Sportzpics Opener Jason Roy smashed a quickfire 45 and got Kolkata Knight Riders off to an ideal start in their chase of 177 against Lucknow Super Giants. Sportzpics Lucknow Super Giants all-rounder Krishnappa Gowtham celebrates with skipper Krunal Pandya after dismissing Kolkata Knight Riders opener Venkatesh Iyer. Sportzpics Kolkata Knight Riders opener Jason Roy is clean bo...

KKR vs LSG LIVE Cricket Score : Rinku Singh remains unbeaten on 67 off 33 balls, nearly guiding Kolkata Knight Riders home to another miraculous victory with a flurry of fours and sixes in the death overs as Lucknow Super Giants pull off a thrilling one-run win to become the third team to enter the IPL 2023 playoffs. IPL 2023: Full coverage | Points table | Schedule | Results | Orange Cap | Purple Cap​ Kolkata lost wickets in a heap after Venkatesh Iyer and Jason Roy got them off to a flier, going from 61 for no loss in the sixth over to 120 for five in the 16th, with their scoring-rate taking a major hit in the middle overs. Things got worse for the Knight Riders in the 18th over when Shardul Thakur and Sunil Narine were dismissed in the same over. Rinku, however, would bring Kolkata back in the chase by smashing Naveen-ul-Haq for three consecutive fours and a six in the penultimate over, leaving the home team needing 21 to win off the last six. Yash Thakur kept it tidy in the...

PBKS vs RR summary : Rajasthan Royals kept their hopes of reaching the IPL 2023 playoffs hanging by a thread after beating Punjab Kings (PBKS) by four wickets at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on Friday. IPL 2023:  Full coverage  |  Points table  |  Schedule  |  Results  |  Orange Cap  |  Purple Cap​ Punjab Kings recovered from a slow start and posted a competitive 187/5 on the board after being invited to bat thanks to the contributions of Sam Curran (49 not out), Jitesh Sharma (44) and Shahrukh Khan (41 not out). Rajasthan Royals, in reply, made an instant recovery after Jos Buttler’s dismissal for a four-ball duck thanks to Yashasvi Jaiswal and Devdutt Padikkal’s 73-run second-wicket partnership. Both Padikkal and Jaiswal, incidentally, departed right after bringing up their half-centuries, leaving it to the middle-order to guide the team home. RR remained in the hunt thanks to vital knocks from Shimron Hetmyer (46) and Riyan...

With the 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) heading towards its business end, every game becomes crucial in the context of qualification for the playoffs. And for the teams that find themselves caught in the mid-table tangle at the moment, a victory in each of their remaining games is a must, with the margin of victory and its corresponding impact on the Net Run Rate (NRR) also playing a critical role in deciding the top four. IPL 2023: Full coverage | Points table | Schedule | Results | Orange Cap | Purple Cap​ Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) faced a similar situation, needing to win both of their remaining games, on the eve of their away clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). The immensely talented side that they are, RCB had something of a mixed run throughout the season and couldn’t quite achieve the kind of consistency that teams such as Gujarat Titans (GT) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) did this season. RCB, however, would’ve backed themselves to produce a...