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The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 has been full of action as it completed the third match of the tournament on Saturday. In this article, we will look at the big updates around the IPL 2024 that took place on Saturday, March 23, but before that, let’s check the matches scheduled for the day.
Today's match preview
Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants: Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan Royals and KL Rahul's Lucknow Super Giants are scheduled to open their IPL 2024 campaign against each other on Sunday at 03:30 p.m. IST. The match between RR and LSG will be played at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians: Last season's runners-up Gujarat Titans are scheduled to host joint-record five-time champions Mumbai Indians at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday at 07:30 p.m. IST. The fifth match of the IPL 2024 will also reunite MI captain Hardik Pandya with his former side GT.
Major events around IPL that happened on March 23
Sam Curran leads Punjab Kings to comfortable win over Delhi Capitals
On Saturday, March 23, the Punjab Kings registered a decent four-wicket win over Delhi Capitals, to start their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 campaign on a high. At the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Sam Curran scored a fantastic fifty for the PBKS to help them chase down the 175-run target comfortably.
ALSO WATCH:
- Rishabh Pant gets roaring applause as he comes to bat against PBKS
- Abhishek Porel scores 25 runs off PBKS' Harshal Patel in final over
- Ishant Sharma suffers horrific injury in match against PBKS; limps off the field
Harshit Rana's last-over heroics help KKR beat SRH by 4 runs
Andre Russell unleashed his inner beast and played a remarkable knock of 64* runs off just 25 deliveries, combined with three boundaries and seven maximums to take KKR's total past 200. In the chase, Klassen played a remarkable knock of 63 runs off 29 balls to narrow down the gap between the target. While the SRH required 13 runs in the last over, Harshit Rana picked two wickets and gave just 8 runs to help KKR beat SRH by 4 runs.
ALSO WATCH:
- Suyash Sharma completes flying catch to dismiss Heinrich Klaasen in final over against SRH
- Pat Cummins completes stunning catch to dismiss KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer
'Shame on CarryMinati' trends on X after he roasts Virat Kohli during IPL 2024
Indian YouTuber Ajey Nagar, better known as CarryMinati, found himself in hot water after his video roasting RCB batter Virat Kohli went viral during IPL 2024. Carry had to face the wrath of fans after he trolled Kohli for not winning any IPL trophy thus far. Notably, the 17th season of the Indian Premier League commenced on March 22 with CSK under the reign of their new captain Ruturaj Gaikwad registering a six-wicket win against RCB.
Dinesh Karthik hints at potential IPL retirement
Veteran Indian wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik on Friday, March 22 hinted at his potential retirement from the Indian Premier League (IPL). Karthik, who featured in the tournament opener between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK), added crucial 38 runs during his unbeaten stay in the middle. The Indian wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik also spoke of juggling his role as a commentator and cricketer.
