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In the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League, the match between the Gujarat Titans and the Kolkata Knight Riders was abandoned due to rain as both teams share a point, which ended the Titans' chance to qualify for the playoffs and the 2022 IPL winners joined the likes of the Mumbai Indians and the Punjab Kings as the three eliminated teams from the IPL 2024 playoff race.
In the IPL 2024 points table, the Kolkata Knight Riders increased their point difference to three from the second-placed Rajasthan Royals, who lost their last three games. On the other hand, the Chennai Super Kings climbed to the third spot surpassing the SunRisers Hyderabad with their recent victory against RR.
Here, in this article, we will look at the big updates around the IPL 2024 that took place on Monday, May 13, but before that, let’s check the match scheduled for the day.
Today's match preview
Delhi Capitals vs Lucknow Super Giants
The Delhi Capitals will host the Lucknow Super Giants in the 64th match of the IPL 2024 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. In the last few matches of the tournament, the Capitals have managed to pick up some much-needed wins, including a big one against the Rajasthan Royals, to stay in the reckoning for the playoff spot. Meanwhile, the Super Giants suffered two big defeats at the hands of the Kolkata Knight Riders and the SunRisers Hyderabad, losing complete momentum at the critical stage of the tournament, putting their hopes of a playoff spot in some jeopardy.
Major events around IPL that happened on May 12
Gujarat Titans knocked out of IPL 2024 playoff race after clash against KKR washed out
In match 63 of IPL 2024, the Gujarat Titans (GT) were scheduled to host the Kolkata Knight Riders at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Monday, May 13. Although both teams are coming off a win from their respective last matches, the clash turns out to be a must-win game for the Shubman Gill-led side. But with persistent rain in Ahmedabad, the match was called off, and both teams earned a point, which forced Gujarat to become the third team to get knocked out of the IPL 2024 playoff race.
Virender Sehwag opens up on KL Rahul and Sanjiv Goenka saga during SRH clash
After SRH openers thrashed LSG on May 8 with a 10-wicket win, the LSG skipper, KL Rahul was seen having an animated conversation with the owner and head coach Justin Langer. Days after the incident, former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag weighed in on the incident and questioned Goenka’s act. Speaking to Cricbuzz, Sehwag said, “The owner's role should be that when they meet the players in the dressing room or during a press meet, they should only talk to motivate them.”
Jos Buttler leaves for England; to miss remainder of RR matches in IPL 2024
In a massive blow to the Rajasthan Royals (RR) camp, their star opener Jos Buttler has returned to England, midway through the IPL 2024. The wicketkeeper-batter, who smashed two centuries to help Rajasthan Royals to a comfortable win in the first half of the IPL 2024 season, left for England after RR’s five-wicket loss against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday, May 12.
Virat Kohli, Karn Sharma troll Mohammed Siraj for his “batter has bat and bowler has ball” comment
The Faf du Plessis-led Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are coming from behind and have won five matches on the trot to keep their IPL 2024 playoff hopes alive. In the video posted by the RCB’s social media handles, Mohammed Siraj is seen talking about the win against DC , which has further improved their chances of making the playoffs. The Indian pacer was elated to see the “brand of cricket” RCB have been playing with over the last few games and while explaining the same, left the dressing room in splits.
Hussey and Sangakkara break silence on Ravindra Jadeja’s ‘Obstructing the field’ dismissal
The IPL 2024 match between the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and the Rajasthan Royals (RR) saw the reigning champions come out on top with a five-wicket margin and continue to be in the playoffs hunt. But what caught the eyeballs in the match was Ravindra Jadeja’s controversial dismissal, where he was dismissed for ‘Obstructing the field’. While it triggered some debate, CSK batting coach Michael Hussey and Rajasthan Royals Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara finally broke the silence on this dismissal.
Liam Livingstone leaves for England "to get knee sorted" after PBKS gets knocked out of IPL 2024
All-rounder Liam Livingstone returned to England midway through IPL 2024 for his knee injury treatment ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024. Livingstone was a part of Punjab Kings in the 2024 season of the Indian Premier League. The cricketer has suffered from a series of muscle injuries in the last two years. Not only this, but he also missed two games in the tournament after suffering an injury against Lucknow Super Giants.
