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IPL 2022: BCCI set to welcome fans into stadiums with 25% capacity
After the BCCI’s announcement, the IPL lover can enter the stadiums now that the pandemic has receded. Three venues — Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Pune — of the tournament is set to welcome the fans from March 26 onwards.
The Indian Premier League 2022 will see the return of fans into the stadiums when the previous years’ finalists, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will lock horns against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on March 26 at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium.
After the BCCI’s announcement, the IPL lover can enter the stadiums now that the pandemic has receded. Three venues — Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Pune — of the tournament is set to welcome the fans from March 26 onwards.
The official website of the league confirmed on Wednesday, just 4 days away from the start of the tournament.
All the matches will be played across stadiums in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Pune with an audience occupancy rate of 25% as per Covid protocols, the IPL said.
In a statement, the IPL said fans can buy tickets starting March 23 for the league phase of the tournament. In all, 20 matches each will be held at Wankhede Stadium and DY Patil Stadium, 15 matches each at Brabourne and MCA International Stadium, Pune, the IPL further said.
Ardent cricket fans are all set to witness nail-biting matches, cheering for their favourite players at the most anticipated cricket tournament of all time, IPL said in a statement.
Here’s the full list of IPL 2022 matches
Saturday March 26 CSK vs KKR 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
Sunday March 27 DC vs MI 3:30 PM Brabourne – CCI
Sunday March 27 PBKS vs RCB 7:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
Monday March 28 GT vs LSG 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
Tuesday March 29 SRH vs RR 7:30 PM MCA Stadium Pune
Wednesday March 30 RCB vs KKR 7:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
Thursday March 31 LSG vs CSK 7:30 PM Brabourne – CCI
Friday April 1 KKR vs PBKS 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
Saturday April 2 MI vs RR 3:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
Saturday April 2 GT vs DC 7:30 PM MCA Stadium Pune
Sunday April 3 CSK vs PBKS 7:30 PM Brabourne
Monday April 4 SRH vs LSG 7:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
Tuesday April 5 RR vs RCB 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
Wednesday April 6 KKR vs MI 7:30 PM MCA Stadium Pune
Thursday April 7 LSG vs DC 7:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
Friday April 8 PBKS vs GT 7:30 PM Brabourne – CCI
Saturday April 9 CSK vs SRH 3:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
Saturday April 9 RCB vs MI 7:30 PM MCA Stadium Pune
Sunday April 10 KKR vs DC 3:30 PM Brabourne – CCI
Sunday April 10 RR vs LSG 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
Monday April 11 SRH vs GT 7:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
Tuesday April 12 CSK vs RCB 7:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
Wednesday April 13 MI vs PBKS 7:30 PM MCA Stadium Pune
Thursday April 14 RR vs GT 7:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
Friday April 15 SRH vs KKR 7:30 PM Brabourne – CCI
Saturday April 16 MI vs LSG 3:30 PM Brabourne – CCI
Saturday April 16 DC vs RCB 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
Sunday April 17 PBKS vs SRH 3:30 PM Brabourne – CCI
Sunday April 17 GT vs CSK 7:30 PM MCA Stadium Pune
Monday April 18 RR vs KKR 7:30 PM Brabourne – CCI
Tuesday April 19 LSG vs RCB 7:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
Wednesday April 20 DC vs PBKS 7:30 PM MCA Stadium Pune
Thursday April 21 MI vs CSK 7:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
Friday April 22 DC vs RR 7:30 PM MCA Stadium Pune
Saturday April 23 KKR vs GJ 3:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
Saturday April 23 RCB vs SRH 7:30 PM Brabourne – CCI
Sunday April 24 LSG vs MI 7:30 PM Wankhede Stdium
Monday April 25 PBKS vs CSK 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
Tuesday April 26 RCB vs RR 7:30 PM MCA Stadium Pune
Wednesday April 27 GT vs SRH 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
Thursday April 28 DC vs KKR 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
Friday April 29 PBKS vs LSG 7:30 PM MCA Stadium Pune
Saturday April 30 GT vs RCB 3:30 PM Brabourne – CCI
Saturday April 30 RR vs MI 7:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
Sunday May 1 DC vs LSG 3:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
Sunday May 1 SRH vs CSK 7:30 PM MCA Stadium Pune
Monday May 2 KKR vs RR 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
Tuesday May 3 GT vs PBKS 7:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
Wednesday May 4 RCB vs CSK 7:30 PM MCA Stadium Pune
Thursday May 5 DC vs SRH 7:30 PM Brabourne – CCI
Friday May 6 GT vs MI 7:30 PM Brabourne – CCI
Saturday May 7 PBKS vs RR 3:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
Saturday May 7 LSG vs KKR 3:30 PM MCA Stadium Pune
Sunday May 8 SRH vs RCB 3:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
Sunday May 8 CSK vs DC 3:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
Monday May 9 MI vs KKR 7:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
Tuesday May 10 LSG vs GT 7:30 PM MCA Stadium Pune
Wednesday May 11 RR vs DC 7:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
Thursday May 12 CSK vs MI 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
Friday May 13 RCB vs PBKS 7:30 PM Brabourne – CCI
Saturday May 14 KKR vs SRH 7:30 PM MCA Stadium Pune
Sunday May 15 CSK vs GT 3:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
Sunday May 15 LSG vs RR 7:30 PM Brabourne – CCI
Monday May 16 PBKS vs DC 7:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
Tuesday May 17 MI vs SRH 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
Wednesday May 18 KKR vs LSG 7:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
Thursday May 19 RCB vs GT 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
Friday May 20 RR vs CSK 7:30 PM Brabourne – CCI
Saturday May 21 MI vs DC 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
Sunday May 22 SRH vs PBKS 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
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IPL 2024: Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 8 wickets to chase down highest T20 total
Jonny Bairstow hit an unbeaten knock of 108* runs off 48 balls. He was well supported by Shashank Singh (68*) who hit an unbeaten half-century.
Jonny Bairstow’s century helped Punjab Kings create history at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday as they chased down the highest total ever by an IPL side in the history of the competition against the Kolkata Knight Riders. Set to chase a total of 262 runs, Punjab Kings reached 262/2 in 18.4 overs, due of an unbeaten century from Jonny Bairstow. Bairstow hit an unbeaten knock of 108* runs off 48 balls. He was well supported by Shashank Singh (68*) who hit an unbeaten half-century. Prabhsimran Singh (54) also hit a half-century for Punjab Kings and Rilee Rossouw fell to Sunil Narine scoring 26 runs off 16 balls.
Punjab Kings captain Sam Curran initially won the toss and decided to bowl first. Ramandeep Singh remained unbeaten for Kolkata Knight Riders as Rinku Singh (5) and Venkatesh Iyer (39) lost their wickets in the final over to Harshal Patel. Earlier, Phil Salt hit a half-century along with his opening partner Sunil Narine also doing the same.
Narine hit 71 runs off 32 deliveries and lost his wicket to Rahul Chahar. Meanwhile, Salt departed after hitting 75 runs off 37 deliveries and ultimately lost his wicket to Sam Curran. Arshdeep Singh dismissed Shreyas Iyer (28) and Andre Russell (24) as Kolkata Knight Riders posted 261/6 in 20 overs. But the night belonged to Punjab Kings, who dominated the game in the 2nd innings and eventually sealed an 8-wicket victory.
A total of 523 runs were scored during the match and an all time IPL record of 42 sixes were also hit by the both teams. Both the record chases now have come against the Kolkata Knight Riders in a space of 10 days and at the same venue of Eden Gardens. It was on April 16, Kolkata Knight Riders had failed to defend 223/6 with Jos Buttler hitting a 55-ball ton to pull off the record breaking run chase.
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Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu meets SRH captain Pat Cummins, says it is an absolute honour
Mahesh Babu took to his Instagram handle and shared a couple of pictures from the photoshoot. In the 1st photo Mahesh Babu is seen posing with Pat Cummins, the 2nd picture is a group picture with all the players including Nitish Reddy, Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi and Abhishek Sharma.
Ahead of their upcoming IPL matches, Sunrisers Hyderabad team received a delightful surprise in the form of a meeting with Tollywood superstar Mahesh Babu. The actor had a special photoshoot with the SRH players in Hyderabad, pictures of which are now going viral across social media platforms. Mahesh Babu after rubbing shoulders with SRH captain Pat Cummins also shared a pose with other key players.
Mahesh Babu’s latest photos have got the attention of Mahesh Babu and Sun Risers Hyderabad fans. Mahesh Babu took to his Instagram handle and shared a couple of pictures from the photoshoot. In the 1st photo Mahesh Babu is seen posing with Pat Cummins, the 2nd picture is a group picture with all the players including Nitish Reddy, Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi and Abhishek Sharma.
Pat Cummins commented on the post and wrote that it was great to meet him (Mahesh Babu) and he needed to get him out on a game soon. Mahesh Babu’s wife Namrata Shirodkar also expressed her excitement on seeing the viral post of her husband with the SRH captain. One SRH fan said this is one collaboration which he did not expect. One Mahesh Babu fan was stunned on seeing the viral post.
Mahesh Babu expressed his excitement on having the opportunity to meet SunRisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins, and posted that it is an absolute honour to meet him @patcummins30! He said he is a big fan. Mahesh Babu wished him and the SRH team all the best for the future.
Later the pictures were also shared by the official Instagram handle of Sunrisers Hyderabad. The post showed the Tollywood superstar posing individually with all the players. The post was captioned SunRisers, Superstar of Telugu cinema, Mahesh Babu. Pat Cummins also shared the picture on his Instagram handle calling Mahesh Babu the Prince of Tollywood.
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AB De Villiers criticizes RCB’s decision to let go Yuzvendra Chahal, says it was a hearbreaking moment
AB De Villiers said RCB let Yuzvendra Chahal go. He termed it as a heartbreaking moment. De Villiers said Chahal had become very close to the the team and it seemed he was a part of the furniture there and was also their best bowler.
Legendary South African batsman AB de Villiers, who also played for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) from 2011-21, shared his views on the departure of Yuzvendra Chahal from Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2021. He said it was a heartbreaking moment for him.
Chahal has been playing for Rajasthan Royals (RR) since 2022. He recently became the 1st bowler to take 200 IPL wickets against Mumbai Indians on Monday. He played for Mumbai Indians (2011-13), and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) (2014-21) before he joined Rajasthan Royals in 2022.
AB De Villiers criticised the Royal Challengers Bangalore’s decision to release Yuzvendra Chahal. He also talked about the time when Chahal was bought by the Rajasthan Royals during the IPL auction, leaving the RCB after playing 8 seasons for them.
AB De Villiers said RCB let Yuzvendra Chahal go. He termed it as a heartbreaking moment. De Villiers said Chahal had become very close to the the team and it seemed he was a part of the furniture there and was also their best bowler. De Villiers said it was crazy that he got left out of RCB. He said it is not easy looking at Yuzi go take 200 wickets in IPL and him not being a part of the franchise. The South African cricketer added it was a tough moment for him as he had forged a close bond with Chahal.
Yuzvendra Chahal has played 113 matches for the Royal Challengers Bangalore from 2014 to 2021 and taken 139 wickets at an impressive economy rate of 7.58. Now for the Rajasthan Royals, he has taken 61 wickets in 39 matches. Chahal has played 153 total matches in IPL and has picked up 200 wickets at an average of 21.37, with his best figures being 5/40. He has taken 6 four-wicket hauls and a 5-wicket haul during his IPL career.
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