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ALSO READ: IPL 2024 SRH vs DC: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma lead Sunrisers to highest ever powerplay score Leading from the front, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar took to X and wrote “In spite of this phenomenal start by @SunRisers , I have a feeling @DelhiCapitals have a good chance to win this game. How many of you agree?" A netizen commented, “Sunrisers Hyderabad batting lineup in IPL 2024" Kolkata Knight Riders also took to X and wrote, “Wow! Never thought anyone could better Narine-Lynn’s 105 in Powerplay." Someone wrote, “Sunrisers Hyderabad is just Australia in a funny jersey." SunRisers Hyderabad shared a meme and wrote, “Admin trying to comprehend this hitting" Thaman S wrote, “#Sunrisers (Sic) 125/0 in 6 OVERS it’s not Power Play.

DC vs SRH 2024: Chasing a massive target of 267 runs at the pitch of Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi, the Delhi Capitals began their innings in Sunrisers Hyderabad style as opener Prithvi Shaw and batter Jake Fraser-McGurk displayed some fireworks to make the game more exciting. Young Jake Fraser-McGurk broke his Australia senior Travis Head's record in the same match as the DC batter slammed his half-century in just 15 balls, making it the third fastest in the history of IPL and fastest for IPL 2024.

Max Verstappen of Red Bull has completed a Formula 1 double, taking the pole Saturday for the Chinese Grand Prix just hours after winning the first F1 sprint of the season. Teammate Sergio Perez will start alongside Verstappen on Sunday on the front row with Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin and Lando Norris of McLaren on the second row. Verstappen turned 1 minute 33.660 seconds on his fastest lap, 0.322 ahead of Perez. Superlatives fail. The three-time defending F1 champion is unassailable — the sport's best driver in the quickest car. The Dutchman has won 22 of the last 26 GPs and three of the first four this season. Only a brake failure in Melbourne, Australia, probably kept him from sweeping all four races.

Why isn't MS Dhoni being promoted up the order for CSK? Stephen Fleming says… Former Australian cricketer Tom Moody has jumped into the debate about Mayank Yadav's inclusion in India's T20 World Cup squad. In an interaction with ESPNCricinfo, Moody praised the young pacer saying, “I've loved what I saw for a first couple of games, it was quite extraordinary to the point you want to see the replays of that game. But you cannot have a knee-jerk reaction and pick him in the World Cup, when he has only played two games and got injured" “You don't really know what he's capable of doing over a long period of time, under pressure and in different roles.

Akira, a ransomware group, has drained $42 million from 250 firms since March 2023, said the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Europol, CISA, Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), and the Netherlands’ National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NL) in a joint statement.

Today's IPL Match: LSG vs CSK; who’ll win Lucknow vs Chennai clash on April 19? Fantasy team, pitch report, and more However, the right-handed pacer has been out of action for the last two matches due to an injury he picked up against Rajasthan Royals. Meanwhile, Lucknow Super Giants, who have won 3 of their 6 matches so far, will take on Ruturaj Gaikwad's Chennai Super Kings at the Ekana Sports City Stadium in Lucknow today.

Asian stocks have tumbled, with Japan’s Nikkei slumping 2.4% on heavy selling of semiconductor-related shares and other market heavyweights

Shoppers and workers have returned to a “really quiet” Sydney mall, where six days earlier an assailant stabbed six people to death in an attack that police believe targeted women

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma has added his voice to the chorus, stating that Karthik would be easy to persuade to play for India in the T20 World Cup. Speaking to former England captain Michael Vaughan and former Australia batsman Adam Gilchrist on the Club Prairie Fir podcast, Rohit said: "Quite impressed, watching DK bat a couple of nights back, and Dhoni as well, came to play four balls, made a huge impact, that was the difference. It will be hard to convince MS although he is coming to the US, to do something else.

Europe wants two things from China: First, a shift in its relatively pro-Russia position on the war in Ukraine

Asian stocks have tumbled, with Japan’s Nikkei slumping 3.5% on heavy selling of semiconductor-related shares and other market heavyweights

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) on Thursday inaugurated a new engine assmebly line with capacity of manufacturing 60 engines daily at its Global Resource Factory situated in Manesar, Haryana with focus on CKD (Completely Knocked Down) exports. «The new assembly line is equipped to produce engines for models ranging from 1100cc to 300cc, catering to diverse needs and preferences of customers across the globe,» said the company through a press release. «We are happy to introduce a new engine assembly line for CKD exports at our Global Resource Factory in Manesar. It is a testament to our relentless pursuit of driving technological advancements in the industry. With this step, HMSI aims to boost its export capabilities, reaching new heights in market expansion and adherence to global quality standards,» said Tsutsumu Otani, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Managing Director, President and CEO.

Vodafone Idea share price jumped over 4% prior to the launch of its follow-on public offer (FPO) today. On Tuesday, April 16, Vodafone Idea garnered around ₹5,400 crore through its follow-on public offering, which was backed by anchor investors such as GQG Partners, UBS Fund Management, Jupiter Fund Management, Fidelity Investments, and Australian Super.

Japan recorded a trade deficit for the third straight fiscal year as the costs of energy and other imports rose and the yen remained weak

Paris, while France will get a major host-nation bump from eighth to third, according to a forecast 100 days out from the opening ceremony. The Gracenote virtual medals table, which is compiled using results data from key global and continental competitions since the Tokyo Olympics, has the U.S. on top both on gold medal count (39) and total medal count (123). The U.S. will host the next Olympics after Paris in Los Angeles in 2028.

At a waste-management facility in Morrisville, Pa., workers load incinerated trash into industrial machinery that separates and sorts metals, then sends them to get hosed down. The reward: buckets of quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies. Americans toss as much as $68 million worth of change each year, according to Reworld.

ALSO READ: RCB vs SRH: Travis Head slams fourth fastest century in IPL history, inches closer to unique record in tournament Earlier in the day, while addressing a pre-match press conference, Pointing said, "Sunrisers Hyderabad are obviously responsible for a couple of those big scores. KKR got 260-odd (272 for 7) against us. I think the impact player is having a big effect on the way teams are batting.

Irfan Pathan took an indirect dig at the most expensive player in Indian Premier League (IPL) history, Mitchell Starc, as his lean form continued against the Rajasthan Royals in the ongoing season. The experienced Australian pacer, who is renowned for his searing yorker, was acquired by KKR for a record-breaking price tag of Rs 24.75 crore. During KKR's narrow defeat, Starc gave away 50 runs at an economy of 12.50 in his four-over spell.

After bringing a warmer, drier winter to much of Canada, the El Niño weather event that has gripped the Pacific Ocean and subsequently the world may at last be over.

Australia will boost defence spending by A$50.3 billion ($32 billion) over the next decade and reshuffle its weapons programs to emphasise missiles, drones and warships as it looks to the possibility of a Pacific conflict between China and the U.S. The bulk of the new spending, part of a A$330 billion decade-long budget, will only kick in after five years, and ultimately take defence spending to 2.4% of GDP by 2034 from just over 2% today. Announced by Defence Minister Richard Marles on Wednesday, the new funding reflects new priorities, such as long-range missiles, that Australia believes are necessary in a world where a potential conflict between China and the United States could upend the region.

Weather update today: IMD issues heatwave alert in THESE states. Check forecast In central Iowa, a barn was demolished and other buildings were damaged after a tornado touched down in a rural area of Dallas County. The weather service also reported ping pong ball-sized hail in Bloomfield, just north of the Missouri line.