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Orange Cap IPL 2024: The Orange Cap is awarded to the highest run-scorer of the tournament. The Cap moves from one player to another, depending on the present top scorer. Let’s take a look at the Top 10 contenders after the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) match on April 5.

IPL 2024: Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad and the Chennai Super Kings (CSK)'s decision to send MS Dhoni for batting against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at number 7 for just three balls have left cricket experts in wonder, while outlining it as a “significant error" which led to their second successive loss in IPL 2024. The likes of Shane Watson and Brett Lee insisted CSK to send Dhoni up the order. However, the explosive effort went in vain in Chennai's pursuit of 192.

Purple Cap IPL 2024: The match between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on April 5 saw the re-entry of Pat Cummins in the Purple Cap tally. As the Orange Cap (currently claimed by Virat Kohli) goes to the highest run-getter in the tournament, the highest wicket-taker gets the Purple Cap. Let’s take a look at who are in the Top 10 after the SRH vs CSK match.

Who won yesterday IPL Match? Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) took on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at home on April 5. Hyderabad, coming from 3 defeats in 4 matches, won the toss and decided to bowl first. Rachin Ravindra and Ruturaj Gaikwad could not give CSK a steady start as the young New Zealand batter was out for 12 off 9 balls.

Indiabulls Real Estate has secured over Rs 3,911 crore through a preferential allotment from a diverse group of investors, including Embassy Group, Baillie Gifford & Co, Blackstone Real Estate Fund, Quant Active Fund, Poonawalla Finance, Micro Labs, Maybank, Utpal Sheth, Capri Global, Yash Shares & Stock, Aalidhra, among others. The floor price for this issue has been set at Rs 111.51 per share, in accordance with SEBI guidelines. The valuation was conducted by one of the Big 4 firms. Embassy Group will invest Rs 10 crore in equity shares and an additional Rs 1,150 crore in warrants. Meanwhile, Blackstone Real Estate Fund is set to invest Rs 375 crore in equity shares and Rs 860 crore in warrants.

Aiden Markram struck a brisk half-century as Sunrisers Hyderabad overcame some late jitters to beat Chennai Super Kings by six wickets in the Indian Premier League on Friday. The South African batsman hit four fours and a six in his 50-run knock to help Hyderabad overhaul Chennai's below-par total of 165-5 with 11 balls to spare at the packed Rajiv Gandhi International stadium. The victory lifted Hyderabad to fifth place in the 10-team competition with two wins from four games.

water crisis in the city, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Karnataka State Cricket Association and other state authorities concerned to furnish details of water being used at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium during the IPL matches here. Apart from the state cricket association, NGT has also asked the Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) and Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) to submit the particulars about the quantity and source of the water by May 2. «We are studying the notice, and as such the stadium complies with the NGT norms. So, we are confident of going ahead with the matches,» said Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) CEO Shubendu Ghosh. The Tribunal has taken suo motu cognizance after reports emerged that the Chinnaswamy Stadium has been getting treated water supply for IPL matches.

SRH vs CSK IPL 2024: TheRajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, is ready for a high-profile clash as World Cup-winning skipper Pat Cummins leads Sunrisers Hyderabad against young Ruturaj Gaikwad-led Chennai Super Kings. While SRH boasts of an array of explosive batters, CSK has just one player to match all the power- MS Dhoni. Pat Cummins spoke about the clash of titans ahead of the match, and admitted that SRK'S outing against CSK, which has the omnipotent presence of Dhoni, is going to be tough one.

Mint in an exclusive interaction. Secondary markets (non-metro cities) are rapidly becoming a very important market size-wise for the growth that these cities are experiencing and these airports are experiencing. "In order to allow us to use our infrastructure more efficiently, we are in talks with airlines to serve those secondary markets.

option to pay through UPI transactions. It is hard to believe, but this is what happened to a commuter traveling to Chennai. The auto driver had strict rules pasted inside his auto: «Gpay not available. No stop for ATM withdrawal.» A user, identified as No Context Suveeshared her experience on X (formerly Twitter). She posted a picture of the auto's interior with the message displayed, «Gpay not available. No stop for ATM withdrawal.» Alongside the image, she captioned it, «It was nice knowing y'all.» The Unified Payments Interface (UPI), facilitating instant money transfers via mobile devices, has emerged as the fastest-growing payment mode in India. Since its introduction, digital transactions in the country have witnessed exponential growth.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) will play each other on April 6 at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. RCB will play their fifth match of the IPL 2024, while this will be RR's fourth match overall. In their opening game on March 24, RR defeated Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by a score of 20 runs. On March 28, they defeated Delhi Capitals (DC) by a margin of 12 runs. Rajasthan also triumphed over the Mumbai Indians (MI). They won by six wickets against Hardik Pandya's squad on April 1. With the exception of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), only RR has won its opening three games. On March 22, RCB lost to Chennai Super Kings by a margin of six wickets. On March 25, they defeated the Punjab Kings (PBKS) by a margin of four wickets. On March 29, they then suffered a 7-wicket loss to KKR. They also suffered a defeat in their fourth game, this time against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). Bengaluru suffered a 28-run defeat on April 2.

Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 has already created records in viewership after just 10 matches. As per latest BARC data, which is a standardized rating system related to audience viewership of channels, the IPL 2024 has broken all records related to IPL viewership in history. Till now, the statistics of IPL viewership has been the highest for the IPL season matches held till now. According to BARC data, watch-time for the tournament has increased to 80.28 billion minutes, which is 20 per cent more than the previous seasons of the IPL, based on the current number of matches played. Disney Star acknowledged this exponential surge in viewership and has given credit to this amazing amount of watch-time to the designed marketing campaign developed by its team.

ALSO READ: Tomorrow's IPL Match: SRH vs CSK; who’ll win Hyderabad vs Chennai match? Fantasy team, pitch report, and more On 23 March, the Sunrisers lost against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their first match of the tournament by 4 runs, but then won against Mumbai Indians (MI) by 31 runs on 27 March. However, they lost against against Gujarat Titans (GT) by 7 wickets on 31 March. Both teams have played 19 IPL matches so far against each other in IPL.

₹24 lakh for his second over rate offence in the ongoing 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) season. Pant maintained a slow-over rate in the game against Kolkata Knight Riders at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on April 3, the second instance when Pant was fined for a slow over rate. Apart from Pant, other team members were also fined 25 per cent of their match fees, or ₹6 lakh, whichever is less.

1. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): After yesterday's clash against the SC,Shreyas Iyer's Kolkata Knight Riders has emerged at the top spot on the the points table. Overall, KKR registered 272 runs in 20 overs against Delhi Capitals.

Foxconn group company Bharat FIH's sprawling campus near Chennai, which was focused on manufacturing Android phones, is looking to tap newer segments in a bid to diversify and offset a slump in orders from its key client Xiaomi, since a government crackdown on Chinese businesses operating in India. Bharat FIH is now looking to power growth in segments such as telecom equipment, electric vehicles, televisions and displays.

Limelight Lab Grown Diamonds has received a strategic investment of US$1 million from two leading retail jewellery chains. The newly raised capital comes in the form of a strategic alliance that will enable Limelight to open new stores and boost its brand presence in the country. Before this, the company had secured an investment from the Emerald Group, Asia's largest jewellery manufacturer, as part of a strategic tie-up to establish Limelight as a one-of-a-kind vertically integrated brand to jointly manufacture, sell and distribute LGD studded jewellery in India and worldwide. The current investment plays a similar role in the company's strategic play to enable faster and more robust growth in the brand's store expansion in the country. At present, the company has 10 stores. It also has 40 plus shop-in-shops spread across 25 cities including Mumbai, Delhi, Jaipur, Varanasi, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata and others. Madhavan said «We have received good response and support for LGD jewellery from customers across the country. It has also reflected in our sales and has given us the confidence to scale at a faster pace. With the Government’s impetus and focus on this sunrise sector, the investment further propels us towards achieving the goal of scaling our presence in India as well as globally.»

Tomorrow's IPL Match: Gujarat Capitals (GT) take on and Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on April 4. This will be the fourth match for both teams in IPL 2024. Gujarat, with 4 points from 3 matches and a Net Run Rate (NRR) of -0.738, are at number 5 on the points table.

IPL 2024 season has now entered its second month with fifteen matches been played till now. There have been record breaking feats, eye-catching batting and bowling performances, athletic fielding and most importantly, the celebration of cricket in all forms, in these matches of the Indian Premier League played till now.

Warburg Pincus is closing in on Shriram Housing Finance Ltd (SHFL), having emerged as the frontrunner to acquire the unit of Chennai-based non-banking finance company (NBFC) Shriram Finance, said people in the know. In a closely fought race, Bain Capital is the other serious contender, they said. Binding bids were submitted last week, they added. Negotiations are ongoing with both seeking to maximise value, “but for the moment, Warburg seems a more aggressive suitor or bidder for the company,” said a person close to the company on condition of anonymity. To be sure, the sale likely hinges on the matter of valuation. Shriram pegs it at Rs 6,500 crore, inclusive of a control premium, but the offers have been in the Rs 5,300-5,500 crore range.

Tomorrow's IPL Match: Delhi Capitals (DC) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will clash on April 3 at the Dr. Y.S. Rajashekar Reddy ACA-VDCA International Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.