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Shreyas Iyer at Eden Gardens here on Sunday helped the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) register their first-ever win against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Indian Premier League (IPL) history. KKR is in the second spot, with four wins and a loss in five matches. It gives them a total of eight points. LSG is in the fifth spot with three wins and three losses, giving them six points. In the run chase of 162, KKR got some extra runs in the first over itself, with pacer Shamar Joseph throwing some wides. The first over produced 22 runs, including a four and six by Sunil Narine and Phil Salt, respectively.

Rohit Sharma's valiant second Indian Premier League (IPL) century went in vain as a four-wicket haul from Matheesha Pathirana managed to restrict a power-packed Mumbai Indians (MI) line-up to 186/6 in their 20 overs and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) secured a 20-run win at Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. With this win, CSK is at number three with four wins and two losses, giving them eight points. MI is at eighth spot, with two wins and four losses, giving them four points. In the run chase of 207 runs, openers Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan started really well. Slowly building from boundary each in the first two overs, the duo targetted pacers Tushar Deshpande, Shardul Thakur and Mustafizur Rahman in next three overs.

Rohit Sharma became the first Indian to smash 500 sixes in T20 cricket. The 'Hitman' achieved this milestone during his side's Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Wankhede Stadium. Rohit was at his vintage best in the match, scoring 105* in 63 balls. His knock was studded with 11 boundaries and five sixes.

Kolkata Knight Riders beat Lucknow Super Giants by eight wickets on Sunday to consolidate their position at second slot of points table of 2024 IPL. The contest was KKR’s first of the five matches at home on the trot and now they have four wins out of six games. KKR's opener Phil Salt hit a magnificent 89 off 47 balls while captain Shreyas Iyer complemented him with an unbeaten run-a-ball 38 as KKR eased past the target of 162 with 26 balls to spare.

Sahith Theegala, in his second Masters, and Akshay Bhatia, in his first are learning this enduring characteristic of Augusta National one painstaking hole at a time. The American Indian train is chugging along nicely, driven mainly by the steely determination of these two young men, but a big impression might have to wait at least another year. On Saturday, both Sahith (6-over 222) and Akshay (221) made 74, clawing their way around the course riding their stellar temperament. The 18th hole was a suitable sample for the kind of spirit that has pervaded Sahith’s journey this week.

Bryson DeChambeau and Scottie Scheffler. As many as seven golfers exchanged the lead on a roller coaster day, even as the Sun shone brightly over Augusta. In the end though, there was just one possible outcome, or so we learnt. Scheffler, the irrepressible world No.1 survived a midround stumble to work his way back to the top of the leaderboard. Nothing else has felt more certain this week. A 71 was enough to hoist him to the top at 7-under 209. Scheffler has momentum and history supporting his claims for a second Green Jacket. As many as 28 of the last 33 Masters champions started Sunday in the final group (according to Justin Ray of the sports intelligence outfit, Twenty First Group). The first win at Augusta had also come to Scheffler when he slept on the 54-hole lead in 2022. The world No.1 was quickly up by two with birdies at the first and third holes. A double bogey at the tenth was his biggest stumble on the day. He fired his iron too hot, sending the ball rolling 27 yards behind the pin. Scheffler sent his third 60 feet past the flag, eventually taking a six. At the eleventh, once again from the middle of the fairway, as he was on the tenth, Scheffler left his approach just short of the green. He fell back to four under, caught in the vortex of a downward spiral.

PBKS batsman Ashutosh Sharma slogged a delivery from Yuzvendra Chahal to the leg side for two runs. However, debutant Tanush Kotiyan was quick to the ball and flicked it to deep midwicket. The throw wasn't exactly accurate and Samson had to stretch to get to the ball and then use the pace of the delivery to smash the stumps and take the vital wicket of Liam Livingstone.

KKR vs LSG IPL 2024: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on Lucknow Supergiants (LSG) at home on April 14. It will be KKR’s 5th match in IPL 2024. They have won 3 matches in the tournament so far, standing at number 2 on the points table.

PBKS vs RR IPL 2024: Shimron Hetmyer was the hero for Rajasthan Royals (RR) in yet another last-over nail-biter against Punjab Kings (PBKS) on April 13. While chasing Punjab’s 147, Rajasthan needed 10 runs off 4 balls. The West Indies batter hit two 6s to take the Royals home.

Who won yesterday IPL Match? Punjab Kings (PBKS) took on Rajasthan Royals (RR) at home on April 13. Rajasthan, coming from 4 wins in 5 matches, won the toss and decided to bowl first in another last-over thriller between the two. The first setback for Punjab was that their captain Shikhar Dhawan was ruled out of the game due to a minor injury.

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ALSO READ: T20 World Cup 2024 Squad: Mayank Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal likely names | List of other probable players Apart from Chahal, Royals' another young player Riyan Parag is also making the headlines as he has become the second highest run scorer in the IPL 2024. He has scored 261 runs in 5 matches at a strike rate of 158.18 and his highest is 84 not out.

IPL encounter. Rajasthan needed 12 runs in the final over. Chris Morris and Sanju faced Arshdeep Singh.

IPL across several seasons. His performances include scoring 3,930 runs as an opener with a strike rate of 135.93, alongside 8 centuries. This year, he has been opening for RCB and ruling the list of leading run-scorers.

Who won yesterday IPL Match? Lucknow Supergiants (LSG) took on Delhi Capitals (DC) at home on April 12. Lucknow, coming from 3 wins in 4 matches, won the toss and decided to bat first. Lucknow lost their first wicket early.

ALSO READ: IPL 2024: Tristan Stubbs lauds DC skipper Rishabh Pant, says 'He's a gifted player' Pant had called for a review for a wide ball on the 4th over of the match with Ishant Sharma bowling a wide down the leg side against Devdutt Padikkal, as the on-field umpire immediately gave it a wide. Unhappy with umpire's decision, the Capitals' skipper got into an argument with the umpire.

Delhi Capitals side after missing the last three matches due to a groin injury. The left-arm wrist spinner showed no signs of being rusty as he kept the pressure on the LSG batsmen, taking the crucial wickets of KL Rahul, Marcus Stoinis and Nicholas Pooran for just 20 runs. However, it was the dismissal of Nicholas Pooran in the 8th over of the innings that was the highlight of Kuldeep's brilliant spell today.

ALSO READ: IPL 2024: Jasprit Bumrah reveals secret to success after MI vs RCB clash, ‘don’t be one trick pony, I train for…' However, he was upset with one thing. It was RCB's Dinesh Karthik slamming the last ball of his spell over cover for six. This was only the second six in 120 deliveries Bumrah conceded this IPL season.

ALSO READ: Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant almost confirmed in India's T20 World Cup 2024 squad: Report Not only Pant, even Stubbs emerged as one of the most reliable players for Capitals -- scoring three fifties to his name, including a spectacular unbeaten 71 off 29 balls against the Mumbai Indians on 7 April. He hared a crucial 93-run partnership with Pant during DC's match with KKR. "It helps that he (Pant) is left, and I'm a right-handed batter, so there are different match-ups.

Tomorrow's IPL Match: Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) will clash on April 13 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Cricket Stadium in Mohali. PBKS, having won two out of five matches, are at number eight at the moment. RR, on the other hand, have lost just one of their five matches and are sitting at number one.