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Purple Cap standings on Saturday evening after recent clash with Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Lucknow Super Giants' rising star Mayank Yadav who delivered the fastest ball of the season at 156.7 kmph against RCB is also part of the list. While, Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman who ranks third in the list completed 300 wickets in T20 cricket, becoming the second bowler from his country to reach the milestone. Here are the top five bowlers in the race for the purple cap:

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Shubman Gill's Gujarat Titans will square off at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Sunday. LSG, who have won two of their last three games and are currently in fourth place, will likewise want to win three straight at home by taking advantage of the comfortable surroundings. However, under new captain Shubman Gill, GT has had a mixed campaign thus far, winning two and losing two games to sit in seventh place on the points standings.

Who won yesterday IPL Match? Rajasthan Royals (RR) took on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at home on April 6. Bengaluru, coming from 3 defeats in 4 matches, lost the toss and were asked to bat first. On paper, RCB had the perfect start.

Rajasthan Royals, Virat Kohli scored his 8th century in IPL history. In addition to this, he was the first one to make a century in IPL 2024. RR vs RCB 2024 IPL Live Score RCB finished on a good score of 183/3 against Rajasthan Royals after 20 overs.

Sourav Ganguly told reporters in Mumbai on Saturday. Hardik Pandya came under intense criticism after he returned to Mumbai Indians after successfully leading Gujrat Titans in IPL 2022 and 2023. As per the reports, Hardik Pandya tied his return to Mumbai Indians with the captaincy of the team, which meant Rohit Sharma had to step down from the role of MI skipper.

Sunak eagerly faced Anderson, who recently achieved the milestone of 700 Test wickets. In a lighthearted exchange, Sunak jokingly requested Anderson to take it easy on him, to which the bowler responded with a playful "We'll see." Despite the challenge, Sunak confidently confronted Anderson's deliveries, drawing admiration from spectators, including budding academy players. Reportedly, Sunak expressed his intent to join at the venue while enjoying the training session, stating, "Looks like I'll be hanging around here for the rest of the day.

Tomorrow's IPL Match: Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Gujarat Titans (GT) will clash on April 7 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, also known as Ekana Cricket Stadium, in Lucknow. This will be the second match of the day, which will start at 7:30 PM. Lucknow have played 3 matches so far and won 2 of those.

Tomorrow's IPL Match: Mumbai Indians (MI) and Delhi Capitals (DC) will clash on April 7 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. This will be the first match of the day, which will start at 3:30 PM. Mumbai have played 3 matches so far and lost all of those.

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.

IPL team Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), as per reports. According to the notice by the National Green Tribunal, it is based upon a media report that mentioned the Stadium getting treated water supply amid water crisis in the city. The NGT bench is headed by Justice Prakash Shrivastava, which, on April 1 this year, passed the direction to the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board to file a detailed report about the amount of and source of water being supplied to the cricket stadium.

India Inc. As television viewership for the first ten games of IPL jumped to a historic high of 35 crore, a clutch of organisations like Milagrow, Manipal Hospitals, Olyv, Lendbox, and Revfin are bringing the tournament's excitement to the workplace with more than just match screenings. This season of the Indian Premier League commenced on March 22 and will wrap up on May 26.

PTI quoted Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) CEO Shubendu Ghosh as saying. ALSO READ: Bengaluru water crisis: BWSSB to supply recycled water for construction from today The NGT took suo motu cognizance after reports emerged which mentioned the Chinnaswamy Stadium has been getting treated water supply for IPL matches.

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.

Ajith Kumar recently attended the birthday of cricketer T Natarajan. The ‘Thunivu’ star was seen having a ball of a time at the event. Pictures of the star feeding the cricketer cake have also gone viral. Taking to X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, trade analyst Ramesh Bala shared pictures of the star attending the birthday party. In one picture, the ‘Valimai’ star could be seen posing with ‘Sunrisers Hyderabad’ bowler, and in another photo, the actor could be seen feeding cake to the cricketer. The pictures became viral on the microblogging site, gaining more than 93K views and 6.6K likes. “Wow!!! AK filming in Hyderabad it seems..Hoping for him to come to tomorrow's match,” wrote a fan. “The Legend Ajith Kumar a great Human begin. Down to earth. May God shower his blessings upon him..” read another post. The actor also went viral a few days ago after pictures of him preparing biryani for some friends during a road trip began doing the rounds on social media.

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.

Kuldeep Yadav is nursing a groin niggle and has been advised rest as a precautionary measure by the Delhi Capitals team management in the ongoing Indian Premier League. The 29-year-old left-arm spinner picked up the niggle after DC's second game of the season against Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur, which the team lost. The player was forced to miss out on the next couple of contests where veteran pacer Ishant Sharma returned to the playing XI. «It will take some time for him to be match fit,» an IPL source told PTI when asked about Kuldeep's status.

IPL 2024: Gujarat Titans (GT) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) clashed on April 4 in their fourth individual match of the tournament. Punjab sealed a last-over victory as their “accidental purchase", Shashank Singh, became the Player of the Match. Let’s take a look at some of the top batting records so far in the tournament after the GT vs PBKS match.

₹3 crore. Following immediate court intervention, the Uppal stadium management received a notice from TSSPDCL urging the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) to pay at least half of the outstanding amount, totaling ₹1.63 crore, to the discom immediately. Meanwhile, the court directed the electricity department to reconnect the power supply to the stadium immediately following the successful payment of the first installment.

IPL season so far. Fans do remember that Shashank was accidentally bought by Preity Zinta’s franchise during the IPL Mini Auction in December 2023. They mistook him for another player.

ALSO READ: IPL 2024: Pace sensation Mayank Yadav turns 'vegetarian', his mother explains WHY! He shared a special message for Akhtar and said ‘phenta maar diya’. Until now, Rawalpindi Express – Shoaib Akhtar – holds the record for bowling the fastest delivery in international cricket, as he delivered 161.3 km/hr against former England star Nick Knight to achieve the iconic feat at the ICC World Cup back in 2003. Playing his first season in the world's richest T20 league, Mayank bagged match-winning figures of 3 for 27 against Punjab Kings on Saturday.

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.