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IPL 2024: Punjab Kings’ Livingstone returns to England to address knee niggle

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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Punjab Kings’ all-rounder Liam Livingstone on Monday returned to England from the ongoing IPL to undergo a knee recuperation ahead of the next month’s T20 World Cup. The Kings are already eliminated from this IPL after managing just four wins from 12 matches and they are currently at the bottom of the table with eight points.

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“IPL done for another year, had to get my knee sorted for the upcoming World Cup, Livingstone wrote on his Instagram wall. Thanks once again to the Punjab Kings fans for all their love and support. Disappointing season as a team and personally, but as always, I loved every minute of playing in the IPL”, he added.

Livingstone will not be available for PBKS’ last two matches of the tournament against Rajasthan Royals (May 15) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (May 19). The injury is not of serious nature but the England management, as per ESPNCricinfo, decided to give him more time to get it treated prior to their home T20I series against Pakistan, beginning on May 22.

After that series, the defending champions will travel to the West Indies for their T20 World Cup engagements, starting on June 4 against Scotland in Bridgetown, Barbados. Livingstone had a lean IPL this season, scoring 111 runs from seven matches and took just three wickets.

Meanwhile, other England players in the IPL who are part of their World Cup squad Moeen Ali (CSK), Sam Curran, Jonny Bairstow (PBKS), Jos Buttler (RR), Will Jacks, Reece Topley (RCB) and Phil Salt (KKR) will be home-bound the coming weekend.

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IPL 2024: Jos Buttler leaves Rajasthan Royals camp, finishes season with over 350 runs

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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Jos Buttler has left the Rajasthan Royals camp ahead of team’s final two league fixtures against Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders, both to be played at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwhati.

Buttler left as England gear up for a four-match T20I series against Pakistan that gets underway on May 22.

On his departure, the team posted a video on X bidding the player a warm farewell

We’ll miss you, Jos bhai! 🥺💗 pic.twitter.com/gnnbFgA0o8

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) May 13, 2024

The England white-ball cricket, had to leave IPL early as the England and Wales Cricket Board asked a select few players to report on national duty ahead of next month’s ICC T20 World Cup.  The wicketkeeper batsman will lead the defending champions at the World Cup.

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England squad

Jos Buttler (C), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonathan Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, Mark Wood

The 33-year-old had a good run in IPL 2024 as he accumulated 359 runs including two hundreds. Buttler’s two centuries this year came in winning cause in tough run chases.

Buttler’s first hundred was against Royal Challengers Bengaluru as RR were made to chase 189.  The second century was against Kolkata Knight Riders as RR chased down 224.

Buttler has left RR at a time when the team needed him the most. Although the the Royals sit at second spot on the IPL points table with 16 points from 12 games, their qualification is still not guaranteed.

The Sanju Samson-led side in the midst of a poor run as they have lost their last three matches. To qualify for the playoffs the team needs to win at least one of its next two matches.

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Paris Olympic gold more important than breaching 90-m mark, says Neeraj Chopra’s coach

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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India’s Neeraj Chopra is keen to join javelin’s elite 90-metre club but will happily settle for a shorter throw in Paris if it proves enough for him to hold on to his Olympic title, his coach told Reuters.

The mop-haired Chopra catapulted himself into instant stardom three years ago when he threw 87.58 metres in Tokyo to earn independent India’s first Olympic gold medal in athletics.

The 26-year-old has gone on to become the world champion and in 2022 registered a personal best (PB) distance of 89.94 metres at the Stockholm Diamond League.

Chopra is asked about the 90-metre mark in practically every media interaction, but defending the Olympic title remains his absolute priority, his coach Klaus Bartonietz said.

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“A medal is more important than a mark. The mark increases almost every year, but the medal stays,” Bartonietz told Reuters from Doha.

“Nobody asks Neeraj how far his throw reached in Tokyo. It was 87.58 and it was enough. If it’s 85 metres and still gets you an Olympic gold, you should be okay with it.”

Bartonietz said it was tough for athletes to produce personal bests at the Olympics because of the pressure that accompanies performing on the biggest stage in sport.

Although the 90 metre-mark has been surpassed 125 times by 24 athletes since the competition javelin was redesigned in 1986, only three of those throws have come in Olympic competition.

“I’d be happy if Neeraj can produce his PB in Paris. It should be enough,” Bartonietz said.

“It’s one thing to throw 90 metres, and a totally different thing to do it in the most important competition in a four-year cycle.”

Chopra, the first Indian to win the Diamond League trophy, has been remarkably consistent in big events, and Bartonietz said he would not be surprised if the thrower from Haryana hits the magical mark in Paris.

“I’d say he’s close to the mark,” the German said.

“For several years, he has been throwing 87-to-high 88s consistently … It will be nice to join the 90-metre club of throwers.”

Chopra began his season with a second place finish at the Diamond League meeting in Doha on Friday, falling two centimetres short of Jakub Vadlejch’s winning throw of 88.38m.

Bartonietz said the idea was to keep Chopra in good shape before the Olympics to ensure he would not “mess it up at the most crucial time”.

One way of doing that was to shield him from any pressure, the coach said.

“If you allow yourself to be under pressure, it may break you.”

Bartonietz, who succeeded javelin great Uwe Hohn as Chopra’s coach, has been impressed by how his charge has matured since the Tokyo Games.

“More than anything else, he knows what not to do to get the best out of himself,” the German said.

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P Shyaamnikhil ends 12-year wait, becomes India’s 85th GM

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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P Shayaamnikhil became India’s 85th Grandmaster by completing his third and final GM norm in the just-concluded Dubai Police Masters chess tournament, ending a 12-year-wait for the player who took to the sport as an eight-year-old.

Shyaamnikhil needed just one win and eight draws to complete the long-overdue GM title which he achieved in the tournament.

The 31-year-old conjured the requisite 2500 ELO rating points, the minimum requirement to be a GM, way back in 2012 with two Grandmaster norms but for the third one, he had to wait for 12 years. “I started playing at the age of eight, my parents taught me but I could not play any tournament for three years. Winning the under-13 State championship opened up opportunities for me as I could play Asian and age group world championship,” recalled Shayaamnikhil.

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Hailing from Nagarcoil in Tamil Nadu this was not an easy ride for the player, who was known as one of the finest talents of his time.

“He shifted his base to Chennai to pursue chess despite coming from a modest background and stayed with me,” said his former coach K Visweswaran.

Making his first GM norm in Mumbai Mayors Cup 2011 and the second one some time later during the Indian championship as a 19-year-old, Shayaamnikhil completed the rating requirement in early 2012.

It was Dubai open in 2012 where Nikhil missed a big chance to score his final norm and then a series of missed opportunities led to a long draught in his career.

“It was only in 2017 that I played tournaments in Europe, till then I was trying to play in Vietnam or UAE trying to make the final norm but these places are not so easy as the tournaments are very strong,” he said.

The 2022 Commonwealth champion said that he had come here prepared and missed a norm again in a tournament in France just before the Dubai Police Masters.

“I needed a win in the last round but I drew again and missed the norm again,” he said when asked about how he felt about three missed opportunities.

“I wanted to play Chess as enjoyment, I like Mikhail Tal and Garry Kasparov. I would like to dedicate this to my parents, who have waited a long time for this title, my trainer Visweswaran sir also helped a great deal,” Shyaamnikhil added.

“Now that the title is done, I can play more freely,” he concluded.

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IPL 2024: Why Gujarat Titans player will be wearing lavender jersey vs KKR?

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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Gujarat Titans will be wearing a special lavender coloured jersey for their home game against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Monday.

It is the final home game for the Shubman Gill led side before they fly to Hyderabad to take  on Sunrisers Hyderabad for their final league match of the season slated for May 16,

The Titans player will be doing away with their traditional navy-blue coloured jersey and will be spotted in a specially minted lavender jersey for their match against two-time champions KKR.

Titans wearing the lavender jersey is now part of team’s tradition during a IPL season.

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The players wear the lavender cloured jersey to raise awareness about cancer. Going beyond the team’s jersey, the whole of Narendra Modi stadium will be coloured in lavender colour theme to spread the message about the disease and show solidarity with the people affected by cancer.

Teams wearing different coloured jersey in IPL 2024

This will not be the first time that a IPL team will be moving away from its traditional colours and wearing a specially designed jersey for one their matches in this season.

Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants have all moved away from their regular jerseys and worn a different coloured jersey for one of their matches.

Rajasthan Royals’ pure pink jersey

Rajasthan Royals players donned a all-pink coloured jersey for their home tie against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on April 6. The team wore the all-pink coloured jersey to show support to the inspirational and empowered women from rural India, specially from Rajasthan.

Lucknow Super Giants Maroon and Green Jersey

Lucknow Super Giants player were spotted wearing maroon and green jersey for their IPL 2024 tie against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens on April 14.

The team moved away from its traditional blue jersey and wore the maroon and green jersey to show support to football club Mohun Bagan Super Giants.  The player wore the jersey as it is inspired by  Mohun Bagan Super Giants’ home jersey which also has the same colours.  Mohun Bagan Super Giant has the legacy of being one of India’s oldest football clubs.

Both LSG and Mohun Bagan Super Giant have the same ownership. The RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group owns the majority stake in the cricket team as well as the football club.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Green Jersey

Royal Challengers Bengaluru have been wearing green colured jersey for one of their home matches since 2011. For one match every IPL season that RCB plays at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, the RCB players adopt the “Go Green” kit.  The green colour is put on the jersey as the team takes the match as an opportunity to spread awareness about spreading greenery, planting more trees, reducing waste and replenishing lakes.

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Watch: Rohit Sharma and BCCI secretary Jay Shah display new team India jersey at Narendra Modi Stadium

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Indian captain Rohit Sharma and BCCI secretary Jay Shah were present at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad to display the new team India jersey. The jersey will be worn by the Indian players during next month’s T20 World Cup 2024.

Watch: Rohit Sharma and Jay Shah display the new team India jersey

It is time to welcome our team in new colors.

Presenting the new T20I #TeamIndia Jersey with our Honorary Secretary @JayShah, Captain @ImRo45 and official Kit Partner @adidas. pic.twitter.com/LKw4sFtZeR

— BCCI (@BCCI) May 13, 2024

The new jersey was officially launched by Adidas on May 6. The jersey was made available for purchase across the Adidas stores from May 7. Adidas presented the new jersey with the tagline “One jersey. One Nation”.

The 2024 edition of the ICC T20 World Cup will be co-hosted by the USA and the West Indies and gets underway on June 1,  India begin their campaign at the T20 World Cup with a match against Ireland.  India will face arch-rivals Pakistan on June 9.

India, Pakistan, Ireland, the USA and Canada are pooled together in Group A of the T20 World Cup.

Full Team India squad for T20 World Cup:

Rohit Sharma (C), Hardik Pandya (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj

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Praggnanandhaa beats Carlsen but remains third in Superbet chess

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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India’s R. Praggnanandhaa scored yet another victory over world number one Magnus Carlsen of Norway to keep himself afloat even as Wei Yi of China stretched his lead to a massive 2.5 points in the Superbet rapid and blitz chess tournament, a part of the Grand Chess Tour. With nine rounds still to come in the blitz event, Wei Yi has amassed 20.5 points with seven wins on the first day of blitz. Ending the day with 7.5 out of a possible nine, Yi, seems like a man possessed and unless a hurricane hits him, is poised to win the first leg of the Grand Chess Tour.

Carlsen, on 18, is a distant second at this point and the main reason behind that is Praggnanandhaa, who has been beating the world number one often these days in the faster version of the game. Praggnanandhaa, however is far behind the leaders with 14.5 points which makes it literally a two-horse race for the title.

In fourth spot is Arjun Erigaisi on 14 points while Duda Jan-Krzysztof of Poland is right behind him on 13. Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan stands sixth on 12.5, a full point clear of Vincent Keymer of Germany and the eighth spot is now taken by early leader Kirill Shevchenko of Romania with 11 points. Anish Giri of Holland improved a little to be ninth on 10.5 while the blitz remained a cause for worry for world championship challenger D. Gukesh who is languishing at the last spot with 9.5 points in the USD 1,75,000 prize money tournament.

Carlsen notably mentioned that his nervous system had collapsed following his second-round loss against Praggnanandhaa. The world number one ended with six points out of nine, which is by all standards a decent result but following his loss to the Indian he blundered again and went down to Abdusattorov from a winning position. Wei Yi started the day with a loss against Gukesh but recovered in quick time to only concede a draw to Carlsen while winning the rest of the seven games.

For Gukesh, it was a tough day despite a great start against the tournament leader as the Indian could only score 2.5 points in all. With victories over Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh, Arjun ensured he remained in contention for a podium finish.

Losing to Wei Yi and Carlsen, Arjun scored five wins and two draws in his other games and will be optimistic on the final day of the event. Final results rapid: 1. Wei Yi 20.5; 2. Magnus Carlsen 18; 3. R. Praggnanandhaa 14.5; 4. Arjun Erigaisi 14; 5. Duda Jan-Krzysztof 13; 6. Nodirbek Abdusattorov 12.5; 7. Vincent Keymer 11.5; 8. Kirill Shevchenko 11; 9. Anish Giri 10.5; 10. D.Gukesh 9.5.

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CSK vs RR IPL 2024 highlights: Chennai Super Kings beat Rajasthan Royals by 5 wickets

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Chennai Super Kings beat Rajasthan Royals by 5 wickets!

CSK vs RR IPL 2024 LIVE: Chennai Super Kings 4/0 after 1 over. (Rachin Ravindra 3, Ruturaj Gaikwad 1)

A brilliant opening over from Trent Boult as he gives away only 4 runs from it. Rajasthan Royals bowlers will have to be very good in bowling if they have to defend this low target.

CSK vs RR IPL 2024 LIVE: Chennai Super Kings 16/0 after 2 overs. (Rachin Ravindra 13, Ruturaj Gaikwad 2)

A big over the Super Kings as they get 12 runs from it. Rachin Ravindra flicks a ball from Sandeep Sharma over deep mid-wicket for a maximum! Rachin and Gaikwad also keep picking ones and twos.

CSK vs RR IPL 2024 LIVE: Chennai Super Kings 28/0 after 3 overs. (Rachin Ravindra 24, Ruturaj Gaikwad 2)

Another big over for Chennai as they fetch 12 runs off it. Rachin Ravindra hits a four and a six. This is a good start for Chennai in the run chase.

CSK vs RR IPL 2024 LIVE: Chennai Super Kings 34/1 after 4 overs. (Ruturaj Gaikwad 4, Daryl Mitchell 1)

6 runs and a wicket from the over. A good over by R Ashwin for Rajasthan Royals as he concedes only 6 runs and picks up the wicket of Rachin Ravindra.

CSK vs RR IPL 2024 LIVE: Chennai Super Kings 45/1 after 5 overs. (Ruturaj Gaikwad 5, Daryl Mitchell 10)

Another good over for Chennai as they get 11 runs off it! Daryl Mitchell hits two fours in the over as CSK keep getting runs at a good run rate.

CSK vs RR IPL 2024 LIVE: Chennai Super Kings 56/1 after 6 overs. (Ruturaj Gaikwad 6, Daryl Mitchell 20)

The runs are coming at a very healthy rate for Chennai Super Kings. Now they again get 11 runs from an over. Daryl Mitchell hits two fours in the over.

CSK vs RR IPL 2024 LIVE: Chennai Super Kings 66/1 after 7 overs. (Ruturaj Gaikwad 14, Daryl Mitchell 22)

A good over for Chennai Super Kings as they fetch 10 runs from it. Ruturaj Gaikwad smashes a six. Chennai are going along nice in this run chase.

CSK vs RR IPL 2024 LIVE: Chennai Super Kings 67/2 after 8 overs. (Ruturaj Gaikwad 15, Moeen Ali 0)

A superb over from Yuzvendra Chahal as he gives away just a single and picks up the wicket of Daryl Mitchell.

CSK vs RR IPL 2024 LIVE: Chennai Super Kings 74/2 after 9 overs. (Ruturaj Gaikwad 19, Moeen Ali 2)

A good over from Avesh Khan as he gives away only 7 runs off it. Moeen Ali and Ruturaj Gaikwad knock the ball in the gaps and take ones and twos.

CSK vs RR IPL 2024 LIVE: Chennai Super Kings 77/2 after 10 overs. (Ruturaj Gaikwad 20, Moeen Ali 4)

Ravichandran Ashwin also bowls a tight over and gives away only three singles. CSK have slowed down after Daryl Mitchell’s wicket.

CSK vs RR IPL 2024 LIVE: Chennai Super Kings 84/2 after 11 overs. (Ruturaj Gaikwad 22, Moeen Ali 9)

7 runs off the over. Gaikwad and Moeen Ali play the ball in the gaps and keep taking ones and twos.

CSK vs RR IPL 2024 LIVE: Chennai Super Kings 87/3 after 12 overs. (Ruturaj Gaikwad 23, Shivam Dube 1)

A wicket and three runs off the over. A superb over from Nandre Burger. Rajasthan Royals are slowly clawing their way back into the match as they have dried up boundaries and restricted the flow of runs.

CSK vs RR IPL 2024 LIVE: Chennai Super Kings 92/3 after 13 overs. (Ruturaj Gaikwad 25, Shivam Dube 4)

A quiet over from Yuzvendra Chahal as he concedes just 5 singles. Gaikwad and Dube knock the ball into the gaps and keep milking ones.

CSK vs RR IPL 2024 LIVE: Chennai Super Kings 107/4 after 14 overs. (Ruturaj Gaikwad 25, Shivam Dube 18)

A wicket and 15 runs off the over. Shivam Dube smacks a six and two fours in the over. But he ends up hitting one shot too many and ends up losing his wicket.

CSK vs RR IPL 2024 LIVE: Chennai Super Kings 116/4 after 15 overs. (Ruturaj Gaikwad 30, Ravindra Jadeja 3)

Nine runs off the over. Ruturaj Gaikwad smacks a four off the first ball against Chahal and then Gaikwad and Jadeja take ones and twos.

CSK vs RR IPL 2024 LIVE: Chennai Super Kings 120/5 after 16 overs. (Ruturaj Gaikwad 33, Sameer Rizvi 0)

A wicket and only 4 runs off the over. Chennai lose Ravindra Jadeja as the all-rounder is declared out obstructing the field. This has been a very slow chase from Chennai.

CSK vs RR IPL 2024 LIVE: Chennai Super Kings 129/5 after 17 overs. (Ruturaj Gaikwad 35, Sameer Rizvi 6)

8 runs off the over. New batter Sameer Rizvi whacks a four against Sandeep Sharma. Rizvi and Gaikwad also keep taking singles.

CSK vs RR IPL 2024 LIVE: Chennai Super Kings 137/5 after 18 overs. (Ruturaj Gaikwad 42, Sameer Rizvi 7)

8 runs off the over. Ruturaj Gaikwad pulls a short ball from Nandre Burger for a six over square-leg. CSK need only 5 more runs to win the match!

CSK vs RR IPL 2024 LIVE: Chennai Super Kings 145/5 after 18.2 overs. (Ruturaj Gaikwad 42, Sameer Rizvi 15)

Sameer Rizvi hits the first two balls for fours and finishes off the chase.

CSK vs RR IPL 2024 LIVE: Rajasthan Royals 141/5 after 20 overs. (Riyan Parag 47, R Ashwin 1)

10 runs and 2 wickets from the final over of the innings. Tushar Deshpande picks 2 wickets on the first two balls then Riyan Parag hits a six over the covers.

CSK vs RR IPL 2024 LIVE: Rajasthan Royals 131/3 after 19 overs. (Riyan Parag 38, Dhruv Jurel 28)

A tight over in the death by Shardul Thakur as he gives away only 7 runs. Jurel and Parag can only take ones and twos.

CSK vs RR IPL 2024 LIVE: Rajasthan Royals 124/3 after 18 overs. (Riyan Parag 34, Dhruv Jurel 25)

A 11-run over for Rajasthan Royals. Dhruv Jurel muscles a six over long-on on a delivery by Tushar Deshpande. Jurel and Parag also keep taking ones and twos.

CSK vs RR IPL 2024 LIVE: Rajasthan Royals 113/3 after 17 overs. (Riyan Parag 33, Dhruv Jurel 16)

Another good over for the Royals as they get 10 runs from it! Dhruv Jurel and Riyan Parag whack a four each against Simarjeet Singh.

CSK vs RR IPL 2024 LIVE: Rajasthan Royals 103/3 after 16 overs. (Riyan Parag 29, Dhruv Jurel 11)

A slightly good over for Rajasthan Royals as they get 9 runs off it. New batter Dhruv Jurel powers a six over deep mid-wicket. The runs are finally starting to flow for the Royals.

CSK vs RR IPL 2024 LIVE: Rajasthan Royals 94/3 after 15 overs. (Riyan Parag 27, Dhruv Jurel 2)

Another good over from Simarjeet as he picks the big wicket of Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson and gives away only 5 runs.

CSK vs RR IPL 2024 LIVE: Rajasthan Royals 89/2 after 14 overs. (Sanju Samson 15, Riyan Parag 27)

A good over for the Royals as they score 10 runs from it. Finally they get a big hit as Riyan Parag smashes a ball from Ravindra Jadeja over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. Samson and Parag also keep taking singles.

CSK vs RR IPL 2024 LIVE: Rajasthan Royals 79/2 after 13 overs. (Sanju Samson 12, Riyan Parag 20)

A top top over from Maheesh Theekshana as he gives away only 5 runs off it. CSK bowlers have dried up boundaries for Parag and Samson. The two RR batsmen can only knock the ball around the gap and take ones and twos. A very quiet innings for the Royals so far.

CSK vs RR IPL 2024 LIVE: Rajasthan Royals 74/2 after 12 overs. (Sanju Samson 10, Riyan Parag 17)

A good over from Jadeja. Six runs off the over. Boundaries are not coming for Samson and Parag and that is starting to frustrate them! Only and twos for the Royals batters.

CSK vs RR IPL 2024 LIVE: Rajasthan Royals 68/2 after 11 overs. (Sanju Samson 6, Riyan Parag 15)

7 runs off the over. CSK bowlers are keeping Sanju Samson and Riyan Parag quiet. Boundaries are not coming for the Royals batsmen and Samson and Parag can only play the ball in the gaps and take singles and twos.

CSK vs RR IPL 2024 LIVE: Rajasthan Royals 61/2 after 10 overs. (Sanju Samson 4, Riyan Parag 10)

Runs are not easy to come on this pitch. Jadeja runs through his over and gives away only 5 singles off it.

CSK vs RR IPL 2024 LIVE: Rajasthan Royals 56/2 after 9 overs. (Sanju Samson 2, Riyan Parag 7)

A wicket and 7 runs from the over. Simarjeet picks his second wicket of the match as he gets Jos Buttler caught in the deep. Royals lose Jaiswal and Buttler in quick succession. New batter Riyan Parag slogs a six and takes a single.

CSK vs RR IPL 2024 LIVE: Rajasthan Royals 49/1 after 8 overs. (Jos Buttler 21, Sanju Samson 2)

A very tight over from Ravindra Jadeja as he gives away only 3 runs. Buttler and Samson knock the ball in vacant spaces and take three singles.

CSK vs RR IPL 2024 LIVE: Rajasthan Royals 46/1 after 6 overs. (Jos Buttler 19, Sanju Samson 1)

Simarjeet bowls a good over to start his spell. The CSK pacer first picks the important wicket of Yashavi Jaiswal and gives away only 4 runs.

CSK vs RR IPL 2024 LIVE: Rajasthan Royals 42/0 after 6 overs. (Yashasvi Jaiswal 24, Jos Buttler 18)

Good bowling by Maheesh Theekshana as he gives away only 6 runs from it. Buttler and Jaiswal take two singles and then Buttler slog sweeps the final ball for a four.

CSK vs RR IPL 2024 LIVE: Rajasthan Royals 36/0 after 5 overs. (Yashasvi Jaiswal 23, Jos Buttler 13)

A good over for Rajasthan Royals as they get 9 runs off it. Yashasvi Jaiswal smashes back-to-back fours against Shardul Thakur as Royals innings is not picking up pace!

CSK vs RR IPL 2024 LIVE: Rajasthan Royals 27/0 after 4 overs. (Yashasvi Jaiswal 15, Jos Buttler 12)

A very good over for Rajasthan Royals as they score 13 runs off it. Yashasvi Jaiswal hits a six and a four against Maheesh Theekshana as the Royals are now starting to get a move on.

Toss Update: Rajasthan

Royals captain Sanju Samson wins the toss, opts to bat.

Toss from MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.

Teams:

Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Simarjeet Singh, Maheesh Theekshana

Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Shubham Dubey, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal

🚨 Toss 🚨@rajasthanroyals win the toss and elect to bat against @ChennaiIPL

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