Bangladesh and Chennai Super Kings pacer Mustafizur Rahman bagged one wicket in the IPL game against Delhi Capitals on Sunday, and in the process achieved a rare milestone.

Mohit Sharma's bowling figures of 3-25 and an unbeaten 44 by David Miller powered Gujarat Titans to their second IPL win with a thrashing of Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday.

English left-arm seamer David Willey has withdrawn from the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) due to personal reasons and will be replaced by New Zealander Matt Henry at Lucknow Super Giants, the league organisers said on Saturday.

“Not only a fairplay award, they should be given an Oscar,” Gavaskar said.

Virat Kohli batted out the innings for Royal Challengers Bengaluru with his second straight Indian Premier League half-century on Friday but Kolkata Knight Riders still cruised to a seven-wicket victory.

Pant suffered a horrific accident in December 2022 when his car hit a central divider.

The right-arm off-break spinner has represented Afghanistan in two One-Day Internationals.

It was records galore as the match also featured the highest run aggregate of 523 runs in 17 years of the IPL.

Despite his sparkling performance against RCB on debut, Mustafizur’s place in the eleven is anything but certain for CSK's match against Gujarat Titans today

"I know my name is just attached to promoting the game in many parts of the world when it comes to T20 cricket, but still got it I guess," Kohli told presenter Harsha Bhogle after being named man of the match.

The IPL, which began on March 22 in Chennai, will end five days ahead of the T20 World Cup in the West Indies and United States, starting June 1.

Captain Samson hammered an unbeaten 82 off 52 balls to steer inaugural IPL champions Rajasthan to 193-4 after they elected to bat first in Jaipur.

Shah Rukh Khan, known for his charismatic presence on and off-screen, has once again sparked controversy over his smoking habit after a video surfaced online. The video captures Khan puffing away at a cigarette during a recent Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

Heinrich Klaasen smashed 63 off 29 balls to give Kolkata a scare as Hyderabad attempted to chase down a victory target of 209 at Eden Gardens

The spotlight remained on India's Pant, 26, after the wicketkeeper-batsman took the field as captain of Delhi after 14 months away from top level cricket. "Really emotional time for me," Pant said at the toss after Delhi were invited to bat first.

Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman returned figures of 4-29 to set up a six-wicket win for defending champions Chennai Super Kings in the IPL opener against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Friday.

The 17th edition of the world's richest cricket league is expected to end close to the June 1 start of the World Cup in the West Indies and United States.

The India batting stalwart made a heartfelt plea to the fans during the high-profile RCB Unbox event ahead of IPL 2024 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Tuesday, where RCB was rechristened as Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

Star wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant will captain Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League, returning to cricket after being seriously hurt in a car crash in 2022, the club said Tuesday.

The 2024 edition of the Indian Premier League will begin on Friday, with defending champions Chennai Super Kings, led by 42-year-old former India captain MS Dhoni, taking on Royal Challengers Bangalore in the first match of the world's most popular and lucrative T20 franchise league.