The 17th season of IPL kicked off on 22nd of March, 2024. The first match took place between The King Kohli and Chennai’s adopted son MS Dhoni… no, wait, as we all know that Virat Kohli is no longer the captain of RCB so we have to do a little change.
Before we go ahead, CSK delivered heartbreaking news to their fans, announcing that MS Dhoni will no longer serve as captain, with Ruturaj Gaikwad taking over the reins.
Hardik Pandya departed from the Gujarat Titans and returned to his home team, the Mumbai Indians, assuming the role of captain. Rohit’s tenure as captain came to an end.
Rishabh Pant was finally back on the field, after the injury.
A lot happened before the tournament even started. Now, let’s see what went down in the matches.
Till now 10 matches have been played.
The first match was between RCB and CSK and was won by the home team, Chennai Super Kings by 6 Wickets. Mushtafizur became Player of the Match by taking 4 wickets.
The 2nd match was between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings, which was won by Punjab Kings by 4 wickets. Sam Curran made 63 runs out of 47 balls and gained the Player of the Match award.
KKR vs SRH, the 3rd match and KKR managed to win it by 4 runs. The Russell power made 64 runs out of 25 balls and even took 2 wickets and earned Player of the Match award.
The 4th match was between Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals, RR managed to win it by 20 runs. Sanju Samson won Player of the Match award by making 82 runs out of 52 balls.
Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians, the 5th match was won by GT by 6 runs and Sai Sudarshan won Player of the Match by making 45 runs out of 39 balls.
The 6th match was between RCB and PBKS where RCB won by 4 wickets. Virat Kohli was awarded as the Player of the Match as he made 77 (49).
CSK vs GT, the 7th match was won by CSK by a huge margin of 63 runs. Shivam dube won Player of the Match award by scoring 51 runs out of just 23 balls.
Before we get into the 8th match let me remind you all about the highest run made in an IPL inning, 263 right?? Yes, By RCB in 2013 against PWI (Pune Warriors India).
So, the 8th match was between SRH and MI, where SRH in the first innings scored 277 runs surpassing the highest run scored by RCB in 2013. The total run scored in the match was 523 which is also the highest in entire IPL history. – Most sixes in an IPL game – 38, Highest second innings total in IPL – 246
Records were being broken like fragile glass.
SRH won the match by 31 runs and Abhishek Sharma won the Player of the Match award by scoring 63 runs out of just 23 balls. His innings were fabulous which included 3 fours and 7 sixes.
Travis Head scored 62 (24)Heinrich Klaasen scored 80 (34)Tilak Verma from Mumbai Indians played a great innings for his team and scored 64 runs out of 34 balls.
The 9th match was between Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals where Rajasthan Royals won by 12 runs. Riyan Parag was awarded as Player of the Match for scoring 84 runs out of 45 balls.
Till the 9th match all the home teams were the one who won the matches, will the legacy continue in the 10th match too or not? Let’s dive into it and see.
The 10th match was between RCB and KKR at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. The match was won by KKR by 7 wickets and Sunil Narine was awarded as the Player of the Match for taking 1 wicket and scoring 47 runs out of 22 balls.