The IPL 2024 kicked off on March 22. Here is the most recent news from the competition, including current updates, injuries, replacements, and statistics.
IPL 2024 : Latest News and Update
Umpiring innovation
In order to use the data to monitor for waist-high full tosses during games, reports state that BCCI has been measuring the height of players competing in the 2024 Indian Premier League.
All of the IPL players' heights up to their waists are being measured by members of the BCCI staff. This information will be entered into the system that the sharp-eyed operators who sit with the third umpire in 2024 will use to judge the waist-high full tosses. [Teenage Aurav Gupta, TOI] tweet.com/HZxhB5bTvm
– Johns, March 26, 2024 (@CricCrazyJohns).
Home Advantages
– Johns, March 26, 2024 (@CricCrazyJohns).
Home Advantages
The home team has won each of the first six games in the thrilling IPL 2024 season, with SRH coming closest to defeating KKR at the Eden Gardens in the third match.
Complete schedule revealed; play-offs to be held in Chennai and Ahmedabad
Complete schedule revealed; play-offs to be held in Chennai and Ahmedabad
The BCCI released the schedule for the entire season on March 25. The competition conflicted with the Indian general election, hence the schedule for only the first 21 matches was released earlier.
May 21 and 22, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, are the dates for Qualifier 1 and Eliminator; May 24 and 26, at the Chepauk in Chennai, are the dates for Qualifier 2 and the Final.
May 21 and 22, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, are the dates for Qualifier 1 and Eliminator; May 24 and 26, at the Chepauk in Chennai, are the dates for Qualifier 2 and the Final.
IPL 2024: Important stats
Batting Stats
- Run leader: Virat Kohli (98).
- #1 on the most fours: Virat Kohli
- Henry Klaasen has the most sixes (8).
- Virat Kohli has the most fours in an innings (11 vs PBKS).
- Heinrich Klaasen had the most sixes in an innings (8 vs KKR)
- Andre Russell (20 balls vs SRH) has the fastest fifty.
- Sanju Samson scored the highest (82* vs. LSG).
- Abhishek Porel has the highest overall batting strike rate (320).
- Abhishek Porel has the best hitting strike rate in an innings (320 versus PBKS).
- Heinrich Klaasen had the highest batting average (63)
Bowling Stats
- Mustafizur Rahman has the most wickets (4).
- Kagiso Rabada has the most dot balls (25).
- Jasprit Bumrah has the highest average bowling (4.66)
- Jasprit Bumrah has the best bowling economy (3.50).
- Mustafizur Rahman has the best bowling strike rate (6).
- Mustafizur Rahman has the best bowling statistics (4-29).
- Varun Chakaravarthy (1-55 against SRH) has given up the most runs in an innings.