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Today’s 42nd match between MI and RR will be the 1000th IPL match. And it’s Rohit Sharma’s birthday, so Mumbai would like to gift him a win today but Rajasthan would probably look to spoil their party 😉 

Last Matches Summary

Match 39 - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans

Gujrat comfortably chased down and won this game, and now are sitting on top of the table.

KKR managed to score 179, with Russell’s late surge but it wasn’t enough against the batting might of Gujrat.

With this loss, things are looking very bleak for KKR now on the points table.

Brief Score: Gujarat Titans 180/4 (Shankar 51, Gill 49; Narine 1/24) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 179/7 (Gurbaz 81, Russell 34; Shami 3/33, Josh Little 2/25) by 6 wickets

Player of the Match: Josh Little

Match 40 - Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

You would have to wonder how could Delhi lose this match when their 2nd wicket fell at 112 in 12th over. Delhi being Delhi this season, handed over this match to Hyderabad, and at the bottom of the table now.

Hyderabad managed to score a respectable total of 198, with Abhishek scoring at top and Klassen hammering towards the end.

Delhi had a decent 2nd wicket partnership between Phil and Marsh but lost their way after Phil fell. Marsh had a great day for Delhi, with both bat and ball.

Brief Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad 197/6 (Abhishek 67, Klassen 53*; Marsh 4/27) beat Delhi Capitals 188/6 (Marsh 63, Phil Salt 59; Markhande 2/20) by 56 runs

Player of the Match: Mitchell Marsh

Today’s Match Preview

Match 41 - Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings

Both teams are coming from their latest losses - Chennai are back in their fortress after a comprehensive defeat by Rajasthan, while Punjab must still be recovering from that worst kind of hangover (i.e. defeat) they had from LSG on Friday.

Team Form IPL2023

Match 42 - Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals

Rajasthan are riding high on their latest win against CSK, while Mumbai are struggling with the latest consecutive losses and would like to turn around their campaign at home today.

On team news, Jofra Archer and Trent Boult are expected to return for this game.

Team Form IPL2023

A Picture

Such utterly disappointing performance this season by Delhi, but fans being fans, still believing in their team for next season probably 🙃 

A fun fact

The fastest recorded delivery in international cricket was bowled by Pakistan's Shoaib Akhtar, who clocked 161.3 km/h (100.23 mph) against England in 2003.

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Gaurav