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Home side Kolkata Knight Riders are set to receive a big boost in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 clash against the Royal Challengers Bangalore with franchise owner and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan set to attend the clash at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday night. The ‘Pathaan’ star will be attending his first IPL match at the iconic Eden Gardens stadium after a gap of almost 4 years.

Last time Shah Rukh Khan was seen at the Eden Gardens was back on April 28, 2019 – KKR’s final league game against the Mumbai Indians. According to ‘The Telegraph’ newspaper report, SRK will arrive in Kolkata on the day of the match itself. A host of other Bollywood celebrities apart from his son Aryan Khan and daughter Suhana Khan are expected to accompany SRK for the match, according to the report.

The IPL match between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) might have gone in favour of MS Dhoni and Co., but it was LSG mentor Gautam Gambhir who grabbed all the limelight, but for a humourous reason. Gambhir’s stone face reaction after Dhoni’s spectacular sixes in the final over on Monday sparked a meme fest on social media, leaving users in splits as they found his ‘shell-shocked’ reaction hilarious.

While the fans were left in awe after CSK posted up a strong target of 218 runs with Ruturaj Gaikwad and Moeen Ali propelling the team to their first win, the cameras soon panned to the Lucknow mentor in the pavilion who clearly seemed disappointed and shocked as Dhoni brought his A-game to the table.

Delhi Capitals' Director of Cricket Sourav Ganguly has asked for patience with Sarfaraz Khan after the player's poor outing with the glove against Lucknow Super Giants. Khan, who stood in as the wicket-keeper in the absence of Rishabh Pant did not look comfortable and fumbled several deliveries. With Pant's absence expected to be one of the hottest topics in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League, the Delhi keeper's position is set to be one of the most discussed topics in the next few weeks. 

Ahead of Delhi's game against defending champions Gujarat Giants, Ganguly said that Sarfaraz had just kept for 20 overs and a judgement could not be passed in such a short time.

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) failed to chase down a mammoth target of 218 after their captain KL Rahul won the toss and opted to bowl first against the MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings CSK in their Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter at the Chepauk on Monday.

Batting first, CSK was off to a flier with a superb knock from the classy Ruturaj Gaikwad and Kiwi opener Devon Conway, setting up the platform for CSK to post a big total. Gaikwad toyed with the LSG bowlers and made batting look easy. His exit slowed things down, but late cameos from Rayudu and Dhoni powered CSK to 217/7 in 20 overs.

Injuries have been galore in the 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). While as many as 12 players will miss the tournament (fully or partially), another star player Kane Williamson got injured in the opening game of the season playing for the defending champions Gujarat Titans. Williamson, who was playing for only his second team in the IPL having played for Sunrisers Hyderabad for 8 years, tried to stop a certain six while fielding on the boundary. Williamson managed to throw the ball back in time and saved two runs for his side but in the process landed awkwardly outside the boundary line and hurt his right knee. While there is an official confirmation pending, Williamson is likely to be ruled out of the whole tournament.