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Chennai Super Kings' dreams of reaching the IPL 2026 Playoffs were dealt a massive blow as the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led side slumped to a 7-wicket loss against Lucknow Super Giants in Lucknow on Friday. source https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/ipl-2026-playoffs-scenarios-big-blow-for-csk-what-loss-vs-lucknow-super-giants-means-for-top-4-race-11502242#publisher=newsstand

Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Jasprit Bumrah won the toss and opted to field first against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match on Thursday in Dharamsala source https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/i-became-test-captain-before-mi-captain-jasprit-bumrah-drops-viral-comment-ahead-of-pbks-vs-mi-11496930#publisher=newsstand

Royal Challengers Bengaluru opener Jacob Bethell dropped his gold chain while losing his wicket during the match against Kolkata Knight Riders in Raipur. source https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/rcb-star-drops-and-leaves-gold-chain-on-ground-during-dismissal-this-happens-next-11491644#publisher=newsstand

With this century, Virat Kohli extended his record for most IPL hundreds. He now has nine of them source https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/virat-kohli-dances-and-then-goes-on-to-slam-record-extending-ipl-ton-surpasses-chris-gayle-for-major-feat-11491763#publisher=newsstand

A score of 0, a duck, is a rarity for Virat Kohli. Two ducks? Before IPL 2026, it had happened only once, in 2022 source https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/virat-kohlis-celebration-after-scoring-1st-run-in-three-matches-goes-viral-rcb-great-goes-on-extend-ipl-record-11491552#publisher=newsstand

Shubman Gill-led Gujarat Titans have put one foot in the IPL 2026 playoffs after their massive 82-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad on Tuesday. source https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/ipl-playoffs-scenario-after-gts-win-vs-srh-rcbs-chances-take-hit-csks-chance-now-up-to-42-8-per-cent-11486397#publisher=newsstand