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IPL finally delivers for King Kohli after overcoming a conflict and ushering in a teenage star
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli shares a laugh with his wife Anushka Sharma after his team's win in the Indian Premier League final cricket match against Punjab Kings at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Rajasthan Royals' Vaibhav Suryavanshi stands during the award ceremony after his team won the Indian Premier League cricket match against Chennai Super Kings at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli, center, flanked with former teammates Chris Gayle, in red turban, and AB de Villiers after their win in the Indian Premier League final cricket match against Punjab Kings at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli reacts after their win in the Indian Premier League final cricket match against Punjab Kings at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli celebrates with the winners trophy after their win in the Indian Premier League final cricket match against Punjab Kings at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli celebrates with the winners trophy after their win in the Indian Premier League final cricket match against Punjab Kings at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli shares a laugh with his wife Anushka Sharma after his team's win in the Indian Premier League final cricket match against Punjab Kings at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Rajasthan Royals' Vaibhav Suryavanshi stands during the award ceremony after his team won the Indian Premier League cricket match against Chennai Super Kings at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli, center, flanked with former teammates Chris Gayle, in red turban, and AB de Villiers after their win in the Indian Premier League final cricket match against Punjab Kings at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli reacts after their win in the Indian Premier League final cricket match against Punjab Kings at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli celebrates with the winners trophy after their win in the Indian Premier League final cricket match against Punjab Kings at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — Virat Kohli shed tears. Of joy. At last. Cricket's biggest star, known as 'King Kohli' by his 300 million-plus followers on social media, was there in the infancy of the Indian Premier League in 2008 and had to wait 18 seasons to clinch the title with Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Advertisement After the six-wicket win over Punjab Kings on Tuesday night to end a dramatic, disrupted season for the world's richest franchise cricket league, Kohli slumped to his knees and cried. He retired from test cricket during the season, leaving his focus on the Twenty20 format at the IPL. 'I have given everything to this franchise for the last 18 years," the 36-year-old star batter said. 'I never thought this moment would come.' Young star emerges The 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi became an instant hit and set all kinds of records when he made his century. With some of India's biggest stars nearing retirement, he's being touted as the next big thing. Advertisement A final scene Narendra Modi Stadium was decked in India's national colors while players from Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings went about their pre-match rituals. Both teams went into the decider aiming to win their first IPL title. Fighter jets roared across the evening sky, leaving tricolor vapor lingering. Later, the closing ceremony was a celebration of India's armed forces. This final — on a weekday — was originally scheduled for May 25, and meant to be played in Kolkata. But the league was suspended for a week because of the cross-border tensions between India and Pakistan. In the past, the IPL has moved to South Africa and the United Arab Emirates because of national elections or restrictions imposed to during the COVID-19 pandemic. The suspension due to a border conflict was unprecedented. Advertisement Border conflict The Punjab Kings-Delhi Capitals game on May 8 was abandoned midway, and squads and broadcast crew traveled by train from Dharamsala to Delhi. Foreign players and their families flew out immediately for their safety. IPL is the biggest money spinner in cricket – one of the biggest properties in world sport – and the major stakeholders were determined for the show to go on. IPL's resumption was never in question once the cross-border tensions eased. The new schedule was drawn up — six venues were short-listed and the final moved from Kolkata to Ahmedabad. Perhaps the biggest takeaway was the swift return of most of the contracted foreign players, especially for teams still in knockout contention. In some situations, where replacements were sought, the Board of Control for Cricket in India allowed teams to hire players short-term. Advertisement Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis, for example, got out of his PSL contract with Quetta Gladiators and signed up with Gujarat Titans for the remainder of the season. The big knocks While the league suspension will go down in history, the season will be memorable for some scintillating cricket — 200-plus totals were posted a record 52 times in 74 matches this season. The previous best was 41 in IPL 2024. Additionally, 200-plus was chased down on nine occasions. 2024 runners-up Sunrisers Hyderabad, who finished sixth this season scored the season's highest against Rajasthan Royals — 286-6. It also posted the highest successful run-chase, scoring 247-2 in reply to Punjab's 245-6. Advertisement Bengaluru, which arguably boasts of the most passionate supporters in the IPL, winning its maiden IPL title was perhaps a marker of how well the season reemerged after the forced suspension. What's next for India? During the break, Indian cricket also took a giant leap toward its future. Stalwarts Kohli and Rohit Sharma had walked away from test cricket within six days even as the Indian selectors looked ahead to the tour of England which begins this month. Shubman Gill is the new test skipper and will lead India into a whole new era. Sai Sudharsan, the highest run-getter of IPL 2025 with 759 runs in 15 games, has also been picked in India's test squad for England. ___ AP cricket:
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2 days ago
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'18 Triumphs 18th': RCB Win IPL 2025 Crown With Win Over PBKS In Ahmedabad
1/27 2/27 Players and the umpires stand for the Indian national anthem before the start of the Indian Premier League cricket final match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/ Ajit Solanki ) 3/27 Former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, centre, waves prior to the start of the Indian Premier League cricket final match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/ Ajit Solanki ) Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket final match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/ Ajit Solanki ) 5/27 Punjab Kings' Kyle Jamieson , right, celebrates the dismissal of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Phil Salt during the Indian Premier League cricket final match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/ Ajit Solanki ) Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Rajat Patidar, left, fist bumps with his batting partner Virat Kohli during the Indian Premier League cricket final match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/ Ajit Solanki ) Punjab Kings' Azmatullah Omarzai , left, celebrates the dismissal of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli during the Indian Premier League cricket final match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/ Ajit Solanki ) Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Liam Livingstone plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket final match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/ Ajit Solanki ) 9/27 Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Jitesh Sharma is bowled out by Punjab Kings' Vijaykumar Vyshak during the Indian Premier League cricket final match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/ Ajit Solanki ) 10/27 Punjab Kings' Arshdeep Singh celebrates the dismissal of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Romario Shepherd during the Indian Premier League cricket final match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/ Ajit Solanki ) 11/27 Punjab Kings' Prabhsimran Singh plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket final match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) 12/27 Royal Challengers Bengaluru's players celebrate the dismissal of Punjab Kings' Prabhsimran Singh during the Indian Premier League cricket final match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) 13/27 Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Romario Shepherd, left, and teammate Virat Kohli celebrate the dismissal of Punjab Kings' captain Shreyas Iyer, second right, during the Indian Premier League cricket final match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) 14/27 Punjab Kings' Shashank Singh plays a shot during the Indian Premier League final cricket match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/ Ajit Solanki ) 15/27 Punjab Kings' Josh Inglis plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket final match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) 16/27 Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Bhuvneshwar Kumar celebrates the wicket of Punjab Kings' Nehal Wadhera with teammates during the Indian Premier League final cricket match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) 17/27 Punjab Kings' Nehal Wadhera plays a shot during the Indian Premier League final cricket match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/ Ajit Solanki ) 18/27 Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Yash Dayal, extreme right, celebrates the wicket of Punjab Kings' Azmatullah Omarzai with teammates during the Indian Premier League final cricket match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli reacts after their win in the Indian Premier League final cricket match against Punjab Kings at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) 20/27 Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli, center, reacts after their win in the Indian Premier League final cricket match against Punjab Kings at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) 22/27 Jitesh Sharma (c) of Royal Challengers Bengaluru , Bhuvneshwar Kumar of Royal Challengers Bengaluru celebrating win during the final of the Indian Premier League season 18 (IPL 2025) between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings held at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on the 3rd June 2025 Photo by: s Saikat Das / Sportzpics for IPL 23/27 Virat Kohli of Royal Challengers Bengaluru celebrating win with wife Anushka Sharma during the final of the Indian Premier League season 18 (IPL 2025) between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings held at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on the 3rd June 2025 Photo by Tamal Das / Sportzpics for IPL 24/27 Royal Challengers Bengaluru players celebrate with the winners trophy after their win in the Indian Premier League final cricket match against Punjab Kings at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) 25/27 Virat Kohli of Royal Challengers Bengaluru celebrating with Champions trophy during the final of the Indian Premier League season 18 (IPL 2025) between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings held at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on the 3rd June 2025 Photo by: s Saikat Das / Sportzpics for IPL 26/27 Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli holds the winners trophy and poses with his wife Anushka Sharma after their win in the Indian Premier League final cricket match against Punjab Kings at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
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4 days ago
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Punjab beats Mumbai to set up showdown with Bengaluru in IPL final
Punjab Kings' captain Shreyas Iyer, left, and teammate Marcus Stoinis leave after winning the Indian Premier League cricket match against Mumbai Indians at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Mumbai Indians' captain Hardik Pandya, left, congratulates Punjab Kings' captain Shreyas Iyer on winning the Indian Premier League cricket match at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Punjab Kings' captain Shreyas Iyer plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Punjab Kings' captain Shreyas Iyer plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Punjab Kings' captain Shreyas Iyer, left, and teammate Marcus Stoinis leave after winning the Indian Premier League cricket match against Mumbai Indians at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Mumbai Indians' captain Hardik Pandya, left, congratulates Punjab Kings' captain Shreyas Iyer on winning the Indian Premier League cricket match at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Punjab Kings' captain Shreyas Iyer plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — Shreyas Iyer hit a 41-ball 87 not out as Punjab Kings beat Mumbai Indians by five wickets on Sunday in a rain-delayed Qualifier 2 to reach the final of the Indian Premier League. Skipper Iyer led from the front as he smashed eight sixes and five fours to lead Punjab to only its second IPL final. Advertisement Punjab set up a title clash with Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Tuesday – also in Ahmedabad. Neither team has ever won the IPL. Punjab scored 207-5 to chase down Mumbai's 203-6 (20 overs) with an over to spare. This was after the game was delayed by more than two hours because of rain. ___ AP cricket:
San Francisco Chronicle
28-05-2025
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Men face prison for human smuggling after an Indian family of 4 died on the US-Canada border
FILE - A border marker, between the United States and Canada is shown just outside of Emerson, Manitoba, on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP, File) John Woods/AP FILE - A statue of Monkey God Hanuman, installed as part of a religious celebrations, is seen in front of an entrance gate of Dingucha village in Gandhinagar, India, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. Ajit Solanki/AP FILE - Road signage is posted just outside of Emerson, Manitoba, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP, File) John Woods/AP FILE - An aerial view of Dingucha village in Gandhinagar, India, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. Ajit Solanki/AP MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — More than three years after a family of four from India froze to death while trying to cross into the U.S. along a remote stretch of the Canadian border in a blizzard, two men face sentencing in Minnesota on Wednesday on human smuggling charges for their roles what prosecutors call an international conspiracy. Federal prosecutors have recommended nearly 20 years in prison for the alleged ringleader, Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, and nearly 11 years for the driver who was supposed to pick the family up, Steve Anthony Shand. The prison terms are up to U.S. District Judge John Tunheim, who declined last month to set aside the guilty verdicts, writing, 'This was not a close case.' Advertisement Article continues below this ad Tunheim will hand down the sentences at the federal courthouse in the northwestern Minnesota city of Fergus Falls, where the two men were tried and convicted on four counts apiece last November. The smuggling operation Prosecutors said during the trial that Patel, an Indian national who they say went by the alias 'Dirty Harry,' and Shand, a U.S. citizen from Florida, were part of a sophisticated illegal operation that brought dozens of people from India to Canada on student visas and then smuggled them across the U.S. border. They said the victims, Jagdish Patel, 39; his wife, Vaishaliben, who was in her mid-30s; their 11-year-old daughter, Vihangi; and 3-year-old son, Dharmik, froze to death. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police found their bodies just north of the border between Manitoba and Minnesota on Jan. 19, 2022. The family was from Dingucha, a village in the western Indian state of Gujarat, as was Harshkumar Patel. Patel is a common Indian surname, and the victims were not related to the defendant. The couple were schoolteachers, local news reports said. So many villagers have gone overseas in hopes of better lives — legally and otherwise — that many homes there stand vacant. Advertisement Article continues below this ad The harsh conditions The father died while trying to shield Dharmik's face from a 'blistering wind' with a frozen glove, prosecutor Michael McBride wrote. Vihangi was wearing 'ill-fitting boots and gloves.' Their mother 'died slumped against a chain-link fence she must have thought salvation lay behind,' McBride wrote. A nearby weather station recorded the wind chill that morning at -36 Fahrenheit (-38 Celsius). Seven other members of their group survived the foot crossing, but only two made it to Shand's van, which was stuck in the snow on the Minnesota side. One woman who survived had to be flown to a hospital with severe frostbite and hypothermia. Another survivor testified he had never seen snow before arriving in Canada. Their inadequate winter clothes were only what the smugglers provided, the survivor told the jury. What prosecutors say 'Mr. Patel has never shown an ounce of remorse. Even today, he continues to deny he is the 'Dirty Harry' that worked with Mr. Shand on this smuggling venture — despite substantial evidence to the contrary and counsel for his co-defendant identifying him as such at trial,' McBride wrote. Advertisement Article continues below this ad Prosecutors asked for a sentence of 19 years and 7 months for Patel, at the top end of the recommended range under federal sentencing guidelines for his actions. They asked for Shand's sentence to be 10 years and 10 months, in the middle of his separate guidelines range. 'Even as this family wandered through the blizzard at 1:00 AM, searching for Mr. Shand's van, Mr. Shand was focused on one thing, which he texted Mr. Patel: 'we not losing any money,'' McBride wrote. 'Worse, when Customs and Border Patrol arrested Mr. Shand sitting in a mostly unoccupied 15-passenger van, he denied others were out in the snow — leaving them to freeze without aid.' What defense attorneys say Patel's attorneys, who have argued that the evidence was insufficient, had not filed a sentencing recommendation by Tuesday. But they did request a government-paid attorney for his planned appeal. Patel has been jailed since his arrest at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago in February 2024 and claimed in the filing to have no income and no assets. Advertisement Article continues below this ad Shand has been free pending sentencing. His attorney called the government's requested sentence 'unduly punitive' and requested just 27 months. The attorney, federal defender Aaron Morrison, acknowledged that Shand has 'a level of culpability' but argued that his role was limited — that he was just a taxi driver who needed money to support his wife and six children. 'Mr. Shand was on the outside of the conspiracy, he did not plan the smuggling operation, he did not have decision making authority, and he did not reap the huge financial benefits as the real conspirators did,' Morrison wrote.
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25-05-2025
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Bottom side Chennai ends its IPL season in style by routing top team Gujarat
Chennai Super Kings' Noor Ahmad, left, celebrates the wicket of Gujarat Titans' Arshad Khan with captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Chennai Super Kings' Anshul Kamboj runs to bowl a delivery during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Chennai Super Kings' Dewald Brevis, left, celebrates with batting partner Ravindra Jadeja after scoring fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Chennai Super Kings' Dewald Brevis, left, celebrates with batting partner Ravindra Jadeja after scoring fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Chennai Super Kings' Noor Ahmad, left, celebrates the wicket of Gujarat Titans' Arshad Khan with captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Chennai Super Kings' Anshul Kamboj runs to bowl a delivery during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Chennai Super Kings' Dewald Brevis, left, celebrates with batting partner Ravindra Jadeja after scoring fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — Dewald Brevis scored 57 runs off 23 balls as bottom side Chennai Super Kings wrapped up its Indian Premier League season in style by routing first-placed Gujarat Titans by 83 runs on Sunday. Chennai won the toss and scored 230-5 in its 20 overs with Devon Conway hitting a 35-ball 52. In reply, Gujarat was dismissed for 147 in 18.3 overs. Advertisement Gujarat, Punjab Kings, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Mumbai Indians have already secured playoff spots. Gujarat finished with 18 points from 14 games but its spot in the top two is under threat. Second-placed Punjab (17 points) and fourth-placed Mumbai (16 points) meet Monday in their last game, and Bengaluru (17 points) faces Lucknow Super Giants on Tuesday. Opener Ayush Mhatre gave Chennai a good start with a 17-ball 34. The big runs came from two overseas batters – Conway providing the base, with Brevis attacking toward the end. Conway hit six fours and two sixes. Brevis got four fours and five sixes. Urvil Patel (37 off 19) and Ravindra Jadeja (21 not out off 18) also contributed as Chennai put up a strong total. Advertisement Gujarat's chase started badly — reduced to 30-3 in 4.3 overs — and its middle-order disappointed despite the chance to take an insurmountable points lead at the top. Sai Sudharsan top-scored with 41 off 28 balls. Pacer Anshul Kamboj finished with 3-13, and wrist spinner Noor Ahmed 3-21. Ravindra Jadeja, who opened the bowling, took 2-17. Chennai won four of its 14 IPL games. Sunrisers Hyderabad played Kolkata Knight Riders later Sunday in Delhi. Both sides have already been eliminated. ___ AP cricket:
