IPL 2024: Jay Shah, the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced handsome prize money for the curators and groundsmen at all the 13 venues in the tournament.
BCCI secretary Jay Shah after the IPL 2024 final. Courtesy: PTI
New Delhi,UPDATED: May 27, 2024 11:27 IST
BCCI secretary Jay Shah announced lucrative prize money for the groundsmen and curators for putting in the hard yards during the recently-concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. The curtains came on the tournament after KKR beat SRH by 8 wickets in the Final on Sunday, May 26 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Shah, in a statement, said that the groundsmen at the 10 regular venues will get Rs 25 lakhs each as a “token of appreciation”. He also announced a reward of Rs 10 lakhs each for the groundstaff at the other 3 venues in Guwahati, Dharamsala and Vizag.
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“The unsung heroes of our successful T20 season are the incredible ground staff who worked tirelessly to provide brilliant pitches, even in difficult weather conditions. As a token of our appreciation, the groundsmen and curators at the 10 regular IPL venues will receive INR 25 lakhs each, and the same at the 3 additional venues will get INR 10 lakhs each. Thank you for your dedication and hard work!” Shah wrote.
The unsung heroes of our successful T20 season are the incredible ground staff who worked tirelessly to provide brilliant pitches, even in difficult weather conditions. As a token of our appreciation, the groundsmen and curators at the 10 regular IPL venues will receive INR 25â€æ — Jay Shah (@JayShah) May 27, 2024
High-scoring IPL
IPL 2024 was full of runs as all 10 teams enjoyed batting. Records tumbled throughout the tournament as the pitches turned out to be absolute belters. SRH, who missed out on winning the title, set the record for the highest team score of 287 for 3 in the IPL when they faced Faf du Plessis’ RCB last month at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
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Prior to that, they also racked up a massive score of 277 for 3 against MI in Hyderabad. PBKS could not make their way through to the playoffs, but they set the record for the highest successful run-chase in IPL history. They tracked down 262 against the Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
As many as 1260 sixes were hit in the tournament, the most in a single season in the history of the IPL. Twice did DC’s Jake Fraser-McGurk score half-centuries off 15 balls. Bowlers also had their fair share of joys after the likes of Sunil Narine and Jasprit Bumrah bowled with immaculate accuracy.
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May 27, 2024
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