Chennai Super Kings don't change. Instead, they keep picking their best players, wait for the moment it all clicks and then just keep on winning. But what if the team actually needs change? Like a wicket-taking spinner, someone opposition batsmen feel they have to respect, someone like Imran Tahir. It will bring down the targets they have to chase, helping fix another of their issues - a woeful opening partnership - but the downside there is the 41-year old leggie offers very little with the bat and not that much in the field. Even so, how long can Super Kings afford a spin bowling line-up with the second-worst economy rate (9.34) and the second-worst average (38.71) in this tournament?

Kings XI's concerns seem clearer. Their batting line-up is filled with match-winners but it is undermined by poor death bowling resources. Chris Jordan could fix that, but he'll need time. Fixing holes in the XI helps, but to win and keep winning, you have to make fewer mistakes. Super Kings, with both ball and bat, and Kings XI, with ball mostly, haven't quite got to that level yet.

Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings is available to view in India on Disney+ Hotstar, Jio TV and Airtel TV.

When does the KXIP vs CSK live streaming start?
The MI vs SRH live streaming will start at 7:00 PM India Time October 4, 2020.

Where is the KXIP vs CSK match being played?
The DC vs KKR match will be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, in the UAE.

On which TV channels will KXIP vs CSK live coverage be available?
In India, Star Sports 1 and 1HD, Star Sports Select 1 and 1HD and SS1 Hindi and 1 Hindi HD will telecast the match live.

Where can one find KXIP vs CSK live score and commentary online?
The fastest and most comprehensive live score and details will be available here: KXIP vs CSK

What are the likely playing XIs for today's KXIP vs CSK game?

Chennai Super Kings: 1 Faf du Plessis, 2 Shane Watson, 3 Ambati Rayudu, 4 Kedar Jadhav, 5 MS Dhoni (capt & wk), 6 Ravindra Jadeja, 7 Sam Curran, 8 Dwayne Bravo, 9 Deepak Chahar, 10 Shardul Thakur, 11 Piyush Chawla

Kings XI Punjab: 1 KL Rahul (capt & wk), 2 Mayank Agarwal, 3 Nicholas Pooran, 4 Glenn Maxwell, 5 Mandeep Singh, 6 Sarfaraz Khan/ K Gowtham, 7 Chris Jordan/ Mujeeb ur Rahman, 8 M Ashwin/ Ishan Porel, 9 Ravi Bishnoi, 10 Sheldon Cottrell, 11 Mohammed Shami

Who are the captains for today's KXIP vs CSK game?
The captains for today's game will be KL Rahul (KXIP) and MS Dhoni (CSK).

Who are the umpires for KXIP vs CSK game?
The on-field umpires for today's game will be Nitin Menon and Anil Dandekar. The third umpire will be Paul Reiffel.

Who will be the match referee for KXIP vs CSK game?
The match referee for today's game will be Javagal Srinath.

All telecast and streaming timings are according to information received from the host broadcaster.

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Defending champion and world record-holder comes eighth in a remarkable 40th Race, while Jonny Mellor clinches British title

It turns out that Eliud Kipchoge is human after all. The man who has utterly dominated the marathon for so long was beaten for the first time since 2013 in what proved to be a remarkable 40^th edition of the Virgin Money London Marathon.

The winning time of 2:05:41, achieved by Ethiopia’s Shura Kitata as he won a three-way sprint finish to the line, did not come even close to threatening Kipchoge’s world record (2:01:39) but this was more a beautifully unscripted piece of sporting theatre rather than an all-out battle against the clock.

The defending champion did not even feature in that closing fight down The Mall, appearing to be out of sorts and drifting curiously off the pace with just over two miles to go. He finished 8^th in 2:06:49, his second-slowest marathon ever.

His slowest, 2:08:44, came during the Rio Olympics four years ago. He was first across the line on that occasion but, while there was a major championships marathon feel to proceedings in London given the small elite field and the lapped course, there was to be no victory this time.

Kitata – second in London two years ago and fourth in 2019 – had led the initial six-strong breakaway and, when entering the closing metres, it looked like Kenya’s Vincent Kipchumba might break clear.

The Ethiopian had one final burst, however, which was enough to give him a one-second victory as Kipchumba had to settle for second in 2:05:42, with Ethiopian Sisay Lemma third in 2:05:45.

Though the 2.15km loop around St James’s Park, which had been considered as a potential venue for Kipchoge’s 1:59 event last year, had looked like providing the perfect platform for a fast race, the cold and wet conditions did not marry up and, when the men’s leading group went through 10km in 29:45, there was a very evident request from the four-time winner that the pacemakers should up their speed.

Still, however, the large group hit halfway in 62:54 and it was clear there would be no record-breaking exploits from the head of the field.

Instead, the tension built, with no-one willing to make a major move right until the latter stages. Kipchoge did not look quite right and his usual trademark smile appeared to be more like a grimace as the miles ticked by.

A split of 5:01 at mile 22 underlined that a waiting game was most definitely being played.

With around 4km to go, however, a six-man group led by Kitata did inject some pace and Kipchoge simply couldn’t match it, later explaining that he struggled with a sore right ear during the race.

“I’m really disappointed but this is sport,” said Kipchoge. “It’s what normally happens in sport. I got a blocked ear the last 15km. I tried to take in the saliva to open the ear. I tried to keep warm and make sure I finished and show people there is always hope in the world. It’s not the end of the world.”

As with Usain Bolt losing his sprinting crown back in 2017, there was an odd sense of disbelief at the marathon king being dethroned in such a manner.

Behind the leaders, there were other fascinating battles and impressive performances taking place.
Stephen Scullion, who very nearly quit the sport not so long ago, cut over two minutes from his Northern Irish record to dip under 2:10 and become the fastest of Ireland’s Olympic qualifiers with 2:09:49.

The race for the British title was particularly fierce.

Jonny Mellor, one of the few athletes to have raced over 26.2 miles already this year when clocking 2:10:05 in Seville in March, and marathon debutant Ben Connor had the Olympic qualifying mark of 2:11:30 in mind and they were paced perfectly until the final 10km by Mo Farah.

They were neck and neck until the closing lap, when Mellor began to open a gap. The Liverpool Harrier reached the line in 2:10:38, with Connor clocking 2:11:20.

Third Briton home was Josh Griffiths in 2:13:11, with Chris Thompson clocking 2:13:32, two seconds ahead of compatriot Charlie Hulson.

Top seed Simona Halep is out of the French Open after losing to Iga Swiatek in the fourth round in just 68 minutes.

World number 54 Swiatek outhit and outmanoeuvred the 2018 champion to reach a Grand Slam quarter-final for the first time.

She will play Italian qualifier Martina Trevisan who knocked out Dutch fifth seed Kiki Bertens 6-4 6-4.

The defeats for Halep and Bertens mean there are only four seeds remaining in the women's singles - Elina Svitolina, Sofia Kenin, Petra Kvitova and Ons Jabeur.

Two-time Grand Slam champion Halep dominated Swiatek 6-1 6-0 when the two met at the same stage last year.

However, Swiatek asserted herself from the start, taking the first set in 24 minutes and finishing the match with an astonishing 30 winners.

She created 14 break-point opportunities - and did not face any on her own serve.

Swiatek was in tears after her victory and admitted she had surprised herself with her level of play.

"I felt like I was playing perfectly and I was so focused that even I am surprised that I can do that," she said.

Swiatek marches to victory

Swiatek ousted 2019 finalist Marketa Vondrousova in the first round and had not dropped a set en route to the fourth round.

She broke Halep at the first opportunity, hitting through her with her forehand, and outlasted her in the rallies, despite dogged defence from Halep.

Halep did not play badly - she made just two unforced errors in the opening set - but Swiatek played with such confidence and power.

The lengthiest game came in the second set at 3-1 on the Halep serve, with the world number two attempting to fight her way through an eight-minute game.

She saved five break points but two double faults hinted at her nerves, and she sent consecutive shots into the net post to hand Swiatek a double break.

Halep saved the first of three match points but a composed Swiatek slapped a huge first serve down to wrap up an incredible win.

Swiatek has dropped just 16 games in her four Roland Garros matches and is the first Polish woman to make the French Open quarter-finals since Agnieszka Radwanska in 2013.

"It is my favourite. I always loved to play here, even when I was a junior," Swiatek said of Roland Garros.

"This week was like a dream come true for me and I hope it is going to be longer."

PLACERVILLE, Calif. — Shane Golobic won the 30-lap Tribute to Mac Tiner sprint car event at the Placerville Speedway on Saturday night.

Golobic’s familiar Matt Woods owned No. 17w Elk Grove Ford/NOS Energy Drink supported mount led flag to flag for a $5,094 payoff.

A fast-closing Colby Copeland seemed to come out of nowhere to take the runner-up spot, followed by Blake Carrick, J.J. Hickle and Tanner Carrick.

Twenty-four of the 58 cars entered took the green flag at the Eldorado County Fairgrounds in front of an empty grandstands due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Golobic, who started from the outside pole, quickly took command of the race coming out of the second turn.

The race would only go two laps before the first of three red flag stoppages occurred as Michael Ing took a tumble going down the backstretch. Golobic was leading the Tanner Brothers and Willie Croft as the race restarted. But a double flip involving Landon Hurst and Kyle Hirst on the restart lap brought out an immediate red flag.

On the restart, Hickle got around Croft for the fourth spot while teammates, the Carrick Brothers were putting on a show battling each other for the second spot. By the halfway mark Golobic commanded the front while both Tanner Carrick and Croft were struggling and losing spots rapidly.

With 10 laps to go, Golobic looked to be in complete control as the Elk Grove, California driver mastered slow traffic, bobbing in and out of the lappers with ease.

There was a scary moment on lap 22 for Kaleb Montgomery who pulled to a stop at the top of turns three and four.  At first the caution waved, however, when officials discovered his car was on fire, that quickly turned to a red flag.  Meanwhile, Montgomery had exited the red No. 8 Richardson Racing car with his lower fire suit in flames.  He rolled on the ground a few seconds before the flames could be extinguished.  He was checked out in the ambulance and later released.

With a clear track, Golobic had no problems clicking off laps but it would be Copeland who had started in the sixth row, who took to the high side of track and set sail after the leader.

By lap 26, he had moved into the second spot but ran out of laps before he could challenge Golobic.

The finish:

Shane Golobic, Colby Copeland, Blake Carrick, J.J. Hickle, Tanner Carrick, Andy Forsberg, Justyn Cox, Kalib Henry, Willie Croft, Ryan Robinson, Joey Ancona, Sean Becker, Tanner Thorson, Tim Kaeding, D.J. Netto, Shane Hopkins, Max Mittry, Colby Johnson, Kaleb Montgomery, Chase Majdic, Joel Myers, Landon Hurst, Kyle Hirst, Michael Ing

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Sam Hafertepe Jr., is officially entrenched as a part of Short Track Nationals lore.

Since making his first STN appearance in 2004, Hafertepe has flirted with event glory on a number of occasions with three preliminary feature wins and three previous runner-up finishes in the championship finale.

Hafertepe reached the top step of the STN podium by winning Saturday night’s 33^rd annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires finale at I-30 Speedway.

After battling past Roger Crockett midway through the 30-lapper, Hafertepe held the point the rest of the way aboard the Hills Racing Townline Variety/Heidbreider No. 15h sprint car to take the $10,041 win ahead of Derek Hagar and Crockett as he became the 19^th different STN champion.

“This is a race that I’ve been wanting to win for so long, it’s eluded us forever,” Hafertepe said. “It feels like we’ve always had the best car here and just never have been able to get it done.”

After getting collected a wild heat race crash on Friday night, Hafertepe and crew put together another car only to have the pole starter move the track and run over his front end approaching the green flag in Saturday night’s heat race action.

It lit a fire that wasn’t going to be extinguished on this night, as Hafertepe rallied from the tail of the heat race after that incident to win it and then secured a position in the Mike Pack Building Materials Pole Dash for Cash by climbing from fifth to third in his qualifier.

After winning that dash to earn the pole, it was fellow front row starter Roger Crockett battling into the lead at the outset and pacing the early going.

But as the leaders approached traffic 10 laps into the non-stop affair, Hafertepe closed the gap and began pressuring for the point. Hafertepe slipped underneath Crockett on the 15^th lap and edged into the lead entering turn one.

Crockett stayed right on his tailtank and nearly slipped back underneath exiting turn two on the 21^st circuit only to have Hafertepe fend off the challenge and then slip away in the final handful of circuits after putting a lapped car between himself and his chasers.

“I felt like Roger had the car to beat there early, but I knew if lapped traffic got in his way that we would be able to make a run,” Hafertepe explained.  “Then I almost gave it away and I appreciate Roger for racing me clean.”

With Hafertepe racing to the checkered flag, Friday-night winner Derek Hagar made a late pass to capture runner-up honors with Crockett settling for the show position in his first STN championship feature start.

“We were good in three and four, but we were way too free in one and two,” Hagar commented afterward.  “It’s tough to pace the race when you don’t know how many laps you’ve ran.  We brought it home second.  That’s nothing to hang our heads about, but we’re gonna get one of these things one day.”

Crockett explained that, “I felt like Sam and I were equal.  I just didn’t get the job done in traffic, I lost second because I went for the win there.  At least I can go home and sleep well knowing I gave it all I had to get a victory.”

Vying to become the first to claim three STN crowns in a row, Blake Hahn settled for fourth while Canada’s Dylan Westbrook cracked the top five for the first time in his third consecutive STN championship feature start.

Brandon Anderson ranked as the top STN rookie with a sixth-place finish with fellow event rookie and Washington-state teen Devon Borden in seventh.

A total of 79 competitors took in the 33^rd Annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires with more than $70,000 in winnings distributed over the course of the two-day event.

The finish:

Feature (30 Laps – Starting position in parentheses):  1. 15h-Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (1) [$10,041], 2. 9jr-Derek Hagar (3) [$5,000], 3. 11-Roger Crockett (2) [$2,500], 4. 52-Blake Hahn (5) [$2,200], 5. 47x-Dylan Westbrook (6) [$2,000], 6. 55b-Brandon Anderson (4) [$1,700], 7. 8-Devon Borden 9) [$1,500], 8. J2-John Carney II (15) [$1,300], 9. 28-Scott Bogucki (13) [$1,200], 10. 67-Hayden Martin (12) [$1,100], 11. 3-Howard Moore (17) [$1,000], 12. 1x-Tim Crawley (14) [$950], 13. 26-Marshall Skinner (8) [$900], 14. G6-Cody Gardner (11) [$880], 15. 24g-Garet Williamson (18) [$850], 16. 77x-Alex Hill (19) [$800], 17. 45F-Monty Ferriera (10) [$800], 18. 23b-Seth Bergman (7) [$800], 19. M1-Mark Smith (20) [$800], 20. 9$-Kyle Clark (16) [$800].

SEYMOUR, Tenn. — Chris Madden drove his No. 44 Rocket to victory Saturday night in only his second start for his newly badged Chris Madden Racing team.

Madden dominated the 50-lap World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series feature at 411 Motor Speedway.

It had been 36 hours or so since a Friday morning release announced the change for Madden and after he finished third Friday at Cherokee Speedway, he grabbed his 28th career World of Outlaws win on Saturday.

Earning the seventh clean sweep of the World of Outlaws season, Madden was dominant front the get go.

Slipping to second at the start of the 50-lapper, Madden fell behind as outside polesitter Cade Dillard took the point. The duo ran neck-and-neck for five laps until Dillard took a risk by going to the bottom in turns one and two, a move that allowed Madden to go top shelf and storm around the outside of Dillard’s No. 97 to take command of the race lead on lap six.

A pair of cautions on lap 13 and lap 28 tested Madden with the likes of Dillard, Brandon Sheppard and Ross Bailes lining up behind him on each restart.

“I was able to use the hill to build our speed and get some momentum into turn one each time,” Madden said. “We had a great race car all night long. Every single one of the guys has been apart of it. It’s not just me, they deserve all the recognition too.”

A bout with lapped traffic in the closing stages almost provided an interesting end to the 50-lapper, but Madden again aced his latest test and held on to take the checkered flag with a 1.158-second advantage.

“2020 has been upside down for me, there’s no doubting that,” Madden acknowledged on his trying year. “We haven’t quit though; we stuck it out; we battled hard. My family has stuck behind me through it all and they’ve kept pushing me.”

Ricky Weiss passed Sheppard on the final lap to finish second.

“I think this pink and green is the key,” Weiss joked on his newfound stride. “The fans love it and it sure is fast. We’ve been running well lately though, just trying a lot of things to build our notebook with stuff that’ll help down the road. I had a great race with Bailes, running door-to-door for like 20 laps, but I could never quite clear him enough. I thought it would get interesting at the end when I saw that lap traffic up by Madden and then I was able to sneak by Brandon at the end.”

Slipping to third on the final lap, Sheppard collected his 25th podium appearance, 30th top five result and 35th top-10 finish of the season.

“This is a great showing compared to what we normally do around here,” Sheppard noted. “We’ve been getting better at the places we struggle at, so that’s a big plus. We could maneuver all over, but past halfway I couldn’t hit the bottom like I needed to, so I don’t think I could’ve got to him. We’ll take our notes and move on to the next one.”

The finish:

Feature (50 Laps): 1. 44-Chris Madden [1][$10,000]; 2. 7-Ricky Weiss [8][$5,000]; 3. 1-Brandon Sheppard [5][$3,000]; 4. 23-Cory Hedgecock [7][$2,500]; 5. 58-Ross Bailes [3][$2,000]; 6. 157-Mike Marlar [14][$1,700]; 7. 28-Dennis Erb [11][$1,400]; 8. 7M-Donald McIntosh [6][$1,300]; 9. 76-Brandon Overton [15][$1,200]; 10. 97-Cade Dillard [2][$1,100]; 11. 12-Ashton Winger [16][$1,050]; 12. 29V-Darrell Lanigan [4][$1,000]; 13. 99B-Boom Briggs [17][$950]; 14. 0-Scott Bloomquist [12][$900]; 15. 57M-Camaron Marlar [18][$850]; 16. 1G-Ryan King [20][$800]; 17. 18-Chase Junghans [9][$770]; 18. 8X-David Payne [24][$750]; 19. 53-Ray Cook [23][$730]; 20. B1-Brent Larson [13][$700]; 21. 17M-Dale McDowell [10][$700]; 22. 2X-John Henderson [22][$700]; 23. 3N-Austin Neely [19][$700]; 24. 66-Jordan Rodabaugh [21][$700]. Lap Leader(s): Dillard 1-5; Madden 6-50. Hard Charger Award: 157-Mike Marlar[+8]

LAWRENCEBURG, Ind. — Luck was in Brady Bacon’s corner Saturday night as he won the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series season finale at Lawrenceburg Speedway and collected his third series championship.

Bacon finished second to clinch the championship behind Tyler Courtney in the 30-lap season finale, but Courtney’s car was 15 pounds light during post-race inspection and Bacon inherited the $10,000 feature victory.

“I saw (Courtney) having some issues at the scales when we weighed, so I figured they were probably quite a ways off,” Bacon recalled. “It takes away a little bit of it, but it pays the same, so we’ll take it. Obviously, we’re very happy to win the championship, first and foremost, but winning the race is icing on the cake. I’ve only won one other USAC race here and it’s the home of the Hoffmans, kind of a local track for them. So, it makes it even more special.”

Bacon, who previously won USAC Sprint titles with Hoffman Auto Racing / Dynamics, Inc. in 2014 and ’16, brought home the Ohio-based team’s 12th USAC sprint car entrant title Saturday night.

But it was certainly not how Bacon could’ve drawn it up after a furious hard-fought battle down the stretch with Courtney which resulted in Bacon’s second victory at Lawrenceburg.

A 30-point lead was the margin Bacon began the night with over Chris Windom while Chase Stockon stood 40 points back in third.

Bacon had been in this position before as the winner of two previous titles, but he admitted the nerves were still in effect when it came down to crunch time.

“It’s almost more nerve wracking coming into a race having to just not mess up than it is to have to meet a certain bar,” Bacon explained. “Once we got through the heat races and stuff, the nerves kind of went away. Once we got the lead, it was just about trying to win the race.  I felt like I kind of gave it away there. But obviously, we were able to get it back after the race, unfortunately for (Courtney).”

Bacon grabbed the early advantage on the start from his outside front row starting position, gliding around Windom to lead the opening 13 laps, and it quickly became evident that this wasn’t going to be a cruise-around effort for Bacon who, with a finish of 13th or better, would clinch the title regardless of whatever else transpired.

“You don’t want to do anything too stupid, but you’re here to race and here to win,” Bacon adamantly stated.  “I might take a little bit less of a chance, but when you can smell the win, it’s hard not to go for it.”

By the 13th lap, Bacon had built his lead up to three-quarters of a straightaway around the three-eighths-mile, high-banked dirt oval, and was working traffic 2.2 seconds ahead of Windom who was clinging to second and withstanding the challenges of Courtney for the runner-up spot.

A yellow on that 13th lap for the stopped car of 21st running Logan Seavey in turn four brought out the first caution period, which bunched up the lead pack, taking the lappers out of the equation for the time being.

A one-lap sprint proceeded on the following circuit which Courtney utilized to slide by Windom for second on the bottom of turn four, before clearing him completely for the position in turn two.

With the 13th lap complete, 17th running Mario Clouser came to a halt atop turn three to force another yellow, which closed up Courtney on the tail of Bacon for the restart.  Courtney didn’t take long to get rolling and powered under Bacon at the exit of turn four on lap 14, pointing the wheels up to the sky at the flag stand in the process.

Shortly thereafter, Courtney’s car began to billow smoke, draining water from the radiator lap-after-lap, but showing no ill effects as far as speed. Bacon managed to tighten up the gap on Courtney, however, and with eight to go, Courtney went full sail into turn one, getting out of shape and sideways on entry, a misstep which Bacon used to reclaim the lead.

Two laps later, Courtney had regathered it to track down and drape himself over Bacon’s machine for the lead.  Using the momentum up top, while Bacon rode the low line, Courtney ripped by Bacon around the outside of turn four to take over the lead.

After the victory lane photos were taken and the celebration carried on into the pits, Courtney’s car was brought to the scales for the standard post-race technical inspection and weighed 1,360 pounds, which is 15 pounds under the minimum requirement of 1,375.  By rule, Courtney was repositioned to 22nd place and the balance of the field was bumped up one position.

Thus, Bacon earned his 35^th USAC sprint car victory. Kevin Thomas Jr. earned a season-best second-place result with Windom third, C.J. Leary fourth and Robert Ballou fifth after starting 19th.

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