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The following are the top/expected stories at 1730 hours:

EXPECTED STORIES: *Report of IPL match between Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians in Mohali.

*Report of the IPL match between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders in New Delhi. *Report of India Open Badminton tournament.

*Other Stories related to IPL.

STORIES ON THE WIRE:

SPO-BAD-SAINA Saina second highest in first quarter earnings

New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal has the second highest earnings in women's singles in the first quarter of the new season.

SPO-IPL-CSK-PREVIEW All eyes on the pitch as CSK take on Rajasthan Royals

By C Shyam Sundar Chennai, Mar 30 (PTI) The focus will be on the pitch, which came in for severe criticism after the IPL opener, when Chennai Super Kings take on Rajasthan Royals in their second home game here on Sunday.

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Sarabjot, Esha add to India's gold haul at Asian Airgun C'ships New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) Sarabjot Singh and Esha Singh won the 10m Air Pistol men's and women's juniors events respectively, to bolster India's overall gold haul to eight at the end of day four of the 12th Asian Airgun Championships in Taoyuan, Taipei.

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Warner looks to continue run riot as Sunrisers face RCB Hyderabad, Mar 30 (PTI) David Warner will be keen to continue the good show on his road to redemption when a confident Sunrisers Hyderabad take on a struggling Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in an IPL game here on Sunday.

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You destroyed my day, Sanju tells Warner Hyderabad, Mar 30 (PTI) Sanju Samson's magnificent ton was overshadowed by David Warner's blistering half-century and the Indian batsman conceded that the Aussie spoilt his party.

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Murali has advised me to stick to my stock ball: Shahbaz Nadeem By Aparajita Upadhyay

New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) Shahbaz Nadeem's USP has been his accuracy which frustrates batsmen and Sunrisers Hyderabad spin bowling mentor Muttiah Muralitharan wants the Jharkhand left-arm spinner to stick to his core skills.

SPO-IPL-WILLEY CSK's Willey pulls out of IPL

Chennai, Mar 30 (PTI) Chennai Super Kings all-rounder David Willey has pulled out of the ongoing Indian Premier League because of personal reasons.

SPO-BAD-IND Srikanth seals final spot at India Open

New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) Former champion Kidambi Srikanth broke a 17-month long drought by reaching the finals of the USD 350,000 India Open after prevailing in a three-game thriller in the men's singles competition here Saturday.

SPO-GANGULY-OMBUDSMAN Complaint to Ombudsman: Ganguly as 'advisor' during KKR game at Eden will be Conflict of Interest

By Kushan Sarkar New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) The BCCI Ombudsman DK Jain has received two complains that Sourav Ganguly will be "conflicted" if he performs his role as Delhi Capitals' advisor in an upcoming IPL encounter against KKR at the Eden Gardens on April 12.