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Yesterday, KXIP were forced to shift their last four home matches to Indore. The reason behind the shift was a scheduled renovation work at the Chandigarh airport from May 12-31, which will be closed for the same. “It is rather unfortunate that the dates had to be shuffled so late in the day,” said Kings XI Punjab CEO Satish Menon. “However, external difficulties always have to be worked around. Despite the unforeseen circumstances, we’re rather excited by the prospect of starting off in Mohali....

CSK lost an in-form Ambati Rayudu in the 3rd over but Suresh Raina and Shane Watson shared an 86-run stand provided a good platform for the ‘Men in Yellow’ to finish with a flourish. But with the pitch slowing down, Sam Billings struggled and MS Dhoni also found it hard to find the boundary. However, Dhoni ran hard between the wickets and scored 33 in 23 deliveries to help CSK get to 176....

Even though both the teams had nine wins from 14 games, a higher net run-rate helped the Mumbai Indians occupy the top spot in the IPL points table. Moreover, they won their last match while CSK lost theirs, which means the momentum and confidence are with the visitors. Head-to-head record These two teams have fought each other 28 times in the past. MI have emerged victorious in 16 games, while the Super Kings have managed to win the remaining 12 times....

In case you didn’t know… The 2019 World Cup is set to begin in England two weeks after the IPL. Some of the cricket boards have called up their players a month ahead of the tournament for preparation. Australian opener Warner, who was having a fabulous season, has signed off from the tournament with a typical aggressive fifty against Kings XI Punjab. While it will be a great setback for the Sunrisers, but Warner would love to carry his form to the mega event....

The young team led by Shreyas Iyer is set to face in Mumbai Indians in their opening fixture. They need to get their team combination right if they want to get a good result against Mumbai Indians, who are one of the pre-tournament favourites. The franchise would miss Chris Morris in the opening game. The all-rounder is currently on international duty, playing the T20 series against Sri Lanka. The young team will be pumped up with the arrival of Delhi’s own Shikhar Dhawan....

Mumbai Indians came to the final by beating arch rivals Chennai Super Kings in the Qualifier 1 and look fresh and well rested ahead of the final. They will be looking to win their 4th IPL title with a win in this big match. CSK, had to take a longer route after losing to Mumbai in Qualifier 1. They beat the Delhi Capitals quite easily in Qualifier 2 to advance to the finals....

KKR sit at the top of the points table closely followed by CSK, both the sides with 2 wins each. RR and RCB are the only sides yet to win a game while the remaining 4 teams find themselves between these teams. While there have been a couple of star performers for each side, there have been a couple of players or couple of performances which haven’t come out good for the teams....

The art of batsmanship has evolved to such an extent that the bowler might bowl the bowl at the off stump with a packed off-side field, but the batsman can shuffle across the stumps and whip the ball past mid wicket with ridiculous ease. Or the bowler might ball a full delivery onto the pads only for the batsman to make room and carve a neat hit over extra cover....

The name and apparel change seems to have worked for the Delhi based franchise as they are currently sitting at the top of the points table with 16 points followed by the ever consistent Chennai Super Kings who also have 16 points. Both these teams have already qualified for the playoffs. Mumbai Indians are 3rd on the table with 14 points. SRH is 4th on the table with 10 points....

The Men in Yellow won the toss and elected to bowl first. Delhi got off to a good start as Dhawan smashed three consecutive fours off Shardul Thakur in the second over. Prithvi Shaw, who had an excellent game in Eliminator, was gone for just five runs, thanks to an excellent review from CSK. Once Dhawan and Colin Munro were at the crease, Dhoni immediately brought the off-spinner Harbhajan Singh to counter the left-handers....

The twelfth edition of the IPL has been the most closely contested and fiercely competitive seasons in the tournament history. This season has shown us plenty of close finishes and we have seen some of the best big hitting in the game of cricket in the past month or so courtesy of players like Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell among others. This IPL has seen many a time where a player single-handedly has taken his team over the victory line and some took it to close....

All the team managements might have already framed a rough probable team that would take the field in their respective opening matches. On that note, here is a look at the best XI for the Sunrisers Hyderabad. Top Order Sunrisers have been having a close to formidable side in the last few seasons of the IPL. This year too, the orange army will take the field as a very confident side....

Mandeep had lost his father just the day before the encounter against SRH and this had united the entire team to put up a spirited display. KXIP went out and defended a total of just 126 runs and dedicated the win to him. In the next game, chasing 150 runs to win against KKR, Mandeep scored a brilliant unbeaten 66 off just 56 balls and dedicated the special innings to his late father....

They had finished the league stage at the top spot after being the most consistent team throughout the tournament. Mumbai had the most balanced squad of all; they had retained their core in the 2018 mega auction and bought some decent backup players in 2019, which helped prepare them for any eventuality. Despite having the strongest squad in the tournament though, a champion team like Mumbai would want to improve even further at the upcoming auction....

Karim reckons the only possible explanation for such a shambolic performance could be the long break between the two phases of the IPL 2021 season. With tricky fixtures coming up, Karim believes RCB could have a very tough time if they don’t pull up their socks. Speaking on the YouTube channel ‘Khelneeti’, here is what Saba Karim had to say: Also Check: IPL Live Score | IPL Points Table | IPL Schedule Morgan can see Andre Russell as a complete all-rounder: Saba Karim Andre Russell was not needed with the bat, but he had an excellent day with the ball, picking up three wickets....

The Bangalore franchise recently shared a video on their official Instagram handle promoting their blue jerseys on the eve of the game to gain fans’ attention. They captioned it: You can watch the video below: AB de Villiers, Glenn Maxwell, and Yuzvendra Chahal are three of the key personnel in the RCB playing XI. They will look to perform well in the upcoming match against KKR and get the team off to a good start in the UAE leg....

Rajasthan Royals (RR) captain Sanju Samson jumped up 5 slots to move into 4th position after playing the anchor’s role against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) tonight. He has scored 187 runs at an average of 46.75 in the tournament so far. KKR opener Nitish Rana scored a scratchy 25-ball 22, but still moved up to 5th – just one run adrift of Samson. RR all-rounder Chris Morris moved up 11 spots to break into the top 3 of the IPL 2021 Purple Cap list....

A few teams, however, seem to have glaring problems in their squad. Here is a look at 3 such teams and the significant obstacle they face: 1. Delhi Daredevils Capitals Perennial under-performers Delhi are a changed franchise. With the tournament’s strongest explosive Indian batting core and a bunch of reliable all-rounders, Delhi seem to have the right team on paper. They have rechristened themselves as Delhi Capitals ahead of the 2019 season....

Expected Combination: Shreevats Goswami/Overseas WK, David Warner, Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Shakib Al Hasan/Deepak Hooda, Yusuf Pathan, Abhishek Sharma, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul and Sandeep Sharma After the first trade window had commenced, 2018 IPL runners-up - Sunrisers Hyderabad were arguably the best placed team in terms of squad depth and player availability. Over the past few years, SRH have excelled in the auctions with astute buys such as Siddarth Kaul and Kane Williamson coming at a relatively cheap price....

With more games every week and many high-octane clashes, we have had a lot to cheer for as fans, and we have had many upsets in Week 2. Let’s take a look at the biggest upset of Week 2. While the Delhi Capitals’ tremendous collapse against the Kings XI Punjab is a strong candidate for the biggest upset, it really has to be Delhi’s stunning win against KKR which was really an unexpected result....