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Sunrisers Hyderabad has a good head to head record against the three-time IPL champions MI. The franchise based in Hyderabad has won seven out of the 12 encounters between the franchises. The hosts SRH has been one of the most impressive teams in the tournament this season. They have registered three convincing wins in the last three matches. These wins have come on the back of some outstanding contributions from the top-order....

Head to Head Overall Stats: KKR and KXIP have shared the ground on 23 occasions, with the men from Kolkata securing the honors in 15 games. Head to Head at Eden Gardens: Kolkata Knight Riders have hosted the Punjab lions in 10 games and comprehensively leads the scoreline by 7-3 margin. Kolkata Knight Riders Perspective KKR are coming on the back of an impressive six-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the campaign opener and they will aim to make it two in two against the Kings XI Punjab....

There were some surprising picks from Virat Kohli against CSK. He didn’t pick Washington Sundar when the wicket clearly assisted spin, and his decision to play Colin de Grandhomme over Tim Southee was also questionable. Southee was brilliant for RCB last year, especially at the death. Kohli will have to make quite a few changes against MI. RCB went for batting depth over quality of bowling, the same mistake that MI made in their opening fixture....

Also Read: 3 Players who could replace Lungi Ngidi for CSK The England star has stated that his wife has a second baby due and he feels that he must stay with his wife, who has been having a tough time lately. He was expected to play a key role for the team as he is someone who can bowl at any stage of the game and also bat at any stage of the game....

Speaking of Kolkata, the city’s own franchise - the Kolkata Knight Riders - had a mediocre season in 2019 as the side failed to qualify for the playoffs. They managed to grab the fifth position thanks to Andre Russell’s heroics, but the team management will look to set up a more stable team this season. Kolkata’s young fast bowlers Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Shivam Mavi are expected to be available for the 13th edition of the cash-rich league....

SRH have released the fewest number of players ahead of the IPL 2020 Auction. The side have ended their contract with two overseas and three Indian stars namely Martin Guptill, Shakib Al Hasan, Ricky Bhui, Yusuf Pathan and Deepak Hooda, and now these players will go under the hammer. However, the side could have added three more names to this list, of players who didn’t live up to the expectations in the 12th edition of the IPL....

Josh Philippe has earned quite the reputation after his impressive performances in the Big Bash League last season, and AB de Villiers is looking forward to interacting with him at RCB and giving him some valuable advice. AB de Villiers said in a video posted on Royal Challengers Bangalore’s official app: He added: We will surely miss the RCB crowd without any doubt: AB de Villiers AB de Villiers also stated that while every cricketer loves to play in jam-packed stadiums, he is used to playing in empty stadiums....

CSK will hope that the other batsmen apart from Faf du Plessis step up to the plate and put on a show, while Ambati Rayudu’s return from injury will also be a talking point. As for the Delhi Capitals, only Marcus Stoinis, Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant did well on the batting front while no other batsman could cross the single-digit mark. Their bowling did hold their ground though, and they’ll look to carry on from where they left off....

The win helped SRH make the playoffs for the 5th consecutive season, and they will face the fourth-placed Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL 2020 Eliminator on November 6 in Abu Dhabi. Even though MI were handed an embarrassing defeat last night, they maintained their spot at the summit of the points table, having won 9 of the 14 games played. The Rohit Sharma-led side will now go up against the second-placed Delhi Capitals in the IPL 2020 Qualifier 1 on November 5 in Dubai....

In case you didn’t know Starc had missed the 2019 edition of the IPL after not recovering substantially to manage the enormous work-load of the cash-rich league and the 2019 World Cup. Maxwell, on the other hand, had also opted out of this year’s instalment but his involvement for next year’s competition is an encouraging sign, considering he had recently taken a break from the sport citing mental health issues....

RR had earlier got off to a solid start from their openers Jos Buttler and Yashavi Jaiswal, with even skipper Sanju Samson striking the ball well. But the MI bowlers were excellent towards the death, with Jasprit Bumrah recording figures of 1-15 from his four overs. Fans criticize Shivam Dube and RR think-tank Big-hitting South African David Miller got to face just four balls in which he scored seven runs....

DC had needed 14 runs off that final 6 balls. But that wasn’t to be the case. Mohammed Siraj bowled 5 pin-point yorkers and a full toss to defend the total by a hair’s breadth. Skipper Rishabh Pant needed to hit a six on the last delivery but could only manage a boundary past the deep-point fielder. After the game, Ricky Ponting said he was disappointed but also ‘very proud’ of how Shimron Hetmyer fought back in the last few overs to give his team a fighting chance....

26-year-old Venkatesh Iyer has made a stunning start to his IPL career. Opening the batting, he smashed an unbeaten 41 off 27 on debut against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). On Thursday, he hammered 53 off 30 against the Mumbai Indians. Both of those blazing knocks have come in comprehensive KKR wins. Also Check: IPL Live Score | IPL Points Table | IPL Schedule In a discussion with Rahul Tripathi, who himself hammered an unbeaten 74 off 42 balls, Venkatesh Iyer revealed why playing for KKR is so special for him....

Asked to bat first after losing the toss, KKR could only muster a pedestrian total of 133 for 9, as Chris Morris wreaked havoc with figures of 4 for 23. RR chased down the total without much trouble, winning the match by six wickets. Speaking at the post-match press conference, Eoin Morgan admitted that the KKR batsmen need to take the blame for the defeat. He said in this regard:...

Andrew is a former IPL Purple Cap winner; hence his absence will hurt the Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2021. Having lost four of their eight overseas players, the Royals are now looking for replacements. According to reports, the Jaipur-based franchise have roped in South African batsman Rassie van der Dussen. The Rajasthan Royals should sign a fast bowler as Andrew Tye’s replacement to strengthen their bowling attack. Here are the three possible names who could join the Royals as a replacement for Tye....

CSK are soaring high in IPL 2021 with four wins from five games and a superb net run rate of +1.612. A win over SRH would take them to the top of the points table, ahead of the Royal Challengers Bangalore on net run rate. SRH, meanwhile, are rock bottom with only one win from five games. CSK’s squad for IPL 2021: MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Narayan Jagadeesan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KM Asif, Karn Sharma, Ambati Rayudu, Deepak Chahar, Faf du Plessis, Shardul Thakur, Mitchell Santner, Dwayne Bravo, Lungi Ngidi, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Imran Tahir, Robin Uthappa, Moeen Ali, K Gowtham, Cheteshwar Pujara, M Harisankar Reddy, K Bhagath Varma, C Hari Nishaanth, R Sai Kishore, Jason Behrendorff...

Hyderabad are currently at the bottom of the points table IPL 2021 with just two points from seven games. Despite a few impressive individual performances, the team has collectively failed to produce wins. We take a look at some of the IPL 2021 players who will need to have a better season and hopefully get the team out of the rut they are in. #1 David Warner- SRH’s talismanic striker in the IPL David Warner wasn’t exactly his old self in the Indian leg of the IPL....

The Rajasthan Royals have let go of last year’s skipper Steve Smith and appointed Sanju Samson as their new captain. They will hope to turn things around in IPL 2021 after finishing bottom of the points table last season. With Rajasthan Royals likely to open with Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes, Aakash Chopra went with an all-Indian middle order. While highlighting the Rajasthan Royals do not seem to have a formidable middle order, the former India cricketer picked Chris Morris to play the finisher’s role apart from being one of their primary bowlers....

In a statement to cricket.com.au, Hazlewood stated that he wanted to spend some time with his family and be ready for the T20 World Cup and the Ashes, which will be held later this year. Like most all-format cricketers, Josh Hazlewood has hopped from one bio-bubble to another since international cricket resumed in July last year. He is now the third Australian to pull out of the IPL after Josh Philippe (Royal Challengers Bangalore) and Mitchell Marsh (Sunrisers Hyderabad)....

With 46 needed off the last three, the game looked to be done and dusted. But Hetmyer slammed Kyle Jamieson for three sixes to bring DC right back into the game. The first was a full toss that was slogged over deep midwicket, and the second was swung in the same region. The last ball of the over was ferociously launched over long-on. Hetmyer raced to his fifty off 23 balls, and Rishabh Pant, who was struggling for big hits till then, pulled off a helicopter shot for four....