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KKR have played some splendid cricket so far in the tournament. A thrilling battle is on the cards these two teams get set to battle it out at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium on Sunday night. Rajasthan Royals have always been the dark horses in the IPL, and this year is no different. After losing three games on the trot despite looking well-placed to win each of them, RR finally managed to defeat RCB to open their account for the season....

R Ashwin sparked a debate in the cricketing world when he ran out Jos Buttler at the non-striker’s end when the batsman had left his crease little too soon and later RCB were at the wrong end of an umpiring howler against MI which saw Virat Kohli’s men lose their second consecutive game in IPL 2019. Amid controversies, IPL 2019 has been full of entertainment for fans as there have been quite a few high scoring games so far....

With the change in the system and with the game being played in the form of 7 rounds than making changes every game, the selection has to be very careful. The ideal team balance for this season will be: Wicket-Keepers- 2 Batsmen- 3 All-Rounders- 3 Bowlers- 3 For Round 1, here’s the best fantasy XI you can pick. There are a few considerable omissions in this team which aren’t unwarranted....

KKR would want to build on the momentum by winning the match against KXIP. The match is at the same venue, Eden Gardens, so we don’t expect many changes in the playing XI but there can be minor tweaks here and there. So let us take a look at the KKR’s probable playing XI for their second match of the campaign. Sunil Narine is the leading wicket-taker in the history of Kolkata Knight Riders with 112 wickets to his name....

Batsmen such as Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant form a strong Indian core that DC could build upon. Due to this, management will be afforded the luxury of slotting in foreigners like Shimron Hetmyer and Marcus Stoinis at any position in the batting line-up, keeping in mind the situation at hand. Dahiya also spoke about the fast bowling depth that DC possesses. South African youngster Kagiso Rabada and the experienced Ishant Sharma, who performed well in the IPL last season, could form a formidable new ball partnership for the team....

Royal Challengers Bangalore are one side that will be desperate to do well in IPL 2020. They have constantly under-performed in the league over the years, and 2019 was one of their worst seasons as they finished bottom of the points table with 11 points (five wins and eight losses). Also see - Live cricket score One of the major reasons for RCB’s under-performance is their over-dependence on skipper Virat Kohli and the other match-winner AB de Villiers....

However, that’s exactly what happened in the third match of IPL 2020 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Australian captain Aaron Finch, who plays for the Royal Challengers Bangalore, decided to walk straight to the non-strikers’ end while a 20-year old Keralite Devdutt Padikkal, who plays for Karnataka in the Indian domestic circuit, was the driving force at the top. Playing shots around the wicket after taking an initial time to adjust to the pace and bounce of the wicket, Padikkal was at the top of his game while his senior partner enjoyed the strokemaking quietly from the other end of the pitch....

Jadeja’s blitzkrieg helped the three-time IPL champions post a mammoth 191-4 in their 20 overs against RCB. He scored a blistering 62 runs off just 28 balls that included 4 fours and 5 sixes. Harshal Patel had a great game up until that point, with three wickets to take his tally for the tournament to 15. But little did the Purple Cap holder know what was about to hit him and RCB....

Mohammed Siraj’s stocks have soared high after the Test series Down Under earlier this year. The pacer picked up 13 wickets in three Tests against the Kangaroos, including a five-wicket haul. He continued to impress in the home series against England, with three wickets in two Tests. The 27-year-old pacer has also started this year’s IPL brightly, picking up five wickets in four games, at an economy rate of 6....

Under pressure from a dipping scoring rate, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) captain Kane Williamson first went for an over-extended cover drive against Ravichandran Ashwin in the ninth over. The off-spinner probably saw it coming and bowled the carrom-ball which took a regulation edge to the wicketkeeper. However, Rishabh Pant fumbled and let the ball burst through his hard hands, prompting a shocked reaction from the bowler. On the fourth ball of the next over, Axar Patel induced a similar mistake from Kane Williamson, who went too hard on the drive this time....

Devdutt Padikkal can join the team’s bio-bubble directly without undergoing another quarantine, as revealed by head coach Simon Katich. That would mean that the left-hander will be available for the team’s first game against the Mumbai Indians (MI) on April 9. However, like all the other players taking part in the tournament, he will have to undergo regular tests. Devdutt Padikkal’s rich vein of form Devdutt Padikkal was brilliant for RCB in his maiden IPL season in 2020....

David Warner has been the highest run-scorer in past tournaments, winning the Orange Cap thrice (the most by any player), while Andrew Tye earned the Purple Cap as recently as 2018. One way or the other, Australian cricketers have always managed to make a name for themselves at the grandest T20 festival of them all. However, in recent times, Australia’s mighty cricketing stars have failed to impress in the tournament....

RCB will play their IPL 2021 tournament opener against the Mumbai Indians on April 9 at the Chepauk, followed by two more matches on the same ground. They will play their remaining league games in Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Kolkata. During a discussion on India News, Saba Karim also said that Virat Kohli opening the batting could augur well for RCB’s success in IPL 2021. The former India wicketkeeper said that Virat Kohli could be keener on winning the trophy rather than ending his century drought in IPL 2021....

Ahead of the 2020 campaign, which took place after a long pandemic-enforced break in the UAE, it was clear that something needed to change for KKR. The two-time champions took significant steps towards the same by making a few smart auction buys and appointing former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum as their head coach. But over the ensuing one and a half seasons, KKR struggled to find their identity as a franchise....

They won their previous game at home against Kings XI Punjab and would like to repeat the feat. However, at the same time, CSK would be desperate for a win so that they can cement their place in the top 2 in the table and hence, it is going to be a tightly-contested game. The game will also witness some intense battles, which will eventually have a big impact on the result of the game and here is a look at the 5 most eagerly anticipated ones....

Each season has been a captivating one and we have witnessed several unbelievable performances by almost every team. It is interesting to note that throughout the history of IPL, teams that have managed to score quickly in the first six overs of their innings have gone on to perform well in the match. In the T20 format, the power play signifies the first six overs of the batting teams’ innings....

Apart from the defeat, CSK suffered another blow. Deepak Chahar, who has bowled pretty decently so far in the tournament, was ruled out for two weeks with a hamstring injury that he sustained during the match against Mumbai Indians. CSK will need to find a replacement for Chahar and here we will look at forced changes that CSK might have to make in the playing XI for their next match against Delhi Daredevils....

Chris Gayle out – Shikhar Dhawan in Evin Lewis out – Kane Williamson in (Uncapped) Suryakumar Yadav out – Siddarth Kaul in Captain – Virat Kohli Captaincy preference order: Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Kane Williamson, Shikhar Dhawan Differential – Manish Pandey Multipliers remaining – 0 Multiplier potential – No Guru’s team ahead of RCB vs SRH: V Kohli, AB de Villiers, S Dhawan, K Williamson, KL Rahul, K Pandya, J Archer, K Gowtham, J Bumrah, M Markande, S Kaul...

Delhi were very active in the trading phase where the teams could trade players among themselves. They traded the trio of Vijay Shankar, Shahbaz Nadeem and Abhishek Sharma for Shikhar Dhawan from SRH. The team have announced themselves and made their intent very clear. They want to start afresh, and even the renaming of the team to ‘Delhi Capitals’ seems to be a step in that direction. Here are the players which Delhi have released:...

The proceedings began with DC winning the toss and as any side would prefer, skipper Shreyas Iyer chose to bowl first. The opening team suffered their initial blow when they lost 3 quick wickets as they were 58-3 in 7.1 overs. Only then, a perfectly anchored partnership between Sarfaraz Khan and David Miller stabilized the boat and was further carried ahead by Mandeep Singh to achieve a decent total of 166-9....