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However, despite this, the team never has won the IPL in 10 seasons, having reached the final on three occasions. All RCB supporters last season would have been bitterly disappointed with their team’s poor performance, as the team lost a majority of the matches that they played and failed to reach the playoffs. That sparked some serious changes within the team,which is reflected in the squad they have selected for this season’s IPL....

It has been an up and down season so far for Rajasthan Royals (RR). They’ve lost 3 and won 3 and haven’t managed to gather any momentum. In today’s game, they face a red-hot and an in-form Sunrisers Hyderabad who have made a habit of defending low scores. SRH won the first encounter between the two sides in Hyderabad earlier in the tournament. But RR will be hoping to pull back at home and jump ahead in the points table....

Fantasy League is an extremely interesting game with millions across the world playing. The fantasy league players often depend a lot on batsmen to score points in games so let’s have a look at which batsmen could earn you maximum points. Royal Challengers Bangalore: Quinton De Kock & Virat Kohli Royal Challengers Bangalore will be playing a majority of their cricket on the Chinnaswamy wicket. After the mishap of 2017, one can safely assume that this year the wicket will be similar to the one that was used in the previous years...

The cricket fans - not just in India but also across the globe - are in for a treat as they watch their favorite players showcasing their magnificent cricketing skills. Not just that, but this will be the very first time that the IPL will be played just before the ICC World Cup, and therefore it will be an ideal warm-up for the cricketing arena prior to the marquee event this summer....

But with a humiliating start against the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2019 opener, the men in red would want to make some changes to their line-up, when they next face Mumbai Indians on 28th March. They have backed their confidence in young talent this year, buying uncapped players for good amounts of money. While the playing eleven of the opening match was a calculated and safe approach, the team management would want to shake things up, come the next encounter....

Though the venue for IPL 2019 still remains a mystery, the auctions will go ahead as planned from 3 PM to 9.30 PM. Several stars are in the fray to land lucrative contracts based on their credentials in the shortest format of the game. With the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup slated to take place from May 30 to July 14, many cricket boards are reluctant to let their players compete in full-throttle cricket right until the end of May....

Fondly called “Chinna Thala” by the people in Chennai, Raina along with MS Dhoni have been the batting mainstays for CSK over the years. In fact, Raina has single-handedly won several matches for his team with his exuberant batting. Very interestingly, despite the fact that the left-handed batsman has never won the Orange Cap in an IPL season till date, his impeccable consistency year after year had enabled him to proudly top the list of highest overall run-scorers until the beginning of IPL 2019....

The hosts won the toss and elected to bat first. Amit Mishra replaced Trent Boult in Delhi’s playing XI whilst Chennai Super Kings remained unchanged. Shikhar Dhawan and young Prithvi Shaw walked out to start the proceedings for the Delhi Capitals. Shaw gave a scintillating start to the Delhi Capitals. By the end of 4 overs, the team’s score was 35/0. However, due to the mindset of scoring runs hurriedly, Prithvi Shaw soon lost his wicket....

Chennai Super Kings started the season in flying fashion with three wins in as many matches. The Yellow juggernaut was halted by the mighty Mumbai Indians in their previous game when they lost by 37 runs at the Wankhede Stadium. The hosts would be eyeing to get back to winning ways heading into their third home game of the season. However, the batting woes continue to haunt Dhoni’s men as they lack the firepower in the middle order....

Kolkata Knight Riders will be playing their first away game of the season. Batting has been their strength as the bowling has conceded more than 180 in both games so far. Delhi have done well with the ball but have blown hot and cold with the bat. Hence, it’s going to be an intriguing battle. It will also be interesting to see how the pitch plays at the Feroz Shah Kotla....

And now the playoffs are coming to an end too. The first qualifier saw MI thrashing CSK and cruising towards the final. Now the Delhi Capitals, after defeating SRH in the Eliminator, will face CSK in the second qualifier to determine Mumbai’s opponent in the final. It has been a great year for the Delhi Capitals as they found a place in the playoffs after a long gap of seven years....

SRH’s wins were built on the formidable opening pair of David Warner and Jonny Bairstow. Both of them have been in fine form and have given SRH some excellent starts, and the two of them are also leading the race for the Orange Cap. However, they failed in the last game and the middle-order crumbled after that, as the team crashed to 96 all out. They need to regroup quickly as they play Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) next on the 8th of April....

During the 2018 season, the Daredevils squad was heavy on youth and light on experience, which cost them dearly during the close games as they lost few games from winning positions. They would be looking to get that much-needed experience into the team for the 2019 season and for that they would be looking to lap up some experienced T20 players from the released player’s list. Let us take a look at 3 players they would be eying, for 2019 season:...

He made this observation while reviewing the Shreyas Iyer-led side’s massive defeat against the Orange Army in a video shared on his YouTube channel. Aakash Chopra started by criticising the Delhi Capitals bowlers for not resorting to short-pitched bowling in the Powerplay overs, despite having been smashed all over the park and having the express pace of Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje at their disposal. The reputed commentator observed that the Delhi Capitals had put up a lethargic bowling and fielding display, something that was out of the norm....

Apart from their IPL title wins, Chennai Super Kings also possess the highest winning percentage among all IPL sides – 61.28. Further, they hold the record for having made the most appearances in IPL playoffs (10) as well as finals (8). They were the runners-up last year as well, losing out narrowly to Mumbai Indians. In fact, they are the only IPL franchise to qualify for the playoff stage in every edition that they have appeared in....

IPL 2020 promises to be another season of high-quality cricket. A plethora of well-known names such as Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will once again turn out for their respective franchises. We could also, because of the teams’ reputations for handing out debuts to talented international cricketers every year, see a few fresh faces. On that note, here are three exciting players who could make their IPL debut in 2020....

Ravichandran Ashwin was traded away to the Delhi Capitals, and KL Rahul was appointed as the captain of the franchise. Many players were snapped up through trades and the auction, but KXIP’s squad still looks far from solid. The 2014 IPL finalists have a weak bowling attack and a number of selection issues with respect to their overseas players, and aren’t fancied to make the playoffs this season. However, led by a young captain in Rahul and possessing a number of match-winners, KXIP could still go far in the competition....

The team has an amount of Rs. 35.65 crore in its kitty now, which is the second-highest purse value after Kings XI Punjab’s Rs. 42.70 crore. Thus, KKR will have better bargaining power than most of the teams during the auction. The franchise could even secure some expensive players at the auction. As KKR have released two overseas opening batsmen in Chris Lynn and Joe Denly, they would be looking to rope in skillful overseas openers....

In their opening clash, the CSK bowlers did well to pull the game back in their grasp after MI got off to a flier, with Lungi Ngidi picking up three wickets and Deepak Chahar, Ravindra Jadeja supporting the speedster with a couple of wickets each. Despite a couple of early jitters with the bat, a well-crafted 115-run partnership between Ambati Rayudu and Faf du Plessis helped CSK steady the chase....

Asked to bat first, the defending IPL champions added a 56-ball 78-run stand for the opening wicket before Rohit Sharma fell for 33. His partner Quinton de Kock carried on a scored a 42-ball 55. They managed only 155, a total that KKR chased in 15.1 overs. Also Check: IPL Live Score | IPL 2021 Orange cap | IPL Schedule MI failed to stitch up decent partnerships after the opening stand....