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Being put in to bat, KXIP lost an early wicket, but consolidated with KL Rahul and Gayle to put up 120 for the second wicket. After Rahul departed for his measured 46, Gayle continued on to smash 99, losing his leg-stump to be denied a hundred. He also reached the distinguished landmark of 1000 career T20 sixes. A quickfire cameo from Nicholas Pooran was important, in the absence of something similar from Glenn Maxwell, to provide late impetus once Gayle departed....

After fighting a state of peril, the three-time IPL champions were able to post a respectable total of 156. Mumbai Indians, playing without Hardik Pandya and Rohit Sharma, had some new faces in their batting unit as well. Openers Quinton de Kock and Anmolpreet Singh steered their side to a decent start but the CSK quicks pulled things back and dismantled the top order in the latter stages of the powerplay....

Even though Virat Kohli was the happier captain at the end of the day, he admitted he felt the game was getting away from RCB at one point. Speaking at the post-match presentation, Kohli revealed: See the full list of all IPL purple cap winners here. Virat Kohli also mentioned that the lack of drew made the difference in Tuesday’s game. Maxwell is our 7th bowling option: Virat Kohli Speaking about Glenn Maxwell not bowling for RCB despite his talents, Kohli revealed that the team has many bowling options at their disposal....

SRH are currently last in the IPL 2021 standings, with only two points to their name from seven games. The Orange Army is up against the Delhi Capitals tonight in their first game of the UAE leg. Speaking to the host broadcaster in an interview before the game against DC, Rashid Khan highlighted that the Sunrisers were looking forward to playing with a positive mindset in the upcoming matches....

Both sides come into this match at contrasting ends of the spectrum. PBKS are in a mid-table scuffle that’s shaping up to be a tight battle for a playoff spot. They are in sixth place in the points table, with only two wins in their six matches. Meanwhile, RCB are in third place with five wins in six games, enjoying their best-ever start to an IPL campaign. PBKS won both their group games against RCB last season but will have to pull up their socks if they want to achieve that feat again....

A team like Rajasthan Royals are in dire need of overseas players right now. Their squad has not performed up to the mark in IPL 2021 and they have only four foreign options. They can use the loan window to request other franchises to transfer their unused players. The primary condition for selling a player in the loan window is that the cricketer being traded should not have played more than two matches for his previous team....

The Hyderabad-based franchise joined the league in 2013 after the Deccan Chargers’ exit. They played their first season with a majority of the players from the Deccan Chargers squad. In 2014, the BCCI organized a mega-auction, where Sunrisers Hyderabad signed some big names like David Warner and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Since then, the Orange Army has qualified for the playoffs five times and captured the title once. Some great players like Yuvraj Singh, Ashish Nehra, Dale Steyn, Kumar Sangakkara and Cameron White have played for the Sunrisers Hyderabad....

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra said: The Punjab Kings struggled in the first half of IPL 2021 with inconsistent form, injury concerns and inability to adapt to conditions. In this regard, Chopra said: The team went off track in IPL 2021 following KL Rahul’s injury - Aakash Chopra Talking about KL Rahul’s injury during the first half of the IPL season, Chopra said that it didn’t help the Punjab Kings’ cause....

Rajasthan Royals shared a clip of Mustafizur Rahman with the caption: Here’s the video that Rajasthan Royals posted: Rajasthan Royals are the third franchise that the 25-year-old will play for in the IPL. The Bangladesh bowler has plied his trade for Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians in the past. In the short clip shared by RR, Mustafizur Rahman shares a message which is translated to: Rajasthan Royals secured Mustafizur Rahman’s services at the 2021 mini-auction for his base price of INR 1 crore....

Both teams come into the game on the back of defeats, but it won’t be difficult to say which of the two sides would feel more demotivated at present. R Ashwin’s outfit, touted by many only a week ago to breeze into the Playoffs, right now find themselves in a desperate change in tide after suffering a 10-wicket mauling at the hands of the Royal Challengers Bangalore on Monday....

The Men in Yellow picked up from where they left off in 2015 and went one better by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad to clinch their 3rd IPL crown. Criticised for going in with too many on the wrong side of 30 at the 2018 auction, their veterans silenced those critics with scintillating displays. Shane Watson came up trumps with both bat and ball, whereas Ambati Rayudu had his best-ever IPL season....

The Delhi Capitals’ journey has been topsy turvy so far, where they have won two out of their four matches. They started the season by beating Mumbai Indians at their home by 37 runs, and after that they lost to CSK. defeated KKR in a Super Over, and suffered a shocking collapse against KXIP. SRH on the other hand find themselves in the top half of the IPL points table with a couple of landslide victories and just the one loss....

Sun Risers Hyderabad will again be one of the top favourites to lift the IPL trophy. Under the guidance of coach Tom Moody and mentor VVS Laxman, SRH have performed exceptionally well. The team won the tournament in 2016 and was runners-up last year. SRH comprises of quality Indian players – Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda and Bhuvneshwar Kumar amongst others, while they also have prolific foreigners such as Kane Williamson, Martin Guptill and Rashid Khan in their ranks....

This season was another success for the ageing CSK side who banked more on experience than on youth. This time however, it was their bowlers who did the job for them more than their batsmen. Their openers and middle order batsmen failed to make the desired impact and a lot of changes can be expected in that department ahead of this season. Imran Tahir, was brilliant as he picked up 26 wickets from 17 games to win the Purple Cap....

The ultimate goal of each and every player is to perform at their best to win the games for their respective teams. But, the only thing that separates these players is the salary. While some players’ are picked up at a mind-boggling price at the auctions, the others are just picked up at their low base prices. However, it has often been seen that the players picked up at a low price have gone on to perform exceptionally well during the course of the tournament....

They will be up against Sunrisers Hyderabad, who has been hot and cold this year. The Sunrisers have found it difficult to cope up with the departure of David Warner and Jonny Bairstow. However, with players like Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kane Williamson and Rashid Khan in the Sunrisers’ lineup, Delhi Capitals will take them lightly at their own peril. Here is Delhi Capitals’ predicted playing XI for the game against Sunrisers Hyderabad....

In case you didn’t know… Having reached the playoffs on six occasions in the last eight seasons (includes two titles), the Kolkata franchise has been a formidable unit in the lucrative league. In spite of beginning this season on an incredible note (won four out of the first five games), Dinesh Karthik’s men are in danger of losing the playoffs spot having lost six consecutive matches before ending their streak against Mumbai Indians at home three days ago....

Though minuscule when compared with the previous year’s auction, IPL Auction 2019 had its fair share of surprises, anticipation, and shock as the teams battled it out with the batons to secure the services of the players they wanted in their squads. Few of the major signings were Varun Chakravarthy( KXIP - 8.4 Crore), Jaydev Unadkat (RR - 8.4 Crore), Sam Curran (KXIP -7.2 Crore) and Colin Ingram (DC - 6....

From David Warner’s run-scoring spree to some thunderbolts from Kagiso Rabada, the imports for the franchises have been excellent in this season. Let’s pick an overseas XI based on the performance of the players in this season. #1 Chris Gayle - 490 runs Chris Gayle continued his love affair with the IPL as runs kept coming from the bat of the southpaw. He started off the campaign with a blistering 47-ball 79 against Rajasthan Royals in their first match of the season....

Rajasthan Royals skipper Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and decided to bowl first. The Rajasthan Royals bowlers justified their skipper’s decision to bowl first by restricting a star studded Royal Challengers Bangalore batting line up to a modest score of 158/4 in their allotted 20 overs. Defending 159, the Royal Challengers Bangalore bowlers tried their best but the target of 159 was never going to be enough on a flat batting track as Rajasthan Royals romped home in 19....