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Chennai Super Kings have pretty much confirmed their spot in the top four and are sitting comfortably at the top of the table with 16 points. Delhi Capitals are surprisingly second in the table with 14 points, followed by ever-consistent Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad, who have 12 and 10 points respectively. Kings XI Punjab and Kolkata Knight Riders have been struggling of late after a good start to the season and are only ahead of the starving Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore....

Both teams head into their first match of the tournament with renewed hope and zeal to better their 2018 exploits where they finished only a couple of hurdles behind eventual champions, Chennai Super Kings. The return of David Warner to the SRH camp nicely sets up what promises to be a crucial game in the context of the IPL Points Table despite the tournament being only a match old....

The Mumbai Indians went into the auctions in December with an eye on a few quality pacers as well as spin bowling options. This is because most of the overseas pace bowling stock were released ahead of the auctions and the remaining unit needed a much-needed boost of proven match winners. The spin department, which was more or less led by Mayank Markande and Krunal Pandya last season, also was a bit of a concern for the team since Markande became predictable as the tournament progressed and hence became ineffective while Krunal Pandya was hot and cold with the ball too....

The team is made up of players selected by franchises in the 2019 IPL who have played over 100 matches in the IPL and are aged over 34 years. With these criteria it proved impossible to find pace bowlers, hence the age criteria was dropped to 31 years for the pacers. As all IPL teams, this team has a maximum of four overseas players. As you will see, the team has a strong Chennai Super Kings core highlighting that MS Dhoni is a captain who rates experience highly....

They lost by 120 runs and did not even manage to bat out 20 overs. Virat Kohli looked dejected and for all the right reasons. They had lost the first match due to poor pitch, the second one due to bad umpiring and this match due to a non-functional unit. With play-offs slipping out of their hands, RCB will have to win most of their remaining fixtures. The team and their captain have to realise in time that they have never got their team selection right....

Meanwhile, RCB has struggled everywhere. They have had batting collapses, inexperienced death bowling, fielding mishaps, and nothing has gone right for them. They would desperately want to turn around their fortunes and it is high time that they do so. With KKR coming in with such a good and balanced side, RCB will have to be at their best or else they might fail to open their account for the season on the points table....

DC defeated MI in their first match by 37 runs. Rishabh Pant was the Man of the Match with 78 runs from 27 balls. Shikhar Dhawan and Colin Ingram also contributed 40 odd runs each. Rabada was the pick among the DC bowlers with the figures of 4-0-23-2. CSK started their campaign by defeating RCB by 7 wickets in the series opener. Harbhajan Singh became the Man of the Match by picking three wickets....

He made this observation while previewing today’s IPL 2020 encounter between the Kolkata-based franchise and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in a video shared on his YouTube channel. While talking about the team changes that Sunrisers Hyderabad could make in their playing XI, Aakash Chopra hoped that the franchise opts for Mohammad Nabi in place of the injured Mitchell Marsh to give more substance to their brittle middle order. He mentioned that Nabi will have to be included if Kane Williamson is not fit enough to play, even though Kolkata Knight Riders have players like Andre Russell and Eoin Morgan who could take the attack to the spinners....

Also see - India vs West Indies schedule 2019 The background Mumbai Indians had been very active in the IPL 2020 trade window as they recruited the trio of Sherfane Rutherford, Boult and Kulkarni. This move puzzled a few fans because Mumbai already had a stellar fast bowling unit comprising the likes of Lasith Malinga, Mitchell McClenaghan, Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya. But, the team’s director has now revealed why Mumbai went after the pace bowlers ahead of the next season....

Many felt Kane Williamson came in too late against the Chennai Super Kings, with the Kiwi maestro coming in to bat in the 18th over. After Williamson’s late blitzkrieg took SRH to 171/3, several wondered what might have been had he come in to bat earlier. But David Warner was adamant after the game that SRH made the right call, despite their below-par total being chased without much fuss by CSK....

IPL 2021 will take place in India across the months of April and May, and talks regarding the expansion of India’s biggest carnival have been going on for quite some time now. Though there hasn’t been any official announcement yet from any of the stakeholders, reports suggest that Ahmedabad tops the list of shortlisted cities from which the ninth team will emerge. This means that the 110,000-capacity Motera Stadium will be the home ground of the Gujarat franchise....

Jayawardene talked about how Ishan Kishan. who made a rousing international debut against England, was addicted to gaming, was occasionally lazy and used to arrive at net sessions without an objective in mind. During an interaction with Cricbuzz, Mahela Jayawardene revealed the effort that went into making Ishan Kishan focus on the right things and rediscover his mojo. He said in this regard: Jayawardene continued: MI had shelled out a whopping INR 6....

We will give you a round-up of the 8 existing teams in IPL and who has scored the highest run in an innings for them. #8 Rajasthan Royals The team that has played 9 season out of the 11 including the ongoing one has Shane Watson as its highest scorer. Well no surprises there. Shane Watson has been Rajasthan’s backbone while he was a part of the Royal’s squad....

Week 4 of #VIVOIPL saw fans who wouldn’t stop tweeting about the epic clash between RCB and MI. With both sides having a tough season, this game stayed in the balance for large parts before Bangalore held their nerve to seal a 14-run win, their third of the season. Such was the excitement around the game, that it became the week’s most tweeted about match. This meant that for the first time this season, #RCB featured higher than #CSK in terms of trends....

It acts as the perfect platform for the young Indian and foreign players. It also helps various other cricketers fine-tune their skills and compete and play along with the best players in the world. However, it is important for each team to gel well which helps them go a long way in the tournament. However, out of the 13 teams that have taken part in the IPL across the 10 years, only six have gone onto claim the coveted title....

With Hales’ addition, Sunrisers were cruising through at the back of a 92-run partnership between Kane Williamson and Hales. But Rajasthan pulled back things nicely by getting the wickets of both set batsmen in the 14th and the 15th overs. After 15 overs, SRH’s score read 120/3 but they were stifled in the last five overs mainly because of the wonderful bowling of Jofra Archer. They could manage only 31 runs by losing four more wickets and set Rajasthan Royals a target of 152....

Chasing 177 for a win, the hosts got to the target with seven balls to spare. Having been put into bat by the home skipper Dinesh Karthik, the visitors reached 176 for 7 in their 20 overs thanks to the batting efforts of Brendon McCullum, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers. Then in the final quarter of the innings, Mandeep Singh played a crucial cameo, making an 18-ball 37 to propel the side to 176....

The tournament kicks off with the marquee Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings clash, and as usual there are lots of permutations and combinations available that could set your team apart from the others. Which fantasy game are you playing this year? StarPick is the new one on the block, and it has a lot of exciting features along with millions in prize money. You can create your StarPick team here....

Barring the hard-fought match against Mumbai Indians, RCB have not looked like snatching the match from the pouch of the opposition in any of the other three clashes. The IPL opener, featuring defending-champions CSK and RCB, saw RCB struggle with their so-called “improved” batting line-up, as they were bundled out for just 70 runs. In their match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, RCB let down their fans as their bowlers conceded over 230 runs in the first innings of the game and then their batsmen departed one by one, ending with just 113 runs on the board....

In the IPL, the result is of ultimate importance, and winning a match for their team is every player’s ultimate goal. Many players have been experts in chases, which is why it is not surprising that more Man of the Match awards are won by batsmen and all-rounders than by bowlers. Most top performers in the IPL naturally have a lot of Man of the Match awards under their belt....