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It could have easily been three wins in as many games for Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) and they could have been flying high at the top of the points table. However, all they have is one win from three games and they have been at the receiving end of the close games. Against Delhi Capitals […]
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) haven’t had the best of starts to the 2020 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). They started the tournament with a loss against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and that was a game they should’ve won. They collapsed when 43 runs were needed off the last five overs. Meanwhile, they were outplayed […]
When the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) won their opening game of this season, it has been the first time since 2016 that they managed to do so in the first match of a season. Hence, it seemed like this year would be different. However, they came crashing down as they were thrashed by Kings XI […]
We are looking at the scorecards of the three innings played by Kings XI Punjab in the ongoing IPL competition. In their latest game against Rajasthan Royals, Kings hammered the Royals’ bowlers to power to a score of 222 thanks to a brilliant 106 by Agarwal supported by Rahul who made 69. In their match […]
Kolkata Knight Riders have played two matches and lost one of them. Do they have reason to worry? On the face of it, it could be too early to say. After all, you win some and lose some. Moreover, KKR’s one win has come against a strong former champion side, Sunrisers Hyderabad. However, an analysis […]
In the schedule of the ongoing IPL, 56 round-robin matches have been split among three venues: Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Dubai’s Dubai International Cricket Stadium and Sharjah’s Sharjah International Cricket Stadium. Dubai has been given the lion’s share of 24 games, while Abu Dhabi has 20, with Sharjah bringing up the rear after […]
The 13th edition of the IPL is on. While defending champions, Mumbai Indians, are justifiably the favourites to win the title, we have strong reasons to believe that Rajasthan Royals could lift the trophy this year. ContentsExpectations and RealityLessons from the GameOverseas Player OptionsDomestic ResourcesThe Smith Factor Expectations and Reality On September 22, Royals took […]
Mumbai Indians have won four IPL titles in the last seven years. They are the defending champions and favourites to retain the trophy. Yet all is not going so well. This was evident in last year’s final when they needed a huge slice of good fortune to beat an aging Chennai Super Kings team in […]
Twenty-seven-year-old Rahul Tewatia became the unlikely star of the highest run-chase in the history of the IPL on September 27. Kings XI Punjab faced off against Rajasthan Royals and elected to bat after winning the toss. Riding on a brilliant ton by Mayank Agarwal and his opening stand of 183 with KL Rahul, Kings scored […]
Sunrisers Hyderabad have played two matches and lost both. In the first game against RCB, they were cruising along comfortably when they suddenly imploded for no conceivable reason. In the second match, they simply failed to score enough runs. So, two matches into the IPL 2020, why are Warner’s wards looking more like Sunsetters Hyderabad? […]
Royal Challengers Bangalore clearly had an agenda during the IPL auction ahead of the 2020 season. They actively invested in domestic and overseas players with relatively inexpensive domestic acquisitions in the form of Pavan Deshpande, an all-rounder, and Shahbaz Ahmad, a wicket-keeper-batsman. Their acquisitions of overseas players included fast bowlers Dale Steyn and Kane Richardson, […]
If we had any doubt about the poor quality of umpiring in the 13th edition of the IPL, such doubt was erased with the controversial dismissal of Royals batsman Tom Curran during the 4th match between Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings held in Sharjah on Tuesday, September 22. ContentsFireworks by SamsonDismissal and Recall of […]
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) didn’t get off to the best of starts once they landed in the UAE. They had a few COVID-19 positive cases, including a couple of main players, and they were the last team to start training. Yet, they did not refuse to play the first game of the tournament. They faced […]
Steve Smith and concussion – it seems to be a never-ending tale. It has become one of the major talking points over the last 12 to 13 months. Back in August 2019, Smith returned with a bang after a 16-month hiatus in Test cricket. However, in just his second Test match on return from the […]
Mitchell Marsh has been around for a while now and it’s been a decade since he has been participating in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He has played for four teams so far. While it was back in 2010 that he made his IPL debut for the Deccan Chargers, Marsh has constantly been in and […]