Mumbai Indians 200 by 5 (Kishan 55 *, Suryakumar 51, Kock 40, Ashwin 3-29) beat Capitals of Delhi 143 of 8 (Stoinis 65, Axar 42, Bumrah 4-14, Combat 2-9) for 57 runs After becoming the first team to qualify for the playoffs, the Mumbai Indians crushed the Delhi Capitals in …
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Big picture The Indians of Mumbai and the capitals of Delhi were touted as the strongest teams at IPL 2020 from the start. They both had strong first XIs, good bench strength and enough backing for key players. While the Mumbai Indians played as the defending champions for most of …
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Big picture It’s a mid-table clash, but a highly successful clash. A battle for fourth place couldn’t have been more intriguing. The Kings XI Punjab were at the bottom of the list just 10 days ago. Suddenly, here they are now, having won four games in a row and looking …
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12:34 a.m. M. IST Alagappan Muthu Mumbai Indians 176 of 6 (de Kock 53, Pollard 34 *, Krunal 34, Shami 2-30) tied with Kings XI Punjab 176 x 6 (Rahul 77, Bumrah 3-24)Kings XI won the second of two Super Overs About three inches. That’s all that stood between the …
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Big picture Who would have imagined that Virat Kohli vs Steven Smith would become a no-contest midway through IPL 2020? Kohli started slowly but has found his rhythm and is making a difference. Smith, by comparison, has come out of the boil after a promising start, reaching two half centuries …
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11:08 pm IST Saurabh somani Close Saurabh Somani is assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo Big picture It’s Chris Gayle against the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Conditions apply, of course. Gayle’s Fitness Condition: He’s “fully recovered” as of October 12, but is he back in shape? Conditions underfoot, too, with the place in …
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1:10 a. M. IST Saurabh somani Close Saurabh Somani is assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo Mumbai Indians 166 of 5 (de Kock 53, Yadav 53, Rabada 2-28) beaten Capitals of Delhi 162 for 4 (Dhawan 69 *, Iyer 42, Krunal Pandya 2-26) for five windows A tabletop clash between the Indians …
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Big picture Having achieved a solitary victory in six games, the heat, both literally and figuratively, will be on the Kings XI Punjab when they meet the Kolkata Knight Riders on Saturday afternoon in Abu Dhabi. Against the Hyderabad Sunrisers on Thursday, they stepped up their bowling attack and threw …
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12:29 a.m. M. IST Saurabh somani Close Saurabh Somani is assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo Kolkata Knight Riders 167 with everything (Tripathi 81, Bravo 3-37) Super Kings of Chennai 157 of 5 (Watson 50, Russell 1-18) for 10 runs An intensely tactical battle between the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Chennai …
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Big picture It’s Virat Kohli vs Steven Smith time at IPL 2020. A contest that is sure to dominate sports pages, web pages and social media for the next three months when India tours Australia. However, part of the first double game of this season, Saturday afternoon’s clash in Abu …
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