Live Blog | ScorekeeperEnd of 1st.: A great start from Trent Boult. Wicket on its first change! 5 runs alongside Marcus Stoinis’s wicket. Jasprit Bumrah to share the new ball with Boult from the other end. DC 5/10.4 overs: FOUR! First limit of the night for Capitals of Delhi and …
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Former India hitter Sanjay Manjrekar hasn’t seen many hitters as tough as Delhi Capitals starter Shikhar Dhawan. Manjrekar’s comments came after Dhawan’s fluid half-century played a crucial role in securing DC’s rights to play in their first IPL final against defending champions Mumbai Indians in Dubai on Tuesday. “I’ve seen …
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NEW DELHI: A fifth record IPL title or a maiden title that will break a 12 year curse? One of those two possibilities will come true after the Final IPL today in Dubai. The stage is set for four-time champions Mumbai Indians to block horns for the fourth time this …
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7:03 a.m. M. GMT Nagraj Gollapudi Close News Editor, ESPNcricinfo Nagraj Gollapudi is news editor of ESPNcricinfo Gaurav sundararaman Tuesday will be the first weekday IPL final, and also the first with the capitals of Delhi. His opponents, the Mumbai Indians, have the “psychological advantage,” according to Mumbai captain Rohit …
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6:08 am GMT Nagraj Gollapudi Close News Editor, ESPNcricinfo Nagraj Gollapudi is news editor of ESPNcricinfo Gaurav sundararaman Tuesday will be the first time an IPL final has been held on a business day. It is also the first time Delhi Capitals will appear in one. His opponent, the Mumbai …
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59 games, 52 days of non-stop action. The closest IPL ever, with each team winning at least six games for the first time. IPL 2020 in UAE has been cricket’s ‘Unlock 2.0’ in Covid times after the English local season. Despite the empty stands, missing cheerleaders, and the massive scare …
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Big picture “Soccer is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and in the end, the Germans win.” You could twist that famous Gary Lineker quote and make it about the IPL. Eight teams play 60 games of 40 overs each and, in the end, the …
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It was quite fortuitous that the last time Ricky Ponting appeared in an IPL match as a player, it was against a team that he would go on to coach in his first IPL final in 2020: Delhi Capitals. Fate, however, would have been the last thing on Ponting’s mind …
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DUBAI: The unrivaled legacy of Mumbai Indians will be thoroughly challenged by young Mumbaikar Shreyas Iyer, who will lead a passionate but unpredictable Capitals of Delhi in a cookie of a Indian Premier League final here on Tuesday. After 52 days of the most contested and most watched IPL played …
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Delhi Capitals will aim to play its “best game” in the decider according to head coach Ricky Ponting. Having lost all three meetings against the Mumbai Indians this season, the Delhi Capitals go into the final showdown as the losers, but Ponting believes his team has the ability to finish …
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