It came home to me in the Super Over. Not the one that resulted from the Kings XI Punjab effectively drowning in a sea of misadventures against the Delhi Capitals, but the one that Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers had to make eight runs for the Royal Challengers Bangalore …
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The Dubai course was slow and two-paced. Virat Kohli had started slowly against one of the best bowling teams of death at IPL 2020. But, he rose above it all. He had entered the third over after Deepak Chahar broke through Aaron Finch’s defenses with an inswinger. Devdutt Padikkal, the …
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8:36 pm GMT Saurabh somani Close Saurabh Somani is assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo Chennai Super Kings have finished half of their league games at IPL 2020, but with just two wins from seven matches, the gap between them and the top half of the points table is widening. Captain MS …
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Sunil Narine’s bowling action has been reported again, this time at the end of the Kolkata Knight Riders’ thrilling two-run win over the Kings XI Punjab in their 2020 IPL match in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Narine played a key role in the game, throwing the 18th and 20th overs …
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3:54 pm GMT Vishal Dikshit These are the main talking points of the IPL game 2020 between Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab in Abu Dhabi Why did Prabhsimran get ahead of Maxwell? The Punjab Kings XI only needed 21 of 16 balls when their second wicket fell, with …
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A potentially sensitive situation in the locker room was avoided when R. Ashwin, a passionate champion of expelling batters if they got out of the crease at the non-forward end, released the offender with a furious glare. While throwing the third over of the Royal Challengers chase in Dubai, Ashwin …
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Muscular Indian Amit Mishra has been ruled out of the IPL with a finger injury, dealing a significant blow to the capitals of Delhi. Mishra suffered a flexor tendon injury to the ring finger of his bowling hand while attempting a catch back in the Capitals’ final game against the …
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Did KL Rahul score too slow? The scorecard tells the story clearly enough. KL Rahul made 63 of 52 balls, scoring 7.26 runs per over, while the other Kings XI Punjab hitters made a combined 111 of 68, at 9.79. The Chennai Super Kings chased their goal of 179 with …
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A player competing at IPL 2020 has “reported a corrupt approach”, putting BCCI’s anti-corruption unit (ACU) on high alert. The current edition of the IPL takes place in the United Arab Emirates in a biosecure environment, which has significantly reduced the possibility of people with dubious credentials approaching the player …
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8:05 pm GMT Saurabh somani Close Saurabh Somani is assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo It has been an almost unprecedented start to IPL 2020 for the Royal Challengers Bangalore, who have three wins from their first four matches and are in the top two on the points table. In some ways, …
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