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Match 1: CSK beat the defending champions MI by 5 wickets in Abu Dhabi. This was MS Dhoni’s 100th IPL win as CSK skipper. The highlights of the match: MI losing the plot in the last 6 (41/6) & 115-run 3rd wicket stand between Rayudu & Faf du Plessis #MIvCSK
Thread: Match 1: CSK beat the defending champions MI by 5 wickets in Abu Dhabi. This was MS Dhoni’s 100th IPL win as CSK skipper. The highlights of the match: MI losing the plot in the last 6 (41/6) & 115-run 3rd wicket stand between Rayudu & Faf du Plessis #MIvCSK
Match 2:What a humdinger at Dubai. Delhi Capitals beat KXIP in the Super Over.Marcus Stoinis was the star: 53(21) & took the game to the Super Over. Rabada was excellent in the Super Over: conceded 2 & dismissed Rahul, Pooran.Spare a thought for Mayank Agarwal: 89 (60).Top knock
Match 3: Devdutt Padikkal hit a fifty on IPL debut. ABD too hit a fifty. SRH were well placed to win at one stage but a collapse ensued.Chahal picked key wickets of Pandey, Bairstow & Shankar. Nice 10-run win. Last time RCB won their opening match they reached the final #RCBvSRH
Match 4: Rajasthan Royals started their campaign with a 16-run win over CSK. Sanju Samson was exceptional with his hitting: 74 off 32 (1 four, 9 sixes). Smith (69 off 47) & Archer (27* off 8) took RR to 216. Faf du Plessis scored 72, Tewatia picked 3 wickets #RRvCSK
Match 5: MI beat KKR by 49 runs. Rohit Sharma scored 80 off 54 balls & powered MI to 195.Rohit also hit his 200th six in the IPL.MI kept the pressure on KKR.Bumrah dismissing Russell & Morgan in one over was great exhibition of his subtle variations.This was MI’s first win in UAE
Match 6: KL Rahul 132*(69) registered the highest score by an Indian in the IPL. KXIP scored 206 which included 49 from the last 2. In reply, RCB lost wickets upfront & couldn’t recover. Leg spinners Bishnoi & M Ashwin picked 3 wickets each as KXIP won by 97 runs #KXIPvRCB
Match 7: DC beat CSK by 44 runs.Shaw-Dhawan added 94 for the opening wicket. Shaw—64 off 43 was brilliant. Iyer (26 off 22) & Pant (37* off 25) took DC to 175. In reply CSK lost wickets at regular intervals. Rabada picked 3 & Nortje 2. Axar got Watson for 6th time in IPL #CSKvDC
Match 8: KKR beat SRH by 7 wickets at Abu Dhabi. KKR restricted SRH to 142 thanks to Cummins (1/19) & Varun Chakravarthy (1/25). Manish Pandey hit a fifty. In reply, Shubman Gill (70* off 62) & Eoin Morgan (42* off 29) added unbeaten 92 runs for the 4th wicket #KKRvsSRH
Match 9: RR recorded the highest run-chase in IPL history thanks to Sanju Samson (85 off 42) & Rahul Tewatia (53 off 31). Tewatia was 8 off 19 at one stage. Hit 7 sixes in next 12 balls. Spare a thought for Mayank (106 off 50) & KL Rahul (69 off 54). 439 runs with 29 6s #RRvKXIP
Match 10: RCB won in the Super Over v MI. Padikkal, ABD hit fifties & Dube hit 27 off 10 as RCB reached 201.MI needed 80 off 4,Kishan (99)-Pollard (60*) played blinders & match ended in a tie.Sundar (1/12 in 4) brilliant.Saini gave 7 in Super Over.RCB won off final ball #MIvsRCB
Match 11: SRH registered 15-run win over DC. All four SRH overseas players had meaningful contributions: Warner 45(33), Bairstow 53(48) & Williamson 41(26) contributed with the bat; Rashid Khan 3/14 picked Iyer, Shikhar & Pant. Top effort from T Natarajan & Bhuvneshwar #SRHvDC
Match 12: KKR beat RR by 37 runs. Gill scored 47, Russell 14-ball 24 at 4 & Morgan 23-ball 34. Archer was the star for RR (2/18).In reply Cummins got Smith in his 1st over. Mavi picked key wickets of Buttler & Samson which sealed the game for KKR. Nagarkoti picked 2 wkts #RRvKKR
Match 13: MI beat KXIP by 48 runs & are now at the top of the points table. Amazing batting performance from Rohit Sharma 70(45). Kieron Pollard (47* off 20) & Hardik Pandya (30* off 11) took MI to 191. 104 off the final 6. R Chahar, Pattinson & Bumrah took 2 each #KXIPvMI
Match 14: Priyam Garg 51* off 25 balls added 77 for 5th wicket with Abhishek as SRH reaches 164. In reply CSK lost 4 quick wkts.Jadeja got his first IPL fifty;MSD 47*(36) as CSK fell short by 7 runs.Rashid 0/12 in 4.Great composure by Abdul Samad to bowl the last over
#SRHvsCSK
#SRHvsCSK
Match 15: RCB beat RR by 8 wickets at Abu Dhabi. Yuzvendra Chahal picked three key wickets as RCB restricted RR to 154. In reply, Devdutt Padikkal 63(45) & Virat Kohli 72*(53) made the run-Chase look simple. Padikkal has 3 fifties in 4 games in #IPL2020 #RRvRCB
#RRvRCB
Match 16: DC beat KKR by 18 runs in yet another run-fest at Sharjah. Shaw (66 off 41), Shreyas (88* off 38) & Pant (38 off 17) took DC to 228. For KKR Rana 58, Morgan (44 off 18) & Tripathi at 8 (36 off 16) fought valiantly. Harshal (2/34) & Nortje (3/33) were brilliant #DCvKKR
Match 17: Mumbai Indians beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 34 runs. Quinton de Kock (67 off 39) hit his first fifty of the tournament. Pyrotechnics from Krunal helped MI reach 208. Boult picked key wickets of Bairstow & Williamson. Pattinson, Bumrah picked 2 each. Warner hit 60 #SRHvMI
Match 18: CSK beat KXIP by 10 wickets in Dubai. Watson (83* off 53) & Faf (87* off 53) looked absolutely comfortable. KXIP got 178 thanks to KL Rahul (63 off 52), Mandeep (27 off 16) & Pooran (33 off 17). Shardul (2/39) & Jadeja (1/30) were the pick of the bowlers #CSKvKXIP
Match 19: DC beat RCB by 59 runs at Dubai. Shaw (42 off 23), Pant (37 off 25) & Stoinis (53 off 26) took DC to 196. DC kept picking wickets at regular intervals: Ashwin (1/26), Axar (2/18), Rabada (4/24) & Nortje (2/22) were impressive. DC are on top of points table #DCvRCB
Match 20: Mumbai Indians beat Rajasthan Royals by 57 runs at Abu Dhabi. Suryakumar Kumar 79*(47) played a blinder. Jos Buttler was the lone warriors for RR scored 70(44). Jasprit Bumrah picked 4 wickets & bowled brilliantly. Boult-Pattinson picked 2 wickets each #MIvRR #RRvsMI
Match 21: KKR beat CSK by 10 runs. Rahul Tripathi 81 (51) made an impact as the opener. CSK did well to restrict KKR to 167: Shardul, Curran, Karn picked 2 each while Bravo picked 3. In reply CSK were 90/2 in 10. KKR used 6 overs of spin in the last 10 & didn't let CSK get away.
Match 22: Jonny Bairstow (97 off 55) & Warner (52 off 40) added 160 for the opening wicket.KXIP made a comeback & restricted SRH to 201.Nicholas Pooran(77 off 37) played a breathtaking innings but KXIP were bowled out for 132.Rashid (3/12 in 4) was pick of the bowlers #SRHvsKXIP
Match 23: Delhi Capitals beat Rajasthan Royals by 46 runs in Sharjah.Hetmyer (45 off 24) & Stoinis (39 off 30) helped DC reach 184. Rabada picked 3, Ashwin-Stoinis picked 2 each.Ashwin got Buttler in his 1st over & that was game-changing; DC are now on top of points table #RRvDC
Match 24: KKR pulled off an incredible heist v KXIP winning by 2 runs. Gill (57 off 47) & Karthik (58 off 29) helped KKR reach 164. KXIP had a 115-run opening stand. Mayank (56 off 39) & Rahul (74 off 58) were stars. KXIP lost the plot. Prasidh (3/29) & Narine (2/28) bowled well
Match 25: RCB beat CSK by 37 runs. Virat Kohli (90* off 52) exhibited supreme fitness (ran 50 runs) & batting skills to help RCB reach 169. RCB scored 83 off the final 6. Washington Sundar (2/16) & Chris Morris (3/19) were the pick of the bowlers #RCBvCSK #CSKvsRCB
Match 26: Rajasthan Royals made an incredible comeback to beat SRH. Chasing 159, RR were 78/5 in 12. Tewatia (45* off 28) & Parag (42* off 26) added 85 for the 6th wkt & helped RR register an inspiring win. For SRH, Pandey (54 off 44) & Warner (48 off 38) were the stars
PC: IPL
PC: IPL
Match 27: Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by 5 wickets & are now on top of points table. Dhawan (69* off 52) & Shreyas (42 off 33) helped DC reach 162. Quinton de Kock (53 off 36) & Suryakumar Yadav (53 off 32) were the stars with the bat #MIvDC
Match 28: RCB beat formidable KKR by 82 runs at Sharjah. AB de Villiers played a blinder (73* off 33) which included 5 fours & 6 sixes. Kohli-ABD added 100* for the 3rd wicket. Washington Sundar-Chahal conceded 32 runs in 8 overs & took 3 scalps. Clinical performance from RCB
Match 29: Chennai Super Kings beat SRH by 20 runs in Dubai. Curran opened & scored 31 off 21.Watson 42 off 38, Rayudu 41 off 34,MSD 21 off 13 & Jadeja 25* off 10 helped CSK reach 167.For SRH,Williamson scored 57 but CSK bowling unit performed well & registered a comfortable win
Match 30: Delhi Capitals beat Rajasthan Royals by 13 runs & now are at the top of the table. Dhawan (57 off 33) & Iyer (53 off 43) took DC to 161.Nortje clocked 150kmph consistently & got Buttler. Ashwin (1/17) got Smith.Deshpande had good debut.Rabada was good as always
PC: IPL
PC: IPL
Match 31: Kings XI Punjab won off the last ball v RCB in Sharjah.Kohli, playing his 200th game for RCB, scored 48.ABD batted at 6.RCB scored 171.Mayank(45 off 25)-KL Rahul(61* off 48) added 78 for opening wicket.Gayle hit 53 off 45.Pooran hit the winning 6 off last ball
PC: IPL
PC: IPL
Match 32: Mumbai Indians beat KKR by 8 wickets & are now on top of the points table. KKR were 61/5 in the 12th. Rahul Chahar (2/18) was the pick of the bowlers. Cummins hit his maiden T20 fifty. In reply MI won comfortably thanks to QDK (78* off 44) #KKRvsMI
PC: IPL
PC: IPL
Match 33: The genius of ABD (55* off 22) got RCB through. Chasing 178, RCB were 102/3 in the 14th when Kohli (43 off 32) got out. RCB needed 35 off 2, Unadkat bowled the 19th & conceded 25. Earlier Morris (4/26) was the pick of the bowlers. Uthappa (41 off 22) opened.Smith hit 57
Match 34: DC beat CSK by 5 wickets. Shikhar hit his maiden T20 ton (101* off 58). Axar hit 3 sixes in the final over off Jadeja. CSK hit 179 thanks to Faf (58 off 47), Watson (36 off 28), Rayudu (45* off 25) & Jadeja (33* off 13).DC lost 2 quick wkts but Dhawan batted through
Match 35: The game between KKR & SRH ended in a tie. KKR scored 163 & SRH got Kane to open. Warner came in at 4 & scored an unbeaten 47. Lockie Ferguson (3/15) was the star. Got 2 in the Super Over & KKR won their first ever Super Over in the IPL history #KKRvSRH #SRHvsKKR
Match 36: 40 overs & 1 Super Over couldn’t separate MI & KXIP. So 2 Super Overs later KXIP won the match v MI. MI scored 176 thanks to QDK, Krunal, KP & NCN. Rahul 77 led the way for KXIP & it was a tie. Fantastic Super Overs from Bumrah & Shami #MIvKXIP
Match 37: RR beat CSK by 7 wickets. Archer was impressive so was young Kartik Tyagi. RR spinners didn’t concede a single boundary (2/32 in 8). CSK picked 3 quick wickets but Buttler & Smith took RR home. Buttler 70*(48) was mighty impressive #RRvsCSK #CSKvRR
PC: IPL
PC: IPL
Match 38: Shikhar Dhawan became the first person to hit back to back tons in the ipl. His ton took DC to 164. KXIP lost Rahul early. Gayle played a cameo but Ashwin got him for the 5th time in T20s. Pooran 53 played a brilliant knock. Great win for KXIP #DCvsKXIP #KXIPvsDC
Match 39: Mohammad Siraj (4-2-8-3) became the 1st bowler to bowl 2 maiden overs in the IPL. KKR scored 84/8:,lowest score in IPL for a team that didn’t get bowled out. Great bowling effort from RCB. In reply, RCB chased the total in 13.3 overs & are now at No.2 with NRR +0.18
Match 40: SRH beat RR comprehensively by 8 wickets thanks to 140-run stand between Manish Pandey (83* off 47) & Vijay Shankar (52* off 51).Archer was brilliant with the new ball (2/5 in 2 in PP).Jason Holder playing his first match of the season picked 3 wickets #SRHvRR
PC: IPL
PC: IPL
Match 41: MI registered a comprehensive 10-wicket win over CSK. Super Kings lost 5 wickets in PP. Sam Curran’s half century was the saving grace as CSK scored 114. In reply Ishan Kishan (68* off 37) & de Kock (46* off 37) finished the game in 12.2 overs
PC: IPL
PC: IPL
Match 42: Varun Chakravarthy (5/20) bowled KKR to a comfortable 59-run win at Abu Dhabi. KKR were 42/3 in the 8th over that’s when Rana-Narine counterattacks. They added 115 for the 4th wicket. Cummins dismissed Rahane & in-form Dhawan in his opening spell #KKRvDC
Match 43: Chris Jordan (3/17) bowled KXIP to a fine win v SRH who needed 27 to win off 4 overs with 7 wickets in hand. Arshdeep took 3 wickets as well. KXIP have won 4 matches on the trot & are on 10 points after 11 matches
Match 44: Ruturaj Gaikwad (65* off 51) hit his maiden IPL fifty as CSK beat RCB by 8 wickets. Sam Curran picked 3 wickets & Deepak Chahar took 2 as CSK restricted RCB to 145. Virat Kohli hit 50. Santner impressed in his first match of the season
Match 45: Ben Stokes hit his 2nd IPL ton. His 107* off 60 along with Sanju Samson (54* off 31) helped RR beat MI by 8 wickets. Hardik Pandya (60* off 21 with 7 sixes) took MI to 195. Archer took a blinder at third-man (Kishan’s catch). That was the catch of the tournament
Match 46: KXIP registered fifth consecutive win beating KKR by 8 wickets. Shami took key wickets of Tripathi & Karthik with the new ball. Gill-Morgan counterattacked but KXIP were in control. Mandeep batted through (66* off 56) & Gayle played a decisive knock (51 off 29)
Match 47: Wriddhiman Saha (87 off 45) played a breathtaking knock. Bday boy Warner scored a quickfire fifty as SRH scored 219. In reply DC lost wickets at regular intervals. Rashid Khan (3/7 in 4 with 17 dot balls) was the pick of the bowlers.
PC: IPL
PC: IPL
Match 48: Mumbai Indians beat RCB by 5 wickets & are now on 16 points. Suryakumar Yadav (79* off 43) took MI home. Devdutt Padikkal (74 off 45) was impressive. Bumrah (3-14) showed his class. Picked his 100th IPL wicket in this game
PC: IPL
PC: IPL
Match 49: CSK beat KKR by 6 wickets. KKR scored 172 thanks to 87 from Nitish Rana. For CSK, Rituraj Gaikwad scored 72 from 54 & Rayudu hit 38 from 20. Jadeja finished the game with 31* off 11. With CSK winning, MI became the first team to qualify for the playoffs
Match 50: RR beat KXIP in a must-win encounter at Abu Dhabi. Gayle hit 99 off 63 & became the 1st cricketer to hit 1000 sixes in T20s. KXIP scored 185. In reply, Ben Stokes hit 50 off 26 to give RR a solid start. Samson (48 off 25) was impressive. RR won by 7 wickets
PC: IPL
PC: IPL
Match 51: MI beat DC by 9 wickets which guarantees them a spot in the Top 2. DC scored 110/9; Bumrah 3/17 & Boult 3/21 were the pick of the bowlers. Ishan Kishan hit 72* off 47 as MI chased down the total in 14.2 overs
Match 52: SRH beat RCB by 5 wickets in Sharjah. Sandeep Sharma dismissed in-form Padikkal & Kohli in his first spell. RCB set SRH a target of 121. SRH won in 14.1 overs thanks to contributions from Saha (39 from 30), Manish 26 off 19 & Holder 26* off 10
Match 53: CSK beat KXIP by 9 wickets at Abu Dhabi. This loss ended KXIP’s qualification hope. Deepak Hooda scored 62* off 30 to take KXIP to 153. CSK added 82 for the opening stand. Faf scored 48. Ruturaj Gaikwad became the 1st CSK batsman to hit 3 consecutive fifties
Match 54: KKR beat RR by 60 runs at Dubai thanks to Eoin Morgan’s 68* off 35. Russell hit 25 off 11. KKR registered 191. In reply, RR came out with an intent but lost wickets. Pat Cummins took 4/34 & won the game for KKR. Mavi & Varun Chakravarthy took 2 wickets each
Match 55: Delhi Capitals beat RCB by 6 wickets & finished in the Top 2. DC spinners Ashwin (1/18) & Axar (0/30) bowled well.Nortje (3/33) was the pick of the bowlers. Dhawan (54) -Rahane (60) added 88.RCB lost yet their NRR is above KKR so they qualified
Match 56: SRH beat MI by 10 wickets & they’ve entered the playoffs in style in 5th consecutive year. Sandeep picked 3 wickets, Nadeem changed the match with 2 wickets in one over. Pollard (41) powered MI to 149. Warner (85*) & Saha (58*) saw SRH home.
Qualifier 1: MI beat DC by 57 runs to reach their 6th IPL final. MI scored 200 thanks to QDK 40 (25),Suryakumar 51 (38),Kishan 55* (30) & Hardik 37*(14).Ashwin picked 3. Boult got 2 in the first over.Bumrah (4/14) was exceptional. For DC: Stoinis(65), Axar (42) were good
PC: IPL
PC: IPL
Eliminator: SRH beat RCB by 6 wickets & will play DC in Qualifier 2. Jason Holder picked 3 but the highlight of the innings was T Natarajan’s yorker to get ABD (56). SRH were 67/4 but thanks to Williamson (50*) & Holder (24*) they won in the final over
Qualifier 2: DC reach their maiden IPL final beating SRH by 17 runs. Marcus Stoinis (36 off 27 & 3 wickets) made the difference as the opener.Dhawan 78 off 50 was brilliant. Hetmyer 42 off 22 powered DC to 189. Rabada picked 4. Williamson (67)-Samad (33) were impressive
PC: IPL
PC: IPL
