In a nutshell Sometimes the best way to win against a tough opponent is to simply play to your strengths, and the Gujarat Lions did precisely to secure a much needed victory against the Knight Riders. The Lions bowlers did their best to restrict the mighty Kolkata’s batting line-up to 187 runs, and the 58… Read More »IPL 2017 Match 23 report: Gujarat Lions win in Knight’s den
Vivo IPL 2017 Match 23: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Lions Eden Gardens (Capacity 66,349) Friday, April 21st, 2017 8:00pm IST The Knight Riders, collectively as a team, have a batting average of 39.16 and a strike rate of 150.27 this season, both the highest in IPL so far. The Gujarat Lions are not far… Read More »IPL 2017 Match 23 preview: Knight Riders seek to continue winning streak at home
In a nutshell For the second time in the day, a bowler took a hat-trick. Unlike Samuel Badree’s effort in the previous match, however, this time Andrew Tye’s effort did not go in vain, as his hat-trick in the last over of the first innings halted Pune’s momentum. Gujarat then easily chased down the total… Read More »IPL 2017 Match 13 report: Tye’s hat-trick leads Gujarat Lions to first win
In a nutshell Captain Kohli finally made his way back to the Royal Challenger’s Bangalore team, but despite him top-scoring in the first innings with 62 runs, Bangalore could muster only 142 runs. The Mumbai Indians had a scare when Samuel Badree took a hat-trick in the third over of the second innings, but eventually… Read More »IPL 2017 Match 12 report: Mumbai Indians win despite Samuel Badree’s hat-trick
In a nutshell Delhi Daredevils turned in one of their best performances ever in IPL. They put up a big score of 205 runs batting first, thanks to a century by Sanju Samson and a terrific late cameo by Chris Morris. The Rising Pune Supergiant never really found their footing during the chase and got… Read More »IPL 2017 Match 9 report: Delhi Daredevils ride Samson’s century for their biggest IPL victory
Vivo IPL 2017 Match 9: Rising Pune Supergiant vs Delhi Daredevils Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune (Capacity 37,000) Sunday, April 11th, 2017 8:00pm IST Delhi Daredevils appeared to have made a good start against the formidable Royal Challengers Bangalore in their first match, but alas they choked in the chase of a modest 157 target,… Read More »IPL 2017 Match 9 preview: Rising Pune Supergiant seek return to winning ways at home against Delhi Daredevils
In a nutshell Kings XI Punjab once again turned in an all-round performance, and for the second match running chased down a modest target easily, led from the front by their captain Glenn Maxwell. Despite a late blitz by AB de Villiers, the Royal Challengers could not put up an above-par score on a slow… Read More »IPL 2017 Match 8 report: Kings XI Punjab score an easy win over Royal Challengers Bangalore
Vivo IPL 2017 Match 8: Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore (Capacity 30,000) Sunday, April 10th, 2017 8:00pm IST The two teams to play in this match, Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore, share quite a few similarities. Both the teams have flashy overseas players – Maxwell, Miller and… Read More »IPL 2017 Match 8 preview: Punjab, Bangalore aim to continue the winning momentum
In a nutshell An all-round performance by the Kings XI Punjab ensured that they won comfortably in their tournament opener against Rising Pune Supergiant. The Punjab bowlers did a good job in restricting Pune to a total of 163 runs, and their captain Glenn Maxwell ensured that they achieved that target with an over to… Read More »IPL 2017 Match 4 report: Maxwell, Miller steer Kings XI Punjab to a comfortable win
In a nutshell Kolkata Knight Riders easily defeated Gujarat Lions in the Lion’s own den, riding on the dominant batting performances by their openers Chris Lynn and captain Gautam Gambhir. This was one of the most dominant victories in all of the T20 matches ever played, as Knight Riders easily chased down the target of… Read More »IPL 2017 Match 3 report: Kolkata Knight Riders demolish Gujarat Lions in a record-setting away match