Vivo IPL 2017: Match 31: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Lions Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore (Capacity: 40,000) Thursday, 27th April 2017 8:00pm IST Watching two teams at the bottom of the table struggle to make the playoffs is like watching two tailenders trying to bat out a session of test cricket. It’s as amusing as… Read More »Bangalore face Gujarat in must-win game
Tournament Name: Match 30: Rising Pune Supergiants vs Kolkata Knight Riders MCA Stadium, Pune (Capacity: 37,000) Wednesday, 26th April 2017 8:00pm IST As a stockbroker in nearby Mumbai would claim, trying to impress his friends and family, Pune’s stocks are maturing nicely. The Kolkata Knight Riders are strong, they always have been. Every… Read More »In-form Supergiant face strong Knight Riders
IPL 2017 Match #22 report: Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians at Indore In a nutshell: The Kings XI Punjab put up 198 after a sublime Hashim Amla 100. The Mumbai Indians chased it down in 15.3 overs, with a match winning 77 from Jos Buttler. Scoreboard and CricMetric Analysis How it unfolded: The… Read More »IPL 2017 Match 22 Report: Mumbai demolish Punjab in high scoring game
Vivo IPL 2017: Match 21: Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians Holkar Stadium, Indore (Capacity: 30,000) Thursday, 20th April 8:00pm IST What can you say about the Kings XI Punjab? Perennial underdogs, check. Resigned to be 8th forever, perhaps. Full of surprises. Maybe. It’s that maybe that their supporters will be clinging onto, to… Read More »IPL 2017 Match 22 preview: Mumbai look to extend dominance away from home
IPL 2017 Match #21 report: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Daredevils at Hyderabad In a nutshell: The Sunrisers put up 191 on a fresh Hyderabad wicket via an 89 from Kane Williamson and a 70 from Shikhar Dhawan. The Daredevils could not chase it down and fell 15 runs short, failing to score the 24… Read More »IPL 2017 Match 21 report: Daredevils fall 15 short of Sunrisers’ 191
Vivo IPL 2017: Match 21: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Daredevils Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad (Capacity: 65,000) Wednesday, 19th April 8:00pm IST So here we are. 20 games in, we’ve reached the mid-tournament of the IPL. The pitches are slowing down, the games are getting just a tad repetitive and the games matter… Read More »IPL 2017 Match 21 preview: Bowling-heavy sides meet on slow Hyderabad pitch
IPL 2017 Match #11 report: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab at Eden Gardens In a nutshell: The Kings Xi posted 170/9 in their 20 overs, which was chased down comfortably by the Knight Riders with 21 balls a 8 wickets left through a match winning performances by openers Sunil Narine and… Read More »IPL 2017 Match 11 report: Kolkata complete decisive win to seal top berth
IPL 2017 Match 11 report: Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad at The Wankhede Stadium. In a nutshell: Mumbai comfortably chased an under-par 159, thanks to Krunal Pandya and Nitish Rana against the Sunrisers Hyderabad after a poor middle order performance and excellent bowling by Harbhajan Singh and Jasprit Bumrah. Scoreboard and CricMetric Analysis… Read More »IPL 2017 Match 10 report: Mumbai secure 4-wicket win in another Wankhede chase
Vivo IPL 2017: Match 11: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab Eden Gardens, Kolkata (Capacity: 66,349) Thursday, April 13th 8:00pm IST Let’s be frank. People treat the Kings XI like they treat Bangladesh at a world cup. 7 good teams……….. ………….and then there’s the Kings XI. They’re the IPL’s perennial underdogs,… Read More »IPL 2017 Match 11 preview: Kings try to continue winning spree in Kolkata
IPL 2017: Match 10: Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Wednesday, April 12th 8:00pm IST The Fortress. Replace brick and wooden walls with high metal beams. Instead of a moat for an entrance, imagine 5 highly manned security checkpoints and instead of seeing flaming arrows flying in all directions, as the occupants… Read More »IPL Match 10 preview: Sunrisers charge bolstered by return of Mustafizur