In a nutshell Delhi Daredevils put in yet another clinical performance to record their second win of the Indian Premier League 2017 as they beat Kings XI Punjab by 51 runs at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi on Saturday. Thanks to a half-century from Sam Billings and a quickfire 22-ball 39 from Corey… Read More »IPL 2017 Match 15 report: Daredevils thrash Kings XI Punjab
In a nutshell Helped by Robin Uthappa’s 50, KKR posted a competitive total of 172 and SRH lost key wickets at regular interval to fall 17 runs short. As is evident from our win probability graph (see the graph here), KKR slowly but consistently dominated the game and never gave the Sunrisers any chance to… Read More »IPL 2017 Match 14 report: KKR continue their winning streak with help from its bowlers
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
Match 15: Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab at Delhi, Apr 15, 2017 Feroz Shah Kotla ( Capacity 50,000) Saturday, 15th April 20:00 hrs IST Kings XI Punjab is in the top half of the IPL 2017 leaderboard with four points but come here after their loss to KKR. Daredevils has suddenly looked rejuvenated following… Read More »IPL 2017 Match 15 preview: Confident Delhi Daredevils hope to dominate Kings XI Punjab in their first home game
Match 14: Kolkata Knight Riders v Sunrisers Hyderabad at Kolkata, Apr 15, 2017 Eden Gardens ( Capacity 50,000) Saturday, 15th April 16:00 hrs IST KKR has been a confident outfit in this IPL, with their skipper Gautam Gambhir batting his team to two wins. Sunrisers Hyderabad, have also been upbeat in this IPL, but would… Read More »IPL 2017 Match 14 preview: In form Knight Riders look to continue their winning streak against the Sunrisers
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
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
Match 13: Gujarat Lions vs Rising Pune Supergiant Saurashtra Cricket Stadium, Rajkot (Capacity: 28,000) Friday, April 14th 20:00 hours IST After suffering big defeats in both their matches Gujarat will be looking to make amends before it is too late. The Supergiant, on the other hand, are in no better position apart from the fact… Read More »IPL 2017 Match 13 preview: Supergiant challenge awaits Jadeja boostered winless Gujarat
Match 12: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru (Capacity: 38,300) Friday, April 14th 16:00 hours IST The intense rivalry between the Mumbai Indians and the Royal Challengers Bangalore would have lost its’ sheen had this match been played any earlier in the tournament with two RCB superstars nursing injuries. The comeback… Read More »IPL 2017 Match 12 preview: Mumbai look to continue winning ways as Kohli balm soothes RCB
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