BLOG | SCORECAEDRoyal Challengers Bangalore beat Chennai Super Kings by 37 runs Ambati Rayudu 42 Chris Morris 3/19 Washington Sundar 2/16 MS Dhoni after the match : "I think the last 4 overs when we were bowling (didn't go to plan), before that the bowlers had done a good job, we needed to close in nicely. Batting has been bit of a worry and today also it was evident. We need to do something about it. We can't keep turning up and it is almost the same thing that is happening maybe the individuals are different but I think we are better off playing the other way round - play the big shots and even if you get out it is fine because we can't leave too many after the 15th or 16th over that just puts too much pressure on the lower order batsmen. Our batting has lacked a bit of you can say power more from the 6th over onwards, individuals get tentative and no matter how much confidence you are giving them, ultimately they have to have their own plan as to how to play. We have not been able to adapt and plan for bowlers bowling from 6-14 overs." READ MORE
IPL 2020 Highlights, CSK vs KKR Match, Full Cricket Score: Jadeja blitzkrieg takes Chennai home in last over 23:37 (IST) That's all we have for tonight. Another nail-biter which ended with Chennai Super Kings on the winning side of things but pity they can't make it to the playoffs. Kolkata Knight Riders needed to win this one to ensure they have the upper hand when it comes to making it to the next stage but now, things have turned little bit complicated for their liking. They still have one match to play and they need those two points. We'll be back again tomorrow for another crucial match between Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals, both teams in contention for top four spot. See you then!
Ruturaj Gaikwad (65*) and Ambati Rayudu (39) helped CSK register an eight-wicket victory over RCB Sam Curran (3-19) and Deepak Chahar (2-31) helped Chennai Super Kings restrict Royal Challengers Bangalore to 145/6 RCB skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and decided to bat first in Dubai
RAJASTHAN ROYALS WIN BY FIVE WICKETS! After needing just eight runs off six balls, Rajasthan wrapped it all up with just one ball to spare with some serious help from Rahul Tewatia (45*) and Riyan Parag (42*). From needing 71 runs off 42 balls with just five wickets in hand, the Royals made a memorable comeback. It was all Hyderabad for the majority of the innings, but the game changed in the final five overs as the domestic players came up with a 85-run partnership to end Rajasthan's innings on 163/5 after 19.5 overs. What a match!
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) registered their third win of the Dream11 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 after they beat Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) by 69 runs at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. After electing to bat, SRH were off the blocks quickly as David Warner hit two fours in the first over, which also included five byes, bowled by Sheldon Cottrell. While Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, playing his first game of the season, and Mohammad Shami conceded 13 runs in the next overs, Jonny Bairstow hit three fours off Cottrell’s second over as SRH moved past 40. Bairstow, then got a life after KL Rahul, despite a dive, could not hold onto a difficult chance off Shami’s bowling. Warner, then hit two fours as the pair completed the fifty-run stand, their second of the season. After a couple of quiet overs, Bairstow targeted Ravi Bishnoi in the eighth over, hitting the young leg-spinner for two sixes and a four. Warner joined the six-hitting party in the next over. Bairstow, then brought up his fifty in the 10th over before the he and Warner completed the hundred-run stand for the opening wicket. The merry ways continued as Bairstow hit two sixes and a four off in the 11th over bowled by Glenn Maxwell. Couple of overs later, Warner brought up his 50th IPL fifty and his ninth successive fifty-plus score against KXIP. Bairstow, meanwhile, moved into the 90s, hitting two sixes off Mujeeb to push SRH past 150 at the end of the 14th over. KXIP needed something special to stop the Warner-Bairstow juggernaut and pull back the things, and young Bishnoi did the trick for KXIP, dismissing both the SRH openers in the 16th over. First, he had Warner caught in the deep and then trapped Bairstow before the wickets for 97, after KXIP opted for a review. In the next over, Arshdeep Singh had Manish Pandey caught and bowled as KXIP scalped three wickets, giving away just a run. Bishnoi picked up his third wicket of the night after Abdul Samad holed out in the deep in the 18th over as KXIP continued their fightback into the game. Arshdeep picked his second wicket of the night and SRH lost their fifth wicket in the space of 15 runs as Nicholas Pooran took a neat catch in the deep to get Priyam Garg out. Abhishek Sharma and Kane Williamson, though added 24 off 10 balls as SRH ended their quota of 20 overs, scoring 201/6. In the chase, KXIP needed a big opening stand, but they lost Mayank Agarwal early via a run-out, courtesy an outstanding fielding effort from Warner. First, he made a diving save running towards his left at mid-off, and then threw it accurately to the bowler to catch Mayank short of his crease. While Prabhsimran Singh hit a couple of crisp fours, he got out for 11 after Garg hold on to a sharp chance to give SRH their second wicket. Pooran came out all guns blazing, hitting 3 sixes and a four, to march to 25 balls. But Abhishek, after conceding two sixes in the over, picked the big wicket of KL Rahul after the KXIP skipper was caught in the deep by Williamson. Pooran, though continued tonking the balls in the stands for fun as he went after Samad in the 9th over, hitting as many as four sixes and a four, and in that course brought up the fastest fifty in the IPL 2020 in 17 balls. The 28-run over meant that KXIP moved past 90. KXIP moved past hundred in the 11th over, but lost their fourth wicket in the same over after Garg’s direct hit caught Maxwell short of his ground. SRH continued to chip away as Rashid got amongst wickets, getting Mandeep Singh out with a googly in the 13th over. While Pooran had kept KXIP’s hopes alive, he got out after slamming 37-ball 77 in Rashid Khan’s double-wicket maiden. SRH, eventually, bowled out KXIP for 132 to seal a 69-run win and add two points to their account. Brief Scores: Sunrisers Hyderabad 201/6 (Jonny Bairstow 97, David Warner 52; Ravi Bishnoi 3/29) beat Kings XI Punjab 132 all out (Nicholas Pooran, Prabhsimran Singh 11; Rashid Khan 3/12) by 69 runs
IPL 2020 between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings at Sheikh Zayed Stadium. Kolkata Knight Riders beats Chennai Super Kings by 10 runs. KKR 167 all out (20 overs); CSK 157/5 (20 overs) Chennai 142/5 after 19 overs: The form of Kedar Jadhav will certainly come under scrutiny as the batsman is struggling to time the ball although he manages to get one against Narine. It's the KKR spinners who chocked CSK and the loss of Dhoni only pushed them back further. Chennai needs 26 in 6 balls. Chennai 132/5 after 18 overs: Andre Russell has delivered just what Kolkata needed. He removes Sam Curran and then suffocates Kedar Jadav with short stuff. The game is slowly slipping away from Chennai's reach. Chennai needs 36 runs in 12 deliveries. Chennai 129/4 after 17 overs: Varun Chakravarthy might have just turned the game towards Kolkata's way as he castles MS Dhoni, who departs for 11. Kolkata well and truly in the game and Chennai needs a big over to clinch this thriller. Chennai 124/3 after 16 overs: Sam Curran has taken charge as he smacks Sunil Narine for a six and then a boundary as 14 runs come from the over. Dhoni, meanwhile is yet to tee off. Chennai requires 44 in 24 balls. Chennai 110/3 after 15 overs: Dhoni and spin, so far so good. The CSK skipper is banking on singles and doubles and with a spread field, clearning the rope would be a tough task. Kolkata doing an excellent job and Karthik's decision to hold Narine is proving right. Chennai 104/3 after 14 overs: Three runs and a wicket and Sunil Narine with the wicket of Shane Watson has brought Kolkata back into the match. Sam Curran joins MS Dhoni and CSK believe the left-right combination will work. However, the required rate has climbed just above 10. Interestingly poised. Chennai 101/2 after 13 overs: Eventful over as Kamlesh Nagarkoti removes Ambati Rayudu as he hits straight to Shubman Gill at long-on. MS Dhoni walks in at No.4 and Shane Watson gets to his half-century. Kolkata has tightened things but a couple of good overs from Chennai should tilt the match in Dhoni's favour. Chennai 99/1 after 12 overs: Alright, Karthik brings in Sunil Narine and he bowls an excellent over, giving just five runs. Watson a run away from fifty. Chennai 94/1 after 11 overs: Smart batting from Watson and Rayudu as they see off Pat Cummins' final over and there is no sign of Sunil Narine yet. Both batsmen are aiming to target one spinner, although Chennai is riding perfectly at the moment in tandem with the required run-rate. Kolkata needs wickets. Chennai 90/1 after 10 overs: Shane Watson is three runs short of his half-century and he has smacked Kamlesh Nagarkoti for two boundaries. Nagarkoti goes short and Watson pulld him to deep mid-wicket and then drills a full delivery through the extra cover region. Top stuff. Chennai 78/1 after 9 overs: Shane Watson showing some deft touches as he paddles Varun Chakravarthy to the fine-leg boundary and Chennai is just being little cautious against the spinner. Chennai 69/1 after 8 overs: Ambati Rayudu gives Kamlesh Nagarkoti the charge as he steps out to whack over extra cover for a boundary. Watson, meanwhile, is happy rotating the strike. Chennai 62/1 after 7 overs: Watson and Rayudu have decided to take on spinner Varun Chakravarthy and Watson nearly survives as a pull falls just short of Tripathi in the deep. Rayudu, however, muscles the next ball to the deep mid-wicket boundary and the placement was exceptional as the ball raced to the fence, bisecting the two fielders. Chennai 54/1 after 6 overs: Watson frees his arms with a boundary and a fantastic pull over deep square leg for a maximum. Rayudu meanwhile is warming up with good running between the wickets. Shivam Mavi is turning out to be expensive. Chennai 41/1 after 5 overs: Ambati Rayudu is off with a boundary - a deliberate poke but Pat Cummins bounces back to end the over, considerably well. Chennai 32/1 after 4 overs: Shivam Mavi strikes and he picks the prized scalp of Faf du Plessis. Chases a wide delivery and gets an outside edge as Karthik completes the formalities. Chennai 25/0 after 3 overs: Faf du Plessis has taken the role of an attacker as he smacks Pat Cummins for a lovely boundary through the mid-wicket and he is in such good form. Sound start from CSK. Chennai 18/0 after 2 overs: Excellent from Faf du Plessis as he pockets two consecutive boundaries to give Chennai a sedate start. Shivam Mavi gives 12 from his opening over. Chennai 6/0 after 1 over: Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis are off the mark as Chennai begins its 168 run-chase. End of Innings: Kolkata 167 all out IPL 2020, KKR vs CSK: Rahul Tripathi grabs chance as opener to smash 81 Alright we are back for the chase and it will be Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis who will open for Chennai. With the ball, it will be Pat Cummins with the new ball with Watson on strike. Excellent from Chennai as the bowlers pulled back things to bowl out Kolkata for 167. Rahul T
IPL 2020 Points Table: Delhi Capitals Thrash Royal Challengers Bangalore To Go Top Of The TableIPL 2020 Orange Cap And Purple Cap Holder List: Kagiso Rabada took the Purple Cap as he moved to 12 wickets in this year's IPL.Delhi Capitals beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 59 runs Delhi Capitals are now on top of the IPL 2020 points table Kagiso Rabada has the Purple Cap with 12 wickets to his name Marcus Stoinis' second half-century of the season and another inspired bowling performance from Kagiso Rabada and Axar Patel saw Delhi Capitals beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 59 runs in Dubai on Monday to go to the top of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 points table with eight points from five matches. RCB stay in third, tied on six points with Mumbai Indians, who themselves will have a chance to reclaim the top spot when they take on Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday. Kagiso Rabada reclaimed the Purple Cap with his four-wicket haul, which included the key scalp of RCB captain Virat Kohli. Rabada now has 12 wickets and is four ahead of Yuzvendra Chahal - who went wicket-less on Monday - and the pace duo of Trent Boult and Mohammed Shami, who have eight apiece. Anrich Nortje, who picked two against RCB, now has seven wickets.