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56th Match (N), Indian Premier League at Sharjah, Nov 3 2020

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Innings	Score
Mumbai Indians	149/8
Sunrisers Hyderabad	151/0 (17.1/20 ov, target 150)

Batsman	Runs	Balls	SR
David Warner	85	58	146.55
Wriddhiman Saha	58	45	128.89

Bowler	Overs	Runs	Wickets
Krunal Pandya	3.1	37	0
Nathan Coulter-Nile	4.0	27	0

Recent : 1 . . 4 1 | . 4 1 1 . 1 | 1 . 1 . 1 . | 4 

Sunrisers won by 10 wickets
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54th Match (N), Indian Premier League at Dubai (DSC), Nov 1 2020

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Innings	Score
Kolkata Knight Riders	191/7
Rajasthan Royals	131/9 (20 ov, target 192)

Batsman	Runs	Balls	SR
Varun Aaron	0	8	0.0
Shreyas Gopal	23	23	100.0

Bowler	Overs	Runs	Wickets
Kamlesh Nagarkoti	4.0	24	1
Shivam Mavi	4.0	15	2

Recent : 1 W 1 1 . | 1 1 W . . . | 1w 1 . . . . . | 

KKR won by 60 runs
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45th Match (N), Indian Premier League at Abu Dhabi, Oct 25 2020

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Innings	Score
Mumbai Indians	195/5
Rajasthan Royals	196/2 (18.2/20 ov, target 196)

Batsman	Runs	Balls	SR
Ben Stokes	107	60	178.33
Sanju Samson	54	31	174.19

Bowler	Overs	Runs	Wickets
James Pattinson	3.2	40	2
Trent Boult	4.0	40	0

Recent : 4 2 4 1 | 2 2 1 1 . 4 | 1 . 1 1 1 . | 6 4 

Royals won by 8 wickets
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15th Match, Indian Premier League at Abu Dhabi, Oct 3 2020

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Innings	Score
Rajasthan Royals	154/6
Royal Challengers Bangalore	158/2 (19.1/20 ov, target 155)

Batsman	Runs	Balls	SR
AB de Villiers	12	10	120.0
Virat Kohli	72	53	135.85

Bowler	Overs	Runs	Wickets
Tom Curran	3.1	40	0
Jaydev Unadkat	3.0	31	0

Recent : 1 1 1 1 2 | 4 1 1 2 4 4 | 1 3 . 1 1 1 | 4 

RCB won by 8 wickets
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Eliminator (N), Indian Premier League at Abu Dhabi, Nov 6 2020

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Innings	Score
Royal Challengers Bangalore	131/7
Sunrisers Hyderabad	132/4 (19.4/20 ov, target 132)

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Batter	Runs		Bowler	Wickets
Kane Williamson	50		Jason Holder	3
Jason Holder	24		T Natarajan	2
Manish Pandey	24		Shahbaz Nadeem	1

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Batter	Runs		Bowler	Wickets
AB de Villiers	56		Mohammed Siraj	2
Aaron Finch	32		Adam Zampa	1
Mohammed Siraj	10		Yuzvendra Chahal	1

Sunrisers won by 6 wickets
Kane Williamson: It was a tough game. It was always gonna be against a class side like RCB. With the quality of their batting, restricting them to 132 said 1) we bowled well, 2) it wasn't going to be easy. It was a challenge to restrict them. We had time, but with two world class legspinners it was never going to be easy. We had to try and get through their spells and they didn't give us much at all. It was just nice that we could get through their overs without losing too many wickets. You try and do your role as well as you can. Batting at 4, it can vary a lot, and surface dependent. It was nice to spend time and make a contribution, put some partnerships together. It's been an interesting last two weeks for us. [Holder] is cooler than me! He's playing beautifully.
Kane Williamson is the Man of the Match.
David Warner: Last few games have taken a bit out. We had to beat the top three to make it first, and we had to knock out three again. We had to sort of change our strategy around the first six, bowl Sandy and Jase with 5 in the powerplay, hold Natarajan and Rash for the middle overs. We had to work out a formula and it's going well. Congratulations to Natarajan and his wife, they had a baby this morning. What a gift for the little one. What a masterclass from Kane, he's done it for years for New Zealand. With the class of batting line up they had, you obviously knew there was something in that wicket with the new ball holding. You had to wait for the ball to be overpitched. The spinners bowled quite slow, fantastic through the middle overs. But end of the day, when you have a guy like Kane at the end [you back him], Bit close for my liking. Delhiis a fantastic team, we've spoken about their world class bowling. Shikhar is in form, Shreyas as well who is a linchpin for them.
Rashid Khan: It was tough, it was the same kind of feeling like the game against KXIP. A game which is Eliminator, and that pressure as well. Thank god we won it. Just kept it very simple for myself, just hit a good area. As long as I'm hitting that area, I'm good. I've watched my videos and analysed that most of the time I've been hit when I bowl full. So I try to bowl the right areas. This wicket sometimes you get a skiddy kind of turn. Today it wasn't that, it was a bit slow and not skidding as much as the last time we played here. You just have to keep it simple, back of a length. [Dube lbw] I think I got it, but the keeper and the guys from the back didn't think so. We just need to do the basics right against Delhi and see what happens.
Virat Kohli: If you talk about the first innings, I don't think we had enough on the board already. The position we got ourselves in the second half, probably better execution...a game of margins. We just didn't have enough runs on the board in my opinion. [The scores in the last few games] Maybe nerves? We just allowed the bowlers to bowl where they wanted to and didn't put them under pressure. We picked out the fielders a lot. It's been a strange kind of phase, 4-5 games for us. A couple of people have stood up and had good seasons. Devdutt, Siraj as well. Yuzi and AB have been solid as ever. Couple of positives. Devdutt has done it with class and efficiency, it's not easy to get 400 runs. It was a tough year. It tells you the strength of teams in the IPL. You don't have home and away so when conditions are same for everyone, the real strengths come out and I thik that's probably why this has been the most competitive IPL. it was amazing to have the opportunity to come out and play. There's a bigger picture going on here and we all have contributed to that. We're privileged we got to be part of that and gave something to the fans.
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14th Match (N), Indian Premier League at Jaipur, Apr 2 2019

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Innings	Score
Royal Challengers Bangalore	158/4
Rajasthan Royals	164/3 (19.5/20 ov, target 159)

Batsman	Runs	Balls	SR
Rahul Tripathi	34	23	147.83
Ben Stokes	1	2	50.0

Bowler	Overs	Runs	Wickets
Umesh Yadav	3.5	40	0
Mohammed Siraj	4.0	25	1

Recent : 1 2 1 1w 4 . . | 1 1 . 1 1 W | 2 1 . 1 6 

Royals won by 7 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
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I love KL Rahul the batsman, and I still am a sucker for his batting, but my god whatever he's done thus far in IPL 2020 has high-key been infuriating.
Look, I can understand his approach. Since he's the captain, and since he feels the team's middle-order is unreliable, he feels there's a need to take the game deep. I have no problem with it, but if you're gonna take the game deep, you "need" to ensure that you at least have a 70-80% success rate. Rahul has wasted balls and fucked it up in all but one match this season (RCB) and he just doesn't seem to learn. If he knows that he's incapable of finishing matches off, he should at least be a bit more free with his approach. Right now his fifties are hurting the team more than they're helping.
When Punjab have batted first, he has put too much pressure on the likes of Maxwell Pooran and Sarfaraz by batting too slow and getting out at the wrong time and when they have chased, he has never been able to take the team over the line even once.
His approach today, particularly after Agarwal got out, was unacceptable. He showed no intent whatsoever and even when Prabhsimran walked in (what an idiotic fucking move), he was taking singles instead of attempting to put the ball away.
No one is asking him to bat like Russell, but is a SR of 140 too much to ask for? Man, Rahul has had a SR below 130 in all but one match and in most matches, he's batted more than 35 balls. That's so so so hurtful to the side.
You can't be pulling off this bullshit, not learn from your mistakes, and come out and say that "Strike Rate is overrated".
I miss the Rahul of 2018. I'm so fucking done with this responsible batting bullshit. If Warner and Bairstow can trust a middle-order of Garg, Samad and Pandey, then you have no business worrying about Pooran, Maxwell and Mandeep. Rahul was pulling this off even when KXIP fielded seven specialist batsman in the first 3 games.

Qualifier 2 (N), Indian Premier League at Abu Dhabi, Nov 8 2020

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Innings	Score
Delhi Capitals	189/3
Sunrisers Hyderabad	172/8 (20 ov, target 190)

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Batter	Runs		Bowler	Wickets
Kane Williamson	67		Rashid Khan	1
Abdul Samad	33		Sandeep Sharma	1
Manish Pandey	21		Jason Holder	1

Delhi Capitals

Batter	Runs		Bowler	Wickets
Shikhar Dhawan	78		Kagiso Rabada	4
Shimron Hetmyer	42		Marcus Stoinis	3
Marcus Stoinis	38		Axar Patel	1

Capitals won by 17 runs
Marcus Stoinis, Man of the Match: "Have done it for a couple of seasons so it was nice to get an opportunity to bat at the top. There was a bit of swing early. We had a look at it first, and then we let go. I asked Rashid what the send-off was all about but he told me he didn't say anything. So all fine. This tournament has been hard for everyone with quarantine and missing family etc. I am not sure if I will open in the final. We will speak to Ricky and see what to do. Mumbai are a very good team but I would like to say they are due an off day. See our best cricket should be enough to win so we have to play our best cricket."
Shreyas Iyer: "Amazing. This is the best feeling ever. This has been a rollercoaster. A lot of ups and downs. We have stuck together like a family. A lot of responsibility comes as a captain, and on top of that you have to maintain consistency as a batsman. But I feel I have been getting a lot of support from my coaches and the owners. Really fortunate to have such an amazing team. The emotions keep going high and low. You can't have same set of routines. You have to keep chopping and changing. In the next game too, we have to play freely and maintain our temperament. We were happy with the total. We were going at 10 an over, but Rashid can be lethal so we decided to play him out. We were lacking in our opening partnership, and we needed that rocket start. We thought if Stoinis plays the maximum deliveries, he could give us a push."
David Warner: "First and foremost, no one gave us a chance at the start. Everyone talked of the big three: Mumbai, DC and RCB. So I am really proud of our campaign. Natarajan, Rashid, Manish Pandey have been the positives. That back half in the tournament is how we like to play our cricket. You can't win tournaments if you keep dropping catches and missing chances. I think with the ball and the bat we improved after doing badly but our attitude in the field let us down. Yes there were injuries but you have to work with what you have got. I am proud to get where we are today as no one gave us a chance."
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53rd Match (D/N), Indian Premier League at Delhi, May 4 2019

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Innings	Score
Rajasthan Royals	115/9
Delhi Capitals	121/5 (16.1/20 ov, target 116)

Batsman	Runs	Balls	SR
Rishabh Pant	53	38	139.47
Axar Patel	1	1	100.0

Bowler	Overs	Runs	Wickets
Ish Sodhi	3.1	26	3
Shreyas Gopal	4.0	21	2

Recent : 1 W 1 . | 1w 2 1 1 1 6 4 | 6 W 1 1 6 1 | 6 

Capitals won by 5 wickets (with 23 balls remaining)
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As kxip fan I can't take it anymore. Like holy fuck. How do you not make 1 run of 3 balls, lose this and then concede 5 sixes of rahul fucking tewatia. Why don't you send in mandeep a guy with over 100 matches of experience over a kid in a cluch situation. Why not send maxwell when he was actually able to hit 2 boundaries today. Why does the skipper have to make run a ball until 50 and then get out trying to fucking fire. I'm so done with this shit. Year after, year. Atleast the rcb fans have played some finals and made it to the playoffs. We have nothing to show for except the 2014 season.
Edit:I don't give a fuck about kxip anymore but I'll still watch when pooran is batting, that kid is immense and he's gonna do amazing things for west indies.

😭😭😭😭💔💔💔. Absolutely heartbreaking in the end, devastated that we lost, especially for the goat ABD. If only we scored 20 more runs we could have won. Following are the thoughts I have about today’s match and the tournament.
FIRSTLY F YOU RCB BATTING F YOU. WE HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO BE THE TEAM THAT PUTS UP 200 AND THEN LOSE BUT THIS IPL WE STRUGGLED TO PUT UP 160’s WHERE WE COULD HAVE WON. COMPLETE TRASH BATTING ORDER, BECAUSE OF FINCH’s FAILURE, AND KOHLI’s CRAP ANCHOR BATTING. RCB COULD NEVER CAPITALIZE ON THE POWERPLAY AND OVERS 7-15 WAS HORRIBLE. OUR BOWLING DID BETTER OVERALL AND WON US / KEPT US IN SO MANY MATCHES THAT WE WEREN’T IN. WE ALSO BADLY MISSED A PROPER MIDDLE ORDER BATSMAN.
SECONDLY, RCB SERIOUSLY? YOU NEEDED 1 WIN OUT OF THE LAST 4 TO GET TO QUALIFIER 2, ALL OF THE GAMES EXCEPT MI WERE AGAINST TEAMS RANKED LOWER AND YOU COULDN’T WIN A SINGLE ONE ? WE WERE SO LUCKY TO HAVE QUALIFIED IN THE END WITH OUR ARCH ENEMIES CSK GETTING A WIN THAT PUT US OVER. WE DIDN’T DESERVE TO BE IN THE PLAYOFFS HONESTLY.
THIRDLY, F YOU KOHLI. YOU’RE A SHIT CAPTAIN AND YOU HAVE HAD A SHIT IPL. EXCEPT FOR THE CSK GAME YOU HAVE HAD IMPACTLESS INNINGS THIS IPL. YOU STRUGGLED TO FIND BOUNDARIES AND I CANT CARE A FIG FOR YOUR TWO’s WHEN WE NEED BOUNDARIES IN THIS GAMR. HOW MANY YEARS WITH YOU AS CAPTAIN AND WHAT HAVE WE TO SHOW FOR IT? HONESTLY MAN DROP YOURSELF FROM CAPTAINCY. AND PLEASE, PLEASE YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO TAKE A PAY CUT. YOU NOWHERE NEAR DESERVE 17/18 CRORES.
LASTLY, OVERALL RCB MAY NOT HAVE HAD BETTER TEAMS THAN OTHER TEAMS THAT ACTUALLY MISSED OUT ON THE PLAYOFFS. WE PROBABLY DID WELL TO ULTIMATELY MAKE THE PLAYOFFS. ABD IS A RCB LEGEND , ONE OF THE IPL GOATS, BUT HIM CONSTANTLY LOSING BREAKS MY HEART. I KINDA WANT RCB TO NOT RETAIN HIM AND HIM GOING TO MI OR CSK OR A TEAM THAT CAN WIN THE IPL TO WIN THE IPL.
Until next year then.

Being a huge Kohli and RCB fan, I just had to say, that was some garbage captaincy from Kohli today. Decisions that defy logic and possibly have no explanations as to why that happened.

1. Messing with ABD's batting order
2. Not using washi during powerplay
3. Picking siraj in the team and using him after he's gone for runs, when udana has overs left.
4. Acting complacent and overconfident after winning one match. Dhoni has won trophies and still has more humility than him.

47th match (N), Indian Premier League at Mumbai, May 13 2018

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Innings	Score
Mumbai Indians	168/6
Rajasthan Royals	171/3 (18/20 ov, target 169)

Batsman	Runs	Balls	SR
Jos Buttler	94	53	177.36
Ben Stokes	0	0

Bowler	Overs	Runs	Wickets
Hardik Pandya	4.0	52	2
Mitchell McClenaghan	4.0	28	0

Royals won by 7 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
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IPL 2011 - Won by 9 wickets against KTK thanks to Gayle storm
IPL 2012 - Lost by 5 wickets thanks to poor bowling
IPL 2013 - Lost by 7 wickets chased effortlessly by Azhar and Gilchrist.
IPL 2014 - Last match of the season for RCB vs CSK. CSK won that effortlessly
IPL 2015- Last match of the season for RCB vs DD. The rain curtailed RCB's hope of going to top 2, but could've saved them from going below 4th position had they lost that game.
IPL 2016 - Probably the best carnage ever witnessed in IPL or even T20 cricket history. 112 runs in last 5 overs helped them beat Gujarat Lions effortlessly.
IPL 2017 - RCB vs KKR. The effort by RCB's batting wasn't enough. Narine helped KKR beat RCB effortlessly.
IPL 2018 - The last over by Umesh ensured RCB fall short vs RR by about 20 runs.
IPL 2019 - RCB couldn't put enough total on board against DC. Lost that game by 4 wickets.
Statistically, RCB should lost today's game against CSK.

We're slightly over 1/4 into the season currently, but who's looking like the player of the season so far, and who seems to be carrying their teams?
For each team:
MI:
Pollard: Insanely consistent, and has helped Mumbai post 5 consecutive 190+ totals. 163 Runs, average of 163 (Not Out 4/5 innings), and a whopping strike rate of 208. Let's not forget his fielding, I think his catch ended up sealing the game vs RR today. Has also been more useful with the ball in this season compared to previous ones.
Bumrah: I don't think he's been as good as previous seasons, but damn, he's still a wicket taker. 11 wickets, and the most number of dot balls in the tournament. More expensive than before, but is still a great bowler in death, providing crucial dot balls and is the catalyst for Mumbai's success so far.
Boult: See above, a good wicket taker, good in the powerplay and good in death. Less wickets, but he's been more economical so far.
HM to James Pattinson, but I don't think he has anything to distinguish himself from Bumrah/Boult just yet.
A lot of Mumbai have been good, but everyone else hasn't been as consistent as these 3, and I think these 3 are the main reason for their success so far.
DC:
Rabada: I don't think he needs any explanation, one of the best bowlers right now, and is the main driving factor behind Delhi's deadly bowling attack. Picks up wickets, great economy and can easily close out games. Probably one of (if not the) best T20 bowlers right now.
Nortje: Same as Rabada, what a great find for Delhi, and is one of the main reasons why Delhi can defend their high totals. In that KKR game, Nortje's over were crucial ones which stopped KKR from crawling back in towards the back end after Rabada vs Morgan. Has been ever so slightly more economical than Rabada.
Stoinis: He's single handedly saved two games for Delhi now, and they're only 5 games into the tournament, one vs KXIP and the other the other day vs RCB with his cameo with that bad. Economical with the ball, but has proven to be able to keep his cool under pressure when required, i.e the KXIP game and vs KKR.
Patel: Here's an unpopular opinion, but damn, his economical spells have saved so many runs. He's easily been the biggest surprise of the tournament for me. An economy of 4.57 is insane after 4 matches bowling 14 overs.
HM to the Iyer-Prithvi-Pant trio, but again, no one's consistent enough I feel. They all play cameos in different games, and if one doesn't perform, someone else definitely will.
RCB:
De Villiers: No surprise here, Mr. 360 is a crucial factor in RCB's success this season so far. He's changed the course of multiple games, having 155 runs, averaging at 50 and striking at 170. This is also considering he's recently taken up the tough and tiring responsibility of wicket keeping in the middle east, it's pretty impressive.
Padikkal: Easily the best youngster of the tournament so far, and getting 3 50s in your first 4 matches, is a damn impressive feat. Good opener, and can perfectly pace an innings. I see a bright future for this guy if he keeps it up.
Sundar: Probably the only economical bowler on RCB, and is the only reason RCB aren't going for scores of 200+ every single game. Not much to say, he saves run, bowls with an economy of 4.80 and helps RCB keep totals lower than 200.
Chahal: Alongside Sundar, Chahal makes part up the deadly bowling core. Slightly less economical, but has been amazing at picking up wickets, I only see him picking up more as time goes on due to the pitches slowing down.
No HM here, I think these 4 have been carrying RCB pretty hard, with occasional knocks from others. I think Kohli will find form though and add to this list eventually.
KKR:
Cummins: Has proved to be a great pick up both with the bat and ball. Clearly showing his worth. Great economy and getting early wickets in the powerplay has proved crucial for KKR so far. I think he'll keep performing, and I'm also looking forward to him batting at the death
I'm not gonna lie, I like KKR, but I don't think there's been too many standout performers so far. Not because the team is bad, but just because all games feel more collective rather than one/some people dominating. Usually I'd say Andre Russell, but he hasn't performed as well as other years yet to make himself stand out, though I guess that's a high bar to set. I guess the HM go to Morgan, Gill and Russell.
CSK:
Du Plessis: Every game CSK has won, or came close to winning has been due to this guy. I genuinely cannot think of a time a team has been carried harder by a player. 2016 Warner was close, but even then, at least SRH bowlers were good. CSK bowlers have been pretty mediocre, and the rest of the batting lineup has been even worse. Let's not forget the 94 average for an OPENING batsman in T20.
Curran: Has been very useful with the bat and ball. I think CSK could have won more games if he was sent to bat earlier, because clearly he probably could have helped win that game vs SRH. Hell, even if he was given strike more often by Dhoni, who was clearly struggling. Anyways, promising all rounder, one of CSK's younger guys this year, and I expect him to be a key to success
If CSK are gonna make another run this season, everyone else is gonna have to step up, because Du Plessis and Curran are the only consistent performers. Good signs though with Watson performing last match. Hopefully everyone else picks up.
SRH:
Rashid Khan: The main reason why SRH is able to defend so many totals. His 4th season and is still as hard to play as ever. Bowling to Pollard and Pandya the other day, only for them to treat it as a test match shows how scary this guy still is. A perfect combination of wicket taking and economical, and will have to continue if SRH dream of making it to the Top 4, especially since Bhuvi is ruled out.
Natarajan: He really reminds me of old Bumrah, and his yorker percentage is just insane. I'm happy to see someone so humble finally got his chance, after waiting 3 years, and it's paying off. Bhuvi may be enjoyed, but I see him potentially being able to replace that void ever so slightly. He's been very promising, and if he continues, I can see him easily making the Indian team.
Other than these 2, everyone is so inconsistent. Warner gets runs, but he isn't striking it as well. Bairstow has seemed to struggle all games other than first one. Williamson has got out clumsily twice now, so hasn't really been able to show his class. And the rest just haven't clicked.
RR:
Archer: Probably the most consistent on this team. Not even just with the ball, but even with the bat. Striking at nearly 250, and rescuing them of the 1st/2nd games shows his potential as a pinch hitter. And for his bowling, he's probably one of the best right now in the world, and has shown his class this IPL with his wickets, death bowling and economy.
RR hasn't been too consistent either. Tewatia, Samson and Smith all looked on hot fire at the start, but have sorta seemed to lose it these past 3 games. Top order has to step up.
KXIP:
Rahul: I feel bad on him, he's still a class batsman, and is probably going to finish towards the top again, but the rest of the team aside from a few people aren't allowing to get those wins. Granted, they've been close, but have always been let down some way or the other. Anyways, his 72 average, 302 runs, 140 SR, 2 50s and 1 100 speak for themselves.
Agarwal: Currently in the form of his life, he's pretty much in the same boat as Rahul. Less runs, but is striking it better. He's gotten KXIP so close to finish line in the games vs. RR and DC, but the rest of the team haven't been able to finish it.
These 2 have been carrying RR hard, the rest of the middle order doesn't form consistently, and the bowling has been pretty bad. Shami started off well, but has became pretty bad. Pooran has been ok, but not consistent enough. Cottrell has been just OK outside of that Tewatia game. Everyone else has been so forgettable
So, after that, the Top 5 so far of the tournament for me would be:

1. Du Plessis: I think given the state of CSK, and not having a true "batting partner" until Watson last game, he's done very well to accumulate an average of 94, whilst also single handedly consistently carry the batting lineup. I think his efforts so far needs to get more praise, given the lack of support he's gotten until last game. Let's not forget about the stunning catches he's taken in the field too.
2. Archer: Both his contributions with the bat AND ball have astounded me. Bowling his full quota of overs every game, bowling in the powerplay, bowling in the death and having an economy of 7.1 is very impressive. On top of this, he's striking at just under 250 with the bat, and has helped RR get over the line in games such as vs KXIP and CSK.
3. Rahul: Similar to Du Plessis, but he has slightly more help in the form of Agarwal. Not much support, but is doing his best to try get his team over the line. I don't like how he's paced some of his innings though, such as in Sharjah vs RR, where his SR was very low considering he's an opener and the size of the ground. However, that aside, he's still been very consistent and is the main reason why KXIP has even got so close to winning games.
4. Rabada: Rabada is the most consistent wicket taker, and is incredibly reliable. I think without him, the Delhi bowling lineup would collapse, so his influence is massive. Easily one of the best T20 bowlers right now.
5. Agarwal: Finally, Agarwal's form has been amazing too. There isn't much to say, but KXIP's opening pair has been deadly, and it'd be a shame to not have him on this list, especially after his performances.

HM: Stoinis, Rashid, Pollar and Natarajan (No particular order)
What do you guys think?

Hurrahhhhhh!!!! #GO #GO #GO #ORANGE ARMY!

We beat RCB and will now move to Qualifier-2! What an absolute nail-biter of a match it has been! First off, Kudos to RCB for bowling so well! Siraj and Saini did what they could for their team! Commendable work by them!
We bowled so well today! We can say this with confidence now! #WE ARE THE BEST FIELDING SIDE IN THE HISTORY OF IPL. Nadeem, Holder, Natarajan, Sandeep, Rashid have been absolutely splendid!
As per the batting, Saha not being there was clearly visible. Without him, our middle order takes extra pressure. Honestly choosing Shreevats did us good cause he took the wonderful catch of Virat Kohli
KANE AND HOLDER! I will go on a hunger strike if they are not retained. I will do it!! My mind is made up! That's how much I love them right now! When they finished the match, I was in happy tears! Was shouting and jumping like crazy! My parents thought that I have gone mad!
Everyone did well and as per middle order, it is still a little exposed. So we need to work on that a little. Nothing that can't be corrected!
Finally I am so lucky to be associating with a bunch of people that are crazy for SRH, just like me! Love you guys!

NOW WE RISE!

Despite having a bad start to his season, he turned his fortunes around. I remember seeing him bat so nervously in his initial matches and I almost felt sorry for the poor guy.
As soon as he gained confidence in batting against RCB, he looked like a completely different player. He played wonderful cricket shots in front foot. I clapped my hands looking at the computer as he crossed 50.
Today against KKR, he continued his great form. I'm genuinely happy for him. We gotta keep him around as long as we could, this guy has huge potential.

Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 8 wickets!
Man of the Match : AB de Villiers

Match Highlights

Official IPL Website Link: https://www.iplt20.com/video/169903/m28-kxip-vs-rcb-match-highlights?tagNames=indian-premier-league
Points Table & Season Stats: https://www.iplt20.com/stats/2019

Match Summary

KXIP 173/4 (20 Overs)

Batting
Gayle 99(64)* Rahul 18 (15)
Bowling
Chahal 2/33 Moeen Ali 1/19

RCB 174/2 (19.2 Overs)

Batting
Kohli(c) 67(53) de Villiers 59(38)*
Bowling
Ashwin 1/30 Shami 1/43

Post Match Interviews :

AB de Villiers: Waited for a long time for this, so we're very happy. It's a very small step in the right direction, but also a big one. I've got too much respect of the game to be upset about that, to get ahead of myself, to get too hard on myself. It needs one knock to get back in that confidence zone, and hopefully I can maintain that now. That's exactly the reason I've decided not to play international cricket - to be as sharp as I can in the other forms of cricket around the world. Can't keep playing 10-11 months a year and keep being sharp after 15 of my career. Get to work with the university guys, the local guys, which gives me the motivation to be an example for them. Was a fantastic move to get Dale involved. We all know what he's capable of. One thing for sure is he'll give 200% with every ball. We know what we have to do. We have to win a lot of games of cricket. The next step is Mumbai, the Wankhede stadium. We love playing cricket there.
Kohli: Most pleasing thing is coming for an interview at this time, and not immediately out of the field. Great feeling to get across the line. Have been unlucky in couple of games. Won't say we've been unlucky in every game, but a couple of games we should've closed out before this. After so many setbacks, the guys had desire. That's one word we spoke about. We thought 190 will be par and to restrict them to 170 was a great effort. To pick up 4 wickets in 8 overs in the middle for 60 runs was an outstanding effort. We knew Chris was going to bat deep. So many opportunities to get dot balls. We knew if we bowled decently to him, we might restrict them.
Marcus Stoinis: (Whether being an ex-KXIP player helped in Mohali) Maybe, really enjoyed playing here (grins). I said to him (AB), that he is probably the best player of our generation and he showed it today. (On RCB finally getting a win) Yes, I was telling Gary (Kirsten) that I had brought two points for the side after my recent trip and we got it today (chuckles). The main difference tonight was that our bowlers came back well, which is key in this format. We kept coming back with the ball and then got partnerships with the bat. (On every game being a knockout) It is, but for now, we can't get too ahead of ourselves.
Ashwin: (Why Sarfraz was chosen to bowl the final over) There was only 6 runs to go and the ball was sliding on nicely. I thought the the best way against AB and Stoinis was to try and go with a leggie, not that Sam can't defend. We tried with wrist spinners and even I came to bowl, but they were smart enough to knock around and not take any chances. We let ourselves down in the field. We drooped catches and let a lot of balls go through us. The dew helped the wicket on. It was really dry in the first half. It gets better to bat in the second half. With 38 needed off 3 overs, I had to back my best bowlers to do the job, didn't quite work out today. It's (crowd) the best I have seen in Mohali. Hope they come out in large numbers. We play one here and go off to Delhi. We need to string some wins. It's not a bad time to get some momentum back.

RCB win by 10 runs
Man of the Match: Virat Kohli
RCB 213-4
Kohli 100(58), Moeen 66(28)
Russell 1-17
KKR 203-5
Rana 85(46)*, Russell 65(25), Uthappa 9(20)^LOL
Steyn 2-40
Dinesh Karthik: "The way Moeen Ali batted, took the game away from us. We could have bowled better. I thought their score was 20-25 too many. When a player like Virat plays, that's what he does. He played a brilliant knock in the end. (On KKR batting) The ball was seaming a little bit. The wicket was a little sticky, and towards the end we thought we could get the score, but looking back their score was 20 runs too many. This is a hard wicket for spinners to bowl on. We wanted to take the spinners on, and kudos to the way RCB played. They did the small things better and deserved to win. If we get the winning feel again, it would start rolling again. If we do the right things, we can get back to winning."
Marcus Stoinis: "They nearly stole it from us there. It hasn't been great for us. You take the confidence from this, learnings from this, and hopefully carry on with the momentum. I try to keep things simple. I enjoy the contest (bowling to Russell). I think you can't get too full, and you just have to accept that one or two will go for six."
Virat Kohli: "Felt really good, especially winning here. It was crucial for us to come here and get a win. Not walking to an interview straight after the game is a relief. You have to leave it to the bowler in those (end overs) situations. I think the way Stoinis bowled that 19th over was very good. Those three balls were crucial in the end, and in the end Moeen showed composure. Our communication around the second time was to get about 175. A bit of luck went our way, and we never thought we would get 200+. Moeen took the momentum from them and landed it back in our lap. He said, 'I'm going to go now' and I just asked him to go for it. He targetted the smaller boundaries and gave us some momentum in those 2-3 overs. In the absence of AB, I had to bat long, but Moeen allowed me to settle in. I would have otherwise have had to go earlier. Before leaving, I told AB I will get a hundred for you, so he must be pretty happy. In the end, death overs will be difficult. The ball travels quickly, and the pitch is hard, and Russell is hitting the ball as well as anyone I know has. But Steyn used his experience well, and that allowed Saini to also follow up. Picking up wickets is crucial, and we did that today."
Bharath Seervi with another gem - 205 runs in the last six overs from both sides, the most every in any T20
Points Table

Team	Matches	Wins	Losses	NRR
CSK	9	7	2	0.101
MI	9	6	3	0.442
DC	9	5	4	0.146
KXIP	9	5	4	-0.015
SRH	8	4	4	0.549
KKR	9	4	5	0.256
RR	8	2	6	-0.589
RCB	9	2	7	-0.938