IPL 2018: Bowlers turn it around for RCB, Mumbai Indians lose by 14 runs

In 31st match of Vivo IPL 2018, chasing 168, Mumbai Indians lost by 14 runs to Royal Challengers Banglore, at M Chinnaswamy Stadium.RCB now climb to the 5th position in VIVO IPL points table

In the 31st match of the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018, Mumbai's inning derailed just after the start and the batsmen couldn't bring it on track after that. RCB pulled up a great show with the ball this time and it did turn the fortunes for the team as they climbed to the 5th spot in VIVO IPL points table. Wickets kept falling at regular intervals and Mumbai had no answer to RCB's bowling attack. Mumbai desperately needed a partnership and RCB was denying it to them. With most of the top order gone much was left on Pandya brothers. Mumbai was in recovery mode as Pandya brothers stuck to the crease to build the much-needed partnership. The match moved towards the last leg and RCB needed a wicket here to avoid any unfavourable twist and that wicket came on the second last over as Krunal Pandya ended up losing his wicket, Mandeep took a simple catch. Hardik Pandya made his fifty and Mumbai needed a big over to win this one but RCB captain Virat Kohli took a splendid catch and ended Hardik Pandya's inning, and so Mumbai's hope of winning the match. RCB pulled a great victory and the revival of their bowling was another good sign for the team.

Mumbai Indians innings analysis after end of innings

Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan opened for Mumbai. Tim Southee opened the bowling for RCB and Yadav hits a boundary on the third ball. A chance of an edge came on the 5th ball but Yadav was dropped at slips by Vohra. Southee made the first strike in the next ball as the ball swung and hit the stumps, Kishan was back to the pavilion. JP Duminy came next and Yadav managed good line and length despite that he was hit for a boundary on the 4th ball. The second over ended with a boundary. Southee bowled the third over adn Duminy hit a classic cover drive on the second ball. Mumbai Indians were 21/1 after 3 overs. Suryakumar Yadav 9(8) and JP Duminy (9) were at the strike.

Yadav got the back to back success on the first two balls of the 4th over. Suryakumar Yadav was LBW and Captain Rohit Sharma was dismissed on a golden duck. Keiron Pollard came to bat and Umesh Yadav maintained the pressure on the batsmen. Mohammed Siraj came for the 5th over and Mumbai Indians batsmen let the over pass in singles and doubles. Umesh Yadav was asked to bowl the 6th over and Pollard started it with a boundary. The remaining over was going fine but in the last ball, Mumbai got 5 runs in the form of overthrow. Mumbai indians were 40/3 after 6 overs. Keiron Pollard 12(9) and JP Duminy 13(16) were at the strike

Royal Challengers Banglore innings analysis after end of innings

In the first over Manan Vohra and Quinton de Kock opened the batting for RCB and JP Duminy came for the bowling for MI. Vohra slog-sweep and hit a six towards deep backward square on the second ball of the over. Mitchell McClenaghan came for the second over and RCB batsmen managed just two singles off it. Jasprit Bumrah came in with the ball in the third over, the batsmen rotated strike thrice. After 3 overs, RCB were 11/0. Manan Vohra 9 (12) and Quinton de Kock 2(6) were on strike.

Duminy came for the fourth over and Manan Vohra smashed back to back sixes and fours. The run rate and team score saw a sudden jump in the over. Mitchell McClenaghan bowled the fifth one and de Kock hit a boundary after three dot balls. Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma took a brilliant catch on the last ball of the over as he wrapped the ball under his fingers before it touched the ground. De Kock had to depart, Brendon McCullum replaced him. Krunal Pandya came for the 6th over and RCB got 5 runs from it. After 6 overs, RCB were 43/1. Manan Vohra 35 (23) and Brendon McCullum 0 (0) were on strike.

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IPL 2018: Kolkata beat RCB by 6 wickets; Chirs Lynn scores match-winning 68

In 29th match of Vivo IPL 2018 Kolkata Knight Riders won it by 6 wickets against Royal Challengers Banglore. Chris Lynn made match-winning 62

In the 29th match of Vivo Indian Premier League (IPL 2018) Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 6 wickets at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. KKR pulled up a great show with the bat and chased the target of 176 runs on the last over. RCB bowlers could not get an early breakthrough and dropping Chris Lynn on 7 runs cost RCB the match as he went on for a match-winning knock. There was a little contest in the last few overs as wickets fell, but overall it looked like a one-sided match as RCB bowlers and fielders failed to perform. After winning today's match Kolkata Knight Riders consolidated their position in Vivo IPL points table with 8 points.

Kolkata Knight Riders innings analysis after end of innings

Tim Southee came for the first over and conceded 5 runs, Umesh Yadav was attacked as soon as he came to bowl for the second over. Narine smashed him for a four and a six and rotated the strike after that. Yadav did get Narine's top edge but the batsmen were safe. Southee started the third over and Narine was on fire, smashing two boundaries in the first two balls. KKR were 29/0 after 3 overs. Sunil Narine 23 (14) and Chris Lynn 3(4) were at the crease.

The fourth over started with a boundary by Chris Lynn, a chance came to eliminate Lynn but he was dropped on the 4th ball. KKR picked 7 runs off it. Umesh Yadav came for the next over, Lynn smashed the first ball for a six and repeated the same on the fourth ball. Chahal came for the sixth over, Lynn smashed a boundary on the fourth ball. Mohammed Siraj just gave 4 runs in the sixth over. KKR collected 51 runs in 6 overs. Chris Lynn and Sunil Narine were at the crease.

After the brief halt as rain intervened, the match started with Lynn cutting Siraj's ball for the boundary. Murugan Ashwin gave the first and the much-needed breakthrough to his team on the first ball of his over. Uthappa hit a shot on the long-off, fielder was just short of catching the ball and it went for a six. After 8 overs, KKR were 68/1. Mohammed Siraj came for the 9th over, Uthappa went for a boundary on the fourth ball. KKR collected 74 runs in 9 overs. Chris Lynn 31(27) and Robin Uthappa 12 (8) were at the crease.

Royal Challengers Banglore innings analysis after end of innings

Put in to bat first, Brendon McCullum and Quinton de Kock opened the innings for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Piyush Chawla Chawla came to bowl the first over and gave only 1 run as he didn’t allow de Kock and McCullum to score big shots. Sunil Narine came to bowl the 2nd over and Quinton de Kock hit 2 consecutive boundaries of him, sweeping square in the leg-side region. Mitchell Johnson came to bowl the 3rd over and McCullum fast hands brought first four of the over. Quinton de Kock hit the last ball of the over for 6 to collect 14 runs from the first over of Johnson. Piyush Chawla came to bowl the 4th over and McCullum hit the first ball for 4 in the leg-side region. Chawla pulled it brilliantly and conceded only 2 runs in the remaining five deliveries. Dinesh Karthik brought back Sunil Narine to get a wicket in the powerplay but de Kock swept the 4th ball for four to show his intentions, still Narine conceded only 7 runs in his second over. Shivam Mavi came to bowl the 6th over of the innings and gave only 4 runs, brilliant bowling by a youngster.

After the end of the 6th over Royal Challengers Bangalore scored 40 runs with Quinton de Kock (24 runs off 21 balls) and Brendon McCullum (13 runs off 15 balls) on the crease.

Kuldeep Yadav started the 7th over and the over was going fine, McCullum smashed him for a six on the last ball. Piyush Chawla came for the 8th over, McCullum couldn't hit the ball and changed the strike McCullum came and smashed two boundaries, after a dot ball, he smashed the ball for a big six to the long-on. After 8 overs, RCB were 67/0. Both the batsmen have maintained a decent strike rate so far but RCB would have to increase the pace. Kuldeep Yadav got the first breakthrough and removed De kock on the first ball of the next over. Captain Virat Kohli came to the crease, took a single. Just 3 runs came from the over.

IPL 2018, SRH vs KXIP: Sunrisers defend 132, break Punjab's winning streak

Sunrisers Hyderabad bowlers picked wickets at regular intervals. Kings XI Punjab batsmen had no answer to bowling attack. With this 13-run win over KXIP, SRH are now 2nd on VIVO IPL points table

In the 25th match of Vivo Indian Premier League (IPL 2018) Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) defeated Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) by 13 runs. Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) gifted the match to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and pushed them to the second spot of the Vivo IPL points table as none of the batsmen barring Chris Gayle and Lokesh Rahul showed any signs of building a partnership and chase the below-par target of 133. It seemed that the match would not even go until the last over but surprisingly, it did. Wickets fell in quick succession and irresponsible shots from Kings XI Punjab batsmen added to their woes.

 

With an aim to build their innings after a string of setbacks, Kings XI Punjab suffered yet another blow as Sandeep Sharma eliminated Manoj Tiwary. The tail-enders shouldered the responsibility but with the run-rate increases and practically no big hitter left, Kings XI Punjab needed a miracle but it happened to SRH. The remaining batsmen looked in a hurry to gift their wickets and SRH accepted it with open hands. The victory came for SRH as Basil Thampi bowled Ankit Rajpoot on the second ball of the last over. SRH gloriously won the match by 13 runs.

 

Kings XI Punjab innings analysis after the powerplay

Chasing the small target of 133 runs, Chris Gayle and Lokesh Rahul came to open the innings for Kings XI Punjab. Sandeep Sharma opened the bowling for SRH and have only 2 runs. Mohammed Nabi came to bowl the 2nd over the innings and Gayle hit the 2nd ball of the over for six but Nabi pulled it back for SRH as he only gave 2 runs in the last 4 balls. Sandeep Sharma continued from other end and didn’t allow SRH batsmen break free and gave only 4 runs in his 2nd over. Mohammad Nabi came to bowl the 4th over and Rahul collected 15 of the last 4 balls as hit a six and 2 fours. Sandeep Sharma came to bowl the 5th over and bowled another economical over for SRH as runs were flowing from the other end. Siddarth Kaul came to bowl the last over of the powerplay and Rahul hit the ball down the ground for four. Siddhartha gave away 9 runs in his first over as KXIP batsmen are scoring at a run-rate of 7.33 much ahead the required rate of 6.32 runs per over.

 

After the end of the 6th over, KXIP were 44 for no loss with Chris Gayle (15 runs off 15 balls) and K L Rahul (29 runs off 21 balls) at the crease Basil Thampi came to bowl the 7th over of the innings and Gayle hit the third ball of the over for six over long-on as he gave away 9 runs in the over. Rashid Khan came to bowl the 8th over of the innings and foxed Rahul to provide first break-through for SRH. Rahul scored 23 runs off 22 balls with the help of 2 sixes and a four. Rashid Khan gave away 3 runs in his first over and took the wicket of in-form Lokesh Rahul. Thampi continued from the other end and as he took the wicket of Gayle. Thampi gave 5 runs in his 2nd over as both the openers were out in the successive overs. Karun Nair came to the crease after the dismissal of Chris Gayle.

 

Shakib Al Hasan came to bowl the 10th over of the innings and gave runs per ball as Nair and Mayank were trying to build a partnership. Kaul came to bowl the 11th over of the innings and gave only 6 runs in his 2nd over. Rashid came to bowl the 12th over and gave only 4 runs as for the first time KXIP required run-rate supersede the current run-rate. Shakib Al Hasan came to bowl the 13th over and took the wicket of Mayank Agrawal as he again failed to perform for Kings XI Punjab. Shakib Al Hasan gave only 3 runs as required run-rate past 7 rpo mark. Rashid Khan came to bowl the 14th over and the wrist spinners did it again for SRH as Rashid trapped Nair in front of the wicket and gave only 2 runs.

 

Sunrisers Hyderabad innings analysis after end of innings

 

Kings XI Punjab skipper Ravichandran Ashwin won the toss and elected to field first, Shikhar Dhawan and Kane Williamson came to open the innings for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Ankit Rajpoot came to open the bowling for Kings XI Punjab and took the wicket of SRH captain Kane Williamson, who scored a duck, of the 4th ball and gave SRH their initial scare. Wriddhiman Saha came to the crease after the dismissal of Williamson. Barinder Sran came to bowl the 2nd over of the innings and gave away 2 runs in the first 3 balls but hit for a boundary of the 4th ball and 6th ball of the over. SRH collected 9 runs in the Sran’s first over. Ankit Rajpoot continued from the other end and Dhawan greeted him with a late cut but the young pacer bounced back and got the outside edge which was brilliantly taken by Karun Nair standing at first slip. Rajpoot sent both the openers back to the dug-out in the space of 15 balls. Shikhar Dhawan scored 11 runs off 8 balls with a strike rate of 137.50. Manish Pandey came to the crease after the wicket of Dhawan. Ankit Rajpoot gave away 4 runs in his 2nd over. After the end of 3rd over SRH were tottering at 16/2 with a run-rate of 5.33

 

Barinder Sran came to bowl the 4th over of the innings and didn’t allow Saha to score a single run of the first two ball. Manish Pandey hit the 4th ball in the mid-wicket region for four before Ashwin dropped the miss hit from Pandey, it might become a costly miss for KXIP. Sran gave away 7 runs in his 4th over. Rajpoot continued to bowl his 3rd over and gave 3 runs in first 3 balls as Ashwin dived to stop a well timed shot of Pandey. Meanwhile, the SRH batsmen were able to take a double. The misery of Saha continued in IPL 2018 as he again played a horrific shot to gift his wicket to opponents. Saha scored 6 runs off 9 balls with a strike rate of 66.66. Shakib Al Hasan came to the crease after the dismissal of Saha and Rajpoot nearly got his 4th wicket but Andrew Tye dropped an easy catch. Sran came to bowl the 6th over and took the wicket of Shakib Al Hasan of a no ball. Shakib sends the free-hit for four in the deep square leg region. Sran gave away 10 runs in his 3rd over.

 

After the end of the powerplay, SRH were 37/3 with Shakib Al Hasan (9 runs off 6 balls) and Manish Pandey (9 runs off 11 balls) were at the crease.

 

 

 

RCB vs CSK Match Highlights: Dhoni finishes off in style as CSK thump RCB

Ambati Rayudu and MS Dhoni chased down 206 runs to lead CSK to the top of points table, beating RCB by 5 wickets

Chasing a huge total of 206, Chennai Super Kings' captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Ambati Rayudu held their nerves after wickets fell in the initial overs.

 

Dwayne Bravo hit some good shots in the last over to make it easy for MSD to hit the winning shot. With this win, CSK goes on the top of VIVO IPL points table.

MS DHONI'S TRADEMARK FINISH

After the West Indies batsman launched a massive six and a four, Dhoni calmly mauled a length ball into the stands at deep mid wicket to seal an epic win. Pure legendary stuff.

A CRUCIAL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN AMBATI RAYUDU AND DHONI

The partnership between Ambati Rayudu and Dhoni turned it around for CSK. Rayudu contributed a brilliant 82 runs to the run chase as CSK beat Royal Challengers Banglore by 5 wickets with two balls to spare.

RCB's bowling attack floundered in the penultimate overs, despite having built pressure on CSK by reducing them to 74-4.

Earlier, quick wickets and a few runouts helped CSK restrict RCB to 205 when they could have crossed 220 easily. Some brilliant bowling at the death helped CSK's cause. However, Washington Sundar hit it well and helped RCB touch 200 mark.

A CLASSIC SHOW BY 'CAPTAIN COOL'

Dhoni's 70 off 34 balls and the over-boundary finish was a déjà vu for cricket fans across India as his innings rekindled the memories of a classic Dhoni showdown.

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IPL 2018: Dhoni does it with trademark 6, CSK back on top of points table

Ambati Rayudu and MS Dhoni led the chase of 206 and made sure CSK cross the line in the end. CSK beat RCB by 5 wickets. CSK are now on the top of VIVO IPL points table

Chasing a huge total of 206, Chennai Super Kings' captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Ambati Rayudu held their nerves after wickets fell in the initial overs. Rayudu made a brilliant 82 runs to make the chase possible. CSK beat Royal Challengers Banglore by 5 wickets with two balls to spare. Dwayne Bravo hit some good shots in the last over to make it easy for MSD to hit the winning shot. With this win, CSK goes on the top of VIVO IPL points table. RCB could not bowl well in the final overs, despite having built pressure on CSK by reducing them to 74-4. The partnership between Ambati Rayudu and Dhoni turned it around for CSK. Siraj gave a few extras in the penultimate over. Prior to that, Negi bowled a costly over that brought down the required run rate.

Earlier, Quick wickets and a few runouts helped CSK restrict RCB to 205 when they could have crossed 220 easily. Some brilliant bowling at the death helped CSK's cause. However, Washington Sundar hit it well and helped RCB touch 200 mark. CSK will now need 206 to win

Earlier, After a brilliant start given by AB De Villers and Quinton De Kock, RCB seemed to lose their way as wickets fell in packs. ABD, De Kock, Cory Anderson fell in back to back overs. Imran Tahir scalped ABD and Cory.

Chennai Super Kings innings analysis after end of innings

Shane Watson and Ambati Rayudu came to open for CSK. Pawan Negi was introduced to restrict the run flow. Watson smashed him for a six but lost his wicket in the next ball. Raina walked in to accompany Rayudu. Umesh Yadav came to bowl the second over for RCB. The quick change took place on the bowling side and Washington Sundar came in but ended up conceding two sixes. CSK was at 24/1 after 3 overs. Rayudu 15(10) and Raina 2(4).

The fourth over started on a high note for CSK as Rayudu smashed a six on Umesh Yadav’s delivery, Raina soon joined in and hit a boundary. CSK were 35/1 after 4 overs. Rayudu kept the momentum in the 5th over as he smashed a Six to deep square leg on Mohammed Siraj’s second ball of the over. Raina yet again and smashed a boundary by creating some room off the fourth ball of the over. Rayudu ended the over with a boundary straight down the ground. CSK were 50/1 with the run rate of 10 per over.

Umesh Yadav came in to bowl the 6th over and got a leading edge of Raina on the very first ball, Raina flicked too early and Mandeep Singh made no mistake in backward point's and Raina was on his way to pavilion. Next ball, a big appeal for LBW but Umpire was not interested, Sam Billings took the advantage and hit a four to the deep square leg in the next ball. CSK were 55/2 after 6 overs with Rayudu at 31 (18) and Billings at 4 (5). The run rate was 9.28 with the required run rate at 10.79....

Royal Challengers Banglore innings analysis at the end of innings

Chennai Super Kings led by MS Dhoni won the toss and elected to bowl first, Virat Kohli and Quinton de Kock opened the batting for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Deepak Chahar came to bowl the first over of the innings and gave 5 runs as RCB batsmen were cautious. Shardul Thakur came to bowl the 2nd over of the innings and Kohli hit the third ball for four over the mid-off fielder. RCB batsmen collected 8 runs in the Thakur’s first over. Chahar continued from the other end and got a top edge of the 2nd ball. Dhoni ran for the catch but failed to reach and fielded brilliantly to save 2 runs. De Kock hit the third ball for six over mid-on fielder. Chahar gave away 15 runs in the third over of the innings.

Harbhajan came to ball the 4th over of the innings and de Kock hit the 5th ball of the innings for 6 over mid-on. Harbhajan gave away 7 runs in his first over. Shardul Thakur came to bowl the 5th over of the over and got the wicket of big fish Virat Kohli of the 2nd ball as Jadeja dives and takes it at mid-on. Virat Kohli scored 18 runs off 15 balls with the help of 3 classic boundaries. AB de Villiers came to the crease after the dismissal of Virat. Thakur bowled a brilliant wicket maiden over as he didn’t allow de Villiers to score a single run. Harbhajan continued from the other end and de Villiers belted Harbhajan all across the ground as he hit 2 sixes and a four to collect 17 runs in the 6th over of the innings. RCB were scoring at a run rate of 8.66....

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IPL 2018: Rohit's 94 helps Mumbai secure maiden win, Kohli's 92 in vain

This is the maiden win for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2018 after three losses. Royal Challengers Bangalore's captain Virat Kohli is the only man who looked to score runs for RCB.

Mumbai Indians managed to secure their first win of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2018) as they moved up to the 6th spot in Vivo IPL Points table. They defeated Royal Challengers Banglore (RCB) by 46 runs. Chasing a mammoth target of 214, Virat Kohli's heroics could not save the day for RCB as no other batsman came to his aide. Krunal Pandya scalped three wickets for Mumbai Indians. Earlier Rohit Sharma scored 94 runs to help MI post a total of 213. This is the maiden win for MI in IPL 2018 after three losses.

Earlier, after being reduced to 0-2 in the first over, Mumbai Indians had a remarkable recovery. Lewis and Rohit Sharma first built the innings and then lead the onslaught to take the team's score to 213-6 in 20 overs. Royal Challengers Banglore bowlers failed to capitalise on the launch pad provided by Umesh Yadav.

MI captain Rohit Sharma made 94 and missed a well deserved century. Evin Lewis made 65 runs. 

Royal Challengers Banglore innings analysis: After end of innings

Chasing the mammoth target of 214 runs, Virat Kohli and Quinton de Kock came to open the innings for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Jasprit Bumrah came to bowl the 1st over of the innings and gave only 3 runs of the 5 balls before Kohli hit the last ball of the over for 4. Krunal Pandya came to bowl the 2nd over and Kock greeted him with a boundary over fine leg. Kohli smashed 2 fours off the Krunal’s over as RCB collected 13 runs of the Krunal’s first over. Mitchell McClenaghan came to bowl the 3rd over of the innings as he gave only 3 runs before Kohli hit four of the last ball of the over. After the end of 3 overs, RCB was 27 runs for no loss. Mustafizur Rahman came to bowl the 4th over of the and de Kock greeted him with a boundary over midwicket. De Kock hit the 5th ball of the Rahman’s over for a six. RCB collected 13 runs of the Rahman’s first over. Mitchell McClenaghan came to bowl the 5th over and bowled de Kock of the first ball and took the dangerous AB de Villiers of a short ball. de Villiers tried to pull McClenaghan and get caught at the deep square leg. McClenaghan took 2 wickets and gave 4 runs. Mandeep Singh came to bat after the wicket of ABD. Mustafizur Rahaman came to bowl the last over of the powerplay, Yorker just outside off took outside edge of the Kohli’s bat and went for four as the ball just past the wicketkeeper. Mandeep Singh played a classic cover drive of the third ball of the Rahaman’s over to keep the hopes alive for the RCB. At the end of the 6 overs, Royal Challengers Bangalore was 55 for 2. RCB needed 159 runs from 14 overs with a required run rate of 11.35

Mumbai Indians innings analysis: After the end of innings

Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers won the toss and asked Mumbai Indians to bat first. Surya Kumar Yadav and Evin Lewis came to bat first. What a start for Royal Challengers Bangalore! Umesh Yadav strikes the first ball removed Surya Kumar Yadav, who scored a match-winning fifty while opening the batting, of a golden duck. Ishan Kishan came to bat after the dismissal of Surya Kumar and he cleaned him up too. Two in two for Umesh Yadav as he removed top two batsmen of Mumbai Indians, who scored the bulk of runs for MI in their previous matches. Rohit Sharma came to face the hattrick ball and he negotiated the hattrick ball. Umesh Yadav gave 3 runs and took 2 wickets in the first over of the innings. Chris, Woakes came to bowl the second over of the innings, Rohit Sharma beautifully timed the second ball for 4 in the cover region. Evin Lewis sensibly played first two balls then hit Woakes for a six over deep square for a six. Woakes gave 12 runs in his first over. After the end of the 2 overs, MI was 15 for 2. Umesh Yadav came to bowl the 3rd over of inning and strayed on the leg-side and Lewis helped to fine leg boundary. Yadav gave six runs in his 2nd over. After the end of 3 overs MI was 2 for 2 with Evin Lewis and Rohit Sharma at the crease...

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IPL 2018: Kolkata Knight Riders hand Daredevils crushing 71-run defeat

Delhi Daredevils miserable show continues at Eden Gardens as they lost the 7th match in Kolkata against Kolkata Knight Riders.

Chasing 201, Delhi Daredevils led by Gautam Gambhir failed miserably and were all out for mere 129 in 14.2 overs in match 13 of IPL 2018. Kolkata Knight Riders won by 71 runs. No Delhi Daredevils batsman could take the pressure of the huge total and face the menacing bowling of Kolkata Knight Riders let by spin trio of Sunil Narine, Kuldeep Yadav, and Piyush Chawla. Rishab Pant and Glenn Maxwell tried hard to challenge the KKR bowling but their efforts could not do much as both got out of the short ball while trying to hit Yadav out of the park. This is the second win for Kolkata Knight Riders in four matches. Dinesh Karthik-led KKR had lost the previous two matches against Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Delhi Daredevils' wickets kept tumbling at regular intervals and DD never looked to chase the mammoth target. Sunil Narine and Kuldeep Yadav took three wickets each for KKR. This win over Delhi Daredevils moved Kolkata Knight Riders to the second spot in Vivo IPL points table with 4 points.

Delhi Daredevils were in deep trouble as they lost three wickets in three overs. Opener Jason Roy was dismissed in the first over. He was followed by Shreyas Iyer in the second over. Captain Gautam Gambhir was played on in the third over. DD was 38-3.

Earlier, powered by Nitish Rana and Andre Russell, Kolkata Knight Riders posted a huge score of 200 in their 20 overs in the match against Delhi Daredevils. While a few wickets did fell quickly, Nitish Rana made sure that the scoring rate did not fall. He did not stop playing shots and kept the scoreboard ticking. Russell played a fantastic cameo of 41 from 12 balls. He smashed Chris Lynn and Mohd Shami all over the park. Delhi Daredevils will now need 201 runs to win.

Delhi Daredevils innings analysis after end of innings

Chasing a mammoth target of 201 set by Kolkata Knight Riders, Jason Roy and Gautam Gambhir and Jason Roy came to open the innings for Delhi Daredevils. Piyush Chawla came to bowl the first over of the innings and gave only 3 runs in his first 4 balls before getting the wicket of dangerous Jason Roy stumped by Dinesh Karthik as Roy fallen over while playing the full legside ball. Andre Russell came to bowl the 2nd over of the innings and gave 9 runs before taking the wicket of Shreyas Iyer (4 runs off 3 balls) who came after the dismissal of Jason Roy. Delhi Daredevils was in a deep trouble as they lost Two wickets in two overs. After the end of 2overs DD was 15 for 2 with Gambhir and Rishabh Pant on the crease.

Shivam Mavi came to bowl the 3rd over of the innings and took his first IPL wicket as he bowled Gautam Gambhir. Mavi gave away 9 runs. Gautam Gambhir scored 8 runs in 7 balls. Russell came to bowl the 4th over and gave away 14 runs as Maxwell, who came after Gambhir’s wicket, and Pant tried all type of high-risk shots to collect these runs. After the end of the 4th over DD was 38 for 3 as they needed 163 runs 16 overs with a required run-rate of 10.18. Mavi came to bowl the 5th over and looked in good shape as he bowled perfect line and length and only gave away a boundary given Pant and Maxwell on the crease. Brilliant bowling from a youngster as he bowled a very good bouncer to end the over. Sunil Narine came to ball the last over of powerplay Pant scored back to back boundaries of Narine over. Pant and Maxwell scored 10 runs of Narine’s first over. Pant sensibly played Narine as he took single after hitting two boundaries.

Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI: Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Andre Russell, Shubman Gill, Shivam Mavi, Tom Curran, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav

Kolkata Knight Riders innings analysis

Put in to bat first after Delhi Daredevils' captain Gautam Gambhir won the toss, Chris Lynn and Sunil Narine came to bat open the batting for Kolkata Knight Riders. Trent Boult opened the bowling for Delhi Daredevils and bowl the first maiden over of IPL 2018. He didn’t allow Lynn to score run as he keeps on trying to pierce the off-side field but failed to do so. Chris Morris came to bowl the second over of the innings and Narine took a single off the first ball. Lynn who played the maiden over in the previous over opened his account with a six over mid-on. Morris put the things tight after the six and gave only 7 runs. Boult came to bowl his second over and took Narine’s wicket as a bouncer, Pant lobs it up, slip completes the catch and DD got rid of the dangerous Narine cheaply. Robin Uthappa came to crease after the loss of first over. Lynn ends the 3rd over with a four in point region. After the end of 3 over KKR 12 for 1.

Shahbaz Nadeem came to bowl the 4th over of the innings and gave 7 runs as Lynn hit the third ball of the over for 4 in the cover region. At the end of 4th over KKR was 19 for the loss of 1 over. The desert of runs for KKR in the 3rd over of the Trent Boult as Uthappa and Lynn hit 3 fours straight down the ground to collect 13 runs of the innings 5th over. Nadeem came to bowl the last over of the powerplay. Uthappa dispatched the 2nd ball of the over for a six over mid-wicket before collecting 12 runs off the last 4 balls. Uthappa scored 18 runs in the 2nd over of Nadeem and end the powerplay on a high for KKR. At the end of the powerplay, KKR was 50 for 1 with Lynn (23 runs off 18 balls) and Uthappa (26 runs off 14 balls).

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IPL 2018: Dhoni's career-best fails to see CSK through; KXIP win by 4 runs

Kings XI Punjab won their second match at Mohali which helps them to move up the Vivo IPL points table. Chennai Super Kings tried to chase the mammoth target but failed to do so.

 

Kings XI Punjab defeated Chennai Super Kings by 4 runs in yet another nail-biter match in the Indian Premier League (IPL 2018). Chasing a mammoth total of 198, CSK kept losing wickets at regular intervals, but in the end captain Dhoni (79 runs off 44 balls) stood tall to make sure it did not become a one-sided match. However, CSK fell short by 4 runs. Earlier, Chris Gayle made a quick fire 63 for KXIP and was declared man of the match. After winning their 3rd match, Kings XI Punjab moved to the second spot in the VIVO IPL points table.

Chennai Super Kings did not have the best of the starts as they would have liked chasing 198. Shane Watson played some shots before getting out for 11.

Earlier, put into bat first, Kings XI Punjab had a dream start as the comeback king Chris Gayle went hammer and tongs from ball one. Lokesh Rahul was not far behind, and he too hit some good shots. Chris Gayle scored 63 runs. Other batsmen did get starts but failed to convert them into big scores, Despite Tahir getting two wickets in two balls, KXIP was able to reach 197-7 in the 20 overs. Chennai Super Kings will need 198 to win when they come out to bat.

Chennai Super Kings innings analysis after 16 overs

Chasing 198, Shane Watson and Murali Vijay came to open the innings for Chennai Super Kings. Brainder Sran came to bowl the first over of and gave away 9 runs. Sran looked rusty as he gave away 5 runs as wide in his first over. Mohit Sharma came to bowl the 2nd over for KXIP and gave away 8 runs before taking good looking Shane Watson, who scored 11 runs off 9 balls. Ambati Rayadu came to bat after the dismissal of Watson and timing the ball beautifully. In the 3rd over, Murali Vijay and Ambati Rayadu collected 14 runs. Vijay pulled Sran’s last for brilliant six in the square leg region. At the end of 3rd over CSK was 31 for 1. Mohit Sharma came to bowl the 4th over and gave away 8 runs. Andrew Tye came to bowl the 5th over and took Vijay’s wicket as he tried to hit Tye out of the ground but got deceived of the slower ball. The second ball hit for a four as he missed his line and Rayadu took the full advantage of it. Tye gave 7 runs and took Murali Vijay's wicket. Mujeeb Ur Rahman came to bowl the last over of the powerplay and gave away only 7 runs. After the end of the powerplay, CSK was 53 for 2 with Sam Billings and Ambati Rayadu on the crease.

Ashwin brought himself to bowl the 7th over of the innings. Billings and Rayadu looked desperate to accelerate, Sam Billings got out while trying to do so. Ashwin bowled the leggie and trapped Billings in front of wicket. Umpire didn’t give out but Ashwin was adamant and went for DRS and decision got over-turned. Dhoni came to bat after the fall of CSK’s 3rd wicket. Yuvraj came to bowl the 8th over of the innings and Dhoni was looking to score big runs from ball one. Yuvraj gave 10 runs in his first over. After the end ,of 8 overs CSK needed 130 runs in 12 over with a required run rate of 10.83. Ashwin came to bowl the 9th over and gave away 13 runs as he failed to turn his leg break bowl which goes for wide. Rayadu and Dhoni scored one four each in Ashwin’s 3rd over.

Mujeeb ur Rahman came to bowl the 10th over and gave away only 4 runs. Andrew came to bowl the 11th over and gave away 9 runs. Dhoni and Rayudu were dealing singles with some a boundary every over. Mujeeb only gave away 7 runs in his 3rd over as required run rate was over 12 runs per over. Ashwin too gave only 6 runs as Rayudu looked desperate to score big runs. After the end of the 13th over CSK needed 97 runs off 42 balls with required run-rate of 13 runs per over.....

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