IPL 2020, Match 6: KL Rahul's record 132 powers KXIP to commanding win over RCB
September 24, 2020 23:28 ISTKL Rahul scored a masterful unbeaten 132 as Kings XI Punjab defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 97 runs in Dubai.
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KL Rahul scored a masterful unbeaten 132 as Kings XI Punjab defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 97 runs in Dubai.
Virat Kohli continues the trend of opting to bowl first in order to make most of the dew factor and makes no changes in XI; Jimmy Neesham makes debut for Kings XI Punjab.
Rohit Sharma has shown once again why he is one of the best batsmen in the limited formats of the game as Mumbai Indians skipper played a flawless 54-ball 80 runs knock on a surface that wasn’t easy to bat on as Mumbai Indians registered their first win in the Indian Premier League at the cost of Kolkata Knight Riders in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
Rohit Sharma has shown once again why he is one of the best batsmen in the limited formats of the game as Mumbai Indians skipper played a flawless 54-ball 80 runs knock on a surface that wasn’t easy to bat on as Mumbai Indians registered their first win in the IPL.
KKR, who become the last team to kick off their IPL 2020 campaign, picked Eoin Morgan, Pat Cummins, Andre Russell and Sunil Narine as their four overseas players.
Rajasthan Royals defeated Chennai Super Kings by 16 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on September 22.
Rajasthan Royals skipper Steve Smith lauded the team players after defeating Chennai Super Kings by 16 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on September 22. "We played really well.
Half-centuries from Sanju Samson and Steve Smith and three crucial wickets from Rahul Tewatia helped Rajasthan Royals beat Chennai Super Kings by 16 runs in Sharjah.
Players of team Rajasthan Royals boarded buses for Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Dubai on September 22 ahead of their opening match of Indian Premier League 2020.
While addressing a joint press conference in Dubai on September 22, Head Coach of Kolkata Knight Riders, Brendon McCullum spoke on fitness of players in the ongoing IPL tournament.
While addressing a press conference in Dubai on September 22, fast bowler of Mumbai Indians squad, Trent Boult spoke on IPL tournament. He said, "The opportunity to bowl with Jasprit Bumrah and the other guys in the team is very exciting. Bumrah has got experience and amazing skills."
Led by MS Dhoni, Chennai Super Kings won the toss and opted to field against Rajasthan Royals in Sharjah.
A spirited performance by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) guided them to a 10-run win over Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Dubai International Stadium on September 21.
As the ongoing IPL 2020 season is underway in United Arab Emirates (UAE) amid the COVID-19 pandemic without the presence of crowd at the stadium, Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner said it's unfortunate to not have the fans around, however, he is grateful that they are at least getting to play in these stressing times.
RCB (Royal Challengers Bangalore) defended the score of 163/5 against SRH (Sunrisers Hyderabad) in the third match of IPL 2020, on the back of debutant Devdutt Padikkal's 56 runs off 42 balls and brilliant performance of spinner Yuzvendra Chahal who took three crucial wickets.
Debutant Devdutt Padikkal, seasoned AB de Villiers hit fifties while Yuzvendra Chahal scalped three wickets to help Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 10 runs.
Virat Kohli's Bangalore will look to overcome the ghosts of the previous season, where they finished last on the points table. While David Warner's SRH will look to rectify their issue of choosing four best overseas players as they have several in their ranks.
Delhi Capitals on Sunday pulled off one of the most breathtaking heists of all time. Every time they looked to falter and end up with an embarrassing figure, someway someone pulled things back in order. When Mayank Agarwal single-handedly dragged Kings XI Punjab from brink of an embarrassing defeat in their IPL 2020 opener at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday to realising an impressive win, Marcus Stoinis pulled things back with the same sheer brilliance he had revived Delhi's faltering innings with the bat, to enforce a Super Over. And then, KXIP incurred a disastrous Super Over with Kagiso Rabada doing his magic, requiring only three balls to end their struggle. Delhi required only two balls to get over the line and hand themselves an astounding escape.
Rabada dismissed Rahul and Pooran in back-to-back deliveries of Super Over for just 2 runs as Delhi comfortably chased down the target to register win.
Veteran West Indies batsman failed to find his name in the playing XI after new KXIP captain Rahul won the toss on Sunday and opted to bowl in their opener against Delhi Capitals at the Dubai International Stadium.
While addressing a press conference, Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming termed Sam Curran's performance as outstanding, after team won the opening match of IPL 2020 against Mumbai Indians.
Led by twin fifties from Ambati Rayudu and Faf du Plessis, Chennai Super Kings defeated Mumbai Indians by 5 wickets in the IPL 2020 opening match in Abu Dhabi.
Mumbai Indians reached Abu Dhabi on September 19 ahead of their opening match of Indian Premier League 2020.
Chennai Super Kings won the toss in the IPL 2020 opener at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi and captain MS Dhoni opted to bowl first against the defending champions Mumbai Indians.
Ahead of their season's opening match against Kings XI Punjab, the head coach of Delhi Capitals Ricky Ponting on September 19 said that IPL 2020 is going to be very different due to COVID-19 pandemic, and so will the preparations of Delhi Capitals.
Chennai Super Kings boarded buses for Sheikh Zayed stadium in Abu Dhabi on September 19 ahead of their opening match of Indian Premier League 2020.
MS Dhoni's love for the Indian Army is no secret. Dhoni inspires the youth of the nation to join the Indian Army and serve the country.
MS Dhoni's die-hard fan Ram Babu got emotional on former Indian cricket captain's retirement from international cricket.
Minutes after former India captain MS Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket, left-hand batsman and CSK teammate Suresh Raina also drew curtains on his international career.
Dhoni's retirement took the cricket world by surprise on Saturday evening when he made the announcement on his official Instagram account.
The eagerly-awaited Indian Premier League will start on September 19 in the United Arab Emirates with the final slated on November 8. The IPL has been made possible by the ICC's decision to postpone the October-November T20 World Cup in Australia owing to the COVID-19 pandemic due to which the host country expressed its inability to conduct the event.
ICC Men's World Cup 2023 has been postponed and is rescheduled to be held in India Oct-Nov 2023 with the final on 26 November. Speaking on it, ICC Chief Executive, Manu Sawhney said, "It is extremely important and is right for the sport.
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