Author: Soorya G

PBKS ended the league stages of the 15th edition of the IPL with a cracking performance across all departments in an inconsequential rubber against Sunrisers Hyderabad, blowing them away by five wickets. The Kings restricted the Orange Army to a modest total of 157 before chasing it down with close to five overs to spare, thanks to a whirlwind innings of 49* in just 22 deliveries courtesy of Liam Livingstone. The result of the game did not alter much in the larger scheme of things. SRH finished eighth on the table, while Punjab ended in sixth place. Bhuvneshwar Kumar took the field…

Royal Challengers Bangalore made it into the playoffs by the barest of margins after Delhi Capitals failed to win their last game against the Mumbai Indians in an encounter that went down to the wire. It was a tense game which could have gone either way, but in the end, it was the Mumbai Indians who came out on top thanks to a brilliant innings by Singaporean all-rounder Tim David, who smashed 34 in just 11 balls to guide his side to victory. https://twitter.com/ESPNcricinfo/status/1528076881668591616 There were also a number of moments where individual errors cost Delhi Capitals a place in the playoffs. The qualification scenario…

Rajasthan Royals pulled off a crucial victory against the Chennai Super Kings to finish second on the points table, bettering the Lucknow Super Giants barely by net run rate. It was quite a close victory for the Royals, as Ravichandran Ashwin got his side out of the woods, scoring a 23-ball 40, which turned out to be the difference between the two sides. The Super Kings, who finished a disappointing season with yet another loss, will definitely be gutted with Friday’s game, especially after the kind of start they got with Moeen Ali tearing the Rajasthan attack to shreds. However, some quick…

The Royal Challengers Bangalore kept their qualification dreams intact with a brilliant win over table-toppers Gujarat Titans in what was a mostly one-sided contest. The Royal Challengers delivered across all departments, and managed to register a comprehensive victory over Hardik Pandya’s men, taking their tally to 16 points. The Challengers will now have to rely on the result of the Mumbai-Delhi game to know their fate, as a Delhi win will draw the curtains on their campaign. However, the RCB will be delighted with Virat Kohli’s return to form, as the former skipper played a magnificent innings of 73. There…

Lucknow Super Giants pulled off a stunning victory by the barest of margins. They beat Kolkata Knight Riders by two runs in a thoroughly entertaining high-scoring thriller. Lucknow’s openers did not even give the rest of the team a chance to bat, with skipper KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock batting through the innings to get their side to a total of 210/0.  De Kock seemed to play the innings of his life, eventually finishing on 140*. In response, it was a concerted team effort from KKR, where almost every team member contributed with the bat, as the game went…

Five-time champions Mumbai Indians’ horrible campaign was agonisingly extended as the Sunrisers Hyderabad kept their qualification hopes alive with a nail-biting three-run win. The game was ridiculously close, as both sides seemed neck and neck at almost every stage of the game. The Sunrisers batting fired on all cylinders as they posted a humongous total of 193 for the record champions to chase down. Bolstered by an excellent start, the Mumbai Indians looked well on track to take the game home convincingly before a magnificent 18th over wicket maiden courtesy of veteran pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar swung things the way of…

DC made a strong statement against PBKS in a game that could heavily influence the look of the points table come to the end of the league stage. Both teams, on 12 points, battled for the opportunity to decide their own future. Any team that reaches 16 points is most likely to qualify, given that Royal Challengers Bangalore, who can also reach a maximum of 16 points, are massively disadvantaged owing to their poor net run rate, brought about by the fact that they suffered a few big defeats in the tournament. Punjab skipper Mayank Agarwal won the toss and surprisingly opted…

Rajasthan Royals sealed their spot in the playoff stages of the Indian Premier League 2022 after a win against Lucknow Super Giants, making the battle for the final spot an interesting affair. Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and the Kolkata Knight Riders are all gunning for the all-important place, which will see them through to the knockout stages of the game. The Royals posted a total of 178/6 after batting first, with quite a few batsmen making some valuable contributions. The bowling, which has been their strength in this tournament, once again delivered, getting rid of the top…

New Indian Premier League entrants GT registered a seven-wicket victory against the struggling defending champions. Gujarat have now won ten games this season, with one game still in hand, establishing a stranglehold on the top spot, which is now almost undoubtedly theirs to lose. Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings’ shocking season also continued, with another tame performance in what has been a hugely disappointing season for the Yellow Army. The CSK batting was what disappointed this time around, as not a single batsman struck at above 125, something which almost always ends up being detrimental to a side in a T20 game.…

SRH were landed a death blow by a rampant Kolkata Knight Riders, who were again spurred on by a superb performance by the Caribbean Andre Russell, who delivered with both bat and ball. Batting first, the Knight Riders scored 177 in the first innings, after digging their selves into a deep hole as the innings transitioned from the middle overs to the death overs phase. However, it was Russell who delivered the goods when it mattered. He played a crucial cameo to take his side to a defendable total. The Sunrisers were appalling with the bat, something that has happened…