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13 th match (N), Indian Premier League at Eden Gardens, Kolkata , Apr 1 6,  2018 . Kolkata Knight Riders 200-9 (Nitish Rana 59, Andre Russell 41, Robin Uthappa 35, Rahul Tewatia 3-18) beat Delhi Daredevils 129 in 14.2 overs (Rishabh Pant 43, Glenn Maxwell 47, Sunil Narine 3-18, Kuldeep Yadav 3-32) by 71 runs. Man of the Match:  Nitish Rana, for his 35-ball 59, which contained 5 fours & 4 sixes. The Kolkata Knight Riders closed their second landslide in VIVO IPL 2018 when they overpowered the Delhi Daredevils by 71 runs at the Eden Gardens on Monday night. KKR were driven to 200-9 by Nitish Rana's audacious fifty  and Andre Russell's unbelievable offensive. Later on, however, the Delhi Daredevils got in advance, and remained ahead, of the mandatory rate for the most part of their race, they kept losing wickets and were finally bowled out for 129 in 14.2 overs. Andre Russell finished his next noteworthy input of this season when he made 41 batting at num...

12 th match (N), Indian Premier League at IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, Apr 1 5  2018 Kings XI Punjab 197-7 (Chris Gayle 63, KL Rahul 37, Imran Tahir 2-34) beat Chennai Super Kings 193-5 (MS Dhoni 50, Ambati Rayudu 49) by 4 runs. Man of the Match : Chris Gayle, for his 32-ball 63, which contained 7 fours & 4 sixes. Kings XI Punjab sealed their second success of the VIVO IPL 2018 after they conquered the Chennai Super Kings by 4 runs at the IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. Batting first, KXIP galloped on Chris Gayle’s half-century and aids from several of their hitters to post a challenging 197-7. Early wickets by the KXIP bowlers put the guests under gravity very early in the run-chase. But MS Dhoni hurled a fantastic ambush in the last three overs to fetch his squad back into the challenge. Regardless of Dhoni’s bombardment, CSK did their 20 overs at 193-5 , five runs short of victory . Chris Gayle proclaimed himself in Kings XI Punjab colors with distinctive ...

9 th match (N), Indian Premier League at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, Apr 1 4 , 2018 Brief Scores: Mumbai Indians 194/7 in 20 overs (S Yadav 53, E Lewis 48, D Christain 2/35) lost to Delhi Daredevils 195/3 (J Roy 91*, R Pant 47, K Pandya 2/21) by seven wickets. Man of the Match : Jason Roy – 91 off 53 balls. A nother last-ball finish game in the VIVO IPL 2018 as Jason Roy took the Delhi Daredevils home against the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium.  Jason Roy opened the innings with Gautam Gambhir as DD was set an intimidating target of 195 by the home  side . After the DD captain was dismissed by MustafizurRahman at 50 on board in the 6 th , Rishabh Pant came in shaping the chase.  The pair added 69 runs for the second wicket as they ripped the MI bowling attack apart.  With 60 runs required off 40 balls, Shreyas Iyer joined Roy in the middle. Roy banged Rahman over the covers off the first ball of the last over and knocked the next fo...

10 th match (N), Indian Premier League at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, Apr 1 4,  2018 . Kolkata Knight Riders 138-8 (Chris Lynn 49, Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3-26, Billy Stanlake 2-21, Shakib Al Hasan 2-21) lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad 139-5 in 19 overs (Kane Williamson 50, Shakib Al Hasan 27, Sunil Narine 2-17) by 5 wickets. Man of the Match : Billy Stanlake, for his fiery spell of 2-21. Sunrisers Hyderabad listed their first-ever win at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata after they beaten the hosts Kolkata Knight Riders by 5 wickets in Match 10 of VIVO IPL 2018. The SRH bowlers were once again in charge of setting up the contest; their five bowlers limited the home team to 138-8. The SRH captain Kane Williamson recorded an enduring half-century and motorized his team’s chase; SRH got across the line with one full over to standby. The win was Sunrisers’ third win of the period, while KKR ached their second successive downfall following the loss to Chennai Super Kings. The SRH captain won ...

8 th match (N), Indian Premier League at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, Apr 1 3 , 2018 Kings XI Punjab 155 in 19.2 overs (KL Rahul 47, R Ashwin 33, Umesh Yadav 3-23) lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore 159-6 in 19.3 overs (AB de Villiers 57, Quinton de Kock 45, R Ashwin 2-30) by 4 wickets. Man of the Match:   Umesh Yadav, for his sensational spell of 4-0-23-3. Royal Challengers Bangalore sealed their first points in VIVO IPL 2018 after they beaten Kings XI Punjab by 4 wickets at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday night. After endearing the toss and electing to bowl, the RCB bowlers sacked the visitors for 155. Their   reply wasn’t without drama; Brendon McCullum was canned the second ball of the hunt and Virat Kohli was dismissed for 21, but AB de Villiers batted unwearyingly and blasted at just the right time to incline the gauges back in favor of his team. Courtesy his half-century, and his 59-run partnership with Mandeep Singh, RCB got over the finish li...

Mumbai Indians 147-8 (Evin Lewis 29, Sandeep Sharma 2-25, Siddarth Kaul 2-29) lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad 151-9 (Shikhar Dhawan 45, Deepak Hooda 32*, Mayank Markande 4-23, Mustafizur Rahman 3-24) by 1 wicket. Man of the Match :  Rashid Khan, for his miserly bowling figures of 4-0-13-1 In a n  electrifying last-ball finish, hosts Sunrisers Hyderabad held their audacity to outshine defending champs Mumbai Indians at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium on Thursday night. Given a target of 148, SRH initiated fine and were on a pathway to get over the line easily, before they lost wickets in a bundle. SRH required 11 off the last  over with their last duo at the crease.  Deepak Hooda hit Ben Cutting’s first ball for a six to bring the equivalence down to a run-a-ball. A nd a  wide, a dot ball and three singles later, the hosts needed one run off the final delivery, and Billy Stanlake picked that instant to hit his first-ever boundary in sen...

6 th match (N), Indian Premier League at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, Apr 1 1  2018 Rajasthan Royals 153-5 in 17.5 Overs (Ajinkya Rahane 45, Sanju Samson 37, Shahbaz Nadeem 2-34) beat Delhi Daredevils 60-4 in 6.0 Overs (Rishabh Pant 20, Ben Laughlin 2-20) by 10 runs (DLS Method) Man of the Match : Sanju Samson, for his 22-ball 37. Rajasthan Royals sealed their first points in VIVO IPL 2018 returning  to the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. In a rain-affected match at their bastion, the Royals conquered the Delhi Daredevils by 10 runs. T he Rajasthan Royals had made 153-5 in 17.5 overs when their innings had to be hastily concluded because of dips. The showers kept the players off the field for more than two and half hours, and when play recommenced, the Daredevils were given a mark of 71 runs in six overs – the target reviewed using the DLS method. Colin Munro  of the Daredevils went to pavilion off the first ball, and regardless of the best exertions of...

5th match (N), Indian Premier League at Chennai, Apr 10, 2018 Chennai Super Kings 205 for 5 (Billings 56, Watson 42) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 202 for 6 (Russell 88*) by five wickets) A messy start greeted Chennai Super Kings back to the MA Chidambaram Stadium: protests and a delayed toss due to the late arrival of match officials. The end was even more distracted, as Super Kings hunted down 17 off the final over, bowled by Vinay Kumar, to edge a high-scoring page-turner and keep the IPL's trend of successful chases this season alive. Chasing 203 after Andre Russell cleaned 88 off 36 balls, the highest score by a No. 7 batsman or lower in the IPL, Super Kings' hunt subsided and streamed until the final over. Super Kings were given an authoritative, rapid start by Shane Watson and Ambati Rayudu, whose 75-run opening standoff 35 balls brought the voice of a passive home crowd back. Then MS Dhoni's 25 off 28 pushed Knight Riders ahead once more as the requ...

In the 4th match (N), Indian Premier League at Hyderabad, Apr 9, 2018, Sunrisers Hyderabad 127 for 1 (Dhawan 78*, Williamson 36*) beat Rajasthan Royals 125 for 9 (Samson 49, Kaul 2-17, Shakib 2-23) by nine wickets. Sunrisers bowlers prove too much for  Royals Hyderabad  had highest run chase  over the last three seasons  147  and this was without David Warner on their side.   Yesterday   the  new Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Kane Williamson decided bravely to field first, and his bowlers vindicated that call-in style. Rajasthan Royals innings ended up  to 125 for 9 and then saw Sunrisers canter home by nine wickets on the same Uppal surface where the ball was playing all sort of tricks when they were batting . Shikhar Dhawan banged a half-century, Williamson hit off  with an attractive knock and the home fans returned home a happy lot. In his first game for the new franchise, Australia n  fast bowler Billy Stanlak...

Before the opening contest of IPL 2018 between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) teams, the cricket lovers enjoyed opening ceremony of the mega event, at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.   The opening ceremony was a unification of actors under one roof, cherishing the love for the game and setting the stage for the highly awaited cricketing action to follow in the next two months. Bollywood peeps Hrithik Roshan, Varun Dhawan, Jacqueline Fernandez and Tamannaah performed. Colorful dresses, fancy props, drum rolls, and more than a hundred supporting artists that left everyone mesmerized. Ranveer Singh and Parineeti Chopra were also reported to perform but the couple opted out. While Ranveer cited a shoulder injury for pulling out, Parineeti felt she wasn’t prepared enough and ‘she was not okay putting up a compromised performance. Contest to Begin CSK made a return to the championship after serving a two-year suspension for spot-fixing. They are led b...

2 nd  day of IPL 2018 will be remembered by outclassing performance of KL Rahul who blasted the IPL's fastest half-century to give Kings XI Punjab a stimulating start to their 2018 IPL crusade. Rahul destroyed the Delhi Daredevils attack in a ruthless performance, getting to the momentous score within three overs and off just 14 balls. Strangely, though, Kings XI ended up huffing and puffing to their target of 167. After Rahul's dismissal, Kings XI only made 103 runs in 84 balls. But such had been the damage exacted by Rahul that they still managed to win with seven balls to standby. All that after Gautam Gambhir, the Daredevils captain, celebrated his return to his hometown franchise with a fighting half-century. But Kings XI's spin duo of R Ashwin and the 17-year old debutant Mujeeb Ur Rahman led a strong bowling performance to restrict Daredevils to a total that was just about par. Kings XI stacked their attack with three spinners, and each of them c...