IPL weekly Updates 18.04.2022 to 24 .4.2022

Match 30: Rajasthan Royals VS. Kolkata Knight Riders

Date:  18.4.2022

Venue: Brabourne – CCI

Time:7:30 PM

RESULT: Rajasthan Royals won by 7 runs

Player of the Match:  Yuzvendra Chahhal ( Rajasthan Royals)

Rajasthan Royals VS. Kolkata Knight Riders: It was a match played between Rajasthan Royals led by captain Sanju Samson and Kolkatta Knight Riders led by Captain Shreyas Iyer.

 It was a high scoring match. Once again we saw Jos Buttler in sublime Batting form   hitting a century. 

Jos Buttler innings

But the game changer was Yuzvendra Chahhal who bagged the first Hat Trick of Tata IPL 15th edition. Kolkata knight Riders were batting Skipper, Shreyas Iyer  was playing hopes were still alive but Yuzvendra Chahhal took his wicket and his five wicket haul including a hat trick and skipper Shreyas Iyer’s wicket proved to be be the turning point thereby taking Rajasthan Royals to the winning side.

Chahhal 5 wicket haul

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Match 31: Lucknow Super Giants VS. Royal Challengers Bangalore

Date:  19.4.2022

Venue: DY Patil Stadium

Time:7:30 PM

RESULT: Royal Challengers Bangalore Won by 18 runs

Player of the Match:  Faf Du plessis ( Royal Challengers Bangalore)

Lucknow Super Giants VS. Royal Challengers Bangalore: It was a match played between Lucknow SuperGiants led by captain KL Rahul  and Royal Challengers Bangalore led by Captain Faf Du Plesis.

 Faf du Plessis hit a 64-ball 96 which turned out to be a match winning innings. His hard hitting batting was a treat to watch. He missed his century but in cricket match winning innings are more important than personal milestones. This example was set by the Royal challengers Bangalore captain.

Faf Du plessis innings

 while Aussie quick Josh Hazlewood picked four wickets as Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Lucknow SuperGiants by 18 runs. Riding on Du Plessis’ efforts, RCB posted a stiff 181/6 on the board after being asked to bat first. Bangalore got off to a shaky start and lost Anuj Rawat and Virat Kohli in the first over. It was a rare occasion where Kohli got out on a duck.

Kohli Duck out

However, a crucial 50-plus stand between Du Plessis and Shahbaz Ahmed helped RCB to get things back in order. In response, LSG too started on a similar note and lost Quinton de Kock and Manish Pandey cheaply. KL Rahul was then caught-behind on 30. Krunal Pandya chipped in with a good 28-ball 42 before getting out to Glenn Maxwell.

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Match 32: Delhi Capitals VS. Punjab Kings

Date:  20.4.2022

Venue: MCA Stadium, Pune

Time:7:30 PM

RESULT: Delhi Capitals won by 9 wickets

Player of the Match:  Kuldeep Yadav ( Delhi Capitals)

Delhi Capitals VS. Punjab Kings: It was a match played between Delhi Capitals led by captain Rishabh Pant and Punjab Kings led by Mayank agarwal.

It was a dominating performance by the Delhi Capitals. They played outstanding cricket both with the ball as well as the bat thereby winning the match with a huge margin of 9 wickets.  They started the match on a strong note and bowled out Punjab cheaply for mere 115 runs thereby stamping their authority in the game. The opening pair of David Warner and Prithvi Shaw got Delhi to a flying start. The pair added 81/0 in the first six overs, which is also the highest by the franchise in the power plays. 

Delhi Capitals power play show

Shaw was dismissed by Rahul Chahar on 41 off 20 balls. Warner and Sarfaraz Khan then guided the side home with 57 balls to spare. Earlier in the evening Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, and the in-form batter Liam Livingstone failed to provide Punjab with a good start and were dismissed inside the powerplay overs. Jonny Bairstow also failed to do much. Jitesh Sharma along with Shahrukh stitched a small partnership before the former was trapped LBW by Axar Patel. Among the DC bowlers, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Khaleel Ahmed, and Lalit Yadav scalped two wickets each.

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Match 33: Mumbai Indians VS. Chennai Super Kings

Date:  21.4.2022

Venue: DY Patil Stadium

Time:7:30 PM

RESULT: Chennai Super Kings won by 3 wickets

Player of the Match:  Mukesh Choudhary ( Chennai Super Kings)

Mumbai Indians VS. Chennai Super Kings:  It was a match played between Mumbai Indians led by Captain Rohit Sharma and Chennai Super Kings led by Captain Ravindra Jadeja.

 Mumbai Indians posted 155 for 7 as Tilak Varma top-scored for MI with 51 not out from 43 balls while Suryakumar Yadav chipped in with a 21-ball 32. For CSK, Mukesh Choudhary took three wickets for 19 runs while Dwayne Bravo got two. Mukesh Choudhary rattled the top order of Mumbai Indiansby removing Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan for ducks in the powerplay. He then removed Dewald Brevis for seven, reducing Mumbai to 23/3 in the first three overs. Youngster Tilak Varma notched up a brilliant half-century to bail Mumbai out. Varma’s fighting 51 powered Mumbai to 155/7 in 20 overs. 

Tilak Vermainnings

MS Dhoni’s late flourish helped Chennai Super Kings defeat Mumbai Indians by three wickets at the DY Patil Stadium.

Dhoni the finisher

 It was a match that went down till the last ball and Chennai Super Kings needed four runs of the last ball and Dhoni was on crease and he smacked the ball for a four and helped  Chennai Super Kings to win the match. He remained not out on 28.  It reminded everyone of the manner in which Dhoni hit a six in 50 overs  World cup 2011where India were the world champions.

Last over Ms Dhoni

Ambati Rayudu top-scored for CSK with a 35-ball 40 while Robin Uthappa chipped in with a 30.

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Match 34: Delhi Capitals VS. Rajasthan Royals

Date:  22.4.2022

Venue: Wankhede Stadium

Time:7:30 PM

RESULT: Rajasthan Royals won by 15 runs

Player of the Match: Jos Buttler ( Rajasthan Royals)

Delhi Capitals VS. Rajasthan Royals: It was a match played between Delhi Capitals led by Captain Rishabh Pant and Rajashthan Royal led by Captain Sanju Samson.

Jos Buttler is on fire this IPL. He is scoring centuries at will. Jos Buttler slammed his third century in Tata IPL 2022 and Rajasthan Royals managed to score a massive total of 222 runs.

Jos Buttler Innings

 Delhi Capitals openers once again had a wonderful start while they were there there was some hope for Delhi Capitals. Rishabh Pant was timing the ball quite well. But some great discipline bowling and a massive total helped Rajasthan Royals to land on the winning side.

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Match 35: Kolkata Knight Riders VS. Gujrat Titans

Date:  23.4.2022

Venue: DY Patil Stadium

Time:3:30 PM

RESULT: Gujrat Titans won by 8 runs

Player of the Match: Rashid Khan ( Gujrat Titans)

Kolkata Knight Riders VS. Gujrat Titans:  It was a match played between Kolkata Knight Riders led by Shreyas Iyer and Gujrat Titans led by Hardik Pandya.

Gujarat Titans notched up an eight-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders to claim sixth win of the season. Hardik Pandya  was back into the scheme of things. He made a half-century . 

Hardik Pandya 50

But Tim Southee and Andre Russell restricted Gujarat to 156/9 in 20 overs. In response, Kolkata managed to amass 148 in 20 overs, with Andre Russell scoring a brisk 48. Gujarat Titans skipper Pandya notched up his third consecutive half-century after Shubman Gill (7) and Wriddhiman Saha (25) failed to get going against the Kolkata bowling unit at the DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai. But the momentum shifted in Kolkata’s favor after Hardik fell for 67. Tim Southee picked up three wickets while Andre Russell scalped four in the 20th over to halt Gujarat Titans to 156/9. In the end, the Titans made up for a poor batting show with a brilliant bowling effort to clinch the top spot in points table. Skipper Pandya, who missed the last game, was back for Gujarat Titans. 

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Match 36: Royal Challengers Bangalore VS. Sunrisers Hyderabad

Date:  23.4.2022

Venue: Brabourne – CCI

Time:7:30 PM

RESULT: Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 9 wickets

Player of the Match: Marco Jansen ( Sunrisers Hyderabad)

Royal Challengers Bangalore VS. Sunrisers Hyderabad:  It was a match played between Royal Challengers Bangalore led by Captain Faf Du Plesis and SunRisers Hyderabad led by captain Kane Williamson.

The Sunrisers Hyderabad  registered a comprehensive victory in the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 after defeating the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 9 wickets on Saturday at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. Sunrisers Hyderabad had a wonderful display of bowling by Macro Jansen and T Natrajan. 

Marco Jansen Bowling

Virat Kohli was out for a golden duck once again.

Virat Kohli Duck

They bowled out Royal Challengers Bangalore for only 68 runs. Sunrisers Hyderabad chased the total with 12 overs to spare.Chasing a target of 69, SRH openers – Kane Williamson and Abhishek Sharma started on a confident note. Abhishek Sharma did the majority of the hitting and played quality strokes at the top to get going. The left-handed batter raced off to 28 off 17 deliveries with four fours and one six. SRH skipper Williamson on the other hand, kept rotating the strike and played second fiddle. Williamson and Abhishek Sharma creamed a four each as SRH were 56/0 at the end of the powerplay. Abhishek Sharma fell 3 runs short of a half-century after the left-handed batter was caught in the deep by Anuj Rawat off Harshal Patel’s bowling. Rahul Tripathi finished things off in style with a six as SRH chased down the target with 12 overs to spare. Earlier, RCB, who were put in to bat first, were in early trouble after losing four wickets inside the powerplay. Marco Jansen was exceptional with the new ball and claimed the wicket of RCB skipper Faf du Plessis followed by Virat Kohli and Anuj Rawat.Glenn Maxwell was caught by Williamson, who took a diving catch at extra-cover in the 5th over. At the end of the powerplay RCB were 25-4. Jagadeesha Suchith then struck twice to dismiss Suyash Prabhudessai as well as the dangerous Dinesh Karthik. While Prabhudessai was stumped for 15, Dinesh Karthik was caught behind in the 9th over. Troubles increased further for RCB after Shahbaz Ahmed was caught behind off Umran Malik’s bowling. Natarajan rattled the stumps of Harshal Patel followed by Wanindu Hasaranga to pick the next two wickets and RCB were 9 down inside 15 overs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked the final wicket of the innings after SRH skipper Williamson took a running catch to dismiss Mohammed Siraj as RCB were 68 all out in the first innings. 

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Match 37: Lucknow Super Giants VS. Mumbai Indians

Date:  24.4.2022

Venue: Wankhede Stadium

Time:7:30 PM

RESULT: Lucknow Super Giants won by 36 runs

Player of the Match: KL Rahul ( Lucknow Super Giants)

Lucknow Super Giants VS. Mumbai Indians: The match was played between Mumbai Indians led by Captain Rohit Sharma and Lucknow SuperGiants led by captain KL Rahul.

KL Rahul scored his second century of the season against Mumbai Indians.  But he hardly had any support at the other end as LSG managed a score of 168/6 in 20 overs.

KL Rahul Innings

 On the other hand, his bowlers and fielders backed him up perfectly as they stifled MI in the run chase and condemned the five-time champions to their eighth consecutive defeat. Out of the seven bowlers that LSG deployed, six took wickets while the only one who didn’t, Dushmantha Chameera, conceded just 14 runs in his four overs. Krunal Pandya ended up with three wickets to his name after taking two in the last over of the match, by which time the game was well and truly out of MI’s hands. 

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