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  Devdutt Paddikal had an amazing debut season for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2020. After consistent performances in the Vijay Hazare and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy last year, RCB bought him last year. He did not get a chance to play in the XI and Virat Kohli's performance was not great as they finished last in the points table. Paddikal grabbed his opportunities with both hands as he got to open the innings for RCB in this year’s IPL. In the opening match against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on 21 st September, the left-handed batsman showed his class and impressed with his stroke. He was dropped twice but remained calm to reach a half-century off 36 balls. It was an impressive beginning for Paddikal being dismissed for 56 off 42 balls with boundaries. He and Finch added 90 runs for the opening wicket. Despite his efforts, RCB posted 163 for 5 in 20 overs. Thanks to Chahal's brilliance, RCB registered 10 runs win. Chasing down a massive t...

  Mumbai Indians registered a comfortable 5 wicket over Delhi Capitals in the finals of IPL 2020 played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on Tuesday. Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start for DC as last match hero Marcus Stoinis was dismissed off the very 1 st ball by Trent Boult. Shikhar Dhawan looked steady with his strokes and put some pressure on Mumbai Indians bowlers. Boult got rid of Ajiyanka Rahane with another good delivery to leave Delhi Capitals in trouble at 16 for 2. Jayant Yadav replacing Rahul Chahar dismissed Shikhar Dhawan with a superb ball leaving Delhi Capitals in trouble at 22 for 3. DC captain Shreyas Iyer and Pant counterattacked making life tough for MI. At the end of the first six overs, Delhi Capitals made 41 for 3. Iyer and Pant kept the scoreboard ticking taking singles and hitting boundaries. At the end of the first timeout, Delhi Capitals made 59 for 3. After the timeout, Iyer, a...

  Delhi Capitals held their nerves to defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad in a high scoring thriller played at Sheikh Zayed International Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Sunday. DC captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to bat first. Marcus Stoinis opened the innings along with Shikhar Dhawan. It was a flying start by DC openers who created pressure on SRH bowlers right from the word go. At the end of the first six overs, Delhi Capitals raced to 65 for 0 and the first timeout was taken. After the timeout, Dhawan and Stoinis continued their attacking approach putting SRH bowlers under pressure. Rashid Khan produced a superb delivery to get rid of Stoinis breaking 86 runs stand for the opening wicket. On the other hand, Dhawan completed his fifty off 26 balls. DC captain Iyer looked a little sluggish and could not time the ball. SRH fielding was not up to the mark as they dropped catches and conceded boundaries. At the end of the second timeout, Delhi Capitals made 120 for 1. Iyer’s strugg...

  Thanks to brilliant performances from Kane Williamson and Jason Holder, Sunrisers Hyderabad held their nerves defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore in a thrilling contest played at Sheikh Zayed International Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Friday. Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start as Jason Holder got rid of RCB captain Virat Kohli down the leg catch by Goswami. Aaron Finch came at number 3 and looked a little edgy. Holder struck again to dismiss Devdutt Paddikal with a good catch by Priyam Garg at midwicket. At the end of the first six overs, RCB scored just 32 for 2. AB de Villiers and Aaron Finch kept the scoreboard ticking with singles. At the end of the first timeout, RCB made 45 for 2. After the timeout, Aaron Finch hit the first six to put some pressure on SRH bowlers. Shahbaz Nadeem provided the breakthrough for SRH getting rid of Finch giving a simple catch to Samad at sweeper cover. Finch and de Villers adde...

  Mumbai Indians produced a dominating performance to defeat Delhi Capitals in the first qualifier played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on Thursday. By virtue of this win, MI qualified for the finals to be played on 10 th November. Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to field first. Quinton de Kock began off to a great start scoring 15 runs off Daniel Sams in the 1 st over. R Ashwin was bought into the attack and got rid of Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma. Surya Kumar Yadav looked in cracking touch and put the DC bowlers under immense pressure. At the end of the first six overs, Mumbai Indians raced away to 63 for 1. With this, the first timeout was called. It was a great display of batting by de Kock and Surya Kumar Yadav who played DC bowlers brilliantly. Needing to break the partnership, Ashwin bowled slowly as de Kock tried to hit a big shot giving a simple catch at long-off to Dhawan. De Kock and Surya Kumar Yadav added 62 runs for th...

  Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by 10 wickets in the final league match of IPL 2020 played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah on Tuesday. Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for SRH as Sandeep Sharma dismissed Rohit Sharma giving a simple catch to Warner at mid-off. Rohit looked rusty after missing a few matches due to injuries. Quinton de Kock looked in cracking touch and put the SRH bowlers. After being hit for 16 runs, Sandeep Sharma got the wicket of de Kock hitting inside onto the stumps. At the end of the six overs, Mumbai Indians scored 48 for 2. After the field restrictions, Surya Kumar Yadav played with intent and kept the scoreboard ticking along with Ishan Kishan. At the end of the first timeout, Mumbai Indians made 59 for 2. Surya Kumar and Kishan kept on making life tough for SRH bowlers. Shahbaz Nadeem provided the breakthrough for SRH getting the wicket of well-set Surya Kumar with...

  Delhi Capitals defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by six wickets to finish the league stage in 2 nd place played at Sheikh Zayed International Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Monday. Despite losing, Royal Challengers Bangalore qualified for the playoffs stage. DC captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to field first.   It was a cautious start by Joshua Phillippe and Devdutt Paddikal who could not time the ball. Kagiso Rabada provided the breakthrough for Capitals getting rid of Philippe whose bat twisted and gave a simple catch to Prithvi Shaw. Paddikal looked impressive with his stroke-making and put some pressure on DC bowlers. On the other hand, Kohli took some time to settle. At the end of the first six overs, RCB scored 40 for 1. After the field restrictions, Kohli and Paddikal kept the scoreboard ticking with tight bowling from DC. At the end of the first timeout, RCB scored 56 for 1. Nortje dropped a tough chance to dismiss Kohli at long-on. A decent catch by St...

  Kolkata Knight Riders produced a dominating performance as they defeated Rajasthan Royals by a big margin played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on Sunday.   Rajasthan Royals captain Steve Smith won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for RR as Jofra Archer got rid of Nitish Rana with a review. The umpire gave it out and Rana decided to review it, as there was an edge. Shubman Gill and Rahul Tripathi took the attack playing positive strokes to put RR bowlers under immense pressure. At the end of the first six overs, KKR scored 55 for 1. Rahul Tewaita provided the much-needed breakthrough for RR getting rid of Shubman Gill with a simple catch to Buttler. Gill and Tripathi added 72 runs for the 2 nd wicket. With that wicket, the first timeout was called at 73 for 2. Tewaita struck again after timeout dismissing Sunil Narine. Things got worst for KKR as they lost wickets of Rahul Tripathi and Dinesh Karthik. KKR captain Eoin Morgan came to th...

  It was a disappointing end to Kings XI Punjab journey as they were knocked out by losing to Chennai Super Kings badly in the 53 rd match of IPL 2020 played at Sheikh Zayed International Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Sunday.   CSK captain MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to field first. Kings XI Punjab openers KL Rahul and comeback man Mayank Agarwal got the team off to a flying start putting pressure on CSK bowlers with aggressive strokes. Mayank looked in decent touch hitting the ball in gaps and creating pressure. Lungi Ngidi got the breakthrough immediately getting rid of Mayank Agarwal getting inside edge onto the stumps. Kings XI Punjab openers put on 48 runs and ended the first six overs at 53 for 1. Kings XI Punjab ended the first timeout at 56 for 1. CSK bowlers made a strong comeback to put pressure on Kings XI Punjab batsmen. Ngidi struck again to dismiss KXIP captain KL Rahul with a good yorker. Shardul Thakur made another important breakthrough getting the wick...

  Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore comfortably in the 52 nd match of the tournament played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah on Saturday. SRH captain David Warner won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for Warner led side as Sandeep Sharma got rid of Devdutt Paddikal with a wild swipe hitting the wickets. Sharma bowled with tight lines and lengths not allowing RCB batsmen to score runs easily. A superb catch by Williamson ended the innings for Kohli. Joshua Phillippe struggled for the timing and could not hit big shots. At the end of the first six overs, RCB scored 30 for 2. Shahbaz Nadeem was bought into the attack dropping a tough return catch to dismiss AB de Villiers. Phillippe looked edgy but put some pressure on SRH bowling. RCB ended the first timeout at 52 for 2. AB de Villiers and Phillippe stepped the ante with lovely strokes. Shahbaz Nadeem produced the big wicket of de Villiers by Abishek Sharma. De Villiers and P...

  Mumbai Indians produced a dominating display to beat Delhi Capitals with ease in the 51 st match of IPL 2020 played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on Saturday. Mumbai Indians captain Kieron Pollard won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for MI as Trent Boult got rid of Shikhar Dhawan with an excellent diving catch by Surya Kumar Yadav at backward point. Prithvi Shaw played two cracking shots but played a rash stroke to be caught by Quinton de Kock. Iyer was given not out by the umpire as Mumbai Indians asked for a review and the decision remained as it. At the end of the first six overs, Delhi Capitals struggled at 26 for 2. It was a disappointing batting effort by Iyer and Pant who could not time the ball. At the end of the first timeout, Delhi Capitals scored 44 for 2. Rahul Chahar produced a good delivery to dismiss Iyer with superb stumping by de Kock. Iyer and Pant added 35 runs for the 3 rd wicket. The things got worse for Delhi Capita...

  Thanks to a superb batting effort, Rajasthan Royals defeated Kings XI Punjab easily in the 50 th match of IPL 2020 played at Sheikh Zayed International Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Friday.   Rajasthan Royals captain Steve Smith won the toss and decided to field first. The decision paid off as Jofra Archer got an early breakthrough dismissing Mandeep Singh with a stunning catch by Ben Stokes diving forward. Chris Gayle came to the crease and put the RR bowlers under pressure. RR dropped a golden chance to dismiss Gayle as Riyan Parag could not judge the catch. KL Rahul looked steady with his stroke play and gave most of the strike to Gayle. At the end of the first six overs, Kings XI Punjab made 53 for 1. It was a good batting display by both KXIP batsmen. Kings XI Punjab ended the first timeout at 63 for 1. Chris Gayle made the batting look easy and completed his fifty off 33 balls. KL Rahul struggled with his timing while Gayle showed his class with attacking stroke play....

  Surya Kumar’s brilliant knock helped Mumbai Indians defeat Royal Challengers Bangalore easily in the 48 th match of IPL 2020 played at Sheikh Zayed International Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Mumbai Indians captain Kieron Pollard won the toss and decided to field first. Joshua Phillippe and Paddikal started cautiously against Bumrah. After the initial spell, RCB openers took the attack to Boult, Pattinson and Krunal Pandya hitting him for runs putting Mumbai Indians bowlers under pressure. At the end of the first six overs, RCB made 54 for 0. With that, the first timeout was called. Rahul Chahar was bought into the attack but Paddikal and Philippe looked decent with their stroke play. After being hit for 2 boundaries, de Kock produced a superb stumping to dismiss Philippe. RCB openers put on 71 runs. Virat Kohli struggled to time the ball and looked out of sorts. On the other hand, Paddikal impressed making the batting look easy reaching his fifty off 30 balls. Jasprit Bu...

  Sunrisers Hyderabad produced a dominating performance as they cruised to a comfortable win over Delhi Capitals in the 47 th match of IPL 2020 played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on Tuesday. Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to field first. The birthday boy David Warner and Wriddhman Saha looked in ominous touch right from word go putting pressure on their prime fast bowlers Rabada. Warner made the batting at ease hitting boundaries at will along with Saha. Before the power play over ended, Warner smashed Rabada for 22 runs including 4 boundaries and 2 sixes. During the innings, the captain led from the front completing his fifty off just 25 balls while Saha gave him good support. At the end of the first six overs, SRH raced away to 77 for 0. Saha and Warner continued to milk the bowling making life tough for DC bowlers. At the end of the first timeout, SRH scored 84 for 0. After the timeout, Saha also joined in the party. It was an amazi...

  Kings XI Punjab produced a dominating performance as they defeated Kolkata Knight Riders easily in the 46 th match of IPL 2020 played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah on Monday. Kings XI Punjab captain KL Rahul won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start as Glenn Maxwell got rid of Nitish Rana getting a top edge to Gayle at short fine leg. Mohammed Shami struck twice in the 2 nd over dismissing Rahul Tripathi and Dinesh Karthik to leave KKR in trouble at 10 for 3. Dinesh Karthik was given out by the umpire and the decision remained out.  Shubman Gill and Eoin Morgan counter-attacked with positive strokes putting pressure on the KXIP bowlers. At the end of the first six overs, KKR made 54 for 3. It was an amazing batting display by Morgan and Gill who kept on ticking the scoreboard. At the end of the first timeout, KKR scored 66 for 3. As things looked good for KKR, Ravi Bishnoi provided the breakthrough dismissing dangerous Morgan giving a catch...

  Ben Stokes and Sanju Samson partnership ensure that Rajasthan Royals chase down a massive target in style against defending Champions Mumbai Indians played at Sheikh Zayed International Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Sunday.   Mumbai Indians captain Kieron Pollard won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start as Quinton de Kock was dismissed by Jofra Archer taking the inside edge onto the stumps. Ishan Kishan and Surya Kumar Yadav played with positive intent putting pressure on RR bowlers. At the end of the first six overs, Mumbai Indians made 59 for 1. Kishan and Surya Kumar Yadav made the batting look easy to put enough pressure on RR bowlers. At the end of the first timeout, MI looked in a comfortable position at 79 for 1. A sensational one-handed catch by Jofra Archer at long-off ended the innings for Kishan. Kishan and Surya Kumar Yadav added 83 runs for the 2 nd wicket. RR fought back strongly as Gopal dismissed Surya Kumar with an easy catch to Stokes...

  Thanks to all-round performance, Chennai Super Kings register a comfortable win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 44 th match played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on Sunday. RCB captain Virat Kohli won the toss and decided to bat first. Aaron Finch and Devdutt Paddikal got off to a cautious start with positive stroke play. Sam Curran coming into the attack dismissed Aaron Finch gave a simple catch to Gaikwad at covers. Paddikal looked impressive and created pressure on CSK bowlers. At the end of the first six overs, RCB made 46 for 1. Soon after the field restrictions, Mitchell Santer was bought into the attack and got rid of Paddikal with a good relay catch by Faf du Plessis and Gaikwad. The experienced duo of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers kept on ticking the scoreboard with singles and hitting occasional boundaries. At the end of the first timeout, RCB made 63 for 2. Ravindra Jadeja missed a chance to run out AB de Villiers. Jadeja and Tahir kept the press...

  A superb bowling effort helped Kings XI Punjab defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad in a thrilling encounter played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on Saturday. Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner won the toss and decided to field first. Mandeep Singh came to open the innings along with KL Rahul. Both openers looked positive with their intent putting pressure on SRH bowlers. Sandeep Sharma produced the breakthrough dismissing Mandeep as Rashid takes an easy catch at deep square leg. KXIP openers put on 37 runs for the opening wicket. Chris Gayle coming at number 3 played some lovely shots and kept the scoreboard ticking. At the end of the first six overs, Kings XI Punjab made 47 for 1. Rashid Khan was bought into the attack as Gayle smacked him for a six. In his next over, Warner decided to review the decision for LBW but it was retained due to the ball hitting the outside leg. At the end of the first timeout, Kings XI Punjab scored 61 for 1. After the timeout, Jason Holde...

  After losing their last match miserably to RCB, Kolkata Knight Riders made a strong comeback into the tournament with a resounding win over Delhi Capitals in the 42 nd match of IPL 2020 played at Sheikh Zayed International Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to field first. Tushar Deshpande bowled the first over giving away 2 boundaries. Anrich Nortje making a comeback into the playing XI got the breakthrough dismissing Shubman Gill with an easy catch to Axar Patel at backward point. Nitish Rana asked to open the innings played some lovely shots. Anrich Nortje struck again for Delhi Capitals dismissing Rahul Tripathi with good delivery. Tripathi looked decent enough with aggressive strokes against Kagiso Rabada. Rabada was bought into the attack and dismissed Dinesh Karthik to leave KKR in trouble at 42 for 3. Sunil Narine coming at number 5 took on Delhi Capitals bowlers along with Nitish Rana. At the end of the fir...

  Mumbai Indians produced a dominating performance as they won the match easily against Chennai Super Kings in the 41 st match of IPL 2020 played at Sharjah Cricket Ground, Sharjah on Friday. Mumbai Indians stand-in captain Kieron Pollard won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start as Trent Boult produced an in-swinging delivery to dismiss Ruturaj Gaikwad. The umpire gave it not out and Pollard decided to review, it was overturned. Jasprit Bumrah made the matter worst for CSK as he dismissed Rayudu with a bouncer and then dismissed Jagadeesan with a simple catch to Surya Kumar Yadav at slips. The things got worse for CSK as Boult got rid of Faf du Plessis to leave them in tatters at 3 for 4. MS Dhoni and Jadeja hit some lovely shots before Boult struck dismissing Jadeja who came down the track giving a simple catch to Krunal Pandya at midwicket. At the end of the first six overs, CSK looked in deep trouble at 24 for 5. Rahul Chahar dismissed CSK captain, M...