Match-17 Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings

Mumbai Indians last challenge at M.A.Chidambaram stadium ends in a defeat against the Punjab Kings. A solid start was set up by MI Captain Rohit Sharma 63 (52) and steady Suryakumar Yadav 33 (27) but from there some quick wickets by the Kings' Bowling unit- Mohammed Shami 2/21 (4), Ravi Bishnoi 2/21 (4) and Deepak Hooda's 1/15(3) wickets restrict the Mumbai Indians to 131/6 (20)

And...the Punjab Kings captain KL Rahul 60* (52) along side Chris Gayle 43* (35) lead their team to a whopping 9 wickets win(14 balls left) with the sole wicket of Mayank Agarwal 25 (20) and the Mumbai Indians bowlers just couldn't do the job for their team.

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Match 56 Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore

The Sheik Zayed Stadium hosted the final game of the Indian Premier League this season. The match is played between the Delhi Capitals and the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Virat Kohli wins the toss and decides to bowl against Rishabh Pant's squad. Openers Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan get their partnership going. It has been a fine start for both the players. Prithvi gets 48 runs off 31 deliveries and unfortunately misses out on his half century. But soon as Shikhar Dhawan as he gets 43 runs off 35 balls to his credit. Shimron Hetmyer plays an interesting can you to get 29 runs for the Capitals. On the other hand Miyan Magic has done it for the Challengers, Siraj gets 2 wickets for 25 runs in his spell. He is supported brilliantly by his team mates- Dan Christian and Yuzvendra Chahal. By the end of the first innings Delhi is at 164/5 (20 overs) Virat Kohli's squad has been on the top of their game this season. They have been trying to make the changes, get the right variation...

Match-26 Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore

Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahemdabad hosted the Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore. A fierce, unstoppable and one many army, PBKS Captain KL Rahul's Klassic Knock 91*(57) set the tone of this match. He was well-supported by Chris Gayle's 46(24) and a short cameo by Harpreet Brar 25*(17) bring up the total of 179/5(20) Royal Challengers Bangalore Bowlers were able to take some important wickets that slowed the game. Key wicket takers included Kyle Jamieson 2/32(3) Shabhaz Ahemad 1/11(2) and Daniel Sam's 1/24(4) most of these were expensive spells, although it slowed down the innings, PBKS managed to get in some boundaries and huge maximums! In the run chase that followed, Virat Kohli led Royal Challengers Bangalore didn't get the steady start and soon back to back wickets falling allowed the PBKS bowling unit to get the better of them. Harpreet Brar 3/19(4) Ravi Bishnoi's 2/17(4) and Mohammed Shami's 1/28 (3.4) did the damage as Virat Kohli 35(34) Rajat Pa...

Match-6 Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

Harsh but Shabhaz Win over the Sunrisers! Royal Challengers Bangalore in their second encounter defeat the Sunrisers Hyderabad. Must say it was a Bowlers' Bash as it was raining wickets than runs. With a slow start from openers Devdutt Padikkal and Virat Kohli wickets fell in quick succession as Jason Holder and Rashid Khan cause the damage and restrict RCB to a low total of just 149/8. Warner led- Hyderabad try and seal the deal early in the game but all gone in vain as Manish Pandey and Rashid Khan's cameos fail to support the Sunrisers. Fortunately Harshal Patel, Shahbaz Ahemad and Miyan Mohammed Siraj help their team to win the game by 6 runs at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium at Chepauk. This is Royal Challengers Bangalore's second consecutive win and Sunrisers Hyderabad's second consecutive loss in the tournament so far.

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