Mumbai Indians prevailed over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Super Over to qualify for the IPL playoffs here Thursday, the win propelling them to the second position in the pecking order.
Skipper MS Dhoni's prowess in the slog overs was on display yet again while home spinners bamboozled the Delhi Capitals batsmen as Chennai Super Kings prevailed in the IPL battle for top spot with a thumping 80-run win on Wednesday.
Call it bad luck or self-inflicted misery, Royal Challengers Bangalore's playoffs hopes were crushed on Tuesday after a washed out game against Rajasthan Royals and that more or less brings an end to another disappointing season of Indian Premier League for the Bangalore franchise. Finishing 8th, 6th and most likely 8th again this season, the Garden City despite all its glitz and glamour, has failed to shine on the biggest stage.
With the ICC 2019 World Cup around the corner, which Team India players have stood out this season in the IPL? India will play first first World Cup match against South Africa on June 5, which gives the Men in Blue ample time to train and practice ahead of the quadrennial tournament.
Skipper Rohit Sharma hit his maiden half-century of the season as Mumbai Indians produced an all-round effort to register a convincing 46-run win over defending champions Chennai Super Kings in an IPL match on Friday.
Shane Watson brought back memories of last year's IPL final with a blazing knock that has now almost ensured a play-off berth for Chennai Super Kings as they beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by six wickets on Tuesday.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the umpteenth time was in line to pull off another incredible chase but finally ran out of luck as Royal Challengers Bangalore managed to beat CSK by one run in another last-ball IPL thriller on Sunday.
Description: Defending champions CSK, who lost to SRH in the previous game for only their second loss this season, will get to 16 points with a win at the Chinnaswamy and it should be enough to guarantee a place in the top-four.
The tense climax came after Virat Kohli smashed 100 off 58 balls for his fifth century in the IPL and first this season. RCB hammered 91 runs off the last five overs to reach 213 for four, their highest total this year.
Johnny Bairstow and David Warner struck blistering half-centuries to help Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) break their losing streak in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) as they defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
Skipper Ravichandran Ashwin and opener KL Rahul played pivotal roles as Kings XI Punjab produced a superb all-round performance to script a comfortable 12-run win over Rajasthan Royals in a second leg IPL clash to bring their campaign back on track.
The Board of Cricket for Control in India (BCCI) announced India's 15-member squad for the 2019 ICC World Cup which will be led by captain Virat Kohli. Surprisingly, there is no place for Ambati Rayudu and batsman wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant as Dinesh Karthik, KL Rahul, Vijay Shankar and Ravindra Jadeja come in.
World Cup India squad 2019: The BCCI announced India's 15-member World Cup squad as Dinesh Karthik, Vijay Shankar and Ravindra Jadeja find a spot as Ambati Rayudu and Rishabh Pant miss out.
Kohli (67) in the company of AB de Villiers (59 not out) scripted a superb run chase, sharing a 85-run stand to lay the foundation to evidently guide Bangalore to a 8 wicket win over Kings XI Punjab, registering their maiden win of the season.
Chasing 179, Colin Ingram launched one down the ground to finish the game in style and deny Dhawan what would have been his maiden hundred in this format.
KL Rahul's maiden IPL ton went in vain as the 'spectacular' Kerion Pollard smashed a blistering 30-ball 83 to guide Mumbai Indians to a thrilling three-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai.
While there are a few common names out there with Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya making the cut with ease, Ganguly made an interesting disclosure, which is likely to leave Indian fans stunned.
Speaking after the game, Rahul said that it was about finishing the job as he had not started well in the tournament. He also added that the batting group has done a good job.
The national selectors led by M.S.K. Prasad will meet on April 15 in Mumbai to pick the squad for the 2019 World Cup in England, starting May 30. India are considered one of the favourites going into this edition of the World Cup.
Young West Indies pacer Alzzari Joseph made a dream IPL debut by recording the best bowling figures in tournament's history as Mumbai Indians picked up a 40-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in a low-scoring game on Saturday. Keiron Pollard hammered an unbeaten 46 off 26 balls, helping Mumbai Indians recover to 136 for seven after an ordinary start.
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