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Dubai:  They have just given their playoffs qualification hopes a lift and Rajasthan Royals will look to sustain the momentum against Kolkata Knight Riders in another must-win IPL game on Sunday. Besides a victory in their last league game, the inaugural edition winners will also need other results to go their way if they are to make the playoffs of the lucrative event, in its 13th edition now. The best-case scenario for RR would be Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad losing their respective last matches. In that case, RR will go through with 14 points, without net run rate coming into play. However, RR's first task is to do what is within its control – win the match against the Knight Riders and then hope for the best. Given the tight situation, the bigger the margin of win, the better it will be for the Steve Smith-led side. The Royals can certainly look forward to their batting at the Dubai International Stadium. Their talismanic England all-rounder Ben Stokes has...

England and Rajasthan Royals batsman Jos Buttler shares the bio-bubble experience in the IPL, discusses the tour of India scheduled in 2021. from Sportstar - Cricket https://ift.tt/2HW7S5u

Two heavily one-sided matches, but two results that have a huge bearing on the IPL 2020 playoffs qualification scenarios. That was the story of Saturday's double header, where Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad thrashed Royal Challengers Bangalore. from Top CricketNext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3mKE7TZ

Abu Dhabi:  Their play-off chances hanging in balance, Kings XI Punjab will leave no stone unturned as they take on Chennai Super Kings in a must-win Indian Premier League game on Sunday. KXIP's chances of a top four finish took a serious hit after Rajasthan Royals handed them a seven-wicket loss, snapping their impressive five match-winning streak. KXIP will now have to win against CSK to remain in the contention for the playoffs with 14 points. Their net run-rate is -0.133 which can work in their favour. CSK, already out of the reckoning for the first time ever, will aim to end their dismal campaign on a positive note. The Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led team, languishing at the bottom of the points table, head in to the clash after notching up back-to-back wins over RCB and Kolkata Knight Riders. With skipper Rahul, the leading run-scorer of the tournament, and the flamboyant Chris Gayle coming good and the marauding Nicholas Pooran to follow at No 4, KXIP will fancy their c...

Eoin Morgan and Steve Smith will be under pressure as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) face each other in their final match of the round-robin stage at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. Both teams are on 12 points from 13 matches and need a win to keep hopes alive for a spot in the playoffs. RR are coming into the match after a superb win against Kings XI Punjab so they will look to make most of the winning momentum. In terms of net run-rate, Rajasthan (-0.377) are also better than Kolkata (-0.467) so a victory will be crucial in their efforts to make it to the playoffs. KKR suffered defeats in their previous two matches which seriously dented their chances of securing a top four spot. A positive result on Sunday and the team will end up with 14 points but they will have to wait for other match results to go in their way. The net run-rate is a significant factor and KKR's number is lower than all teams except Chennai Super K...

Chennai Super Kings lock horns with Kings XI Punjab in the 53rd match of the Indian Premier League at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. KXIP's winning run finally came to an end after they were thumped by seven wickets by Rajasthan Royals. After winning just one from seven games, KXIP roared back in style with five wins in a row to stay alive in the tournament. They still need to do a lot of work to make it to the playoffs. Firstly, they need to wipe off the loss in the last match and not let it play on their mind. Momentum is a crucial thing and when it gets broken, you can just derail and get out of track. They need to get their act together and go all out against CSK. In the five matches prior to the RR loss, KXIP's all-round game stood out. The batsmen delivered and their middle and death overs bowling was excellent. But in the last match, the bowlers suffered a hammering, apart from Ravi Bishnoi, every bowler went for over 20 runs an over. The bowlers need to bounc...

Who is a mystery spinner? Spin bowlers and coaches decode the art that has become essential to T20 teams today, thanks to early starters such as Sunil Narine. from Sportstar - Cricket https://ift.tt/34Mt8n3

IPL 2020 Live Updates: CSK vs KXIP, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) will face off in the 53rd game of the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) in the UAE on Sunday. from Sportstar - Cricket https://ift.tt/3eeSZHf

IPL 2020 Live Updates: KKR vs RR, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) will face off in the 54th game of the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) in the UAE on Sunday. from Sportstar - Cricket https://ift.tt/3emqJCQ

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Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab, IPL 2020 Match 53, Predicted XI: It is a must win game for the Kings XI Punjab when they take on the Chennai Super Kings in the 53rd match of the ongoing IPL 2020. from Top CricketNext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3kNcvx1

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Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab, IPL 2020 Match 53, Predicted XI: It is a must win game for the Kings XI Punjab when they take on the Chennai Super Kings in the 53rd match of the ongoing IPL 2020. from Top CricketNext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3egDPl6

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IPL 2020 Playoff Qualification Scenarios: Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore defeats during Saturday's double-header has reignited IPL 2020 playoff qualification hopes for Kings XI Punjab, from Top CricketNext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/35Wf6OY

Kings XI Punjab have to win their match against CSK to have any chance of making it to the playoffs. A loss will see them bow out of the qualification race. from Top CricketNext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2JphtCu

It is a must win game for KXIP whose fortunes also depend on other results in the tournament. CSK is out of the playoff race and would be playing for pride from Top CricketNext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/35Tu1cU

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will clash with Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in match 53 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 in Abu Dhabi on the 1st of November. It is a must win game for KXIP. while CSK, who are out of the playoff race, would want to end the tournament on a high. from Top CricketNext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3jNeT5y

Kings XI Punjab skipper KL Rahul continues to top the run-scoring charts after match 52 between Sunriesers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Sharjah on Saturday. His season tally over 600 runs. from Top CricketNext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/383uN9N

Prithvi Shaw's low score on Saturday was fodder enough for the Trolls and Memers to flood the social spare with hilarious memes and reaction to his latest batting performance. from Top CricketNext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3jKJH72

Barcelona goalkeeper Neto made an embarrassing gaffe as his side were held to a 1-1 draw away to Alaves on Saturday, despite playing the final half an hour with an extra man. from Zee News :Sports https://ift.tt/3mHuBkF

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Abu Dhabi: Kings XI Punjab captain KL Rahul on Friday blamed his side's inability to defend a decent total against Rajasthan Royals in their IPL match to the dew factor, saying it made life miserable for his bowlers, especially the spinners as they struggled to grip the ball. Sent in to bat, KXIP posted a decent 185 for four but RR overhauled the target without much ado, scoring 186 for three in 17.3 overs. "It was a horrible toss to lose to be honest. It did get very easy to bat later on. There was a lot of dew in the second half and that made it a bit tough for the bowlers to grip the ball," Rahul said at the post-match presentation. "When you're operating with two leg spinners like we are, it does make things difficult. Don't think we bowled that badly but need to operate better with the wet ball. The dew has been unpredictable this season. You can't prepare for it but need to adapt to it." The seven-wicket loss snapped KXIP's string of ...

Ben Stokes, Steven Smith, Jos Buttler, Jofra Archer. As far as overseas foursomes go, there are few more loaded combinations in the IPL. As far as weight of team workload is concerned, there are, perhaps, no combinations as skewed as this one. And yet, despite having featured together in the majority of Rajasthan Royals’ games since the start of IPL 2019, Friday evening at Abu Dhabi was the first time that RR had each one of Stokes, Smith and Buttler scoring more than 20 runs in the same game, to go with Archer picking up two wickets. For a side as overly dependent on its overseas contingent, it makes sense that the Royals started the day at joint-bottom of the points table – Archer aside, their quartet had been rather quiet all season. Stokes, prior to his jaw-dropping match-winning century against Mumbai Indians on Sunday, had returned 110 runs off 103 balls in his first five outings; Smith, after starting the season with back-to-back fifties at Sharjah, had managed all of 157 ru...

IPL 2020 Live Updates: DC vs MI, Delhi Capitals (DC) and Mumbai Indians (MI) will face off in the 51st game of the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) in the UAE on Saturday. from Sportstar - Cricket https://ift.tt/3edfcFH

IPL 2020 Live Updates: RCB vs SRH, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will face off in the 52th game of the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) in the UAE on Wednesday. from Sportstar - Cricket https://ift.tt/3kOA1K8

IPL 2020 Playoff Qualification Scenarios: Kings XI Punjab's loss to Rajasthan Royals dents their chances for the playoff, but they still are not out of it. Sunrisers Hyderabad benefit from KXIP's loss while KKR too are in with an outside chance. from Top CricketNext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3kKVNyv

Dinesh Karthik handing over Kolkata Knight Riders captaincy to Eoin Morgan mid-season has not gone down well with former KKR captain Gautam Gambhir. from Top CricketNext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2JeV4aK

The IPL did not specify the exact incident for which he was penalised but it is understood Chris Gayle was penalised for throwing his bat away after getting out for 99. from Latest Cricket News, Cricket Info, Sports News Updates - NDTVSports.com https://ift.tt/2HPHEBy

Royal Challengers Bangalore take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in match 52 of IPL 2020 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Saturday. RCB are second in the league table with 14 points from 12 matches while SRH are at the sixth spot with 10 points from same number of matches. A playoff spot is at stake for RCB in the match. The equation is pretty simple for them, win the match and qualify for the playoff. However, for that to happen, RCB would need to beat their current losing streak which is now two-game long. Virat Kohli and Co have lost their last two matches against CSK and MI. And while the clash against SRH is not a do-or-die situation for RCB, with one more game in hand, a defeat would adversely impact their net run rate. SRH, on the other hand, would be determined to put up a tough challenge. The Hyderabad franchise could reach 14 points with a win against RCB and MI in their last match. And could qualify for the playoff if RCB, DC, or KXIP don't reach 16 points and SRH possess a ...

Delhi Capitals lock horns with Mumbai Indians in the 51st match of the Indian Premier League at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. At one point in time, Delhi Capitals were cruising and looked a formidable side who had the perfect balance and the one to beat. Now, the tables have turned. They are struggling to get a win on the board and have lost their last three matches. Their batting has let them down big time. Their last two totals read - 131 all out and 135/9. Their problems have continued. One of the openers hasn't clicked. Ajinkya Rahane has flopped, while Prithvi Shaw has lost his touch. The rest of the batting order too needs to step up. Marcus Stoinis has gone cold, Hetmyer has been inconsistent. Rishabh Pant hasn't found the perfect balance between defence and attack. Head coach Ricky Ponting admitted that chasing is a concern and DC need to hit the reset button. "It's been a concern. When we decide to bowl first, we've given away big totals. W...

Sharjah : With a playoff spot at stake, Royal Challengers Bangalore need to shrug off the disappointment of two back-to-back defeats and put up a strong challenge against strong-willed Sunrisers Hyderabad when the two teams clash on Saturday. But it would be easier said than done since SRH are brimming with confidence after their crushing win over Delhi Capitals. Chennai Super Kings, which is the only team to be out of the reckoning, has spiced up the playoff race with their last-ball win over Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday night. Going by current standings, RCB are better-placed at No 2 and they need to win one of their remaining two games  —  against SRH or DC  —  to make the cut. Even if RCB lose both their matches and stay on 14 points, they can still qualify. But for that, they need favourable results from other games. RCB cannot afford to lose both their last two games as it will affect their NRR, resulting in their elimination if other teams on 14 poin...

Dubai : With their playoff berth secured, defending champions Mumbai Indians would look to add to the woes of Delhi Capitals, who are on a three-match losing streak, and consolidate their position at the top when the two teams face each other in IPL 2020 on Saturday. Chennai Super Kings' six-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday sealed MI's playoff berth. The defending champions are currently on 16 points. With an excellent net run rate (NRR) currently, they are almost certain to finish in the top-two. Despite three defeats on the trot against Kings XI Punjab, KKR and Sunrisers Hyderabad, DC are placed third with 14 points from 12 games, courtesy their consistent run in the first phase of the league. The three defeats should come as an eye-opener for DC as they cannot afford to take things lightly and need at least a win to seal their playoff place. But it won't be an easy task as their last two games are against the top two teams on the table  —  MI and R...

Stokes scored 50 off 26 balls and claimed two wickets against Punjab to back up his unbeaten hundred in the win over Mumbai Indians last Sunday. from Sportstar - Cricket https://ift.tt/2HMx3Hq

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DC will try to improve their chances for qualifying for the next stage of IPL 2020, while Mumbai will be playing to remain on the top of the points table. from Top CricketNext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2HQa52h

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Delhi Capitals would be desperate for a win after suffering three consecutive losses in the tournament. Mumbai Indians have already qualified for the playoffs but will guard against complacency and push for a top two finish from Top CricketNext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2HH4z2k

MI, with 8 wins from 12 matches, has already qualified for the playoffs. DC has lost three matches in a row and will be desperate for a win from Top CricketNext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/34J4gg3

MI, with 8 wins from 12 matches, has already qualified for the playoffs. DC has lost three matches in a row. We look at some of the key match-ups in the upcoming match from Top CricketNext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3kMkD0N

Kings XI Punjab skipper KL Rahul continues to top the run-scoring charts after match 50 between Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals in Abu Dhabi on Friday. from Top CricketNext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3jD88mY

Delhi Capitals' South African pacer Kagiso Rabada continues to lead the wicket-taking charts after match 50 between Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals in Abu Dhabi on Friday. He has 23 wickets from 12 matches. from Top CricketNext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3eeEAuB

One more run in the match would have seen Chris Gayle cross the triple-figure mark for the 23rd time in T20s. But, that was not to be as he was undone by a sharp yorker from Jofra Archer in the final over of KXIP innings. from Top CricketNext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3mGekwy

On Friday one of Jofra Archer's old tweets for 2013 resurfaced after Chris Gayle fell short of a 100 by one run, cleaned up by Archer during KXIP vs RR game. from Top CricketNext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3jFDxoV

Chennai Super Kings on Thursday defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by six wickets in the 49th game of IPL 2020. With this loss, troubles for Kolkata Knight Riders have increased as they are at the fifth spot on the points table and to qualify for the next stage, they need to be in top four. from Top CricketNext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/37Q1aZz

Here are the major talking points from the IPL 2020 encounter between CSK and KKR. from Top CricketNext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3mBOdXu

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The three match ODI series between Pakistan and Zimbabwe holds significance as these games will fall under the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League, considered a pathway to the 2023 World Cup. from Top CricketNext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3oHxvrB

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KXIP vs RR, IPL 2020, Match 50: The 50th match of the IPL 2020 will be played between Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi at 7.30 pm IST on Friday, October 30. from Top CricketNext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3oGI5yL

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CSK vs KKR: Ravindra Jadeja's brilliant unbeaten cameo with the bat helped Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by six wickets in Dubai. from Latest Cricket News, Cricket Info, Sports News Updates - NDTVSports.com https://ift.tt/2HKmvbO

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Varun Chakaravrathy's fairytale journey keeps on getting better and better as he became the first bowler in IPL history to clean bowled MS Dhoni's twice in an IPL season. from Top CricketNext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/37VtwBM

Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni heaped rich praise on Ruturaj Gaikwad, saying the young opener is "one of the most talented players going around". from Top CricketNext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3e68Hoc

Pakistan captain Babar Azam has set their sights on sweeping Zimbabwe in the one-day international series that opens their World Cup Super League campaigns from Friday. The International Cricket Council has introduced the league to bring context to ODI cricket. The seven leading teams in the league will directly qualify for the 2023 Cricket World Cup in India. The league features 13 countries playing four home and away three-match ODI series. “We will try to whitewash them (Zimbabwe) by playing according to our strength,” Babar said by video on Thursday at Pindi Cricket Stadium. Pakistan boasts just one ODI loss against Zimbabwe in the last 19 games. The streak includes a 2-0 win at home in 2015 when Zimbabwe became the first full ICC member to tour Pakistan since the 2009 terrorist attack on the Sri Lanka team in Lahore. Pakistan suffered a setback when Babar’s deputy, Shadab Khan, was ruled out of Friday’s opening match because of a leg injury the allrounder sustained during an ...

A rampaging Kings XI Punjab would look to extend their exceptional run and inch closer to a playoffs berth while Rajasthan Royals would be desperate to stay alive in the tournament when the two sides clash in a an IPL match, on Friday. It has been a dramatic turnaround for the KL Rahul-led side after a string a losses earlier in the tournament. They have managed to weave together five consecutive wins against the top four sides in the tournament, infusing life into their campaign. They are in fourth position with 12 points from as many games, while the Royals have slumped to the penultimate spot with 10 points having suffered seven defeats from 12 outings. It’s a mad scramble for the playoffs. With Mumbai Indians all but through, six teams are in the hunt for the remaining three spots. The Royals can’t afford to slip up, if they lose on Friday they will be out of the reckoning while a defeat for Punjab will dent their chances for a top-four finish. They would expect their skipper...

Kings XI Punjab take on Rajasthan Royals in the 50th match of the Indian Premier League in Abu Dhabi. It's another do-or-die game for Rajasthan Royals as they take on KXIP. RR sit second from the bottom with 10 points from 12 matches while KXIP are on 12 points from 12 matches. The manner of win against table-toppers Mumbai Indians would have given RR a lot of confidence. They won the match by eight wickets and 10 balls to spare, chasing down 196 against a strong Mumbai bowling line-up. Ben Stokes finally fired at the top with a brilliant century. He struggled earlier to start off but his move to open the batting finally worked for RR. Their biggest concern though is Steve Smith's form; he's been very inconsistent and has had scores of 16 not out, 19, and 11 in the last three innings. Overall, he's averaged just 25.09. RR would need him to get back to his best as soon as possible. Jofra Archer has been excellent in the bowling department and the spinners - Shreyas Go...