Harish Kotian And Deepti Patwardhan

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Top Performer: Awesome De Villiers

Top Performer: Awesome De Villiers

Rediff.com   28 Apr 2021

AB de Villiers smashed an unbeaten half-century as Royal Challengers Bangalore escaped with a narrow victory over Delhi Capitals in the IPL match in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.

Turning Point: Hetmyer's heroics in vain

Turning Point: Hetmyer's heroics in vain

Rediff.com   28 Apr 2021

Shimron Hetmyer's magnificent half-century went in vain as Delhi Capitals suffered a slender one-run defeat against Royal Challengers Bangalore in a thrilling IPL encounter in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, April 27, 2021.

Top Performers: KKR's bowling attack

Top Performers: KKR's bowling attack

Rediff.com   27 Apr 2021

Courtesy of a clinical performance by their bowlers, Kolkata Knight Riders outclassed Punjab Kings by six wickets in the IPL match, in Ahmedabad, on Monday.

Turning Point: Batting lets down Punjab

Turning Point: Batting lets down Punjab

Rediff.com   27 Apr 2021

Punjab Kings' batsmen came up with a shocking performance against Kolkata Knight Riders in Ahmedabad on Monday as they suffered a five-wicket thrashing with 3.2 overs to spare, in Ahmedabad, on Monday.

Top Performer: Morris too hot to handle

Top Performer: Morris too hot to handle

Rediff.com   25 Apr 2021

Chris Morris took four wickets to power Rajasthan Royals to an easy six-wicket victory against Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL match, in Mumbai, on Saturday.

Turning Point: KKR's slow start

Turning Point: KKR's slow start

Rediff.com   25 Apr 2021

Kolkata Knight Riders' batting woes continued as they went down to Rajasthan Royals by six wickets and suffered their fourth straight defeat in IPL 2021.

Top Performer: Ever Reliable Bairstow!

Top Performer: Ever Reliable Bairstow!

Rediff.com   22 Apr 2021

Jonny Bairstow hit an unbeaten half-century to help Sunrisers Hyderabad end their losing run and register their first win in IPL 2021.

Turning Point: Punjab's flop batting

Turning Point: Punjab's flop batting

Rediff.com   22 Apr 2021

Punjab Kings batsmen failed to live up to expectations as they went down to Sunrisers Hyderabad by nine wickets and slipped to the bottom of the IPL standings.

Top Performers: Moeen, Jadeja send Royals crashing

Top Performers: Moeen, Jadeja send Royals crashing

Rediff.com   20 Apr 2021

While Moeen Ali sparkled with excellent figures of 3/7 in three overs, Ravindra Jadeja took 2/28 in four overs as the two spinners consigned Royals to a thumping 45-run defeat.

Turning Point: Royals' stunning collapse

Turning Point: Royals' stunning collapse

Rediff.com   20 Apr 2021

Rajasthan Royals lost five wickets for eight runs in the space of 21 balls and their hopes were all but over after being reduced to 95/7 in the 15th over.

Top Performer: AB blasts RCB to victory

Top Performer: AB blasts RCB to victory

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2021

If Maxwell brought RCB back in the contest, de Villiers literally batted KKR out of the match with his cracking 76 not out from 34 balls, hitting nine fours and three sixes.

Turning Point: Maxwell is RCB's saviour

Turning Point: Maxwell is RCB's saviour

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2021

Glenn Maxwell hit his second half-century in a row to power Royal Challengers Bangalore to their best-ever start in the IPL.

Top Performer: Miller's Royal showing

Top Performer: Miller's Royal showing

Rediff.com   16 Apr 2021

David Miller hit a superb 62 from 43 balls which helped Rajasthan Royals get back into the contest after a horror start.

Turning Point: Morris's attack stuns Delhi

Turning Point: Morris's attack stuns Delhi

Rediff.com   16 Apr 2021

Chris Morris, the most expensive buy in IPL history, showed why all the franchises were so desperate for his services with a match-turning performance with the bat to lift Rajasthan Royals to victory over Delhi Capitals.

Top Performer: Russell's 5 wicket burst

Top Performer: Russell's 5 wicket burst

Rediff.com   14 Apr 2021

Andre Russell finished with 5/15 to record the best figures by a KKR bowler in IPL and also the best bowling figures by any bowler against Mumbai Indians.

Turning Point: Chahar scripts Mumbai's superb win

Turning Point: Chahar scripts Mumbai's superb win

Rediff.com   14 Apr 2021

Leg-spinner Rahul Chahar's timely strikes in the middle overs paved the way for Mumbai Indians' stunning come-from-behind victory against Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL match in Chennai on Tuesday.

Top Performers: Shaw, Dhawan seal the deal

Top Performers: Shaw, Dhawan seal the deal

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2021

Openers Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw hit quickfire fifties as they put on a decisive opening stand of 138 runs from just 81 balls, completely exposing the lack of depth in the CSK bowling.

Turning Point: Delhi Capitals' blazing start...

Turning Point: Delhi Capitals' blazing start...

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2021

Rishabh Pant's Delhi Capitals taught Dhoni's 'Dad's Army' a cricketing lesson with a thumping seven-= wicket victory.

Top Performer: Five-star Harshal powers RCB

Top Performer: Five-star Harshal powers RCB

Rediff.com   10 Apr 2021

Harshal Patel became the first bowler in IPL history to bag a five wicket haul against the Mumbai Indians and guide Royal Challengers Bangalore to a thrilling two wicket victory, off the last ball in the IPL 2021 opener in Chennai on Friday, April 9, 2021

Turning point: A B de Villiers' stunning attack

Turning point: A B de Villiers' stunning attack

Rediff.com   10 Apr 2021

IPL 2021 got off to a perfect start as A B de Villiers' stunning late assault helped Royal Challengers Bangalore upset champions Mumbai Indians by two wickets in a last-ball finish in the opening game in Chennai on Friday.