Tuesday's knock at the Wankhede Stadium was another testimony to the fact that Karthik is going nowhere and there is still a lot left in the tank.
The LSG bowling responded well to their captain's call, picking wickets or just keeping the runs down. Krunal started the rut, and then Avesh and Holder wrapped up proceedings.
If it were not for Hooda's and Rahul's fighting 50s, LSG would not have had 169 to defend.
Ashwin got rid of Tilak, Yuzi got David and Sams, and Pollard couldn't get going.
Buttler lived true to being the mainstay for Rajasthan Royals on Saturday, and more will be expected of him in this long season.
He came out with a plan and that plan was to use his brute force to smash bowlers all around the park to take his team home to victory.
He remained 70 not out off 31 balls! Eight sixes! Two fours! Srike rate of 225.81.
The duo pulled off a superb chase beat Mumbai with 10 balls to spare.
Leg-spinner's bowling and Lalit and Axar's batting ensure Delhi victory.
It was batters who mostly lead their teams to victories and some into the knock-outs. While Mumbai trailblazer Sarfaraz Khan continues to find the big runs, Baba Indrajith's consistency wasn't enough for Tamil Nadu to make even the top two in Group H.
With the ball difficult to grip, the pacers had a tough time but once the spinners started operating India started to peg things back a little.
The back to back Test series wins in Australia must rank as Ravi Shastri's greatest achievement as India's coach.
Virat Kohli went by his gut and experience and played all his five main bowlers just when India needed to keep the lid on Scotland.
Neither the batting has worked nor has the bowling clicked in the two matches played so far.
IPL 2021 had many moments that made the tournament more special and fans asking for more.
Be it a spinner or a pacer, du Plessis had a big score on his mind. With that intent, he hammered the ball all over the park.
Shakib's loopy delivery saw du Plessis take a stride out and play at it. The ball missed the inside edge of his bat and DK missed the ball completely, failing to collect it as he moved away and the ball went past him to fine leg.
Just when it looked like RCB were back in the game, Sunil Narine, who had done the job with the ball (4 for 21), came out to bat and wasted no time to get going and tilt the momentum back in KKR's favour.
Narine's figures of 4-21 helped KKR take an upper hand. Anything under 140 in the IPL is always good for the chasing team, and KKR eventually won with two balls to spare.
The total that once looked chaseable on a nice batting track only got more and more difficult to breach as MI eventually scored a consolation 42 run win.
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