The ninth edition of the Indian Premier League is approaching the business end. There are a lot of permutations and combinations on how the teams can make it to the last four. Rediff.com takes a look at each team's chances of making it to last four.
From 100 for 3 in 16.1 overs, SunRisers were all out for 114 in 19.5 overs after a spectacular no show from the SRH middle order for their sixth loss from 11 games.
Given below are five more instances when a team suffered a staggering collapse:
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Kings XI Punjab skipper David Hussey on Tuesday praised young opener Mandeep Singh for his scintillating 45-ball 75 and described him as a future India player in all three formats of the game.
Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers hit half-centuries to carry Royal Challengers Bangalore to an easy five-wicket victory against Kings XI Punjab.
Statistical highlights of the Indian Premier League match between Kings XI Punjab and Pune Warriors.
It has been learnt that, as of now, the CoA will not hand over the matter to the IPL's Ethics Commitee comprising acting president CK Khanna, acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary and treasurer Anirudh Chaudhry.
The Indian Premier League cricket fever is all set to spread online with the merchandise of Chennai and Punjab teams being available on shopping website eBay for avid fans.Right from Lassi Glasses to Mugs to Badges, the merchandise of the two IPL teams -- Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings are on sale on the website.
The bubbly Miss Preity Zinta had little to cheer about in the IPL 6 as her team failed to qualify for the play-offs. But the seasoned actress did make quite a few heads turn during this season.
After losing to Kings XI Punjab by seven wickets, Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli has said the team needed to pull up the socks in its last IPL game against Chennai Super Kings if it is to sneak into the play-offs.
Kolkata Knight Riders opener Manvinder Bisla has urged his team's misfiring batsmen to get their act together and take some pressure off skipper Gautam Gambhir as the side gears up for a couple of back-to-back away ties.
Pushed to the bottom half of the table after yet another away defeat, Kolkata Knight Riders would look to bounce back in the tournament when they take on a resurgent Chennai Super Kings in a top-draw IPL fixture in Kolkata.
Oozing in confidence following consecutive victories, Rajasthan Royals will be looking for a hat-trick of wins and inch closer to a playoffs spot when they take on an underperforming Chennai Super Kings in an IPL match in Jaipur on Thursday.
CSK or RCB? KKR or MI? Rajasthan Royals or Sunrisers Hyderabad? Delhi Capitals or Kings XI Punjab?
Kings XI Punjab skipper Adam Gilchrist on Saturday acknowledged the positive impact Azar Mahmood has made on the side's fortunes in the ongoing Indian Premier League with all-round capabilities.
Kings XI Punjab skipper George Bailey rued making changes to the batting order, saying it played a part in their defeat to Rajasthan Royals in Friday night's IPL match in Pune.
As the IPL moves closer to the play-off stage, Rajasthan Royals will be looking to guard against complacency when they take on an unpredictable Kings XI Punjab in their Indian Premier League match in Mohali on Thursday.
The 2020 edition was held in the UAE in September-November due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Crediting his bowlers for the comprehensive five-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils, Kings XI Punjab skipper Adam Gilchrist said his team has put itself in the right direction starting the four-match away journey with a victory.
Kolkata Knight Rider's Sunil Narine took the first hat-trick of the current edition against Kings XI Punjab at Mohali on Tuesday.
As the dust settles on the tournament after over a month and 60 matches, Rediff.com picks its IPL Dream XI. You too can pick yours by listing your 11 here.
Statistical highlights of the IPL match between Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab in New Delhi.
Mumbai Indians pacer Munaf Patel was fined 50 percent of his match fee for making offensive gestures to opposition players in his side's Indian Premier League match against Kings XI Punjab in Mumbai.
Disappointed that his team lost despite putting up an improved performance, Kings XI Punjab spinner Piyush Chawla said explosive batsman Chris Gayle was the decisive difference between the hosts and the visiting Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL match in Mohali.
High on confidence after their victory against table-toppers Kings XI Punjab in their previous game, Kolkata Knight Riders will look to continue the winning momentum when they take on defending champions Mumbai Indians in their Indian Premier League match in Cuttack.
Rajneesh Gupta presents Rajasthan Royals's IPL record over the years.
Opener Chris Gayle bludgeoned his way to an astonishing 57-ball 117 as Royal Challengers Bangalore hammered Kings XI Punjab by 138 runs in the Indian Premier League match in Bangalore, on Wednesday.
A look at the top 10 purchases at the IPL auction.
Almost out of reckoning for a place in the play-offs, bottom-placed Sunrisers Hyderabad will look to play party-poopers when they take on an equally struggling Punjab Kings in the battle of laggards in the IPL in Sharjah on Saturday.
Dinesh Karthik is all set to make his last IPL appearance in the 2024 edition.
The tremors of an earthquake in Afghanistan has forced new Indian Premier League team Gujarat Lions to evacuate their hotel on the eve of their first match in the competition. The National Centre for Seismology in India has reported the epicentre of the earthquake to be in the Hindukush mountain range on the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan. The quake measured 6.8 on the Richter scale. The aftershocks were throughout northern India, including Chandigarh were the Lions are set to face home side Kings XI Punjab at the PCA Stadium on Monday. Moments after the earthquake hit, the Gujarat players and support staff were whisked out of the building by team management and to a safe area outside. "I was sitting on the end of my bed fixing a cricket bat and it felt like the bed started to move," the Lions' Australian paceman Andrew Tye told cricket.com.au outside the hotel.
Earlier, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli was fined for maintaining a slow over-rate against Kings XI Punjab. He was fined INR 15 lakh.
With Nitish Rana emerging as one of the biggest gains of the new-look Kolkata Knight Riders, chief coach Jacques Kallis said they always backed the Delhi youngster fully and it is paying off.
Actress Priyanka Chopra, Bipasha Basu, Neha Dhupia, Sameera Reddy perform at the event.
Two Indian Premier League team owners on Tuesday floated the idea of having next edition's players' auction in England
Laxmipati Balaji registered first hat-trick of the Indian Premier League to help Chennai Super Kings assert their supremacy over Kings XI Punjab and beat them by 18 runs in Chennai on Saturday night. Balaji claimed five wickets, including a hat-trick in the last over of the match, and gave away just 24 runs in his four overs to seal his team's victory.
Bollywood didn't have a good IPL season.
Check out the league standings in the ninth edition of the Indian Premier League.
Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir took a dig at Kings XI Punjab skipper Adam Gilchrist for his comments that the Eden Gardens pitch is a difficult one, saying that the visiting side lost the IPL match as they did not bat well.