Mumbai Indians will start as favourites when they take on laggards Kings XI Punjab.
The Sunrisers Hyderabad opener is the first batsman in the history of IPL to hit seven consecutive fifty-plus scores against two teams.
Rajneesh Gupta brings you all the numbers from the 52 games in IPL-12.
Images from Friday's Indian Premier League match between Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals, at the PCA stadium, in Mohali.
Images from the Indian Premier League match between Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad at Uppal on Wednesday.
Their pride bruised following disastrous campaigns, Kings XI Punjab and Rising Pune Supergiants will look for a graceful exit from the ninth edition of the IPL when they square off against each other for one last time in Visakhapatnam on Saturday. Supergiants are coming into the contest after a victory over Delhi Daredevils at the same venue, their home ground, while Punjab have lost their last two outings -- against RCB and table-toppers Sunrisers Hyderabad. Punjab's fourth and last win this season had come at this very ground, when they had got the better of Mumbai Indians.
Mumbai Indians enter the match high on confidence following successive victories over holders Chennai Super Kings and last edition's finalists Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Rajneesh Gupta presents the Chennai Super Kings record in the IPL over the years.
IMAGES from the Indian Premier League match played between Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mohali on Thursday
SunRisers Hyderabad, who won the toss and opted to field, made one change, bringing in Priyam Garg in place of Abhishek Sharma.
A total of 20 matches will be played in the United Arab Emirates from April 16 to 30 at three venues -- Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Dubai.
Images from Thursday's Indian Premier League match between Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kings XI Punjab, in Dubai.
The unbeaten streak of table-toppers Surisers Hyderabad would be up for a test when they take on third-placed Kings XI Punjab in an Indian Premier League contest, in Mohali, on Thursday.
After a disappointing 22-run loss in a low-scoring game against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their campaign opener, Pune Warriors will hope for a better batting performance when they take on Kings XI Punjab in their second Pepsi IPL match in Pune on Sunday.
'When she asked me what I wanted for breakfast, I mentioned Aloo Parathas, and she graciously made them herself.'
The season will kickstart on 19th September in Abu Dhabi with a blockbuster clash between defending champions Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings.
Game 43 of IPL 2020 will see the Kings XI Punjab take on the Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
No team plays their home matches at alternate venues despite the Lok Sabha polls being held in seven phases from April 12 to May 19.
Sunrisers Hyderabad snatch Railways' all-rounder Karan Sharma for Rs 3.75 crore while Himachal Pradesh right-arm fast bowler Rishi Dhawan bags Rs 3 crore deal with Kings XI Punjab.
Gujarat Lions skipper Suresh Raina, Mumbai Indians spinner Harbhajan Singh and Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar have got a place in former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting's Best XI of Indian Premier League 2017.
Rajneesh Gupta previews Game 32 in IPL 12: Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals.
The players spent time away from training on the beach.
Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli says had he not dropped K L Rahul, who remained unbeaten on 132, twice, Kings XI Punjab would not have been able to go past the 200-run mark.
New Zealand fast bowler Trent Boult will play for Mumbai Indians in next year's Indian Premier League while domestic pacer Ankit Rajpoot will represent Rajasthan Royals after being successfully traded by their respective franchises.
Game 46 of IPL 2020 will see the Kolkata Knight Riders take on the Kings XI Punjab at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Rajneesh Gupta previews Game 55 in IPL 12: Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings.
A charged up Sunrisers Hyderabad will have revenge on their minds when they face an in-form Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League, in Hyderabad, on Thursday.
Kings XI Punjab's Nicholas Pooran has been in smashing form in the ongoing Indian Premier League and former Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar has been impressed by the West Indian's clean striking abilities.
# Parthiv Patel (61 off 47 balls) recorded his first fifty in the IPL 2013 -- his highest ever at the IPL.
Rajneesh Gupta presents a complete statistical IPL dossier.
'He's been doing something we don't talk about much, working with acid attack survivors.' 'He supports them not just emotionally, but also financially.' 'His Mir Foundation helps them with the surgeries they have to go through to step out again and get back their lives.' 'He doesn't talk about it and I only learnt about this when we were in Kolkata once and some of the girls had come to meet him at the hotel.'
In T20 cricket Gayle, perhaps, holds the same place that Don Bradman has in Test cricket.
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.
Rajneesh Gupta previews Game 54 in IPL 12: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Rajneesh Gupta brings you all the numbers from the just concluded IPL-12.
Rajneesh Gupta presents statistical summary of Royal Challengers Bangalore and much more.
67 players, including 23 overseas, were sold and Rs 86.8 crore spent on them by the eight franchises in Bangalore on Monday.
Four openers. Two middle order batsmen. Two leg-spinners. Three fast bowlers. Harish Kotian picks his IPL XI from the league stages.
Chris Gayle is having a ball in IPL-11.
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