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Match Preview: DC vs KXIP    Source: Google Delhi Capitals and Kings XI Punjab are set to begin their IPL 2020 campaign with locking horns together at Dubai international stadium. Both of the teams are looking good at the paper but it is yet to see how they perform, they are two of the teams that have never won an IPL ( third being RCB ) so it will be interesting to see how they perform this season. Head to Head Matches Played: 24 Delhi won: 10 Punjab won: 14 Pitch Report The pitch will favor batsmen in case of IPL matches with occasional gain for spin bowlers. Toss hasn’t played a major factor in predicting the winning team in IPL matches so far. But it has been noticed that teams winning the toss prefer bowling first considering the effect of dew on the pitch. The 2014 season of IPL, abbreviated as IPL 7 was half held in UAE. According to pitch reports and conditions, aid that it could all come down to who plays spin better as the pitches are going to get tired with so ...

Match Preview: CSK vs MI  Source: Google IPL 2020 is set to kick start from 19th September with defending Champions, "Mumbai Indians" locking horns with runner ups,"Chennai Super Kings" at Abu- Dhabi. Both of the teams will be missing some of their core players Suresh Raina, Lasith Malinga and Harbhajan Singh. Still it remains the El-Classico of IPL. Fans would be hoping for a thrilling encounter there. So, here we are up with the Match Preview. Head to Head ( CSK vs MI )  The only team maintaining a superior Win-Loss ratio over Chennai Super Kings is Mumbai Indians. In fact, out of the 4 matches played between them in 2019 season, Mumbai emerged victorious in all of them including the Final. Their Head to Head record stands as follows: Matches Played: 30 CSK won:12 MI won: 18 IPL records at Abu Dhabi Total Match Played:  11 Batting First Won:  5                                  ...

 MUMBAI  INDIANS  PREDICTED  PLAYING  XI  FOR  IPL 2020 Source:Google Mumbai Indians (MI) Full Squad of IPL 2020 Aditya Tare, Anmolpreet Singh, Anukul Roy, Dhawal Kulkarni, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Jasprit Bumrah, Jayant Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Lasith Malinga, MItchell McClenaghan, Quinton de Kock, Rahul Chahar, Rohit Sharma, Sherfane Rutherford, SuryaKumar Yadav, Trent Boult, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Chris Lynn, Saurabh Tiwary, Digvijay Deshmukh, Prince Balwant Rai Singh, Mohsin Khan 1) Rohit Sharma (cap) source: Google The skipper will continue to open the innings this season as well as he did open during 2019, considering his form at the moment he will be the first choice opener any day. Rohit's performance in UAE during Asia cup also backs him to play at top of the order. 2) Quinton de Kock ( WK) source: Google Quinton De Kock retains his position to accompany skipper at top of the order. It is less likely for Chris Lynn t...

VIVO  PULLS  OUT  AS IPL TITLE SPONSOR  FOR THIS SEASON VIVO has pulled out as the title sponsor of the IPL(Indian Premier League) for this season, following backlash on social media. VIVO had paid Rs 2,199 crore for a five-year contract in 2018. The BCCI on Sunday had announced that all sponsors were being retained, but VIVO pulled out following criticism on social media in the backdrop of the clashes between Indian and Chinese troops in Ladakh in June. The Indian cricket board on Sunday had announced that the in the United Arab Emirates.2020 season will be played between 19 September and 10 November. Speaking to PTI, an IPL Governing Council member on Sunday said that all sponsors had been retained for IPL 2020. "All I can say is that all our sponsors are with us. Hopefully you can read between the lines," he told PTI on conditions of anonymity after Sunday's meeting. The IPL 2020 will be held at three venues in the UAE -- Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi -- subje...

Current best Asia-ODI XI Source:Google Probably Asia is the greatest Cricket playing continent, so making an Asia current ODI XI might be a fair argument.So let's have glance on how the playing XI would look like. Openers 1)Rohit Sharma Source:Google An automatic selection when it comes to make an Asia XI. Rohit Sharma's numbers speaks for himself only man to hit 3 double centuries in ODI's while none of the others doing that have more than one.Starting the innings slowly but then accelerating at unbelievable rate is the kind of game he loves to play. Having him at the top of the order is the delight for everyone. 2) Tamim Iqbal Source:Google After keeping Rohit Sharma as the opener the other batsman should be a left hander. As we are making an Asia XI not India XI so batsman from other countries should also be   included. The name which strikes our mind is Tamim Iqbal. He's probably one of the most senior player in current Bangladesh setup. With the ability to score we...

Ranking Current Best Left Handed Batsmen in One-Day Internationals(ODI's) source: Google In cricket watching a left hander's batting is a pleasure for eyes. From those elegant Cover drives to Solid Back foot punches and those on-side Slogs. As everyone enjoys watching them bat, ranking them on the basis of their batting may be a fair thing to do. So here we are with top 5 left hand batsmen currently in international cricket. 5) Shimron Hetmyer ( West Indies) Source: Google Touted as the next big thing in West Indian cricket, Shimron Hetmyer has showcased his talent in international cricket. Having the Caribbean flair along with ability to rotate the strike and build up the innings he  gives exactly what every team requires from a solid Middle order batsman. The Guyana batsman debuted for West indies in 2017 after winning the U-19 ODI world cup in 2016 captaining the side. He is the highest run scorer in ODI's after Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma after his debut. 4) Nicholas P...

Top 5 Virat Kohli Test Innings Overseas Source: Google Whenever we talk about batting the name of Virat Kohli can never be ignored. Virat as batsman has also evolved to a great extent since the beginning of his international career. His 70 centuries are a result of it.Today we will have a look at some of his best overseas innings. 5) 153 vs South Africa ( Centurion, 2018) Source: Google India tour of South Africa 2018, was not so good in case of tests where team India lost 1-2 to South Africa. But Virat Kohli managed to deliver with bat in that series being the highest run scorer in test series followed by AB De Villiers. A Virat Kohli masterclass came in the first innings of second test when team India was in a bad position, at one point it seemed that South Africa will end up with lead of 100 runs. But then came Virat who scored more than half of India's runs and helped India to reach close to South Africa's first innings score. In the end Lungi Ngidi proved to be the differe...

HIGHEST  PARTNERSHIPS IN  IPL HISTORY Whenever we talk about the IPL a lot of buzz is around for the batting. Batting in IPL has raised the bar for quality of batting in international cricket as well. Today we will have look on top 5 highest partnership for any wicket in IPL history.  1) AB De Villiers - Virat Kohli ( 229 runs for second wicket vs GL)                                                   Source: Google   A day still afresh in memory of many IPL fans. It was match 44 of 2016 season in M Chinnaswamy stadium of RCB. Winning the toss Gujarat Lions opted to field first and dismissed Chris Gayle at a cheap score of 6 runs. The onus of rescuing RCB was on Virat Kohli and AB De Villiers, both were in red hot form that season. AB started the assault first and completed his century in just 43 balls. Virat was doing the anchors job for most p...