It was a chase nicely set up by Ben Stokes with the bat .The Englishman came out with positive intent and went berserk from word go. He fired Rajasthan to an excellent start and despite getting out , the start that he provided always kept Rajasthan afloat.Robin Uthappa and Sanju Samson never let the chips down , then Steven Smith took it forward and towards the end Jos Butler finished things quite easily. This win bring RR to 5th spot of the points table . This year's IPL is getting more exciting.
As I said 3 teams with the same 12 points, and SRH also have chance to equal the value by tomorrow and if they do then they will be in the top 4 because of their positive run rate. Tomorrow will be a double header due to the weekend, match between SRH vs RCB could be more interesting. 
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It was a chase nicely set up by Ben Stokes with the bat .The Englishman came out with positive intent and went berserk from word go. He fired Rajasthan to an excellent start and despite getting out , the start that he provided always kept Rajasthan afloat.Robin Uthappa and Sanju Samson never let the chips down , then Steven Smith took it forward and towards the end Jos Butler finished things quite easily. This win bring RR to 5th spot of the points table . This year's IPL is getting more exciting.
The first player to reach 1K sixes would never be contested by anyone. That's a whole new record on itself. And Gayle surely is a unique star of cricketing world. A name people would remember for long in new age of cricket.
And no one was taking him on their sides in auction.
What an innings by Universal Boss Chris Gayle but feeling bad for Gayle as he miss his hundred by 1 run. RR royals need 186 runs to win this game.It's do or die match for RR.
Congrats Chris Gayle for first player in T20 cricket history to smash 1000 Six.
Congrats Chris Gayle for first player in T20 cricket history to smash 1000 Six.
Felt bad for Gayle for missing his well-deserved century just by a single run. RR is batting quite well and now required 67 in 48 balls and lost just 2 wickets. So, with this they could easily clinch this match unless lose couple of quick wickets. If RR wins then possibly, they can be at No 5 in ranking after this match as would be close in NRR with existing KKR at 5th spot.
The first player to reach 1K sixes would never be contested by anyone. That's a whole new record on itself. And Gayle surely is a unique star of cricketing world. A name people would remember for long in new age of cricket.
The required run rate for RR is not that huge but Samson is just run out and that could bring some pressure if Punjab be able to keep the field tight.
What an innings by Universal Boss Chris Gayle but feeling bad for Gayle as he miss his hundred by 1 run. RR royals need 186 runs to win this game.It's do or die match for RR.
Congrats Chris Gayle for first player in T20 cricket history to smash 1000 Six.
Congrats Chris Gayle for first player in T20 cricket history to smash 1000 Six.
Felt bad for Gayle for missing his well-deserved century just by a single run. RR is batting quite well and now required 67 in 48 balls and lost just 2 wickets. So, with this they could easily clinch this match unless lose couple of quick wickets. If RR wins then possibly, they can be at No 5 in ranking after this match as would be close in NRR with existing KKR at 5th spot.
What an innings by Universal Boss Chris Gayle but feeling bad for Gayle as he miss his hundred by 1 run. RR royals need 186 runs to win this game.It's do or die match for RR.
Congrats Chris Gayle for first player in T20 cricket history to smash 1000 Six.
Congrats Chris Gayle for first player in T20 cricket history to smash 1000 Six.
Felt bad for Gayle for missing his well-deserved century just by a single run. RR is batting quite well and now required 67 in 48 balls and lost just 2 wickets. So, with this they could easily clinch this match unless lose couple of quick wickets. If RR wins then possibly, they can be at No 5 in ranking after this match as would be close in NRR with existing KKR at 5th spot.
What an innings by Universal Boss Chris Gayle but feeling bad for Gayle as he miss his hundred by 1 run. RR royals need 186 runs to win this game.It's do or die match for RR.
Congrats Chris Gayle for first player in T20 cricket history to smash 1000 Six.
Congrats Chris Gayle for first player in T20 cricket history to smash 1000 Six.
Today's match is really interesting, will Kings XI Punjab continue their resurgence or Rajasthan Royals come out on top, both have great teams and it is anyone's game.
Rajasthan Royals are out of form and may not win this match. However this match is very important for Kings XI Punjab to make their position strong in top 4 teams.
The news from the center is that Rajasthan Royals have won the toss and Steven Smith has choose to bowl, probably they want to take advantage of the dew in the 2nd half.
Today's match is really interesting, will Kings XI Punjab continue their resurgence or Rajasthan Royals come out on top, both have great teams and it is anyone's game.
Rajasthan Royals are out of form and may not win this match. However this match is very important for Kings XI Punjab to make their position strong in top 4 teams.
The news from the center is that Rajasthan Royals have won the toss and Steven Smith has choose to bowl, probably they want to take advantage of the dew in the 2nd half.
Looking at the way KKR is performing during the last few matches, I need to say that they didn't deserved a place in the playoff stage. Captaincy of
Dinesh Karthik had been nothing short of a sham. And he has also contributed very little with his bat. They have a number of promising younger players such as Gill and Tripathi. But they always fail to perform during pressure situations.
The big money players are not firing and Andre Russel is not even in the team because he is struggling and then again Eoin Morgan is the captain of KKR and Dinesh Karthik cannot be blamed for everything Dinesh Karthik had been nothing short of a sham. And he has also contributed very little with his bat. They have a number of promising younger players such as Gill and Tripathi. But they always fail to perform during pressure situations.
. The bowling options of Eoin Morgan was questionable and giving the last over to a young player will put immense pressure and he cracked and they lost the match.Today's match is really interesting, will Kings XI Punjab continue their resurgence or Rajasthan Royals come out on top, both have great teams and it is anyone's game.
I had a hunch yesterday before the match that CSK will play a spoilsport for KKR and they did it. Now it has become very tough for KKR to reach the top 4. The way KXIP is playing I doubt they will lose any match and if they do then only KKR will survive this IPL. Good team but bad luck.
Looking at the way KKR is performing during the last few matches, I need to say that they didn't deserved a place in the playoff stage. Captaincy of
Dinesh Karthik had been nothing short of a sham. And he has also contributed very little with his bat. They have a number of promising younger players such as Gill and Tripathi. But they always fail to perform during pressure situations.
CSK win today just made worst for KKR . The only way KKR can now qualify is one among DC/RCB and KXIP loose both of their matches with a very worst NRR, Though it's almost impossible then KKR has to defeat against RR with a very big margin. Ruturaj Gaikwad should have been given chance in the playing XI earlier & what a finish by Sir Jadeja.
I think Kolkata Knight Riders will not qualify for playoffs because any team which is dependent on other teams performances and result, stand a very little chance. Also if they cant defend 172 runs against the Chennai Super Kings which are the weakest team of the tournament, they don't deserve to move ahead in the tournament.
I had a hunch yesterday before the match that CSK will play a spoilsport for KKR and they did it. Now it has become very tough for KKR to reach the top 4. The way KXIP is playing I doubt they will lose any match and if they do then only KKR will survive this IPL. Good team but bad luck.
CSK win today just made worst for KKR . The only way KKR can now qualify is one among DC/RCB and KXIP loose both of their matches with a very worst NRR, Though it's almost impossible then KKR has to defeat against RR with a very big margin. Ruturaj Gaikwad should have been given chance in the playing XI earlier & what a finish by Sir Jadeja.
I think Kolkata Knight Riders will not qualify for playoffs because any team which is dependent on other teams performances and result, stand a very little chance. Also if they cant defend 172 runs against the Chennai Super Kings which are the weakest team of the tournament, they don't deserve to move ahead in the tournament.
CSK win today just made worst for KKR . The only way KKR can now qualify is one among DC/RCB and KXIP loose both of their matches with a very worst NRR, Though it's almost impossible then KKR has to defeat against RR with a very big margin. Ruturaj Gaikwad should have been given chance in the playing XI earlier & what a finish by Sir Jadeja.
I think Kolkata Knight Riders will not qualify for playoffs because any team which is dependent on other teams performances and result, stand a very little chance. Also if they cant defend 172 runs against the Chennai Super Kings which are the weakest team of the tournament, they don't deserve to move ahead in the tournament.
It looks pretty obvious that this time MI will win the finals. Will bet on them only now.
MI is a strong team and they have a good bowling unit but they have some injury concerns as well, even in the absence of their captain Rohit Sharma they are performing well but i think Kings XI Punjab will pose a challenge as they have a strong line up after Gayle made his comeback and they are on a winning streak after that and you cannot neglect RCB either but they have their issues with bowling. 
This is the worst performance by CSK in IPL history and in the beginning i was having high hopes and made a few bets for them to win while chasing just like you but they never performed and fell short all the time and it was evident that the team management was struggling to pick the best playing eleven and with the inclusion of young players they changed the complexion as they played fearless cricket while the established players failed big time and even in today's chase i thought they would choke in the end but somehow they were able to pull off the victory.
First time in history CSK are at the bottom of the table and teams that usually, infact mostly, end up at the bottom are on the top:
2020
https://prnt.sc/v9oved
2019
https://prnt.sc/v9ouh5
2018
https://prnt.sc/v9ov3k
I don't know if it was a change of ground or just the players fault but the fact that the teams who are known for performing poorly are qualifying is surprising.
It looks pretty obvious that this time MI will win the finals. Will bet on them only now.
CSK's performance towards the end should have been their approach from the start. When I trusted them, I lost my bet and now when I don't expect them to play, they do well.
This is the worst performance by CSK in IPL history and in the beginning i was having high hopes and made a few bets for them to win while chasing just like you but they never performed and fell short all the time and it was evident that the team management was struggling to pick the best playing eleven and with the inclusion of young players they changed the complexion as they played fearless cricket while the established players failed big time and even in today's chase i thought they would choke in the end but somehow they were able to pull off the victory.
CSK's performance towards the end should have been their approach from the start. When I trusted them, I lost my bet and now when I don't expect them to play, they do well. The chase was fun but again did not get to see Dhoni's good form at all. Want KKR to reach the top 4 but it seems impossible now with just 1 match left. If Punjab loses both the matches and KKR wins the last one, it may still be possible.
CSK win today just made worst for KKR . The only way KKR can now qualify is one among DC/RCB and KXIP loose both of their matches with a very worst NRR, Though it's almost impossible then KKR has to defeat against RR with a very big margin. Ruturaj Gaikwad should have been given chance in the playing XI earlier & what a finish by Sir Jadeja.
CSK still requires 36 runs from 20 balls and 7 wickets left. Ruturaj is batting well at 71 runs. Only thing here is that if CSK wins it then KKR will just make it more difficult for 4th spot, else if they win it then today they will be at 4th spot and also will remain in the content to be at No 4 if they will the last match as well.
It's Do or Die match for KKR to keep their hope alive for the playoffs. It's tricky part that Officially none of the team has been reached yet for playoffs. CSK has reached very close to win, they just need 10 runs in next 6 balls. EDIT: Likely it won't be easy to stop CSK, especially when the score and bowling unit is such poor. CSK won by 6 wickets!
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