“If I am unable to give 120 percent towards my responsibilities, then I would rather leave it,” Kohli said.
Glenn Maxwell has smashed 265 IPL runs from just 5 innings at Sharjah ground at a very impressive strike rate of 190.64.
With a win against DC, CSK became the only team to win at least 1 match against all other opponents in IPL 2021.
Coming in to bat in a difficult situation, Dhoni played a match-winning cameo of 18 runs from just 6 deliveries at a strike rate of 300 to help his team reach their ninth IPL final.
The CSK skipper wasn’t in the best of touch coming into this game but came in ahead of an in-form Ravindra Jadeja and finished the job for his team.
It was indeed a brilliant gesture from Virat Kohli as fans were delighted to see the incredible bonding between two of India’s greatest cricket captains ever.
His innings included 3 fours and one six.
As expected, MS Dhoni’s unbeaten 18-run knock off only 6 deliveries got the entire social media buzzing as fans were delighted to see the legend back in form.
With the match poised in such an intense situation, fans got to witness an exciting battle between experience and youth.
The DC skipper produced two memorable moments during his entertaining half-century on Sunday.
The former India captain had made the remark before Bangalore’s last league match against Delhi Capitals.
The 40-year-old was very vocal as he let the experienced Richard Illingworth know about his disagreement on the decision.
The on-air commentators also could not stop laughing as they opined that some of the players might have gone slightly sleepy for a moment.
The fan judged the trajectory to perfection and got himself in a nice position to complete an outstanding catch.
The winner of the game would advance to Qualifier 2, while the loser will have to return home.
With very little to choose between the two teams -both in terms of head-to-head and recent form- this should be a great game of T20 cricket.
Warner bid farewell to his fans at the club and thanked them in a recent social media post.
Akash Ambani motivated the Mumbai team members and opined that winning two back-to-back titles in two successive seasons is a big achievement.
Dwayne Bravo needs 2 more wickets to surpass Amit Mishra and become 2nd highest wicket-taker in IPL history.
Former KKR captain Gautam Gambhir took a sly dig at current KKR skipper Eoin Morgan.
Delhi and Chennai would aim to book their spot in the final by winning the Qualifier 1.
All eyes will be on the opening duo of both sides who have been doing the bulk of scoring in this season.
While he didn’t bowl a single delivery in the season, the 2021 edition of IPL was neither good for Hardik in terms of batting.
Despite the loss on Friday night, Delhi Capitals ended the league stage as table-toppers.
Team India skipper Virat Kohli, vice-captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Ravi Shastri will have one final round of conversation on Saturday to review the Indian squad for upcoming T20 World Cup.
Monty Panesar said that Rishabh Pant has become a really good captain and even under pressure, he has led the Delhi team well.
KS Bharat smashed a six on the last ball of the game when 5 runs were needed to win.
After being dropped by Mumbai Indians in a handful of matches in the IPL 2021, Kishan was sent to open alongside Rohit Sharma.
Ishan Kishan smashed fastest ever fifty for MI in IPL history while Suryakumar Yadav recorded his highest IPL score of 82 (40).
The netizens did not miss out the opportunity to troll Mumbai Indians as they failed to progress to the play-offs after winning two back-to-back titles.
The scenes that followed Bharat’s finish glory finish were simply ecstatic.
The right-handed batsman played a match-defining knock of 78* off 52 deliveries in Dubai.
It was a very scary moment for everyone as physios came in running on the field to perform the concussion test.
The replays showed that the ball was closer to Hetmyer’s chest rather than waist and yet was not signalled as a no-ball.
Prithvi Shaw gave a good start to Delhi’s innings and was nearing his 50 in the 12th over before he fell prey to George Garton’s extraordinary catch.
Pollard had started to walk back towards the dug-out but everything turned around in the next 30 seconds.
While there was a fielder who was interested in trying to pull that back for a while, it was too sweetly timed and just had to be a six.
It was SunRisers Hyderabad’s Rashid Khan who broke MI’s opening partnership.
“My family and I are going to miss you all,” Warner wrote.
It was the young pocket dynamo in form of Ishan Kishan who went absolutely berserk in Abu Dhabi.
In a surprising turn of events, Manish Pandey is captaining the SRH side against MI in Abu Dhabi.
Former KKR captain went on to say that he has no answers to why Hitman has never been able to cross the 600-run mark in IPL.
RR were all out for 85 runs against KKR which is their 3rd lowest total in IPL overall.
Harshal Patel needs 4 more wickets to surpass Dwayne Bravo’s record of picking most wickets in a single IPL season.
Notably, the last time when these two sides faced each other in UAE, Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by a margin of 10 wickets.
Punjab Kings took the fifth spot in the points table after a convincing win against Chennai Super Kings on Thursday.
After their loss to Punjab Kings on Thursday, Chennai finish the league matches placed second with 18 points.
The netizens couldn’t control their laughter while reflecting on the funny incident.
“Rajasthan have got promising domestic youngsters but they need someone to guide them,” said Monty.
The netizens also did not miss out the opportunity to troll Mumbai Indians, whose chances of going through to play-offs were almost squandered because of the huge margin of RR defeat.
Given that Dube had crossed the boundary line, the on-field umpire signaled that he only has to bat next and that none of the other batters could come in his place.
Though both the teams are equally strong, here is an analysis about which team could dominate the other if we consider the statistics into account.
Check out team of the day for match number 55 between Hyderabad and Mumbai.
The last time these two teams were up against each other in Ahmedabad, they produced a thriller. Expect nothing but the same in Dubai.
While fans congratulated the 29-year-old in their own unique ways, one Twitter user went on to make a special request to franchise owner.
The couple exchanged rings amid all the applause, which undoubtedly became the moment of the day.
Both the IPL 2021 on October 8 are being played concurrently for the first time in the history of the competition.
The recent interaction between the Aussie and an SRH fan suggests that Warner might have already played his last game for franchise.
The MI skipper was at his absolute best in the video as he pulled off the challenge in some style.
In the bowling front, Harshal Patel is having a spectacular season and is currently at 29 wickets- most by any Indian bowler in single edition of the league.
Having been hit for a boundary, Ravi Bishnoi came up with a full fledged plan to take his revenge.
Krunal Pandya and Quinton de Kock were dropped in the last game by Mumbai, with Ishan Kishan and James Neesham replacing them.
Match number 55 will be Mumbai’s last chance to keep alive their dream of a hat-trick of titles.
Dhoni made this announcement before the start of Chennai’s last league match against Punjab Kings.
Talking about Dhoni’s impact on Ruturaj, coach Sandeep Chavan said that MSD’s advice seems to be working well for him in the T20 tournament.
While KKR are placed fourth in the points table and are still in the race of playoffs, RR will be taking the field to keep their prestige.
Kane Williamson’s last 3 MoM awards in IPL have come against RCB.
Malik was clocked at 153 kmph during the match against Bangalore and even Williamson was amazed at this achievement on a slow wicket.
Dwayne Bravo needs 2 more wickets to surpass Amit Mishra and become 2nd highest wicket-taker in IPL history.
The netizens also pointed out that teams like Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings would be delighted with this result as it almost confirms them as top two sides in the league stages.
The dismissal turned the match on its head as Maxwell got out after playing an impressive 25-ball 40-run knock.
Unfortunately for SRH and Kane, they wasted a review as well as conceded an extra run by taking DRS.
Chennai Super Kings will take on Punjab Kings in their last league game on October 7 at the Dubai International Stadium, Dubai.
With both the teams needing a win from the game, here is an analysis on which of them would step into the contest as favourites.
It appears to be the most important match with regards to the Playoff scenario this season.
The Aussie dismissed Priyam Garg and Jason Roy in the same over to put RCB in a commanding position in Abu Dhabi.
In search of the breakthrough, Kohli got back his strike bowler Harshal Patel back into the attack and the leading wicket-taker did not disappoint.
Some exciting domestic talents in form of Venkatesh Iyer and Chetan Sakariya will be in action in this crucial contest on Thursday.
Chennai will aim to redeem from the last two losses and win this game for a top-two finish.
The Aussie managed to pull off the incredible shot, giving a glimpse of his extreme skillful abilities.
Not only will Chennai want to get to 20 points and be assured of a playoff berth, thanks to their superior net run rate, but they have also now lost two matches in a row and would want to head into the Playoffs with winning momentum.
DC players were understandably ecstatic about the victory over CSK and youngster Ripal Patel, who made his IPL debut in this match, was so overjoyed with the win that he emulated star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo’s iconic “sii celebration.”
However, MI chased the target of 91 within the 10 overs with 70 balls to spare.
Last time when these two teams met each other in IPL, RCB ended up defeating SRH by just 6 runs at the Chennai venue.
So superb was Neesham’s shot at the basket that Ishan Kishan could not help but shout out loud in joy and excitement.
Notably, the RCB pacer is currently the purple-cap holder in IPL 2021 with 26 wickets in 12 games.
The netizens also did not miss the opportunity to troll Rajasthan Royals for their disappointing performance in such a crucial contest.
There was a livewire on the field in form of Glenn Phillips who was still giving it all for his side, despite the match almost done and dusted.
The ‘Whistle Podu’ army would undoubtedly be delighted with MS Dhoni’s statement where the CSK skipper has hinted that he will play a farewell game in Chennai.
Neesham and Hitman were expectedly elated as they had got the all-important wicket of RR skipper very early in the innings.
After the end of over, the physios rushed on the ground to check on the two openers, with Lewis looking in more trouble than Jaiswal.
The two teams have already met once this season in April and at that time it was the Virat Kohli-led side which emerged victorious by a narrow margin of 6 runs.
Although he was extremely fast, bold and fierce on the field, the franchise has now shared a footage which shows the emotional side of the young cricketer.
For Hyderabad, pride is at stake which perhaps is the biggest reason to put up a fight after a season that has brought them nothing but disappointment.
After the match, Ashwin interviewed the Caribbean star Hetmyer during which the revelation was made.
Post the match, the two seemed to have had a cricketing conversation and Dhoni also obliged by signing Yadav’s jersey a picture of which the Delhi Capitals star shared on his social media.
Shikhar Dhawan became the 6th Indian player to play 300 T20 matches.
There has not been any official statement to confirm how many players each franchise would be allowed to retain, especially with the inclusion of two new teams in the setup.
In a recent interview, Umran Malik’s father Abdul Malik traced the journey of his son and revealed how he would hide to check on his son when Umran occasionally stepped out in the night to play tennis-ball cricket.
Hardik Pandya needs 3 more sixes to become 3rd player to smash 100 sixes for Mumbai Indians in IPL.