Two weeks into the IPL, the fans witnessed more exciting matches. The teams at the top half of the table upped their ante at the right moment.
Chasing a target of 156, Rahul Tripathi blasted his way to a magnificent 93 off 52 balls against Kolkata Knight Riders to help Rising Pune Supergiant win the match at Kolkata.
The richest cricketer in this IPL, Ben Stokes showed his prowess against Gujarat Lions. Chasing 162 and in big trouble at 42 for 4, Ben Stokes blasted his way to a brilliant century (103 off 63 balls) enabled RPS to beat Gujarat Lions by 5 wickets.
Restricting Royal Challengers Bangalore for 134, Gujarat Lions led by Aaron Finch (72 off 34 balls) romped to victory with more than 6 overs to spare, in Bangalore.
Fans enjoyed each and every match of this IPL with enthusiasm and with their spirited attitude.
Kolkata Knight Riders’ captain Gautam Gambhir had a great IPL leading from the front. He is now the second highest run-scorer of the tenth edition of IPL.
Serious discussion at the middle by Steve Smith, M.S. Dhoni and Ajinkya Rahane during their thrilling victory by 3 runs against Mumbai Indians in Mumbai.
Despite playing an excellent knock, Rohit Sharma could not take his team to victory against Rising Pune Supergiant. Rohit was fined for showing dissent for a wide ball in this match.
Mumbai Indians are now leading the table with 16 points (NRR: 0.427) followed by Kolkata Knight Riders with 14 points (NRR: 0.725), Rising Pune Supergiant 14 points (NRR: -0.123) and Sunrisers Hyderabad 13 points (NRR 0.659).
Consistent performances from their bowlers enabled Rising Pune Supergiant to restrict Kolkata for 155.
Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner scored a brilliant 126 off just 59 balls to put a formidable total against Kolkata Knight Riders in Hyderabad.
Yuvraj Singh’s brilliant 70 off 41 balls helped Sunrisers Hyderabad to put a competitive total of 185 against Delhi Daredevils in New Delhi.
Mumbai Indians’ Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya celebrate their team’s victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore in Mumbai.
Having restricted Delhi Daredevils for 67, Kings XI Punjab’s openers Martin Guptill and Hashim Amla enabled their team romp home by 10 wickets in just 7.5 overs in Mohali.
Rising Pune Supergiant’s Steve Smith and M.S Dhoni discuss a strategy against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Pune.
Having set a target of 158 for Royal Challengers Bangalore, the RPS bowlers led by Lockie Ferguson (2 for 7 in four overs) put the Bangalore team in all sorts of trouble and restricted them for 97 for 9 in Pune.