Kolkata ride out a surprising last over challenge
A record powerplay stand, a 100% IPL prediction rate, Sri Lanka's oldest rivalry, & GT's Director talks the IPL.
Kolkata ride out a surprising last over challenge
KKR & GT nearly throw away massive advantages, how Head got his mojo back, & Boult thinks IPL bowlers use too many variations.
The Kolkata Knight Riders eked out a single run win against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Cricbuzz’s Aayush Puthran asks whose game it was to lose after a roller coaster finish.
Cricket.com’s Anirudh Suresh writes that KKR’s batting lineup is truly extraordinary this year, and that Mitchell Starc continues to be a major problem for their bowling lineup. Meanwhile, Hindustan Times’ Prateek Srivastava says Dinesh Karthik should give up on his World Cup dreams.
The Gujarat Titans beat the Punjab Kings by 3 wickets. ESPNcricinfo’s Karthik Krishnaswamy writes about match-winning spinner Sai Kishore’s growth as a bowler, and his lack of potential-fulfilling opportunities at GT.
ESPNcricinfo’s Sampath Bandarupalli writes about the stats behind Sunrisers Hyderabad’s record 125-run powerplay score. His colleague, Shashank Kishore, reports on how Travis Head got his mojo back (with some help from Pat Cummins), while News18’s Somya Kapoor reports on Abhishek Sharma’s improvement this season to become his ideal opening partner.
ESPNcricinfo’s S. Rajesh & Shiva Jayaraman look at the numbers behind the batting-heavy IPL season so far, while Sportstar’s Shayan Acharya talks to Trent Boult about how some bowlers use too many variations in the hopes of staying competitive.
Indian Express’ Rahul Pandey asks if pitch curators are doing enough to create a home advantage for some of the IPL’s worst teams this year.
Cricbuzz’s Deepu Narayanan writes about Mumbai Indians’ odd foreign player choices, while Cricket.com’s Aakash Sivasubramaniam says that Jitesh Sharma is throwing away his India spot with his IPL performances.
Cricket et al’s Sam Perry writes about the criticism he receives as co-host of The Grade Cricketer from Western audiences for dedicatedly talking about the IPL every year, before bringing up his favourite talking points from this year’s IPL.
Disney Star has reportedly reached 448 million viewers across the first 26 matches of the IPL, while selling ads to 65 advertisers in the first 31 matches (a 38% increases over 2023).
I’ve been looking at the numbers to determine the key match ups in the IPL matchups recently…
…and I’m currently 5 for 5 when it comes to determining both the key metric and who wins the match based on that key metric! Though, I may have missed the mark on how “comfortable” KKR’s win was going to be yesterday. You can catch all the pre-match predictions on my newly set up Twitter and Instagram accounts.
Sri Lanka’s most prestigious school match
A sociological look at SL’s oldest school cricket rivalry, Bishop says IND should spare no expense training Mayank Yadav, & Middlesex is considering leaving Lord’s.
Scroll’s Uditha Devapriya & Uthpala Wijesuriya report on the oldest school cricket rivalry and match up in Sri Lanka, and the rite of passage it has become for the cricketing elite from the island nation.
ESPNcricinfo’s Ian Bishop writes that India should make a concerted national effort to help Mayank Yadav reach his potential.
ESPNcricinfo’s Andrew Miller reports on Middlesex’s strategic decision on whether or not to move away from playing their county games at Lord’s for the first time in 160 years.
Times of India’s Gaurav Gupta reports that Madhya Pradesh have extended coach Chandrakant Pandit’s contract despite complaints of strict (and potentially abusive behaviour) from some of his ex-players.
What does GT’s management think of GT’s season?
Chats with GT’s Director and a 15-year old phenom from Karnataka, & a bunch of village cricketers take on Ian Bell.
News18’s Sahil Malhotra has an exclusive chat with the Gujarat Titans’ Director of Cricket Vikram Solanki about the franchise’s below par season so far.
News18’s Somya Kapoor talks to 15-year old Karnataka phenom Lavanya Chalan about her dreams of playing for RCB & India.
Cricket District organise a cricket match between a bunch of village cricketers…and Ian Bell. Unsurprisingly, it becomes a fun game of who can get the English international out.
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