Unnoticed “No Ball” costs RCB the game, MI registers a 6-run-victory

The on-going Indian Premier League had its 7th game on Thursday between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore. The game ended with Mumbai Indians registering a 6-run-victory over Virat’s boys. Bangalore looked all set to achieve their first victory of the season, but it seems there’s a fault in their stars.

A last ball no-ball which went unnoticed by the umpires turned the game upside-down for Royal Challengers Bangalore. The game started with Mumbai Indians posing a high to achieve the target of 188 runs for Bangalore, which the team tried to achieve calmly. Skipper Virat Kohli played a terrific inning before getting knocked down by one of the finest pacers, Jasprit Bumrah.

It was Bangalore needing 72 runs off 28 balls when the team’s another trump card made its way to the field. After Kohli being dismissed, AB de Villiers took to the ground & played a significant inning scoring 70 runs off 41 runs & remaining unbeaten throughout.

However, despite tremendous efforts from Virat & his teammates, Bangalore looked down to a 6-run defeat. Lasith Malinga, the Sri Lankan legend, who joined Mumbai Indians for their 2nd game, after being allowed by SLC to play IPL, made a huge difference. With experience in hands & strategy in mind, Malinga helped Mumbai Indians to clinch a 6-run victory.

It was only after the game had ended that a huge mistake which went unnoticed came to light. After the match, skipper Virat Kohli saw on the big screen, that the last ball bowled by Malinga was a no-ball & if noticed, could have been a game-turner for RCB.

Sharing his anger & disappointment, Kohli, during the after match ceremony said, “We are playing at the IPL level. We are not playing club cricket. That is just a ridiculous call — last ball. The umpires should have their eyes open. It was a no-ball by an inch. It’s completely different game altogether. If it is a game of margins, I don’t know what is happening. They should have been more sharp and careful out there.”

No matter what, the unnoticed no-ball did play a major role for MI’s victory, and has received a serious backlash. However, no nothing can be done. RCB will next play with, let’s see whether the team will manage to seal their first victory in the upcoming match or not. Till then if you want to stay updated with the latest sports stuff, stay tuned to MyTeam11. 

RAJASTHAN ROYALS VS. SUNRISERS HYDERABAD

Rajasthan Royals who’ve been in the news for all the controversial reasons since the beginning of the season will be facing Sunrisers Hyderabad for their 2nd match. In the upcoming match of the 12th season of Indian Premier League, both the RR & SRH will eye on their first victory of the season, after losing their opener matches against KXIP & KKR, respectively.

Pitch Conditions: 

The 8th match of the season will be held at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket (Visaka) Stadium, Hyderabad. The pitch is a flat track & works greatly in favor of the spinners. Even in the short format of the game, the spinners enjoy bowling at the ground, tossing a bit more with a great bounce. Rajasthan and Hyderabad have met at this ground a total of two twice where Rajasthan failed to register even a single victory.

Average 1st Innings Score: 155 runs

Average 2nd Innings Score: 147 runs

Team Analysis: Sunrisers Hyderabad

Sunrisers Hyderabad will be playing the game at their home ground and are expected to have a better hold at the game, looking at their previous records. Talking about the playing members of the team, then, Kane Williamson, the last year’s Orange Cap holder, will make a comeback. Kane was rested for the previous game following an injury, but now as per the reports, the player will feature in the upcoming game. 

Probable Playing XI: Kane Williamson (c), David Warner, Shakib Al Hasan, Vijay Shankar, W Saha, Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan/Deepak Hooda, Sandeep Sharma/K Khaleel Ahmed, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddharth Kaul.

Team Analysis: Rajasthan Royals 

Rajasthan Royals, who lost their previous match & the mankading moment played a crucial role in their previous defeat, are expected to jump back into action, stronger than before. Talking about the team changes, the Royals are expected to move forward with an unchanged line-up.

Probable Playing XI: Ajinkya Rahane (C), Jos Buttler (WK), Steve Smith, Sanju Samson, Rahul Tripathi, Ben Stokes, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jofra Archer, Jaydev Unadkat, Shreyas Gopal, Dhawal Kulkarni

Let’s see what the upcoming game has in store for both the teams, who will earn their debut victory of the season & who’ll taste another defeat. Stay tuned to MyTeam11 & keep receiving the latest sports updates.

THE MANKAD CONTROVERSY & 14 RUN-DEFEAT OF RAJASTHAN ROYALS

The matches in Indian Premier League are incomplete without a little controversy, scuffles and some heated arguments. Well, the 12th edition of the event witnessed its first controversy during the 4th match of the season, between Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals, on 25th March 2019. The visitors, KXIP defeated Rajasthan Royals by 14-runs, but the event that caught entire attention of people was Jos Butler’s controversial dismissal.

The game started with a KXIP posing a terrific target of 184 for four in front of Rajasthan Royals. The #HallaBol defenders tried every possible trick to overcome the posed target & get away with a victory in the game.

Chris Gayle, who played a magnificent inning, scored a total of 79 runs off 47 covering around eight boundaries and four sixes, helping Punjab attain a strong position in the game. On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals’ captain, Ajinkya Rahane and Jos Buttler helped the team make a stable start, partnering for 78 runs in just 8 overs. However, soon Rahane was made to head back to the pavilion after being clean bowled by Ravichandran Ashwin.

Butler, who was going strong in the game became a cause of worry for Ashwin, who then did the unthinkable and gave way to the biggest controversy of the IPL era. Ashwin took the aid of Mankading to dismiss Butler, who became the first victim of the act in the history of IPL.

It was during the 13th over of the game with Rajasthan going smooth on 108 runs, when Ashwin manked the player, by deeming him to leave the crease even before throwing the ball. Following this, Butler was announced out as per the cricket laws.

The law states, “The striker is out Bowled if his/her wicket is put down by a ball delivered by the bowler, not being a No ball, even if it first touches the striker’s bat or person.”

Following the incident, Butler had a heated argument with Ashwin for tricking him into the dirty game, before he left to the pavilion. The dismissal was legal as per the laws but has received a severe backlash from cricket fans, who believe it has hurt the invisible sportsmen spirit of the game.

Let’s see what justification will be made for Ashwin’s action, or will the outrage bring a better change in the game to avoid such happenings in the future. Till then, if you want to keep yourself fed with the latest sports updates, stay tuned to MyTeam11.

Remembering the best of CSK VS RCB

“Cauvery Derby” or “South Indian Derby”, Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore have presented the IPL with some of the best encounters, the league has ever seen-

Match 42- IPL 2014
On what seemed a very slow pitch in Ranchi, Dhoni chose to bat first. Due to the slowness of the wicket, runs were hard to score, Chennai made a total of 138 runs in 20 overs.
ABD and Gayle on the crease for RCB turned the tables for the team. De Villiers smashed three sixes and a four from 5 balls. With just 10 runs required off the last over, Dhoni sent David Hussey to bowl. Yuvraj Singh, now on the crease with ABD smashed a six off the first ball. ABD was awarded man of the match for his match-turning sixes. RCB won the match by 5 wickets.
Qualifier 1- IPL 2011
Chennai faced Bangalore in the first qualifier to make it to the finals of IPL 2011. RCB had a slight edge over CSK as Gayle had an outstanding season. But, R. Ashwin stopped Gayle in his tracks early on in the match at just 8 runs. Then, came the skipper Virat Kohli in play and took RCB to a challenging total of 175 with his excellent batting.
Chennai had a terrible start where they lost openers within 7 runs. Suresh Raina and Badrinath handled the innings with a 50 run partnership. With 58 runs to go in 24 balls, Raina and Morkel went on the rampage against the bowlers and brought the score to 12 runs off the last over.
Match 24- IPL 2018
RCB locked horns with Chennai in the 2018 season of IPL in Bangalore, where Chennai won the toss and asked the home team to bat first. The South African pair of Quinton de Kock & AB de Villiers thrashed the bowlers by scoring 103 off 53 balls. RCB’s Mandeep Singh dented CSK’s hopes further with some excellent shots at the end, taking the score to 205. CSK’s Ambati Rayudu exploited the on the field restrictions and scored boundaries one after the other. With Dhoni and Rayudu at the crease, Kohli tried everything in his power to break the partnership, but the duo played safely and scored singles. Just when the score came down to 99 runs off 42 balls, they took matters into their hands and scored as many as 10 sixes in the last overs. Dhoni finished the match, owning and ruling it with his shots and walked out of the field in style.
Match 13- IPL 2012
After tasting defeat in the 2011 finals, Bangalore again faced Chennai in IPL 2012. Mayank Agarwal gave a confident start to RCB as he scored 45 off the 51 runs in five overs. Fiery Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli partnered for 11 overs and contributed 110 runs to the team, setting the target of 205 for CSK. With the run-rate over 13 runs for the last nine overs, Dhoni’s 24 runs off 41 balls kept the team in the game. Morkel gained 28 runs off a Virat Kohli’s over with three sixes and two fours. CSK now needed 15 runs off the last over. Dwayne Bravo further bridged the gap by hitting a six and four. With just 2 required off the last ball, Ravindra Jadeja scored a boundary, and CSK won the match.
Match 16- IPL 2013
If 2012 was a close battle, then the year 2013 is the sequel to the ever going clash between these two titans. RCB opted to bat first with Kohli and De Villiers opening the match. They post a competitive score of 165 for CSK. Chennai lost its crucial openers like Dhoni, Raina, and Badrinath within four overs. It was Jadeja’s batting that saved the day for CSK. He hit two boundaries- a four and a six in the first two balls of the over when CSK needed 16 runs off the last six balls, bringing the target down to 6 runs. Next three balls brought four more runs for the team. Jadeja smashed the last ball that went straight into the hands of a fielder. Just when RCB started to celebrate, the umpire declared a no-ball and Jadeja ran between the wickets to cover the remaining two runs. CSK won the match, yet again.
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IPL 2019: KNOW YOUR TEAM FEAT DELHI CAPITALS

Delhi Capitals, formerly known as the Delhi Daredevils, last qualified for the playoffs in 2012. In last season, the team roped Gautam Gambhir as team’s skipper but replaced him after they lost five out of the first six matches. This year, Delhi Capitals eyeing a new start as they went into the auction to make up for their shortcomings by buying mostly all-rounders who can support the core players.

Strengths

Delhi Capitals have one the most destructive top orders that includes significant players like Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer, and Rishabh Pant. With such a solid top-order batting line, Delhi Capitals can easily try out different playing combinations that can support the core group. Apart from this, the team does not lack on the experience front as T20 stars like Colin Ingram, Shikhar Dhawan, and Amit Mishra are there to guide the young players on the field while the support staff that includes Sourav Ganguly and Ricky Pointing can motivate the players off the field.

Fast bowlers like Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada and Trent Boult leading the bowling front for Delhi Capitals, there is a fairly good chance for the team to make it to finals this year.

Weakness

Spin plays an essential role in Feroz Shah Kotla ground where Delhi Capitals are expected to play half of their matches. With just Amit Mishra and Sandeep Lamichhane, the shortage in the spin department can cause major damage to the team. Delhi Capitals have signed many young players like Avesh Khan, Nathu Singh and Bandaru Ayyapa and an experienced player- Ishant Sharma to take care of the fast bowling unit.

Sharma is an experienced Indian fast bowler, but his T20 bowling is still a question mark. So, all in all, lack of experience in the fast bowling department can hinder their journey.

Playing XI Prediction

Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Colin Ingram, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult, Amit Mishra, Rahul Tewatia, Sandeep Lamichhane.

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IPL 2019: OUR PREDICTIONS FOR PLAYING XI OF ALL THE TEAMS

This IPL season, the selection of the playing XI will be extremely crucial for the franchises as most of the top players will be preferring their practice time for the World Cup 2019 over IPL. Considering this fact, here’s our take on the probable playing XIs of all the 8 teams for their first matches -

Chennai Super Kings

The three-time IPL winner, Chennai Super Kings will be defending its title against all other teams. CSK did not release or buy many players for this 2019 season. Thus, the defending champions predicted playing XI for the first match will be more or less similar to that of last year’s. CSK's comeback man Mohit Sharma is expected to open the innings with Ambati Rayudu and Kedhar Jadhav might handle the affairs of the middle order.
Predicted playing XI - Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (C & WK), Shane Watson, Kedar Jadhav, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Mohit Sharma, Lungi Ngidi, Imran Tahir.

Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians will look to start afresh in IPL 2019 with a victory against Delhi Capitals in its opening match on 24th March, to put behind the setbacks of last season, where the team failed to make it to the playoffs. With Lasith Malinga not available for first few matches as he will be playing for Srilanka against South Africa and Jason Behrendorff for Australia, Mitchell McClenaghan might get into playing XI. Hardik Pandya with his brother Krunal will be crucial for Mumbai Indians. Ben Cutting owing to his splendid form might be a part of the playing XI. Yuvraj Singh might miss out from the playing XI.
Predicted playing XI - Quinton de Kock (WK), Rohit Sharma (C), Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Kieron Pollard, Ben Cutting, Mitchell McClenaghan, Mayank Markande, Jasprit Bumrah,Suryakumar Yadav.

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Royal Challengers Bangalore are looking to change things around this season after having yet another unsuccessful IPL leg last year.  The RCB’s batting side gave a massive blow to the team in 2018 that made the team management to let go of every batsman in this year’s auction except AB De Villiers and Virat Kohli. They do not have a prominent opening batting line which means Virat Kohli will open the innings. Shivam Dube is also expected to make his debut in the very first match of the season.
Predicted playing XI - Virat Kohli (C), Shivam Dube, Parthiv Patel (WK), Ab de Villiers, Shimron Hetmyer, Colin de Grandhomme, Washington Sundar, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohd Siraj, Tim Southee.

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Sunrisers Hyderabad had a pretty successful season last year, and thus they did not gamble with the team selection much, this season. David Warner is expected to open with England's Johnny Bairstow, IPL 2019 debutant, who has been extraordinary for England across all three formats. Vijay Shankar is speculated to be a regular in playing XI as he displayed impressive game for the national side. Rashid Khan and Shahbaz Nadeem will lead the spin attack with Bhuvneshwar Kumar leading the pace attack along with Siddharth Kaul and Khaleel Ahmed.
Predicted playing XI - David Warner, Johnny Bairstow (WK), Kane Williamson (C), Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shahbaz Nadeem, Siddarth Kaul, Khaleel Ahmed, Deepak Hooda.
Rajasthan Royals
The ever-dependable Ajinkya Rahane will lead the side for Rajasthan Royals this season. The team has a pool of talented Indian players along with class overseas players such as Ben Stokes, Steve Smith, Jos Buttler, Jofra Archer, and Oshane Thomas. Special mention, Liam Livingstone, who has been in excellent form in the PSL and the latest Australian star, Ashton Turner.
Predicted playing XI - Ajinkya Rahane (C), Jos Buttler (WK), Steve Smith, Sanju Samson, Ben Stokes, Rahul Tripathi, K Gowtham, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat, Varun Aaron

Kolkata Knight Riders

KKR had suffered a significant blow even before the start of the season as young players Shivam Mavi and Kamlesh Nagarkoti have been ruled out of the series due to injuries. KKR has a dearth of fast bowlers, and these injuries might further damage its overall chances in the IPL 2019. The team's batsmen will have to make up for a weak bowling department. KKR skipper Dinesh Karthik with Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa, Kuldeep Yadav, and Sunil Narine will bring their experience into play right from the beginning of the tournament.
Predicted playing XI - Dinesh Karthik(C & WK), Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna

Kings XI Punjab

Kings XI Punjab will begin its IPL 2019 campaign against Rajasthan Royals at Jaipur on 25th March. The team management has made some significant changes in the squad and will be hoping for a spin of luck this year. Chris Gayle will be a big threat for the opposition bowlers owing to his present form. Mayank Agarwal will play at number 3 given the kind of performance he has given in domestic tournaments. It will be interesting to see if the Kings will introduce young players Prabhsimran Singh and Varun Chakravarthy in the first match or not.
Predicted playing XI - Chris Gayle, KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Varun Chakravarthy, Moises Henriques, R Ashwin (C), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Andrew Tye, Mohammed Shami

Delhi Capitals

With experienced Indian opener, Shikhar Dhawan providing the stronghold to the young Delhi Capitals batting line-up, Delhi Capitals has been successful in forming a strong team for the 12th edition of the IPL. Captain Shreyas Iyer will be taking forward his fine form from Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy into the IPL. Sandeep Lamichhane along with Amit Mishra will be leading the spin department, while Kagiso Rabada and Trent Boult heading pace attack. Debutant Axar Patel might be in Playing XI in the first match.
Predicted playing XI - Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Colin Ingram, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult, Amit Mishra, Rahul Tewatia, Sandeep Lamichhane.
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