Match Features

Analysis, takeaways and everything around matches.

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David by name, Goliath by trade

This was the night that Tim David's impact did not slip by as another cameo, but stood out as a defining part of RCB's six-hitting surge

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Match Features • Apr 05

Data Shorts: Shami's Powerplay nous powers LSG's redemption arc

After conceding 75 in his last IPL game in Hyderabad, Shami returned to take 2 for 9 against his former team, setting up LSG's win

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Match Features • Apr 05

Data Shorts: Another collapse exposes Gujarat Titans' soft underbelly

With the top-three failing to bat deep this season, the middle order has been exposed early to spin, which is an unfavourable matchup for their Indian batters

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Match Features • Apr 05

Delhi's No. 4 bet pays off as Rizvi delivers again

Sameer Rizvi's measured start and explosive finish powered Delhi Capitals past Mumbai Indians, sealing a second successive rescue act at No. 4

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Match Features • Apr 04

The order has changed as PBKS leave CSK behind

One poor mega auction can mess up an entire cycle. PBKS have been there before and now it's CSK's turn

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Match Features • Apr 04

Data Shorts: Mhatre aces the short-ball challenge with flair

India's U19 World Cup winning captain follows the simple principle of fighting fire with fire

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Match Features • Apr 03

Heinrich Klaasen gets there, just not like before

His fifty against KKR lacked the usual fluency, but it once again underlined his value to SRH's inexperienced middle order

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Match Features • Apr 03

Data Shorts: Is Rinku Singh the best fielder in the modern-day IPL/T20s?

He takes the hot-spots, the ball follows him, and his efficiency in the field has been unparalleled

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Match Features • Apr 02

Data Shorts: A new ball revival offers LSG a template, even in defeat

LSG's revamped pace attack had DC on the ropes 26/4 inside the Powerplay but the game drifted away in the middle overs

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Match Features • Mar 31

The 'dumb duck' trap behind CSK's unravelling

A data-driven approach and disciplined bowling effort handed Rajasthan Royals a facile victory in their opening game

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Match Features • Mar 30

Redback-to-back: With Shield glory, South Australia become pride of state, again

Last year, South Australia famously ended a 29-year drought. Twelve months on, they have done the unthinkable

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Match Features • Mar 30

Classy Rohit, precise Bumrah combine to break Mumbai's opening jinx

A record-breaking chase ended a streak stretching 13 seasons, with Rohit and Bumrah making vital contributions

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Match Features • Mar 29

From Hazlewood to Duffy, RCB's Chinnaswamy copybook holds

Hitting the deck hard, leaning on the short ball and drawing top edges - Jacob Duffy executed RCB's Chinnaswamy blueprint to the letter, stepping into Hazlewood's role with 3 for 22 on debut

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Match Features • Mar 29

Data Shorts: SRH's new-ball crisis laid bare by RCB

The IPL opener was decided in the Powerplay as SRH's vulnerabilities were ruthlessly exposed by RCB's top order

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Match Features • Mar 09

No retreat from the batting creed, even on the grandest stage

Back-to-back knockout 250-plus totals showcased the high-risk, high-reward approach India refused to abandon even when the stakes were highest

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Match Features • Mar 09

How New Zealand lost the Powerplay and the final

India's 92-run Powerplay set the tone for the final, leaving New Zealand chasing the game from the outset

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Match Features • Mar 06

Jacob Bethell's night at the Wankhede

The English southpaw hammered his maiden T20 ton, an explosive innings that went in vain, in the semifinal against India

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Match Features • Mar 06

The Bumrah over that broke England

With England cruising in the chase, Jasprit Bumrah's masterful 18th over swung the semifinal India's way

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Match Features • Mar 06

Sanju Samson: Still dreaming, still delivering

The opener scored 89 in the semifinal against England in Mumbai, his second match-winning performance on the bounce, a long way from the start of the World Cup when he had been dropped

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