Mumbai Indians all-rounder Hardik Pandya has become the first player in the ongoing Indian Premier League to take a knee in support of the 'Black Lives Matter' movement.
An era has ended in Sharjah as a 10-wicket defeat in hands of Mumbai Indians has extinguished its faint hopes for IPL 2020 playoffs
After scores were levelled at end of the regulation two innings of 20 overs each, the contest slipped into a Super Over. However, this decider, too, ended in a tie, and it took another Super Over
Batting first, KKR made 148 for five. KKR's pace spearhead Pat Cummins top-scored with an unbeaten 36-ball 53 while new captain Eoin Morgan remained not out on 39 off 29 deliveries
Suryakumar Yadav took the attack to the Rajasthan Royals bowlers in Abu Dhabi as MI put 193 runs on the board in their 20 overs
Ahead of SRH vs MI encounter, Ishan Kishan believes Sharjah wicket will favour batsman as boundaries are small as compared to other venues this year, and both the teams will go for big shots
With two wins in four matches, Mumbai Indians is now moved to the top of the IPL 2020 points table
MI is likely to go with an unchanged playing 11 while Punjab may bring Mujeeb ur Rahman in place of Sheldon Cottrell or James Neesham. Check KXIP vs MI playing 11, head to head details here
Ishan Kishan's 99 and Kieron Pollard's 60 help Mumbai level score with RCB, in Super Over, Virat Kohli seals the win for RCB with a boundary off the last ball
Hardik scored 18 and 14 in the last two games against Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings
Royal Challengers Bangalore would be looking to address their pace-bowling concerns when they face defending champions Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League here on Monday. RCB started on a winning note but then their star-studded collapsed against Kings XI Punjab, resulting in a humbling 97-run defeat. After scores of 14 and 1, Kohli is due for a big one and would be itching to spend more time in the middle. Opener Devdutt Padikkal, who started his IPL career with a classy half-century, did not do much against KXIP and will be aiming for consistency. Australian limited overs captain Aaron Finch would be hoping to convert starts into match-winning performances while AB de Villers, who has looked in god touch, will be expected to provide the late fireworks again with the lower-order not inspiring a lot of hope. It is still not clear whether RCB will have the services of South African all-rounder Chris Morris, who sat out of the first two games due to a side strain. In the .
Mumbai Indians will be keen to bounce back while KKR would look for a perfect begining as it will be a battle between big hitters on both sides on a sluggish Abu Dhabi track
Chennai lost Vijay and Watson early into the innings but du Plessis and Rayudu stabilised the inning with a 115-run partnership, setting the stage for Chennai to register a comfortable victory
Head to head, Mumbai Indians has an advantage as it won 17 out of 28 matches. The Abu Dhabi pitch for MI vs CSK match may to assist spinners. Check MI vs CSK playing 11 probables, other details here
Defending champions Mumbai Indians will take on last year's runners-up Chennai Super Kings in the opening encounter on Saturday, which will be Hardik's first game in a year
Mumbai Indians all-rounder Hardik Pandya has said that he has accepted that injuries would be a part and parcel of his career and he needs to live with it
In IPL 2020, batting would be MI's strength with Rohit, de Kock as an opener along with Suryakumar, Pandya brothers, and Pollard in the middle-order. Check MI playing 11, squad, and full schedule here
The flamboyant all-rounder, who was out of the Indian team due to back injury, was to make a comeback during the South Africa tour of India
The Baroda cricketer, elder brother of Hardik Pandya, had represented India in 18 T20 Internationals till date.
You have the hunger to be number one by your own hard work and not by pushing anyone else down, is the advice that Indian captain Virat Kohli gave to his teammate and all-rounder Hardik Pandya.