Rajasthan Royals announced the appointment of former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara as the Director of Cricket for season 14 of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2021)
Sri Lankan batting great Sangakkara was appointed as the director of cricket by Indian Premier League franchise Rajasthan Royals for IPL 2021 ahead of players' auction, scheduled to take place in Feb
The venue for IPL 2021 players' auction is yet to be decided, says a BCCI official
The deadline to announce the list of traded players is February 4 while the date for IPL 2021 players auction is tentatively scheduled for February 11
Aaron Finch, Lasith Malinga, and Mohammed Siraj are among the players that have been released
Rajasthan Royals have decided against renewing the contract of their high-profile captain Steve Smith
The IPL's governing council has decided that the eight franchises will be allowed to submit the names of their retained players by January 21, league's chairman Brijesh Patel said on Thursday. Patel and members of the IPL GC recently had a virtual meeting earlier this week where the planning and preparations of the next IPL was discussed at length. "We will have the players' retention till January 21 and the trading window for the franchises closes on February 4," Patel, the former India Test batsman told PTI while informing that the date of the auction is yet to be finalised. It is expected that the mini auction that is supposed to be held this year for the existing eight teams will be held in the second or third week of February. The eight IPL teams enjoy a players' purse of Rs 85 crore and Patel said that thre will be "no increase of purse" for the 2021 auction. It is expected that Chennai Super Kings, one team that only had Rs 15 lakh left after the last auction, would release
In the grand finale of IPL 2020, Shikhar Dhawan manages to score only 15 runs while Bumrah failed to get a single wicket
Although IPL 2020 was tad different from previous ones, Mumbai's consistent rise was the only constant with the side routing any opposition coming its way
The win takes KKR to fourth spot temporarily due to the two-point lead they gain over SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH), who face the dominant Mumbai Indians in their final group game on Tuesday
After KKR vs RR match, Mumbai Indians becomes first team in IPL 2020 to qualify for playoffs. KL still hold orange capwhile Bumrah owns the purple cap
Consecutive wins in their last two matches have given Rajasthan hope for qualifying for the playoffs and the Steve Smith-led team will aim to capitalise from the situation when they face KKR
Chasing 186 for a win, RR overhauled the target in 17.3 overs with Stokes top-scoring with a magnificent 26-ball 50. Sanju Samson was also equally impressive during his knock of 48 from 25 balls
The KXIP vs RR IPL match will be telecast live on the Star Sports 1 HD/SD and Star Sports Hindi 1 HD/SD. Check IPL 2020 match 49, KXIP vs RR live streaming, toss timings details here
Mumbai Indians is first team to qualify for the playoffs, while Chennai Super Kings is already ruled out of IPL 2020 playoffs race
KXIP would be desperate for a win as two points could make or marr its chances for the playoffs. Check KXIP vs RR playing 11 probables, head to head and other match details here
Stokes, who plundered 14 fours and three sixes in his unbeaten 60-ball 107, found an able ally in Sanju Samson (54 not out off 31)
Dubai will host the first qualifier on November 5 after which the eliminator and second qualifier will be played in Abu Dhabi on November 6 and November 8 respectively
The RR vs MI IPL match will be telecast live on the Star Sports 1 HD/SD and Star Sports Hindi 1 HD/SD. Check IPL 2020 match 45, RR vs MI live streaming, toss timings details here
Mumbai would look consolidate its pole position as it faces Rajasthan which has been inconsistent despite a good mix of players in its playing 11