Thread by @bhaleraosarang

Match 1: CSK spun a web around RCB at the Chepauk. CSK spinners picked 8 wickets with Harbhajan and Tahir leading the charge.
Raina scored his 5000th IPL run.
This is CSK’s 7th consecutive win over RCB
#CSKvRCB #IPLThread #IPL2019

Match 2: Kolkata Knight Riders pulled off an incredible heist at the Eden Gardens thanks to a special knock from Andre Russell. Rana Scored a fine fifty as well. Spare a thought for David Warner who scored 85.Great signs for @SunRisers
@KKRiders @Russell12A
#KKRvSRH #IPLThread

Match 3: Rishabh Pant exhibited his hitting prowess for @DelhiCapitals. When in song Pant is unstoppable.
Colin Ingram & Dhawan set a solid platform. Delhi’s bowling unit looks promising.
Yuvraj rolled back the clock with some huge hits but that wasn’t enough
#MIvDC #IPLThread

Match 4: R Ashwin running out Jos Buttler was the biggest talking point of the game. RR lost 7 in the last 5 and fell short by 14 runs. Jaipur witnessed Gaylestorm. Excellent knock from Sarfaraz Khan too. This is KXIP’s first win over RR
@lionsdenkxip
PC: IPL/BCCI
#RRvKXIP

Match 5: Shane Watson’s attacking 44 helped CSK in their chase of 148. DJ Bravo took three wickets in two overs to derail the Delhi innings. Two matches and two wins. CSK have begun #IPL2019 with a bang.
PC: IPL/BCCI
#DCvCSK

Match 6: Yet another game-changing innings from Andre Russell. KKR powered to 218 thanks to Narine’s start, Rana’s powerpacked innings, Uthappa’s stability then Russell’s blitz.
The big man got two scalps too.
2 games 2 wins 2 Russell specials
@KKRiders
#KKRvsKXIP #IPLThread

Match 7 - Mumbai Indians open their account with a win over RCB. Pandya’s 32* proved to be crucial. Kohli 46 and ABD 70* weren’t enough for RCB to cross the line. Malinga’s no-ball went unnoticed.
Kohli and Rohit expressed their displeasure over umpiring
#RCBvsMI #IPLThread

Match 8: David Warner’s brute force came to the fore as SRH pulled off their highest run-chase.
Sanju Samson hit a fine century — his second in the IPL.
Rashid (1/24) got Buttler for the 4th time in 4 T20 innings
#SRHvRR #IPLThread

PC: IPL

Match 9: Kings XI Punjab beat the Mumbai Indians at Mohali. KL Rahul stayed unbeaten in the run chase. Mayank Agarwal provided momentum with a solid 21-ball 43.
Gayle brought up his 300th IPL six in this game
@mayankcricket @lionsdenkxip
#KXIPvMI #IPLThread
PC: IPL

Match 10: Prithvi Shaw (99) played a breathtaking knock against KKR at the Kotla. For KKR, Russell and DK hit solid fifties.
We witnessed the first Super Over of IPL 2019. Prasidh was good but Rabada was outstanding. Defended 11. Top win for @DelhiCapitals
#DCvsKKR
PC: IPL

Match 11: Bairstow and Warner hit tons — only the 2nd such instance of 2 batsmen hitting tons in same T20 innings. RCB imploded as they lost by 118 runs. Over dependence on Kohli-ABD quite evident.
#SRHvRCB #IPLThread

Match 12: MS Dhoni rolled back the clock and exhibited his hitting prowess to take CSK to 175 v Rajasthan Royals. Tahir (2/23) stalled Royals’ momentum.
CSK have now won three games and are at the top of the table
PC: IPL
#CSKvRR @ChennaiIPL

Match 13: Sam Curran became the first bowler to claim a hattrick in IPL 2019. Also the youngest to claim a hattrick in the IPL. DC needed 23 off 20 with 7 wkts in hand. Lost 7 for 8 runs in 17 balls. How crucial were @mandeeps12 runs towards the end!
#KXIPvDC #IPLThread
PC: IPL

Match 14: Shreyas Gopal (3/12 with 16 dot balls) stunned RCB. Got big wickets of Kohli, ABD and Hetmyer with googlies.

Buttler, Rahane, Smith and Tripathi all of them looked in good touch.

@rajasthanroyals won easily by 7 wickets.

PC: IPL

#RRvRCB #IPLThread

Match 15: 100th win for MI in IPL as Hardik Pandya’s pyrotechnics & Kieron Pollard’s power pulverised the CSK.MI scored 45 in the last 2 to reach 170. Behrendorff impressed in PP. Pollard pulled off a stunner.Hardik got 3 crucial wkts. Top effort.
#MIvCSK #IPLThread
PC: IPL

Match 16: Sunrisers Hyderabad are now the table toppers. Jonny Bairstow-David Warner register their 4th 50+ stand this IPL.Bairstow has been a great addition.
Mohammed Nabi has been brilliant. One of the best T20 off-spinners. SRH are on a roll
PC: IPL & IANS
#DCvSRH #IPLThread

Match 17: Andre Russell played a defining knock exhibiting his brutality against RCB in Bengaluru. He was 1 off 4 balls and then Siraj bowled a Beamer. Post that he hit 7 sixes and 1 four in the next 9 balls. 48* off 13.
Needed 53 off 3, chased with 5 balls remaining
#RCBvKKR

Match 18: Harbhajan Singh continues to make an impact. Picked Gayle and Mayank in his first over. KXIP lost by 22 runs. Earlier R Ashwin picked 3 wkts at his erstwhile IPL home ground. Faf du Plessis (54) and MS Dhoni (37*) helped CSK get to 160.
PC: IPL
#CSKvKXIP #IPLThread

Match 19: Alzarri Joseph
Wicket off the first ball in IPL ✅
Best ever bowling performance in IPL (6/12) ✅
Getting MI’s campaign back on track ✅
Pollard (46) played a crucial knock in the end as MI added 61 in the final 5.

PC: IPL

#SRHvMI

Match 20: Kagiso Rabada (4/21) registered his best T20 bowling performance. Chasing 150, Shreyas Iyer made a solid fifty. Towards the end there was a mini collapse for Delhi Capitals yet again but they managed to pull off a win
@DelhiCapitals
PC: IPL
#RCBvDC

Match 21: Harry Gurney had a memorable IPL debut as he unleashed his variations and picked up two wickets. For KKR, Sunil Narine and Chris Lynn played attacking knocks. KKR chased 140 losing 2 wkts with 37 balls remaining and are now the table toppers
PC: IPL
#RRvKKR #IPLThread

Match 22: KL Rahul powered KXIP to their 7th win on the trot at Mohali. Rahul-Mayank Agarwal stand of 114 runs was the highlight of the inns. The 6-wicket win v SRH took KXIP to 3rd place in the points table. Earlier Warner (70*) hit his slowest ever IPL fifty
PC: IPL
#KXIPvSRH

Match 23: Chennai Super Kings beat KKR at their fortress—the Chepauk and are the table toppers. Deepak Chahar (1/20, 20 dot balls) has been a star with the new ball. CSK spin trio picked 5 wickets.Russell Scored a fifty but that wasn’t enough.CSK won by 7 wkts
#CSKvKKR
PC: IPL

Match 24:Kieron Pollard (83 off 31 — 10 sixes) pulled off an incredible heist as @mipaltan beat @lionsdenkxip in a thriller at Wankhede Stadium.
Arguably it is one of the best IPL innings ever.
Spare a thought for KL Rahul, who hit his first IPL ton.
PC: IPL
#MIvKXIP #IPLThread

Match 25: CSK pull off a cliffhanger against RR
Chasing 152, CSK lost 4 wkts in the PP but Rayudu-MSD added 95 for the 5th wicket.
MSD hit a fifty but Jadeja and Santner hit sixes in the final over to pull off an incredible heist. 100th win as captain for MSD
PC: IPL
#RRvCSK

Match 26: Shikhar Dhawan (97*) registered his highest T20 score as Delhi Capitals beat Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens for the first time since 2012.
This win takes @DelhiCapitals to 4th place.
Ishant Sharma was the pick of the DC bowlers
#KKRvDC #IPLThread
PC: IPL

Match 27: Jos Buttler (89 off 43 balls) exhibited his class against an upbeat Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium. When on song Buttler is one of the best batsmen. Shreyas Gopal (21 off 4 overs) and 13* was a key contributor too
RR won by 4 wickets
PC: IPL
#MIvRR #IPLThread

Match 28: It was the Virat Kohli-AB de Villiers show at Mohali as RCB finally registered their first win in IPL 2019. Virat-ABD pair now has most p’ship runs in the IPL. In the end RCB won comprehensively by 8 wickets in the final over.

PC: IPL
#KXIPvRCB

Match 29: Imran Tahir (4/27) registered his best IPL bowling performance to peg back KKR at the Eden Gardens.CSK found a batting hero in Suresh Raina (58* off 42) & Jadeja (31* off 17) to take them over the line. CSK are in some form!
PC: IPL
@ImranTahirSA
#KKRvCSK #IPLThread

Match 30: Keemo Paul, Kagiso Rabada and Chris Morris picked 10 wickets between them as Delhi Capitals beat SRH by 39 runs. SRH lost their last 8 wickets for 15 runs.
Delhi Capitals won their last three matches and are 2nd in the points table
PC: IPL
#SRHvDC #IPLThread

Match 31: Lasith Malinga (4/31) showed his class upon his return to the MI playing XI. Hardik Pandya (37* off 16 balls) finished the game for the Mumbai Indians. Hard luck for RCB. Lost yet another close encounter
PC: IPL
#MIvRCB

Match 32: Ravichandran Ashwin inspired Kings XI Punjab to a fine 12-run win over RR. Scored 17*(4) and took 2/24 (4). Ashwin — the leader — is making an impact in this tournament.
RR is missing someone to finish the games. Tough luck

#KXIPvRR

PC: IPL/IANS

Match 33: David Warner hit 50 off 25 balls and powered @SunRisers to a comprehensive win over CSK.
Excellent effort by the bowlers to restrict CSK to 132.
Last time SRH beat CSK was in 2015. Warner was Man of the Match even then
#SRHvsCSK #IPLThread
PC: IPL

Match 34: Mumbai Indians beat the Delhi Capitals by 40 runs at the Kotla.
Krunal and Hardik Pandya added 54 in 28 balls to power MI to 168.
In reply DC kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Rahul Chahar (3/19) was pick of the bowlers

#DCvMI #IPLThread

@mipaltan

PC: IPL

Match 35: Virat Kohli Scored his 5th IPL ton and powered RCB to a 10-run win over KKR. Moeen Ali outscored Kohli in their p’ship and played a key knock. Rana and Andre Russell took KKR close but the home team fell short. KKR’s 4th consecutive loss
PC: IPL
#KKRvRCB #IPLThread

Match 36: Rajasthan Royals beat Mumbai Indians at Sawai Mansingh Stadium. Steve Smith — the newly appointed skipper — Scored an unbeaten fifty. 17-year-old Riyan Parag looked classy. Great win for the Royals
PC: IPL
@rajasthanroyals
#RRvMI #IPLThread

Match 37: Delhi Capitals beat the Kings XI Punjab by 5 wickets at the Kotla.
Fifties from Shikhar Dhawan and Shreyas Iyer powered Delhi Capitals to a fine win.
@DelhiCapitals should qualify for the playoffs from here on.
PC: PTI
#DCvKXIP #IPLThread

Match 38: David Warner-Jonny Bairstow register their fourth 100+ partnership in this IPL. The Sydney-Yorkshire pair has complemented each other quite well. Khaleel Ahmed (3/33) was the bowling hero. Big fan of Kane Williamson — the leader.
PC: IPL
#SRHvKKR #IPLThread

Match 39: It was a face-off between two superstars and the game was a blockbuster hit. RCB Scored 161 powered by Parthiv Patel’s fifty.
In reply CSK we’re behind the eight ball. MS Dhoni (84* from 48) almost took CSK home.
RCB won by 1 run.
PC: IPL/BCCI
#RCBvCSK

Match 40: Delhi Capitals are on top of the points table after their victory over the Rajasthan Royals. Rishabh Pant (78*) guided @DelhiCapitals to their fifth win away from home.
Ajinkya Rahane hit his 2nd IPL ton and exhibited his class.
#RRvDC #IPLThread
PC: IPL/BCCI

Match 41: Shane Watson (96) powered Chennai Super Kings to a win over the Sunrisers Hyderabad.
With this win @ChennaiIPL are on 16 points which has almost sealed their playoffs spot. Chepauk has been CSK’s fortress this season (5 on 5 so far)
PC: IPL/BCCI
#CSKvSRH

Match 42: AB de Villiers 82*(44) played a special inns. 64 runs came from the final 3 overs.ABD-Stoinis added 121 for the 5th wicket as @RCBTweets posted 202. In reply KXIP were in the hunt but Yadav-Saini bowled well at the death.
#RCBvKXIP
PC: IPL/BCCI

Match 43: Riyan Parag (17 years) played a top knock (47) and helped @rajasthanroyals to another win. Jofra Archer, who was playing his final match of this year’s IPL, took RR home (27* from 12).
Kolkata Knight Riders have now lost six matches on the trot
#KKRvRR
PC: IPL/BCCI

Match 44: Rohit Sharma hit his first fifty in IPL 2019 and guided MI to a win at Chepauk. Great effort on a slow track
CSK were without MSD, Jadeja & du Plessis. Nevertheless an easy 46-run win for MI
Great all-round performance from the team
PC: IPL
#CSKvMI #IPLThread

Match 45: Jaydev Unadkat (2/26 and three catches) stood out on a slow Sawai Mansingh pitch against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Big win for RR who were without Stokes and Archer. Livingstone made a difference opening the innings.
@rajasthanroyals
#RRvSRH

PC: IPL/BCCI

Match 46: Fifties from Shikhar Dhawan and Shreyas Iyer took Delhi Capitals to 187. RCB got off to a great start but DC bowlers managed to pull things back.
DC won by 16 runs and reached playoffs for the first time in 7 years
@DelhiCapitals @SDhawan25
#DCvRCB
PC: IPL/BCCI

Match 47: Andre Russell (80* off 40 balls) came in at No.3 in the 10th over and stayed unbeaten till the end. KKR posted a mammoth 232 thanks to Gill-Lynn’s 50s. Hardik Pandya (91 off 34 balls) was unbelievable with his hitting — 9 sixes.
KKR won by 34 runs
#KKRvMI
PC: IPL/BCCI

Match 48: David Warner in IPL 2019
Inns 12
Runs 692
Avg 69.2
50+ scores: 9
Amazing.
In his last game of IPL 2019, scored 81 (56) and contributed to yet another win.
His 8th consecutive 50+ score v KXIP
Thanks for the entertainment @davidwarner31
PC: IPL/BCCI
#SRHvKXIP

Match 49: Shreyas Gopal took a hat-trick in a rain affected game v RCB.
Gopal has now dismissed ABD 4 times in 4 innings and Kohli thrice in three innings in the IPL.
RCB with 9 points have no chance of qualifying for the playoffs. RR have a slim chance
PC: IPL/BCCI
#RCBvRR

Match 50: Chennai Super Kings beat Delhi Capitals by 80 runs to reach on top of the table. After Raina Scored a fifty it was The MS Dhoni show. He scored 44* off 22 balls to power CSK to 179. In reply CSK spinners took 8 wkts and bowled out DC for 99
PC: IPL/BCCI
#CSKvDC

Match 51: MI become the 3rd team to qualify for the playoffs.
De Kock’s 69* powered MI to 162.
In reply Manish Pandey 71* played an amazing knock as the game ended in a tie.
Bumrah conceded only 8 in the Super Over. MI won comfortably in the end

PC: IPL/BCCI

#MIvSRH

Match 52: Shubman Gill (65*) helped Kolkata Knight Riders beat KXIP by 7 wickets at Mohali.
Sandeep Warrior removed both KXIP openers but Pooran and Curran played good knocks to take KXIP to 183.
In reply Lynn got KKR off to a flier and Gill saw them home
#KXIPvKKR
PC: IPL

Match 53: Amit Mishra (3/17) could’ve taken his 4th hat-trick nevertheless he bowled DC to a fine win over RR. Ishant picked 3 wickets.
Riyan Parag became the youngest to score a fifty in the IPL.
Pant (53*) saw DC home
Will they finish in the Top 2?
PC: IANS
#DCvRR

Match 54: Shimron Hetmyer (jersey no 189 — his highest score in any professional cricket) hit his maiden IPL fifty. His p’ship of 144 with Gurkeerat helped RCB finish their season on a high. 5 wins out of last 8.
SRH (12 pts) can qualify if MI beat KKR
PC: IPL/BCCI
#RCBvSRH

Match 55: Kings XI Punjab beat the Chennai Super Kings in their final match at Mohali.
KL Rahul (71 off 36 balls) Scored an attacking fifty as KXIP finished with 12 points. Another win and they might’ve qualified.
@lionsdenkxip
PC: IPL
#KXIPvCSK

Match 56: Mumbai Indians finished on top of the table after beating KKR by 9 wickets.KKR Scored 24/4 in overs 7-13 (7 ovrs) & lost the plot there. Played 59 dot balls. De Kock (30), Rohit Sharma (55*) & Suryakumar (46*) helped MI chase this down easily
PC: IPL
@mipaltan
#MIvKKR

Women’s T20 challenge, Match 1: Smriti Mandhana (90 off 67 balls) was the star in the first match for Trailblazers v Supernovas.
Harmanpreet Kaur (46* off 34 balls) got Supernovas within the touching distance. Excellent start to the tournament #WIPL
PC: IPL/BCCI

Qualifier 1: Mumbai Indians reach their fifth IPL final after beating CSK by 6 wickets.
After restricting CSK to 131, MI lost two quick wickets. But Suryakumar Yadav (71*) saw @mipaltan home.
Good all-round performance from MI
PC: IPL
#MIvCSK #CSKvMI #IPLPlayoffs

Women’s T20 challenge, Match 2: Velocity beat Trailblazers by 3 wickets. Needing 2 runs to win with 8 wickets in hand, Velocity lost 5 wickets for no run. In the end prevailed. Shefali Verma, 15-year-old, played with confidence and is a star in the making.
#WIPL

Eliminator: Rishabh Pant (49 off 21 balls) played a defining innings and helped @DelhiCapitals win their first ever match in Playoffs. Prithvi Shaw Scored a classy fifty. Turning point was the 18th over of DC innings which went for 22.
Tough luck, SRH
#DCvSRH

PC: IPL/BCCI

Women’s T20 Challenge, Match 3: Jemimah Rodrigues (77* off 48 balls) exhibited her class and helped Supernovas reach the final. Velocity needed 143 to win and 118 to qualify for the final (ended up getting 132). Wyatt, Mithali and Veda amongst runs
PC: IANS
#WIPL

Qualifier 2: Chennai Super Kings beat the Delhi Capitals by 6 wickets to reach their 8th IPL final.
CSK showed their experience in a big game and restricted DC to 147. Fifties from du Plessis and Watson made it easy for CSK.
PC: IPL
#CSKvDC

Women’s T20 challenge,final: Supernovas beat Velocity to win the WT20 challenge. Harmanpreet Kaur showed her class yet in a challenging run-chase. Quite a few youngsters displayed good performances. More than 13K people turned up to watch the final. #WIPL is here to stay
PC: IPL

Final: Mumbai Indians beat CSK by 1 run in a humdinger.
MI became the most successful franchise after winning their 4th IPL title. Pollard helped MI reach a score of 149. Bumrah (2/14 from 4) was unbelievable — delivered under pressure yet again
@mipaltan
PC: IPL
#MIvsCSK

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