For Rajasthan Royals, the equation is simple. With one game left, a win over Chennai Super Kings will secure second place and two shots at reaching the IPL final. If they lose by a small margin, they’ll most likely qualify as either third or fourth, but a big loss (together …
Read More »Fantasy Pick: Jaiswal’s attacking intent equals fantasy league points
May 20: Rajathan Royals v Chennai Super Kings, 68th Match, Brabourne Stadium Safe XI: Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Devon Conway (capt), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devdutt Padikkal, Yashasvi Jaiswal (vice-capt), Moeen Ali, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, Mukesh Choudhary, Matheesha Pathirana The New Zealand opener is expected to come back strongly after a …
Read More »Fantasy Pick: Go with Devon Conway and Mohammed Shami as your first picks
May 15: Chennai Super Kings v Gujarat Titans, 62nd Match, Wankhede Stadium Safe XI: Wriddhiman Saha, Devon Conway (capt), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Hardik Pandya, Moeen Ali, Rahul Tewatia, Mohammed Shami (vice-capt), Dwayne Bravo, Yash Dayal, Simarjeet Singh Hot Picks Dwayne Bravo: IPL’s leading wicket-taker went wicketless for the first …
Read More »Titans look to cement a top-two spot against an out-of-reckoning and out-of-sorts, Super Kings
A day after their crushing defeat against Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings had tweeted: “It’s not the end of the road”. They would want to believe so after being knocked out of IPL 2022, as they look to start planning for the next season with two games remaining in this …
Read More »Fantasy Pick: Go with Conway and David
May 12: Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians, 59th Match, Wankhede Stadium Safe XI: Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma, Ambati Rayudu, Devon Conway (capt), Tim David (vice-capt), Tilak Varma, Moeen Ali, Dwayne Bravo, Jasprit Bumrah, M Ashwin, Maheesh Theekshana The overseas opener and CSK bond has been strengthened by Devon Conway …
Read More »Pride for Mumbai, last-gasp effort for CSK as old rivals come together again
At the start of IPL 2022, not many would have expected Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings to be lurking at the bottom of the points table for most of the season. But that’s how it has turned out to be. Five-time champions Mumbai are out of the race for …
Read More »Fantasy Pick: David Warner’s form makes him a must-have
May 8: Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Capitals, 55th Match, DY Patil Stadium Safe XI: Rishabh Pant, David Warner (capt), Devon Conway, Rovman Powell, Robin Uthappa, Mitchell Marsh, Dwaine Pretorius, Moeen Ali, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed (vice-capt), Maheesh Theekshana Captain: David Warner The opener from Australia is the fourth leading …
Read More »Shaw expected to return as Capitals seek valuable points in playoffs race
Despite the unavailability of key players at various points and a Covid-19 outbreak in their camp, Delhi Capitals have found a way to stay in the hunt for the playoffs. Their net run-rate of +0.641 is the best among all ten teams, which suggests their five losses have been close …
Read More »Royal Challengers’ wobbly batting in focus against resurgent Super Kings
Good planning and clarity of roles can often bring confidence and favourable results for sports teams. Nine games into their IPL 2022 campaign, Chennai Super Kings finally look like they know what they are doing – though the sample size is just one match – and it has coincided with …
Read More »Fantasy Pick: Bank on Ruturaj Gaikwad and Josh Hazlewood
May 4: RCB vs CSK, 49th Match, MCA Stadium, Pune Safe XI: Dinesh Karthik, Robin Uthappa, Virat Kohli, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad (capt), Glenn Maxwell, Dwaine Pretorius, Josh Hazlewood (vice-capt), Wanindu Hasaranga, Mukesh Choudhary, Maheesh Theekshana Captain: Ruturaj Gaikwad Gaikwad looks like he is back to form after starting the …
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