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Indian Premier League (IPL) has passed the half-way mark after a month of high-octane action in the world's richest Twenty20 cricket tournament. AFP Sport looks at five talking points from the first half of the season. Jos Buttlerhas smiled his way to the top of this season's batting chart with three sparkling centuries for Rajasthan Royals.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will look to get back to winning ways as they face Rajasthan Royals in Match 39 at the MCA Stadium in Pune. RCB registered their second lowest score of IPL in their previous match against SunRisers Hyderabad (68), and will look to bounce back with a strong performance. RCB top-order has been pretty inconsistent this season, with the likes of Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell yet to hit the ground running. Despite facing a crushing defeat in the previous match, RCB are likely to remain unchanged.
Rajasthan Royals (RR) face Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Match 39 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season, at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Tuesday. Currently third in the IPL 2022 points table, RR have registered 10 points from seven games, including five wins and two defeats. Meanwhile, RCB are fifth in the league standings with 10 points from eight fixtures (five wins and three losses) and also a lower net run-rate. In their most recent outing, Rajasthan defeated Delhi Capitals (DC) in Match 34, winning by 15 runs. Jos Buttler smacked a century, registering 116 runs off 65 balls as RR posted 222 for two in 20 overs. Meanwhile, Prasidh Krishna bagged a three-wicket haul to restrict Delhi to 207 for eight in 20 overs.
Virat Kohli deserves more respect and will fight his way out of an alarming slump which hit a new low when he suffered a second successive golden duck in the IPL, fellow cricket stars say.
With the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season currently in full flow, fans and experts have already begun predicting the four franchises to make it to the playoffs. Former New Zealand and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Daniel Vettori decided to choose his playoff picks for IPL 2022 and surprised many with his selection. Speaking to ESPNcricinfo, he said, "Rajasthan, the two new franchises and RCB."
Du Plessis' men must root out inconsistency to contain rampaging Rajasthan RoyalsInconsistency can be frustrating. For proof ask Royal Challengers Bangalore. As a team they have done reasonably well, barring the nine-wicket loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday night, but when you delve deeper, there are many missing pieces of the puzzle that need to come together for Faf du Plessis and his men if they fancy a shot at the elusive title. Discrepancies in many areas have been masked by some individual heroics with bat and ball, but they will soon run out of performances to hide behind.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 11 runs in Match 38 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday. Initially, an unbeaten knock of 88 runs off 59 balls by Shikhar Dhawan helped Punjab post 187 for four in 20 overs, setting a target of 188 runs. Despite a knock of 78 runs off 39 balls, Chennai could only reach 176 for six in 20 overs. Meanwhile, Kagiso Rabada and Rishi Dhawan were in top form for Punjab's bowling department and took two wickets each.
With a single off Chennai Super Kings (CSK) spinner Maheesh Theekshana at cover on Tuesday, Punjab Kings (PBKS) opener Shikhar Dhawan reached where only Virat Kohli had gotten before. The left-handed batter is now only the second player after the former Indian cricket team captain Kohli to score 6000 runs in the Indian Premier league (IPL). Dhawan reached the mark in his 200th match in the IPL. He is also the eighth cricketer to play so many IPL games.